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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 3 1/19/2021
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“Unity” President Vows to “Defeat” America’s Oldest and Largest Civil Rights Group
Biden issued this “pledge” in a January 8 tweet that falsely tried to suggest the men and women of the NRA were somehow implicated in an infamous crime that was committed a decade ago by a manifestly deranged individual with no clear motivation or political agenda.
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NRA Dumps New York to Reincorporate in Texas, Announces New Strategic Plan
Today, the NRA announced a restructuring plan that positions us for the long-term and ensures our continued success as the nation’s leading advocate for constitutional freedom – free from the toxic political environment of New York.
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Double-Standard: Virginia Eliminates Online Carry Courses While Promoting Distancing for Everything Else
As part of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and the General Assembly’s sweeping attack on gun rights in 2020, anti-gun lawmakers enacted legislation that made it more difficult for gun owners to obtain the required training for a Right-to-Carry permit.
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OCC Finalizes Non-Discrimination Rule
On January 14, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized an NRA-supported rule to end politically-motivated discrimination in the provision of financial services. The new regulation is now set to take effect on April 1.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
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Indiana: Lawful Carry Bill Introduced
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Maryland: California-Style Ammunition Background Check Bill
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North Carolina: Your Input Needed for Hunting Regulations
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Virginia: Committee Rejects Sunday Hunting Bill
 
Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 4 1/25/2021
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Biden Plots Sneak Attack Against U.S. Firearms Industry
Joe Biden has unveiled his agenda for his first 100 days in the White House, and his list includes an initiative aimed at nothing less than the destruction of the U.S. firearms industry. This is what would happen if Biden succeeds in his pledge to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.
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Gun Control Groups Push Hollywood to Produce Even More Anti-gun Propaganda
Gun control advocates are once again pushing the entertainment industry to produce anti-gun propaganda with the explicit goal of advancing failed firearm legislation. The renewed overt effort will strike some as superfluous, given Hollywood’s lengthy track record of anti-gun agitprop and left-wing political monoculture.
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Anti-Gun Groups Want to Abolish What Law-Abiding Virginians Have been Doing for Centuries
Last year, the anti-Second Amendment majority in the Virginia legislature that was purchased by gun-ban extremists passed a number of anti-gun measures. Anti-gun activists even demanded an opportunity to gloat over what they had bought.
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President Trump’s Executive Order Expands LEOSA Carry Rights
On January 18th, President Trump signed an “Executive Order on Protecting Law Enforcement Officers, Judges, Prosecutors, And Their Families.” The order aims to provide for more federal law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges to be able to carry firearms for personal protection.
 
Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 5 2/1/2021
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Never Enough: New Zealand Set for SECOND Gun Confiscation
New Zealand’s beleaguered gun owners are bracing for a second round of gun confiscations following a raft of new gun control measures enacted last summer that are set to take effect on February 1. Kiwi shooters will have until August 1 to turn over their prohibited items or face severe criminal penalties.
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State Outright Recognition for Right-to-Carry Permits Helps Protect All Gun Owners
Longtime gun rights supporters know that gun owners need to stick together. Over/under shotgun and revolver aficionados help to fight semi-automatic bans, because their guns would be next on the chopping block. Those over 21 fight firearms restrictions on 18-21-year-olds, because such gun controls diminish the Second Amendment right, deter future gun owners, and weaken the shooting community. Hunters with access to sufficient private land fight for greater hunting access to public land to help ensure more hunters can take to the field, thus preserving America’s hunting heritage.
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NRA Sues Fairfax County for Unconstitutional Ban on Firearms in Parks
The National Rifle Association teamed with three Virginia residents and filed a lawsuit on Friday against Fairfax County for their unconstitutional ban on firearm possession in parks and in areas adjacent to certain events.
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NEWS NEWS
Corporate Gun Control: The San Francisco Sneak
San Francisco boomed during the Gold Rush and had been a symbol of American ingenuity and prosperity. Now it’s home to would-be corporate overlords. These autocrats use their market dominance to threaten and shut down lawful businesses that engage in – or even with – industries that displease them. They’re more than willing to bend or misapply their own declared rules if it means hurting the “right” people or industries.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
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Iowa: Both Chambers Pass Right to Keep and Bear Arms Constitutional Amendment
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Plaintiffs in NRA Backed Lawsuit Ask Court to Hold Maryland Handgun Law Unconstitutional
Maryland: Senate Committee Passes Wear & Carry Preliminary Approval
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Missouri: Committee Hearing Self-Defense Bills
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New Mexico: More Red Flag Gun Confiscation and a Proposed Ban on Self-Made Firearms
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North Carolina: Support Sunday Hunting on Public Lands
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Utah: Permitless Carry Clears Final Committee Hurdle, Headed to Senate Floor!
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Virginia: NRA Sues Fairfax County Over Parks Ban
Virginia: House Passes Anti-Gun Bills
 
Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 6 2/8/2021
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Hi-Tech Licensing and Registration is Still Just Licensing and Registration
Having tried and failed to impose a national firearm licensing and registration scheme on an unwilling American public for more than half a century, gun control advocates have spruced up the policy for the 21st century. In a paper titled “A Decentralized and Encrypted National Gun Registry,” a group of Brown University researchers working with Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) advanced a gun licensing and registration scheme where cryptography would purportedly protect gun owners’ data from criminal and government overreach. In fact, the proposal failed to address the primary reasons gun owners oppose firearm licensing and registration – something the researchers come close to admitting in the course of their paper.
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LV Sun Finally Reveals Biden Interview That Exposes Depths of Anti-Gun Views to Public
The interview took place on January 11, 2020, and was published last week—more than one year later—with the paper noting they “felt the interview was worth publishing to give readers a better idea of where Biden will lead the country.” Perhaps it would have been more helpful to their readers to have published the information BEFORE the 2020 election, rather than after, so they actually knew the views of Biden when they cast their ballot for President.
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The Cost of Confiscation: Millions of Dollars, No Sense
An initial cost estimate of CDN$250 million was given shortly before the Liberal’s gun ban and confiscation law was announced, although Minister Blair had earlier quoted a program cost of between CDN$400 - $600 million. Since then, though, the scope of the ban has expanded considerably: the RCMP has added, to the list of “prohibited” firearms, thousand of guns that weren’t specifically included in the May 1st Order in Council.
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
NRA Applauds Attorneys General Amicus Brief in New York Carry Case at the Supreme Court
In December, The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) partnered with the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association and asked the Supreme Court to hear a challenge to New York’s restrictive process for issuing concealed carry licenses.
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NEWS NEWS
Watch: Jason Ouimet on Grant Stinchfield on Newsmax Prime Time
 
Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 5 2/1/2021
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NEWS NEWS
Never Enough: New Zealand Set for SECOND Gun Confiscation
New Zealand’s beleaguered gun owners are bracing for a second round of gun confiscations following a raft of new gun control measures enacted last summer that are set to take effect on February 1. Kiwi shooters will have until August 1 to turn over their prohibited items or face severe criminal penalties.
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State Outright Recognition for Right-to-Carry Permits Helps Protect All Gun Owners
Longtime gun rights supporters know that gun owners need to stick together. Over/under shotgun and revolver aficionados help to fight semi-automatic bans, because their guns would be next on the chopping block. Those over 21 fight firearms restrictions on 18-21-year-olds, because such gun controls diminish the Second Amendment right, deter future gun owners, and weaken the shooting community. Hunters with access to sufficient private land fight for greater hunting access to public land to help ensure more hunters can take to the field, thus preserving America’s hunting heritage.
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NEWS NEWS
NRA Sues Fairfax County for Unconstitutional Ban on Firearms in Parks
The National Rifle Association teamed with three Virginia residents and filed a lawsuit on Friday against Fairfax County for their unconstitutional ban on firearm possession in parks and in areas adjacent to certain events.
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NEWS NEWS
Corporate Gun Control: The San Francisco Sneak
San Francisco boomed during the Gold Rush and had been a symbol of American ingenuity and prosperity. Now it’s home to would-be corporate overlords. These autocrats use their market dominance to threaten and shut down lawful businesses that engage in – or even with – industries that displease them. They’re more than willing to bend or misapply their own declared rules if it means hurting the “right” people or industries.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
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Iowa: Both Chambers Pass Right to Keep and Bear Arms Constitutional Amendment
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Plaintiffs in NRA Backed Lawsuit Ask Court to Hold Maryland Handgun Law Unconstitutional
Maryland: Senate Committee Passes Wear & Carry Preliminary Approval
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Missouri: Committee Hearing Self-Defense Bills
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New Mexico: More Red Flag Gun Confiscation and a Proposed Ban on Self-Made Firearms
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North Carolina: Support Sunday Hunting on Public Lands
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Utah: Permitless Carry Clears Final Committee Hurdle, Headed to Senate Floor!
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Virginia: NRA Sues Fairfax County Over Parks Ban
Virginia: House Passes Anti-Gun Bills




Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 6 2/8/2021
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NEWS NEWS
Hi-Tech Licensing and Registration is Still Just Licensing and Registration
Having tried and failed to impose a national firearm licensing and registration scheme on an unwilling American public for more than half a century, gun control advocates have spruced up the policy for the 21st century. In a paper titled “A Decentralized and Encrypted National Gun Registry,” a group of Brown University researchers working with Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) advanced a gun licensing and registration scheme where cryptography would purportedly protect gun owners’ data from criminal and government overreach. In fact, the proposal failed to address the primary reasons gun owners oppose firearm licensing and registration – something the researchers come close to admitting in the course of their paper.
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NEWS NEWS
LV Sun Finally Reveals Biden Interview That Exposes Depths of Anti-Gun Views to Public
The interview took place on January 11, 2020, and was published last week—more than one year later—with the paper noting they “felt the interview was worth publishing to give readers a better idea of where Biden will lead the country.” Perhaps it would have been more helpful to their readers to have published the information BEFORE the 2020 election, rather than after, so they actually knew the views of Biden when they cast their ballot for President.
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The Cost of Confiscation: Millions of Dollars, No Sense
An initial cost estimate of CDN$250 million was given shortly before the Liberal’s gun ban and confiscation law was announced, although Minister Blair had earlier quoted a program cost of between CDN$400 - $600 million. Since then, though, the scope of the ban has expanded considerably: the RCMP has added, to the list of “prohibited” firearms, thousand of guns that weren’t specifically included in the May 1st Order in Council.
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
NRA Applauds Attorneys General Amicus Brief in New York Carry Case at the Supreme Court
In December, The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) partnered with the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association and asked the Supreme Court to hear a challenge to New York’s restrictive process for issuing concealed carry licenses.
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NEWS NEWS
Watch: Jason Ouimet on Grant Stinchfield on Newsmax Prime Time
Executive Director of NRA-ILA, Jason Ouimet joins Grant Stinchfield on Newsmax Primetime.
 
Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 8 2/22/2021
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Anti-gun Senators and Mayors Push Biden on Executive Gun Controls
Following a year filled with the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread civil unrest, Americans are in no rush to enact further gun controls. According to data from a January Gallup poll, 42 percent of Americans are satisfied with the current gun control laws. The poll also found that 9 percent of Americans are dissatisfied with current firearms laws, but want them to be made less strict. Therefore, according to the survey, a majority of Americans (51 percent) either want gun control laws to remain the same or to be made less restrictive.
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Judge Allows Canadian Case that Seeks Mandatory “Smart Gun” Tech to Proceed
This month, a judge hearing a lawsuit in a Canadian court against U.S. gun maker Smith & Wesson issued a decision that could pave the way for mandatory “smart gun” technology on firearms marketed and sold in Canada.
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Canada’s Liberal Government: More Gun Control!
Apparently acting on the impulse that the solution to one irrational gun control proposal is more of the same, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government introduced a bill with new restrictions and prohibitions on February 16.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
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Arizona: Pro-Gun Bills Advance
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Indiana: Right-To-Carry Bill Continues to Advance
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New Mexico: Update on Anti-Gun Bills SB 224, HB 166 & HB 193; Pro-Gun Bill HB 279 to be Heard in House Committee on Tuesday!
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South Carolina: Committee Hearing Open Carry Bill Next Week
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Virginia: Senate Unanimously Passes Concealed Carry Online Training Extension Bill
 
Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 8 3/1/2021Support NRA-ILA
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NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre Speaks At CPAC 2021
Wayne LaPierre speaks to thousands of patriots at CPAC 2021.
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Second Amendment Skeptic Merrick Garland Moves Closer to Confirmation as U.S. Attorney General
This week, hearings were held on the nomination of Merrick Garland for U.S. attorney general, with a final vote on confirmation expected to come next week. The prospect for gun owners is that the nation’s highest law enforcement office may soon be occupied by a man who in the past has shown doubts about whether the Second Amendment continues to have any relevance in the modern era.
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March for Our Lives Issues Biden His Marching Orders
It’s widely understood that the current occupants of the White House, the Biden-Harris Administration, have positioned themselves as the most anti-gun team this country has ever seen on Pennsylvania Avenue. Leading up to the 2020 election, NRA made abundantly clear the threats these two presented to law-abiding gun owners, and both the President and Vice President spelled out how deeply opposed they each are to the fundamental right to purchase, possess, and carry firearms for personal protection.
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The California Model: Soft on Violent Firearm Crimes, Hard on Law-Abiding Gun Owners
A frustrating aspect of the modern gun control movement is its seeming abandonment of reason. The same anti-gun politicians that attack the rights of law-abiding gun owners will advocate for more lenient treatment of those who misuse firearms to commit violent crime.
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Ninth Circuit to Hear Case Challenging California’s Magazine Ban En Banc
Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit granted en banc review of an NRA-ILA backed lawsuit challenging California’s ban on magazines containing more than ten rounds.
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NRA Victory in Washington Court of Appeals
The National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action applauds a decision by the Washington Court of Appeals today that upheld the state's preemption law and struck down a pair of local ordinances that restricted the right of law-abiding gun owners.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
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Arizona: Pro-Gun Legislation Eligible for Floor Votes
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Hawaii: Self Defense Bill Up in Committee Tomorrow
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Illinois: Bills Filed For Gun Registration & to Ban Gun Modifications & Private Transfers
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Indiana: House Passes Right-To-Carry Bill
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Mississippi: Your Action Needed - Preemption Legislation Heads to the House Floor
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Nebraska: Judiciary Committee to Consider Numerous Gun Bills Next Week
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New Hampshire: House Passes Self-Defense Legislation
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New Mexico: House Committee Defeats Legislation Protecting Your Rights During Emergencies on a Party-Line Vote
New Mexico: House Judiciary Committee Advances HB 193; Pauses for More Work on HB 166
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North Carolina: Committee Advances Worshipper Protection Bill
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Washington: Your Action Needed - Senate Approves Carry Ban – Contact Your Representative!
 
Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 10 3/8/2021Support NRA-ILA
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Goodbye New York. Hello Texas
Goodbye New York. Hello Texas
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Another Anti-Gun Extremist Promoted for Biden’s Cabinet
President Biden’s nominee to serve as United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM), is yet another cog Biden hopes to fit into his administration’s anti-gun machine. Perhaps it would be more newsworthy if we only reported on Biden nominees that don’t support gutting the Second Amendment, but then we might have nothing to say.
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Clyburn Background Check Bill Would Flip Burden of Proof, Allow FBI to Indefinitely Delay Firearm Transactions by Inaction
On March 1st, Clyburn introduced H.R. 1446, the so-called “Enhanced Background Checks Act.” Under the bill, the FBI could indefinitely block federally licensed dealers (FFLs) from transferring firearms, simply by failing to provide decisions on the background checks FFLs are required to run on their customers.
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February NICS: 2nd Amendment Still Popular
We write about the NICS report nearly every month, and have been doing so for quite some time. It’s an important story that needs to be told to reinforce Americans’ embrace of gun rights, but the story is even more interesting when every month brings a new record. Like last month, which reset the record for the month of February, with 3,442,777 total NICS checks.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
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Alabama: $500 Cost Added to Lifetime Carry Permit Bill
Alabama: Constitutional Carry Once Again Stuck
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Arizona: House Passes School Pick-Up/Drop-Off Bill
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Hawaii: State Senate Voting On Anti-Gun Bills Next Week
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Iowa: Constitutional Carry Omnibus Bill Moves to Floor
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Kentucky: House Passes Bill to Prevent Discrimination Against Firearm Businesses
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New Mexico: House Could Vote on HB 193 Any Day Now!
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North Carolina: Senate Passes Worshipper Protection Bill
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South Carolina: Open Carry Bill Moves to House Floor
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Utah: Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
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Virginia: “Ghost Gun” Bill Dead, General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die
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West Virginia: Campus Carry Bill Referred to Committee
 
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION NEWS
NRA Files Reply Brief Urging Supreme Court to Take Concealed Carry Case

Today the NRA-ILA and the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association filed a reply brief asking the Supreme Court to hear a case challenging New York’s restrictive concealed-carry-licensing regime.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
New Jersey: Expungement Bill Threatens Privacy

On Thursday, March 11, the Senate Law & Public Safety Committee will hold a hearing on S.568.



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Wyoming: Pro-Gun Measures Advancing in the Legislature

Today, the Wyoming Senate passed Emergency Powers Legislation, Senate File 155, by an overwhelming 28 to 2 vote. Also today, the House Judiciary Committee voted 8 to 1 to advance House Bill 116, legislation to remove the residency restriction for permitless carry.



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Washington: Pair of Anti-Gun Bills Fail to Pass Before Legislative Deadline

Yesterday, two anti-gun measures were not brought up on the floor before the official deadline to pass.



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Vermont: Anti-Gun Bills Moving Despite Lockdown

Vermont, like the entire country, is still in the middle of a generational pandemic, and anti-gun politicians in Montpelier have recklessly prioritized gun control at the top of their legislative agenda for 2021.



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Montana: Emergency Powers Legislation Referred to Senate Committee for Vote Next Week

On Tuesday, March 16, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider Emergency Powers Legislation, House Bill 504.



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Colorado: House Committee Hearing Scheduled for Multiple Pro-Gun Measures

On Monday, March 15, the Colorado House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Committee is scheduled to consider the pro-gun measures outlined below.



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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Alabama: Committee Advances $200 Lifetime Carry Permit Bill

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 9-0 to advance Senate Bill 308 without amendment to the full Senate for further consideration. It creates a new lifetime carry permit option for state residents at $200. The sheriffs are expected to continue their attempts to raise the cost to $500.



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New Hampshire: Senate Committee Passes Legislation to Fix Handgun Purchase Process

Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 141 by a vote of 3-2.



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Colorado: House Passes Mandatory Storage Legislation Amid Heavy Opposition

Earlier today, the Colorado House passed heavily debated Mandatory Storage Legislation, House Bill 1106.


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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 11 3/15/2021
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U.S. House Bows to Biden, Passes Legislation to Cancel Your RIGHT to Obtain a Firearm
The U.S. House Representatives, with the urging and support of Joe Biden, passed two bills on Thursday – H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446 – that would usher in a sweeping overhaul of how firearms are bought and sold in the U.S. Neither would impede criminals, who overwhelmingly obtain their firearms outside normal channels of lawful commerce.
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Gun Control’s Crisis of Credibility
Anti-gun activists want you to trust doctors with no constitutional law or law enforcement expertise.
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NRA Files Reply Brief Urging Supreme Court to Take Concealed Carry Case
Today the NRA-ILA and the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association filed a reply brief asking the Supreme Court to hear a case challenging New York’s restrictive concealed-carry-licensing regime.
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Gun Controllers Want to Buy Lawmakers with Your Tax Dollars
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic fallout has brought about a marked increase in government spending.
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D is for Deluded
Last June, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) and his wife shared their vision for police reform.
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Victory in Colorado Preemption Case
On Friday evening, a judge in the Centennial state gave law-abiding gun owners something to celebrate. He ruled that the city of Boulder’s ban on possessing and transferring commonly-possessed “assault weapons” and ten-round magazines was preempted by state law and struck them down. This was an NRA-ILA supported case.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
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Alabama: Committee Advances $200 Lifetime Carry Permit Bill
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California Committee Hearing on Legislation to Ban Gun Shows on State and County Property
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Hawaii: Senate Passes Gun & Mag Ban Expansion Bills
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Indiana: Lawful Carry Bill Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
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Missouri: House Passes Public Transit Self-Defense Bill
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Nevada: Committee Hearing Bill to Expand Prohibited Persons Category
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New Mexico: Anti-Trapping Measure Passes Senate, Will NOW Be Heard in House Committee on Sunday instead of Saturday!
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North Carolina: House Passes 2nd Amendment Protection Act
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Ohio: House Committee Passes Duty to Inform Bill
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South Carolina: Subcommittee Hearing Constitutional Carry Bill
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TX House Committee to Hear Pro- & Anti-Gun Bills THURSDAY
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Virginia: Gov. Northam Signs Concealed Carry Training Bill, Effective Immediately
 
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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 12 3/22/2021


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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Iowa: Permitless Carry & Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Pass Senate

Today, the Senate voted 31-17 to pass House File 756, for permitless carry and other pro-gun measures, and also voted 31-17 to pass House File 621, to protect Second Amendment rights from frivolous lawsuits. These bills will now go to Governor Kim Reynolds for her signature.



