Firearms

April 15, 2008 -- Lesson learned from Virginia Tech shooting one year ago must be put into practice in NC Raleigh: On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper today called on lawmakers to prohibit people who have been involuntarily committed from purchasing guns.

Spent 9mm shells, North Carolina: Photo by Carl M. (CC)    » read more »

Judge Has Set May 27 and September 2 Trial Dates for Remaining Dealers in First and Second Lawsuits, Respectively

April 11, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced that five additional gun dealers named in the New York City lawsuits over illegal gun sales have agreed to settlements with the City, bringing the total number of settlements to twenty.

A gun store: Photo by Keary O. (CC)    » read more »

Washington, D.C. -- April 1, 2021 -- Marking what may be the final passage in a series of groundbreaking weapons bills, Congress yesterday signed into law the Homeowners Fission Liberty Bill (H.R. 9985: To totally actualize the second amendment rights of all Americans), permitting the legal possession and use of tactical nuclear weapons for hunting and personal protection.

The Homeowners Fission Liberty Bill for the first time allows private citizens to safely, securely vaporize intruders, squirrels or fish

While tactical nukes have been previously permitted under certain special conditions, the Homeowners Fission Liberty Bill for the first time extends that right to all American citizens.    » read more »

March 18, 2008 -- Trenton, NJ – New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram today formally launched the state’s historic gun trace partnership with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with the issuance of a new law enforcement directive that orders all local police departments to input data on guns used in the commission of a crime to the New Jersey State Police and the ATF.    » read more »

Attorney Representing 300 Members of Congress Available

March 17, 2008 -- March 17, Oakland, Calif—After nearly 70 years of silence regarding the Second Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court is presiding over the District of Columbia vs. Heller and oral arguments will be held tomorrow.

At issue, as attorney and Independent Institute Research Fellow Stephen P. Halbrook explains in his new book The Founders’ Second Amendment (June 6, 2008 / Ivan R. Dee / $28.95), is whether the Second Amendment protects a private citizen’s right to keep arms in the home.    » read more »

(As Entered into the Record)

March 14, 2008 -- It’s a privilege to join my colleagues in supporting the “Firearms Information Use Act” to repeal the Tiahrt Amendment and lift the veil of secrecy that currently surrounds the flow of guns in our country. The Act will give law enforcement agencies the support they need to do their job, while protecting information about undercover officers, confidential informants, ongoing investigations, and lawful firearms purchasers. It’s a basic open-government measure that is critical for the public safety of communities across America.    » read more »

March 13, 2008 -- In a speech to the Economic Club of Detroit in May 1999, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., committed to speak often on the issue of gun crimes. To date, he has made 272 Senate speeches on gun crimes since 1999; his remarks follow:    » read more »

February 29, 2008 -- Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today strongly urged Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to not ease Reagan-era restrictions on carrying loaded firearms in America’s national parks and wildlife refuges.

“I was appalled to learn that the Interior Department may relax a Reagan-era ban on carrying loaded firearms in national parks that has been in place for 25 years,” Senator Feinstein said.

“Changing these regulations would invite poaching, be very difficult to understand and enforce, and put the public at serious risk.”    » read more »

February 27, 2008 -- "There were over 1,100 fewer guns found on City streets in 2007 compared to 2006 - that's more than 1,100 fewer chances for gun violence to harm innocent New Yorkers. It is an impressive figure that complements the fact that in 2007, the City experienced the fewest number of murders since records started being kept more than 40 years ago.    » read more »

February 8, 2008 -- ST. LOUIS – Missouri Governor Matt Blunt today announced that all flags at state facilities in St. Louis County will be flown at half-staff to honor the memory of the victims from last night's senseless shooting at the Kirkwood City Hall.

“This is a terrible tragedy. Melanie and I offer our thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of the victims as well as the community of Kirkwood and everyone who is mourning the victims of this horrific crime.”    » read more »

February 8, 2008, Juneau, Alaska – Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced the State of Alaska will join the multi-state amicus brief authored by the State of Texas in support of the Second Amendment right of individual Americans to bear arms.

On Tuesday, February 5, 2008, Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg notified Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott that Alaska would sign on to the brief. The Texas amicus brief in the case Washington, D.C. v. Heller will be filed by February 11, 2008.    » read more »

February 7, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Congressman Xavier Becerra introduced the National Crime Gun Identification Act of 2007. The measure is co-sponsored in the Senate by Senators Feinstein, Menendez, Lautenberg, Durbin, Schumer and Reed.    » read more »

02/07/2008 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today released the following statement regarding the death of Los Angeles Police Department Officer Randal Simmons of Palos Verdes, CA:    » read more »

Brady Campaign and Police Chiefs Support Lautenberg-Reed Bill to Prevent Gun Violence

January 30, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined with law enforcement officials, a Virginia Tech shooting victim, families of Virginia Tech victims and Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, to announce the introduction of new legislation to close the “Gun Show Loophole.”    » read more »

AB 424/SB 216 Would Allow Wisconsin To Share Information With The Federal Government, For The Sole Purpose of Conducting a Firearms Background Check, About Court Adjudications Enjoining Individuals From Possessing Firearms

January 30, 2008 -- MADISON -- Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen sent a memo to members of the Assembly Criminal Justice Committee today indicating his support for Assembly Bill 424 and Senate Bill 216. The committee held a public hearing on AB 424 this morning.    » read more »