NRA-ILA Daily Alert for 8-14-2018


DAILY ALERT FOR Tuesday, August 14, 2018

THE HILL
Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh called Scalia a ‘hero’ and ‘role model’ external site
“I loved the guy,” Kavanaugh said in June 2016 at a conference at George Mason Law School. “To me, he was and remains a hero and a role model.”
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Don’t forget all those other judges external site
Senate Republicans are using their rare August work session to make progress on several of President Trump’s nominees to the lower courts and the Executive Branch, even as they continue to meet behind closed doors with Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh.
NATIONAL REVIEW
Ninth Circuit Returns to Form, Upholds Bizarre California Gun Regulation external site
In a ruling earlier this month, it upheld one of the most bizarre and nonsensical gun regulations in the nation. It did so by essentially ignoring the plain language of Heller and approving a legal regime that will naturally and inevitably lead to diminishing options for citizens who seek to lawfully exercise their constitutional right to self-defense.
NATIONAL REVIEW
Bethany Mandel: Women Need Guns external site
Guns aren’t just an equalizer in situations of random violence, robberies, and potential rapes; they also keep women safe from attackers closer to home.