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Virginia Can’t Afford This Continued Assault on the Second Amendment

In 2019, Virginia elected the most anti-gun majority to the House of Delegates in decades.



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Wyoming: Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Self-Defense Expansion Legislation

On Friday, the Wyoming Senate passed Senate File 67 by a 25 to 4 vote, sending the pro-gun measure to the House for further consideration. Today, the House Judiciary Committee passed emergency powers legislation, Senate File 155, sending the measure to the full House for consideration.



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Maine: Pro-Hunting Measures to Receive Public Hearing on Wednesday

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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
West Virginia: Pro-Gun Bills on the Move

Both chambers of the West Virginia Legislature have a committee hearing tomorrow for bills that improve Second Amendment rights. The Senate Judiciary Committee is hearing Senate Bill 458, to protect Second Amendment rights during emergencies, and the House Finance Committee is hearing House Bill 2793, to establish a nonresident carry permit.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Florida Alert! Church Carry bill to be heard on House Floor

On Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 2:00pm, the full Florida House of Representatives will meet and will hear HB-259, sponsored by Rep. Jayer Williamson & Rep. Cord Byrd. HB-259 has been amended to make a good bill much better. It is now a bill that simply RESTORES the private property rights of religious institutions AND the self-defense rights of people who go to church.



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Alabama: Stop $500 Fee for Lifetime Carry Permit in HB 477

The House is set to vote next week on House Bill 477, to establish a lifetime carry permit in Alabama. The sheriffs are still trying to do everything they can to deny this choice to citizens, or at least make it unattainable. Unfortunately, they previously convinced the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee to increase the cost from $200 to an outrageous $500.



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Georgia: Session Nearing End, Don’t Let HB 218 Die

House Bill 218 has passed the Senate Public Safety Committee and is awaiting a floor vote by the full Senate prior to concurrence with the House. It is rumored that some senators may be getting nervous about the bill without reason. HB 218 simply protects lawful gun owners during a declared state of emergency and further recognizes all out-of-state carry permits. Nothing in this bill expands who can possess a firearm or where they may do so.



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North Dakota: Thursday Committee Hearing Scheduled for Emergency Powers Legislation

On Thursday, March 25, the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee is scheduled to consider Emergency Powers legislation, Senate Bill 2344.



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Anti-Gunner on “Secure Storage” Requirements: They Make Lawfully-Owned Guns “Legally Useless”

We often say there is no need to speculate on what the true purposes and effects of gun control are, as real-world case studies abound.



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More Laws for Government to Ignore?

We’ve been saying for years—decades, to be honest—that America does not need any more restrictions on firearms to combat violent criminals who misuse guns; we simply need to enforce the laws that are already on the books.



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FBI’s Shadow Gun Bans Threaten First and Second Amendment Rights

For several years the FBI has been operating a shadow gun ban regime whereby Americans who are not prohibited from possessing firearms under federal law are being denied their Second Amendment rights without due process.

Arizona
Arizona: Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Pro-Gun Bills
Delaware
Delaware: Bill Introduced to End Home-Built Firearms
Illinois
Illinois: Bill Introduced to Ban Home-Built Firearms
Indiana
Indiana: Lawful Carry Bill Still Sitting in Senate Judiciary Committee
Iowa
Iowa: House Passes Permitless Carry & Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention
Nevada
Nevada: Gun Control Getting Rammed Through the NV Legislature
New Mexico
New Mexico Legislative Session Ends Without Any New Gun Control!
South Carolina
South Carolina: Open Carry Bill Passes Critical Vote
South Carolina: Constitutional Carry Advances from House Judiciary Committee
Texas
Texas House Committee to Hear Permitless Carry Legislation Next Thursday
Utah
Utah: Gov. Cox Signs Two More Self-Defense Bills
Virginia
Virginia: Roanoke City Gun Ban Highlights Importance of NRA Lawsuit Against Fairfax County

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 13 3/29/2021
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Kamala Harris is Lying. She and Others are Coming After Your Guns
Vice President Kamala Harris sat for a segment with “CBS This Morning” in which she advocated for a raft of gun control measures.
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Please Urge Your U.S. Senators to Oppose Biden and Schumer’s Gun Control!
Just this week, Joe Biden called for a nationwide ban on commonly-owned firearms and magazines used for hunting, recreational shooting and self-defense!
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Falsehoods, Misdirection, and Confusion Dominate Senate Gun Control Hearing
the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing entitled “Constitutional and Common Sense Steps to Reduce Gun Violence.”
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NEWS NEWS
Hunter Biden’s Involvement in Firearm Incident Raises Important Legal Questions
Joe Biden may have found a new reason to oppose vigorous enforcement of the gun control laws already on the books.
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Anti-gun DOJ Nominee Likely to Advance on Party Line Vote
Joe Biden, however, appears determined to undermine that reputation and tradition with nominees for senior DOJ positions whose credentials are rooted in activism, rather than a commitment to impartial justice.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Alabama
Alabama: Stop $500 Fee for Lifetime Carry Permit in HB 477
Arizona
Arizona: School Pick-Up/Drop-Off Bill Soon Eligible for Floor Vote
Colorado
Colorado: House Committee Passes Legislation Victimizing Gun Owners
Delaware
Delaware: Magazine Ban & Handgun Licensing Bills Being Filed
Florida
Florida Alert! CHURCH CARRY BILL HAS PASSED THE FLORIDA HOUSE
Indiana
Indiana: Lawful Carry Bill Left Off Agenda
Iowa
Iowa: Ask Gov. Reynolds to Sign Constitutional Carry & Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Bills
Iowa: Monroe Co. Sues IFC for Asking Them to Follow Law
Kansas
Kansas: Important Emergency Powers Legislation Signed into Law
Maryland
Maryland Bill Crossover Deadline Passes
Missouri
Missouri: Committee Hearing Bill to Protect Second Amendment in Emergencies
Oregon
Oregon: Tuesday Work Sessions and Committee Votes Scheduled for Mandatory Storage & Indefinite Transfer Delay Legislation
Oregon: “Gun-Free Zone” Legislation Approved by the Senate
South Dakota
South Dakota: Governor Noem Signs Multiple Pro-Gun Bills into Law
Tennessee
Tennessee: Senate Passes Constitutional Carry Legislation!
Washington
Washington: Anti-Self-Defense Legislation Expecting a Vote in the House at Any Time
West Virginia
West Virginia: Senate Passes Bill Protecting Second Amendment in Emergencies
Wyoming
Wyoming: Permitless Carry Strengthening Legislation Passed out of Senate Committee
 
Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 14 4/5/2021
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NEWS NEWS
Hunter Biden Incident Shows that Gun Laws are for the Little People
There is a central hypocrisy at the heart of the gun control effort.
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NEWS NEWS
Main Stream Media Super Spreaders
Americans are all too familiar with the background details of mass shooters; it’s hard not to be when media accounts of high-profile tragedies focus their coverage on the attackers, their background, and their motives. This coverage actually gives other deranged individuals something to emulate – and can help spread these tragedies.
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NEWS NEWS
Observe…Investigate…Intercede
The U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center recently released a report on targeted school violence that didn’t seem to get much attention from the media.
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION NEWS
NRA Intervenes to Defend Wolf Delisting and Hunters’ Interests
Today the NRA-ILA and Safari Club International filed to intervene in three cases challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to delist gray wolves in the lower 48 states, which will benefit hunters across the country.
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Judge Affirms Hunters Can Use Traditional Ammo in NRA Case
On April 1st, a federal judge in Arizona sided with NRA-ILA and Safari Club International and held that hunters’ use of traditional ammo does not violate federal environmental law.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
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Alabama: Falling Behind in Second Amendment Rights
Alabama: Senate Passes Lifetime Carry Permit Bill with $300 Fee
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California: Committee Hearing Gun Tax & Further Restrictions on Gun Shows
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Colorado: Anti-Gun Measures on The Floor in Both Chambers
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Delaware: Senate Passes Mag Ban & Handgun Licensing Bills
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Georgia: HB 218 Passes Senate, Ask House to Concur
Georgia: Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
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Hawaii: Joint Hearing on Retroactive Ban of Homebuilt Firearms
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Iowa: Gov. Reynolds Signs Constitutional Carry & Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention
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Kansas: Multiple Pro-Gun Bills Head to the Senate Floor for Vote
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Kentucky: General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die
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Maine: Lead Ammo Ban Scheduled for Public Hearing
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Mississippi: Legislature Adjourns Sine Die from 2021 Legislative Session
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Nevada: Committee to Vote On Bill to Expand Prohibited Persons Category
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New Hampshire: Legislation to Fix Handgun Purchase Process Heads to the Senate
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North Dakota: Emergency Powers Legislation Overwhelmingly Passed out of Legislature and Sent to Governor
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Oregon: Mandatory Firearm Storage Legislation Scheduled for a Floor Vote Tomorrow
Tennessee
Tennessee: Constitutional Carry Legislation Heads to Governor Lee’s Desk for His Signature
Washington
Washington: Urge Senate Majority Leader to Hold Unconstitutional Anti-Self Defense Legislation
West Virginia
West Virginia: House Passes Bill to Create Nonresident Carry Permit
Wyoming
Wyoming: Senate Approves Permitless Carry Strengthening Legislation
Wyoming: Emergency Powers Legislation Heads to the Governor’s Desk
 
Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 15 4/12/2021
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NRA Opposes David Chipman for ATF Director
During a press conference on Thursday, President Biden announced that he would once again be targeting law-abiding gun owners by ordering ATF to develop two new restrictive regulations. Aiming to accessorize the Department of Justice’s anti-gun leadership team, Biden announced his nomination of gun control lobbyist David Chipman for Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
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In New Executive Gun Control Push, Biden Seems to Throw Obama, and Himself, Under the Bus
At Biden's recent Rose Garden ceremony, where he announced his latest assault on the Second Amendment, he lied a number of times, and garbled the name of the federal agency tasked with enforcing federal gun laws.
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Millions of Americans Bought Guns Last Month
Firearm retailers reported to their trade association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, that 40% of their customers during the Surge of 2020 were first time gun buyers.
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A Radical Idea: It’s Not the Gun, it’s the Criminal
Rahm Emanuel, recently the mayor of Chicago and who has previously served as a member of the Clinton Administration and as President Obama’s White House chief of staff, proposed a few curious gun control ideas while appearing as a panelist on ABC’s This Week program on March 28.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
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Alabama: House Passes Lifetime Carry Permit Bill
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Colorado: Urgent Action Needed – Anti-Gun Bills Progressing Rapidly from General Assembly
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Connecticut: Firearm Seizure Bill Moves to the House
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Hawaii: Committee Passes Retroactive Home-Built Gun Ban
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Idaho: Governor Signs Shooting Range Protection Act into Law!
Idaho: Shooting Range Funding Legislation Expecting Floor Vote Soon
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Indiana: Remind Your Senator to Take Action on Lawful Carry Bill
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Kansas: Senate Passes Two Pro-Gun Measures with Bipartisan Support – Contact Your Representative
Kansas: House Concurs on Senate Amendments to Pro-Gun Bills, Sending them to the Governor
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Maine: Gun Confiscation Bill Scheduled for Committee Hearing
Maine: Multiple Hunting Measures to be Worked on in Committee Maine: Legislation to Ban Self-Defense at Polling Locations Scheduled for Committee Hearing
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Maryland: Montgomery County Passes Restrictions on Home-Built Firearms
Maryland: Bill Hijacked to Become Anti-Gun
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Missouri: Public Transit Self-Defense Bill Goes to Senate Floor
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Nevada Assembly Judiciary Committee Sneaks Anti-Gun Bill Through on Deadline Day
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New Hampshire: House to Vote on Pro-Gun Bills
New Hampshire: Senate Judiciary Committee to Consider Self-Defense Bill New Hampshire: House Passes Pro-Gun Measures
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North Carolina: Pistol Purchase Permit Repeal Filed
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North Dakota: Stand Your Ground Legislation Passed out of Senate Committee
North Dakota: Pro-Self-Defense Bills Advancing in the Peace Garden State North Dakota: Stand Your Ground Legislation Joins Other Pro-Gun Legislation on Governor’s Desk
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Oklahoma: Legislative Update After Committee Deadline Has Passed
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Rhode Island: Senate Judiciary Committee Will Conduct Remote “Gun Bill Day” Monday
South Carolina
South Carolina: Constitutional Carry Passes Critical Vote
South Carolina House Passes Constitutional Carry
Tennessee
NRA-backed Constitutional Carry Signed in Tennessee
Texas
This Thursday in Austin Part II: House Committee to Hear State Version of Federal Ban on Private Firearm Transfers & Numerous Other Gun Bills
This Thursday in Austin Part I: Senate Committee to Hear Pro-2A Firearms Legislation
Vermont
Vermont: House Committee Attacking Sportsmen
West Virginia
West Virginia: Gov. Justice Signs Two Pro-Gun Bills
Wyoming
Wyoming: More Pro-Gun Legislation Headed to the Governor’s Desk
Wyoming: Legislature Adjourns and Governor Signs Multiple Pro-Gun Bills into Law
 
Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 16 4/19/2021
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NEWS NEWS
Biden’s Anti-gun Lies are Too Much Even for Legacy Press Fact Checkers
With President Joe Biden securely in office and the 2024 presidential election 43 months away, the mainstream press has determined it an acceptable time to expose the frequent fibber’s most flagrant falsehoods.
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Hunter Biden Memoir Among Mounting Evidence of Federal Gun Law Violations
As President Joe Biden and his Department of Justice concoct new firearm restrictions for ordinary law-abiding Americans,
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Alaska
Alaska: Contact Your Lawmakers in Support of Emergency Powers Legislation
Arkansas
Arkansas: House Committee to Consider Self-Defense Clarification Measure
California
California: Committee Passes Gun Tax & Further Restrictions for “Precursor” Parts
Colorado
Colorado: Ask Governor Polis to VETO Mandatory Firearm Storage Legislation
Delaware
Delaware: Mag Ban Bill Assigned to Committee
Hawaii
Hawaii: Anti-Gun Bills Go to Governor
Idaho
Idaho: Legislature Sends Shooting Range Funding Legislation to the Governor
Maine
Maine: NRA-Backed Sunday Hunting Bill to Receive Public Hearing
Maine: Committee to Vote on Gun Confiscation Measure
Maryland
Maryland: General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die
Montana
Montana: Emergency Powers Bill Will Soon be Sent to the Governor’s Desk
Montana: Two Emergency Powers Legislation Advance in Both Chambers
Nevada
Nevada: Senate to Vote on Bill to Delay Return of Firearms
New Jersey
New Jersey: Gov. Murphy Announces Drastic Gun Control Agenda
North Dakota
North Dakota: Pro-Gun Measures Passed out of Legislature and Sent to Governor’s Desk
North Dakota: Two Pro-Gun Bills Return to House for Concurrence Vote
Rhode Island
Rhode Island: Senate Judiciary Committee “Holds” Gun Bills for Possible Future Action
Texas
Texas House Approves NRA-Backed Permitless Carry Bill
More Pro-Second Amendment Bills Moving in the Texas Senate and House
West Virginia
West Virginia: Legislature Adjourns Sine Die

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 17 4/26/2021
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION NEWS NEWS
Supreme Court Grants Cert in Second Amendment Concealed Carry Case
Today the U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear an NRA-backed case challenging New York’s restrictive concealed-carry-licensing regime.
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NEWS NEWS
Leaked ATF Rule Would Upend Firearm Industry
On April 20th, The Reload, published what appears to be a leaked draft of an ATF proposed rule.
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The Free and Fearless 20: Permitless Carry Wave Sweeps the Nation
Permitless carry simply means that a state recognizes the right of individuals who obtain a firearm lawfully and who are not legally barred from possessing or carrying it to conceal it on or about their persons wherever firearms are not prohibited by public authority or private property owners
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Virginia High School Offers Advanced Placement Indoctrination
Loudoun County, Virginia, is now home to planned communities filled with countless government contractors and bureaucrats.
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Toy Guns “Bad”! Toy Grenades “Good”!?
One incident involving a BB gun (while not a toy, certainly not a firearm) has led to legal and legislative action to counter the insanity.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Arkansas
Arkansas: Self-Defense Clarification Legislation Heads Back to the Senate for Concurrence Vote
Arkansas: House Committee Passes Self-Defense Clarification Bill Arkansas: Hearing for Self-Defense Clarification Legislation Delayed Until Tomorrow
California
California Anti Gun Bill Committee Hearings This Week
California: More Anti-Gun Bill Committee Hearings Coming Up
Delaware
Delaware: Mag Ban Committee Hearing Next Week
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Illinois: Committee Heard Anti-Gun Bills Yesterday
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Indiana: General Assembly Recesses
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Louisiana: Senate Committee Passes Constitutional Carry Legislation
Louisiana: Constitutional Carry Legislation Scheduled for Committee Hearing Tomorrow
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Maine: Stand Your Ground Legislation Scheduled for Public Hearing
Maine: Anti-Gun Bill Scheduled for Public Hearing
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Minnesota: Your State Representative Will Soon Vote on Pro-Gun Amendments to the House Public Safety Omnibus Bill
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Nevada: Assembly Passes Ban on Home-Built Firearms
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New Hampshire: House Committee to Consider Legislation to Fix Handgun Purchase Process
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North Carolina: House to Hear Pistol Permit Repeal Language
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Oregon: UPDATE Legislature Attempting to Combine Anti-Preemption AND Mandatory Storage Into Single Bill
Oregon: Anti-Preemption Legislation Scheduled for Public Hearings this Week Oregon: Mandatory Firearm Storage Legislation Scheduled for a Floor Vote Tomorrow
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South Carolina: Subcommittee Hearing Open Carry Bill
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Tennessee: Pro-Self-Defense Measure Heads to the Senate Floor
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West Virginia: Gov. Justice Signs Bill to Protect 2A Rights in Emergencies
 
Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 18 5/3/2021
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NEWS NEWS
Biden Goes All in On Calls for Extreme Gun Control
President Biden dropped any pretense at “moderation” in his first address to a joint session of Congress since assuming the presidency.
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Assault on Firearms Industry Continues
Joe Biden mentioned a number of the anti-gun goals...
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A Civilized Society
Bloomberg columnist Sir Max Hastings shares his thoughts on guns, crime, and the differences between his native Britain and the United States in “I Grew Up on Guns. Now I’ve Learned to Love Firearm Control.”
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NEWS NEWS
The Games Gun Controllers Play
An ABC News/ Washington Post survey released on April 28th has several interesting findings, but the takeaways aren’t limited to specific datapoints. The survey, the results, and the media coverage demonstrate that so-called “gun violence” prevention is “just” – spoiler alert – gun control and that the duplicitous efforts to advance gun control efforts have not worked.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
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Alabama: Permitless Carry Passes Committee
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Arizona: House Passes Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention
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California: More Anti-Gun Bill Committee Hearings Coming Up
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Delaware: Committee Passes Mag Ban
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Florida Alert! Firearms Preemption Enforcement Bill Has Passed! Now Governor Must Sign
Florida Alert! Church Carry has Passed! Now Governor Must Sign
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Illinois: Anti-Gun Bills Re-Referred to Rules Committee
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Kansas Veto Session Starts Next Week
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Louisiana: Multiple Pro-Gun Measures Advance in the Legislature
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Maine: Committee to Vote on Stand Your Ground
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Montana: Two Pro-Gun Measures Head to the Desk of Governor Gianforte
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Oregon: House Rules Committee Rushes to Advance Anti-Gun Legislation
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South Carolina: Open Carry Advances to Senate Floor
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Texas: NRA-Backed HB 1927, Permitless Carry Legislation, Will Be Heard in Senate Committee This Thursday!
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Washington: Anti-Self-Defense Legislation Sent to Governor’s Desk
 
Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 19 5/10/2021
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ATF Proposed Rule a Blatant Attack on American Gun Industry
Two weeks ago we reported on a leaked document that appeared to be a new ATF proposed rule to amend several key definitions in federal firearm regulations
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New York Times Throws ATF Pity Party
The publication of a lengthy New York Times or Washington Post opinion piece disguised as news that commiserates about the purportedly beleaguered state of the ever-so valiant Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
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NEWS NEWS
Canada’s “Dead” Long-Gun Registry Still Used by Police
Concerning the repudiated long gun registry and the federal police agency responsible for implementing and enforcing Canada’s gun laws.
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NEWS NEWS
NICS Numbers Tell a Story
NICS numbers rise. Readers know the rest. Self-reliance and firearms ownership are time-honored American traditions.
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NRA-ILA Spring 2021 Litigation Newsletter
NRA-ILA’s Office of Litigation Counsel has been busy defending the Second Amendment across the country.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
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Arizona: Senate Concurs On Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Bill
Arizona: Gov. Ducey Signs Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Bill
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California: Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing Anti-Gun Bills
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Colorado: Senate Committee Quickly Schedules Hearing for Anti-Gun Measure
Colorado: Anti-Gun House Bills Scheduled for Committee Hearings this Week! Colorado: House Expected to Consider Pair of Anti-Gun Measures this Week
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Hawaii: Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
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Kansas Legislature Overrides Gov.'s Veto of NRA-Backed Bill
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Louisiana: Pro-Gun Measures Expecting House Votes Soon
Louisiana: Constitutional Carry Bills Have Now Passed Both Legislative Chambers
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Maine: Multiple Pro-Gun Bills Scheduled for Public Committee Hearing
Maine: Committee to Vote on Gun Bills
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Nevada: Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Bill to Expand Prohibited Persons Category
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New Hampshire: House Committee to Vote on Legislation to Fix Handgun Purchase Process
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New York: Gun Bills To Be Heard In Senate Codes Committee Monday
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North Carolina: House Passes Sheriff-Approved Repeal of Pistol Permit
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North Dakota: Legislature Adjourns from Successful Legislative Session for the Second Amendment
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Oregon: Your Action Needed - Anti-Gun Legislation Sent Back to Senate for One Last Vote on June 5th
Oregon: Anti-Gun Legislators Rushing to Pass Gun Control Legislation Move Vote to Tomorrow Oregon: Overreaching Gun Control Heads to the Governor’s Desk – Urge Governor Brown to Veto!
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South Carolina: Constitutional Carry Amendment Fails
South Carolina AG Wilson Wins Against Columbia Gun Control South Carolina: Senate Passes Open Carry With Free CWP Amendment
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Texas: Senate Passes HB 1927
Utah
Utah: Permitless Carry Goes Into Effect
Vermont
Vermont: Amendment Poses Legal Jeopardy for Citizens Engaged in Self-Defense
 
Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 20 5/17/2021
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NEWS NEWS
NRA Members Show Up In Droves to Oppose Federal Gun Control
On April 21st, your NRA-ILA announced that we will be spending at least $2 Million in the fight against Federal Gun Control.
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NEWS NEWS
New Data: “Buybacks” Futile and Foolish Waste of Tax Dollars
The NRA’s position was that this “poorly named measure has nothing to do with ‘safer neighborhoods,’ nor is it a “buyback,” because the government has never owned the firearms that are the object of the program.
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NEWS NEWS
Helping Those in Crisis – and Gun Control, too
The researchers behind The Violence Project mass shooting database launched the next phase of their work on Friday, May 14th
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NEWS NEWS
Anti-Gun Activist Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
NRA has often lamented about how the legacy media long-ago abandoned any semblance of neutrality when it comes to the issue of gun control.
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California Threatens to Compromise Gun Owner Data and Privacy
California is scraping the constitutional floor with their gun control.
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Bee More Funny!?
Based on hard, empirical data, the vast majority of Americans have no idea who Samantha Bee is.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Alaska
Alaska: Senate Version of Emergency Powers Legislation Filed
Arizona
Arizona: Gov. Ducey Signs Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Bill
California
California: Excise Tax Legislation to Be Heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee
Colorado
Colorado: Anti-Preemption Legislation Passes Senate Committee on a Party-Line Vote
Colorado: House Expected to Consider Pair of Anti-Gun Measures this Week
Connecticut
Connecticut: Your Action Needed – Urge Your Senator to Oppose Unnecessary Gun Control Legislation
Delaware
Delaware: Committee Advances Handgun Licensing Bill
Illinois
Illinois: Gun Seizure Bill Resurrected, Passes House
Nebraska
Nebraska: Three Pro-Gun Bills Bundled Together into Omnibus Legislation
Nevada
Nevada: Gun Ban Bill Passes Committee, Headed to the Senate Floor
Oklahoma
Oklahoma: Multiple Pro-Gun Bills Signed or a Step Away from Potential Signature
South Carolina
South Carolina: General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die
Texas
Texas: Pro-Second Amendment Senate Conferees Appointed on HB 1927; House Passes SB 19, Prohibiting Corporate Discrimination Against the Firearms Industry

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 21 5/24/2021
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NEWS NEWS
Gun Controllers Seek to Ban Accurate Firearms, Inaccurate Firearms, and Everything In-between
The Biden Administration was in the “final stages” of drafting a regulation to curb the use of pistol stabilizing braces.
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Supreme Court Upholds Sanctity of the Home, Rejects Expanded Police Power in Gun Seizure Case
This year, the Supreme Court had occasion to examine the scope of this “community caretaking” exception and decide whether it extended beyond the motor vehicle context.
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NEWS NEWS
Police Work Going to the Dogs?
For quite some time, law enforcement has utilized the extremely sensitive sense of smell dogs
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NEWS NEWS
Australia’s “Common Sense” Gun Control Snares Nerf Blasters?
And so it is in Australia. There, firearm ownership requires a permit, which in turn requires the applicant to specify a “genuine reason
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Alabama
Alabama: Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
Alaska
Alaska: Emergency Powers Legislation Passed out of Committee
Arizona
Arizona: Remind Senators to Support School Pick-Up/Drop-Off Bill
Colorado
Colorado: Three Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Separate Committee Hearings
Colorado: Multiple Anti-Gun Bills Pass out of their Chamber of Origin
Delaware
Delaware: House Passes Ban on Home-Built Firearms
Iowa
Iowa General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die
Louisiana
Louisiana: Constitutional Carry Legislation Passes House Committee
Maine
Maine: Senate to Vote on Ban of Self-Defense at Polling Locations
Minnesota
Minnesota: Legislature Adjourns Sine Die – the Fight for Gun Owners is not Over!
Nebraska
Nebraska: Pro-Gun Omnibus Legislation Approved and Sent to the Governor
Nevada
Nevada: Joint Judiciary Hearing on Gun-Free Zone Expansion
New Hampshire
New Hampshire: Senate Judiciary to Vote on Pro-Gun Bills Next Week
New York
New York: Senate Democrat Majority Pushing More Gun Control This Week
New York: Microstamping and Anti-Gun Bills on the Move in Albany
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania: Constitutional Carry Bill to Be Considered Next Week!
South Carolina
South Carolina: Gov. McMaster Signs Open Carry & Free CWP Bill
South Carolina: General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die
Texas
Texas House & Senate Conferees Reach Agreement on HB 1927!
Vermont
Vermont: Legislature Recesses The 2021 Session

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 22 6/1/2021
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NEWS NEWS
Take Action: Gun Prohibitionist David Chipman Provides Disqualifying Testimony at Senate Confirmation Hearing
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for several Biden administration nominees...
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NEWS NEWS
You Get What You Pay For
Mike Bloomberg and Everytown have claimed that NRA members support their gun control agenda...
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NEWS NEWS
Bloomberg’s “Mayors” Group Back in the News
Founded and funded by rabidly anti-gun billionaire and failed Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, the deceptively named Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) was created in 2006 to lobby for gun control, including increased restrictions and bans on completely legal firearms.
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Montana Supreme Court Declines to Hear Board of Regents’ Challenge to New Constitutional Carry Bill
Earlier this year, Montana became the eighteenth constitutional carry state, when Gov. Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 102 into law.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP

Pennsylvania: Please Attend Annual Pro-Second Amendment Rally in Harrisburg on June 7!
California
California: Anti-Gun Bills Headed to the Floor
Colorado
Colorado: Anti-Gun Bills Continue to Progress Through the Legislature
Illinois
Illinois: House Passes Private Transfer Ban & FOID Fee Increase Bill
Illinois: Vote Scheduled for Gun Seizure Bill
Kansas
Kansas: Legislature Adjourns From its 2021 Legislative Session
Louisiana
Louisiana: Your Action Needed – Urge House Speaker Schexnayder to Schedule Constitutional Carry Tomorrow
Michigan
Michigan: House Passes Bills to Reduce CPL Fees
Nebraska
Nebraska: Legislature Adjourns Sine Die from 2021 Legislative Session
Nebraska: Governor Signs Pro-Gun Legislation into Law
Nevada
Nevada: Homebuilt Firearm Ban Headed to the Governor and the Senate Passes Gun-Free Zone Expansion
New Hampshire
New Hampshire: Senate Passes ATV Carry Legislation
New Hampshire: Senate Judiciary Committee Passes ATV Carry
Ohio
Ohio: Senate Committee Hearing Bill to Protect 2A in Emergencies
Ohio: Bills Introduced to Protect 2A Rights in Emergencies
Oklahoma
Oklahoma: Legislature Adjourns Sine Die From 2021 Legislative Session
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania: Constitutional Carry Bill Advances Out of Committee!
Texas
Texas Legislature Passes HB 1500: Protecting 2A Rights During Disasters!
Texas Legislature Gives Final Approval to Two More Strong Pro-2A Measures
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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 23 6/7/2021
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Worse Gun Control than the European Union? Biden’s ATF Nominee Supports Extreme Rifle Ban!
David Chipman, supports a ban on commonly-owned semiautomatic firearms like the AR-15...
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Follow the Science Chipman! “Assault Weapons” Bans Don’t Work.
David Chipman, the paid anti-gun activist, worked to obscure the woeful record of the 1994 Clinton “assault weapons” ban.
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Gun Sales Surge Continues with Diverse Interest in Firearms
According to the FBI NICS data, 1.3 million background checks were conducted pursuant to firearms sales last month.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
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California: Gun Tax Bill Defeated on Floor, Revived by Procedural Move
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Illinois: General Assembly Adjourns
Illinois: Vote Scheduled for Gun Seizure Bill Illinois: House Passes Private Transfer Ban & FOID Fee Increase Bill
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Louisiana: Legislature Passes Constitutional Carry Legislation, Sending it to Governor’s Desk
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Maine: Legislature to Vote on Multiple Pro- and Anti-Gun Bills
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Nevada: Legislature Adjourns, Gun-Free Zone Expansion Bill Defeated!
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New Hampshire: House Passes Legislation to Fix Handgun Purchase Process
New Hampshire: Gun Control Advocates Want to Delay Your Rights
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New York: Majority Democrats in Senate Continue Passing Gun Control
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North Carolina House Passes Worshipper Protection Bill
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Texas Legislature Adjourns After Groundbreaking Session for Gun Owners!
Texas Legislature Gives Final Approval to Two More Strong Pro-2A Measures
 
