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Members of the media, U.S. Congress, and anti-gun groups continue to mislead the public on so-called "Universal" Background Checks. Find out what they're claiming, and then find out the truth.

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Statement from Chris W. Cox, NRA-ILA Executive Director, regarding inaccurate NBC story alleging that NRA won’t oppose background check bill

An article appearing today on NBCNews.com is falsely reporting that NRA will not oppose legislation being negotiated in ...

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Washington: Private transfer ban stalls in House

Supporters of a proposal to expand background checks to private gun sales struggled Monday to secure a final ...

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Nevada: Assembly introduces two gun bills

A bill mandating background checks for gun purchases, prohibiting armor piercing bullets and taxing firearm sales has been ...

Monday, March 11, 2013

Hawaii: Gun Registration Bill Passes the Senate

On March 5, Senate Bill 69 passed out of the state Senate by a 21-3 vote. Introduced by state senators Will ...

Friday, March 8, 2013

New Mexico: HB 77 Saga Continues

On Tuesday, House Bill 77 - which would criminalize private firearms transfers at gun shows in New Mexico ...

Friday, March 8, 2013

Senate Judiciary Committee Begins Consideration of Feinstein's "Assault Weapons" Bill

On March 7, the Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), began consideration of several bills, ...

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Friday, March 8, 2013

Delaware: Wilmington City Council unveils gun control bill

Wilmington City Council on Thursday unveiled a package of gun control measures it hopes could address the city's ...

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

NRA campaign in high gear

The National Rifle Association and its allies are kicking their lobbying forces into high gear as the Senate ...

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Delaware: Legislators set to unveil private transfer ban

Legislation calling for so called universal background checks was to be unveiled Wednesday by Gov. Jack Markell, Attorney ...

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

San Francisco: Supervisors approve ammunition restrictions

Legislation banning the sale of certain kinds of ammunition and requiring arms dealers to report sales of 500 ...

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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.