Blair Holt Gun Control Bill Rehashed
from ESPN
To many gun owners, it's the tsunami of gun control legislation, the mother of all efforts to restrict private gun ownership and the guarantees of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. To others, it's just the latest anti-gun agitation, a formerly defeated proposal dredged back up for another try in this time of shifting political winds. "It" is H.R. 45: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009. More

TSRA Annual Meeting Approaching
from TSRA
The TSRA Annual Meeting and Sportsman's Spectacular will be held Feb. 28 - March 1, 2009 at the Mesquite Rodeo Convention Center in Mesquite, Texas. We will be offering a variety of seminar topics as well as Concealed Handgun License courses and Hunter Safety Education courses during the meeting. Make plans to attend now! More

Texas Senator Files Bill to Allow Storage of Legal Firearms in Vehicles at Work
from The Sealy News
State Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, this week filed legislation that he said would strengthen and protect Texans’ Second Amendment rights. The bill would prevent employers from adopting policies that deny employees the right to store legally owned firearms in their locked vehicles in the parking lot of their workplace. More

Gun Fans Aim to Have Foes See It Their Way
from the San Francisco Chronicle
The ownership and recreational use of firearms has become the "outdoor divide" across much of America. Now the California Outdoor Heritage Alliance, a pro-hunting and pro-conservation advocacy organization that he helped create three years ago, has united the political interests of 30 organizations that represent recreational shooters, hunters, firearm owners and wildlife interests. More

Oregon Student's Suspension Renews Gun Debate
from The Associated Press via OregonLive.com
An ex-Marine with a concealed weapons permit has been suspended from Western Oregon University for the rest of the spring term because he carried a handgun on campus last month. Jeffrey Maxwell, 30, of Lebanon was arrested Jan. 28 for possessing a firearm in a public building, but the charge was later dropped by the Polk County district attorney. But Maxwell's suspension from school, which requires him to write a paper and take a mental health evaluation before he can return, has a gun-rights lobbying organization and at least two Republican state legislators rallying to his defense. More

Firearms Industry Applauds Introduction of Excise Tax Reform Bill
from the National Shooting Sports Foundation
Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI), the immediate past co-chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, has reinforced his commitment to legislation that would rectify a longstanding inequity in the collection of the firearms and ammunition excise tax (FAET) -- a major source of wildlife conservation funding. More

Oklahoma House Loaded for Bear Hunting
from The Oklahoman
Southeastern Oklahoma no longer will be a sanctuary for black bears if a bill that won unanimous approval Monday in the House becomes law. House Bill 1464 allows up to 20 black bears to be killed during the fall in four southeastern counties, said Rep. R.C. Pruett, the measure’s author. Pruett, D-Antlers, said he filed the measure because a growing number of residents have filed nuisance complaints about black bears — which can weigh about 500 pounds — coming by their houses and rooting through trash. More

Anglers, Hunters Provide Huge Financial Boost to Local Economy
from EmailWire
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