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| LEGAL & LEGISLATION NEWS Your Help Urgently Needed to Protect the Second Amendment Rights of America’s Veterans! | |
| America’s veterans helped protect us. Now we can ensure they themselves are not arbitrarily denied the right of self-protection. | |
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| NEWS SECOND AMENDMENT “Trump Slump” Proved False by Strong Background Check Numbers | |
| Rumors of the “Trump Slump” in gun sales have been exaggerated. Recent reports point to three consecutive months of declining NICS background checks (a proxy for gun sales, though not all background checks are connected to a purchase and a single purchase may include multiple firearms) as evidence that President Trump’s election marks the end in a period that saw background checks monthly records broken regularly. | |
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| NEWS GUN LAWS The Letter of the Law: Parking Lot Storage Statutes | |
| You can take your kids to work. You can take your pets to work. But you can’t always take your gun to work. | |
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| NEWS GUN LAWS Decades after Firearm Confiscation, Australia Announces New Amnesty Program | |
| In a tacit admission that criminals and scofflaws have had little trouble circumventing Australia’s National Firearms Agreement (NFA) and the government’s confiscation effort, Australian officials have set a date for another firearms amnesty program. The program is set to begin in July and last for three months. Despite offering no compensation for surrendered firearms, government officials hope that the plan will net 260,000 of an estimated 600,000 illegally possessed guns. | |
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| NEWS SECOND AMENDMENT Czechs Seek Pro-gun Constitutional Amendment in Face of EU Gun Control | |
| Officials from the Czech Republic have been among the most vocal critics of the European Union’s efforts to restrict the rights of law-abiding gun owners. Most recently, the Czech government has contemplated taking the drastic step of amending the country’s constitution in order to better protect the rights of Czech citizens to possess guns for self-defense. | |
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| NEWS TAKE ACTION NRA-ILA Grassroots State of the Union | |
| Join NRA-ILA Grassroots Director Glen Caroline during NRA’s Annual Meetings and Exhibits in Atlanta, Georgia, for a FREE briefing on NRA-ILA’s grassroots successes in the 2016 elections and how those lessons learned can be applied to defending your rights moving ahead. Glen will also be discussing modifications & improvements to NRA-ILA’s Grassroots programs to better meet the needs of today’s Second Amendment activists. | |
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| NEWS TAKE ACTION Attend NRA-ILA Collegiate Leadership Conference in Atlanta! | |
| All college students and recent graduates are welcome to join NRA-ILA Grassroots staff for our third annual Collegiate Leadership Conference during NRA’s Annual Meetings and Exhibits in Atlanta, Georgia (admission is FREE). In addition to Grassroots staff, attendees will hear from a panel of pro-gun student activists who will share their successes in organizing in support of the Second Amendment on campus. Participants will also have the chance to network with other students, build a regional activism plan, and talk with NRA-ILA staff about job opportunities. | |
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| NEWS GUN LAWS SECOND AMENDMENT Attend Firearms Law Seminar in Atlanta | |
| The Annual National Firearms Law Seminar will be held on Friday, April 28, 2017 as part of the NRA Annual Meetings. The gold standard in firearms law classes, this day-long seminar provides legal instruction for attorneys and all others interested in Second Amendment law. CLE credit for all states is available. | |
VIDEOS
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On March 6, 2017, NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox answered questions about what the NRA is doing this year to advance our Second Amendment rights! |
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NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox joins Grant Stinchfield to talk about how cities that have been stricken with crime are now raising taxes on firearm’s purchases. This type of “poll tax” is now keeping poor people from exercising their Second Amendment rights. |
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| STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP |
