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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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Thursday, April 15, 2004

Significant Gains for Virginia Gun Owners: NRA Supported Bills Become Law

FAIRFAX, VA -- In a victory for Second Amendment rights, several bills passed by the Virginia General Assembly ...

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Saturday, January 10, 2004

Setting The Record Straight On BATF Firearms Traces

"Gun control" advocates purposely mischaracterize BATFE firearm commerce tracing for several purposes, frequently to promote "assault weapon" (AW) ...

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Thursday, July 17, 2003

Bill Introduced to Restore the Right of Self-Defense in D.C.

FAIRFAX, VA - The "District of Columbia Personal Protection Act," a bill that seeks to restore the Second ...

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Friday, January 31, 2003

CA Attorney General Lockyer Reports Ballistic "Fingerprinting" Flawed

Bill Lockyer (D) has finally acknowledged what NRA has been saying for some time—any ballistic "fingerprinting" scheme implemented ...

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Wednesday, January 15, 2003

Federal Firearms Licenses

Federal law requires persons engaged in the business of dealing in, manufacturing, or importing firearms, or manufacturing or ...

Saturday, December 15, 2001

Schumer And Kennedy Move To Register Law-Abiding Gun Owners

Exploiting the media frenzy over terrorism, U.S. Senators Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) have introduced S. ...

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Friday, October 5, 2001

Technical Evaluation: Feasibility of Ballistics Imaging Database for All New Handgun Sales

Automated computer matching systems do not provide conclusive results. Rather, a list of potential candidates are presented that ...

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Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Nazi Repression Of Firearms Owners

New research into Adolf Hitler`s use of firearm registration lists to confiscate guns and execute their owners teaches ...

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Tuesday, May 22, 2001

James Jay Baker Letter On Background Checks

A March 29, 2001, USA TODAY article highlighted problems with the National Instant Check System, but failed to ...

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Tuesday, May 22, 2001

Los Angeles Handgun Taskforce Report

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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.