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Michigan House Committee Votes to Repeal Permit to Purchase Today
After two weeks of consideration, the Michigan House Judiciary Committee today passed House Bill 5225 as amended; important and long-overdue legislation that would eliminate the state handgun “permit-to-purchase” and registration requirements.  This committee also approved House Bill 5498, sponsored by state Representative Richard LeBlanc (D-18), and House Bill 5499, sponsored by state Representative Ray Franz (R-101).  All three bills were supported by the Republican members of this House committee and not a single Democrat voted to support any of them.  All three bills now go to the full House for a vote.

Note to “Media Matters”: Integrity Matters
With many independent voters still undecided in the presidential election, May 30th was as good a time as any for Media Matters and the Violence Policy Center to try to push those independents toward the groups’ own fringe territory.

After 13 Years, Ninth Circuit Nordyke Ruling Allows Gun Shows On Alameda County Fairgrounds
On June 1, 2012 an en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling in Nordyke v. King.

Alabama: NRA-Backed Parking Lot Protection Bill Dies in 2012 Legislative Session
If you carry a gun in your car or truck for self-defense, if you hunt before or after work, or if you visit the local gun range to train during your lunch hour – you could risk losing your job if your employer has a policy prohibiting you from storing a firearm in your own locked motor vehicle while parked at work.

Sen. Tester leads Senate in blocking U.N. arms treaty
Standing up for Montanans’ Second Amendment rights, Senator Jon Tester today successfully blocked government funding from being used to advance the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.Tester’s bipartisan amendment, which unanimously passed the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, prevents spending to advocate for or agree to any treaty provision that would that would restrict Americans’ gun rights.

Rep. Paul R. Gosar (R-Ariz.): Breaking news of more Department of Justice lies
“Every detail of Fast and Furious has been alarming. Today’s developments of misinformation and lies, showing that top DOJ political appointees were in fact intimately aware of Operation Fast and Furious from the beginning, demonstrate what we already know  Eric Holder must go now. The American people and Congress deserve truthful answers in a timely manner. AG Holder and his senior staff have shown contempt for the Constitution by preventing us from getting those answers. I reiterate my call for Eric Holder’s resignation, and I am calling upon leadership to take up my Resolution of ‘No Confidence’ in Attorney General Holder, which has 114 cosponsors, for a vote as soon as possible.”

Important News from BATFE on Purchases by Rural Alaskans
In addition to his important inquiry about Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives dealer inspection practices, Congressman Don Young asked BATFE officials about other problems that have long plagued rural Alaskans: how to identify themselves when buying firearms, and how to complete the “address” block on federal firearm transfer forms, in a state where many people don’t have conventional street addresses, or even rural route addresses.

Missouri: NRA-Backed Legislation Delivered to Governor Nixon
On May 30, the leadership of the Missouri General Assembly delivered a number of pieces of legislation to Governor Jay Nixon.  Three of these bills were NRA-backed bills that, if enacted into law, will preserve and protect Second Amendment rights of Missouri’s residents.  Governor Nixon now has 45 days to sign this legislation into law. 

Sen. Moran amendment accepted to protect Second Amendment rights of Americans
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced an amendment today to protect the rights of American gun owners from the effects of a U.N. Arms Trade Treaty in the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Second Amendment Sovereignty Act passed in committee today and would prevent the Obama Administration from negotiating an Arms Trade Treaty that restricts in any way Americans’ Second Amendment rights, or that regulates the domestic manufacture, possession or purchase of firearms and ammunition – therefore restricting the lawful private ownership of firearms in the United States.