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Know Your State's Gun Laws

Whether you're traveling interstate, have recently moved, or are a long-time resident, knowing your specific state's gun laws is an important part of gun ownership.

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Fox News  

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Open carry comes to Texas: Why the Lone Star state will be safer in 2016

With about 900,000 concealed handgun permit holders in Texas, there is a good chance that someone next you in a Lone Star State grocery store or restaurant is carrying a concealed handgun.  Starting Friday, Texas ...

Washington Times  

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

California law allowing seizure of guns without notice begins Jan. 1

Gun control legislation going into effect in California next week will allow authorities to seize a person’s weapons for 21 days if a judge determines there is potential for violence.

CBS Sacramento  

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

California: Gun Control Opponents Say Campus Firearm Ban Won’t Make People Safer

A new ban on concealed handguns on college and school campuses will go into effect in California on Friday, as the state joins 19 others with similar bans.

CBS Los Angeles  

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

New Tough California Gun Laws To Take Effect Friday

New tough California gun laws are taking effect Friday.

Richmond Times-Dispatch  

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Virginia: Herring's edict won't make us any safer

In a startling move, Attorney General Mark Herring has announced that, following an audit conducted by his office, Virginia will sever concealed handgun permit (CHP) reciprocity ties with 25 of 30 states. The audit determined ...

Highlands Today  

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Florida: Will lawmakers allow openly carrying guns in 2016?

Will Florida become the 46th state to have an open carry gun law on the book next years? State Rep. Cary Pigman, R-Sebring believes there is good possibility.

Toronto Sun  

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Canada: The new backdoor long-gun registry

One of the federal Liberals' campaign promises in the recent election was to reintroduce a long-gun registry. Of course they didn't call it a registry. Rather, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau proposed making gun sellers file records ...

Hunting  

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

DNREC Once Again Attempting to Raise Hunting and Trapping License Fees

In January, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) will hold public workshops where it ...

News  

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

124 Anti-gun Democrats Introduce Semi-Auto Gun and Magazine Ban in House of Representatives

On December 16, Rep. David Cicilline and 123 other anti-gun Democrat members of the House of Representatives introduced H.R. ...

News  

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

She Flips, He Flops

What a difference a few years—and Michael Bloomberg’s millions—can make.   In April 2008, Hillary Clinton was battling Barack ...

NRA ILA

Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the "lobbying" arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.