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Judicial Watch, a legal watchdog group based in Washington D.C., has sued the Department of Justice over continuing Fast and Furious stonewalling and documents surrounding Attorney General Eric Holder's contempt citation. A Freedom of Information [FOIA] request submitted in March 2013 has gone unanswered.

Wisconsin residents would be able to purchase rifles and shotguns from dealers anywhere in the nation under a bill being pushed by a pair of Republican lawmakers.

On Monday, September 23, at 1:00 p.m., the Maryland General Assembly Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive & Legislative Review (AELR) will hold a hearing to review emergency regulations proposed by the Maryland State Police (MSP) to implement the provisions of Senate Bill 281. This hearing will take place in the Joint Hearing Room in the Department of Legislative Services building located at 90 State Circle in Annapolis.

Tomorrow, the Wisconsin Senate is expected to vote on Assembly Bill 194, legislation that would allow hunters to use a crossbow during the big game archery season.  AB 194, sponsored by state Representative Mary Czaja (R-35), passed unanimously in the state Assembly in June.  Therefore, the full Senate is this bill’s final hurdle before it can be signed into law to benefit sportsmen and hunters in the Badger State.  It is critical that you contact your state Senator TODAY and urge him or her to vote YES on Assembly Bill 194 tomorrow.  Please let your state Senator know that experience in other states has shown that allowing the unqualified use of crossbows helps to retain and recruit hunters.  Sportsmen, particularly older hunters with diminished physical capabilities, in Wisconsin deserve this same opportunity.

Tomorrow, the Wisconsin Senate is expected to vote on Assembly Bill 194, legislation that would allow hunters to use a crossbow during the big game archery season.  AB 194, sponsored by state Representative Mary Czaja (R-35), passed unanimously in the state Assembly in June.  Therefore, the full Senate is this bill’s final hurdle before it can be signed into law to benefit sportsmen and hunters in the Badger State.  It is critical that you contact your state Senator TODAY and urge him or her to vote YES on Assembly Bill 194 tomorrow.  Please let your state Senator know that experience in other states has shown that allowing the unqualified use of crossbows helps to retain and recruit hunters.  Sportsmen, particularly older hunters with diminished physical capabilities, in Wisconsin deserve this same opportunity.

Leaders of the National Rifle Association plan to press members of Congress in the coming weeks to block the National Security Agency's controversial program to collect records of Americans' phone calls, arguing that the surveillance efforts can be used as a "backdoor" to construct a national gun registry.

Gun control advocates say the National Rifle Association aided recall of two Colorado legislators who backed new gun restrictions will make it harder to revive stalled efforts in Congress to tighten firearm laws.

Connecticut has no provision to recall elected officials, unlike Colorado, where two prominent backers of gun control were just booted from the legislature.But gun rights groups here say they will push aggressively to oust state lawmakers who worked to pass one of the nation's most sweeping gun control laws in the aftermath of the Dec. 14 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Gov. Jerry Brown is set to consider more than a dozen bills that supporters and opponents alike agree would impose the nation's toughest restrictions on gun ownership if he signs the entire legislative package into law.

After a sleepy August session, the State House largely roared back to life last week, perhaps at its loudest Friday, with gun reform back on center stage.

People who supported her "weren't able" to get to the polls? Nonsense. They were no less able to get to the polls than folks on the other side. If a disproportionate number of her supporters failed to vote, it's because they chose not to. Yes, a court ruling last month that the state's new election law conflicted with a constitutional provision prevented the use of mail ballots. And political observers agreed the ruling might benefit the GOP. But the litigation itself was spearheaded by an Aspen voting activist and the Libertarian Party, and had nothing to do with an attempt at "voter suppression." We opposed the recall, but we also oppose lurid attempts to portray Colorado's recall elections as somehow illegitimate.

On Sept. 10, two Colorado state senators were removed from office in an unprecedented recall election. The reason? These two legislators supported strict gun control measures, including universal background checks and limitations on rounds of ammunition. Despite millions of dollars poured into Colorado by national anti gun organizations including "Mayors Against Illegal Guns," the people of Colorado sent the senators home. It's the most recent sign in a national debate that in America, people still believe our fundamental rights are worth defending.

The 2013 California legislative session adjourned yesterday, with major anti-gun legislation passing through their legislative chambers and now going to Governor Jerry Brown (D) for his consideration.  In the middle of the chaos at the State Capitol, a major semi-automatic ban squeaked out of the state Senate by a ONE vote margin.  Then in the waning hours of the session, the legislature DEFEATED two major anti-gun bills that would have banned the simple possession of magazines and drastically restricted the sale and possession of ammunition.  It is IMPERATIVE that every law-abiding citizen call AND e-mail Governor Brown DAILY respectfully urging him to stand up for law-abiding gun owners, sportsmen and the Second Amendment.

Next Tuesday, September 17 at 7:00 p.m., the York County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to discuss the Lafayette Gun Club’s application for a site plan update.  A final vote by the county board is expected to take place after this public hearing.  This application includes a request to make modest facilities upgrades that will allow them to better serve the shooting community in York County.  Their site plan update application can be viewed here.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s gun control group took a beating this week with the recalls of two state senators in Colorado, but officials with the group said Thursday they believe the battle nationwide is far from over.The officials told TPM that Mayors Against Illegal Guns is eying five other states where they think they could make their mark if they invest resources. Nothing is set in stone, but they hope there might be room to move despite this week’s loss.