They may be familiar to some, but not every gunsmith knows the ins and outs of drill bits. Here are the basics.

The graceful, light, and distinctive L.C. Smith Hammerless Double sidelock is a favorite of American shotgunners. Here’s how to fix its most common problems. If you own a Smith and want to make it suitable to shoot again, or if you are presented a Smith to repair, here’s what you need to know about the shotgun.

In June 2010, Kahr Arms purchased Minnesota-based firearms manufacturer, Magnum Research, Inc., maker of the Desert Eagle Pistol and BFR Revolvers in .44 Magnum, .45 LC/.410 or .45/70. Kahr Arms offers a selection of other niche-type firearms, such as the “Tommy Gun” and Auto-Ordnance line of M1 .30 caliber carbines. In this video, Gun Tests Contributing Editor Roger Eckstine shows off two of the company’s big-hole BFR wheelguns.

Beretta USA introduced the BU-9 Nano as its entry into the pocket 9mm pistol category last September. Initial shipments of the American-made pistol left the Accokeek, Maryland factory beginning in November 2011, with a suggested retail price of $475. In this video, Gun Tests’ Contributing Editor Roger Eckstine gets a detailed explanation of how easy the Nano is to break down for maintenance. The Nano's modularity provides for simple disassembly and easy cleaning. Safely disassemble the pistol by first engaging the striker deactivator, a patent pending safety mechanism that eliminates the need to pull the trigger prior to disassembly.

News - Gun Rights

Tough Targets: When Criminals Face Armed Resistance

Tough Targets: When Criminals Face Armed Resistance from Citizens is a new publication from the Cato Institute that uses a collection of news reports of self-defense with guns over an eight-year period to survey the circumstances and outcomes of defensive gun uses in America.

Georgia Senate Approves Suppressors for Hunting

The Georgia Senate has approved legislation that would end the ban on silencers for hunting firearms. Senate Bill 301 was approved by a vote of 48-5.

Virginia's One-Gun-a-Month
Law Almost Repealed

Legislation (HB940, SB323) overturning Virginia's one-gun-a-month law is now on its way to the governor's desk after passing the Virginia Senate this week (21-19).

Delusion at WaPo:
Newspaper Says
US Gun Laws Cause
Mexican Gun Problems

A Feb. 4 editorial signed by the Washington Post's Editorial Board is remarkable for its studied ignorance of the causes of violence in Mexico. The lead sentence asks rhetorically, 'Do American's failed gun policies contribute to the terrible violence in Mexico? Alejandro A. Poire Romero makes a compelling case that the answer is yes.'

Super Bowl Dud: Bloomberg pushes
anti-gun message during Giants win

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sunday the shooting of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords should have sparked a national dialogue about gun laws. Bloomberg made his comments on NBC’s “Meet the Press” hours before his gun control ad with Boston Mayor Thomas Menino was scheduled to air during the Super Bowl.

Federal Judge Dismisses Illinois' Carry Case Moore v. Madigan

Federal District Judge Sue E. Meyerscough has dismissed a challenge to Illinois statutes that prohibit the carrying of loaded firearms outside the home for personal protection.

Holder: No Coverup by DOJ
on 'Fast and Furious'

Attorney General Eric Holder vigorously denied a 'coverup' by the Justice Department over 'Operation Fast and Furious,' telling a House panel investigating the botched gun-running program on Feb. 2 that he has nothing to hide and suggesting the probe is a 'political' effort to embarrass the administration.

FOX Bans Firearms and Ammunition Advertisements

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) — the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry — has learned that FOX Sports Media Group has banned advertisements featuring firearms and ammunition from its coverage of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events.

AZ Republic:
F&F U.S. Att. Burke's Anti-Gun Past

The Arizona Republic has assembled a superb career recap of one of the main players of Fast and Furious, now-resigned U.S. Attorney Dennis K. Burke. Highlights from the story by Dennis Wagner:

CCRKBA Says Anti-Gun
San Francisco Sheriff
Should Quit Over DV Charges

The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today called on newly-sworn-in San Francisco County Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi to step down as a result of domestic violence charges now filed against him.

