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AK: I’m a gun owner and willing to talk about gun violence in schools. I don’t think we have a ‘gun problem.’
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The ADN's Steve Meyer has written several opinion pieces on firearm ownership and firearm control that I have found interesting, including his latest piece published on Feb. 2. Although I disagree with some of his conclusions, the piece was thought provoking and he offered up a challenge for discourse.
Mr. Meyer challenged us to discuss the ownership and use of firearms in our country. He uses the term "gun problem," which I disagree with. He writes that concerns over the violation of civil liberties, and the right to own and bear firearms are mantras of the extreme, as are opinions that current firearm laws are sufficient.
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MI: Outdoors Stores Quietly Continue to Sell Assault Weapons
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Some big retailers have curbed sales of assault weapons after last month's school shooting in Florida. But others are sticking to their guns.
Several outdoor chains, including Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's, Gander Outdoors and Academy Sports, continue to sell assault-style rifles online and in stores as part of their mix of hunting equipment. The decision is in stark contrast to Dick's Sporting Goods, which recently banned sales of assault rifles, and Walmart, which stopped carrying assault rifles in 2015 but says it will no longer sell guns or ammunition to anyone under 21.
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NH: Students Speak for Gun-Free Zone Bill
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It wasn’t Parkland, Fla., that taught Jonathan Weinberg about the terror of guns in schools. It was Burlington, Vt. A decade ago, as an elementary school student at the Orchard School in South Burlington, Weinberg and fellow students faced a lockdown. An armed person had walked onto campus, Weinberg recalled. The students hunkered down in silence. The person was apprehended without any harm, but Weinberg carried the memories for years.
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IN: Gun Control Issue Dominates Valparaiso City Council Debate on Safety
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The City Council unanimously passed a resolution Monday night on promoting awareness to prevent acts of community violence, but not before council members and citizens added fuel to the ongoing debate over gun safety. Councilwoman Deb Porter, D-at large, voted for the resolution, but she stressed much more could have been done and more remains to happen — locally and downstate.
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FL: Royal Palm Beach Considers Endorsing State Gun Reform Efforts
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In the aftermath of the Feb. 14 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, survivors and advocates are urging politicians to act on legislation that could prevent other shootings like it. The Village Council of Royal Palm Beach is considering a resolution to implement gun reform, but the state legislature prohibits individual municipalities from passing their own gun control measures. |
NY: Cuomo Targets GOP Lawmakers on Gun Control
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo is blasting New York’s delegation of congressional Republicans for their support of gun rights. A campaign that went live on Monday with the governor's blessing is targeting seven GOP House members with "A" ratings from the NRA. The lawmakers are “obstructing common-sense protections on the federal level," according to the state Democratic Party, which is bankrolling the six-figure effort. |
Gun Carry Laws Don’t Invent a New Right
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Unless you follow this stuff closely, you probably hadn’t heard this. And why would you have? Although it was breathlessly reported in some of the year-end roundups, the rule actually went into effect in September. And, as a result … nothing happened. Nothing at all. This pattern—of a freak out, followed by silence—is a boringly familiar one, the product in part of a widespread misunderstanding as to how common and innocuous open carry laws are. |
IL: Senate Taking Up Bill Requiring 18-20-Year-Olds to Hand Over Certain Semiautomatic Rifles
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The Illinois Senate will consider a bill Wednesday that would require 18-20-year-olds to relinquish certain semiautomatic rifles. The bill, HB 1465, originated in the Illinois House, where it was sponsored by Rep. Michelle Mussman (D-Schaumburg).
Breitbart News reported that the House passed the measure by a vote of 64-51. It gives 18-20-year-olds 90 days to hand over or transfer ownership of heretofore legally possessed “assault weapons” and demands the same age group immediately forfeit ownership of “high capacity” magazines.
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IL: 4 Killed, 14 Wounded In Weekend Shootings Across Chicago
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Shootings killed at least four people and wounded at least 14 others across Chicago this weekend, authorities said. The latest fatal shooting happened around 5:50 p.m. Saturday in the Little Village neighborhood. Police said two men were found shot to death in an auto shop in the 3300 block of South Lawndale Avenue. |
America Has Failed Its Kids on Guns. It’s Time to Let Them Lead.
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Adults are supposed to take care of children — not only keep them safe, but make them feel safe. Schools are essentially an extension of the home, in that sense, providing sanctuaries of learning, of nurturing and care. But after years of attacks by people with weapons of war, students cannot feel safe and are demanding that adults end years of complaisance and act. They are not asking for their schools to become armed garrisons. |
For Suburban GOP Lawmakers, New Pressure on Guns
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Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman (R) is used to tough campaigns. His suburban district east of Denver voted for President Barack Obama in 2012 and Hillary Clinton in 2016. Mrs. Clinton, in fact, beat President Trump in the district by 9 points – almost the same margin by which Representative Coffman beat his last Democratic challenger. |
Dick's Sporting Goods Is Tumbling – But Don't Blame Its New Policy on Guns
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Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. has vowed to limits sales of guns. Its problem, however, is poor sales of everything else. Only weeks after winning accolades from gun-control advocates for ending sales of assault rifles at its Field & Stream stores, Dick’s posted a deeper-than-expected sales decline. Its stock sank the most in four months Tuesday in the wake of the quarterly report, which reflected struggles with excess inventory and deep discounting.
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AL: Gun Rights Groups Reacting to Possibly Raising Age to Buy Firearms
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Bama Carry, an Alabama guns rights group, feels pressure from groups like the National Rifle Association may be causing President Trump to back down from his comments about raising the age to 21 to buy certain firearms. But Monday afternoon, White House press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders insisted the president hasn't closed the door just yet on raising the age.
