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CPRC: NEW RESEARCH: The impact of illegal aliens on crime rates :: 01/23/2018

The Crime Prevention Research Center is proud to reveal new research that analyzes unique newly released data on crime rates by illegal aliens.  Please download a copy: available here.

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DC journalist and comic robbed at gunpoint; now vows to get concealed handgun license :: 01/23/2018

Journalist and comic Tim Young gained a new appreciation for gun rights last week after he was mugged at gunpoint.

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Gun Control Fail: 'Gun Violence' Costs New York over 5.6 Billion Each Year :: 01/23/2018

New York has an “assault weapons” ban, a “high capacity” magazine ban, universal background checks, and “gun violence” costs of over $5.6 billion a year.

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Do Increased Gun Thefts Show Futility of Background Check Laws? :: 01/22/2018

Bloomberg News reported Friday that gun store robberies have increased by an alarming 227 percent since 2013 and burglaries have spiked 71 percent during the same period, raising the question whether so-called “universal background check” laws are a feel-good exercise in futility.

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Gun-grabbers Count on 'No Shows' as ATF Bump Stock Deadline Nears :: 01/22/2018

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- The deadline for the public to submit comments on proposed rulemaking by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is this Thursday night, the Federal Register advises.  At issue is a revised” interpret[ation of] the statutory definition of ‘machinegun’ in the National Firearms Act of 1934 and Gun Control Act of 1968 to clarify whether certain devices, commonly known as ‘bump fire’ stocks, fall within that definition.

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Scott Wagner Is A Blue Collar Republican :: 01/22/2018

State Sen. Scott Wagner, Republican frontrunner in the Pennsylvania gubernatorial contest has established a reputation as a brash and aggressive outsider bent on bringing a CEO’s efficiency to Harrisburg. Wagner, who owns and operates a $70 million dollar-a-year trash collection empire, styles himself in the image of President Donald Trump, insisting “he wants to make Pennsylvania greater again.”

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State Congressional District Map Ruled Unconstitutional by PA Supreme Court :: 01/22/2018

HARRISBURG  -- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that the current Congressional redistricting map is unconstitutional and must be redrawn before the state primary election in May.

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Gun owners and Republicans really DO want concealed carry reciprocity! :: 01/20/2018

Recently the United States House of Representatives passed legislation to protect the right to bear arms that extends each state’s authorization to carry to all states. This was not to the liking of Daniel Webster, the Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research, an arm of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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The Progressive Answer to Violence :: 01/20/2018

It’s incredible that with every shooting, the Left, from politicians to sycophantic “news reporters,” start clamoring for “gun control”. The dead victims are not yet in their graves and those who survived have not even exited the operating rooms. But, let not a crisis go to waste, right?

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Are We Revising NRA History? :: 01/19/2018

Buckeye, AZ –-(Ammoland.com)- On January 15, 2018, Marion Hammer, NRA past president and a current member of both the NRA Board of Directors and Executive Council, published an editorial on Ammoland Shooting Sports News. The article warned of current and past threats to the NRA, and listing a slate of candidates she supports for the upcoming NRA Board of Directors election.

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Is Mitch McConnell The Reason We Don't Have National Reciprocity? :: 01/19/2018

One of the biggest items on the agenda for many gun owners is national reciprocity. The time for such a law has never been better, with the GOP holding both chambers of Congress, the White House, and a majority on the Supreme Court. It seems likely that national reciprocity needs to happen now or it may never happen.

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New York, Delaware Look At Civil Confiscation Legislation :: 01/19/2018

It seems reasonable enough — most mass shooters are deranged and therefore we need to do more to keep guns out of the hands of people who are seriously mentally ill.

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NRA 2018 Board Candidate, Adam Kraut, On 'Enemies Within The NRA' :: 01/19/2018

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- Yesterday, I became aware of Marion Hammer’s commentary on the 2018 NRA Board Election. After reading the editorial, it was clear that she believes I am the “enemy”. For those wondering how that conclusion was drawn, allow me to explain.

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ATF: Stolen guns on the rise :: 01/18/2018

Guns stolen from federally licensed dealers exceeded 8,000 last year, according to a federal report released this week.

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Editorial: National gun law is all about logic :: 01/18/2018

The most dangerous thing most Americans will ever do is drive a car.

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Gun control advocates see opportunities in states :: 01/18/2018

Advocates of stricter restrictions on gun ownership believe they can notch new wins in state legislatures across the country this year, after Republicans in some states signaled they would be willing to break with the National Rifle Association (NRA) to support some new rules.

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Kopel: 14th Amendment gives Congress power to pass concealed carry reciprocity :: 01/18/2018

The House of Representatives recently passed the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 with bipartisan support. The act would allow people eligible to carry a concealed firearm in their home state to carry in other states, as well.

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An Example from CBS of Media Bias regarding Concealed Handgun Permits :: 01/17/2018

Here is a very short clip of Hawaii Five-O trying to provide an example of a concealed handgun permit holder representing a danger to others.  Other parts of the program show the permit holder as a real jerk and eventually stealing a gun from a police officer and shooting someone.

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Chris Christie Pardons Point Out Need for Reciprocity :: 01/17/2018

I live in Kansas, where no permit is required to carry a concealed handgun and, with local exceptions, open carry was always legal.

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Massachusetts officals order bump stock turn-in under threat of prosecution :: 01/17/2018

Officials with the Commonwealth reached out to Massachusetts gun owners to caution them the clock is ticking to hand over any bump stocks or trigger cranks.

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