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PA: Where Do Toomey, McGinty Stand On Gun Control? Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
In this "For the Record" report, News 8�s Jere Gish looks into where Republican incumbent Pat Toomey and Democratic challenger Katie McGinty stand on gun control.

Allison Plattsmier, Meet A Real Advocate
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Allison Plattsmier is a 22-year-old Vanderbilt graduate student whose work opposing campus carry gained her an invitation to the White House to talk about gun control. When we commented on an article on her in The Tennessean, she took exception:

�The statement about banning assault weapons, magazines, background checks, etc. was taken out of context when I was stating solutions that other people have proposed. � My quote was �some people have said ... I think we should ban assault rifles ...� etc.� We offered to publish a correction if she could access a recording of the interview; regretfully, she could not.

CA: Sacramento Police Seize More Than 1,100 Guns This Year Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
More than 1,100 guns were taken off Sacramento streets this year so far. Police said the seizures are one way they are fighting gun violence. FAST FACTS: -- Sacramento police have seized 1,184 guns so far this year -- Gun seizures do not mean crime is down -- Illegally seized guns that cannot be returned are destroyed

IA: Pleasant Hill Says No To Discharging Guns in Town Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Recent land annexations in Pleasant Hill are driving hunters out of their usual spots. The city, along with many other towns in East Polk County, has an ordinance against discharging firearms within city limits. Written permission is needed from the city council to discharge firearms....

The 'Dark Web' Isn't All Guns and Drugs
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Whenever you hear the phrase "dark web," you instantly imagine stern-faced CNN anchors talking about terrorists, sex criminals and drug dealers. A study from Terbium Labs is looking to dispel those dearly-held notions of what the dark web actually is. According to researchers Dr. Clare Gollnick and Emily Wilson, the dark web is less of a science fair filled with the world's worst people and more like your average teenager's bedroom.

Chicago, Nearly A War Zone
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The year 2016 is set to become one of Chicago�s bloodiest in decades. More than 100 people were shot in just the first 10 days of the year. By the end of March, 345 people had been murdered. The month of May saw 66 people murdered and another 400 wounded. Over Labor Day 13 were killed and another 52 injured by gunfire. By the end of September, 500 people had been murdered and more than 3,000 shot and wounded.

616 Homicides and Counting: Chicago Police Try to Curb Violence Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Chicago started the year in a bloodbath, a harbinger of the homicide count 2016 would beget. This past weekend was its bloodiest. The city is like a war zone. Through Tuesday, 616 people have been fatally shot, police said.

WA: Gun Violence Forum in Everett Leads To Debates
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It was a cozy scene, but not conflict-free, when about 40 church members and other citizens concerned about gun violence assembled at The First Presbyterian Church of Everett for a panel forum on Oct. 26. Everett police chief Dan Templeman, and gun violence prevention advocates Jane Weiss, Emily Hinners and Ian Taylor and the audience shared sometimes differing, but mostly civil, opinions over cookies and punch.

NY: Nearly 3,000 People Sign Petition Opossing Gun Shop At Harrison Mall Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Nearly 3,000 people have signed a petition opposing a new gun store at the Harrison Mall. One of the petition collectors said the first 1,200 names of local residents opposed to the new business were rounded up Wednesday night after this article about the new store appeared on Daily Voice.

Bloomberg�s Multi-State Assault on the Second Amendment
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Well-funded gun control measures are on the ballots of four states this fall.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg�s anti-gun control groups promised back in August, as reported by The Hill, to take their fight to the ballot box. And they have succeeded in four states. They have gotten anti-Second Amendment measures onto the ballot in four states and have financially backed initiatives boosting the measures.

IL: Oak Park Resident Asks Community to Repeal 2nd Amendment With Ballot Referendum Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are 2 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
An Oak Park college professor is taking gun safety to the polls with an advisory referendum that will seek support in repealing the Second Amendment.

Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump a �Gun Lobby� Sellout Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are 3 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
During a Halloween night speech in Cincinnati, Ohio, Hillary Clinton blasted Donald Trump as a sellout to the �gun lobby.� Clinton made this push as two of the biggest names in the gun control lobby, Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly, sat on a stage behind her.

U.S. Senate Race in Firearm-Friendly State Could Signal Gun Control Becoming a Moving Target
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Less than two weeks before Election Day, Nigel Broadbent stood before a group of anxious tea party Pennsylvanians to offer a stark vision of how the Second Amendment could soon vanish. He was preaching to the choir as he relayed how gun rights had eroded in his native United Kingdom. When he asked the gathered members of Veterans and Patriots United if they trusted the U.S. government with that key part of the Constitution, the response was a resounding �No!"

October Gun Sales See Massive Spike, Set Yet Another Record
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The FBI�s background check system for gun sales processed more than 2.3 million checks in October, setting an all-time record for the month. There were 2,333,539 gun-related checks processed through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, known as NICS, last month, according to FBI documents posted on Monday. That represents an increase of more than 350,000 checks over the previous October, itself a record. It�s also the 18th month in a row to set a record.

NH: Don't Be Surprised To See Gun at Polls, Officials Say
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With tensions running high ahead of next week�s election, state officials in New Hampshire said they have been getting questions about whether it is legal to bring guns to the polls. The short answer, according to state officials, is �yes.� �As far as New Hampshire election law is concerned, there are no specific prohibitions on bringing a firearm into a polling place,� said Assistant Attorney General Brian Buonamano.

AZ: Is The Election Boosting Sales of AR-15 Rifles? Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Gun sales have spiked before presidential elections in the past. But a Phoenix gun store owner said what is different this year is that many buyers are interested in one specific type of firearm.

WA: Gun-buyer Background Checks �Fragmented,� Says State AG�s Report Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Calling the system �fragmented,� a review by the state Attorney General�s Office recommends improvements in how the state conducts background checks on gun buyers. Released Monday, the report comes in response to an executive order issued by Gov. Jay Inslee in January intended to reduce gun-related deaths and violence in the state.

Sen. Richard Burr Jokes About Gun Owners Putting Bullseye On Hillary Clinton Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
North Carolina Senator Richard Burr was apologizing Monday after he suggested that gun owners may want to put a bullseye on a picture of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Burr made the comments to a small group of GOP volunteers in Mooresville on Saturday. Audio from the meeting was later leaked online and to media outlets.

Officer Ends Rampage With One Stellar Shot Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Authorities in Colorado have released the body camera footage from a Parker Police Department officer who brought a suspect�s bloody rampage near a middle school to an end with a single well-placed shot.

America�s 25 Murder Capitals
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The deadly weekend in Chicago is the most recent indication of the soaring violence in the city. There have been 614 murders in the city so far this year � more than in New York and Los Angeles combined and the highest number in over a decade. Nationwide, while the number of homicides declined for several years after 2008, it has risen in recent years. There were 15,696 murders in 2015, up by 7.1% from 2011 and 10.8% from 2014. The violence is concentrated in certain U.S. cities.

MI: Firearm 'Academy' With 8 Firing Ranges Proposed for Blue Lake Township
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A firearms training academy hopes to locate multiple shooting ranges, a tower & classrooms on 61 acres of residential property in Blue Lake Township.

A hearing on a request to change the land on Hyde Park Rd. from residential to contract zoning will be Thursday, Nov. 3, before the Blue Lake Township Planning Commission. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at township hall, 1491 Owasippe Rd.

Ranger Firearm Instruction LLC of Sparta is requesting the change to allow for the construction of the RFI Training Academy that would provide firearm training to military, law enforcement and civilian customers, according to the request for rezoning. The company, owned by Joe Brugnoli, plans to construct 8 firing ranges, according to the site plan.