Gun Prohibition Advocates Demonize Lawful Industry, Ignore Actual Criminals

Read this week's Grassroots Alert! view the web version of this email NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS VOLUME 30, NUMBER 26   NEWS   Gun Prohibition Advocates Demonize Lawful Industry, Ignore Actual Criminals Here we go again. Four years after then-Vice President Joe Biden said, "Our enemy is the gun manufacturers," gun control advocates are still trying to convince Americans that violent crime results from law-abiding businesses providing a constitutionally-protected product under exacting government scrutiny. Amidst the gun prohibition lobby's never-ending – and usually illegal – campaign of harassing lawsuits, Everytown has now upped the ante with its new "research" effort, "Inside the Gun Shop." The point is not to shed understanding on America's regulated firearm industry, however, but to impugn and dox the businesses that make the Second Amendment possible.   NEWS   Buckle Up, Chicago: There's a More Just and Vibrant City Ahead Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot made history this year, becoming the first mayor in that city to lose a re-election bid in 40 years. Lightfoot, a progressive who swept into office in 2019 on a landslide vote, was ousted in an election where public safety – specifically, runaway crime – was the dominant issue.   NEWS   MCC Update: Pro-gun States Block Credit Card Gun Registry Scheme No summary available   TAKE ACTION   Grassroots Spotlight: Virginia Kick-Off Events With Virginia's state elections underway, NRA-ILA has deployed Campaign Field Staff to the Virginia Beach area, and we could think of no better way to kick off our efforts than an NRA 2A Day with a strong Second Amendment Activist Center and community partner.   TAKE ACTION   Grassroots Spotlight: NRA 2A Day at Battlefield Firearms! With the state of Virginia in full election mode this year, NRA-ILA Grassroots is making important outreach in critical areas of the state by way of NRA-ILA's Virginia Campaign Field Staff. Staff recently held a successful "NRA 2A Day" at Battlefield Firearms in Locust Grove, outside of Fredericksburg, where new volunteers descended upon the usually quiet, rural intersection of Routes 3 and 20, for a great day in celebration of the Second Amendment!   TAKE ACTION   Grassroots Spotlight: NRA Spring State Conference Recap! The NRA-ILA Grassroots Team has been hard at work, building on the continued success of the NRA State Conference series in 2023. This year's slate of events started off strong with hundreds of patriots gathering in support of "the Second", in Nebraska. STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP California California: Senate Committees Hearing Anti-Gun Bills Before Summer Recess Delaware Delaware: General Assembly Adjourns from 2023 Regular Session Maine Maine: Maine Senate Shoots Down Universal Background Checks New Mexico Interim Legislative Committee to Meet Tuesday to Discuss Gun Control Proposals for 2024 Session! Oregon Oregon: Gov. Kotek Signs Restrictions on Home-Built Firearms SHARE THIS EMAIL FOLLOW NRA-ILA © 2023 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!