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Shooting Blanks: Dem-backed Online Gun Sales Study Misfires
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A trio of anti-gun Capitol Hill Democrats is apparently dining on crow after a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study they backed that was supposed to reveal widespread illicit online gun sales did no such thing, with 72 attempted purchases over a 2 �-year period all failed.

Fox News reported that neither Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), and Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) did not �immediately respond� to requests for comment on their study.

WA: State Lawmakers to Introduce �Trigger Modifications� Gun Bill
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Senate Bill 5992, to be introduced to the state Legislature, would ban gun parts intended to increase the weapon�s rate of fire. The statute includes a ban on products that produce rapid bursts or other trigger functions. This includes bump stocks, devices that can be attached to a semi automatic weapon to increase its firing rate. A trigger crank is a similar device that also increases a firearm�s rate. Turning the crank allows a user to discharge several shots per revolution.

Arizona's New Cyberwarfare 'Range' Is Necessary and Patriotic Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
I spend most of my time in this column writing about international geopolitics, and the balance of cyberwarfare threats on a global stage. Today, I want to do something different, and look at some heartening news from Arizona that allows us to focus our attention back on more everyday matters.

In Today�s Liberally Screwed-Up Society What is a Reasonable Self Defense Response? Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
�I�m in my 70s. When I�m the victim of an unprovoked attack by a younger, bigger, stronger person(s) who is using only his fists, elbows, knees, and/or shod feet, how much of a pommeling am I expected to absorb, and for how long, before I employ deadly force in order to stop the attack and thus prevent myself from being injured/murdered?

Austin City Hall Risks $7.3M Fine by Blocking Concealed Carry, Says Analyst Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Central Texas Gun Works owner Michael Cargill claims Austin, Texas, is risking a $7.3 million fine rather than allow concealed carry permit holders to be armed in City Hall. Cargill�s assessment comes after he initiated a complaint against Austin, which Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton turned into a lawsuit against the City.

Will This Smart Gun Solve America�s Gun Problem?
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More than five years ago, on the morning of Dec. 14, 2012, in the quiet Connecticut enclave of Newtown, Adam Lanza killed his mother, Nancy, and stole her Bushmaster XM15-E2S rifle. He then traveled a few minutes over to his childhood alma mater, Sandy Hook Elementary School. Lanza used his mother�s rifle to shoot through the school�s glass door and subsequently murder 20 children and six adults before killing himself.

AP: Law Agencies Split Over Selling Seized Guns Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Kyle Juhl made one last attempt to patch things up with his fiancee, then took back his ring, put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger as she and her mother ran from the apartment. The bullet went through a wall and narrowly missed a neighbor's head as she bent to pick up her little boy.

OH: 22 Guns Taken in Gun Shop Burglary, ATF says Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Authorities are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever stole 22 guns from a Mason gun shop. Someone broke into Firepower Arms & Supply at 732 Reading Road in Mason at about 5 a.m. Sunday, officials with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives report.

OH: Columbus Police Seized Record Amount Of Guns Last Year Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Columbus Division of Police says officers seized a record amount of guns last year. Officers seized more than 27 hundred guns, besting the record of more than 26 hundred set in 2012. 365 weapons seized last year were reported stolen.

Wooden Coffee Table Intricately Hides Guns Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Now Playing: Wooden Coffee Table Intricately Hides Guns David, a carpenter from Utah, created a coffee table that could conceal weapons with an intricate system of locks and wooden panels. David built this coffee table for his friend, but he has a business where he creates other incredible woodwork.

MA: National Park Service Gets Springfield Armory Collection From U.S. Army Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A ceremony took place at the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts on Monday to mark the transfer of about 5,000 guns owned by the U.S. Army. The earliest guns date from before the Revolutionary War. Others are from wars the U.S. has fought since � through Vietnam.

WA: State Senate Democrats Take Early Aim at Gun Legislation
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With a newfound majority in the Washington Senate, state Democrats have found an early target in firearm regulation as the 2018 legislative session begins. Senate Bill 6049 would regulate the ownership and manufacturing of large capacity magazines and make them all but illegal in most cases. �Large capacity� refers to any magazine that can hold more than 10 rounds. The bill was requested by Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who cited a motivation in mass shootings across the country, including a 2016 shooting at a house party in Mukilteo in which three were killed and one was injured.

IL: 4 Killed, 15 Wounded In Chicago Weekend Shootings
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The most recent fatal shooting happened Sunday afternoon when a man was killed in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side. George Washington, 53, was shot in the chest and arm just after 4 p.m. in the 700 block of North Christiana, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County Medical Examiner�s Office. Officers found Washington unresponsive and initially took him in serious condition to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He lived in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.

The Glock 19X - Pros & Cons Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
First warning: This, like every other article recently posted regarding the Glock 19X, is an OPINION. Granted, it�s (hopefully) an educated opinion, but it�s just opinion. Everyone reading it is free to disagree but such disagreement doesn�t include posting comments such as, �You�re stupid,� or �Says another dumb@$$ writer who�s never carried a gun,� etc.

SC: Regulatory Corruption, Guns, Opioids, and Golf Carts Among Measures to be Considered in 2018 Statehouse Session Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The 2018 state legislative session started in Columbia on Tuesday, but it will take much longer than a single meeting for lawmakers to sort through the bills already filed before the start of the year. Here�s a look at some of the pre-filed bills in both the House and the Senate that could make it to Gov. McMaster�s desk.

Sandhill Crane hunting with 'Always Somethin' Outdoors' Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Kill your bird." Those were the words of Guide Jackson Oster as the last sandhill crane our group could take floated into the decoys. Richard Davis made one shot and one kill bringing our bitter cold hunting day to an end. "We've had a pretty good year," said Oster. "We've limited every weekend except for opening weekend when it was 65 degrees."

Videos: Creating a Hunting Club; Enjoying the Ups (First Buck!) and Dealing with the Downs (Trespassers!)
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This is the sixth installment to a 12-part, comprehensive series about building a hunting club with buddies from nearly the ground up. Author Thomas Allen will share what he learns as he learns it. His hope is that anyone who reads this series can learn from his successes and failures, and apply them to a one-day fruitful hunting club. Click here for the first, second, third, fourth and fifth installments.

Your Great Outdoors: Duck Hunting is a Challenging Hobby Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Outdoorsmen consider winter a great time to hits the woods and fill up the freezer with their favorite game. Stalking a monster whitetail deer, trying to call in a big tom turkey or setting the dogs free in quest of a squirrel or rabbit are the most common activities this time of year for local hunters. There are other options.