Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) announced this week that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will testify on Feb. 2 before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about his role in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ now-infamous “Operation Fast and Furious.”

Issa, who is chairman of the House committee, and Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have led an ongoing investigation into the role of Holder and the Department of Justice in the operation.

Rumor Alert: Veterans’ Health and “Sporting Purposes” Among the thousands of questions NRA-ILA answers every month by email, phone and letter are scores that begin “This guy told me he heard …” Unfortunately, all too often this is the telltale sign of one of the rampant rumors that circulate around campfires or gun store counters, and especially on the Internet. Three of the most recent top rumors involve veterans’ gun rights, the status of the “sporting purposes” test for firearms importation, and new restrictions on gun shows.

Record NICS Checks in 2011: In January, the FBI reported that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) performed a record number of background checks in 2011. Over 99 percent of NICS checks are firearm-related.

Obama to Congress: I’ll Decide What’s Constitutional: This week, NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox wrote a comprehensive op-ed for the Daily Caller regarding President Obama abusing executive privilege and seeking new ways to vilify gun owners and further his anti-gun agenda.

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Get Involved In This Year’s Elections: NRA, along with America’s gun owners and Second Amendment supporters, have long been anticipating the 2012 elections—discussing, planning, preparing to ensure that our nation heads in the right direction of protecting freedom and our Second Amendment rights. Now is the time to put those plans into action, and with the help of the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division, we are confident in victory for 2012!

GRASSROOTS NEWS MINUTE VIDEO: To view this week’s “Grassroots News Minute” video, please click here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIYkRmi2Tj ESTATE ROUNDUP (Please note the only items listed below are those that have had recent action. For other updates on state legislation, please go to the state legislation section at www.NRAILA.org, and check each week’s issue of the Grassroots Alert.)

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NEVADA: Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association Hosting Fourth Annual CCW Forum
The Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association will be hosting its annual Concealed Carry Weapons forum in Las Vegas on Tuesday, January 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Grant Sawyer Government Building (room 4401) located on 555 East Washington Avenue in Las Vegas.  Your participation is key to the continued success of Nevada’s Right-to-Carry process, so please attend this important forum.

NEW HAMPSHIRE: Pro-Gun Legislation Passes in State House
Despite fierce opposition from Governor John Lynch, House Bill 334 and House Bill 536 passed in the state House of Representatives and will now go to the state Senate for consideration. HB 334 would strengthen current statewide firearms preemption by further prohibiting local governments or state agencies from enacting ordinances or regulations for the use of firearms. HB 536 would repeal the existing law that requires a person to have a concealed firearm license in order to carry concealed.

NEW MEXICO: Pro-Second Amendment Companion Bill Pre-Filed for Short Session!Recently, state Senator Bill Payne (R-ABQ) pre-filed Senate Bill 26, the Senate companion measure to House Bill 32, which was introduced in December by state Representative Bill Rehm (R-ABQ) and previously reported here.  This legislation would repeal Section 30-7-9 of the New Mexico Criminal Code, which limits the purchase of rifles and shotguns by New Mexico residents to their home state and contiguous states.

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ATAC TV™ Announces Launch of LEO / MiL Channel

Tom Clarke, founder of ATAC TV.com, has announced that the firm has launched a new LEO/MIL channel dedicated exclusively to American law enforcement and the military. The LEO / Mil Channel provides a new, free and innovative resource to aid professionals in those fields who require additional training.

“In these difficult times of department personnel cutbacks and budget constraints, we felt compelled to offer this free resource as a way to give back to U.S. law enforcement,” said Clarke.

The new ATACTV.com channel provides custom educational content and video. The channel is a valuable tool for tactical and security education for professionals domestically and abroad. Material can be used for prerequisite training and reference and the channel is proving popular with professionals throughout the U.S. A number of police departments nationwide have already arranged to film training content.

Reality-based training is offered in a wide variety of disciplines and specialties. ATAC TV Law Enforcement and military staff have sought the most qualified and experienced instructors to provide content. Training videos include presentations by guest instructors and current ATAC TV staff members are donating their time to aid in accommodating individual training needs. Use of the channel is restricted to those within the military and law enforcement communities.

The channel was added as part of ATAC TV’s ongoing commitment to those who serve the safety needs of the public and those who place themselves in harm’s way for their country. The channel is free for the use of those professionals and is supported through donations and advertisements for products and companies ATAC TV has tested and chooses to offer viewers.

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GLOCK Immediate Action

All firearms can fail, including the reliable Glock pistol. Training and practicing for the worst-case scenario is the best solution for this issue. This would involve live-fire and dry-fire of all the remedies for any possible malfunctions your particular weapons platform could create during a firefight. In essence, you have to be ready to clear the malfunction and get the firearm back into the fight.

Immediate action is a reaction to the weapon not firing. Without spending time to evaluate the reason the Glock has malfunctioned, there is a solution that will fix most of the problems or malfunctions that may occur with the firearm. This reaction could cure a Fail to Fire, Fail to Eject, Fail to Extract, or the slide is out of battery. One malfunction response to fix multiple problems will save time if you need to launch bullets at a threat. There was some reason you pressed the trigger and it would seem a good time to fix your primary gun, or transition to another firearm to take care of the situation. Here is a description of the quick reaction to get the GLOCK pistol running.

The trigger was pressed intending to shoot at a threat, but it did not fire. If you are standing static, the first thing that should happen is for the officer to move off the line of attack while executing this immediate action drill. As you move, the support hand come off the grip and slaps the bottom of the magazine, to guaranty the magazine is seated in the magazine well of the Glock. The support hand then moves to the top rear of the slide on the grasping groves and racks the slide back while the firing hand pushes forward in a “push-pull” method. The support hand comes off the slide when it has traveled the full length of the frame to the rear and the recoil spring loads the GLOCK as the slide moves forward on it own power. This action should have dumped any bad round or casing out of the ejection port, loaded a fresh cartridge into the chamber and the GLOCK should be ready to fire. If the chamber was empty for some reason, it will load a new round out of the magazine into the chamber and accomplishing the same result, a loaded firearm while the officer is moving off of the line of ………

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