http://www.nraila.org/News/60http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5024The Arizona Senate passed three important self-defense bills in a session that lasted into the early morning hours Wednesday.Legislative AlertsThu, 02 Jul 2009 16:55:10 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5023Kansas Attorney General Steve Six (D) today announced that the State of Kansas will now recognize non-resident Right-to-Carry permits issued by any of the 22 states already recognized.Legislative AlertsThu, 02 Jul 2009 16:54:13 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5022As we reported yesterday, three important NRA-backed bills (Senate Bill 1113, Senate Bill 1168, and Senate Bill 1243) are en route to the desk of Governor Jan Brewer (R) for her consideration. Please call Governor Brewer and respectfully ask her to sign these pro-gun bills. Legislative AlertsThu, 02 Jul 2009 16:15:09 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5021Senate Bill 460, legislation promoted by the radical anti-hunting Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), was passed by the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, June 30, by a controversial, “secret” vote. Legislative AlertsThu, 02 Jul 2009 15:56:55 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5020On Thursday, July 2, the House Judiciary I Committee gave House Bill 1132 a favorable report, with no changes to the Senate language. The bill is now headed for the House floor, where it could be taken up for consideration as early as Monday morning. Legislative AlertsThu, 02 Jul 2009 15:50:16 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5019The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a management plan for the 7000-acre Modoc National Wildlife Refuge, located southeast of Alturas, California. The draft plan evaluates four alternatives for managing the refuge over the next 15 years. Common to all the alternatives is the implementation of a hunting and fishing program. Legislative AlertsThu, 02 Jul 2009 14:00:36 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5019The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a management plan for the 7000-acre Modoc National Wildlife Refuge, located southeast of Alturas, California. The draft plan evaluates four alternatives for managing the refuge over the next 15 years. Common to all the alternatives is the implementation of a hunting and fishing program. Hunting and ConservationThu, 02 Jul 2009 14:00:36 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=12634ATF agents are stepping up enforcement activities in the region near the Mexican border. Tactics include questioning the neighbors of gun buyers and searching gun buyer's homes.NewsThu, 02 Jul 2009 10:28:26 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5018On Monday, June 22, the Albany County Law Committee once again postponed Local Law “A” until next month’s meeting on Monday, July 27.Legislative AlertsThu, 02 Jul 2009 09:59:03 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=12642Isle of Wight county likely will repeal a new ordinance that prohibits concealed weapons from being taken into public parks and recreational facilities. State law says that local governments can't adopt ordinances controlling the use, sale, possession or transportation of firearms. NewsThu, 02 Jul 2009 09:34:19 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=12641Arizona bar and restaurant owners are waiting to see if Governor Jan Brewer signs the bill that would allow law-abiding citizens to carry a gun into a restaurant or bar. Marc Peagler, who owns the Silver Spur Saloon in Cave Creek, is all for the bill. "I favor the law because there are examples all across the United States of concealed carry laws doing more good than harm, by leaps and bounds," Peagler told KTAR.NewsThu, 02 Jul 2009 09:33:16 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=12640Delaware hunting license sales have declined nearly 30 percent since 1982, and the number of licensed hunters throughout the United States is following a similar trend. One of the main reasons for declining numbers of hunters and participants in outdoors sports is that fewer young people are being introduced to hunting, fishing and shooting sports.NewsThu, 02 Jul 2009 09:32:15 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=12640Hunting and ConservationThu, 02 Jul 2009 09:32:15 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=12639Johnny Depp is keen on teaching his children to handle guns. The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star, who learnt shooting at the age of six in Kentucky where he grew up, wants to pass on his experience to his kids.NewsThu, 02 Jul 2009 09:31:20 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=12638Shiga prefectural police regard the incident, in which a hunter with a gun permit allowed TV personality Noburo Harada, 