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MD: Baltimore police officer overdoses at motel, dies
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BALTIMORE – Authorities say an off-duty Baltimore police officer suffered a fatal heroin overdose at a motel.
The Baltimore Sun reports Officer Joseph Banks Jr. died Friday at a motel in Halethorpe. The 25-year-old had been assigned to the juvenile booking unit. |
VT: Parents call for ‘waiting’ period for firearm purchases
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The parents of a 23-year-old Vermont man say if the state had a law requiring a waiting period for gun purchases their son who died by suicide late last year would be alive today.
Alyssa and Rob Black of Essex have been pushing that “cooling off” period law since, and Thursday they told their story to the Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee as both opponents and supporters of a proposed waiting period for gun purchases looked on. |
UT: The truth about ‘Lauren’s Law’
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In reading it, you will see it’s quite short, and that’s by design. The bill is narrowly tailored, so much so that it has been estimated to be applicable in only 10 or fewer cases per year. The bill premise is to provide a pathway to civil liability for the victim(s) of a felony crime committed with a firearm, even if the firearm was operated by someone other than the owner. This would allow Lauren McCluskey’s family to seek civil damages against the owner of the gun that killed their daughter, as the firearm was given willingly by the custodian. It does not create any criminal penalties, penalize lending weapons, punish firearm owners or infringe upon anyone’s constitutional rights. |
NRA Reacts to Passage of H.R. 1112
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The anti-gun politicians in the House of Representatives continue to employ the shameful tactic of exploiting tragedies to market gun control that won’t prevent criminals from committing murder. It’s a sham and the Charleston Loophole bill is the perfect example of their dishonesty. The assertion that a supposed 10-day delay would have prevented a crime that took place over 60 days after the initial delay is ridiculous. |
OK: Decade-old Heller decision caused nation a lot of heartbreak
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In the aftermath of Washington, D.C. v. Heller, the Oklahoma Legislature is on the verge of making this state awash in guns of all calibers, function and type.
Heller is the worst misreading decision of the U.S. Supreme Court interpreting the U.S. Constitution since Dred Scott and Plessy v. Ferguson Ironically, Heller opted to disregard the primary reason for the Second Amendment, which was to arm slave owners against slave rebellions. |
Crimson Trace Announces $50 Consumer Rebate
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Crimson Trace, America’s recognized leading brand of laser sights, today announced that it is offering a $50 consumer rebate on select Crimson Trace laser sights.
The Crimson Trace laser sights eligible for the rebate under this offer must be purchased between March 1, 2019, and April 30, 2019. This offer excludes Crimson Trace factory pre-installed OEM products, the Defender Series, riflescopes, electronic sights, and light-only products. |
WA: Washougal urged to be gun-rights sanctuary
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Patriot Prayer members and a Washougal gun shop owner turned out to a Washougal City Council meeting Monday to ask city leaders there to declare Washougal a “Second Amendment sanctuary city” and instruct local police to not enforce a set of voter-approved state gun control laws.
More than 50 people attended the council meeting, including Joey Gibson, founder of the Vancouver-based Patriot Prayer group; Eric Hargrave, owner of Limitless America, a Washougal firearms retailer; and a film crew shooting footage for a “VICE News Tonight” program that will air on HBO in the spring. |
More Than CCW: Self-Defense Beyond the Firearm
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I was at a local practical pistol match earlier this year, chatting with some of my friends, and one of them mentioned that she had just started taking a close-quarters jiu jitsu training lessons to help round out her self-defense skills.
“Why would you want to do that?” another friend said. “You carry a gun. You won’t ever need that.” |
House passes measure on gun control
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The Democratic-controlled House on Wednesday approved a measure requiring federal background checks for all firearms sales and transfers, the first major gun-control legislation considered by Congress in nearly 25 years.
Democrats called the 240-190 vote a major step to end the gun lobby’s grip on Washington and begin to address an epidemic of gun violence, including 17 people who were killed at a Florida high school last year.
The bill is the first of two that Democrats are bringing to the House floor this week as part of an effort to tighten gun laws after eight years of Republican control. The other bill would extend the review period for background checks from three to 10 days. |
LA: Women’s only gun training class offered by CPSO
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The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office will hold another women’s firearms class. The class will take place Saturday, Mar. 16, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Sheriff’s Regional Training Academy.
Sheriff’s deputies will provide one-on-one instruction in the safe handling and firing of handguns on the Academy firing range. They will also present information on knowledge of Louisiana gun laws, basic self-defense, situational awareness and personal safety. |
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