Month: June 2021

Dear Texas House District 16 NRA Member: The Texas Legislature adjourned last month from its 2021 Regular Session after passing groundbreaking legislation to restore and protect your Second Amendment rights in the Lone Star State.  Ultimately, more than TEN pro-gun measures made it to Governor Abbott’s desk for his signature!   Your State Representative, Will Metcalf, co-authored and voted for House Bill 1927, NRA-supported constitutional carry legislation, this
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It’s worth a shot — Governor Mark Gordon and Secretary of State Ed Buchanan have sent a letter to the National Rifle Association inviting the NRA to explore relocation of its Virginia operation to Wyoming. The letter highlights the state’s business-friendly tax environment, Wyoming’s eager workforce and the population’s strong support for Second Amendment rights. Gordon
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“I believe in her state and Texas,” he said, calling himself “a hardcore Republican.” According to FEC records, he has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Republicans in recent years, including Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Noem’s spokesperson Ian Fury said the Willis and Reba Johnson’s Foundation was providing
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (KIFI) – Governor Mark Gordon and Secretary of State Ed Buchanan have sent a letter to the National Rifle Association (NRA) inviting the NRA to explore relocation of its Virginia operation to Wyoming.  The letter highlights the state’s business-friendly tax environment, Wyoming’s eager workforce and the population’s strong support for Second Amendment rights.  Governor
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Posted: Jun 29, 2021 / 12:04 PM CDT / Updated: Jun 29, 2021 / 12:04 PM CDT WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — American National Bank & Trust recently fulfilled the final wishes of a long-time customer despite the challenges those wishes presented. Robert Hayley, a lifelong resident of Seymour, was a faithful supporter of the Second
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What brand of oppressive government do you want? Taxing those who didn’t participate in a government system such as Obamacare. Being entitled to the labor and products others produce, such as health care and baking cakes. Are they stepping stones to things like banning firearms with misleading legislation like “a safe communities act” or eliminating your
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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey hosted state Rep. Proncey Robertson, R-Mount Hope, and State Sen. Randy Price, R-Opelika, at a State Capitol ceremonial bill signing for legislation that allows Alabamians to acquire lifetime concealed carry firearm permits. This will allow law-abiding gun owners, who purchase the new lifetime carry permits, to avoid the inconvenience of traveling
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Jonathan Kott will never forget sprinting alongside Sen. Joe ManchinJoe ManchinDemocrats eye next stage of spending fight White House mounts full-court press on infrastructure deal The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by Goldman Sachs – Barr ruffles feathers over book excerpt MORE to catch the underground subway train that connects congressional office buildings — just
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Date: June 29, 2021 To: USF & NRA Members and Friends  From: Marion P. Hammer   USF Executive Director   NRA Past President   Governor Ron DeSantis has received HB-259 (Church Carry) which restores your right to protect yourself and your family in church.  ACTION NEEDED:  Please email or Call Governor Ron DeSantis and ask
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by Mark Bunch/President Royal Gorge Gun Club/Chairman Fremont County NRA You have had a rough week. Fighting with your spouse and the summer heat has been merciless this year, making it almost impossible to sleep at night. This is probably the first night you have actually been able to fall asleep in a couple of
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Donald Trump won’t be personally charged in the Manhattan district attorney’s case against the former president’s business organization when the first indictment comes down, his attorney claimed.  Trump, in a lengthy and rambling statement issued on Monday, called the DA’s investigation ‘a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt of all time’ and claimed prosecutors ‘failed’ to
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Peter Mattisson: Leonard Pitts: More to know on race and guns Ken Stickney’s Letter To The Editor in Sunday’s edition misstated both the Leonard Pitts commentary and Carol Anderson’s book on the Second Amendment. Pitts and Anderson talked about why the Second Amendment was included in the amendments to the Constitution. Pitts said that the
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It is well-known that in the last few years there has been a drastic increase in the processing of ATF Form 4473. This form is prescribed by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and required to be completed when a person proposes to purchase a firearm from a Federal Firearms License holder, such as
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U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez’s decision to strike down California’s Assault Weapon Ban has caused some gun controllers to lose their minds. California Gov. Gavin NewsomGavin NewsomCalifornia secretary of state confirms Newsom recall election Newsom overstated California’s wildfire prevention efforts: report 70 percent of Californians over 12 have received one shot of coronavirus vaccine MORE
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Last Thursday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee split along party lines when voting whether to advance the nomination of David Chipman as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The vote underscored the hyper-partisan nature of Biden’s choice to lead the agency that enforces federal gun control laws and regulates the
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According to the president and his ever-obliging attorney general, a “crackdown” is coming on America’s federally licensed gun dealers (FFLs), with “zero tolerance” for allegedly illegal behavior. While no decent person – least of all the NRA or its members – supports arming dangerous criminals, a recent case from Texas provides disturbing hints as to
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‘GOP defunded the police!’ Biden aide Cedric Richmond blames Republicans for increased crime by opposing massive COVID rescue package that included money for law enforcement Biden senior advisor Cedric Richmond blamed Republicans for defunding police ‘Republicans are very good at staying on talking points of who says defund the police,’ Richmond told said. ‘But the
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