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Category Archives for Legislation

State Lawmakers Meeting to Legalize Suppressors

Legislation to lift the ban on the civilian use and ownership of suppressors in the Commonwealth is set to be heard Thursday by the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Fees for Criminal Background Checks to be Approved?

Characterized as a measure to fund gun violence research and victim assistance, a proposal by House Democrats would see a fee charged for National Instant Criminal Background Checks.

Location of Colorado movie theater shooter revealed

The man convicted of killing 12 people inside a suburban Denver movie theater in 2012 will serve his life sentence at a federal prison in north central Pennsylvania, according to a report from CBS News.

Church shooter wants to fire his Jewish, Indian lawyers

The 23-year-old man convicted of murdering nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church in 2015 wants a federal appeals court to dismiss his legal team because the attorneys aren’t white.

Texas proposes hunting hogs from balloons

A Republican in the Texas legislature wants to allow either observers or hunters to operate via balloon in the Lone Star State to zero in on feral pigs.

Police Using Fake Facebook Accounts?

A lawyer says law enforcement in Dearborn, Mich., conducted a “political witch hunt” after his clients were arrested for carrying firearms into a police station.

California 2017 turkey season will be lead free

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife issued a reminder to sportsmen that this year’s spring wild turkey season will be the first in which traditional ammunition cannot be used.

New York lawmakers push to repeal SAFE Act

A group of upstate lawmakers are backing a proposal to let New York City keep the state’s restrictive new gun laws while repealing them for the rest of the Empire State.

Rep. Massie Takes Shot at Lead Ammunition Ban

WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Representative Thomas Massie, Chairman of the Congressional Second Amendment Caucus, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s last-minute ban of lead ammunition on national wildlife refuges one day before President Trump assumed office.

Bill to create tax-free weekend for guns and ammo

JOHNSON CITY, TN (WJHL) – A Tennessee lawmaker introduced a bill Wednesday that would make it cheaper to buy a gun for one weekend of the year, but not everyone in the Tri-Cities is on board.

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