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OK: CIty, State Officials Talk Self Defense Act
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State and local officials said that while it is difficult to observe trends in people seeking applications to conceal carry firearms, it appears that the numbers spike following mass shootings. When we see significant violent events, usually mass shootings at schools or malls or that sort of thing, it makes us all very uneasy, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Public Information Director Jessica Brown told the Examiner-Enterprise. That makes us think about what we can do to protect ourselves.

Oregon Debacle Refutes 'Armed Citizen' Fantasy Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
What will surely be forever known as the Oregon Standoff is over, and it should be no surprise to anyone that it failed utterly to accomplish anything for the misguided fools who took over a remote government outpost. Well, it did get someone killed, a senseless and futile death to be sure, and that probably will give the constitutionally misinformed a martyrdom of sorts.

NY: Thousands Raised for Former State Senate Candidate Now Facing Felony Weapon Charges
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Gia Arnold is free on bail amid allegations she had an illegal AR-15 assault rifle in her car last week in Niagara Falls. The 26 year old first made headlines in 2014 when she ran an unsuccessful campaign for the N.Y.S Senate.

Stephen Aldstadt is the president of the Shooters Committee for Political Education, or S.C.O.P.E., a pro-gun organization. He wouldn't comment on Arnold's case. But, he said the group has long contested the now illegal status of most AR-15's. If you're going to pass a law with guns, you should pass a law that actually targets criminal behavior, not makes criminals out of ordinary sportsman and gun owners.

ID: State Increasingly Saying 'No' to Local Government Control Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Idaho lawmakers are reminding cities and counties that they don't always have local control over imposing restrictions on businesses and citizens.

Special Report: Well Armed Women Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
She had her concealed pistol license, but Marcy Jankovich didn't feel comfortable carrying. "I didn't feel confident that I wouldn't shoot my toe off," she explained. So, Jankovich helped create the Jackson chapter of the Well Armed Woman, a gun club just for women.

Trump: I'm the Strongest Candidate on Second Amendment Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Trump has pushed concealed-carry as part of the solution to threats of terror in the U.S. and around the world. According to Fox Business, Trump told reporters in Hanahan, I am the strongest person running in favor of the Second Amendment. I am a member of the NRA.

Death of Justice Scalia Puts Supreme Court's Stance on Guns into Question Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Remembered for his conservative view and vivid writing, the late Justice Antonin Scalia, who died this weekend, authored notable dissents and several groundbreaking majority opinions during his decades serving on the U.S. Supreme Court. Perhaps the biggest decision he wrote was in District of Columbia v. Heller in 2008, the U.S. Supreme Courts most significant ruling on guns in modern times.

Social Media Sites Not Responsible for Enforcing Gun Laws Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Social media giants Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are taking the regulation of illegal activity on their sites into their own hands through recently announced measures. To prevent unlicensed gun trading through Facebook and its sister company Instagram, Facebook has banned private sales of guns on the platforms, according to a Jan. 29 New York Times article.

Eagles of Death Metal Singer Jesse Hughes on Guns: 'Everybody Has to Have Them' Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Paris terrorist attacks shouldn't be exploited to clamp down on guns, insists Jesse Hughes, the front man for the band that was performing when 89 people were killed in the Bataclan theater last year. Hughes' band, Eagles of Death Metal, was about an hour into its performance when gunmen stormed in and opened fire in one of the coordinated attacks across the city on Nov. 13.

FL: First Arrest, $1,000 Reward in New Gun Bounty Program Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Within 24 hours of putting a bounty on illegal weapons, Tampa Police got their first gun in the new "See it, Say it, Stop it" program, aimed at taking illegal guns off of the streets. The gun bounty program encourages people to call the Crimestoppers Tipline anonymously to turn people in with illegal guns. If the tip leads officers to a firearm and an arrest, the tipster is awarded $1,000.

