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on August 1, 2016 in Gun Page World News

Hillary Clinton: I Don’t Want To Repeal Second Amendment, I Want To Regulate It

by AWR Hawkins Hillary Clinton tells Fox News Sunday she is “not looking to repeal the Second Amendment,” but she does intend to regulate it. Host Chris Wallace asked Clinton about the existence of an individual right to bear arms, as relates to the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008). Although Clinton dodged a similar question twice when asked by ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on June 5, she answered this time by saying “an individual right is in line with constitutional thinking.” However, she hedged in her answer by stressing that no right is free from government oversight and regulation. She… View Article

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on August 1, 2016 in Gun Page World News

Women Are ‘Fastest-Growing Group of Gun Owners’

by AWR Hawkins Gun sales are on a record-setting pace since President Obama took office, and a driving force behind those sales are the women who have emerged as the “fastest-growing group of gun owners” in America. The emergence of women as a gun-owning demographic to be reckoned with became evident in 2011 and 2012. The NRA reports a Gallup Poll showing a 23 percent jump in female firearms ownership between 2005 and 2011, and this poll is complimented by National Shooting Sports Foundation research showing that among those female gun owners, the largest percentage own more than one gun. In… View Article

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on August 1, 2016 in World News

Campus Carry Goes into Effect in Texas

by Lana Shadwick Pro-gun advocates worked throughout the 84th Texas Legislative Session to pass campus and open carry bills. The campus carry law went into effect on August 1, the anniversary of the first mass-shooting in the nation. On May 31, 2015 the Texas Legislature passed SB 11, the “Campus Carry Bill,” as reported by Breitbart Texas. Both Abbott and Patrick stated their support for campus carry, and SB 11, and two open carry bills, were among the first that Patrick sent to committee in the session, as Breitbart Texas reported. Governor Abbott said “he would sign any bill that expands gun rights… View Article

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on August 1, 2016 in World News

Hillary Clinton’s Plan For Victory: Register 3 Million New Voters

by Charlie Spiering Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is urging Democrats to join her campaign to help find new voters who would be willing to support her in November “We are hiring organizers here and between now and election day, we are going to register 3 million more people,” she said at the close of her DNC campaign speech. “We are not just going to register them, we are going to get them to commit to vote.” Clinton’s plan was announced at an NAACP rally, when she told Democrats that it was more important than ever to build up their voting… View Article

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