Your NRA-ILA Daily Alert 7-20-2016

NRA Endorses Paul Ryan for Re-election to U.S. House of Representatives. Your NRA-ILA Daily Alert 7-20-2016

The AR-15 Is The Musket Of Its Era – As the standard firearm of its day, the AR-15 does not represent some bizarre over-extension of the right to keep and bear arms. It is the very core of that right.

NEWS
Bloomberg’s Stealth Attack on Firearm Freedoms
The use of ballot initiatives is the latest threat to our rights, and we have to be ready to fight back. 
 
WASHINGTON TIMES
Hillary Clinton Calls for Gun Control in NAACP address
The former first lady again called for gun control and a broader national conversation on criminal justice reform, but she saved her strongest comments for Mr. Trump and suggested that recent tragedies should serve as a reminder why the nation cannot send the billionaire to the Oval Office.
 
USA TODAY
CrossFit Games’ decision to award Glock handguns attacked
The decision to award winners of this month’s CrossFit Games with a gun has resulted in backlash from the event’s title sponsor, Reebok, and from an online petition that has gathered thousands of signatures.
 
WASHINGTON TIMES
Book burners and gun banners
In the modern world, those who have power, but not the ability to convince others, often resort to censorship, or attempt to legally or forcibly ban ideas, products, like guns and sugary drinks, or practices that they disapprove of.
 
JOURNAL-NEWS
Ohio: Sheriff Jones encouraging office staff to carry weapons at work
In a memo to full-time and part-time staff and volunteers, Jones urged those with a valid Ohio CCW License to carry their weapon within the department’s headquarters at 705 Hanover St. in Hamilton. He also encouraged employees to carry their weapon while operating any department vehicle away from the headquarters.
 
GUN LAWS
Realtor stops intruders, KAIT, Jonesboro, Ark. 07/18/16
A realtor was going into a home in Jonesboro, Ark. that she had shown several times when she happened upon three intruders, one of whom was passed out on a bed. The realtor responded to the threat by drawing a gun and holding one of the intruders at gunpoint until police could arrive. The other two criminals fled the scene. When police arrived and arrested the formerly-passed-out intruder, he became aggressive, threatening to kill one of the officers.
 
HUNTING LEGAL & LEGISLATION 
Massachusetts: Ivory Ban Legislation Still Pending in the Senate
With the legislature set to adjourn at the end of July, Senate Bill 2241 is still pending in the Senate Ways and Means Committee and could be brought to a vote in the next few weeks.  Please contact your state Representative and state Senator and urge them to oppose S. 2241!
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