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Law Professor Claims Second Amendment Irrelevant to Gun Debate :: 10/25/2017

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- “[O]ne of the persistent and puzzling aspects of the politics of guns in this country is the insistence by ‘gun rights’ advocates on invoking the Second Amendment as a magical talisman, seeking to shut down all talk of gun control by asserting that such laws would violate the Constitution,” Neil H. Buchanan writes on Justia.

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Dem AGs unite against concealed-carry gun law :: 10/24/2017

Democratic attorneys general from 17 states are calling on Congress to abandon legislation backed by the National Rifle Association that would allow concealed-carry gun permits issued in one state to be valid in all states.

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Flawed Idea of Gun Registration & 347 Million Plus Firearms :: 10/24/2017

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- One of the endemic notions of gun control advocates that flare up after any violence that grabs the headlines is the proposal that all guns must be registered to their owners.

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Nevada's Question 1 wouldn't have stopped Las Vegas Strip attacker :: 10/24/2017

The horrific massacre in Las Vegas was one of the worst displays of violence our state and our nation have ever seen. Yet as we continue to deal with the shock and the grief of this attack, we also have reason to feel enormous pride. This tragedy has brought out the very best of humanity. The stories of heroism, sacrifice and bravery displayed by our law enforcement and first responders, as well as the everyday pedestrians who sprang into action, have given us light in this dark hour.

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Students in Pittsburgh miss school over teacher's Facebook post about buying a gun :: 10/24/2017

Some 60 students in a suburban Pittsburgh elementary school stayed home or left early last week after a teacher’s social media post about buying a gun alarmed district officials.

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Former NPR CEO: Liberal Media's 2nd Amendment Coverage Proves They Don't Understand Guns :: 10/23/2017

Former National Public Radio (NPR) CEO Ken Stern suggests the liberal media’s coverage of the Second Amendment proves they do not understand guns.

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Let's Keep the Gun Control Laws That Work :: 10/23/2017

A mass murderer killed almost 60 people in Las Vegas. Hundreds more were injured by gunshot wounds and by being trampled in the mass panic that followed. Politicians, celebrities and gun control activists called for new gun laws. That isn’t a new idea. We already have 23 thousand firearms regulations. Let’s look at the recent proposals. We can keep the gun-control laws that work and get rid of the rest.

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Media Bias: 'Murder insurance' or protection in self-defense cases? :: 10/23/2017

The National Rifle Association is offering insurance for people who shoot someone, stirring criticism from gun-control advocates who say it could foster more violence and give gun owners a false sense of security to shoot first and ask questions later.

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Poll: American views on guns unchanged after Las Vegas massacre :: 10/23/2017

While many have renewed calls for stricter gun regulations after the mass shooting in Las Vegas, a new poll has found that most Americans’ views on gun laws remain unchanged.

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Former ATF analyst schools bump fire without Slide Fire stock in 5 seconds (VIDEO) :: 10/21/2017

A former senior analyst in the Firearms Technology Branch of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms talks explains the Slide Fire stock and why he feels the branch made the right call on its legality. Now retired, Rick Vasquez was with ATF’s Firearms Technology Branch in 2010 when they evaluated the now-controversial bump fire stock attachment.

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Repeal the Second Amendment ~ Say It Already! :: 10/21/2017

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- Remember the Grateful Dead? I was never a fan of their music, in fact, when I went to Simsbury High School in 1978-1980 I almost got my ass kicked a few times by a couple of die-hard Dead fans for letting on that I hated the band. (There were lots of Jerry Garcia fans there at the time)

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WaPo Fact Checker Gives Anti-Gun Senator 3 Pinocchios :: 10/21/2017

When anti-gun Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, claimed during a CNN “State of the Union” appearance that states with tougher gun laws “have dramatically lower rates of gun violence,” he was perpetuating a myth that has been circulated by the gun prohibition lobby, and he got called on it by the Washington Post Fact Checker this week.

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ATF signals it won't issue new 'bump stocks' regulation after Las Vegas :: 10/20/2017

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has signaled to Congress that it would prefer new legislation instead of new regulation to impose restrictions on "bump stocks," which could end up being a major hurdle to any federal action on the firearms accessory.

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Hollywood Never Apologizes for Ultraviolence :: 10/20/2017

Hollywood's hypocrisy about Harvey Weinstein is only outdone by its hypocrisy about gun control.

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Julianne Moore Calls for Limiting Number of Guns People Can Own :: 10/20/2017

Actress and gun control activist Julianne Moore endorsed limiting the number of firearms U.S. citizens can own during an appearance Thursday on "The View."

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Maryland, Delaware Shootings: Another Gun Control, Court System Fail :: 10/20/2017

Wednesday’s investigation of fatal shootings in Maryland and Delaware and the subsequent arrest of the suspect and revelations about his criminal background unintentionally demonstrate yet another failure of gun control laws and the court system.

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We already have gun laws. They don't stop crime :: 10/20/2017

The question dominating news today is whether gun control works, and if not, why not. To address this dilemma it’s first necessary to examine its premise and define terms.

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Why Would A Gun-Ban Group Change Its Name? :: 10/20/2017

What do you do when your gun-ban group becomes so persistent in pushing restrictive laws for law-abiding gun owners that more and more people begin to realize where you really stand on gun ownership?

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Alexandria Attack Survivor Steve Scalise: Being Armed 'Part of the Fabric of Our Nation' :: 10/19/2017

During the October 17 airing of Fox & Friends, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) said having firearms and being armed is “part of the fabric of our nation.”

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America's double standard against Second Amendment gun rights :: 10/19/2017

Our Founding Fathers cherished the belief “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights” and enshrined this belief in the Declaration of Independence.

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