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The Human Brain Reacts to Guns as if They Were Spiders or Snakes Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
After each highly publicized mass shooting, there's a political debate about how to make them stop, with researchers and politicians alike firing up about assault-rifle bans, background checks, and other possible solutions.

FL: 4 Brothers Arrested in Tampa Gun Store Burglary, 42 Guns Still Missing Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A tip led to the arrest of four brothers who are suspected of stealing more than 40 guns from a Tampa business last week. The guns have not been located.

The New York Times Debunks Conservative Media's "Vigilant Citizen" Concealed Carry Myth
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The New York Times editorial board debunked the prevalent conservative media myth that a "vigilant citizen packing a legally permitted concealed weapon" might "stop the next mass shooter." To the contrary, the October 26 editorial cites a recent finding that individuals with concealed carry permits committed 579 shootings since 2007, claiming at least 763 lives, noting "the vast majority of these concealed-carry, licensed shooters killed themselves or others rather than taking down a perpetrator."

Pew: Firearm-Related Homicides Declining Since Early 1990s Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Pew Research has released findings demonstrating a decline of nearly 50 per cent in annual firearm-related homicides between 1993 and 2013. The findings, in addition to those recently reported by the FBI, dismantle the liberal narrative that more guns equal more crime.

WI: UWM Students Weigh in on Concealed Carry Legislation Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Should concealed weapons be permitted in buildings on college campuses? It�s a question being debated in Wisconsin after a couple GOP lawmakers put forth legislation that would allow students and staff to carry concealed guns and knives.

What Americans Blame Most for Mass Shootings Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
As Democrats look to make gun violence a core issue in the 2016 presidential campaign, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds wide agreement that gun violence is a problem but bitter and stark division on whether new gun laws should trump the constitutional right to gun ownership.

FL: Lawyers Fight for Bail in Big Pine Key Gun Shop Case Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The lawyers for a former Monroe County administrator and a former federal courthouse security officer accused of scheming to receive two fully automatic guns while out on bail claim the judge who revoked their bond showed bias against them at their detention hearing.

Bad Arguments and The Gun Control Debate Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A few weeks ago, a terrible tragedy occurred on the campus of Umpqua Community College down in southern Oregon. A shooter, whose name I don�t care to mention, shot and killed 10 innocent people and wounded nine others, resulting in the worst school shooting in Oregon history.

What Really Goes On At a Gun Show Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Where else, but a gun show, would you see a man with an oxygen tank pushing a walker and wearing a sign trying to sell a Chinese AK-47 ($845) and an Albanian military rifle ($695)? Or where else would you see a spread of folding tables displaying survival knives, machetes and T-shirts reading "Zombie Outbreak Response Team?"

Ongoing Gun-Control Fantasy is a Farce Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The grand illusion of zealots for laws preventing ordinary, law-abiding people from having guns is that �gun control� laws actually control guns. In a country with many millions of guns, not all of them registered, this is a fantasy and a farce.

MI: Michigan universities defend bans on concealed guns
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Inside the administration building on Lake Superior State University�s campus is a room with more than 100 student-owned guns.

There are 83 shotguns, 41 rifles and eight pistols. There are also 49 bows and one crossbow.

Among the owners is Flushing junior Garth Magiera, who keeps three rifles and a bow on campus for when he wants to go hunting in the area around Sault Ste. Marie. Magiera does not have a license to carry a concealed weapon, and couldn�t carry one on campus even if he did because LSSU policy forbids it.

The president of the Lake State chapter of Students for Concealed Carry hopes one day that students will be able to have guns on campus for whatever reason they choose.

How Web Giants Wage War Against Guns Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Major companies on the Web block advertising and shopping and paying for guns and accessories. This is the modern version of book burning. "New, massive players entering the gun rights battle on the side of those who would restrict individual rights are changing the political playing field in stealthy, insidious and possibly effective ways."

