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DAILY ALERT FOR Tuesday, March 5, 2019
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NY TIMES.COM
Michael Bloomberg Will Not Run for President in 2020


Michael R. Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor who joined the Democratic Party last year to crusade against President Trump, has decided not to challenge Mr. Trump as a candidate in the 2020 election.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Utah: Gun Control Bills Pending Hearing in House Committee


Several gun control bills are currently pending consideration in the House Rules Committee which if enacted into law would severely impact the rights of Utah’s law-abiding gun owners.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Arkansas: Important Self-Defense Legislation to Receive Committee Vote


Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on an important bill that would clarify Arkansas’ current self-defense law, Senate Bill 484.

ABC NEWS
New Mexico moves to expand background checks on gun sales


Legislators sent a bill to expand background checks on private gun sales in New Mexico to the governor's desk Monday for certain approval after a bruising series of debates and objections from county sheriffs across much of the state. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has vowed to sign the legislation and immediately issued a statement that applauded final legislative approval by the House on a 42-27 vote, after legislators exhausted a three-hour limit on floor debate.

DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE
Another gun-control law in New York: Safe storage in the home may be required


Gun owners in New York with children in their homes may have to take steps to keep their weapons in safe-storage units. The state Legislature on Monday passed a bill that aims to prevent kids from having access to guns in their homes, making it a potential criminal charge if the weapons are not safely stored.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Mississippi: Your State Senator Needs to Hear your Support for HB 1581


Earlier today, the Senate Judiciary A Committee unanimously passed NRA-supported House Bill 1581. HB 1581 now moves to the Senate floor for final consideration.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Oregon: Magazine Ban & Gun-Free Zone Expansion Bills Introduced


On March 4th, legislation was introduced to allow local governments and other entities to ban the carrying of firearms in public buildings and to ban firearm magazines with a capacity greater than ten. This comes less than a week after legislation was introduced to ban many commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used by countless gun owners for target shooting, hunting, and self-defense.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Arizona: School Pick-up/Drop-off Bill Passes House, On to Senate


On March 4th, the Arizona state House of Representatives voted 31-27 to pass House Bill 2693 to improve the ability of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves and their families by reducing arbitrary boundaries that leave them defenseless. Your NRA would like to thank Representative Warren Petersen (R-12) for sponsoring this critical bill and the Arizona House of Representatives for voting to pass it. HB 2693 will now go to the state Senate for further consideration.
 
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DAILY ALERT FOR Wednesday, March 6, 2019
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Hawaii: Gun Control Bills Pass Chamber of Origin & Resolution Introduced to Redefine or Repeal the Second Amendment


This week, a resolution was introduced in the Hawaii state Senate calling on the U.S. Congress to change or repeal the Second Amendment. This resolution shows a gross disregard for individual liberties that the United States was founded upon.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Georgia: Anti-Gun Bill Tabled After Advancing Out of Committee


No summary available



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Arkansas: House Committee to Consider Gun Control Legislation


Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider gun control legislation, House Bill 1655, which would expand the list of prohibited persons under state law to include individuals who are not currently prohibited under federal law.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
New Jersey: Unrelenting Assault in the Garden State


Gov. Phil Murphy might not be able to handle a snowstorm, but he sure knows how to attack law-abiding gun owners.

WPSD6LOCAL6.COM
Kentucky governor says he will sign concealed carry bill


Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin says he will sign a bill letting people carry a concealed handgun without a permit or training. The Republican governor told reporters on Tuesday that the measure is supported by a vast majority of Kentuckians. The measure won final approval from state lawmakers last week. Its supporters include the National Rifle Association.

CNSNEWS.COM
Democrats Point to Student Gun-Control Activists As a Reason to Lower Voting Age to 16


H.R. 1, a massive voting rights/election security/campaign finance/ethics bill now making its way through the House of Representatives, would make "significant changes to the operation of federal elections by states," according to a summary produced by the Congressional Budget Office. The bill does not allow 16-year-olds to vote, but Democrats are offering amendments that would do just that. Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) introduced their amendments Tuesday night before the House Rules Committee. Both lawmakers pointed to the activism of young gun control advocates as one of the reasons for lowering the voting age.

ABQJOURNAL.COM
Paperwork problem delays gun control legislation


The gun background check bill isn’t headed to the governor’s desk just yet. A clerical error in a committee document means the proposal, Senate Bill 8, is headed back to the Senate rather than directly to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
 
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DAILY ALERT FOR Thursday, March 7, 2019
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Illinois: Bill to Create Gun Seizure Regime Introduced


Illinois state Senator Michael Hastings (D-19) has introduced legislation to create a gun seizure regime that would even apply to those who have simply failed to renew their firearm license.

OCREGISTER.COM
What’s really at stake in the Supreme Court’s new gun case


When the Supreme Court agreed to hear N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Assn’ v. The City of New York (N.Y. Rifle & Pistol) in late January, it broke a decade-long reticence on the Second Amendment. The case, a challenge to a New York City law restricting the transportation of handguns, isn’t the minor issue it may seem at first glance. Indeed, N.Y. Rifle & Pistol is much more than a case about a dumb city law—it will set the future of how all Second Amendment cases are decided in this country. N.Y. Rifle & Pistol concerns an utterly bizarre city law that effectively bans pistol permit holders from transporting their firearms outside of New York City (the irony of which seems to be lost on the eminently anti-gun municipality, one would think they would want as many guns to leave the city as possible). Still, this absurdity offers an opportunity: The case gives the Court a chance to set Second Amendment law straight after the lower courts have spent the last decade running roughshod over the amendment.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Washington: Bill to Increase Government Red Tape For CPL May Be Voted On Soon


Senate Bill 5174 has been pulled from the Rules Committee and is now eligible for a floor vote. SB 5174 would make it more difficult for law-abiding citizens to obtain a Concealed Pistol License.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
New Mexico: Senate Concurs on New York-Style Gun Control Legislation, Sends to the Governor’s Desk


Yesterday, the New Mexico Senate concurred on legislation to criminalize almost all private sales of firearms, Senate Bill 8

NJ.COM
Murphy wants to hike taxes and fees on guns and ammo in N.J.


Gov. Phil Murphy is once again taking aim at firearms sales in New Jersey, asking lawmakers to significantly raise permit fees and enact new taxes on guns and ammunition. The governor on Tuesday renewed a call for New Jersey to raise fees for permits and licenses needed to buy and sell guns in the Garden State, which have remained the same since the 1960s.

FOX NEWS
Bloomberg reveals he won't run for president in 2020, but urges Dems to 'defeat Trump'


Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday he will not run for president in 2020 while also bashing President Trump in an op-ed and pledging to ramp up efforts to solve national issues. “I’ve never made any secret of my belief that Donald Trump is a threat to our country.” Bloomberg opened his piece, which was published on Bloomberg.com.

