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Friday, January 30, 2004

Prosecute Crime -- Not Guns, Hatch Says

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch says new Justice Department figures support longtime GOP claims that the best ...

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Friday, January 30, 2004

Bill Lets South Carolinians Buy More Guns

Gun buyers could purchase more than one pistol at a time under a bill that cleared a Senate ...

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Thursday, January 29, 2004

Senate Inquisition

A formal probe is under way to discover how last November the Wall Street Journal got its hands ...

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Thursday, January 29, 2004

Bill Would Cancel Ban On Gun Used In Self-Defense

Arguing that a Wilmette man had a right to shoot an intruder in his home -- regardless of ...

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Thursday, January 29, 2004

Citizen Disarmament in D.C.

For nearly 30 years, the D.C. government has conducted a public policy experiment based on the theory that ...

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Thursday, January 29, 2004

Semi-Automatic Firearms

Semi-automatic firearms were introduced more than a century ago. The first semi-automatic rifle, a Mannlicher, was introduced in ...

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Wednesday, January 28, 2004

Erasing A Clinton Legacy

The omnibus appropriations bill passed by the Senate on Jan. 22 contains several important reforms in federal gun ...

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Wednesday, January 28, 2004

Athletes And Guns

Giant NFL players admitting they feel threatened by crime? This hardly fits their tough, macho image. Yet, crimes ...

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Wednesday, January 28, 2004

Assault Weapons Ban Gathering Momentum in Maryland

A bill banning assault weapons is shaping up to be the major battle over weaponry this session, with ...

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Wednesday, January 28, 2004

GOP Having Trouble Finding Votes To Override Gun Veto

Republicans hunting for votes to overturn Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle`s veto of a concealed weapons bill in the ...

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.