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A Shot In The Dark
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here�s no denying that many Americans are better prepared to defend themselves with firearms than possibly any time in our nation�s history. Or are they?

Those gun-owning Americans spend hours each day at the gun range shooting, tweaking gear, and improving their shooting skills. Those days at the range, however, could be leading those gun owners in the wrong direction or providing a false sense of security.

The NRA Will Fall Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The recent deadly shooting at an Oregon community college, like so many before it, isn't likely to lead to new federal laws designed to curb dangerous people's access to guns. While this understandably frustrates supporters of gun safety legislation, there is reason for them to be hopeful. The National Rifle Association's days of being a political powerhouse may be numbered.

What We Learned at The Texas Tribune Festival Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
This weekend, as thousands of politicians and political insiders gathered for the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival, more than a few GOP members were talking about what they plan to make a priority in the next Texas legislative session. Here's what they told Texas Standard.

Justices Mull Appeal of Weapons Ban Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Supreme Court has so far resisted elaborating on two landmark decisions that established a nationwide right to defend one�s home with a gun. That could change with a new appeal filed by gun owners that challenges an Illinois suburb�s assault weapons ban.

A Gendered Conversation
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After the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre, each side of the national gun-control debate turned to women to give their agenda an edge. Such women who testify at House committee hearings usually fall into one of a few predictable archetypes. Batting for the liberal team are grieving mothers, often white, who have lost children to gun violence. This was demonstrated on Wednesday night at the first Democratic debate when Martin O�Malley used an anecdote about a bereaved mother to support his argument for stricter gun laws.

FL: Video Footage Leads Miami-Dade Judge to Dismiss Charges In Self-Defense Case Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Inside an elevator, an aggravated maintenance man raised his finger in menacing fashion. Gabriel Astengo, a retired Miami nightclub singer who was once a political prisoner in Cuba, swatted him away. What started as a macho fisticuffs between total strangers spilled out into the lobby of a Miami office building.

CA: CBP Officer Allegedly Shot, Killed Boyfriend In Self-Defense Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A 30-year-old U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who allegedly shot and killed her boyfriend in self-defense in their Otay Ranch-area apartment was behind bars Monday on suspicion of first degree murder.

FL: Self-Defense Instructor Urges Training After ZombiCon Shooting Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Many people are questioning how they would handle themselves in a violent active shooter attack, as they see more and more stories of gunmen opening fire in public. The deadly shooting at ZombiCon in Fort Myers over the weekend - leaving one man dead and several more people injured - has brought the issue even closer to home for those living in Southwest Florida.

Court Upholds Post-Newtown Gun Laws In Conn., N.Y. Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A federal appeals court Monday upheld the sweeping gun control laws passed by the New York and Connecticut legislatures in response to the mass murders of 26 children and staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.

FL: Lawmakers Return for Senate Map Special Session, Committee Meetings Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Florida Legislature is convening this morning to begin a special session to redraw the Senate Senate map. At the same time, lawmakers will be holding already scheduled committee meetings ahead of the 2016 session that begins in January.

AK: Community Watch On The Rise On The Kenai Peninsula Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Tired of being repeatedly victimized by break-ins and burglaries, those who live outside city limits on the Kenai Peninsula are taking matters into their own hands.

Clinton�s War On The Second Amendment Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Last week, during the first Democratic presidential debate, gun control became an issue of who is the most extreme in the progressive field when it comes to limiting the Second Amendment rights of American citizens.

Some Senate Democrats Push for New Gun Safety Legislation Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Senators from Connecticut, Virginia, Oregon have one thing in common. Each one of their states played witness to a deadly mass shooting. That's why a group of Senate Democrats took to the steps of the U.S. Capitol to unveil new gun safety legislation and to say just how out of step they think Congress is on gun control.

LA: Locals Shoot Zombies for Vets Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
At the Long Range Alley Gun Club in Grand Cane, zombies were on the prowl. And members of the Renegade Shooting Association were out to stop them. Renegade partnered with local charity Veterans for Veterans to raise money.

CA: No Charges Filed in Fatal Officer Involvced Shooting Last Year Involving Armed Man Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Charges will not be filed in the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old man who resisted an officer while armed with garden shears and a machete last year in Seaside, the Monterey County District Attorney�s Office announced Monday.

More Than Half of Americans Want Tougher Laws for Gun Sales Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
More than half of American adults favor stricter laws on gun sales, up 8 percentage points from last year, according to results from a Gallup Crime poll released Monday.

