NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS VOLUME 30, NUMBER 13
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| | | | Last Wednesday, The Washington Post published an editorial entitled, “No one needs an AR-15 — or any gun tailor-made for mass shootings.” That piece followed an earlier series of articles about the AR-15 under the heading, “AMERICAN ICON: The gun that divides a nation.” Both efforts were meant to echo and amplify Joe Biden’s call to ban semiautomatic long guns and “large capacity” magazines. They were, however, ironically self-refuting and established beyond any doubt that AR-15s are in fact shielded by the Second Amendment. Meanwhile, the logic of the authors’ arguments (such as it was), had no limiting principles and would inevitably lead to calls for banning ALL guns. |
| | | | Two weeks ago, the North Carolina General Assembly passed S. 41, legislation that sought to remove the requirement that all law-abiding North Carolinians apply for, and receive, a permit-to-purchase (PtP) before they could lawfully acquire a handgun in the state. The bill also sought to remove the absolute prohibition on valid carry permit holders carrying handguns intended for self-defense into any church that also has a school attached. |
| | | | The U.S. now has a majority of states with constitutional carry laws on the books after Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Monday that eliminates the requirement for an individual to obtain a permit to carry a concealed firearm. |
| | | | For years, the NRA has been litigating a Florida law that bans young adults aged 18-20 from purchasing a firearm. In 2021, a federal judge begrudgingly upheld the law, despite finding that it imposed several restrictions on the people’s right to keep and bear arms while affording very few public safety benefits. The judge, however, felt like he was bound by Eleventh Circuit precedent that forbid him from striking the law. |
| | | | Please join us at the Annual National Firearms Law Seminar, to be held on Friday, April 14th, as part of the NRA Annual Meetings. The Seminar will be at the Marriott Indianapolis Downtown. This all-day seminar provides legal instruction for attorneys and all others interested in Second Amendment law. CLE credit for all states is available. |
| | | | There is still time to RSVP for one of your NRA-ILA Grassroot’s political update meetings, April 14th or 15th, at the NRA's Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Indianapolis! We are pleased to announce that the following speakers have been confirmed for these two dates: State Senators Jim Tomes, Eric Koch, and Aaron Freeman; and from the State House, we will have Representatives Ben Smoltz, Jim Lucas, and Matt Lehman. These staunch defenders of the Second Amendment will cover the process of getting Constitutional Carry passed, as well as other relevant legislation. With just two weeks remaining until the meetings, it is important to RSVP for one of the NRA-ILA Political Update meetings at the Indiana Convention Center while seats are still available. |
| | | | Join us April 14 - 16, 2023 in Indianapolis, IN for the event of the year! The NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits is the only event of its kind where you can see all the major firearms and accessory manufacturers under one roof. |
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