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view the web version of this email DAILY ALERT FOR Thursday, June 6, 2019   NEWS NRA Applauds Challenge to Colorado's Unconstitutional Magazine Ban NRA applauds CSSA for filing an amicus brief in support of a challenge to Colorado's unconstitutional ban on common rifle and pistol magazines.   FACTCHECK.ORG Obama Misrepresents U.S. Gun Laws n remarks at a technology conference in Brazil, former President Barack Obama misrepresented U.S. gun laws, claiming that "anybody can buy any weapon … without much, if any, regulation," including "machine guns." Machine guns have been tightly regulated since 1934 and banned since 1986, except for the sale or transfer of such a weapon that "was lawfully registered and possessed before May 19, 1986," according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. And even then it can only be transferred from one registered owner to another registered owner. Obama made his remarks May 30 at a technology conference hosted by VTEX. During a question and answer period, the former president was asked about his "most difficult day" in office.   FOX 5 Trump administration plans major expansion of hunting and fishing in protected US wildlife refuges The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed opening up more federally protected land for hunting and fishing in what it called a major expansion of those activities in the nation's wildlife refuges. The plan affects 1.4 million acres on federal public lands, including 74 national wildlife refuges, U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge along Lake Erie in northern Ohio.   THE FEDERALIST Virginia Governor Exploits Virginia Beach Tragedy To Attempt Gun Control Virginia's Gov. Ralph Northam is calling for a special session of the state's legislature to consider gun control measures following the tragic murder of 12 in Virginia Beach last week. The scandal-plagued governor is pressing for gun control measures he pursued earlier in the legislative session, but were defeated by the narrowly held Republican majority. Northam is seeking a ban on standard-capacity magazines, modern sporting rifles, and suppressors, plus extreme-risk protection orders, mandatory home storage laws, and other measures. 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!