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IL: Richton Park homicide ruled self defense, no charges filed
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A Feb. 4 homicide in Richton Park stemmed from domestic violence incident and no charges were approved by the Cook County state�s attorney�s office, according to village police Chief Elvia Williams.

A 38-year-old Park Forest man, Kenneth Jones Jr., of the 300 block of Oakwood Street, was pronounced dead shortly before 1:30 a.m. that day at Franciscan Olympia Fields hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner�s office.

FL: Shooting at Putnam Drive apartment complex was self-defense
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A man who shot and killed another man at a Putnam Drive apartment fired in self defense after he was threatened, according to the Tallahassee Police Department.

The shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. Monday at the Blue Cascade complex off South Monroe Street. When officers arrived, they found a man dead from a gunshot wound.

"The preliminary investigation determined that the decedent and the victim were in a dispute when the decedent forcibly entered the victim�s apartment making threats," TPD said in a news release.

NH: House Committee Passes ATV Carry
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Today, the New Hampshire House Criminal Justice & Public Safety Committee voted to pass House Bill 334. Thanks to your strong support, this bill will advance this session.

House Bill 334: �ATV Carry� � Allows the carry of a loaded firearm on an Off-Highway Recreation Vehicle (OHRV) or Snowmobile. HB 334 also helps to clean up the law from when Permitless Carry was passed and a snowmobile prohibition remained. If you can carry a gun in your vehicle, or on your person, you shouldn't have to surrender your right to self-defense simply because you're operating a snowmobile.

Concealed Carry Joggers from Arrowhead Tactical � Carry In Comfort
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American Tactical has come out with their novel Concealed Carry Joggers. These sweatpants are perfectly suited for concealed carry applications due to their removable retention belt which can bear the weight of both a loaded handgun, holster, and spare magazine without sagging. The pants also include several different pockets for storing keys, spare mags, and even feature a location for patches to be placed should you feel like doing so.

What's the Best Caliber for Concealed Carry? Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
When you hear people talk about the ideal concealed carry caliber for self defense ammo, you will get a lot of varied opinions. Somebody will say something about stopping power. Some people will use the guns typically use by police departments as a guide. Others will tell you that it doesn't matter as long as you use hollow points instead of FMJs.

MO: Bill Filed to Protect Second Amendment in Emergencies Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
House Bill 1068 designates firearm businesses as �essential� and prohibits the state, government officials and agencies, or local governments from prohibiting, restricting, or reducing their operations during declared states of emergencies or disasters.

Gun Control 2021: Q&A With Alan Gottlieb on Risks to 2A Rights
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Guns.com: Let's talk about 2021. Why is 2021 the most critical year for gun owners, possibly ever, to kind of band together here and fight some of this anti-gun legislation that we've been seeing?

Gottlieb: Unfortunately, 2021 has become the ultimate storm, the perfect storm against gun rights with the Biden administration in the White House. He's had a long history of being anti-Second Amendment, and the House and Senate in control of Democrats who have already come out, basically, with a lot of anti-gun legislation. As well as, we've got the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee talking about, it's a high priority for him to get anti-gun bills through the committee in the Senate so it gets to the Senate floor.

PA: DA: Pennsylvania Woman Justified In Shooting And Killing Son After Attempted Assault Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Prosecutors say a woman was justified in shooting and killing her intoxicated son in their eastern Pennsylvania home after he threatened and attempted to assault her last month. Berks County District Attorney John Adams said Wednesday afternoon that the woman acted in self-defense on Jan. 20 in retrieving a handgun and shooting the 40-year-old man in the Reading home.

SC: Open Carry Bill Advances to Full Committee Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Today, the General Laws Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee gave a favorable report to House Bill 3094, to legalize the open carry of handguns. It will now go to the full committee for further consideration. Please contact committee members and ask them to support HB 3094.

NH: Constitutional amendment would ban future firearms restrictions in the state
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J.R. Hoell and Dan Itse, two former state representatives involved in firearm rights advocacy, pointed to two pieces of the proposed amendment they say are contradictory.

In the first sentence, the amendment prevents the Legislature from enacting laws �that would create a greater burden than that in federal law,� the representatives noted � which made the federal law the standard. Yet in the second sentence, the amendment would make those federal laws �unenforceable by New Hampshire law enforcement.�

Itse and Hoell said they were working on a rewrite to the amendment that could address those concerns while still making the Granite State a Second Amendment sanctuary state.

IN: House Committee Debates Bill To Eliminate Indiana Handgun Licenses Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
But Hamilton County Sheriff Dennis Quakenbush said nothing should get in the way of individual citizens defending themselves. �The government should not be your plan A for protection or self-defense," Quakenbush said. "The government is not our savior.� A House committee took testimony but did not vote on the bill Wednesday. The deadline for it to do so is next Tuesday.

