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ID: Conceald Carry Permits Offered
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There is a growing demand for concealed carry permits in Idaho after a new law went into effect July 1. The law allows most gun owners over age 21 to be armed in public places as long as their pistol is hidden by clothing, a purse or holster. In the Gem State, CrimeResearch.org says nearly 8 percent of the population has a concealed carry permit. SmartGunLaws.org says that number is expected to rise with the law in place.

Why The Gun Sales Boom On Black Friday? Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Black Friday is traditionally the biggest gun sales day of the year. 2015 set a single-day record for gun purchase background checks with an NRA-endorsed President-elect Trump, will Black Friday 2016 set a new record?

ID: Concealed-Carry Permit Applications On The Rise Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
There is a growing demand for concealed carry permits in Idaho after a new law went into effect this year. KIFI-TV reports that the law allows most gun owners over the age of 21 to be armed in public places as long as their pistol is hidden by clothing, a purse or holster.

Police officer says he shot jail guard in self-defense after bar fight; charges filed
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An Aliquippa police officer who says he shot an Allegheny County jail guard in self-defense after a bar fight has been charged with aggravated assault. Joshua Thomas Gonzalez, 24, has been a police officer with the department for the past five months. A warrant was issued for his arrest, but he was not in police custody as of Saturday night. The name of the 29-year-old victim who was wounded has not been released.

The Lines to Buy Guns on Black Friday Show That Americans Love the Second Amendment More Than Ever Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Hordes of people leave their houses early in the morning of Black Friday to score great deals on clothes, electronics and gifts for everyone on their list. But Walmart and Best Buy haven't been the only stores with lines in recent years.

The 5 Best-Selling Handguns of 2016
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2016 looks like it will be a record year for gun sales. The number of NICS background checks for firearm purchases has risen annually for 18 straight months, hitting 22.2 million at the end of October versus 23.1 million in 2015. Analysts expect Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ:SWHC) and Sturm Ruger (NYSE:RGR) -- the only two publicly traded gunmakers in the U.S. -- to respectively grow their revenues by 26% and 13% this year. Let's take a look back at the five top selling handguns of the year, as listed by Gunbroker.com, and what they tell us about today's American firearm market.

KY: Democrats Have Little Hope To Lift Ban On Local Gun Control Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are 4 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Some Democratic lawmakers in Kentucky want the legislature to allow Lexington and Louisville to pass gun control ordinances to help curb gun violence in the cities. State law currently bans cities from passing any type of law regulating guns or gun accessories.

OH: Concealed-Carry Law Would Include Churches, Under Bill Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A Republican state lawmaker wants to clear up confusion in state law about carrying concealed firearms into churches. Rep. Nino Vitale (R-Urbana) told the Ohio House's State Government Committee last week that vague language in state law is placing law-abiding concealed carry license holders at risk of criminal penalties and fines.

American Thinker: Ultimate Goal is Reduce Number of Guns
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A writer at American Thinker on Saturday put it bluntly about the gun prohibition lobby, and so far nobody has screamed that his pants are on fire.

According to author Ben Cohen:

For the most passionate advocates of gun control, the ultimate goal was never an assault weapons ban or universal background checks. For them, the ultimate goal was a system that included very high barriers to gun ownership, along with major restrictions on the type of weapon one could own. The overarching goal of such regulations would be to reduce the number of gun owners and the number of guns in private hands.

Gun Store Owners Report That More African Americans Are Buying Guns Since Donald Trumps Win Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are 2 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Gun store owners are reporting that since the election on November 8th, up to four times as many Black and minority customers are buying guns. In addition, gun groups (such as the National African American Gun Association and the Huey P. Newton Gun Club) are reporting double the normal number of attendees at their meetings since the election.

OH: Abortion, Guns, Energy Among Lame-Duck Topics in State Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Abortion, guns and other hot-button topics are expected to dominate Statehouse debate during the final weeks of the two-year legislative session. The post-election lame-duck period provides politicians with a key opportunity to move controversial bills while people's attention has shifted to other things, including the holidays.

OH: Deer-Gun Season Opens Monday Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Steady is the word to best describe deer hunting season in the heart of Ohio. "I say it will be very similar to last year," Marion County Wildlife Officer Chad Grote said. His counterpart in Morrow County agreed. "It's pretty much comparable," Tyler Eldred said.

The Maneuverable AR, Continued
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Our maneuverable modern sporting rifle build project continues: Its a mini-celebrationdiscreet and polite, unlike the reactions of the other sideof our victories on Election Day. Despite our huge relief with regards to the election results, theres no evidence that the assault on the Second Amendment is likely to abate (given the vehemence and anti tenacity of stuff like this and this), so weve no plan to dial down our vigilance. On the other hand, with a breather against the landside of anti-Second Amendment legislation you-know-who would have fostered, were making good use of the respite: A highly maneuverableby which we mean short and lightAR/MSR has long been in our plan, so were building one.

Post-Election Gun Sales Buoyed By Deep Black Friday Discounts Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Shoppers flocked to gun stores on Black Friday, drawn not by politics, but by the lure of deep discounts. According to CNN, hundreds of shoppers packed into RTSP, a gun shop and firing range in Randolph, N.J., that offered 5-10 percent discounts on guns, ammunition and accessories.

Voodoo Gun Owners and Superstitious Self-Defense
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Some of us think guns are good, and some of us think guns are bad. Both viewpoints, as Ill describe them here, are wrong. We all know too many of these voodoo gun owners.

Superstitious gun owners think guns will protect them. These guys and gals go buy another gun if an anti-gun politician says guns are bad. These same gun owners wont join the NRA to support pro-gun politicians. They go buy another gun if there is a violent crime in their neighborhood, yet they never stop to take a training class. They dont know how much they dont know.

Im going to be blunt: a gun isnt magic. Only your ingrained habits can help you when you need to defend those you love. Have you built those habits through study and practice?

MT: Livingston Hunting Guide Recounts Killing Charging Grizzly
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Justin Souza says he didn't even know the big beast was there that is, not until he saw a cloud of warm breath rising from a seemingly anonymous mound of earth. The 29-year-old Livingston man was on an elk hunt early on Nov. 17 when the moment many Montana hunters dread became reality. Souza said he was following a game trail in the mountains surrounding Emigrant when he came upon a sleeping grizzly bear nestled in the dirt in the middle of the trail, all but concealed by foggy conditions and the animal's muddy brown fur.

Study: Black Officers More Likely than White Officers to Shoot Suspects Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A new study by John R. Lott, Jr. and Carlisle E. Moody shows that black crime suspects are more likely to be shot by black cops than by white cops. Lott is president of Crime Prevention Research Center and Moody is a professor of economics at William and Mary.

NJ: Seeks Settlement, Looks to Legalize Stun Guns Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
New Jersey's attorney general wants to settle a lawsuit that would end the state's ban on civilians buying stun guns. The settlement talks involve a federal lawsuit filed in August by Mark Cheeseman and the New Jersey Second Amendment Society and stem from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that suggests stun guns are protected under the Second Amendment.

DC: String of Crimes Rock DC Over Thanksgiving Weekend
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Breyona McMillian was killed while home for Thanksgiving from boarding school, according to family. She was near her apartment at the Potomac Gardens housing complex in the 1200 block of I Street when she was shot just before noon. "It is our belief that there were several people outside at the time of the shooting," said Peter Newsham, interim D.C. Police Chief. "It appears at least one suspect fired multiple times, indiscriminately during that occasion and, as a result of that reckless behavior, we lost one of our 16 year-old kids."