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| NEWS LEGAL & LEGISLATION Federal Appeals Court’s Shocking Pronouncement: Lawful Gun Carriers Must Forfeit Other Rights | |
| The election of Donald J. Trump to the presidency has many gun owners feeling more secure about their Second Amendment rights than they have in nearly a decade. But a decision this week by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a stark and sobering reminder of the utter disdain and denial with which many judges continue to treat the right to keep and bear arms. Taken to its logical extreme, the opinion declares open season on law-abiding Americans who choose to carry firearms for self-defense. It may well be the most anti-gun ruling from any court of the modern era. | |
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| LEGAL & LEGISLATION NEWS Disinformation Campaign on the Hearing Protection Act Continues | |
| This month the Hearing Protection Act of 2017 was introduced in the Senate by Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) with co-sponsors Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Rand Paul (R-KY) as S.59. Representatives Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and John Carter (R-TX) – together with 42 co-sponsors – introduced a similar bill in the House as H.R. 367. | |
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| LEGAL & LEGISLATION NEWS Congress Set to Roll Back Social Security Gun Ban | |
| Next week, Congress is expected to begin the review and potential repeal of a host of Obama Administration regulations put in place during the last 60 days of Obama’s tenure under the Congressional Review Act (CRA). Among the regulations specifically targeted for action is the Obama-era Social Security Administration (SSA) gun grab, enacted in the waning days of the anti-gun president’s tenure. | |
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| NEWS Breaches in Australia and California Show Danger of Centralized Gun Owner Data | |
| Gun rights supporters understand that gun licensing and registration facilitates gun confiscation. Centralized data on gun owners and firearms has long been used to institute subsequent gun controls in the U.S. and abroad. For instance, in 1967 New York City enacted a law requiring that all rifles and shotguns be registered. In 1991 and 2013, in an effort to enforce subsequent restrictions on commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms, the NYPD sent out letters to the registered owners of these guns, ordering them to remove the firearm from the jurisdiction, make the firearm inoperable, or turn it over to the police. | |
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| NEWS LEGAL & LEGISLATION NRA Supports Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act | |
| The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) proudly supports introduction of the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (H.R. 629), a bill that would prevent the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from restricting veterans’ Second Amendment rights without due process. | |
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| NEWS NRA Launches Ad Buy in Support of Sessions for Attorney General | |
| The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) announced Wednesday a six-figure ad buy in support of Sen. Jeff Sessions’s confirmation as United States attorney general. The spot will run on cable and across digital platforms. | |
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| NEWS LEGAL & LEGISLATION LEGAL & LEGISLATION NRA Backs Challenge to Massachusetts Gun Ban | |
| The National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action is proud to announce its financial and legal support of a lawsuit challenging Massachusetts's unconstitutional ban on many of the most popular semi-automatic rifles sold and possessed. | |
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| NEWS NRA Seeks Swift Confirmation of Interior Secretary Nominee | |
| The National Rifle Association today called on the U.S. Senate to swiftly confirm Congressman Ryan Zinke as secretary of the interior. The renewed call for confirmation follows a final act of contempt for America's gun owners by the Obama administration. During the president's last hours in office, his administration issued an order attacking gun owners' and sportsmen's rights. | |
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