“I Did That!” Biden’s Gas Crisis Creates Public Safety Crisis

Read this week's Grassroots Alert! view the web version of this email NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS VOLUME 29, NUMBER 25   NEWS   "I Did That!" Biden's Gas Crisis Creates Public Safety Crisis The Biden Administration is serious about making it more difficult for responsible citizens to exercise their gun rights, which is hardly surprising from the most anti-Second Amendment president in history. What is less obvious is the effect President Biden's other policy decisions have had, directly or indirectly, on making communities less safe.   NEWS   A Century of Opposition to New York's Sullivan Law On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York's discretionary carry licensing regime as a violation of the Second Amendment right to bear arms in the NRA-backed case NYSRPA v. Bruen. The law at issue was the modern version New York's Sullivan Law, which was enacted in 1911. Named for notorious Tammany Hall political boss "Big" Tim Sullivan, the law imbued bribery and favoritism into the licensing process and empowered those with racial, ethnic, or other prejudice to prevent those they disfavor from exercising their Second Amendment rights.   NEWS   California Leaks Personal Data of Carry Permit Holders On Monday June 27, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the launch of the California Department of Justice (DOJ)'s Firearms Dashboard Portal. The data tool was designed to give granular firearm transaction and Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) permit holder data to anyone visiting the DOJ's website. However, astute users quickly realized that the dashboard could be used to access the personally identifying information of California CCW holders - including date of birth, full name, and address.   LEGAL & LEGISLATION   NRA-ILA Asks Court to Stop the California DOJ From Releasing Gun Owners' Personal Information After Massive Data Leak. Earlier this week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that he would be releasing firearms data via the California DOJ's Firearms Dashboard Portal. That data contained gun owners' names, dates of birth, gender, race, driver's license numbers, addresses, and criminal history. Today, NRA-ILA asked a federal judge to stop the DOJ from violating gun owners' privacy rights and releasing any more data.   NEWS   SCOTUS Reverses and Remands Two NRA-ILA Backed Magazine Cases One week after our landmark victory in NYSRPA v. Bruen, the Supreme Court issued orders in two other NRA-ILA backed cases. Those cases, ANJRPC v. Bruck and Duncan v. Bonta, challenge New Jersey and California laws that ban magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition. STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP California California: Legislature Passes and Newsom Signs Anti-Gun Bills Delaware Delaware: Gov. Carney Signs Anti-Gun Bills & General Assembly Adjourns New Jersey New Jersey: Despite Historic Supreme Court Ruling Gun Bills Advance in Trenton New York New York: Majority Democrats Vote in Lockstep to Defy the United States Supreme Court North Carolina North Carolina: Carry Permit Training Bill Going to Senate Floor 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!