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Gun-running Long Beach customs agent had 41 machine guns stashed at home
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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection watch commander at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has admitted to running an illegal gun operation. When investigators searched Xus home, they found more than 250 weapons, including 41 machine guns and two short-barreled rifles. None was registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, officials said.

Xu pleaded guilty to illegally selling guns on the internet, some of which he obtained by using his power as a law enforcement official, and to creating a fake company to avoid paying taxes, prosecutors said. He also pleaded guilty to illegally possessing unregistered firearms and making false statements to a federal agency about his involvement with a Chinese company.

CCRKBA Says Tragedy in Japan Shows Maniacs Will Murder Despite Laws Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The apparent arson attack by a man who allegedly was screaming You die! as he torched an animation studio in Kyoto, Japan Thursday, leaving more than 30 people dead, stands as a graphic reminder that mass murder maniacs will find a way to commit mayhem, even where guns are essentially outlawed.

Gun Prohibitionists Re-Packaging Gun Control As Public Health Crisis
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The billionaire-supported gun prohibition movement has re-packaged its gun control agenda as a public health crisis, trying to convince the public that the cure to violent crime is to amputate the Second Amendment from the Bill of Rights, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.

They couldnt sell gun control as crime control, said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. Then they couldnt sell gun control as gun safety. Now theyre trying to convince the public that gun ownership is a public health issue.

VA: Real issue is mentall illness
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n his desperation to appease his shrinking "base," Gov. Northam recently proposed a number of so-called "common sense" gun-control measures none of which would have prevented the recent Virginia Beach shooting.

On July 9, in less than two hours after the General Assembly special session ordered by Gov. Northam to pass more gun control bills, the assembly adjourned to allow the state's bipartisan crime commission to study proposals that might have prevented the shooting.

Leaked Email Shows the NRA Is Punishing Wayne LaPierres Critics on the Board of Directors
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Over the weekend, former NRA President Marion Hammer sent a private email to board members telling them to fall in line or face the consequences.

Hammers letter, previously only reported within the firearms blogosphere, is an apparent response to a number of board members who have posted publicly that they have faced retaliation for questioning alleged financial malfeasance in the organization. Hammer wrote that stripping the assignments was a punishment for ongoing agitation that has taken place outside of the appropriate setting.

Gun laws don't work
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Murder has always been illegal and some think that a person who would murder someone would say to themselves I cannot buy this gun off the street or have it in my possession because it is illegal, that defies all common sense.

New gun laws may be enacted and some may feel safer, but if disease were made illegal some would also feel safer because naive people think the government can protect them. In the end, you are your own protector. I wish Katherine Nixon, rule following honest citizen, had taken her gun to work May 31 like she wanted to in violation of the no guns at work policy. If she had she may very well be alive today.

IL: Will Illinois new gun dealer license law reduce crime? Gun rights group say no, and file suit to overturn it
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It is our hope that the court will stop the illegal mistreatment of an already heavily regulated market, by a law that will not protect public safety or reduce crime," said prominent Second Amendment lawyer David Sigale, who is the lead plaintiffs attorney in the case. "Rather, the law only serves to put lawful businesses out of business, and imposes hardship and arbitrary standards on those that remain.

IL: Illinois Senate could vote on bill to require fingerprints for FOID card this fall Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Bill sponsor state Rep. Kathleen Willis, D-Addison, said the fingerprint requirement doesn't violate the Second Amendment. In the [U.S. Supreme Court case McDonald v. City of Chicago] it states in the majority opinion, the state and local government can experiment with reasonable firearm regulations, Willis said in floor debate.

CA: Man accused of deadly stabbing found not guilty on all counts Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A man accused of murder was found not guilty by a Fresno County jury Thursday afternoon. Eric Smith admitted to stabbing Anthony Romero last May. He said Romero stormed into his girlfriend's house, went right past her and straight to Smith and started punching him. Smith says he pulled a knife off a table in self-defense.

USCCA Sponsors National Train A Teacher Day This Saturday Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
This Saturday, July 20th is the second annual National Train a Teacher Day (NTATD) in which thousands of school teachers and administrators across the country will be offered free self-defense training by Certified Instructors and Training Counselors.

OR: Bloombergs Lock Up Your Safety Re-introduced As Ballot Measure
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The Bloomberg funded Oregonians For Safe Gun Storage is back with another effort to force you to keep your self defense firearm locked up and useless.

Ballot measure 2020-040 is a rehash of all the dangerous and vindictive language we have seen in previous ballot measures and failed legislation.

The measure not only requires that your self defense firearms be rendered useless but it also, (once again) holds you responsible for the criminal misuse of a firearm stolen from you.

MS: NRA-PVF Endorses Michael Watson for Mississippi Secretary of State
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The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is pleased to announce its endorsement of Michael Watson for Mississippi secretary of state in the 2019 primary election.

During his time as a state senator, Michael Watson voted consistently on behalf of law-abiding gun owners and has remained a steadfast supporter of the Second Amendment, said Jason Ouimet, chairman, NRA-PVF. If Watson is elected, Mississippians can rest assured their freedoms will be protected.

NV: Bellator hosts grand opening
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Owner and Master Instructor Jackie Paris said she is the first female firearms instructor in Douglas County.

I was voted and awarded the Most Remarkable woman veteran of Carson Valley earlier this year, she said. I have been a firearms instructor for 10 years, I am a former Army Iraq war veteran, three-time Gunsite Alumni trained in Pistol, Rifle, and Shotgun, NRA certified instructor in pistol, rifle, and shotgun, chief range safety officer, certified armorer, certified self-defense instructor, former LE instructor, Taser instructor and much more.

DoubleStar Unveils its STAR10-P .308 Pistol
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DoubleStar Corp, manufacturers of high-quality, US-made AR components, rifles, pistols, and edged weapons, is pleased to introduce its new .308 powered STAR10-P featuring the new Stronghold Pistol Grip. The STAR10-P is designed with the power one needs for varmint control or self-defense. Built with the same billet upper and lower as the original STAR10 rifle, the STAR10-P puts that power in a very manageable package.

IL: Illinois State Rep Pushes for Concealed Carry Permits in his Chicago District Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
John Lott has written that minorities in high crime urban neighborhoods benefit the most from an increase in concealed carry permits. Maybe Representative Ford has read some of John Lott's research. Maybe it is a classic case of a liberal changing their view when confronted with reality. Welcome to the party, Representative Ford.

YouTube is demonetizing second amendment YouTube channels
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The website, which covers firearms and ammunition, among other topics, noted that YouTube has been making decisions to remove from its ad revenue Partner Program even those channels who have not breached the platform's terms of service.

Sounds familiar? It has been a recurring story these last months, with US and other creators, most often of conservative political persuasion, falling victim to adpocalypse when YouTube removes their ability to monetize their work, without outright banning them from the platform.