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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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Texas Tribune  

Friday, September 29, 2017

New Texas law lowers fees for handgun licenses

A license to carry a handgun in Texas used to be unaffordable for many Texans, including Cole Parker ...

New York Times on Surviving the Apocalypse: Firearms are Out

News  

Friday, September 29, 2017

New York Times on Surviving the Apocalypse: Firearms are Out

If there are any ironclad rules for those hoping to survive the collapse of society, one would surely ...

Australian Farmer Defends Family from Knife-Wielding Trespasser, Government Confiscates Firearms

News  

Friday, September 29, 2017

Australian Farmer Defends Family from Knife-Wielding Trespasser, Government Confiscates Firearms

In 1992, the government of New South Wales (the most populous Australian state) enacted the “Firearms Legislation (Amendment) ...

Fake News: Washington Post Falsely Suggests Trump Will Arm Foreign Tyrants With American Guns

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Friday, September 29, 2017

Fake News: Washington Post Falsely Suggests Trump Will Arm Foreign Tyrants With American Guns

Reports arose recently that the White House is planning to approve changes to rules governing the export of ...

Federal Court of Appeals Declines to Reconsider Opinion Striking Down District of  Columbia Concealed Carry Ban

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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Federal Court of Appeals Declines to Reconsider Opinion Striking Down District of Columbia Concealed Carry Ban

In the latest victory for the Second Amendment rights of residents of the District of Columbia, the full ...

In Case You Missed It: Head of FOP Debunks Gun Control lobby’s Main Argument Against the Hearing Protection Act

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Thursday, September 28, 2017

In Case You Missed It: Head of FOP Debunks Gun Control lobby’s Main Argument Against the Hearing Protection Act

"With respect to the silencer provision, we have taken a position that we do not object to that ...

Pittsburgh: Councilman Introduces Ordinance to Disarm Citizens in City Parks

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Pittsburgh: Councilman Introduces Ordinance to Disarm Citizens in City Parks

On September 26, Pittsburgh Councilman Dan Gilman introduced ordinance 2017-1920 to amend Pittsburgh City Code in order to ...

NPR  

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Harvard Scholar: Guns unlikely to blame for increase in violent crime

SIEGEL: First, let me put to you a very common reaction to rising violent crime or rising murder ...

Townhall  

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Second Wave: Anti-Gun Bloomberg And His Minions Are Mounting Another Invasion of Virginia

Virginia may have a Democratic governor, but the legislature is solidly Republican. In fact, if weren’t for Northern ...

Detroit News  

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Michigan: House OKs gun law pre-emption, fine for CPL violation

The Republican-controlled state House passed two new gun measures Wednesday that would stop local governments from adopting ordinances ...

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.