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DAILY ALERT FOR Tuesday, March 24, 2020



BREITBART
NRA: Coronavirus Lockdowns Show Danger of Waiting Periods on Gun Purchases

The National Rifle Association (NRA) notes that coronavirus shutdowns resulting in the closure of gun stores in various states demonstrate that gun controls the left once pushed as “reasonable” have become anything but.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
North Carolina: Wake Co. Sheriff Suspends Pistol Permit Issuance

At a time when uncertainty about social order has prompted a large number of Americans to exercise their Second Amendment right to self-defense, the office of Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker announced today that they will not issue new Pistol Purchase Permits until at least April 30th.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
State Representative Requests Opinion from Texas Attorney General on Exclusion of Gun Manufacturers & Retailers as "Essential Businesses" in Local Emergency Orders

Today, State Representative Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock), Chairman of the Texas House Committee on Ways & Means, formally requested an opinion from Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on whether city and/or county officials can prohibit the sale of firearms through an emergency order or declaration by excluding firearms manufacturers and retailers as "essential businesses."






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Denver Mayor Exempts Alcohol Stores and Marijuana Dispensaries, not Gun Stores

Yesterday, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock issued a city-wide shutdown amidst the current Covid 19 outbreak.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
California: Los Angeles Sheriff Orders Gun Stores to Shut Down

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is ordering the closure of gun stores in California's most populous county as non-essential businesses.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Florida Alert! Dozens of GUN CONTROL Bills Died In Florida This Session - Thank NRA

It was another very tough Legislative Session in Florida this year. Anti-gun Democrats were emboldened by Michael Bloomberg's money. His money had been strategically placed to help pass another major gun control bill.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
West Virginia: Gov. Justice Protects Second Amendment

Governor Jim Justice’s recent Executive Order No. 9-20 designates “firearm and ammunition suppliers and retailers” under “Essential Businesses and Operations,” exempting them from being shut down during this state of emergency.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Oregon: Attorney General Amends Title for Anti Self-Defense Initiative

On March 20th, the Attorney General submitted an amended ballot title for Initiative Petition 40. The state Supreme Court previously sided with NRA on several points in a challenge against IP 40, finding the title and “yes” result statement inadequate to alert voters of the changes proposed to the law.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Wisconsin: Second Amendment Rights Protected by Governor’s Emergency Order

Governor Tony Evers’ recent Emergency Order #12, titled “Safer at Home,” designates “firearm and ammunition suppliers and retailers for purposes of safety and security” under “Essential Businesses and Operations,” exempting them from being shut down during this state of emergency.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Virginia: Gun Stores to Remain Open

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Ralph Northam’s recently issued Executive Order 53 temporarily places restrictions on numerous businesses across the state. Though it does not designate firearm and ammunition retailers as “essential retail businesses,” they “may continue to operate but must limit all in-person shopping to no more than 10 patrons per establishment… with proper social distancing requirements.”






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Pennsylvania: House Judiciary Chairman Vows to Put an End to Ammunition Tax and Permit Requirement Legislation

On Tuesday, March 10, the House Judiciary Committee received House Bill 2344, legislation that implements a “permit to purchase” for ammunition, as well as a tax on all ammo purchases.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Arizona: Second Amendment Rights Protected by Governor’s Executive Order

Governor Doug Ducey’s recent Executive Order 2020-12 designates “firearm and ammunition suppliers and retailers for purposes of safety and security” under Essential Businesses and Operations, exempting them from being shut down during this state of emergency.


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DAILY ALERT FOR Wednesday, March 25, 2020






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
West Virginia: Governor Signs Important Preemption Bill

Today, Governor Jim Justice signed Senate Bill 96 to strengthen West Virginia’s preemption law.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Michigan: Gov. Whitmer Issues Executive Order In Response to COVID-19

On March 23rd, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order No. 2020-21 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes a requirement to suspend activities that are not “necessary to sustain or protect life.”






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Arizona: Legislature Adjourns For Recess

On March 24th, the Arizona Legislature adjourned for a recess until April 13th due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 virus. No hearings or floor sessions will be scheduled during this time.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Florida Alert! It's Here! A Way for You to Help Save Your Guns & Gun Rights

Members and friends keep asking me what they can do to help -- well, keep reading. If you really and truly want to help save your gun rights and Freedom in America, I'm going to tell you how






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
California: Los Angeles Sheriffs Halts Closures of Gun Stores

Last night, the Los Angeles County Sheriff announced that he would be suspending efforts to close down gun stores after receiving an opinion from Los Angeles County counsel that gun stores could in fact be classified as essential businesses under the Governor's executive order.



BREITBART
Armed Citizen Intervenes, Shoots Suspect Who Allegedly Opened Fire on Police

An armed citizen who saw a suspect allegedly shooting at police in Fresno, California, on Tuesday evening pulled out his handgun, took aim, and fired, driving the suspect to the ground.



TOWNHALL
The Latest Victim of COVID-19 Is the Second Amendment

The latest victim of the COVID-19 pandemic is not a health care worker, a first responder, or a cruise line traveler. The purveyor is not an invisible microbe. The perpetrators of the latest assault on men and women in cities and states across the country are left-wing governors and mayors who have decided the pandemic provides a convenient excuse to deny law abiding citizens the freedom to exercise their Second Amendment rights.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Pennsylvania: Gun Shops Allowed to Reopen on a Limited Basis

During the current Covid 19 outbreak, many businesses were forced to close because they are considered “non-life-sustaining.”


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DAILY ALERT FOR Thursday, March 26, 2020



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
California: Los Angeles Sheriff Reverses Course Again and Orders Gun Stores to Close to the Public!

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva took to twitter to announce he is once again ordering the closure of guns stores to almost all retail traffic. This comes after the closure was announced, then lifted, but is now back in place.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
New Mexico: Governor Wastes Law Enforcement Resources to Ensure Gun Stores are Shuttered

In response to the Covid 19 outbreak, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered the closure of all businesses she doesn’t consider “Essential.”






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Maine: Gun Stores Being Shut Down

In response to COVID-19, Governor Mills issued an executive order that required all non-essential businesses to close their physical locations that allow “in-person” contact until April 8th. Today, Kittery Trading Post – a gun store – was shut down as a non-essential business!



WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Teenager opens fire on three armed men after attempted burglary

A 17-year-old shot and killed at least one of three armed intruders who broke into his Georgia home, according to police.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Minnesota: Governor Walz Issues Executive Order in Response to Covid 19

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Tim Walz has issued Executive Order 20-20, the “Stay at Home” order which takes effect tomorrow.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Colorado: Governor Polis Allows Gun Stores to Remain Open During State Lockdown

Governor Jared Polis’ recent Order D2020-017 designates “firearms stores” under “Critical Retail,” exempting them from being shut down during this state of emergency.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Idaho: Governor Little Protects the Second Amendment – Gun Stores Will Remain Open

Governor Brad Little’s recent Order to Self-Isolate designates firearm-related businesses, including gun stores, as “essential,” exempting them from being shut down during this state of emergency.


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DAILY ALERT FOR Friday, March 27, 2020






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Alabama: Gun Stores to Remain Open

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Kay Ivey and State Health Officer Scott Harris amended the order suspending certain public gatherings to include restrictions on numerous businesses across the state, to go into effect on March 28th at 5PM.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
North Carolina: Gun Stores Remain Open Despite Governor Not Designating them “Essential”

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Roy Cooper’s Executive Order No. 121 to Stay-at-Home, temporarily places restrictions on numerous businesses across the state, to go into effect March 30th at 5PM






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
COVID-19 Draws Attacks on Second Amendment

During the COVID-19 crisis, many of our family members, friends, and fellow citizens have decided to exercise their right to self-defense for the first time. Unfortunately, many of them are being delayed or denied their rights not only by anti-gun bureaucracy put in place years ago, but also new obstacles created within the past few days and weeks.






NEWS
Breaking: NRA & Other Groups Sue California

Fairfax, Va. - Today, the National Rifle Association (NRA) joins with a coalition of gun rights groups in filing a federal lawsuit challenging state and local policies and enforcement practices that violate Second and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The gun rights coaltion includes the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), the California Gun Rights Foundation (CGF), and the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC).






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Texas: Attorney General Issues Opinion Prohibiting Municipalities and Counties from Restricting Firearm Sales in Response to Covid-19

On Tuesday, March 24, pro-Second Amendment State Representative Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) requested an opinion from Attorney General Ken Paxton on whether city and county officials can prohibit the sale of firearms through an emergency order or declaration by excluding firearm manufacturers and retailers as "essential businesses."






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Montana: Anti-Gun Governor Bullock Issues Executive Order in Response to Covid-19

Governor Steve Bullock’s recent Executive Order 3-2020 designates “…firearm and ammunition suppliers and retailers..” under “Essential Businesses,” exempting them from being shut down during this state of emergency.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Idaho: Governor Little Signs Permitless Carry Expansion Legislation into Law

On Wednesday, Governor Brad Little signed important self-defense legislation, House Bill 516 This permitless carry expansion legislation was sent to the Governor’s desk prior to the Legislature adjourning last week.



NEWS
Las Vegas police launch online application for concealed weapon permits

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Records and Fingerprint Bureau announced Thursday that it is launching a new online service for residents who wish to apply for a concealed carry firearm permit.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION NEWS
Delaware: Governor Carney Amends Executive Order in Response to Covid-19

On March 12, Governor John Carney issued an emergency declaration due to the spread of COVID-19 in the First State. After several modifications of the order, Delaware State Police began issuing cease and desist orders to gun shops that were still operating on March 24th.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
New Hampshire: Gov. Sununu Protects Second Amendment – Gun Stores Remain Open

Governor Chris Sununu’s recent Emergency Order to Stay-at-Home designates firearm-related businesses, including gun stores as “essential,” exempting them from being shut down during this state of emergency.



THE NEWS & OBSERVER
Wake sheriff should not have suspended pistol permit applications amid coronavirus

During a crisis there should be no doubt about our ability to protect and defend ourselves and our loved ones, yet Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker has taken action that could leave law-abiding citizens defenseless.



DELAWARE ONLINE
After uproar, Gov. Carney backtracks, allows firearms stores to open by appointment only

Firearms stores in Delaware can now accept customers by appointment only, the state said Thursday.


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DAILY ALERT FOR Sunday, March 29, 2020






NEWS
President Trump Declares Gun Stores Critical

As NRA is actively fighting gun store closures across the country, President Trump’s newly-updated DHS guidance echoes what the NRA is arguing in court: that firearms and ammunition retailers are "critical infrastructure."



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Alert! US Dept. of Homeland Security Adds Gun Retailers and Firearms industry to ‘Essential’ Business List Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

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WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
Feds Add Gun Companies to ‘Essential’ Business List Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

The Department of Homeland Security added gun dealers, ranges, and manufacturers to its essential business coronavirus-response guide on Saturday.



SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN
Confusion, anger on right as gun shops not considered essential

Confusion reigns at New Mexico gun stores, where owners say Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s emergency public health order to limit the spread of the new coronavirus has left many wondering whether they’re allowed to stay open or in what capacity.


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DAILY ALERT FOR Monday, March 30, 2020






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Maryland: Governor Hogan Protects Second Amendment – Gun Stores Remain Open

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Larry Hogan has issued a “stay-at-home” executive order requiring all individuals to suspend any non-essential activities.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
New Jersey: Gun Shop Closure Reversed in New Jersey!

On Saturday, March 21, Governor Phil Murphy issued Executive Order 107 which shut down the state’s background check system and ruled gun shops non-essential, closing down gun shops along with most other businesses in the state.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Virginia: Gov. Northam Issues Stay-At-Home Order

As the COVID-19 crisis continues, Governor Ralph Northam issued Executive Order 55 today directing Virginians to “Stay at Home” except for conducting essential activities.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Rhode Island: Gun Shops Deemed Essential and Will Remain Open

Governor Gina Raimondo’s order to ban operation of all non-essential businesses will not apply to Ocean State gun shops. They have rightfully been designated as essential businesses, ensuring that citizens can continue to provide for their own security and safety during this national health crisis.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Kansas: Governor Kelly Issues Executive Order in Response to Covid-19

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Laura Kelly has issued Executive Order 20-16. This “stay-at-home” order requires all businesses except those deemed “Essential” to close down.