57, to momentarily handle the rifle during the show, as a serious breach of a law concerning the storage and management of firearms So much so, in fact, that on June 12, the prefectural police referred the case to prosecutors. As a result, the hunter, aged 49, along with a 60 year old TV producer and a 37 year old director of the show, could face charges of violating the swords and firearms control law.NewsThu, 02 Jul 2009 09:30:21 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/NewsReleases.aspx?ID=12636NewsWed, 01 Jul 2009 13:30:35 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5017Effective Wednesday, July 1, the State of Nevada will no longer recognize concealed weapon permits from Utah. Nevada, on the other hand, has added Ohio and West Virginia as recognized states.Legislative AlertsWed, 01 Jul 2009 10:38:36 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5016Today, the Arizona Senate passed Senate Bill 1113 by a vote of 19-8. The bill now heads to the desk of Governor Jan Brewer (R) for her consideration. The Governor has ten days, not counting Sundays, to sign or veto the bill.Legislative AlertsWed, 01 Jul 2009 10:32:38 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5015Yesterday, the Assembly Public Safety Committee passed Senate Bill 585 by a 4-3 vote. The bill now heads to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.Legislative AlertsWed, 01 Jul 2009 10:10:25 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=12633Completing training for a concealed weapons permit is now possible online or by video, under a new law that takes effect today. The measure covers applicants for any firearms training or safety course or class, including an electronic, video, or online course, conducted by a state-certified or National Rifle Association-certified firearms instructor, the law says.NewsWed, 01 Jul 2009 09:23:40 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=12632The Arizona House has approved a bill to allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry a gun into a business that serves alcohol.NewsWed, 01 Jul 2009 09:22:48 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=12631Starting July 1st, it'll cost you more to get a right-to-carry permit in Georgia. The state is raising its fees at a time when more and more people are looking into getting a permit. NewsWed, 01 Jul 2009 09:21:50 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=12630State residents serving active military duty and home on leave can hunt or fish without a license.NewsWed, 01 Jul 2009 09:19:49 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=12630Hunting and ConservationWed, 01 Jul 2009 09:19:49 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=12629Gun owners from across Cape Town have been streaming into dealerships in the vain hope of retrieving the weapons they either sold or handed over voluntarily, in the wake of a Pretoria High Court ruling that the old licenses are still valid. But police have warned that this does not mean that people who handed in their guns can now retrieve them, even though they have not yet been destroyed.NewsWed, 01 Jul 2009 09:18:14 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5014Despite passing the Senate last week, the House did not take up a concurrence vote on House Bill 1132 when it met on Monday, June 29. Instead they referred it to the House Judiciary I Committee. The bill is now scheduled for a hearing on Thursday, July 2, at 10:00 AM, in Room 1228 LB. Legislative AlertsTue, 30 Jun 2009 17:26:48 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5012Thanks to all your phone calls and emails the Arizona legislature passed two very important bills, Senate Bill 1168, "The Parking Lot Bill," and Senate Bill 1243, "The Defensive Display Bill.” Both bills passed final votes and are on the way to Governor Jan Brewer's (R) for her consideration, but the session is not over yet. Senate Bill 1113, "The Restaurant Carry Bill," MUST pass today or it could be lost in the rush to end of the 2009 legislative session. Legislative AlertsTue, 30 Jun 2009 11:58:03 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5011As we reported last week, Assembly Bill 962 was scheduled to be considered today by the Senate Public Safety Committee. The bill has been rescheduled and will be considered on Tuesday, July 7.Legislative AlertsTue, 30 Jun 2009 10:54:28 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=12628Local governments and advocates for firearms owners are gearing up for a summer face off over how far to take a new state law that lets people with carry permits bring handguns into parks.NewsTue, 30 Jun 2009 08:59:23 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=12627Some gun owners proudly wore their weapons into a Louisville, Ky., church Saturday. The "Bring Your Gun to Church Day" was an idea to celebrate guns and God.NewsTue, 30 Jun 2009 08:58:26 