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Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
West Virginia Gov. Tomblin vetoes concealed carry bill citing public safety concerns :: 03/21/2015
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Permits will still be required to carry concealed guns in West Virginia. On Friday, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin vetoed SB 347 which would have ended the mandate currently in state law requiring anyone over the age of 21 to have a permit to legally carry a gun that’s not visible.
2A activists fight back as Rasmussen shows majority oppose new gun controls :: 03/20/2015
Core activists with the Evergreen State’s fledgling American Rights Movement (ARM) are strongly disputing a column in yesterday’s Spokane Spokesman Review about the way an onerous piece of legislation was defeated, and about their alleged unwillingness to work with the sponsor of that bill, Rep. Laurie Jinkins, a Tacoma Democrat.
Arizona House Committee OKs Proposal to Block Federal Gun Laws :: 03/20/2015
An Arizona House committee passed a bill Thursday that would prohibit state agencies and employees from enforcing any new federal "act, law, order, rule or regulation" restricting gun ownership or ammunition.
Can Doctors Put a Dent in Gun Violence? :: 03/20/2015
There are nearly as many guns as there are people in the United States—up to 310 million held by private citizens alone. Even without the Second Amendment, guns aren’t going away. So is it possible, in a country with just as many guns as people, to decrease this kind of violence?
Congress Threatening to Defund Operation Choke Point :: 03/20/2015
Today Idaho Republican Senator Mike Crapo, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, will offer an amendment to the budget bill demanding that Operation Choke Point be defunded.
Dems Now Aim for Broad Ammo Ban :: 03/19/2015
The ATF failed to ban the M855 round; Representative Steve Israel wants to go much much further. Reacting bitterly to the news that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives had yielded in its attempt to ban the M855, one of the most popular rifle rounds in the country, a small group of congressional Democrats yesterday announced plans to destroy the entire American rifle market.
Fake gun shop video raises questions about truth, compliance with laws :: 03/19/2015
A video produced by States United Against Gun Violence purports to show a fake gun shop in New York City appealing to first-time buyers, who are then recorded on a hidden camera as a man behind the counter turns them against making a purchase by telling them how the firearm he hands them was used to take human life.
Johns Hopkins prof wants Obama to push smart guns via exec powers :: 03/19/2015
A Sunday article in The Guardian newspaper could shift gun owner focus away from the current attack on ammunition back to so-called “smart guns,” as a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has reportedly suggested that President Obama could “used his executive powers” to "promote gun safety" with a "lucrative" federal law enforcement order of such firearms serving as “a high profile endorsement” of the technology.
Massad Ayoob on Open Carry: Don't Scare the Horses :: 03/19/2015
Gun guru Massad Ayoob reckons there are very few times when it’s OK to open carry a long gun. “Experts will tell you that handguns are carried holstered, in case they’re needed for a life-threatening emergency, while long guns are traditionally carried only when their immediate use is anticipated,” Mas writes at backwoodshome.com. “For us, that’s hunting, response to an already identified emergency (think “Rodney King riots”), or a target shooting range.” And . . . that’s it. Open carrying a long gun to make a political point about gun rights? Ayoob’s not down with that . . .
Rape Survivor Goes Off on Lawmakers Over Anti-Gun Law: 'Why Can't I Have a Firearm to Protect Myself?!' :: 03/19/2015
A rape survivor made a compelling case in favor of reforming Maryland’s “may issue” concealed carry laws during a Senate committee hearing last week, explaining to lawmakers why women need to be able to defend themselves. “I need you to know this is so incredibly difficult for me, but I feel like if I don’t humanize this, if I don’t make it clear how this legislation actually affects your daughters, your mothers, the women of this state, then it’s all just a bunch of numbers,” Jacqueline Kahn told Maryland lawmakers.
Why Are Anti-Gunners So Vile? - ConcealedNation.org Reads Their Hate Mail :: 03/19/2015
As you may be aware, gunophile and pro-2A sites such as this one are the bêtes noires of those who despise Americans’ firearms freedom. There’s no shortage of keyboard commandos out there who wish disease, death and destruction on those of us who promote the right to keep and bear arms.
Former White House Advisor: Obama Was 'Angry' After Senate Killed Gun Control :: 03/18/2015
Former Senior White House advisor Dan Pfeiffer admits that one of President Obama’s angriest moments in the White House was after the Senate blocked his push for gun control.
Group demonstrates right to carry firearms at Bala Cynwyd Park :: 03/18/2015
Members of two groups supporting the right to carry firearms in parks said Sunday they intend to file a lawsuit against Lower Merion Township and an attorney is demanding criminal charges be brought against township officials, for what they say is a clear violation of state law.
Joe Manchin: The 2nd Amendment is Not My Concealed Carry Permit :: 03/18/2015
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has made no secret of the fact that he’s frustrated with his time in Congress. A recent article at RealClearPolitics reports that the Mountaineer solon and former two-term governor considers the time he’s spent in the World’s Greatest Deliberative Body “the most unproductive years of my working life.”
Gun-rights advocate Kim Stolfer a powerful force in Harrisburg :: 03/17/2015
No one has ever accused Kim Stolfer of bringing a knife to a gunfight.
2 States Pass Bills that Block Federal Gun Control Following Obama's Unconstitutional Threats of Executive Orders :: 03/16/2015
Earlier this week, two states passed bills that would block enforcement of future federal gun control measures. Montana and Arizona passed similar measures to nullify federal gun laws and prohibit state agencies and employees from assisting federal agencies from enforcing unlawful and unconstitutional gun laws. The states are making these moves
Right-to-carry-firearms proponents rally against Lower Merion code :: 03/16/2015
Members of two groups supporting the right to carry firearms in parks said Sunday they intend to file a lawsuit against Lower Merion Township and an attorney is demanding criminal charges be brought against township officials, for what they say is a clear violation of state law.
Two more states introduce Constitutional Carry measures :: 03/16/2015
Lawmakers in Nevada and Missouri are joining the push to bring lawful concealed handgun carry without a permit to their states.
West Virginia Poll on Constitutional Carry :: 03/16/2015
A poll is being run in the statejournal.com, asking the following question:
Why the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Didn't Outlaw Your Ammunition This Week :: 03/16/2015
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms claimed the most popular rifle cartridge in the US was illegal. That was a huge power grab by the Obama administration. That claim required the ATF to reinterpret its long standing rules. And why not.
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