BREITBART
Kris Kobach: When People Without Gun Experience Pass Gun Laws


The Democrats’ latest legislative achievement in Nancy Pelosi’s House of Representatives is a perfect example of what happens when people who have no clue about a subject draft legislation on the topic.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
West Virginia: Campus Carry Bill Fails in Senate Judiciary Committee


On March 5th, House Bill 2519, The Campus Self-Defense Act, failed to pass the West Virginia state Senate Judiciary Committee. HB 2519 previously had passed the state House of Delegates by a vote of 59-41.
 
DAILY ALERT FOR Friday, March 8, 2019
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Arkansas: House Committee to Consider Pro-Gun Legislation


As early as next Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee could consider important pro-gun legislation, Senate Bill 400.



NEWS
Democrat Congressman Wants to Tax and Register Squirrel Guns


By the standards of today’s anti-gun zealots, Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) seems at first glance to be aiming rather low with H.R. 1263, which seeks to add to the National Firearms Act any “semiautomatic rifle or shotgun that has the capacity to accept a detachable [magazine].” Oh, don’t get us wrong. No reasonable, freedom-loving person would try to impose such a preposterous, constitutionally-suspect burden on such a large swath of America’s firearm owners.



NEWS
Maryland Democratic Party Secretary Labels Gun Rights Activists “Terrorists,” Calls for Doxing


In addition to the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, the Bill of Rights protects Americans from government action “abridging the freedom of speech” and ensures “the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” This week, Maryland Democratic Party Secretary Robbie Leonard offered further evidence that anti-gun advocates are so intent on attacking the Second Amendment that they are willing to destroy the rest of the Bill of Rights along with it.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Vermont: Please Attend Public Hearing on Gun Bills Next Week


On Tuesday, March 12, the Senate Judiciary Committee will be holding a public hearing at Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center, VT.



NRA-ILA
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NEWS
Default Proceeds Replaced by Default Infringement


For most people, a NICS check is instantaneous or at least expedient. Other people are subject to a delay, which is best explained by the FBI itself: “When a NICS background check matches a record to the prospective firearms transferee, the NICS Section determines if a federal prohibitor exists. However, if a federal prohibitor does not exist, the NICS Section employee processing the background check must further review the record match(es) to determine if any applicable state law renders the prospective firearms transferee prohibited.”



NEWS
Anti-gun Democrats Press for Publicly Funded Gun Control Advocacy


On Wednesday, the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations held a hearing supposedly geared toward “Addressing the Public Health Emergency of Gun Violence.”

THE HILL
McConnell works to freeze support for Dem campaign finance effort


Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is pulling out all the stops to make sure not a single Republican senator backs the campaign finance and ethics reform bill that House Democrats are set to pass on Friday. McConnell, a longtime opponent of campaign finance reform who battled the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) over the issue, made clear in December that the House proposal would never see floor time in the Senate.

FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
What The Potential 2020 Candidates Are Doing And Saying, Vol. 9


For the first time in 2019, this week saw more potential 2020 presidential candidates remove themselves from the running than join the race, with former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, former Attorney General Eric Holder, Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon and even Hillary Clinton all saying that they would not launch campaigns. Two candidates did announce campaigns, however: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper. They are the race’s first governors, and upwards of 10 more people, most notably former Vice President Joe Biden and former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, continue to wait in the wings.

FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
Democrats Care More About Winning Than Usual


Electability is a very slippery concept, especially in presidential elections, so caution should be taken when saying Jane Candidate can or can’t win a general election. Electability means different things to different people, but whatever it means to them, more Democrats than usual may be prioritizing it when deciding their primary vote in 2020.

FOXNEWS.COM
Dems want $50 million for biased research to attack gun ownership


Democrats in the U.S. House are likely to approve spending $50 million in taxpayer funds for public health research on gun violence. While that may sound like a good idea at first glance, it really wouldn’t do anything to reduce gun violence in our country.
 
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DAILY ALERT FOR Monday, March 11, 2019
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Delaware: Gun Control Legislation Scheduled for House Committee Hearing on Wednesday


On Wednesday, at 1:00pm in the House Majority Hearing Room, the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider gun control legislation, House Bill 63.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Colorado: “Red Flag” Legislation to be Considered in Senate Committee on Friday


On Friday, upon adjournment as early as 10:00am in Room 357, the Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee is scheduled to consider “Red Flag” legislation, House Bill 1177.



NEWS
Governor Bevin Signs NRA-backed Constitutional Carry


The NRA applauds Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin for signing Senate Bill 150 into law, an NRA-backed bill that fully recognizes the constitutional right of law-abiding gun owners to carry a concealed firearm.

NEWSBUSTERS.COM
Fox, the NRA, and Liberal Repression of Dissent


The other day, somewhat lost in all the coverage of President Trump at CPAC, there was a very concerning CPAC talk by Wayne LaPierre. Wayne is, of course, the longtime head of the National Rifle Association. And what he had to say was as enlightening as it was concerning.

WBSF.COM
Hearing on gun bills packed as lawmakers discuss several bills


Advocates for gun rights and gun control packed a legislative hearing on several firearms bills. The Judiciary Committee's hearing happened at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford on Monday at 10 a.m. The proposals discussed brought on a flood of written testimony.

DAILYCALLER.COM
Woman Reportedly Booted From Gun Hearing After Threatening To Shoot Lawmaker, NRA Members


An unidentified woman was reportedly ejected from a Connecticut gun hearing Monday after she was spotted sending a text threatening to shoot a lawmaker and NRA members. “If I had a gun, I’d blow away Sampson and a large group of NRA,” a photo of the text message-in-progress reads, according to a tweet. The woman appeared to be directing her ire at Republican Connecticut state Sen. Rob Sampson, who describes himself as a Constitutional conservative and is an NRA “Defender of Freedom Award” recipient



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Montana: Two Gun Control Bills Scheduled for a Hearing in House Committee Tomorrow


Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider two gun control measures that would make it difficult for individuals to defend themselves in certain self-defense situations.

FOXNEWS.COM
Maryland Democratic official takes heat for calls to 'dox' gun rights activists


A Democratic Party leader in Maryland is facing criticism for last month posting on Facebook a call to “dox” gun rights activists. Maryland Democratic Party Secretary Robbie Leonard took to social media to post photos from a Maryland House Judiciary Committee meeting in late February, where gun rights activists wore “We Will Not Comply” shirts during the hearing on additional gun control measures, along with a message calling the advocates “homegrown terrorists” and calling on his followers to “dox” them.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Arkansas: Multiple Gun Bills Scheduled for a House Committee Hearing Tomorrow


Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider multiple bills.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Maryland: House Committee to Consider HPRB Repeal


Tomorrow at 1:00pm, the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider House Bill 1343, legislation to repeal the Handgun Permit Review Board.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Ohio: Governor Signs Legislative Fix into Law


Today, Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 86, legislation that fixes a drafting error passed in the previous legislative session.

THE HILL
House Republicans find Silver Lining in Minority


House Republicans would much rather be in the majority, passing bills and fulfilling President Trump's agenda. But they are quickly realizing that life in the minority can come with some perks — and some easy political victories.

