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UT: Rocky Mountain Gun and Survival Show
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The Rocky Mountain Gun and Survival Show at the South Towne Expo Center, January 3rd and 4th. Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 9am-4pm. Grab your advance Tickets and Information at: www.rockymountaingunshow.com
The Rocky Mountain Gun and Survial Show will have everything you need to get ready for an emergency! Food storage and preparation, emergency medical kits and self defense items like pepper spray and stun guns. |
Two Year-Old Walmart Shooter A Year-End Scream for Gun Law Reform
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It’s the end of an eventful year and the beginning of a new one. I had visions of a fresh start as I sat down to write my final political words of 2014. I’ve had a lot to say about American gun culture over the past 12 months and figured it might be refreshing to explore a different issue. But as I perused The New York Times and came across the headline, Woman at Walmart Is Accidentally Shot Dead by 2-Year-Old Son, I was reminded that it’s nearly impossible to forget about guns in this country for any length of time. |
In Idaho gun tragedy, does it matter that mother took precautions?
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It’s usually careless storage and handling of guns that leads to young children finding and firing weapons, hurting themselves or other children.
But the tragic shooting of an Idaho mom by her unwitting toddler in a Hayden Wal-Mart Tuesday has complicated that picture, given that the woman, Veronica Rutledge, had extensive experience with handguns, and had the handgun zippered into a special purse designed for concealed-carry. |
CA: New California gun law to close single-shot exemption loophole goes into effect
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Several new California laws aimed at firearm safety go into effect Thursday. Among them is Assembly Bill 1964, which bans the sale of single-shot handguns modified from a semi-automatic rate of fire.
As of Wednesday, gun shops were still able to make these modifications, but once the law goes into effect Jan. 1 the practice will be restricted to break-top or bolt-action guns only.
“Most people can’t deny HK makes a great gun,” said Jeff Bregman, owner of American Gun Works in Glendale. “The P30 and the HK45 are great guns. I can’t sell them because they’re not on the California certified list.” |
CT: Connecticut News Paper: Sue One Gun Company, Sue Them All
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Written by managing editor Chris Powell, the JI column shows this is so because “the lawsuit’s theory”—that the AR-15 “has little utility for legitimate civilian purposes”—”could be applied against any gun [manufacturer].”
Powell points out that federal law actually prohibits suing gun manufacturers for the misuse of their products. But he believes this suit may test that law or may be intended to somehow bluff Bushmaster into issuing settlements. If the the law fails or settlements result—or both—the suit against Bushmaster turns into a precedent for suits against other AR-15 manufacturers and, eventually, any gun company whose products have been misused. |
FL: Advocates working to bring campus carry to Sunshine State colleges
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Gun rights group encourages Floridians to support self defense bill that would permit licensed concealed carry holders to carry concealed firearms at the state’s 135 colleges.
“Too many lives have been lost because of the illusion of safety and security associated with gun-free zones,” said Sean Caranna, executive director of Florida Carry Inc., a grassroots organization dedicated to advancing the fundamental civil right of all Floridians to keep and bear arms. “Where colleges have allowed concealed carry, there has not been a single mass shooting.” |
CNMI: New 2nd Amendment Suit in Northern Mariana Islands
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A United States military veteran, of Northern Mariana decent, has filed a complaint in federal court, asking for damages because his second amendment rights have been denied.
The damages appear to be quite clear, as his guns were confiscated upon his arrival in the Islands in July of 2007, and the Department of Public Safety has refused release two rifles to him, even after the issue of a CNMI Firearms, Ammunition, Explosive’s identification card in September of 2007. |
WA: Lawsuit filed against new WA gun background check law
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Opponents of a new expanded gun background-check measure in Washington state filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, asking a federal judge to block parts of the law that involve transfers of firearms.
The lawsuit was filed in district court in Tacoma and seeks a permanent injunction against enforcement of parts of Initiative 594 that deal with non-commercial transfers to private citizens. The measure was approved by voters in November.
The suit states that the law is "so vague that a person of ordinary intelligence cannot understand its scope, which renders it subject to arbitrary enforcement." |
FL: Florida Pastor Wields Pistol Inside Church, Critically Shoots Former Disgruntled Employee In Self-Defense
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A gunfight reportedly broke out between a pastor and a disgruntled worker inside a Florida church on Tuesday after the man opened fire at the pastor upon learning that he was being dismissed from his position.
The church maintenance employee fired at Pastor Terry Howell, who allegedly whipped out his own gun in self-defense and critically shot Benjamin Parongan inside Living Water Fellowship Church in Osceola on Tuesday morning, the Associated Press reported. Parongan is currently in stable condition at Osceola Regional Medical Center. |
Experts say women shouldn't carry guns in purses
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Gun experts recommend against women carrying guns in purses.
At Wade's Eastside Guns, the retail manager says purses can be stolen, so it's best to keep a concealed gun on your person.
In the wake of the accident in Hayden, Idaho, KING 5 contacted retail manager, Rugger Cotten, for advise on gun safety for women. |
WI: City homicide numbers down, but pain to families remains great
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The number of homicides in Milwaukee sharply decreased this year compared with 2013.
Preliminary data shows that 87 people were victims of homicide this year, down about 17% from 2013. Since 2005, homicides dipped from 155 victims to a low of 71 in 2008 before gradually rising to 105 last year.
The 2014 data could fluctuate because several death investigations are continuing. The Milwaukee Police Department follows the FBI's national crime reporting standards, which use the date of an individual's death in crime statistics and do not include homicides ruled self-defense. In 2014, seven additional homicides were deemed justifiable self-defense. |
Why would anyone oppose a right to arm oneself for purposes of defense?
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Some from the left are beginning to see the light, as in the case of Sen. David Leyonhjelm of Australia's Liberal Democratic Party. A shame it takes a disaster.
A gunman and two hostages died in an hours-long siege at a Sydney cafe earlier this month that ended when police stormed the building. Said Leyonhjelm, "That nutcase who held them all hostage wouldn't have known that they were armed and bad guys don't like to be shot back at," had Australia not become a "nation of victims" because of its stiff restrictions on gun ownership. |
TX: The wrong sight
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A year that ends with the "assassination" of two New York City police officers by a deranged felon using a pawn shop-purchased pistol and an approaching new year that may bring the triumph of Texas gun zealots in the next legislative session leaves us with a couple of questions:
One, if cardinal tenets of conservatism include respect for hard-earned lessons from the past and a willingness to apply those lessons to the present, why do most Texas conservatives ignore those tenets when it comes to firearms? |
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