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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Alabama concealed carry permit holders exempt from extra background checks to buy guns

Anyone holding a concealed carry permit in Alabama is no longer required to undergo additional background checks to ...

Georgia: Campus Carry Legislation to be Considered in Committee Tomorrow

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Georgia: Campus Carry Legislation to be Considered in Committee Tomorrow

On Wednesday, March 2, the Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hear NRA-backed House Bill 859. 

Iowa: Hearing Protection Act Scheduled for Subcommittee Hearing Tomorrow

Monday, February 29, 2016

Iowa: Hearing Protection Act Scheduled for Subcommittee Hearing Tomorrow

Tomorrow, March 1, House File 2279, the Hearing Protection Act, is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate ...

Illinois: Due Process Violation Bill to be Heard Tomorrow in Committee

Monday, February 29, 2016

Illinois: Due Process Violation Bill to be Heard Tomorrow in Committee

As previously reported, the House Judiciary-Criminal Committee is scheduled to hear House Bill 3160 tomorrow. 

Washington Post  

Monday, February 29, 2016

Appeals court rejects District’s request to revisit D.C. gun-control case

A federal appeals court announced Friday that it will not revisit some of the District’s strict gun registration ...

Washington Post  

Monday, February 29, 2016

Virginia: McAuliffe signs compromise into law

Declaring the start of a “new era,” Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) on Friday signed into law a package ...

Associated Press  

Monday, February 29, 2016

Indiana: Statehouse legislative workers won’t be able to bring guns

Legislative employees at the Indiana Statehouse will not be able to bring their handguns with them to work ...

Daily Breeze  

Monday, February 29, 2016

California: Torrance quietly liberalizes its tough gun laws in wake of two legal cases

Torrance’s strict gun control laws have been loosened by two separate, but related legal cases that were resolved ...

Chicago Sun-Times  

Monday, February 29, 2016

Gun sales in Illinois soaring

Illinois residents have been on a gun-buying binge.In December, the Illinois State Police did more than 60,000 background ...

CBC  

Monday, February 29, 2016

Canada: Quebec's proposed long-gun registry facing fight from galvanized gun lobby

Quebec's bid to create a provincial long-gun registry — seemingly a given not long ago — is being ...

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.