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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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Patriot Ledger  

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Massachusetts: Gun owners seek law to prevent patchwork of local ordinances

Describing locally imposed restrictions in Massachusetts as threats to their constitutional rights, some gun owners have lined up ...

Boston Globe  

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Gun licensing continues to rise in Mass.

Tens of thousands of new gun licenses were issued to Massachusetts residents in 2015, continuing a recent surge, ...

Massachusetts: Important Committee Hearing in Boston, Your Urgent Action Needed!

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Massachusetts: Important Committee Hearing in Boston, Your Urgent Action Needed!

On Thursday, January 28th, the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security is scheduled to hear 42 ...

Fox News  

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Critics blast Massachusetts city's new 'essay' rule for gun-carry applicants

Critics are blasting a Massachusetts city’s new law that they claim requires residents applying for a license to ...

Boston Globe  

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

To the man I sat next to on the train: I am the gun owner you hate

TO THE man I sat next to on my way in to Boston: When I boarded the commuter rail, you were ...

Boston Globe  

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Massachusetts: A push for markings on fake firearms

More than a year after a Cleveland police officer shot and killed a 12-year-old boy holding a pellet ...

Massachusetts: Ivory Ban Legislation to be Heard In Committee Next Week

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Massachusetts: Ivory Ban Legislation to be Heard In Committee Next Week

The Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture will hold a hearing on Tuesday, November 17, at ...

Massachusetts: Ivory Legislation to be Heard in Committee Next Week

Hunting  

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Massachusetts: Ivory Legislation to be Heard in Committee Next Week

The Joint Committee on the Judiciary will tentatively hold a hearing on Wednesday, October 21 at 1:00 p.m. in ...

Massachusetts: Ivory Bills to Come Up in Committee This Fall

Hunting  

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Massachusetts: Ivory Bills to Come Up in Committee This Fall

The Joint Committee on the Judiciary has tentatively scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, October 21, to discuss legislation aiming to ...

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.