Category: Gun Control

Justice to Invest $20 Million in Firearm Backgound Check System Improvements

The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) plans to invest more than $20 million to strengthen the firearm background check system by improving states’ abilities to share information with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). OJP’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) are providing funding for three grants to support state, territorial and tribal efforts to reduce information gaps and make instantly available to NICS all records prohibiting the purchase or possession of firearms.

Firearms, Gun Control

Technical Difficulty with NY Magazine Ban

New York Governor Cuomo has realized that his hasty, knee-jerk reaction to ban magazines capable of holding more than seven rounds is ignorant, at best.  Now he knows the de facto ban has ruled out almost all magazines “but New Yorkers will still be required to keep no more than seven bullets in them.”

That’ll make the bad guys mend their ways.

Man, this guy’s a genius!  Not surprisingly, some people are up in arms…

A coalition of New York firearms groups and the National Rifle Association have filed suit in U.S. District Court in Buffalo against New York Governor Mario Cuomo, Attorney General Eric Schneidermann and others, asking for injunctive relief from the recently passed Secure Ammunition and Firearms Act (SAFE). The lawsuit also names State Police Commissioner Joseph A. D’Amico, Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita and Lancaster Police Chief Gerald J. Gill. “Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature usurped the legislative and democratic process in passing these extreme anti-gun measures with no committee hearings and no public input,” said Chris W. Cox, executive director of NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action in a prepared statement. “This obvious disrespect for New Yorkers and their Second Amendment rights will not be tolerated.” The NRA is joined in the action by the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, the Westchester County Firearms Owners Association, Sportsmen’s Association for Firearms Education, New York State Amateur Trapshooting Association, Bedell Custom, Beikirch Ammunition Corporation, Blueline Tactical & Police Supply, and three individual citizens. No timetable announced – yet- for hearings on the suit.
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FFL Retailers Overwhelmingly Oppose ‘Universal Background Checks’

NEWTOWN, Conn. — An online survey of federally licensed firearms retailers conducted this week by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, reveals that those who would be on the front line of implementing what is touted as “universal background checks” have serious concerns both about whether such proposals would work as well as the potential negative effects on their businesses. Read more

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Michigan Second Amendment March

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Michigan’s Second Amendment March will be held on Wednesday, March 20 at Michigan’s Capitol. The march will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a sidewalk procession from the corner of Michigan and Pennsylvania to the Capitol. From 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. people will meet with their state representatives. Musical entertainment and pro-gun speakers will take the stage from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. From 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. people will meet with their state senators. The Michigan Legislature is in session that day. We’ll be showing them the political strength of Michigan’s legal gun owners. The march is being organized by Skip Coryell’s Second Amendment March and jointly promoted and funded by the Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners, Michigan Open Carry, Michigan Gun Owners and Michigan Students for Concealed Carry.  Click the image below for details:

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