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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 24 6/14/2021
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DOJ Releases Biden Gun Confiscation Order Legislation
DOJ has made clear that Garland’s selective definition of “civil rights” has no room for the Second Amendment...
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ATF Targets Pistol Stabilizing Braces in New Rulemaking
On June 7th, ATF published a new notice of proposed rulemaking on its website...
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Everything Comes Back to Gun Control
Gun controllers created a false narrative around semi-automatic rifles...
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L.A. Times Still Denying the Second Amendment
The Los Angeles Times editorial page is less a journalistic enterprise than it is a partisan grievance noticeboard.
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NRA-ILA Continues to Defend Use of Traditional Ammo
In April, a federal judge sided with NRA-ILA and Safari Club International and held that hunters’ use of traditional ammo does not violate federal environmental law. Late last month, this decision was appealed to the Ninth Circuit.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Colorado
Colorado: Legislature Adjourns From its 2021 Legislative Session
Connecticut
Connecticut: Unnecessary Gun Control Heads to Governor’s Desk
Connecticut: Legislature Adjourns From 2021 Legislative Session
Illinois
Illinois: General Assembly to Return, Anti-Gun Bills Still Active
Louisiana
Louisiana: Your Action Needed – Contact Your Rep. and Governor Edwards in Support of Constitutional Carry
Maine
Maine: House Votes Down Gun Bills – Report Heads to the Senate for Consideration
Nevada
Nevada: Gov. Sisolak Signs Gun Ban Bill
North Carolina
North Carolina: General Assembly Sends Worshipper Protection Bill to Governor
Ohio
Ohio: Committee Holding Proponent Hearing for Bill to Protect 2A in Emergencies
South Carolina
South Carolina: Correcting Record on Second Amendment Package
Texas
Texas: Attorney General Paxton Opposes Latest DoJ/ATF Attack

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 25 6/21/2021
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Did ATF Nominee David Chipman Lose his Duty Firearm?
David Chipman—a man who has spent the last several years as a high-profile, anti-gun lobbyist—is truly unqualified to serve as Director of ATF.
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Gun Control “Redlining” -- Journalist Demands Realty Records Show Gun Owners
A Harvard-educated columnist for The Los Angeles Times, wrote: “Real-estate listings should include prevalence of gun-ownership in a 50-mile radius...
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IRS Leak Shows Government Can’t Be Trusted with Gun Owner Data
ProPublica published a story titled, “The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax.”
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Ninth Circuit To Hear Oral Argument In NRA-Backed Challenge to California’s Magazine Ban
On Tuesday, June 22nd, attorneys from the law firm Kirkland & Ellis will argue that California’s ban on standard-capacity magazines violates the Second Amendment before an 11-judge, en-banc panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in an NRA-backed case.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
New York: Lawmakers Wrap Up Their “Closed” 2021 Regular Session
California
California: San Jose Puts New Restrictions on Firearm Businesses
California: San Jose Puts New Restrictions on Firearm Businesses

Delaware
Delaware House Could Hear Mag Ban Tomorrow
Illinois
Illinois: Anti-Gun Bills Moving Quickly
Louisiana
Louisiana: Texas Governor Signs Constitutional Carry Bill Despite Pressure from Far Left Anti-2A Groups: Will Edwards Do the Same?
Louisiana: Legislature Adjourns with Constitutional Carry Legislation Still on Governor’s Desk
Maine
Maine: Senate Passes Emergency Powers Legislation
Minnesota
Minnesota: Legislature Convenes for Special Session
Texas
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Signs NRA-Backed Constitutional Carry Bill Into Law!
Virginia
Virginia: Albemarle County Considering Gun Ban
Washington
Washington: Senate Committee to Host a Special Work Session on Gun Violence This Wednesday
 
Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 26 6/28/2021
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Breaking News! Biden Plan to Combat Rising Crime Includes…Gun Control
President Joe Biden, along with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, spoke briefly on Wednesday, June 23, about the administration’s plans to combat rising crime. This came after a roundtable event with a select group of mayors, a police chief, eight state attorneys general, and a group that was referred to as “community violence intervention experts.” Biden claimed this was a “bipartisan group,” but the only identified Republican was Steve Allender, the Mayor of Rapid City, S.D.
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ATF’s Behavior Paints Ominous Picture for Biden’s “Crackdown” on FFLs
According to the president and his ever-obliging attorney general, a “crackdown” is coming on America’s federally licensed gun dealers (FFLs), with “zero tolerance” for allegedly illegal behavior. While no decent person – least of all the NRA or its members – supports arming dangerous criminals, a recent case from Texas provides disturbing hints as to what this policy might look like in practice.
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Senate Committee Splits on Party Lines Over Gun Control Lobbyist’s ATF Nomination
Last Thursday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee split along party lines when voting whether to advance the nomination of David Chipman as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION NEWS
Ninth Circuit Heard Oral Argument In NRA-Backed Challenge To California’s Magazine Ban
Today, an 11-judge en-banc panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Duncan v. Bonta...
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Arizona
Arizona: Legislature Adjourns Soon, Self-Defense Bill Awaiting Senate Vote
Delaware
Delaware: House Could Hear Mag Ban Today
Louisiana
Louisiana: Governor Edwards Vetoes Constitutional Carry Legislation
Louisiana: Urgent Action Needed – Governor Edwards is Refusing to Sign Constitutional Carry Legislation
New Hampshire
New Hampshire: House and Senate Pass ATV Carry
New Hampshire: House and Senate to Vote on ATV Carry
North Carolina
North Carolina: Gov. Cooper Vetoes Bipartisan Worshipper Protection Bill Again
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania: Constitutional Carry Advances in the Keystone State
Virginia
Virginia: Albemarle County Considering Gun Ban

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 27 7/6/2021
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Assert Your Independence! Tell Your Senators to Reject Gun Control Lobbyist David Chipman for ATF Director
As we celebrate America’s birthday, gun owners should affirm the rights our founding fathers enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. Freedom-loving Americans can make their voices heard and protect our constitutional right to keep and bear arms for future generations by contacting their Senators and telling them to reject gun control lobbyist David Chipman’s nomination for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
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Fact Checkers: Biden Shooting his Mouth Off on Cannons, History, Facts and All That Stuff
Professional “fact checkers” at the Washington Post and elsewhere aren’t notable for their pro-gun bias. In the past, for example, these propagandists have condemned as incorrect claims that Hillary Clinton doesn’t believe in the right to keep a gun at home for self-defense, and that Joe Biden supports gun confiscation, while using the same framework of politically desirable reality to uphold bogus gun control talking points – for instance, Biden’s statements that no background checks are required for firearm purchases at gun shows, that gun manufacturers are the only entities “exempt from being sued,” and that the Clinton assault weapon ban law was effective.
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Registration Now Open for NRA’s 150th Annual Meeting & Exhibits in Houston
Registration for the 2021 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits is now open! Register NOW to receive your admission badge(s) ahead of the show. You can also book your hotel here to get the best location, rates and availability.
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NEWS NEWS
Attend Firearms Law Seminar in Houston
Please join us at the Annual National Firearms Law Seminar to be held on Friday, September 3, 2021 as part of the NRA Annual Meetings. The Seminar will be held at the Hilton Americas-Houston. This all-day seminar provides legal instruction for attorneys and all others interested in Second Amendment law. CLE credit for all states is available.
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Help Stop the Biggest Gun Grab in American History
On June 7th, ATF published a new notice of proposed rulemaking on its website entitled Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached “Stabilizing Braces”. The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on June 10th, 2021, giving interested parties until September 8th, 2021 to file comments.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
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Arizona: Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
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Delaware: General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die
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Kansas: Pro-Gun Law Goes into Effect Today!
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Maine: Urge Governor Mills to Veto Anti-Gun Legislation
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Rhode Island: Gun Bills On Tap For Last Week of Session
 
Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 28 7/12/2021
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NEWS NEWS
Unwilling or Unable to Control Violent Criminals, Cuomo Targets Gun Owners and the Gun Industry
Hall of Fame college basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian once remarked, “The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky they're going to give Cleveland State another year of probation.” Tarkanian’s contention was that college basketball’s governing body was unable or unwilling to police certain powerful institutions, but would attempt to assert their legitimacy by punishing comparatively irrelevant actors. It’s easy to see a parallel between the New York government’s treatment of actual violent criminals versus law-abiding gun owners and the gun industry.
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Local Government, Media, and Gun Control Lobby Collaborate Against Freedom in San Jose
By now, many careful observers of Second Amendment issues are aware of the supposedly “groundbreaking” gun control laws the media is celebrating as having been “enacted” in San Jose, CA.
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OK, Terry, You’re Crazy
One of the more common tactics of anti-gun extremists is to make some dramatic statement comparing our nation’s gun laws with some other aspect of everyday life. Every time—not usually or often, but every time—the comparison is wildly inaccurate. One of the more outrageous claims was made in 2016 by then-president Barack Obama (D), who claimed, “We flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to buy a Glock than get his hands on a computer or even a book.”
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Registration Now Open for NRA’s 150th Annual Meeting & Exhibits in Houston
Registration for the 2021 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits is now open! Register NOW to receive your admission badge(s) ahead of the show. You can also book your hotel here to get the best location, rates and availability.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
California
California: Assembly Committee Hearing Gun Show Ban Legislation
Hawaii
Hawaii: Governor Signs Anti-Gun Bills
New Mexico
Gun Control Has Failed New Mexicans

