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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

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

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

Gun Lobbies Strike Out Third Time in Federal Court

by Lawyers.com on 3/25/2013

Ray Woollard will have to keep his guns at home, now that the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Maryland can legally require him to state a “good and substantial reason” to carry a loaded handgun in public....more

Weapons at Work? States Consider Requiring Employers to Allow Firearms in Employees' Vehicles

by John Rodgers | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/26/2013

Several states – including Alabama, Tennessee, and North Carolina – are currently considering legislation that would require employers to allow their employees to bring firearms to work and store them in their vehicles...more

Court Rules There is No Right to Carry a Concealed Weapon

by Lawyers.com on 2/25/2013

In a sweeping ruling, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that there is no Second Amendment right to carry a concealed firearm in public. The broad wording of the decision in Peterson v. Martinez creates a...more

New Jersey One-Gun Law Upheld, Setting a Precedent

by Lawyers.com on 2/13/2013

This article first appeared on the Huffington Post. New Jersey’s law that limits handgun purchases to one per month was just upheld by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, creating a federal law foundation for other...more

Gun Buyback Programs Popular but Controversial

by Lawyers.com on 2/5/2013

As Congress ponders an assault-weapons ban and universal background checks, local authorities across the country are using gun “buyback” programs to try to decrease the numbers of guns in their communities. And like...more

Senate Judiciary Committee Takes on Gun Violence

by Michele Bowman | Lawyers.com on 2/1/2013

Following the executive branch’s announcement of its gun control recommendations earlier in the month, on Jan. 30 the Senate Judiciary Committee took up the problem of gun violence in the United States....more

Levick Weekly - January 18, 2013: I Was Wrong - How One Activist’s Apology Changes the GMO Debate

by Gene Grabowski, Richard S. Levick, Kathleen Wailes | LEVICK on 1/18/2013

In This Issue: - 'I Was Wrong’ How One Activist’s Apology Changes The GMO Debate - What’s Next From The CFPB - Former Congressman Steve Bartlett Joins Levick - Activist Investors IN 2013: “Success Begets...more

Under Fire: Why The NRA Can’t Duck And Cover

by Gene Grabowski | LEVICK on 1/18/2013

When President Obama rolled out his new gun control plan at the White House, he included some small but noticeable concessions for the National Rifle Association (NRA) and other advocates of responsible gun ownership....more

This Week in Washington - January 11, 2013

by Patton Boggs LLP on 1/14/2013

In This Issue: - DOMESTIC POLICY MATTERS - Congress is in recess this week. The House returns on Monday, and the Senate returns January 21st. Debt Ceiling, Budget & the Economy. The President’s Fiscal Year...more

War Over Gun Controls Explodes Nationwide

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 1/12/2013

Vice President Joe Biden met this week with government officials, victims of gun violence, retailers, media executives and firearm advocates on both sides of the issue as part of a task force designed to look for ways to...more

NRA Calls for More Guns in Schools

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 12/24/2012

In a tone-deaf response to the horrific mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday that left 26 dead, including 20 children, the National Rifle Association this morning blamed “gun-free” zones for the massacre...more

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