NRA-ILA DAILY ALERTS FOR 12-17-2019

Pennsylvania: Attorney General Issues Opinion on Partially-Finished Receivers in Extreme Deviation from Federal Law
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Pennsylvania: Attorney General Issues Opinion on Partially-Finished Receivers in Extreme Deviation from Federal Law
Today, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro issued a tortured opinion defining partially-manufactured receivers as firearms.  This opinion flies in stark contrast to the current, and widely held, understanding that receivers manufactured to be 80% or less complete are not considered firearms and therefore aren’t regulated as such.
Texas Gun Control Advocates Deride Actual Firearms Safety Efforts
NEWS
Texas Gun Control Advocates Deride Actual Firearms Safety Efforts
Gun control advocates are not concerned with gun safety. This reality was brought home once again by the anti-gun reaction to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and the firearm industry’s work to ensure Texans have free access to gun locks.
First Amendment Defends the Second
LEGAL & LEGISLATION NEWS
First Amendment Defends the Second
On April 24, 2019, shortly after the City of Los Angeles adopted an ordinance that was clearly designed to weaken support for the Second Amendment, NRA filed a lawsuit, calling the city’s outrageous action a violation of the First Amendment. Last week, U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson issued a preliminary injunction against Los Angeles, temporarily blocking it from enforcing the ordinance.
Nevada Concealed Firearm Permit Holders Lose NICS Exemption for Private Transfers
NEWS
Nevada Concealed Firearm Permit Holders Lose NICS Exemption for Private Transfers
Nevada Concealed Firearm Permit holders are set to get a lump of coal in their stocking this Christmas. Nevadans with a permit have long-enjoyed NICS-exempt status, which exempts these law-abiding individuals from having to undergo a National Instant Criminal Background Check System check every time they purchase a firearm from a gun dealer. Thanks to SB 143, which criminalized the private transfer of firearms in the Silver State, as of January 2 permit holders will be forced to undergo a NICS check when they purchase a firearm from a private individual through a dealer.