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TN: Parks Lawsuit Against City of Knoxville Gains Standing Submitted by: Liston Matthews Website: knoxgunguy.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The 'parks carry' lawsuit against the City of Knoxville, TN, has gained legal standing. Now, the case can proceed on the merits. Can Knoxville ban people with permits from carrying guns in Chilhowee Park? We think not.

TN: Woman Shoots, Kills Estranged Husband in Self-Defense
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Investigators in Weakley County, Tennessee call a deadly shooting there an act of self-defense. According to Captain Randall McGowan, deputies responded to a home on Hyndsver Road around 10 p.m. on Sunday, October 23. They found Stephen Delauter, 45, dead in the upstairs bedroom of the house. He'd been shot. Delauter pleaded guilty to a charge of domestic assault in September and there was an active order of protection in place to keep him from contacting his wife, Lee Ann Delauter.

2016 Election: Impact on Firearm Sales and Ownership
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With the plethora of commentary and news about the upcoming election next month, I want to make a few minor predictions. Now of course some of you who are more firearms-community-savvy than others will think these are common sense, but for most these thoughts will seem strange.

If you see HRC getting elected, what will happen that day? The prices and availability of firearms will explode. While prices will go up like they have a few times in the past (an AR-15 that goes for $800 will go for over $1500) I think availability will be the hardest hit, with sales skyrocketing and guns flying off shelves.

Guns On Campus Only Invite Tragedies Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are 2 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Texas this year became the eighth state to require state colleges and universities to allow civilians with permits to carry concealed guns in public places. As a result, the University of Texas at Austin - a school that 50 years ago suffered the trauma of the nation's first campus mass killing - must allow guns to be brought onto campus.

L.A. Times Bares Strategy of Second Amendment Erosion Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Perhaps unintentionally, the Los Angeles Times on Monday explained in simple, matter-of-fact language how anti-rights gun prohibitionists have successfully eroded the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens, laying bare the strategy they will continue to use until the right to keep and bear arms, and the liberty that right represents, have been erased.

No October Surprise: Gun-Controlled Chicago Exceeds 600 Homicides Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Weekend violence similar to that which has been witnessed weekend after weekend throughout 2016 has now propelled gun controlled-Chicago past 600 homicides year-to-date.

FL: Caller Threatens To Shoot Up For Myers GOP Office Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A local Republican campaign office was victim to a threat of violence on Friday. The Lee County Sheriff's Office responded to the address at 7910 Summerlin Lakes Drive near the intersection of Cypress Lake and Summerlin. Campaign workers said the call came in on Friday. Someone from an out-of-town area code, likely the Tampa area, made the call.

NY: Almond Rod & Gun Club Honored For Youth Efforts
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Passing on the tradition of protecting the great outdoors has always been the mission of the Almond Rod and Gun Club. On Saturday, the club held its annual Turkey Shoot, which featured a visit from state Sen. Catharine Young (R-Olean). The all-day affair pitted six shooters at a time against one another for the prize of a turkey. The marksman nearest to the center of the bullseye would take home the bird.

More Guns on Campuses Won't Make People Safer, Researchers Say
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A rise in shootings on college campuses has added a new front in the gun debate, centering on this question: does it hurt, or help, to have more armed people at school? Eight states allow people to carry concealed weapons on the grounds of public colleges and universities, based on the belief that criminals will be less likely to open fire if they know they might be confronted by someone else with a gun. Texas became the latest this year, and there is a growing movement to expand the list.

Freedom Fighter Mike Pence Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Pro-gun candidates dont come any better than Mike Pence. Pence has fought for our Second Amendment-protected freedoms as a member of Congress, as governor of Indiana and now as a vice-presidential candidate, having been chosen by Donald Trump as his running mate in this years race for the White House.

Mobile App and Website Guide Texans Away From Anti-Gun Businesses
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Gun owners in Texas now have a better means to keep track of anti-gun establishments through a website and mobile app called Texas3006. With 12,000 users as resources, the site and app allow gun owners to report non-gun permissive environments within the state. The site has logged 9,500 entries so far. The watchlist, which notifies those who register of newly posted signs, has sent out over 150,000 notices this month alone, founder Russell Jones told Guns.com.

