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National lawmakers were in Chicago holding a Congressional hearing on proposed gun control legislation today. The Closing the Gun Show Loophole Act would require private sellers at gun shows to perform background checks before selling firearms. Illinois passed a similar law in 2005.-[source] AB 1934 would ban the Open Carry of unloaded handguns throughout the State of California. Although the handgun must be unloaded it is legal to carry ammunition with you and, with a little practice, have the gun loaded and aimed in less than two seconds. There are some restrictions however. It [...] AB 1810 RIFLE AND SHOTGUN REGISTRATION The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) today filed a lawsuit in federal court against the City of Chicago’s new gun ordinance, asserting that “by banning gun ranges open to the public…under color of law,” the city is depriving citizens of their right to keep and bear arms in violation of the Second Amendment to the U.S. [...] Freedom is not free; however, the natural right of self-defense was given to us by God and will not be stolen from us with legislation. If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a [...] The state of Utah, one of Idaho’s neighbors to the south, has seen a steady rise in concealed weapons permits over the past few years that highlight some differences in how the states handle letting citizens carry firearms. A key difference between Idaho and Utah is portability—people who hold Utah’s concealed weapons can use those permits [...] I ate lunch at a Clarksville restaurant and was dismayed to see the little sign on the door — the picture of the handgun with the red circle around it and slash through it, meaning, “No Guns Allowed in Here.” I lawfully took my gun out of its holster, placed it in one [...] During the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles in 1992, the one news report that stuck with me was how the Korean shop owners kept their premises safe from the marauding mobs. The uprising was the reaction to the acquittal of four white police officers accused in the beating of King after his [...] by Alan Korwin Arizona, which has single-handedly rocked the national dialog on the immigration debate, has done it again — this time for guns. On the same day that portions of Arizona’s controversial immigration bill SB1070 took effect, July 29, 2010, the Grand Canyon state implemented its new Constitutional Carry law. Under this groundbreaking new act [...] The Second Amendment Foundation and a Baltimore County, MD man today sued Maryland authorities in federal court because the man’s handgun permit renewal was turned down on the grounds that he could not demonstrate “a reasonable precaution against apprehended danger.” The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Joining [...] |
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