New Adventures in the Old Outdoors

News stories and press releases on the oral arguments before the Supreme Court in the McDonald v. City of Chicago case. […]

The Legislature just passed a ban on an adoption agency from asking prospective parents about whether they own firearms. The vote: 38-2 in the Senate, where Democrats Frederica Wilson and Ted Deutch dissented. […]

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. […]

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 li […]

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 […]