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Here's where the Republicans running for Pa. governor stand on gun issues :: 05/11/2018

One plans to put an armed police officer in every school statewide. Another wants to eliminate the state background check system. A third is the only one to say she would turn down money from the NRA.

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If The U.S. Is Only Country With Mass Shootings, Then Explain This? :: 05/11/2018

Time and time again, we’re told the United States is the only country with mass shootings. We can throw out all the statistics to the contrary, but apparently, numbers don’t mean squat to some people.

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Mass Shooting Contagion - "Murder Made Me Famous" & Media Feeding The Demons :: 05/11/2018

Buckeye, AZ –-(Ammoland.com)- Sitting in a fast food joint at DFW Airport, eating a breakfast bowl, waiting for my ride, and thinking about the NRA Annual Meeting I just flew in to attend, I happened to glance up at the TV. Of course it was playing CNN. They pay to be on every TV in every airport in the country – and I noticed a series of almost iconic photographs flashing across the screen.

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Most Americans stray from Constitution's original intent :: 05/11/2018

The original meaning of the U.S. Constitution, including freedom of speech and religion, the separation of powers and so forth, is not important to most Americans, according to a new poll.

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School Admits Superintendent Lied - Parkland Shooter Was Given Pass On Crimes :: 05/11/2018

Parkland, FL – Despite Broward school officials and the Broward Sheriff’s Office's claims that the Parkland school shooter wasn't part of their diversion program, a local news station is reporting that they lied.

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Another Case for Taking the Second Amendment Seriously :: 05/10/2018

Over a decade ago, Rickey Kanter’s company, Dr. Comfort, shipped diabetic shoe inserts to a podiatrist in Florida. Dr. Comfort sold the inserts as being Medicare-approved, but they were not. Because of these events, Kanter, to this day, cannot legally own a gun.

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FBI: Eight active shooters thwarted by citizens in 2016, 2017 :: 05/10/2018

Citizens, both armed and unarmed, successfully intervened in eight active shooter incidents over the last two years, according to a new report from the FBI.

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How The Supreme Court Already Repealed The Second Amendment :: 05/10/2018

In March, retired Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens called for repealing the Second Amendment, implicitly admitting that it does what, in his dissent in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), he pretended it does not: prohibit laws infringing the right to keep and bear arms.

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Media portrayal of gun ownership is inaccurate and biased :: 05/10/2018

The media’s pro-gun control bias doesn’t just distort news coverage. TV networks have used their primetime entertainment shows to portray gun rights advocates as dishonest, extremist and unconcerned about the loss of innocent lives. At the same time, advocates of gun control are portrayed as caring, upstanding and responsible citizens.

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The battle of ideas turns coercive :: 05/10/2018

A couple of months ago, Marriott fired Roy Jones, a 49-year-old social-media manager. His offense? He liked a tweet praising Marriott for listing Tibet as a country, rather than as a part of China. The Chinese government objected, and soon Jones was gone. (Marriott said its own listing of Tibet as a country was a mistake, but its mistake was not enough to save Jones’ job. Neither was the fact that Twitter is banned in China, so most citizens can’t access it.)

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City of Dallas passes controversial resolution aimed at protecting gun rights :: 05/09/2018

The city of Dallas passed a “Second Amendment Resolution” to a round of applause at its council meeting Monday night.

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It's Wasteful to Prosecute Criminals for Gun Crimes (According to NYT) :: 05/09/2018

Seeking to inflate the problem of gun violence as a major political issue rather than recognize the wisdom in enforcing existing laws, The New York Times ran an article questioning the effectiveness of increased prosecutions of “low-level” criminals who illegally purchase or possess firearms — an effort spearheaded by President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

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More gun makers break ties with Dick's Sporting Goods :: 05/09/2018

Ohio-based MKS, whose products include Hi-Point Firearms and Inland M1911s, have announced they won’t sell to Dick’s and their affiliates on Second Amendment grounds.

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Outspoken Gun Control Advocate Came to These Ridiculous Conclusions About Gun Owners :: 05/09/2018

Everytown for Gun Safety president John Feinblatt penned an Op-Ed in The Daily News detailing how (he believes) the National Rifle Association (NRA) is on a losing streak. Feinblatt comes to a number of conclusions that he attempts to present as facts, but really, they're nothing shy of hopes and dreams.

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Colorado Senate rejects gun seizure bill over due process concerns :: 05/08/2018

A Republican-controlled state Senate panel this week torpedoed a so-called “red flag” bill that they argued did not square with the Second Amendment.

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Did Parkland Shooter Get A Pass Due To A Disability? :: 05/08/2018

While Second Amendment advocates continue to battle with gun control activists in the wake of Parkland, we’re still finding failure after failure after failure that contributed more to the massacre than any lack of gun laws ever could. In addition to the failures by both the FBI and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, there are the numerous failures by the administration at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

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Electronic Health Records Threaten the Second Amendment - Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership :: 05/08/2018

We dodged the bullet. It is now 2018 and we have seen a year of Second Amendment support from the President that would not have been the case if his opponent had won the election.

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More Proof The Left Really Does Want To Abolish Legal Gun Ownership :: 05/08/2018

Supporters of increased gun control claim they want “common sense gun laws.” Yet, the left’s goal is and always has been the abolition of legal gun ownership by civilians.

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Why Science and Experience Command That You Buy an 'Assault Rifle' :: 05/08/2018

It must be nice walking through life believing that the paradise the founders built here in North America is the natural state of man, and that we can therefore forgo the difficult and dangerous tasks associated with defending it. But some of us don’t have the luxury of illusions. We know that peace and civilization are not the natural state of man, and that the black swan events that we have somehow convinced ourselves could never happen do happen with startling regularity. And this is why you should buy guns and ammunition.

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Cornyn talks Fix NICS at NRAAM 2018 :: 05/07/2018

The Republican senator from Texas fielded questions from reporters at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting last week about his role in shoring up the gun background check system.

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