Politics
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Carrying a concealed firearm into the Texas state capitol building is as easy as bringing your Texas concealed carry permit. Yet, Rep. Drew Springer (R-TX) is miffed he had to leave his concealed carry firearm in the car while visiting a deputy sheriff at the Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth. So…
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The Governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, issued an executive order Tuesday allowing members of the Wisconsin National Guard to carry firearms while on duty. This order comes less than a week after the attack in Chattanooga that left four Marines and a sailor dead. “Safety must be our top priority, especially in light of the horrific attack…
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In the wake of the tragic deaths of four Marines and a Navy petty officer in Chattanooga, governors from over six states are pushing to enable their National Guardsmen to arm and defend themselves. At present, Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, and Arkansas all have some form of authorization in effect or in process according…
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Even now as the FBI begins its investigation on the diaries of the gunman, no clear signs are evident as to the rationale for the crime. Following on the heels of a similarly disturbed event in Charleston, S.C., it only looks more probable that the systems in place to protect us can only do so…
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BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA — Retired Marine, Senator Bill Holtzclaw thinks he may just have a solution to the long, drawn out debate over federal and state “gun free zones”. Hint: it involves doing away with them. On his Facebook page, he posted this featured image in response to the shooting in Chattanooga that claimed the lives…
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VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA — The concealed carry laws on military installations are being called into question by Representative Scott Rigell (R-Va.). In a letter addressed to the Secretary of Defense, he urges Hon. Ash Carter to allow service men and women to carry a firearm to work. via WAVY-10 “This domestic terror threat is increasingly…
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CAMDEN COUNTY, MONTANA —Normally courthouses are on the prohibited list of places a concealed carrier can go with his firearm. But if you’re an elected official in Camden County, Montana, those rules are fixin’ to change! As it previously stood, county employees couldn’t carry their concealed carry firearm to work if they worked at the…
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As most of you already know, Thursday was an extremely tragic day for those in uniform. Four United States Marines were brutally gunned down in a withering blaze of fire by an armed gunman who was free to move between both a recruitment center and a reserve naval center before finally being shot and killed…
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Don’t mind the headline, they’re making progress. A new law was recently passed, two years after Illinois became the last state in the Country to allow concealed carry, that looks to add a few benefits to the concealed carriers. “Two years ago we passed concealed carry in Illinois finally putting an end to the state…
