Explore The NRA Universe Of Websites

APPEARS IN Grassroots

Grassroots Alert: Vol. 23, No. 23 6/10/2016

Clinton Refuses to Say Second Amendment Protects Individual Right
NEWS  
Clinton Refuses to Say Second Amendment Protects Individual Right
On ABC’s This Week show last Sunday, Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton twice refused to say whether she believes the Second Amendment protects a fundamental, individual right to keep and bear arms.
Peruta Opinion Finds No Right to Carry Concealed Firearms
LEGAL & LEGISLATION  NEWS  
Peruta Opinion Finds No Right to Carry Concealed Firearms
A full panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today used shameful sophistry and sleight of hand to effectively deny millions of Californians their constitutional right to bear firearms in public for self-defense. The ruling came in the long-running case of Peruta v. San Diego, which challenged California’s discretionary issuance of concealed carry permits, the only option Californians have to legally exercise this right. Ignoring that fact, the court held that concealed carry of firearms in public is not protected by the Second Amendment and that discretionary permitting for it therefore does not offend that provision.
Barack Obama Wants to Unilaterally Strip Your Gun Rights
NEWS  
Barack Obama Wants to Unilaterally Strip Your Gun Rights
It’s puzzling that the University of Chicago Law School permitted Barack Obama to lecture on constitutional law, as comments he made last week indicate that he would struggle to properly teach high school civics. Specifically, the president appears wholly unfamiliar with the concept of due process.
Hillary Clinton’s History of Support for Prohibitive Taxes on Firearms and Ammunition
NEWS  
Hillary Clinton’s History of Support for Prohibitive Taxes on Firearms and Ammunition
Last Sunday, ABC This Week host, and former Clinton White House Communications Director, George Stephanopoulos questioned Hillary Clinton about her support for gun control. While Clinton’s evasive response as to whether she believes the Second Amendment protects an individual right has garnered a great deal of attention, Clinton’s response to a follow-up question about taxing firearms is also of interest. 
Court Invalidates a Permit Rule as Bogus: Agency Can’t Make Up New Requirements
NEWS  
Court Invalidates a Permit Rule as Bogus: Agency Can’t Make Up New Requirements
In a ruling released early this month, the New Hampshire Supreme Court determined that a license condition imposed by the state’s Department of Safety had no basis in law, and invalidated the requirement as executive overreach. New Hampshire allows nonresidents to apply for a concealed carry license.
Six Year Wait for Recovery of Seized Guns Ruled Unconstitutional
NEWS  
Six Year Wait for Recovery of Seized Guns Ruled Unconstitutional
Law enforcement officers seize privately-owned firearms in a variety of situations.  The problem, as we’ve written about previously, is that once a gun has been seized, the police often refuse to restore it to its lawful owner, even when the owner hasn’t done anything wrong: he or she hasn’t been convicted of or even accused of committing any crime, isn’t disqualified from possessing or owning firearms, and the gun isn’t needed for a police investigation or as evidence. 
Surge in Permits Drives NICS Record in May
NEWS  
Surge in Permits Drives NICS Record in May
FBI data reported this week from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) shows that a 41 percent increase in background checks conducted for firearm carry and purchase permits in May 2016, as compared to May 2015, elevated the total number of firearm checks for that month to the highest on record for any month of May. 

STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP

California California
California: Several Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Hearings for Tuesday, June 14
California: Several Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Hearings for Tuesday, June 14
Delaware Delaware
Delaware: Sunday Hunting Legislation Passed out of Legislature, Heads to Governor’s Desk
Louisiana Louisiana
Louisiana: 2016 Legislative Session Ends on a Positive Note, Gun Rights still at Risk in New Orleans
North Carolina North Carolina
North Carolina: Support Right to Hunt and Fish Legislation
South Carolina South Carolina
South Carolina: Governor Haley Signs H. 3799!
 
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.