NEWS
Another Massive Gun Grab Bill (Re) Introduced

At a time when our nation struggles, everyone’s first and foremost concern is the safety of themselves and their loved ones. However, this doesn't stop Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) from pushing a massive gun grab bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would leave law-abiding Americans defenseless.






NEWS
COVID-19 Threatens Health…of Second Amendment

Our nation continues to struggle with the widespread impact of the COVID-19 virus. By now, everyone should be aware of the new “social distancing” paradigm, where we are all encouraged to avoid large groups of people, and maintain at least six feet of distance between each other when we do interact. Regular washing of our hands—which we should have been doing already—is now the norm, and anyone caught coughing or sneezing outside of the confines of their own elbow is at risk of being labeled a pariah.






NEWS
Firearms Industry Aids in Response to COVID-19

While the nation continues to struggle with the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, we have seen countless reports of various sectors of industry making sacrifices to help with trying to contain and control the pandemic. This speaks volumes to the nature of what it means to be an American. In times of crisis, we band together






NEWS
Pandemic Exposes Dangers of So-Called "Universal" Background Checks

As the COVID-19 pandemic makes its way across the country, Americans are getting an important lesson in the dangers of a placing a prior restraint on the exercise of a constitutional right. The vast increase in those seeking protection in the Second Amendment during this period of uncertainty has caused the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and Point of Contact State background check systems to buckle. Worse, some jurisdictions that have criminalized the private transfer of firearms have also shut down access to guns stores or their state criminal background check system. This lethal combination of misguided policies has made it impossible for millions of Americans to acquire, or even borrow or lend, firearms during this moment of crisis.


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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 27, No. 13 3/30/2020
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NEWS NEWS
COVID-19 Threatens Health…of Second Amendment
Our nation continues to struggle with the widespread impact of the COVID-19 virus. By now, everyone should be aware of the new “social distancing” paradigm, where we are all encouraged to avoid large groups of people, and maintain at least six feet of distance between each other when we do interact. Regular washing of our hands—which we should have been doing already—is now the norm, and anyone caught coughing or sneezing outside of the confines of their own elbow is at risk of being labeled a pariah.

NEWS NEWS
President Trump Declares Gun Stores Critical
As NRA is actively fighting gun store closures across the country, President Trump’s newly-updated DHS guidance echoes what the NRA is arguing in court: that firearms and ammunition retailers are "critical infrastructure."

NEWS NEWS
Firearms Industry Aids in Response to COVID-19
While the nation continues to struggle with the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, we have seen countless reports of various sectors of industry making sacrifices to help with trying to contain and control the pandemic. This speaks volumes to the nature of what it means to be an American. In times of crisis, we band together.

NEWS NEWS
Pandemic Exposes Dangers of So-Called "Universal" Background Checks
As the COVID-19 pandemic makes its way across the country, Americans are getting an important lesson in the dangers of a placing a prior restraint on the exercise of a constitutional right. The vast increase in those seeking protection in the Second Amendment during this period of uncertainty has caused the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and Point of Contact State background check systems to buckle. Worse, some jurisdictions that have criminalized the private transfer of firearms have also shut down access to guns stores or their state criminal background check system. This lethal combination of misguided policies has made it impossible for millions of Americans to acquire, or even borrow or lend, firearms during this moment of crisis.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP

Minnesota: Governor Walz Issues Executive Order in Response to Covid 19
California
California: Los Angeles Sheriff Reverses Course Again and Orders Gun Stores to Close to the Public!
Colorado
Colorado: Governor Polis Allows Gun Stores to Remain Open During State Lockdown
Florida
Florida Alert! It's Here! A Way for You to Help Save Your Guns & Gun Rights
Florida Alert! Dozens of GUN CONTROL Bills Died In Florida This Session - Thank NRA Alert! US Dept. of Homeland Security Adds Gun Retailers and Firearms industry to ‘Essential’ Business List Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Idaho
Idaho: Governor Little Signs Permitless Carry Expansion Legislation into Law
Idaho: Governor Little Protects the Second Amendment – Gun Stores Will Remain Open
Montana
Montana: Anti-Gun Governor Bullock Issues Executive Order in Response to Covid-19
New Jersey
New Jersey Stops Firearms Transfers!
New Mexico
New Mexico: Governor Wastes Law Enforcement Resources to Ensure Gun Stores are Shuttered
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania: Gun Shops Allowed to Reopen on a Limited Basis
Texas
Texas: Attorney General Issues Opinion Prohibiting Municipalities and Counties from Restricting Firearm Sales in Response to Covid-19

 

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 27, No. 14 4/3/2020

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NEWS NEWS
COVID-19 and Prisons A Complicated Issue That Does Not Need Simplistic “Solutions”
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to dominate our nation’s headlines and the concerns of most Americans. In the pro-Second Amendment community, we’ve watched a seemingly never-ending deluge of developments that could, or would, have an impact on our right to keep and bear arms. And, of course, that means a potential impact on our right to self-defense.

NEWS NEWS
Rights Torn Asunder Down Under
It's not just would-be authoritarian governors and local officials here in the U.S. that are using the COVID-19 crisis to attack the natural right to armed self-defense. Aspiring tyrants the world over are using the ongoing pandemic as an excuse to advance their preexisting gun control agendas. In at least three Australian states, government officials have used the emergency to close gun stores, leaving residents unable to acquire firearms and ammunition.

NEWS NEWS
Gun Control End Game Revealed as Bloomberg Groups Launch Campaign to Close Gun Stores
The mask is off (so to speak), and it is now clear beyond any reasonable dispute: America’s largest and most well-funded gun control advocacy group is systematically trying to ban law-abiding Americans, en masse, from acquiring firearms. And this at a time when Americans in record numbers have decided for themselves they need guns more than ever.

NEWS NEWS
NICS Record: Outbreak Shows the Importance of the 2nd Amendment
Don’t think that gun shops are essential? There are as many as 3,740,688 Americans who would disagree with you. That’s how many background checks the FBI NICS Office ran last month.