SC: Gun Control Debate Still Alive Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
To some, guns are symbols of violence, to others, they are a right that cannot be taken away. Pamela Dinkins has been fighting to end gun violence for months after her son was murdered last March

GA: If You're Legally Blind, You Can Carry a Gun in Georgia Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A gun owner who's legally blind is making his friends nervous. That's because Georgia allows legally visually impaired people to carry guns. "I don't see anybody in their right mind giving a blind man a license to tote a gun in public," said Bunch's friend Eule Stewart.

NY: Long Island Homeowner Walks into Robbery, Grabs Rifle Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
When a Long Island homeowner walked into a robbery as it was unfolding inside his home, he confronted the suspects and grabbed a semi-automatic rifle to shoot after the robbers as they fled the home, police say. The homeowner wasn't there when the two robbers knocked on the door in New Cassel, then showed guns and forced their way inside Monday morning, according to police.

IN: Potential Changes Coming to High-Fenced Hunting Bill
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Legislation imposing rules and restrictions on Indianas high-fenced deer hunting facilities looks likely to pass through the House. But industry opponents are still lobbying for stricter language.

Environmental and conservation organizations have long opposed high-fenced deer hunting, an industry left unregulated by the courts last year. The likelihood of the General Assembly banning the industry outright this session is essentially zero, but the opposition groups hope to strengthen proposed rules and restrictions.

NH: Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Proposal Draws More than 5,000 Comments Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
New Hampshires Fish and Game Commission is scheduled to vote Wednesday on bringing back bobcat hunting and trapping after more than a quarter-century, a proposal thats generated the biggest response its received during a public comment period in years.

Self-Defense Pro Says Pepper Spray is Not Enough Protection Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Local self-defense experts say relying on a stun gun or pepper spray is not enough to truly keep yourself safe from a potential attacker. It's dark. You're alone walking to your car at night. It can be an unsettling feeling for anyone, especially women.

5 Things We Didn't Know About Optics
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Optics have been around for a very long time. In fact, the origin of modern firearm optics stretch all the way back to the 17th century, when a civil engineer by the name of John R. Chapman designed the first telescopic scope. These were later used to some extent in the Civil War, and later more prominently in World War I and II. Today, optics are considered an invaluable part of any firearmwhether on the battlefield or for self-defense.

WY: Bill to Allow Concealed Guns at Government Meetings Advances Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
People could carry concealed guns into Wyoming legislative hearings and other meetings of public bodies around the state under a bill that advanced in a state legislative committee on Monday. The House Judiciary Committee voted 8-to-1 to send the bill to the full House.

Two Students Arrested in Gun-Pointing Facebook Post
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Two students were arrested and a third questioned after they reportedly posted a Facebook photo of them pointing guns and holding bottles of liquor.

Monroe Police officers said a juvenile was arrested on an unrelated charge of felonious assault and was lodged in the Monroe County Youth Center. The second teen, considered an adult due to his age, appeared to be holding a handgun and was lodged in the county jail. The third subject who was holding a bottle of vodka was questioned and released by police.

NY: Local Gun Club Members Recall Scalia Visit
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The way a few members of the Hudson Falls Fish & Game Club tell it, the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was a great supporter of the Second Amendment, but not a particularly good shot.

I was up in the pull house, and the justice kept missing the clays and the rabbit (targets), so I called Bob (Henke) to come up and pull and I went down there, said Dan Conley, a Hudson Falls resident who was formerly the head custodian for Queensbury schools.

WA: State Patrol Works to Get Guns Off the Streets Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The past three years alone, Washington State Patrol troopers working the Spokane district have taken nearly 200 guns off of your streets through something as simple as a traffic stop. "Every gun has a story," said Washington State Patrol Evidence Tech Jim Hill. "You have to be nosey. That's what makes a good cop. Sometimes you just know if you have a bad guy on your hands."

MS: Police Chiefs Critical of Latest Gun Bill Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Mississippi Police Chiefs Association says House Bill 766, the Mississippi Church protection Act, which would allow armed security in churches, will do away with a license to carry a concealed handgun in public and would put law enforcement and all Mississipians in harm's way.