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The United States Attorney General, Eric Holder, testified yesterday at a Senate Subcommittee about the New York terrorism incident. During the hearing, he mentioned that Georgia’s SB 291, currently awaiting signature by the Governor, is “very worrisome” to him because he fears it might permit terrorists to seize an airliner. And he was being serious. [...] Sheriff could lose discretionary power to decide who can carry a firearm Next month, mind voters will elect a new Ventura County sheriff. It will be the first time in 32 years the election for the county’s top cop has been contested. Besides heading the county’s largest police force, the sheriff determines who can and [...] The Nebraska Firearms Owners Association (NFOA) today called on the city of Omaha to end its practice of registering firearms, what is ed in the wake of a case involving a private citizen who fatally shot an armed robber, more about and who continues to be denied the ability to register a new firearm by [...] Two years ago this June the United States Supreme Court said the 2nd Amendment to the Bill of Rights was an individual right to own guns unconnected with service in a militia. Today, in Washington D.C., Los Angeles Policed Department spokeswoman Sandy Jo MacArthur testified before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in [...] A battle is brewing between states as gun rights and open carry laws are considered by lawmakers. Oklahoma is the latest state to consider a measure allowing open carry within state boundaries, illness while in California lawmakers are considering a bill to ban open carry in the state. In Louisiana state lawmakers are debating a [...] If Chicago were serious about bringing its violent crime problem under control, it would recognize the constitutional right of residents to use firearms to protect themselves. The city’s troubles are so extreme that a pair of state lawmakers are calling on a fellow Democrat, Gov. Pat Quinn, to deploy the National Guard to help restore [...] bill (S. 1317/H.R. 2159) that would authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses [...] Oklahomans soon may be able to openly carry guns in public after the House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to allow the practice. The measure has already passed the Senate and now heads to Democratic Gov. Brad Henry, who has not indicated whether he will sign it. The requirements for obtaining a gun license, including a background [...] Starting on May 1, what is ed 2010, all applicants for concealed handguns will be able to complete the entire application form, as well as schedule their digital fingerprint appointments online. “Completing the application form online is convenient for applicants and will allow us to process applications faster,” said RenEarl Bowie, the Assistant Director, Regulatory [...] Regular readers are familiar with my “Only Ones” files, named in “honor” of a DEA agent who told a roomful of school kids he was the “only one…professional enough” to carry a gun and who then proceeded to shoot himself in the foot. As I’ve explained numerous times, I don’t post such stories to “denigrate” [...] |
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