http://www.nraila.org/60http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13130The case is McDonald v. City of Chicago, for which the court granted cert on Sept. 30. The petitioners in the case, a group challenging a gun control ordinance in Chicago, filed their brief with the court earlier this week. Were the court to adopt their position -- something well within the realm of possibility -- we could be looking at a significant shift in the way the justices view the Constitution and individual rights.NRA-ILAFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:22:16 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13129Merchant ships need guns to fight pirates. Seven months ago, Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama and held its captain hostage. Pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama again this week but were repulsed because the Maersk Shipping Line put armed guards on its ships.NRA-ILAFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:21:24 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13128The piece of legislation eliminates the "duty to retreat" if you are confronted by an attacker. It also expands the so called "castle doctrine." That's a piece of common law that states your home is your castle and can be defended with deadly force. "The bill restores the human right to self defense, which has been eroded away by our criminal judicial system," John Hohenwarter with the National Rifle Association said.NRA-ILAFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:20:12 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13127Whether it's a fear of increased gun control or a perceived rise in crime, the numbers show more people than ever are buying guns and getting permits to carry them. Florida approved more than 90,000 permits to carry a weapon last year and already sent out 75,000 applications this year.NRA-ILAFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:19:15 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13126Although 80 per cent of Canadians consider gun violence a serious problem, only 11 per cent think the $1 billion gun registry has been effective at preventing crime, according to a new poll. The Angus Reid survey also found that just over half of Canadians are in favour of scrapping the registry.NRA-ILAFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:18:11 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13125David Michaels, a left-wing ideologue who supports junk science and seeks to restrict gun possession, has been approved by the Senate Health Committee to head the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). NRA-ILAThu, 19 Nov 2009 10:14:28 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13124South Carolina shoppers will get a second chance to buy tax free guns. The state Revenue Department sent out a reminder yesterday of the "Second Amendment Weekend." The 48 hour tax break begins just after midnight the Friday after Thanksgiving.NRA-ILAThu, 19 Nov 2009 10:13:23 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13123Two Richland men say the city is breaking state law by banning weapons in parks. The two men, David Campbell and Bob Marguilies, told Tuesday's city council meeting they may file a lawsuit to force the city to change signs posted at parks.NRA-ILAThu, 19 Nov 2009 10:12:30 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13122Mayor John Hoerner is urging Highspire Borough Council to pass an ordinance to require gun owners to report a lost or stolen gun to police within 72 hours. But borough councilman Charles Dengler questioned the idea, saying state laws prohibited the borough from creating gun laws. "Right now the NRA [National Rifle Association] is suing Pittsburgh and other towns, because it was found to be illegal in the Pennsylvania Crimes Code," Dengler said.NRA-ILAThu, 19 Nov 2009 10:10:21 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13121Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama on Wednesday for the second time in seven months and were thwarted by private guards on board the U.S.-flagged ship who fired off guns and a high-decibel noise device. NRA-ILAWed, 18 Nov 2009 15:25:13 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13120 This month's tragic -- and probably preventable -- mass shooting at Ft. Hood, Texas, certainly raises questions about why a lone shooter was able to unload not one but several magazines of ammunition over a several minute period -- shooting and wounding more than 30 soldiers and killing 13, at a heavily restricted US Army base. Just as legitimate questions were raised following the mass killings on the Virginia Tech campus in 2007, both military personnel and civilian citizens alike ought now to be asking of themselves and our elected and appointed leaders, not only whether the perpetrators of such carnage could reasonably and appropriately have been identified in advance and prevented from carrying out their obviously well planned mass murders; but also, whether it makes sense to disarm a captive group of citizens (at Virginia Tech, the student body; at Ft. Hood, the military personnel assigned to the base).NRA-ILAWed, 18 Nov 2009 09:45:23 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13119The former head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection called Monday for the U.S. to reinstitute the ban on popular semi-autos and take other measures to rein in the war between Mexico and its drug cartels.NRA-ILAWed, 18 Nov 2009 09:44:30 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13118The FFDO (Federal Flight Deck Officer) program was implemented by the Bush Administration working with law enforcement, airline management and pilot unions. Pilots with guns were a way to augment the Federal Air Marshall Service which was already in place and quickly expanded. Recent rumors indicate that the Obama administration will attempt to de fund the FFDO program. I think it would be a huge loss to security and a big mistake. NRA-ILAWed, 18 Nov 2009 09:43:41 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13116Get set for a mountain of paperwork if you want to adopt a child. Florida's gun rights advocates say it's gotten way too personal. One of the questions many parents have to answer: Do you own a gun?NRA-ILATue, 17 Nov 2009 11:35:33 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13115The man who successfully challenged a prohibition against handguns in the District of Columbia before the Supreme Court said last night during a local debate about the Second Amendment that some states have gone too far. That's what happened in the District of Columbia, which required that firearms either be equipped with trigger locks or kept disassembled, said Alan Gura, a lawyer from Alexandria, Va., who argued the Supreme Court case.NRA-ILATue, 17 Nov 2009 11:34:33 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13114Today burglars fear the homeowner much more than the police. They know the police cannot shoot them for crimes against property and cannot chase them if they flee in a vehicle.NRA-ILATue, 17 Nov 2009 11:33:37 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13113Idaho wildlife officials are thinking about extending the wolf hunting season in certain hunting zones across the state. