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Know Your State's Gun Laws

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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Monday, October 4, 1999

Our 2nd Amendment: The Original Perspective

Attorney David Kopel explains how the greatest judges and legal scholars have considered the right to arms an ...

Wednesday, September 29, 1999

Court Decisions Voiding Restrictive Or Prohibitive Arms Laws

Courts have held on at least 20 reported occasions that a restrictive or prohibitive arms law was unconstitutional ...

Wednesday, September 22, 1999

Texas Legislative Update

Governor George W. Bush on September 21, 1999 announced a grant to Texas Attorney General John Cornyn for ...

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Thursday, September 9, 1999

The False Hope Of Gun Turn-In Programs

D.C., with the highest homicide rate of any major U.S. city, locked up only two criminals for breaking ...

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Friday, September 3, 1999

5th Amendment, Self-Incrimination, & Gun Registration

Clayton Cramer answers the question, "What`s wrong with gun registration?"

Thursday, July 29, 1999

Federal Court Cases Regarding The Second Amendment

U.S. Supreme Court Cases United States v. Cruikshank, 92 U.S. 542 (1876). This was the first case in ...

Thursday, July 29, 1999

America`s Founding Fathers On<BR> The Individual Right To Keep And Bear Arms

Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia: "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Proposed Virginia ...

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Thursday, July 29, 1999

School Safety

Reports by the Departments of Justice and Education show, notwithstanding media-induced perceptions to the contrary, schools are safe.

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Thursday, July 29, 1999

Taggants And Gun Powders

A congressionally-mandated study concluded that taggants or markers in black and smokeless powders were unfeasible and of uncertain ...

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Thursday, July 29, 1999

Mandatory Storage/Trigger Lock Legislation

President Clinton in 1997 demonstrated his support for "trigger lock" legislation by issuing an executive order mandating trigger ...

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.