DAILY ALERT FOR Thursday, February 26, 2015
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Michigan: CPL Reform Bill Headed to Governor Snyder, Air Gun Reclassification Package to Senate
Thanks to your active involvement and the bipartisan support in the Michigan Legislature, today, Senate Bill 34 and Senate Bill 35 were concurred on in the Senate and will soon be transmitted to Governor Rick Snyder (R) for his signature in order to become law.
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Pennsylvania: Gun Registration Scheme Legislation Introduced
Last week, an anti-gun bill known as the Firearm Registration Act, or House Bill 503, was introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives by anti-gun state Representative Angel Cruz (D-12). Click here to read Representative Cruz's co-sponsorship memo.
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
California: Help NRA and CRPA Oppose CA DOJ's Improper Emergency FSC Regulations Today!
The California Department of Justice (DOJ) recently proposed flawed "emergency" regulations in an attempt to implement California's new Firearm Safety Certificate (FSC) Program laws, which took effect in January 2015. The regulations are a misguided response to an NRA-supported lawsuit, Belemjian v. Harris. That suit was recently filed on behalf of the California Rifle and Pistol Association, FFLGuard, and several individual gun owners and firearm instructors to stop enforcement of four "underground regulations" the DOJ illegally adopted when it initially tried to implement the FSC Program, and to urge the DOJ to properly adopt regulations establishing long-gun safe- handling demonstration as it was statutorily required to do, but failed to do, by January 1, 2015.
GUN LAWS
Homeowner kills one of two home invaders, The Hickory Record, Hickory, N.C. 02/25/15
A homeowner in Claremont, N.C. became aware of a break-in attempt, retrieved a 12-gauge shotgun and called 911. A pair of criminals eventually made their way inside the home, but when they came upon the homeowner, the resident fired, striking and killing one of the home invaders and causing the other to flee. Following the incident, Catawba County Sheriff Coy Reid told a local media outlet, "No one likes to take anybody's life… But at this point, he thought his life was being threatened and protected himself and his wife, which he has a right to do." The sheriff also made clear that the suspect who fled could face felony murder charges in the death of his accomplice.
THE DETROIT NEWS
Michigan: Women with Right-to-Carry licenses surge
The number of women statewide who received or renewed concealed pistol licenses rose from 10,862 in 2010 to 25,418, a gain of 134 percent.And while women still made up less than a quarter of the state's new CPL holders last year, their numbers are growing faster than the number of Michigan men getting licenses. The number of newly issued or renewed CPL licenses for men surged 103 percent from 2010 to 2014.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wyoming: Senate panel recommends big changes to contentious gun bill
A legislative panel on Wednesday recommended significant changes to a contentious proposal that would allow people with concealed carry permits to take their guns to most public places in Wyoming.
THE LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
Nevada gun law reforms in the Legislative bullseye
A controversial Second Amendment bill that would expand the justifiable homicide defense to incidents in which individuals are attacked in their vehicles generated a contentious debate during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday.
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A judge is ruling that Pennsylvania's capital city cannot enforce three gun-control ordinances.
THE VOLOKH CONSPIRACY
Lyman Trumbull: The anti-slavery and pro-Second Amendment Senator and lawyer
Illinois Senator Lyman Trumbull is not well-known today, but he is one of the "Founding Sons" who transformed the nation and the Constitution before, during, and after the Civil War. He wrote the Thirteenth Amendment, the first Freedmen's Bureau Bill, and the Civil Rights Act. He sponsored the first federal statutes which actually freed slaves. As Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and later as a civil rights attorney, he did more to protect Second Amendment rights–including taking a test case to the U.S. Supreme Court (Presser v. Illinois)–than did any other lawyer or legislator in the century after Jefferson and Madison.
WTTG
D.C.: FOX 5's Emily Miller gets DC gun carry permit approved
Just seven months ago, D.C. was the only place in the country that did not allow anyone to legally carry a gun outside the home. A federal court ruled that violated the Second Amendment. So now, the police department is issuing carry permits to a few people.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
New Jersey: Charges dismissed for man with antique gun
A felony gun charge against a Port Elizabeth resident arrested by police last year for possessing an unloaded antique weapon has been dismissed by the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office, according to a news release issued Wednesday.
MLIVE.COM
Revised plan to scrap gun boards, overhaul pistol permit process approved by Michigan House
Legislation that would overhaul the process for obtaining a concealed pistol permit in Michigan is nearing the desk of Republican Gov. Rick Snyder -- again.
FORBES
Why Is The ATF Moving To Ban Common Rifle Ammo?
Gun-rights groups are in an uproar over an ammunition ban proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The ATF says it wants to ban M855 ball ammunition, a .223 (or 5.56 mm) rifle bullet that has been used by American citizens for decades. The ATF says it wants to ban this popular bullet because it is "armor piercing."
THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS
Vermont: Gun bill 'dead,' punctuated by shouting
The firearms bill that stirred hundreds of Vermonters at a Statehouse public hearing is effectively "dead," the head of a key Senate committee said Wednesday — a day punctuated by shouting over the fate of the measure.
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Kansas: Permitless Carry Bill to Receive Vote Tomorrow on Senate Floor
After floor hearings today, the Kansas Senate has decided by voice vote to bring Senate Bill 45 up for a full vote on the Senate floor tomorrow.
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Kentucky: Pro-Gun Bills Pass House and Senate and Cross Over
On Monday, Senate Bill 67 was passed unanimously by the Kentucky state Senate and has crossed over to the House of Representatives for their consideration. Introduced by state Senator C.B. Embry (R-6), SB 67 would allow citizens more options for firearms training when obtaining a concealed deadly weapons license (CDWL) and would help ease the timeline, cost and process.
