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NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS
VOLUME 25, NUMBER 14
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In the wake of the
Parkland, Florida, murders, there has been an unusual amount of anti-gun and
anti-NRA commentary by private corporations with plenty of problems of their
own. In February, Delta announced it was ending a
discount program for passengers who used the airline to travel to the NRA’s
2018 Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas. The move had nothing to do with any
problems Delta itself experienced with the NRA or its members, but supposedly
came in response to what the airline called “the current national debate over
gun control amid recent school shootings.” Bizarrely, Delta characterized its
decision to link innocent NRA members with school shootings and to punish
them by reneging on a contract as a reflection of its “neutral status” and an
attempt to “refrain from entering this debate.”
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Gun owners have seen
many outrageous instances of courts dismissing the importance, if not the
very existence, of the individual right to keep and bear arms. But Judge
William G. Young of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
still managed to distinguish himself among this dubious cohort with an
opinion published on April 5. Not only the does Young’s opinion uphold an
expansive ban on semiautomatic firearms and magazines by misreading Supreme
Court precedent, it goes out of its way to mock the legacy and stalwart
Second Amendment jurisprudence of the late, great Justice Antonin
Scalia.
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There is growing
evidence that some of America’s financial elite want to create a world in
which America’s public policy decisions emanate from corporate boardrooms in
Manhattan rather than from citizens and their elected officials. This
was demonstrated in recent weeks when both Citigroup and Bank of America
announced changes to their corporate guidelines aimed at preventing
law-abiding Americans from exercising their constitutional rights.
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The Governor of Vermont, Phil
Scott, signed gun control measures earlier this week – adding restrictive new
laws including age restrictions on firearms purchases, bans on
“high-capacity” (read: standard capacity) magazines, bans on bump stocks, and
“closes” the non-existent “gun show loophole.”
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The UK’s descent
into absurdity continued this week as officials announced new efforts
to crack down on knives and other potentially dangerous objects.
The renewed interest in banning sharp objects stems from a recent
spate of killings in London. In February and March, London’s murder rate
topped New York City’s for the first time in recorded history.
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On April 15, the
Sporting Shooters’ Association of Australia celebrates its 70th birthday.
Founded in 1948 by a group of roughly 100 shooters in Sydney, SSAA has grown
to a membership of nearly 200,000 and into Australia’s preeminent
organization representing gun owners.
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Join NRA-ILA staff
during NRA's Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Dallas, Texas for a FREE
briefing on NRA-ILA’s Grassroots Programs and campaign efforts, with a
special concentration on our collegiate outreach. Attendees of all ages are
welcome to learn more about what the NRA-ILA is doing to reach out to College
Students and how you can help in your local community.
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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.
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VIDEOS
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NRA-ILA's annual Leadership Forum is one of
the most politically significant and popular events in the country, featuring
our nation's top Second Amendment leaders in government, the media, and the
entertainment industry. |
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