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Australia: There Will Be Blood :: 07/09/2015

A spectre is haunting America—the spectre of gun confiscation. Seeking feel-good solutions to complex problems, an increasing number of politicians are going beyond the familiar narrative of “common-sense gun laws” and seriously discussing a tactic of seizing firearms from law-abiding citizens—leaving them helpless against the attentions of armed criminals.

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Dems push Congress to expand background checks for gun sales :: 07/09/2015

Since the shooting in Charleston, S.C. that killed nine people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal, Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said America has for some reason become focused on the symbol of the Confederate battle flag.

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Maine allows gun owners to carry concealed weapons without permit :: 07/09/2015

AUGUSTA, Maine (Reuters) - Maine will allow gun owners to carry concealed weapons without a permit, a practice called "constitutional carry" by Second Amendment advocates, under a bill signed into law on Wednesday by Republican Governor Paul LePage.

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Chicago Clergy: Black People Can't Be Trusted With Guns :: 07/08/2015

This is where racism leads. Father Pfleger of Chicago and other civilian disarmament advocates have filed a lawsuit against three municipalities outside of Chicago. In essence, the lawsuit says that black people cannot stop themselves from murdering and stealing, so people outside of Chicago have to keep strict controls on the sale of guns. It claims that lack of strict gun controls has a disproportionate affect on black people . . .

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Donald Trump steamrolls NBC reporter :: 07/08/2015

Calls Fox's Krauthammer 'a totally overrated guy, doesn't know what he's doing'.  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump opened fire in favor of American gun rights during a televised interview Wednesday, and blasted his critics including Fox News analyst Charles Krauthammer as a “totally overrated guy.”

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Former Intern For Gun Control Congressman Stabbed To Death On D.C. Metro :: 07/08/2015

The soulless eyes [above] BELOW belong to Jaspar Spires, who allegedly stabbed 24-year-old Kevin Sutherland to death while fighting Sutherland over a cell phone.

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George Pataki: "Bringing Guns Across State Lines is Illegal!" Uh, No It's Not. :: 07/08/2015

Former Republican governor of New York George Pataki has very gingerly placed his foot inside his very busy mouth. The Republican presidential candidate did an interview with a publication called “The Skimm” in which he discussed topics ranging from health care to gun control. On that latter topic, the New York governor seemed woefully ignorant of the existing gun laws in the United States. Specifically, he claimed that . . .

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'Nothing to debate': Second Amendment, legal gun in my purse saved our lives :: 07/08/2015

The United States of America is a great country. You can debate absolutely anything, whether or not it has merit, and whether or not it's any of your business. 

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Radical Anti-Gun Group Claims Guns "Rarely" Used for Self-Defense :: 07/08/2015

In June 2015, several anti-gun activists known as the Violence Policy Center (VPC) claimed, among other things, that “Guns are rarely used to kill criminals or stop crimes.”1 

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Remember This? SC Concealed Carrier Stops Mass Shooting During Church Service. No Casualties. :: 07/08/2015

Following the horrific events that took place in Charleston, SC earlier this week, there has been significant talk about how to prevent further mass shootings at churches. Some of the debate has been centered around increased gun control while some has focused on better security and concealed carry inside of churches.

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SWATter Nearly Gets Texas Family Killed :: 07/08/2015

A family in El Paso County,Texas was terrified yesterday when they were raided by a SWAT team as the result of a false 911 call:

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UK and US Hoplophobes: "Only Cowards Carry" :: 07/08/2015

It started out with mild curiosity sparked by a SHTFPlan.com headlineWith Knife Murders Spiking After Gun Ban, UK Urges ‘Save a Life–Surrender Your Knife. After all, this is the country that developed blunted “anti-stab knives,” after “doctors … lobbied … for kitchen knives to be redesigned [because] it could help to save lives.” What new foolishness were they up to in Piers Morgan Paradise? Why not follow some links, pull some threads and find out?

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47 Shot and 7 Dead Over Holiday Weekend - And That's Progress! :: 07/07/2015

Reader William Joyner writes: Having just awakened from a restful slumber here in the beautiful San Antonio suburbs, I made my breakfast and sat down to see what the news had to tell me about the impending Greek economic implosion. Instead, CNN greeted me with the teaser line of “47 people shot by guns in Chicago this Holiday weekend! More after the break!”

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Caught on camera: Dallas cop confronts teen :: 07/07/2015

DALLAS — As a member of the Dallas SWAT team, Terigi Rossi was a regular fixture on the TV show of the same name.

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Chicago Weekend Violence Sparks Nine Murders, Do Black Lives Matter In The Windy City? :: 07/07/2015

Chicago weekend violence grabbed national headlines after local officials announced nine people were murdered and 47 wounded over the holiday weekend. Police officers in the Illinois city reportedly recovered “one illegal gun per hour” over the Fourth of July weekend. One little boy died when he was hit by a bullet intended for his “high-ranking” gang member father, Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said during a press conference.

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CNN pioneer unloads F-bomb over guns :: 07/07/2015

Lynne Russell, a former CNN anchor who worked for the cable network between 1983 and 2001 – and who was attacked by an armed felon during a trip with her husband – issued a sharp rebuke against those who want to control Americans’ access to guns: “Shut the f— up,” she said, to a local television station.

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CPRC: Evaluating new research "Firearm Ownership and Violent Crime in the U.S.: An Ecological Study" By Monuteaux, Lee, Hemenway, Mannix, Fleegler :: 07/07/2015

Live Science describes a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine this way: Monuteaux and his colleagues wanted to test whether increased gun ownership had any effect on gun homicides, overall homicides and violent gun crimes. They chose firearm robbery and assault, because those crimes are likely to be reported and recorded in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Uniform Crime Report.

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CPRC: Within just a few hours, concealed Handgun Permit Holders Defend Themselves in Nashville, TN; Birmingham, AL; and Richland, SC :: 07/07/2015

Nashville, TN, July 6, 2015

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Fast food chain asks customers not to open carry :: 07/07/2015

Whataburger changed its policy on open carry a while ago, and is reiterating its stance while arguing the chain supports Second Amendment rights. (Photo: MySanAntonio.com)

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Gun allegedly used by San Francisco shooting suspect belonged to federal agent, source says :: 07/07/2015

The gun used by a Mexican illegal immigrant when he allegedly shot dead a 32-year-old woman at a San Francisco pier belonged to a federal agent, a source confirmed to Fox News Tuesday.

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