Will Our Next President Protect Our Second Amendment Rights?
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As you know, the Supreme Court recently ruled that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right. While this is great news, this ruling is only as good as a future Supreme Court allows it to be. The work of five Supreme Court justices today can very easily be undone if the current balance of the court tips by one or more anti-gun justices tomorrow--especially if those justices were to be nominated by an anti-gun President and sent to an anti-gun Senate for confirmation!
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TSA Considers Airport Carry Ban: A recent story in USA Today (to read the story, please click here: www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-08-07-tsa-gun-ban_N.htm) reported that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) may weigh in on the issue of legal carry in the unsecured areas of airports.
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New NRA T-Shirts Available NOW! We know that by now you’ve probably heard the Barack Obama “bitter” quote. Well, in addition to the new yard sign we designed, we’ve created a way for all of you “bitter” gun owners to wear your message to Obama and all of the other legislators seeking your vote this election season: A new "I'm a Bitter Gun Owner and I Vote!" T-shirt, and our re-designed “I’m the NRA and I Vote” T-shirt!
“I’m A Bitter Gun Owner And I Vote!” Yard Signs Available Now: We’ve created a new yard sign that will send a message from all of you “bitter” gun owners to Obama this election season with our own slogan: “I’m a Bitter Gun Owner and I Vote!”
STATE ROUNDUP (please click to see any updates on states not listed below.)
ARIZONA: Arizona Primary Elections, Tuesday, September 2! Tuesday, September 2 is Primary Election Day in Arizona. Please be sure to vote Freedom First. For candidate ratings and endorsements, please call the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division at (800) 392-VOTE (8683) or visit www.NRAPVF.org. Early voting has already started and will last through Election Day. For more information about voting in Arizona, please click here. Remember to Vote Freedom First on Tuesday, September 2!
CALIFORNIA: Management Plan for Sacramento, Delevan, Colusa, and Sutter National Wildlife Refuges is Open for Public Comment: The US Fish and Wildlife Service has prepared a plan for these refuges encompassing 24,000 acres in the Sacramento Valley, approximately 90 miles north of the city of Sacramento. The plan offers three management alternatives to the present management approach that allows hunting with a focus on youth and disabled hunters. The plan is available for viewing and downloading online at http://sacramentovalleyrefuges.fws.gov/. The comment period is open until September 12. Comments can be sent via electronic mail to [email protected]. If you hunt on these lands, please take time to review and comment on the plan.
ILLINOIS: Lake County Pro-Second Amendment Resolution! Pro-gun activists are pushing to add Lake County to the growing list of Illinois counties that have passed a resolution supporting the Second Amendment. Currently, 82 of the state’s 102 counties have passed such resolutions. The Lake County Board is scheduled to hear this resolution next Tuesday, August 12, 2008, so please make plans to attend this meeting to show your support. The meeting is scheduled to start at 9:00 AM, but the pro-gun community is being encouraged to show up early. Please make plans to arrive early to get through the security checkpoint. The meeting will be held at 18 N. County St., 10th floor, in Waukegan. Please make plans to attend this important meeting! For a list of Board Members, along with contact information, please go to http://www.co.lake.il.us/board/members.asp.
MASSACHUSETTS: Heller Resolution Passes House! Before adjourning last week, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed House Resolution 5029, sponsored by State Representative George Peterson (Ninth Worcester), recognizing the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision affirming that the Second Amendment guarantees the individual's right to keep and bear arms. The House voted 115 - 40 to approve the resolution. To see how your representative voted, click here http://www.goal.org/PDF/SCOTUSResolution.pdf, and please continue checking www.NRAILA.org for further updates! To view the text of the resolution, please click here.
