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AR: Local lawyer, lawmaker discuss �Stand Your Ground� bill Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Region 8 News has been paying close attention to the �Stand Your Ground� bill that is currently sitting in the Arkansas House Judiciary Committee as of Wednesday. This is not the first time that the bill has been introduced at the State Capitol. The bill was approved 27-7 Tuesday by the state Senate and now goes to the state House.

Pelosi�s Latest War On Constitutional Rights
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Since Capitol Security failed on January 6th, Speaker Nancy Pelosi began her latest attempt to ban Members of Congress from carrying firearms on Capitol Hill. Her proposals arguably violate Article I Section 6 of the Constitution as well as the Second and Twenty-Seventh Amendments.

If Nancy Pelosi will ransack any Article or Amendment to the Constitution to ban Members of Congress from exercising their constitutional rights, imagine how much worse she will treat the American people�s right to keep and bear arms!

Where Things Stand In The States
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While Second Amendment supporters face significant challenges at the federal level, the states offer a wealth of chances to take the offensive, especially when it comes to two of the biggest threats faced to our freedoms. This chance should not be missed.

Even though Joe Biden was inaugurated, Second Amendment supporters are not helpless in the fight against corporate gun control and Silicon Valley censorship � and the reason is the control of both the state legislature and governor�s mansion in 24 states by Republicans, who are generally pro-Second Amendment, with several other states where anti-Second Amendment governor can be placed in a tough spot.

IA: Gun Rights Amendment To Iowa Constitution Revived
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A proposal to add a gun rights amendment to the state constitution is retracing its path through the Iowa legislature. The proposal has been approved twice before, but a paperwork error in the secretary of state�s office is forcing Republican legislators to pass it a third time before it can be presented to voters in 2022.

Richard Rogers of the Iowa Firearms Coalition says the amendment is needed because opponents of gun rights are trying to � in his words �weaponize� the FEDERAL courts.

MI: County commissioner flaunts rifle during livestreamed meeting
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A Grand Traverse County commissioner drew immediate backlash after he displayed a rifle in response to a public commenter during a livestreamed public meeting.

Ron Clous was in his home during the Wednesday meeting and said he was responding to a Traverse City woman, Keli MacIntosh, during her public comment regarding a Second Amendment resolution passed by the board in March. MacIntosh questioned what she called the board�s support of the Proud Boys, and asked commission Chairman Rob Hentschel to make a statement denouncing the group.

VA: Requests for concealed handgun permits up in 2020
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Concealed handgun permits are on the rise both locally and throughout the state.

According to court data, the Madison County Circuit Court processed 540 concealed handgun permits in 2020, a 40% increase over 2019�s 386 permits. In Orange County, 1,128 permits were processed last year, a 60% increase over the 837 issued in 2019. In Greene County, 809 permits were processed in 2020, a 56% increase over the 520 processed in 2019. Statewide, concealed handgun permits increased 63% from 102,990 in 2019 to 167,538 in 2020.

OH: Phil Chance Jr. gets jail for issuing fake conceal-carry permits Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The fall from grace for former Youngstown police officer Phil Chance Jr. took another plunge Wednesday as a judge ordered him to spend six months in jail for issuing 263 worthless carrying-a-concealed-weapon certificates. Chance, 41, of Boardman, pleaded guilty earlier to six counts of tampering with records for the crimes, committed between 2011 and 2018.

CO: Colorado Concealed Carry Class Broomfield, CO (Weekend)
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Class is held on the FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH. Visit the Equip 2 Conceal Website to register.

This concealed carry class fulfills the training requirements set forth in section 18-12-203 of the Colorado State firearms statute to qualify for a Colorado Concealed Handgun Permit. Class eligibility is determined at the state level and our class is state-approved, therefore all Colorado county sheriffs will honor our course curriculum.

Winchester Rolls Out USA Ready Defense Ammunition
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It�s that time of year again, when the gun industry companies unveil their new wares. But with the annual Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trades (SHOT) Show cancelled thanks to concerns about COVID-19, many companies are taking to the internet. Winchester is doing the slow-drip method of its big reveal, with the theme Primed for �21. On January 13, the company rolled out one big new product: USA Ready Defense pistol ammo.

