Handguns

Towsley lets loose on the gun control threat from Barack Obama. And discusses the new Barnes Reduced Ricochet, Limited Penetration (RRLP) bullet for law enforcement and AR-15 rifles.

By a vote of 98 to 1, the Arkansas State House passed House Bill 1623 last week, proposed legislation to protect the identities of concealed carry holders.

It came as no surprise to gun owners when a key official in the Obama Administration admitted that gun control was on the new president's radar.

Under a proposed law currently being debated in the Montana Legislature, firearms, weapons components and ammunition made in Montana and kept in Montana would be exempt from federal regulation, potentially releasing some Montanans from national gun registration and licensing laws, the Missoulian reported.

Tennessee gun owners will be the winners if a series of pro-gun bills are passed by the state legislature this session.

Lawmakers in Texas are considering bills to authorize the ability to carry a gun on college campuses and to allow those who carry to do so openly.

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.

Matching the right pants to a gun enthusiast can make a big difference in the quality of the shooting experience.

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence sued the Bush administration over a new policy that will permit concealed carry in National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges.

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.

The Los Angeles City Council approved a package of gun control laws, placing new requirements on ammunition sellers and banning the sale of military-style ammunition in the hopes of further reducing the city's gun and gang violence.

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels is asserting that he has the authority to skirt Washington State's long-standing firearms preemption statute, but in a 2006 letter to House Speaker Frank Chopp, he admitted that state law prevents him from taking any such action.

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

Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issues press release disapproving of mayor's decision to ignore attorney general's opinion on firearms regulation.