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NY: Protect Our Gun-Using Traditions
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To express my support of the Second Amendment, I joined the 2AS group here in Otsego County when it was first organized. For far too long, the New York State government has passed more and more insane gun controls without seeming to care at all that they may be unconstitutional infringements to my
right to keep and bear arms.

I also am sick of the insulting name-calling pro-gun control people use to label us.

SC: �I can�t keep ammo in.� National crises boost SC�s gun, ammunition sales
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�With [COVID-19], the sales went up, and then it slowed down a little bit, and then with this presidential election thing � sales shot right up,� Switzer said. �I can�t keep ammo in here. It goes out the doors as fast as I get it in. People come in here screaming for 9 millimeter, 45 millimeter, 40, all kinds of calibers. Even hunting, I can�t get it, because the factories are so short handed, they can�t get all the components.�

South Carolina does not have a county-by-county breakdown on gun sales, a record-breaking 431,032 background checks have been completed statewide as of Oct. 31. Last year, 328,221 were completed in the full year.

FL: Trump supporters � including Proud Boys � plan Million MAGA March in Washington
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Tarrio said Chapman�s remarks do not reflect the members of his organization. He also said the Proud Boys have diverse members in chapters across the country.

�I live in South Florida,� said Tarrio, who is Cuban. �Most of my members are Cuban and Jewish. The minority is white.�

The group has also been criticized for street violence and members in the past have been arrested for brawling with counter-protesters at events. Tarrio said the Proud Boys don�t shy from defending themselves.

�Self-defense itself is violent,� he said. �And that is something we�re really good at, and I think we�ve proven it again and again.�

NC: Mark Robinson, Defender of Right to Arms, Becomes First Black Lt. Governor
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On 3 April 2018, Mark Robinson gave an impassioned and eloquent speech to the Greensboro City Council. He excoriated the City Council for their dogmatic and reflexive anti-Second Amendment position. The speech resonated with supporters of the Constitution and went viral. It went around the world. People in Brazil translated the speech into Portuguese to aid in their fight for the right to self-defense and freedom.

Lone Wolf Guardian: Easy as ABC
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This summer, the National Shooting Sports Foundation estimated 5 million Americans had purchased their first gun amidst record high NICS firearm background checks and firearm sales. With many serving as defense and personal protection, new and existing gun owners have sought firearms training and concealed carry weapon permits at exponential rates. Attempting to provide an all-in-one gun and basic defensive training solution, Lone Wolf Distributors has introduced its new Guardian pistol.

Leftists Preparing Assault on the Second Amendment Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
While recent events have sown the seed of electoral doubt, it�s clear that Patriots should consider a timeless mantra: �Pray for the best, but prepare for the worst.� In the case of the Second Amendment, the worst would be a victory for the media-anointed winners, Kamala Harris and Joe Biden.

KY: Kentucky AG, commonwealth's attorney ask judge to dismiss Kenneth Walker lawsuit Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Lawyers for Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Commonwealth's Attorney Tom Wine asked a judge Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Breonna Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker. The lawsuit, filed in September, seeks a declaratory judgment that would prevent Walker from being arrested or prosecuted for his actions in the early morning hours of March 13.

CO: Second Amendment Supporter Lauren Boebert Wins Congressional Election
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Boebert famously faced off against former Congressman�and failed presidential candidate�Beto O�Rourke (D-Texas). When O�Rourke admitted to the world that �Hell, yes� he intended to confiscate semi-automatic rifles during a debate last year, Lauren Boebert traveled several hours to attend one of his town hall meetings in Aurora, Colo.

�Hell, no, you�re not,� she said, amid jeers and booing from O�Rourke�s supporters.

VA: Should Staunton be a gun sanctuary? Residents respond to City Council 2A question. Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Staunton City Council isn�t planning a discussion or vote this month on a resolution making Staunton a Second Amendment sanctuary. Mayor Andrea Oakes said the issue isn�t on the agenda for the November meeting, scheduled for Thursday night, but could always be added at the beginning of the meeting. �I do not foresee this taking place,� she said, �but I cannot guarantee it.�

CO: Virtual shooting range opens in Five Points and aims to increase gun safety Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A shooting range in the historic Five Points neighborhood aims to help educate communities of color about gun safety at an affordable price and in a virtual environment to help pierce through intimidation. In a red brick building off Washington Street and 24th Avenue, the cars zipping by make more noise than the Second Amendment rights being practiced inside.

