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Four More Senators Send Letter to Secretary Kempthorne Requesting the Interior Department Change Its Policy Regarding Firearms in National Parks

Monday, February 11, 2008

As part of the ongoing NRA-ILA effort to change the National Park Service rules to allow Right-to-Carry in our national parks and wildlife refuges, four additional Senators have written to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne urging him to remove restrictions on the carrying and transportation of firearms by law-abiding gun owners. Senators Kit Bond (R-MO), Russ Feingold (D-WI), Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) sent the letter to Secretary Kempthorne on February 11.

Together with 47 other Senators who signed a letter (www.nraila.org/Media/PDFs/kempthorne_ltr.pdf) to Secretary Kempthorne on December 14, 2007, a majority of the U.S. Senate has now called for this policy change.

NRA-ILA has made the adoption of new rules to allow law-abiding gun owners with permits to carry their firearms for self-defense while traveling in our national parks a top priority and we have been working for nearly five years to change this policy.

Click here to see the letter to Secretary Kempthorne.

 

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Monday, February 9, 2026

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Sunday, February 8, 2026

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Monday, February 9, 2026

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Monday, February 2, 2026

Virginia Gun Owners Face Magazine Confiscation!

Astute Virginia gun owners anticipated terrible gun control legislation from the 2026 General Assembly. Still, some may be shocked to learn that anti-rights zealots in the Virginia Senate have advanced a bill to CONFISCATE standard capacity firearm ...

New Mexico: Senate Committee to Passes Sweeping Gun Control Bill

Thursday, February 5, 2026

New Mexico: Senate Committee to Passes Sweeping Gun Control Bill

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Virginia: Senate Passes Excise Tax as Semi-Auto Ban Advances

Friday, February 6, 2026

Virginia: Senate Passes Excise Tax as Semi-Auto Ban Advances

On Friday, February 6th, the Senate passed Senate Bill 763, which imposes an 11% excise tax on the sale of all firearms and ammunition "by a dealer in firearms, firearms manufacturer, or ammunition vendor," and designates all ...

Connecticut: Draconian Pistol Ban Introduced in Hartford

Friday, February 6, 2026

Connecticut: Draconian Pistol Ban Introduced in Hartford

As a new legislative session begins in Connecticut, it certainly feels like Groundhog Day again as Gov. Ned Lamont unveiled his latest swipe at law-abiding gun owners.  The state’s Chief Executive came out of the ...

Virginia: House Continues Gun Control Push Giving Public Minimal Notice Before Vote

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Virginia: House Continues Gun Control Push Giving Public Minimal Notice Before Vote

Today, the Virginia House of Delegates added half a dozen gun control bills to the floor agenda for votes and promptly passed the bills giving little notice to the public.

AI Bias on Guns, Crime: Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? No.

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Monday, February 9, 2026

AI Bias on Guns, Crime: Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? No.

It’s bad enough that anti-gun activists and politicians, aided by the mainstream media, are busy pushing out lies and fantasies about guns and gun control, but now inanimate chatbots and artificial intelligence (AI) tools are ...

North Carolina: Permitless Carry Veto Override Vote Postponed

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

North Carolina: Permitless Carry Veto Override Vote Postponed

Today, the North Carolina House of Representatives rescheduled this morning’s veto override on Senate Bill 50, Freedom to Carry NC, to February 9, 2026.

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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.