One Reason NOT to Live in the Bahamas:
Legislation criminalizes possession of protective body armor

In the face of an increase in gun crimes, the Bahamian Parliament has enacted more stringent firearms legislation, including criminalizing possession of protective body armor.

Firearms freedom act
up for consideration in Kansas

The Tenth Amendment Center posted notice about anti-federal firearms nullification legislation spreading to Kansas. The most interesting provision: HB2421 would make it a criminal felony offense for any agent of the United States government to attempt to enforce any federal regulation upon a firearm or ammunition covered under that act.

Can Housemates of Felons Own Guns?
Yes, then No

Earlier this month, UCLA Professor Eugene Volokh blogged on The Volokh Conspiracy legal website about United States v. Huet (3d Cir.), which considered if the Second Amendment protected the housemates of felons. From the TVC post:

SAF, ANJRPC To Appeal
NJ Right-to-carry Ruling

(GunReports.com) -- The Second Amendment Foundation and Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs will appeal a federal judge's ruling that 'the Second Amendment does not include a general right to carry handguns outside the home.'

NRA Launches
Women's Outdoor Adventure

(GunReports.com) -- The National Rifle Association's Women's Programs Department will launch Women's Outdoor Adventure, an eight-day shooting and outdoor event developed specifically for women. The inaugural program is scheduled for April 30-May 7, 2012 at the Rockcastle Shooting Center in Park City, Kentucky.

Felon's Accidental-Shooting Lawsuit
Thrown Out Of Court

The Massachusetts Appellate Court has upheld a trial court's decision to dismiss a case involving an ex-con who stole a homeowner's firearm and accidentally shot and killed himself with it. The administrator of the ex-con's estate attempted to sue both the homeowner and Glock. The case was dismissed under the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA).

Obama to Congress:
I’ll decide what’s constitutional

Chris Cox, Executive Director of the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action, recently wrote about President Obama ignoring constitutional restrictions on his executive power. In a Daily Caller op-ed, Cox said:

Rumor Alert: Veterans Health and 'Sporting Purposes'

Among the hundreds of questions GunReports.com and other media outlets answer every month are scores of rumors. Three of the most recent top rumors involve veterans’ gun rights, the status of the “sporting purposes” test for firearms importation, and new restrictions on gun shows, the NRA-ILA reports.

Holder to Testify
on “Fast and Furious”
Before House Committee

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) announced this week that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will testify on Feb. 2 before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about his role in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ now-infamous “Operation Fast and Furious,” The National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action reports.

Gun Control Kills Jobs

Writing in the Washington Times in last week, Richard Diamond pointed out that ever since Barack Obama was sworn in as president, the economy has misfired. Jobs remain scarce and the market has yet to recover the value it had prior to the 2007 crash.

Romney, Huntsman Stonewall Gun Owners

As South Carolina voters get set to head to the polls, Mitt and Jon Huntsman continue to ignore requests from gun owners that he return the GOA candidate questionnaire.

NSSF Awards Grants
to Collegiate Shooting Programs

Through its Collegiate Shooting Sports Initiative (CSSI), the National Shooting Sports Foundation has awarded $299,200 in grants to 41 colleges and universities to assist in the development and expansion of shooting sports programs.

LA Times: Irate Former
ATF Director Melson Tries to Dodge
Blame for Fast and Furious

The L.A. Times reports that in a confidential deposition with congressional investigators, the then-head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives blamed agents, field supervisors and even his top command for never advising him that for more than a year, his agency allowed illegal gun sales along the southwestern U.S. border.

U.S. named
'most heavily armed country'

The United States has 90 guns for every 100 citizens, making it the most heavily armed society in the world, a report released on Tuesday said.

Friends of NRA TV show back for Season 2

The second season of Outdoor Channel’s new hit Friends of NRA TV show debuted Sunday, January 1. The show follows the adventures of champion shooter Jessie Harrison and retired baseball player Matt Duff as they delve into the inner workings of Friends of NRA, a multi-million dollar grassroots fundraising program.

