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Its summertime, and the living is easy unless youre carrying a gun! In this episode, American Handgunner Editor Tom McHale shares tips on how to make carrying a firearm in the summer a less sweaty endeavor.

HI: Honolulu agrees to 4-month window to grant or deny gun carrying licenses after lawsuit over delays
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Honolulu has agreed to grant or deny applications to carry guns in public within four months of submission in response to a lawsuit by residents who complained of delays of up to a year, according to a stipulation signed by a federal judge Friday.

The March lawsuit alleged that the long delays were the citys way of keeping the permitting process as restrictive as it was before a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision in a case, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, that upended gun laws nationwide. That included Hawaii, which has long had some of the nation's strictest gun laws.

CA: Non-violent felons can own firearms after release from prison, appeals court rules
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A federal appeals court ruled Thursday people convicted of non-violent crimes can own guns if they finished their prison sentence.

In U.S. v. Duarte, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found a law prohibiting some criminals from owning firearms violated the Second Amendment. The ruling overturned a district court judgement making it illegal for people to possess guns if they were convicted of a crime punishable by more than a year in prison.

Anti-Gun Control Arguments 2024: Facts Gun Control Lobby Suppress Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The gun control and gun rights industry is a multi-million dollar industry that has little impact on firearm-related deaths. 64% of Americans think that firearms make homes safer despite firearm-related deaths. 56% of Americans supported stricter gun control in 2023 as opposed to 78% in 1990. 12% of Americans supported relaxed gun control in 2023 compared to only 2% in 1990.

VT: Lawmakers mull punishments as ghost guns bill bounces back and forth
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Lawmakers appear to be putting the final touches on a bill that prohibits the possession of ghost guns firearms without serial numbers built at home using separately purchased parts.

Ghost guns are often built with ready-made kits or 3D-printed parts, and because the individual parts are not considered guns under federal law, they arent subject to the same regulations.

Law enforcement has a harder time tracking these guns, say supporters of the bill, S.209. The bill would bar people from having guns, frames or receivers that lack serial numbers or transferring them to someone else. That would apply to unfinished parts, too. It would also require people who build a gun or a receiver to get it imprinted with a serial number.

CO: Housing, taxes, guns dominate Colorado's legislative session
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A slew of legislation tackling housing, guns and taxes dominated this year's legislative session, which is expected to wrap up on Wednesday night after 120 days of hearings, debates and behind-the-scenes negotiations that culminated in the passage of several landmark bills.

Notably, the 2024 session ended with a series of bipartisan proposals that resulted from intense negotiations between Republicans and Democrats, along with other organizations.

From voting rights to guns to abortion, the Supreme Court originalist majority has caused chaos. Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Madiba Dennie, author of The Originalism Trap, highlights how the Supreme Court turned to originalism to gut voting rights. In 2022, the US Supreme Courts originalism binge ran roughshod over precedent and unleashed Dobbs and Bruen on the American people - Mark and Dahlia talk to a state Supreme Court justice about what its like trying to apply the law amid these constitutional earthquakes.

MD: Annapolis Police prepare to hold gun giveback
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During his two decades with the Baltimore Police Department, Annapolis Police Chief Ed Jackson witnessed plenty of gun buybacks and left with buyers remorse.

We get a lot of guns, but a lot of people have different motivations, recalled Jackson, Some people, it was actually said on the air one time, that Im going to turn this gun in so I can upgrade. Get the money and upgrade, and they give you the guns that they dont want.

On Saturday, Jackson is going to try something different.

MI: Man who killed Detroit police sergeant girlfriend gets probation after self-defense claim
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"I take all domestic violence cases very seriously," said Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy in a statement. "I also take my role as prosecutor very seriously. "In this case, where both parties were shot with the same gun, the order of events is open to multiple interpretations.

"Considering our burden of proof, we believe this is an appropriate resolution. The decision to offer this plea to this defendant was not what we wanted to do, but it was the just thing to do."

AL: Steve Marshall joins 25 other Attorney Generals to fight Joe Bidens proposed gun rule
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Twenty-six states sued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Wednesday, arguing a new federal rule its implementing targets lawful gun owners and is unconstitutional and illegal.

Texas and Kansas led two multi-state coalitions with Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joining the Kansas coalition; Florida filed its own lawsuit.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced their multi-state coalitions at a joint press conference in Frisco, Texas, on Wednesday.

Guns Are Stolen From Cars at Triple the Rate They Were 10 Years Ago, Report Finds
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The alarming trend underscores the need for Americans to safely secure their firearms to prevent them from getting into the hands of dangerous people, said Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director Steve Dettelbach, whose agency has separately found links between stolen guns and violent crimes.

