Two bills that would expand the rights of handgun owners to carry their firearms in their cars at work passed a House committee Wednesday morning, keeping the measure’s chances alive as the 2012 session nears its end. The bills are now headed to the House Calendar and Rules committee, which is the last step before…
As reported by the NRA yesterday, the North Carolina House Judiciary Subcommittee C sent House Bill 650, the NRA–backed omnibus gun bill, to the House floor for a vote. However, there is now a strong effort by the anti-gun lobby to add amendments that would weaken both the current Castle Doctrine language and Parking Lot/Employee…
In the Texas House, Republican members are often faithful supporters of issues important to the gun and business lobbies. On Tuesday, they had to choose between the two. And guns won. With a voice vote, the House passed Senate Bill 321, which was sponsored by Rep. Tim Kleinschmidt, R-Lexington. Before the debate, he had swapped…
HB 1438 will prohibit public and private employers from taking action against employees that store firearms in their vehicles. The bill passed the House 82-12 and is currently in the Senate awaiting action. The law does contain a number of exceptions, such as defense contractors and correctional institutions. Contact the Senators on the Senate's Industry, Business…
