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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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Massachusetts: Committee to Hear Ivory Ban Bills

Friday, September 29, 2017

Massachusetts: Committee to Hear Ivory Ban Bills

On Tuesday October 3, the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture will have a hearing on ...

Washington Post  

Friday, September 29, 2017

Appeals court order blocks enforcement of D.C.’s strict concealed carry law

D.C. officials will not be able to enforce the city’s strict limits on carrying concealed firearms on the ...

Roll Call  

Friday, September 29, 2017

Pelosi Evokes Scalise Shooting in Opposition to SHARE Act

On the day House Majority Whip Steve Scalise returned to the Capitol, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi evoked ...

Valdosta Daily Times  

Friday, September 29, 2017

Georgia: VSU professors sue over campus carry

Two Valdosta State University professors are among the plaintiffs suing to stop enforcement of a law allowing people ...

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

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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

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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 ...

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.