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Concealed Carry Class - March 13th, 2010
First Assembly Of God Church
8AM Sharp
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IDPA Club Match - CASA
March 20
IDPA club match starts at 9:00 AM.
There will be five (5) or six (6) stages of fire
with a round count
around 100.
The match fee is $10, or FREE
to anyone who has not shot
IDPA at CASA.
Sign in starts at 9:30
shooters meeting starts at 10:00
AM.
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ARVGC - Club Meeting - Tuesday April 6th, 2010
Arkansas River Valley Gun Club Meeting
Tuesday April 7th, 2010
6PM Local if you wish to eat
7PM Business Session
Western Sizzlin, Russellville, AR
You are not required to purchase anything if you wish to
just attend the business meeting.
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Gun Shows
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Salem, AR - March 13th - 14th, 2010
Mar 13-14
Salem, AR
Fulton
county Fairgrounds
South Fork River Regulators
Louise, 870-371-0507
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Springdale, AR - March 13th - 14th, 2010
Mar 13-14
Springdale, AR
NW Arkansas Convention Center
Holiday Inn 1500 S 48th
St
RK
Shows
563-927-8176
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Southhaven, MS - March 20th - 21st, 2010
Mar 20-21
Southhaven, Mississippi,
Tri-Lakes Productions
Cathy and David Bailey
662-934-9077
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About Shooting
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Welcome To Arkansas River Valley Gun Club Inc.'s Web Site
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Our Mission
To Provide a safe and organized shooting environment for the citizens of the Arkansas River Valley and the surrounding areas. We are one of the oldest NRA sanctioned shooting club in Arkansas.
March 13th, 2010
This is a normal Concealed Carry Class at the Assembly of God Church Education Building in Russellville. The class starts at 8 AM sharp. The cost is $50 with a $25 non-refundable deposit. Contact Jeff Ellis at 479-229-2228 for any questions or additional information. Advanced registration is necessary. New Membership Application Online
ARVGC Membership, Microsoft Word
ARVGC Membership, PDF
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Current "Firearms in the News" items
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Essex teen's suicide leads to gun bill (The Burlington Free Press)
ESSEX — The parents of an Essex teen who fatally shot himself last spring have brought their campaign to restrict child access to guns to the Statehouse.
'Driving force' in gun sales: women (Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum)
The influx of new concealed carry permits comes as the image of the average gun owner -- a middle-aged man -- is changing.
Women a 'driving force' in handgun sales (Mansfield News Journal)
At a recent gun show in Mansfield, where venders peddling everything from flak jackets to military meals ready-to-eat gave the event the feel of a survivalists convention, more than a few women milled around among the scores of men buying or looking.
Missing guns cause headaches for police (Plattsburgh Press Republican)
Anyone who witnesses suspicious or criminal activity related to firearms is asked to contact the Gun Investigation Unit in Ray Brook, 897-2093. RAY BROOK — Only 17 of the 117 guns reported missing last year in Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties have been recovered.
Activists want Starbucks to ban guns (WTOP Radio Washington, DC)
Starbucks decision to allow customers to bring open or concealed firearms inside its coffee shops has outraged local gun opponents.
N.J. kids baseball league rejects Maplewood gun dealer's sponsorship (The Star-Ledger)
Constitution Arms owner Matt Carmel's son plays on team
Chicago Gun Case (KETK 56 Tyler)
The City of Chicago and the National Rifle Association are getting ready to tangle in Washington. The place is the Supreme Court, and some gun advocates say, at stake is the 2nd Amendment itself. "We love our guns so much, and we see the devastation from that every day," says Mayor Richard Daley and the city of Chicago have some of the most restrictive gun laws in the nation. If you're a ...
BRIEFS (Jamaica Gleaner)
Malahoo Forte cops award - Prime Minister Bruce Golding has congratulated minister of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Marlene Malahoo Forte, on her selection as a 'Young Global Leader' by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum.
