Federal Firearms Laws

If you thought getting a gun licence was a walk in the park, think again. According to police commissioner Shankar M Bidari, now one’s life should be under threat in order to apply for a licence. Source: NRA-ILA News

On Wednesday, in an expected cliffhanger of a vote, Parliamentarians will decide whether a Conservative private member’s bill that proposes the long gun registry be scrapped, should itself be scrapped. Source: NRA-ILA News

The governor of Puerto Rico is proposing legislation that would require commercial airlines to notify police every time someone imports firearms into the U.S. Caribbean territory. Source: NRA-ILA News

The local Hunt for the Hungry game donation program continues to serve area residents in need, even as contributions have fallen amid a slumping economy and reduced deer harvest last year. This laudable program kicks off its 16th year with the start of the archery deer season Saturday. As it does, we implore hunters to [...]

Supporters of a proposition to make hunting and fishing constitutional rights in Arizona say they’re making a pre emptive strike against any threat to what they deem long standing traditions. Source: NRA-ILA News

Nationwide, spending on hunting gear is soaring, says the National Shooting Sports Foundation, which tracks hunting trends. Companies that make, distribute or sell sporting firearms, ammunition and supplies generated $27.8 billion in economic activity in 2009, vs. $19.1 billion in 2008, says the group’s 2010 Firearms and Ammunition Industry Economic Impact Report. Those companies paid [...]

Armed criminals should take notice. Next time they try to mug someone, rob a convenience store or take a person’s car at gunpoint, the would be victim or victims also could be carrying a weapon. A growing number of Texans have applied and are authorized to carry concealed guns, show Texas Department of Public Safety [...]

The surprise victory of Christine O’Donnell in Delaware’s Senate primary confirms what we’ve suspected all year, ever since the election of Sen. Scott Brown from Massachusetts in January. This year’s critical midterm elections are going to bring real change to Congress. And it won’t be the kind of change favored by the “hope and change” [...]

To no one’s surprise, Rick Perry scored the critical endorsements Thursday of the National Rifle Association and the Texas State Rifle Association at a Dallas gun store. Source: NRA-ILA News

The Harper government, while conceding the “die is cast” in a vote to keep the long gun registry, is firmly standing its ground to dismantle it, with the prime minister heading to the hometown of undecided MPs and a senior cabinet minister blaming “Toronto elites” for the push to save the database. Source: NRA-ILA News