[ad_1] DATE: March 18, 2021 TO:     USF & NRA Members and Friends FROM: Marion P. Hammer   USF Executive Director   NRA Past President   SB-498 Church Carry by Sen. Joe Gruters and HB-259 Church Carry by Rep. Jayer Williamson & Rep. Cord Byrd have collectively been heard in five different Legislative Committee hearings

[ad_1] On Tuesday, March 23, the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider anti-gun legislation, House Bill 2543.  Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE House Bill 2543. House Bill 2543, sponsored by Representative Lisa Reynolds (D-36), allows for the indefinite delay of firearm transfers.  Current law allows a licensed firearm dealer (FFL) to release a

[ad_1] Since session has convened, many pro-gun bills have been advancing in the Oklahoma Legislature.  Below are multiple pro-gun bills that have been passed out of their chamber of origin.  Your NRA-ILA will continue to monitor and keep you updated as these measures progress.House Bill 1630 /Senate Bill 106, sponsored by Sen. Mark Allen, and Rep. David

[ad_1] Multiple pro-self-defense bills are advancing through the Senate, and your Senator needs to hear from you!  Please contact your State Senator and ask them to Support House Bill 116 and Senate File 67. House Bill 116 expands Wyoming’s permitless carry law, which has been in effect since 2011, to all law-abiding adults, not just Wyoming residents who

[ad_1] Yesterday, Governor Spencer Cox signed two more self-defense bills, for a total of three that he has signed into law in 2021, including permitless carry that he signed in February. House Bill 227, sponsored by Representative Karianne Lisonbee (R-14), improves Utah’s self-defense laws by defining justifiable use of force, and establishing procedures for the applicability of

[ad_1] Haven Daley / Associated Press This Nov. 27, 2019, file photo shows “ghost guns” on display at the headquarters of the San Francisco Police Department in San Francisco. Gun control legislation introduced at the Nevada Legislature calls for banning “ghost guns,” those untraceable firearms often built at home and without a serial number. By John

[ad_1]  DATE:  March 17, 2021  TO:    USF & NRA Members and Friends  FROM: Marion P. Hammer   USF Executive Director    NRA Past President SB-1884 Preemption of Firearms & Ammunition by Sen. Ray Rodrigues (R) — Stops local governments and state agencies who willfully violate the firearms preemption law from forcing people to sue them

[ad_1] The U.S. House of Representatives in bipartisan fashion voted to reauthorize the landmark Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) on Wednesday, legislation championed by President Joe Biden during his time in the Senate in 1994.  What You Need To Know The U.S. House of Representatives voted 244-172 to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act Wednesday

[ad_1] Today, the House voted 82-33 to advance House Bill 3094 after second reading. HB 3094 still faces a third reading before the House can vote to pass it. The progress so far has been made possible by Rep. Bobby Cox showing his strong leadership and unwavering commitment to the Second Amendment by guiding this

[ad_1] Yesterday, Representative Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar introduced House Bill 4055 to severely restrict the centuries old practice of home-building firearms for personal use, and also to ban most existing home-built firearms. It has not received a committee assignment yet, but NRA will monitor this bill. House Bill 4055 imposes requirements that far exceed those in federal

[ad_1] Yesterday, the Kansas Legislature gave final approval to Emergency Powers Legislation, Senate Bill 40.  The measure now heads to the desk of Governor Laura Kelly for her consideration.  Please contact Governor Kelly and ask her to SIGN Senate Bill 40 into law. Senate Bill 40 provides protections for gun stores, ranges, or any other entity that

[ad_1] With a nod to Women’s History Month, the Democratic-led House is expected to pass two measures Wednesday, one designed to protect women from domestic violence, the other to remove the deadline for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Both measures face a more difficult path in an evenly divided Senate. The White House

[ad_1] The growing calls for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment and a nursing home scandal have focused attention on the state’s second-in-command, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul. Though a familiar figure in the Buffalo area, Hochul is not exactly a household name around New York State. The lieutenant governor, in

[ad_1] On Friday, March 19, the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee has scheduled an executive session for a Committee vote on anti-gun legislation, Senate Bill 5038.  NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters are strongly encouraged to contact Committee members and submit testimony in opposition to this extreme measure. Senate Bill 5038 makes it a crime to

[ad_1] Today, the House Judiciary Committee issued a favorable report for House Bill 3096, The South Carolina Constitutional Carry Act of 2021, sponsored by Representative Bobby Cox (R-21). NRA would like to thank the committee members who took a stand to support your right to self-defense. You may click the “Take Action” button below to

