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| LEGAL & LEGISLATION NEWS HUNTING NRA Applauds Reintroduction and Expansion of SHARE Act | |
| On Sept. 1, U.S. Congressman Jeff Duncan introduced H.R. 3668, the Sportsman’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act (SHARE Act), a wide-ranging package of legislation aimed at promoting Second Amendment rights and America’s outdoor sporting traditions. | |
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| LEGAL & LEGISLATION NEWS Shocking News as Governor of Virgin Islands Orders National Guard to Seize Americans’ Firearms | |
| Certainly, the rest of America’s thoughts and prayers are with the USVI as Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm, closes in on the Caribbean. Nevertheless, the scope of Gov. Mapp’s order is a shocking incursion on the right of the U.S. citizens who reside on the USVI to protect themselves from the all-too-predictable outbreaks of looting and crime that can occur when normal emergency services are over-taxed by an extraordinary event. The order, simply put, violates the U.S. Constitution and threatens to put innocent people at further risk. | |
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| LEGAL & LEGISLATION California: Lawsuit Filed Against Recently Enacted “Assault Weapon” Regulations | |
| On September 7, attorneys for the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the California Rifle & Pistol Association (CRPA), filed the third in a series of planned lawsuits that challenge California’s recently enacted anti-gun restrictions collectively known as “gunmageddon” among gun owners. | |
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| NEWS Wall Street Journal/NBC News Poll Throws Wrench in Anti-gun Agenda | |
| Demonstrating the importance of the gun issue to the American electorate, 35 percent of respondents reported that “gun rights or gun control” had an impact on their voting behavior. The issue was the highest-rated answer, beating out issues such as the environment, immigration, abortion, drug use, religion, gender equality, and gay rights. | |
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| NEWS Physicians Group Launches Effort to Help Patients Find Pro-Gun Healthcare Providers | |
| The NRA has long warned its members about the medical profession’s institutional bias against guns and their owners. This politically-motivated position – backed by flimsy and often misinterpreted “studies” – has even resulted in patients being denied care for refusing to discuss gun ownership with healthcare providers. This discrimination, in turn, has provoked legislation to prevent doctors from injecting their politics into the exam room. | |
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