FOX BUSINESS
Will Hunting Season Mean Bad Times for Dick's Sporting Goods Again in Q4?


A ban on sales of certain rifles at Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) backfired as gun enthusiasts continue to take their business elsewhere, both for gun and other outdoor gear. The impact of their absence is noticeable.

THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Armed with Pastel Handles and Pink Holsters, Women are Storming Into Gun Sales


BANG! Ping. BANG, BANG! Ping, ping. Gunshots echoed through the trees of a rural farm, lead disintegrating into dust as it exploded against thick steel targets.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Washington: Gun-Free Zone Expansion & Firearms Seizure Bills Up For Vote Soon


On March 9th, Senate Bill 5434 to expand arbitrary boundaries where law-abiding citizens would be unable to defend themselves and Senate Bill 5745 to expand the program to seize firearms without due process were pulled from the Senate Rules Committee and may receive floor votes as early as tomorrow, March 11th



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Utah: House Committee Scheduled to Hear Anti-Gun Bill Tomorrow


Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider gun control legislation that would hold gun owners liable for the criminal actions of others, House Bill 190.
 
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DAILY ALERT FOR Tuesday, March 12, 2019
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION HUNTING
Iowa: House Floor Hearing For Right to Keep and Bear Arms Constitutional Amendment


On March 13th, the Iowa state House of Representatives will hear House Joint Resolution 13 to propose an amendment to the state Constitution affirming and recognizing the right of Iowans’ to keep and bear arms as a fundamental individual right. In addition, House File 636 to reduce arbitrary boundaries where law-abiding citizens are left defenseless and House File 716 to expand the types of cartridges that may be used for hunting are also currently in the House awaiting a hearing.

USA TODAY
Ocasio-Cortez Says She isn't Putting Moderate Democrats in a Tough Spot. They Disagree


Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the progressive superstar who has captured an enthusiastic following, disputed charges from moderate Democrats that she is making it harder for them to win re-election in 2020.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Arizona: Senate Judiciary Committee to Hear Pick-up/Drop-off Bill


On March 14th at 10:00AM, the Arizona state Senate Judiciary Committee will be hearing House Bill 2693 to improve the ability of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves and their families by reducing arbitrary boundaries that leave them defenseless.

FOXBUSINESS.COM
Dick's to stop selling guns in 125 stores amid sales fallout from ban


Dick’s Sporting Goods Opens a New Window. is planning to eliminate guns and other hunting products from 125 stores Opens a New Window. in 2019, a move that comes as the retailer continues to suffer fallout from its controversial decision to ban the sale of some firearms.

NJ1015.COM
Gov. Murphy’s hike on gun fees is about control, range owner says


It's been just under a week since Gov. Phil Murphy outlined his $38.6 billion state budget, including a proposed $9 million hike on gun fees and taxes And that's sent shockwaves through New Jersey's community of licensed gun owners and second amendment supporters. As laid out in Murphy's budget blueprint, gun fees would increase from $5 to $100 for a firearms purchaser identification card, and from no charge to $50 for a duplicate ID card. They'd increase from $2 to $50 for a permit to purchase; from $20 to $400 for applications or renewals of gun-carry permits; and from $15 to $45 for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System review for firearms purchases.

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON.COM
Massachusetts AG’s Attempt to Block Gun-Rights Suit Fails


On Friday, a federal judge denied Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey's (D.) request that a suit filed against her decision to unilaterally redefine "assault weapons" be stayed. Healey had requested the stay because she believes a parallel case against her 2016 decision to expand the definition of banned "assault weapons" should be decided first. U.S. District Court judge Timothy Hillman ruled the federal case deals with factors beyond those at hand in the state case. "The Enforcement Notice warrants constitutional review for vagueness without reaching the state law issue," he wrote in his ruling.

FOX19 KY
Governor Signs KY Bill into Law Allowing Concealed Carry Without Permit


Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signed a bill to change gun laws in the Commonwealth. Bevin signed the NRA-backed measure, Senate Bill 150, into law Monday. It allows anyone 21 and over to carry a concealed weapon without a permit in the state of Kentucky.
 


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DAILY ALERT FOR Wednesday, March 13, 2019
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NEWS
Yesterday’s Scandal, Today’s Mandate: Anti-gunner Embraces Operation Choke Point as Official Policy


On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) unabashedly embraced the tactics behind one of the most shameful policies of the Obama era, openly using the guise of her federal authority to berate and not so subtly threaten a bank for lawfully serving businesses that don’t reflect her political views. While the media did their best to protect Barack Obama and his administration from any hint of scandal, two gun related issues managed to stain the White House with considerable and widespread disrepute.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Delaware: House Committee Passes Gun Control Legislation to the House Floor


Today, the House Judiciary Committee passed gun control legislation, House Bill 63. HB 63 will now head to the House floor for consideration.

LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Florida Alert! Moms Demand Action Publicly Criticized for INACCURATE Testimony


On Tuesday, March 12, 2019, two bills supported by NRA & USF were heard and overwhelmingly passed in the House Criminal Justice Committee. Ms. Shannon Guse, speaking on behalf of Moms Demand Action, made patently false statements in her testimony about HB-403. But she didn't get away with it. Democrat Ranking Committee Member, Rep. Michael Grieco, called her out in front of the Committee for her inaccurate testimony.

NEWS EDGE
Sign in Print Woman booted from Conn. gun hearing for texting she'd 'blow away' GOP lawmaker, NRA members


A woman was escorted from the Connecticut State Capitol building after someone spotted her writing a text that said she wanted to "blow away" a Republican lawmaker and National Rifle Association members during a public hearing on gun control Monday.

FOX NEWS
Illinois Democrat pushing to ban Second Amendment sanctuary cities


Video: Illinois Democrat pushing to ban Second Amendment sanctuary cities

WTNH.COM
Lawmakers set to introduce gun control legislation requiring background checks on ammunition purchases


Several lawmakers are joining together on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. to talk gun control legislation. U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, as well as and Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Sschultz are holding a press conference Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. to introduce 'Jaime's Law.' The bill would require universal background checks for ammunition purchases
 
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DAILY ALERT FOR Thursday, March 14, 2019
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Arizona: School Pick-Up/Drop-off Bill Passes Committee, Headed To Senate Floor


On March 14th, the Arizona state Senate Judiciary Committee voted to pass House Bill 2693, sending it on to the full Senate where it will await a floor vote. HB 2693 would improve the ability of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves and their families by reducing arbitrary boundaries that leave them defenseless.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Iowa: Both Chambers Pass Right to Keep and Bear Arms Constitutional Amendment


On March 13th, the Iowa state Senate voted 33-16 to pass Senate Joint Resolution 18 to propose an amendment to the state Constitution affirming and recognizing the right of Iowans’ to keep and bear arms as a fundamental individual right. Later the same day, the state House of Representatives voted 53-46 to concur. While this important amendment will not appear on the ballot until 2022, there are still two pieces of critical, pro-gun legislation that can be heard and enacted this year



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Vermont: Senate Judiciary Committee Acting on Gun Bills This Week


On Friday morning, March 15, the Senate Judiciary Committee will be meeting again to “mark-up” several gun bills, and they could potentially vote on some of the legislation.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Texas: NRA-Supported Bills on the Move in the House & Gain Key Support from Lt. Governor Dan Patrick


Gun control measures loom in the background as session truly starts cranking this month



NEWS
Kentucky Governor Welcomes NRA to Bill Signing Ceremony


Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin welcomed NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox to a ceremonial bill signing for SB 150, an NRA-backed bill that fully recognizes the constitutional right of law-abiding gun owners to carry a concealed firearm.

