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Conservatives Back Resistance to Supreme Court Nominee :: 03/18/2016

Over 100 conservatives from 29 states and Washington, D.C., voiced their support for Senate Republicans in a memo commending them for their resistance to any Supreme Court nominee put forward by President Barack Obama.

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Malcolm Gladwell: Gun Control Won't Work, So We Need More Gun Control :: 03/18/2016

Gladwell is an author and also writes for New Yorker magazine. According to Newsbusters, Gladwell was taking part in a New Yorker podcast when he was asked, “How big a problem is the availability of guns?”

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Mississippi constitutional carry bill heads to full Senate vote :: 03/18/2016

An important Senate committee on Thursday looked past a gun control rally at the State Capitol to approve a House measure to allow concealed carry without a permit.

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Networks Rush to Deem Garland a 'Moderate,' ABC, NBC Avoid Liberal Label :: 03/18/2016

In the first 24 hours after Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, the big three networks spun the judge as a “moderate” or “centrist” as opposed to a “liberal.” ABC and NBC reporters never called him a liberal, while CBS correspondents used the word just twice (opting for “moderate liberal” twice more). The networks identified Garland as middle-of-the-road nine times. 

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One Company Got Tired Of The Anti-Gun Media And Took Matters Into Its Own Hands :: 03/18/2016

Liftable Media, Inc., the parent company of Western Journalism, paid for its employees to go through a concealed carry certification course over the weekend.

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On Ethics, Government and Firearm Suicide :: 03/18/2016

One of the most contentious questions in the gun debate is whether gun control can affect suicide rates and, if so, should more restrictions be imposed?

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Bloomberg Behind Misleading Anti-Gun Ads In Mississippi, NRA Says :: 03/17/2016

An out-of-state gun control group called Everytown for Gun Safety is spending tens of thousands of dollars on a misinformation campaign against pro-Second Amendment legislation in Mississippi that would enhance law-abiding citizens' ability to protect themselves. The man behind this manufactured opposition is billionaire and former New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg.

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Constitutional Carry Bill Advances In Idaho :: 03/17/2016

The Idaho Senate  has overwhelming passed a bill that would allow citizens to carry handguns openly or concealed without a permit, pushing them one step closer to being the next state to re-adopt so-called “Constitutional” carry.

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Lawmakers give big thumbs up to Idaho constitutional carry bill :: 03/17/2016

It was a landslide victory on Wednesday in the Idaho Senate for a measure that would allow those legally able to possess firearms to carry them concealed without a permit.

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Suicide of the GOP - or Rebirth? :: 03/17/2016

USA –  -(Ammoland.com)- “If his poll numbers hold, Trump will be there six months from now when the Sweet 16 is cut to the Final Four, and he will likely be in the finals.”

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W.Va. governor vetoes bill prohibiting county park gun bans :: 03/17/2016

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has vetoed a bill that would prohibit county parks from banning guns.

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33 House Dems introduce bill to ban import of broadly defined 'assault weapons' :: 03/16/2016

Led by a California Democrat who has a memorial wall to gun violence victims outside her office, the bill would ban import of many types of semi-auto firearms.

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Anti-Gunners: Director Robert Greenwald takes on the NRA in documentary :: 03/16/2016

Long-time documentary director Robert Greenwald, who covered war in Afghanistan and drone violence in Pakistan, thought he’d seen it all — until he took on the NRA.

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DRGO: Hatred and Hoplophobia at Boston University :: 03/16/2016

Bindu Kalesan, an assistant professor of medicine and strident foe of firearm civil rights (more about that later) at Boston University, has crashed onto the public health anti-gun rights advocacy scene.  Kalesan is the lead author on an already-disputed article just published in The Lancet, claiming that passage of more gun control laws could reduce gun deaths.  Her ideological allies in major media have trumpeted, prematurely it turns out, her legislative prescription with headline-friendly factoids such as CNN’s “Study: 3 federal laws could reduce gun deaths by more than 90%.”

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Fast and Furious: Rifle found at El Chapo hideout tied to Fast and Furious :: 03/16/2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the guns that Mexican officials say was found at the hideout of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera is associated with Fast and Furious, a failed "gun-walking" operation, according to the Justice Department.

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Georgia Company Owner Requires Employees To Wear Firearms While Working :: 03/16/2016

An insurance company owner in Georgia has instructed his employees to wear firearms while working at the office. This has sparked a heated debate on whether carrying firearms on the job really makes one safer at the workplace or will it just invite violence.

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Gun control groups join forces :: 03/16/2016

Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords’ group Americans for Responsible Solutions joined forces Wednesday with the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence in the fight to advance gun control legislation.

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Pa. Supreme Court Justice Eakin retires amid criticism over lewd emails :: 03/16/2016

HARRISBURG — Suspended Supreme Court Justice Michael Eakin stepped down Tuesday after months of criticism about racy and lewd emails he exchanged, his attorney said.

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President Obama nominates Merrick Garland to replace Scalia on Supreme Court :: 03/16/2016

On Wednesday, President Obama named Merrick Garland, a current federal appeals court judge, to the open seat caused due to the passing of Justice Antonin Scalia.

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The 'Moderates' Are Not So Moderate: Merrick Garland :: 03/16/2016

As the White House prepares to choose a nominee for the Supreme Court, they are continuing to suggest that they might nominate a supposed “moderate.” But Garland has a long record, and, among other things, it leads to the conclusion that he would vote to reverse one of Justice Scalia’s most important opinions, D.C. vs. Heller, which affirmed that the Second Amendment confers an individual right to keep and bear arms.

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