Record number of vendors gather for gun show (The Garden City Telegram)
Elaine Ramsey says the annual Sand & Sage Rifle and Pistol Club Collectors Show is like a family reunion.
Confrontation between student and professor at Portland State University raises questions about school security, guns ... (The Oregonian)
Campus safety experts across the nation have followed news accounts of the PSU dustup, which opened a public discourse about the nature of school security, academic freedom and the constitutional right to bear arms.
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NRA-ILA News
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Click Here for News Relating To <I>McDonald v. Chicago</I>
News stories and press releases on the oral arguments before the Supreme Court in the <I>McDonald v. City of Chicago</I> case.
Governor Bill Richardson Signs Vital Self-Defense Legislation
Marion Hammer: Only fair to protect Florida gun trust fund
For years, legislators fought gun owners over funding a statewide licensing program that would provide uniformity and fairness to gun owners. Legislators didn't want taxpayers to fund a gun program. Gun owners are taxpayers, too, and wanted to use tax dollars.
Illinois: Right-to-Carry measure gets early approval in Illinois
For the second time in a week, a House panel dominated by downstate lawmakers signaled its approval of a law allowing Illinoisans to carry concealed weapons.
The House Agriculture Committee voted 11-2 to endorse the proposed law, which is sponsored by state Rep. Brandon Phelps, D Harrisburg.
Georgia: Right-to-Carry law approved by Senate committee
A new Georgia law could allow people with Right-to-Carry permits to take firearms onto college campuses and in churches and bars.
New Jersey: Scientists say black bear population can't be controlled without hunt
New Jersey's black bear population has soared to nearly 3,500, a level that can no longer be controlled solely by non lethal methods, a wildlife biologist said today as the state Fish and Game Council adopted a management policy recommending a six day hunt in December.
Illinois: Chicago Mayor Daley calls for more state gun control
Daley backed changes to state law that would require background checks for those buying a gun in a private sale, ban popular semi-autos, require that gun dealers be licensed and ration the number of handgun purchases to one per person per month. Those were all ideas that failed in previous legislative sessions.
New Hampshire: Debaters aim sights on Statehouse gun ban
Gun rights advocates spent more than three hours Monday urging a legislative committee to undo the ban on firearms and dangerous weapons in the Statehouse and adjourning buildings.
The polite but firm tone from witnesses came in response to the Dec. 21 decision of the Joint Committee on Legislative Facilities Committee to adopt a firearms/weapons ban without advance notice or public hearing.
Ohio: City of Campbell revisiting ban on gun sales
The City Council is reconsidering a citywide gun sales ban after a lawsuit threat.
The intent of the ordinance is to keep gun shops out of the city.
Don't let Obama's anti-gun silence breed complacency
It's true that President Obama hasn't advanced the gun control agenda. He hasn't even sought a renewed ban on "assault" weapons. However, the idea that President Obama has more in common with Wayne LaPierre than with Sarah Brady is misleading. Remember the "bitter clingers" comment? Therefore, if eternal vigilance is freedom's price, then complacency must be its worst enemy. The Second Amendment is under assault even as the Supreme Court seems poised to recognize the individual right it protects.
Indiana: Allowing guns locked in cars at work makes sense
In Valiant, Okla., on Oct. 1, 2002, during a surprise search, Weyerhaeuser Co. sent drug sniffing dogs into the parking lot of its paper mill. The operation found no drugs, but 12 workers were fired after guns were found in their vehicles.
Weyerhaeuser's raid sparked a firestorm of protest that resulted in the Oklahoma legislature modifying its laws to hold employers criminally liable for prohibiting employees from storing firearms in locked vehicles on company property. After many years of legal wrangling, in February 2009, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that workers in Oklahoma have the constitutional right to keep guns in their vehicles parked on their employers' parking lots.
69% say cities don’t have right to ban handguns
The Supreme Court is wrestling with a major case questioning whether Chicago’s handgun ban violates the Second Amendment, but 69% of Americans say city governments do not have the right to prevent citizens from owning such guns.
