Colorado: Repeal of Arbitrary Magazine Ban Defeated in Committee – In 2013, the Colorado Legislature restricted the ability of law-abiding gun owners to protect themselves by limiting the amount of ammunition a firearm magazine can hold. Rhode Island: Wave of Gun Control Introduced in the Ocean State – In February, the Rhode Island Senate introduced more than half a dozen anti-gun bills. Most of these misguided bills have been introduced in previous years and defeated.
|
|
|
| Yesterday, the South Dakota Senate unanimously passed House Bill 1190. Sponsored by state Representative G. Mark Mickelson (R-13) and state Senator Arthur Rusch (R-17), HB 1190 would create a Gold Card concealed pistol permit, as well as upgrade South Dakota’s existing Enhanced permit. |
| |
|
|
| Yesterday, March 7, NRA-backed permitless carry legislation, House Bill 1468, received a “Do Pass” vote from the House Committee on Emerging Issues. |
| |
|
|
| Tomorrow at noon, the Kentucky Senate State and Local Government Committee is scheduled to hear NRA-backed Senate Bill 257. |
| |
|
|
| Former New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said Monday that he will not run for president this election cycle. |
| |
|
|
| Yesterday, the Idaho Senate State Affairs Committee voted to print and introduce Senate Bill 1389, NRA-endorsed permitless carry legislation. With the end of the 2016 legislative session drawing near, time is crucial. Please contact members of the Senate State Affairs Committee TODAY and politely urge them to support SB 1389. |
| |
|
|
| A federal judge ruled Monday that the District can continue to enforce its gun-permitting system, while she considers a closely watched constitutional challenge to the city’s requirement that applicants show “good reason” before obtaining permits to carry a concealed handgun in public. |
| |
|
|
| Georgia lawmakers are one step closer to allowing licensed gun owners to carry concealed weapons on public college campuses, as some other states have done.The proposal backed by the National Rifle Association won support from a Senate panel Monday. |
| |
|
|
| The Senate has unanimously passed a bill seeking to establish minimum signage requirements for Tennessee business owners who want to ban customers from carrying firearms inside their establishments. |
| |
|
|
| The state Senate approved a bill Monday that bans state colleges and universities in Tennessee from taking disciplinary or adverse action against a student or employee of the school for keeping guns in their vehicles on campus if the student or employee has a handgun-carry permit. |
| |
|
|
| A Lexington resident who wants to ban certain types of semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines in a community known as the birthplace of American liberty said town leaders are urging him to back off the controversial proposal. |
| |
|
|
| Liberal Democrat senator David Leyonhjelm says he expects an import ban on a controversial rapid-fire shotgun, imposed in the wake of the deadly Sydney siege, will not be extended when it lapses in August. |
| |
|
|
| Two anti-gun bills are eligible to be heard on the House floor as early as tomorrow, March 8. Please contact your state Representative immediately to voice your strong opposition to these anti-gun bills. Click the “Take Action” button below to contact your state Representative! |
| |
|
|
| House File 2279, the Hearing Protection Act, could be sent to the Senate floor for its final vote as early as tomorrow. It is critical that you contact your state Senator immediately and politely urge him or her to SUPPORT HF 2279! |
