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view the web version of this email DAILY ALERT FOR Wednesday, May 29, 2019   FOX56.COM Biden's role in 1994 crime bill under scrutiny by Trump and Democrats here are few areas where President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidates agree, but both are now taking shots at the Democratic front-runner Joe Biden for his support of the 1994 crime bill.   CNN In reversal from 2016, McConnell says he would fill a potential Supreme Court vacancy in 2020 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday if a Supreme Court vacancy occurs during next year's presidential election, he would work to confirm a nominee appointed by President Donald Trump.   LEGAL & LEGISLATION Kansas: Legislature Adjourns From its 2019 Legislative Session Today, the Kansas Legislature adjourned from its 2019 Legislative Session.   LEGAL & LEGISLATION Oklahoma: Legislature Adjourns From its Successful 2019 Session Late last week, the Oklahoma Legislature adjourned from its 2019 Legislative Session.    NEWS Biden's education plan pledges to 'defeat' the NRA, support "assault weapons" ban Former Vice President Joe Biden pledged on Tuesday to "defeat the National Rifle Association" as part of his 2020 campaign promise to fight for school safety. "As President, he will secure passage of gun legislation to make our students safer, and he knows he can do it because he's defeated the National Rifle Association twice before," Biden's plan, released on Tuesday, read. It stated part of the plan to "defeat" the NRA included supporting legislation that banned "assault weapons" and high-capacity magazines.   DENVERPOST.COM Hickenlooper is latest Democrat to make guns a priority in 2020 presidential race At a library two miles from Sandy Hook Elementary School, where 20 students were among those killed in one of the nation's most horrific mass shootings, John Hickenlooper sat Saturday among two dozen survivors, listening to their ideas on how to curb gun violence and pitching a few of his own. Universal background checks are a must, the former two-term Colorado governor said. Then, maybe, an assault weapons ban. As president, he would go community by community, House district by House district, with data to convince reluctant federal lawmakers to pass meaningful gun control legislation.   DALLASNEWS.COM Texas just passed a bill to let people carry their handguns for a full week after natural disasters The Texas Senate on Sunday night narrowly approved a bill that would allow Texans to carry their guns for up to a week after a natural disaster.  House Bill 1177 passed by a vote of 16-15 and now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature or veto. If it becomes law, any Texan who can legally own a firearm would be able to carry their handgun, open or concealed, for a full week after a state or natural disaster is declared.    NY TIMES Fearing Supreme Court Loss, New York Tries to Make Gun Case Vanish A couple of weeks ago, the New York Police Department held an unusual public hearing. Its purpose was to make a Supreme Court case disappear. In January, the court agreed to hear a Second Amendment challenge to a New York City gun regulation. The city, fearing a loss that would endanger gun control laws across the nation, responded by moving to change the regulation. The idea was to make the case moot. The move required seeking comments from the public, in writing and at the hearing. Gun rights advocates were not happy.   LEGAL & LEGISLATION Texas 2019 Regular Session Wrap-Up: Lawmakers Advance Important Pro-2A Reforms & Send Gun Control Crowd Home Empty-Handed The Texas Legislature adjourned sine die on Monday of Memorial Day weekend.  More than 7,300 pieces of legislation were introduced during the 2019 Regular Session, and your NRA-ILA tracked over 165 firearm-related bills through the process.   LEGAL & LEGISLATION Tennessee: Governor Bill Lee Signs Self-Defense Legislation into Law Last week, Governor Bill Lee signed important self-defense legislation, House Bill 1264 /Senate Bill 705, into law.   LEGAL & LEGISLATION Nevada: Urgent, Omnibus Anti-Gun Bill AB 291 to be Heard Tomorrow! Late this afternoon, with less than a week to go in the legislative session, the Senate Judiciary Committee posted an agenda announcing it will consider AB 291 tomorrow, May 29th, at 8AM.  As previously reported, it is anticipated that tomorrow's hearing will be limited in scope to potential amendments that will include "red flag" laws.  However, amended language has not been made available, leaving the public in the dark on issues impacting their constitutional rights.  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!