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Austin American-Statesman  

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Texas: Open carry controversy started with a bang but shooting blanks so far

Fifty days into the open carry era in Texas, things in the Austin metro area have been conspicuously ...

Reuters  

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Gunmaker to ask judge to dismiss lawsuit

The lawsuit, filed in December 2014 and seeking unspecified financial damages, said the AR-15 assault weapon used in ...

Office of Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)  

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Sen. Grassley: Justice Antonin Scalia and His Role in Protecting Individual Liberties

Mr. President, we are all saddened by the recent death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. I extend ...

Portland Press Herald  

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

NRA pushes for Maine bill to block gun restrictions in subsidized housing

The National Rifle Association is making a big push for passage of a bill that would prevent private ...

The Hill  

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Obama on Kalamazoo: More needs to be done on gun control

Obama cited a series of executive actions he took last month designed to expand background checks on gun ...

Washington Times  

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Virginia lawmakers move to let all judges to carry concealed firearms

Virginia inched closer Monday to allowing all state judges, including those on the Supreme Court, to carry concealed ...

Associated Press  

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

West Virginia: Senate OKs concealed gun bill

People 21 years and older would be allowed to carry concealed guns in West Virginia without permits or ...

Atlanta Journal-Constitution  

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Georgia House approves campus carry measure

The state House voted Monday to legalize carrying concealed guns on Georgia’s college campuses, upping pressure on their ...

Associated Press  

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Gun background-check bill heads to Oregon Senate

A contentious proposal to extend the waiting period on gun purchases from three to 10 days to allow ...

Associated Press  

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

New Jersey gun charge dropped against Pennsylvania guard

A prosecutor in New Jersey has dropped a felony gun charge against a Pennsylvania corrections officer, noting 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.