NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS ALERTS

Grassroots Alert: Vol. 33, No. 43 10/19/2026​

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Scary Stories from the Crypt Keepers at Big Gun Control​
‘Tis the Halloween season of fear and disguise, and, in step with the holiday, the gun control ghouls are embracing a familiar tradition of their own. When facts aren’t quite frightening enough, firearm prohibitionists often manufacture their own phantoms.
Catch and Release: Fine for Fishing, Deadly with Violent Criminals​
Our regular readers understand what should be axiomatic for all: Violent criminals cannot prey on law-abiding citizens if they are behind bars. Unfortunately, we are hearing more and more regularly that many in our criminal justice system simply cannot grasp such a basic concept; and that failure often leads to tragedy.
Polls Show Electorate’s Interest in Gun Control Waning​
In late July, the White House announced that through the first half of 2026, homicides were “on pace for the lowest level in at least 126 years.” In mid-August, the FBI released data showing that from 2024 to 2025 violent crime dropped 9.3%.
“I’m sorry, Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that” – ChatGPT is Now “Completely Anti-gun”​
More than half a century ago, Stanley Kubrick’s film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, introduced the world to HAL-9000, a sentient “supercomputer” with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) processing. When HAL, responsible for running the spacecraft, decides to exterminate the human crew by stranding them in space, its response to the instruction to open the doors is the now infamous, “I’m sorry, Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.”
For Better and for Worse, “Direct Democracy” Seeks to Alter Gun and Hunting Policy​
Not every important Second Amendment or hunting policy fight begins with a bill number.
The NRA Gun Bus Battleground Tour Schedule​
Come see the NRA Gun Bus at an event near you as we travel the country for our 2026 Battleground Tour leading up to the midterm elections!



 

Grassroots Alert: Vol. 33, No. 43 10/26/2026​





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Different Election, Same Billionaire, Same Gun Control Agenda​
Another election, same former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg working to shape the nation’s gun laws. For years, NRA has exposed Bloomberg’s relentless efforts to export New York style gun restrictions to the rest of America.
Location, Location, Location: Study Finds Crime Concentration Correlates with Politics​
It’s well established that certain offenders remain disproportionately responsible for violent crime. A 2001 report on such “chronic offenders” in Minnesota concluded that over a four-year period, just five percent of offenders were responsible for 19 percent of the criminal convictions in the state, including 37 percent of all felonies.
San Francisco Law Professor Purports to Channel Scalia on AR-15s; Ignores Scalia​
Some arguments succeed by being true. Some attempt to succeed by confusing the debate and substituting misdirection for clarity. And some attempt to succeed merely by dogged persistence, refusing to die or go away, no matter how often ignored or refuted.
Grassroots Spotlight: NRA Leadership and Grassroots Advocates Unite at the “ASRPA Education & Training Dinner”​
NRA-ILA Grassroots Field Coordinator Darius Diggs recently attended the Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association's (ASRPA) Annual “Education & Training Dinner”, alongside FrontLines Activist Leader (FAL) Doug Stead and NRA Board Members Jacqueline Janes, Jeff Knox, Buzz Mills, and Sharon Caron.
NRA Files Amicus Brief Urging Fifth Circuit to Adopt a Test in Disarmament Cases that Ensures Peaceable Citizens Cannot Be Disarmed​
The National Rifle Association and Second Amendment Foundation filed an amicus brief in United States v. Cordova, a case before the en banc Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals involving a challenge to the federal lifetime prohibition on firearms possession by felons under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
NRA Files Amicus Brief Urging Ninth Circuit to Rehear Challenge to California’s Gun Store Surveillance Law En Banc​
The National Rifle Association of America, along with the America First Policy Institute and Knox Williams, founder of the American Suppressor Association, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to rehear Richards v. Newsom en banc.
Fifth Circuit Rules Federal Switchblade Knife Restrictions Violate the Second Amendment​
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that the federal Switchblade Act’s restrictions on the interstate commerce of switchblade knives violate the Second Amendment.
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Grassroots Alert: Vol. 33, No. 42 11/2/2026​

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Trump’s Gun Rights Policies Making America Safe Again

NEWS
Trump’s Gun Rights Policies Making America Safe Again
“Crime’s way down thanks to Trump — Dems will fight to send it back up,” warns an editorial in the N.Y. Post. “Law-and-order works. Immigration enforcement works. And — like it or not — Trump’s policies, including ICE, are making America safe again.” As our alerts have repeated time and again, focusing on the actual criminals rather than on law-abiding citizens yields the best return in public safety.
The Hunting Vote: What’s at Stake in 2026 and Beyond

NEWS
The Hunting Vote: What’s at Stake in 2026 and Beyond
As votes are now being cast nationwide, one influential voting bloc is drawing renewed attention: America's hunters, sportsmen, and sportswomen.
Article by NRA-ILA Litigation Director Joseph Greenlee and Professor George Mocsary Published in Yale Law Journal Forum
L & LEGISLATION NEWS
Article by NRA-ILA Litigation Director Joseph Greenlee and Professor George Mocsary Published in Yale Law Journal Forum
A new Essay authored by NRA-ILA Litigation Director Joseph Greenlee and University of Wyoming College of Law Professor George Mocsary has been published in the Yale Law Journal Forum.

District Court Declines to Enter Agreement to Invalidate Florida’s Waiting Period Law in NRA Case and Invites Amici Participation
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
District Court Declines to Enter Agreement to Invalidate Florida’s Waiting Period Law in NRA Case and Invites Amici Participation
Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday denied the parties’ joint motion for entry of judgment in the National Rifle Association’s challenge to Florida’s firearm waiting period law. The case, Dunn v. Glass, remains pending in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
NRA Files Lawsuit Challenging Pennsylvania’s Carry Restrictions for Adults Under 21

LEGAL & LEGISLATION
NRA Files Lawsuit Challenging Pennsylvania’s Carry Restrictions for Adults Under 21
Today, the National Rifle Association, Firearms Policy Coalition, and an individual, Daniel Maines, filed a lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania’s carry restrictions for adults under 21.[/td]



 

Grassroots Alert: Vol. 33, No. 45 11/9/2026​


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The Election is Over: Now the Real Work Begins​
While the complete picture from the 2026 midterm elections is still emerging, the results, to say the least, were not what gun owners wanted. Anti-gun forces took control of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
Trump Administration Loses Two of its Brightest Second Amendment Lights​
Along with other difficult tidings, the last couple of weeks brought the unfortunate news that two key figures in the Trump administration’s Second Amendment Renaissance were leaving government service.
Criminals Keep Reoffending, Politicians Keep Talking Gun Control​
The ballots have barely been counted from the 2026 midterm elections, and national gun control organizations are celebrating political victories while eagerly awaiting the next wave of firearm restrictions.
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones Reveals Ignorance on Basic Firearms Technology​
Back in 2019, David Harsanyi penned an article titled, If You’re Trying To Ban Guns, The Least You Can Do Is Learn The Basics, which focused on complaints of “gunsplaining” by gun control advocates objecting to how their Second Amendment opponents undermined their arguments by pointing out the “constant glaring technical and policy ‘faux pas’ of gun controllers.”
Grassroots Spotlight: Building Grassroots Momentum in Eastern Pennsylvania​
Just days after the election, the NRA was hard at work in eastern Pennsylvania at Saints Logistics.



 
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