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DAILY ALERT FOR Friday, May 24, 2019

LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Rhode Island: Senate Judiciary Committee Will Consider Two Gun Control Bills Next Week

A pair of gun bills which were introduced and heard earlier in the session are back.

NEWS
Kamala Harris and the News Media Don't Know What They Don't Know

By now gun owners have become accustomed to a certain measure of ignorance from anti-gun politicians and their lapdogs in the mainstream press on matters of firearms policy. It's the flamboyant stridency of that ignorance that remains shocking.

LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Illinois: Your Action Needed – Contact Your State Representative in Opposition to FOID Fee Increase

Your NRA-ILA has learned that anti-gun Illinois legislators are attempting to introduce a new amendment to gun control legislation, Senate Bill 1966.

NEWS
Bloomberg Course Continues Bloomberging Rights Away

Week two of the Bloomberg school massive open online course on "Reducing Gun Violence" ran the same week that one of the lecturers was in the news for exclusionary comments that apply more readily to his course than to the intended target.

NEWS
New Federal Law Will Promote Target Range Development on Public Lands

On May 10, President Trump signed the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act into law. This NRA-backed law will help promote firearm safety and training and enjoyment of the shooting sports by freeing up more federal funds for use in public shooting range development and construction.

NEWS
Democrats Now Opposed to Safe Neighborhoods?

Ever since taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats have been waging an unprecedented assault on the Second Amendment. Led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cali.), the caucus has been an entity in virtual lock-step promoting a laundry list of today's most popular anti-gun proposals. Whether it is banning semi-automatic firearms and placing limitations on magazine capacities, pushing "universal" background checks, imposing potentially endless waiting periods, or trying to use financial institutions to drive their political agenda, anti-gun Democrats are looking to exploit every opportunity they can to promote their attacks on our freedoms.

LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Maryland: Governor Hogan Vetoes Legislation to Repeal Handgun Permit Review Board

Today, Governor Larry Hogan vetoed House Bill 1343 /Senate Bill 1000, legislation to repeal the Handgun Permit Review Board.

LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Louisiana: House Passes Pro-Gun Preemption Legislation

Earlier this week, the Louisiana House passed pro-gun legislation, House Bill 281 by a 68 to 30 vote

LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Texas: Urge Texas Senate to Adopt Conference Report on HB 1177, NRA-Backed Evacuation Carry Bill

The Texas Legislature will wrap up over Memorial Day weekend, but there's one more piece of pro-gun legislation they need to pass.

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Superbowl anti-gun ad, hope it backfires on them

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