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• Arizona: Pro-Gun Legislation Awaiting Floor Action
  The Arizona Legislature continues to consider several pro-Second Amendment measures impacting the rights of lawful gun owners, including two bills currently awaiting action on the House floor.   
• Ohio: Legislature Returns to Columbus
  Next week, the Ohio General Assembly will return to session after its spring recess.
• Illinois: Threats Remain as Spring Session Winds Down
  As the Illinois General Assembly enters the final weeks of the Spring legislative session, law-abiding gun owners must remain vigilant.
• NRA Files Amicus Brief Arguing that Firearm Prohibitions for Nonviolent Felons Violate the Second Amendment
  Today, the National Rifle Association, along with the Firearms Policy Coalition and FPC Action Foundation, filed an amicus brief in Atkinson v. Blanche, a challenge to the federal lifetime prohibition on firearms possession by nonviolent felons.
• Connecticut: Legislature Adjourns Sine Die from 2026 Session
  At the stroke of midnight, May 7th, the Connecticut legislature adjourned from the 2026 legislative session.
• Pennsylvania: Pair of Pro-Gun Bills Advance In Senate
  Wednesday, May 6 was a big day in Harrisburg for gun owners as the Senate took action on a couple important gun bills.  
• New Jersey: Sherrill Administration Begrudgingly Updated Permit to Carry Dashboard, Legislation is Still Needed
  In March, gun owners and NRA members around the state contacted their lawmakers and, as a result, Attorney General Davenport reluctantly began updating the NJ Permit to Carry Dashboard which reports statistics on the approval and denial of licenses across the state
• Missouri: Public Transit Carry Bill Passes House
  On Tuesday, May 5th, the House passed Senate Bill 1421, which incorporates language from SB1078, the public transit carry bill. 
• Connecticut Senate Rams Through Unconstitutional Pistol Ban in Dead of Night
  Last night, in the early morning hours of May 6th, progressives in the Connecticut Senate passed H5043, the Governor's bill banning future manufacture, sale, and importation of many commonly owned handguns in Connecticut.
• Colorado: Trump DOJ Sues City of Denver Over "Assault Weapons" Ban
  Once again, the U.S. Department of Justice is going on offense for gun owners, this time targeting unconstitutional magazine and gun bans in Colorado and the City of Denver. Anti-gun municipalities who have ignored the Second Amendment for generations are about to discover there is a new sheriff in town.