NRA Statement on New York City's Desperate Attempt to Avoid Supreme Court Review

view the web version of this email NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS VOLUME 26, NUMBER 15   NEWS   NRA Statement on New York City's Desperate Attempt to Avoid Supreme Court Review NRA reacts to New York City's attempt to avoid having the NRA-supported Supreme Court case N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Association, et al. v. City of N.Y., et al heard in DC.    NEWS  LEGAL & LEGISLATION   Another Day, Another Hearing with Anti-Gun Democrats Grandstanding on Firearms On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing it called, "Holding Megabanks Accountable: A Review of Global Systemically Important Banks 10 years after the Financial Crisis." If you are wondering what that could possibly have to do with the Second Amendment, let us remind you that Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is the Speaker of the House.   NEWS  HUNTING   NRA Congratulates David Bernhardt on Confirmation as Secretary of the Interior With NRA's congratulations, David Bernhardt is confirmed as the 53rd United States Secretary of the Interior ...   NEWS   Get the Hect Outta Here: Police Chief Suspended After Students Complain About Pro-Gun "Likes" Smith and Mount Holyoke Colleges are two liberal arts institutions for women in the western part of Massachusetts. Both share a campus police department that until recently was overseen by Chief Daniel Hect, who took command February 18 of this year. Less than two months later, however, Hect finds himself on administrative leave after a wave of discontent following students' scrutiny of his social media accounts. The main complaints, at least according to the students themselves, center on Chief Hect having "liked" tweets that in some cases were issued by the National Rifle Association and in others were supportive of the president of the United States.    NEWS  LEGAL & LEGISLATION   Effort Underway to Halt Hawaii's Restrictive Firearm Permitting Requirements The Hawaii Rifle Association, with the support of the National Rifle Association, filed a motion today seeking an immediate injunction against the unlawful and unconstitutional requirements Hawaii imposes on residents who wish to carry a firearm for self-defense.    NEWS   Swiss to Vote on Implementation of EU Gun Controls On May 19, Swiss citizens will go to the polls to vote in a referendum that will determine whether the peaceful mountain nation will acquiesce to the mandates of the European Firearms Directive. The Swiss have a proud history of voting to protect their firearms heritage. In 2011, the Swiss electorate rejected a ballot measure that would have ended the tradition of militia members keeping their firearms at home and burdened law-abiding gun owners with federal gun registration and new acquisition requirements.   NEWS  LEGAL & LEGISLATION   Pittsburgh Residents Challenge Ban on Standard Capacity Magazines With assistance from the NRA, Pittsburgh residents filed a lawsuit today challenging the city's ban on publicly carrying loaded magazines that accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Pittsburgh's recently enacted ordinance misleadingly describes these magazines as "large capacity" even though they come standard with many of the nation's most popular firearms and are commonly used in handguns carried for self-defense.     NEWS   Identifying the Problem of Gun Control Research In 2017, anti-gun researcher John Donohue and his team released a study that purported to find that Right to Carry laws increase overall violent crime rates. The paper was updated six months later seemingly to address criticism of its methodology and produced the same conclusion. Readers may be familiar with the study as an anti-gun press fawned over the results without questioning the mechanism of the effect or the methodology itself.    NEWS   Canadian Senate Committee Rejects Handgun Ban Amendment; Issues Bill C-71 Report Early this week, Canada's Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence (SECD) met to review and vote on Bill C-71, the Liberal Government's gun control measure, section by section. This review follows several days of testimony that concluded on April 3, 2019.   NEWS   Breaking News: President Trump to speak at NRA-ILA Leadership Forum in Indianapolis FAIRFAX, Va.— President Donald Trump will address NRA members at the NRA Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) Leadership Forum on Friday, April 26, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. This is the third consecutive year that President Trump will deliver the keynote address at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum.    LEGAL & LEGISLATION   Attend NRA's Grassroots Leadership Conference at the Annual Meetings in Indy! Taking place  in Indianapolis, this year's NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits is quickly approaching, and you are invited!    LEGAL & LEGISLATION   Attend Firearms Law Seminar in Indianapolis Please join us at the Annual National Firearms Law Seminar to be held on Friday, April 26, 2019 as part of the NRA Annual Meetings. This all-day seminar provides legal instruction for attorneys and all others interested in Second Amendment law. CLE credit for all states is available.    NRA HUNTERS' LEADERSHIP FORUM Brain Science Shows How Hunters Win or Lose at Survival Why is someone who has everything he needs to survive being lost in the woods—including skills and supplies—found dead while someone else—with no gear or training—is found alive? Sure, some of it is chance, but survivors, no matter their nationality, religion or economic strata, share similar character traits and patterns of decision-making that increase their chances of making it out alive. If you've read Laurence Gonzales' "Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies and Why" then you already know that you need to practice this way of living long before you get off course in a blinding snow storm, your business fails or you're diagnosed with cancer. If you've followed up that book with "Surviving Survival: The Art and Science of Resilience" then you know even more about how the brain processes survival and how you can use hunting, for example, to help heal post-traumatic stress disorder.   NRA HUNTERS' LEADERSHIP FORUM "Snapshot Wisconsin" Uses Citizen Science to Aid Wildlife What do you do if you have more than 6,000 blocks of habitat to survey for wildlife management, but you don't have anywhere near the number of biologists or field technicians needed to accomplish the task? Answer: If you are a research scientist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), you come up with a wild idea. You ask the public if it would be willing to help. You ask if state residents would set up and monitor thousands of trail cameras in areas of suitable habitat across the state. And you'd call it Snapshot Wisconsin. STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP Hawaii Hawaii: Firearm Seizure Bill Eligible For Floor Vote Illinois Illinois: Legislation To Ban Private Transfers & Seize Firearms Introduced Indiana Indiana: Important Self-Defense Bills Go To Conference Nevada Nevada: Assembly Judiciary Votes to Cede Authority To Pass Stricter Gun Laws To Counties Oregon Oregon: Committee Passes 45-Page Gun Control Package SHARE THIS EMAIL FOLLOW NRA-ILA © 2018 National Rifle Association of America, Institute For Legislative Action. To contact NRA-ILA call 800-392-8683. Address: 11250 Waples Mill Road Fairfax, Virginia 22030.  Please do not reply to this email.  Unsubscribe from this email list | Manage your email preferences   Thank you!