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• Rhode Island: Legislature Ends 2026 Session
  Lawmakers dropped the final gavel on this year’s legislative session late Thursday night.  It is always good news for Rhode Islanders when anti-gun politicians go home for the year, but this year was a double dose of good news as several damaging gun control bills failed to advance.
• Massachusetts: Sunday Hunting Stripped from Budget
  House democrats have stripped provisions from the budget bill, H.D. 6042, that would have ended the Commonwealth’s ban on Sunday hunting, in addition to expanding land access and increasing opportunities for crossbow hunting. 
• Delaware: FFL Killer Bill Eligible for Floor Vote
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• UN Officials Declare “We Have Lawyers” After Forcing Through Another Controversial Small Arms Outcome Document
  The United Nations’ Ninth Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the Program of Action to Prevent, Combat, and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA), held June 1-5 at UN Headquarters in New York, concluded with a troubling display of procedural gamesmanship and a clear signal that international gun-control advocates intend to dramatically expand their campaign against the firearms community.
• California: Multiple Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled in Committee
  On Tuesday, June 16th,the Senate Public Safety Committee will hear several anti-Second Amendment bills, including AB1743, AB1753, and AB1810. Additionally, on June 23rd, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear AB 2047, a proposal that effectively converts every 3-D printer into a device subject to government oversight.    
• Delaware: FFL Killer Bill Scheduled for Hearing TOMORROW!
  SB 300, the FFL Killer bill, has been scheduled for a hearing in the House Administration Committee TOMORROW, June 10th.
• Michigan: Governor Re-Ups Gun Violence Commission
  On June 4th, Governor Whitmer re-established the Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force via executive order.
• Pennsylvania: House Judiciary Committee Passes Gun Storage Mandate
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• Virginia: Court Reiterates Injunction on Private Sale Ban, as Anti-Gun Lawmakers Mislead Public
  Last October, a judge in the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond ruled in the case Raul Wilson, Wyatt Lowman, Virginia Citizens Defense League, Gun Owners of America, Inc, and Gun Owners Foundation v. Colonel Jeffrey S. Katz and in doing so enjoined enforcement of Va. Code § 18.2-308.2:5. 
• Report Provides Context on “Machinegun-Convertible Pistol” Panic
  Anti-gun lawmakers and their gun control allies exploit menacing language to bolster their arguments against lawful arms: ordinary semi-automatic rifles and pistols become “weapons of war” and “assault weapons;” “large capacity magazines” actually refers to standard-issue magazines; and personally-made firearms are referred to as the much more sinister sounding “ghost guns.”