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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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Thursday, July 29, 1999

America's Founding Fathers On The Individual Right To Keep And Bear Arms

Quotes from our Founding Fathers on the right to Keep and Bear Arms.

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Thursday, July 29, 1999

Fully-Automatic Firearms

Fully-automatic firearms, first introduced in the late 1800s, are those that, after firing a round of ammunition, automatically ...

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Wednesday, July 28, 1999

Animal Extremists In Their Own Words

T-Shirts being sold in conjunction with an "Earth Day" celebration in California read: "I kill hunters for fun ...

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Wednesday, July 28, 1999

The Bill Of Rights And The States

By Stephan B. Tahmassebi. Viewed by Chief Justice John Marshall as a check against excesses of the federal ...

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Wednesday, July 28, 1999

Virginia`s Great Dissenters

By Thomas M. Moncure, Jr. Fearful of an all-powerful federal government, Patrick Henry and George Mason conditioned Virginia`s ...

Wednesday, July 28, 1999

The Bill Of Rights And The States

By Stephan B. Tahmassebi. Viewed by Chief Justice John Marshall as a check against excesses of the federal ...

Wednesday, July 28, 1999

Virginia`s Great Dissenters

By Thomas M. Moncure, Jr. Fearful of an all-powerful federal government, Patrick Henry and George Mason conditioned Virginia`s ...

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Wednesday, July 28, 1999

Federal Handgun Importation Criteria

The Gun Control Act (1968) includes provisions governing the importation of firearms. The provisions do not establish criteria ...

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Wednesday, July 28, 1999

The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act

By what standard should the Brady Act be judged? Former President Clinton and Handgun Control, Inc., consider the ...

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Wednesday, July 28, 1999

Gun Control=Gun Prohibition

Civil rights lawyer Don B. Kates says that at the core of the gun-control "movement" is the belief ...

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.