Gun Control and the Disarming of the Black Community
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I hate to say it, but Ronald Reagan was the father of the modern gun-control movement in America. Of course, that was at a different time in this country, when Reagan was governor of California and black radicals had taken over the Statehouse toting machine guns and chanting �Black power.� At that time, the solution to having large numbers of blacks publicly exercising their Second Amendment rights scared the religion out of a political establishment already on edge at the height of agitation over civil rights.

NY: Appeals Court Upholds S.A.F.E. Act -- Strikes Down Bullet Limits
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A federal appeals court ruled today that New York's controversial SAFE Act is valid, but struck down a provision which limits the number of rounds in a magazine to seven.

Since its passage in 2012, many gun advocate groups and Republican legislators have argued that the law violates the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The legislation was pushed through shortly after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.

Slain Reporter's Father Speaks Out Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
In the current epidemic of shootings, the country is looking for solutions, and CBS News is listening to both sided for ideas on how to end the violence. In the series "Voices Against Violence," CBS News is asking people to share their views on gun violence.

Connecticut Citizens Defense League to Appeal 2nd Circuit Ruling in Shew v Malloy Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Connecticut Citizens Defense League (The state�s largest grass roots gun rights group) reacts to the Appellate decision handed down today. CCDL is one of the named Plaintiffs in the Shew v Malloy federal lawsuit.

Research Ties Gun Violence to America's Anger Problem, Easy Access to Guns
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Fewer guns, fewer gun-related deaths.

A simple enough concept, so knock-you-over-the-head obvious that it practically begs for an equally blunt -- if totally oblivious -- response, one made by plenty of pro-gun rights advocates: more guns make us safer.

But a look at the social science literature surrounding the U.S. gun violence debate shows how painfully real the gun prevalence-gun death correlation is, and suggests that it could prove very difficult to dig the country out of the hole it finds itself in.

Chicago Launches New $250,000 Fund To 'Buy Back' Illegal Guns
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After another violent weekend in Chicago, city officials are making another push to get guns off the streets. Mayor Rahm Emanuel is set to announce a new $250,000 fund for community-based gun buy-back events across the city.

Churches and neighborhood organizations will be able to partner with the city to host buy-back events in their communities, in which people in possession of firearms can hand them over to the city in exchange for cash. The city used to solely run the events one location at a time.

Elwood Man Sentenced To 4 Years For Selling Guns Illegally Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A Elwood gun dealer was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison for selling nearly a dozen firearms to buyers who were not legally allowed to purchase the weapons.

Milwaukee Case Could Encourage Gun Stores to Reduce Illegal Sales Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On October 13, a Milwaukee jury awarded two police officers $5.7 million in a lawsuit against a gun store that sold the weapon that was used to shoot them. The case comes 10 years after Congress immunized gun sellers from civil liability arising out of criminal misuse of a firearm.

Researcher Says Wisconsin's 'Campus Carry' Authors are Misinterpreting His Work
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Rep. Jesse Kremer, R-Kewaskum, cites the work of J. Eric Dietz, director of Purdue University's Homeland Security Institute, in an op-ed published earlier this month advocating the dismantling of "gun-free zones," including college campuses. "Dr. J. Eric Dietz, Director of Purdue University�s Homeland Security Institute, concluded that in a study of all mass shootings since the 1950�s only two occurred outside of gun-free zones," Kremer wrote.

Floridians Favor Mental Screenings for Gun Buyers Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
An overwhelming majority of Floridians think people should be screened for mental health problems before purchasing a gun, according to a Sunshine State Survey released Monday. In the wake of recent high-profile shootings across the nation, the survey found Floridians sharply divided on whether their state's gun laws are restrictive enough.

CA: Deputies Host Gun Buyback in San Marcos Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Authorities are bringing back the no-questions-asked gun buyback program to North County. People can anonymously hand their unwanted guns to authorities in San Marcos on Saturday and in return receive Walmart gift cards ranging from $50 to $150 depending on the item

Senator Kirk Is First Republican Senator to Receive Illinois Coalition Against Handgun Violence Lincoln Award for Leadership in Confronting Gun Violence Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today received the Abraham Lincoln Award from the Illinois Coalition Against Handgun Violence (ICHV) in recognition of his leadership on legislation to make gun trafficking a federal crime and strengthen background checks. Senator Kirk is the first Republican U.S. Senator to receive the award.

The Army built a Wi-Fi "Gun" That shoots Drones From The Sky Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Looks like the U.S. armed forces have a few makers in their barracks who love playing with Raspberry Pis and soldering guns. The Army Cyber Institute at West Point has shown off a device the size of a rifle that can shoot a Parrot AR Quadcopter down from the sky by using an exploit created to hijack those particular drones.