The Hypocrisy of Gun Control Elitists

Read this week's Grassroots Alert! view the web version of this email NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS VOLUME 29, NUMBER 13   NEWS   The Hypocrisy of Gun Control Elitists In 2020, then-presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg was asked how he could continue to demand gun control while being protected by private guards equipped with the same firearms and magazines that he wanted to ban others from owning. "Does your life matter more than mine or my family's or these people's?" Bloomberg's response, in essence, was that he was not an ordinary person. He was a celebrity and billionaire who received more threats than most people: "That just happens when you are the mayor of New York City or you are very wealthy."   NEWS   ATF Reinterprets the Term "Machinegun," Again On March 22nd, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ("ATF") released an open letter on "forced reset triggers" ("FRTs") indicating that the agency's position is that these triggers meet the definition of "machinegun" under federal law, and are therefore "firearms" under both the Gun Control Act ("GCA") and National Firearms Act ("NFA"). Under ATF's new interpretation, these triggers are effectively prohibited due to the GCA's prohibition on new manufacture of machineguns for the commercial market.   NEWS  LEGAL & LEGISLATION   Attend Firearms Law Seminar in Houston Please join us at the Annual National Firearms Law Seminar, to be held on Friday, May 27th, at the Hyatt Regency Houston, as part of the NRA Annual Meetings.  This all-day seminar provides legal instruction for attorneys and all others interested in Second Amendment law. CLE credit for all states is available. STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP Arizona Arizona: Senate Appropriations Hearing Pro-Gun Bills This Week California California: Fee Hike Bill Eligible for Floor Vote California: Parental Disclosure Bill Fails in Committee and More Firearm Related Legislation Scheduled for Hearings Colorado Colorado: Senate Sends Two Gun Bills to the Governor's Desk Colorado: Senate Sends Anti-Gun Bill to the Governor's Desk Colorado: Governor Signs Anti-Self-Defense Legislation into Law Colorado: Hunter Education Measure Heads Back to the House for Concurrence Connecticut Connecticut: Gun Control Proposal on Committee Agenda for Tomorrow! Florida Join Us for the First Ever Florida NRA State Conference! Georgia Georgia: Senate Concurs On Constitutional Carry Idaho Idaho: Legislature Adjourns Sine Die from 2022 Legislative Session Kansas Kansas: Concurrence Reached on Lifetime Children's Hunting and Fishing License Maine Maine: Your Action Needed - Senate to Vote on Sunday Hunting Legislation Maryland Maryland: General Assembly Passes "Ghost Gun" Restriction Bill Maryland: General Assembly Passes Oppressive Dealer Requirements Minnesota Minnesota: Your Action Needed to Add Important Funding Language to Omnibus Bill Missouri Missouri: Two Committees Hearing Pro-Gun Bills Rhode Island Rhode Island: Legislature Coming Out Full Force Against Ocean State Gun Owners South Carolina South Carolina: Committee Passes Sunday Hunting for Wildlife Management Areas SHARE THIS EMAIL FOLLOW NRA-ILA © 2022 National Rifle Association of America, Institute For Legislative Action. To contact NRA-ILA call 800-392-8683. Address: 11250 Waples Mill Road Fairfax, Virginia 22030.  Please do not reply to this email.  Unsubscribe from this email list | Manage your email preferences   Thank you!