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view the web version of this email DAILY ALERT FOR Monday, August 26, 2019   LEGAL & LEGISLATION Florida Alert! Senate clears Marion Hammer of wrongdoing after compensation reporting probe Although some news outlets have reported stories that have attempted to show that Marion Hammer did something wrong, we thought you should see one story that attempted to be fair and accurate.     HUNTING NEWS  Virginia Hunters Raise $17,684.89 to Feed the Hungry It is a fact that hunters are the world's top conservationists and do more for wildlife than any other group. But what many people don't know is how much we hunters care about our fellow man and how proactive we are in helping people in our own communities to fight hunger. For nearly 30 years, we have been helping to feed those less fortunate through the Hunters for the Hungry (HFTH) movement, sharing the wild game we harvest through state-based programs where we hunt and live. By donating and in many cases also paying to process the meat, we are providing a high-protein, low-cholesterol meat source to those who otherwise would go hungry.     NEWS Divide and Conquer: Giffords (Formerly LCAV) Looks to Split Gun Owners to Enact Controls Divide et impera; divide and rule; divide and conquer. For millennia political actors have understood that one of the most effective means of defeating your enemy is to divide them and set the component parts against each other. For what seems nearly as long, gun control supporters have sought to separate gun owners from their rights by using this strategy.   NEWS Flag on the Play: Media Promotes Gun Confiscation Laws by Exaggerating "Study" Results "Researchers from the University of California, Davis, have found that, in the three years since California implemented the nation's first law allowing guns to be taken from individuals who pose an extreme risk, the so-called red flag orders have prevented at least 21 mass shootings.    NEWS  Marching Toward Gun Confiscation: Prohibition Advocates Released Unhinged Gun Control Plan This week, March for Our Lives – the gun control group that arose in the wake of the criminal mass attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. – released a lengthy plan outlining its vision for firearm regulation in America. Reduced to its essence, the plan is to discourage gun ownership through numerous layers of red tape, fees and government mandates. 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!