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Dear New Mexico NRA Member: Even though opponents of HB 193 and HB 166 outnumbered gun control advocates 80/20 on the committee’s zoom hearing yesterday afternoon, the committee voted 3-2 to advance HB 166 and will vote by the same margin to advance HB 193 when they reconvene on Saturday (though no additional testimony will be taken this weekend). …

Today, the General Laws Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee gave a favorable report to House Bill 3094, to legalize the open carry of handguns. It will now go to the full committee for further consideration. Please contact committee members and ask them to support HB 3094. House Bill 3094 allows citizens who hold a …

New York Senate Democrat Leadership in Albany continues to prove just how out-of-touch they are with reality.  On Tuesday, amidst a pandemic that continues to rage, the Senate Majority passed “ghost gun” legislation on an almost straight party line vote. S.13, by Sen. Anna Kaplan, and S.14, by Sen. Brad Hoylman, would attach felony penalties to …

Today, the New Hampshire House Criminal Justice & Public Safety Committee voted to pass House Bill 334.  Thanks to your strong support, this bill will advance this session. House Bill 334: “ATV Carry” – Allows the carry of a loaded firearm on an Off-Highway Recreation Vehicle (OHRV) or Snowmobile. HB 334 also …

Yesterday afternoon, the Mississippi Senate passed NRA-backed Senate Bill 2107, which makes important reforms to the state firearms preemption law.  SB 2107 enhances Mississippi’s preemption law by adding state agencies to the list of entities that are prohibited from restricting the Second Amendment rights of Mississippi citizens.  Preemption laws serve to prevent localities, and with …

Tomorrow at 10:00am, the Senate State Affairs Committee is scheduled to consider two pro-gun bills, Senate Bill 100 and Senate Bill 111, outlined below.  Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT Senate Bill 100 and Senate Bill 111. Senate Bill 100 provides protections for gun stores, ranges, or any other …

Tomorrow, February 10, at 11:00am, the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee is scheduled to consider two pro-gun bills outlined below.  Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT House Bill 307 and House Bill 334. House Bill 307: Over recent years, numerous local governments have attempted to enact gun control ordinances …

Legislators hostile to Second Amendment rights are not going to rest this session. Last month, the Senate passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 8 declaring “gun violence” as a public health crisis along a mostly partisan vote. The General Assembly is currently in recess to hold budget hearings, but if SCR 8 passes the …

Last week, the Free Thought Project reported on HR 127, the most tyrannical gun bill ever proposed. The bill would target the poor by forcing citizens to pay $800 per year to possess firearms that they are required to register. It also bans multiple legal guns and ammo types, turning tens of …

Dear New Mexico NRA Member: On Tuesday, February 9, the House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee will meet at 1:30pm (or upon final adjournment from the House floor) to hear two gun control bills and take testimony from the public virtually on the measures.  You can access the committee’s Zoom meeting …