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MI: Arm teachers? I'm a hunter and a teacher. Here's what I think.
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I own guns. Several in fact, including a few rifles and a couple shotguns, all well suited for the deer and bird hunting I enjoy. I also support my neighbors’ Second Amendment right to lawfully own and use guns.
I do not want a gun in my classroom.
President Donald Trump certainly earns credit for meeting with students and parents recently from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and Sandy Hook, but he alarms me when I hear him push to arm teachers against future school shootings.
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AK: Gun control debate hits Alaska Legislature, but without consensus on what to do
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The national debate over gun violence and mass shootings hit the Alaska Legislature on Wednesday as lawmakers, high school students and a National Rifle Association lobbyist converged on a hearing on a gun control measure.
State legislators spanning the political spectrum say they want to take action after the nation's latest mass shooting, at a Florida school. But as in Congress, their ideas about how to respond diverge.
Several members of the House's largely Democratic majority have endorsed House Bill 75, which would set up a system to force people to give up their guns if they're deemed by the courts to be a danger to themselves or others.
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MI: Michigan teachers could carry guns in school under proposed bills
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Teachers could be armed with guns in schools under legislation being developed by two Republicans in the Michigan House of Representatives.
The legislation is coming in the wake of yet another mass shooting, this time at a high school in Parkland, Fla., that left 17 people dead two weeks ago, sparking protests across the nation from students, teachers and parents who want more gun control.
State Rep. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake, will schedule hearings this spring on a bill that he’s drafting that will allow school districts to provide access to guns in locked, undisclosed locations in school buildings to teachers who volunteer and who are trained in firearm use.
The teachers would have to go through 80 hours of training... |
MI: Michigan GOP congressmen urge action on gun background check bill
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Two Michigan Congressmen are among a group of 19 who signed a letter urging immediate consideration of a bill meant to prevent people with violent pasts from buying guns legally.
U.S. Reps. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, and Dave Trott, R-Birmingham, joined colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in writing a letter to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan urging immediate floor consideration for the legislation.
"As I sat down just this week with our local law enforcement officials they spoke directly to the importance of robust background checks and I couldn't agree more," Upton said in a statement.
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VA: Second Amendment doesn't protect AR-15s
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Del. Tommy Wright from rural Southside was reported in the Feb. 19’s article “No hint of bipartisanship on gun legislation” to have said: It’s senseless. My heart goes out. But when it comes to the constitutional right to defend yourself and your family, that’s something that’s guaranteed.” He was commenting on the shooting with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle at the Florida high school.
When I raised the issue of gun violence with my own Roanoke city delegate, his response was “I’m a strong supporter of the Second Amendment.” What does that mean and was Del. Wright’s statement correct? |
African-Americans for gun rights: Blacks embrace Second Amendment
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The evil massacre of 17 innocents at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland two weeks ago reinvigorated the national debate over gun rights and gun control; however, the debate has largely excluded African-American voices.
Despite its reputation for being apathetic to black life, the National Rifle Association has tens of thousands of black members. The National African-American Gun Association has 20,000 members and has grown from four chapters in 2016 to 30 chapters in 2017. Gun sales among African-Americans significantly spiked after the Charleston church massacre and election of Donald Trump. |
The NRA Doesn’t Kill People, It Saves Lives. Just Ask My Family
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While the legacy media might have you believe otherwise, the National Rifle Association is not the bogeyman it has been made out to be. In fact, anyone who wants to do just a small amount of research should talk to NRA members, law enforcement officials, or people who actually work with firearms. They will tell you a fundamental truth: The NRA has been a clear force for good in many people’s lives.
Criminals who use firearms to carry out heinous acts of violence are the real enemy, not those who stand up for our constitutional right to bear arms, promote common-sense gun safety measures, and work daily with police, hunters and sportsmen. Period. |
Attacking the NRA is really attacking everyday Americans
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A few weeks before the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, invited a special guest to attend the State of the Union address: Stephen Willeford, the hero who just months earlier had stopped a mass shooter at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
An ordinary citizen who heard the shots from his home across the street, Willeford grabbed his weapon, ran to the scene barefoot (knowing every second he delayed could mean another life lost) and exchanged fire with the gunman, wounding him in the leg and torso. When the killer jumped into his vehicle to escape, Willeford stopped a passing vehicle and followed in hot pursuit until the shooter crashed his car and shot himself in the head. |
OH: No charges for Ohio man who killed teen in self-defense
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The man who fatally shot a Springfield 15-year-old in November won’t be charged after a grand jury found he had a reasonable belief that his life was in danger.
A Clark County grand jury voted unanimously to not indict Timothy Reed on any charges in connection with the death of William Allen “B.J.” Beverly Jr., according to the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office.
Beverly was shot by Reed about 12:45 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, at the Speedway gas station, according to a grand jury findings document dated Monday, Feb. 26 and obtained by the Springfield News-Sun. |
Firearms, Self Defense, and Insurance Answers
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A couple of Montana Shooting Sports Association members have asked me recently about insurance for firearms and self defense. That divides into two sub-topics:
1) Insurance for firearms stolen or lost in a fire, etc., and
2) Insurance for legal costs if a person must use a firearm in self defense. |
In defense of the right to keep and bear arms
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The Ash Wednesday massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, seems to have broken more hearts than similar tragedies that preceded it. It was no more senseless than other American school shootings, but there is something about the innocence and bravery and eloquence of the youthful survivors that has touched the souls of Americans deeply. |
WY: Senate removes immunity from ‘stand your ground’ law
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The Wyoming Senate gutted a so-called “stand your ground” bill that sought to provide initial immunity from arrest and prosecution for assault or murder to anyone who claimed self-defense.
In a contentious vote Tuesday, the Senate removed the immunity provision and brought the measure in line with current Wyoming law, which allows individuals to use force in self-defense but only if doing so is reasonable. Prosecutors may still bring charges against someone who claims to have acted in self-defense if law enforcement believes the more reasonable option would have been to retreat or de-escalate the situation. |
WA: Committee to Vote on Banning Long Gun Purchases By Adults
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The Washington state Senate Ways & Means Committee will be voting on Senate Bill 6620 tomorrow morning at 8:00AM. SB 6620 includes provisions that would raise the minimum age to purchase many common semi-automatic rifles and shotguns to 21 years of age and would also establish a 10 day waiting period. Please contact committee members and urge them to OPPOSE all anti-gun provisions in SB 6620! Click the “Take Action” button below to contact committee members. |
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