Reactions to Heller Decision
…Here's a sampling of reactions to the D.C. V. Heller decision handed down Thursday.
Full Text of Heller Decision Available Here
More than five years after six Washington, D.C. residents challenged the city's 32-year-old ban on all functional firearms in the home, the Supreme Court held in District of Columbia v. Heller that the law is unconstitutional.
Groups Take Aim At Florida Gun Law
Florida’s 'guns at work' law is set to take effect July 1 unless a suit by the Florida Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Retail Federation stops the legislation, which allows Floridians to keep a gun in their locked cars on work premises if they have a concealed weapons permit.
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels Exploits Gun-Show Loophole
Writing in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, gun-rights advocates Alan Gottlieb and Joe Waldron wrote that “Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, behaving like the would-be ruler of a ‘city state,’ has decided to ignore Washington's longstanding firearms statute regarding the legal carry of concealed handguns by licensed private citizens on city property.”
50-Cals Under Attack in NJ
…Last week, the New Jersey Assembly Judiciary Committee approved legislation that would ban the purchase, transfer, and inheritance of many popular hunting guns, historical American firearms, and large-bore target firearms
McCain Reiterates Willingness To Consider Assault Weapons Ban
Writing on the Buckeye Firearms Association website, Chad D. Baus takes a well-aimed rhetorical shot at presidential candidate John McCain.
Preview: Pushback on Open Carry
As the mini-movement of open carry gains steam, handgun owners who might consider carrying their handguns openly can expect to hear a lot of hooey about how open carry will ruin the world, as the following shows.
Gun Control Group Braces for Court LossLets Hope Theyre Right
With the Supreme Court poised to hand down a potentially landmark decision in the case, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence fully expects to lose.
NSGA: U.S. Hunting & Firearms Sales Increase in 2007
In equipment categories with sales of more than $1 billion in 2007, the greatest percentage growth in this category came from air guns, which showed a 15% increase to $283.7 million.
NRA Wins and Loses in Pennsylvania Court
A Pennsylvania court sided with NRA and issued a permanent restraining order against two of the city of Philadelphia’s municipal gun control measures enacted in April.
A Step in the Right Direction for Wisconsin’s Right-to-Carry Movement
…On Thursday June 5, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen issued Concealed Carry Permit #1 for a retired investigator. Van Hollen said he hoped other agencies would follow his lead. He said he has told them they have the authority to issue such permits under a four-year-old federal law that makes some of the thousands of retired Wisconsin officers able to carry a concealed weapon.
Ohio: Senate Passes Castle Doctrine Legislation
Senate Bill 184, Ohio’s “Castle Doctrine” legislation, recently passed out of the State Senate by a vote of 25 to 7. This legislation now heads to the governor for his signature.