The U.S. House of Representatives this week approved the FY 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. NSSF Government Relations staff worked with the committee and Chairman John Culberson (R-Texas) to incorporate increased funding for the Department of …
This week, anti-gun members of Congress reintroduced legislation that would mandate the nationwide phase-in of what they like to call “smart guns,” but that is more accurately known as authorized-user recognition technology for firearms.…
On Monday, May 18, Federal District Judge Frederick J. Scullin…
issued a preliminary injunction in Wrenn v. District of Columbia, prohibiting Washington D.C. from enforcing its “good reason” requirement for individuals seeking a CCW permit.…
On Thursday morning in the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, Sen. Michael Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced an amendment to the Financial Regulatory Improvement Act to prohibit federal banking and credit union regulators from implementing or participating in the Obama Administration’s Department of …
The U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law this week held a hearing entitled “Ongoing oversight: Monitoring the activities of the Justice Department’s Civil, Tax and Environment and Natural Resources Division and the U.S. Trustee Program.”…
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday passed by voice vote the FY16 CJS Appropriations bill. The measure funds federal Commerce Justice and Science related agencies and programs. Important for our industry, the FY 2016 bill contains additional funding …
The liberal Center for American Progress, this week called for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to be abolished and its law enforcement and regulatory responsibilities turned over to the FBI. The report followed the introduction of …
Gun control organizations are known to exaggerate, confuse, conflate and misrepresent the facts. So, it was good to see that the Politifact organization recently challenged an assertion of the Michael Bloomberg-funded Everytown for Gun Safety, rating one of the group’s …
The bipartisan leadership of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, led by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), introduced the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act (HR 2406) on Tuesday evening. …
The Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act (HR 2246) was introduced last week by House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Rep. Alex Mooney (R-W.V.). …
