NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS VOLUME 31, NUMBER 28

NRA-ILA: Institute for Legislative Action

NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS VOLUME 31, NUMBER 28

Trump’s Running Mate, JD Vance, is a True Second Amendment Champion
NEWS
Trump’s Running Mate, JD Vance, is a True Second Amendment Champion
Last week, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), accepted the Republican party’s nomination for vice president at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, WI.
Appeals Court: 21+ Age Requirement for Carry Permits is Unconstitutional
NEWS
Appeals Court: 21+ Age Requirement for Carry Permits is Unconstitutional
In another Bruen-based invalidation of a gun law, a federal appeals court has struck a Minnesota law that prohibits 18 to 20-year-olds from being eligible for a carry permit, declaring the law to be invalid and enjoining its enforcement.
I Defend The 2nd: Ronnie Barrett
NEWS
I Defend The 2nd: Ronnie Barrett
The second installment of the NRA’s “I Defend the 2nd” campaign features Ronnie Barrett, founder of Barrett Firearms and designer of the Barrett M107 .50-cal sniper rifle. Mr. Barrett is also a longtime member of the NRA Board of Directors.
NRA Files Lawsuit Challenging ATF’s “Engaged in the Business” Rule
LEGAL & LEGISLATION  NEWS  SECOND AMENDMENT
NRA Files Lawsuit Challenging ATF’s “Engaged in the Business” Rule
The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) has filed a lawsuit challenging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) “Engaged in the Business” Final Rule. The ATF’s Final Rule unlawfully redefines when a person is “engaged in the business” of dealing in firearms and therefore required to be federally licensed. This new lawsuit is being filed on the heels of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that have reined in executive branch agencies from acting outside of statutory authority.
Third Circuit Affirms Denial of Preliminary Injunction in NRA-ILA-Supported Challenge to Delaware’s ban on “assault weapons” and “large-capacity magazines.”
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Third Circuit Affirms Denial of Preliminary Injunction in NRA-ILA-Supported Challenge to Delaware’s ban on “assault weapons” and “large-capacity magazines.”
On Monday, July 15, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction in Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association v. Delaware Department of Safety & Homeland Security, NRA-ILA’s lawsuit challenging Delaware’s ban on “assault weapons” and magazines that hold more than 17 rounds.

STATE GRASSROOTS ROUND-UP

Massachusetts Massachusetts
Massachusetts: Progressives Pass Radical Gun Control Bill
New Hampshire New Hampshire
New Hampshire: Critical Pro-Gun Privacy Bill Signed Into Law