IL: City�s Carjacking Surge Shows No Sign Of Slowing, So Residents Are Buying Guns
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Carjackings have been on the rise in Chicago for more than a year. After a 135 percent jump in 2020, the trend is continuing with 61 carjackings reported in the first 10 days of 2021.

As city officials and police scramble to address the issue with meetings, City Council hearings and community alerts, some Chicagoans are taking matters into their own hands against the advice of law enforcement: They�re applying for concealed carry permits.

Kelly Milan, a Northwestern graduate student, was carjacked Friday morning in Hyde Park in front of William H. Ray Elementary School.

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Federal Ammunition Announces New Pistol Loadings for 2021 Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Federal Ammunition�s product teams are expanding handgun cartridge options in multiple product categories in 2021. Several new product line extensions in Hydra-Shok Deep, Punch, Syntech Range, and more will be manufactured and delivered to dealers throughout the year. New-for-2021 product launch highlights include:

VA: Neighbors do not want gun range in Dyke Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
We have learned that there is an individual who plans to build an outdoor gun range in our area (west of Celt Road). We support the Second Amendment and our rights to bear arms. Our primary concern is that this is an outdoor firing range. Sounds from this will echo for miles. Greene County should stand that there should be no outdoor gun ranges allowed in Greene County.

MT: Reasons to oppose campus carry bill Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Deputy Commissioner of Higher Education Kevin McRae cites three reasons for their opposition to the bill: general safety, facility and crowd management, and student health and wellness. He provides statistics showing increased accidental shootings and misfirings on campuses allowing firearms, and emphasizes that campuses nationwide (without guns) are safe places.

AR: Arkansas Senate passes �Stand Your Ground� bill Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Senate Bill 24, known as the �Stand Your Ground� bill, passed the Senate Tuesday with a 27-7 vote. But, the vote didn�t come without some intense debate. �This is not a license to kill,� Sen. Bob Ballinger (R-Ozark), the bill�s sponsor, said. �This does not give you the ability to shoot first and answer questions later.�

MT: HB 102 would expand use of firearms
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Week two of the Legislature is complete. The process is smoothing out as everyone gets use to a COVID-19 session that is a combination of in person and digital.

This week, the most controversial bill I voted for was HB 102, which expands Montanans� use of firearms for self-defense. Effectively, the bill allows law-abiding citizens to conceal carry anywhere they can now open carry. It also reduces some government mandated gun-free zones.

Ammo Shortage in the U.S.: Why It Happened, and How Long It Will Last
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It's no secret that the United States is experiencing what many are calling an ammo shortage. Ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, it seems like brick-and-mortar gun stores and online retailers can't keep the most popular self defense (or even hunting) cartridges in stock.

Even ammunition reloading components are tough to find. Small pistol primers might as well be unicorn teeth at the moment. Everything is on backorder and prices are high when ammo finally does come in.

MO: Citing Biden�s plans, local lawmaker renews plan to push back on federal gun laws Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A local lawmaker is once again pushing a bill to curb the reach of federal gun laws, and this time he says it can't wait. Sen. Eric Burlison, R-Battlefield, told a committee Tuesday his proposal to bar state and local law enforcement from enforcing federal gun laws stricter than Missouri's is exactly what Missouri needs to keep new President Joe Biden's gun control agenda in check.

TX: NRA fights for its future in Texas, New York courts
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The National Rifle Association is in a double-barreled legal battle for its future, moving forward with its bankruptcy case while fighting accusations it only sought Chapter 11 protection to avoid a potentially crippling lawsuit.

Lawyers for the influential advocacy group told a federal judge Wednesday that the organization�s decision to declare bankruptcy, with plans to reincorporate in gun-friendly Texas, was not an attempt to dodge a lawsuit brought by the attorney general in New York, its current corporate home.

TX: With a Democrat back in the White House, Texas Republicans prepare to go on offense
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Democrats are headed back to the White House, and Texas Republicans are gearing up to go back on offense.

For eight years under President Barack Obama, Texas was a conservative counterweight to a progressive administration, with its Republican leaders campaigning against liberal policies on immigration, the environment and health care and lobbing lawsuit after federal lawsuit challenging scores of Democratic initiatives. When Republicans could not block policies in Congress, they sometimes could in the courts.