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The group Media Matters for America hates NRA. Few organizations have more strongly proclaimed their disdain for our right to keep and bear arms and self-protection, says the NRA-ILA.

Louisiana's House Civil Law and Procedure Committee unanimously passed Senate Bill 303 -- what NRA-ILA calls the country’s strongest “right to keep and bear arms” constitutional amendment.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has signed an open-carry bill into law, allowing those with concealed handgun permits from the state to openly carry their weapons. Oklahoma became the 26th state to allow open carrying of handguns. The measure will take effect Nov. 1.

Brownells will host Noveske's Shooting Team for the filming of their latest 3-gun instructional video titled, '3 Gun Hero.' A sequel to the popular '3 Gun Outlaw' released in 2011, '3 Gun Hero' will be filmed at Brownells' state-of-the-art production studio and world-class Big Springs Shooting Complex.

(GunReports.com) -- From now until Aug. 31, Winchester is offering up to $100 cash back on purchases of the company’s AA shotshell ammunition and the chance to shoot clays with four-time Olympic medalist Kim Rhode. Consumers who purchase a minimum of ten and a maximum of fifty boxes of AA ammunition are eligible to receive a $2 rebate per box. To download the AA rebate redemption form, visit Winchester.com and click “Special Offers.”

The National Shooting Sports Foundation is offering $100,000 in challenge grants to encourage developing and expanding shooting sports programs at local Boy Scouts of America Councils.

Gun Tests adviser and trainer Brian Hoffner, a 30-year veteran of the Houston Police Department, has gotten into the fashion business with his new American Tactical Apparel line of clothing.

The nation’s best shotgun competitors will compete May 17-20 at the Tucson Trap & Skeet Club (TTSC) outside Tucson, Ariz., for slots to represent the United States at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Gun Owners of America (GOA) is urging its members and all concerned citizens to contact their representative to urge House Speaker John Boehner to get fully behind a contempt citation against Eric Holder.

ATF yesterday released a report on firearms submitted by the government of Mexico for tracing since 2007. One screaming headline referred to the “Vast Majority of Mexican Crime Guns Originate in U.S. New ATF Trace Data Reveals.” If you have been following the issue of Mexican gun traces on this blog, you will realize the truth is a rapidly shrinking “Vast Majority” and the so-called “flood” of guns going into Mexico moves at glacier-like speed.

NRA-ILA writes that reports have been circulating regarding S. 1813--a highway bill recently passed by the U.S. Senate. The story goes that this bill would allow the IRS to seize your passport and your guns if you owe more than $50,000 in back taxes. The claims are totally bogus, says NRA-ILA.

Sharyl Attkisson, a CBS News investigative correspondent based in Washington, wrote on the CBS News website recently that for more than a year, she has been investigating the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms' 'Fast and Furious' operation and the controversial tactic of 'gunwalking.'