NRA-ILA Daily Alert – 2-26-2016

National Rifle Association of America, Institute For Legislative ActionColorado: Attitudes and Opinions of Recreational Target Shooters Being Sought – The Northern Front Range Partnership has developed a survey on its website to gather information about attitudes, opinions and shooter interests along Colorado’s Front Range.   The Partnership is the US Forest Service (USFS), Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and the counties of  Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin and Larimer.  The purpose of the Partnership is to develop “a landscape-level, multi-jurisdictional strategy to provide safe, responsible and accessible recreational sport shooting opportunities while addressing conflicts near residential areas and with other recreational users across the northern Colorado Front Range.”

LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Ex-NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Taking Aim at Self-Defense Bill in Mississippi Legislature
Billionaire gun control advocate Michael Bloomberg and his anti-gun grassroots group Everytown for Gun Safety have launched an attack on House Bill 786, a pro-self-defense bill that overwhelmingly passed the Mississippi House and is on its way to the State Senate.
 
WASHINGTON POST
Ex-Calif. State Sen. Leeland Yee, gun control champion, heading to prison for weapons trafficking
Yee told CBS two years before he was arrested: “It is extremely important that individuals in the state of California do not own assault weapons. I mean that is just so crystal clear — there is no debate, no discussion.”As a legislator, Yee supported strict gun control laws and was named to the Brady Campaign’s Gun Violence Prevention Honor Roll.
 
USA TODAY
Clinton seeks to cement S.C., Super Tuesday with gun issue
Hillary Clinton’s gun-control offensive against Bernie Sanders in South Carolina will provide the template she follows in upcoming state contests with sizable African-American electorates.
 
COMMERCIAL APPEAL
Tennessee: Campus parking lot legislation advances in House
A bill allowing public college students with handgun-carry permits to keep their guns in their locked vehicles on campus won House subcommittee approval Wednesday afternoon.
 
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Arizona: House tentatively respects Right-to-Carry near schools
Arizona Republicans are pushing legislation to ensure that residents can carry their concealed weapons on any public thoroughfare even when it cuts through a school or university.
 
KMOV
Proposed Missouri legislation would allow lifetime conceal and carry permits
Major gun legislation that would allow owners to apply for a concealed carry permit to last a lifetime is being proposed by Missouri State Senator Dave Schatz.The senator says he wants to avoid the cost and hassle of having to renew a concealed carry permit every five years.
 
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Alaska: NRA-Backed Campus Carry Bill Moves Quickly Through the State Legislature
On Tuesday, February 23, the Senate Education Committee passed campus carry legislation, Senate Bill 174, by a 3-1 vote.
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