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WV: Concord Univ Pays for Students to Protest W.V. Campus Carry Bill
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A West Virginia school�s student government organized a protest at the state capitol in West Virginia, including arranging transportation. Concord University�s Student Government Association (SGA) sent out an email with the subject line �EMERGENCY. GUNS ON CAMPUS,� encouraging students to attend a protest at the West Virginia state capitol put on by the SGA. The SGA stated that the protest would be their �last effort to stop this bill,� according to the email, a copy of which Campus Reform obtained.

MT: Montana on Pace for Record Wolf Hunt
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With only a few days remaining before the end of Montana�s general wolf-hunting season on March 15, a record 315 wolves have been harvested across the state, with the bulk of them taken before cold temperatures and heavy snows made hunting and trapping conditions more difficult. As of March 10, preliminary results from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP), the agency tasked with managing the elusive predators, indicate that hunters harvested 165 wolves and trappers killed 130. Train and automobile collisions were responsible for three mortalities, according to FWP.

The CDC�s Gun Injury Data Is Becoming Even Less Reliable
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Every year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues an estimate of the number of people non-fatally injured by guns, but even by the agency�s own standards, its recent numbers may not be trustworthy. This year�s estimate is less reliable than ever.

According to the CDC�s most recent figures, somewhere between 31,000 and 236,000 people were injured by guns in 2017. That range, which represents the confidence interval � the high and low ends of a range of estimates that probably contains the real number, whatever that number is � is almost four times wider than the one given in the agency�s 2001 estimate.

PA: Will Pittsburgh�s Gun Control Laws Get More Black People Killed?
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By the end of 1975, the military conflict in Vietnam had ended and many black veterans returned to a Washington, D.C. that had been dubbed �Chocolate City� by the funk band Parliament. The label referenced D.C.�s confluence of a booming black population, an emerging black political leadership, and a growing quorum of successful black businesses. However, there had also been a (then) record 407 killings the year prior, with 60 percent of those attributed to guns, and the majority of the victims African Americans. These murder trends had been steadily building up since the early 1960s, leading Washington Post reporter Carl Bernstein to call D.C. �Dodge City� in a news story headline.

UK: Knife Crime- Asda to Remove Single Kitchen Knives from Sale
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It comes as 41 people have been killed in stabbings in the UK this year. Single kitchen knives are the most frequently stolen knives, Asda said, prompting the decision to stop their sale by the end of April.

Nick Jones, Asda senior vice-president, said the company had "a responsibility to support the communities we serve".

"Whilst we have already taken steps to restrict the sale of knives to ensure that they do not fall into the wrong hands, we felt there was more we could be doing to support those looking at how to bring this issue under control", he said.

The store said it would continue to sell multipacks of knives.

Sweet 16: KY Joins 15 other States with �Constitutional Carry�
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As promised, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has signed legislation to allow citizens over the age of 21 in the Commonwealth to carry a concealed firearm without a permit, bringing the number of states with so-called �Constitutional Carry� to 16.

The law takes effect in July. Bevin is the third governor this year to sign such legislation, the other two being South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. All three are Republicans.

Power and Personal Sovereignty: Quotes on Individual Freedom and the State Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Power and personal sovereignty go hand in hand. While our individual freedoms and natural rights must be protected, the 20th century was a harsh reminder that when the state maintains a "monopoly on violence" it can become the greatest threat to one's liberty. Below are some of our favorite quotes about the fragility of personal sovereignty.

AR: Arkansas "Governor" Hesitant to Change Self-Defense Law Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Arkansas� Republican governor says he�s hesitant to change the state�s rules regarding use of deadly force in self-defense, saying he believes the current law has worked well. Gov. Asa Hutchinson told reporters Tuesday he�ll continue to hear if there�s a case made for changing the current self-defense law, which he said is strong in terms of allowing self-defense and protection.

