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Florida Alert! Gun Bills Filed in Florida – SO FAR
DATE: January 15, 2021 TO: USF & NRA Members and Friends FROM: Marion P. Hammer USF Executive Director NRA Past President As Legislators begin to file bills for the 2021 Florida Legislative Session, we are getting questions about various bills due to media reports on gun bills. Below is …
FLORIDA’S FIGHT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY
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Montana: Permitless Carry Legislation Could Soon be Heard on the House Floor
Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee passed self-defense legislation, House Bill 102, by a 12 to 7 vote. The measure now heads to the House floor where it will await a full vote. Please contact your Representative and ask that they SUPPORT House Bill 102. House Bill 102 will strengthen Montana’s self-defense laws by …
Arkansas: Stand Your Ground Scheduled for a Committee Hearing Tomorrow
As previously reported, NRA-backed Stand Your Ground legislation, Senate Bill 24, has been introduced in the Land of Opportunity and is scheduled for a hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee tomorrow. Click below to contact committee members and urge them to support Senate Bill 24. Senate Bill 24would eliminate the duty to …
Maryland: California-Style Ammunition Background Check Bill
The General Assembly starts its 2021 session this week and House Bill 175, a bill with California-style restrictions on ammunition sales, has already received a committee assignment. Please contact the House Judiciary Committee to OPPOSE HB 175. House Bill 175 is a deeply flawed bill that requires “ammunition vendors” to conduct a …
Virginia: Correcting Record on Gun Ban Bill from 2020
Members and other Second Amendment supporters, you may have seen that other Virginia gun rights groups recently mentioned last year’s legislation and Governor Northam’s gun ban bill, HB961, making at least one incorrect claim. We feel that it is critical to address this. House Bill 961, Governor Northam’s gun ban, was carried over by Senate Judiciary to the 2021 session. …
Indiana: Lawful Carry Bill Introduced
Today, during the first week of Indiana’s 2021 legislative session, Representatives Ben Smaltz, Matthew Lehman, and Timothy Wesco introduced House Bill 1369, to improve the ability of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves and their loved ones. Please contact your state representative and ask them to support this critical bill. House Bill …
Virginia: Gun Banners Seek Gun-Free Zone Expansion
Not satisfied with the infringements from last year, gun ban advocates are now going after private property rights. In an interview, Lori Haas of the so-called Coalition to Stop Gun Violence said that she plans to push for legislation to ban firearms from all polling locations and to make Capitol Square …
Utah: Permitless Carry Legislation Filed!
This week, Representative Walt Brooks (HD 75) filed House Bill 60. HB 60 allows a law-abiding adult to carry a concealed firearm in the State of Utah without first obtaining government permission, while keeping the existing Concealed Firearm Permit (CFP) system intact. This is the number one priority for NRA in Utah, …
New York City Demonstrates the Danger to Freedom and Safety of Firearm Licensing Laws
Leave it to New York City to once again remind us why we cannot trust anti-gun public officials to be the gatekeepers for our preexisting right – not state-granted privilege – to keep and bear arms. At first blush, firearm licensing laws may seem to some like a reasonable safeguard to ensure …