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 29 7/19/2021
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Students “School” Antigun Education Officials on Civil Rights, Receive Large Settlements in Court Cases
Last September we reported on the saga of Ka'Mauri Harrison, a Louisiana elementary school student who was suspended for having a BB gun that happened to come into view while the fourth grader was participating in online schooling in his own home.
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Keith Olbermann Revealed as Functional Illiterate
Tired crank Keith Olbermann reached a new low in weak-minded rhetoric in recent months with his doltish insight into the Second Amendment. According to the former MSNBC bloviator, the Second Amendment does not protect an individual right to own firearms because the word “own” does not appear in the text.
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Canada’s Gun Confiscation Scheme: Still More Questions than Answers
On June 29, Yves Giroux, Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer, released a report on the estimated cost of implementing the firearm confiscation (“buyback”) program that is part of the sweeping Order-in-Council announced by Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on May 1, 2020.
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Research Update: It’s [Still] Not the Guns
Much has changed since last summer. In July 2020, notoriously anti-gun researchers circulated a paper that alleged an association between what they deemed “excess” gun purchases early in the pandemic and violence. This year, the same researchers disproved their original findings with the addition of new data.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Louisiana
Anti-Gun Sheriffs Playing Politics with Constitutional Carry in Louisiana
Louisiana - Join Us in Baton Rouge to Defend our 2nd Amendment! Louisiana Historic Veto Override Session is Taking Place
Minnesota
Minnesota: Legislature Adjourned from Special Session
Virginia
Virginia: Surry County Considering Gun Ban
Virginia: Albemarle County Considering Gun Ban

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 30 7/26/2021
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Biden Reiterates Call to Ban 9mm Handguns
During a July 21 CNN “presidential town hall,” Joe Biden expressed his support for a ban on commonly-owned handguns. Responding to a question about the recent increase in violent crime, the career politician stated,
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How Anti-Gun Research Works
The objective world mistrusts most gun policy research because it’s clear the objective is to produce an anti-gun outcome rather than honest analysis. Politicians and professional activists claim the mantle of evidence but will ignore any findings that threaten their anti-gun agenda.
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Great Expectations, Empty Promises: Gun Control in Washington State
For years, voters in the Evergreen State have been assured that if only they approve certain gun control ballot initiatives, they would “save lives” and reduce crime. The Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility (WAGR), the organization pushing these ballot measures, has made an industry (if the term applies to an entity funded by donations from billionaires) out of peddling a new gun control law every so often.
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St. Louis Prosecutor Kim Gardner Ignores Violent Crime While Playing Politics with Gun Owners
Similar to many other urban areas of the country, St. Louis saw a dramatic increase in homicide in 2020. The Gateway to the West’s homicide rate per 100 thousand residents exploded from 64.5 in 2019 to 87.2 in 2020. The homicide rate was far and away the city’s highest in the preceding 50 years.
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
NRA-ILA Applauds Rep. Claudia Tenney and U.S. House of Representatives’ Amicus Brief Supporting Second Amendment Case Before Supreme Court
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court decided to hear the NRA-ILA backed case challenging New York’s restrictive concealed-carry-licensing regime. NRA-ILA’s opening brief is located here.
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NRA-ILA Applauds Attorneys General Amicus Brief Supporting Second Amendment Case Before Supreme Court
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the NRA-ILA backed case challenging New York’s restrictive concealed-carry-licensing regime. NRA-ILA’s opening brief is located here.
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NRA-ILA Applauds Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Senators’ Amicus Brief Supporting Second Amendment Case Before Supreme Court
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court decided to hear the NRA-ILA backed case challenging New York’s restrictive concealed-carry-licensing regime. NRA-ILA’s opening brief is located here.
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Forty-Three Amicus Briefs Filed In Support OF NRA-ILA Backed Second Amendment Case Before Supreme Court
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court decided to hear the NRA-ILA backed case challenging New York’s restrictive concealed-carry-licensing regime. And just last week, NRA-ILA filed the opening brief in this crucial case, which is located here.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Louisiana
Louisiana: Betrayal at the Capitol
Maine
Maine: Legislature Adjourns from 2021 Legislative Session

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 31 7/30/2021
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Update: Bloomberg Mayor Faces Child Endangerment and Firearm Charges
Things just keep getting worse for Rochester, N.Y. mayor and member of Michael Bloomberg front group Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) Lovely Warren. On July 16, the gun control proponent was charged with criminal possession of a firearm, endangering the welfare of a child, and failure to lock/secure firearms in a dwelling.
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Biden’s ATF Nominee and Mass Surveillance, Erosion of Civil Liberties
David Chipman, the Biden administration’s pick to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is well known for his employment as a “senior policy advisor” with major gun control organizations, notably Everytown’s “Mayors Against Illegal Guns” and currently, Giffords.
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Doctors Don’t Follow Their Own Orders
Readers are likely familiar with doctors’ attempts to position themselves as uniquely qualified to dictate firearms-related policy. Professional medical associations have a long history of producing recommendations they claim are “evidence-based” without any actual evidence or, worse, acknowledging the lack of evidence but demanding the policy still be enacted. Well, it turns out surgeons don’t follow their own recommendations either.
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NRA-ILA Files Friend of the Court Brief Urging the Sixth Circuit to Vacate ATF’s Bump Stock Rule
Last week, NRA-ILA filed an amicus curiae (or friend of the court) brief in support of a challenge to ATF’s 2018 rule that classified bump stocks as machineguns. The case is before an en banc panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Massachusetts
Massachusetts: Gun Bills Scheduled for Committee Hearing Tomorrow!

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 32 8/6/2021
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Gun Controllers Collaborate with Unscrupulous Foreign Regime to Undermine U.S. Constitution
Anyone tempted to think the gun control lobby couldn’t sink any further into disreputable tactics should sit down before reading any further.
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Gun Control and the Elastic Meaning of “Transfer”— Colorado Court Moves the Needle
One of laws championed by the gun-grabbing crowd is the so-called universal background check, in which private sales of firearms are subjected to a criminal background check, fees, and paperwork. What gun control advocates fail to make clear, though, is that their concept of “sale” extends to firearm “transfers,” being gifts, loans and any other transaction, regardless of how temporary, where possession but not ownership of the firearm changes.
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"Wrong Man for the Job” – ATF Nominee Chipman Facing Fresh Allegations
April may be the cruelest month, but August isn’t looking so great for David Chipman, President Biden’s nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Massachusetts
Massachusetts: Gun Bills Waiting on Committee Action
New Hampshire
New Hampshire: Urge Governor Sununu to Sign NRA-Backed Legislation
North Carolina
North Carolina: Guilford County Considering Firearm Discharge Restrictions

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 33 8/16/2021

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Newsom Exposes the Political Purpose of California’s Taxpayer-funded Anti-gun Factoid Factory
On July 21, California Gov. Gavin Newsom gave a press conference in which he attempted to bolster his image on crime heading into the home stretch of a hotly contested recall election. According to the California Attorney General’s office, homicides were up 31 percent in 2020 over 2019.
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URGENT! Public Comments on ATF “Frame or Receiver” Rule Due by August 19
The Biden Department of Justice is threatening to upend the U.S. firearm industry and how Americans exercise their Second Amendment rights.
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Will Bloomberg Remain Committed to Buying Votes?
Michael Bloomberg may be one of the richest men in the world, but he is probably best known these days as the man who had one of the most embarrassing bids to be president of these United States. He spent more than a billion dollars of his personal fortune in his 2020 campaign to be the Democrat nominee, a short affair that lasted only three months. His only success after burning through huge stacks of cash was winning the tiny US territory of American Samoa.
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Taxpayer-Funded Advocacy
They say tigers don’t change their stripes. The same may be true for public health officials. In 1994, the then- Director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control arrogantly betrayed the extent of the gun control agenda. He’s back, and he’s done it again.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
New Mexico
New Mexico Bans Gun Shows from State Facilities
North Carolina
North Carolina: Guilford County Firearms Ordinance Update
South Carolina
South Carolina: Open Carry & Free CWP Bill to Go Into Effect

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 34 8/23/2021
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Biden Administration Bans Importation of Russian Ammunition
The Biden Administration’s Department of State announced that it will soon prohibit the importation of Russian ammunition into the United States. According to a release on the Department of State’s website, “[n]ew and pending permit applications for the permanent importation of firearms and ammunition manufactured or located in Russia will be subject to a policy of denial.”
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Taliban Confiscates Civilian Firearms on Day One
There is no shortage of historical examples of tyrants using gun control to facilitate the brutalization of a population. The Third Reich used firearm restrictions to control their political enemies and the countries they occupied. The communist countries of the Warsaw Pact tightly controlled or outlawed civilian access to arms. In China, as the Law Library of Congress has noted, “the Firearms-Control Law generally prohibits any private possession of firearms.”
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A “Red Flag” Case – Florida Man’s Rights Virtually Disappear
President Biden and his Attorney General, Merrick Garland, have championed “red flag” laws that authorize courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from possessing or accessing guns based on unproven and uncorroborated allegations by family members, coworkers, law enforcement officers or others.
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Federal Judge Upholds Maryland Handgun Licensing Scheme
On Thursday, a federal judge upheld a Maryland law requiring anyone seeking to obtain a handgun to first acquire a Handgun Qualification License.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
California
California: Legislature Reconvenes from Summer Recess
North Carolina
North Carolina: General Assembly Passes Pistol Permit Repeal
Virginia
Virginia: Albemarle County Board of Supervisors Update
 
Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 35 8/30/2021
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NEWS NEWS
Reusing Research
The Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium at the Rockefeller Institute of Government published a policy brief promising “Policy Solutions to Address Mass Shootings.” The Rockefeller Institute is a think tank within the State University of New York system and founded by the governors of northeastern states to offset the supposed lack of research from federal agencies.
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Federal Government Continues to Prove it Can’t be Trusted with Gun Owner Data
The federal government has rarely made a habit of covering itself in glory, but in recent weeks it seems determined to engender mistrust among the American public. In only the last month, three fresh examples of the federal government’s inability to secure sensitive data have come to light. These examples of official incompetence have once again made clear that the federal government cannot be trusted with gun owner data.
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Biden Arms Terrorists After Lecturing Americans on “Keeping Guns Out of Dangerous Hands”
Before being declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden was unabashed in his support for restricting Second Amendment rights.
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Child’s Play: Kids Exposed to Toy Guns Aren’t Prone to Violence
As part of the campaign to stigmatize firearms and legitimate firearm owners, gun control advocates and their allies on the left have targeted anything that resembles or is used as a proxy for a gun – partially chewed pop tarts, fingers (a “level 2 lookalike firearm”), Halloween costume props, and ordinary toys.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
California
California: Anti-Gun Bills Head to Assembly Floor

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 36 9/7/2021
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NEWS NEWS
URGENT! September 8 Deadline Last Chance to Submit Comments on Proposed Rule for Stabilizing Braces
In June, ATF published a new notice of proposed rulemaking on its website entitled Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached “Stabilizing Braces.” If implemented, the new rule could impact millions of law-abiding gun owners. If you want to help stop the biggest gun grab in American history, submit your comments on or before this Wednesday, September 8.