WV: Charges Dropped Against Man Accused of Stabbing Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The charge against Juan Treschel-Valerio, accused of stabbing a man near the South High Street Bridge in November 2018, was dropped, but he�s suffered consequences because of the arrest. �If you Google the guy, it�s not good stuff,� said Ryan Umina, Treschel-Valerio�s attorney. �Juan was looking forward to going to trial, telling his side and clearing his name.�

SD: Gunshot Victim Settles Suit Against Gun Maker Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A man who nearly bled to death after he was shot when his pistol accidentally discharged has settled a federal product liability lawsuit against the gun manufacturer. Travis Barthel had sued Cobra Enterprises of Utah following the Feb. 29, 2016 incident, alleging that a manufacturing defect in Cobra�s Derringer caused it to misfire. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

IL: Illinois Democrat Pushes to Ban Sanctuary Counties Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are 2 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
An Illinois Democrat, Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-Addison) is pushing legislation to make it illegal for counties to declare themselves gun sanctuaries. The move has gun owners upset and some said they're against this bill. They say if it passes it'll infringe on their Second Amendment rights. It's a growing trend across the state and area counties are declaring themselves "gun sanctuaries."

Chris Cox Speaks at CPAC: Firearms Freedoms & the Re-emergence of Socialism ~ VIDEO Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Some of the conservative movement�s biggest names are gathering last week in National Harbor, Maryland, for the Conservative Political Action Conference, known as CPAC.

CT: Tighter Gun Laws on Table Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are 2 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The legislature�s Judiciary Committee spent 14 hours Monday hearing comments on a series of gun-related bills that among them would require people to show their open-carry permits, prohibit so-called �ghost guns,� and add criminal penalties to existing laws regarding safe storage of firearms.

Anti-gun Democrats Press for Publicly Funded Gun Control Advocacy ~ VIDEO
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On Wednesday, the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations held a hearing supposedly geared toward �Addressing the Public Health Emergency of Gun Violence.� That hyperbolic title, however, betrayed the real agenda of the event, which was to create the false impression that an unprecedented wave of firearm-related violence urgently demands an infusion of federal research dollars.

NM: El Paso County Declared 'Second Amendment Preservation County' as Legislature Weighs Red Flag Gun Bill Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
El Paso County commissioners unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday declaring the county a �Second Amendment preservation county,� cementing their opposition to a red flag gun bill in the Legislature. House Bill 1177 would allow temporary seizure of guns from people whom a court deems to be a risk to themselves or others.

NV: Nye County Commission Demands Lawmakers 'cease any action' Restricting Second Amendment Rights
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Nye County commissioners are formally demanding that Nevada lawmakers �cease any action restricting the Right of the People to keep and bear arms,� and say bills lawmakers propose along those lines �will not be tolerated.� Commissioners unanimously passed the resolution during their regularly scheduled meeting in Tonopah on Monday. The measure also demands that Gov. Steve Sisolak veto any measure infringing on Second Amendment rights.

FL: House Panel Gives Go-Ahead to Gun Bills
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A House panel Tuesday advanced two gun bills, backed by the National Rifle Association, that are reopening a debate about whether people with concealed-weapons licenses should be able to carry guns on school campuses used by churches and store firearms in vehicles on school property. The proposals are being considered a year after gun restrictions, opposed by the NRA, were passed by the Legislature in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

WA: Walla Walla City Council Opts Against Gun Destruction
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Walla Walla will not destroy the Police Department�s old guns, but the City Council has not yet decided what to do with them. At a work session Monday, the Council revisited a debate surrounding whether to destroy or sell 11 surplus police firearms. The Council held off making a decision when the issue came up in January and again last month, planning to discuss establishing a policy on what to do with them.

NM: Petition of Gun Background Check Bill Delivered to Secretary of State
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Republican lawmakers at the Roundhouse are delivering on their promise to petition the recently signed universal background check bill. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham put her signature on Senate Bill 8 on Friday. On Monday, Republicans delivered their petition to the Secretary of State's Office. From delivery, the secretary of state has ten days to make a determination on whether the petition is acceptable.

CA: State Senate Passes Bill to Prohibit Deadly Weapons at Child Care Centers
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Senate Bill 5434, approved by the Senate Monday by a vote of 26-21, would prohibit possession of a firearm, even by concealed pistol license-holders (CPL), at state-licensed child care centers. In fact, an amendment to exempt CPL-holders was voted down largely along party lines. Sponsor Sen. Claire Wilson (D-Auburn) says, �It just makes sense to make sure all our children are safe from firearms and gun violence in what we assume to be safe spaces.�

CT: Politicians And Public Divided By Gun Bills In Legislature
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In a public hearing for several gun bills that lasted for more than eight hours, the testimonies of concerned mothers, proud gun owners, weary police chiefs, and drained doctors were put forth for the Judiciary Committee's consideration. At times, groups of people in the crowd laughed, clapped, cheered, and expressed their discontent. Seas of orange t-shirts signified CT Against Gun Violence, red for Moms Demand Action, and black and denim for several members of Connecticut Citizens Defense League.

