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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 22, No. 28 7/17/2015

Background Check Bill Seeks to Create Backdoor Gun Prohibition, While Bloomberg Group Piles On
NEWS  LEGAL & LEGISLATION  
Background Check Bill Seeks to Create Backdoor Gun Prohibition, While Bloomberg Group Piles On
Demonstrating why he's rated an "F" by the NRA, anti-gun Representative James Clyburn (D-S.C.) on Tuesday introduced a bill that would in effect vastly expand federal prohibited person categories. Worse, he is exploiting a recent tragedy and misinformation reported in the media to do so.
New Study: More Carry Permits = Less Crime
NEWS  
New Study: More Carry Permits = Less Crime
A new study by the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) finds that the number of people with concealed firearm carry permits has reached an all-time high, and that increasing the number of permit-holders is associated with a decrease in murder and total violent crime.
Everytown’s Editorial Arm, “The Trace”, pushes propaganda on self defense and firearms
NEWS  
Everytown’s Editorial Arm, “The Trace”, pushes propaganda on self defense and firearms
Bloomberg’s “The Trace” reported this week “breaking news” that anti-gun researcher David Hemenway has “debunked” the myth of self defensive gun uses in America.   Of course, this “breaking news” amounts to nothing more than another failed attempt by Hemenway to challenge common sense and shared experience here in the United States.  Hemenway has been trying (and failing) for nearly two decades to undermine the groundbreaking work of Florida State University’s Gary Kleck, which showed that firearms are used approximately 2.5 million times per year in self defense situations.  You can read Kleck’s most recent response to Hemenway here.  
Firing Blanks on Ammunition Law Deal?
LEGAL & LEGISLATION  NEWS  
Firing Blanks on Ammunition Law Deal?
Gun rights advocates may recall that New York's "SAFE Act" was passed only 24 hours after it was introduced, with no debate or public scrutiny, and with Governor Cuomo signing the bill an hour after the State Assembly approved it in January 2013. 
Please Contact Your U.S. Senators and Ask Them to Cosponsor and Support S. 1769
LEGAL & LEGISLATION  
Please Contact Your U.S. Senators and Ask Them to Cosponsor and Support S. 1769
On Wednesday, July 15, 2015, Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), along with original cosponsor, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), introduced S. 1769, the “African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015.”  This bill would prevent the Obama Administration from banning the U.S. sale and trade of legally owned ivory, as well as ensure that sport-hunted elephant trophies can be imported from countries with sustainable elephant populations.
Gun Control Sure Isn't Helping
NEWS  
Gun Control Sure Isn't Helping "Charm City"
Baltimore, which despite Maryland's restrictive gun control laws, consistently has among the worst violent crime problems of any major U.S. city.  Well, like salt in a wound, the city has now been forced to suspend a local anti-crime program after police seized guns and other contraband from one of the program's offices. The Washington Times reported on Wednesday that nine people have been arrested.
VIDEOS
Hillary Clinton Vows to Take on Gun Lobby
Hillary Clinton Vows to Take on Gun Lobby

In this News Minute from the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, Jennifer Zahrn reports that Hillary Clinton recently vowed to make gun control a part of her platform for the presidency.

Next Week on NRA All Access
Next Week on NRA All Access

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STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP

Colorado Colorado
Colorado: USFS Requesting Comments on Direction for Recreational Sport Shooting in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
Kentucky Kentucky
Kentucky: Bear Hunting Changes Approved by Subcommittee
Massachusetts Massachusetts
Massachusetts: Several Sunday Hunting Bills Pending in the State Legislature
Nevada Nevada
NRA Hosts Clark County Blue Card Shredding Event- Saturday, July 18!
North Carolina North Carolina
North Carolina: Time is Running Out for NRA-Supported Omnibus Bill
Virginia Virginia
All eyes will be on Virginia's elections this fall
 
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.