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DAILY ALERT FOR Friday, May 1, 2020

LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Massachusetts: NRA Joins Amicus Brief on Gun Shop Closures

This week, NRA joined the Gun Owners' Action League and filed an Amicus Brief in support of federal court action taken in response to Gov. Baker's decision to close gun shops in Massachusetts.

LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Florida Alert! Florida Threatened with Lawsuit over Nikki Fried's Cancellation of CW Applications

Nikki Fried, Florida's anti-gun Commissioner of Agriculture clearly violated Florida law and pretended to have authority she is specifically denied by statute [f.s.790.06(15)]. She knew it. She was even formally asked to stop it by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody.

LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Governor's New Order Allows Partial Operation of Gun Stores & Shooting Ranges

Late yesterday, facing mounting pressure to re-open New Mexico businesses and litigation filed by NRA-ILA, the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association and other pro-Second Amendment organizations, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham extended her emergency executive stay-at-home order until Friday, May 15. However, she amended the order to allow gun stores and shooting ranges to operate by appointment-only, effective Friday, May 1.

LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Jackson Mayor's Unconstitutional and Unlawful Ban on Open Carry Expires Without Extension or Renewal

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba held a press conference Thursday afternoon to announce that his unconstitutional and unlawful order prohibiting open carry within city limits would no longer be in effect after midnight, and would apparently remain expired as of Friday, May 1.

REUTERS
Canada Set to Ban 11 Categories of Assault Rifles, Other Weapons - Source

Canada is set to announce it is banning 11 categories of assault rifles and other weapons, including those that have been used in mass shootings, a security source said on Thursday.

THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Biden Set to Head most Anti-Gun Ticket Ever

The leading firearms industry trade group is warning that likely Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, a gun ban advocate, is eyeing running mates who favor stricter gun control, likely making the ticket the most anti-gun ever and one that will seek to confiscate weapons.

Y'ALL POLITICS
Attorney General Fitch Files Amicus Curiae Against Jackson Open Carry Ban

Attorney General Lynn Fitch filed an amicus curiae, or friend of the court brief, in federal court today, reaffirming our constitutional right to bear arms, supporting our State laws that protect that right, and seeking to overturn Jackson's unlawful order.

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Superbowl anti-gun ad, hope it backfires on them

PAT DOLLARD YOUNG AMERICANS 11 Hours Ago Bloomberg to Air Gun Control Ad During Superbowl Feb 2, 2013Toro520 Via The Associated Press: NEW YORK (Associated Press) – A gun control group founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is airing a Super Bowl advertisement calling for background checks. The 30-second spot by Mayors Against Illegal Guns will air in the Washington area during the game between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers. The ad calls on lawmakers to pass rules requiring background checks on guns. It is narrated by children, with “America the Beautiful” playing in the background. It includes decades-old footage of National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre saying the gun lobby group approves of the checks. LaPierre recently testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that the NRA no longer supports background checks for all gun sales. A Bloomsberg spokesman would say only that the ad cost in the six-figure range....

PM Briefing: Rolling Stone Editor Torches His Liberal Colleagues: ‘The American Left Has Lost Its Mind’

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