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ID: Jefferson County Commission Talks Guns, Roads and Cloud-Seeding Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Jefferson County Commissioners are working on a new ordinance that would forbid the discharge of firearms at Jefferson Lake. The action came after a sportsman expressed interest in hunting geese there. The new ordinance will also ban hunting. Commissioners determined there was just too much public use of the grounds to make it an appropriate place for firearm activity.

TX: Austin's Mayor Doesn't Want Guns in City Hall Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
If you've ever been to a courthouse, you've likely had to step through a metal detector: no weapons allowed. But in city halls, which often host court proceedings, whether weapons are allowed is still questionable. Governor Greg Abbott is telling Texas mayors they can't ban guns there, or in most government buildings, according to a law passed last legislative session.

MI: Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging University of Michigan Policy That Bans Guns from Campus Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A lawsuit challenging the University of Michigan's campus anti-gun policy has been dismissed. The Ann Arbor News reports Tuesday that state Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens on Nov. 13 granted the school's motion to dismiss the suit.

Minneapolis Protesters Face Police Guns After Fatal Shooting Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Officials have named two Minneapolis police officers involved in the shooting death of unarmed African-American Jamar Clark as protesters surrounded a key police station in the United States city. This undated photo released by his sister Javille Burns shows Jamar Clark, who was fatally shot in a confrontation with police on Sunday, November 15, 2015, in Minneapolis.

Oregon College Shooting was on a Gun-Free Campus, Lawmaker Says
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The sponsor of a bill that would allow concealed weapons on Florida�s college campuses said his legislation would help prevent mass shootings like the attack at Oregon�s Umpqua Community College, which he described as a gun-free zone.

Whether the school was a gun-free zone or not emerged as a point of contention at a Nov. 19 House Judiciary Committee hearing on HB 4001. Its sponsor, state Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, disagreed with testimony against the bill from Austin Engelbrecht, a lobbyist for Florida State University.

Gun Surrender Campaign Starts This Week Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Police are inviting Bromley residents to hand in any firearms and imitation weapons as part of a London-wide campaign. Officers are running a two-week firearms surrender campaign, which started on Monday. People looking to surrender any guns, imitation weapons or ammunition can take items to any 24-hour police station and hand them in.

SC: Savannah-Chatham Metro Police Could Soon Allow Patrol Officers to Carry AR-15s On-Duty Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst� That�s the idea behind the Savannah police chief�s proposal to allow officers to arm themselves with semi-automatic weapons on the job. Chief Joseph Lumpkin says he believes officers need to be able to adequately protect themselves in order to protect the people of Savannah.

Vehicle Gunnery Sharpens Lethality Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Vehicle crews, from 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, practiced firing machine guns from moving Humvees during a vehicle gunnery exercise here, Nov. 14-22.

A Historian�s Revealing Research on Race and Gun Laws
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In a provocative piece published by ProPublica on November 24, Lois Beckett explores how the debate over gun laws frequently ignores the disproportionate impact that gun violence has on black men, who make up roughly half of the 30 Americans murdered each day by firearms. Mass shootings like Newtown and Aurora capture the public�s attention, but �by most counts they represent less than 1 percent of all gun homicides.

FL: Ex-con in Orange County Jail for 31st Time Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Leonon Davis landed back in jail this week for the 31st time in Orange County � not counting juvenile arrests. The 29-year-old, who has "The World is Mine" tattooed on right arm, has already served three terms in prison for attacking police, drug possession, burglary and stealing a car, records show.

Oregon School District Debates Arming Teachers Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Lowell School District's is considering changing its policy which bans firearms. Schools are now going to incredible measures to keep their kids safe as security continues to be an increasingly important topic for districts across the country.

OH: Gas Station Employee Shot Trespasser Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A gas station employee shot a man who pulled a gun and refused to leave the store Friday night, police said. Cincinnati police responded to the Marathon gas station, located at 3431 Warsaw Avenue, around 7:45 p.m. to reports of an armed robbery.

2a Armor Launches its New Handgun Case Line for Law Enforcement, Military, and Sportsmen Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
2a Armor has reached out to law enforcement, military and sportsmen with a new, indestructible line of pistol cases that provides travel and security solutions for handguns. All seven debut models include a quick-draw design for fast, convenient access to firearms. And the universal setup accommodates most semi-automatic handgun brands.

MA: Two-Week Shotgun Season for Deer Begins Monday Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Massachusetts two-week shotgun season for deer begins a half-hour before sunrise Nov. 30, and ends a half-hour after sunset on Saturday, Dec. 12. While risk to nonhunters is minimal, public safety officials advise people entering wooded areas to exercise caution and wear bright colors, preferably blaze orange, particularly at dawn and dusk, when deer and hunters are most active.