SAF, Calguns Foundation Sue California Over Firearms Statute

The Second Amendment Foundation has joined the Calguns Foundation and three California citizens in a federal lawsuit against the California Department of Justice and Attorney General Kamala Harris, challenging the state's requirement that gun owners wait at least ten days before taking possession of an additional firearm.

Are Guns & Ammo The New Gold?

Ammo.net, an online ammunition seller, raises a provocative point about recent record levels of gun and cartridge sales: 'The threat of a U.S. double dip recession coupled with this summer's debt debacle in Washington - and the subsequent failure of the so-called 'debt supercommittee' - has many ordinary Americans looking at gold as a safe store of value. However, there's another commodity that historically has risen in price along with gold - and is potentially more useful in the event of a global crisis: Ammunition.'

The Left’s War on the Second Amendment
Continues as Gun Sales Skyrocket

David Wohl, writing on BigGovernment.com, had some interesting insights on recent record-gun sales figures:

Three More Wins for Gun Owners

The NRA-ILA has reported that H.R. 2055—the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012—has been passed by the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and has been sent to the President for his expected signature.

List of Congressmen Calling for Holder’s Resignation Continues to Grow

Attorney General Eric Holder remains embroiled in controversy over the highly publicized and ill-fated “Operation Fast and Furious.” When NRA-ILA reported on this issue on December 9, 52 U.S. Representatives, two U.S. Senators, and multiple GOP Presidential candidates had called on Attorney General Eric Holder to resign as a result of the scandalous “Fast and Furious” operation. As of December 22, at least 90 congressmen have either signed Rep. Paul Gosar's (R-Ariz.) 'no confidence' (in Holder) resolution or believe he should quit.

Obama says he's not bound
by gun-control provisions

President Obama has said he will not be bound by at least 20 policy riders in the 2012 omnibus funding the government, including provisions pertaining to gun control.

'Wisconsin Carry' wins damages
from Madison police

A federal court has ordered the city of Madison, Wisconsin, to pay members of Wisconsin Carry, a gun-rights group, $10,000 to settle a lawsuit. The judgment last week closes a case that developed when police cited five people for disorderly conduct after they openly carried handguns into a fast-food restaurant.

Gun Tests Editorial: SOA, GOA, DOJ, ATF

From the “Downrange” editorial in the January 2011 issue of Gun Tests magazine: Surreal experience today. Took an hour for lunch, and while munching on red beans and rice, I remembered I had the season-ending episode of FX’s Sons of Anarchy on the TiVo. So I engage the box and start watching the cliffhanger. If you haven’t seen that episode yet, stop reading now. Spoiler alert:

Get a Medical Marijuana Card,
Lose Your Second Amendment Rights

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives wants to prohibit patients from protecting themselves, according to an article on Reason.com.

Savage Again Protects Eric Holder,
Downplays Fast and Furious,
Lets AG Flip Race Card

A “Times Watch” examination of New York Times legal reporter Charlie Savage makes the point that Attorney General Eric Holder’s malfeasance is being downplayed.

Conceal carry permit applications
swamp Wisconsin Department of Justice

In less than six weeks, 56,000 people applied for a permit under Wisconsin's new concealed carry law and thousands more bought handguns, swamping the state agency handling the required background checks, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article.

Veterans' Firearms Heritage Act
Gets 219th Cosponsor,
Enough to Pass House

Montana’s Congressman Denny Rehberg has announced that legislation he introduced, the Veterans’ Firearms Heritage Act, has gained the support and co-sponsorship of 219 members of the House – from both parties. A majority vote in the House requires 218 votes.

ATF Revises Alien Firearms Possession Rules

ATF last week published a letter to all FFLs explaining that the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel determined that ATF's interpretation of which aliens present in the U.S. are prohibited from purchasing, receiving or possessing a firearm under the Gun Control Act (GCA) is overly broad.

Documents: ATF used "Fast and Furious"
to make the case for gun regulations

Documents obtained by CBS News show that the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) discussed using their covert operation 'Fast and Furious' to argue for controversial new rules about gun sales.

