ALL / Violence Prevention
NRA-ILA, May 9, 2017- Tuesday night, the Tennessee General Assembly passed multiple NRA-backed pro-gun bills. These bills will now be sent to the desk of Governor Bill Haslam for his consideration and your NRA ILA will keep you updated throughout the process. Those bills include: After intense debate and the …
NRA-ILA, May 5, 2017- LD 351 is the anti-gun bill that would allow municipalities to prohibit firearm owners from carrying during municipal public proceedings and in polling places. Infringing upon your Right to Keep and Bear Arms at municipal proceedings and polling places would be a foot in the door …
Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble… – US Constitution, Amendment 1 Opponents of grassroots movements have a new policy strategy in addition to preemption – laws punishing participation in rallies, protests, marches, and other …
Lincoln Journal Star, Don Walton, April 5, 2017- A proposal to eliminate the authority of cities in Nebraska to enact their own gun regulation laws bumped into a three-hour filibuster Tuesday that placed the bill in jeopardy of disappearing from this year’s legislative agenda. With an amendment still pending that …
The Des Moines Register, William Petroski, April 8, 2017- The passage of a wide-ranging gun rights bill by Iowa lawmakers is raising questions whether local officials can stop gun-carrying citizens from entering courthouses and city halls, although supporters of the measure insist there won’t be any problems. Sen. Nate Boulton, D-Des Moines, an attorney who voted …