[ad_1] Tomorrow, gun safety education legislation, Substitute House Bill 2089, is scheduled to receive a vote on the House Floor.  Please contact your State Representative and ask them to SUPPORT Substitute House Bill 2089. Substitute House Bill 2089 directs the state Board of Education to establish grade-appropriate curricula guidelines to teach firearm safety to K-12 students based on NRA’s Eddie Eagle GunSafe® program,

[ad_1] Today, the Assembly Judiciary Committee noticed a hearing for tomorrow (Wednesday), at 8AM, on a bill that was introduced less than 24 hours prior and has been in print with actual bill language even less time. Yesterday, March 15th, on what was supposed to be the bill filing deadline in both chambers (and has

[ad_1] Though House Bill 1369 has already been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, the committee has yet to schedule it for a hearing. Please contact committee members and ask them to schedule and support HB 1369. House Bill 1369 allows any law-abiding adult who is legally eligible to obtain a carry permit, to carry

[ad_1] This year, Tennessee lawmakers were given the opportunity to approve a proven method of allowing their residents to defend themselves.  Constitutional Carry Legislation, House Bill 786 /Senate Bill 765, has been steadily advancing in the General Assembly, following thousands of calls and emails in support of the legislation from NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters.  However, anti-gun groups have galvanized

[ad_1] On Thursday, Representative Valerie Longhurst (D-15), introduced House Bill 125 to essentially end the centuries-old practice of home-built firearms for personal use. It is currently in the House Administration Committee for consideration. Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE HB 125. House Bill 125 imposes requirements that far exceed those in federal

[ad_1]   Tornado Damages Roofs, Siding in Johnson County, Kansas OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Severe thunderstorms rolled through the Kansas City area Monday afternoon, spawning at least one tornado touchdown that damaged some homes and downed fences and tree limbs. The National Weather Service said on Twitter that law enforcement reported a tornado touched down

[ad_1] With Daniel Lippman NEW COALITION AIMS TO DRIVE DIVERSITY ON K STREET: A group of government relations veterans is partnering up to pressure K Street and beyond to ensure that those helping shape federal and local policy better represent the diversity of the country as a whole and the constituents of politicians they’re lobbying.

[ad_1] Tomorrow, a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee will vote on House Bill 3096, The South Carolina Constitutional Carry Act of 2021. Afterward, it is scheduled to move to the full committee for a hearing and vote that afternoon. Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT HB 3096. House Bill 3096 allows

[ad_1] On Thursday, March 18th, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear two pro-gun bills that improve self-defense in Arizona. Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT House Bill 2840 and House Bill 2551. In addition, please use the Request to Speak application (RTS) on the Arizona State Legislature website, to urge House Committee on Judiciary

[ad_1] While she has been part of the Cuomo administration as it moved to the left in recent years and has certainly embraced that shift, Ms. Hochul has generally been perceived as a relative moderate, and earlier in her career, even as a more conservative Democrat on some matters. Indeed, as the Erie County clerk,

[ad_1] On Friday evening, a judge in the Centennial state gave law-abiding gun owners something to celebrate. He ruled that the city of Boulder’s ban on possessing and transferring commonly-possessed “assault weapons” and ten-round magazines was preempted by state law and struck them down. This was an NRA-ILA supported case. The city council should have

[ad_1] Who can you trust? We live in the era of fake news, spin, and shifting narratives. Everything seems to be political. Maybe that’s the wrong question. Maybe we should be asking, “who do you trust?” Recently published research has the answers. Anti-gun activists want you to trust doctors with no constitutional law or law

[ad_1] The U.S. House Representatives, with the urging and support of Joe Biden, passed two bills on Thursday – H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446 – that would usher in a sweeping overhaul of how firearms are bought and sold in the U.S. Neither would impede criminals, who overwhelmingly obtain their firearms outside normal channels of

[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic fallout has brought about a marked increase in government spending. On March 11, President Joe Biden signed a 628-page, $1.9 Trillion spending package. Moreover, House Democrats have made clear that they will revive congressional earmarks. As a single-issue gun rights organization, NRA does not take a position

[ad_1] Dear Texas NRA Member: On Thursday, March 18, the Texas House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety will hold a hearing at the Texas Capitol on the following NRA-opposed, and NRA-supported, bills.  The HSPS committee will meet starting at 9:00am, in Room E2.030 of the Texas Capitol.  You do not need a COVID