ME: Police Killed York Woman in Self Defense
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Attorney General Janet Mills said Tuesday that a York sergeant and South Berwick lieutenant acted in self defense last December in the shooting death of York resident Karin Moller on Ogunquit Road in South Berwick.

Moller, 55, who had been distraught and threatening suicide in the time leading up to the Dec. 4 incident, approached South Berwick Lt. Christopher Burbank and York detective John Lizanecz with her gun drawn and did not stop. Mills determined Lizanecz fired the shot that killed Moller, who lived in the Cape Neddick section of York, although Burbank also shot at the woman.

CA: Man Dead After Being Hit in Head by Skateboarder in Act of Self-Defense at Santa Ana Starbucks: Witnesses Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A young man used a skateboard to fatally strike another man who was harassing him and other customers at a Santa Ana Starbucks on Tuesday, according to accounts from witnesses and police. The incident occurred shortly after noon at a Starbucks in a strip mall near South Bristol Street and West MacArthur Boulevard, close to South Coast Plaza.

LA: Man shot, Injured at College Drive Apartment Complex After Fight with Roommate Monday Night Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The shooting of an 18-year-old man by his roommate at a College Drive apartment complex yesterday has been ruled self defense by Baton Rouge police. ORIGINAL STORY: An 18-year-old Baton Rouge man is being treated at a hospital after being shot by a roommate Monday evening at an apartment complex on College Drive, police said.

One-Third of All Americans Own a Gun, it's Time for TSA to Stop Discriminating
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If you have followed the news headlines lately, you know that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) � the bureaucracy responsible for ensuring the safety of our nation�s travelers � has seen better days. An internal investigation released in June found that the TSA had a stunning 96 percent failure rate in detecting weapons and fake explosives. More recently, a report from �The Today Show� revealed that NBC producers were able to pass airport security with Swiss army knives and box cutters in tow. Comforting, huh?

LAX Gun Control to Blame for Increased Violence, Not Religion
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Following the terrorist attacks in Paris, the governors of 31 states including Arizona declared they oppose allowing Syrian refugees into their state borders. While they cannot legally carry this out, they can make the process extremely difficult for refugees to receive help from their states. These rejections are generated out of the irrational and prejudiced fear that aiding these refugees would also mean aiding ISIS terrorists in entering America undetected.

Why Did My University Allow a Poker Night With a Gun Giveaway? Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
When I found out that a student group was going to give away guns at a poker night on my campus, I thought it was a joke. After the shooting at Roseburg earlier this term, the atmosphere at University of Oregon was an anxious one. Students here have been on high alert, terrified that a shooting had happened so close by.

Capitol Hill Democrats make it official: The Party of Gun Control
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Congressional Democrats yesterday reminded American voters why they are called the Party of Gun Control: they earn it with such moves as Monday�s separate letters � signed by more than 120 House and Senate Dems � to President Barack Obama, asking him to take executive action on gun control.

While the Huffington Post story put the number at �more than 120� Democrats signing one or the other letter, United Press International, quoted by GOPUSA, placed the figure at �nearly 140.� By either count, the signatures of those politicians should make it more difficult, if not impossible, for moderate, pro-gun Democrats to garner votes from gun owning constituents.

D.C. Mayor's Reason for Gun-Control: 'I don't like guns'
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District Mayor Muriel Bowser said that she does not favor changing Washington's strict gun control laws to let people defend themselves from an "active shooter" because "I don't like guns."

Bowser, at a Monday press conference, told WMAL anchor/reporter Steve Burns that guns are not the answer to new comments from District Police Chief Cathy Lanier that those facing an "active shooter" should "take the gunman out."

Saint Louis Zoo Defends Its Ban On Guns
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The Saint Louis Zoo was in court defending its decision in June to deny permission to an Ohio gun rights advocate who wanted to lead a group carrying holstered pistols at the zoo.

The zoo�s vice president of internal relations, Dustin Deschamp, testified that the zoo was within its rights under state law to keep guns out of the zoo, because the zoo qualifies as a �no gun zone� under state law.

TX: Guns in parks? AG gets 5th request to clarify new gun laws
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For at least the fifth time since Texas passed a slew of new gun laws this year, Attorney General Ken Paxton is being asked to clarify where the rights of firearms owners ends and local control begins.

This time, officials from a local river authority are asking Paxton if they can continue to ban certain guns in their parks after the open carry of handguns by license holders becomes legal on Jan. 1. Currently, the river authority allows hunting in its park lands, but sets rules and restrictions on the practice.