NEW HAVEN REGISTER
Iowa lawmakers approve gun rights constitutional amendment


The Iowa Legislature has again passed a resolution that would add the U.S. Constitution's gun protections by amendment to the state constitution.

PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE
Pittsburgh Council gears up for gun bill votes


Debate in Pittsburgh City Council Chambers warmed up Wednesday ahead of next week’s expected preliminary votes on amendments to three proposed gun-control bills, even though the motion on the table merely called for adding an appendix.

YAHOO NEWS
The Left Can’t Blame Money in Politics for Its Policy Failures


Both of our political parties are dominated by people who believe that the American people are fundamentally on their side. When they face political setbacks, then, there must be some nefarious explanation for the thwarting of the people’s will. For contemporary Republicans, that explanation is likely to involve the media or the “deep state.” For Democrats, it will probably include money in politics. On the left, it’s the go-to theory for why progressive policies haven’t already been adopted. Why hasn’t the federal government taken strong action to fight climate change? It must be due to the influence of the fossil-fuel industry. Why doesn’t serious gun control ever get traction in Congress even when polls seem to back it? It’s because of the National Rifle Association’s contributions to campaigns.
 
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DAILY ALERT FOR Friday, March 15, 2019
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION

New Mexico: House Passes Gun Control Bill to Governor’s Desk


Last night, the New Mexico House passed a bill to the desk of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham that would go beyond federal law by removing certain individuals’ Second Amendment rights.



NEWS LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Activist Court Turns the Law Designed to Protect the Firearm Industry from Frivolous Lawsuits on its Head


On Thursday, the Connecticut Supreme Court created a dangerous new exception to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), a strong safeguard for our right to keep and bear arms.



NEWS
Canada’s Senate Holds Hearings on “Rube Goldberg” Gun Control Law, Bill C-71


Last month, the Senate Standing Committee on National Security and Defence (SECD) concluded two days of hearings on Bill C-71, the Liberal government’s gun control bill. (An additional hearing date has been set for March 18, 2019.) The committee has so far heard from approximately 40 witnesses, including gun rights advocates, gun control groups, the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador, researchers and academics, sport shooting associations, industry groups, small business owners, Statistics Canada, community activists, and others.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Rhode Island: Gun Day Hearing Scheduled in House Committee on Tuesday


Next Tuesday, March 19, upon rise of the House (around 3:30pm) in Room 101, the House Committee on Judiciary has scheduled a long list of gun bills for consideration



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Hawaii: House Committee to Hear Anti-Gun Bills


Today March 15th, the Hawaii state House Committee on Public Safety, Veteran and Military Affairs is hearing anti-gun bills SB 600, SB 621, and SB 1466.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Tennessee: Multiple Gun Bill Hearings Scheduled in the Volunteer State


Next week, the Tennessee General Assembly has multiple gun bills being considered in multiple committees, and your legislators need to hear from you!

PENSACOLA NEWS JOURNAL
Florida House panel advances two gun bills backed by NRA


A House panel has advanced two gun bills, backed by the National Rifle Association, that are reopening a debate about whether people with concealed-weapons licenses should be able to carry guns on school campuses used by churches and store firearms in vehicles on school property.

THE HILL
The 31 Trump districts that will determine the next House majority


Republicans are eyeing a path to the House majority that takes them through Trump country. The GOP has already put 55 districts held by Democrats on its target list for 2020. But Republican hopes are highest in the 31 districts that President Trump carried in 2016. That includes 13 districts where the real estate mogul bested Hillary Clinton by more than 6 points.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Maryland: Gun Control Bills on the Move in Maryland!


Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee amended multiple gun control bills before sending them to the House for further consideration.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Mississippi: Pro-Gun Bill Signed by Governor


On Thursday, March 14, Governor Phil Bryant (R) signed NRA-supported HB 1581 into law after it was passed unanimously in each chamber earlier this session.
 

DAILY ALERT FOR Tuesday, March 19, 2019

TOWNHALL
Firearms Reporter Takes Kirsten Gillibrand to the Woodshed Over Her Anti-Gun Remarks


It’s not that they don’t know. I’m sure they do know by now. They have to, but for the sake of the narrative, they need to peddle straight garbage about firearms to get their base drummed up.

FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
What Does Beto O’Rourke Believe?


There has been a debate, both in the run-up to and since last week’s launch of Beto O’Rourke’s presidential campaign, about his ideology and policy positions. It has two dimensions.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Colorado: Senate Committee Rapidly Passes “Red Flag” Bill to the Senate Floor With Little Notice


With less than 12 hours-notice to the public, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed gun control legislation, House Bill 1177, this morning.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Maryland: House Passes Multiple Gun Control Bills to the Senate


Last night, the Maryland House passed multiple gun control bills. House Bill 786 was passed by a 90 to 49 vote, and House Bill 740 was passed by a 94 to 45 vote.

BALTIMORE SUN
Maryland House of Delegates OKs bills requiring long gun background checks, banning 3D-printed guns


The Maryland House of Delegates gave final approval Monday to bills that would ban 3D printed guns and require background checks for all sales of long guns, such as shotguns and rifles. The bills are among the priorities of gun-control advocates, but just as strongly opposed by gun-rights supporters.

WPRI.COM
Rhode Island lawmakers consider gun control bills


Lawmakers are set to take up a number of bills related to gun control. Among them, is a measure that would raise the age to buy a gun in Rhode Island.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Iowa: Remind Your Representative to Support The Family Defense Act


Under current law, Permit to Carry Weapons (PCW) holders are left defenseless when they choose to pick-up or drop-off their loved-ones at school or have to comply with the anti-self-defense policies their employer sets for parking lots. Legislation is currently sitting in the Iowa state House of Representatives awaiting further action that would ensure law-abiding citizens can defend themselves and their families as they go about their daily activities.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Nevada: Omnibus Anti-Gun Bill Introduced, Legislator Bill Introduction Deadline Extended


Today, Assembly Bill 291 was introduced by Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui (D-41). This omnibus anti-gun legislation is a threat to both gun owners residing in Nevada and those who are visiting.
 
DAILY ALERT FOR Wednesday, March 20, 2019
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Indiana: Senate Committee Passes Important Self-Defense Bill


On March 20th, the Indiana state Senate Judiciary committee voted 7-3 to pass House Bill 1284 to enhance protections afforded to law-abiding citizens acting in defense of themselves and others.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Vermont: Gun Control Bill Placed On Senate Calendar and Ready for Floor Vote


The Vermont Senate is expected to vote on this year’s biggest gun control bill as early as tomorrow.