McConnell says Holder ‘misled’ Congress

The Hill's Blog Briefing Room reports that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Attorney General Eric Holder and senior Justice Department officials have “misled” Congress about a failed government operation that provided firearms to Mexican drug cartels.

Holder Holding Private Emails?

A largely overlooked exchange from Thursday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing includes what appears to be an admission from Attorney General Eric Holder that emails to and from him about Operation Fast and Furious may exist, and that he’s refusing to provide them to Congress, the Daily Caller reports.

Senate Listens to CCRKBA,
Votes 'No' on Obama Court Nominee

Grassroots power has helped derail President Obama's nomination of anti-gun extremist Caitlin Halligan to the District of Columbia Circuit Court, with keystone opposition from members and supporters of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.

U.S. Seals Court Records
Of Border Patrol’s Murder

The Obama Administration has abruptly sealed court records containing alarming details of how Mexican drug smugglers murdered a U.S. Border patrol agent with a gun connected to a failed federal experiment that allowed firearms to be smuggled into Mexico, according to Judicial Watch.

ATF retaliates against
'Fast and Furious' Whistleblowers

From a lengthy piece on FoxNews.com worth reading to the end: 'Six months ago, several agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives stood before Congress to testify about the details of a U.S. government program that armed Mexico's largest drug cartel with thousands of assault rifles.

Anti-gun Republicans Lugar
and Bloomberg Raise Funds in NYC

It’s no surprise that the country’s most anti-gun Republican mayor, Michael Bloomberg, invited the U.S. Senate’s most anti-gun Republican member up to his New York City residence for cocktails and a fund raiser this week, according to the Gun Owners of America.

Memo Shows Early ATF Concern
on Fast and Furious Probe
Despite Claims

While federal officials publicly denounced a lone whistleblower and told Congress the Obama administration had done everything it could to stop guns from going to Mexico, administration officials had signs that Fast and Furious investigators were losing track of weapons, a new memo obtained exclusively by Fox News suggests.

Gunny & Glock - Wrong Diner

What happens when a robber picks the wrong diner? Here’s R. Lee Ermey’s take.

Rep. Walsh to UN:
No Gun Control Treaties

Representative Joe Walsh (R-IL) has drafted a bill that would block U.S. funding to the United Nations if it seeks to implement gun control measures affecting U.S. citizens. Despite victories by gun owners in elections and legislative battles throughout the country in recent years, on the international front gun control is moving quickly. Most significantly, in 2012 the UN plans to release a final draft of the Arms Trade Treaty—a treaty that will have severe consequences for American gun owners.

Gun Club Offers Photos
with Santa, Weapons

(GunReports.com) -- The Scottsdale Gun Club is offering shooters and their families a chance to pose for photos with Santa while holding a variety firearms and other weapons.

Many Factors Explain 'Black Friday'
Gun-Buying Surge, Says CCRKBA

While some people are struggling to explain a gun buying surge reported on 'Black Friday,' the day after Thanksgiving, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms suggests there are several plausible explanations, all reflecting the times in which we live.

NJ Gov Christie reveals anti-gun stance in reciprocity debate

In a move that did not surprise New Jersey gun owners, Governor Chris Christie made it clear that he is no friend of the right to keep and bear arms in New Jersey when he spoke out against H.R. 822, the national carry reciprocity bill just passed in by the House.

The Inconvenient Truth About Newt

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has a long history of supporting gun control, according to Dudley Brown, Executive Director for the National Association for Gun Rights.

Justice leaks gun-trace data: Laws broken?

Gun Rights Examiner David Codrea says that Sen. Dianne Feinstein may have broken the law by revealing firearms trace data.

Arizona Republic: How Fast & Furious Went South

The Arizona Republic newspaper has an extensive summary looking into the big picture on Fast & Furious: The plan seemed simple: Let some weapons go across the border in hopes of tracing them to drug lords.

Lott: What's the big deal about carrying guns across state lines?

