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Carry Is Breaking Out All Over
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State legislatures from coast to coast are working to crack concealed-carry regulations and restore freedom to their citizens.

While pro-Second Amendment legislation like National Reciprocity and the Hearing Protection Act weave their slow, methodical course through Congresscountered at every turn by gun control Democrats and their surrogates in the mediastate legislatures around the country are working to repeal gun control and to expand the exercise of our Second Amendment-protected rights via pro-self-defense legislation.

Brazil: Suspect Draws Gun, Gets Shot Multiple Times in Store Where Everyone Was Armed
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A robbery suspect in Brazil entered a convenience store and drew his gun, only to be shot multiple times in a situation in which everyone was armed.

Concealed Nation reports that the patrons were all off-duty police who were in the store shopping.

Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) from LiveLeak shows four individuals in plain clothes standing in line to check out when a door opens and the would-be robber enters the business with his gun drawn.

TX: Dais rejects Houston nominee for Bond Election Advisory Task Force
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On his personal Twitter account (@michaeldcargill), Cargill responded: This nomination has nothing to do about guns, and all they can say is no, because he likes guns."

Cargill certainly likes guns he owns the gun shop Central Texas Gun Works and is a prominent teacher of gun training courses but the Council members who opposed him insisted their votes were not about guns nor about Cargills political opinions. (Cargill is also executive director of the libertarian Texans for Accountable Government.)

MI: Court of Appeals Upholds Gun Ban at University of Michigan
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The University of Michigans campus gun ban has been upheld by the Michigan Court of Appeals.

In a 2-1 opinion, the court said a 2001 ban making all properties owned, leased or controlled by the university weapons-free doesnt violate the U.S. Constitution.

In an opinion issued for the majority, Judge Mark Cavanagh upheld the ban and disagreed with plaintiff and Ann Arbor resident Joshua Wade, who argued it was unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.

IN: Mother Opens Fire to Protect Children, Kills Home Invasion Suspect
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On Wednesday an Indianapolis mother opened fire and killed a home invasion suspect as he tried to enter her apartment in broad daylight.

Fox 59 reports that the mother and kids were not hurt in the incident.

According to police, the mother heard someone trying to get into the apartment then came to face-to-fact with 19-year-old Michael Hawkins. At that point she opened fire and Hawkins died inside the doorway.

FL: Florida law shifts burden of proof in stand your ground Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Florida became the first state with a law that spells out that prosecutors, and not defendants, have the burden of proof in pretrial stand your ground hearings when Republican Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill Friday. The measure was among 16 bills that Scott signed, including a bill that gives students and school employees a broader right to express their religious viewpoint in schools.

FL: This is war: Florida sheriff urges citizens to arm themselves in case of attack
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A Florida sheriffs office posted a controversial message on social media, urging citizens to arm themselves in self-defense.

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey posted the video on Facebook Wednesday, two days after a deadly workplace shooting in nearby Orlando claimed the lives of five people.

Folks, now more than ever is the time for our citizens to be prepared to serve as the first line of defense, not only for them, but for their families, Sheriff Ivey said.

WI: NRA Carry Guard Expo: Personal Protection Seminars Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Admission tickets are now available for the inaugural NRA Carry Guard Expo, kicking off in Milwaukee, WI, August 25-27 2017, providing three days of education and interaction for concealed-carry holders and personal-defense-minded citizens. The tickets enable access to the exhibit hall and free educational content spanning multiple topics relating to self defense and concealed carry.

MI: Constitutional / Permitless Carry Bills Pass House
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he week of June 7, the Michigan House of Representatives passed a package of bills which would remove the requirement to obtain a concealed pistol license (CPL) in order to lawfully carry a firearm with a 59-49 vote.

House Bills 4416, 4417, 4418 and 4419 would also make the current licensing system optional to allow citizens to obtain a license and take advantage of reciprocity agreements with other states.

FL: Florida gun laws have not changed much since Pulse shooting
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They are the pictures and emotions we all felt.

Friends and partners out for a fun night, ending with a mass shooting.

Our hearts broke as millions of us watched parents such as Christine Leinonen begging to find her son.

"For the parents who had gay sons, they saw me desperate to just spend one more second with my gay son. What I wouldn't do to find out he was alive."

Christopher Leinonen died along with 48 other people.

In the year since the gunman bought guns at a local gun store and went on the murder spree, we found there have been no new national restrictions on gun purchases.

American Outdoor Brands Takes Another Step Forward
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American Outdoor Brands (NASDAQ:AOBC) made two announcements yesterday that should make investors consider taking a closer look at the company as a potential long-term investment.

Gun Business Remains A Cash Cow

First, the company announced that its quarterly earnings release and conference call would take place after market close on June 29th. Though AOBC has a tendency to plunge in price following quarterly conference calls due to the company practice of issuing very conservative guidance, there are several reasons why investors should be bullish about June 29th:

IN: No charges filed in fatal shooting
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Police and the Johnson County Prosecutors Office agreed that the residents who fired shots, Felipe and Jose Zaragoza, were acting in self defense since the other people who came to the home were planning to rob them and fired shots, Fillenwarth and Prosecutor Brad Cooper said.

Investigators also got conflicting statements from the people involved and were unable to locate witnesses who had been at the home and fled, Fillenwarth said.

KY: Model student aims sights at Washington, D.C.
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Andrew Sisson has always been a straight shooter, from his school work to extracurricular activities, and now he's headed to Washington, D.C., to debate and learn about the Second Amendment.

Sisson, 16, is a sophomore at Model Laboratory School, where he is as president of the student technology leadership program, a club that he started and helps lead. He also enjoys math, because regardless if it is right or wrong, there is always a definitive answer, Sisson said.

LA: Louisiana Legislature Adjourns 2017 Legislative Session
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Yesterday evening the Louisiana Legislature adjourned sine die, marking the end of the 2017 legislative session. This was a successful year for NRA members and Second Amendment supporters across the state as all anti-gun measures were defeated.

Your NRA-ILA would like to thank all the legislators who stood strong in support of the Second Amendment throughout session. Your NRA-ILA will be back next year to continue the fight to protect your Right to Keep and Bear Arms!

TX: Gun License Fee Reduction Causes Unexpected Side Effect
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At Central Texas Gunworks, owner Michael Cargill says signups for his safety classes are down.

"It was actually very surprising," Cargill said. "I didn't anticipate people would actually wait. And we're telling people, go ahead take your class now because what's going to happen is it's going to cause a backlog starting September 1."

The new law reduces fees for first-time licenses from $140 to $40, and renewal fees from $70 to $40.

NRA host calls out Kim Kardashians mental illnesses over gun control rant
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Colion Noir, NRA TV show host, released a video on Friday questioning Kim Kardashians mental health and whether or not she should be allowed to own a gun. The video has since been deleted, but website Media Matters preserved the video for posterity.

Kardashian on Jun. 2 penned an open letter on her website that promoted stricter gun control laws and restricted access to firearms for people with mental illness.

NY: Senate Committee Removes Hearing Protection Bill from Agenda
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On Wednesday, June 7, the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee was scheduled to hold a hearing on S.1209A by Sen. Robert Ortt. However, the bill was abruptly removed from the agenda. This important Second Amendment legislation would remove the prohibition on firearm silencers. Contrary to inaccurate Hollywood portrayals, silencers, or suppressors, do not silence firearms. Rather, suppressors simply reduce decibel levels to thresholds which are not as damaging to hearing. S.1209A would also permit suppressors to be used for hunting.

CT: 2017 Legislative Session Adjourns
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Late Wednesday night, the Connecticut General Assembly adjourned sine die, marking an end to the 2017 legislative session. This session saw the introduction of a number of anti-gun bills, which your NRA-ILA and the freedom loving people of Connecticut fought very hard against. The Legislature will return for a special session later this month to discuss the state budget and your NRA-ILA will be vigilantly monitoring these proceedings to ensure there is no attempt to egregiously hike permit fees for law-abiding gun owners in Connecticut. Below are some of the anti-gun bills which were introduced this session, all of which failed to pass out of committee.

WA: Recreational Shooting Meeting for Tahuya State Forest
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On Tuesday, June 20, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has scheduled a public meeting in Mason County to provide an update on planning for the possible construction of a target shooting range in the Tahuya State Forest. Last year, DNR held a series of public meetings for the people of Washington to voice their opinion on how to preserve and enhance recreational opportunities in Washingtons state forests. One of the proposed ideas was to develop a shooting range to provide gun owners with an environment where they can practice using their firearms safely and effectively. A number of possible sites have been identified for a new range and DNR would like to hear input from the public on these locations.

IN: Lawmaker's 'how not to be a victim' of rape post raises criticism Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
For the third time in less than a year, a state representative has raised eyebrows with a Facebook post, this time a photo of a letter he wrote to IndyStar in response to a story about sexual assault. He urged IndyStar reporter Marisa Kwiatkowski to do a follow-up story about "the thousands of Hoosier women that are taking steps & learning how not to be a victim."

Europe: More Gun Control, More Terrorism
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Throughout the 20th century, various nations in Europe tightened their controls on guns owned by law-abiding citizens. In many cases, the new controls amounted to bans on entire classes of firearms, licensing and registration requirements for the few firearms that could be owned, rules on storing guns and ammunition, and bans on possessing the guns in public for self-defense, whether said guns were carried openly or concealed.

Britain proved to be a microcosm of this gun control beginning shortly after World War I, when steps were taken to curtail and control the private ownership of firearms.

GA: Georgia Republican draws fire for work with Warren on hearing aid bill
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Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is one of the rights favorite liberal bogeymen. Passing references to her left-leaning ideology, rumored presidential ambition and rise to fame as an architect of the divisive Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are frequently invoked with contempt in Republican circles.

Whats less common is using the first-term Democrat to pressure Republicans to buckle on policy issues.

MI: Expanded access to guns unwise
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According to the Gun Violence Archive, a not-for-profit corporation that provides online public access to accurate information about gun-related violence, 6,509 deaths and 12,767 injuries have been caused by gunfire in the United States in 2017. The response has been the removal of restrictions on gun ownership by persons with a history of mental illness, and proposals to lift the ban on switch blade knives and legalize the possession of concealed weapons without a permit.

The Suicide Prevention Program Gun Rights Advocates Want Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The distinction is an important one people who use firearms have an 85 percent completion rate compared to people who use other methods, according to the CDC. By contrast, drug overdoses the leading suicide method is fatal only 3 percent of the time.

Lawmakers move to close national hate crime loophole
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Democrats on Capitol Hill introduced legislation Thursday backed by gun control groups to strip Second Amendment rights from those who commit misdemeanor hate crimes.

The measure, termed the Disarm Hate Act, comes near the anniversaries of the mass killings at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando and Emanuel AME Church in Charleston and would ban the sale of firearms to those convicted of vandalizing a place of worship or assaulting someone based on their perceived race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.