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view the web version of this email DAILY ALERT FOR Friday, May 10, 2019   NEWS Does Shannon Watts want a Ban on all Centerfire Rifle Ammunition? Shannon Watts has developed her persona as a "full-time volunteer" who wants nothing more than to bring "common sense gun laws" to this country. However, she once again reminded gun owners of her true agenda with a recent tweet. We are used to individuals misrepresenting our message to push their own political agendas, but, in this case, we thought it necessary to correct the record.   LEGAL & LEGISLATION Texas: House Finishes Up Action on More Pro-Gun Bills & Senate Committee Sets NRA-Backed Evacuation Carry Bill for Monday Hearing Late on Thursday, May 9, the House passed two additional NRA-backed bills by voice vote: House Bill 1143   NEWS "Rap Back" or Rip-Off? Aloha State Gun Owners Sue for Disclosure of Information NRA-ILA has previously written about the FBI's "Rap Back" service, a law enforcement tool allowing authorized agencies to receive automatic criminal history updates about particular individuals – a person under criminal investigation or subject to probation or parole, or for noncriminal purposes, to monitor an employment applicant or person in a position of public trust, to ensure that they are  not engaging in criminal conduct that would disqualify them from that employment.   NEWS State of "Gun Violence" in the United States Politicians treat so-called "gun violence" as a lever issue, hoping to energize their base and guilt law-abiding Americans into supporting policies that would have no effect on crime or help the mentally ill. Part of this effort entails presenting as large a number of fatalities as possible, and so researchers, the media, and anti-gun politicians combine suicide, homicide, accidents, legal interventions, and incidents in which the intent is unknown.   NEWS Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) Pushes May-Issue Federal Firearm Owner Licensing and Gun Confiscation On Monday, in an obvious and desperate attempt to garner attention in an overcrowded 2020 Democratic presidential field, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) threw long-cultivated anti-gun strategy and messaging to the wind and further exposed the gun control endgame when he released his "Plan To End the Gun Violence Epidemic." The document is a slapdash gun control advocate wish list, at the core of which is a plan to create a may-issue federal gun owner licensing scheme and confiscate millions of commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms.   THE DAILY CALLER Video Shows Armed Homeowner Scaring Off Burglars Police released video footage of a home invasion Wednesday evening that left a Kentucky homeowner wounded after he exchanged gunfire with the perpetrators.   LEGAL & LEGISLATION Minnesota: Omnibus Anti-Gun Legislation Could be Acted on Any Day On Saturday, May 11, at noon or at the call of the chair, in room 120 of the Capitol, the Judiciary/Public Safety conference committee on SF 802 will reconvene.   WASHINGTON EXAMINER 2020 Democrats Continue to Display Disdain for Middle America Gunshots ring out like a war zone, one right after the other in a sporadic pattern of near-deafening blasts. I'll never forget the many evenings I spent sitting on that wooden bench, sipping my off-brand root beer, and watching my dad and grandfather take on bright orange clay birds one by one, week after week.   YAHOO! NEWS New York's Top Court Shields Ohio Dealer Who Sold Gun Used In Shooting A splintered New York state Court of Appeals said an upstate shooting victim cannot pursue a negligence lawsuit against an Ohio firearms dealer who sold a gun in Ohio that was later resold on the black market and used in the shooting.   LEGAL & LEGISLATION North Carolina: Bill Crossover Deadline Passes, Anti-Gun Bills Do Not May 9th was the deadline for the majority of bills to pass from their chamber of origin to the opposite chamber.  Despite efforts by anti-gun legislators to restrict your rights, no gun control bills have advanced.   LEGAL & LEGISLATION Washington: Gov. Inslee Signs Anti-Gun Bills On May 8th, Governor Jay Inslee signed into law a number of anti-gun bills that had been passed by the Legislature during the 2019 Legislative Session. 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!