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5010Kansas Attorney General Steve Six today concluded that the State of Kansas will now recognize ‘non-resident’ right-to-carry permits issued by any of the 22 states already recognized. Legislative AlertsMon, 29 Jun 2009 19:26:43 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/NewsReleases.aspx?ID=12626NewsMon, 29 Jun 2009 17:30:57 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5009Last month we reported on the arming of merchant mariners to allow them to defend their crews and ships from pirate attacks. We noted that, with the increase in pirate attacks on the high seas, many are now realizing that firearms and armed citizens can be as effective a criminal deterrent at sea, as they are on land. Legislative AlertsFri, 26 Jun 2009 13:30:35 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5003There are only a few days left before the 2009 Arizona legislative session is over, so keep the calls and emails going! Please contact your State Senator by phone and email to respectfully urge them to support HB2474 with only the Gould drafted and NRA supported amendments. It is urgent that you also contact your State Representatives by phone and email to urge them to vote to support SB1113, SB1168 and SB1243 on the floor in their current forms. Respectfully, let your Representatives know that a vote for a hostile amendment on ANY NRA-supported bill is a vote against the Second Amendment! Contact information for your State Representative can be found by clicking here. The word is the Senate will be working on Saturday, June 27. This could be an opportunity to personally tell your Senator how important these bills are to you. In order to confirm the Senate is working Saturday, please call the main number at (602) 926-3559 or Toll Free at 1-800-352-8404. The address to the capitol is 1700 W. Washington St. and there is free parking adjacent to it. For more detailed information about the bills listed above, please click here. Hunting and ConservationFri, 26 Jun 2009 12:15:50 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5002As a result of action taken by the California legislature, a ban was imposed on the use of lead ammunition for hunting large game in areas inhabited by the California condor.Hunting and ConservationThu, 25 Jun 2009 16:51:01 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=4989The Tennessee General Assembly’s 2009 Session adjourned sine die, late in the evening on Thursday, June 18. Prior to adjournment, the Assembly passed NRA-backed House Bill 898, sponsored by State Representative Eric Watson (R-22) and State Senator Dewayne Bunch (R-9), and House Bill 961, sponsored by State Representative Mike Bell (R-26) and State Senator Tim Burchett (R-7). Hunting and ConservationFri, 19 Jun 2009 16:32:46 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=4987House Bill 39 is en route to the desk of Governor Bobby Jindal (R) for his consideration. Hunting and ConservationFri, 19 Jun 2009 16:22:13 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=4985Hunting and ConservationFri, 19 Jun 2009 12:32:15 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=12597Hunting and ConservationFri, 19 Jun 2009 10:02:22 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=4966Earlier this week, Senate Bill 167, legislation that would establish a mentored hunting program in the Badger State, passed the State Senate by a vote of 27 to 6.Hunting and ConservationFri, 12 Jun 2009 12:50:46 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=12570Hunting and ConservationWed, 10 Jun 2009 09:25:18 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=12567Hunting and ConservationTue, 09 Jun 2009 09:17:21 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=12566Hunting and ConservationTue, 09 Jun 2009 09:16:28 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=4948Last week, an amendment was adopted to the current state budget to remove an important provision in the Stewardship authorization program. The amendment would remove the requirement that ALL lands purchased with stewardship dollars be made available for hunting, fishing, and trapping unless there are issues related to public lands safety, endangered species, or usership patterns. The provision the legislature eliminated in the budget was part of an agreement reached by many sportmen, hunting, and conservation groups during the 2007-2009 budget process and received strong bipartisan support from members of the legislature and the Governor. Hunting and ConservationFri, 05 Jun 2009 17:49:43 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=4946 The Fish and Wildlife Service is beginning to write a management plan for the 30,000 acre Columbia National Wildlife Refuge located in the arid Columbia Basin of south-central Washington State in both Grant and Adams Counties. Hunting and ConservationFri, 05 Jun 2009 17:34:03 GMT