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Iowa: Governor Branstad Expands the Second Amendment Rights of Gun Owners Across Iowa

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Iowa: Governor Branstad Expands the Second Amendment Rights of Gun Owners Across Iowa

Today, April 13, Governor Terry Branstad greatly enhanced the Second Amendment rights of gun owners across Iowa by signing ...

Washington: Two Gun Bills Pass Second Chamber

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Washington: Two Gun Bills Pass Second Chamber

On Tuesday, April 11, two bills were passed from their opposite chambers in the Washington State Legislature.  As ...

Maine Action Needed: Anti-Gun Bill Still Looming in House

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Maine Action Needed: Anti-Gun Bill Still Looming in House

Legislative Document 351, the anti-gun bill that would allow municipalities to prohibit firearm owners from carrying during municipal ...

Oregon: Please Attend Committee Hearings on April 17

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Oregon: Please Attend Committee Hearings on April 17

Next Monday, April 17, both the Senate and House Judiciary Committees will be hearing bills that, if passed, ...

Tennessee: Pro-Gun Legislation Passed out of House Subcommittee

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Tennessee: Pro-Gun Legislation Passed out of House Subcommittee

Today, the Tennessee House Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee passed House Bill 508. 

Oklahoma: Pro-Gun Preemption Bill Passed out of Committee

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Oklahoma: Pro-Gun Preemption Bill Passed out of Committee

Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed House Bill 2322.

Maine: Sunday Hunting Bills Voted Down in Committee Work Session

Hunting  

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Maine: Sunday Hunting Bills Voted Down in Committee Work Session

Yesterday, the Legislative Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife voted “ought not to pass” on all of the ...

Springfield News-Leader  

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Missouri: Nixa Rep. Taylor's pitch to eliminate gun-free zones receives House hearing

Rep. Jered Taylor, R-Nixa, proposes allowing people with permits to carry concealed weapons to bring firearms into the ...

WBTV  

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Bill filed to allow firearm education in N.C. high schools

A bill has been filed to authorize the State Board of Education to develop and offer a firearm ...

Washington Post  

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Handgun, cannon and knife all being considered for official state symbol designation in Texas

Texas is flush with state symbols, from official state crustacean (the Texas gulf shrimp) to folk dance (the ...

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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.