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AP: Governor Signs Law Making Texas Gun Fees Nation's Lowest
May 26, 2017
Gov. Greg Abbott has visited a gun range to sign a law reducing Texas' fees for licenses to carry handguns to the lowest in the nation.
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Guns.com: Second Amendment group prods Tacoma, WA to repeal Taser ban
May 26, 2017
The Firearms Policy Coalition is holding Tacoma to task over its local ordinances against the sale, manufacturing, purchasing, possessing or carrying of any “electroshock device” by a law-abiding resident, visitor or traveler.
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Twin Cities Pioneer Press: Minnesota Gun Rights Legislation Fails to Get Far, Despite Republican Legislative Control
May 26, 2017
Both proponents and opponents of gun-rights bills expected strong backing this year, given that Republicans had just taken control of both houses. But Republican leaders of key committees say they didn’t want to push the bills when they were also working to craft a $46 billion budget for the state.
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ALERT: California Senate Appropriations Committee Passes Two Anti-Gun Measures, Kills One
May 26, 2017
Yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee met for the final time before the Legislature takes their summer break. And while we were able to score one victory over an anti-gun bill and the passage of a few pro-gun measures, two of the worst anti-2A measures were moved forward.
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Chicago Tribune: New Gun Range Rules Approved by Chicago City Council
May 25, 2017
The action came after the federal 7th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down previous, stricter provisions that only allowed ranges in isolated industrial areas that covered just 2 percent of the city.
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CA AB 424, Furthering the Campus Carry Ban, Passes State Assembly
May 25, 2017
The bill deletes the authority of a school district superintendent, his or her designee, or equivalent school authority to provide written permission for a person to possess a firearm within a school zone.
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Topeka Capitol Journal: Kansas Senate Committee Restores Medical Facility Exemption to Conceal-Carry Law
May 25, 2017
The committee’s vote took the bill back to a form in which those four state hospitals, the University of Kansas Health System, adult care homes and community mental health facilities wouldn’t be required to adhere to the 2013 Kansas law opening public buildings to carriers of concealed guns after July 1.
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URGENT: TX Knife Bill Needs Your Support
May 24, 2017
Remember Lt. Governor Patrick likely supports HB1935, but has to prioritize hundreds of bills tonight, so be respectful and simply say to whomever answers: "I am calling to respectfully request the Lt. Governor please bring HB1935 up for a vote as soon as possible, thank you."
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Guns.com: NY Lawmakers Push Bill Requiring Child-Proof Triggers on Guns
May 24, 2017
The bill, S.3444, would make it illegal to sell or transfer handguns one year after its passage unless the firearm was designed to where a five-year-old could not pull the trigger.
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We Did It - Two Anti-Gun NV Bills are Dead
May 23, 2017
Two anti-gun bills FPC and our supporters have repeatedly contacted Nevada legislators about died Friday when they weren’t acted on by a committee deadline.
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Cleveland: Ohio Bill would Decriminalize Carrying Concealed Handguns in Schools, Other Gun-Free Zones
May 23, 2017
Rep. John Becker, a Clermont County Republican, sponsored a bill decriminalizing the violation
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Fox News: Demand Soars for Concealed Carry Permits, Data Shows
May 23, 2017
The number of concealed carry permits in the United States has topped 15 million over the last year, according to data collected by the Crime Prevention Research Center.
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Oklahoma Governor Signs Bill that Lifts Ban of Carry on Public Transportation
May 23, 2017
Governor Mary Fallin of Oklahoma signed SB 397 over the weekend to allow licensed concealed carry permit holders to bring their firearm with them on public buses.
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NBC 2: Florida Concealed Weapons Permit Site Hacked
May 23, 2017
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says the data breach affects more than 16,000 people and some social security numbers may be at risk.
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Louisiana Record: New Orleans Lifts Stun Gun Ban
May 23, 2017
She said that because of the decision, the city had no choice but to lift the stun gun ban.
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Breitbart: Dallas Sheriff Joins Gabby Giffords’ Gun Control Group, Comes Out Against Concealed Carry
May 22, 2017
Like Giffords, Michael Bloomberg, and Bloomberg-funded gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety, Valdez is calling for Congress to refuse to pass legislation that would make the concealed carry permit of one state valid in every state.
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Secret Gun Confiscation Hearing Oregon Bill is Still a Risk!
May 21, 2017
One of Ceasefire Oregon's main priorities this year is passing SB 719, which provides for secret hearings for Extreme Risk Protection Orders - orders which, if granted, prohibit a person from possessing a firearm for a year.
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Fresno Bee: State Releases New Assault Weapon Rules after Threat of Legal Action
May 19, 2017
“Even now, our attorneys are continuing to explore possible legal action. The DOJ and (state) Office of Administrative Law’s denial of constitutional rights was outrageous and we don’t want to see this kind of obstruction happen again.”
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Guns.com: NJ Bill would Mandate State ‘Firearm Violence Research Center’
May 19, 2017
“Too little is known about firearm violence and prevention, and not enough research has been done,” notes the bill, sponsored by state Sen. Fred Madden, D-Camden/Gloucester.
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Firearms Policy Coalition Acquires New California DOJ “Bullet-Button Assault Weapons” Regulations Through FPC’s Regulatory Watch Program
May 18, 2017
“FPC’s Regulatory Watch program has once again proved its value in ensuring that the State of California does not advance its gun control agenda behind closed doors,” said FPC President Brandon Combs. “Our staff and attorneys are already reviewing these regulations for legal violations.”
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Lott: Shooting Down Myths of ‘Gun-Free Zones’ in Schools
May 18, 2017
Permit holders have stopped dozens of would-be mass public shootings in malls, churches, schools, universities and town centers. In none of these cases has a permit holder ever shot a bystander. Nor have police ever accidentally shot a permit holder.
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Guns.com: Obama-Era Gun Control Rule Officially Dead
May 18, 2017
The rule added during the Obama Administration to bar certain Social Security recipients from buying guns has been listed as unpublished by the Federal Register.
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Wichita Eagle: Kansas Senators Fight over Guns at Hospitals, Colleges Before Returning Bill to Committee
May 18, 2017
The debate came as some lawmakers push for changes before July 1. After that date, public hospitals, state psychiatric hospitals and college campuses will no longer be able to prohibit concealed weapons.
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Red State: A Picture Says More than a Thousand Words about CA Politician’s Hypocrisy
May 18, 2017
It takes some big cajones – or maybe just a Clintonesque level of self-deception – to post that (with a GUN emoji, no less!)