view the web version of this email DAILY ALERT FOR Saturday, March 23, 2019   LEGAL & LEGISLATION Colorado: Contact Needed! - Senate Passes “Red Flag” Legislation on Second Reading Last night, the Colorado Senate passed gun control legislation, House Bill 1177, on second reading.   LEGAL & LEGISLATION Attend Firearms Law Seminar in Indianapolis Please join us at the Annual National Firearms Law Seminar to be held on Friday, April 26, 2019 as part of the NRA Annual Meetings. This all-day seminar provides legal instruction for attorneys and all others interested in Second Amendment law. CLE credit for all states is available.    LEGAL & LEGISLATION Vermont: Senate Passes Handgun Waiting Period Legislation Despite passing the most sweeping gun control bill in the history of the state last session, the gun ban groups proved that their thirst to end your constitutional rights is far from quenched.   LEGAL & LEGISLATION Delaware: House to Vote on Gun Control Legislation Next Week On Tuesday, the Delaware House is scheduled to vote on House Bill 63.   NEWS U.S. Politicians Cheer New Zealand Gun Confiscation American gun owners have once again been reminded that the ultimate goal of U.S. gun control advocates is firearms bans and confiscation. Since the heinous terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, American anti-gun politicians, activists, and media outlets have offered their full-throated support for the New Zealand government’s efforts to ban and confiscate firearms from law-abiding gun owners.   NEWS LEGAL & LEGISLATION  Illinois Court Throws Out Deerfield Gun Ban NRA applauds Illinois court ruling throwing out Village of Deerfield's ban on commonly owned firearms and magazines.   NEWS Legacy Media Push New Zealand Gun Confiscation Using Lies about Australian Ban The ongoing cheerleading effort by the international press in furtherance of the New Zealand government’s gun confiscation plans is enough to make any journalist with even a shred of objectivity blush. Worse, some outlets have resorted to or propagated lies about Australia’s gun confiscation experience in order to push their anti-gun agenda.   NEWS Alaska State Commission for Human Rights Director Attacks Human’s Rights The Last Frontier is also one of the last places one expects to find rights-trampling government officials. The state’s strong libertarian streak is one of the reasons a recent report regarding the authoritarian behavior of an official from the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights is so jarring.   NEWS Pro-Gun Senators Introduce Bill to Prohibit Discrimination in Financial Services On March 14, pro-gun Sens. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced S. 821 the Freedom Financing Act, a bill to prohibit discrimination against the firearms industry in the provision of financial services.   CHICAGO TRIBUNE Judge throws out Deerfield's "assault weapons" ban A Lake County Circuit Court judge ruled Friday that the village of Deerfield overstepped its authority last year when it enacted a ban on "assault weapons" five years after the Illinois legislature declared such regulations the exclusive power of the state. Judge Luis Berrones issued a permanent injunction blocking the village from enforcing its ordinance. In the ruling, Berrones wrote that the plaintiff gun owners have “a clearly ascertainable right to not be subjected to a preempted and unenforceable ordinance” that prohibits possession of "assault weapons", imposes financial penalties for keeping them and allows their property to be confiscated. SHARE THIS EMAIL   HELP DEFEND SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS   Donate Now  Register To Vote  Write Your Lawmakers  Volunteer!    FOLLOW NRA-ILA © 2019 National Rifle Association of America, Institute For Legislative Action. To contact NRA-ILA call 800-555-5555. Address: 11250 Waples Mill Road Fairfax, Virginia 22030.