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Catch up with the daily NRA-ILA Alert! view the web version of this email DAILY ALERT FOR Monday, June 28, 2021   LEGAL & LEGISLATION Maine: Urge Governor Mills to Veto Anti-Gun Legislation The Maine House and Senate passed Legislative Document 759, which is unnecessary, overly broad, and impairs the ability of law-abiding Mainers to access firearms in their homes in order to defend themselves and their families.   NEWS  Senate Committee Splits on Party Lines Over Gun Control Lobbyist's ATF Nomination Last Thursday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee split along party lines when voting whether to advance the nomination of David Chipman as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).   NEWS  ATF's Behavior Paints Ominous Picture for Biden's "Crackdown" on FFLs According to the president and his ever-obliging attorney general, a "crackdown" is coming on America's federally licensed gun dealers (FFLs), with "zero tolerance" for allegedly illegal behavior. While no decent person – least of all the NRA or its members – supports arming dangerous criminals, a recent case from Texas provides disturbing hints as to what this policy might look like in practice.   NEWS  Breaking News! Biden Plan to Combat Rising Crime Includes…Gun Control President Joe Biden, along with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, spoke briefly on Wednesday, June 23, about the administration's plans to combat rising crime. This came after a roundtable event with a select group of mayors, a police chief, eight state attorneys general, and a group that was referred to as "community violence intervention experts." Biden claimed this was a "bipartisan group," but the only identified Republican was Steve Allender, the Mayor of Rapid City, S.D. SHARE THIS EMAIL   HELP DEFEND SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS   Find Your Polling Place  Register To Vote  Write Your Lawmakers  Volunteer!    FOLLOW NRA-ILA © 2021 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!