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Billions’ Worth of Equipment Left Behind, While Feds Purge Records on Afghanistan, Affirm Commitment to Gun Control
As the Taliban celebrates the withdrawal of U.S. forces by parading their American-sourced tactical vehicles, aircraft, guns and other weapons, reports have emerged that the Biden Administration has ordered federal agencies to delete online information respecting the cost of this military equipment and related spending in Afghanistan, while proclaiming its support for more gun control.
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Flailing CDC Abdicates Infectious Disease Role to Target Gun Owners
Americans' trust in the federal government has been in a decades long decline. According to Pew Research polling data, in 1964 77 percent of Americans reported that they trusted the federal government to do what is right "just about always" or "most of the time." In April 2021, less than a quarter of Americans shared that trust.
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Stopping Government Abuse During States of Emergency
Most will remember the devastation that hit Louisiana, as well as several neighboring states, when Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. New Orleans was dealt a particularly hard blow, and some may feel it will never completely recover.

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Big Government Provides Some Data
The FBI usually released crime data in September. Researchers and policy wonks would pour over the data, looking for any hint of a chance for a policy intervention or investigating long-term trends. This year will be different.
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
NRA-ILA Files Friend of the Court Brief Urging the Supreme Court to Hear a Challenge to ATF’s Bump Stock Rule
Today, NRA-ILA filed an amicus curiae (or friend of the court) brief in support of a petition to the United States Supreme Court challenging ATF’s 2018 rule that classified bump stocks as machine guns. This is the second time NRA-ILA has filed an amicus curiae brief in a case challenging this rule in as many months.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
California
California: Gun Show Restriction Bill to Return to Senate for Concurrence
California: Anti-Gun Bills Head to Assembly Floor
New Mexico
Anti-Gun Albuquerque Democrats Introduce “Crime Control” Package Heavy On Gun Control
North Carolina
North Carolina: Gov. Cooper Vetoes Pistol Permit Repeal
Texas
A Dozen NRA-Backed Bills Take Effect TODAY, Including Constitutional Carry

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 37 9/13/2021
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NEWS NEWS
Atlantic Writer Promotes Culture War on Gun Ownership
Canadian-born political commentator and George W. Bush-era speechwriter David Frum has taken a break from promoting actual wars in the Middle East to advocate for a culture war on gun ownership here at home.
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NEWS NEWS
The Truth about Radicals
A once-reputable magazine used gunshot victims as a lever in the debate over medical treatment, using the claims of an untruthful doctor who would, apparently, say anything to advance his public health agenda.
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NEWS NEWS
The Second Amendment Now Comes with Government-Issued “Harmful Language Alert”
The absurdity and dysfunction of the Biden Administration have become so pervasive that it’s easy to become numb to it all. But some things it does are still so outrageous and inconceivable – touching on the very identity of the nation itself – that it is worth pausing to take stock of just how far the U.S. has fallen as a country in the short time Joe Biden has occupied the White House.
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NEWS NEWS
Trudeau Ramps Up Gun Control Promises, Makes Guns a Wedge Issue
With days to go until the September 20 snap election called by Justin Trudeau, the Liberal Party leader and current Prime Minister, face the possibility of losing seats. As of early September, the Conservative Party had overtaken Trudeau’s Liberals as the favored party in polling.
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
NRA victory over Biden’s ATF pick its biggest in a decade
When President Joe Biden picked gun control advocate David Chipman to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, it looked like the Senate Democrats would steamroll the GOP with votes to spare.
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NEWS LEGAL & LEGISLATION
NRA Reacts to the Withdrawal of the David Chipman Nomination
The NRA applauds the reported withdraw of David Chipman's nomination to head the ATF.
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NEWS NEWS
NRA Files Comments Opposing ATF’s “Stabilizing Brace” Proposed Rule
As we’ve previously reported, the Biden Department of Justice is threatening to upend the U.S. firearm industry and how Americans exercise their Second Amendment rights.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
California
California: Registration for “Assault Weapons” to Re-Open
California: Gun Owner's Privacy Now in Newsom's Hands
Texas
Texas: Attorney General Ken Paxton's Office Puts Woke Corporations on Notice
Virginia
Virginia: Herndon Considering Carry Restrictions

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 38 9/20/2021
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NEWS
Harvard Researcher: About Half of New Gun Owners are Women
In a blow to the tired stereotypes perpetuated by gun control supporters, a recent academic survey found broad diversity among recent first time gun buyers.
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NEWS
Virginia Attorney General Finds More Roving Gun-Free Zones
The Virginia state government’s attacks on law-abiding gun owners continue apace. On September 1, Attorney General Mark R. Herring (D) used his position to offer an expansive interpretation of statute that will create a confusing patchwork of gun-free zones throughout the Commonwealth.
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NEWS
The State of Surveillance: California Cops and Social Media Monitoring
Last year, the Brennan Center for Justice requested under California’s freedom of information law, that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) provide records relating to the Department’s “social media monitoring” activities.
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NEWS
University President, Activist Scolds, Try to Take “Come and Take It” Battle Cry
Long a slogan of defiance and independence, it is little wonder that the phrase “Come and take it” now finds itself falling into disfavor with a new generation of busybodies and penny-ante authoritarians. The latest is Taylor Eighmy, president of the University of Texas, San Antonio (UTSA).
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NEWS
Virginia Shocker: Crime to Get Public Health Response, Not Police
The Mayor of Richmond rejected a plan to reduce violence by focusing on gangs, instead prioritizing a costly “public health” approach that conflicts with the reality on the ground.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
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Florida Alert! Florida State Workers Pension Fund Participated in Anti-gun Program
Michigan
Michigan: Committee Hearing CPL Reform Bill
 
Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 39 9/27/2021
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NEWS
House-Passed NDAA includes Anti-Gun Provisions
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense bill that directs funding for our nation’s military.
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NEWS
Biden Administration Asks the U.S. Supreme Court to Judicially Nullify the Right to Bear Arms
On September 21, the Biden Administration filed an amicus brief in the pending U.S. Supreme Court case of New York Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, supporting New York’s draconian and unconstitutional restrictions on the right to bear firearms in public for self-defense.
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NEWS
Firearms in Common Use
Think of the foremost applications of a firearm. Self-defense and protection have become the primary motivation for Americans’ acquisition of firearms, but the prevalence of defensive gun use remains disputed.
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NEWS
CNN Pushes Chinese Communist Party Line on Guns
CNN’s anti-gun bias, including a willingness to fake stories to push gun control, has been apparent for decades.
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NEWS
NY AG: “In Some Parts of New York State, You Can Find a Gun More Easily Than You Can Find an Apple”
Back in 2015, then President Obama misleadingly sought to describe the “availability of guns” by proclaiming that “you can go on into some neighborhoods, and it’s easier for you to buy a firearm than it is for you to buy a book, there are neighborhoods where it’s easier for you to buy a handgun and clips than it is for you to buy a fresh vegetable.”
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NEWS
Bloomberg Whips Out Checkbook for Another Virginia Election Cycle
We recently wondered about our favorite anti-gun billionaire, Mike Bloomberg, and whether he would remain committed to buying the votes of legislators willing to promote his gun-ban agenda.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
California
California: Governor Newsom Signs Anti-Privacy Legislation

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 40 10/4/2021
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NEWS NEWS
Chipman Will Not Go Quietly
Disgraced Biden nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), David Chipman, seems determined to prove his detractors correct. After he was withdrawn for consideration for the post, he began a campaign of trying to shift the blame of his failure to be confirmed from his abysmal record to others; including his sponsor.
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NEWS NEWS
Crime in 2020
The FBI released crime data for 2020 last week, using an amalgamation of data collected under two different systems. Nothing about 2020 was predictable and the nation experienced a 5.6% percent increase in violent crime, including a 29.4% increase in murders. Let’s explore this data and the theories behind the increase.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
California
California: Registration Period Open for Firearms Considered "Other Assault Weapons"
Ohio
Ohio: Update On Emergency Powers Legislation Committee Hearing
Wisconsin
Wisconsin: Update on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill Committee Hearing

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 28, No. 41 10/11/2021
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NEWS NEWS
Anti-gunners Launch Campaign to Intimidate U.S. Supreme Court as Second Amendment Case Looms
For many decades, gun control proponents who saw their fortunes wane in legislatures from coast to coast and who were unable to get traction with Congress could at least console themselves with the thought that activist courts had their backs. The Second Amendment, after all, had been all but written out of the U.S. Bill of Rights by law professors and politically-minded judges, as cities and even the U.S. Congress increasingly adopted gun control in the Twentieth Century.
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NEWS NEWS
“Adapting” to Crime with “Bleeding Control” Kits
While being driven around recently in the gun-control utopia of Chicago, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill) claimed the driver of a car next to his leaned out the window and shot a gun into the air. “He could have just as easily been shooting the gun at us!” said the senator, possibly rattled by the reality gap between the “A minus” rating Illinois has for its strict gun laws from anti-gun group Giffords, and the impact those laws appear to have on criminal behavior.
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Join us for the 2021 NRA-ILA Firearms Law Symposium on October 23rd in Roanoke!
Join NRA-ILA for the annual 2021 NRA-ILA Firearms Law & The Second Amendment Symposium on Saturday, October 23rd, at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center. RSVP is required; space is limited.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Michigan
Michigan: House Committee Advances CPL Reform Bill
Ohio
Ohio: Senate Committee Advances Emergency Powers Bill
Ohio: Senate Committee Hearing Constitutional Carry & Emergency Powers Bills
 
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