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Vote on Missouri Emergency Powers Legislation Imminent!

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Please Contact Your State Representative Today!

 

The Missouri House of Representatives could vote for final passage on Senate Bill 257 as early as tomorrow morning, Thursday, April 12!

 

This critical legislation, introduced by State Senator Kevin Engler (R-3), is the embodiment of the Second Amendment as it will prevent any government agency from suspending our Right to Keep and Bear Arms during an emergency or disaster.

 

Please contact your State Representative as soon as possible at (573) 751-3824 and strongly encourage him or her to support your right to defend yourself and your family by voting for SB257 in its current form!

 

To find further contact information or help identifying your legislators
please use the "Write Your Representative" feature found at www.NRAILA.org.

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Virginia: Gun Bill Updates As Crossover Deadline Arrives

Legal & Legislation  

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Virginia: Gun Bill Updates As Crossover Deadline Arrives

Today, February 17th is the legislative crossover deadline in Virginia, and any bills that have not left their chamber of origin by the end of the day are considered dead for the session.

VA Announces End To Policy that Strips the Second Amendment Rights of Veterans

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

VA Announces End To Policy that Strips the Second Amendment Rights of Veterans

Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that the VA will no longer report veterans to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) solely because they have been assigned a fiduciary to assist them ...

New Mexico Legislature Adjourns!

Legal & Legislation  

Thursday, February 19, 2026

New Mexico Legislature Adjourns!

Today at noon, the New Mexico legislature adjourned sine die from the 2026 legislative session. Despite efforts by anti-gun advocates, Second Amendment supporters were able to engage and help prevent two radical anti-gun proposals from ...

Oregon: Legal and Policy Concerns Ignored as Ballot Measure 114 Implementation Bill Advances

Legal & Legislation  

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Oregon: Legal and Policy Concerns Ignored as Ballot Measure 114 Implementation Bill Advances

Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee held a work session to “fix” the extremely flawed gun control Ballot Measure 114, where it was advanced out of the committee. 

Virginia Gun Owners Face Magazine Confiscation!

Legal & Legislation  

Monday, February 2, 2026

Virginia Gun Owners Face Magazine Confiscation!

Astute Virginia gun owners anticipated terrible gun control legislation from the 2026 General Assembly. Still, some may be shocked to learn that anti-rights zealots in the Virginia Senate have advanced a bill to CONFISCATE standard capacity firearm ...

New Mexico: Anti-Gun Bills Heard in Committee

Legal & Legislation  

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

New Mexico: Anti-Gun Bills Heard in Committee

Today, Senate Bill 17, the omnibus gun control bill, was heard in the House Judiciary Committee and Senate Bill 261, expanding gun free zones around ballot drop boxes and polling places, was heard in the House Government ...

North Carolina: Permitless Carry Veto Override Vote Postponed

Legal & Legislation  

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

North Carolina: Permitless Carry Veto Override Vote Postponed

Today, the North Carolina House of Representatives rescheduled this morning’s veto override on Senate Bill 50, Freedom to Carry NC, to February 9, 2026.

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Mental Health and Firearms

Since 1966, the National Rifle Association has urged the federal government to address the problem of mental illness and violence. As we noted then, “the time is at hand to seek means by which society ...

Minnesota: Hearing on Semi-Auto and Magazine Bans Next Week

Legal & Legislation  

Friday, February 20, 2026

Minnesota: Hearing on Semi-Auto and Magazine Bans Next Week

On Tuesday, February 24th, the House Public Safety Finance and Policy committee will hold a hearing on two all-encompassing ban bills, House File 3433 and House File 3402

“Violence Interrupters” Demonstrate Wishful Thinking is Not Crime Control

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

“Violence Interrupters” Demonstrate Wishful Thinking is Not Crime Control

Not too long ago, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker dismissed President Donald Trump’s assessment of over-the-top violent crime in Chicago as being rooted in “lies,” saying that “civilian law enforcement is how you fight crime,” and “[w]e’ve got ...

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