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Catch up with the daily NRA-ILA Alert! view the web version of this email DAILY ALERT FOR Monday, July 20, 2020   LEGAL & LEGISLATION Connecticut: NRA Monitoring Upcoming Special Session Last week, Governor Ned Lamont called for the General Assembly to convene a special session beginning on July 21, 2020.   LEGAL & LEGISLATION Virginia: Special Session to Convene August 18th Last week, Governor Ralph Northam announced that August 18th will be the start date for the General Assembly to convene a special session.   NEWS  NRA-PVF Endorses President Donald Trump for Reelection Fairfax, Va. - The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) endorsed President Donald Trump for reelection as the president of the United States of America in 2020. The endorsement was announced in a letter sent to the president yesterday, Wednesday, July 15.    NEWS  Court Partially Blocks Enforcement of Virginia's Unconstitutional Private Sales Ban On July 14, a judge in Lynchburg, VA, partially blocked enforcement of the Commonwealth's new ban on private firearm sales, ruling it effectively prohibits law-abiding adults under age 21 from acquiring handguns, in violation of Virginia's constitutional right to keep and bear arms. The decision came in the case of Elhert v. Settle.   NEWS  European Lead Ammo Ban Update European firearm owners are in the midst of a three fronted war on the possession and use of lead ammunition. The battles are being fought against a European-wide ban on metallic lead (ammunition), a prohibition on the use of lead ammunition in terrestrial environments, and a ban on both the use and possession of lead ammunition in wetlands.   NEWS  Czech Government Endorses Human Right to Armed Self-Defense Constitutional Amendment The Czech Republic continues to be at the forefront of the battle for gun rights in Europe. On July 13, the Czech government announced that it endorsed a plan to enshrine the right of individuals to use a firearm to defend themselves and others in the central European nation's constitution. The move comes three years after another pro-gun constitutional amendment passed the Czech Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of the Czech Parliament) but failed to receive final approval.    NEWS  Laying the Anti-Gun Groundwork for 2021 Anti-gun activists are laying the groundwork now to blame gun owners for any increase in violent crime this year. First came desperate attempts to tie "gun violence" to COVID-19 when the pandemic dominated the news cycle. Now, anti-gun academics are rushing to produce research that can be used to blame gun owners for any increases in crime in this unprecedented year. SHARE THIS EMAIL   HELP DEFEND SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS   Find Your Polling Place  Register To Vote  Write Your Lawmakers  Volunteer!    FOLLOW NRA-ILA � 2019 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!