Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Thursday unveiled plans to target gangs and guns — including confiscating cars used in gang-related crimes — with a series of new city ordinances.The mayor proposed giving landlords the power to evict tenants convicted
People should legally be allowed to keep guns in their cars while on the private property of others, a House committee decided in a split vote Wednesday.The legislation pitted gun owners against the state's businesses, some of which argued they
The federal government is considering a proposal to allow visitors to carry loaded, concealed weapons in some national parks, wildlife refuges and monuments.The Department of the Interior, which oversees national parks and wildlife refuges, will decide whether to adopt the
On Thursday, the Senate gave final approval to legislation expanding gun owners' rights and sent it to Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland.Keith Dailey, Strickland's spokesman, called provisions in the legislation "common sense protections for law-abiding gun owners."
Earlier this week, the House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee passed NRA-backed Senate Bill 51 by State Senator Joe McPherson (D-Woodworth) by a 9-3 vote.
On Thursday, May 29, Senate Bill 184, Ohio's "Castle Doctrine" legislation passed out of the State Senate by a vote of 25 to 7. This legislation now heads to the Governor for his signature.
