NRA-ILA Daily Alert 5-7-2016

National Rifle Association of America, Institute For Legislative ActionOhio: Military Carry Permit Reform Bill Will be Heard in Committee Next Week – On Wednesday, May 11, at 2:30 p.m., the House State Government Committee is scheduled to hear Senate Bill 199 in Room 121 of the State Capitol. New Hampshire: Constitutional/Permitless Carry Legislation Heads to the Governor for a Second Time!Yesterday, May 5, the New Hampshire Senate approved legislation by a vote of 14-10 to eliminate the requirement to obtain a permit in order to lawfully carry concealed. 

LEGAL & LEGISLATION HUNTING 
Massachusetts: New Ivory Bill is referred to Committee
Several weeks ago, we reported that closed-door discussions were again underway on legislation to regulate the sale of ivory and ivory products in the Commonwealth.
 
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
South Carolina: Session Ends Soon – Contact Your Legislators in Support of Pro-Gun Bills
Last week, the South Carolina Senate voted to carry over H. 3799, the Georgia-only Right-to-Carry reciprocity bill.
 
WASHINGTON TIMES
Social Security moves to block some from owning guns
People who get Social Security disability payments by dint of mental impairment and who need help to manage their finances are so dangerous they shouldn’t be able to buy firearms, the Obama administration said in a new proposal published Thursday that could add millions of people to the lists of banned gun owners.
 
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Missouri House passes bill to allow guns at college campuses
The Missouri House has passed a bill with a number of provisions aimed at expanding access to guns.
 
UNION LEADER
N.H. Senate OKs bill ending concealed gun permit requirement, but veto likely
Without debate, the Senate Wednesday voted down party lines 14-10 to end the requirement to obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon. The bill is similar to one Gov. Maggie Hassan vetoed last year. Her veto was sustained.
 
THE MERCURY
Australia: Gun control laws the biggest con job in our nation’s history
Our gun laws completely miss the mark when you realise the chance of any one of Australia’s 800,000 licensed gun owners committing murder are so minuscule that you are more likely to die from a bee sting.
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