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California: Anti-Gun Bills Headed to the Floor

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

California: Anti-Gun Bills Headed to the Floor

Last week was the fiscal deadline in California. Both the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees took up their ...

NRA-Backed Constitutional Carry Bill Passes in Texas

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Monday, May 24, 2021

NRA-Backed Constitutional Carry Bill Passes in Texas

NRA-backed constitutional carry bill passes in Texas and heads to Gov. Abbott's desk for his excepted signature. 

Nevada: Gun Ban & Gun-Free Zone Bills Advance

Monday, May 24, 2021

Nevada: Gun Ban & Gun-Free Zone Bills Advance

On May 21st, the Senate voted to pass Assembly Bill 286, to end the centuries old practice of ...

Supreme Court Upholds Sanctity of the Home, Rejects Expanded Police Power in Gun Seizure Case

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Monday, May 24, 2021

Supreme Court Upholds Sanctity of the Home, Rejects Expanded Police Power in Gun Seizure Case

This year, the Supreme Court had occasion to examine the scope of this “community caretaking” exception and decide ...

Gun Controllers Seek to Ban Accurate Firearms, Inaccurate Firearms, and Everything In-between

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Monday, May 24, 2021

Gun Controllers Seek to Ban Accurate Firearms, Inaccurate Firearms, and Everything In-between

The Biden Administration was in the “final stages” of drafting a regulation to curb the use of pistol ...

Police Work Going to the Dogs?

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Monday, May 24, 2021

Police Work Going to the Dogs?

For quite some time, law enforcement has utilized the extremely sensitive sense of smell dogs

Australia’s “Common Sense” Gun Control Snares Nerf Blasters?

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Monday, May 24, 2021

Australia’s “Common Sense” Gun Control Snares Nerf Blasters?

And so it is in Australia. There, firearm ownership requires a permit, which in turn requires the applicant ...

Texas House & Senate Conferees Reach Agreement on HB 1927!

Friday, May 21, 2021

Texas House & Senate Conferees Reach Agreement on HB 1927!

Bill author, Rep. Matt Schaefer (R-Tyler), and Senate sponsor, Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown), announced this afternoon that the House and Senate conferees have ...

Vermont:  Legislature Recesses The 2021 Session

Friday, May 21, 2021

Vermont: Legislature Recesses The 2021 Session

Vermont lawmakers wrapped up the all-virtual 2021 legislative session late Friday afternoon.  Ordinarily, the Legislature would call it ...

New York:  Microstamping and Anti-Gun Bills on the Move in Albany

Friday, May 21, 2021

New York: Microstamping and Anti-Gun Bills on the Move in Albany

This week, a trio of anti-gun bills were passed out of Senate committees with the only opposition coming ...

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.