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Illinois: Suppressor Legalization Legislation to be Introduced in Legislature

Saturday, May 28, 2016

Illinois: Suppressor Legalization Legislation to be Introduced in Legislature

On Sunday, May 29, a bill that would legalize firearm sound suppressors will be introduced and considered by ...

New Jersey: Anti-Gun Legislation to be Heard in Assembly Committee, Your Help Needed

Friday, May 27, 2016

New Jersey: Anti-Gun Legislation to be Heard in Assembly Committee, Your Help Needed

On Thursday, June 2, the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee will hear Assembly Concurrent Resolution 175/Senate Concurrent Resolution ...

Outrage of the Week: Kindergartner Suspended for Princess Bubble Gun

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Friday, May 27, 2016

Outrage of the Week: Kindergartner Suspended for Princess Bubble Gun

Early last week, school officials at Southeast Elementary in Brighton, Colo. suspended a 5-year-old kindergartner for bringing a ...

“Rap Back”: A New Federal Firearm Registry

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Friday, May 27, 2016

“Rap Back”: A New Federal Firearm Registry

As part of the FBI’s Next Generation Identification Program, the agency is implementing what it calls the “Rap ...

Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations Process Yields Wins for the Second Amendment

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Friday, May 27, 2016

Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations Process Yields Wins for the Second Amendment

On Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations bill. The bill funds the ...

California: Assembly Appropriations Committee Sends Several Anti-Guns Bills to the Assembly Floor

Friday, May 27, 2016

California: Assembly Appropriations Committee Sends Several Anti-Guns Bills to the Assembly Floor

On Friday, May 27, the state Assembly Committee on Appropriations passed four of the five anti-gun bills on ...

Protect Target Shooting Opportunities in Washington State Forests

Friday, May 27, 2016

Protect Target Shooting Opportunities in Washington State Forests

The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be holding public meetings next week to discuss target shooting ...

Fox News  

Friday, May 27, 2016

Obama just got one giant step closer towards creating a national gun registry

President Obama is taking a big step towards creating a national gun registry. Hawaii looks like it is ...

Washington Times  

Friday, May 27, 2016

D.C. moves to appeal ruling shooting down concealed carry law

The District’s Attorney General is moving quickly to appeal a federal judge’s ruling which last week blocked city ...

NPR  

Friday, May 27, 2016

Manipulative Editing Reflects Poorly On Katie Couric, Gun Documentary

Katie Couric and the creator of a documentary on guns are apologizing — to a point — for ...

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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.