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The Republican  

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Massachusetts: NRA takes aim at proposed Longmeadow law banning assault rifles, restricting gun-carrying rights in town

Proposed town bylaws tightening gun control measures in Longmeadow have drawn the ire of the National Rifle Association.The ...

Longmeadow’s Anti-Gun Proposals Could Come to Your Town!

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Longmeadow’s Anti-Gun Proposals Could Come to Your Town!

On Tuesday, May 10 from 7:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m., three anti-gun articles will be up for a possible vote ...

High Court Opinion Hardly the “Stunning” Reaffirmation of Heller Some Portray It to Be

News  

Thursday, March 24, 2016

High Court Opinion Hardly the “Stunning” Reaffirmation of Heller Some Portray It to Be

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court caught both friends and foes of the Second Amendment off guard with ...

Massachusetts: Your Urgent Action Needed to Oppose the Ivory Ban Legislation!

Hunting  

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Massachusetts: Your Urgent Action Needed to Oppose the Ivory Ban Legislation!

Last October, the Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing to discuss House Bill 1275, legislation to ban the intrastate ...

Boston Globe  

Friday, March 18, 2016

Massachusetts: Lexington man backs off proposed gun ban for the town

A Lexington man who proposed a local ban on “assault weapons” has switched gears after polling his fellow ...

Patriot Ledger  

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Massachusetts: Concealed weapon licenses on the rise on the South Shore

Growing numbers of South Shore residents are arming themselves with a Class A license to carry a firearm. ...

Massachusetts: Suppressor Legislation Advances in the General Court

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Massachusetts: Suppressor Legislation Advances in the General Court

On Wednesday, March 9, the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security unanimously passed Senate Bill 1271.  SB 1271 would ...

Boston Globe  

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Massachusetts: Advocates decry proposed ban on semi-automatic weapons in Lexington

Gun rights advocates spoke out Tuesday night against a proposal to ban certain types of semi-automatic weapons in ...

Boston Globe  

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Massachusetts: Lexington debates proposal to ban semi-automatic weapons

A Lexington resident who wants to ban certain types of semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines in a ...

National Public Radio  

Monday, February 22, 2016

Home Of Revolutionary War's First Shots Wants Gun Ban

Lexingtonians (ph) are proud of their revolutionary history and the role a local militia played in resisting the ...

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.