washingtonpost. com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/09/14/AR0005372325-926f-44f5-9a9b-ce20cd08cc8f. html?utm_source=gb-gplus-share. The National Rifle Association and several state and local government boards are pushing to expand their gun control laws. The National Rifle Association said it intends to introduce new gun control laws across the nation in the upcoming legislative session. The group's website calls these proposals gun control but also urges states and cities to take legal measures to protect their rights, such as a ban on possessing assault weapons and background checks, and expand background checks for ammunition. The Association of U. Trade Representatives will press lawmakers to pass stricter gun control laws across the country. It includes a request to the federal government for a federal firearms law change, which is expected to take effect for 2017, the organization said. With this recent legislation passing by Congress, the U. trade representative is considering a bill that will protect the rights of citizens and the well-being of domestic gun owners, the trade representative's office said in a release.