Missouri: NRA License Plate Possible This Year

Senate Bill 480, legislation relating to motor vehicle regulations and transportation (unrelated to Second Amendment issues), has been amended to provide for a Missouri NRA license plate to support your Second Amendment rights and activities in the Show-Me State. This amendment was successfully offered by state Representative Eric Burlison (R-136).

Emergency Powers Becomes Law in Oklahoma

On Wednesday, May 16, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed into law Senate Bill 1760, the Emergency Powers legislation.  Additionally, your NRA-ILA continues our work to facilitate passage of additional legislation to expand firearm freedoms in the Sooner State, such as Senate Bill 1743, the “Landowner’s Hunting Freedom Act,” and Senate Bill 1420, legalizing the use of laser scoping devices for hunters with various physical handicaps.  The Oklahoma Legislature must complete their business by May 25, but an earlier adjournment is increasingly likely.

D.C.: Soldier wants his guns back

Republicans are trying to ensure the District respects the full constitutional rights of our military personnel. The House this week is expected to take up a measure by Rep. Phil Gringrey, Georgia Republican, expressing the sense of Congress that the approximately 40,000 active-duty military personnel who live in or are stationed in Washington should be exempt from local firearms restrictions. While the amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act would not be binding, it adds to the mounting pressure on the liberal D.C. Council to consider allowing carry rights.

South Dakota: Sioux Falls might change gun rule on city property

Sioux Falls city attorneys might ask Mayor Mike Huether to change an executive order that bars firearms from city property.The order does not have the force of law, and the lawyers’ review of it has garnered particular interest from gun-rights advocates who think it violates state law and the state and U.S. constitutions.

Sen. Cornyn wants to know if ICE agent was victim of ‘Texas-based operation similar to Fast and Furious’

Texas Sen. John Cornyn said Wednesday that he wants to know whether murdered Immigrations & Customs Enforcement agent Jaime Zapata “was a victim of a second Texas-based gun-walking operation similar to Fast and Furious.”

Missouri: Gun Bills Move in Final Hours

Time is running out and House Bill 1647 needs your help to pass in the Missouri Legislature tomorrow.  Please call your state Representative right away and urge him or her to vote in favor of the Senate amendments to this NRA-supported bill.  

Missouri: Last Chance to Help Pass Important Right-to-Carry Legislation

Please call your state Representative today and urge him or her to vote for NRA-supported Senate Bill 760.  Time is running out and this bill needs your help to pass by THIS Friday. Since Senate Bill 489, a critical Right-to-Carry cleanup bill, has been scheduled for a House floor vote today, we need to focus on SB 760 to make sure it gets the same opportunity.

Oklahoma: Gov. Fallin signs emergency powers bill

The governor and other state officials would be prohibited from banning or confiscating firearms during a state of emergency under a bill signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin.

Boehner to Obama – Tell Holder to cooperate with Issa on Fast and Furious

House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to tell Attorney General Eric Holder to cooperate with the congressional investigation relating to the now defunct Fast and Furious gun walking operation.

Illinois: State Rep. Adam Brown urges support for Right-to-Carry

Legislation that would grant concealed carry rights to law-abiding gun owners could be called for a vote by the Illinois House of Representatives this month. State Representative Adam Brown (R-Decatur) is urging concerned citizens to sign a petition supporting passage of House Bill 5745, the Family and Personal Protection Act. Brown is a co-sponsor of HB 5745, which establishes statewide standards for the issuance of licenses to carry concealed firearms in Illinois.