Politics
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Is it a game of rinse and repeat or are Utahns ready for constitutional carry? As Utah Senate Bill 256 (SB256) advances, Gov. Gary Herbert appears poised to veto it down again. If it passes the Senate and gets approved, it could make Utah the latest constitutional carry state in the Union. If it gets…
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It’s Official: Texans Can Open Carry Handguns Starting January 1st 2016, Campus Carry August 1st 2016
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PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — Today, at what other place than a gun range; Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 910, the Texas Open Carry Bill for Concealed Handgun Holders, into law. The Governor signed the bill into law at Reg’s Indoor Gun Range, located in Pflugerville, which is a suburb of Austin. After the signing, the Governor took…
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Today was going to be the day that Missouri gun rights activists planned to put the St. Louis Zoo to the test. In an clearly organized event meant to bring attention to Missouri statutes limiting places a concealed carrier may bring his or her weapon, organizer Jeffrey Smith’s event has been cancelled due to a…
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By Dan Zimmerman via TheTruthAboutGuns.com “‘States require licenses to drive a car or even to fish in local rivers, so requiring a license to buy a deadly handgun is a commonsense step that could save countless lives. This legislation will help states develop responsible handgun licensing programs,’ said sponsor Rep. Chris Van Hollen, who is running…
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It’s the middle of one of the worst riots in Baltimore’s recent history. A police-related killing of an unarmed man, a country still reeling from Ferguson – Fox News understandably assigned extra security personnel to their reporters. One of those extra security officers was a contractor by the name of Donald Scott, a 50 year…
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ALBANY, NEW YORK — In an obvious ‘I told ya so’ moment, some statistics are in regarding some violent crime in the Empire state. And it doesn’t seem the SAFE Act is keeping anyone safe. The SAFE Act was passed in the dead of night on January 15th 2013, and we’ve now had over two…
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By Robert Farago. Republished with permission from TheTruthAboutGuns.com “Ten states and the District of Columbia impose some form of waiting period for buying handguns,”startribune.com reports. “Wisconsin’s 48-hour period has been in effect since 1976, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.” And soon it will be history. The Republican-led Assembly has just passed a bill killing…
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How Texas Campus Carry ‘Win’ May Be A Lose
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The Greek king Pyrrhus of Epirus, in 280 BC, sought to stop the Romans from taking over his lands. Though he won two major victories against the far numerically superior Romans, each victory brought with it irreplaceable loss. Thus the invention of the term “Pyrrhic Victory”. In 2015, the term still applies. Only, in this…
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Teen Wants To See Montana Teachers Carry Guns, And He’s Doing Something To Make A Difference
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HELENA, MONTANA — A 17-year-old in Montana is kicking off a ballot initiative that could give residents the ability to vote to give teachers in the state the right to carry firearms on the job. The teen, Chet Billi, filed draft language for a proposed initiative for the 2016 ballot this week with the Montana…
