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on February 11, 2016 in World News

Study: Economists’ Consensus Is Concealed Carry Lowers Crime

by AWR Hawkins A recently released Crime Research Prevention Center (CRPC) study on academics and concealed carry in the United States shows that economists’ consensus is overwhelmingly that concealed carry lowers crime. The study surveyed “50 economists,” comprised of 43 Americans, four Canadians, two Australians, and one Swedish economist. CRPC asked, “In the United States, are guns used in self-defense more often than they are used in the commission of a crime?” When allowing for three possible answers of “Yes,” “No,” or “Undecided,” sixty-six percent of economists in the U.S. answered “Yes,” guns are used more often for self-defense. When only… View Article

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on January 23, 2016 in Gun Page

Five Great Concealed Carry Handguns

by AWR Hawkins Below is a list a five great concealed carry handguns. All are durable and reliable and each has certain characteristics that can make it stand out from the others. The various guns cover a wide range of calibers–.380, 9mm. .40. Cal., .45 auto, .357 Magnum, and .38 Special–and present numerous options in weight, conceal-ability, and grip size.   Glock 43 The Glock 43 is a concealed carry pistol pistol which weighs approximately 17 ounces unloaded. It is chambered in 9mm and is 100 percent pure Glock through and through. The Glock 43 holds six rounds in the magazine… View Article

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on January 18, 2016 in Gun Page World News

The Clinton Files II

by Dave Hardy On Nov. 19, 2015, Brady Center president Dan Gross (left) and New York Governor (and New York SAFE Act author) Andrew Cuomo (right) present Hillary Clinton with the Mario M. Cuomo Visionary Award for her leadership on gun control. Last month, we outlined the Bill Clinton administration’s plans for gun control, including a plan to use lawsuits against gun manufacturers to force a settlement that would have imposed gun registration, bans on magazines holding more than 10 cartridges and many other forms of gun control, all without going through Congress. Those were not the only gun control… View Article

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on January 16, 2016 in Gun Page World News

The Demographics of Today’s NRA – Bad News for Haters

by Justin Stakes United States -(AmmoLand.com)- Gun owners are leaving the Democrat party. That decline in people who identify as Democrat is due to their attacks on gun ownership and the 2nd Amendment. They may never go back and will not ever vote against gun rights. The anti-gun left will tell you the NRA is made up white guys over 60. 15+ years ago they were right. Today and over the past 15-20 years, the make-up of the NRA has changed. This has ramifications for the upcoming election and the nation as a whole. So what does the NRA membership… View Article

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on January 16, 2016 in Gun Page World News

Law enforcement looking into gun confiscation law

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player By Madison Wade, [email protected] REDDING, Calif. – The new California ‘friends and family’ gun confiscation law that went into effect at the beginning of this year has local law enforcement looking into the parameters. The law, AB 1014, allows law enforcement to confiscate guns belonging to people who have been reported as unstable or dangerous by family or friends. Officers can’t take anyone’s legally-owned guns with just one report because a judge needs to sign a temporary gun restraining order. Once the order has been signed, then the guns can be taken away, but only for… View Article

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on January 16, 2016 in Gun Page

The Gun Debate ‘Didn’t Used To Be This Extreme,’ One Activist Says

By Krystina Martinez & Rick Holter The gun debate became front and center last week when President Obama announced his executive actions on gun violence. At the same time, Texas began allowing the open carry of handguns. Last week in the Friday Conversation, we heard from C.J. Grisham, the head of Open Carry Texas. That group helped convince the Texas Legislature to allow open carry. The discussion on guns continues with Andrea Brauer, the executive director of Texas Gun Sense. Her group promotes what it calls “sensible gun reform.” nterview Highlights: Andrea Brauer … … On the notion that gun… View Article

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on January 16, 2016 in E News

CRPA Newswire January 15, 2016

Gun purchases up despite California’s strict firearms laws San Francisco Chronicle via CRPA Even as California has enacted some of the toughest gun laws in the country, firearm purchases in the state have steadily increased. The number of handguns sold in California more than doubled between 2010 and 2014, with nearly a half-million transactions being recorded last year, according to state Department of Justice records. READ MORE Santa Cruz County gun retailers report sales soar after Obama address, San Bernardino attack Santa Cruz Sentinel via CRPA President Barack Obama had hardly closed his emotional address outlining executive actions on gun… View Article

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