NRA-ILA: Institute for Legislative Action

NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS VOLUME 27, NUMBER 28

Excess Rights?
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Excess Rights?
The anti-gun activism machine is getting desperate. Researchers at UC Davis allege in a new paper that “excess” firearm purchases over the last few months may have led a significant increase in “gun violence.”
2020 NRA-ILA Summer Auction
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2020 NRA-ILA Summer Auction
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Lori Lightfoot Either Doesn’t Understand Federal Law, or Hopes Nobody Else Does
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Lori Lightfoot Either Doesn’t Understand Federal Law, or Hopes Nobody Else Does
It has become commonly accepted among anti-gun extremists to ignore the mountains of evidence that exposes the abject failure of gun control to prevent violent criminals from acting like violent criminals.  They reject the fact that criminals already violate myriad laws at the local, state, and federal level in furtherance of their illicit activities, and insist that the only way to prevent criminals from committing crimes with firearms is to add more laws.
Trump Administration Fixes Suppressor Export Rule
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Trump Administration Fixes Suppressor Export Rule
Effective immediately, the Department of State has rescinded its April 18, 2002, firearms sound suppressor policy. This policy provided for enhanced guidelines for the approval and issuance of export licenses for sound suppressors and restricted their export to only official end users such as government or military entities. Henceforth, DDTC will handle suppressor exports in a manner consistent with other USML-controlled technologies. This requires that applicants must identify a specific end user. Applications for the permanent export of hardware must include purchase documentation, a DSP-83 non-transfer and end use certificate (as suppressors are considered Significant Military Equipment under the USML), an end-user statement, and an import permit (if required by the destination country). Consistent with current licensing practices, all licenses will be reviewed and adjudicated on a case-by-case basis, and any pre-license checks or post shipment verifications will be conducted as deemed necessary and appropriate based on the totality of the circumstances of the transaction. Standard staffing protocols within the Department and interagency will be applied as required.

STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP

Maryland Maryland
Maryland: Anti-Gun Group Demands Indefinite Delay for Firearm Transfers
North Carolina North Carolina
North Carolina: Veto Override Fails for Second Amendment Preservation Act
Virginia Virginia
Virginia: Anti-Gun Majority Takes Gratuitous Victory Lap


Virginia: NRA Monitoring Upcoming Special Session