(GunReports.com) -- From Dr. John Lott on the House-passed National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act: The proposed National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act contains two provisions: if your state issues a concealed handgun license, that permit will let you travel to other states. Of course, you also have to follow the rules in the state you visit, so for Illinois -- the single state that still bans concealed handguns -- an out-of-state license wouldn't let you carry a concealed handgun there.

U.S. House of Representatives
Adopts Right-to-Carry Reciprocity

The effort to fully vindicate the fundamental, individual right to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense took a major step forward on November 16, with House passage of H.R. 822, the “National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011.” The bill, sponsored by Reps. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) and Heath Shuler (D-N.C.), which has 245 cosponsors, was approved by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 272-154.

Twelve Big Wins for Gun Owners

A recent NRA-ILA release said gun owners had a good legislative year in 2011, with a dozen positive aspects that will carry into 2012 and beyond. From NRA-ILA: The final conference report on the combined Fiscal Year 2012 Agriculture, Commerce/Justice/Science (CJS) and Transportation/Housing/Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bills—also known as the “Mini-Bus,” was passed by both the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate, and has been signed into law.

AG Eric Holder blames Congress
for flow of illegal guns into Mexico

The Obama administration has warned that the US is 'losing the battle' to stem the flow of weapons from American guns shops to Mexican drug cartels responsible for tens of thousands of killings, and gunowner's representatives in Congress are partially to blame.

'Old Gray Lady' tries to slip on new clothes

Larry Keane, general counsel for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, recently wrote a scathing blog entry about the Old really Gray Lady, aka The New York Times:

More 'whistleblower' protections considered
in wake of Gunwalker scandal

Earlier this month, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) announced the introduction of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (H.R. 3289). The legislation will strengthen provisions of the Whistleblower Protection Act, originally enacted in 1989, for federal government employees who expose abuse, mismanagement, or criminal activity in federal agencies and programs.

Seattle parks gun ban is illegal, Appeals Court rules

The state Court of Appeals recently affirmed that Seattle's gun ban in parks is illegal, more than a year after a King County judge sided with gun-rights advocates and the city appealed.

ATF Gunwalking docs show
Justice Dept. feared bad press

An e-mail exchange among Justice Department officials in 2010 shows some in the Department worried about bad press if reporters knew the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives let guns 'walk' into the hands of drug cartels.

AAG Lanny Breuer Blames
Second Amendment For
"Gun Walking" Mistakes

During a recent Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill, Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, who is facing pressure surrounding his role in the Obama Justice Department’s Operation Fast and Furious, asked for more gun control and blamed law abiding gun shop owners for violence in Mexico.

Congressional "Fire Holder"
Count Up to 34

There are now 34 members of Congress calling for Attorney General Eric Holder’s immediate resignation, with four new congressional voices joining the chorus for Holder to step down.

New law expands Oklahoma self-defense law to businesses

An expansion of the state’s “Make My Day” law now gives business owners and employees at businesses the right to use deadly force when there’s a fear of death.

NRA's LaPierre: Millions will defend the Second Amendment on Election Day

Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association wrote in The Washington Times last week: 'The fight for 2012 is a fight for our country, our values and our freedom, and if the National Rifle Association (NRA) has anything to say about it, Barack Obama won’t get a second term. Mark these words - the NRA and America’s gun owners will have plenty to say about it. President Obama doesn’t want to hear that. He doesn’t want gun owners active in the next election. He doesn’t want to tangle with the NRA’s 4 million members, or with the 30 million people who identify themselves with theNRA, or with America’s 90 million gun owners.

NSSF to File Amicus Brief in Texas Case

In response to a ruling by a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas, the National Shooting Sports Foundation plans to file a friend-of-the-court brief in support of NRA's appeal of the ruling in Jennings v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Wisconsin Legislature nixes four-hour handgun training rule

Applicants to carry concealed weapons in Wisconsin will no longer have to complete four hours of training, after a Republican-controlled legislative committee voted Monday to do away with the requirement arbitrarily put in place by Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen's Department of Justice.

Pillory Seems About Right for MSNBC Analyst

MSNBC analyst and soon-to-be host of a daytime television show on the network Alex Wagner is asked by HBO host Bill Maher what she thinks needs to be removed in the Constitution. Wagner says the Second Amendment.

