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More Gun-control Hypocrisy Out of Chicago :: 04/25/2017
When the Chicago Police Department (CPD) reported back in September that 22-year-old Simone Mousheh had been arrested and charged with four felonies for violating gun laws, it noted that Simone is not alone in her crimes: “The Firearms Investigations Team say she is not an uncommon example of a female with a valid FOID [Firearm Owners Identification] who sells guns for profit.”
Federal air marshal forgets service weapon in plane's bathroom :: 04/24/2017
A federal air marshal on a flight from England to New York left her service weapon in the plane’s bathroom where a passenger found it, according to reports.
France Has Very Strict Gun Laws, Except For Terrorists: Newt Gingrich :: 04/24/2017
Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich criticized the policies in France that allowed a terrorist to attack and take the life of a policeman on Thursday.
How Pittsburgh's effort to limit illegal firearms turned into a years-long, escalating gunfight :: 04/24/2017
If Joe the Pittsburgher parks near Heinz Field, enjoys a Steelers victory over Baltimore and returns to find his car looted and his handgun stolen from his glovebox, he’s required to tell police.
If you're the subject of an order of protection, should you lose gun permit? Local case could set precedent :: 04/24/2017
An appeals court has ordered a Madison County judge to consider whether it’s constitutional to suspend the gun permits of people who are the subjects of temporary or emergency orders of protection.
Surgeon general is removed by Trump administration, replaced by deputy for now :: 04/24/2017
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy has been removed by the Trump administration and replaced temporarily by his deputy, Rear Adm. Sylvia Trent-Adams.
Trump can 'make a difference' on background check expansion-Sen. Manchin :: 04/24/2017
West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin on Friday said that President Trump can “apply gun sense” should a renewed effort surface towards universal background checks for gun sales.
Wolf should reconsider veto of school gun bill :: 04/24/2017
Gov. Wolf wants to protect schools from mass public shootings by hiring “trained security professionals like school resource or police officers.” But a bill passed last week by the Senate Education Committee would allow school boards to let staff carry on school property as long as they have a concealed handgun permit and have gone through police-related firearms training. Wolf has already promised to veto the bill.
Infringing the right to bear arms- You can't carry here :: 04/22/2017
Your right to protect yourself shall not be infringed..well..except where it already is infringed. That is what my young liberal friend told me. Here is what he said.
Teachers with guns? Senate Bill 383 gives OK in Pa. :: 04/22/2017
State Sen. Don White wants to give school districts more options to keep students safe.
Fabio sounds off on celebrities, vows to buy a gun after break-in :: 04/21/2017
Fabio Lanzoni, the Italian-American model most well-known for appearing on the covers of 80s and 90s romance novels and his role in I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! commercials, recently spoke out against a certain attitude in Hollywood and vowed to buy a gun after his home was targeted for a break-in.
Gabby Giffords' Gun Control Group Urges Opposition to Repeal of Gun Ban for Military Vets :: 04/21/2017
On March 16 Breitbart News reported that the House voted to repeal the gun ban for military veterans and ARS is asking gun controllers to convince their Senators not to follow suit.
Study: Most Americans oppose carrying firearms in public :: 04/21/2017
Most Americans oppose carrying firearms in public places, according to a study published Thursday in the American Journal of Public Health.
Dems' Dire Warnings After Heller Prove False :: 04/20/2017
A recent analysis has determined that since the 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court decision overturning DC’s handgun ban, there has been no increase in violent crime. If anything, there has been a slight decrease in the number of murders committed with a firearm — from nearly 80% of all homicide victims between 2000 and 2007 to 74% in 2008, the year following the court’s decision. That number has continued to decline since the decision.
Grassley: Expect a SCOTUS Resignation This Summer :: 04/20/2017
Rumors have been ubiquitous in the nation's capital as to whether another Supreme Court vacancy is on the horizon. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said in February that the "odds are very good" that at least one justice would be retiring. The signs appear to point to Justice Anthony Kennedy, who will be turning 81 this summer.
PA preemption bill clears first hurdle in long road to governor's desk :: 04/20/2017
A proposal to prevent Pennsylvania’s 2,500-plus municipalities from enacting firearm ordinances over and above state law cleared its first legislative hurdle Wednesday.
Pennsylvania lawmakers advance bill allowing teachers to carry guns :: 04/20/2017
Lawmakers in the Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee approved a bill Wednesday that would authorize school districts to allow trained teachers and other staff to carry guns on school property.
Per Gun-Grabbers, April 19 Commemorates Armed Citizen 'Treason' against Government :: 04/20/2017
USA – -(Ammoland.com)- On this day in 1775, volunteer Minuteman militia leader Captain John Parker, along with over 70 of his neighbors, stood their ground against government enforcers. They refused to disarm and defended themselves against lethal coercion. From the point of view of those who would rule them, these brave Patriots committed treason.
Arizona House poised to approve anti-background check bill :: 04/19/2017
Arizona legislators in the House cleared the way Monday for a preemptive strike on future universal background check laws proposed by any local ordinance.
Constitutional Carry: SC senate panel closing in on bill allowing carrying guns without permit :: 04/19/2017
The effort to advance legislation that would allow South Carolinians to carry firearms without a permit by the end of session continues in the Senate with fewer than three weeks remaining.
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