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TX: Gun Accidentally Fires in Texas Police Academy Classroom
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TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) — Authorities say two police cadets in Texas were shot in the leg after a gun accidentally discharged in the middle of their law enforcement class.
Police say the shooting happened Thursday night at the College of the Mainland Law Enforcement Training Academy in Texas City, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) southeast of Houston. Texas City police say a cadet had a loaded handgun in his backpack in a classroom and the gun accidentally fired when he reached into his bag.
Police say two cadets were struck in their legs and a third cadet was grazed.
Submitter's note: That is why you should keep your gun in a holster. Even if it is in another bag. |
The TSA and Security Theater: Understanding American Airport Security Following 9/11
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Following the attacks of September 11th, Congress passed the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA), creating the Transportation Security Agency (TSA). The TSA replaced private security screening companies with one government agency. Since then, air travelers have bowed to pat downs, bans on water bottles and other inconvenient, intrusive procedures as the “new normal” at our nation’s airports. But does any of this make us safer?
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5 New 1911s Seen at NRAAM 2019
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While day one on the exhibit hall floor of the 2019 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits showed a multitude of handgun offerings with extended-capacity offerings, polymer-frames and striker-fired ignition systems, there were an equal amount of 1911s to be found, too. The following are five examples of America’s original service pistol that have some interesting features to offer.
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PA: House Candidates Talk About Second Amendment
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That district encompasses all or parts of Lycoming, Bradford, Centre, Clinton, Juniata, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, and Wyoming counties. Q: Do you think the Second Amendment should be repealed? If not, do you think there should be any new gun restrictions to deal with what many feel has been an epidemic of mass shootings? |
Ocasio-Cortez, Omar Fire Back After NRA Official Says 'Real America' Will Reject Socialist Policies
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U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar attacked NRA lobbyist Chris Cox on Friday after he warned of the “socialist wave” engulfing America and promised there will be a “rude awakening” when “real America” votes against those espousing far-left ideas. “The socialist wave we warned was coming is here. And it’s not just the two coasts that are underwater, the wave is hitting the heartland of America. But as this circus goes on, millions of Americans will see how far outside the mainstream these socialists have become,” Cox, executive director of the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action (ILA), said Friday during a speech at the Second Amendment advocacy group’s annual convention in Indianapolis. |
Trump Withdraws from Arms Treaty as NRA Members Cheer
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President Donald Trump’s public signing of withdrawal from a global arms treaty immediately infuriated the Left, while an audience of about 15,000 National Rifle Association members broke out in cheers Friday.
The president inked a document during his appearance at the NRA’s annual Leadership Forum. American gun owners have been opposed to the treaty, which has never been ratified by the United States, despite support by the Obama administration. But it sat gathering dust in the Republican Senate, and Trump told the roaring crowd that while he remains in office, their gun rights are secure.
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NRA's North Won't Seek 2nd Term After LaPierre Alleges Extorion
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National Rifle Association president Oliver North announced he will not serve a second term Saturday amid controversy stirring the group, including allegations of extortion from NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre. North cited a “clear crisis” that “needs to be dealt with” for the gun rights behemoth to continue operating in a statement read on his behalf, according to The Associated Press.
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IL: No Charges for Concealed Carry Holder who Shot Carjacker, Chicago Police Say
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A man who fatally shot a would-be carjacker in downtown Chicago early Friday won’t be charged with any crime after police determined he acted in self-defense. Chicago police tell the Chicago Tribune that an investigation revealed the 41-year-old man was a concealed carry license holder who drew his weapon and fired only after he was confronted with an armed man trying to steal his car. |
Female Gun Ownership and the Rise of Fashionable “Carrywear”
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When former NRATV host Amy Robbins started training for a marathon four years ago, she felt nervous, she said, after a passing car slowed and followed her jogging down the rural backroads outside a Texas suburb. Nothing happened, and Robbins called the episode “anticlimactic,” although she soon realized she wasn’t the only woman concerned about her safety when running outside by herself. When she started searching for clothes to help carry her gun, she said she couldn’t find anything as cute as her Lululemons. “There’s no functional clothing to help women carry around self-defense tools,” Robbins said. |
Amid NRA Controversy, Golob Focused on ‘Best Thing for Our Rights’
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A second National Rifle Association (NRA) board member went on the record as the gun group faces its biggest internal rift in decades. First-term NRA board member Julie Golob spoke with Washington Free Beacon staff writer Stephen Gutowski at the NRA's annual conference in Indianapolis. The interview follows the news that NRA President Oliver North will not seek a second term.
