Federal: Universal Background check improvements passed the House
2021 Federal active gun legislation HR 8 Background checks – improving to check everyone HR 1446 Background checks – improving to close loophole Universal Background... Read more
Category: Federal gun legislation activity
Federal: Trump Administration endangering wildlife in refuges
2020 This week, Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced plans to expand hunting and fishing on 2.3 million acres of federal land in 97... Read more
Federal: Marc Rubio advocates a weak “red flag” law
Republicans, under pressure to do something about gun safety, are looking for ways to seem like they hear the frightened majority. Consequently, Florida Senator Marc... Read more
Federal: Gun safety rallies planned for Sunday (08/18)
On short notice, Everytown for Gun Safety, which is the umbrella organization for Mom’s Demand Acton and Student’s Demand Action, is planning “Recess Rally” events... Read more
Federal: Supreme Court rejects court case on silencers
Court rejects claim of 2nd Amendment protections Federal laws regulating silencers will stand after the Supreme Court refused to take up a case claiming silencers... Read more
Federal: House Democrats win against the NRA over the Violence Against Women Act
This week, the NRA lost their fight against the reauthorization of the Federal Violence Against Women Act. NRA objections were raised to the inclusion of... Read more
Federal: Two key regulations pass the House and are on to the Senate
This past week, the comprehensive universal background checks bill and the improved background checks bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives. As expected, the NRA... Read more
Federal: Universal Background Check bill passed the full House today
The House gallery exploded in applause as the Universal Background Check bill passed the House today (HR8). One amendment, added at the last minute by... Read more
Federal: Two gun regulations are before the full House this week
This week, two bills that would strengthen universal background checks will be heard by the full House of Representatives. The NRA told their members “It’s... Read more
Federal: Hearing Wednesday on Universal Background Checks
This Wednesday (2/06), the bill mandating universal background checks will be heard by the Judiciary Committee of the US House of Representatives. This is the... Read more
Federal: Universal background check bill submitted in House
Three cheers for the Democrats taking control of the House. A moment was made dramatic when during one of their first actions, Gabby Gifford, spoke... Read more
Federal: Dems right out of the starting blocks with gun reform legislation
The new Democratic majority in the House is about to blow through the complete blockage by the Republicans against gun safety bills, at least in... Read more
Federal: Winning the House creates an opening for gun reform
After the NRA lost big in the House during the 2018 interim election, we finally have an opening for #gunsense legislation. New Opening Congressman by... Read more
Federal: A Judge blocks 3-D gun printing at the last minute
Federal Judge Blocks 3D Gun Downloads A Seattle federal judge has temporarily blocked the release of downloadable blueprints to make 3-D guns on 8/01. “There... Read more
Federal: Gun violence prevention groups try to block 3-D guns
Starting August 1, the making of fully functional 3-D plastic guns will be lawful and easily accomplished by downloading a blueprint. Detection by metal detectors... Read more