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• New Jersey: Assembly Committee Schedules Gun Control Next Week
  On Monday, December 15, the Assembly Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on a couple of gun control bills, promising to gift more coal to Garden State gun owners during the lame duck session. Please contact members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee and respectfully urge them to OPPOSE S.1425, A.3789, and A.6211.    
• Third Circuit Grants Rehearing En Banc in NRA-Supported Challenge to New Jersey’s Carry Restrictions
  Today, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals granted rehearing en banc in Siegel v. Platkin, an NRA-supported challenge to New Jersey’s carry restrictions.
• NRA Files Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS to Hear Case of Virginia CCW Holder Arrested While Traveling Through Maryland
  The National Rifle Association joined the Second Amendment Foundation, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Second Amendment Law Center, Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to grant the petition for certiorari filed in Gardner v. Maryland
• Latest Anti-Gun Task Force Report Delivers Next Wish List for Michigan Prohibitionists
  Joe Biden has been out of office for over 300 days now, but his anti-gun legacy lingers, including in the form of a playbook left behind for anti-liberty governors (hello, Governor Gretchen Whitmer!) to consult. NRA-ILA warned of the damaging directives as they unfolded then, and their pernicious effects are still in motion. 
• ATF Proposes Helpful Reforms for Travel with NFA Items
  Until the National Firearms Act is a relic of the past, every little bit that makes it easier to navigate can surely help. In recent weeks, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) published their intent to do just that in the form of a “two-fer.”  
• The Kids are Alright: Distrust of Mainstream Media Peaks with Gen Z, Alpha
  A few weeks ago, an alert discussed the Gallup organization’s polling that tracks historic changes in the public’s perception of mass media (newspapers, TV, and radio). Since 1972, Gallup has been asking Americans about their “trust and confidence” in mass media and how it reports the news.
• UK Continues Perilous Slide into 1984 Territory
  By now, many of you have probably heard about the British subject (we are not really sure they should be called citizens anymore) who, after visiting the United States and enjoying the firearm freedoms many of us take for granted, faced unbelievable persecution by his own government for letting people know he enjoys sport shooting.
• New Jersey: Senate Committee Passes Attack on Garden State Shooting Ranges
  On Thursday, December 4, the Senate Law & Public Safety Committee advanced legislation that could potentially weaponize local zoning laws against outdoor shooting ranges. According to the bill statement, “This bill requires a municipality in which an outdoor firing range is located to adopt a zoning ordinance establishing safety guidelines for outdoor firing ranges.” S.4360 passed on a 3–2 vote along straight party lines. NRA and its official state association, the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, opposed the bill and offered testimony against it.  
• Florida: Pro-Gun Bill Repealing Adult Age Discrimination Advances to House Vote
  Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee voted 13-7 to favorably report pro-gun House Bill 133, which restores the ability for young adults to lawfully purchase firearms. The bill now heads to the full House, where it is eligible for a vote when the 2026 regular session begins in January.   
• A Dozen Towns in New Jersey Have Nullified Carry Permit Fees Through an Initiative Backed by NJFOS, NRA, and CCRKBA.
  On November 25th, Howell, in Monmouth County, became the 12th municipality in New Jersey to refund all or substantially all the fees required to obtain a permit to carry. The list now includes towns in seven counties across the Garden State.