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Michigan: CPL Reform Bill Headed to Governor Snyder, Air Gun Reclassification Package to Senate
Thanks to your active involvement and the bipartisan support in the Michigan Legislature, today, Senate Bill 34 and Senate Bill 35 were concurred on in the Senate and will soon be transmitted to Governor Rick Snyder (R) for his signature in order to become law.
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Pennsylvania: Gun Registration Scheme Legislation Introduced
Last week, an anti-gun bill known as the Firearm Registration Act, or House Bill 503, was introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives by anti-gun state Representative Angel Cruz (D-12). Click here to read Representative Cruz's co-sponsorship memo.
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
California: Help NRA and CRPA Oppose CA DOJ's Improper Emergency FSC Regulations Today!
The California Department of Justice (DOJ) recently proposed flawed "emergency" regulations in an attempt to implement California's new Firearm Safety Certificate (FSC) Program laws, which took effect in January 2015. The regulations are a misguided response to an NRA-supported lawsuit, Belemjian v. Harris. That suit was recently filed on behalf of the California Rifle and Pistol Association, FFLGuard, and several individual gun owners and firearm instructors to stop enforcement of four "underground regulations" the DOJ illegally adopted when it initially tried to implement the FSC Program, and to urge the DOJ to properly adopt regulations establishing long-gun safe- handling demonstration as it was statutorily required to do, but failed to do, by January 1, 2015.
GUN LAWS
Homeowner kills one of two home invaders, The Hickory Record, Hickory, N.C. 02/25/15
A homeowner in Claremont, N.C. became aware of a break-in attempt, retrieved a 12-gauge shotgun and called 911. A pair of criminals eventually made their way inside the home, but when they came upon the homeowner, the resident fired, striking and killing one of the home invaders and causing the other to flee. Following the incident, Catawba County Sheriff Coy Reid told a local media outlet, "No one likes to take anybody's life… But at this point, he thought his life was being threatened and protected himself and his wife, which he has a right to do." The sheriff also made clear that the suspect who fled could face felony murder charges in the death of his accomplice.
THE DETROIT NEWS
Michigan: Women with Right-to-Carry licenses surge
The number of women statewide who received or renewed concealed pistol licenses rose from 10,862 in 2010 to 25,418, a gain of 134 percent.And while women still made up less than a quarter of the state's new CPL holders last year, their numbers are growing faster than the number of Michigan men getting licenses. The number of newly issued or renewed CPL licenses for men surged 103 percent from 2010 to 2014.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wyoming: Senate panel recommends big changes to contentious gun bill
A legislative panel on Wednesday recommended significant changes to a contentious proposal that would allow people with concealed carry permits to take their guns to most public places in Wyoming.
THE LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
Nevada gun law reforms in the Legislative bullseye
A controversial Second Amendment bill that would expand the justifiable homicide defense to incidents in which individuals are attacked in their vehicles generated a contentious debate during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday.
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A judge is ruling that Pennsylvania's capital city cannot enforce three gun-control ordinances.
THE VOLOKH CONSPIRACY
Lyman Trumbull: The anti-slavery and pro-Second Amendment Senator and lawyer
Illinois Senator Lyman Trumbull is not well-known today, but he is one of the "Founding Sons" who transformed the nation and the Constitution before, during, and after the Civil War. He wrote the Thirteenth Amendment, the first Freedmen's Bureau Bill, and the Civil Rights Act. He sponsored the first federal statutes which actually freed slaves. As Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and later as a civil rights attorney, he did more to protect Second Amendment rights–including taking a test case to the U.S. Supreme Court (Presser v. Illinois)–than did any other lawyer or legislator in the century after Jefferson and Madison.
WTTG
D.C.: FOX 5's Emily Miller gets DC gun carry permit approved
Just seven months ago, D.C. was the only place in the country that did not allow anyone to legally carry a gun outside the home. A federal court ruled that violated the Second Amendment. So now, the police department is issuing carry permits to a few people.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
New Jersey: Charges dismissed for man with antique gun
A felony gun charge against a Port Elizabeth resident arrested by police last year for possessing an unloaded antique weapon has been dismissed by the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office, according to a news release issued Wednesday.
MLIVE.COM
Revised plan to scrap gun boards, overhaul pistol permit process approved by Michigan House
Legislation that would overhaul the process for obtaining a concealed pistol permit in Michigan is nearing the desk of Republican Gov. Rick Snyder -- again.
FORBES
Why Is The ATF Moving To Ban Common Rifle Ammo?
Gun-rights groups are in an uproar over an ammunition ban proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The ATF says it wants to ban M855 ball ammunition, a .223 (or 5.56 mm) rifle bullet that has been used by American citizens for decades. The ATF says it wants to ban this popular bullet because it is "armor piercing."
THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS
Vermont: Gun bill 'dead,' punctuated by shouting
The firearms bill that stirred hundreds of Vermonters at a Statehouse public hearing is effectively "dead," the head of a key Senate committee said Wednesday — a day punctuated by shouting over the fate of the measure.
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Kansas: Permitless Carry Bill to Receive Vote Tomorrow on Senate Floor
After floor hearings today, the Kansas Senate has decided by voice vote to bring Senate Bill 45 up for a full vote on the Senate floor tomorrow.
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Kentucky: Pro-Gun Bills Pass House and Senate and Cross Over
On Monday, Senate Bill 67 was passed unanimously by the Kentucky state Senate and has crossed over to the House of Representatives for their consideration. Introduced by state Senator C.B. Embry (R-6), SB 67 would allow citizens more options for firearms training when obtaining a concealed deadly weapons license (CDWL) and would help ease the timeline, cost and process.
