To publicize their displeasure with the House and Senate, Brady advocates are handing out thousands of memos that read, “While you were out, 4,500 people died from gun violence.”
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Brady Campaign to Congress: 4,500 Shot While You Were Out on Summer Break
Published: September 7, 2016 { 27 comments }
German Court Rules Heckler & Koch Not Liable for Faulty Rifles
Published: September 6, 2016 { 9 comments }A German court ruled last week that gun manufacturer Heckler & Koch will not be required to compensate Berlin for what the German military claimed were faulty G36 infantry rifles.
GOP Lawmakers Pen Letter to Stop ITAR Gun Control Targeting Gunsmiths
Published: September 6, 2016 { 24 comments }Last week, GOP lawmakers penned a strongly-worded letter to oppose the State Department’s new registration and fee requirement for gunsmiths.
European Union Threatening to Tighten Gun Restrictions on Non-Member Switzerland
Published: September 5, 2016 { 26 comments }Switzerland isn’t part of the European Union, but that hasn’t stopped Brussels from trying to force the country to comply with a new set of stricter gun control measures.
ATF (Almost) Bans Smokeless Powder! – Also Finds Trail Cam IEDs in Kentucky Wilderness
Published: September 5, 2016 { 42 comments }The ATF has issued two notices on explosives — and has quickly retracted one of them.
Texas AG Sues a Houston County to Allow Concealed Firearms on Courthouse Premises
Published: September 5, 2016 { 7 comments }Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing a rural, Houston-area county for displaying signs outside its courthouse that prohibit carrying firearms on its premises.
Survivors of Aurora Shooting Ordered to Pay Theater’s $700,000 Legal Bill
Published: September 1, 2016 { 49 comments }Four survivors of the July 20, 2012, movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colo., are on the hook for nearly $700,000 in legal fees after their lawsuit against Cinemark failed earlier this year.
Ninth Circuit Appeals Court Says No to Guns for Medical Marijuana Users
Published: September 1, 2016 { 56 comments }The Ninth Supreme Court has ruled that federal laws that prohibit drug users from purchasing firearms still apply to medical marijuana users.
Why Join the NRA?
Published: September 1, 2016 { 8 comments }Do you belong to the National Rifle Association? If so, why did you join?
The Return of the Auto Mag on the Horizon
Published: August 31, 2016 { 36 comments }The Auto Mag is a cult classic in the world of handguns. Conceived by and designed by Harry Sanford, it saw on-and-off production throughout the ’70s and ’80s and fewer than 10,000 pistols were ever made.