John Commerford Appointed Interim Executive Director of NRA-ILA

The NRA has announced the appointment of John Commerford as the Interim Executive Director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA). The decision was made by NRA Executive Vice President & CEO Doug Hamlin, marking the second leadership transition for the organization’s advocacy arm in just over a year. Randy Kozuch, who had served … Read more

New York City Politicians Attack Guns, Not Crime

For decades, NRA-ILA has pointed out that gun control advocates are disingenuous when it comes to public safety. Anti-gun politicians and the agencies and jurisdictions they control seek to encumber and disarm law-abiding individuals in any manner possible, while at the same time failing to vigorously enforce the law against dangerous criminals. Consider a pair of recent stories from arguably the … Read more

NRA to Challenge Massachusetts’ New Firearms Law

The NRA announced plans to challenge Massachusetts’ new firearms law, signed by Governor Maura Healey last week. The law has sparked significant concern among gun owners out of a very real concern it will effectively ban common firearms. Governor Healey signed the bill on Thursday, introducing measures to combat ghost guns, expanding laws for the … Read more

NRA Takes On Pennsylvania “Ghost Gun” Bill

When the Democrat-controlled Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a measure earlier this week banning so-called “ghost guns,” they drew the ire of the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA). “Since taking the Majority in 2023, House Majority Democrats have become a one-trick-pony,” ILA said in an action alert. “They went back to the … Read more

Pittsburgh Residents Have One More Reason Why They Really Should Consider Owning a Gun

As if current worries by many citizens about crime aren’t already high enough, even as overall crime statistics show a reduction in crime since the criminal spikes as a result of the post-George Floyd Defund the Police and No Cash Bail movements, along with the BLM riots, residents in Pittsburgh have more to worry about. … Read more

Delaware Senate Passes Law Going After Handgun Owners

In proof that even small states that account for a small percentage of the total gun ownership in America can still pass laws that are a huge pain in the butt for said gun owners, NRA-ILA reported over the weekend that the Delaware Senate passed Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 2 (SB 2) by a vote … Read more

Brady Campaign Operatives Register as a Foreign Agent to Help Mexico Sue US Gun Manufacturers

The NRA-ILA has been keeping readers up to date with an ongoing effort by the Mexican government and domestic gun control supporters to attack the American firearms industry. According to a new report from Politico, this conspiracy to leverage a foreign sovereign to undermine an American constitutional right has become more formalized in recent days with … Read more

California Taxpayer Dollars Are Used to Racially Profile Gun Owners, Guide Government ‘Interventions’

From the NRA-ILA . . . California gun owners have been under siege for the past year – even by the not-so-Golden State’s standards. In September 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed AB-173, which allows for the disclosure of highly sensitive information, including a gun owner’s name, address, place of birth, phone number, occupation, driver’s license or … Read more

NRA-ILA: Happy That Half the States Have Constitutional Carry? Thank the NRA

A press release from the NRA Institute for Legislative Action . . . A more than 30-year effort by the National Rifle Association (NRA) reached a milestone [last week] as the Georgia legislature became the 25th state in the nation to pass constitutional carry. A movement long championed by the NRA, constitutional carry eliminates the … Read more