On Sunday: Wayne LaPierre on National TV to Discuss the Navy Yard Tragedy

NRA Executive Vice-President Wayne LaPierre will appear on NBC’s Meet the Press this Sunday, to discuss issues related to the tragedy that took place at the Washington, D.C., Navy Yard earlier this week. Please be sure to watch. NRA-ILA will address issues related to the tragedy in next week’s Alert. In the meantime, our thoughts and prayers remain with those affected by this terrible event.

University of Kansas Professor to NRA: May Your Children be Next

Recent news reports have noted al Qaeda's calls for attacks inside the United States and on U.S. ambassadors around the world. The calls for attacks are justified--according to an al Qaeda spokesman--because these diplomats are "representative of the empire of evil and corruption, America."

Most Americans can only shudder at such outrageous public comments. The blind, unthinking hatred that underlies them is a sobering reminder of evil and the ever-present potential for violence that continues to promote conflict around the world. To label such comments as political speech or claim they have a rational place in public debate would surely be considered far-fetched, especially given al Qaeda's record of giving action to this sort of rhetoric.

But in the case of one University of Kansas professor, indulging in arguably even stronger rhetoric--publicly calling for the deaths of innocent children--is apparently his way of expressing himself as "an independent thinker."

U.S. History Textbook Continues Tradition of Misinterpreting Second Amendment

Recent news out of Texas has pro-rights parents reaching for their children's backpacks after it was revealed that a popular textbook used to teach high school advanced placement U.S. history courses includes a shocking misinterpretation of the Second Amendment. Published by AMSCO School Publications, Inc., and titled, United States History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Exam, the 2010 edition of the textbook incorrectly summarizes the Second Amendment as meaning, "The people have the right to keep and bear arms in a state militia." The Canejo Valley School District of Thousand Oaks, Calif., has made a copy of the entire text of the widely-used volume available on its website.

New Documentary to Illustrate History of Second Amendment and Current Firearm Policy Debates

Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jay Gould is now developing INFRINGED: Second Amendment in the Crosshairs, a new feature-length documentary designed to separate fact from fiction in today's gun rights debate.

"Our plan is to create a captivating, compelling, feature-length film comprised of dramatic historical reenactments, including a passionate presentation of the Founding Fathers' original debate over the Bill of Rights," said Gould. "We'll track through the years, right on up to today, showing how the Second Amendment has served as the linchpin protecting all our other liberties."

Go West, Young Man! An Ohio Activist's Experience in the Colorado Recall Elections

Whether across the street, across town, across the state line, or across the country, we as EVCs or NRA-ILA Volunteers, should not limit our volunteerism by self-imposed geographic borders. What we offer as experienced grassroots activists is unique, highly respected by those we assist, and feared by those who oppose us and the liberty we fight to protect. Just because the area you live in is not currently embroiled in a heated battle for our freedoms doesn't mean you can't lend your valuable assistance elsewhere.

2013 Firearms Law & The Second Amendment Symposium

The 2013 NRA "Firearms Law & The Second Amendment Symposium" will be held on Saturday, October 12th, at The University of Denver.

Focusing on recent developments in our nation's courts and legislatures regarding the Second Amendment, speakers will discuss and debate current Second Amendment developments and related issues.