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It is equally amusing to think of police officers arriving at the home of some resident who happens to shoot an intruder pressing the homeowner as to how they got the drop on the thief when they had to take the gun out of its case and remove the trigger lock with the criminal being unaware. If the resident explains that the gun was loaded and ready to fire, are they going to be prosecuted for being prepared?

The District, rebuffed by the Supreme Court last month in a landmark decision on its 32-year-old gun ban, could soon be headed back to court over a new gun law that could take effect as early as Wednesday. The D.C. Council will vote Tuesday on emergency legislation that will require handgun owners to keep their weapons disassembled or under lock and key in what gun rights advocates see as direct defiance of the Supreme Court ruling. That ruling said the District could not bar residents from "rendering any lawful firearm in the home operable for the purpose of immediate self-defense."...

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Following the decision by a Philadelphia judge earlier this morning, prohibiting enforcement of a series of gun-control laws passed in violation of state law by the Philadelphia City Council, Lawrence G. Keane, senior vice president and general counsel of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) – the trade association of the firearms industry and plaintiff in the suit – issued the following statement: “We are pleased with the court’s decision to honor state law and grant our petition to enjoin Philadelphia from enforcing the City Council’s recently passed gun-control laws. These laws would only hurt law-abiding firearms...

H.R. 4900: The “Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act of 2007” Representatives Steve King (R-Iowa) and Zack Space (D-Ohio), have introduced H.R. 4900 the “Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act of 2007.” The bill would roll back unnecessary restrictions, correct errors, and codify longstanding congressional policies in the firearms arena. This bipartisan bill is a vital step to modernize and improve BATFE operations. Of highest importance, H.R. 4900 totally rewrites the system of administrative penalties for licensed dealers, manufacturers and importers of firearms. Today, for most violations, BATFE...

(New York - WABC, October 23, 2007) - Last week, The Investigators went undercover to expose a gaping loophole in New York state's gun laws. Now Governor Eliot Spitzer is promising to examine the problem more closely. The Investigators Jim Hoffer has the story. The black powder rifle's exemption from gun laws is one of the last remaining major gun loopholes in the state of New York. But the days of buying this deadly weapon no questions asked may be numbered. Our undercover investigation showed with alarming clarity just how easy it is to get a black powder rifle in...

RICHMOND -- Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine yesterday closed a legal loophole that allowed a mentally ill Virginia Tech student to buy the guns he used to kill 32 classmates and faculty. Mr. Kaine, a Democrat, signed an executive order requiring anybody ordered by a court to get mental health treatment be added to a state police database of people barred from buying guns. A court in 2005 ordered outpatient counseling for the student, Seung-hui Cho, after he was judged to be mentally ill and a danger to himself. But because he was not committed to a mental hospital, Cho...

The Self Defense Laws Of Texas The Texas Constitution Article 1 - BILL OF RIGHTS Section 23 - RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS Deadly Force in Defense of Person "A person is justified in using deadly force against another if he would be justified in using force under Section 9.31 of the statute when and to the degree he reasonable believes that deadly force is immediately necessary to protect himself against the other's use or attempted use of unlawful deadly force, if a reasonable person in the same situation would have not retreated. The use of deadly force is...

11250 Waples Mill Road    ·Fairfax, Virginia 22030    ·800-392-8683www.NRAILA.org D.C. PERSONAL PROTECTION ACT INTRODUCED IN SENATE Thursday, May 19, 2005  (FAIRFAX, VA) – Today, Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison introduced “The District of Columbia Personal Protection Act” in the U.S. Senate.  The legislation aims to reverse the city’s 28-year handgun ban by restoring self-protection rights for law-abiding citizens.  The legislation also repeals D.C.’s gun registration law.  Last fall, the U.S. House of Representatives approved this measure on a bi-partisan vote of 250-171.              Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison stated, “This is much needed legislation.  Residents of our nation’s capital are at the...

Click to learn more... A bill allowing more law-abiding Minnesotans to legally carry a handgun easily passed the House on Wednesday and now goes to Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who said he will sign it. The Republican-controlled House voted 86-47 to reinstate the so-called conceal-carry law, which has been overturned by the courts. The 2003 law allowed adults with a clean record, no mental illness and proper training to get a permit to carry a gun.

Shall-issue gun law: Any objections now? Thursday, January 13, 2005 It was a contentious debate that led lawmakers in 2001 to add Michigan to the roster of states with shall-carry gun laws. The debate is over, and a recent Citizen Patriot review of the past three years makes us wonder what all the fuss was about. Many feared that if you let lots of people carry concealed guns, there would be shoot-outs, assassinations and general mayhem. It hasn't happened, though. Lawmakers passed the Michigan law in July 2001. In Jackson County, CCW permits were running about 10 per month before...

This bill is for women who are threatened," he stated in a House press release, "who are not safe in parking lots, while jogging and who don't enjoy the freedom to come and go like others in our society. "This bill is for those who feel defenseless and desperately helpless. That feeling should not be happening in this great country of America." The state's aggravated assault rate is the highest in the nation, the rape rate is third highest and there have been several recent high-profile domestic violence-related murders, Heaton stated. In committee, testimony in favor of the bill was...

(Rocky Hill-AP, June 3, 2002 7:42 AM) _ The town of Rocky Hill finds itself in a duel with the National Rifle Association. The NRA is questioning a town ordinance that forbids people from carrying firearms in town parks. The NRA cites a 1984 state Supreme Court decision that forbids towns from writing laws regulating the sale of guns. The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities says it backs the Rocky Hill ordinance as it stands now. CCM spokesman Kevin Maloney says generally, state statute provides municipalities with broad powers to protect its citizens. The ordinance was written about 20 years ago....