Mr. Chairman and committee members, thank you for giving me this opportunity to share my experiences with you. My name is Emily Miller. I’m a District resident, and I want to get a gun to protect myself.  As I’ve been going through the gun registration, I’ve documented every detail in my newspaper, The Washington Times. But today, I’m here to testify as a private citizen of D.C. about my personal views and experiences trying to get a legal gun in this city. 

Georgia hunters would be allowed to use gun silencers and terminally ill youngsters who want to hunt could fulfill their last wishes under two bills that the state Senate passed Tuesday.

State officials have added Kansas to the list of states where West Virginians with a valid concealed weapons permit can legally carry a hidden gun. West Virginia now has full reciprocity with 23 other states on concealed weapons permits, meaning valid permit holders from West Virginia can carry hidden handguns in those states, and valid permit holders from those states can legally carry here.

Senators gave second-round approval Tuesday to a proposed constitutional amendment that would add Nebraska to a list of 13 states that make hunting, fishing and trapping a right. Omaha Sen. Pete Pirsch, sponsor of the measure (LR40CA), has said there is a “clear and realistic” reason for concern that some groups want to stop all hunting, fishing and trapping.

Handgun buyers would no longer be limited to one weapon a month under a bill that received preliminary approval Tuesday from the House of Delegates and that governor has said he would sign.

Owning a gun in the District of Columbia can be dangerous, because the city’s hastily drafted rules are putting the innocent in jeopardy. A gun owner who has cleared the District’s 17 registration hurdles still isn’t home free. To continue exercising the Second Amendment right to keep arms, individuals have to renew registration certificates every three years and show up at the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) every six years to be fingerprinted. The citizen is responsible for the fees in each case.

Today, state Representative David Gowan (R-30) introduced House Bill 2728, NRA-backed pro-hunting legislation.  Enactment of this bill would allow hunters in Arizona to use lawfully-possessed suppressors (also referred to as silencers) on firearms for hunting. 

Today, state Representative David Gowan (R-30) introduced House Bill 2728, NRA-backed pro-hunting legislation.  Enactment of this bill would allow hunters in Arizona to use lawfully-possessed suppressors (also referred to as silencers) on firearms for hunting. 

Today, the state House Public Safety Committee passed House File 573 by a 14 to 7 vote.  This important self-defense legislation will now be sent to the House floor for consideration.  At this time however, a House floor vote has not been scheduled.

Today, NRA-backed Senate Bill 243 passed its second reading in the Indiana Senate by a voice vote, after adoption of an amendment that clarifies misdemeanor charges for unlawful hunting with a suppressor.  This bill now faces a final vote tomorrow, for passage in the Senate.