Emergency Powers Legislation Heads to the Desk of Governor Patrick! S.1401, "An Act Prohibiting the Confiscation of Lawfully Owned Firearms During a State of Emergency", sponsored by State Senator Richard T. Moore (Worcester and Norfolk), passed out of the State House of Representatives and now heads to Governor Deval Patrick (D) for his signature. S.1401 would protect our Second Amendment rights by prohibiting any government agency from confiscating or regulating the lawful sale, possession, transfer, transport and carry of firearms during a state of emergency, such as occurred in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Please contact Governor Patrick’s office TODAY at (617) 725-4000 and respectfully urge him to sign S.1401.
NEVADA: Change of Date for Important Right-to-Carry Forum! The Nevada Sheriffs and Chiefs Association's (NVSCA) had previously scheduled a right-to-carry open forum for Tuesday, August 5 to be held at the Clark County Government Center. The forum has been rescheduled for Wednesday, September 10 but a time and location have not been set. We will be sending you updated information as soon the details are made public. Please make plans to attend this important forum. Last year's event in Carson City generated hundreds of members who had an opportunity to voice their opinions and concerns regarding all areas of Nevada's right to carry permit system. This year, it's Southern Nevada's turn to make their voices heard! For more information on the Association, please click here.
Nevada Primary Elections, Tuesday, August 12! Tuesday, August 12 is Primary Election Day in Nevada. Please be sure to vote Freedom First. For candidate ratings and endorsements, please call the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division at (800) 392-VOTE (8683) or visit www.NRAPVF.org. For more information about voting in Nevada, please click here. Remember to Vote Freedom First on Tuesday, August 12!
NORTH CAROLINA: Management Plans for Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge are Open for Public Comment: The US Fish and Wildlife Service has prepared plans that will guide management of the 50,000-acre Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge. Mattamuskeet currently allows deer and waterfowl hunting, including a program for youth. The plan offers two management alternatives to the present management approach for Mattamuskeet. Alternative B would continue the existing hunts, but the refuge would explore how to increase youth hunting opportunities for deer and waterfowl and would work with the state to conduct activities that promote hunter recruitment and retention. Alternative C would expand on those efforts. The deadline for comments on this plan is August 18th. It is important for the Service to hear from the hunting community on its proposals to expand hunting on these two refuges. Please take the time to review the plan and comment. You may view the planning document at http://southeast.fws.gov/planning, and submit your comments at that address, or to [email protected].
NORTH DAKOTA: Anti-Hunting Ballot Initiative Being Circulated for Signatures! North Dakota sportsmen should be aware that a group cleverly calling itself North Dakota Hunters for Fair Chase is circulating petitions for signatures to place an anti-hunting initiative on the 2008 General Election ballot. Make sure that you and your family and friends do not contribute to this misleading, anti-freedom effort by signing these petitions! This initiative effort is supported by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), a Washington D.C.-based lobbying organization that spends $120 million a year in an effort to end all hunting and animal agriculture in the United States. The proposed initiative would ban private big game hunting preserves in North Dakota, a long-standing tradition in the state. This violates basic American principles of private property rights and sportsmen deciding for themselves how and where to hunt. Hunting ethics should be decided by each individual hunter, not by politically-motivated laws supported by radical animal “rights” interest groups. Please work to inform your family, friends and fellow sportsmen in North Dakota that they should not sign these anti-freedom petitions now being circulated! For more information, please go to www.ndpropertyrights.com.
WASHINGTON: Washington State Primary Elections, Tuesday, August 19!Tuesday, August 19 is Primary Election Day in Washington. Please be sure to vote Freedom First. For candidate ratings and endorsements, please call the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division at (800) 392-VOTE (8683) or visit www.NRAPVF.org. For more information about voting in Washington, please click here. Remember to Vote Freedom First on Tuesday, August 19!
WYOMING: Wyoming Primary Elections, Tuesday, August 19! Tuesday, August 19 is Primary Election Day in Wyoming. Please be sure to vote Freedom First. For candidate ratings and endorsements, please call the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division at (800) 392-VOTE (8683) or visit www.NRAPVF.org. For more information about voting in Wyoming, please click here. Remember to Vote Freedom First on Tuesday, August 19!
