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Illinois counties form 'sanctuaries' for gun owners to thwart state's push for gun control :: 05/07/2018

Multiple rural Illinois counties have passed resolutions establishing a so-called “sanctuary” for gun owners in a bid to thwart the state legislature’s efforts to enact stricter gun control.

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PA GOP congressional candidate [Guy Reschenthaler] did fundraisers, hosted radio show with disgraced Trump official who made racist remarks :: 05/07/2018

(CNN)A Republican congressional candidate in Pennsylvania is trying to distance himself from his friend and former radio co-host Carl Higbie, who resigned from the Trump administration earlier this year after CNN's KFile uncovered anti-gay, anti-Muslim, racist and sexist remarks he made on his radio program.

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San Quentin Inmates Undermine Gun Control Arguments :: 05/07/2018

Gun control is always sold to the American public as a necessary step to keep guns out of the hands of the wrong people. Time and time again, we’re told that we need to give up our right to free access to arms because someone else is breaking the law with a firearm. We’ve permitted laws that keep convicted felons from owning guns. We’ve put up with mandatory background checks when we buy guns from stores. We’ve put up with all of it.

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Sponsor of national reciprocity bill gives update on efforts to move proposal :: 05/07/2018

North Carolina Republican U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson on Friday spoke about his plan to sidestep the patchwork of concealed carry reciprocity laws and agreements between states.

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The left is revved up about gun control - but it may not significantly help Dems in key midterm races :: 05/07/2018

Students are energized. People who want tighter gun restrictions are energized. Staunch defenders of the Second Amendment are energized. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez are on televisions everywhere.

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How Media Sets Society's Agendas - Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership :: 05/06/2018

American media sets cultural agendas as much as it reports them. There is always dynamic tension across the media spectrum as different outlets show distinct differences in perspective. Media also portrays images in line with their agenda to achieve desired effects. This is very evident in political coverage, especially in coverage of war, crime, gun rights, and the Second Amendment.

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Ahead of NRA speeches by Trump, Pence hypocritical media get it wrong on gun ban :: 05/05/2018

The news media love to criticize hypocrisy – at least by conservatives – even when it doesn’t exist. This week they gleefully targeted the National Rifle Association for criticism – but as usual, they made errors in their claims.

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Medical Journal Spins Facts Relating to Gun-Related Injuries During the NRA Annual Meeting :: 05/05/2018

According to a report by The New England Journal of Medicine, firearm-related injuries drop during the National Rifle Association's Annual Meetings (NRAAM). Researchers insinuate that the drop occurs because those who are more likely to use firearms are not while they are attending NRAAM. 

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Minnesota Liberal Also Gun Rights Advocate :: 05/05/2018

Sometimes, it’s hard to remember that “liberal” isn’t always synonymous with “gun grabber.” It shouldn’t be that hard, at least for me, but it is. After all, look who is typically coming after our guns? It’s not the libertarians or the conservatives. It’s liberals, right?

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Trump Claims Gun Rights Are Given by God During NRA Speech :: 05/05/2018

President Donald Trump suggested, during his speech at the annual National Rifle Association convention in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, that gun rights are given to Americans by God.

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VP Pence Challenges Liberal Media At NRA Annual Meeting: Tell The Whole Story About Firearms In America :: 05/05/2018

Dallas, Texas– The National Rifle Association’s Annual Meeting featured the blockbuster double-feature for Second Amendment supporters: Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump.

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Gun Control Activists Target Newspaper for Advertising a Gun Show :: 05/04/2018

The outrage at a Florida newspaper reveals a deep antipathy toward all forms of gun ownership.

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NSSF kicks Dick's Sporting Goods to the curb :: 05/04/2018

The gun industry’s largest trade association kicked a major company to the curb this week.

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Oklahoma lawmakers send constitutional carry bill to governor :: 05/04/2018

The legislature on Thursday approved a plan to allow the Second Amendment to be the default concealed carry authorization.

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Springfield Armory: We're cutting ties to Dick's :: 05/04/2018

The Illinois-based firearms manufacturer Springfield Armory on Thursday announced they were parting ways with Dick’s Sporting Goods over gun rights issues.

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Students at two different public schools punish students who have been to gun ranges outside of school hours :: 05/04/2018

In Florida and New Jersey students have been punished for going to a gun range outside of school hours.  In New Jersey this week, a school suspended two students who posted pictures of them going to gun range last weekend.

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Trump Talks a Good Game to the NRA. His Policies Tell a Different Story. :: 05/04/2018

When it comes to the Second Amendment, the president is all talk. President Donald Trump called on his audience at a National Rifle Association convention today to get out and vote in the November election, warning that "your Second Amendment rights are under siege."

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Congressman: Ban 'assault weapons,' go after those who don't turn them in :: 05/03/2018

A California Democrat opined on Thursday that the fix for America’s gun issue involves a ban, a buyback, and criminal prosecution.

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Gun Owners of America: Bump stock ban a slippery slope :: 05/03/2018

Gun Owners of America warned the president this week his proposed bump stock ban will endanger gun rights under future administrations.

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New York fines underwriter 7 million for NRA Carry Guard insurance :: 05/03/2018

New York regulators hit insurance underwriter Lockton Affinity with a $7 million fine for unlawfully providing liability insurance to New Yorkers who bought policies from the National Rifle Association.

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