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Associated Press  

Friday, February 5, 2016

Court orders reconsideration of Maryland gun law ruling

A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sent the case back to U.S. District ...

Associated Press  

Friday, February 5, 2016

Maine: Bill Introduced To Prohibit Gun Bans In Subsidized Housing

The case of a disabled Mainer who shot an intruder last year has led to legislation that would ...

Associated Press  

Friday, February 5, 2016

Virginia House OKs bill letting Guard members carry guns

Virginia’s GOP-controlled House has approved a bill that would allow members of the National Guard to carry concealed ...

Union Leader  

Friday, February 5, 2016

Lott: Clinton and the gun control lobby get it wrong

Hillary Clinton has made gun control a major part of her presidential campaign, at least in New Hampshire.Over ...

The Blaze  

Thursday, February 4, 2016

White House Threatens to Veto Bill to Shut Down Operation Choke Point

President Barack Obama would likely veto a bill shutting down the controversial Operation Choke Point and similar tactics ...

Vermont: Montpelier’s Assault on the Second Amendment Continues

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Vermont: Montpelier’s Assault on the Second Amendment Continues

Last week, the House Government Operations Committee heard testimony on the three Burlington Charter change bills, House Bill 566, House ...

Virginia: Self-Defense Legislation Advancing Through General Assembly

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Virginia: Self-Defense Legislation Advancing Through General Assembly

Yesterday, February 3, House Bill 766 was passed by the Virginia House of Delegates by a 68-29 vote.

Washington Post.com  

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Appeals court decision casts doubt on Maryland’s assault weapons ban

A federal appeals court on Thursday cast doubt on the legality of Maryland’s 2013 ban on assault weapons ...

News  

Thursday, February 4, 2016

National Rifle Association Statement on 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling in Kolbe v. Maryland

Fairfax, Va.— Chris W. Cox, the executive director of the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action, issued ...

Breitbart  

Thursday, February 4, 2016

D.C. firms, Michael Bloomberg's money directing Nevada gun control push

If the push for the ballot initiative to expand background checks in Nevada has demonstrated anything, it’s that ...

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.