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Washington has turned into ground zero for the nation’s polarizing gun debate, with rifle-toting protesters lining the banks of the Potomac, Congress on the verge of potentially gutting the District’s gun regulations, and area lawmakers calling for a crackdown on gun shows. The events coincide with the anniversaries of the Oklahoma City bombing and Virginia [...] Louisiana’s steadily increasing concealed-handgun permit sales spiked last year, reaching more than 9,000 and almost doubling those in 2008, according to State Police.Some attribute the jump to the lingering speculation of gun owners who suspect the federal government plans to restrict firearm use. Others suggest the economic downturn and a perceived need for protection might [...] Today, healing Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) signed an important NRA-backed bill into law, buy which removes the licensure requirement for law-abiding citizens who choose to carry a concealed firearm in the state of Arizona. Senate Bill 1108 passed the state House on April 8, generic by a vote of 36-19 with five absent votes [...] The Colorado Court of Appeals yesterday ruled in favor of students seeking the right to carry concealed weapons on campus. The appeals court reversed an earlier ruling by El Paso County District Judge David Miller who dismissed a lawsuit filed in 2008 by Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, seek seeking to overturn the University [...] “One of the legislative items most sought by America’s 100 million law-abiding firearm owners is universal acceptance of permits to carry concealed firearms issued by a state,” says gun rights expert John M. Snyder. “Gun owners believe that if a citizen has a permit to carry a concealed firearm issued by a state he or [...] Given El Dorado County’s Old West name, maybe it isn’t surprising that the big issue in its biggest election this year is about carrying guns. Everywhere the six non-incumbent candidates for sheriff go – even Monday’s forum in an upscale retirement community – Topic A has been who gets a license to carry a concealed [...] Ariz. House approves concealed weapons bill The Arizona House voted Thursday to make the state the third in the nation to allow people to carry concealed weapons without a permit, sending the governor a bill that would allow Arizonans to forego background checks and classes that are now required. The legislation, approved by the House [...] The House Finance Committee advanced two bills Thursday to expand gun rights, despite concerns from Alaska state prosecutors. One bill expands the lawful use of deadly force in self-defense. The other restores gun rights for some nonviolent felons. Both now go the House floor. Current law authorizes deadly force in self-defense to stop a few [...] The government would not be allowed to seize legal firearms in emergencies under a measure that has passed both chambers of the Hawaii Legislature. The House approved the measure Tuesday, sending it to a conference committee for final negotiations. The proposal gained momentum after February’s tsunami warning, when lawmakers said their constituents asked if their [...] After nearly 20 years, there Canada appears poised to end one of its boldest experiments in gun control – the required registration of long guns, approved or shotguns and hunting rifles. Last November, pharmacy a bill to abolish the Long-Gun Registry, enacted in 1995 and gradually phased in through 2003, passed a second reading in [...] |
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