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| LEGAL & LEGISLATION NEWS Rep. Rob Bishop Introduces the "Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act" | |
| On Wednesday, May 24, 2017, Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources Rob Bishop (R-UT) introduced H.R. 2620, the "Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act." This bill would remove ATF's authority to use the "sporting purposes" clauses in federal law in ways that could undermine the core purpose of the Second Amendment. Under Chairman Bishop’s legislation, all lawful purposes – including self-defense – would have to be given due consideration and respect in the administration of federal firearms law. | |
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| LEGAL & LEGISLATION NEWS SECOND AMENDMENT Legislation Reintroduced to Permanently Dismantle Obama-Era Enforcement Abuse | |
| This week, Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) reintroduced the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act, a bill aimed at permanently dismantling Operation Choke Point (OCP). | |
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| NEWS LEGAL & LEGISLATION Concealed Carrying Hits New High, Underscores Need for National Law | |
| Information collected by the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) indicates an unprecedented surge in the number of concealed carry permits, with the largest one-year increase on record occurring between May 2016 and May 2017. | |
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| NEWS Public Health Researchers Use Common Gun Control Tactic to Mislead on “Children” and Guns | |
| It is one of the most well-worn tactics of those who advocate for gun control. Step one, acquire statistics on firearms injuries among children ages 0-14. Step two, combine these relatively low numbers with the far greater numbers of firearms injuries involving juveniles and young adults ages 15-19. Step three, present the resulting statistics as the shocking number of “children” (ages 0-19) who are subjected to “gun violence” each day/week/month/year. Step four, use the disingenuous statistics to advocate for handgun bans/registration and licensing/storage restrictions. | |
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| NEWS New Zealand Police Mislead Current and Prospective Gun Owners | |
| Back in April, NRA-ILA alerted readers to the results of the New Zealand Parliament Law and Order Committee’s “Inquiry into issues relating to the illegal possession of firearms in New Zealand,” which proposed that a raft of new gun control laws be foisted upon the peaceful island nation. Not content to see the legislative process take its course, the New Zealand Police appear eager to mislead current and prospective gun owners into thinking that the country’s existing firearms laws are far stricter than what statute provides. | |
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