DAILY ALERT FOR Thursday, March 12, 2015
DAILY ALERT FOR Thursday, March 12, 2015
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Arkansas: Pro-Gun Legislation Advancing in the Arkansas House
Today, the Arkansas House of Representatives passed House Bill 1488 on a 92 to 0 vote. HB 1488, introduced on February 26 by state Representative Tim Lemons (R-43), would require the chief law enforcement officer of a jurisdiction to certify the transfer or making of a firearm, as required by the National Firearms Act, within 15 days if the person is not prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm by law.
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Maine: Critical Bipartisan Election Reform Passes Committee Unanimously
Yesterday, the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee voted unanimously to pass bipartisan-supported Legislative Document 176, as amended.
LEGAL & LEGISLATION HUNTING
Maryland: Pro-Hunting Senate Bill 88 Passes Senate
Today, NRA-backed Senate Bill 88 unanimously passed the Senate. SB 88 now moves on to the Maryland House of Delegates, where it awaits consideration and a committee referral.
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Kansas: Permitless Carry to be Heard in House Committee Tomorrow
Tomorrow at 9:00 a.m., the House Committee on Federal and State Affairs is scheduled to hear Senate bill 45 in room 346-S.
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Kentucky: Important Pro-Gun Bills Headed to Governor Beshear for Signature!
This week, both Senate Bill 67 and House Bill 91 passed on third reading in their respective chambers and are now headed to Governor Beshear for his signature.
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
West Virginia: Constitutional Carry Bill Passes House
Yesterday, Senate Bill 347, NRA-backed permitless carry legislation, passed the House of Delegates with all proposed floor amendments being defeated! SB 347 is now on its third reading in the House and will then be sent back to the Senate for concurrence before heading to Governor Tomblin to be signed.
THE WASHINGTON POST
Three Pinocchios: Obama’s odd series of exaggerated gun claims
The gun debate is serious enough that it should not be poisoned by exaggerated claims and faux statistics. The president earns Three Pinocchios.
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Striking a blow against the Obama bullet ban
This past week, we witnessed a devious Obama administration scheme to infringe on our right to bear arms — and a swift and mighty pushback.
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS-LEADER
As ATF backs off bullet ban, NRA declares victory
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Wednesday backed off a proposal to ban a type of armor-piercing bullet amid fierce opposition from Congress.In a statement, ATF said it received a flood of critical comments on its draft rule to ban the sale or production of the steel-tipped 5.56 mm round and would put the proposal on hold.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Massachusetts Court: Police chief within rights to deny gun license
The chief of police in Worcester was within his rights to deny a gun license to a man charged with domestic violence, the state’s highest court ruled Wednesday.In a unanimous ruling, the seven-member Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court also found that the state’s “suitable person” standard used to deny the license is constitutional.
THE DENVER POST
Colorado Senate committee passes bill to repeal ammo magazine limits
A 2013 law that limited ammunition magazines to 15 rounds or less is headed for repeal by the Colorado Senate because, in the words of former Weld County Sheriff John Cooke, the measure is “vague, ambiguous and overbroad.”Cooke in January was sworn in as a state senator, and he and fellow Republican Chris Holbert, a Parker senator, teamed up to sponsor a bill repealing the magazine limits.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bid to end Tennessee carry permit requirement fails in House
A proposal to eliminate Tennessee’s requirement to obtain a state-issued permit to openly carry handguns was defeated in a House subcommittee on Wednesday.
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Nevada bill would allow concealed guns without permits
Nevada Republicans are proposing a bill repealing the state’s requirement for a permit to carry a concealed gun.Sen. Don Gustavson, R-Sparks, is leading a group of Republican legislators supporting SB 143, which was reviewed Wednesday in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill would allow any person who legally owns a gun to carry it concealed without having a permit.
THE STAR TRIBUNE
Minnesota: Gun debate heats up
It’s Gun Day at the Minnesota Legislature.A House panel is set for a Thursday morning debate on a handful of proposals that would expand some access to firearms. There’s a bill to legalize silencers and another that would recognize gun permits from North Dakota in Minnesota.
