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Alabama Lawmakers Approve Bill Requiring Employers to Allow Firearms in Employees’ Vehicles

by Anne Averitt, John W. Hargrove | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/23/2013

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley has signed into law SB286, a bill that limits employers’ restrictions on employee possession of guns in their cars at work. The House of Representatives voted 73-28 on Monday to approve a...more

Judge’s Decision Awaited in NYC Stop and Frisk Trial

by Michele Bowman | Lawyers.com on 5/22/2013

Closing arguments wrapped up on May 20 in Floyd v. City of New York, the first trial to spotlight New York City’s controversial “stop and frisk” law enforcement program, which plaintiffs say amounts to unconstitutional racial...more

Stealth Lawyer: Ruchi Bhowmik, Deputy Cabinet Secretary [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 5/22/2013

May 22 (Bloomberg) -- Rachana "Ruchi" Bhowmik, former Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Cabinet Secretary at The White House, talks with Bloomberg Law's Spencer Mazyck about her transition from practicing law to...more

Alabama Legislative Update – Week 13: Budgets Approved, Medicaid and Tax Bills Sent to Governor Bentley

by Denise Killebrew, Dennis Nabors | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 5/15/2013

With the constitutional deadline of midnight on the 30th day closing in, Alabama lawmakers worked at a feverish pace to complete work on some of the most substantial and controversial legislation in the 2013 session....more

Little-Used State Laws in California Can Help Keep Weapons Off the Street - BB&K Attorney Laura Crane and Law Enforcement...

by Paul A. Cappitelli, Laura Crane | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 5/15/2013

Gun violence is rampant in the news. The Columbine High School massacre in Colorado that left 12 students and one teacher dead, set the scene for school shootings in 1999, and we have seen them continue through the Newtown,...more

Utah Domestic Violence And Gun Laws

by Intermountain Legal on 5/14/2013

For many Utah citizens, the right to own a gun extends beyond hunting. Having the means to protect family members in an emergency situation like a break-in is often the reason people claim for keeping a gun in the house. ...more

HHS Considers Amending HIPAA Privacy Rule to Permit Disclosure of Mental Health Information for Firearm Background Checks

by Cory Fox, Lynn Sessions | BakerHostetler on 5/8/2013

Adding yet another wrinkle to the nation’s contentious gun control debate, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) soliciting information and public...more

Alabama Legislative Update – Week 12: Gun Bills, Budgets and Medicaid

by Denise Killebrew, Dennis Nabors | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 5/7/2013

Last week, legislators turned their attention to the weightiest and most controversial issues, including debate and passage of several gun bills. Now, with only three legislative days remaining, both budgets will take...more

Ariz. Police Forced to Sell Guns Surrendered at Buyback Events

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 5/6/2013

Local governments in Arizona will soon have to sell firearms surrendered at gun buyback events to licensed gun dealers. A bill signed into law by Gov. Jan Brewer prohibits public agencies from destroying the weapons, even if...more

New Law Provides Resources to Identify Persons Prohibited from Having Firearms - Effective Immediately, Bill Appropriates $24...

by Paul A. Cappitelli, Laura Crane, G. Ross Trindle III | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 5/3/2013

Wednesday, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that provides $24 million to fund the Armed Prohibited Persons System (APPS), the only state database to cross-reference all handgun and assault-weapon owners against...more

Firearms Debate Triggers OCR Request for Comments

by Dianne Bourque, Kimberly J. Gold | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 4/24/2013

Gun violence is a hot topic in the wake of the Newtown shootings and the aftermath of last week’s Boston Marathon bombings, and now health privacy has joined the debate....more

Capital Thinking Update - April 15, 2013

by Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Alexis Early, Jared Fleisher, Mara Giorgio, Karen Kudelko, Erin McGrain, Jessica Monahan, Amy Budner Smith, Stacy Swanson, Joseph Urso, Sarah Vilms, more +Dana Weekes, Pam Welsh | Patton Boggs LLP on 4/24/2013

