Both chambers of the Wisconsin state legislature have voted to approve one of the nation’s strongest Right-to-Carry bills, by solid bipartisan margins. Senate Bill 93, which was strongly backed by NRA, now goes to Governor Scott Walker (R) for his expected signature. When signed, it will leave Illinois as the only state that provides no way for citizens to carry concealed firearms for self-protection outside their homes or places of business.

“For more than a decade, NRA has fought for Right-to-Carry in Wisconsin. That perseverance and determination has paid off. Now, Wisconsinites are one step closer to being able to defend themselves outside their homes,” said NRA-ILA Executive…Read more

FIREARMS REFRESHER COURSE

· 1. “Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
· 2. “Those who trade liberty for security have neither.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
· 3. Free men do not ask permission to bear arms.
· 4. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.
· 5. Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them.
· 6. Gun control is not about guns; it’s about control.
· 7. You only have the rights you are willing to fight for.
· 8. Know guns, know peace, know safety. – No guns, no peace, no safety.
· 9. You don’t shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.
· 10. Assault is a behavior, not a device.
· 11. 64,999,987 firearms owners killed no one yesterday.
· 12. The United States Constitution (c) 1791. All Rights Reserved.
· 13. The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others.
· 14. What part of ‘shall not be infringed’ do you NOT understand?
· 15. Guns have only two enemies; rust and politicians.
· 16. When you remove the people’s right to bear arms, you create slaves.
· 17. The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control.

(From a viral e-mail, containing some great accurate content, and some opinions we agree with.)

Through their joint Legal Action Project, the National Rifle Association (NRA) and California Rifle and Pistol Association Foundation (CRPA) are sponsoring two new legal actions to enforce a 16-year old court order against the City of Los Angeles over its concealed weapons permit (CCW) issuance policies.

Under Penal Code § 12050, et seq., the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has an obligation to process applications for CCWs, and to issue CCWs if the applicant has “good cause.” For many years, the City and the LAPD had a policy of not making applications available, never finding good cause to exist, and effectively prohibiting the issuance of any CCW permits.

Two lawsuits filed in the 1990’s were supposed to change that. But despite a binding settlement in those suits that resulted in the LAPD being ordered by a court to implement new policies, the LAPD has abandoned these court-ordered policies for handling citizens’ applications for CCW permits, and has…

Monday, May 16, 2011

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Monday, May 16, 2011

Through their joint Legal Action Project, the National Rifle Association (NRA) and California Rifle and Pistol Association Foundation (CRPA) are sponsoring two new legal actions to enforce a 16-year old court order against the City of Los Angeles over its concealed weapons permit (CCW) issuance policies.

Under Penal Code § 12050, et seq., the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has an obligation to process applications for CCWs, and to issue CCWs if the applicant has “good cause.” For many years, the City and the LAPD had a policy of not making applications available, never finding good cause to exist, and effectively prohibiting the issuance of any CCW permits.

Two lawsuits filed in the 1990’s were supposed to change that. But despite a binding settlement in those suits that resulted in the LAPD being ordered by a court to implement new policies, the LAPD has abandoned these court-ordered policies for handling citizens’ applications for CCW permits, and has fallen back on its old habits.

The City’s unlawful refusal to properly process CCW applications was challenged in two lawsuits in 1992 and 1994. To settle these lawsuits, the LAPD agreed to
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