Top 5 Reasons for Women to Start Shooting Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Now is an ideal time for women to become gun owners. The firearms industry has changed in recent years due to greater numbers of women realizing that the market has adapted to suit their needs. Ladies who wish to master the art of shooting should be aware of the unique advantages now available to them.

Paul Muschick: 9 Gun Control Bills to Support � and 11 to Shun in Pennsylvania Legislature Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Pennsylvania lawmakers showed courage last year and took steps to reduce gun violence. They passed the first gun-control bill in a decade, and advanced other bills out of committee with bipartisan support. While those other bills didn�t become law, momentum was gained. And it�s heartening to see it has carried over into 2019.

More Than One Way to Hunt a Hog
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Today, the word �hunting� has taken on a whole different meaning from what hunting was like back in the sixties when I first began going afield after game and game birds. Back then high fences were rare in Texas and nonexistent in rural Red River County where I grew up. There were no scopes that allowed us to hunt hogs at night; there were wild hogs in some areas but the wild hog boon that began in the late seventies was yet to come.

States With More Permissive Gun Laws See Higher Rates of Mass Shootings Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
States "with more permissive gun laws and greater gun ownership" have higher rates of mass shootings, according to a new study published in the medical journal The BMJ. The study also found that states with more restrictive gun laws have fewer mass shootings, after adjusting for population.

Elizabeth Warren Seeks to Regulate That Which She Does Not Understand
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There's a certain bravura, verging on chutzpah, to 2020 candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. She's claiming that Facebook is censoring her advertising, or at least it took some of it down, about the desirability of breaking up Facebook when, in fact, she or her team did not understand the terms and conditions that Facebook places on the use of its logo on its site. There is that certain bravura in demanding to be allowed to regulate big tech without apparently the first clue of how it is regulated now. Some might even say that rises to chutzpah.

NRA Ad Criticizes Kelsey for Posing With Moms Demand Action
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State Sen. Brian Kelsey is downplaying a National Rifle Association graphic criticizing him for posing with members of Moms Demand Action, a group advocating for gun law reforms. The conservative website Breitbart published a piece on Kelsey with the NRA graphic and an Instagram picture of the senator from Germantown saying: �Tennessee Republican Brian Kelsey is teaming up with Bloomberg�s gun control lobby,� a reference to former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a supporter of stronger gun control.

Sloan says Wells Fargo has Cleaned Up its Act. Congress Begs to Differ
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More than two years after Wells Fargo's consumer scandals first started coming to light, the congressional backlash facing the bank remains just as fierce, uniting both Democrats and Republicans. That much was clear Tuesday from CEO Tim Sloan's second appearance before Congress to answer for the bank's notorious fake-accounts scandal, other wrongdoing that emerged after Sloan first hearing in 2017 and what steps the bank has taken to address its problems.

VA: Roofing Company Offering Free Guns with Services Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A Virginia roofing company is offering customers a free gun if they buy a roof, windows, or siding. L&M Marine Contractors posted to Instagram that says they will issue a firearms voucher once the work is finished. The voucher is valid at the local FFA licensed dealer. Customers must still pass all federal and state background checks and laws.

The Golden Age of Tactical Shotguns
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Fact is, tactical shotguns haven�t evolved all that much over the last century. The majority of professionals still use John Browning-inspired Benellis, Mossberg 590s, Remington 870s and other variants for their ease of control, familiarity and reliability under duress�despite these guns� shortcomings. But, if a few advancements from the last couple years bear out, all of that could be changing and changing fast. Indeed, it looks as if the Golden Age of the tactical shotgun is upon us. Before we get ahead of ourselves, though, let�s take a look at where tactical shotguns have been.

WY: Public Meetings to Discuss Proposed Hunting Seasons
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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is holding public meetings and has opened a comment period to gather input on proposed big game, wild turkey, upland game bird, small game, wild bison, migratory game bird and light goose conservation order hunting seasons and the general hunting regulation. All interested parties are encouraged to attend one of the public meetings to be held in southeast Wyoming to discuss the 2019 hunting season proposals.