Barack Obama: Greatest Gun Salesman in American History
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In 2009, the first year of Barack Obama�s presidency, the number of civilian firearms in the U.S. hit 310 million, according to the Congressional Research Service, exceeding the U.S. population for the first time. Gun sales have not slowed since. In 2013, the last year of official data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, there were about 357 million civilian firearms in the U.S. Responding to consumer demand, gun manufacturers have doubled their annual production, from 5.6 million in 2009 to nearly 11 million in 2013.

OK: Officials: Man kills alleged intruder in his driveway, investigation underway Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Texas County Sheriff�s Office and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation are investigating a homicide that happened in Guymon on Saturday. Reports say the sheriff�s office received a call from the a man stating he had shot another man in his driveway.

FL: Suspect Shot After Fighting With Officer, Trying to Drown Police K9 Dies Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A suspect shot this morning after Tampa police said he attempted to drown an officer and a police K-9 has died of his injuries.

TX: 2 Arrested & 1 Hospitalized After Homeowner Fires At Suspected Car Burglars Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Investigators with the Fort Worth Police Department say two people are in custody and a third person in the hospital after an early morning shooting.

How Seattle Is Using A Tax On Gun Owners Against Gun Owners
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Ken Stok, a U.S. Army veteran, looked baffled as he stepped up to the podium before the Seattle City Council. He�d heard that his home city of Seattle was contemplating slapping gun owners with a �Gun Violence Tax.� Gun owners would have to pay a $25 tax on any gun they buy and a 5-cent tax on each round of ammunition (2 cents for .22-caliber) they purchase in the city to pay for harm caused by criminals who misuse guns.

WA: Gun Rights Activist Bosworth Guilty of Disobeying Courthouse Guards, Judge Says Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
An outspoken gun rights advocate was found guilty Monday of refusing orders to leave by guards at the federal courthouse in Spokane during an armed protest in February.

Congresswoman To Introduce �Very Narrow� Gun Control Bill This Week Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are 2 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Badger Guns has a bad reputation. Before selling the weapon that eventually shot two police officers in the face, the Milwaukee firearm dealer had racked up 130 federal gun regulation violations in nearly two years. Coincidentally or not, the store has one of the worst records in the country of selling guns that are later used in crimes.

WA: State Offering Female-Only Hunter Education Class Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will offer a hunter education class for women and girls Nov. 1 in Black Diamond.

Missouri Supreme Court to Decide Whether Amendment 5 Lets Felons Own Guns Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
More than a year after voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to strengthen gun rights in Missouri, it's still unclear what that measure, known as Amendment 5, actually does.

Give �Smart Guns� a Chance to Save Lives
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This month, a 6-year-old playing �cops and robbers� shot his 3-year-old brother in the face with a gun that his father kept wrapped in pajamas on top of the refrigerator. The boy died, one moe than 2,500 gunshot victims in Chicago so far this year, more than 415 of whom died. With Congress unwilling to act to curb gun violence, and state legislatures often acting like wholly owned subsidiaries of the gun lobby, safety advocates are turning to technology to save lives with a renewed push for so-called �smart guns� that can only be fired by their rightful owner.

Christie: No �Ferguson Effect� in New Jersey, Because I Tell the Police to �Do Their Job Without Exception� Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie told CBS�s �Face the Nation� on Sunday that you won�t see any so-called �Ferguson effect� � when police officers are reluctant to do their jobs because of anti-police rhetoric � in his state, because as the leader of New Jersey, he tells police to �do their job without exception,� and they do it.

NH: Sportsmen�s Club Holds First �Turkey Shoot� of The Season Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The air crackled with gunpowder and bits of metal Sunday morning for the first turkey shoot of the year at the Franklin County Sportsmen�s Club. The annual series runs five Sundays, ending Nov. 22. The object is to hit a target of paper, clay or metal, depending on the event. Success wins meat: turkey, ham or sausage.