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Friday, April 18, 2003

Kennedy Loses First Skirmish In Senate Battle For Reckless Lawsuit Preemption

U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), one of Congress’s most strident and long-serving anti-gun voices, fired what could be ...

Friday, April 11, 2003

House Passes Reckless Lawsuit Legislation

On Wednesday, April 9, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1036, reckless lawsuit preemption legislation, on an ...

Monday, April 7, 2003

Special Congressional Alert!! 4/7/2003

RECKLESS LAWSUIT PREEMPTION SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY VOTE! H.R. 1036, the NRA-backed reckless lawsuit preemption legislation, has been scheduled ...

Saturday, April 5, 2003

Reckless Lawsuit Preemption Approved By Judiciary Committee

On Thursday, April 3, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted 21 - 11 to approve H.R. ...

Friday, March 28, 2003

Arizona Suit Supremely Rejected

Affirming a ruling by the Arizona Court of Appeals, on March 21 the Arizona State Supreme Court ruled ...

Friday, March 21, 2003

Reckless Lawsuit Bill Introduced In US Senate

U.S. Senators Larry Craig (R-Id.)—also an NRA Director—and Max Baucus (D-Mont.) introduced the Senate’s version of reckless lawsuit ...

Friday, March 14, 2003

Reckless Lawsuit Preemption Remains In NRA Spotlight

Reckless lawsuit preemption legislation remains one of the top priorities for NRA this Congress. H.R. 1036, the House ...

Friday, March 7, 2003

Reckless Lawsuit Preemption Bill Introduced In Congress

U.S. Representative Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) teamed with Representatives Rick Boucher (D-Va.), Melissa Hart (R-Penn.), and Chris John (D-La.) ...

Saturday, March 1, 2003

Supreme Court Sends Chicago Case Back To Lower Court

On Wednesday, February 26, the Supreme Court of the United States vacated a ruling by the U.S.

Monday, February 24, 2003

Ninth Circuit Disputes Silveira Decision, Judge Calls Second Amendment an Individual Right

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in a February 18 ruling questioned that circuit`s recent ...

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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.