KS: House Committee Soundly Votes Down Anti-Gun Amendments on Permit Recognition Bill
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Today, the House Committee of Federal and State Affairs considered and passed permit recognition legislation, House Bill 2058. During the hearing, multiple proposed amendments were also considered, including failed attempts by anti-gun Representatives Boog Highberger and Jo Ella Hoye, to ban carry at the Kansas Capitol and repeal Kansas� Constitutional Carry law, respectively. House Bill 2058 now heads to the House Floor for a vote, and your Representatives need to hear from you!

WY: New administration causes Wyoming gun owners to be concerned about gun policies Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Newly elected president Joe Biden has made statements concerning gun control that has several Wyoming residents a bit cautious about the weapons they own and the weapons they are purchasing. Biden also hinted that he would limit the sale of ammunition.

ID: Hagerman becomes Second Amendment sanctuary city Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The city Hagerman declared itself a Second Amendment sanctuary city last week. In Hagerman�s City Council meeting last week, a resolution was passed stating that the citizens of Hagerman are opposed to any legislation considered by the Idaho State Legislature, governor, United States Congress or the president of the United States that would infringe upon the right to keep and bear arms.

ID: Kamiah council moving ahead carefully with pro-gun measure Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Kamiah City Council members affirmed that they are �pro-gun� during a regular bi-monthly meeting Wednesday, but are proceeding cautiously to adopt a resolution that would declare Kamiah a Second Amendment Sanctuary city.

IN: Should Indiana eliminate gun carry permits?
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Should Indiana get rid of the license to carry a gun in public?

Supporters of a bill that would remove the permit process said permits punish the law abiding citizen, but those opposed claim the screening process keeps Hoosiers safe.

�Anything that can make things easier for somebody who is a law abiding citizen is always something that I think I�m going to try to support,� said Indianapolis gun owner Eric Housman.

Like many who support getting rid of permits to carry a gun, he doesn�t think he should have to go through a screening process to practice his second amendment right.

VA: Christiansburg councilman finds no takers on gun control measure
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None of Christiansburg Councilman Steve Huppert�s colleagues on Tuesday voiced interest in pursuing an ordinance that would ban the carrying of guns in town buildings.

Huppert recently suggested that the town consider gun control measures similar to what Blacksburg adopted last month.

Starting March 1, Blacksburg will ban the carrying of firearms in town buildings, parks and streets when they are used for permitted events. The ordinance is allowed by a local option measure that was passed by the General Assembly last year and went into effect in July.

Carolyn Maloney unveils gun safety legislation package
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Maloney introduced the Gun Trafficking Prevention Act, which would make gun trafficking a felony and make straw purchasing � when someone buys a gun for another person who is ineligible � a felony as opposed to a misdemeanor.

She also introduced the Handgun Trigger Safety Act, which would incentivize the development of �smart-gun technology� that would only allow authorized gun owners to fire a gun. In addition, Maloney introduced the Firearm Risks Protection Act, which would require gun owners to purchase liability insurance.

The New York Democrat also unveiled the Gunshow Loop Hole Act to require people who buy guns at gun shows to undergo background checks.

AL: State Rep. Stringer�s Alabama Firearms Protection Act would shield state from strict federal gun control � �Something has got to be done to stand up for this�
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With a new Biden administration and Democrats controlling both chambers of Congress, there are uncertainties regarding the protection Second Amendment rights and federal measures in the name of gun control that could erode those rights.

State Rep. Shane Stringer (R-Satsuma) seeks to shield Alabamians from state or local governments from being mandated to enforce federal firearms laws.

His legislation, HB 337, deemed the Alabama Firearms Protection Act, has 17 co-sponsors and would offer those protections.

SAF �Providing Intellectual Ammunition� to Activists as 2A Battle Heats
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For the fifth straight week, the Second Amendment Foundation is sponsoring a �wildly successful� television advertising campaign on more than a dozen networks, encouraging viewers to sign onto the �2nd Amendment First Responder� project in which the growing gun rights organization says it is �providing intellectual ammunition� to win the gun right debate.

According to SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb, �Right now, we�re the only gun rights organization in the nation running a national TV advertising campaign defending gun rights, and continued positive public response makes this possible.�

AZ: Gun owners, rejoice! Soon, you can pack heat in all those unsafe places, like the library
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This weekend, I plan to work up my nerve, swallow down my fear, throw caution to the wind and walk right into one of those daunting places where danger lurks around every corner, where catastrophe could strike at any moment.

Yep, I'm going to the library.

Every day all over Arizona, people take their lives into their own hands as they go in search of their next great read. That�s because in Arizona, you can�t legally take your AR-15, your Glock 19 or even your trusty Saturday night special into the public library.

Fortunately, the Arizona Legislature is on it.