The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) - the trade association for America's firearms industry - announced yesterday that it will file a lawsuit challenging the legal authority of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) under the Gun Control Act to compel 8,500 federally licensed firearms retailers in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas to report the sale of two or more semi-automatic rifles larger than .22 caliber...

Governor Rick Perry has signed Senate Bill 321 into law!  This NRA-backed bill authored by state Senator Glenn Hegar (R-Katy) and state Representative Tim Kleinschmidt (R-Lexington) prohibits employers from enacting and enforcing bans on employees transporting and storing firearms in their locked, private motor vehicles while parked at work.  The act will take effect on September 1, 2011.  Click here to view a copy of NRA-ILA's press release on this topic.

As reported to you last weekend, Senate Bill 321 has finally passed in the Texas Legislature and was sent to Governor Rick Perry for his signature. This NRA-backed legislation was authored by state Senator Glenn Hegar (R-Katy) and state Representative Tim Kleinschmidt (R-Lexington).  This bill prohibits employers from enacting and enforcing bans on employees transporting

Local, state, and national groups continue to sign on to an effort to defeat a Texas House Bill that could put many sporting dog and hobby breeders out of existence. 

House Bill 681, sponsored by state Representative Tim Kleinschmidt (R-Lexington), had been set on Monday's House Calendar for consideration.  But as is sometimes the case, especially during the last few weeks of session, the House did not complete work on all the bills slated for action today.  So all measures on today's calendar that were not taken up, including HB 681, will carry over to tomorrow. 

In a near-perfect performance, Sarah Scherer (Fort Worth, Texas) claimed the gold medal in Women's 10m Air Rifle at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Korea.

Excerpts from recent TPWD law enforcement reports.

Legislation to limit litigation against shooting ranges has been initiated in the Texas House of Representatives.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and representatives from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) — the trade association for the firearms industry — today announced the return of the “Don’t Lie for the Other Guy” major campaign to reduce illegal straw purchases of firearms in the Houston area.

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.