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OH: Kasich inspired gun bill draws both sides looking for middle ground
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This week, lawmakers at the Ohio Statehouse took time to hear opponents of House Bill 585 which is modeled after Governor John Kasich�s 6 proposed common sense measures to deal with guns and gun violence.
Kasich did not write the bill, he didn�t even come up with the proposals himself; he had a taskforce of pro-2nd Amendment honoring people from both sides of the political spectrum who demanded be willing to make compromises get together and hash out several items. |
FL: Florida supermarket suspends political giving amid anti-NRA protest
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Survivors of the Parkland school shooting lay down in "die ins" at two Publix supermarkets Friday to protest the chain's support for a gubernatorial candidate aligned with the National Rifle Association, as the company announced a suspension of political contributions.
The students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shouted "USA, not NRA!" and caused brief delays at the checkout as customers navigated carts around them on the floor. Pro-NRA counter-protesters also showed up at one store, and two men almost came to blows before police intervened. |
TX: Texas governor vows 'we will act' in town hall after Santa Fe shooting
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With emotions swinging from heartbreak to fear, gratefulness to anger, more than two dozen people delivered sharp and sobering accounts about how their lives were forever blistered from two of the worst mass shootings in Texas history.
Some called for more gun regulations. Others pushed back with forceful defenses of the Second Amendment. Some called for metal detectors at the doors of every school. Others said a determined gunman would simply shoot the officers staffing the entrances. |
Leftmedia Falsely Accuses NRA of Advocating Limits to Free Speech
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Once again here is another example of why context and content matter. After Noir makes the quote above, the video fades to black and then after a moment Noir pops back into view to make the following statement: �You know that feeling of anxiety that shot through your body when I said the government should pass laws to limit the media�s ability to exercise their First Amendment right? That�s the same feeling gun owners get when they hear people say the same thing about the Second Amendment.� Noir then explains how he does believe that the mainstream media�s over-the-top coverage of these school attacks contributes to copy-cat behavior, but that he is opposed to any government enforcement against the freedom of the press. |
Anti-Gun Bill Claims There's No Right To Bear Bullets
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In late March, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., introduced the Ammunition Background Check Act of 2018. Wasserman Schultz claimed the act would close an �absurd loophole� by �requiring all buyers of ammunition� to undergo the same sort of background checks that currently apply to the purchase of a firearm from a licensed dealer. The bill would require background checks on both dealer sales and private sales of ammunition that occur at a gun show or are facilitated with an online or print advertisement. |
MA: New gun laws may stop gun massacres
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The state law was passed after February�s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, reported the Orlando Sentinel.
It�s called a �risk protection order� � a kind of civil injunction � and it also gave police the power to remove a firearm owned by the Orlando student�s father. |
FL: As calls for gun control mount, firearms industry is a $1B business in Florida
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From small shops tucked away in strip malls to factories churning out tens of thousands of guns, the arms and ammunition industry now employs more than 7,000 people in Florida, producing a $1 billion economic impact, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, a trade association for the firearms industry.
In comparison, the state estimates that tourism supports more than 875,000 jobs, producing $53 billion in wages. Still, only Texas has more gun manufacturers licensed with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. |
ME: School kids face �absolute� gun right
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I support the Second Amendment.
Despite what you may hear, almost everyone does.
That�s because it is part of the Constitution, and it would be hard to find any American who does not support the Constitution. It contains seven original articles and 27 amendments, and virtually every American supports all still in effect � including the Second Amendment. |
Bloomberg Schools Us on Honesty and Truth
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Commencement speech season is upon us. College graduations provide this annual platform for the famous, the learned, or the highly successful to share their inspirations, life truths, and wisdom with those who are about to embark on the beginning of the rest of their lives.
Michael Bloomberg, a former New York City mayor turned gun-control bankroller billionaire, recently delivered the commencement address at Rice University in Texas. |
MI: Self-defense: No charges in fatal Eastern Market shooting
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There will be no charges in a fatal shooting involving a delivery truck driver at Eastern Market.
