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| Obama administration reverses course, forbids sale of 850,000 antique rifles The South Korean government, in an effort to raise money for its military, wants to sell nearly a million antique M1 rifles that were used by U.S. soldiers in the Korean War to gun collectors in America. The Obama administration approved the sale of the American made rifles last year. But it reversed course and banned the sale in March -- a decision that went largely unnoticed at the time but that is now sparking opposition from gun rights advocates. |
| NRA-PVF to Make Major Announcement on Missouri U.S. Senate Race -- NRA Leaders Coming to a City Near You This Friday |
| California: Assembly session ends, Right-to-Carry restriction bill dies For the Assembly, the curtain fell at midnight Tuesday after a final hour marked by animosity that began with a partisan fight that ultimately killed legislation to ban the open display of unloaded guns in most public places. |
| Washington: Yakima County revises Right-to-Carry ordinance Yakima County commissioners approved an ordinance Tuesday allowing gun owners to carry their weapons to county parks and festivals. KAPP TV reports the change was made because the county law was more restrictive that the state law on concealed weapons. |
| Canada: It's time to finally get rid of the long gun registry After all this time, there's still no clear evidence the long gun registry has stemmed gun related crimes. The only certainty is that the registry has cost taxpayers at least $2 billion an astronomical figure given that the Liberals promised the registry would only cost an initial $2 million in start up spending. In a damning report in 2002, federal Auditor General Sheila Fraser found that program was not only costly, but excessively regulatory, overly complex and difficult for owners to comply with. |
| NRA Freedom Action Foundation Launches 2010 Trigger the Vote Effort -- Honorary Chairman Chuck Norris Stars in New Ad Campaign |
| Philadelphia police seize guns from lawful permit holders In the last two years, Philadelphia police have confiscated guns from at least nine men - including four security guards - who were carrying them legally, and only one of the guns has been returned, according to interviews with the men. |
| Louisiana: Second Amendment weekend sales tax holiday is Sept. 3rd-5th Hunters and campers can save money this weekend on a wide range of supplies including firearms, ammunition, hunting knives and certain clothing items. The 2010 Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday takes place Friday, September 3, through Sunday, September 5. During these three days, eligible items are exempt from all state and local sales taxes in Louisiana. |
| Idaho, Montana seek OK for hunting of wolves State officials sought Tuesday to revive gray wolf hunts in the Northern Rockies, even as they entered talks with environmentalists whose lawsuit restored the endangered status of the animals. On Tuesday, Montana asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to commit by Sept. 10 to the state's plan for "conservation hunts" beginning this fall. |
| Canada: The gun registry doesn't make us safer The key factor to consider when determining the fate of the federal long gun registry is whether or not it prevents crime. That was its initial objective. That is how Jean Chretien's Liberal government justified the nearly $2 billion that has been spent on the project and a bureaucracy that continues to consume between $87 million (RCMP estimate) and $106 million (Canadian Taxpayers Federation estimate) annually. |
| California Senate rejects carry restrictions The California Senate rejected a bill Monday that would have made it illegal to carry unloaded guns in public, but lawmakers will give the vote one more try. Monday's 20 16 vote fell one short of the majority needed, but the Senate will reconsider the measure Tuesday. |
| Gun owners dodge the bullet ban The Supreme Court's recent McDonald and Heller decisions have thus far thwarted the gun grabbers' best efforts by upholding the individual's right to own firearms. Late Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency added another victory to the list as it shot down an attempt to undermine the Second Amendment through the regulation of bullets. On Aug. 3, the American Bird Conservancy and groups like Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to ban traditional lead ammunition as a "health risk." |
| North Carolina: Town of Midway considers new discharge law The Town of Midway is considering an ordinance that would add firearm restrictions within the town's boundaries. Residential feedback on a possible firearm ordinance in Midway could determine whether the town council decides to strengthen its gun laws. The town currently operates under the Davidson County firearm laws. |
| Canadian views on gun registration and gun ownership By almost a 4 to 1 ratio, Canadians don't believe that the Canadian Firearms Registry has been a success. The Canadian Firearms Registry, also known as the long gun registry, requires the registration of all non restricted firearms in Canada. Two in five Canadians (43%) believe the registry has been unsuccessful in preventing crime in Canada, while three in ten (29%) think it has had no effect on crime. Only 13 per cent of respondents believe the Canadian Firearms Registry has been successful. |
| Chicago: Restrictive gun laws are rarely enforced Mayor Richard M. Daley has long insisted that the city`s restrictive gun laws including the handgun ban that was essentially nullified recently by the United States Supreme Court have been a key crime fighting tool. But court records show that relatively few people were convicted of violating the laws, and even top city officials have questioned how useful they are in deterring crime. |
| EPA denies petition calling for lead ammunition ban The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today denied a petition calling for a ban on the production and distribution of lead hunting ammunition. EPA sent a letter to the petitioners explaining the rejection. |
| Oregon: Mayor Sam Adams' plan for new Portland gun laws could face stiff opposition When Portland Mayor Sam Adams recently proposed three new city gun laws and two changes to existing city code, he joined several mayors across the country who are trying to pass gun control laws that state lawmakers would not or could not. Establishing such gun laws is probably a tall order. Firearms advocates are quick to challenge proposals that limit guns, and some already are calling Adams' effort "laughable" and a publicity stunt. |
| San Francisco's lone gun store draws neighbors' fire San Francisco, where plastic bags, soda drinks and mishandled recycling cause health hazard panic, the reopening of a totally legit gun store was bound to catch some neighborhood flak. These aren't gangbanger street guns but licensed firearms, complete with background checks and more official limitations than we put on torture. Still, the Northwest Bernal Alliance and three other local groups are urging authorities to deny a permit to High Bridge Arms gun store on Mission Street after a brief closure because its members don't want such a place "near our homes and/or schools." |
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