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view the web version of this email DAILY ALERT FOR Tuesday, May 21, 2019   LEGAL & LEGISLATION Washington: Lawsuit Against I-1639 Proceeds After Motion To Dismiss Denied On May 20th, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington rejected a motion by the government defendants to dismiss the lawsuit filed by NRA and the SAF against Washington's gun control ballot initiative, I-1639.  The lawsuit may now proceed.   LEGAL & LEGISLATION Illinois Committee Passes Bill to Increase Cost of FOID 1000 On May 21st, the Illinois state House Judiciary Committee voted 12-7 to pass House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1966.  While it has not yet been scheduled for further action, the House may take it up at any time.  HA 1 to SB 1966 would impose various gun control schemes in Illinois, such as criminalizing private transfers and increasing the cost and red tape for a FOID card.    TRIBUNE STAR TERRE HAUTE Cabbie Shoots Would-be Armed Robber, Police Say A robbery suspect was shot by his intended victim Monday morning at Greenwood Manor Apartments. City police said a local cab driver picked up the suspect on the Indiana State University campus before 10:45 a.m. Monday and took him to an apartment on 19th Street.   THE WASHINGTON TIMES Taking Aim at the Arms Trade Treaty Some of the most notable policy victories take time — and they seldom generate banner headlines. Take the Arms Trade Treaty. There's an excellent chance that you're saying, "The what?" There was a relatively minor ripple in the news cycle when President Trump announced he was withdrawing the United States from it.   NEWS HUNTING  Working Together to Save the Second Amendment Part II: State Success Stories When I started with NRA in 1995, most of the attention our organization received was over legislative efforts in Congress. Firearm-related legislation at the federal level obviously has an impact on far more law-abiding gun owners than what happens in a single state. As I wrote last month, though, Congress often moves at a glacial pace. If you want to see a more rapid advancement in our Right to Keep and Bear Arms, you need to examine what we have been doing at the state level. Although NRA-ILA had been active at the state level since its inception in 1975, the spark that ignited decades of legislative success in state capitals across the country was the enactment of Florida's "shall issue" Right-to-Carry (RTC) law in 1987.   TOWNHALL Now There's Irrefutable Proof: Arming School Staff Keeps Kids Safe In the latest two horrific school shootings, one at a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) high school in Highlands Ranch, CO, and the other at a college in Charlotte, NC, two courageous students lost their lives as they tackled the shooters to stop the slaughter.    NEWS SECOND AMENDMENT  Judges Matter: Contrasting Court Decisions Demonstrate Importance of Judiciary to Second Amendment Rights I've said it before: President Trump's nomination of conservative judges may well be his most important legacy. Here, "conservative" does not refer to political ideology. It means a legal philosophy that seeks fidelity to the Constitution's original meaning and the plain text of our laws. This contrasts with "progressive" jurisprudence that treats legal texts not as enduring constraints, but as springboards to policies or outcomes judges think best for present times. 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!