NEWS NEWS
Grassroots Networking In These Unique Times
While much in the world has been suspended or stopped, our efforts to protect and defend the Second Amendment must go on.While we all know the most effective methods of communicating with voters about an upcoming election involve person-to-person interaction, current circumstances make that near impossible. Thus, we must adapt and adjust to make sure we are utilizing all the tools in our grassroots toolbox to make sure our fellow Second Amendment supporters are kept updated on the importance of the 2020 elections, as well as all issues pertaining to our firearm freedoms. And as always, our efforts to engage voters is highly dependent on you!
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Georgia
Georgia: Gov. Kemp Protects Second Amendment – Gun Stores to Remain Open
Indiana
Indiana: Attorney General Opinion Protects Second Amendment
Kansas
Kansas: Governor Kelly Issues Executive Order in Response to Covid-19
Maine
Maine: Gun Shop Closure Reversed!
Maryland
Maryland: Gov. Hogan Resists Calls to Shut Down Gun Stores
Massachusetts
Massachusetts: Gov. Baker Closes Gun Stores!
Mississippi
Gun Makers and Sellers Remain "Essential" Under Governor Reeves' New Shelter-In-Place Order for Mississippi
Gun Makers and Sellers Remain "Essential" Under Governor Reeves' New Shelter-In-Place Order for Mississippi
Nevada
Nevada Sheriffs and Chiefs Temporarily Extend the Duration of CCW Permits
New Jersey
New Jersey: Gun Shop Closure Reversed in New Jersey!
North Carolina
North Carolina: Wake Co. To Resume Pistol Permit Issuance
Rhode Island
Rhode Island: Gun Shops Deemed Essential and Will Remain Open
South Carolina
South Carolina: Gun Stores to Remain Open
South Dakota
South Dakota: Governor Signs Pro-Gun Bills into Law
Texas
Governor Abbott Issues Statewide Covid-19 Order with Exceptions for Firearms Industry and Hunting/Fishing
Virginia
Virginia: Gov. Northam Issues Stay-At-Home Order

 

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 27, No. 15 4/13/2020

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NEWS NEWS
Gun Control Advocate Assures Americans: There’s No Need to Buy Guns ‘Cause “the Zombies” Aren’t Coming
The FBI performed a record-breaking 3.7 million firearm-related background checks last month. According to an April news release from Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting (SAAF), March 2020 estimates of firearm sales show an increase of over 85% from March 2019 – single handgun sales jumped by 91%, and single long-gun sales increased by over 73%.

NEWS NEWS
Pandemic Exposes Dangers of Severe Gun Controls in Connecticut and D.C.
Gun owner licensing and registration, "universal" background checks, and restrictions on the sale of ammunition. Gun owners have been told again and again that these are sensible measures that empower the government to ensure that firearms don't end up in the wrong hands. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has made clear that when governments are incapable or unwilling to perform the gun control measures for which they have been tasked, law-abiding citizens end up being denied their Second Amendment rights in total.

NEWS NEWS
The Betray State: Massachusetts's Anti-gun Politicians Use Pandemic to Trample Rights
In recent years, the Bay State's two highest-ranking public officials have been at war with the Second Amendment. In 2016, Attorney General Maura Healey (D) unilaterally perverted a state law that had been on the books for 18 years in order to prohibit thousands of legal semi-automatic firearms. In 2018, Governor Charlie Baker (R) undermined the government's system of checks and balances to attack gun owners when he refused to reinstate some Massachusetts residents' Firearm Owner Identification (FID) Cards after the Firearm Licensing Review Board had restored their gun rights and a judge had issued a lawful court order directing the state to grant the FID card. Baker finally backed off this position in early 2019, but only for those who obtained a court order directing the state to issue them an FID card.

NEWS
NRA Women's Leadership Forum Online Auction
Make sure to view the NRA Women's Leadership Forum Online Auction! Check out the NRA Women's Leadership Forum auction! A framed painting of the "The Impeachment Mob," DOZENS OF FIREARMS, scopes, belts, jewelry, watches, hunts, and ammo, are just a few items you can bid on!
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Florida
Florida Alert! Here's the Proof Against Bloomberg's Anti-Gun Group
Alert! Attention: First Time Gun Buyers - NRA Launches Online Gun Safety Courses Florida Alert! Demanding Moms Don’t Realize They’ve Lost the Culture War Florida Alert! Gun Control Group Launches Voter Registration Campaign
Michigan
Michigan: Governor Whitmer Playing Games With Your Rights
New Mexico
NRA Files Lawsuit Against Anti-Gun Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s Order Closing Gun Stores and Ranges in New Mexico
South Carolina
South Carolina: Gov. McMaster Protects Second Amendment Rights
Virginia
Virginia: Gov. Northam Signs Gun Control Bills

 

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 27, No. 16 4/20/2020
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NEWS NEWS
U.S. Senators Use COVID-19 to Push Longtime Gun Control Agenda
The COVID-19 panic has been used by would-be state and local authoritarians as an excuse to keep Americans from exercising their right to keep and bear arms. Thankfully, American gun owners have a friend in the White House that has worked to protect their rights on the federal level by declaring the firearms industry to be critical infrastructure. However, this respect for the Second Amendment isn't uniform in the federal government. There are some federal lawmakers seeking to exploit COVID-19 to pursue their pre-existing gun control agenda.

NEWS NEWS
Citing COVID-19, California Extends Ex Parte "Red Flag" Gun Confiscation Orders to 110 Days!
A state with one of the worst "Red Flag" gun confiscation laws on the books just got worse. On April 13, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued a guidance document on the procedures concerning certain types of restraining orders. Citing the ongoing COVID-19 panic, Becerra noted that all ex parte Gun Violence Restraining Orders (EGVROs) are to be extended 90 days past the statutory expiration date. Under state law, such orders expire after 21 days - meaning that an ex parte GVRO may now last up to 110 days. California's latest attack on gun rights and due process should serve as a warning to gun owners across the country about the dangers inherent to "Red Flag" gun confiscation laws.

