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view the web version of this email DAILY ALERT FOR Wednesday, April 24, 2019   LEGAL & LEGISLATION Washington: NRA Backs Lawsuit to Prevent Public Database of Gun Owners On April 23rd, NRA backed the filing of a lawsuit to prevent the public disclosure of the names and addresses of gun owners who voluntarily surrendered their bump-fire stocks for compensation in the program administered by the Washington State Patrol.  Recently, an anti-gun activist filed a public records request in order to build a searchable database of those who previously owned these firearm accessories and surrendered them in good faith.   LEGAL & LEGISLATION Texas: Senate Committee to Hear Three NRA-Backed Measures on Thursday! On Thursday, April 25, the Senate State Affairs Committee will meet at 9:00am in the Texas Senate Chamber to hold public hearings on the three NRA-backed measures below.    WASHINGTON EXAMINER Democrats are still lost on gun control and presidential power A gentleman, out for a walk late at night, comes upon a drunk who is sprawled beneath a street lamp, clawing at the pavement. "Sir, what are you doing?" asks the man. "Looking for my keys," the drunk replies. AD 00:06 / 00:15 "You dropped them around here, then?" the man asks. "No," says the drunk. "Then why are you looking here?" "Because," the drunk replies, "this is where the light is." This old anecdote sums up Democrats' approach to preventing mass shootings for the last seven years or so. They don't have answers. But when they become convinced that there's something they can accomplish, they go right for it. It doesn't bother them if their solution is completely irrelevant to the problem they're supposedly solving.   INDY STAR Here's what the NRA and Indianapolis hotels, restaurants said about convention-goers with firearms The National Rifle Association's three-day convention in Indianapolis this week is expected to bring more than 75,000 people to the city's hotels and restaurants, and some are expected to being carrying firearms.   INDY STAR Trump NRA visit: What drivers and travelers need to know about his Indianapolis appearance It's going to be a busy day in Indianapolis on Friday. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are scheduled to appear at the National Rifle Association convention in downtown Indianapolis, which is expected to bring an estimated 80,000 attendees over the course of four days. SHARE THIS EMAIL   HELP DEFEND SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS   Donate Now  Register To Vote  Write Your Lawmakers  Volunteer!    FOLLOW NRA-ILA © 2017 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!