Gun-control issue boils over in Virginia House after fiery speech from delegate
Monday, March 5, 2018
A fiery speech about gun rights brought the Virginia House of Delegates to a halt on Friday, with many Democrats walking out of the chamber and then calling for a recess to try to calm their anger.
“The NRA is going to be mad at me.” So said David LaGrand (D), mayor of the second largest city in the state of Michigan. We don’t get mad, however, when firearm prohibitionists reveal their true ...
“Citizen-driven” ballot measures for hunting restrictions or bans are nothing new, but an Oregon initiative aiming to get on the ballot this November has the primary goal of establishing “a ban on any intentional injury ...
Today, the National Rifle Association announced the filing of a third lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA). The case, Roberts v. ATF, was filed in the U.S. District Court for ...
In recent months, NRA-ILA has impressed upon gun owners the severe danger to Second Amendment rights posed by efforts to undermine the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA).
Astute Virginia gun owners anticipated terrible gun control legislation from the 2026 General Assembly. Still, some may be shocked to learn that anti-rights zealots in the Virginia Senate have advanced a bill to CONFISCATE standard capacity firearm ...
Today, February 17th is the legislative crossover deadline in Virginia, and any bills that have not left their chamber of origin by the end of the day are considered dead for the session.
Yesterday, on the Senate floor, SF 2263 was amended, at the last minute, to remove key provisions that would have expanded protections for law-abiding gun owners before the bill ultimately passed. Click the Take Action button ...
On Monday, January 26th, the Senate Courts of Justice Committee advanced a slate of gun control bills targeting semi-automatic firearms, standard capacity magazines, carry rights, home storage, and more.
Today, the North Carolina House of Representatives rescheduled this morning’s veto override on Senate Bill 50, Freedom to Carry NC, to February 9, 2026.
Last week marked the deadline for bill introductions in the California Legislature. As we anticipated in our previous alert, anti-gun lawmakers used this opportunity to file additional measures aimed at further restricting the rights of ...
Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the "lobbying" arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.