Sitting Duck Policy

I just wrote the following letter to the members of the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee. Please feel free to use it, or any part of it you’d like when contacting our Legislators. If you wish to voice your opinion, please do so quicky. It’s expected that this bill will be heard today, [...]

The Supreme Court yesterday unanimously sided with Gun Owners of America in finding that the placement of a Global Positioning Device on an automobile constitutes a “search” for purposes of the Fourth Amendment. The majority opinion in U.S. v. Jones was written by Justice Antonin Scalia and follows GOA’s reasoning to throw out the “reasonable expectation of [...]

Two pro-gun conservatives recently announced they were running against Utah Senator Orrin Hatch. This is welcome news for gun owners. In a Senate career that has lasted more than thirty five years, Hatch has not been a particularly good friend of the Second Amendment. During negotiations over the 1986 McClure-Volkmer Firearms Owners Protection Act — [...]

The United Nations is almost at the finish line in their race to force the world to adopt a global gun control treaty. In just a few short months, the Senate will decide if Americans will be coerced to hand over their constitutionally granted gun rights to the socialists at the U.N. Rep. Joe Walsh [...]

As New Hampshire voters get set to head to the polls, Mitt and Jon Huntsman continue to ignore requests from gun owners that he return the GOA candidate questionnaire. Thank to your efforts, we’ve heard from most of the Republican candidates, including Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul. But Romney and Huntsman continue to turn a deaf ear [...]

Watch for more info in future alerts. USSC will be pushing several pro-gun bills in this year’s legislative session, as well as fighting any bad bills. HB 49: Clarifying that simply carrying a firearm is NOT “disorderly conduct” One USSC requested bill is already moving. Rep. Paul Ray’s HB 49 will clarify once and for [...]