BREITBART
Nolte: CNN Wins Cronkite Award for Jake Tapper’s Rape Victim-Booing Town Hall


As if to prove just what a rotted and rancid institution journalism has become, of all the media events to occur last year, the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism has been given to the CNN town hall where a rape victim was booed.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Connecticut: Committee Votes Today For Gun Bills


On March 20th, the Connecticut state Joint Judiciary Committee will be voting on a number of bills before them that would affect your Second Amendment rights, including bills to continue the never-ending push for more gun control in Connecticut.

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
The Real Reason Connecticut's Decision About Remington and Sandy Hook Doesn't Make Sense


Gun control activists joyously celebrated a court decision Thursday, claiming that the ruling will be a massive step towards ending gun violence.

FREEBEACONCOM
Data Review Contradicts Hickenlooper Claim on Colo. Gun-Check Law


A review of Colorado data on gun background checks contradicts recent claims by former Colorado governor and Democratic presidential hopeful John Hickenlooper. Hickenlooper has repeatedly touted his signature on a universal background check measure. He has said the law was important because background checks in Colorado have prevented people from purchasing guns and that the system in place beforehand didn't require checks on half of all gun sales.
 
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Utah: Self-Defense Bill Heads to the Governor’s Desk as Multiple Gun Control Bills Fail at the End of Session


The Utah Legislature has adjourned from its 2019 Legislative session.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Montana: Preemption Legislation Passes out of Senate Committee


This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed House Bill 325 and 357 by a party line 6 to 4 vote.



NEWS LEGAL & LEGISLATION
NRA Praises Vermont Superior Court Decision on Magazine Bans


NRA applauds the Vermont Superior Court for allowing a lawsuit challenging the State's ban on standard capacity magazines to proceed.

VTDIGGER
Judge rejects state’s motion to dismiss "high-capacity" magazine ban case


Judge Mary Miles Teachout says attorneys arguing for and against a high-capacity magazine ban in Vermont need to fight it out in court before she decides on the constitutionality of a law passed last year. The state filed a motion to dismiss the case, arguing that the gun owners and sellers bringing the case did not have legal standing to challenge the constitutionality of the ban. Attorneys representing the gun owners were seeking a summary judgement, arguing that the facts of the case proved beyond debate that the ban is unconstitutional.

WASHINGTONPOST.COM
U.S. Democrats rally as New Zealand bans semi-automatic firearms


New Zealand moved with relative light-speed political urgency to ban semiautomatic weapons in the wake of Friday’s massacre at two Christchurch mosques, sparking a discussion in Washington: If a ban could happen there, could it also happen here? Democrats looking for a similar path will face different obstacles in a country where gun rights enshrined in the Constitution have been impervious to a row of mass killings. New Zealand has a tradition of hunting and shooting as sport similar to the United States, but there is no legal provision to own weapons for self-defense.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Indiana: Bill Amended To Expand Self-Defense Opportunities


On March 20th, Senate Bill 119 was amended by the House Public Policy Committee and passed by a vote of 13-0 to include language that was originally in House Bill 1643.

PHILLY.COM
‘My firearm would’ve saved me’: Raped as a Temple student, she now fights for gun rights


Savannah Lindquist desperately tried to remember what she’d learned in the women’s self-defense class. She jerked her wrists, fighting to break her attacker’s grasp. She couldn’t.

AXIOS.COM
Bernie Sanders: U.S. must follow New Zealand's lead and ban "assault weapons"


Democratic Presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said late Wednesday the U.S. must follow New Zealand's lead in banning assault weapons, and it should do so by taking on the National Rifle Association — which swiftly rejected the call. “This is what real action to stop gun violence looks like. We must follow New Zealand's lead, take on the NRA and ban the sale and distribution of assault weapons in the United States"



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Washington: NRA & SAF Lawsuit Against City of Edmonds Moves Forward


On March 20th, the Washington Superior Court rejected the defendant’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the NRA and Second Amendment Foundation against the City of Edmonds to invalidate the mandatory firearm storage ordinance passed by the City Council. The lawsuit can now proceed.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Oregon: Rally to Defend the 2nd Against California-Style Infringements


Second Amendment rights in Oregon are under attack like never before and it is critical that every NRA member and Second Amendment supporter takes an active role to fight back. Local Oregon businesses Radian Weapons and Noveske Rifleworks hope you will join them in Salem for the Defend the 2nd rally where law-abiding citizens will remind their elected lawmakers who they work for and tell them to end this assault on our Constitutional rights.
 
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Attend Firearms Law Seminar in Indianapolis


Please join us at the Annual National Firearms Law Seminar to be held on Friday, April 26, 2019 as part of the NRA Annual Meetings. This all-day seminar provides legal instruction for attorneys and all others interested in Second Amendment law. CLE credit for all states is available.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Vermont: Senate Passes Handgun Waiting Period Legislation


Despite passing the most sweeping gun control bill in the history of the state last session, the gun ban groups proved that their thirst to end your constitutional rights is far from quenched.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Delaware: House to Vote on Gun Control Legislation Next Week


On Tuesday, the Delaware House is scheduled to vote on House Bill 63.



NEWS
U.S. Politicians Cheer New Zealand Gun Confiscation


American gun owners have once again been reminded that the ultimate goal of U.S. gun control advocates is firearms bans and confiscation. Since the heinous terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, American anti-gun politicians, activists, and media outlets have offered their full-throated support for the New Zealand government’s efforts to ban and confiscate firearms from law-abiding gun owners.



NEWS LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Illinois Court Throws Out Deerfield Gun Ban


NRA applauds Illinois court ruling throwing out Village of Deerfield's ban on commonly owned firearms and magazines.



NEWS
Legacy Media Push New Zealand Gun Confiscation Using Lies about Australian Ban


The ongoing cheerleading effort by the international press in furtherance of the New Zealand government’s gun confiscation plans is enough to make any journalist with even a shred of objectivity blush. Worse, some outlets have resorted to or propagated lies about Australia’s gun confiscation experience in order to push their anti-gun agenda.



NEWS
Alaska State Commission for Human Rights Director Attacks Human’s Rights


The Last Frontier is also one of the last places one expects to find rights-trampling government officials. The state’s strong libertarian streak is one of the reasons a recent report regarding the authoritarian behavior of an official from the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights is so jarring.



NEWS
Pro-Gun Senators Introduce Bill to Prohibit Discrimination in Financial Services


On March 14, pro-gun Sens. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced S. 821 the Freedom Financing Act, a bill to prohibit discrimination against the firearms industry in the provision of financial services.

