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CPRC: On “Designated Survivor,” Kiefer Sutherland pushes for universal background checks
In a series of scenes that could have been written by Michael Bloomberg, Designated Survivor keeps making the case for expanded background checks. No intellectual argument or even an emotional argument is provided against the gun control claims, and those opposing the regulations are treated as dishonest.
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Billings Gazette: Wyoming county considers selling guns left in evidence
A southeastern Wyoming county is asking federal authorities if it can solicit bids from gun dealers on about 80 weapons left in evidence that can't be returned to owners.
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Guns.com: LA to offer $1,000 for tips on illegal guns
The Los Angeles City Council voted to set up an anonymous tip line promising to pay $1,000 for those with information about illegal guns in the city.
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Truth About Guns: Congress to Undo Obama Reg Denying Vets Their Gun Rights
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced bipartisan legislation along with Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) to restore veterans’ Second Amendment rights.
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Guns.com: NJ advances bill for taxpayer-funded ‘firearm violence’ research
The bill, S 63, would go so far as look at “firearms violence as a form of terrorism” as researchers delve into the subject on both individual and societal levels. The sponsor of the bill, which passed the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee 4-1 this week, says it is needed to take the place of federal research.
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Bearing Arms: One State’s First Test Of ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law Enters Realm Of The Bizarre
The facts in the Ped Mall shooting case weren’t in dispute. Wilson admitted shooting the three men who confronted him on the Ped Mall in the earlier hours of Aug. 27. The prosecution did not dispute that those three men were armed. But in a pre-trial hearing, Judge Paul Miller ruled that whether the SYG law applied in Wilson’s case would only be considered in a post-conviction hearing, if he was convicted.
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Cleveland.com: Ohio Supreme Court Rules Against Cleveland's Efforts at Local Gun Control
That ruling held as invalid a package of ordinances proposed by Mayor Frank Jackson and passed by City Council in the wake of a flurry of gun violence in 2014 and 2015.
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Guns.com: Indiana House Moves to Curb Fees for Lifetime Handgun Licenses
“Hoosiers have both a state and federal constitutional right to keep and bear arms,” Wesco said in a statement. “With this legislation, we would eliminate the burdensome fees Hoosiers face when applying for a lifetime handgun carry permit.”
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A Current Affair: ‘Baseball bats, nail guns, knuckle dusters’: Inside Melbourne’s suburban militia
There’s a street in Melbourne’s outer south-eastern suburbs where weapons have become a way of life.
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WRCB: Uniformed officer asked to leave restaurant because he was carrying his service weapon
A Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officer was asked to leave the Outback Steakhouse in Cleveland Friday night because he had his service weapon on him.
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CBS Boston: Only A Few Bump Stocks Turned In To Police Despite Massachusetts Ban
Essex Police Chief Peter Silva held up a bump stock that someone turned in this week as the Massachusetts ban on the devices went into effect. “To my knowledge, this is the only one that’s been turned in to date,” he said.
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GunsAmerica: Washington State Bill Would Require CCW Holders to Seek Permission to Bring a Gun into Another’s Home
The Washington State legislature is considering a bill that would require a concealed firearm carrier to seek permission before bringing a gun into another person’s house.
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Rolling Stone: Country Singer Margo Price Says She Opposes "High Powered Machine Guns"
Price felt she had to speak up on that issue – her dad would frequently bring home food he'd hunted. "There's something beautiful about that," she says. "But we didn't have high-powered machine guns when this all started."
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Guns.com: Australia looks to become a top arms exporter over the next decade... Hypocrisy?
Government officials in Australia unveiled a multi-billion dollar strategy Monday to become one of the world’s top arms exporters by 2028.
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Gun Free School Zone Law Fails to Prevent Another School Shooting
A 12-year-old girl was in police custody Thursday after a shooting at Salvador Castro Middle School injured four students.
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Guns.com: Gun Control Advocates Endorse Newsom for California Governor
The gun control group founded by former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly announced their endorsement of Newsom last week, saying the Democrat had “demonstrated time and time again” he was a champion for stronger firearm laws.
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NPR: In New York, Gun Owners Balk At New Handgun Database
This week marked the official deadline for more than 370,000 handgun owners in the state of New York to register those guns with state police. New York is trying to use that information to build a comprehensive record of gun owners — something only one other state has done. The database that California started in 2007 has gotten mixed reviews.
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News12: NJ Assemblyman Wants to Limit Ammunition Capacity
Democratic Assemblyman Lou Greenwald reintroduced legislation would limit the amount of ammunition a magazine could hold from 15 rounds to 10.
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Guns.com: With Christie Out, New NJ Governor Moves to Up Restrictions on Handgun Carry
Grewal said his office would move to tighten the rules as soon as possible, contending, “private citizens should not be able to carry weapons based on mere generalized fear.”
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The Verge: CA Politician will Seek Sale Ban on Elon Musk’s Boring Company Flamethrower
California Assemblyman Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) said he intends to introduce legislation that would prevent Musk’s company from selling the flamethrower to the public, at least in the state of California.
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Guns.com: Public Comment Period on Bump Stock Reclassification Closes
The Firearms Policy Coalition — and other gun rights groups — said the ATF’s initial determination should stand. The organization submitted comments last week to the agency detailing its “strong opposition” to reclassifying bump stocks under federal law.
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Ammoland: New Gun Owners Account for 40 Percent of California Guns Purchased
Substantial numbers of new gun owners are buying guns as well. In a study of California gun buyers, where all gun purchases are required to go through government approved gun dealers, the percentage of new gun owners varied from 32 percent to 40 percent when looking at periods before the Newtown (Sandy Hook) killings in December of 2012 and the San Bernardino terrorist attack in December of 2015.
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Bearing Arms: Salon Uses Manipulated Data To Claim Right-To-Carry Laws Create More Crime
Salon‘s Amanda Marcotte has never met a progressive cause she didn’t love. She’s also not afraid to suspend any pretense at critical thinking in order to support the narrative.
