HUFFINGTON POST 2 Hours Ago NRA Lawyer Warns City Council Against New Gun Laws by Christina Wilkie Lawyers for the National Rifle Association and California Rifle and Pistol Association have warned San Jose, Calif., city council members not to consider stricter gun laws. The warning came after the pro-gun lobbying groups learned of a proposal to tighten controls on assault weapons submitted by a retired attorney, who said he wants to prevent "unusual, occasional, but increasingly common tragic situations like what happened in [Newtown,] Connecticut.” Sean Brady, the lawyer representing the NRA and state Rifle and Pistol Association, wrote in a letter that the city shouldn't consider the proposed ordinance because it conflicts with state law. "In light of the legal preemption issues, I would hope the San Jose City Council recognizes that, as a legal matter, the Proposed Ordinance cannot pass muster," Brady said in the letter. "In fact, every other city t...

THEGUNMAG.COM 2 Hours Ago Majority opposes renewing ban on ‘assault weapons’ by Dave Workman Senior Editor A poll by USA Today and Gallup shows that the majority of Americans do not favor a ban on so-called assault weapons, contradicting assertions by the gun control lobby in the wake of the Dec. 14 Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy in Connecticut. The poll, released Dec. 26, shows that 51% of the respondents are against such a ban while 44% say they favor a ban. USA Today also reported that 58% of those responding also support stricter gun laws, without defining what that means. However, the newspaper also noted that 46% support enforcement of existing gun laws while 47% support passing new laws. According to the poll, the numbers haven’t changed much on banning semi-automatics since the same question was asked late in 2011. In October of last year, 53% of the respondents said they opposed a ban, while 43% favored one. The number has shifted dramatically, though, on how th...