Federal Firearms Laws

The case marks the second round of high stakes litigation over the breadth of the Second Amendment and will likely have wider impact nationwide than the first. In June 2008, the justices struck down a Washington, D.C., handgun ban and declared for the first time that the Second Amendment covers an individual right to keep [...]

The University of Tennessee’s newly announced policy banning all gun ownership by student athletes is an extreme overreaction to the criminal acts of a few. UT’s athletic director, Mike Hamilton, said that under the new policy, the university will automatically dismiss any student athlete found in possession of a gun — even those with permits [...]

A town hall meeting intended to cover the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s budget instead produced a verbal sparring match over gun registration. Metro Police Sheriff Doug Gillespie planned to discuss the economic challenges facing his department. But, Gillespie spent a significant amount of time defending Clark County’s gun registration system. Source: NRA-ILA News

At the urging of the National Rifle Association, Democratic Sen. Roger Bedford of Russellville got the Senate to vote 26 2 for his bill. “This vote is about one thing only: Do you support Second Amendment rights?” Bedford told the Senate. His bill would ban businesses from having policies that prohibit legal firearms from being [...]

Sheriff Sandra Hutchens prompted guffaws from some Second Amendment stalwarts when she said at a Feb. 9 candidate forum that she’s approved 90 percent of applications for concealed weapons permits. In fact, she’s significantly tightened distribution criteria. There are 22 percent fewer CCW permits than when Hutchens was appointed to the job in 2008. And [...]

There were no firearm related hunting fatalities in 2009 and 18 injuries. That ends the decade with just nine hunting incident deaths and 218 injuries, the lowest numbers recorded, in the half century for which hunting statistics have been kept in Iowa. Source: NRA-ILA News

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Lawmakers in Maine, home to one of the nation’s most visited national parks, are considering whether to override a new federal law that allows guns in the sanctuaries. A law that took effect Monday lets licensed gun owners take firearms into national parks and wildlife refuges provided state law doesn’t say otherwise. No states have [...]

Anyone holding a gun permit would be allowed to carry a weapon into public parks, most restaurants and other businesses under a bill that has passed the state Senate. Senate Bill 2153 passed the Senate on a 48-3 vote earlier this month. It was sent to the state House and was assigned to the Judiciary [...]

A House committee is considering a bill that would prohibit most private employers from telling employees they cannot keep a legal firearm in their locked vehicles while parked at work. Source: NRA-ILA News