April 2003

Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich came out against a proposal that would expand the state’s so-called “ballistic fingerprinting” program to rifles and other long guns, citing concerns about the cost and effectiveness of the program. Returning to an issue from last...

March 2003

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans cautious implementation of the plan to allow commercial airline pilots to carry guns. Only 50 pilots will be in the initial program, according to TSA. Directed last year by Congress to develop a training program...

February 2003

“There was a time when coming out strongly for gun control could help get you elected,” reports PR Week. “But these days, due either to a tide of libertarianism or the increasing strength of the gun lobby, promising to take guns away from Americans will get you...

January 2003

In Washington, D. C., the Cato Institute is crafting a legal challenge to the city’s gun control law, claiming that all law-abiding Americans have the right to defend themselves. “The Second Amendment provides an individual right for a person to bear arms, not a...

Michael S. Brown

Michael S. Brown, an optometric physician from Vancouver, Washington, is the designated recipient of the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month Award for November. In nominating Dr. Brown for the Award, John Michael Snyder, CCRKBA Public Affairs Director, pointed out...