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• Sen. Ted Cruz Restores Gun Industry’s Access to Popular Business Software
  Last week, the office of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced a rare and welcomed shift in corporate policy to restore access to a popular brand of business software and payment processing that had previously discriminated against members of the firearm industry. The move came after Cruz’s office had investigated complaints from constituents whose small businesses were disrupted when their access to the brand’s services was abruptly canceled. In each case, there was no warning, no opportunity to appeal the decision, and no recompense for the economic harms caused. Diligent work by Sen. Cruz and his staff traced the chain of decision-making through the brand’s own hierarchy and on to large national banks with whom the brand had partnered. Ultimately, when confronted with its shockingly callous treatment of the constituents, the brand relented and agreed to change its policies.
• Where Foolish Meets Phobia: A Finger-Gun Update
  Finger guns, the lethal weapons of choice for absolutely no one, are in the news again.
• Judge orders New York to dole out nearly half a million in legal fees to NRA after Supreme Court victory
  "The NRA regards the $447K award in the NYSRPA V. Bruen case as a pivotal victory, a symbol that justice is definitively on our side," Michael Jean, NRA’s director of the Office of Litigation Counsel, told Fox News Digital in a statement.
• NRA mocks Biden’s new ‘gun violence prevention’ office with advice on its name
  "The Biden administration's new White House Office of so-called 'Gun Violence Prevention' might as well be renamed the 'Federal Office to Disarm Law-Abiding Americans and Defeat the NRA.' One doesn't have to look far into Stefanie Feldman's social media to see biases and agenda: a barrage of over 20 posts aggressively targeting the NRA, combined with promises of ‘big, bold’ executive action on gun control, paints a clear picture," NRA spokesman Billy McLaughlin told Fox News Digital.
• More women turning to firearms for self-defense to even the scales: Protecting 'the lives we love'
  Billy McLaughlin, spokesman for the National Rifle Association (NRA), also said the uptick in women's firearm purchases stems from the desire to protect themselves and their loved ones, telling FOX News Digital it is a core component of the Second Amendment. "Women are decisively stepping forward, underscored by a 77% increase in female gun ownership between 2005 and 2020, and the noteworthy rise in firearm purchases by Black women, recorded by 87% of gun stores in the first half of 2021. The NRA, with its network of over 120,000 NRA Instructors, remains ready and resolute to train any individual, woman or otherwise, in the responsible and effective use of firearms for self-defense," he said in part.
• NRA slams Newsom's 'sin tax' comments on gun law amid spiraling crime: 'ignoring criminals'
  The National Rifle Association (NRA) issued a scathing response to Democratic. Gov. Gavin Newsom signing new laws that will double the taxes on gun and ammunition sales in the state and bans people from carrying firearms in many public places.
• Grassroots Spotlight: Pennsylvania Political Update Meetings!
  In a remarkable display of  grassroots civic engagement, a series of NRA-ILA Political Update Meetings recently swept across the diverse landscape of Pennsylvania.