NRA-ILA says thank you, Justice Stevens and Mrs. Obama

In case any reader of the National Rifle Association of America, Institute for Legislative Action's weekly Grassroots Alert has not decided how to vote in the 2012 presidential election, retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and First Lady Michelle Obama have volunteered to help him make up his mind.

US defends gun sale reporting requirement in court

Gun store owners in southwestern border states recently argued in federal court that the Obama administration cannot require them to report when customers buy multiple high-powered rifles.

House panel clears conceal-and-carry gun bill, with one Republican defection

The House Judiciary Committee has approved a gun-rights bill that could be headed to the floor by the end of 2011. The legislation, which would allow for conceal-and-carry weapon reciprocity across states lines, cleared the panel on a 19-11 vote.

Self-Reported Gun Ownership in U.S.
Is Highest Since 1993

Forty-seven percent of American adults currently report that they have a gun in their home or elsewhere on their property. This is up from 41% a year ago and is the highest Gallup has recorded since 1993, albeit marginally above the 44% and 45% highs seen during that period.

NRA Video: Tell President Obama to Fire Attorney General Eric Holder

Watch the video and see how Eric Holder's lies are destroying freedom and costing lives. Please forward this video to family and friends!

Texas DPS investigates CCL instructor
who won’t teach course to
Obama supporters, Muslims

The Texas Department of Public Safety has begun an investigation into a central-Texas concealed-carry-instructor who said in a recent radio advertisement that he wouldn’t teach the handgun course to a “socialist liberal,” people who voted for the “current campaigner-in-chief,” or to a “non-Christian Arab or Moslem.”

Cornyn asks for Texas "Gunwalker" Investigation

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and former state Attorney General, sent a letter to Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) on October 24 requesting that they look into allegations of additional Texas-based “gun-walking” programs similar to the “Fast and Furious” operation they are currently investigating.

Flood of permits for
concealed carry likely in Wisconsin

The state Department of Justice is expecting an influx of concealed carry permit applications after the law takes effect next month, reports the Green Bay Press-Gazette.

Liberal Courts Still Gunning
Against Second Amendment Rights

(GunReports.com) -- Forbes contributor Larry Bell, a professor and endowed professor at the University of Houston, wrote recently on Forbes.com: Does the Second Amendment right to bear arms for self-defense extend outside the doorway of our homes? Well, no — at least not according to rulings of judges in California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Virginia. Although 40 states currently mandate that permits shall be granted to allow all competent, law-abiding adults who seek them to carry concealed loaded firearms, California, Illinois and Maryland deny permits to all but those who can show they face specific dangers.

Lawmakers blast Justice Department’s
‘Fast and Furious’ probe

The Washington Times reports that two senior Republican lawmakers lambasted the Justice Department last week for its “false denials” in the Fast and Furious gunrunning operation, demanding that the FBI turn over documents in its ongoing probe into the shooting death by Mexican bandits of a U.S. Border Patrol agent.

Congressman: Where is the outrage
-- and coverage -- of Fast and Furious?

It seems that despite the magnitude of the Fast and Furious scandal, there isn’t much outrage, writes Congressman David Schweikert, who represents Arizona’s Fifth Congressional District.

NH considers 'no-permit' gun bill

New Hampshire residents would no longer have to obtain licenses to carry concealed weapons under a bill a key House committee voted for last week.

Canada's long-gun registry
on the chopping block

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's longtime desire to kill Canada's long-gun registry will soon come to pass. The Conservative government failed to end the controversial registry in the last minority Parliament, but now with a majority government, the Tories will be able to pass their motion with ease.

Canada's long-gun registry on the chopping block

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's longtime desire to kill Canada's long-gun registry will soon come to pass. The Conservative government failed to end the controversial registry in the last minority Parliament, but now with a majority government, the Tories will be able to pass their motion with ease.

