on September 8, 2014 in World News
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on September 8, 2014 in World News
Canada and EU sign co-operation treaty on crime, energy
Canada and EU sign co-operation treaty on crime, energy Agreement includes enhanced partnership on law enforcement, organized crime, cybercrime Canada and the European Union have signed a joint strategic partnership agreement on areas including energy and law enforcement. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton sat down to sign the agreement this morning. The partnership is a road map for all foreign affairs issues between Canada and the European Union. “The Canada-EU relationship has never been stronger. This was confirmed once more during our discussions here in Ottawa, where we… View Article
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on September 8, 2014 in World News
Tax-Free Second Amendment Weekend Sends Guns, Ammo Sales Surging by 600 Percent
Tax-Free Second Amendment Weekend Sends Guns, Ammo Sales Surging by 600 Percent Mississippi and Louisiana saw guns sales surge September 5-7 as both states held their tax-free Second Amendment weekend. In Mississippi alone, stores saw “guns and ammo…sales rise by as much as 600 percent.” Guns.com reported that Freddie Russell, “a clerk at Scruggs Sporting Goods in Tupelo,” said his store’s sales were like those usually seen only on Black Friday. He said customers spent months finding guns, ammo, and accessories they wanted, then flooded in during the tax-free holiday to purchase them. New Orleans’ WDSU spoke to outdoorsman David… View Article
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on July 27, 2014 in Right Edition
Brian Lovig Talks to Ed Burlew Gun Rights Lawyer
Brian Lovig Talks to Ed Burlew Gun Rights Lawyer ED Burlew discusses The new Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act is poised to: • Merge the Possession Only License (POL) and the Possession and Acquisition license (PAL) • End the Authorization to Transport system for target shooting • Restrict the ability of Chief Firearms Officers (CFO’s) to make arbitrary decisions • Create a grace period at the end of a five-year license expiry to prevent criminal charges for expired paperwork • Create mandatory firearms safety courses for first time gun owners • Strengthen firearms prohibitions for those who are convicted of… View Article
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on July 18, 2014 in World News
Concealed Carry Permit Holder Intervenes
Florida Concealed Carry Permit Holder Intervenes, Stops Knife-Wielding Attacker On July 16 a “good Samaritan” with a concealed carry permit intervened to stop a knife-wielding thief at an Orlando bus stop. According to the Orlando Sentinel, witnesses say Thomas Thorpe “attacked Donald Sacco and attempted to steal his bag as the man screamed, ‘I don’t have any money, leave me alone.’” They said Sacco tried to use his cane to ward Thorpe off as he stabbed “several times” at Sacco. Thorpe’s robbery attempts were foiled when a passerby with a concealed carry permit pulled over, got out of his car,… View Article
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on July 16, 2014 in World News
‘Looking for Someone to Kill’
Man Knocking on Hotel Room Doors ‘Looking for Someone to Kill’ Shot Dead On July 12, a man knocking on doors at San Antonio’s Grand Hyatt while trying to find “someone to kill” came across an armed guest who shot him dead. According to MySanAntonio.com, 34-year-old Moises Torres “started breaking lights in the hallway” on the sixth floor and then knocked on a guest’s door around 1 p.m. When the guest opened the door, Torres said he was “looking for someone to kill.” The guest slammed the door, and Torres knocked on another one. The guest inside the second room… View Article
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on July 15, 2014 in World News
Kills Man Who Kicked in His Door
89-Year-Old WWII Vet Shoots and Kills Man Who Kicked in His Door On July 12, a Wake Forest, North Carolina, World War II veteran shot and killed a man who kicked in his door. According to WRAL.com, 89-year-old Calvin Anderson Ray went to answer his door and saw 47-year-old Jeffrey Daylon Mitchell standing there. Mitchell was upset over a broken air conditioner on a property Ray owned and had allegedly “threatened to kill [Ray] two or three times over the last 12 months,” so the WWII veteran retrieved his gun. Ray said that as he was coming back to the… View Article
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on July 15, 2014 in World News
Woman Takes Carjacker’s Gun, Shoots Him with It
Woman Takes Carjacker’s Gun, Shoots Him with It On July 12 an Atlanta woman took away a carjacker’s gun and shot him while he was “biting and grabbing her.” According to Opposing Views, the woman got into her car and looked up to see suspect Sebastian Fontana walking toward her “with a gun.” She locked the doors, but Fontana pointed the gun and told her to let him in. She did so, and he said, “Now we’re going to have some fun.” Before Fontana could do anything, however, he became “frustrated” that the car was manual instead of automatic and… View Article
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on July 10, 2014 in World News
Two Robberies at Target
Two Robberies at Target Since Chain Asked Law-Abiding Citizens to Shop Unarmed On July 2 Breitbart News reported that interim Target CEO John Mulligan “respectfully” asked law-abiding citizens not to bring their guns in Target stores. Since then, Gainesville, Georgia, police have arrested three over a Target parking lot robbery and are looking for another man who punched a woman and stole her Mercedes at a Decatur, Georgia, Target as well. Just days after Target’s request the Gainesville Times reported that three men were arrested for allegedly pulling a handgun to rob a man in a Target parking lot. The… View Article
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