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NY Daily News: NYPD Cops Accepted Strippers, Vacations for Expedited Gun Permits
“(The allegations) paint a devastating picture of pervasive corruption at the Licensing Division,” Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Joon Kim said.
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CBS News: No Wait at Heaven's Gate, Quips Mike Bloomberg
“I like what I see when I look in the mirror....We’ve probably saved millions of lives, and certainly we’ll save tens of millions of lives going forward,” he says referring to the causes he has supported and funded for the future. “There aren’t many people that have done that. So, you know, when I get to heaven, I’m not sure I’m going to stand for an interview. I’m going right in,” Bloomberg says with a laugh.
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The Intercept: Republican Candidate Opposed to Gun Registry Made Millions With Company Slated to Build Gun Registry
The California Department of Justice’s Bureau of Firearms fiscal year budget request listed Oracle as a contractor to develop a system to catalogue and store unique firearm serial numbers for the new law. The program will be used to to register approximately 75,000 firearms within its first year. The request lists Oracle cluster servers and software to be used for the gun registry.
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Gun Owners on Trial Should be Fully Informed
It seems natural that when a someone is making a decision that could lead to the loss of fundamental rights, they be fully informed of the ramifications of their decision. But in the case of people entering a guilty or no contest plea to a felony offense - which can result in being ineligible to own or possess a firearm - they are not always fully aware of those consequences before they enter their plea.
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The Hill: 2017 is Shaping Up to be Another Winning Year for Gun Owners
So far this year, thirteen state legislatures have enacted laws to strengthen the right to keep and bear arms, and none have passed new gun control laws. In every year this century, pro-gun laws have outnumbered anti-gun laws, but this year’s score is particularly lopsided.
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Chicago Tribune: Chicago Needs to Ease the Rules on Gun Ranges
At that point, the city passed a new ordinance allowing Chicagoans to get permits to own handguns, provided they got training at a gun range. But, in an odd twist (or a stubborn protest), the ordinance also prohibited commercial gun ranges.
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Guns.com: Anti-Background Check Bill Heads to Arizona Governor’s Desk
“The purpose is to protect all personal property,” she said. “I’m asking the legislature to champion personal property rights. I have to believe everyone in this room wants that choice to be able to dispose of their personal property as they see fit.”
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Take the Fight to OR Anti-Gun Republican Brian Boquist - Bloomberg's Latest Puppet
Anti-gun Republican Senator Brian Boquist is hellbent on pushing through a bill that seeks to strip away your due process rights when it comes to guns.
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Gingrich on Fox News: Terrorists 'Seem to Always Get Guns' Despite France's Strict Gun Laws
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich reacted to the latest terror attack in France after a gunman opened fire on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, killing a police officer and wounding two others.
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Baltimore Sun: Baltimore Moves to Legalize Stun Gun Possession
A bill to be introduced at Monday's City Council meeting on behalf of the Pugh administration would allow a person to "possess and use an electronic control device as a form of non-lethal self-defense in the home and in public."
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Breitbart: President Trump Removes Obama’s Pro-Gun Control Surgeon General
Murthy was confirmed to the position of Surgeon General on December 15, 2014. The lead-up to the confirmation vote on Murthy focused on his “political activism,” particularly his positions on gun control.
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Fox News: Chuck Grassley Expects Supreme Court Resignation 'This Summer'
Grassley, R-Iowa, said there was a "rumored" retirement in the offing, though he wouldn't disclose which justice was considering stepping down.
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Guns.com: Ducey Signs Law Blocking Gun Tracking Mandates in Arizona
Backers argue that, while there may be a need to utilize such technology in investigations or by gun dealers for inventory control, gun owners shouldn’t’ be forced into using trackable smart guns.
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UPDATE: Secret Gun Confiscation Hearing Bill Passed Committee in Nevada
Sen. Julia Ratti’s SB 387, which would allow any law enforcement officer (whether you have ever met them or not) or immediate family member to request a secret court hearing to decide if you should have your firearms rights taken from you, has been amended and passed out of committee.
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The Register: 30,000 London Gun Owners Hit by Met Police 'Data Breach'
London gun owners are asking questions of the Metropolitan Police after the force seemingly handed the addresses of 30,000 firearm and shotgun owners to a direct mail marketing agency for a commercial firm's advertising campaign.
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Guns.com: Proposal to Arm School Employees Advances to PA Senate
Senate Bill 383, sponsored by Indiana County Republican Sen. Don White, would allow personnel licensed to carry a concealed weapon the authority to do so on school grounds, given the school board permits it and the employee meets certain additional training requirements.
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Republican Anti-Gun OR Bill has New Life as "Zombie" Bill
It creates a secret process for obtaining "extreme risk protection orders" prohibiting people from possessing firearms. This will allow for secret court hearings that will be used to determine your Second Amendment rights. This is unacceptable and we CANNOT allow this to stand!
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Guns.com: Tennessee Senate Kills Bill Aimed to Reduce Fines for Carrying without Permit
The proposal — Senate Bill 339, sponsored by Republican Sen. Frank Nicely — failed in the Senate Judiciary Committee when a first motion to hear the measure was not followed up by a second.
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Breitbart: Strict California Gun Control Impotent to Stop Fresno Attack
When Kori Ali Muhammad allegedly opened fire in Fresno on Tuesday, he not only killed three innocents, but also demonstrated anew that California’s litany of gun control laws poses no hindrance to determined attackers.
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US News: Alabama Senate Votes to Allow Concealed Carry Without Permit
The legislation has pitted Republican lawmakers and gun enthusiasts against some state law enforcement officers who say the permits are needed for public safety and to help them discern law-abiding citizens from potential crime suspects.
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Pro-Gun Washington SB 5552 Heading to Gov's Desk
You may remember that FPC had successfully lobbied to get amendments that would provide an exemption for Licensed Collectors of Curios and Relics from the onerous background check requirements.
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Guns.com: Alabama Senate Passes Constitutional Carry Measure
State senators on Tuesday sent legislation to the House that would allow Alabamians to lawfully carry concealed handguns in the state without a permit.
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Stop Taxpayer Funded Anti-Gun Propaganda in CA
If SB 536 passes, the DOJ will be empowered with the discretion to deny requests for data from independent researchers. And you know what that means - if the database could possibly show that California’s overbearing laws don’t prevent gun violence, it won’t be shared.
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DNAinfo: Ban Guns From Party Buses, Rahm Says After Latest Arrests On Board
Emanuel, speaking to reporters at an unrelated event in Calumet Heights on Monday, said he wants to explore every possible way of keeping guns off the buses — even if officials have to "push the envelope" of their strategy.