NEWS NEWS
Trump Administration Prepares to Abolish One of America’s Biggest Gun-Free Zones
On April 13, the Trump Administration published a proposed rule to end a ban on the possession of firearms in water resource development projects administered by the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE).
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
California
California: AG Release Highlights Second Amendment Deprivations during Crisis
California: Assemblyman Santiago Calls for Halt to Firearm and Ammunition Sales!
Florida
Florida Alert! Florida Sets All-Time Record for Gun Purchase Background Checks
Florida Alert! West Virginia AG: Coronavirus Does Not Erase 2nd Amendment Rights Florida Alert! Brady Goes Nuts after ATF Greenlights Drive-Up, Curbside Gun Sales Florida Alert! No Kidding, Anti-Gun Congressmen Really Said That Florida Alert! Stop Releasing Felons Back to the Street over Coronavirus Florida Alert! Most of Us Were Born at Night - But It Wasn't LAST NIGHT
Kentucky
Kentucky: General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die
Maine
Maine: City of Portland Illegally Classifies Gun Shops as “Non-Essential”
New Mexico
NRA Requests Injunction Against Gov. Grisham’s Order Closing Gun Stores
West Virginia
West Virginia: Attorney General Ensures Continuity of Carry Permits

 

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 27, No. 17 4/26/2020
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NEWS NEWS
Virginia Anti-gun Activist Unveils 2021 Gun Control Agenda
On April 10, disgraced Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed five pieces of anti-gun legislation into law. Those measures criminalize the private sale of firearms, ration handgun sales to one a month, create a "red flag" gun confiscation scheme, punish property crime victims who fail to hastily report a firearm as stolen, and restrict how Virginia parents may store and introduce their children to firearms. Northam sent two pieces of anti-gun legislation back, including legislation that erodes the Right-to-Carry and the state firearms preemption statute, to the general assembly with governor's amendments. The General Assembly enacted both items of legislation on April 22.

NEWS NEWS
U.S. Olympian: 1, Gun Controllers: 0 – Judge Blocks Unconstitutional California Ammunition Laws
Kim Rhode is one of America’s most decorated Olympians, having medaled in six consecutive summer games. California, however, passed ammunition purchase laws that effectively blocked the El Monte resident – as well as police officers and other Californians who wanted ammunition for lawful purposes – from obtaining the supplies she needed to maintain peak proficiency. With the backing of the National Rifle Association and its California state affiliate, Ms. Rhode and other Golden State residents sued, claiming the laws violated their Second Amendment rights.

NEWS NEWS
Bloomberg Spends Over $1 Billion to Buy American Samoa
OK, that headline might be a bit of an exaggeration, but the most recent filing from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) exposes just how much of a disaster Mike Bloomberg’s failed presidential run really was.

NEWS NEWS
District of Columbia: Don’t Blame the Pandemic for Our Gun Laws – They’ve Always Been Awful
Americans across the country are grappling with the “new normal”of COVID-19-related closures and the novel ways that anti-gun politicians capitalize on the pandemic to prevent the exercise of Second Amendment rights. For residents of the nation’s capital, though, the new normal is pretty much the same as the old normal, where local politicians treat lawful gun businesses with the same enthusiasm they have for the coronavirus.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP

California: 9th Circuit Issues Stay, Reinstating Ammo Restrictions
Florida Alert! It Must Be A Joke!!! NYC Mayor "Shocked" Released Prisoners Are Committing More Crimes
California
Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction in Rhode v. Becerra
California: California AG Seeks Stay on Ammunition Injunction Ruling
Connecticut
Connecticut: Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
Florida
Florida Alert! Future of the US Supreme Court Targeted by Anti-gun Democrats
Florida Alert! AG Ashley Moody Asks Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried to Stop Violating Gun Rights Florida Alert! COVID-19 Lockdown Gives Americans a Taste of Tyranny

 

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DAILY ALERT FOR Wednesday, April 29, 2020






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Lawsuit Filed Against Jackson Mayor’s Illegal Open Carry Gun Ban

The Mississippi Justice Institute, a non-profit constitutional litigation center, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of pro-Second Amendment State Rep. Dana Criswell (R-Mount Olive) against Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba's executive order prohibiting the open carry of firearms in the city.


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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 27, No. 18 5/5/2020
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NEWS NEWS
Clinton and Biden Join Forces to Infringe Your Rights
Despite ongoing speculation as to whether a deteriorating Joe Biden will even be the Democratic Party's 2020 presidential nominee, on April 28 failed 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton endorsed the former vice president's White House bid. The endorsement took place during a socially distant "Women's Town Hall," where the lifelong politicians focused almost entirely on the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinton noted that the pandemic "would be a terrible crisis to waste" and urged that it should be used to enact permanent government interventions.

NEWS NEWS
Jackson’s Mayor Exploits Crisis, Achieves Nothing
Popular wisdom holds that crisis reveals character –nothing brings out the true nature of a person more than having to rise to face the challenges of an unexpected disaster or emergency. Our current pandemic has already revealed a fair share of heroes and fools.

LEGAL & LEGISLATION NEWS
High Court Punts Second Amendment Challenge, But Eyes More Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court last week took another pass on deciding a case that could have helped to clarify proper Second Amendment analysis and bring defiant lower courts into line.

NEWS NEWS
Politifact Propagandists Continue to Fight Joe Biden's Battles
In evidence law there is a concept known a statement against interest. Evidence is given further weight (an exemption to the rule against hearsay) if it consists of a statement made by a person that is against the person’s own self-interest. The logic behind the concept is that the person does not have an incentive to say something that is counter to their own self-interest unless it true.

NEWS NEWS
Pro-Gun Senators Urge Regulators to Protect Firearm Businesses from Discrimination
Recently, Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and 18 of his pro-gun colleagues in the U.S. Senate called upon the U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve, and Small Business Administration (SBA) to protect law-abiding firearm businesses against political discrimination from banks and other financial institutions that administer the recently-enacted COVID-19 SBA loan programs.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP

Florida Alert! On Guns, Joe Biden Is Full of It
California
California: 9th Circuit Issues Stay, Reinstating Ammo Restrictions
Florida
Florida Alert! Supreme Court's Ruling in NYC Case & NRA's Response
Florida Alert! More Evidence Younger Americans LESS SUPPORTIVE Of Gun Control Florida Alert! Florida Threatened with Lawsuit over Nikki Fried's Cancellation of CW Applications Florida Alert! Florida Firefighter Refuses to Close His Gun Store
Maine
Maine: Victory for Self-Defense as City of Portland Reverses Illegal Classification of Gun Shops as “Non-Essential”
Mississippi
Jackson Mayor’s Unconstitutional and Unlawful Ban on Open Carry Expires Without Extension or Renewal
Lawsuit Filed Against Jackson Mayor’s Illegal Open Carry Gun Ban Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch Issues a Stern Rebuke of Jackson Mayor’s Ban on Open Carry Jackson Mayor Uses COVID-19 to Unlawfully Ban Open Carry
New Mexico
Governor’s New Order Allows Partial Operation of Gun Stores & Shooting Ranges

 

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The Streak Continues: April Sets NICS Record
April 2020 set another record for background checks conducted through the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Check System (NICS). The FBI NICS office conducted 2,911,128 background checks last month – a nearly 25% increase from the previous April, which had been the previous record high for the month of April.

