09.09.2010 -
Oregon: Portland's gun control idea misses targetPortland Mayor Sam Adams has proposed a number of ill conceived gun control ordinances, most straight out of the gun ban lobby's play book.
Among these is an ordinance requiring gun owners to report the loss or theft of their firearms within 48 hours of when the owner knew or "should have known" the...
09.09.2010 -
San Francisco: City’s only gun shop fights to reopenAs city authorities prepare today to consider the request of High Bridge Arms to be allowed to sell guns at retail in San Francisco, the Mission District has become ground zero for the larger issues surrounding gun control.
09.09.2010 -
Texas: Gun shop owners favor allowing handguns for younger AmericansEast Texans' love for their guns and the gun sports and hobbies they're used for is well known.
But not everyone can participate based on age requirements for handguns. Now, the National Rifle Association hopes to change that.
Casey Evans, co-owner of Evans Brothers Gun Store and Range in Huntington...
09.09.2010 -
North Carolina: Midway debates change to town discharge ordinanceAbout 30 people who showed up at the Midway Town Council meeting Tuesday evening spoke out against a proposed change to the town's current gun law.
The town is considering an ordinance that would ban people from shooting a gun within the town limits.
09.09.2010 -
Philippines: Comelec wants gun ban during electionsThe Commission on Elections (Comelec) wants a gun ban imposed during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Oct. 25.
Speaking to reporters, Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal said they will recommend a gun ban during a meeting with police, military and Department of Education (DepE...
09.08.2010 -
Obama's backdoor gun banPresident Obama is afraid of the M1 Garand, the U.S. rifle that helped win World War II, defeating Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. Administration officials earlier this year moved to block the government of South Korea from selling vintage U.S. made M1 Garands and M1 carbines to eager stateside col...
09.08.2010 -
NRA CHALLENGES CONSTITUTIONALITY OF FEDERAL HANDGUN BAN FOR LAW ABIDING 18-20 YEAR...09.08.2010 -
San Francisco: Groups mobilize to deny permit to gun storeSan Francisco's only gun store could lose its permit to sell guns at a hearing today.
Steven Alcairo, 36, a San Francisco native and Mission District resident, will ask the Police Department to reinstate a use permit that lapsed in January because the gun store's owner was planning to convert it to ...
09.08.2010 -
Texas: Carrollton City Council debates gun shopsGuns took center stage at Tuesday evening's City Council meeting.
Specifically, they talked about Big Slim's Firearms, which upset some residents when it opened last week across the street from houses and in the same mini mall as a liquor store.
Council member Terry Simons proposed a new ordinance ...
09.08.2010 -
Venezuela to introduce new rules on gun ownershipThe National Assembly will pass a law in the next few days that will prohibit anyone from carrying weapons in public, ban those younger than 25 from owning a gun, and limit the number of bullets a person can carry to 25. Venezuela's current gun laws date back to 1928. The National Assembly is contro...
09.07.2010 -
Ohio: Workers protection billHouse Bill 571, which was introduced by Joe Uecker, 66th District Representative, and is co sponsored by 30 other representatives, would amend section 2923.126 of the Ohio Revised Code. The law would not allow private employers to prohibit a concealed carry permit holder from storing the employee's ...
09.07.2010 -
Florida: Lee County erases ban on gunsHundreds of signs across Lee County that proclaim guns are banned at parks, beaches, along canals and at other areas are being changed to comply with state law.
The state allows guns at these locations if the gun owner has a concealed carry permit.
09.07.2010 -
Georgia: More Augusta area women purchasing firearmsGun sales have been on the rise in Augusta, particularly to women.
"Over the last year, it's been on pretty much a daily basis," said Eddie Walden, the owner of Waldens. "We'd see (women) before, but not on a daily basis."
09.07.2010 -
Arizona: Proposition targets any anti-hunting lawsProposition 109, if approved in November, would preclude legislators from making changes in hunting laws, at least by themselves. Instead, they would have to put them on the ballot and ask voters to modify what Proposition 109 would make a state constitutional right to hunt.
09.07.2010 -
Alabama: Hunting season ignites economic engineJust about everyone knows Alabama's football season began Saturday. But the state has another season that also started Sept. 4.
