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| NEWS NEWS Laying the Anti-Gun Groundwork for 2021 | |
| Anti-gun activists are laying the groundwork now to blame gun owners for any increase in violent crime this year. First came desperate attempts to tie “gun violence” to COVID-19 when the pandemic dominated the news cycle. Now, anti-gun academics are rushing to produce research that can be used to blame gun owners for any increases in crime in this unprecedented year. | |
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| NEWS NEWS Court Partially Blocks Enforcement of Virginia’s Unconstitutional Private Sales Ban | |
| On July 14, a judge in Lynchburg, VA, partially blocked enforcement of the Commonwealth’s new ban on private firearm sales, ruling it effectively prohibits law-abiding adults under age 21 from acquiring handguns, in violation of Virginia’s constitutional right to keep and bear arms. The decision came in the case of Elhert v. Settle. | |
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| NEWS NEWS Czech Government Endorses Human Right to Armed Self-Defense Constitutional Amendment | |
| The Czech Republic continues to be at the forefront of the battle for gun rights in Europe. On July 13, the Czech government announced that it endorsed a plan to enshrine the right of individuals to use a firearm to defend themselves and others in the central European nation’s constitution. The move comes three years after another pro-gun constitutional amendment passed the Czech Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of the Czech Parliament) but failed to receive final approval. | |
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| NEWS NEWS European Lead Ammo Ban Update | |
| European firearm owners are in the midst of a three fronted war on the possession and use of lead ammunition. The battles are being fought against a European-wide ban on metallic lead (ammunition), a prohibition on the use of lead ammunition in terrestrial environments, and a ban on both the use and possession of lead ammunition in wetlands. | |
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| NEWS NEWS NRA-PVF Endorses President Donald Trump for Reelection | |
| Fairfax, Va. - The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) endorsed President Donald Trump for reelection as the president of the United States of America in 2020. The endorsement was announced in a letter sent to the president yesterday, Wednesday, July 15. | |
| STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP |
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Missouri Missouri: Gov. Parson Calls Special Session to Fight Crime |
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North Carolina North Carolina: General Assembly Adjourns For Summer |
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Virginia Virginia: Newport News Considering Gun Ban Tomorrow |
