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Smart Guns Are Stupid Science Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The power has been out for two months. Word of mouth around FEMA depots says it should be back soon. That's what they said last month too.

ND: Suspect in Fatal Shooting with Fargo Officer was Allowed to Have Guns
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The suspect involved in a fatal shooting with a Fargo police officer was allowed to have guns, even though he is a convicted felon, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

Marcus Schumacher reportedly served time for negligent homicide in the 1980s, but according to a North Dakota statute, individuals convicted of a violent felony are allowed to have firearms 10 years after their release.

CA: Bill Would Require Videotaping Sales of Firearms Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
All California gun sales would have to be videotaped under a proposal introduced in the state Legislature. The requirement mirrors an ordinance adopted by San Francisco in November that prompted that citys last gun store to close.

AR: Practical Pistol Match Aims To Prepare For Real Life Situations Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
More than 50 people competed in a Practical Pistol match at the Old Fort Gun Club Sunday (Feb. 21). Match Director Loren Pendergrass said the match is designed to simulate real-life situations, adding that shooters must think ahead of time.

TN: Senator Proposes Bill to Allow College Staffers to Carry Guns
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A bill that would allow faculty and staff at higher education facilities in Tennessee to carry properly permitted weapons on campus will be heard next week in a TN Senate Committee. WKRN News 2 reports that the measure was proposed by Senator Mike Bell of East Tennessee within days of the October shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, where a gunman killed nine people before shooting himself.

MI: Residents Fire Off CPL Applications
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A volley of applications for concealed pistol licenses is leaving Grand Traverse-area county clerks' offices loaded with paperwork.

More than 150 applications for both new CPL holders and renewals passed into the Grand Traverse County clerk's office in January, a three-fold increase from 2015. County Clerk Bonnie Scheele said the increase coincides with a December change in state law that shifted more responsibilities for issuing such licenses to clerks' offices.

CA: SF Police Search for Gun Lost By Agent Who Left it Atop Car
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SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco police are searching for the gun of a federal agent who lost the weapon after he left it on top of his car and drove off.

KGO-TV reports the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent's loaded service weapon was reported lost in the Ingleside neighborhood Friday morning. Police say it's an H&K P200sk .40 caliber handgun.

In the last eight months, handguns stolen from federal agents were used in the high-profile slayings of Kate Steinle in San Francisco in July and muralist Antonio Ramos in Oakland in September.

Submitters note: This is happening a lot. I wonder if the LEO's are punished, or do they just give them another gun?

IA: Supreme Court Labels All Stun Guns As Dangerous Weapons Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The court made the conclusion as it affirmed the conviction of a woman charged with carrying a dangerous weapon after police found a stun gun in her purse in 2013 during an arrest for theft at a Waterloo Walmart.

Protect Your Guns Against Theft Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
When he was 16 years old, Ken Andrews received his first gun a .22 rifle and over the last 52 years, hes added to his gun collection. For many years, I only had two or three guns. It was only in recent years that I got more and it was important for me to have a gun safe, Andrews said.

MI: Kalamazoo Area Rampage Stuns Tight-Knit Community
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Children playing in a playground. A father and son looking at cars in a dealership lot. A gathering in a parking lot outside a restaurant.

Normal activities enjoyed on an unseasonably warm Saturday evening turned into seven hours of horror when police say 45-year-old Jason Dalton drove to three locations in the Kalamazoo area and shot several people, killing at least six and wounding two for no apparent reason.

MN: Lead Ammo Ban PLan Ignites Fiery Debates Among Hunters Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Minnesota wildlife officials are proposing a ban on some types of lead ammunition on a wide swath of state-owned hunting lands across the southern and western portions of the state, igniting fiery debates within the traditionally united hunting community.

GA: Campus Carry Bill Set for Vote Monday
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Lawmakers who want to open parts of public college campuses to students with concealed handguns are getting a vote on their bill in the state House on Monday.

But they have already run into Democratic opposition -- and may meet more from Georgia's public colleges.