Ed.: The alarming trend underscores the need to eliminate victim-disarmament zones that force gun owners to store their firearms in their cars.

FL: Video show Florida deputy shooting, killing U.S. airman in his apartment
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A Florida sheriff released body camera video Thursday showing a deputy outside an apartment door and firing immediately when it was opened by a Black man carrying a handgun pointed downward, a killing the family denounced as unjustifiable.

Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden presented the video hours after the family of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson and their attorneys held a news conference in which they disputed that the deputy acted in self-defense. Aden rejected assertions made by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Fortson's family, that the deputy had gone to the wrong apartment, covered the door's peephole and did not announce himself.

Walther Arms Launches the PDP PRO-ACRO to Civilian Market
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Upon significant demand from consumers, Walther Arms, Inc. is proud to announce the highly anticipated PDP Professional ACRO is now available in the civilian market.

Built upon the foundation of Walthers renowned PDP platform, the Professional ACRO incorporates cutting-edge technology and precision engineering to deliver unmatched performance and confidence in any self-defense scenario. Featuring an integrated Aimpoint ACRO P-2 red dot sight, the PDP PRO-ACRO offers unmatched reliability and pinpoint accuracy.

Real Avid Launches RAV Series as Critical Tools for Everyday Carry
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Anyone who carries a knife on a daily basis understands the utility in always having one close at hand. From cutting cardboard to slicing your sandwich at lunch, or even using one for self-defense, knives are a great asset when you are trained on them. Real Avid has announced their RAV series of everyday carry (EDC) knives that they have deemed essential for anyone looking to pocket that extra tool with them on their daily exploits.

WA: No Surprise Here: Anti-Gun Group Endorses Democrat Washington Governor Candidate Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Democratic Washington gubernatorial candidate Bob Ferguson has erased any doubt where his loyalties will be if elected in November, having just announced on social media his pride in receiving the endorsement of the Seattle-based Alliance for Gun Responsibility, the Northwests wealthiest gun prohibition lobbying group. It happened at the organizations annual fundraising luncheon Wednesday.

Amazon Driver Drops Young Thug. Colorado Dems Fight Against Semi Auto Gun Ban, Pistol Brace Court Update
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House Democrats in Colorado have been on a gun control free for all, treading down the God given rights of Coloradans. However, the Colorado House Dems have jumped the shark and passed a semi-automatic gun ban, so now they are facing opposition from a coalition of Colorado Senate Republicans and Democrats slowing their gun grab extravaganza.

I have said this before, but it bears repeating, the ATF is nothing more than a lawless political arm of the security state and the gun control lobby. They create rules to bankrupt free Americans who deign to live freely and within their God given rights to buy, sell, keep, and bear arms. The pistol brace rule is a prime example.

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OH: Those individuals must be stopped: New Ohio bill targets repeat offenders using guns
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New legislation introduced in the Ohio House would send repeat offenders who use a firearm when committing another crime to prison longer. The Repeat Offender Act increases penalties for violent offenders in possession of a firearm while still being impacted by a previous felony conviction. It also creates a weapons-specific enhancement for repeat offenders who continue to violate their weapons restriction.

Heritage Manufacturing Range Side 410 Bore Lever Guns Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Heritage Manufacturing are expanding their line of lever action firearms with the introduction of the Range Side series. These new lever guns are chambered in 410 Bore which should mean they are shotguns but Heritage Manufacturing call them rifles, so maybe these are slug guns? Thats why I decided to use a neutral term lever gun.

States Where The Most People Have Bought Guns So Far in 2024
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Gun sales have been on the decline so far in 2024, at least based on the FBIs firearm background checks figures. Those figures, however, may soon change as the gun show loophole is closed. The Biden administration finalized in April a rule requiring online and gun show firearm sellers to conduct background checks. The rule, which will classify around 23,000 vendors as licensed firearms dealers, was to go into effect in May, and it will be interesting to see how it might affect background check numbers going forward.

Doctors Citing Fake Mass-Shooting Data to Justify Questioning Patients About Guns
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Fake mass-shooting data has infected the medical community for awhile now, and the infection is spreading. As soon as one anti-gun doctor publishes flawed research, another like-minded physician will piggyback on the previous study. Its almost like the childrens telephone game, because the final message is always pretty far from the truth.

Too many health care professionals see their role as anti-gun advocates rather than primary care providers. They want to gaslight the public into believing firearms constitute a public health crisis, so they can quiz their patents about gun ownership in the hopes they can guilt them into relinquishing their guns.