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supreme court Two-thirds of State Attorneys General File Amicus Brief Supporting Second Amendment Incorporation

Two-thirds of the nation’s attorneys general have filed an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari in the case of NRA v. Chicago and hold that the Second Amendment applies to state and local governments through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

NRA Sends Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Expressing Strong Concerns Over Sotomayor's Record on the Second Amendment
On Tuesday, July 7, NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox sent a letter to Senators Leahy and Sessions expressing NRA's strong concerns over Judge Sotomayor's dismissive views of the Second Amendment.

 

23 State Attorneys General To Attorney General Holder: "No Semi-Auto Ban"
On June 11, the top law enforcement officials of nearly half the states signed a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, expressing their opposition to reinstatement of the federal ban on semi-automatic firearms.

GAO Reports On Arms Trafficking In Mexico
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report this week entitled, "Firearms Trafficking: U.S. Efforts to Combat Arms Trafficking to Mexico Face Planning and Coordination Challenges." Among other things, the report asserts that Mexican officials consider illicit firearms the number one crime problem affecting their country's security.

In Border States, BATFE Asks: "May We See Your Guns?"
NRA-ILA has recently received several calls from NRA members in border states who have been visited or called by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. In some cases, agents have asked to enter these people's homes, and requested serial numbers of all firearms the members possess.

Your Help Is Needed In Support of BATFE Reform Bills S. 941 And H.R. 2296 
The bills would roll back unnecessary restrictions, correct errors, and codify longstanding congressional policies in the firearms arena.

 

NRA Appeals Seventh Circuit
Ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court

On Wednesday, June 3, the National Rifle Association filed a petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of NRA v. Chicago. The NRA strongly disagrees with yesterday's decision issued by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, holding that the Second Amendment does not apply to state and local governments.

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