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ATF Releases New Procedures on Certain Retail and Private-to-Private Transactions

September 16, 2020Francesca RiveraATF, Firearm Laws

Early this month, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) released two new procedure documents.View Related Articles The first, ATF Procedure 2020-1, Recordkeeping procedure for non-over-the-counter firearm sales by licensees to unlicensed in-state residents that are NICS exempt (Sept. 3, 2020), provides directions to licensed importers, manufacturers, and dealers (FFLs) on the correct process for the…

Texas will allow guns in churches, schools after El Paso shooter targeted ‘low security’ Walmart

August 9, 2019Francesca Riveraconstitutional carry, Firearm Laws, Second Amendment

A slew of Texas firearm laws will go into effect next month, loosening restrictions on where people are allowed to carry and store guns. The new laws will go in place weeks after a gunman killed 22 people in a Walmart in El Paso, according to CNN. The suspected shooter, Patrick Crusius, picked the target area because…

Gun retailers find ‘loophole’ in new WA gun laws

July 8, 2019Francesca Riveraconstitutional carry, Firearm Laws, Second Amendment

SEATTLE, Wash. (KOIN) — The controversial new gun reform bill recently passed in Washington state may have a loophole. Initiative 1639 requires secure gun storage and enhanced background checks. It also bars anyone under the age of 21 from buying a semi-automatic rifle. But what exactly a semi-automatic rifle is is another matter. Tiffany Teasdale works at…

All Ammunition Purchases in California Will Soon Require a Background Check

June 28, 2019Francesca RiveraBackground Check, Firearm Laws, Second Amendment

California has among the most stringent gun laws in the country and on Monday a far-reaching new initiative to curb violence will require background checks for every ammunition purchase. Gov. Gavin Newsom and other proponents said it will save lives but opponents are suing in hopes of eventually undoing a law they said will mostly…

Texas Legislature passes a bill allowing open carry of handguns after natural disasters

May 31, 2019Francesca RiveraConcealed Carry, Firearm Laws, Second Amendment

WASHINGTON — On Sunday night, the Texas Legislature passed a bill that would allow residents to carry handguns in public for up to a week after a state or natural disaster declaration. The State Senate approved the bill, HB 1177, by a narrow vote of 16-15, with three Republicans joining all Democrats to vote against it. It now goes to…

Default Proceeds Replaced by Default Infringement

March 8, 2019Francesca RiveraBackground Check, Concealed Carry, Firearm Laws

For most people, a NICS check is instantaneous or at least expedient. Other people are subject to a delay, which is best explained by the FBI itself: “When a NICS background check matches a record to the prospective firearms transferee, the NICS Section determines if a federal prohibitor exists. However, if a federal prohibitor does…

What Lurks Behind “Universal” Background Checks

March 1, 2019Francesca RiveraBackground Check, Firearm Laws, Gun-Control

In January, while the United States government was still partially shut down, anti-gun members of the U.S. House of Representatives decided to focus on gun control rather than ensuring that the country has a functional government. Arch anti-gunner Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) quarterbacked the effort in her capacity as Speaker of the House. “[T]oday is ……

Some Semblance of Law Returns to the Massachusetts Firearms Licensing Procedure

February 26, 2019Francesca Riveraconstitutional carry, Firearm Laws, Second Amendment

In early December, NRA-ILA alerted gun owners to an ongoing dispute between the administration of Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and the state courts. The governor’s office had advised that it would refuse to comply with lawful court orders to reinstate some Massachusetts residents’ Firearms Identification Cards. Early this week, the Boston Globe reported that the Governor’s office…

House panel plans action on gun background check bill next week

February 22, 2019Francesca RiveraBackground Check, Concealed Carry, Firearm Laws

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will take up legislation next week that would require universal background checks for gun buyers, the panel’s Democratic chairman said on Thursday. The panel will mark up the bill, known as the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, on Feb. 13 and send it to the House…

Sheriffs Fight Gun Bills With ‘Sanctuary County’ Resolutions

February 15, 2019Francesca Riveraconstitutional carry, FIREARMS, Second Amendment

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A handful of rural counties in New Mexico are passing resolutions saying they will not require their sheriffs to enforce a sweeping slate of gun-control proposals that have gone before state lawmakers. The “Second Amendment Sanctuary County” resolutions are being presented by sheriffs to commissioners in dozens of counties, according to the head…

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