Mar 1, 1999 | General Right to Keep and Bear Arms
The mayors of Chicago and New Orleans have filed lawsuits on behalf of their cities against the gun industry, and two similar lawsuits filed on behalf of private citizens are already moving through the courts, with a mixed verdict rendered in one of the private suits....
Mar 1, 1999 | General Right to Keep and Bear Arms
by Dave LaCourse The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America reads that: A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Gun control advocates...
Mar 1, 1999 | Quick Shots
Gun grabbing President Bill Clinton said in his February 6 national radio address that he would ask Congress to require background checks on all people who bought firearms at gun shows and flea markets, regardless of whether the sellers are commercial gun dealers....
Mar 1, 1999 | Citizens Action Project
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 legislation. By keeping the gun...
Feb 1, 1999 | General Right to Keep and Bear Arms
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 reactions, perhaps...
Feb 1, 1999 | Quick Shots
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” to catch...
Feb 1, 1999 | Citizens Action Project
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 gun shows, the other...
Jan 1, 1999 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
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, said that...
Jan 1, 1999 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
by Dr. Paul Gallant and Dr. Joanne Eisen On April 20, 1999, after a year of planning – and signs of trouble ignored by parents, teachers, and peers – Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold opened fire on fellow students at Columbine High School in Littleton,...
Jan 1, 1999 | Quick Shots
In New York City early several City Council members, while displaying a cache of “lethal-looking weapons made of plastic,” according to THE NEW YORK TIMES, introduced a bill to outlaw all toy guns that look like the real thing. The December 10, 1998 move...