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission is scheduled to meet in Coeur d'Alene later this week, and a proposal to extend the season in certain areas may be on the agenda. NRA-ILATue, 17 Nov 2009 11:32:38 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13112A report recommends state lawmakers change a gun law to exempt people inadvertently affected and add new penalties for people who try to use the exemptions to get around it. NRA-ILAMon, 16 Nov 2009 09:40:50 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13111Sean McClanahan would like to be able to carry a concealed handgun when he goes hiking in parks. "The biggest issue that we have is when you make a law that says no guns are allowed here ... the only people that really obey that are law abiding citizens," said McClanahan, a former sheriff's deputy and president of Iowa Carry.NRA-ILAMon, 16 Nov 2009 09:39:06 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13110There is an increased interest in gun rights. More people are getting permits to carry weapons, they're buying guns, and stocking up on ammunition. And it has to do with more than just the hunting season.NRA-ILAMon, 16 Nov 2009 09:37:52 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13109A nearly $1 billion industry in Wisconsin, deer hunting has a long economic and cultural history here. How the national recession will impact that tradition is yet to be seen, with other factors including shifting regulations, trends in the deer herd, different philosophies on the cost of hunting and the impact of weather likely playing a role in the number of hunters who decide to head into the woods later this month.NRA-ILAMon, 16 Nov 2009 09:36:13 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13108The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife estimates that $498 million in economic activity is generated through fishing and hunting. A 2005 report by the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine suggested that hunters spend about $200 million annually on retail hunting related sales here. That spending ripples through the Maine economy, supporting more than 3,500 jobs and creating an estimated $325 million in economic activity, much of which takes place in rural areas where the impact is greater.NRA-ILAMon, 16 Nov 2009 09:34:51 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13107At least one local outdoorsman is celebrating the fact Canada's gun registry will likely soon be gone. Bob Boswell, the firearms training officer for the Valley Fish and Game Club, said removal of the registry is long overdue. "It has not prevented a crime, it has not helped solve a crime," said Boswell. "The firearms act really was inconvenient for gun owners and even against our rights." NRA-ILAMon, 16 Nov 2009 09:33:58 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13106A binational task force on U.S. Mexico border issues will call Friday on the Obama administration and Congress to reinstate an expired ban on popular semi-automatic firearms.NRA-ILAFri, 13 Nov 2009 09:25:22 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13105Seven thousand two hundred thirty four. If Chicago is your home, that number tells you something about your city, and police say it's not necessarily good. As CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman reports, there have been 7,234 guns recovered or confiscated by Chicago Police so far this year. When you think about it, that's about one gun for every 400 people, in a city with an ordinance that prohibits them. NRA-ILAFri, 13 Nov 2009 09:24:29 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13104Active members of the Kansas Army and Air National Guard who are Kansas residents may obtain free Kansas hunting and fishing licenses, as well as free state park entrance permits. To receive free licenses and permits, Kansas guardsmen apply through the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks' (KDWP) Pratt Operations Office.NRA-ILAFri, 13 Nov 2009 09:23:16 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13103Keep the champagne corked. It's far from a done deal yet, but who imagined they'd even get this far without a majority? Mirabile dictu, last Wednesday Tory MP and former police officer Candice Hoeppner's private member's bill to abolish Canada's long gun registry passed second reading in the House of Commons by a vote of 164 to 137, with 12 NDPers, eight Liberals, and one independent supporting the motion.NRA-ILAFri, 13 Nov 2009 09:22:26 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13102It is hard to believe that we don't trust soldiers with guns on an army base when we trust these very same men in Iraq and Afghanistan. Shouldn't an army base be the last place where a terrorist should be able to shoot at people uninterrupted for 10 minutes? After all, an army base is filled with soldiers who carry guns, right? Unfortunately, that is not the case.NRA-ILAThu, 12 Nov 2009 09:19:44 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13101Time after time, public murder sprees occur in "gun free zones" public places where citizens are not legally able to carry guns. The list is long, including massacres at Virginia Tech and Columbine High School along with many less deadly attacks. Last week's slaughter at Fort Hood Army base in Texas was no different except that one man bears responsibility for the ugly reality that the men and women charged with defending America were deliberately left defenseless when a terrorist opened fire. NRA-ILAThu, 12 Nov 2009 09:18:59 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13100When Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan started shooting up the Soldier Readiness Processing Center at Fort Hood, Pfc. Marquest Smith dove under a desk. The Associated Press reported that "he lay low for several minutes, waiting for the shooter to run out of ammunition and wishing he, too, had a gun." Neither Smith nor the other victims of Hasan's assault had guns because soldiers on military bases within the United States generally are not allowed to carry them.NRA-ILAThu, 12 Nov 2009 09:18:03 GMT