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WA: Man in Critical Condition After Shooting at South Everett Condo Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
An Everett-area man was out of surgery and in critical care Monday morning after being shot by his roommate the day before. The 35-year-old man has life-threatening injuries, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff�s Office. He remains at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

MD: Better Bullet Fingerprinting Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Maryland's 15-year-old ballistic fingerprinting law was a tantalizing idea that didn't work. It would doubtless be useful if police could pick up a shell casing at a crime scene and discover with a few clicks of a computer what gun it came from and who the gun's last known owner was.

American Gun Show Exhibition Explores a National Obsession
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Originally envisioned by the Founding Fathers as tyranny deterrent, the gun has since become many other things: the criminal�s trusty tool, the hobbyist�s fetish and, depressingly, the police force�s preferred weapon in its dealings with African Americans. And though the NRA and responsible gun owners may point to hunting as a positive use of firearms, the reality is that the gun just can�t seem to outgrow the reason for its invention: ending human life.

Opinion: Rochester Gun Buyback Was A Fraud Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Rochester Police Department is guilty of fraud. Saturday afternoon, at a little cinder-block church just north of 490 on the westside, the department held a gun buyback. And it was a fraud.

Amateur Hobbyists Fire a Muzzle Loading Railgun Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Properly built, railguns could be a world changing weapon. Electromagnetic forces accelerating projectiles at high speeds means powerful guns could one day again line the decks of ships. And the Navy has taken note. It is investing in railguns for the future, and is already building ships that would someday carry the sophisticated weapon.

AR: Hunters Gear Up for Modern Gun Deer Season Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Saturday is Christmas come early for many Arkansans, with the start of modern gun deer hunting season. An estimated 500,000 hunters are expected to be out hunting during opening weekend alone.

LA: Area High School Confronts Gun Violence, as it Hits Close to Home Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A bright future ended in one split second for Jawara Givens. He was a rising senior at St. Augustine High School, who was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Givens was shot multiple times in a car in a New Orleans East apartment complex parking lot on June 30. Friends and family say he was a victim of gun violence. He died a day later, but his spirit lives on at St. Augustine High School.

Hand Gun Carry Permit: Step By Step Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
In the last 10 years, federal authorities recorded on average one mass shooting every two weeks in the United States. The FBI defines a mass shooting as having four or more victims. Just four months ago, a gunman attacked a military recruiting center in East Tennessee and killed five service members. In October, a shooter at an Oregon community college killed 10 people.

Victims of Gun Violence Deserve More than Debate Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
I am tired of hearing people say what a shame gun deaths are, as if we are powerless to stop this scourge on our communities. I am tired of the inevitable discussion of safety versus constitutional rights, as if the two cannot coexist.

Virtually No One Believes Politicians Raise Gun-Related Issues to Solve Real Problems Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Rasmussen has released some new poll results on gun-related issues and the findings don�t reflect well for those grandstanding on �sensible gun legislation.� The survey is among 1000 likely voters � the sample is more than just Republican or conservative-leaning folks.

Sick of Guns, Sick of Intimidation Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On Election Day, I signed the Maine Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense petition to once again try to close the gun-show loophole that allows anyone with a fistful of dollars to purchase a gun without a background check. Many of the other people coming out of the polling place signed, too, but I despair of such a reasonable measure ever passing.

LA: New Initiative Combast Gun Thefts in Lafayette Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Gun thefts, specifically in cars, are on the rise in Lafayette, members of the Lafayette Parish Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee announced Monday in a press conference at the sheriff's Public Safety Complex.

Big City Mayors Want US Crackdown on 'Bad Apple' Gun Dealers Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The mayors of the nation's three largest cities are calling on U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to crack down on some "bad apple" gun dealers. Bill de Blasio of New York, Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles and Rahm Emanuel of Chicago signed the letter to Lynch on Monday.

MO: This Veteran Has a Plan for Armored Gun Storage Trucks to Make St. Louis Safer Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
In the weeks following the September 28 shooting outside Busch Stadium that left a veteran paralyzed, St. Louis residents and officials found themselves grappling with tragically familiar questions about their city's safety. Many wondered about the factors behind the spike in violent crime. Others pondered strategies to stop the bloodshed.

The Most Powerful DIY Railgun Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The US Navy is working on a few railgun projects that will eventually replace the largest guns on the fleet�s cruisers and destroyers. These rail guns will fire a projectile away from the ship at around Mach 7 on a ballistic trajectory to a target one hundred miles away. It�s an even more impressive piece of artillery than a gun with a nuclear warhead, and someday, it will be real.

A High School Principal Talks About Gun Violence Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Mary L.H. Laurie is the Principal of L.P. Landry-O. Perry Walker College and Career Preparatory High School and Community Center. She was interviewed by NolaVie writer Sam Tabachnik this summer for the Gun Report. Sam had written previously for The Times-Picayune about several Landry-Walker students and the cycle of violence they face.

FL: Palm Beach County Commission Consisders Opposing State Gun Bills Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Palm Beach County lawmakers are trying to build local support for blocking proposed open-carry and campus-carry gun laws. The Florida Legislature is considering rolling back prohibitions on openly carrying firearms in public as well as limits on gun owners taking their weapons onto college campuses.

TX: Public, City Prepare For Open Carry Law Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Texas open carry law goes into effect on January 1st. The city of Houston is still trying to develop policies and procedures for that day. "We've been in contact with all the major cities," said City Attorney Donna Edmundson. "We talked to the Texas Municipal League.

CA: Law Enforcement Seeing Spike in Gun Crimes Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Worries are growing over illegal guns in Sonoma County. While violent crime in the county has dropped 32 percent in the past year, law enforcement is seeing a big spike in gun crimes and shooting this year.

Sheriffs Fire Back at L.A. Ammo Limits Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A Los Angeles ordinance signed into law by Mayor Eric Garcetti in August and which bans the mere possession of firearm magazines with a capacity of more than 10 rounds does not sit well with county sheriffs across the state.

Campus Carry is Not A Feminist Issue Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
I understand fear. I am a small woman and have been followed and harassed more than once by a strange man when walking home late. Once, while walking a dog along a country road, I was approached by a neighbor who grabbed and groped me. I struggled loose and ran away, half-dragging the dog that had failed to protect me.