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TN: Tennessee Senate Race Blackburn v Bredesen 2018 Submitted by: Liston Matthews Website: http://www.goodhillpress.com/	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Commentary on why it is a bad idea for gun people to vote for Bredesen.

KS: After Balking, Kansas Parade Won't Bar Kobach's Replica Gun Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Organizers of a small-town Kansas parade decided Friday night that they won't stop Republican candidate Kris Kobach from having a replica machine gun on a jeep after initially objecting to a key symbol of his campaign for governor and support for gun rights.

Guns Save Life Makes its Case Regarding Deerfield Gun Ban
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Four months after a temporary restraining order was issued to block Deerfield, Ill., from banning what council members termed �assault weapons,� the sides were back in court making their arguments for a more lasting decision. Guns Save Life, the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) and other plaintiffs were asking for a preliminary injunction against the town, saying it overstepped the state�s preemption law. The Second Amendment groups are challenging Deerfield�s action in two lawsuits. Gun owner John William Wombacher III and Guns Save Life teamed up to file one, and that one has the NRA�s backing. A second challenge was filed by the ISRA, the Second Amendment Foundation and gun owner Daniel Easterday.

CO: Governor Candidates on the Issues Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Colorado voters have a true choice this year. Democrat Jared Polis and Republican Walker Stapleton have staked out distinctly different positions on most issues, although here and there they do agree on common principles. Here�s a breakdown of where Polis and Stapleton stand on key issues, based on Colorado Politics reporting, their campaign issues webpages and their public statements.

Do WA Newspapers Have �Anti-Gun� Agenda? Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Now that the Tacoma News Tribune has joined the Seattle Times in editorially supporting gun control Initiative 1639, grassroots Second Amendment activists are doubling down on their efforts to defeat the measure, while wondering about balance versus bias by using the First Amendment to erode the Second.

OK: Pro-Gun Rally Met With Protests Outside Gathering Place Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Since the Gathering Place opened last month, some have criticized the park's strictly enforced rule not to allow guns. Today. a group rallying for a change to the law was met with protesters on the other side of the issue. �It doesn�t matter if it's raining, sunny or whatever liberty doesn�t change does it," said Don Spencer. That liberty being the second amendment, of course.

Anti-Corporate Personhood Campaign Backed by Leftists
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�Flying under the radar� is a national movement to amend the Constitution to overturn the 2010 Supreme Court decision, Citizens United v. FEC, which held political spending by corporations or unions a form of protected free speech. The conservative Citizens United nonprofit organization wanted to advertise an anti-Hillary Clinton film on television, but the Federal Election Commission (FEC) ruled that this violated the McCain-Feingold Act of 2002.

SC: What SC�s Governor Nominees Say About Taxes, Guns, Teachers, Marijuana and Other Issues Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
How will you choose the next governor? Is it how they would fix taxes or reduce gun violence or relieve the teacher shortage? How about how they would ease flooding or where they stand on medical marijuana? We asked the candidates, Republican Gov. Henry McMaster and Democratic state Rep. James Smith, for their opinions on these issues and a few others ahead of their first debate on Wednesday.

OR: From Chickens to Guns: Oregon Voters Face Many Measures
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While statewide attention is focused on controversial ballot measures, many Oregon voters face local decisions on issues that go above and beyond core public services. A total of 104 city and county measures are on ballots across the state Nov. 6. They range from whether the Astoria School District should raise $70 million for school improvements to whether to allow chickens and rabbits inside Lafayette city limits.

IL: The Feds were Watching, but Unlicensed Gun Dealer was Still Able to Sell Glock That Killed Chicago Police Officer
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Thomas Caldwell once told a federal agent that selling guns was an addiction. Even after being told to stop because he had no license, the Wisconsin man kept peddling firearms, posting more than 200 ads on a controversial website. One of those guns, a Glock 26 9 mm handgun, ended up in the hands of a four-time felon who used it in February to kill Chicago police Cmdr. Paul Bauer in a shocking daylight shooting in the heart of downtown, according to recently filed federal documents.

NJ: NJ Hunt Culls 139 Bears Over 6 Days, a Drop From Last Year
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A total of 139 bears were killed during the six days of New Jersey's annual black bear hunt, a steep drop � as anticipated � from last year's total following restrictions imposed by the governor. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy this year barred bear hunting on state-owned lands, removing roughly 40 percent of the lands where bears were hunted over the past eight years. Hunting was still allowed on land owned by the federal government, counties, municipalities or private properties.

TX: Texas DARE Officer Mistakenly Pulls Gun on Students During Active Shooter Drill Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A Texas police officer mistakenly drew his gun on two students pretending to be armed intruders during an emergency drill. It happened Wednesday at Clark Elementary in Baytown, Harris County. The principal sent home a letter to parents Friday notifying them of the mix-up with potentially serious consequences.