NEWS NEWS
Canada: Trudeau’s Liberal Government Imposes Immediate Ban on “Assault Weapons”
On May 1, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his government’s latest gun control measure, a wide-ranging ban on thousands of semiautomatic guns. Speaking at a press conference, he advised:

NEWS NEWS
Florida NRA Case to Protect Second Amendment Rights of Young Adults Moves Forward
NRA's effort to vindicate the Second Amendment rights of young adults in Florida in the case NRA v. Swearingen has passed an important milestone. On Friday May 1, the Chief U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Florida Mark E. Walker denied almost all of the state's motion to dismiss, allowing the case to move forward. Citing the relevant caselaw, Walker noted that NRA's complaint "contains 'enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face."

NEWS NEWS
Federal Judge Enjoins Massachusetts Gun Store Lockdown
Last week, Judge Douglas P. Woodlock of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction that allows gun stores to resume operation in the Bay State as long as they adhere to a set of social distancing guidelines. The ruling is an important victory in the fight to protect Second Amendment rights during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Maryland
Maryland: Gov. Hogan Vetoes Ban on Private Transfers of Long Guns

 

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 27, No. 20 5/15/2020
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Mexico Demands Explanation for Obama-era Gun-walking Scandal
Nearly a decade has passed since the public first learned of the botched Obama-era gunwalking scandal Operation Fast and Furious. These days, Barack Obama spends his time collecting money from a lucrative Netflix contract, shuffling between lavish homes in Washington, D.C. and on Martha's Vineyard, and occasionally offering his tepid support for presumptive democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Former Attorney General Eric Holder enjoys a profitable position as a "rainmaker" at high-powered D.C. law firm Covington. Meanwhile, those who lost loved ones to the Obama Department of Justice's misguided gun trafficking scheme are still searching for answers and accountability.

NEWS NEWS
Playing Pandemic Politics in New Mexico
COVID-19 is indiscriminate –it infects without regard to class or background or political orientation. In addition to the loss of health or lives or livelihoods, an indirect victim of the virus, one more selectively targeted due to government intent or intransigence, is civil rights.

NEWS NEWS
Everytown Ignores Its Own Data to Get Attention
Everytown for Gun Safety produced an “analysis” that sought to tie an “‘alarming’ spike” in fatal firearms-related accidents involving children to the recent surge in firearms purchases across the country. Their point is predicated on the deliberate exclusion and misuse of their own data – they used the tragic deaths of children to push their anti-gun agenda. Their own historical data disproves their claim.

NEWS NEWS
Father Pfleger's Selective Reasoning
Close observers of gun politics might be surprised to learn that decades-long Chicago gun control advocate and Catholic priest Father Michael Pfleger is in fact capable of some logic.
VIDEOS

BJ Baldwin: Champion Racer Dad Cornered By Armed Criminals – They Learn a Deadly Lesson on 2A
As a criminal pointed a gun directly at him & his girlfriend, father, champion racer, & NRA member BJ Baldwin had to make a split-second decision.‬ His objective: Getting home to his kids.‬ ‪That's when his firearms training kicked in.‬ He fired 10 shots. All 10 shots hit the target.‬
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Florida
Florida NRA Case to Protect Second Amendment Rights of Young Adults Moves Forward
Florida Alert! Florida Supreme Court Ends Decades-Old Evidence Standard
Louisiana
Louisiana: Pro-Gun Bills Pass House Committee!
New Mexico
While Loosening Some Restrictions, Anti-Gun Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Continues to Punish Certain Gun Stores
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania: Game Commission Extends the Expiration of Current Shooting Range Permits
Virginia
Virginia: Indoor Ranges to Reopen

 

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 27, No. 21 5/26/2020
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NEWS NEWS
Despite Confiscation, New Zealand Sees Most Gun Crime in a Decade
On April 5, 2019, three days after New Zealand's Arms Amendment Act 2019 advanced from its first reading in parliament, NRA-ILA noted that "[g]iven the abundant research on Australia’s similar gun confiscation efforts, New Zealand officials can expect that their gun control measures will do little more than trample the natural rights of gun owners..." This week the first evidence vindicating this position came in when Radio New Zealand (RNZ) published figures it had obtained from the government showing that for last year crime involving firearms was the highest it had been since 2009.

NEWS NEWS
Perpetual Lockdown Batters Remnants of New York City’s Long-Lived Gun Culture
Some of America’s most pro-gun people ironically inhabit some of its most anti-gun locales. Like plants that can survive the harshest desert climates, they are among the hardiest of their kind. And for those in the know, they are as much a part of the Second Amendment landscape as cacti are to the desert.

NEWS NEWS
Glimpse of Toy Gun in School-Related Zoom Call Results in Police Response to Family Home
Of all the recent developments in American life arising from state lockdown orders, perhaps none is so sinister as public officials encouraging people to inform on their neighbors and community members for perceived violations of supposed safety protocols. This trend is made all the worse by the fact that people are getting an unprecedented glimpse into each others’ homes through pervasive online video conferences now being used to facilitate activities like work, school, and religious worship. For one family in Pennsylvania, the “discomfort” a schoolmate’s parent felt about seeing a toy gun in a Zoom call even resulted in police showing up at their home.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP

Alabama
Alabama: Legislature Adjourns Sine Die

 

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 27, No. 22 6/2/2020



Lawsuits Begin Over Trudeau’s “Assault Weapon” Ban
As we informed our readers earlier, Justin Trudeau, the Canadian Prime Minister, took advantage of the suspension of Parliament to declare a ban on what he described as “military grade assault weapons.” The implementing regulations (“Orders in Council”) apply to over 1,500 models and “variants” of guns that have been used for decades for lawful hunting, competitive shooting, and other recreational uses.

