News: Government Relations

January 26, 2012

Three Anti-Gun Bills Pending in Illinois House: Take Action Today

Earlier this week three anti-gun bills passed out of the Illinois House Rules Committee.  These bills will now move to…

January 14, 2012

NSSF Statement on Court’s Backing of Multiple Sales Reporting

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is, of course, disappointed by today's ruling. We respectfully disagree with the court's reasoning…

January 13, 2012

Brady Center Runs Out of Time; Suffers Stinging Defeat in Lawsuit Against a Firearms Retailer

A Connecticut Appellate Court recently issued an order dismissing an appeal in Gilland v. Sportsmen’s Outpost, Inc. – a Superior…

January 10, 2012

Microstamping Threat Back in New York

For the fourth year in a row, anti-gun legislators from New York City have introduced firearms microstamping legislation (Assembly Bill…

December 22, 2011

A Familiar Pattern: As Sales of Firearms Go Up … Crime Goes Down

This week the FBI released data  showing that violent crime in the United States fell 6.4 percent in the first…

December 7, 2011

Documents show ATF used ‘Fast and Furious’ to make case for gun regulations, CBS News reports

CBS News is reporting that documents show the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) discussed using its covert…