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This Dating Site For Second Amendment Nuts is a Very Lonely Internet Hole Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Guns scare me. They scare me in a way that someone who's never held a firearm can be afraid. It's equal parts lack of knowledge and the preconceived notions I'm stuffing into the casings of my own hangups, slamming into a cold magazine, and hoping to hell I left the safety on.

NRA Photo Shows Election Day with Wrong Date for Gun Control Suppporters Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The ad instructs two groups of Americans��Second Amendment Supporters� and �Gun Control Activists��to remember their �assigned voting days,� then lists November 8 as the voting day for pro-gun voters, November 9 as the voting day for anti-gun voters.

KS: The Kansas State Rifle Association PAC is Using a Robo Call to Target �anti-gun� Kansas Supreme Court Justices. Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A new robo call urges voters to oust �anti-gun� Kansas Supreme Court justices, but the group behind the effort acknowledges the plea isn�t based on any specific ruling by the court.

Gun Store Owners Have Their Fingers on the Triggers With Sales...In Case Hillary Wins Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The FBI's background check system for gun sales appears to have been busy last month, with a record-setting 2.3 million checks. This spike in sales isn't an entirely new phenomenon.

OH: Portman and Strickland Defend Their Complicated Policies on Guns and Gun Control Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
At one point, both Rob Portman and Ted Strickland had A ratings from the National Rifle Association. In fact, Strickland said he once had the highest possible rating: �As a Congressman, I had an A and most of the time an A+ rating with the National Rifle Association.�

Gun Sales Spike Ahead of Election Day, up 18 Percent from Last Year Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
You can tell Election Day is near because leaves are down and gun sales are up. "It's been steady all year. It's just in the past couple of weeks we've really started to see large spikes," said Will Doss, retail manager of Town Gun Shop in Richmond, Virginia. "We're up double-digits."

CA: What Is Proposition 63? Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Proposition 63 would require background checks for the purchase of ammunition, and it would ban large-capacity magazines. It would also make it a felony to steal a gun. Its supporters say it will keep guns and bullets out of the wrong hands while opponents say it imposes costly burdens on law enforcement agencies and taxpayers.

Gun Safety Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Deacon said she respects the Second Amendment and those who own guns, including the hunters and sportsmen in the 24th District. But she also supports "commonsense gun legislation," including universal background checks, ending straw purchases and preventing criminals and the mentally ill from buying guns.

Gun Owners Rise In Opposition To Question 3 Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Question 3 on the Maine ballot aims to prevent bad guys from getting guns. It reads: "Do you want to require background checks prior to the sale or transfer of firearms between individuals not licensed as firearms dealers, with failure to do so punishable by law and with some exceptions for family members, hunting, self-defense, lawful competitions and shooting range activity?"

Election 2016: The Supreme Court Is Everything
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I might sound like a single-issue voter, but I�m really not. Allow me to explain. I�ll almost always support the candidate with a bold and unapologetic history of protecting individual gun rights. You�ll notice I said �protecting.� That�s a critical distinction. No government grants or gives rights. Rights are something we all already own. Period, paragraph, and end of story. So the concept of protecting gun rights is a big deal. The government�s job is to preserve the rights, any type of rights, that we already have.

Firearms Industry Soars Amid Election-Year Angst, Shattering Records Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
David Strickroth does steady business at High Impact Tactical Firearms in Upland, Calif. It's a small shop, as gun shops go, with several dozen firearms hanging on the olive green walls and sitting in a glass display case below. He typically sells one or two guns a day. Recently, though, things have picked up: "Now I'm selling six or seven a day," Strickroth says.

PA: Elderly Resident Nixes Intruder Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
An elderly Pennsylvania man shot and killed a masked man who broke into his home and demanded money, authorities said. The 81-year-old Uniontown resident awoke at about 1:30 a.m. Friday to find a man in a skull mask standing over him, police said. After a struggle, the resident fired a shot, hitting the intruder in the lower torso, he said.

PA: Waynesboro Council Considers How to Incorporate Shooting Ranges Within Borough Limits Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Waynesboro Borough Council is considering how to address shooting ranges in its zoning laws after realizing an indoor range that opened in June violates the municipality's existing ordinance. DB Holdings LLC, the owner of the former armory on Grant Street, is seeking a curative amendment to the zoning ordinance because shooting ranges are not permitted within borough limits.

Giffords, Kelly Urge Nevadans to Vote 'Yes' on Question 1 Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On Saturday, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Captain Mark Kelly arrived in Las Vegas. The husband and wife duo, joined national gun violence prevention, pushing Nevadans to vote "yes" on Question 1.

MO: Women Petitions For Tougher Poaching Fines Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A suburban St. Louis woman has launched an online petition push she hopes compels Missouri lawmakers to increases the fines for wildlife poachers.

Out With Those Old Reticles, In With The New
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Not many things have improved in the last decade or so like scope reticles have. We�ve been at it long enough to remember when anything but �duplex� was exotic, and generally came at a punishing premium. Today, pffft! Whether it�s BDCs, Mildots, or Horuses (Horii?), if you can�t find something that suits your aiming task, we think you haven�t looked very hard. Nothing wrong with duplex, exactly, but we wanted to teach ourselves something new. Judging by the number of slim, squarish boxes we see exiting local gun shops, we conclude we aren�t the only folks enamored of dandy glass and calculation-saving stadia.

Will Smith & Wesson Holding Regret Buying This Accessory Maker?
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It's expected if you're talking about Smith & Wesson Holding (NASDAQ: SWHC) that you're going to focus on its firearms. After all, they make up more than 90% of the company's total net sales and represent some 40% of its gross profits. It's also an iconic gunsmith with a storied history. But these days, you also might want to take a closer at its accessories business, because though it only represents about 10% of sales right now, it sports gross margins of nearly 50%, and Smith & Wesson is determined to make it an even more integral part of its operations in the future.

Most States Have No Laws About Guns in Polling Places Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On Friday, voters headed to drop off their absentee ballots at a voting location in Virginia's Loudoun County were greeted by a man sporting both a Trump shirt and a gun strapped to his waist, the Huffington Post reported. "He's like, 'Who are you going to vote for, crooked Hillary?' And I was like, that's really none of your business," Erika Cotti, an active Democrat, told the website.

What Will The Law Become After Nov. 8? You Get to Decide Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
In three days the elections will be over. I voted long before I wrote this column. Probably anyone who has become emotionally entangled in this election cycle voted as quickly as they could, sort of like a child cramming all the vegetables into his mouth to escape the table. Yet shoving my ballot in the drop box at the county clerk�s office felt anti-climactic and impotent. One measly vote.

MI: Cadillac Hunters Sight In Rifles To Prepare For Up Upcoming Season
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Less than two weeks stand between us and rifle season. Hunters are taking the time now to sight their guns. The Cadillac Sportsman Club welcomed hunters to their sighting days. Hunters were invited to come out and sight in their rifles with certified instructors to get them ready for the upcoming season. The range provided targets from 25 to 200 feet and spotting scopes. Instructors helped zero in guns, so hunters can get a clean shot.

Election Chaos Fears Have Preppers Stockpiling Survival Food
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In case of an election night Doomsday, preppers are running up sales of emergency survival food.
While sales for "long term food" typically see an increase around natural disasters and elections, "this is more intense than what we saw in 2012," said Keith Bansemer, VP of marketing for My Patriot Supply, a manufacturer and seller of survival food. During the previous election his company saw sales double. This time it's triple.
"We have everyone we can on the phones," he said. "We are overwhelmed."