Posted by On October - 30 - 2011
While Congress investigates the involvement of federal law enforcement agents in the “Fast and Furious” Mexican gun trafficking scandal, Business Week reports that five current and three retired New York City police officers, along with a former New Jersey corrections officer and three other individuals, have been charged with trafficking M16s, handguns and shotguns — some with defaced serial numbers — as part of a $ 1 million scheme.
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Posted by On October - 29 - 2011
As we’ve been reporting week in and week out, H.R. 822 — the “National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011″ is very good legislation for gun owners.
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Posted by On October - 27 - 2011
The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved a gun rights bill that could be headed to the floor by the end of 2011.
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Posted by On October - 26 - 2011
Five New York City police officers are among 12 people arrested in a gun smuggling sting operation, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
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Posted by On October - 24 - 2011
Stevens: I would change the interpretation of the Second Amendment. The court got that quite wrong. Gun policy should be handled by legislatures and by states, not by federal judges appointed for life.
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Posted by On October - 23 - 2011
There’s been a lot of misguided, unfounded, and just plain incorrect information circulating on the Internet lately regarding H.R. 822 — the “National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011.”
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Posted by On October - 21 - 2011
New Hampshire residents would no longer have to obtain licenses to carry concealed weapons under a bill a key House committee voted for Thursday.
By a vote of 12-5, the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee recommended passage of House Bill 536, which allows anyone but convicted felons and the mentally ill to carry pistols openly or concealed, loaded or unloaded, without a permit.
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Posted by On October - 20 - 2011
Does the Second Amendment right to bear arms for self defense extend outside the doorway of our homes? Well, no — at least not according to rulings of judges in California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Virginia. Although 40 states currently mandate that permits shall be granted to allow all competent, law abiding adults who seek them to carry concealed loaded firearms, California, Illinois and Maryland deny permits to all but those who can show they face specific dangers.
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Posted by On October - 18 - 2011
The state Department of Justice is expecting an influx of concealed carry permit applications after the law takes effect next month.
And if Wisconsin residents react to the law like Minnesota and Michigan residents did, the DOJ will see the number of applications increase each year.
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Posted by On October - 16 - 2011
Governor Scott Walker reluctantly approved the Emergency Concealed Carry Rules promulgated by the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ). While the Governor has many of the same concerns that were expressed by NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris Cox in his letter to Attorney General Van Hollen, he understandably did not want to further delay the ability of citizens of Wisconsin to carry concealed handguns for self-defense. His rejection of the Emergency Rules would have resulted in a significant delay on implementation of the new law that takes effect on November 1.
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