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Gov. Mitch Daniels on Thursday signed into a law a measure allowing employees to have guns in their locked vehicles while at work. The bill was pushed by the National Rifle Association and was approved in both the Republican led Senate and Democratic controlled House -- something the governor referenced in a statement on the bill.
• Illinois: Ban on popular semi-autos gains House Panel's backing
An Illinois ban on popular semi-autos gained initial traction Wednesday. A House committee dominated by Chicago Democrats approved the measure on a 7 4 vote. It now will make its way to the full House.
• Tennessee: Lawmaker looks to remedy UT student-athlete gun ban
Rep. Stacey Campfield, R Knoxville, is questioning if the university is infringing on other athletes' Second Amendment gun rights and has a bill he said will remedy the problem although UT officials say there is not one. "The University of Tennessee athletic director said they were going to suspend any athlete with a gun, legal or illegal," Rep. Campfield said Thursday. "I think they (UT officials) are trying to back away a little bit, but they still have that right. My bill hopefully would stop them from going down the road when they start doing that."
• Maine: Senate weighs in on Right-to-Carry in Acadia
The Maine Senate has stopped short of banning all guns in Acadia National Park by allowing in guns held by people with concealed weapons permits. The Maine Legislature has been trying to decide whether to override a new federal law that allows guns in national parks and wildlife refuges. The Maine House is next to weigh in.
• New York: Niagara county reps denounce anti-gun legislation
The county Legislature is calling on local members of the New York State Legislature to help block a trio of gun control measures proposed by downstate legislators. Legislators John Syracuse, R Newfane, and John Ceretto, R Lewiston, put up resolutions Tuesday denouncing three proposed state laws that affect gun ownership. The resolutions were approved by unanimous vote of the county body.
• Tennessee: Proposed amendment guarantees right to hunt and fish
Tennesseans will vote in November on a state constitutional amendment guaranteeing their right to hunt and fish. This morning on a 90 1 vote, the House approved Senate Joint Resolution 30, which has previously passed the Senate.
• New York: Albany bills cause sportsmen anger, frustration
The bruising left behind by the most recent hunting, fishing and trapping license fee increases are not yet fully healed and sportsmen already see that the 38 percent increase they are paying for their licenses will do little to insulate them from the fiscal chaos in Albany.
• South Carolina: The right to hunt
Turkey season opened in South Carolina this week, and like years past James Earl Kennamer, bagged a bird the first day. "Hunting is part of my life," he said, as he waited for a flock early Monday in Estill. "It's my touch to nature." But these days when Kennamer straps on his cammo pants and loads his double barreled Zoli 12 gauge, he can't help but think of all of hunting's regulations and limits, and he fears for the future. The lifelong hunter now supports a ballot initiative in South Carolina to change the state constitution and give hunters a permanent "right to hunt." Kennamer says "It will keep local entities from passing legislation that would stop us from having a place to go hunt."
• Canada: Long gun registry, the final legislative push
The controversial rifle and shotgun registry has been pushed even closer to the scrap heap by the Harper government. One simple line in the recent throne speech has all but confirmed that the fate of the long gun registry will be decided during the current session of Parliament: "Our government will continue to support legislation to repeal the wasteful and ineffective long gun registry that targets law abiding farmers and hunters not criminals."
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Sen. Jack Harper's controversial bill would allow any faculty member at a public college or university with a concealed weapons permit to carry a gun on campus. Harper, R Surprise, said his striker on Senate Bill 1014 would deter a gunman from opening fire on an Arizona campus, knowing that some faculty members are armed and would save lives.
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New legislation introduced in the Statehouse this week would allow Right-to-Carry permit holders to carry in restaurants and bars. Senate Bill 239, sponsored by Sen. Tim Schaffer, R Lancaster, and a fellow Republican from the Dayton area, also would remove existing restrictions on how handguns can be carried in a vehicle. Sen. John Carey, R Wellstone, is listed as a co sponsor.
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Legislation to make Iowa a "shall issue" state for concealed weapons permits is getting a second life in the waning days of the 2010 legislative session. Although the legislation died in the second funnel deadline two weeks ago, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, D Des Moines, said the topic surfaced in a Democratic caucus and about two thirds of his members were interested in giving it another look. A shell bill declaring the House Public Safety Committee's intent to write legislation had 44 co sponsors.

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