http://www.nraila.org/News/60http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5373Two important pro-gun bills are currently headed to the Senate floor for consideration.Legislative AlertsTue, 09 Feb 2010 16:24:23 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5372Anti-gun extremists in Illinois have been increasingly frustrated with their inability to pass legislation attacking our Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Legislative AlertsTue, 09 Feb 2010 16:20:49 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5371The Maine legislature is currently considering legislation (LD1737) that would ban the carrying of firearms within Acadia National Park and along Maine’s portion of the Appalachian Trail. Legislative AlertsTue, 09 Feb 2010 14:45:08 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5370On February 22, a new law on guns in national parks takes effect. The new law repeals a National Park Service rule that has long prohibited Americans from possessing firearms in national parks for self-defense.Legislative AlertsTue, 09 Feb 2010 14:27:33 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13383Residents in King were fumed over the weekend after a state of emergency declaration restricted the sale of alcohol and the carrying of firearms in vehicles.NewsTue, 09 Feb 2010 09:22:20 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13382In modern Chicago, decent law-abiding citizens are forbidden to own handguns. As I detailed in my amicus brief in McDonald v. Chicago (pages 39–45), many people find that a handgun is best choice for family defense, especially in urban areas such as Chicago. As the history of the Civil Rights Movement demonstrates, the denial of the constitutional right to own a handgun could endanger other constitutional rights, particularly the rights of community organizers.NewsTue, 09 Feb 2010 09:21:19 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13381There are still a few places in Texas where loaded concealed weapons are not allowed, but come February 22, strike another 1,200 square miles from the list.NewsTue, 09 Feb 2010 09:20:33 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13380Lawmakers in firearm friendly Texas are embroiled in a debate over how to make the state Capitol safer: get rid of guns or encourage even more.NewsTue, 09 Feb 2010 09:19:47 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13379Domenech, executive director of Raptor View Research Institute, was one of hundreds of people to send comments to the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission in what has become a controversial proposal to ban lead shot on state owned wildlife management areas.NewsTue, 09 Feb 2010 09:18:53 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13379Hunting and ConservationTue, 09 Feb 2010 09:18:53 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13378Last fall, then federal public safety minister Peter Van Loan said it was "offensive and inappropriate" that the RCMP had handed over the personal information of gun owners collected by the Canadian Firearms program to a polling agency. Van Loan said gun owners' privacy rights had been abused and, as a result, he filed what seemed to be a well founded complaint to federal privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart. NewsTue, 09 Feb 2010 09:17:47 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5369On Tuesday, February 9 at 7:00am the House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee will hold a hearing on House Bill 505, sponsored by Delegate Todd Gilbert (R-15). Legislative AlertsMon, 08 Feb 2010 14:20:27 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5368Delaware gun owners and Second Amendment advocates earned a victory this week as the Newark Housing Authority (NHA) withdrew a gun ban that had prohibited its residents from legally possessing firearms in their homes.Legislative AlertsFri, 05 Feb 2010 13:31:11 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5367The hand-wringers at the Brady Campaign must have figured out what the rest of us have known for quite some time. Having been rendered all but entirely irrelevant, at least for the time being, the group is resorting to weird publicity stunts, in a vain attempt to again be taken seriously by its former not-so-secret admirers in the national anti-gun news media.Legislative AlertsFri, 05 Feb 2010 13:27:54 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5366Due to an expected blizzard throughout the Commonwealth, the full House, Militia and Police Committee did not meet today as scheduled. The Committee meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 9 at 7:00am, in House Room C. The Committee agenda has not been set at this time but NRA-ILA will notify you as soon as the docket is posted. Legislative AlertsFri, 05 Feb 2010 12:55:25 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5366Due to an expected blizzard throughout the Commonwealth, the full House, Militia and Police Committee did not meet today as scheduled. The Committee meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 9 at 7:00am, in House Room C. The Committee agenda has not been set at this time but NRA-ILA will