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Washington Times  

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Obama’s gun control push undercut by fall in prosecutions

The administration has overseen a striking drop in prosecutions of gun crimes, winning only about 6,000 convictions in 2015 — down more than 15 percent from five years ago, and giving added weight to claims ...

News  

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Miniter: The Obama Administration Says Executive Actions On Guns Are Coming -- Here's Why They'll Fail

Politico is now reporting that the Obama administration is likely to unveil new executive actions on guns next week. Politico says, “The White House is putting finishing touches on several measures in an effort to ...

Washington Examiner  

Thursday, December 31, 2015

NRA mocks Clinton's gun-control push, has her laughing at Constitution

Signaling that it plans a major anti-Clinton push in the upcoming presidential election year, the National Rifle Association on Thursday released a video showing Hillary Clinton laughing at "resolutions" to read the Constitution and understand ...

Bearing Arms.com  

Thursday, December 31, 2015

It Only Took a Terror Attack for Obama's DOJ to Prosecute a Straw Purchaser

"It finally took a terrorist attack in San Bernardino to finally shame Barack Obama’s Department of Justice to do it’s job and prosecute a straw purchaser. Unfortunately, we can expect them to drop this charge, ...

Politico  

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Obama set to unveil curbs on gun sellers

President Barack Obama’s bid to assert himself in his final year will begin with long-awaited executive actions on gun control which are expected to be released next week, shortly after he returns to Washington. The ...

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 ...

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.