NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION Urgent: Action Needed to Prevent BATFE from Banning Common Rifle Ammunition!

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NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS VOLUME 22, NUMBER 7   NEWS  GUN LAWS  LEGAL & LEGISLATION   Your Action Urgently Needed to Prevent BATFE from Banning Common Rifle Ammunition! Oppose BATFE's Expansion of the Federal "Armor Piercing" Ammo Ban and Tell Congress to Act! President Obama insisted that if Congress would not enact his gun control agenda, he would do so on his own, through executive action. Whatever else can be said of the president's track record, he is doing his utmost to keep that promise. Having failed to enact a federal ban on the AR-15, America's most popular rifle, he's now using the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) to do the next best thing. BATFE is now proposing to ban a whole class of common rifle ammunition used in that overwhelmingly popular firearm. Unfortunately, that's just the beginning of BATFE's latest move and we need your help to stop them.   LEGAL & LEGISLATION  NEWS   Current Status of Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Legislation in the U.S. Congress Recently, a number of NRA-supported Right-to-Carry Reciprocity bills have been introduced in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate.  NRA fully supports efforts to require states to respect an individual's right to self-defense no matter what state they are in.  Below is the status of each bill, as of this writing.  NRA urges you to please contact your elected officials to support these important measures.   NEWS   Audio of Bloomberg's Racially-Charged Gun Control Comments Surfaces Last week, we reported on Michael Bloomberg's controversial statements at the Aspen Institute regarding minorities and firearms. Now, despite the ex-mayor's efforts to keep them from the general public, an audio recording of the remarks has surfaced.   NEWS   New Jersey Man Faces 10-Years for 1760s Flintlock Pistol In the past few years, New Jersey's draconian gun laws have led to a number of outrageous legal abuses, including the cases of Brian D. Aitken and Shaneen Allen. Gross injustice in the Aitken and Allen matters was thwarted only by extraordinary intervention from the state's executive branch. Hopefully, a new case involving the arrest of a 72-year-old man over a 250-year-old artifact will finally convince the state legislature to act.   NEWS   Washington Post Shocker: Background Checks Don't Work Before anyone gets the wrong idea, the editors of the Washington Post still support background checks on private firearm transactions, along with bans on detachable-magazine-fed semi-automatic rifles, semi-automatic shotguns, and magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. And they'll call you a "coward" if you disagree.   TAKE ACTION   Make Plans to Attend the Inaugural Second Amendment Youth Leadership Conference in Nashville! The NRA-ILA Grassroots Division will be hosting the first ever Second Amendment Youth Leadership Conference during NRA's Annual Meetings and Exhibits! Geared specifically toward the next generation of Second Amendment activists, this one-of-a kind event will be an exciting opportunity for college students to learn more about the Second Amendment and how to become a more effective advocate on their campus and in their community!  (The event is open to all interested attendees, but its focus will be on college students.)   LEGAL & LEGISLATION  NEWS   Remaining Anti-Gunners in U.S. Senate Renew Push for Gun Control Anti-gun U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.), have introduced their Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act (S. 407 and H.R. 752, respectively), in yet another attempt to ban magazines that accept more than 10 rounds.  Similar legislation has been introduced in previous Congresses, and has repeatedly failed since the expiration of the Clinton "large" magazine ban in 2004.   NEWS   Legislation Introduced to Break Administrative Choke Hold on Firearm and Ammunition Vendors In January, we reported on encouraging news that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) had taken steps to reassure banks that they are not categorically prohibited nor discouraged from servicing customers in the firearms and ammunition industries. Of course, the very fact that this should be considered newsworthy demonstrates just how bad the politically-motivated abuses of federal banking regulators, including but not limited to FDIC and Department of Justice (DOJ), had become. The supposed "enforcement" program at the center of this scandal, Operation Choke Point (OPC), has been the subject of considerable congressional attention. Recently, bills were introduced that seek to put a definitive end to the administration's squeeze of what it considers "immoral" businesses operating within the law.   NEWS  HUNTING   NRA Backs Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015 The National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) announced its support for The Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, introduced by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). This legislation seeks to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, shooting and fishing.  VIDEOS   Is President Obama attempting a backdoor gun ban? In this week's edition of the NRA-ILA's News Minute, Jennifer Zahrn reports on a surprise move by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to ban a whole class of common rifle ammunition used in the AR-15. STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP Arkansas Arkansas: Pro-Gun Bill Passes General Assembly, Heads to Governor Colorado Colorado: Permitless Carry Bill Passes Second Reading in the Senate Colorado: Testify Monday in Support of Senate Bill to Repeal Arbitrary Magazine Ban Delaware Chris W. Cox to Speak at the Delaware State Sportsmen's Association Second Amendment Freedom Banquet Hawaii Hawaii: Anti-Gun Legislation Deferred, Pro-Gun Bills Progressing Kansas Kansas: Permitless Carry Bill Passes Senate Committee, Heads to Senate Floor Kentucky Kentucky: CDWL Training Bill to be Heard Tomorrow by Senate Committee Maine Maine: Hearing Scheduled for Critical Bipartisan Election Reform Bill Maryland Maryland: Radical Ivory Ban Bill to be Heard in House Committee Michigan Michigan: NRA-backed Legislation Passes Committee and Heads to House Floor for Vote Montana Montana: Pro-Gun Bills are Progressing in the Legislature, Your Action Needed New Mexico New Mexico: Measure to Ban Firearms in The Roundhouse Returns Oklahoma Oklahoma: Some Pro-Gun Bills Moving, While Others Stalled in Senate Committee South Dakota South Dakota: House Committee to Hear "Shall Sign" Legislation West Virginia West Virginia: Two More Pro-Hunting Bills Introduced in Charleston Wisconsin Wisconsin: 48 Hour Waiting Period Repeal Bills Introduced Wyoming Wyoming: Critical Pro-Gun Legislation Needs Your Help! 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