NEWS NEWS
Fact Checkers, Editorialists Resort to Fake News to Push Anti-Gun Propaganda
As we saw last week with Twitter presuming to fact-check an opinion expressed by President Trump, the legacy media – now in collaboration with tech platforms that constitute the modern public square – still pathetically cling to the idea that they are perceived as a source of “truth” by America at large. Polls, however, show that a majority of Americans do not trust the media to report the news accurately.

NEWS NEWS
California and COVID-19: Gun Control Proposals are Essential, Full Civic Participation is Not
COVID-19 hasn't curtailed the California Legislature's never-ending quest for gun control. The same cannot be said for efforts to maintain good governance in the Golden State. Through restrictions on access to the state capitol and disorganized attempts at remote hearings, Californians have had their opportunity to be heard during the legislative process diminished by the pandemic.

NEWS NEWS
Double Counting in Washington State
Public health officials in Washington state are counting people who were fatally injured with a firearm in the tally of COVID-19-related deaths. This decision – and it appears to have been made consciously – reinforces what we already know about public health officials.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Iowa
Iowa: Legislature to Reconvene, Range Protection & Preemption Bill Still In Senate
Michigan
Michigan: Capitol Commission Considering Gun Ban
Mississippi
Mississippi Legislature Reconvenes: Urge Your Senators To Take Action on State Firearms Preemption Improvement Bill

 

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Candidate Biden Suggests Police be Trained to Shoot “an Unarmed Person” in the Leg
Unscripted Joe Biden, as we have all come to realize, is must-watch TV. When the presumptive Democrat Presidential candidate speaks off-the-cuff, his message regularly goes off the rails. We all anticipate Biden will say something odd, confusing, or even incomprehensible during interviews and live appearances, but we are often still shocked by what comes out of his mouth.

NEWS NEWS
Florida Supreme Court Strikes Gun Ban From Ballot
On June 4, the Florida Supreme Court declared [https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/content/download/637052/7237090/file/sc19-1266.pdf] an effort to ban commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms through a ballot measure invalid, describing the proposal as "misleading" and a violation of state law.

NEWS NEWS
Trends Don’t Lie: Americans Exercise Their Rights
May saw yet another record-breaking month for background checks. May 2020 is officially the third-busiest month for the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) with 3,091,455 total checks run.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Iowa
Iowa: Senate Passes Range Protection & Preemption Bill
Missouri
Missouri: Legislature Adjourns Sine Die

 

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 27, No. 24 6/15/2020
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NEWS NEWS
Not Funny: Firearm Prohibitionists Finally Target Elmer Fudd’s Gun
For some in the pro-gun community, the term “Fudd” denotes a person who owns guns, typically not for self-defense, but considers themselves above the fray of Second Amendment politics. But it is not owning this or that type of gun that makes a person a Fudd. Rather, it’s an attitude of indifference to the besieged plight of gun owners generally. The name derives from Elmer Fudd, the classic Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoon character who single-mindedly pursued ducks and rabbits (Daffy and Bugs in particular) with his trusty assortment of long arms, usually to his own detriment.

NEWS NEWS
Lessons in the Value of Strong State Firearms Preemption Laws
Along with the sweeping success of the Right-to-Carry movement, strong state firearms preemption laws have been among the most important developments over the past half-century in the way average Americans own and use firearms. To open a circa 1970 edition of ATF's State Laws and Published Ordinances is to encounter an incomprehensible patchwork of county and city regulations that made it impossible for otherwise law-abiding gun owners to confidently exercise their right to keep and bear arms.

NRA HLF
Free NRA Hunter Ed Classes Raise $150,000 for State Wildlife Agencies
The NRA knows how to measure success. Nearly a year since announcing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) now allows states to use the NRA’s free Online Hunter Education Course as Pittman-Robertson (P-R) Act match dollars, the NRA is pleased to follow up that good news with the fact the course has raised more than $150,000 for state wildlife agencies through matching federal P-R grants to date. This is an impressive and welcome update since the USFWS announced its new policy 11 months ago, particularly as America works to do more with less amid the coronavirus pandemic.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Iowa
Iowa: Senate Passes Bill to Expand Hunting Access
Virginia
Virginia: Gov Northam Appoints Anti-Gun Lobbyist to Crime Commission

 

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 27, No. 25 6/22/2020
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NEWS NEWS
Supreme Court’s Inaction Frustrates Second Amendment Supporters, Emboldens Anti-gun Activists
Gun owners are by now used to being disappointed with the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to uphold their rights or even to defend its own Second Amendment precedents. But the court’s neglect reached a new low last Monday, with its sweeping decision to deny review of the many Second Amendment cases pending on its docket.

NEWS NEWS
Legal Reckoning for Jackson, MS Mayor’s Foolish Carry Ban
As we reported earlier, Chokwe Lumumba, the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, announced an executive order on April 24 as part of his response to the COVID-19 civil emergency. The order prohibited the “carrying of an unconcealed loaded or unloaded pistol or revolver or any other firearm, carried upon the person or in a sheath, belt holster or shoulder holster or in a purse, handbag, satchel, other similar bag or briefcase or fully enclosed case, with such pistol, revolver, or firearm being wholly or partially visible.”

NEWS NEWS
Florida Court Recognizes Popularity of Carry Permits, Rules Police Cannot Use Possession of a Gun as Sole Basis for Investigatory Stops
An appellate court in Florida recently decided that a police officer who sees a firearm when approaching a citizen is not permitted to rely exclusively on the possession of the firearm as the justification for an investigatory stop and search. Bearing arms is not only a lawful activity, it is “a specifically enumerated right” protected under both the state and federal constitutions. Taking into consideration the sheer number of persons in the state who are permitted to carry concealed weapons, this “potentially lawful activity cannot be the sole basis for a detention. If this were allowed, the Fourth Amendment would be eviscerated.”
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Virginia
Virginia: Alexandria Set to Create Countless Gun-Free Zones, Undermine Right-to-Carry

 

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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 27, No. 26 6/26/2020
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NEWS NEWS
Trump Hits Judicial Milestone
This week, President Donald Trump’s 200th judicial nominee was confirmed; Judge Cory Wilson of Mississippi. Wilson will join the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Trump has now filled all federal circuit court vacancies, and appointed more appellate judges than any other president at this point in his presidency. He is closing in on making as many circuit court appointments as President Obama made throughout his two terms in the White House.