Gun bans: Starbucks gets it
Starbucks, the Seattle based coffee house chain, is in hot water with gun control advocates for allowing patrons to openly carry firearms in its shops where local laws permit. The company issued a statement explaining that if it banned guns in its coffee shops "we would be forced to require our partners to ask law abiding customers to leave our stores."
Delaware: NRA pushes to rescind ban on guns in public housing
For years, possibly decades, Delaware's four housing authorities have told residents they cannot keep firearms in their homes.
The provisions went unchallenged -- until now.
Indiana Appeals Court: Concealed carry not a license to be searched
Indiana Appeals Court ruled that police were wrong to handcuff and search motorist merely because he held a valid concealed handgun permit.
Police may not search a vehicle merely because its driver has been issued a valid concealed carry permit, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday. A three judge appellate panel weighed the actions of Indianapolis Police Officer Danny Reynolds who pulled over Melvin Washington for driving with a burned out headlight on September 17, 2008 at 12:30am.
Minnesota: Gun show bill draws debate but no vote
A proposal to require background checks for guns sold at gun shows drew vigorous testimony at a Friday hearing and a man who pulled out the guns he said he'd bought without a check but in the end, legislators took no action.
New York: High Court Judge takes colleagues to task over constitutional issue in gun case
In a rare written dissent, Judge Robert S. Smith has taken his six colleagues on the New York Court of Appeals to task for not finding the "substantial constitutional question" that would allow them to review a judge's denial of a pistol permit to a Westchester County, N.Y., attorney.
Virginians have a right to defend themselves in restaurants
Someone who is drunk shouldn't be handling a gun, but that doesn't justify a ban on concealed carrying in all places that serve alcohol. On Tuesday, the Virginia House of Delegates joined the state Senate and voted 72 to 27 to overturn this ban. Gov. Robert F. McDonnell's signature is all that stands in the way of getting rid of this dangerous restriction.
More Texas women becoming first time gun owners
There has been an increase in the number of women in west Texas signing up for firearm classes.
Whether it's to face their fear of guns, or just have peace of mind in knowing they can protect themselves, more women are picking up handguns and learning the basic skills needed for protection.
Ohio: Women a 'driving force' in handgun sales
The influx of new concealed carry permits comes as the image of the average gun owner a middle aged man is changing.
"Since the CCW permits, more women are getting their CCW permits than men," said David Holden, 43, owner of an East Canton gun shop and one of the show's sellers. "Women are the driving force in the gun sales."
Idaho: Fish and Game Director wants expanded wolf hunting
More wolves need to be killed in the Lolo area of the Clearwater River basin to stop the decline in elk populations, the director of Idaho Fish and Game says.
Cal Groen said state wildlife managers will recommend significant changes to wolf seasons in the Lolo and other zones where elk numbers are not at management levels. The changes will be consistent with the 2008 2012 Idaho Wolf Management Plan, he said.
Ohio: The state of a multi-million dollar hunting business
When hunters go after deer in Ohio, they create an economic ripple effect, state officials said.
The money they pay for hunting licenses and deer tags goes to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, said Vicki Ervin, division spokeswoman. The money supports conservation programs, such as buying land and producing educational materials, she said.
The division estimates hunting has a $859 million economic impact on Ohio.
Women taking to elk hunting in record numbers
Perceptions about women and hunting sure have changed in the last quarter century or so.
Case in point: It was about that long ago when Donna McDonald, owner of Upper Canyon Outfitters in Alder, Mont., found herself (as she always did) in an elk camp full of men. As they entered camp, eager to wrap their tags around southwest Montana's monster bulls, one of the hunters innocently asked if she was the cook.
Fast forward to the present and it's a rare season that finds McDonald the sole lady in camp. That not only makes her proud but it also signifies another ray of hope for a hunting industry that is constantly looking to the future.
Canada: The gun registry and civil disobedience
With the imposition of Bill C 68 in 1995, for no discernible reason except urban angst and anti masculine paranoia, the government tied the ownership and acquisition of all firearms to a bureaucratic rigmarole. It's a procedure as intrusive, humiliating, and astronomically expensive as it's useless that is, useless for any purpose other than reminding citizens that in Canada the state can do anything.
