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North Carolina Enacts Omnibus Firearms Law, Promotes Uniformity and Standardization of NC’s Gun Laws
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed into law “An Act to Amend Various Firearms Laws” yesterday. -
insightFirearms sales continue their upward trend, with National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks indicating that 2014 sales of firearms in the United States exceeded 2012 numbers, and fell just short of 2013’s record numbers. At the same time, new sellers continue to enter the market, making sales for individual companies all the more challenging. To increase sales, many firearms manufacturers and distributors have turned to the online marketplace. Made popular by Gunbroker.com, e-commerce is an effective and efficient way to sell firearms, ammunition, and accessories. Still, online sales present legal issues that require careful attention.
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insightSelling firearms and related accessories through e-commerce poses a unique challenge to vendors selling products online.
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insightA Wisconsin gun shop, Badger Guns, has been held liable for almost $6 million for injuries to two police officers who were shot with a gun purchased at the shop.
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insightThis article is a preliminary report on the Obama administration’s action on gun control, which was announced on January 5, 2016, and provides a brief overview of the proposed action. We will provide more in-depth analysis of the changes in federal firearms laws in additional articles, which are coming soon.
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insightFirearms attorney Chuck James was quoted in the Associated Press' report about President Obama's executive action on gun control, which he announced yesterday. The Associated Press story was republished across the country by around 100 outlets. In addition, James was quoted in The New York Times and by CBS News in their reports on the story. To read the AP story published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch and other outlets across the country, click here.
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insightVirginia has been the leader in using public-private partnerships (“P3”) for the development of transportation projects since its enactment of the Virginia Public-Private Transportation Act in 1995 (“VPPTA”).2 Recently, however, Virginia’s use of P3 has come under fire thanks to a high-profile project known as the Route 460 Project, which originally contemplated a 55-mile toll road between Petersburg and Suffolk at a proposed cost of $1.4 billion. After suspending the project in March 2014, the commonwealth terminated the contract in April 2015 without ever breaking ground and despite $252 million in payments.3 With so much at stake, strong rhetoric and scathing criticism should not be a surprise.
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insightYou're looking through your mail one morning when you see it: a certified letter from EPA.
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insightThe Virginia State Water Control Board has proposed to reissue and amend the General VPDES Watershed Permit for Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorous Discharges and Nutrient Trading in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in Virginia (General Permit).