NC: Murder charge dropped in 2008 shooting death: "Officers went to 5456 King Wilkinson Road on May 12, 2008, after receiving a report of shots being fired. The deputies found Potter lying in front of a vehicle near a garage at the residence with a gunshot wound to the chest, according to Sheriff's Office reports. Potter identified Thompson as the shooter. The men were arguing over money owed to one another and began fighting. Thompson told officers Potter pulled a gun and he shot him in self-defense. Thompson was arrested at his residence on Fay Jones Road without incident. He was transported to Carolinas Medical Center - Lincoln for treatment of injuries he received in the altercation. Robert Thompson had been out of jail on a $75,000 secured bond awaiting trial."


Boren-Rehberg Amendment Blocks ATF From Unauthorized Tracking Of Rifle Purchases: "U.S. Congressmen Dan Boren of Oklahoma and Denny Rehberg of Montana successfully amended H.R. 1, the Fiscal Year Continuing Appropriations Act for FY2011, to prohibit the use of federal funds for a new and unauthorized regulation currently being proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). The Boren-Rehberg amendment prevents the ATF from circumventing the will of Congress by centralizing records of thousands of Americans’ rifle purchases without any legal authority. Specifically, the ATF proposal would require federally licensed firearm dealers to file reports with ATF on all sales of two or more semi-automatic rifles within five consecutive business days if the rifles are larger than .22 caliber and use detachable magazines. Boren and Rehberg’s amendment blocking ATF from receiving funding to implement the regulation was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives late Friday evening by a vote of 277 to 149."




Lawmakers Offer Legislation To Allow Importation Of M1 Rifles: "In 2009, the Obama administration approved the importation and sale of collectible, American-made M1 Garand rifles and M1 carbines from South Korea. However, the administration reversed its decision in March of last year, deciding instead to prevent these rifles – legal to make and purchase in the United States – from entering the country. Now, S. 381—the Collectible Firearms Protection Act—sponsored by U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and its House companion bill H.R. 615, sponsored U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), seek to once again allow these American-made firearms to be re-imported and sold in the U.S." Under the bill, firearms that are lawfully possessed by a foreign government—and that are more than 50 years old and considered antiques or relics—may be re-imported to properly licensed groups and sold without written permission from the U.S. Departments of State or Defense."