Delaware: Gov. Markell objects to preemption bill
Gov. Jack Markell has blasted proposed legislation that would bar Delaware's housing authorities from prohibiting their tenants to own firearms.
House Bill 357 would address a patchwork quilt of regulations, such as those cited by Markell, according to John Thompson, president of the Delaware State Sportsmen's Association, a National Rifle Association affiliate.
Virginia: Senate 'kill bill' panel stops bill repealing gun rationing
A Virginia Senate panel designed to eliminate House gun rights proposals went about its work efficiently Thursday, killing an attempted repeal of the state's 17 year old ban on buying more than one handgun a month and several other bills.
The Senate Courts of Justice special subcommittee, which was composed of four Democrats and one Republican, voted 4 to 1 along party lines to table the gun a month repeal sponsored by Del. L. Scott Lingamfelter (R Prince William).
Indiana: Assembly OKs worker protection bill
A bill prohibiting Indiana employers from banning guns on their properties is one step from becoming state law.
The Indiana House of Representatives and Senate approved a final version of House Bill 1065 on Thursday, making the legislation eligible for the governor's signature.
H.B. 1065 makes it illegal for businesses to forbid their employees from keeping guns outside in their cars as long as the vehicle is locked and the firearm is stored out of sight. It does not prevent employers from banning guns inside the workplace.
Arizona: Senate backs preemption bill
The Arizona Senate is poised to broaden the state's restrictions on local gun control laws.
State law already generally pre empts local ordinances on transportation, possession, sale or use of firearms and ammunition, but the law given preliminary approved Thursday goes farther.
It would prohibit local governments from enacting laws more restrictive than state law and specifically prohibit ordinances that limit possession of guns in parks. Also, local governments could not regulate the discharge of firearms.
Virginia: Gun rationing faces test in Senate
The latest and most significant effort to repeal Virginia's gun laws faces a critical vote on Thursday, when senators will consider a measure that would undo the state's one-gun-a-month law.
Virginia: Gov. McDonnell criticizes 'kill bill' subcommittees
Bills from the House of Delegates that seek to expand gun rights come today before a new subcommittee weighted with Senate Democrats that appears to have been created to shoot them down.
But the man who would be inclined to sign a number of those bills into law -- Gov. Bob McDonnell -- said killing legislation in subcommittee puts too much authority in the hands of too few.
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NRA-ILA Grassroots Alerts
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NRA-ILA Legislative Updates
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Virginia: Pro-Gun Legislation Heading to Governor McDonnell!
On Wednesday, March 10, the Virginia State Senate passed the four pro-gun bills (HB109, HB505, HB885, and HB1191) which will now head to Governor Bob McDonnell (R) for his consideration.
South Carolina: Your Help is Needed with Two Bills in Columbia!
On Wednesday, March 10, thanks to pro-gun State Representative Jeff Duncan (R-15), House Bill 4220 was recalled from the House Ways and Means Committee, and placed on the calendar for a floor vote tomorrow, March 11.
This bill, introduced by State Representative Mike Pitts (R-14), would permanently establish the tax holiday on firearms sales on the weekend following Thanksgiving, which is known as the Second Amendment Weekend.
Please contact your State Representative and urge him or her to support H. 4220. Contact information can be found by clicking here.
The South Carolina State House cancelled most post-adjournment committee meetings, including the House Judiciary General Laws Sub-Committee. After being previously removed from the calendar, House Bill 3994 is still in search of a hearing date and needs your help.
Restaurant Carry Reform Measure Takes a Step Forward in the Volunteer State
On Wednesday, March 10 the House Judiciary Criminal Practice Sub-Committee passed House Bill 3125 by a vote of 4-2. This legislation will now be heard by the House Judiciary Committee.
Numerous Pro-Gun Bills on the Move in Arizona!
