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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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Friday, March 28, 2008

South Carolina: Update on Several Important Pro-Gun Bills

Several bills impacting your right to self-defense and hunting heritage are in various stages of the legislative process ...

Friday, March 28, 2008

Pennsylvania: Emergency Powers Bill Heads to House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee!

After passing the Senate unanimously, Senate Bill 1172, Pennsylvania’s “Emergency Powers” legislation, sponsored by State Senator Robert Robbins ...

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Friday, March 28, 2008

Airline pilots blame faulty rules for gun's firing

Inadequate handgun rules designed by Department of Homeland Security officials are to blame for last weekend's accidental discharge ...

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Friday, March 28, 2008

New group rallies for concealed carry on campus

They are crimes some say are becoming all too common: shootings on college campuses. Just Thursday in Texas ...

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Friday, March 28, 2008

Arizona House OKs bill on concealed weapons exemption

A bill approved by the Arizona House would make it legal for a person without a concealed carry ...

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Friday, March 28, 2008

Philadelphia Safety committee OKs gun-control legislation

Philadelphia City Council took a big step closer to a court fight with the state on gun control. ...

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Friday, March 28, 2008

Bakersfield (Cal.) Council supports right to bear arms

The Bakersfield City Council made its statement about gun control short and sweet. With almost no debate, the ...

Friday, March 28, 2008

Important Self-Defense Bills Awaiting Hearings in Arizona!

House Bill 2629, introduced by State Representative Russell Pearce (R-18), which passed Third Reading in the House last ...

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Connecticut Anti-Gun Bills Dead!

The Judiciary Committee held hearings this week on Senate Bills 603 and 607, but declined to vote on ...

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Mississippi Pro-Gun Bills Making Headway!

This week, the House agreed to Senate amendments on House Bill 346, the NRA-backed shooting range protection bill ...

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.