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Judge throws out Deerfield's "assault weapons" ban


A Lake County Circuit Court judge ruled Friday that the village of Deerfield overstepped its authority last year when it enacted a ban on "assault weapons" five years after the Illinois legislature declared such regulations the exclusive power of the state. Judge Luis Berrones issued a permanent injunction blocking the village from enforcing its ordinance. In the ruling, Berrones wrote that the plaintiff gun owners have “a clearly ascertainable right to not be subjected to a preempted and unenforceable ordinance” that prohibits possession of "assault weapons", imposes financial penalties for keeping them and allows their property to be confiscated.



NEWS LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Supreme Court to Review New York City Gun Control Law


A headline in Reason Magazine said it all: “Have Gun, Can’t Travel.” That’s the plight of New York City “premises licensees” under one of the most bizarre and oppressive gun control laws in the nation. Now the U.S. Supreme Court has that law in its sights.



NEWS
Feinstein Pushes to Ban America’s Most Popular Firearm, Again


It’s been nearly 25 years since Dianne Feinstein uttered those words while discussing the 1994 ban on semiautomatic rifles, handguns and shotguns. With that proclamation, she made clear that her ultimate goal when it comes to firearms in the hands of law-abiding citizens is nothing short of confiscation.

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Why New Zealand's New Gun Controls would be Unconstitutional in America


As my colleague Anna Giaritelli notes, gun control activists are calling for U.S. adoption of New Zealand's new gun regulations, as ordered by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern following last week's terrorist attack.

FREEBEACON.COM
Dems and Gun-Control Advocates Celebrate New Zealand Gun-Confiscation Plan


American gun-control advocates and Democratic politicians took to social media to celebrate New Zealand's plan to ban and confiscate many semiautomatic rifles and magazines on Thursday in the wake of the deadly Christchurch mosque attack. New Zealand's plan involves banning the sale and possession of any semiautomatic rifle or shotgun capable of accepting a magazine that holds more than five rounds of ammunition. Those who own such firearms would have to turn them in to police during a yet-to-be-determined buyback period or face criminal prosecution, fines, and jail time. The policy further restricts gun ownership in the country, which has a small number of gun owners. State officials enjoy wide authority to deny or revoke gun ownership licenses, which are required to purchase or own firearms.

MYNORTHWEST.COM
NRA President Oliver North on Washington state’s gun laws


NRA President and retired Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North stopped by The Dori Monson Show Wednesday to talk about the 2020 field of Democratic presidential candidates, and to go over new gun laws in Washington state. “None of these things are going to stop the kinds of heinous crimes we’ve been watching over the past several years,” he told Monson. “When you look at some of these acts — these mass killings — the legislation that Washington, and many other states, are enacting aren’t going to stop any of these.”

FREEBEACON.COM
MSNBC’s Ali Velshi: ‘Nobody in America Has Suggested Banning Any Guns’ (They Have)


MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi said "nobody in America has suggested banning any guns" during coverage Thursday of new gun control measures in New Zealand, although in fact many people in America have suggested banning types of guns. "Nobody in America has suggested banning any guns, but we have so many guns in this country that it causes other problems, right?" he asked, going on to discuss a recent NBC News report on the prevalence of suicide by guns in the United States. Velshi's comment is curious, given the intense wave of support for gun control measures on the left, particularly in the past year since the Stoneman Douglas High School massacre in Florida.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION HUNTING
Iowa: House Passes Bill to Improve Hunting Opportunities


On March 20th, the Iowa state House of Representatives voted 57-40 to pass House File 716 to improve hunting opportunities in Iowa by expanding the types of cartridges that may be used for hunting. HF 716 will now go to the state Senate for further consideration.
 
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Tennessee: “Red Flag” and Other Gun Bills To Be Heard This week


This week, the Tennessee state Senate Judiciary Committee and the House Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee will be hearing a number of bills that would impact our Second Amendment rights in Tennessee.

POLITICO.COM
Ocasio-Cortez, other Democrats squeeze big banks on guns, immigration, climate


More than a decade after Wall Street's crash wrecked the global economy, House Democrats are threatening to stigmatize the nation's biggest banks again. Progressive freshmen like Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) are joining with veteran lawmakers to try to shame the lenders into taking a stand on some of the country’s most divisive issues: climate change, gun violence and immigration.

TOWNHALL.COM
There It Is...Ocasio-Cortez Pushes For A Gun Ban


The New Zealand shooting, which left 50 people dead, is already being weaponized by the Left to pursue yet another wave of anti-gun activism. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s government virtually banned semi-automatic rifles, so of course, Democrats over here were oozing with all the feelings over that. Sen. Bernie Sanders was all over it almost immediately after news of the ban was reported. There is no wiggle room in Kiwi land, folks. It’s a gun confiscation program. No grandfather clause, or anything, if you own a so-called “military-style” assault rifle (liberal speak for a scary gun), you need to turn them over. It’s trash, but it’s also a good reminder for why we have a Second Amendment to our constitution. There are some in the media who say that no one has called for a gun ban. That’s patently false. The newest to voice their gun grabbing feelings is Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).

SOUTH EAST MISSOURIAN
Oliver North extols virtues of United States during 50th annual Lincoln Day celebration


Combat veteran of the Marine Corps and president of the National Rifle Association Oliver North emphasized the importance of maintaining freedom by defending the Second Amendment during the 50th annual Lincoln Day celebration Saturday at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau.

POLITICO
Cramer bill would penalize big banks that turn away gun industry


Sen. Kevin Cramer is introducing legislation designed to discourage big banks from cutting off the firearms industry, the latest response to moves by lenders such as Citigroup and Bank of America that have distanced themselves from the gun business.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Texas: Contact Your State Senators and Urge Them to Support Senate Bill 19!


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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Washington: Firearm Seizure & Other Bills to Be Heard In Committees


This week, the Washington state Senate Committee on Law & Justice and the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary will be hearing several bills affecting Second Amendment rights that crossed over from the opposite chamber.
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Hawaii: Anti-Gun Bills to be Heard This Week


Tomorrow, March 27th, the Hawaii state House Committee on Judiciary will be holding a decision making hearing on anti-gun legislation, Senate Bill 600 and Senate Bill 1466. On Thursday, March 28th, the Senate Committee on Judiciary will be holding a decision making hearing on House Bill 720.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Tennessee: House Committee Hearing Scheduled for Tomorrow Morning


Tomorrow, the House Constitutional Protections and Sentencing Subcommittee is scheduled to consider multiple gun bills, and committee members need to hear from you now!



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Kansas: House to Have Final Vote on Self-Defense Legislation Tomorrow


Today, the Kansas House passed House Bill 2326 on a voice vote, and is expected to hold a final vote on the pro-gun legislation tomorrow.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Delaware: House Passes Gun Control Legislation to the Senate


Today, the Delaware House passed gun control legislation, House Bill 63, by a 22 to 19 vote. HB 63 now heads to the Senate for further consideration.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Utah: Governor Signs Self-Defense Legislation into Law


Yesterday, Governor Gary Herbert signed pro-gun legislation, House Bill 114 into law.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Idaho: Senate Committee Passes Self-Defense Legislation


Yesterday, the Idaho Senate State Affairs Committee passed important self-defense legislation, House Bill 206. HB 206 now heads to the Senate floor for final consideration.

LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Florida Alert! Deja Vu! Moms Demand Action Give INACCURATE Testimony AGAIN


On Monday 3/25/2019, SB-1238 - Guns on Private Property of Churches by Sen. Debbie Mayfield was heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee and PASSED by a vote of 4-2. However, the story of the day was the arrogance and lack of professionalism by Bloomberg's Moms Demand Action lobbying group and their "lobbyist of the day."

FOX 8
Ohio: Settlement allows students to store firearms in cars on Ohio State campus


A student gun-rights group has announced a settlement with Ohio State University over the ability of concealed-carry permit holders to store guns in vehicles.The Students for Concealed Carry Foundation group says the settlement resolves a lawsuit first brought in 2014.

IDAHO STATESMAN
Idaho: Conceal carry bill advances despite Boise Police chief’s safety, training concerns


Proponents and opponents of a bill lowering the age to 18 to conceal carry a handgun within Idaho city limits without a permit or training testified on Monday about the importance of firearm-safety training. Read more here: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/poli...l#storylink=cpy


BALTIMORE SUN
Maryland Senate votes to abolish the state's Handgun Permit Review Board; measure moves to House


The Maryland Senate approved a bill Monday night that would abolish the state’s Handgun Permit Review Board. The 30-16 vote now moves the measure to the House of Delegates for consideration.
 


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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Arkansas: Gun Control Bill to be Heard in Committee


Tomorrow, the Senate City, County, and Local Affairs Committee is scheduled to consider Senate Bill 621, legislation that could deprive you of your Second Amendment rights without due process.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Connecticut: Gun Control Bills Pass Committee


The Connecticut state Joint Judiciary Committee has voted to pass a number of gun control bills. They will now go to their respective chambers for further consideration.

SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL
Proposal to arm teachers moves forward in Florida Senate, despite opposition


A proposal to arm teachers advanced along party lines in the Florida Senate Tuesday, despite opposition from students and educators who say it won’t make schools safer and could put children in harm’s way. A Senate panel approved the measure in a 5-3 vote — just over a year after a gunman opened fired at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland and killed 17 students and staff.

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Mike Crapo warns big banks against caving to progressives on guns


Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, warned the nation’s largest banks Tuesday against cutting off access to gun manufacturers and other controversial industries due to political pressure. “Banks serve customers who are geographically and politically diverse, and it is wrong to use essential banking services as a way to choke off such services to lawful, creditworthy businesses,” Crapo wrote to the CEOs of Bank of America, Bank of New York Mellon, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, State Street Bank, and Wells Fargo.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Kansas: House Overwhelmingly Passes Permit Recognition Legislation


Today, the Kansas House passed permit recognition legislation, House Bill 2326, by a final vote of 83 to 41. HB 2326 now heads to the Senate for further consideration.
 


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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Indiana: House Committee Passes Amended Self-Defense Bill


On March 27th, the Indiana state House Committee on Ways & Means voted to pass Senate Bill 119 to improve the ability of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves in Indiana. It will now go to the full House of Representatives where it should be on the floor calendar for next week.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Tennessee: Busy Week Ahead for Committees in the Volunteer State


On Tuesday, April 2, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider gun control legislation.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Rhode Island: Gun Control Night – Round 2


A couple of weeks after Rhode Island gun owners flooded the Statehouse with a sea of yellow for House hearings on gun bills, lawmakers are returning to Providence to hold another round.

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
Republicans Introduce Bill to Prevent Big Banks from Targeting Gun Industry


A pair of Republican senators introduced a bill on Friday that they say will prevent large financial institutions from denying service to gun and ammunition makers and dealers. Sens. Kevin Cramer (R., N.D.) and John Kennedy (R., La.) introduced S821, the Freedom Financing Act, in an effort to keep banks with more than $10 billion in assets from denying services to members of the gun industry. The Republicans said the bill was designed to prevent major financial institutions from effectively crippling legal gun transactions they don’t like They said the banking industry should not be able to decide whether Americans can lawfully purchase legal gun products.

THE COMPLETE COLORADO
Colorado’s Dave Kopel to U.S. Senate committee: “Red Flag” laws must fully respect due process


Colorado constitutional scholar David Kopel today testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on implementation of “Red Flag” gun confiscation laws in the states. Several U.S. senators, including Committee Chair Lindsey Graham, are exploring the idea of giving federal grants to states to implement such laws. Kopel is research director at the Independence Institute*, a free market think tank in Denver, and adjunct professor of constitutional law at Denver University’s Sturm College of Law.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Idaho: Self-Defense Legislation Passed Out of Senate, Heads to Governor


Yesterday, the Idaho Senate passed important self-defense legislation, House Bill 206, by a 28 to 7 vote.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Oregon: Comprehensive Anti-Gun Bill to Be Heard


On April 2nd, the Oregon state Senate Judiciary Committee will be holding a public hearing where they will discuss Senate Bill 978. Though Senate Bill 978 as introduced would direct the Oregon State Police to study unlawful transfers, anti-gun legislators will be amending it into an omnibus gun control package that will include provisions from legislation already introduced during this session.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Nevada: Bill To Criminalize Firearm Modifications And Allow Local Infringements to Be Heard!


On Monday, April 1st at 8AM in room 4100, the Nevada Legislature will be holding a joint hearing of the Assembly and Senate Judiciary Committees to consider Assembly Bill 291. Introduced by Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui (D-41), this omnibus anti-gun legislation is a threat to both law-abiding gun owners residing in Nevada and those who are visiting.

 


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LEGAL & LEGISLATION NEWS
Breaking! Federal Court Finds California Magazine Ban Violates the Second Amendment


In one of the strongest judicial statements in favor of the Second Amendment to date, Judge Roger T. Benitez of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California determined on Friday that California’s ban on commonly possessed firearm magazines violates the Second Amendment. The case is Duncan v. Becerra. The NRA-supported case had already been up to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on the question of whether the law’s enforcement should be suspended during proceedings on its constitutionality. Last July, a three judge panel of the Ninth Circuit upheld Judge Benitez’s suspension of enforcement and sent the case back to him for further proceedings on the merits of the law itself.



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NRA-ILA's annual Leadership Forum is one of the most politically significant and popular events in the country, featuring our nation's top Second Amendment leaders in government, the media, and the entertainment industry.

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
CNN's Parkland Townhall Sought to Inflame, Not Inform


When I was told over a year ago that I would be attending CNN’s “townhall” on the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, I knew it would neither be a journalistic endeavor nor a genuine townhall meeting where anyone would be permitted to speak. CNN’s own title said it all: “Stand Up: The Students of Stoneman Douglas Demand Action.” So this was an advocacy event, not a journalistic undertaking, which makes the Walter Cronkite Award the news channel received last week for the program utterly undeserved.



