AB 757 struck down while AB 521 moves on The Assembly Public Safety Committee recently struck down AB 757, which would have made California a “shall issue” state, leaving law-abiding Californians in certain counties to deal with an over burdensome process when attempting to acquire a CCW permit. READ MORE All you need is one gun By Joshua Fry...
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by Katie Pavlich The Pink Pistols, an LBGTQ group dedicated to protecting the gun rights of gay and transgendered individuals, has issued a response to the Orlando terror attack and to calls for gun bans. The group is urging the public not to jump to conclusions and to focus on the violent acts carried out by ISIS follower Omar Mateen, not on the tool he used. “The Pink Pistols gives condolences to all family and friends of those killed and injured at Pulse,” First Speaker of the Pink Pistols Gwendolyn Patton said in a statement. “This is exactly the kind… View Article
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“[It] needs to be repealed because it is outdated, a threat to liberty and a suicide pact,” says constitutional law professor By David S. Cohen I teach the Constitution for a living. I revere the document when it is used to further socialjustice and make our country a moreinclusive one. I admire the Founders for establishing a representative democracy...
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by AWR Hawkins Concealed carry among women is up “nearly 62 percent” in Washington state. This makes Washington a microcosm of a trend across the country, where female concealed carry is surging. According to the Kitsap Sun, between January 2013 and April 2016, the number of women obtaining concealed carry permits jumped from 80,016 to 129,428. And with 535,596 concealed...
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California: Another anti-gun bill that would devastate gun owners CRPA As Californians are well aware, gun control advocates are working several different angles to destroy law-abiding gun ownership. On March 8, Assembly Bill 2459, authored by NRA-PVF “F” rated Assembly Member Kevin McCarty, would work to close every gun store in the Golden State. READ MORE California sheriffs oppose...
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by AWR Hawkins The production of guns has more than doubled since President Barack Obama’s inauguration in 2009, amid his frequent demands for more gun-control and fewer guns. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has released its annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report, which shows that nine million firearms were built and sold in 2014, that’s...
click here for moreby AWR Hawkins An alleged armed robber was shot and killed Monday night when he unknowingly targeted a concealed carry permit holder in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The incident occurred just after 8 p.m. According to WCCO, the concealed permit holder was standing at the end of a driveway when a 20-year-old male allegedly “tried to rob him at gun point.” The permit holder then pulled his own gun, shots were exchanged, and the suspect ran across the street, where he died. Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley said, “Responding officers did locate an adult male 20-years of age deceased in… View Article
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Michael Cantrell Lexington, Massachusetts has a special place in American history as this is the location where the first shot was fired of the Revolutionary War, and now a new revolution is on the cusp of breaking out, only this time it’s tyrannical in nature. Apparently there is a proposal being looked at that would ban semi-automatic guns and...
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by: Daniel Barker For the third time, a U.S. Court of Appeals panel has reaffirmed the constitutionality of a Florida law that protects citizens from being asked questions by doctors about gun ownership. In the latest development regarding the so-called “Docs vs. Glocks” case, the Florida Firearm Owners Privacy Act has been upheld in the courts. In earlier rulings...
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