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Anti-gunners Look to Benefit from NRA Turmoil as North Departs
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Perhaps the most important perspective to be put on the turmoil within the National Rifle Association that led to the departure of Oliver North as the organization’s president came from an unexpected source: the head of a billionaire-backed gun prohibition group.
Quoted by CNBC, John Feinblatt, president of the Michael Bloomberg-supported Everytown for Gun Safety, commented, “The bottom line is this: As the NRA plummets, the gun safety movement just keeps growing.”
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VA: Vermont Considers Revamp of Deer Hunting Regulations
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Vermont officials are considering revamping the state’s deer hunting regulations to better manage the deer population in developed areas, help bucks live longer, and get more Vermonters to try the sport. The Burlington Free Press reports that the proposed changes include restricting hunters to one buck a year. |
IN: Court OK's Agency Regulation of Deer Hunting at State Parks
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The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld a state agency's authority to order deer reduction hunts in state parks to protect habitat and endangered plants. Indiana wildlife biologists evaluate which parks need a deer cull based on habitat and previous deer-kill rates. Reducing the parks' deer populations helps maintain habitat for other animals and state-endangered plants. |
IA: Iowa Lawmakers have Adjourned for the Year. Here's What You Need to Know About the 2019 Session.
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Iowa lawmakers wrapped their 2019 legislative session at 2:25 p.m Saturday, after a last-minute deal between Republicans to give GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds and future Iowa governors more power in picking Iowa Supreme Court justices. Other legislation that passed after ricocheting between the Republican-controlled House and Senate following days of late-night debate: a health budget bill that bans use of Medicaid dollars for transgender surgery and prohibits Planned Parenthood from accessing federal dollars for sex education. |
NRA Gun of the Week: Springfield Custom Professional 1911-A1 Pistol
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It was in the mid 1990s when the FBI sought to re-arm its special teams with a high-quality 1911. Of the companies pursing the exclusive contract, Springfield Armory stood on top, meeting the stringent requests of the Bureau for accuracy and reliability. These contract guns, built by Springfield’s Custom Shop, soon became available to the commercial market and one example is subject of this week’s review. The Springfield Armory Custom Shop Professional 1911-A1 chambered for 9 mm Luger, features match-grade, hand-fit parts wearing a Black “T” finish. |
2019 NRAAM: Editor's Product Picks
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Shooting Illustrated scoured the show floor of the 2019 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits, seeing the latest and greatest that the firearm industry has to offer. Out of the thousands of new products available for NRA members to peruse, we found nine great products released recently that are worth a look. Check out these great new guns and accessories in our Editor’s Picks roundup. |
Missouri: Right to Carry on Campus Advances in Show Me State
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According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Missouri was one of 16 states that still banned the concealed carry of handguns on a college campus, as of August 2018. House Bill 575 in Missouri would change that, to allow people with concealed carry permits to carry on campus. It does this by removing “institutes of higher education” from the list of prohibited places in Missouri statute 571.107. |
New for 2019: S&W Performance Center M&P Shield Pistols
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Thin and trim 9 mm pistols are all the rage right now, and Smith & Wesson is expanding the company's range of M&P Shield 2.0 pistol with nine new Performance Center models which include a longer, 4-inch barrel and slides designed from the start to mount a red-dot optics. Smith & Wesson is also shipping the company's first-ever Performance Center M&P Shield M2.0 with an included red-dot sight, delivering cutting-edge performance in an easy-to-conceal package. |
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