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Reason: Senate Confirms Libertarian-Minded Jurist Don Willett to Federal Judgeship
Today the U.S. Senate confirmed Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, the federal appellate court whose jurisdiction covers federal districts in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Willett was confirmed by a vote of 50-47.
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New York Post: A Progressive Push For More Gun Violence
Who ever thought the progressive position on gun violence would be to encourage more of it? Yet that’s the paradox in Philadelphia, where on Thursday the city council will consider a bill to force owners of hundreds of small corner stores to take down glass partitions that protect their managers and clerks from being robbed and assaulted.
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FPC Publishes Guide to New California Gun Laws, Upcoming Changes
“We want to help gun owners understand what they’re really up against,” explained FPC California Legislative Advocate and Spokesperson Craig DeLuz. “We don’t want law-abiding gun owners getting arrested or going to jail because they didn’t have a decent resource to help dig into California’s insane number of gun control laws.”
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The Hill: AP Provides Another Example of How Media Pushes an Anti-Gun Agenda
The AP article was concerned with Indiana’s decision to allow legislators and staff to legally carry concealed handguns inside the state Capitol. It’s the 21st state to officially allow carrying of handguns in some fashion at the Capitol.
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Washington Post: Justice Sotomayor Unintentionally Highlights the Danger of Having Too Many Laws
During last week’s Supreme Court oral argument in Christie v. NCAA, an important federalism case, Justice Sonia Sotomayor noted a dangerous feature of our legal system.
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CBS News: How Heavily Armed is Your State?
Here is a look at per capita weapons data, based on the ATF's National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and 2013 data from the U.S. Census.
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California's new gun laws: What every gun owner should know before Jan 1
What the heck is going on with gun laws in the People's Republic of California? Here's what every gun owner should know before January 1.
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Washington Post: Delaware Supreme Court Strikes Down Broad Restrictions on Gun Possession in State Parks and Forests
We are asked whether unelected officials from the State’s parks and forest departments, whose power is expressly limited, can ban (except for a narrow exception for hunting) the possession of guns in state parks and forests in contravention of Delawareans’ rights under the State’s constitution.
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The "Hollywood" Gun Control Loophole
Why does California criminalize law-abiding gun owners but give special gun privileges to the Harvey Weinstein Hollywood crowd?
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FPC bill-splainer: H.R.38 Concealed Carry Reciprocity & Fix NICS Explained (Plus Answers to Your Burning Questions)
Everyone is asking lots of questions about H.R.38, the Federal concealed carry reciprocity bill that was just passed in the House (and combined with the Fix NICS Act). Here are the droids -- we mean answers -- you're looking for.
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Washington Post: I Should Be Able to Carry my Concealed Gun Across All State Lines
Donald Trump is the first president who has a concealed carry permit. Trump is one of more than 16 million Americans with a concealed carry permit legally exercising the Second Amendment right to bear arms. Now that Trump is president, gun owners are pushing for legislation to make it federal law that a permit to carry a gun be valid when crossing state lines, just like a driver’s license.
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FPC Applauds Concealed Carry Reciprocity Vote, Remains Concerned About “Extra-Special Gun Rights” for Judges and Government Employees
Today, the House of Representatives acted to pass what may very well become the most important right to bear arms bill in history. We wish to thank Congressman Richard Hudson for his bold and courageous leadership on this issue, as well as every House member who co-sponsored and voted for this important measure to protect and advance constitutional rights.
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WBIR: Don’t Ban America’s Most Popular Rifle
Law making should be based on facts. We estimate 13.7 million semiautomatic rifles of the type wrongly termed “assault weapons” are in the hands of Americans. They have been in the public market since 1964 and are the nation’s most popular rifle, used for a variety of legitimate purposes, including hunting, target shooting and personal defense. They should not be banned.
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Townhall: Twenty-Three State Attorneys General Back National Concealed Carry Reciprocity
The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act is currently making its way through the House. It is expected to be voted out of Committee and onto the House floor. If passed, which would also require 60 votes in the Senate, the legislation will allow individuals to travel across state lines with their lawfully issued permits.
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Anti-Gun Congresswoman Corrine Brown Gets 5 Years in Federal Prison
The Florida lawmaker was a reliable and vocal supporting voice for President Obama’s assault on the Second Amendment. Gun groups from all over the country consider her among the worst in Congress thanks to her semi-regular call for an “assault weapons” ban.
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FPC Supports H.R.38 but Opposes “Special Gun Rights” for Judges, Government Employees; Requests Reforms to H.R.4477
“We are heartened to see H.R.38 moving forward and look forward to its passage, hopefully with the amendments we’ve suggested to improve the bill and its protection of law-abiding people and their rights,” he said.
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ABC News: It's Time to Put a Spotlight on Homemade 'Ghost Guns'
The gunman who killed his wife and four others in a rampage in Northern California this week found an easy way around a court order prohibiting him from having guns: He built his own at home.
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Politico: House GOP Leaders Preparing to Bring Gun Measures to the Floor
House Republican leaders are preparing to move ahead with a package of gun legislation that would sharply expand concealed-carry rights but also address policies that came into play during two recent mass shootings. The proposal is expected to come to the floor as soon as next week.
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Washington Free Beacon: Gun-Rights Groups File Suit Against New California Assault Weapons Regulations
A number of gun-rights groups joined forces to file a lawsuit against California's latest assault weapons regulations on Thursday.
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CNN: Do Gun Owners Love Their Guns More Than Their Children?
I can only believe that for now at least, we are a country that continues to keep loving our guns more than we love our children; that we put our guns above the health of our children, and above the health of each other.
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Rare US: Chicago Law Firm Files 14 More Lawsuits Against Bump Stock Maker
The hotel-casino from where Stephen Paddock fired, concert organizers and the makers and sellers of a bump stock gun accessory that enabled him to fire rapidly are named as defendants. The court filings argue that they all share blame for the worst mass shooting in recent U.S. history.
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BREAKING: New Legal Action Challenging California’s “Assault Weapon” Regulations
“The State of California is nothing short of bipolar with its gun control policies,” commented FPC President Brandon Combs. “On one hand, the State is requiring people to register virtually all of their guns. On the other hand, the DOJ is doing everything it can to suppress compliance and prevent people from registering their guns.”
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Miami Herald: Feinstein’s Bump Stocks Ban Moves Back Into the Spotlight
A week ahead of a long awaited Senate hearing on bump stocks, the district attorney from Las Vegas issued a powerful call to ban the firearm accessory, which enabled a gunman to kill 58 people in just minutes at an Oct. 1 concert along the city’s famed Strip.
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Breitbart: Gabby Giffords Cites Las Vegas Attack as Reason to Oppose Concealed Carry
Following the passage of national reciprocity for concealed carry, Gabby Giffords released a statement citing the October 1 Las Vegas shooting as a reason to oppose concealed carry.
