Brian McCombie

Recently, the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) received dozens of phone calls from firearm owners who are waiting a month or more to have applications for Firearm Owner Identification (FOID) cards processed by the Illinois State Police.

Gun show promoters Russell and Sallie Nordyke, of Willows, California, operate the gun show company TS Trade Shows. In 1999, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors passed a bill banning firearm possession on county property - which effectively nixed the Nordyke's gun shows, too.

Wyoming lawmakers will consider a bill that could have some major implications for state gun owners and their gun rights.

The National Rifle Association (NRA) has suffered a setback in its attempt to end the City of Chicago's ban on handguns. But the fight is far from over.

Gun owners in Oregon were recently dealt a defeat, when an Oregon Appeals Court ruled that a vehicle constitutes a public place.

In the wake of the Obama victory, Wisconsinites led the country in new handgun purchases.

Many gun owners had, at the least, an uneasy feeling when Illinois Senator Barack Obama (D) won the presidential election on November 4, 2008. Those feelings may be more justified than you think.

While federal laws surely do impact Second Amendment rights, including our ability to buy, sell, and own firearms, state and local issues are of no less importance.