Videos tagged with Senator John Tester

This news update covers two key legislative and legal developments concerning Second Amendment rights. First, it highlights the introduction of the Tester-Thune Amendment (Amendment 2232) in the US Senate, mirroring the House-passed HR 489, to protect and enhance hunting, fishing, and shooting opportunities. Second, it discusses the oral arguments in Shepard v. Madigan before the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, a case challenging Illinois' ban on public carrying of operable firearms for self-defense, funded by the NRA.

This news minute discusses the opposition to a UN Arms Trade Treaty that includes civilian firearms, with 58 US Senators expressing their stance. It also highlights the BATFE's plan for national gun sales registration, specifically reporting semi-automatic rifle sales by FFLs in border states, and urges FFLs to contact NRA-ILA if they have received demand letters.

This news segment from NRA-ILA discusses two key pieces of federal legislation. HR 822 aims to establish national concealed carry reciprocity, allowing individuals with a valid state-issued permit to carry in any state that issues such permits or does not prohibit concealed carry. SB 381 and its House companion HR 615, the Collectible Firearms Protection Act, seek to re-allow the importation and sale of collectible American-made M1 Garand and M1 Carbine rifles from South Korea, which were previously approved and then blocked by the Obama administration.

This news segment from April 23, 2010, covers two key legal developments impacting gun rights in Colorado. The Colorado Court of Appeals overturned a lower court decision, sending the University of Colorado's campus concealed carry ban back for further review. Additionally, a lawsuit was filed against Colorado State University for its recent ban on concealed carry, despite prior support for gun rights from the student Senate and local sheriff. The segment also touches on ATK's decision to cease scrapping spent small arms cartridge cases, following concerns raised by Montana senators about the impact on the reloaded ammunition market.

This NRA-ILA Grassroots News Minute report from April 9, 2010, addresses the issue of once-fired small arms cartridge cases being sold for scrap by the Department of Defense, despite federal law prohibiting their demilitarization or destruction. The NRA is working with Senators Max Baucus and John Tester to ensure these cases remain available for resale and reloading by small businesses and individual gun owners.