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Oregon: Portland's gun control idea misses target
Portland Mayor Sam Adams has proposed a number of ill conceived gun control ordinances, most straight out of the gun ban lobby's play book. Among these is an ordinance requiring gun owners to report the loss or theft of their firearms within 48 ho...

San Francisco: City’s only gun shop fights to reopen
As city authorities prepare today to consider the request of High Bridge Arms to be allowed to sell guns at retail in San Francisco, the Mission District has become ground zero for the larger issues surrounding gun control.

Texas: Gun shop owners favor allowing handguns for younger Americans
East Texans' love for their guns and the gun sports and hobbies they're used for is well known. But not everyone can participate based on age requirements for handguns. Now, the National Rifle Association hopes to change that. Casey Evans, co-owne...

North Carolina: Midway debates change to town discharge ordinance
About 30 people who showed up at the Midway Town Council meeting Tuesday evening spoke out against a proposed change to the town's current gun law. The town is considering an ordinance that would ban people from shooting a gun within the town limits.

Philippines: Comelec wants gun ban during elections
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) wants a gun ban imposed during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Oct. 25. Speaking to reporters, Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal said they will recommend a gun ban during a meeting wi...

Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing on S. 941 (BATFE Reform) Next Tue...
On Tuesday, September 14, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on reforming current regulation of commerce in firearms--especially in the area of dealer licensing and oversight--by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Ex...

Obama's backdoor gun ban
President Obama is afraid of the M1 Garand, the U.S. rifle that helped win World War II, defeating Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. Administration officials earlier this year moved to block the government of South Korea from selling vintage U.S. m...

NRA CHALLENGES CONSTITUTIONALITY OF FEDERAL HANDGUN BAN FOR LAW ABIDING 18-20...


San Francisco: Groups mobilize to deny permit to gun store
San Francisco's only gun store could lose its permit to sell guns at a hearing today. Steven Alcairo, 36, a San Francisco native and Mission District resident, will ask the Police Department to reinstate a use permit that lapsed in January because...

Texas: Carrollton City Council debates gun shops
Guns took center stage at Tuesday evening's City Council meeting. Specifically, they talked about Big Slim's Firearms, which upset some residents when it opened last week across the street from houses and in the same mini mall as a liquor store. ...

Venezuela to introduce new rules on gun ownership
The National Assembly will pass a law in the next few days that will prohibit anyone from carrying weapons in public, ban those younger than 25 from owning a gun, and limit the number of bullets a person can carry to 25. Venezuela's current gun la...

Ohio: Workers protection bill
House Bill 571, which was introduced by Joe Uecker, 66th District Representative, and is co sponsored by 30 other representatives, would amend section 2923.126 of the Ohio Revised Code. The law would not allow private employers to prohibit a conce...

Florida: Lee County erases ban on guns
Hundreds of signs across Lee County that proclaim guns are banned at parks, beaches, along canals and at other areas are being changed to comply with state law. The state allows guns at these locations if the gun owner has a concealed carry permit.

Georgia: More Augusta area women purchasing firearms
Gun sales have been on the rise in Augusta, particularly to women. "Over the last year, it's been on pretty much a daily basis," said Eddie Walden, the owner of Waldens. "We'd see (women) before, but not on a daily basis."

Arizona: Proposition targets any anti-hunting laws
Proposition 109, if approved in November, would preclude legislators from making changes in hunting laws, at least by themselves. Instead, they would have to put them on the ballot and ask voters to modify what Proposition 109 would make a state c...

Alabama: Hunting season ignites economic engine


State Department Squirms On Garand And Carbine Imports
A lot of things have changed in the federal government since President Harry S. Truman put his famous "the buck stops here" sign on his desk.

NRA Freedom Action Foundation Launches 2010 Trigger The Vote Effort
This week, NRA's Freedom Action Foundation (NRA-FAF) launched the 2010 "Trigger the Vote" campaign, featuring its Honorary Chairman Chuck Norris in a new series of advertisements.

EPA Rejects Lead Ammo Ban Petition, But Anglers Aren't Off the Hook
The Environmental Protection Agency issued a press release August 27th announcing that it had rejected a petition filed by radical environmental groups to have lead ammunition banned under the Toxic Substances Control Act.

States Being Asked For `Right-To-Hunt` Amendments


Victory for Gun Owners in California!


Idaho, Montana seek OK for hunting of wolves


Urgent Action Needed by California’s Pro-Gun Community!


EPA Denies Ammo Ban Petition
Responding to a grassroots outcry from gun owners, the Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has denied a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity and other radical groups that had sought to ban the use of lead in ammunition.

NRA-Backed Measure Signed By President
Last week, the NRA-backed “Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010” (H.R. 5552) was signed into law.