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March 1999
With all the focus on the national legislature it is very easy to forget about the state level. It is imperative that we keep the pressure on our legislators at all levels. Often state legislatures are the proving ground for gun control...
A Fighting Chance
By Richard Griffiths If you feel grief, fear and shock from the events in Littleton, Colorado you are not alone. The nation has had its collective breath knocked out its stomach. All of us have been left shaking our heads at what has happened. My...
FEBRUARY 1999
The Federal Bureau of Investigation blocked 11,584 sales of firearms during the first 41 days of NICS, the new, computerized criminal records instant check system, the Associated Press reported on January 11. According to AP, the FBI "took steps"...
February 1999
Now that the congressional elections are over, we have a good sense of what to expect with regards to gun control legislation. Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) will introduce two pieces of legislation, one to require dealers to run an instant check at...
Richard E. Gardiner
The designated recipient of the CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month Award for January is gun rights attorney Richard E. Gardiner of Fairfax, Virginia. In nominating Gardiner for the Award, John Michael Snyder, CCRKBA Public Affairs Director,...