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Saturday, March 21, 2020

Florida Alert! Galvano/Bloomberg Gun Control Bill is Dead This Session

Senate President Bill Galvano (R) picked a fight with law-abiding Floridians who believe in and exercise their constitutional ...

Rhode Island: Gov. Raimondo Taking Advantage of National Emergency to Advance Political Agenda

Saturday, March 21, 2020

Rhode Island: Gov. Raimondo Taking Advantage of National Emergency to Advance Political Agenda

On Friday March 20, Gov. Gina Raimondo issued Executive Order 20-07 which suspends the 7-day statutory background check requirement and ...

Kansas: Legislature Passes Resolution Limiting Governor’s Emergency Powers to Seize Ammunition and Property

Friday, March 20, 2020

Kansas: Legislature Passes Resolution Limiting Governor’s Emergency Powers to Seize Ammunition and Property

Late Thursday night, the Kansas Legislature passed House Committee Resolution 5025.  

The 2A is a Constant in Times of Crisis

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Friday, March 20, 2020

The 2A is a Constant in Times of Crisis

Concerns for personal safety, new limitations on the arrests of criminals in some cities, and potential gun control ...

Los Angeles Sheriff Works to Empty Jails While Disparaging Second Amendment Rights

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Friday, March 20, 2020

Los Angeles Sheriff Works to Empty Jails While Disparaging Second Amendment Rights

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has an unorthodox plan for ensuring public safety during the COVID-19 pandemic: ...

Cities Seek to Close Gun Stores, Claim Exercise of Second Amendment Rights “Non-Essential”

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Friday, March 20, 2020

Cities Seek to Close Gun Stores, Claim Exercise of Second Amendment Rights “Non-Essential”

In San Jose, California, police have ordered a gun shop to close. Local officials insisted it is a “nonessential” ...

Is New Orleans on a Path to Repeat the Errors of Katrina?

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Friday, March 20, 2020

Is New Orleans on a Path to Repeat the Errors of Katrina?

In reality, we are all too frequently reminded of philosopher George Santayana’s famous statement; “Those who cannot remember ...

Pandemic Engenders Appreciation for Second Amendment Rights

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Friday, March 20, 2020

Pandemic Engenders Appreciation for Second Amendment Rights

As the Wuhan virus pandemic grips the U.S., Americans have been forced to focus on what is truly important. ...

“Unnerving” Concealed Carry Licensees in DC Surprise No One – Crime by Licensees is “Very, Very Low”

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Friday, March 20, 2020

“Unnerving” Concealed Carry Licensees in DC Surprise No One – Crime by Licensees is “Very, Very Low”

In 2017, arguing in defense of a since-invalidated concealed carry licensing regime, politicians for the District of Columbia alleged that “any ...

Politifact Determined to Get It Wrong on Joe Biden and Gun Confiscation

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Friday, March 20, 2020

Politifact Determined to Get It Wrong on Joe Biden and Gun Confiscation

Another week, another dubious "fact-check" from the professional propagandists at Politifact. This time the Poynter Institute project labeled a claim that Joe Biden ...

NRA ILA

Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the "lobbying" arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.