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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 29, No. 6 2/14/2022


NEWS NEWS Don’t Believe Beto
The clown prince of American politics is back in the headlines. During a campaign stop in Tyler, Texas, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke shared his new position on firearms. According to the noted gun confiscation proponent, he’s no longer hell bent on grabbing guns. The failed presidential candidate told those gathered, “I’m not interested in taking anything from anyone. What I want to make sure that we do is defend the Second Amendment.”


NEWS NEWS The Administration’s Alternative Universe: Fight Freedom, Not Crime
The White House press secretary was recently criticized for flippantly downplaying crime fears in a January 25 podcast. While reading out and commenting on cable news chyrons, Jen Psaki joked that CNN and MSNBC were “OK, true,” but FOX News was covering some “alternative universe,” with “Jeanine Pirro talking about soft on crime consequences. I mean, what? What does that even mean? Right? So there’s an alternate universe on some coverage.


NEWS NEWS Biden Lies to Push Assault on Second Amendment
It has become axiomatic that, when we write about Joe Biden commenting on guns, we will be reporting that he has uttered something patently false. In fact, there are usually several things that he gets completely wrong, and often the things he gets wrong are things he repeatedly gets wrong.

STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP

	Alaska Alaska: Public Hearing Scheduled for NRA-Backed Emergency Powers Legislation
	California California: Legislation to Ban Gun Shows on State Property Reintroduced California: San Jose Adopts Gun Tax & Insurance Requirement at Final Vote
	Colorado Colorado: House Committee to Consider Constitutional Carry Legislation Tomorrow Colorado: Hearing Scheduled to Ban Open Carry at Voting Locations
	Hawaii Hawaii: House Committee Hearing Pistol Permitting & Registration Bill
	Idaho Idaho: Senate Committee Passes NRA-Backed Emergency Powers Legislation to the Floor Idaho: Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Emergency Powers Legislation
	Iowa Iowa: Employee Self-Defense Bill Passes Committee
	Maryland Maryland: Rising Homicides Demonstrate Gun Control Failure Maryland: Wear and Carry Preliminary Approval Legislation Scheduled for Committee Consideration
	Michigan Michigan: “Red Flag” Gun Seizure Legislation Introduced In Senate
	Missouri Missouri: House General Laws Committee Passes Public Transit Self-Defense
	New Mexico New Mexico: House Committee Tables HB 9, Gun Owner Liability Bill; Session Ends This Coming Week
	Ohio Ohio: House Committee Voting On Emergency Powers Bill
	South Dakota South Dakota: Legislation to Address Anti-Gun Banks Scheduled for Hearing
	Utah Utah: Enhanced Preemption Legislation Passed out of House Committee
	Virginia Virginia: “Red Flag” Repeal Legislation Passed out of Committee Virginia Now Supports Right-To-Carry In Supreme Court Case
	Washington Washington: Magazine Ban Legislation Amended to 10 Round Capacity Limit Washington: 10 Round Magazine Ban Legislation Passed Out of the Senate Washington: Quick Turnaround as 10 Round Magazine Ban Legislation Scheduled for Committee Hearing this Week
	West Virginia West Virginia: Keep, Bear, and Drive with Arms Act Heads to the Senate Floor

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