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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Colorado gun bills: Lawmakers spar for seven rounds of bills

Hundreds of Coloradans showed up at the state Capitol on Monday to cheer or jeer seven Democratic gun ...

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Colorado: Senate committee votes 3-2 to ban private transfers

House Bill 1229 passed out of the State, Veteran and Military Affairs committee on a 3-2 party line ...

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Colorado: Senate committee passes bill requiring fee for gun background checks

Would be gun buyers in Colorado are one step closer to being required to pay for their own ...

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Monday, March 4, 2013

Rhode Island: Efforts to restrict guns generate fierce opposition in Statehouse

State lawmakers plan to unveil several bills in coming weeks designed to strengthen state gun laws. The package ...

Friday, March 1, 2013

Illinois: Sweeping Bans on Commonly Owned Firearms and Magazines Will be Considered in the House Next Week

Next week, the Illinois House will consider extreme anti-gun legislation that will ban commonly owned semi automatic firearms ...

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Friday, March 1, 2013

Senators delay consideration of gun legislation

Senators postponed consideration of legislation limiting gun violence for at least a week Thursday as members of both ...

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Friday, March 1, 2013

Florida: Lawmakers propose multiple gun bills

Gov. Scott earlier this year reiterated his support of the Second Amendment and said he didn't anticipate any ...

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Friday, March 1, 2013

Federal gun proposals face tough legal road

The prospects for the administration's proposals, however, are murky at best. Six weeks after Obama announced his initiatives, ...

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Friday, March 1, 2013

Maryland: Senate passes sweeping gun control bill

Maryland Senate Democrats passed sweeping gun control legislation proposed by Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday, with tighter ...

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Friday, March 1, 2013

Rhode Island: Hundreds protest firearm registration bill

Hundreds of gun rights supporters have filled the Rhode Island Statehouse to protest a proposal to require gun ...

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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.