Nov 1, 2003 | Uncategorized
In Missouri, Gov. Bob Holden has lost the support of Anheuser- Busch because he vetoed a CCW bill, which the state legislature enacted by overriding the veto. Holden said top executives at the company wanted him to sign the bill but he refused. Holden announced he was...
Oct 1, 2003 | Uncategorized
The National Educational Association (NEA) is calling for renewal of the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban, which will expire in September 2004 if Congress does not take action. NEA claims the ban has been “successful†in decreasing the supply of certain semiautomatic...
Sep 1, 2003 | Uncategorized
CCRKBA Chairman Alan M. Gottlieb stated that July’s dismissal of the NAACP’s Brooklyn, N.Y. lawsuit against gun makers could mark a significant turning point in the history of such actions. Federal Judge Jack B. Weinstein decided to follow the recommendation of a...
Aug 1, 2003 | Uncategorized
A congressional report released ï·ï·ï· June 30 found that federal law enforcement agencies still are unable to account for 824 of 1,012 lost or stolen firearms issued to their officers a year after the guns were determined to be missing. The Republican chairman and...
Jul 1, 2003 | Uncategorized
The President “would be wise to consider a policy flip-flop†on the issue of support for the so-called assault weapons ban, editorialized The Washington Times. “The law was signed by Bill Clinton in 1994 and expires next year,†wrote the Times. “Two weeks...