The sound of shotguns thundered across the Alabama countryside as dove season opened up throughout most of the state. Even though it's officially still summer, it was the o...
09.07.2010 -
Canada: Sorry, Jack. The gun registry can't be savedJack Layton has a plan for the gun registry a compromise all Canadians can live with. He wants to drop the criminal prohibition for first time non compliers, drop registration fees and respect native treaties and the privacy rights of all gun owners. Sadly for Layton, his plan is a fiction, a far...
09.07.2010 -
Canadians have outlets to voice their opposition to long-gun registryManitoba MP Candice Hoeppner's bill C 391, designed to eliminate the long gun registry, has become an extraordinary political football. Most, if not all, hunters and law abiding firearms owners ask the common sense question, "Does the long gun registry actually stop crime?" Those who support the reg...
09.07.2010 -
Canada: Parliamentary departures may play a role in coming gun registry vote The recent departure of three MPs from Parliament and the possible resignation of a fourth in the coming days could play a pivotal role in a vote this month on whether to scrap the federal gun registry.
A squeaker result is expected on Sept. 22, with Tory backbencher Candice Hoeppner predicting ...
09.07.2010 -
UK: License plan upsets the anti-gun lobbyA cash saving proposal to stop home visits for some shotgun licence renewals has been slammed as 'horrendous' by anti gun campaigners.
Plans to halt some home visits for the five yearly certificate renewals as part of the growing collaboration between Bedfordshire Police and Hertfordshire Constabula...
09.07.2010 -
New Zealand: New gun control laws proposedCoroner David Crerar has recommended the Government review the Arms Act -- including revisiting a suggested ban on military style semi automatics -- as part of his findings into the deaths of Molenaar and Senior Constable Len Snee last May.
09.03.2010 -
Gang violence and the mayor`s feeble and futile gun lawsIn response to the escalation in gang-related shootings in Portland, Mayor Sam Adams is proposing actions that are typical of those with liberal leanings. Rather than blaming the criminals, he`s blaming the guns, and he`s proposing five ordinances, some of which will restrict the gun rights of law-a...
09.03.2010 -
States Being Asked For `Right-To-Hunt` AmendmentsLifelong hunter Bill Haycraft of Kentucky sees his treasured outdoors heritage under siege and in need of constitutional protection from animal rights advocates. He`s one of many hunters backing a "right-to-hunt" amendment that`s expected to be on his state`s 2012 ballot.
09.03.2010 -
Canada: NDP rethinks opposition to gun registrySome rural and northern New Democrat MPs may stay away from the upcoming vote on the long-gun registry, a move that could save the controversial program, the Star has learned.
09.02.2010 -
Obama administration reverses course, forbids sale of 850,000 antique riflesThe South Korean government, in an effort to raise money for its military, wants to sell nearly a million antique M1 rifles that were used by U.S. soldiers in the Korean War to gun collectors in America.
The Obama administration approved the sale of the American made rifles last year. But it reverse...
09.02.2010 -
NRA-PVF to Make Major Announcement on Missouri U.S. Senate Race -- NRA Leaders Com...09.02.2010 -
California: Assembly session ends, Right-to-Carry restriction bill diesFor the Assembly, the curtain fell at midnight Tuesday after a final hour marked by animosity that began with a partisan fight that ultimately killed legislation to ban the open display of unloaded guns in most public places.
09.02.2010 -
Washington: Yakima County revises Right-to-Carry ordinanceYakima County commissioners approved an ordinance Tuesday allowing gun owners to carry their weapons to county parks and festivals.
KAPP TV reports the change was made because the county law was more restrictive that the state law on concealed weapons.
09.02.2010 -
Canada: It's time to finally get rid of the long gun registryAfter all this time, there's still no clear evidence the long gun registry has stemmed gun related crimes. The only certainty is that the registry has cost taxpayers at least $2 billion an astronomical figure given that the Liberals promised the registry would only cost an initial $2 million in s...
09.02.2010 -
NRA Freedom Action Foundation Launches 2010 Trigger the Vote Effort -- Honorary Ch...09.01.2010 -
Philadelphia police seize guns from lawful permit holdersIn the last two years, Philadelphia police have confiscated guns from at least nine men - including four security guards - who were carrying them legally, and only one of the guns has been returned, according to interviews with the men.