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NY: Silver Spoon Cancels Gun-Rights Fundraiser
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The owner of the Silver Spoon Cafe in Cold Spring said he canceled a fundraiser planned by Philipstown Gun Owners at the restaurant because of callers who said they would boycott his establishment if it took place. Abdelhady (Jimmy) Hussein told The Current on Tuesday that he received calls and saw Facebook posts from people who said they would no longer eat at his Main Street restaurant if the fundraiser, scheduled for Thursday, March 15, was held there. Philipstown Gun Owners said online that it had been informed Monday that it could no longer have its event at the Silver Spoon. |
NY: Silver Spoon Cancels Gun-Rights Fundraiser
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The owner of the Silver Spoon Cafe in Cold Spring said he canceled a fundraiser planned by Philipstown Gun Owners at the restaurant because of callers who said they would boycott his establishment if it took place. Abdelhady (Jimmy) Hussein told The Current on Tuesday that he received calls and saw Facebook posts from people who said they would no longer eat at his Main Street restaurant if the fundraiser, scheduled for Thursday, March 15, was held there. Philipstown Gun Owners said online that it had been informed Monday that it could no longer have its event at the Silver Spoon. |
AZ: Activists, Democratic Lawmakers Push for Action on Gun Bills
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Democratic lawmakers were joined by student activists at the Arizona state Capitol on Monday, calling on the Republican-led Legislature to act on stalled bills designed to curb gun violence. Jordan Harb, a high school student from Mesa and an organizer of a planned March 24 "March for Our Lives" student rally in Phoenix, said the protest is in response to the Feb. 14 school shooting in Florida that killed 17. |
MI: Sheriff Apologizes for Accidentally Leaving Gun at School
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A county sheriff is apologizing for accidentally leaving his gun in a mid-Michigan school gym locker room.
Isabella County Sheriff Michael Main said in a statement Tuesday that he takes full responsibility and is "devastated" by his negligence. He says he was at a weekend event at Shepherd Middle School and used the locker room to change from street clothes into uniform.
Main says he believed the gun — his backup weapon — was in his bag when he left.
The Morning Sun of Mount Pleasant reports that Shepherd Public Schools Superintendent Claire Bunker told parents that the weapon was found before classes started Monday, prompting speculation about who left the weapon.
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Which States Allow Armed School Staff?
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Which states allow school staff to be armed? The answer changes day to day. The recent murders in Florida left many of us wondering if we could do something to help protect our students. When we look at the map, most of us could put a program in place in our schools today. |
NY: Man Says He Shot Dog In Self-Defense, Owner Outraged
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It happened just outside of Watertown off Eastern Boulevard on Sunday night. Apollo, a rottweiler, was shot and killed. "He lunged at me twice really hard, then he rears back and comes up and when he went back the last time, I made a conscious decision that I had to end this now. Broke my heart," said Donald McGrann, who shot the dog. |
Heritage Foundation Report Counters Claims about Mass Shootings
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A new report from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C., has published a three-page report that counters much of the anti-gun rhetoric about mass shootings and so-called “assault weapons” in the wake of the Parkland, Florida high school tragedy.
Headlined “The Current Gun Debate: Mass Shootings,” the report was released Monday, coincidentally timed two days before Seattle’s KIRO, the local CBS affiliate, hosts a one-hour live discussion titled “An Urgent Conversation About Guns.” That program will air live Wednesday evening, 7-8 p.m. for viewers in western Washington. The event will be held on the campus of Seattle University.
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New York’s de Blasio Disses School Safety, Removes Armed Police
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Less than one month after a school shooting in Florida, anti-gun New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has removed police officers from public schools in the Big Apple, leaving the safety of children to unarmed “school safety agents.” The New York Post quoted teacher Arthur Goldstein, who stated, “My colleagues think it’s outrageous — and really stupid.” Goldstein also revealed that his colleagues would rather trust their safety to armed police rather than take on that responsibility personally.
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OK: Raw Video- Stillwater Bail Bondsman Fatally Shoots Client
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Raw video shows a deadly shooting that happened in the office of a Stillwater bail bondsman who was found not guilty last week. Chastity Carey, 41, shot and killed James Williams, 38. According to police, Carey called Williams into her office with the intent of taking him into custody when a fight broke out over a gun.
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Fear & Loading: LE Feedback Improving Civilian Gear
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When the unthinkable happens, our gear needs to perform, properly, efficiently and without fail. Those lifesaving qualities reliably rise to the surface of a product most often after real-world testing in challenging conditions, but only if a company listens to feedback and harnesses the information through improvement.
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VA: As Gun Bills Fail, Virginia Legislators Look Ahead to 2019
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Three months before the start of Virginia’s 2018 legislative session, a gunman killed 58 people at a concert in Las Vegas. Midway through the session, 17 people died in a mass shooting at a high school in Florida. But by the time the session ended on Saturday, the Virginia General Assembly had passed just one bill on the subject.
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More Self-Defense Gun Stories
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Responsible gun owners defended themselves, but you didn't hear it in the news. Instructor Andee Reardon joins host Rob Morse to talk about three new examples.
First story- You hear glass breaking at the front of your apartment. You grab your gun you see your ex-boyfriend in your front room.
Second story- You hear your dogs bark. A second later you hear glass breaking at the back of your home.
Third story- You and your wife are asleep in your bed. You wake up when your wife nudges you. You thought it was your son talking to you, but you look up to see a stranger standing at the foot of your bed.
What would you do in these situations? Text and podcast available at the link. (15 minute audio)
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