California voters approved Prop. 63 in 2016. The proposition, backed by then-gubernatorial hopeful Gavin Newsom, introduced a plethora of new firearms restrictions, including requiring the report of the theft or loss of a firearm within five days. Morgan Hill's city council thought that five days was too many, and passed an ordinance setting the law […]
Last month, the Pittsburgh City Council passed three gun control laws in violation of a state law prohibiting municipalities from doing any such thing. Lawsuits quickly followed, and earlier this week an Allegheny County Common Pleas judge put those laws on hold while the lawsuits play out. All parties agreed to the stay during a […]
The NRA-ILA sent an alert out Monday warning California gun owners that while some egregious anti-gun bills are officially dead for this legislative session, but others continue to threaten. Last week, the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees took up their respective suspense files ahead of the Friday, May 17, fiscal deadline. Some of the more […]
The Vermont legislature last week gave the final OK for a 24-hour waiting period for handgun purchases in the state. The legislation still needs to be signed by GOP Gov. Phil Scott; he has not indicated what he will do with the legislation one way or another. Merry Shernock, a volunteer with the Vermont chapter […]
