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Oregon has passed Senate Bill 243, which bans rapid-fire accessories like bump stocks and grants local governments the authority to prohibit concealed handguns in certain public buildings. This bill also sets the implementation date of March 15, 2026, for Measure 114, a voter-approved law from 2022 that bans high-capacity magazines and requires a permit for gun purchases. Source: https://www.opb.org/article/2025/01/01/oregon-measure-114-gun-control-law-implementation-challenges/Read More →

A proposed bill in New York (A360) for 2025 seeks to add significant requirements for purchasing firearms, shotguns, or rifles. These include obtaining a hunting license, completing a five-hour gun safety course and exam, passing a shooting range test with 90% accuracy, providing notarized proof of a passed drug test and mental health evaluation, showing proof of purchase for safe storage depositories, and passing a criminal background check. Source: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A360Read More →

New Hampshire will see new laws in 2025 that prevent employers from prohibiting employees from storing firearms in locked vehicles and enhance privacy protections for gun owners. Kentucky similarly increased privacy protections by prohibiting the use of merchant category codes for firearms dealers. Source: https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/us-gun-laws-2025-a-state-by-state-overview/Read More →

Maryland has proposed bills for its 2025 legislative session that include altering penalties for carrying a handgun without a permit, requiring the distribution of firearm-related literature, and phasing in a ban on lead-based ammunition for hunting by 2029. Other proposals aim to allow civil lawsuits against the firearms industry and increase penalties for unsafe firearm storage around minors. Source: https://www.2amaryland.org/2025-legislative-session-preview/Read More →

Colorado is implementing new requirements for gun owners, mandating that firearms stored in unoccupied vehicles be kept in locked, out-of-view, hard-sided containers. The state is also increasing training requirements for concealed carry permits. Source: https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/us-gun-laws-2025-a-state-by-state-overview/Read More →

California is enacting several new laws in 2025, including stricter limitations on handgun purchases, mandatory consumer warnings for firearm sales, and new guidelines for courts when considering gun violence-related restraining orders. The state is also establishing an Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Source: https://www.ca.gov/news/archive/2025/01/01/new-gun-laws-take-effect-in-california/ Source: https://www.ca.gov/news/archive/2025/01/01/new-gun-laws-take-effect-in-california/Read More →

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pdf below National Instant Criminal Background Check System (“NICS”) ATF Form 4473 – Firearms Transaction Record Revisions f_5300.9_4473_firearms_transaction_record.pdfRead More →

Public Safety Canada: Proposed pricing model for the assault-style firearms buyback program "Since 2020, the Government of Canada has banned more than 1,500 models and variants of assault-style firearms. The Government will launch a buyback program to ensure these weapons are safely and permanently removed from our communities, and to provide compensation to owners and businesses impacted by the May 1, 2020 prohibition."Read More →

The relatively liberal gun laws in the United States compared to the rest of the Western world can be attributed to several factors: 1. Historical context: The United States was founded in the aftermath of a revolutionary war, and firearms played a significant role in achieving independence. This historical context has created a strong cultural attachment to firearms and the right to bear arms. 2. Second Amendment: The U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment explicitly protects the right to bear arms, stating: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall notRead More →