notify you as soon as the docket is posted. Hunting and ConservationFri, 05 Feb 2010 12:55:25 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5365Two pro-gun bills are currently awaiting committee action and could reach the House floor as early as next week. Hunting and ConservationFri, 05 Feb 2010 12:53:58 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5365Two pro-gun bills are currently awaiting committee action and could reach the House floor as early as next week. Legislative AlertsFri, 05 Feb 2010 12:53:58 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5364Legislative AlertsFri, 05 Feb 2010 12:20:11 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5363Legislation that would require gun-owners to report lost or stolen firearms or face fines and possible imprisonment will be formally introduced at Monday’s meeting of the Radnor Township Board of Commissioners. Legislative AlertsFri, 05 Feb 2010 11:49:29 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5362 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a draft plan with several options for managing the Tishomingo Wildlife Refuge for the next 15 years. Tishomingo is located in south central Oklahoma and consists of more than 16,000 acres.Legislative AlertsFri, 05 Feb 2010 10:48:44 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5362 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a draft plan with several options for managing the Tishomingo Wildlife Refuge for the next 15 years. Tishomingo is located in south central Oklahoma and consists of more than 16,000 acres.Hunting and ConservationFri, 05 Feb 2010 10:48:44 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5361House Bill 3124, legislation that would create an optional lifetime concealed handgun license, has been introduced and referred to the House Public Safety Committee. Legislative AlertsFri, 05 Feb 2010 10:44:52 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5360On Wednesday, February 3, State Senator Michael Lenett (D-19) introduced Senate Bill 516, a bill that would designate certain firearms as "assault weapons" and would prohibit the possession, transfer or receipt of these firearms by law-abiding Maryland residents. Legislative AlertsFri, 05 Feb 2010 10:42:25 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5359HB-651 by Representative David Rivera (R) is scheduled for a hearing in the House Natural Resources Appropriations Committee at 9:30 am, Wednesday, February 10.HB-651 is a bill to STOP legislative raids from removing (confiscate) gun-owner money from the Division of Licensing Trust Fund – which holds the funds to administer the Concealed Weapons & Firearms Licensing program.Last year, the legislature took $6 million from the Division of Licensing Concealed Weapons and Firearm Trust Fund that is intended, by law, to be used solely for administering the concealed weapons and firearms licensing program. (Read background information below)Gov. Charlie Crist stood up for gun owners and VETOED that trust fund raid.Representative Rivera's bill will stop any future raids.Legislative AlertsFri, 05 Feb 2010 10:22:23 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13376Committee members had lots of questions for supporters of a bill (LB889) that would change when a person is justified in using deadly force to protect against an intruder in the home, workplace or occupied vehicle. Sen. Mark Christensen of Imperial, a strong gun rights advocate who introduced the bill, said Nebraskans deserve a strong self defense law.NewsFri, 05 Feb 2010 09:32:21 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13375In the early 1990's, when the push began in most states to allow citizens to be allowed to carry concealed weapons, those who opposed were fearful of a new wave of bloodbaths in the streets if this were to happen. To nearly everyone's surprise, except for those who were behind the effort, and with only two states still not offering any sort of private concealed carry, violent crime statistics per capita have slowed and in some cases reversed. Proponents of CCW point to the increase in concealed carry as the major reason, while others will say it is because of increased law enforcement, public awareness and general trends. NewsFri, 05 Feb 2010 09:31:14 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13374This week, Maine gubernatorial candidate Rosa Scarcelli declared in a written statement that she is the only Democratic candidate in favor of mandatory criminal background checks for the purchase of firearms in Maine. But her Democratic opponents say the law cannot be enforced, and that there are circumstances in which guns should be allowed to be transferred or sold without background checks.NewsFri, 05 Feb 2010 09:30:10 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13373Could Georgians soon be able to carry concealed guns anywhere, even college campuses, schools, sports events, even churches? The Georgia legislature could this year change the state concealed firearm law, making it legal for licensed gun owners to carry weapons anywhere except in courthouses, jails, or prisons. NewsFri, 05 Feb 2010 09:29:29 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13372Oakland