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WCSH 6  

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Question 3 would increase background checks

Members of the public gathered at the Portland Public Library on Tuesday to hear a panel discussion on ...

Breaking through the noise in the background checks initiative

Reno Gazette Journal  

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Breaking through the noise in the background checks initiative

The Sandy Hook shooting in 2012, where 28 people died in a Newtown, Conn. school shooting – including ...

Los Angeles Times  

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

California: Gov. Brown signs more gun bills

Capping a year of major gun control legislation in California, Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed a raft ...

Los Angeles Times  

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

'You live in some fantasy land': Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom receives flood of criticism on gun and marijuana initiatives

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday received a flood of critical remarks from gun owners and others when ...

Merced Sun Star  

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

California: Planada to talk concealed carry at school

Planada Elementary School District is in the process of updating its security plan, and among the options on ...

Associated Press  

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Va. Gov. McAuliffe announces new money for new gun law

Three local sheriffs’ offices in Virginia are set to receive about $160,000 in federal funding in return for ...

KPAX  

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Montana: Missoula City Council criminalizes private transfers

The proposed ordinance requiring background checks for private transfers of guns is now law, after Missoula City Council ...

N.J. 101.5  

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

How to buy a gun in NJ: Lots of paperwork … and waiting

New Jersey has some of the toughest gun laws in America. If you want to own a firearm, ...

Orlando Sentinel  

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

National gun control tour begins

One of the nation's highest-profile shooting victims, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, will kick off a national gun control ...

California: Governor Brown Takes Action on Final Firearm-Related Bills

Monday, September 26, 2016

California: Governor Brown Takes Action on Final Firearm-Related Bills

Today, Governor Brown made his decision on the final firearm-related bills of the 2016 legislative session that made ...

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.