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MI: Open carry at DeVos Place at issue after appellate ruling
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A state Court of Appeals panel said DeVos Place, including DeVos Performance Hall, could possibly ban firearms at the venue.

The attorney for gun-rights advocates said the ruling didn't necessarily mean open carry won't be allowed at the venues.

Kent County Circuit Judge Joseph Rossi earlier determined that the Grand Rapids-Kent County Convention/Arena Authority's weapons policy was unenforceable because it was contrary to state law.

The authority, known as CAA, oversees DeVos Place, the performance hall and Van Andel Arena.

MO: St. Louis officers accused of beating undercover colleague during protest
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ST. LOUIS � Three St. Louis police officers were indicted Thursday for allegedly beating an undercover colleague during a 2017 protest and, along with a fourth officer, conspiring to cover up the crime.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictments of Officers Dustin Boone, Randy Hays, Christopher Myers and Bailey Colletta. All four are suspended without pay, the city said. The indictment follows an FBI investigation requested last year by St. Louis police.

Law of Self Defense: How to Turn An �Accidental� Shooting into Negligent Homicide Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
This case of the week involves a Montana man who reportedly shot his hunting partner just as they returned from a hunt to their cars in a K-Mart parking lot, according to this ABC Fox news report. The shooter is said to be an NRA Instructor in handgun and rifle. The victim was struck in the chest by a rifle round and died a short time later at a local hospital.

National �Right To Carry� For Self-Defense Needs Your Help � Take Action
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We are still asking. Indeed, why has this bill languished in the Senate Judiciary Committee for almost one year?

Clearly, passage of this bill is critical to the strengthening of the Second Amendment, consistent with the intention of the founders of our free Republic who codified the natural right of the people to keep and bear arms, in our Bill of Rights. Since January 2017, the Arbalest Quarrel has written over twenty articles dealing with the importance of national handgun carry reciprocity. We invite interested readers to take a look at all of our articles.

AR: State's high court overturns conviction in road-rage killing in downtown Little Rock
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A 2013 road-rage incident that led to the death of one driver -- and three trials for the man who shot him -- resulted in a conviction that was overturned Thursday by the Arkansas Supreme Court, which sent the case back to circuit court.

In a 4-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that jurors in Chris Schnarr's third trial, in which he was convicted of manslaughter, were improperly barred from hearing instructions regarding Schnarr's arguments that he was justified in shooting Arista Lee "A.J." Aldridge Jr. during a confrontation in downtown Little Rock.

NRA and Lockton Settle Dispute Over Carry Guard Insurance
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The National Rifle Association and its longtime insurance business partner are settling a rancorous months-long legal dispute over the fate of the troubled Carry Guard self-defense insurance program, court records show.

The NRA and insurance broker Lockton Affinity filed a joint motion on November 15 asking a federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia to dismiss a breach-of-contract lawsuit and countersuit, which the judge accepted the next day.

The terms of the settlement are not public. In an emailed statement, the NRA said it and Lockton had filed for dismissal of the suit �while they use their best efforts to prepare a definitive settlement agreement.�

CA: Fatal shooting at Barstow Walmart called justified
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The fatal officer-involved shooting of Diante �Butchie� Yarber has been deemed justified.

The San Bernardino County District Attorney�s office released their review of the incident Thursday, saying the use-of-force by the Barstow Police Department against Yarber was a �proper exercise in self-defense.�

The DA�s review features accounts from over ten witnesses, including two of the three passengers inside the black Ford Mustang Yarber drove during the shooting. It also features details from video footage of the incident, but no footage was released.

OH: John Kasich Weighs In On Latest Vetoes Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
State lawmakers have overridden a quarter of Gov. John Kasich�s 48 vetoes, and they could do more in the next two weeks. Kasich has said he�d also veto the so-called Stand Your Ground self-defense bill and the six-week abortion ban called the Heartbeat Bill that recently passed the House.

KS: No charges filed against 74-year-old woman who fatally shot burglar Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Leavenworth County will not file charges against a 74-year-old woman who shot and killed a man as he broke into her home. The district attorney says it�s clear the shooting was self defense. The 74-year-old woman is recovering from a heart attack she suffered right after Saturday night�s ordeal. The family of the suspect says drugs are to blame.

AL: Jury finds Decatur man not guilty in Athens murder trial
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Alabama law says a person is justified in using deadly physical force to defend themselves against someone if they did not provoke the attack and they believe the person is about to use unlawful deadly physical force. They are also justified in using force if they started the encounter but effectively communicated their intent to withdraw, and the other person continues or threatens to continue the use of unlawful physical force.

Sizemore said Bell started the altercation by bringing Franklin to the breezeway and pulling a gun on him, but while Bell's gun misfired, Franklin was able to pull out his weapon and fatally shoot Bell.