has joined an alliance of other cities in tightening its gun laws after a unanimous vote by the city council. This gun law is similar to what is already on the books in Richmond, Berkeley and San Francisco. It dictates that those who buy bullets would have to provide thumbprints. "What this does is tightens up the records," said Councilmember Jean Quan. "It requires sales of ammunition to have the same kinds of records that we have in the sale of a gun." "It will require a fingerprint when you buy ammunition," said Quan. "It would also require a new store that would like to sell ammunition to store it in a safe place, and to certify and clear its staff for criminal records."NewsThu, 04 Feb 2010 09:17:34 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13371Lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday on a proposal to reimpose restrictions on guns within Acadia National Park and along the Appalachian Trail in Maine in response to Congress' controversial decision to lift long standing limits on firearms. NewsThu, 04 Feb 2010 09:16:40 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13370A residents’ handbook containing rules and regulations for everyone living in property operated by the Newark Housing Authority was “misleading,” according to Rob Detwiler, who chairs the authority’s Board of Commissioners. A section in the handbook requiring that tenants must “not possess explosives, firearms or flammable material on NHA’s property,” will be removed. NewsThu, 04 Feb 2010 09:14:46 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13369The Associated Students of the University of Arizona decided to host a public forum to discuss a resolution for UA to oppose guns on campus after students protested during Wednesday’s meeting. “I honestly, in my heart, feel it is important for the people on this campus to be able to protect themselves,” said Coty McKenzie, a political science junior. “All gun free zones do is allow people who illegally bring guns on campus to harm more people.”NewsThu, 04 Feb 2010 09:13:59 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5356The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), along with the South Carolina Conservation Bank, The Conservation Fund, and the National Wild Turkey Federation, is working to acquire the Belfast Plantation, which will help to greatly expand hunting and shooting opportunities in South Carolina. Hunting and ConservationThu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13368This year, the state's Republican governor and a conservative Legislature may continue that tradition by giving Arizonans some of the least restrictive weapons laws in the nation. This session, state lawmakers have proposed more than a dozen bills on expanding rights to carry and use guns and knives. NewsWed, 03 Feb 2010 09:33:16 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5350House Bill 245 and House Bill 246 have been introduced in Annapolis. These bills have been assigned to the House Environmental Matters Committee where they await a hearing. Hunting and ConservationMon, 01 Feb 2010 16:23:20 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13360Hunting and ConservationMon, 01 Feb 2010 09:39:18 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13359Hunting and ConservationMon, 01 Feb 2010 09:38:30 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13358Hunting and ConservationMon, 01 Feb 2010 09:37:37 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5349I-161 is a ballot initiative popularly known as the Kephardt Initiative. It proposes to eliminate all outfitter-sponsored licenses currently available in Montana. These outfitter-sponsored licenses would be reallocated to non-residents through the general draw system and significant price increases would be imposed on all general non-resident draw tags.Hunting and ConservationFri, 29 Jan 2010 17:43:18 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5341North Dakota sportsmen should be aware that a group cleverly calling itself North Dakota Hunters for Fair Chase is circulating petitions for signatures to place an anti-hunting initiative on the 2010 General Election ballot. Make sure that you and your family and friends do not contribute to this misleading, anti-freedom effort by signing these petitions!Hunting and ConservationFri, 29 Jan 2010 16:01:37 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13340Hunting and ConservationTue, 26 Jan 2010 09:15:51 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/Releases.aspx?ID=13305Hunting and ConservationTue, 19 Jan 2010 09:33:23 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5306On Wednesday, January 20, the House Fish, Game & Marine Resources Committee will hold a public hearing on House Bill 1514, sponsored by Representative Steve Vaillancourt (R-Hillsborough 15). This legislation would effectively eliminate trapping in New Hampshire by prohibiting the sale of raw skins or unskinned carcasses of fur bearing animals. HB 1514 will be heard at 10:00 a.m. in the Legislative Office Building, room 305-307.Hunting and ConservationSun, 17 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13293Hunting and ConservationThu, 14 Jan 2010 09:21:52 GMT