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BOOM: NSSF Addresses President Obama's Lies About The Gun Industry :: 01/20/2016

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the firearms industry’s trade association, purchased ad space in the Washington Post this morning to publish an open letter to President Obama.

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Controversy over proposed symbolic gun ban in Constantine :: 01/20/2016

CONSTANTINE, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Controversy continues in the village of Constantine.  Weeks after people packed a village meeting, speaking out over the possibility of an assault rifle ban, another meeting wrapped up Monday night.

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FBI official: 'Perfect storm' imperiling (NICS) gun background checks :: 01/20/2016

The FBI has been overwhelmed by so many background checks for new gun sales, that they've had to halt appeals by prospective buyers who've been turned down, but that's not the only problem facing the system. VPC

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If Gun Owners Can Be Licensed, Why Not Journalists? :: 01/20/2016

A South Carolina legislator's stunt bill tweaks the press for failing to take the Second Amendment seriously.

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Journalist Reveals Tactics Brainwashing Industry Uses to Manipulate the Public :: 01/20/2016

Our reality is carefully constructed by powerful corporate, political and special interest sources in order to covertly sway public opinion. Blatant lies are often televised regarding terrorism, food, war, health, etc. They are fashioned to sway public opinion and condition viewers to accept what have become destructive societal norms.

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Obama's gun control order runs into first legal challenge :: 01/20/2016

Conservative advocacy group Freedom Watch on Monday challenged Obama’s executive order on guns, which instructed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and other agencies to reinterpret legislation passed by Congress.

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Second Amendment Supporters Pour Into Richmond To Tell Lawmakers 'Guns Save Lives' :: 01/20/2016

January 18th was a special day in Richmond. It was when private citizens were able to speak with their local representatives to discuss the issues that matter to them most. While it was bitterly cold outside, it didn’t stop supporters of the Second Amendment from venturing into the state capitol to tell Virginia’s lawmakers one simple truth: guns save lives.

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The Marine Corps Times is Calling for Veterans to Violate Their Oath :: 01/20/2016

Taking a position which opposes the very oath that veterans swore to uphold, the Marine Corps Times is advising veterans to “… lead the push for more secure gun laws,” in a tweet sent out earlier this week; a story first covered by Breitbart.

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Town Hall: Experts discuss guns in America :: 01/20/2016

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Sinclair Broadcast Group hosted a Town Hall discussion amongst lawmakers and experts about their thoughts on guns in America.

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Americans Convicted of Felonies (and denied gun rights) at an Increasing Rate - That is a Problem for Everyone's Gun Rights :: 01/19/2016

In the last few decades, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of people convicted of felonies and denied various civil rights (including gun rights).  That is a problem for society.

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Beltway Attorneys General Announce New Information Sharing Effort to Fight Gun Trafficking :: 01/19/2016

The attorneys general of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia announced they will begin sharing information on gun trafficking collected by their respective police departments at a joint press conference on Friday.

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Bill allows suits over gun-free zone incidents :: 01/19/2016

If a Tennessee grocery store bans guns on its property and a black bear or wild hog kills or injures a person who otherwise would be carrying his or her gun, the gun owner would be allowed to sue the property owner if a newly introduced bill became law.

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Chicago Is Off To A Very Bloody New Year, Still Remains A Bastion Of Gun Control :: 01/19/2016

I wrote a while back about bloody weekends becoming the new normal for Chicago. It seems like weekend after weekend, especially ones including holidays, the Windy City becomes the gun violence-riddled dystopia President Obama and other anti-gunners harp about whenever they politicize a mass shooting to push for more restrictions on our constitutional rights.

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Christie vetoes mandatory NJ smart gun bill :: 01/19/2016

A proposal to swap out New Jersey’s long-dormant smart gun law and replace it with one requiring dealers to carry at least one such gun in stock was rejected Tuesday by Gov. Chris Christie.

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DRGO: You Just Want Everyone to Have a Gun! :: 01/19/2016

When a person who believes in strict gun control argues with a supporter of gun rights, you can tell when one of them realizes they can’t win the argument.

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MD Poll: Majority of Doctors Own Guns, Want Tighter Controls :: 01/19/2016

Physicians tend to own guns and to have strong opinions on gun control issues.

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Police department points to Big Pharma as major dealer in drug war :: 01/19/2016

Police officers in one American city are pointing to Big Pharma, rather than addicts on the street, as the true criminals in the nation’s failed war on drugs.

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Rifle capable of taking down helicopter found at 'El Chapo' hideout purchased through Fast and Furious program :: 01/19/2016

A .50-caliber rifle found at Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman’s hideout in Mexico was funneled through the gun-smuggling investigation known as Fast and Furious, sources confirmed Tuesday to Fox News.

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Birth of a gun control nation: America's first racist gun control laws :: 01/18/2016

There’s an old precept that says, “You don’t know where you’re going until you know where you’ve been.” This quote – a normalized sentiment perhaps most eloquently articulated by Edmund Burke – alludes to the profundity of the backward glance. As with many things, a backward glance at the American gun discussion can yield interesting, and even surprising results.

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Borderland Homicides Show Mexico's Gun Control Has Failed :: 01/18/2016

We often  hear about homicide rates in Mexico and how they are among the highest in the world. While that is true for some parts of Mexico, much of Mexico — where nearly 80 percent of the population lives — has much lower rates than what are often quoted in the media. 

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