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AZ: Gun rights expanded in Arizona House bills
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Calling it part of the right of self-defense, the state House voted Thursday to allow those with permits to carry concealed weapons to bring them into public buildings.
The 33-25 vote came over objections of foes, all but one of them Democrats. They said HB 2320 permits government agencies to keep their buildings gun-free solely by buying metal detectors and having security guards at each public entrance. Rep. Jennifer Benally, D-Tuba City, said the County Supervisors Association told her the cost just to those governments would be $59 million a year in what she called “unfunded mandates.” |
OH: Regulation needed, not gun control
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So maybe, as the Sandy Hook Promise advocates, we start with steps like more intentional parenting and school safety officers, that almost all of us can agree on. And then step up to ideas like “smart guns” that are harder for kids to accidentally shoot one another with. And eventually reach the level of political responsibility and leadership, where we speak not of gun “control” but gun regulation.
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Two-point, three-point or single-point tactical slings?
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When I first joined the military, my M-16 came with a tight sling from the buttstock to the forend. It reminded me of the leather sling on my 30-06 hunting rifle I bought as a 15-year-old kid to hunt big game. The sling was nothing fancy and tight up to the rifle so it allowed us troops to sling the rifle over our shoulders (muzzle up) for drill and ceremony (D&C).
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American Second Amendment Infringment
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The Administration is going after ammo but that’s no surprise. All Barack Obama had to do is watch the popular TV show “Revolution.” In that show, the totalitarian leader didn’t go after the firearms, here went after the ammo. It is a simple ideal. Without ammo, a gun is no more than a high tech club!
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IL: Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day in Springfield March 18
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The Illinois State Rifle Association and IllinoisCarry.com will sponsor their annual Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day, or IGOLD, on Wednesday, March 18, in Springfield.
Illinois citizens are encouraged to attend this event and speak to their legislators and Illinois General Assembly leaders about protecting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. |
CO: Woman claims self defense after shooting at wrench-wielding men
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An Arvada woman is claiming self defense in a deadly shooting against two wrench-wielding men that took place in the Colorado suburb on Monday.
As of Wednesday, Leslie Barrett, 45, and Billy Scott, 53, were being held by police for questioning in the shooting death of 49-year-old Troy Pittman, whose body was found in the garage of a home located in the 8400 block of Gray Street, NBC’s local 9NEWS reported. The pair are being held on suspicion of second degree murder and the case in still under investigation. |
9 Ways Black People Seriously Fought Back During the Civil Rights Era
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The notion that the Civil Rights Movement in the South was strictly a nonviolent movement remains a dominant theme and a misrepresentation of history. In countless Southern communities, Black people picked up arms, organized, intimidated and met force with force to defend their leaders, communities and lives. In particular, Black people relied on armed self-defense in communities where federal government officials failed to protect them from the violence of racists and segregationists who were often supported by local law enforcement. Here are some of the many instances of how they fought back. |
AZ: Gun bills shoot Arizona into Let's Make a Point Land
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If you don't want concealed weapons in the local library, you'll have to pay to keep them out.
That's the message in a House-passed bill that allows concealed weapons in public buildings and events. If it makes it through the Senate, House Bill 2320 deserves a new veto from Gov. Doug Ducey.
Jan Brewer vetoed three such bills.
The bill, sponsored by Republican Rep. Brenda Barton, puts a heavy burden on local municipalities. If residents tell their local officials they don't want guns in their neighborhood library, for example, the local government has to cough up the money for security guards or gun lockers. |
Obama's Proposed Ban on 'Green Tip' Bullets Misfires
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The Obama administration is reconsidering its proposal to ban a popular type of rifle bullet—named for their distinctive green tips—after gun owners, lobbyists and members of Congress opposed the ban, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said on Tuesday.
At issue is whether green tips qualify as armor-piercing ammunition, and if so, whether the ATF should revoke a 30-year-old regulatory exemption for the rounds based on their popularity in shooting sports. |
IL: IL Accepting New FOID Applications
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On March 16, 2015 (next Monday) the Illinois State Police (ISP) will start accepting the new online FOID applications.
The old paper applications will no longer be accepted. In fact if you applied and your application was not accepted by March 9, 2015, you will have to reapply on line.
If you wish to use a paper application you will have to call the ISP Paper Center and have one mailed to you. Minors under 21 without a Driver’s License and Amish people will have to use the Call Center method. |
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| [The American Colonies were] all democratic governments, where the power is in the hands of the people and where there is not the least difficulty or jealousy about putting arms into the hands of every man in the country. [European countries should not] be ignorant of the strength and the force of such a form of government and how strenuously and almost wonderfully people living under one have sometimes exerted themselves in defence of their rights and liberties and how fatally it has ended with many a man and many a state who have entered into quarrels, wars and contests with them. — George Mason, "Remarks on Annual Elections for the Fairfax Independent Company" in The Papers of George Mason, 1725-1792, ed Robert A. Rutland (Chapel Hill, 1970). |
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