As session continues in Phoenix, numerous NRA-supported bills continue to move forward. Legislation that has seen recent action, at various stages, include Arizona’s Right to Hunt and Fish constitutional amendment (HCR 2008), advances in concealed carry reform (HB 2347, SB 1102), and preemption reform (HB 2543).
Maryland: Three Major Anti-Gun Bills Up in Committee Tomorrow, March 11!
“No-Net-Loss” Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk in Alabama!
Yesterday, Tuesday, March 9, the Alabama Senate passed House Bill 330 by a vote of 34-0. HB330 now heads to the desk of Governor Bob Riley (R) for his consideration.
REPORT: ROUND 7 -- Bill to STOP Gun Registration Passed Committee
Two Dangerous Anti-Gun Bills to be Considered Tomorrow in Minnesota!
On Wednesday, March 10, two anti-gun bills are scheduled to be heard by the Crime Victims/Criminal Records Sub-Committee at 12:00 p.m. These bills have been vigorously and loudly opposed by NRA members and pro-firearm advocates but they are being heard at the request of their sponsor, anti-gun State Representative, Michael Paymar (DFL-64B).
South Carolina: Parking Lot Bill Removed from Committee Calendar
Pennsylvania: Borough of Hatboro Schedules Vote on Anti-Gun Resolution!
On Monday, March 22, the Borough Council of Hatboro will vote on a resolution that would recommend to the State Legislature that it pass legislation requiring gun-owners to report lost or stolen firearms or face possible fines and imprisonment.
Dangerous Ballot Initiative, I-160, Threatens Wildlife Management and Montana’s Hunting Future!
West Virginia: Pro-Gun Legislation Bogged Down in the House Judiciary Committee
Senate Bill 515, introduced by State Senator Jeff Kessler (D-2), is currently being held in the House Judiciary Committee. With only two days remaining for the committee to meet, it is important that Chairman Tim Miley (D-41) schedule and pass SB 515 in order for it to receive a vote by the full House.
Pro-Gun Bill to be Heard Tomorrow in Alabama!
The Alabama State House Commerce Committee will hear Senate Bill 360 on Wednesday, March 10, at 9:00 a.m. This bill passed the Senate last week by a vote of 26 to 2.
Indiana: Governor Daniels Under Business Pressure to VETO Emergency Powers/Workplace Protection!
As we have previously reported, House Bill 1065 is currently pending consideration with Governor Mitch Daniels. Despite passing the Indiana House and Senate with broad bi-partisan support, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and the Indiana Manufacturer's Association are shamefully urging Governor Daniels to veto this important pro-gun bill.
Mandatory Firearm Storage Requirement Introduced in Alabama
Senate Bill 401, introduced by State Senator Vivian Davis Figures (D-33), is another feel good attempt to further restrict firearm owner freedoms. Under SB401, gun owners would be required to store their firearms in such a manner that they would be inaccessible to any person under the age of 17 -- for example, by locking guns in a secure container.
Maine: Proposed Firearm Confiscation Bill Scheduled for Debate in Augusta
Legislation is being considered in Augusta by the Joint Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee that puts all gun owners in jeopardy.
Hunter Privacy Bill Passes Idaho State House
On Thursday, March 4, the Idaho State House successfully passed House Bill 531aa by a vote of 55 to 14. HB 531a now moves to the Senate where it awaits committee assignment.
Concealed Carry Reform Becomes Law in Wyoming!
On Thursday, March 4, Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) signed Senate File 26 into law. The bill is effective immediately.
Sponsored by State Senator Cale Case (R-25) and State Senator Eli Bebout (R-26), SF 26 will reform Wyoming’s concealed weapons permit laws regarding eligibility, reciprocity, and issuance of permits. This bill will limit the Attorney General’s ability to determine reciprocity by taking away his/her power to determine if that state has similar laws authorizing permits.
Connecticut: Town of Tolland to Consider Discharge Ban Tomorrow Night!