NEWS LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Complaint Filed in NRA-supported Challenge to Hawaii Concealed Carry Law


FAIRFAX, Va. – The Hawaii Rifle Association (HRA), with the support of the National Rifle Association, today filed a lawsuit challenging Hawaii’s extreme requirement that a concealed carry license can only be issued in “urgent” or “exceptional” instances. “This law is so extreme that regular, law-abiding Americans cannot obtain concealed carry licenses, and that is a clear violation of their right to keep and bear arms,” said Chris W. Cox, executive director, National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action.



NEWS
Ocasio-Cortez Joins Effort to Pressure Banks into Adopting the Far Left’s Anti-gun Agenda


The battle over politics in the financial marketplace continues to intensify. The combatants include anti-gun politicians who insist that banks have a social responsibility to sign onto the far left’s political agenda. Opposing them are patriotic Americans of all stripes who believe that federally chartered banks should serve the law-abiding public without ideological or political discrimination.

CLEVELAND.COM
Ohio is closer than ever to allowing concealed weapons without a permit, supporters say


For the first time in more than 20 years of trying, gun-rights advocates in Ohio say they’re optimistic that the state will soon no longer require a license to carry a hidden handgun or other deadly weapons. Nearly half of all Ohio House Republicans are co-sponsoring new legislation to abolish the state’s conceal-carry license and training requirements. The legislation, House Bill 174, would also expand the list of allowable concealed weapons to include rifles and shotguns, instead of just handguns. In addition, the bill would repeal an Ohio law requiring motorists stopped by law enforcement to notify the officer if they are carrying a gun.



NEWS
Dick’s Sporting Goods Loses $150 million on Gun Control Crusade


For the last year we’ve been reporting on the bizarre saga of Dick’s Sporting Goods’ transformation from a relatively functional purveyor of mainstream sporting goods to a groveling symbol of modern corporate virtue signaling. On Friday, new evidence emerged of just how much that crusade has cost the retailer.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Vermont: House to Hold Public Hearing on Gun Bill Tuesday Night


Last month, Vermont gun owners flooded Vermont Technical College for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on proposed gun legislation.



NEWS
Questionable Metrics in New Study


A Columbia University doctoral student in epidemiology and professors from the NYU School of Public Health, the BU School of Public Health, and the Penn School of Medicine published a study last week in The BMJ (formerly known as the British Medical Journal) that purports to have found that “states with more permissive gun laws and greater gun ownership had higher rates of mass shootings, and a growing divide appears to be emerging between restrictive and permissive states.”



HUNTING
ESPN Sportscaster Attacks Sportsman


Perhaps jealous of all of the negative coverage his MSNBC protégé has received in recent days, this week ESPN host Keith Olbermann launched an unhinged Twitter attack against a Mississippi hunter that earned the political commentator widespread scorn.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Kentucky: Legislature Adjourned Sine Die


On Thursday, March 28th, the Kentucky Legislature adjourned sine die from its 2019 Legislative Session having passed and enacted legislation that fully recognizes the constitutional right of law-abiding gun owners to carry a concealed firearm.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Oregon: Language Released For Gun Control Bill, Additional Hearing Scheduled


On April 2nd, the Oregon state Senate Committee on Judiciary will be holding a public hearing for Senate Bill 978. The -1 amendment for SB 978 is an omnibus gun control package that includes numerous anti-gun provisions pulled from previously introduced legislation.
 


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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
California: More Firearm-Related Bills Scheduled to be Heard in Committees this Week


On Tuesday, April 2, both the Assembly and Senate Public Safety Committee are scheduled to hear several firearm-related bills and on Wednesday, April 3, the Assembly Appropriations Committee is also scheduled to hear several firearm-related bills.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Iowa: Time Running Out To Support Critical Self-Defense Legislation


The Iowa state House of Representatives has the opportunity to ensure that law-abiding citizens are able to defend themselves and their loved ones. Unfortunately, they have still not brought up House File 636, the Family Defense Act, for debate and time is running out to move that critical piece of legislation.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Maine: Governor Signs Shooting Range Protection Law


On March 29th, Governor Janet Mills signed Legislative Document 79, "An Act to Protect Shooting Ranges."

WASHINGTON TIMES.COM
Punishing the gun industry


President Donald J. Trump can do one simple thing that would, with one stroke of his pen, save little businesses across America, bring fairness to a politically incorrect industry that voted for him and stop another attempt to bankrupt America’s gun manufacturers. Mr. Trump can approve this reform to modernize our export-control language so that it includes the U.S. ammunition and firearms industry. All of the other industry sectors that were involved have already benefitted from this process, as their oversight for export was moved from the U.S. Department of State to the import-export experts at the U.S. Department of Commerce.

LASVEGASNOW.COM
Nevada lawmakers consider new gun-control measures


A pair of gun control measures get their first - and possibly only - hearing before a state legislative committee Monday morning. The bills are being pushed by Nevada Democrats, who say more gun control is needed in the wake of the 1 October shooting in 2017.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Colorado: “Red Flag” Legislation Sent to the Governor after House Concurs


Today, the Colorado House Concurred on House Bill 1177, legislation that could derive an individual of their Second Amendment rights without due process.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Texas: Senate Advances NRA-Backed Tenants' Rights Bill - Multiple Bills to be Heard in House Committee on Wednesday


This morning, the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee unanimously voted out a committee substitute for Senate Bill 19, an NRA-backed measure sponsored by State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) that protects the rights of tenants to possess lawfully-owned firearms and ammunition in residential units, and to transport them directly en route between their personal vehicles and their apartments or condominiums.

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FOX 61
Colorado sheriff says he’s willing to go to jail rather than enforce proposed gun law


Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams disagrees so strongly with a gun bill making its way through the Colorado legislature that he’s willing to go to jail rather than enforce it. “It’s a matter of doing what’s right,” he said. He’s not the only one who feels so strongly.

THE HILL
This week: Senate GOP prepares to change rules on Trump nominees


Senate Republicans are preparing to push through a rules change that would cut down the amount of time it takes to confirm hundreds of President Trump’s nominees. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) teed up the resolution for an initial vote before the Senate left town, bringing the years-long fight over the pace of nominations to a head this week.

FOX NEWS
High-capacity [sic] gun magazines to remain legal in California, judge rules


High-capacity [sic, actually standard capacity] gun magazines will remain legal in California under a ruling Friday by a federal judge who cited a home invasion where a woman used the extra bullets in her weapon to kill an attacker and two other cases women without additional ammunition ran out of bullets.[sic, actually standard capacity]



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Nevada: Reminder, Hearing Tomorrow With New Updates, Contact your Legislators Today!


Late yesterday, the Judiciary Committee announced yet another change to Monday's agenda for their gun control hearing, this time limiting the amount of time for consideration on AB 291, the omnibus gun control bill, and a time change for AB 153, to impose one-size-fits-all standards for firearm storage. This sudden change seems to signal an alarming trend where legislation impacting our Second Amendment rights gets rushed through a single joint committee hearing instead of separate hearings in each chamber like other legislation.
 
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