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NEW ORLEANS, LA — An early morning slumber turned into hell on earth for a woman sleeping in the comfort of her bed when a gunman burst into her room and opened fire, The Times-Picayune reports. If she didn’t have a friend in the house who was armed, she almost certainly would have died. As…
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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA — It’s no secret that Florida residents have lots of concealed carry permits, which translates to many Floridians having firearms with them while they’re out and about. One criminal found out the hard way –twice– just how armed and ready they are. The incident took place near a Walmart, and unfolded like this;…
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Every now and then, a NICS check will get denied for a reason that’s not legitimate. It could be that a criminal has stolen someone’s identity, or something as simple as a bad guy having a similar name as a law-abiding citizen. No system is perfect. That’s why the FBI should be examining NICS appeals —…
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WESTMINSTER, COLORADO — Police have located a suspected vehicle and person of interest in a quadruple shooting outside a dentist office this afternoon. The circumstances surrounding the incident are hazy, but the following information is available from local news sources; The shooting happened at 5150 W. 80th Avenue in Westminster, that’s near 80th and Sheridan,…
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NASHVILLE, TN — A Nashville man was denied a firearm purchase because he sparked a few red flags on Tennessee’s background check, according to WZTV. That banned sale prevented him from buying a gun, but didn’t stop him from killing his former boss with a hatchet. As WZTV reports: Four days before Metro Nashville Police…
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In the spring of 2017, I was still in high school and visiting my older brother in Utah when I saw on the news that a bill passed allowing 18 year olds to obtain concealed carry permits. I was already accepted in to the same university that my brother attended and had plans in motion…
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DEERFIELD, IL — A massive, wildly illegal ordinance in Deerfield, Illinois that prescribed the banning of “assault” weapons was smacked down by a circuit court judge less than 24 hours before it would have gone into effect, Vice News reports. According to Townhall, Deerfield had defined “assault” weapons as any firearm that had a detachable…
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CENTER CITY, MN — One man who defended his life against a neighbor’s deadly threat nearly lost a sizable portion of his life behind bars — all because Minnesota can’t get its Stand Your Ground act together. The two men lived in neighboring properties, and when his assailant threatened his life just outside of his…
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CHICAGO, IL — A 63-year-old man was forced to use his concealed firearm against an armed robber earlier this month, resulting in a 16-year-old being shot. The boy wasn’t alone — he and three others brandished weapons and demanded valuables. Aside from one of their intended victims being a concealed carrier, these punks were sporting…