Cox: National Right to Carry a step closer

Thanks to the good work of millions of American gun owners and NRA members, Congress is moving closer to restoring one of our fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the Second Amendment, writes Chris W. Cox, Executive Director of NRA-ILA on townhall.com

NRA's LaPierre: 'Fast and Furious'
Was Plot Against Second Amendment

(GunReports.com) -- The government-sanctioned gunrunning operation Fast and Furious was a plot to undermine Second Amendment rights in the United States, National Rifle Association officer Wayne LaPierre charged on Friday in an exclusive interview with Newsmax.TV.

Cornyn wants to cut off funding
for “gun-walking” operations

(GunReports.com) — Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, wants to cut all federal funding for any Justice Department program that emulates the botched gun-trafficking investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious.

The real story of firearms ownership in New Jersey

If you want to know the REAL story of how difficult and convoluted firearms ownership is in New Jersey. Grab a seat and be prepared to be informed and entertained.

Roll Call: Issa Probes White House Press Aide in Holder Subpoena

(GunReports.com) -- A story in Roll Call notes that a little-noticed provision of the Issa-issued documents subpoena targets the White House, specifically naming Eric Schultz, a communications aide hired to respond to media inquiries on oversight matters.

Issa Issues Holder Subpoena

Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, sent a subpoena Wednesday to Attorney General Eric Holder as part of his investigation into the gun trafficking operation known as 'Fast and Furious.'

Issa to Holder:
You're Incompetent, Untrustworthy

Rep. Darrell Issa, who is leading a probe into the Fast and Furious Mexican gunrunning scandal, launched a scathing attack on Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday, accusing him of being incompetent, untrustworthy and negligent, according to a report on Newsmax.com.

Broward Commissioners Want
County "Exempt" from Gun Legislation

Most legislators at any level of government like to exempt themselves from having to comply with laws they pass or laws they don't like. The Broward County Commissioners in Florida are no different.

Washington Times Columnist starts series
about trying to get a gun in D.C.

'Emily gets her gun' is a new series following Washington Times senior editor Emily Miller as she legally tries to get her hands on a gun in the nation's capital.

Holder Received at Least
Five Memos on Fast and Furious

Senator Chuck Grassley and Congressman Darrell Issa today said that Attorney General Eric Holder received at least five weekly memos beginning in July 2010, including four weeks in a row, describing the ill-advised strategy known as Operation Fast and Furious. The memos were to Holder from Michael Walther, the director of the National Drug Intelligence Center.

Idaho Rep Calls for Resignation
of Holder Over "Fast and Furious"

Today, Idaho First Congressional District Congressman Raúl R. Labrador called for the resignation of United States Attorney General Eric Holder after evidence of discrepancies in his previous testimony before the House Committee on the Judiciary was brought to light by a national media outlet.

D.C. Court Upholds Controversial
Gun Restrictions

This week, a divided federal appeals court upheld the District of Columbia's controversial ban on semi-automatic rifles and so-called 'large capacity' magazines, but asked a lower court to reconsider certain aspects of its gun registration system, according to NRA-ILA.

Congress Could Consider National Carry Bill Soon

H.R. 822, the “National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011”, is on the move in the U.S. House of Representatives. On September 13, House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 822. The House could consider H.R. 822 in the next few weeks.

Deputy AG received detailed
Fast and Furious briefing

Documents recently turned over by the Justice Department to Congressional investigators indicate that then-Deputy Attorney General Gary Grindler received a detailed briefing on Fast and Furious more than a year and a half ago.

10 AZ sheriffs seek investigation
of 'Fast and Furious'

Ten Arizona sheriffs slammed the Obama administration on Friday over a botched federal operation that lost track of up to 1,400 high-powered rifles sold to suspected straw purchasers for Mexican drug gangs.

Files: ATF knew gun sales were a problem

Tucson ATF agents knew their informant was selling guns intended for criminals in Mexico, and they realized it was problematic, yet they pushed him to make the guns move south.

Issa: 'Fast and Furious' subpoenas issued soon

The chairman of the House oversight committee said Sunday that he could send subpoenas to the Obama administration as soon as this week over weapons lost amid the Mexican drug war.