People who have a weapon carry license would be able to take their handguns onto parts of public college campuses, including libraries and classrooms, under House Bill 859 by state Rep. Rick Jaseperse, R-Jasper.

First Gear | Optic Options
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You dont shoot for long without realizing the futility of trying to do every shooting job with a single firearm. Even for purely sporting purposes this is hard to do, and just plain silly to try for serious work like self-defense, freezer-stocking or duty.

Wed make the same observation about optics. Choices have burgeoned in the last 10 years, with niches filled and compromises dashed. Two particularly clever examples draw our eye at present.

Too Many Alaskans, Other Americans Cower at The Risks of Freedom Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
There is entirely too much loud, mean talk nowadays, too much lunacy, quackery and bold lies from the likes of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump -- not to mention newspapers and television talking heads and Barack Obama.

ID: Second Amendment Rally at Idaho Statehouse Draws Hundreds in Support of 'Permitless' Carry Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Between 600 and 700 people gathered Feb. 20 at the Idaho State Capitol to show their support for gun rights and hear Second Amendment advocates take aim at what is stalling a hearing in the Legislature for "permitless" or "constitutional carry" of firearms.

Should Gun Safety Be Taught in Schools? Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Accident prevention is not a pro-gun or anti-gun issue, it's a safety issue. So says Blake Miguez, a competitive shooter and state representative, who successfully pushed a bill allowing school districts to instruct elementary school students in firearm safety.

CA: Gun Show Draws Bigger Crowd and More Women Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The 40th annual Chico Gun Show vendors offered more merchandise for women to respond to the growing demand. The Chico Gun Show promoter, Blair Snyder, said he expects the event drew in about 4,500 people. That is double the attendance from last year. "President Obama is one of the biggest gun sellers there is," said Snyder.

So, He Has a Gun?
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It is time for us to get over the novelty and drama of firearms ownership. The guy has a gun. So what?

I expected us to be over our fear of guns by now. Guns are tools. We have them. Nothing happens. Yawn. It is time we stop taking our attitude toward firearms from the people who write TV dramas. Dont get your information from Hollywood. Ask your neighbor instead. Ask the hundred million gun owners if you really want to know about guns in the United States.

The facts are right next door.

SC: No One Hurt After Guns Fired in Air at Mall
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No one was injured Saturday night as police said a fistfight turned into a shooting at a Columbia mall Saturday as several presidential campaigns partied about a dozen miles away.

The two men who fired the shots were not immediately arrested, as dozens of police officers searched and as others went from store to store at the Columbiana Mall letting scared shoppers know it was safe to leave, Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook said.

WV: Marshall University Faculty Senate Opposes Guns on Campus
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The Marshall University Faculty Senate has taken a stand against a piece of state legislation that would allow licensed citizens to carry a concealed gun on college campuses.

The Herald-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/24ht6fq ) reports that the senate on Thursday voted to stand in opposition to House Bill 2446, which social psychology professor Paige Muellerleile says would only increase the likelihood of violence.

MO: Guns, Uniforms Stolen from Southwest Missouri Police Station Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Christian County authorities are investigating the theft of guns, ammunition and uniforms from a small southwest Missouri police station. Sheriff Brad Cole says someone broke into the Sparta police station early Friday by pushing an air-conditioning unit out of a window.

MD: Baltimore Police Chief Wants Mandatory Jail Time for Carrying Loaded, Illegal Guns Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis wants the General Assembly to pass legislation requiring that people who are caught with a loaded handgun be locked up for at least a year. As Baltimore battles a deadly surge in gun violence, Davis and two lawmakers from the city are pushing a bill to dramatically enhance the penalty, statewide, for carrying a loaded, illegal gun.

FL: Sanford Official: 'Put The Guns Down' Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Holding a sign that reads "It takes the hood to save the hood," Jeanina Washington pleads for any information that might tell her why her 15-year-old son, Tamar Harris, was killed Jan. 29. "It seems like it's so senseless," said Washington, fighting back tears. "Our own kind would not come forward when they see things."