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• New Gun Legislation In NH, No License Required To Carry Concealed Weapon

  Republican Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill into law eliminating the concealed-carry license requirement for pistol and revolver owners in the state of New Hampshire.

• NRA responds to New York ammunition bills by posting intimidating image of lawmakers

  NRA publication, America's 1st Freedom, tweeted on Monday a menacing image of bullets next to pictures of two lawmakers who have supported ammunition control bills. New York lawmakers condemned the intimidating tweet.

• California New Law Allows Police to Confiscate Guns; Legally-Owned Weapons Can Be Legally Seized Even Without Notice

  New California law lets police confiscate a person's gun even without prior notice. The new law to take effect in friday.

• U.S. police chiefs call for background checks for all gun purchases

  Police chiefs from across the United States called on Monday for universal background checks for firearms purchases, saying opinion polls consistently show that most Americans support such restrictions.

• National Rifle Association sues Seattle over 'gun violence' tax

  The National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups sued Seattle on Monday over a new tax on firearms and ammunition sales, arguing the city had violated a Washington state law barring municipalities from enacting local firearms regulations.

• Obama acknowledges slow progress in addressing gun deaths

  Despite acknowledging that progress in pushing for more tighter gun control measures has been slow, US President Barack Obama promised that his administration has not lost sight of the goal to curb gun-related violence in the country, Businessweek said.

• NRA calls out rallies promoting open carry, labels them 'weird'

  According to the National Rifle Association in a statement, the demonstrations held in Texas that calls for the open carrying of guns in public places, particularly of military-style rifles, were "scary" and "downright weird."

• Mom group demands action from Washington on gun control measures

  Activist group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense has intensified its efforts to convince Capitol Hill to establish stricter gun control measures and recently held an event on Wednesday to promote gun control in the country, USA Today reported.

• US Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to carrying guns in public

  The Supreme Court would ultimately be forced to make a decision about a New Jersey requirement that prohibits gun owners to carry firearms in public until compliance if lower courts continued to be split about it, USA Today said.

• Gun control supporters scramble to pass stringent gun control propositions into law before US elections

  Supporters of more stringent gun control measures in the US have resorted to submitting modest proposals to the US Congress, The Associated Press have said.

• NRA is afraid of Murthy's nomination as US Surgeon General - report

  A report on Businessweek said the National Rifle Association and its allies are pulling all the stops to ensure that Dr Vivek Murthy's nomination as the Surgeon General for the United States will not push through.

• North Carolina Gun Law: Legislation Forbids Police Dept. Destroying Confiscated Weapons (Video)

  The state of North Carolina became the third state to forbid law enforcement from destroying unclaimed firearms and weapons. The legislation was termed "save the guns" by advocates of the legislation

• Background Checks: White House Announces New Restrictions to Help Curb Gun Violence in America (Video)

  The White House announced it would close two gun sale loopholes through executive authority by subjecting gun purchases by corporations and trusts to background checks, banning almost all re-imports of military surplus firearms to private entities.