NEWTOWN, Conn. — The California Fish and Game Commission voted on May 13 to publish a notice of intent to expand the scope of its ban on the use of traditional ammunition to now include upland and small game in the California condor range—an action completely unnecessary for protecting condors and that will create yet [...]
12 June 2009
In anticipation of House Bill 182 being transmitted to Governor Pat Quinn (D), anti-gun groups are mounting a campaign urging the Governor to veto this import pro-gun reform bill.
03 June 2009
The Louisiana House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice sided with law-abiding gun owners by defeating a bill that would have prohibited firearms on property belonging to the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board.
03 June 2009
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit upheld the constitutionality of the Chicago and Oak Park handgun bans by a 3-0 decision. The 7th Circuit said that the Supreme Court’s ruling in Heller that stripped D.C. of its handgun ban only applies to the federal government. Chicago enacted its handgun ban in 1982.
02 June 2009
` Un-"wise" analysis Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor has drawn criticism for saying in an October 2001 speech, "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life." I wonder why so little of the
02 June 2009
In efforts to combat university policies and state laws, college students across the nation have joined forces in the battle to permit concealed handgun license holders the right to carry concealed handguns on college campuses. “It is every American’s constitutional right to bear arms and that right should not stop at the edge of college [...]
29 May 2009
As we have reported, Governor Phil Bredesen (D) vetoed House Bill 962.
29 May 2009
Yesterday, the Assembly Committee on Appropriations passed Assembly Bill 962. Senate Bill 585 was also passed by the Senate Appropriations Committee.
28 May 2009
Freedom States Alliance’s Social Networking Resources Freedom States Alliance: Help Grow the And so with a stroke of his veto pen, Charlie gave the very grateful gun lobby the $6 million it so loudly demanded….. Desperate to plug budget holes, lawmakers raided every trust fund in sight to put together the budget. This included a fund used to operate the concealed-weapons licensing program. When the National Rifle Association found out, it promptly sent an all-points bulletin to its members.
28 May 2009
Louisiana House members are set to debate a contentious proposal to allow concealed handguns on university campuses.
