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Iowa: Your Urgent Action Needed to Ensure Pro-Gun Bills Advance in Des Moines!

Friday, February 26, 2016

Iowa: Your Urgent Action Needed to Ensure Pro-Gun Bills Advance in Des Moines!

This past Tuesday was a big day for Second Amendment rights in The Hawkeye State.  As previously reported, ...

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Friday, February 26, 2016

New Streamlined Process for Alabama Permit Holders to Purchase Firearms

This week, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) published an open letter to Alabama’s gun dealers ...

Alabama: NICS Exemption Status Now Recognized for Alabama Permit Holders

Friday, February 26, 2016

Alabama: NICS Exemption Status Now Recognized for Alabama Permit Holders

This week, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) published an open letter to Alabama Federal ...

Third Time’s the Charm? Sportsmen’s Legislation Passes House in Third Consecutive Congress

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Friday, February 26, 2016

Third Time’s the Charm? Sportsmen’s Legislation Passes House in Third Consecutive Congress

On Friday, a bipartisan majority in the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement ...

Court of Appeals Declines to Rehear Heller III, Reinforces Pro-Gun Victory

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Friday, February 26, 2016

Court of Appeals Declines to Rehear Heller III, Reinforces Pro-Gun Victory

Last year, we reported that a panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held in ...

Concealed Carry Reciprocity Deal Signed in Virginia

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Friday, February 26, 2016

Concealed Carry Reciprocity Deal Signed in Virginia

The National Rifle Association (NRA) commends Virginia’s leaders for reaching an agreement to secure the rights of law-abiding ...

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Friday, February 26, 2016

Appeals court rejects District’s request to revisit D.C. gun-control case

A federal appeals court announced Friday that it will not revisit some of the District’s strict gun registration ...

Accident Victim, Corrections Officer Treated to “New Jersey Justice” for “Illegal” Firearm

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Friday, February 26, 2016

Accident Victim, Corrections Officer Treated to “New Jersey Justice” for “Illegal” Firearm

What started out as a pleasant evening with his wife soon devolved into a nightmare for Pennsylvania Department ...

NRA Backed Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act passes House

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Hunting  

Friday, February 26, 2016

NRA Backed Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act passes House

The Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, legislation backed by the NRA, passed the U.S. House of Representatives ...

Stranger Than Fiction: Gun Control Debate Leads to Discovery of New Species

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Friday, February 26, 2016

Stranger Than Fiction: Gun Control Debate Leads to Discovery of New Species

Researchers have found a variety of new species on the planet in recent years. Bugs and slugs, bats ...

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.