CCH Change May be Considered in New Session

from the NRA-ILA Legislative Session Begins in North Carolina NRA-Supported Legislation Faces Senate Committee Approval The North Carolina General Assembly will convene its “short session” on Wednesday, May 16.  The NRA and law-abiding gun owners made tremendous advancements last year with the enactment of House Bill 650, the omnibus firearm bill.  However, there is still work to be done.  While…

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N.C. Emergency Powers Ban Struck Down

NEWS RELEASE Second Amendment Foundation 12500 NE Tenth Place  • Bellevue, WA   98005 (425) 454-7012  • FAX (425) 451-3959  • www.saf.org SAF VICTORY STRIKES DOWN NORTH CAROLINA EMERGENCY POWERS GUN BAN For Immediate Release:   3/29/2012 BELLEVUE, WA – A federal district court judge in North Carolina has just struck down that state’s emergency power to impose a ban on firearms and…

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Nat’l Right to Carry Reciprocity Act of 2012 introduced in U.S. Senate

Article courtesy of the NRA-ILA On March 13, U.S. Senators Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) introduced S. 2188, the “National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2012.”  The bill is the Senate companion to H. R. 822, which was approved by the U. S. House last November by a vote of 272-154. S. 2188, like H.R. 822, would allow…

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U.S. House Committee Passes Sportmen’s Heritage Act

Article courtesy of theNRA-ILA Fairfax, Va.– On Wednesday, H.R. 4089, the Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012, passed the House Committee on Natural Resources by a bipartisan vote of 27 to 16. This bill will protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing and shooting.  “This legislation is critical to protect our hunting and shooting heritage,” said Chris W. Cox, executive director…

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