Clyburn introduces bill to expand federal prohibited person categories

NEWS  LEGAL & LEGISLATION Background Check Bill Seeks to Create Backdoor Gun Prohibition, While Bloomberg Group Piles On

Demonstrating why he's rated an "F" by the NRA, anti-gun Representative James Clyburn (D-S.C.) on Tuesday introduced a bill that would in effect vastly expand federal prohibited person categories. Worse, he is exploiting a recent tragedy and misinformation reported in the media to do so.

New Study: More Carry Permits = Less Crime

NEWS New Study: More Carry Permits = Less Crime

A new study by the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) finds that the number of people with concealed firearm carry permits has reached an all-time high, and that increasing the number of permit-holders is associated with a decrease in murder and total violent crime.

Everytown’s Editorial Arm, “The Trace”, pushes propaganda on self defense and firearms

NEWS Everytown’s Editorial Arm, “The Trace”, pushes propaganda on self defense and firearms

Bloomberg’s “The Trace” reported this week “breaking news” that anti-gun researcher David Hemenway has “debunked” the myth of self defensive gun uses in America.   Of course, this “breaking news” amounts to nothing more than another failed attempt by Hemenway to challenge common sense and shared experience here in the United States.  Hemenway has been trying (and failing) for nearly two decades to undermine the groundbreaking work of Florida State University’s Gary Kleck, which showed that firearms are used approximately 2.5 million times per year in self defense situations.  You can read Kleck’s most recent response to Hemenway here.  

Please Contact Your U.S. Senators and Ask Them to Cosponsor and Support S. 1769

LEGAL & LEGISLATION Please Contact Your U.S. Senators and Ask Them to Cosponsor and Support S. 1769

On Wednesday, July 15, 2015, Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), along with original cosponsor, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), introduced S. 1769, the “African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015.”  This bill would prevent the Obama Administration from banning the U.S. sale and trade of legally owned ivory, as well as ensure that sport-hunted elephant trophies can be imported from countries with

Firing Blanks on Ammunition Law Deal?

LEGAL & LEGISLATION  NEWS Firing Blanks on Ammunition Law Deal?

Gun rights advocates may recall that New York's "SAFE Act" was passed only 24 hours after it was introduced, with no debate or public scrutiny, and with Governor Cuomo signing the bill an hour after the State Assembly approved it in January 2013.

Hillary Clinton Vows to Take on Gun Lobby

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Hillary Clinton Vows to Take on Gun Lobby

In this News Minute from the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, Jennifer Zahrn reports that Hillary Clinton recently vowed to make gun control a part of her platform for the presidency.

Next Week on NRA All Access

Next Week on NRA All Access

Shyanne Roberts is not your typical 11-year-old. Meet the young New Jersey native who has taken to competitive shooting like a duck takes to water and learn why she's so passionate about making a future in the firearms industry.

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