The Tolland Town Council has scheduled a public hearing for tomorrow, March 9, at 7:30 P.M. to consider an ordinance that would impose a firearm discharge ban.
Pro-Gun Legislation on the Move in Virginia!
On Monday, March 8, the Senate Courts of Justice Committee passed a number of NRA-supported bills. The following five bills will be delivered to the Senate floor for first reading, which is expected to occur as early as this week. The lone bill not passed was House Bill 870 (fingerprint repeal).
Tennessee: Pro-Gun Bills to Be Heard Wednesday, March 10
he following legislation is scheduled to be heard in the House Judiciary Criminal Practice Sub-Committee on Wednesday, March 10. Your Representative is a member of the House Judiciary Criminal Practice Sub-Committee and NEEDS to hear from you TODAY! Please contact your Representative TODAY and ask him or her to vote in SUPPORT of HB3125 with NRA-backed amendment, HB2719, HB2726 and HB3141. Contact information for the committee members can be found below. If you need help identifying your Representative, please click here.
Maryland: “Castle Doctrine” Legislation to be Heard on Tuesday, March 9
On Tuesday, March 9, the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee will hear two bills seeking to codify the “Castle Doctrine” principle into Maryland state law.
Colorado: Self-Defense Reform Bill to be Heard on Monday, March 15
An important pro-gun bill (House Bill 1094) will be heard by the House Judiciary Committee on Monday, March 15 at 1:30 p.m.
Pennsylvania: Borough of Hatboro to Consider Resolution Supporting Lost or Stolen Legislation Tonight!
Tonight at 7 p.m., the Borough of Hatboro Council will consider a resolution that would recommend to the State Legislature that it pass legislation requiring gun-owners to report lost or stolen firearms or face possible fines and imprisonment.
Minnesota: Gun Show Bill Temporarily Stalls in Committee
Because of your calls and emails to members of the Crime Victims/Criminal Records Subcommittee, NRA gained a temporary victory over House File 2960. The bill was tabled due to the lack of support, but anti-gun State Representative Michael Paymar (DFL-64B), despite strong opposition from NRA members and pro-firearm advocates across Minnesota, has pledged to push on with this dangerous legislation and will seek to add it as an amendment to another piece of legislation on the House floor.
Vermont Mentored Hunting Bill Needs Your Support!
Tennessee: NRA Legislation Signed into Law and More Still on the Move
On Thursday, March 4, Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen (D) signed House Bill 2376. Sponsored by State Representative David Shepard (D-69) and State Senator Doug Jackson (D-25), HB2376 prohibits the destruction of confiscated firearms and requires them to be auctioned off or sold to a federally licensed firearms dealer. Proceeds from the sale of these firearms are to be used for the benefit of local law enforcement agencies.
Governor Bredesen also signed House Bill 770 on Tuesday, March 2. HB770, sponsored by State Representative Mike Turner (D-51) allows law-abiding permitees to carry of a firearm for self-defense during the bow hunting season. HB770 was filed during the 2009 session and was pushed through the legislature in February. State Senator Doug Jackson (D-25) carried the companion legislation, Senate Bill 842.
URGENT ROUND 7: Bill to STOP Gun Registration Up Tuesday, March 9
SB-530 by Senator Thad Altman is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.SB-530 is a bill to STOP Florida adoption agencies from forcing potential adoptive parents to register their firearms with the agency as a condition of adoption. Further, it will stop agencies from forcing these parents to follow gun control regulations regarding storage of firearms and ammunition created by the agency.This outrageous behavior has been going on too long and it is time to stop it once and for all.Senator Altman's bill will stop this gun registration and regulation.PLEASE IMMEDIATELY EMAIL Members of the Judiciary Committee
Update on Pending Anti-Gun Legislation in the Land of Lincoln
Brady’s Push On Starbucks Continues
As we reported in February, the Brady Campaign has been plumbing the depths of desperation lately. In an attempt at maintaining its relevance, the beleaguered group has attacked Starbucks for allowing the lawful carry of firearms in its stores as provided for by state law.
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