This week Kansas governor signs machine gun bill. This is obviously good news. It is also an opportunity.

I don't normally follow Kansas politics, but my understanding is that Governor Kathleen Sebelius is not someone we can normally rely on to support our rights. But this week, she came through. 

We in the gun rights movement are fast to jump on those that would infringe our rights. We should be just as quick to say thank you to those that move in the right direction. 

For all you Kansas residents, link to the governor's email form and let her know you appreciate that she is recognizing lawful gun owners are not a crime problem.

Update: Read the comment below. The question becomes, do you thank someone for doing the right thing even if it is for the wrong reason? That would be an individual decision.

Discussion boards are like your first job out of college. Everybody wants somebody who has experience and nobody wants to hire the new guy so he can get experience. The same way, without content, nobody visits new discussion boards to add their two cents.

GunVoter is an offshoot of the Firearms Coalition.  It is new discussion board, but is getting the attention of an increasing number of people.

If you are not familiar with the Firearms Coalition, you should be. Their history goes back to Neal Knox testifying in Congress against what became the Gun Control Act of 1968. Neal went on to become perhaps the player in the formation of NRA-ILA.

So, Gun Law News has joined forces with GunVoter to play on the strength of both sites. I encourage you to go over there and make your ideas known.

On occasion I have noticed a hit from the Senate googling Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2007. So, today I decided it was time to go and take a look at it.

H.R.2666 is currently sitting in the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the House Judiciary Committee. It has been there for almost a year.

Be thankful it hasn't budged.

This bill would fully implement nationwide registration of all hand guns and semiautomatic long guns. Think of it as "NFA for everything but pump and bolt action long guns".

For the children, there is also a safe storage provision. Failure to comply with provisions can result in up to 10 years in prison.

Police, of course, are excepted from the requirements of this bill. 

Blair Holt was a high school student killed in a shooting on a public bus while shielding a girl. It is unfortunate that his name and story are used to perpetuate society's attachment to victimhood which is what prevented anyone else on the bus from actively defending Blair and the others.

If anyone ever suggests that the gun control lobby only wants reasonable restrictions and no one is talking about nationwide registration, just point them to this bill. 

California: State high court shoots down S.F. handgun ban

So, they move to end state preemption so local laws would be o.k. - Bill would allow locals to ban handguns

Florida: Guns-At-Work Bill Goes To Governor - Nice headline, but actually, Guns in Parking Lot would be more accurate.

In Pennsylvania, Philly decides to test state preemption: City Council passes tough gun measures, legal challenge expected.

In Georgia last week:  Guns allowed in more public places with bill's passage

We have a reader looking for a gun law attorney in Texas. Here is the situation:

So, what are your recommendations? 

You can comment here or go over to Gun Voter and comment there. 

The Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will be discussing BATFE's budget at 2:00 PM ET in H-309 of The Capitol building today, just in case you happen to have some free time.

We need to recognize that BATFE does a lot more than harass FFLs, but it would be interesting to map BATFE's budget against the number of FFLs over the years.