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Booming Firearms Sales Driven By 'Tiny Guns,' Conceal-Carry Laws
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It’s the little gun with big appeal. The .380 semi-automatic handgun has become all the rage in firearms, as more states relax conceal-carry restrictions and men and women alike turn to a palm-sized gun that easily fits into a handbag, pocket or ankle holster. Production of the super-small handgun is at a 16-year high, with nearly 900,000 made in the U.S. in 2014, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. And those numbers come even as production and sale of long guns and large-caliber handguns are actually down, according to the pro-gun gontrol news site TheTrace.org. |
TN: State Lawmakers Take Up Guns on Campus Bill
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Public colleges and universities across Tennessee could allow its students and employees to legally keep weapons in their vehicles. "Most of the people I know around here were raised with guns," said Collin Riggs, student at the University of Tennessee. Riggs believes people should have the right to bear arms on campus, as long as they have a valid carry permit. |
ID: Bill Aims at Ability to Carry Concealed, Load Guns in Public Without a Permit
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Lawmakers advanced legislation that would allow people 21 years and older to carry hidden guns without permits or training. The bill would allow people to carry concealed, loaded guns in public without permits as long as it was covered by something like a coat. Adults between the ages of 18 and 20 would need a permit and training with live firing. If approved, Idaho would join a small handful of states that don't require concealed carry permits. |
MN: Democrats Try to Expand Background Checks
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ST. PAUL - A new effort to require background checks on all Minnesota gun buyers began Thursday, but gun owner groups, Republicans and some rural Democrats may have difficulty backing it. Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and the Everytown Survivor Network gathered Democratic lawmakers, law enforcement personnel and prosecutors to promote the attempt.
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Movie Director Takes On The NRA In Documentary
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Long-time documentary director Robert Greenwald, who covered war in Afghanistan and drone violence in Pakistan, thought he’d seen it all — until he took on the NRA. Greenwald, whose “Making a Killing: Guns, Greed and the NRA” premieres Wednesday in New York, said dealing with weapons violence in his home country was by far the most disturbing thing he’d ever encountered. |
MO: Panel Considers More Gun Access On College Campuses
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Missouri lawmakers during a Monday House committee hearing weighed proposals that would expand gun access on college campuses by allowing people to carry concealed firearms. The bills are among several introduced this year by state Republican lawmakers, who have argued that students should be allowed to carry firearms for self-defense and that armed, law-abiding citizens with proper training can save lives during attempted mass shootings. |
MI: Police Shoot Fleeing Man, Recover Guns
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A man was shot by police and two others were arrested in Pontiac on Monday night after being pulled over for brandishing guns while driving, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday afternoon. Police got a call about 7:36 p.m. that “a subject known to” the sheriff’s department was carrying a gun while riding around town in a white Chevy TrailBlazer. Police observed the man enter the vehicle and stopped it soon after, they said.
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SD: Tri-Valley School Could Be State's 1st With Armed Employees
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A school district in southeastern South Dakota has taken a step toward becoming the first in the state to allow school employees to carry guns under a law approved three years ago. The board of the Tri-Valley School District gave unanimous approval Monday to a so-called school sentinel program. Final approval could come next month, but the policy wouldn't take effect immediately. State law requires that school personnel be trained, and parents could also choose to put the issue up for a vote.
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WV: Communities Prepare for Impending Concealed Carry Law Changes
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A new law, set to take effect in three months, means that changes are being made across the region to accommodate new rules regarding concealed weapons permits. The new law will allow people older than 21 to carry a concealed weapon without a permit. Community leaders say this change means now more than ever that neighbors are going to be in charge of their own safety. |
MI: Novi offers pistol training course
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The Novi Police Department will offer a pistol safety training course, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, March 26, at the Novi Police Department Training Center located at 45125 Ten Mile Road. The course fulfills both the classroom and shooting requirements to obtain a Michigan Concealed Pistol License. |
CA: Officers Acted In Self-Defense In Boulder Creek Shooting
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The Shasta County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday that the officers involved in a shooting at the Boulder Creek Apartments acted in self-defense. According to the district attorney's office, they determined that officers with the Redding Police Department acted in self-defense and the defense of others with the shooting and killing of Stephen Bukwich.
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Tiny Rare Pistol Up for Auction
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Long before James Bond's ingenious cigarette gun, ski pole gun, and yes, even bagpipe gun -- there was the real-life "Le Petit Protector." Scarcely larger than a fingernail, this unusual 19th century pistol was mounted on a metal band and worn on the finger, much like a jeweled ring.
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Few Changes Noticed Since Open Carry Laws Changed Jan. 1
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911 Caller: “Oh my God, that was really close…!
”Dispatcher: ”OK”
Gunfire….Gunfire
Dispatcher: “What’s your name, ma’am?”
911 Caller: “I’m Patti.”
This was an actual 911 call made by Patti Nielson from the library during the Columbine School shooting. In the seconds following, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold stormed the library she was in and demanded that “Everybody get up!” before shooting students inside on April 20, 1999. On this day, 13 people died and 23 suffered from gun shot wounds, before the two shooters turned the guns on themselves inside the library.
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