NRA-ILA Daily Alert 2-17-2017

NRA - ILAGun-control groups eye Mike Bloomberg for president  – Clinton’s stumble could create an opening for another favorite gun-control crusader, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is weighing a third-party bid for president. Alabama: Senate clamps down on fees, taxes on firearms  – The Alabama Senate on Thursday passed legislation to prohibit municipalities and counties from putting additional fees and taxes or purchasing requirements on firearms, ammunition or concealed carry permits.

ARGUS LEADER
South Dakotans allowed to carry concealed weapons in Neb.
South Dakotans can now legally carry concealed weapons in Nebraska.The Secretary of State’s Office says Nebraska officials will allow holders of the enhanced concealed carry permit, who are least 21, to legally travel in the state.
 
RECORD
N.J. Senate OKs ‘smart gun’ bill
Sponsored by Sen. Loretta Weinberg, D-Teaneck, the bill would require gun shops in New Jersey to display and sell “smart guns.”
 
OREGONIAN
Oregon: Background check bill clears committee after changes
Oregon gun-buyers will still be able to obtain firearms by default if their background checks are delayed, after a House committee Thursday did away with provisions that would have forced buyers wait as long as it took for investigations to finish.
 
ELKHART TRUTH
Indiana has third-highest concentration of adults with gun permits in the nation
Hoosiers are more apt to carry guns than those in most every other state in the United States.There’s a higher percentage of gun permit holders, anyway.According to a study by the Crime Prevention Research Center, which studies the “costs and benefits of gun ownership,” Indiana has the third-highest concentration of adults with gun permits in the country, 11.6 percent of them. That trails only Alabama, 12.6 percent, and South Dakota, 12.3 percent.
 
JOURNAL TIMES
Wyoming: Bill to allow concealed guns at government meetings advances
People could carry concealed guns into Wyoming legislative hearings and other meetings of public bodies around the state under a bill that advanced in a state legislative committee on Monday.
 
LOS ANGELES TIMES
That blockbuster California ballot will be a $452-million battle
The list of viable ballot measures includes an effort to fully legalize marijuana, new taxes on tobacco and extended taxes on wealthy Californians, and issues ranging from gun control to new rules on legislative procedures and disclosure for government lobbying.
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