Oct 1, 1997 | Uncategorized
The Second U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of a suit by anti-gun Rep. Carolyn McCarthy of New York against Olin Corporation’s Winchester division in a 2-1 ruling that blocks state courts from hearing her case. McCarthy is a politician who rode an...
Sep 1, 1997 | Uncategorized
In July, the U. S. Senate Judiciary Committee shot down a proposed trigger lock provision that had been introduced by Sen. Herb Kohl of Wisconsin as an amendment to the juvenile justice bill. The Committee replaced the proposal with one introduced by the Chairman,...
Aug 1, 1997 | Uncategorized
In Fairfax, Virginia, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors decided last month to end the practice of fingerprinting applicants for CCW permits. The Board did this against the urging of Fairfax County Police Chief M. Douglas Scott. Under the fingerprinting program,...
Jul 1, 1997 | Uncategorized
In London, England last month, lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill outlawing all handguns, apparently signaling the end of pistol ownership in Britain. The Firearms Bill passed the House of Commons by a vote of 384 to 181. Because of the new Labor...
Jun 1, 1997 | Uncategorized
CCRKBA announced its opposition to S. 707, the proposed “Concealed Weapons Prohibition Act of 1997,†by Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey, to outlaw generally the carrying of concealed firearms. Lautenberg said “Americans should be able to travel across...
