“Ohio Supreme Court sides with gun owners, upholds Ohio's preemption law,” a Dec. 29 Buckeye Firearms Association announcement informs us. Constitutional: Supreme Court Upholds State Law Prohibiting Local Firearm Ordinances,” Daniel White of Ohioans for Concealed Carry explains: The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 5-2 on December 29th in Cleveland v. State in favor of Ohio's law abiding gun owners…Local cities, townships and villages in Ohio simply may not pass pointless local ordinances that differ across the State of Ohio. From The Wall Street Journal Law Blog: At issue in the case is whether Cleveland’s tough gun laws can be trumped…
Post a CommentOfficers refuse to answer questions in death of man shot with Taser
December. 31st 2010
In the first test of the county’s new rules for reviewing police-involved deaths, officers connected with the Dec. 11 death of a suspect who was shot with a Taser are refusing to cooperate with investigators. Their refusal to make voluntary statements to Metro’s Force Investigation Team is on the advice of the Las Vegas Police Protective Association, said Chris Collins, president of the officers union. From Collins’ standpoint, not only is the officers’ refusal to cooperate the right thing to do, it marks the beginning of the end of the coroner’s inquest system. The system, in use for 40 years,…
Post a Comment‘Electronic Errors’ Mar Cook County’s Defense of Gun Ban
December. 18th 2010
(GunReports.com) — In Illinois, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Appellate Court defense of the county gun ban (Wilson, et. al. v. Cook County, et. al.) got off to a bad start when briefs filed by the county before the First District Appellate Court were found to contain factual errors. More specifically, these factual errors included the misquoting of U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the DC v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago cases, according to the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA).
Post a CommentMichigan: Bills will encourage gun safety education for students
December. 18th 2010
The Michigan Legislature recently voted to pass several bills sponsored by Senator John J. Gleason, including his legislation to increase programs for gun safety in public schools. Under Senate Bill 1402, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is required to develop or adopt a model gun safety program based on the “Eddie Eagle” curriculum developed by the National Rifle Association to promote gun accident prevention. Beginning in the 2011 — 2012 school year public schools across the state will be encouraged to adopt the model program developed by the MDE.
Post a CommentCampaign Encourages Guns for Bodegas
December. 7th 2010
Fernando Mateo’s brainchild, the Toys for Guns campaign, helped remove 1,502 guns from Washington Heights in 16 days in 1996, says the website of Hispanics Across America, an organization he founded in 2002 to tackle issues affecting local Hispanic communities. But his latest campaign seems an about-face: He is encouraging bodegas owners to apply for gun licenses. “If you have a gun it sends a message,” Mateo says. “You take my life, I take yours.” But he wants to be clear on one point: “I still oppose illegal guns.” Mateo, along with Ramon Murphy, president of the Bodega Association of…
Post a CommentVideos on GunReports.com!
November. 22nd 2010
(GunReports.com) — New GunReports.com Videos: 1: What’s IDPA? In this episode Ruger looks at what is needed to participate in any one of the numerous International Defensive Pistol Association events that take place across the country. 2: Outtakes from the 3 DVD set, The Art of the Dynamic Shotgun by Magpul Dynamics. 3: Larry Potterfield, Founder and CEO of MidwayUSA, demonstrates the process for de-plating the bolt and safety on a Winchester Model 67 Bolt Action Rifle.
Post a CommentNRA Opposes BATFE Director Nominee Traver
November. 22nd 2010
(GunReports.com) — Chris W. Cox, executive director for the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, said the National Rifle Association of America strongly opposes President Obama’s nomination of Andrew Traver as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE).
Post a CommentNRA meeting will put Nashville in big league
November. 22nd 2010
Landing the National Rifle Association’s May 2015 convention, a mega gathering known for bringing big political names, big guns and big bucks to host cities, could help push Nashville further into the limelight as a go to convention city, tourism officials say.
Post a CommentOklahoma: OSU campus group hosts NRA presentation
November. 22nd 2010
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus hosted a Second Amendment presentation by the National Rifle Association on Wednesday.
The presentation featured two speakers from the NRA talking about gun rights, political action and how college students can get involved.
Obama Should be Defeated in 2012, says Gun Law Expert (John Snyder)
November. 21st 2010
"The denial of a second presidential term to Barack Obama should be a paramount objective of America's 100 million firearm owners," says gun rights expert John Snyder. "Obama's presidential record on Second Amendment related issues warrants a concerted effort by the Second Amendment community to terminate Obama's presidency with the 2012 election," he said here today. A former National Rifle Association editor, Snyder of Telum Associates, LLC is Public Affairs Director of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, and Treasurer of the Second Amendment Foundation, and serves on the boards of the National Association of…
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