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Friday, June 27, 2008

Time Is Running Out To Protect Your Right-to-Carry: Comments MUST Be Received By Monday!

One of the most basic rights we as lawful Americans enjoy is the right to defend our families ...

Friday, June 27, 2008

Obama Tries To Move Forward By Backpedaling

By now we all know where presidential nominee Barack Obama stands on the Second Amendment.

Friday, June 27, 2008

NRA Files Second Amendment Lawsuits In Illinois And California Following Supreme Court Ruling

Following up on yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling that the Second Amendment protects a private right to possess firearms ...

Friday, June 27, 2008

Victory In The Supreme Court!

On June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court affirmed, in a 5-4 decision, the ruling of the U.S. Court ...

Friday, June 27, 2008

NRA Files Suit in San Francisco!

FAIRFAX, VA - Yesterday's United States Supreme Court ruling in District of Columbia vs. Heller confirmed what the ...

Friday, June 27, 2008

West Virginia: Ranson Gun Ban Proposal Fails!

An illegal ordinance proposing a ban on concealed carry on all public property was tabled on Tuesday, June ...

Friday, June 27, 2008

Rhode Island Legislature Adjourns for Year

The 2008 legislative session came to a close but not before passing a change to state law that ...

Friday, June 27, 2008

South Carolina Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto of Tax Holiday for Firearm Purchases!

Thanks to your efforts, the South Carolina House and Senate voted this week to override Governor Mark Sanford’s ...

Friday, June 27, 2008

Update on Pending Firearm Legislation in the Empire State

On Tuesday, June 24, the 2008 New York State Legislative Session closed with the following anti-gun bills failing ...

Friday, June 27, 2008

New York: Update on Governor Patterson’s Gun Proposal

As the regular legislative session came to a close, negotiations involving Governor David Paterson’s (D) gun proposal took ...

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.