Justice Alito says pandemic has resulted in �unimaginable� restrictions on individual liberty
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Alito said he was not criticizing officials for their policy decisions � �I�m a judge, not a policymaker� � and said before launching into the speech that he hoped his remarks would not be �twisted or misunderstood.�

Alito, one of the court�s most conservative members, said it would be hard to imagine before the pandemic that speeches and concerts would be off-limits and that churches would be empty on Easter and synagogues vacant on sacred holidays. The Supreme Court itself has been closed to the public since March, and the justices hold their meetings and hear oral arguments via teleconference.

Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy will publish my new article on the Pandemic and the Constitution Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
I am happy to announce that the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy will publish my new article, What Rights are "Essential"? The 1st, 2nd, and 14th Amendments in the Time of Pandemic. This article remains quite popular on SSRN, and has garnered more than 2,500 views in the past month.

WI: Self-defense homicides are complex and can leave lingering questions. Here's how one Milwaukee family is trying to find answers.
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He agreed with the earlier decision not to file charges. To this day, Chisholm says he does not know for sure who killed Jones.

When a fatal confrontation is determined to be the result of self-defense, it is removed from official police homicide records because it no longer meets the federal definition of a criminal homicide. In the past six years in Milwaukee, at least 51 killings � nearly 7% of all deaths investigated as homicides � have been found not to be criminal homicide, according to a Journal Sentinel analysis.

FL: 'Stand your ground' in Florida could be expanded under DeSantis' 'anti-mob' proposal
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The draft legislation, which was provided to some lawmakers in late September, was first reported by The Miami Herald and the Tampa Bay Times this week. Florida's self-defense law would be updated to include looting, criminal mischief and arson "that results in the interruption or impairment of a business operation" as justifications for using physical force, including lethal options, against a person.

Looting "means committing burglary within 500 feet of a violent or disorderly assembly," according to the draft legislation, which was shared with NBC News.

OH: Is Conflict Inevitable After a Contentious 2020 Election?
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Bowen says he�s an army veteran and the former commander of the Ohio 45th Regimental Volunteer Infantry, a group in which he is still an active member. He says he�s tired of attacks from the left and sees demonstrations like the one he attended as a positive sign.

�We've taken enough bullying from everybody on the left, and we're showing them that we're not going to sit for it anymore. And if it comes down to it, I'll die on my feet before I serve on my knees,� he said.

OR: Gun sales may be continuing to rise post-election
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Gun sales have been spiking across the country since the start of the pandemic and amid ongoing societal unrest. Now, in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, those numbers may continue to rise.

FBI background check data shows over 3.3 million Americans went through a background check in October 2020, compared to the over 2.3 million Americans in October 2019.

On Oct. 30 alone, background checks reached 153,633 � the highest number of checks in a single day since June.

Store Clerk Wounded, and Robbers Charged with Murder
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It is one in the morning when a store clerk served customers at a small convenience store. Two more customers came into the store, only these customers were dressed in black, were wearing masks, and carrying guns. The robbers waved their guns at everyone near the counter and demanded the money from the cash register. The clerk was armed and shot both attackers. One fell to the ground while the second attacker shot back as he ran from the store. His shots wounded the store clerk and a bystander. The store clerk checked on the customers and then called 911.

MN: Ammo supplies were tight this deer season
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Local gun and ammunition dealers have confirmed that they had difficulty keeping deer hunting ammunition in stock this year.

�Nobody can find anything,� said Royce Holland, the owner of Fuller�s Gun and Pawn. �The supply chain has just broke down.�

He finds that people are buying up every round they can get and either hoarding hoarding ammunition or �flipping it� in online auctions, such as gunbroker.com.

Walther CCP M2 .380
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The fastest growing group in the shooting world consists of target shooters, with 17.7 million men and women taking up the sport between 2009 and 2018. Of these new target shooters, 47% are women, representing an 81% increase in female participation, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation. An astute gun manufacturer takes note of such trends and adapts accordingly.

Meanwhile, the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population is comprised of seniors, those of us over 65. An astute gun manufacturer takes note of such trends and adapts accordingly.