Arizona Legislature Sends Three Self-Defense Bills to Governor Brewer The Arizona Senate passed three important self-defense bills in a session that lasted into the early morning hours Wednesday. First, Senate Bill 1113 enables law-abiding right-to-carry permit holders to carry firearms for self-defense in restaurants. This NRA-backed bill passed by an overwhelming, bi-partisan majority of 19-8 and will now be sent to Governor Jan Brewer’s (R) desk for her consideration. 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.
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. Obama Nominates Sotomayor For U.S. Supreme Court Opening NRA is reviewing Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s judicial opinions on issues related to the Second Amendment. However, we are very concerned that she served on the three-judge panel in the case of Maloney v. Cuomo, in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said this year that the Second Amendment does not apply to the states.	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.