WA: Man Shoots Alleged Intruder
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A man was shot and killed Sunday night by a homeowner who claims he acted in self defense. Spokane County Sheriff's deputies responded to the 17300 block of East Montgomery just before eight o'clock after a man called 911 to report he had shot someone. The homeowner told police he heard a knock on his front door, and armed himself before answering. When he opened the door he didn't find anyone outside right away. Moments later, he told police he noticed someone in his front yard.

SD: Shooting Friday Night Was Self-Defense Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A shooting that left a man wounded on Friday night was done in self-defense, Sioux Falls police say. A 71-year-old man and his wife were sitting in a 2013 Toyota Prius outside the Red Rock Inn on Friday night when another man opened the car door and began punching the man in the head before trying to steal the Prius, police spokesperson Sam Clemens said.

Hawaii Five-O Goes All In for Gun Control Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Last Fridays episode of Hawaii Five-O focused primarily on the need for gun control to prevent mass shootings. The show starts off with a man using an armored bulldozer to ram through a wall of a local gun range, making off with a stash of high-powered weapons that he planned to use to seek revenge on those who promote gun use.

IL: North Shore Community Group Looks To Keep Guns Out of Stores
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Peaceful Communities, a Northbrook-based organization dedicated to reducing gun violence, is trying to keep firearms out of North Shore retail establishments one merchant at a time. Representatives of Peaceful Communities went door to door in downtown Deerfield Oct. 20, asking shopkeepers to post a sign asking persons with a permit to carry a concealed firearm to refrain from bringing their gun into the store.

Locking Up 'Bad Guys With Guns'
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City police and prosecutors have for the last several years preached the need to get "bad guys with guns" off the streets and have announced assorted special efforts to do so, from a "war room" to the recent creation of a new joint unit pairing experienced personnel from the police department and state's attorney's office. Police report they are making far more gun arrests, yet we are poised to exceed 300 homicides for the second year in a row, a rate of killing not seen here since the 1990s.

AL: Election Season Means Uptick In Gun Sales Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Some firearms are in short supply at area gun stores ahead of the Nov. 8 election. It wasnt too long after the last presidential debate that gun enthusiasts started stocking up. We had guys coming in buying guns, buying a couple of them to put up for down the road. You had guys coming in just buying the ammunition, said Jeremy.

KS: City Examining Options For New Concealed Carry Law
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Unless the city pays to have metal detectors and guards at the entrances, about 50 public buildings will have to allow concealed firearms once a new state law goes into effect. As the date draws closer, city leaders are examining options. Because of disparate locations that so many of our operations are in, to try to provide security would be an overwhelming and hugely expensive task to accomplish, said City Manager Tom Markus. The state has handed us a fairly large challenge in that regard.

If California voters approve stronger gun control, the message sent at the ballot box will be heard across the U.S. Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are 2 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Proposition 63 would enact the toughest gun controls in the United States. But it also would do something else: represent an astonishing historical milestone. And if passed as expected, the ballot measure would illustrate a textbook example of how public policy can be radically changed in a democracy laden with competing checks and balances.

Gander Mountain Launches Firearms Sale in Anticipation of Clinton Victory
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The Gander Mountain chain store has launched a huge "Election Sale" on firearms, using the fear of gun advocates that a Hillary Clinton presidency would limit their rights in an attempt to boost sales.

The Washington Examiner reports that the advertisement by Gander, which has 162 stores in 27 states, features AR-style rifles and semi-automatic pistols beside the industry's #GUNVOTE logo developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF).

NC: Pawn Shop Standoff Ends With Arrests
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A man surrendered to police more than five hours after he allegedly barricaded himself inside a Mount Holly pawn shop early Monday morning. Two men face charges related to a break-in at Mount Holly Gun and Pawn on East Henry Street around 4:30 a.m. Jaah'kii Qu'ran Harris was arrested shortly after the incident. Trey Alonzo Davis had to be coaxed out by federal, state and local police, as well as by family via telephone.