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July 8, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 27 07/08/05

NRA-ILA NEEDS YOUR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION!CONTACT YOUR LAWMAKERS IN SUPPORT OF OUR TOP LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES As noted in recent Grassroots Alerts, NRA-ILA`s top legislative priorities...
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July 1, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 26 07/01/05

VOTE ON S. 397 EXPECTED THIS MONTH,CONTACT YOUR LAWMAKERS WHILE THEY ARE HOME! Congress's "Independence Day District Work Period" is scheduled for July 4-July 8.   During...
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June 24, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 25 06/24/05

CONTACT YOUR LAWMAKERS IN SUPPORT OF S. 397 AND H.R. 800 As regular readers of the "Grassroots Alert" know, in the recent past we have frequently reported on the need for passage of...
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June 17, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 24 06/17/05

BRADY CAMPAIGN LIES AGAIN--Nevada Law Enforcement Officials` Names Wrongly Added to H.R. 800 Opposition Letter! On March 15, 2004, the "Brady Campaign" testified before the House Judiciary...
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June 10, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 23 06/10/05

MAINTAIN YOUR PROACTIVE SUPPORT FOR S. 397 AND H.R. 800 The House Judiciary Committee recently passed H.R. 800 (the House version of the "Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act,"...
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June 3, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 22 06/03/05

CONTINUE YOUR SUPPORT FOR S. 397 AND H.R. 800 Last week, the House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 800 (the House version of the "Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act," and the...
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May 27, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 21 05/27/05

H.R. 800 PASSES OUT OF HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE On Wednesday, May 25, the House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 800 (the House version of the "Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms...
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May 20, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 20 05/20/05

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEECONTINUES WORK ON H.R. 800 On Wednesday, May 18, the House Judiciary Committee met to continue debating amendments to H.R. 800, the "Protection of Lawful...
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May 13, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 19 05/13/05

HELP SPREAD THE TRUTH & PROMOTE ACTIVISM--Identify "Second Amendment Activist Centers" Here in the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division, we are fond of talking about the need to "hunt where...
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May 6, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 18 05/06/05

IF IT QUACKS LIKE A DUCK... The Capitol Hill newspaper, Roll Call, reported on May 2, on an upstart "centrist" advocacy (read: lobbying) group known as "Third Way."  The group`s...
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April 29, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 17 04/29/05

FLORIDA ONCE AGAIN BREAKS NEW GROUND ON SELF-DEFENSE--Governor Bush Signs "Castle Doctrine" Florida, which nearly two decades ago served as the model for the nation`s "shall issue"...
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April 22, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 16 04/22/05

WRAP-UP FROM HOUSTON The  134th NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Houston, Tex.. were a tremendous success, as more than 59,000 NRA members took part in this annual gathering. ...
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April 15, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 15 04/15/05

NRA TROOPS RALLY IN HOUSTON TO SAVE FIREARM INDUSTRY This morning, a Texas-sized crowd convened at NRA-ILA's Grassroots Workshop in Houston, Tex., to further our efforts to pass S....
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April 8, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 14 04/08/05

NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR SIGNSNRA-BACKED RIGHT-TO-CARRY REFORM BILL INTO LAW On April 6, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (D) signed House Bill 641, the Right-to-Carry Reform Bill, into...
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April 1, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 13 04/01/05

CONTINUE YOUR SUPPORT FOR S. 397 AND H.R. 800 As you know, "The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act" was introduced this year as  S. 397 in the U.S. Senate, and H.R. 800...
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March 25, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 12 3/25/05

EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING WITH LAWMAKERS ON S. 397/H.R. 800 As you know, "The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act" was recently introduced as S. 397 in the U.S. Senate, and H.R....
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March 18, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 11 3/18/05

CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR S. 397 AND H.R. 800 As we`ve recently reported in the Grassroots Alert, "The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act" was introduced in Congress as S. 397 in...
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March 11, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 10 3/11/05

SUIT HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO ENACT RECKLESS LAWSUIT PREEMPTION LEGISLATION As we`ve lately reported in the Grassroots Alert, "The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act" was recently...
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March 11, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 10 3/11/05

SUIT HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO ENACT RECKLESS LAWSUIT PREEMPTION LEGISLATION As we`ve lately reported in the Grassroots Alert, "The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act" was recently...
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March 4, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 9 3/04/05

ANTIS` EFFORTS TO TORPEDO LAWSUIT BILL BEGIN ANEW Much as we predicted with the introduction in Congress of NRA-backed lawsuit preemption legislation--S. 397 and H.R. 800--the anti-gun...
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February 25, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 8 2/25/05

SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO HALT RECKLESS LAWSUITS  As we reported in last week`s Grassroots Alert, Senators Larry Craig (R-Idaho) and Max Baucus (D-Mont.) recently introduced S. 397,...
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February 18, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 7 2/18/05

RECKLESS LAWSUIT PREEMPTION BILLS INTRODUCED IN U.S. HOUSE AND SENATE On February 16, Senators Larry Craig (R-Idaho) and Max Baucus (D-Mt.) introduced S. 397, "The Protection of Lawful...
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February 11, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 6 02/11/05

TAKING THE FEDERAL BATTLE TO THE STATES! Countless times in the Grassroots Alert, you`ve heard us talking about some of our federal legislative priorities for 2005, including: ending...
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February 11, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 6 02/11/05

TAKING THE FEDERAL BATTLE TO THE STATES! Countless times in the Grassroots Alert, you`ve heard us talking about some of our federal legislative priorities for 2005, including: ending...
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February 4, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 5 02/04/05

INTERNATIONAL DISARMAMENT:  HUMAN "RIGHTS" COALITION PLEADS CASE TO UNITED NATIONS The international gun prohibitionists have their sights set on you.  A coalition of human...
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January 28, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 4 01/28/05

OWAA LOYALTY TO SIERRA CLUBFORCES NRA TO WITHDRAW SUPPORT NRA has been forced to withdraw its support for the Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA), due to OWAA leadership`s...
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January 28, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 4 01/28/05

OWAA LOYALTY TO SIERRA CLUBFORCES NRA TO WITHDRAW SUPPORT NRA has been forced to withdraw its support for the Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA), due to OWAA leadership`s...
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January 21, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 3 01/21/05

MOORE HYPOCRISY We`ve come to expect certain things from Michael Moore, the deliriously anti-gun millionaire posing as populist who brought us such absurd and irresponsible works as...
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January 14, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 2 01/14/05

ANOTHER DUNCE CAP FOR BRADY CAMPAIGN You know the anti-gunners are desperate when they have to resort to nonsense like this.  Even though violent crime has declined 12 straight...
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January 7, 2005

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 1 01/07/05

FORMER NRA PRESIDENT MARION P. HAMMER INDUCTED INTO FLORIDA WOMEN`S HALL OF FAME! On December 28, 2004, Marion P. Hammer was  inducted into the Florida Women`s Hall of Fame by...
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December 30, 2004

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 11, No. 52 12/30/04

2004—THE YEAR IN REVIEW Here are some of the top stories we brought you in the NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert in 2004.  In the coming year, we must re-double our efforts to ensure our...
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December 23, 2004

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 11, No. 51 12/23/04

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AFFIRMS THE SECOND AMENDMENT AS AN INDIVIDUAL RIGHT "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the...
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December 17, 2004

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 11, No. 50 12/17/04

SAN FRAN BAN The San Francisco Board of Supervisors wants to ban guns in the city!  This week, the Supervisors submitted a proposal to the Department of Elections that will ask...
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December 10, 2004

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 11, No. 49 12/10/04

FIREARM AWARENESS WEEK With the 109th Congress set to convene in January 2005, and legislative business to begin shortly thereafter following the Presidential Inauguration on January...
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December 3, 2004

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 11, No. 48 12/03/04

THE RESULTS ARE IN! We would like to thank the thousands of Grassroots Alert readers who took the time to answer our on-line survey to determine which day they would prefer to receive...
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November 24, 2004

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 11, No. 47 11/24/04

ANTI-HUNTING GROUPS PLAN MERGER In a November 19, news release, the U.S. Sportsmen`s Alliance (USSA) reported that two vehemently anti-hunting groups have revealed their plans to merge. The...
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November 19, 2004

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 11, No. 46 11/19/04

ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND SUPREME COURTDELIVER VICTORIES FOR RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS It was an excellent week for the pro-gun movement in Illinois, as the General Assembly overrode...
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November 12, 2004

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 11, No. 45 11/12/04

A SPECIAL DEBT OF GRATITUDE One thing Election Day always reinforces is how lucky we are to live in a country where "we the people" can choose our elected leaders and have a voice in...
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November 5, 2004

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 11, No. 44 11/05/04

CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL DONE! On Election Day, you made the difference across America by "Voting Freedom First!"  The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF)...
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November 1, 2004

NRA-ILA SPECIAL Grassroots Alert 11/01/04

VOTE FREEDOM FIRST TOMORROW--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Dear NRA Member:                                                                        November...
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