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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy stood behind his pre-election campaign promises on Tuesday at a roundtable discussion with gun control advocates and fellow Democrat, Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald. (Photo: New Jersey Governor’s office)Democrat Phil Murphy, New Jersey’s new governor, made it clear this week he is onboard with turning a number of gun control proposals into the Garden State’s newest gun control laws. Murphy, elected on a platform that included “getting tough” on guns, gathered with like-minded advocates at the Betty and Milton Katz Jewish Community Center in Cherry Hill to talk about “combatting gun violence” through a series...

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and his GOP leadership team on Monday decided to punt on any gun-related legislation until after the long summer recess. The latest shootings across the country led Republican leaders to believe that debating and voting on contentious gun control bills now would only inflame an already violent situation. The decision means the House, which has been wrestling with gun control legislation for weeks, will not consider bills to prevent suspected terrorists from obtaining guns until at least after its seven-week recess, which is set to begin at the end of this week.

Today, August 21, 2013 California is conducting the hearing on 4 gun bills, Senate Bill 374, Senate Bill 396, Senate Bill 567, Senate Bill 683. Read here for the explanation - westernshootingjournal.com/second-amendment/california-semi-automatic-rifle-ban-hearing These bills will affect the sales of rifless, magazine capacity and if you currently lawfully posses these will be confiscated if the cops knows that you have them. The link above has contacts to oppose these gun bills.

Texas HB553, The Second Amendment Preservation Act, would nullify federal gun laws in Texas. ...hearing at the Select Committee on Federalism and Fiscal Responsibility on 13 March at 2pm. CALLS and EMAILS are needed ... HB553 ...companion bill HB928. ... requires state and local noncompliance with ... every federal law, rule, regulation, etc on firearms, accessories and ammunition. 1. Contact the Committee Chairman. Brandon Creighton (512) 463-0726 2. Contact the other members... Cindy Burkett (512) 463-0464 Eddie Lucio III (512) 463-0606 Scott Turner (512) 463-0484 Armando Walle (512) 463-0924 3. Attend the hearing. Location: E2.036 Other bills: HB 627 Krause...

WASHINGTON -- When the Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to kill a bill that would have freed gun manufacturers and distributors from liability in many civil lawsuits, several gun control measures the Senate included also died. Now, some Democratic senators, including Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut, say they intend to try to attach those measures as amendments to other legislation this year. Lieberman was one of the sponsors of legislation that would require background checks for weapon sales at gun shows. The Senate voted for it as an amendment to the gun liability bill. It also approved an amendment that would...