On Wednesday a 35-year-old driver fatally shot 58-year-old Edward J. Ross in the area of the Fisher Service Drive and Riopelle. Police said the driver, who was a valid CPL holder was making a delivery in that area, when the he came out from the business and noticed two men attempting to steal meat from the back of his truck. |
OR: Man Accused of Naked Hot Tub Shooting Acquitted On All Counts
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State evidence claimed that police dispatch had received multiple 911 calls that night regarding the house on Eagle Trace Drive. Some of them were calls to report the shooting, however they also reported a female caller saying "Domestic violence. Come now."
Missiaen argued that Daly had assaulted his client, slamming Curtis' head onto concrete and the side of the hot tub. It was when Daly returned for a second time that Curtis felt in fear of his life and produced a handgun, shooting Daly.
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FL: Second �Stand Your Ground� Case Filed At Supreme Court
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Attorney General Pam Bondi�s office is asking the Florida Supreme Court to take up a Hillsborough County case that deals with how courts should carry out a controversial 2017 change to the state�s �stand your ground� self-defense law.
Bondi�s office filed a notice asking justices to hear an appeal from a May 4 decision by the 2nd District Court of Appeal in a case involving defendant Tymothy Ray Martin, according to documents posted this week on the Supreme Court website. |
MD: The gun laws we ought to have
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...,we didn�t say what we think would actually make a difference. Fair enough. Here, then, is a list of several measures that, if enacted nationwide, could not only reduce the risk of more tragedies like the one at Santa Fe High School but also the ones that occur on the streets of Baltimore and other American cities every day. |
NV: NRA Releases Grades & Endorsements for June 12 Nevada Primary Election
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On behalf of our six million members across the country, the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is proud to endorse Adam Laxalt for governor, Michael Roberson for lieutenant governor, and Wes Duncan for attorney general in Nevada.
Based on their track record of proven support for the Second Amendment, Laxalt and Roberson have earned �A+� ratings from the NRA-PVF in the June 12, 2018 primary election. An �A+� rating is the highest possible rating and is reserved for elected officials with an excellent public record on critical NRA issues who have also made a vigorous effort to promote and defend the Second Amendment. |
CO: Second Amendment, as intended
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There is no justification for taking or restricting our privately owned firearms because of the horrible acts of a few deranged or disturbed individuals. Our schools and institutions need to protect their own through sensible but affective means.
We have no problem putting armed guards in our banks, and yet turn our heads and close our minds when it comes to protecting our children with the same. |
OR: Gun Ban Initiative Ballot Title Finalized
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On May 23rd, the ballot title for Initiative Petition 43 was certified by the state Attorney General. This final ballot title comes after over 1,000 comments were submitted on the previously proposed ballot title. Initiative proponents will begin signature gathering on June 8th, or following the completion of any further review of the ballot title by the Oregon Supreme Court if it is challenged. Proponents of Initiative Petition 43, which seeks to ban commonly owned semi-automatic firearms and standard capacity magazines, will have until July 6th to get 88,184 valid signatures to place this on the November ballot. |
Why do school shootings keep happening?
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The May 20 front-page article � �I was not one bit surprised that it happened,� � about the lack of student surprise over the Santa Fe, Tex., shooting, said, �While school shootings remain rare.� Really? There have been at least 17 school shootings this year, including one near Indianapolis on Friday. That�s slightly less than one a week. Maybe a big part of the problem, and a place to begin in addressing this issue, is a mind-set that considers that level of frequency of school shootings to be �rare.� |
RI: Controlling guns in Rhode Island
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Much has been said and little done about acts of mass murder by people using guns. In the wake of the latest deaths and what seems to be an unending string of carnage and tragedy, it is time for Rhode Island lawmakers to take some steps.
They can start by following through on recent votes and passing �red flag� legislation that, while providing due process protections, gives the police the authority to take guns away from people who clearly pose a threat to the public of committing violence. |
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| And what country can preserve its liberties, if its rulers are not warned from time to time that this people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms....The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants. � Thomas Jefferson in a letter to William S. Smith in 1787. Taken from Jefferson, On Democracy p. 20, S. Padover ed., 1939 |
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