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Medical Gun Experts? AMA, Give Me A Break. . . . :: 07/23/2018

Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- The leftist American Medical Association (AMA) puts political pressure on doctor/members to discourage patients from being gun-owners.

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Number Of Americans Who Think Gun Control Is A 'Top Problem' Falls To Pre-Parkland Levels :: 07/23/2018

Gallup’s recent July survey reveals just how far public opinion on guns and gun control in the United States has shifted since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

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Anti-gun Propaganda Infiltrates History Channel's Navy SEAL Drama -- Six :: 07/21/2018

With shows like “Tales of the Gun” and “Mail Call” with R. Lee Ermey, the History Channel has often served as a place where gun owners can enjoy entertainment free from the anti-gun political messaging that pervades much of American media. Unfortunately, a recent episode the channel’s fiction series “Six,” a drama about the lives of members of U.S. Navy SEALs Team Six, embraced the usual Hollywood bias against guns.

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How to Create Second Amendment Allies :: 07/21/2018

C.B. is settling in for the night. She tucks in her two girls—both elementary school age—turns off the TV, makes sure lunches are prepared and backpacks packed. As a school teacher and with her pilot husband away for work most nights, C.B. must be super organized and asleep early to have herself and her girls ready for school each morning. On a regular, quiet weeknight, in a safe neighborhood full of families, C.B. couldn’t have anticipated what was about to happen.

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Obama Education Chief Arne Duncan Urges Boycott of Public Schools Until Gun Control Passed :: 07/21/2018

Obama-era education secretary Arne Duncan urged a gathering of Parkland parents in Broward County to keep their children home from school until Congress passes national gun control laws.

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Researcher Watches Gun Videos, Develops Empathy with Gun Owners :: 07/21/2018

Arizona -(Ammoland.com)– A criminal justice researcher from New Jersey recently wrote an article that encouraged people who were reflexively for more restriction on gun ownership to explore the online gun culture.  She had done so. Her view of gun ownership and of legislation involving guns was transformed.

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Another Example Of Why 'Gun Free Zones' Actually Aren't :: 07/20/2018

When anti-gun zealots want to keep an area safe, they pass requirements that guns aren’t allowed. They see the signs warning people that firearms aren’t permitted as magic talismans that repel anything that fires a bullet.

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Israel: Israel Set to Further Embrace Armed Citizenry to Promote Public Safety :: 07/20/2018

After a spate of terror attacks in 2015, Israel opted to loosen its firearms restrictions so that more citizens could help to defend themselves and their communities. According to a recent report from Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the Ministry of Public Security is considering further liberalizing the country’s firearms licensing process.

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Regardless Of Laws, Criminals Will Do As They Wish :: 07/20/2018

When a criminal wants to do something, they’re not overly worried about anything other than their task. In some ways, it would be an admirable trait if used properly, but alas, with the criminal element in this country, it isn’t. Instead, they’ll endanger anyone without a second thought.

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The ACLU Has Basically Quit Defending The Constitution :: 07/20/2018

The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that once so rigidly adhered to the neutral principles in the Constitution that it famously defended the right of a neo-Nazi group to march through the Jewish-laden Chicago suburb of Skokie, has been increasingly rejiggering its positions to correspond with the Left’s hard lurch towards cafeteria constitutionalism.

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This marks the end of gun control :: 07/20/2018

The federal government has finally recognized the obvious – that sharing instructions on how to make guns with 3D printers counts as constitutionally protected speech. Despite little fanfare, this is an important victory for First Amendment rights. It also represents a real blow to the increasingly futile cause of gun control.

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United Kingdom sees surge in knife attacks and murders :: 07/20/2018

Knife attacks and homicides have soared in parts of the UK — as the number of police officers has dropped, according to new statistics out Thursday.

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What An Originalist On The Supreme Court Means For Gun Rights :: 07/20/2018

Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court to replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy has sent the message spin doctors into overdrive. If you believe the headlines, Kavanaugh as the next associate justice will result in millions dead, destruction of rights and critics literally conjuring up R.E.M’s “The End of the World as We Know It.”

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Why Doctors Need To Mind Their Own Business On Guns :: 07/20/2018

I’ve mentioned before that I’m somewhat surprised at the idea of a drawing a battle line between gun owners and doctors. There’s no reason we should be opponents, but we are, and that won’t change anytime soon.

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Come and Take It! :: 07/19/2018

“You can have my guns when you pry them from my cold dead hands” became a popular saying among supporters of the Second Amendment during the 1980s and ’90s, and caused the liberal media to go ballistic when, at a speech delivered to the NRA in 2000, Charlton Heston concluded his remarks by raising a Kentucky rifle above his head and intoning, “From my cold dead hands.” A thunderous standing ovation followed.

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Our Rules Of The Game: US Constitution :: 07/19/2018

Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement, leading to President Donald Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, has thrown progressives, the Democratic Party and the news media into an out-and-out tizzy. The online magazine Slate declared, "Anthony Kennedy Just Destroyed His Legacy as a Gay Rights Hero." The New York Times' editorial board said about a second Trump court appointment, "It is a dark moment in the history of the court and the nation, and it's about to get a lot darker."

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Sacha Baron Cohen called out by gun store owner for trying to trick him for a Who Is America? sketch :: 07/19/2018

Sacha Baron Cohen has been making headlines for his pranks on his Showtime series “Who Is America?” However, in February 2017, a gun store owner wasn’t fooled by the actor’s antics.

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US Senators Blumenthal and Murphy offer new bill to increase gun dealer oversight :: 07/19/2018

Connecticut’s U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy have joined with their Massachusetts colleague Sen. Edward Markey in presenting legislation designed to add a new layer of regulatory oversight to gun dealers.

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What Is Democratic Socialism? :: 07/19/2018

The new rising star of the Democratic Party is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The 28-year-old former bartender doesn't know much about politics -- this week, she bungled her way through an interview answer by referring to Israeli "occupation" of Palestine and citing her lack of expertise on the issue despite her international relations degree. But she's young; she's energetic; and she speaks in glowing terms about rights to housing, food, college and health care. She's a charter member of the Democratic Socialists of America, a group, we're informed by The New York Times' Michelle Goldberg, that is on the rise. "Its growth has exploded since the 2016 election," Goldberg reports, "from 7,000 members to more than 37,000."

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Editorial Argues In Favor Of Gun Safety Classes In Public Schools :: 07/18/2018

Gun control advocates often complain that people who own guns are often untrained, that there’s no requirement people learn how to use a gun safely before getting one. This is especially true when you start talking about concealed carry. While some states require people to go through a training class before getting a permit, many others have no such requirement.

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