Member's Hunt: The One That Didn�t Get Away
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"I just don�t understand how shooting an animal can bring you so much pleasure. Why not shoot at a range? You�re still shooting something.� Whether you�ve hunted for a few short years or for decades, you have no doubt heard these types of things. And although shooting guns is loads of fun, true hunters know the pleasures found in passionate hunting. Hunting is so much more than just simply �shooting an animal.� It�s about the months spent preparing your land, and the time spent scouting and hanging trail cameras. It�s about how you use every available hour before and after work�or in my case, school�to hunt the early seasons. It�s something you talk about all year. It�s something that keeps you up all night. That�s what hunting really is.

Review: Ruger Officer-Style SR1911
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When it comes to examining a potential self-defense gun like the Ruger Officer-Style SR1911, first and foremost, it must be reliable. While we can argue over caliber, magazine capacity or action type, the gun has to go bang every single time when lives are at stake. I�m sometimes asked how reliable I expect my pistols to be, usually framed in questions about 10,000-round tests and the like. Folks are surprised when I tell them my defensive pistol must absolutely go bang only until it has fired all the ammunition in it and on my belt. After that, it�s a club and further reliability is a non-issue.

AZ: Guns, Socialism and Mushroom Cloud- How Republicans Hope to Supercharge GOP Enthusiasm Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
It was hours before Senate Republicans would deliver President Donald Trump a crowning victory: the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice. Republicans who gathered inside the Arizona GOP headquarters in Phoenix for Senate candidate Martha McSally were grimly determined.

Hunting: Targets and Techniques Vary Widely From Region to Region
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Hunting customs vary, sometimes considerably, across this great land of ours. In some cases it�s a result of local conditions � long-range optics for spot-and-stalk hunting will never be too popular in the north woods of Maine. In others it�s simply local convention or tradition. Some methods of pursuit or preferred species seem downright strange to us, but folks from away might look at us just as oddly.

MN: Aitkin Woman Harvests Bull Elk Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Jodie Provost and her husband, Tom, first hunted elk with muzzle loaders four years ago in Colorado. �We got hooked and have been applying for permits in Colorado ever since,� she said. This year, Jodie was drawn for an elk permit in northwestern Minnesota. The zone in which they applied only had two bull permits available, and the other party also was able to harvest a bull elk.

AR: Gun-Maker Adding Space to Go Leaner
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High-end gun-maker Nighthawk Custom is expanding, adding 4,000 square feet to its work space to improve efficiency and productivity. The new building, which sits near the company's current facility, will house about 20 Nighthawk gunsmiths and about 10 support employees. Nelson Davis, chief operating officer for Nighthawk, said the new space will streamline the process of making custom firearms and is the gun-maker's first stab at lean manufacturing, a system to minimize waste without affecting productivity.

Giffords Campaigns for Levin on Gun Violence Issue
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With just over three weeks left before the midterms, former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords stopped by San Diego on Sunday morning to help Mike Levin campaign in the 49th Congressional District. Giffords, who stepped down from her Congressional seat after she was shot in the head in 2011, and her husband Capt. Mark Kelly, a Navy veteran and former astronaut, rallied more than 100 volunteers with Levin at his Solana Beach campaign office as part of their Vote Save Lives tour.

Trump Announces He�s a Few Weeks From Banning Bump Stocks Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
President Donald Trump promises that he is �just a few weeks� from issuing regulations that would outlaw bump fire stocks. �We�re knocking out bump stocks,� Trump said at a White House news conference on October 1. �We�re in the final two or three weeks, and I�ll be able to write out bump stocks.�

RI: Women-Only Course Designed to Teach Safety, Comfort with Firearms
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A Newport woman had a Mason jar of green juice on the table next to her National Rifle Association book; she was a few minutes late to the gun course at the Newport Rifle Club because she had stopped by a farmers market on her way in. She practices yoga, and she wanted to learn how to safely shoot a firearm. �If I ever had to know how to use a gun and I didn�t know, that would be unfortunate,� the woman, who wished to remain anonymous, said on Saturday during a seven-hour women-only NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course.

Minnesota�s Tim Walz, Burns Gun Owners, Locks Arms With Bloomberg & Schumer
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Governor�s races matter a lot to Second Amendment supporters. Governors can be the last line of defense against passage of legislation that places onerous burdens on our Second Amendment rights. They have the ability to set the tone for how the Second Amendment is discussed in a given state. In addition, governorships have been a launching pad for presidential campaigns. Governors also have the power to make appointments to fill vacant seats for their state in the United States Senate. So, governors have a national impact.