Pistol Storage Device, Hold more Ammo on your Rifle/PCC
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Legally classified as neither stock nor brace, the Pistol Storage Device from Pistol Mounted Solutions mounts a handy solution on the buffer tube of your favorite pistol. It is user-configurable to hold most any magazine in place and can also serve as a place to stash your sling. Though not directly marketed for the former purpose, it makes a lot of sense to myself and anyone else who has wanted to leave a sling on a gun, but also wanted or needed to store that gun neatly and compactly. My first experience with the Pistol Storage Device was with the PCC-9 from Primary Weapons Systems.

AL: Black man�s loss of life: Questions stay in Alabama mall capturing Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The father of a black man killed by a police officer during a shooting at an Alabama mall said his son had a permit to carry a gun for self-defense, adding it was hurtful police initially portrayed his son as the shooter.

Gabby Franco Joins Team Walther Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The next time you see Gabby Franco at a match it will be in a Team Walther jersey. Walther Arms has announced she is the company's latest brand ambassador. "Walther Arms was the brand I trusted as an Olympian, and now I am proud to represent them and once again rely on their outstanding products not only for competitions but for self-defense," said Franco.

Trolls Say Trevor Noah�s Trying to Keep �Plantation Narrative� Alive After He Argued the 2nd Amendment Wasn�t Intended for Black Folks
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In Bradford�s case, Noah it said looked like �he was a good guy with a gun� who stepped in to save the day. However, �if the good guy with the gun happens to be a Black guy with a gun, they don�t get any of the benefits.�

The comic that Black folks �have no business� bearing arms unless they want to end up dead, adding, �if you�re a Black person in America, gun rights aren�t for you.�

Noah�s comments rubbed some people the wrong way and sparked a torrent of hate from online critics.

WA: I-1639: Gun store owners concerned
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Local gun store owners have expressed their concerns with the new law passing.

Diana Pinto, owner of Pinto�s Gun Shop in Renton, said she was surprised it passed, but at the same time not surprised.

�We were all hoping that other gun owners would get out and vote against it and that could hopefully reach the people who were on the fence and explain to them that it was more than raising age, because I think that�s what a lot of people thought. It�s more than that. So yeah� surprised, but not surprised,� Pinto said.

VA: Guns and polling places shouldn't mix
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I�m not trying to dig deeply here into the squabble involving Hopewell Registrar Yolanda Stokes and that city�s Republican Party chairman, Brandon Howard. Suffice it to say they have a beef.

I have no issue with Howard expressing his displeasure over what he says is Stokes� failure to turn over information he says he�s legally entitled to. No problem with him protesting outside her office, wielding a sign that calls Stokes a liar and accuses her of overstepping her bounds.

What I do have a problem with is the handgun he was carrying during his protest in front of the voter registrar�s office on the Saturday before Election Day, the last day of absentee voting.

WA: Inconsistent insistence
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Those opposing Initiative 1639 based on the Constitution are selective in their demands. Somehow it is against the Second Amendment to deny long guns to people under the legal drinking age, but it is perfectly acceptable to deny such people access to hand guns. For that matter, they want all legal adults to have access to semiautomatic rifles but they do not demand allowing everyone access to fully automatic rifles or bazookas.

When will the NRA act consistently and begin campaigns to allow free sale of hand guns to people younger than 21?

Study: Gun Control Laws Have No Impact on Suicide, Homicide
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The Violence Prevention Research Program (VPRP) at UC Davis and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health conducted a study about the impact California's gun control laws have had on homicide and suicide rates over the last 10 years.

Wait for it...

Researchers found that the Golden State's gun control laws had absolutely no impact. And, even more surprising, the study's lead researcher found that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is severely flawed.

Gearfire, AmmoReady Fill Void Left by Shopify
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Remember how Shopify thought, �Wow, if we want to help the Left accomplish their mission of banning guns, all we have to do is not let people post firearm-related items on our site. After all, we�re the greatest thing since sliced bread and no one would ever think of competing with us. So we�ll effectively stop the sale of guns.�

Well, guess what, Shopify? You�re not the unconquerable behemoth you thought you were. Gearfire and AmmoReady have come to the aid of law-abiding gun owners in terms of providing them with an outlet to do exactly what you used to do. How�s that for evidence that your sanctimonious plans have failed miserably? So much for banning the online sale of guns.

TX: Ted Cruz on 49% of Texans who opposed him: He won't budge, but his views won't surprise them Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Democrats were skeptical that this hardliner on illegal immigration and the Second Amendment would back down on these and other divisive issues. Republicans who watched him engineer a government shutdown months into his first term wondered how long Cruz will keep his most aggressive instincts dormant, especially in the new era of divided government.