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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 24, No. 9 3/3/2017


NEWS LEGAL & LEGISLATION A Promise Kept: Trump Signs Repeal of Obama-Era Social Security Gun Prohibition Rule
On Tuesday, President Donald J. Trump signed the repeal of an Obama-era Social Security Administration (SSA) rule that would have resulted in some 75,000 law-abiding beneficiaries losing their Second Amendment rights each year.


LEGAL & LEGISLATION HUNTING HUNTING NEWS Ryan Zinke Confirmed as Interior Secretary: Kicks Off Tenure With Pro-Hunting Directives
The good news for gun owners continued on Wednesday as the Senate confirmed NRA-backed nominee Ryan Zinke as the 52nd Secretary of the Interior by a bi-partisan vote of 68-31.


LEGAL & LEGISLATION NEWS Cornyn Introduces the “Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017” in the Senate
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) on Wednesday introduced his version of interstate carry legislation, titled the “Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017.” Cornyn’s bill follows an earlier release in the House by Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) of the “Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017.”


NEWS LEGAL & LEGISLATION Belt-tightening in Connecticut: the Cost of Gun Control
A recent study released by the Connecticut-based National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) examined the economic impact of the gun industry and gun control laws on state jobs and revenue in the Constitution State.


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STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP

	Alabama Alabama: Senate Committee Passes Constitutional/Permitless Carry Legislation
	Connecticut Connecticut: Governor Malloy’s Outrageous Pistol Permit Increase to Be Heard Connecticut: Hunting Bills Scheduled for Committee Hearing
	Iowa Iowa: House Study Bill 133 Re-Assigned as House File 517
	Maryland Maryland: Attend Rally and Testify in Support of Your Rights!
	Minnesota Minnesota: Important Self-Defense Bills Scheduled for Hearing Next Week
	New Mexico Billionaire Bloomberg Pulling Out All the Stops to Pass ANY Kind of Gun Control in New Mexico!
	Oregon Oregon: Anti-Gun Bill would Violate Right to Due Process
	Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: Important Firearms Preemption Legislation Introduced In the General Assembly
	South Carolina South Carolina: Right-to-Carry Recognition Bill Expected for House Floor Vote Next Week
	South Dakota South Dakota: Constitutional/Permitless Legislation Passes Committee
	Tennessee Tennessee: House Committee Could Soon Hear Self-Defense Legislation
	Utah Utah: Urge Your Senator to Oppose Flawed Carry Bill HB 237 Utah: Provisional Carry Legislation Passed by Senate Committee
	Vermont Vermont: Domestic Violence Bill Really a Front for More Gun Control
	Virginia Virginia: Important Self-Defense and Pro-Gun Bills Awaiting Final Approval from the Governor
	West Virginia West Virginia: Sunday Hunting Legislation Passes Senate, Heads to House
	Wisconsin Wisconsin: CCW Renewal Reform Bill Passes Unanimously
	Wyoming Wyoming: Pro-Carry Bill Heading to the Governor’s Desk

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