This article was originally posted on Guns.com Dec. 7, 1981: Next to the President in a suit is then-NRA Executive Vice President Harlon Carter while gunsmith Christopher Hirsch is in buckskins slightly obscured by the rifle. In the background is a young Wayne LaPierre, at the time a state liaison for the NRA’s newly formed […] More
This article was originally posted on Guns.com Gov. Bruce Rauner dripped veto ink on a controversial measure that would have added red tape to federally licensed gun dealers in the state (Photo: Rauner’s office) Democrats in the legislature are spooling up to attempt an override of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a bill that […] More
This article was originally posted on Guns.com A screenshot of Daniel Defense owner Marty Daniel appearing in a company promo. (Photo: Daniel Defense via Youtube) Daniel Defense dropped support for the bipartisan Fix NICS bill pending in the U.S. Senate after social media users threatened to boycott the company. Even though the measure had already […] More
This article was originally posted on Guns.com Adam Putnam, Florida’s pro-gun Commissioner of Agriculture and gubernatorial candidate, says he has a problem with stripping the gun rights from adults under age 21. Putnam, who literally puts gun rights first on his platform and has long a history of supporting carry rights, told Fox 13 he […] More
This article was originally posted on Guns.com With as many as 3 million Americans aged over 18 but under 21 with their firearms rights on the line, many are joining pro-gun advocacy groups. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) One of the nation’s largest Second Amendment groups said it has seen phenomenal growth in the number of members […] More
This article was originally posted on Guns.com Gun industry groups insist the legal requirement for semi-auto handguns to mark cartridges with a microscopic array of characters, that identify the make, model and a serial number of the pistol upon firing is “impossible to accomplish” in actual field conditions. (Photo: UCDavis) California’s high court is set […] More
This article was originally posted on Guns.com President Donald Trump gives the thumb’s up on improving federal background checks last month. (Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) President Donald Trump this week unveiled a four-pronged plan of defense against future school shootings, focusing on “hardening” schools, improving background checks, increasing access to mental health services and examining […] More
This article was originally posted on Guns.com President Trump meeting with state and local officials to discuss school safety on Feb. 22, 2018, at the White House. (Photo: Shealah Craighead/White House via Facebook) The White House opted to take cues from gun rights advocates in its proposal for preventing future school shootings with a plan […] More
This article was originally posted on Guns.com Public housing administered by the East St. Louis Housing Authority have a “no guns” clause in their lease. (Photo: ESLHA) Gun rights groups allied with a domestic violence survivor are suing an Illinois housing authority over their “no guns allowed” policies. The East St. Louis Housing Authority is […] More
This article was originally posted on Guns.com Florida’s Republican Gov. Rick Scott signed a sweeping school security and gun control plan into law Friday, and the state was promptly sued by the NRA over a facet to raise the minimum age for any gun to 21. (Photo: FL Governor’s office) Just after Florida Gov. Rick […] More
