NRA-ILA DAILY ALERT NEWS APRIL 10, 2019

DAILY ALERT FOR Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Oregon: Committee Passes 45-Page Gun Control Package
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Oregon: Committee Passes 45-Page Gun Control Package
On April 9th, the Oregon state Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve Senate Bill 978 with the -5 Amendment.  This legislation is an omnibus gun control package that, among other things, would require firearms be kept unavailable for self-defense and would also expand gun free zones where law-abiding individuals would be left defenseless.  It will now go to the Senate floor for further consideration.
Indiana: Important Self-Defense Bills Go To Conference
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Indiana: Important Self-Defense Bills Go To Conference
On April 8th, the Indiana state Senate voted 42-7 to pass House Bill 1284 and on April 2nd, the state House of Representatives voted 75-21 to pass Senate Bill 119.  Because of the modifications made to these bills during the process, both bills will now be headed to conference committees for further action.
Illinois: Legislation To Ban Private Transfers & Seize Firearms Introduced
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Illinois: Legislation To Ban Private Transfers & Seize Firearms Introduced
On April 8th, House Amendment 1 to House Bill 96 was filed to impose various gun control schemes in Illinois, such as to criminalize private transfers and to create a gun seizure regime.  HA 1 to HB 96 has been referred to the Rules Committee pending further committee assignments.
Maryland: General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die from its 2019 Legislative Session
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Maryland: General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die from its 2019 Legislative Session
Late last night, the Maryland General Assembly adjourned from their 2019 Legislative Session.
SFGATE
Eric Swalwell on Assault Weapons: ‘Just Take the 15 Million that are Out There and Buy Them Back’ external site
Bay Area congressman Eric Swalwell on Monday became the latest person to join the incredibly crowded 2020 Democratic presidential race. His primary policy message of the campaign will be gun control, and he’s proposing a mandatory buyback of “military-style semiautomatic assault weapons.”
WESA.FM
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto To Sign Gun Control Bills Today external site
A package of bills at the center of a heated debate about gun control in Pittsburgh is expected to become law today. Mayor Bill Peduto tells The Confluence he’ll sign the bills at noon today. The bills would ban the use of assault-style weapons within city limits and allow guns to be temporarily seized from those deemed too dangerous to own them.
USA TODAY
Why I Learned to Use a Gun at a Mature Age and Now Carry One external site
My friends are well aware that I carry and know that should I be called to do so, I will protect them to the best of my ability.
Pittsburgh Residents Challenge Ban on Standard Capacity Magazines
NEWS LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Pittsburgh Residents Challenge Ban on Standard Capacity Magazines
With assistance from the NRA, Pittsburgh residents filed a lawsuit today challenging the city’s ban on publicly carrying loaded magazines that accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Pittsburgh’s recently enacted ordinance misleadingly describes these magazines as “large capacity” even though they come standard with many of the nation’s most popular firearms and are commonly used in handguns carried for self-defense.