Why the NRA opposes banning lawfully-owned ivory in the U.S.
The Obama administration and state lawmakers have proposed bans on legally-owned ivory products in the United States, claiming that such bans are necessary to preserve African elephants. While the NRA supports efforts to stop poaching and the illegal trade of ivory, these proposals would do nothing to protect elephants in Africa and Asia, but would instead make sellers of legal ivory potential criminals overnight, as well as destroy the value of property held by countless gun owners, art collectors, musicians and others.
Saturday, May 2, 2015
The Obama administration and state lawmakers have proposed bans on legally-owned ivory products in the United States, claiming ...
Friday, May 1, 2015
Fresh off defeating Gun Sense Vermont’s “universal” background check legislation (S.31), three other anti-gun bills were neutralized in ...
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Senate Bill 941, legislation which seeks to expand background checks to private transfers, is being rushed through the ...
Monday, April 27, 2015
Senate Bill 913, the ivory regulation bill, could be up for a vote on the Senate floor as ...
Monday, April 27, 2015
With roughly a few weeks of session remaining, Gun Sense Vermont’s major gun control push has officially floundered. ...
Monday, April 27, 2015
Update on Gun-Related Bills in the Nevada Legislature.
Monday, April 20, 2015
This week, the Illinois Senate Environment and Conservation Committee is scheduled to hear Senate Bill 1858 for a second ...
Monday, April 20, 2015
S.440, sponsored by Senator Jason Lewis (D-Winchester), and its companion, H.1275, sponsored by Representative Lori Ehrlich (D-Marblehead), are ...
Friday, April 17, 2015
Today, the Oregon Senate Judiciary committee passed Senate Bill 913 as amended. SB 913, the ivory regulation bill, was ...
Monday, April 13, 2015
On Tuesday, April 14th, Senate Bill 941, which seeks to expand background checks to private transfers, is scheduled ...