Canadian Firearms Owners ‘Shuffling’ to Destroy Registry
The members of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association (CSSA) are mad as hell and they're not going to take this any more.
Texans: NRA-ILA Wants Help on ‘Parking Lot’ Law
NRA-ILA marked the one-year anniversary of Senate Bill 321 taking effect in Texas, a law which allowed the transportation and storage of firearms in locked, employee-owned motor vehicles parked on company-controlled parking lots.
Nicole R. Goeser receives NRAs 2012 Sybil Ludington Womens Freedom Award
The National Rifle Association has selected Nicole R. Goeser of Nashville, Tennessee, to receive the 2012 Sybil Ludington Women’s Freedom Award.
Nevada Committee Passes On “Assault Weapons” Hearing
On Tuesday, August 28, the state Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice (also called a legislative interim committee) was to hold a public hearing in Carson City that included 'Assault Weapons' as its third topic.
BATFEs McMahon Is Drawing Two Paychecks
BATFE’s William McMahon, the agency's Assistant Deputy Director for Field Operations who approved the “Fast and Furious” operation, is being allowed to receive his six-figure federal paycheck for nearly half a year, while working full-time as investment bank J. P. Morgan’s executive director for global security and investments in the Philippines, NRA-ILA reports.
Physics Prof Rebuffed Over Canceling Classes with “Carry” Students
University of Colorado Chancellor Phil DiStefano recently notified the Boulder campus faculty members -- in particular Professor Jerry Peterson, chairman of the Boulder Faculty Assembly -- that professors 'do not have the right to shut down a class or refuse to teach' should they learn that one of their students is lawfully carrying a gun under a concealed-carry permit.
D.C. Proposal: Lower Penalties for “Honest Mistakes”
Washington, D.C., Council Chairman Phil Mendelson has introduced legislation that would allow prosecutors to offer 'administrative dispositions' to nonresidents accused of possessing unregistered firearms or ammunition, allowing them to avoid criminal convictions.
GOP May Approve Super Pro-Gun Platform
Delegates to the Republican National Convention are considering the most pro-gun political platform ever, supporting national concealed-carry reciprocity, opposing domestic restrictions on ammunition sales, and resisting United Nations interference in gun sales.
Anti-AR SB 249 bill pulled from California hearing calendar
Due to overwhelming grassroots opposition from law-abiding gun owners and California’s firearms industry members, SB 249 was pulled from the Assembly Appropriations Committee hearing calendar for Thursday, Aug. 16. This means that the bill is dead for the year.
Firearms Imports Up, Exports Down from 2011 to 2012
NSSF reports that overall U.S. imports (in units) in six sporting arms and ammunition categories increased 41.0 percent in June 2012 compared to June 2011. June 2012 imported units in tracked categories totaled 203.2 million, up from 144.2 million reported in June 2011.
NSSF Offers Colleges $300,000 in Grants To Expand Collegiate Shooting Programs
(GunReports.com) — To encourage collegiate target shooting at both varsity and club levels, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is inviting schools to apply for a total of $300,000 in grants to be awarded through its Collegiate Shooting Sports Initiative.NSSF, the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry, has awarded more than $650,000 to 75 colleges to help establish, expand and sustain shooting clubs and teams. Grant applications are available at…
Colorado University-Boulder allows guns in some family housing units
The University of Colorado will not allow students to bring guns into the Boulder campus dorms this fall, though residents who have concealed-carry permits will be allowed to keep weapons in a limited number of family housing units, school officials announced.