Posted by On October - 31 - 2010
In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), the Supreme Court indicated that a limited number of gun control restrictions are permissible under the Second Amendment — provisions such as “prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms.”
NRA-ILA Site Updates
Posted by On October - 30 - 2010
Thanks for sticking with the NRA and helping put us in a position to have a major impact in races across the country.
NRA-ILA Site Updates
Posted by On October - 28 - 2010
Last week, Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Representative Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) announced their support of Arizona’s Proposition 109 – the Right to Hunt and Fish Constitutional Amendment. Joining them at a press conference in the Arizona State Capitol was former NRA president Sandy Froman. Arizona is among four states with a Right to Hunt and Fish Constitutional Amendment appearing on the November ballot.
If adopted, Prop. 109 will protect Arizona’s generations-old hunting and fishing heritage and critical wildlife management practices against the kinds of emotion-driven bans that have been imposed in other states.
NRA-ILA Site Updates
Posted by On October - 27 - 2010
A bill to allow guns in college campus buildings died in the last legislative session, but supporters say they’re cautiously optimistic about its chances next year.
NRA-ILA Site Updates
Posted by On October - 25 - 2010
When the new Congress convenes in January, the House of Representatives will almost certainly have an even larger pro Second Amendment majority than it does today. How much larger? If “N” is the net Republican gain, expect that the net pro gun gain will be slightly smaller than 1/2N.
NRA-ILA Site Updates
Posted by On October - 24 - 2010
This week, CNBC aired an hour-long attack on the Remington 700 rifle, rehashing decades-old allegations about the popular rifle’s trigger system.
NRA-ILA Site Updates
Posted by On October - 22 - 2010
Acting on the misguided rationalization that the historic and outdated M1 Garand semiautomatic rifle is a threat to American public safety, the State Department has canceled plans by the Republic of Korea to return nearly 100,000 surplus rifles to these shores and the U.S. consumer market.
NRA-ILA Site Updates
Posted by On October - 21 - 2010
Posted by On October - 19 - 2010
The gun rights group is set to send out 4 million — 4 million! — voter cards to members in every state.
The cards will be contained inside members’ N.R.A. sponsored magazines, and will give state specific lists of N.R.A. approved candidates.
Andrew Arulanandam, an N.R.A. spokesman, said the magazines are starting to go out now, and should start showing up in a few days.
NRA-ILA Site Updates
Posted by On October - 18 - 2010