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U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) Throws in the Towel On New Gun Control Legislation, Other Senators Send Out a Letter

chris — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 02:23:44 +0000

In Washington, D.C. this week two developments separately demonstrated that no gun control legislation is likely to be considered by the current Congress. In the first instance, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) admitted that his effort to expand background checks …

More Voices Agree on the Need to Fix NICS

chris — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 02:23:06 +0000

NICS was established 17 years ago with Congressional passage of the Brady Act and was itself the recommendation of the firearms industry. Because our retailers are on the front lines every day using the system to help protect public safety, …

The Lion, Social Media and the Uproar

chris — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 02:22:37 +0000

The story of an American dentist whose recent African hunt resulted in the taking of a named lion that had become a favorite of tourists in a Zimbabwe preserve exploded across social media this week with predictable results. Celebrities weighed …

No Appellate Panel Review in ‘Docs vs. Glocks’

chris — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 02:21:12 +0000

A federal appellate court this week denied a request for full panel of judges (en banc review) to re-hear a challenge of Florida’s state statute that prevents healthcare professionals from inquiring about patient’s firearms. In what has become known as …

House Defeats Amendment, Opposed by NSSF, to Outlaw Legally-Owned Ivory Products

chris — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 07:03:09 +0000

By a vote of 244-183, the U.S. House on Wednesday defeated an amendment offered by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) that would have stripped out language in the FY2016 Interior Appropriations bill that protects the interstate commerce of lawfully owned, legally …

Wal-Mart Wins In Shareholder Challenge on Firearms Sales

chris — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 07:02:28 +0000

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has released its full opinion in the case of Trinity Wall Street v. Wal-Mart and it’s a victory for the giant retail chain. Earlier this spring, the court issued a short opinion vacating a …

NSSF Supports H.R. 2710, Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act

chris — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 21:35:07 +0000

U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah) on Wednesday introduced H.R. 2710, the Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act of 2015. The bill, supported by NSSF, would revise the Gun Control Act of 1968, as amended, to replace the “sporting purposes” and …

Congressional Democrats Propose National Handgun Qualification License

chris — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 21:34:26 +0000

Earlier this week anti-gun U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, both of Connecticut, along with Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-CT) introduced legislation that would require prospective handgun buyers to pass a test and submit …

Biased Survey Yields Biased Results

chris — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 21:33:45 +0000

Remember the December 2014 Pew Research Center poll that showed a majority of Americans believe it’s more important to protect the right to own firearms than to control gun ownership? Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health …

NSSF Supports Rep. Bishop’s ‘Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act,’ H.R. 2710

chris — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 15:00:48 +0000

The National Shooting Sports Foundation, trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, applauds the introduction yesterday of H.R. 2710, the Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act of 2015, by Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT), chairman of the House Committee on …