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Tell your legislator to protect your gun rights: Joshua Prince :: 05/05/2017
If you have read recent articles, which quote Shira Goodman of CeaseFirePA, you probably believe that bills that have recently come before the state House and Senate, barring municipalities from enacting firearms ordinances stricter than state gun laws are something new.
HuffPost Horror over Trump Army Secretary Pick Indication Green May be Right Man for Job :: 05/04/2017
“Tennessee state Sen. Mark Green (R), President Donald Trump’s nominee for Army secretary, strongly believes that citizens should be armed ― and not just with any ol’ guns,” HuffPost Senior Political Reporter and Politics Managing Editor Amanda Terkel snarks . “They should be able to possess whatever weapons the military has, because an armed citizenry is the ‘ultimate checks and balances’ against the federal government.”
Recent Court Case Sheds Light on ITAR Brokering :: 05/04/2017
Washington DC –-(Ammoland.com)- On March 14, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its decision in Matthew A. Goldstein, PLLC v. United States Department of State, 851 F.3d 1 (D.C. Cir. 2017).
Speaking to gun-safety group, Pat Toomey reaffirms support for background check bill :: 05/04/2017
Coopersburg resident Mary Ann Nord was looking for reassurance when one of her senators, Republican Pat Toomey, headed to the microphone Wednesday during a gun-safety advocacy event in downtown Washington.
Veterans At Risk Of Suicide Negotiate A Thorny Relationship With Guns :: 05/04/2017
There's sort of a designated driver in Jason Stavely's circle of Iraq buddies, but he doesn't take away people's car keys. He takes the guns.
Virginia Democrat comes out against national reciprocity :: 05/04/2017
While calling himself a “proud supporter of second amendment rights” the U.S. Senator whose constituency includes the National Rifle Association’s headquarters pushed back against a national concealed carry proposal.
Witness to a traumatic shooting: The decision to get guns :: 05/04/2017
After witnessing a mass shooting inside a Florida airport baggage claim, one East Tennessee couple made some dramatic life changes.
Amanda Marcotte: Anti-Gun Docs On Parade :: 05/03/2017
Who could possibly imagine a bunch of tightly specialized professionals being taken seriously when “speaking out” on a subject about which they have little or no knowledge? Yet that’s exactly what Salon writer Amanda Marcotte does in her piece titled “An apolitical profession wakes up: Trauma surgeons speak out about gun violence.”
New Study Says 'Mass' Shootings = Less Than 1 percent of Gun Deaths :: 05/03/2017
A new study appearing in Monday’s Annals of Internal Medicine, and reported by CNN, contained two revelations including one that may cause a problem for gun prohibitionists: Mass shootings make up less than 1 percent of U.S. gun deaths.
Rock River, Springfield Armory Pull Out of IMFA After "Carve Out" Fiasco :: 05/03/2017
We warned folks that relying on the claims of a single fevered author on an allegedly pro-gun media outlet that has screwed over gun owners in the past was a bad idea.
41-F regulation change leaves Pennsylvania gun dealers in legal limbo :: 05/02/2017
A regulation change finalized last year requiring federal background checks for some transfers of suppressors leaves Pennsylvania gun dealers unsure of how to comply with the law.
Army Secretary Nominee: Citizens Should Have Same Arms As Military :: 05/02/2017
The West Point graduate and Iraq War Army veteran President Donald Trump has nominated to be the new Army Secretary has a very good understanding of the Second Amendment, which is predictably driving anti-liberty liberals insane.
Dumbest Gun Control Argument EVER: Self Defense is BAD Because It Denies Due Process Rights To DEAD CRIMINALS? :: 05/02/2017
The Scary Thing Is: THIS GUY IS SERIOUS! In a bizarre world where ‘Good Guys and Bad Guys’ are suppose to be a thing of the past there seems to be some confusion. Where the aggressor who is doing the damage was once stopped, arrested, run out of town or killed, the tables seem to have turned.
Gun Control Fail: Baltimore Mayor Asks FBI to Stem Rising Murder Rate :: 05/02/2017
A total of 318 people were murdered in Baltimore last year. The Baltimore Sun put this into perspective by reporting that “one out of every 2,000 [Baltimore] residents was killed in 2016.”
Minnesota becomes 26th state to accept CCW in lieu of Brady checks when buying guns :: 05/02/2017
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced Friday that Minnesotans with a valid concealed handgun license no longer have to get an additional background check when buying a firearm.
9 Pennsylvania men indicted for trafficking guns, drugs :: 05/01/2017
Nine Pennsylvania men have been indicted for illegal firearms and drugs trafficking as part of an ATF-York County Drug Task Force operation.
Most murders occurred in 5 percent of counties, says study :: 05/01/2017
The homicide rate may be rising in some U.S. cities, but slayings are still a localized phenomenon, with most U.S. counties not seeing a single homicide in 2014.
U.S. Congressman Tells NRA: 'You Are Not Welcome Here' :: 05/01/2017
Tens of thousands of gun owners and Second Amendment activists were sent a message by Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) on Saturday that was eerily reminiscent of what other civil rights advocates were told when they visited the South two generations ago: “You are not welcome here.”
Dems adopt new tactic for gun confiscation :: 04/29/2017
Democrats have come up with a creative way of selectively confiscating guns from certain residents, and several Second Amendment watchdogs say the strategy could soon be coming to a state near you.
Gun Activists Focus On National Concealed Carry Push :: 04/29/2017
ATLANTA, GA–The National Rifle Association has made national concealed carry a primary cause for the organization, and without President Obama in office to go after for enacting routine gun control measures, the pro-gun lobbying group is focused on a cause to rally its members and donors around.
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