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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Virginia: Numerous Pro- and Anti-Gun Bills Heard in Committees This Week
Yesterday, the Senate passed Senate Bill 1191 by a 28 to 11 vote. Sponsored by Senator Tommy Norment (R-3), SB 1191 would amend the felony charge for having a firearm on school property to require that the person must have knowingly possessed the firearm.
West Virginia: NRA Backed Legislation on the Move in Charleston
This week in Charleston has seen the passage of two NRA-backed bills out of their respective committees and the introduction of multiple bills that stand to benefit both gun owners and hunters alike in the Mountain State.
Wednesday, after an overwhelming show of support, the North Dakota Senate passed Senate Bill 2274 unanimously. SB 2274 will likely be assigned to the House Judiciary Committee after crossover in early March.
GUN LAWS
Convenience store owner fells armed robber, The Tyler Telegraph, Tyler, Texas 01/27/15
The owner of MiPueblo Food Store in Smith County, Texas was tending to his business when a customer alerted him to two suspicious men who had asked the customer what time the store closed. Later on, an armed and masked man entered the store and attempted to rob it. The owner responded by retrieving a gun and exchanging gunfire with the criminal, killing him. The owner was not injured during the incident.
THE RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
Virginia: House subcommittee scuttles more gun control bills
House Republicans on Thursday continued to scrap legislation aimed at regulating or restricting the rights of gun owners in Virginia.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
New Hampshire: Permitless carry bill
People who can legally own a gun in New Hampshire would be able to carry their firearm out of sight without having to get a separate license under a bill proposed by three Republican lawmakers, putting a renewed focus on the state’s power to regulate gun rights..
THE EVANSVILLE COURIER AND PRESS
Indiana: Plan would ease shotgun restrictions
A Southwestern Indiana lawmaker is proposing for Indiana to lift state restrictions on short-barreled, or sawed-off, shotguns.
