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Friday, February 17, 2012

From NRAILA: Freedom Times, Issue no. 69


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Issue No. 69
February 2012
 

Commentary: Holder tells Congress the Obama administration wants to ban guns

By Chris Cox, Executive Director, NRA-ILA, Daily Caller
Last Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder appeared before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to answer questions about his role in the deadly "Fast and Furious" gun-running scandal. However, instead of answers, Congress got more defiance, more arrogance...
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has caused a storm of controversy by saying in a television interview that the people of Egypt should not look to the United States Constitution when drafting their own governing document because it's too old and there are newer examples from which to draw inspiration...
A petulant, angry, and defiant Attorney General Eric Holder refused yesterday to take any responsibility for the growing scandal surrounding Operation Fast and Furious...

Rep. Issa lays siege to 'Fortress Holder'
By Neil W. McCabe, Human Events
At a "Fast and Furious: Management Failures at the Department of Justice" hearing fraught with tensions, Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr., testified Feb. 2 before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee...

NRA Calls for Action to "Stop Obama/Holder Gun Registration Scheme"
By The National Rifle Association, OpposingViews.com
Recently, a federal district court in Washington, D.C. issued a ruling upholding an Obama administration policy that requires federally licensed firearms retailers in states bordering Mexico to report multiple sales of semi-automatic rifles...

Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control
By Emily Flitter, Reuters
Among the ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be sitting on a couch touting an issue most politicians avoid like the plague: gun control...

New Jersey Gun Owners Beat Back Ammo Ban
Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs, Ammoland.com
After a massive outcry from the Second Amendment community against A588 (backdoor ammo ban) and A1013 (defacing firearms -- unintended consequences), the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee "held" A588 and amended A1013 in response to gun owner concerns...

Va. Senate backs bill to repeal one-gun-a-month
By Jim Nolan, Richmond Times Dispatch (VA)

On a 21-19 vote, the Virginia Senate passed legislation Monday to allow the purchase of more than one handgun a month, foretelling what is likely to be one of the most significant changes in Virginia's gun laws in 20 years...

Conceal and carry laws fuel surge in female gun ownership
By Mara Rose Williams, Kansas City Star
Although crime rates are down, retailers here and across country report greater numbers of women are buying firearms...
 
 


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