From NRA: Freedom Times, Issue no. 77

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Subject: Freedom Times, Issue no. 77

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June 2012 NRA Applauds Passage of U.S. House Committee Resolution Recommending that the House Find Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress NRA-ILA The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform passed a resolution recommending that the House find Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. in contempt of Congress by a 23 to 17 vote... read this President Obama Asserts Executive Privilege Over Fast and Furious Documents FoxNews.com A House panel voted Wednesday in favor of holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, a move that inflamed partisan rancor on Capitol Hill and sets up the possibility of legal action against the attorney general himself... watch this NRA's Chris Cox on Eric Holder's Fast & Furious Testimony and Gov. Scott Walker's Victory NRA News Cam Edwards talks to NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris Cox about Eric Holder's Fast and Furious testimony today, as well as Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) winning Tuesday's recall election... watch this Border Patrol Group Calls for Holder's Resignation By Jerry Seper, Washington Times The National Border Patrol Council, which represents all 17,000 of the agency's non-supervisory agents, called for the resignation Monday of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. for his role in the botched "Fast and Furious" gunrunning operation that resulted in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent... Read this Rumor Control: The Truth About Indiana SB 1 NRA-ILA You may have recently read some so-called "news" reports that there is a new law in Indiana that allows homeowners to legally shoot police officers if they believe the officers are unlawfully on their property. If you think this sounds too crazy to be true, rest assured, you're right! NRA-ILA's Rumor Control has the real story... Read this Gun Ownership Up, Crime Down By Emily Miller, Washington Times Gun-control advocates are noticeably silent when crime rates decline. Their multimillion-dollar lobbying efforts are designed to manufacture mass anxiety that every gun owner is a potential killer. The statistics show otherwise... Read this Miss. Senators Cosponsor U.S. Gun Rights Legislation Office of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today announced their support for legislation to protect the second amendment rights of American firearms owners from a United Nations treaty being negotiated to establish international arms trade standards... Read this Cover Up in Washington D.C.'s Arrest of Iraq Vet NRA News Cam Edwards talks to Emily Miller from The Washington Times about the last article in her 4-part series about Army 1st Sergeant Matthew Corrigan... watch this North Carolina: NRA-Backed Bills Move through State Legislature NRA-ILA The North Carolina General Assembly's short session is well underway, with substantial progress made on efforts to improve our Right to Keep and Bear Arms in the Tar Heel State. The Senate passed House Bill 843, sending it to Governor Bev Perdue for her approval... read this   Issue No. 77 Quick Links Not a Member? Join NRA Now!   Renew or Upgrade Your Membership   Subscribe to other NRA Newsletters   NRA News Forward to a friend Know someone who might be interested in the email? Why not forward this email to them.       For more information, visit us online at www.nra.org To ensure delivery of Freedom Times emails to your inbox, please add admin@nramedia.org to your Email Address Book or Safe List. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this email as you will not receive a response. This email is a broadcast email generated by an automated system. You are receiving this email as a benefit of your NRA membership.