NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS April 27, 2026

NRA-ILA: Institute for Legislative Action

NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS VOLUME 33, NUMBER 17

Federal Bill Passes Off National Firearm Prohibition Agenda As “Virginia Model”
NEWS
Federal Bill Passes Off National Firearm Prohibition Agenda As “Virginia Model”
Virginia has recently been featured in a lot of headlines about gun control, for all the wrong reasons. A number of them have mentioned a federal gun control bill pending in the U.S. Senate, sponsored by Tim Kaine (D) and Mark Warner (D) of Virginia.
Virginia Bills Spark Gun-Buying Boom, Warning from DOJ
NEWS
Virginia Bills Spark Gun-Buying Boom, Warning from DOJ
As your NRA-ILA has reported over the last several weeks, the Democrat-controlled Virginia General Assembly and Governor Abigail Spanberger (D) have, between them, approved a sweeping array of radical gun control bills aimed, as NRA’s John Commerford says, “at extinguish[ing] the meaningful exercise of Second Amendment rights in the commonwealth in one fell swoop.”

STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP

Connecticut Connecticut
Connecticut: Firearms Restrictions Pass Connecticut House Despite Bipartisan Opposition
Kentucky Kentucky
Kentucky: Legislature Adjourns 2026 Session
Louisiana Louisiana
Louisiana: Mandatory Storage Bill to Be Heard in Committee
Massachusetts Massachusetts
Massachusetts: Bill That Would End the Ban on Sunday Hunting Moving on Beacon Hill
Michigan Michigan
Michigan: Crippling Firearm Dealer Licensing Bill Hearing Tomorrow
Minnesota Minnesota
Minnesota: Senate Finance and Tax Committees to Consider Extreme Gun Control Measures!
Mississippi Mississippi
Mississippi: Legislature Adjourns 2026 Session
North Carolina North Carolina
North Carolina: Legislature Convenes in Raleigh
Tennessee Tennessee
Tennessee: Legislature Adjourns 2026 Session
Vermont Vermont
Vermont: Omnibus Gun Bills Looming As Session Nears End
Virginia Virginia
Virginia: Legislature Acts on Gun Bills; Ball Back in Spanberger’s Court


Virginia: Spanberger Signs Unconstitutional Gun Bills into Law