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Senate Bill 402, introduced by state Senator Joe Negron (R-28) was heard today in the Senate Community Affairs Committee and PASSED by a unanimous 9 to 0 vote. House Bill 45, introduced by state Representative Matt Gaetz (R-4) was heard today in the House Community & Military Affairs Subcommittee and PASSED by a 11 to 4 vote. - [Read more]

After unanimously passing in both chambers of the state Legislature, House Bill 1079 was signed into law by Governor Dennis Daugaard on March 18. This legislation, sponsored in the House by state Representative Brian Gosch (R-32) and in the Senate by Senate Majority Leader Russell Olson (R-8), clarifies that residents of non-contiguous states may purchase long guns in South Dakota. - [Read more]

This Friday, March 25, the Senate State Affairs Committee is scheduled to consider House Bill 222. Last week, with strong support from pro-gun members, the Idaho House passed HB 222 by a 41 to 28 vote, with one vote absent. There has been a lot of vocal opposition to this self-defense bill so it is critical that our voices are heard and committee members know how important this legislation is to all Idahoans. - [Read more]

Oklahoma State Legislature continues to take action on a number of bills of interest to firearms owners in the Sooner State. Legislation recently moving forward includes the “Fraudulent Firearms Purchase Prevention Act”, “Firearm Owner Privacy Protection Act”, the “Parking Lot/Worker Protection” expansion bill, and open carry legislation for those 18-years old and over. - [Read more]

Last Friday, March 18, Governor Robert McDonnell (R) signed into law three NRA-backed pro-gun reform bills which had unanimously passed both chambers of the General Assembly this session. In addition, Governor McDonnell signed “Hunter-Voter” legislation into law on March 16. All four pieces of legislation will become effective on July 1, 2011. - [Read more]

Last week we reported to you that legislation to establish a mourning dove season was passed in the Senate Natural Resources Committee as Senate File 83 by a 10 to 3 vote. This legislation has now been reported out of committee as Senate File 464 and still needs your support to receive approval on the Senate floor in the near future. - [Read more]

Consideration for House Bill 111 has been delayed by the state House of Representatives. Please continue to contact your state Representative IMMEDIATELY and urge him or her to support H 111, and to support efforts to remove the Ross Amendment. To locate your state Representative and their contact information, please click here. - [Read more]

Please contact your state Senator today and strongly urge him or her to support an amendment to LR 40CA that will be offered by state Senator Pete Pirsch (4)! Nebraska Right to Hunt and Fish legislation, LR 40CA, is scheduled to be heard on the floor this Tuesday, March 22. Senator Pirsch will be offering an amendment to LR 40CA on Tuesday that would provide truly meaningful protections against the anti-hunting activists who seek to ban all hunting in America, enshrining hunting and... - [Read more]

Senate Bill 432, introduced by state Senator Greg Evers (R-2), has been scheduled to be heard in the Senate Health Regulation Committee on TUESDAY, March 22 at 8:00 a.m. - [Read more]

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For the past two months, it has been expected that President Obama would speak out on gun control and the Second Amendment. Obamas anti-gun base has been hoping that he would finally openly embrace their prohibitionist agenda. But Obama has proven over the past few years that he knows taking on Americas gun owners is a bad political move, and that means he must take a different tack -- claiming at every turn that he supports the Second Amendment. - [Read more]

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee defeated House Bill 496 by a party-line 7 to 5 vote. HB 496, sponsored by state Representative Mike Menahan (D-Helena), would have allowed the destruction of firearms that were used to commit a violent crime. - [Read more]

Four Second Amendment-related bills are on the move in the Georgia General Assembly. The following bills have passed in the state Senate and are now making progress in the state House: - [Read more]

In addition to the FREE Grassroots Workshop being held in conjunction with this year’s Annual Meetings in Pittsburgh, the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division will be holding a Special Seminar. - [Read more]

: This week, U.S. Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and John Ensign (R-Nev.) introduced S. 570—“a bill to prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns.” The bill would prohibit the use of federal funds for a multiple sales reporting scheme proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives adopted an amendment with similar language. That amendment to an... - [Read more]

On Wednesday, March 23 at 10:00 A.M. in Room 2C, the Connecticut Joint Committee on Judiciary will hold a public hearing on two bills of interest to law-abiding gun owners in Connecticut: Senate Bill 1094 and Senate Bill 1210. Please contact members of the Joint Committee on Judiciary here and respectfully urge them to support SB 1210 and to oppose SB 1094 and any legislation that forces law-abiding citizens to surrender their property. - [Read more]

Texans would be allowed to keep firearms and ammunition in their cars and trucks while they are at work, under a bill approved Tuesday by the state Senate over the objections of business groups. - [Read more]

Recently, the Senate Natural Resources Committee passed Senate File 83 by a 10 to 3 vote. Sponsored by state Senator Dick Dearden (D-34), SF 83 would establish a mourning dove hunting season in Iowa. This legislation would add the Hawkeye State to the list of forty other states whose conservation and local economies are benefited by recognizing this type of hunting. Doves are the most popular and abundant game bird hunted in America and there is no biological justification to continue to... - [Read more]

Session continues in Phoenix and several bills reported previously need your support. The House Judiciary Committee is set to consider two bills important to not only Arizona’s firearm owners. - [Read more]

SB 234 was finally passed out of the Senate Criminal Justice by a 3 to 2 vote. Three Republicans supported the bill, state Senators Charles Dean (R-3), Paula Dockery (R-15) and Greg Evers (R-2). Two Democrats vote against the bill, state Senators Gwen Margolis (D-35) and Chris Smith (D-29). SB 432 will be rescheduled for a later date. House Bill 517, introduced by state Representative Chris Dorworth (R-34), was heard today in the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee. As with SB 234, the... - [Read more]