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Firearm Preemption Laws

Gun control supporters demand that state legislatures impose a wide variety of gun control restrictions within their borders. However, they hypocritically cry foul when legislatures use their power to limit gun control. Frustrated at their inability to convince state legislatures to adopt the restrictive firearm laws they propose, gun control supporters say that local jurisdictions should be able to adopt those restrictions independently.

Aside from gun control supporters’ hypocrisy, there are multiple arguments against local restrictions on basic firearm rights. Historically, some local jurisdictions have imposed clearly unconstitutional restrictions on gun ownership—the District of Columbia’s and Chicago’s since-overturned handgun bans being two recent examples. It also creates confusion when laws vary widely within a state, potentially placing otherwise law-abiding citizens at risk of violating an ordinance of which they were not previously aware, as they travel within their states, and more so when they travel outside their state of residence.

As a result, almost all states today have a law prohibiting local jurisdictions from imposing gun control restrictions that are more severe than state law.

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Philadelphia Inquirer  

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Philadelphia: Gun control bill advances in City Council

The legislation, introduced by Council President Darrell L. Clarke in April, would require all firearms in homes with ...

Newsday  

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

New York: Nassau pols want guns stored in vaults

Nassau gun owners would have to store their firearms in locked vaults or use other accessories to secure ...

The Republican  

Monday, May 16, 2016

Massachusetts: Longmeadow residents defeat controversial gun control initiatives in Town Meeting

Longmeadow residents defeated three proposals for increased gun control bylaws with overwhelming majorities in a Town Meeting that ...

News  

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

NRA-backed Bills Signed in Arizona

Arizona gun owners won a major victory today as two NRA-backed bills were signed into law. 

Yuma Sun  

Monday, May 9, 2016

Arizona lawmakers approve bill pre-empting some city gun laws

State lawmakers sent Gov. Doug Ducey legislation Friday to allow lawsuits against cities to challenge their gun regulations.SB ...

Times-Picayune  

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

New Orleans gun restrictions target law-abiding owners, not criminals

When New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu introduced his new gun control package at Bunny Friend Park recently, he ...

Newark Post  

Friday, April 29, 2016

Delaware: Newark repeals illegal ban on guns in parks

Firearms have been banned from Newark parks since 1988, but according to state code, the local law isn’t ...

The Republican  

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Massachusetts: NRA takes aim at proposed Longmeadow law banning assault rifles, restricting gun-carrying rights in town

Proposed town bylaws tightening gun control measures in Longmeadow have drawn the ire of the National Rifle Association.The ...

The Advocate  

Monday, April 25, 2016

Mayor Mitch Landrieu, council members unveil ideas for new gun restrictions in New Orleans

Some of the measures being pushed by Mayor Mitch Landrieu and several members of the City Council already ...

Pew Trusts  

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Will Gun Tax Survive Challenge?

Mike Coombs, owner of the Outdoor Emporium, a hunting, fishing and camping store, Seattle’s gun tax is unfair ...

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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.