NEWS NEWS
Maryland Illustrates Problem with Requiring Permission to Exercise Constitutional Rights
2020 continues to serve up examples of why Americans should not tolerate gun control schemes that require citizens to obtain government permission before exercising their Second Amendment rights. This week, the Maryland State Police experienced what they termed a “catastrophic hardware failure” that interrupted that state’s ability to process regulated firearm purchase applications. The failure complicated Marylanders’ ability to access handguns at a time when many residents are seeking to protect themselves.

NEWS NEWS
When They Go Lowe… Okla. Supreme Court Invalidates Attack on Constitutional Carry Law (Again)
The latest chapter in a sustained campaign to undo Oklahoma’s new constitutional carry law has ended, with a court ruling adding a fresh defeat to what has so far been an unbroken series of failures.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Indiana
Indiana: Law Eliminating Fees for a License to Carry a Handgun Goes into Effect July 1st
Iowa
Iowa: Gov. Reynolds Signs Pro-Gun & Pro-Hunting Bills
North Carolina
North Carolina: Second Amendment Preservation Act Clears General Assembly
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania: House Votes to Protect Second Amendment with Emergency Powers Legislation

 

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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Virginia: Anti-Gun Laws Take Effect Tomorrow, July 1

Tomorrow, July 1st, the anti-gun bills passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Ralph Northam will take effect. Though Gov. Northam was unable to get the General Assembly to pass his comprehensive gun ban during the 2020 session, he stated during his press conference at the bill signings that he will seek it again next year.



THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
New Gun Owners Could Sway Future Elections

The record-breaking gun sales during the coronavirus pandemic could bolster candidates that support the Second Amendment in 2020 and alter the course of American gun politics for the foreseeable future. Several of the country's leading gun-rights groups are working to convert many more first-time owners into new gun-rights voters in the run-up to the 2020 election.


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NEWS
NRA Endorses Sen. John Stevens for Tennessee State Senate


NRA is proud to announce their endorsement of John Stevens for re-election to the 24th Senate district of Tennessee.







NEWS
NRA Endorses Sen. Bill Powers for Tennessee State Senate


NRA is pleased to announce their endorsement of Bill Powers for re-election to the 22nd Senate district of Tennessee.







NEWS
NRA Endorses Sen. Paul Rose for Tennessee State Senate


NRA is proud to announce their endorsement of Paul Rose for re-election to the 32nd Senate district of Tennessee.


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NEWS NEWS
2020 NRA-ILA Summer Auction
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NEWS NEWS
Choosing Self-Reliance: New NICS Record
June 2020 set another all-time background check record. The FBI NICS office ran 3,931,607 total background checks last month, breaking the previous record by nearly two-hundred-thousand checks.

NEWS NEWS
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds 2013 Magazine Ban
In 2013, Colorado enacted House Bill 13-1224, which made it a crime, with some exceptions, to sell, transfer, or possess any “large-capacity magazine”after July 1, 2013. A “large-capacity magazine”meant any “fixed or detachable magazine, box, drum, feed strip, or similar device capable of accepting, or that is designed to be readily converted to accept, more than fifteen rounds of ammunition.”





LEGAL & LEGISLATION
North Carolina: Second Amendment Preservation Act Up for Veto Override Tomorrow

Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will consider overriding Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of the Second Amendment Preservation Act. Gov. Cooper erroneously claimed that the bill will allow guns in schools and threatens the safety of students and teachers. Instead, it only applies to churches that operate schools and simply allows parishioners to carry when the schools are not in session, if the church wishes to opt-in.






LEGAL & LEGISLATION
North Carolina: Gov. Cooper Vetoes Bipartisan Second Amendment Preservation Act

On July 2nd, Governor Roy Cooper vetoed House Bill 652, the Second Amendment Preservation Act, despite it passing the General Assembly with bipartisan supermajorities. He erroneously claimed that the bill will allow guns in schools and threatens the safety of students and teachers. Instead, it only applies to churches that operate schools and simply allows parishioners to carry when the schools are not in session, if the church wishes to opt-in Gov. Cooper’s veto shows that he cares little about personal safety or private property rights. HB 652 will now go back to the General Assembly, where they may consider a veto override.

STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Delaware
Delaware: General Assembly Officially Adjourns for the Year
Indiana
Indiana: Effective Today! License to Carry Fees Eliminated
Virginia
Virginia: Anti-Gun Laws Take Effect Tomorrow, July 1

 

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NEWS NEWS
Excess Rights?
The anti-gun activism machine is getting desperate. Researchers at UC Davis allege in a new paper that “excess” firearm purchases over the last few months may have led a significant increase in “gun violence.”

NEWS NEWS
2020 NRA-ILA Summer Auction
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NEWS NEWS
Lori Lightfoot Either Doesn’t Understand Federal Law, or Hopes Nobody Else Does
It has become commonly accepted among anti-gun extremists to ignore the mountains of evidence that exposes the abject failure of gun control to prevent violent criminals from acting like violent criminals. They reject the fact that criminals already violate myriad laws at the local, state, and federal level in furtherance of their illicit activities, and insist that the only way to prevent criminals from committing crimes with firearms is to add more laws.

NEWS NEWS
Trump Administration Fixes Suppressor Export Rule
Effective immediately, the Department of State has rescinded its April 18, 2002, firearms sound suppressor policy. This policy provided for enhanced guidelines for the approval and issuance of export licenses for sound suppressors and restricted their export to only official end users such as government or military entities. Henceforth, DDTC will handle suppressor exports in a manner consistent with other USML-controlled technologies. This requires that applicants must identify a specific end user. Applications for the permanent export of hardware must include purchase documentation, a DSP-83 non-transfer and end use certificate (as suppressors are considered Significant Military Equipment under the USML), an end-user statement, and an import permit (if required by the destination country). Consistent with current licensing practices, all licenses will be reviewed and adjudicated on a case-by-case basis, and any pre-license checks or post shipment verifications will be conducted as deemed necessary and appropriate based on the totality of the circumstances of the transaction. Standard staffing protocols within the Department and interagency will be applied as required.
STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP
Maryland
Maryland: Anti-Gun Group Demands Indefinite Delay for Firearm Transfers
North Carolina
North Carolina: Veto Override Fails for Second Amendment Preservation Act
Virginia
Virginia: Anti-Gun Majority Takes Gratuitous Victory Lap