by admin | Jul 5, 2022 | Firearm Issues
State Gun Laws Enacted in the Year Since Newtown / New York Times / December 10, 2013 About 1,500 state gun bills have been introduced since the Newtown massacre 12 months ago. 178 passed at least one chamber of a state legislature. 109 have become law. 70 of the new...
by admin | Jul 5, 2022 | Firearm Issues
By Lauren Dake / The Bulletin / Feb 7, 2014 SALEM Armed state police officers stood at the ready at the Capitol on Thursday as lawmakers listened to testimony on one of the more emotionally charged measures of the short legislative session: expanding background...
by admin | Jul 5, 2022 | Firearm Issues
By Del Quentin Wilber / Bloomberg News / February 21, 2014 WASHINGTON U.S. gun makers led by Sturm Ruger & Co. and Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. churned out a record number of firearms in 2012, government data show, continuing a trend of robust production...
by admin | Jul 5, 2022 | Firearm Issues
By Zeke Duge of Sisters / My Nickel’s Worth / The Bulletin / Mar 15, 2014 I am saddened by Dr. Archie Bleyers March 8 opinion piece “Suicide is a valid reason to reduce firearm availability” in The Bulletin. It appears the Bleyer believes that...
by admin | Jul 5, 2022 | Firearm Issues
The Associated Press / Mar 18, 2014 MEDFORD The Ashland City Council oversaw a public hearing Tuesday night on a proposal to ban people from openly carrying loaded guns in public.When it was first proposed, the measure drew threats of a lawsuit and of a boycott of...
by admin | Jul 5, 2022 | Firearm Issues
Young participants, parents say rules keep play safe, fun BEND, Ore. – The call of the battlefield beckons many in Bend. Bend Airsoft is hosting airsoft battles in an area clearly marked for the event. “I never knew it was going to be this much fun,”...