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture & Food - Budget, Appropriations and Sequestration - Cybersecurity - Defense - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services -...more

Senate Rejects Bill To Close Gun Background Check Loophole

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 4/18/2013

The U.S. Senate today rejected a bill that would have closed a major loophole in federal gun laws by subjecting firearm purchases made at gun shows and online to background checks....more

Florida Firearms Related Injury Statistics

by Viles & Beckman, LLC on 4/17/2013

Florida is home to the highest number of gun permits and the fewest number of gun control laws in the nation. Pro-gun advocates cite drops in violent crime despite an increase in gun sales and concealed weapons permits....more

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 4-12-13

by Avery T. Day, John D. Delahanty, Andrea Cianchette Maker | Pierce Atwood LLP on 4/15/2013

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House... ...Governor LePage’s second veto of the 126th Legislature was sustained...more

Tennessee Passes Guns in Trunks Law

by Kara Shea | Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens and Cannada,... on 4/12/2013

On March 14, 2013, Tennessee Governor Haslam signed the so-called “Guns in Trunks” law, which will go into effect July 1, 2013. The new law, which will be codified as T.C.A § 39-17-1313, states that handgun-carry permit...more

Will Connecticut's New Gun Restrictions Affect You?

by Steven J. Bonafonte, Alex Hernandez, Thomas Maxwell, James Shearin, Alan Sobol | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 4/12/2013

Connecticut’s new firearms legislation will have a broad impact. The state made history this past week when Governor Dannel Malloy signed into effect one of the most restrictive gun laws in the United States. Public Act...more

Burr Alert: Proposed Legislation Would Allow Employees To Possess Firearms In Privately Owned Vehicles On Employer’s Property

by Kasee Sparks Heisterhagen | Burr & Forman on 4/10/2013

Alabama Senate Bill 286 passed the Alabama Senate by a vote of 28-5 on April 4, 2013. If enacted, the law would result in some major changes for private employers and private property owners relating to the storage and...more

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Alabama Lawmakers Approve Bill Requiring Employers to Allow Firearms in Employees’ Vehicles

Judge’s Decision Awaited in NYC Stop and Frisk Trial

Stealth Lawyer: Ruchi Bhowmik, Deputy Cabinet Secretary [Video]

Alabama Legislative Update – Week 13: Budgets Approved, Medicaid and Tax Bills Sent to Governor Bentley

Little-Used State Laws in California Can Help Keep Weapons Off the Street - BB&K Attorney Laura Crane and Law Enforcement...

Utah Domestic Violence And Gun Laws

HHS Considers Amending HIPAA Privacy Rule to Permit Disclosure of Mental Health Information for Firearm Background Checks

Alabama Legislative Update – Week 12: Gun Bills, Budgets and Medicaid

Ariz. Police Forced to Sell Guns Surrendered at Buyback Events

New Law Provides Resources to Identify Persons Prohibited from Having Firearms - Effective Immediately, Bill Appropriates $24...

Firearms Debate Triggers OCR Request for Comments

Capital Thinking Update - April 15, 2013

Senate Rejects Bill To Close Gun Background Check Loophole

Florida Firearms Related Injury Statistics

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 4-12-13

Tennessee Passes Guns in Trunks Law

Will Connecticut's New Gun Restrictions Affect You?

Burr Alert: Proposed Legislation Would Allow Employees To Possess Firearms In Privately Owned Vehicles On Employer’s Property

Congress Returns from Spring Recess

Alabama Legislative Update – Week 8: Burning The Midnight Oil

Serious Crime = Serious Charges

Tennessee Governor Signs Guns In Parking Lot Law

Gun Lobbies Strike Out Third Time in Federal Court

Tennessee and the Right to Bear Arms

Tennessee Law Signed by Governor Haslam Allows Handgun Permit Holders to Carry Guns in their Cars

Stealth Lawyer: Ruchi Bhowmik, Deputy Cabinet Secretary [Video]

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