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Joe Biden’s Unreasonable Gun Control Agenda – Malarkey Moderate
To borrow language from the Biden campaign, the notion that Barack Obama’s former vice president is a reasonable moderate is malarkey. Gun rights supporters know that as a lawmaker Biden voted in favor of radical gun controls that trampled upon the rights of law-abiding Americans and against legislation to protect …
California: Assembly Sends AB 88 Back to Senate without a Vote
Last Friday, the California Assembly was expected to vote on AB 88, the public safety budget trailer bill that was recently amended to include gun control language. The Assembly instead returned AB 88 to the Senate without taking a vote, prior to adjourning and resuming the summer recess. AB 88 …
California: Bills Pass Senate Appropriations Committee Now Eligible for Floor Vote
Today, the Senate Appropriations considered bills sent to the Suspense File earlier this month, passing SB 914 and SB 1175 on party-line voting. Both bills are eligible for votes on the Senate floor. Contact your Senator today and urge their opposition to SB 914 and SB 1175. Click here to contact your …
Despite Confiscation, New Zealand Sees Most Gun Crime in a Decade
On April 5, 2019, three days after New Zealand’s Arms Amendment Act 2019 advanced from its first reading in parliament, NRA-ILA noted that “[g]iven the abundant research on Australia’s similar gun confiscation efforts, New Zealand officials can expect that their gun control measures will do little more than trample the …
Lawsuits Begin Over Trudeau’s “Assault Weapon” Ban
As we informed our readers earlier, Justin Trudeau, the Canadian Prime Minister, took advantage of the suspension of Parliament to declare a ban on what he described as “military grade assault weapons.” The implementing regulations (“Orders in Council”) apply to over 1,500 models and “variants” of guns that have been …
Virginia County School Board Moves to Educate Youth on Safe Gun Handling
The school board in Culpeper County, Va., unanimously approved a motion to offer free firearm- and hunter-safety education to middle-school students and voted 5-2 to further explore the idea of using the NRA Eddie Eagle GunSafe program in elementary schools. “The more we educate our young people on how to …
Virginia County School Board Moves to Educate Youth on Safe Gun Handling
The school board in Culpeper County, Va., unanimously approved a motion to offer free firearm- and hunter-safety education to middle-school students and voted 5-2 to further explore the idea of using the NRA Eddie Eagle GunSafe program in elementary schools. “The more we educate our young people on how to …
Changes Coming to ATF Form 4473
The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) is accepting public comment on proposed changes to Form 4473—used to process NICS background checks during the transfer of a gun—until Feb. 24. The Federal Register listing [PDF] indicates submitted input must be limited in scope. Quality and …
Background Check Fee Shows Even California DOJ Can’t Decipher State Gun Laws
When a state’s lawmakers and government officials can’t even decipher the maze of gun laws they have created, it’s probably a good sign that there’s too much gun control on the books. Such is the case in California, where a recent change in state law passed by anti-gun lawmakers inadvertently …
Crooked California: Bad Gun-Control Laws Once Again Foster Official Corruption
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter Mazza speaks to reporters on Nov. 22, 2019 during a press conference in San Diego after federal agents arrested Marco Garmo, a former captain in the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, who was charged with operating an illegal firearms trafficking business. In news that will …
