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Catch up with the daily NRA-ILA Alert! view the web version of this email DAILY ALERT FOR Monday, August 17, 2020   LEGAL & LEGISLATION Virginia: Pro-2A Legislation in Special Session Ahead of the August 18th start date for the Virginia special session, Delegate Glenn Davis (R-84) has introduced two pro-Second Amendment bills to roll back some of the anti-gun laws passed during the regular 2020 session.   NEWS  Joyless Scold Points Finger at Lighthearted Gesture, Reveals Gun Control Mindset In August, the Municipal Messenger of Morris Township, NJ published a notice that applications were being accepted for the jurisdiction's 2020 Citizen Police Academy. The notice was accompanied by a photograph of the Academy's 2018 Class, posing with finger-guns at the ready against the backdrop of a calibrated gun sight reticle.   NEWS  Chicago's Mayor Lightfoot: Hammering Away at the Second Amendment City of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has consistently demanded more gun control as the answer to the "epidemic of violence"that her city is experiencing. In an interview on July 18, for example, the mayor was clear: "the only way we're going to really get at that problem in a profound way …is to have federal laws in place that require background checks and strengthen the penalties for people who pick up guns and wreak havoc in our communities."    NEWS  Survey says… It's hard to get good survey data on firearms related issues for a number of reasons, which we'll detail below, but new data indicates that gun owners are a diverse community and provides more evidence that the recent surge in gun sales was not restricted along partisan, racial, or gender lines. 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!