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We Don�t Need Gun Control to Stop Mass Shootings
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There�s literally nowhere in the United States in which a tragic mass shooting isn�t possible. The horrifying attack on Sunday at First Baptist Church in small-town Sutherland Springs, Texas, proves that. It�s clear something needs to be done to help stop similar attacks from happening in the future, but the path forward continues to be a major source of contention between those who want to expand government�s power in our lives and those who oppose such assaults on freedom.

NC: Are Guns Allowed in Churches?
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North Carolina law allows guns in churches, unless the church itself prohibits them. State law forbids guns inside schools. But a bill that would have allowed people with concealed gun permits to take handguns into churches that meet in private schools passed the state House in March. Guns would be allowed in schools only when they�re not being used for classes or school-sponsored activities. The bill is in the Senate Rules Committee and is eligible for approval next year.

A Sin Issue or a Gun Issue? Why Evangelicals are Deeply Skeptical of Gun-Control Laws.
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The shooting at a Southern Baptist church in Texas is believed to be the worst such shooting at a church in modern U.S. history. Several prominent Southern Baptist pastors have President Trump�s ear as members of his unofficial evangelical advisory council. Even so, it would be very surprising if Southern Baptists pushed for changes in gun policy, because it hasn�t been a priority for the denomination in decades.

TSA Catching Record Number of Firearms at BWI Airport, Nationwide
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at Baltimore-Washington Airport were routinely scanning bags at the security X-ray machine Sunday when a gun was spotted. Agents inspected a carry-on bag and found a semi-automatic handgun loaded with nine bullets, TSA officials said. It's not an every day that someone tries to board an airplane out of BWI while carrying a gun, but it's becoming more common.

FL: Texas Shooting a Topic at Local Gun Range
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Mass shootings often lead to an uptick in gun ownership and sign-up�s for firearms training. This time, in Texas, gun-toting Good Samaritans even got involved. Alex Shkop, owner of Guns and Range Training Center in West Palm Beach, said on Monday because of the latest tragedy in Texas, he expects to see at least some new customers signing up for the state-mandated class for obtaining Concealed Weapons Licenses.

NM: �Pistol Packin� Pastor� Encourages Congregation to Carry Guns in Church Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The tragic news of a deadly mass shooting in a Texas trickled across the country, and sent an Albuquerque pastor Larry Allen into a roller coaster of emotions. �My first reaction was brokenhearted, sadness. It makes me very angry,� Allen said. He also couldn�t help but think one thing, �Were they prepared?�

TN: Reward Offered In Murfreesboro Gun Theft Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A $5,000 reward has been offered after dozens of weapons were stolen from a Murfreesboro gun store. Officials with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said at least 24 guns were stolen Friday from the On Target gun store. Surveillance from inside the store showed four unidentified burglars at the business located on North Thompson Lane.

US Rate for Gun Deaths Up for 2nd Straight Year, CDC Says
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The U.S. rate for gun deaths has increased for the second straight year, following 15 years of no real change, a government report shows. Roughly two-thirds of gun deaths are suicides and those have been increasing for about 10 years. Until recently, that has been offset by a decline in people shot dead by others. But there's been a recent upswing in those gun-related homicides, too, some experts said.

We Should Ban All Semi-Automatic Firearms
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Atrios says that if lefties want to fire people up about gun control, they need to get more passionate about it:

To inspire hardcore single issue voters you have to take an absolutist stance on things. I�m not saying this is good politics�.Still, there is literally no politician who goes on teevee and says, �the courts won�t allow it right now, but if it were up to me I�d put the well-regulated back in the 2nd amendment and make it extremely difficult for people to own most kinds of guns, and we should work long term to appoint judges who have a more reasonable view of what our constitution plainly says.�

WI: Madison Church Considers Adding Armed Guards to Services Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A Madison church is reacting to the deadly church shooing Sunday in Texas by considering a dramatic step to increase security. Pastor Nic Gibson of Highpoint Church says he is in favor of having armed, undercover guards at church services. However, the plan is complicated because the church has also a school, and federal law prohibits guns in schools, Gibson said.

NY: SUNY School Prepares to Arm Campus Officers Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Some security officers at the State University of New York's Adirondack campus could be carrying guns during the spring semester. The Post-Star in Glens Falls reports that school officials are drawing up rules for the purchase, training and use of Tasers and handguns by campus officers.

IL: Chicago Close to Recording 600th Homicide for Only Second Time Since 2003
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Chicago is close to recording its 600th homicide for the year, only the second time the city will have reached the grim milestone since 2003, according to data kept by the Tribune. After a weekend when 30 were people shot, five of them fatally, the number of homicides stands at 593 this year, according to the Tribune's database. That's below the 681 homicides this time last year but substantially above other recent years.

Artists Turn Melted Gun Into Angels Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Using melted guns and decommissioned missiles, Lin Evola transforms weapons into painted peace symbols. "The weapons melted down says to humanity, 'We are the ones who choose,'" she says. The conceptual art project is titled the Peace Angels Project. It serves as a reminder of the worldwide violence epidemic. By turning weapons into angels, Evola is asking mankind to create a better world.

A Plea to NOT Disarm Potential Heroes Submitted by: John Cylc Website: ThirteenFox.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Texas Church Massacre was stopped by a Good Guy With A Gun. Why do businesses want to remove these types of people from their places? We need to re-think these policies if we want to reduce body counts...

MS: Fatal Stabbing of JSU Grad May have been Self-Defense, JPD Says Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The fatal stabbing of a woman on Mill Street Sunday night may have been self-defense, Jackson Police Chief Lee Vance said Monday. Shervondria Mack, 26, was found lying on the ground, stabbed in the neck. Mack was transported to the University of Mississippi Medical Center where she was later pronounced dead, officials said.

Report: Texas Samaritan Armed With Semi-Auto Rifle
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The Associated Press has reported that the armed citizen who confronted the Texas church rampage killer and then pursued him with the aid of another good Samaritan was also armed with a semi-auto rifle, the kind that anti-gunners want banned.

The story quoted Texas Department of Public Safety Regional Director Freeman Martin�s remarks at a Monday press conference that the armed citizen had an �AR assault rifle and engaged� the killer, identified as Devin Patrick Kelley, 26.

NYT Amnesia: Not a �Single Instance� of Self-Defense With Guns
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In the aftermath of Sunday�s deadly mass shooting at a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Morning Joe�s panel spent much of the broadcast repeatedly calling for gun control and trying to delegitimize the concept of gun ownership for the purpose of self-defense. At one point in the show, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens insisted that there wasn�t a �single instance� that conservatives could point to of anyone �us[ing] their guns to protect their liberties.� Bizarrely, Stephens had already forgotten that it was a citizen armed with a gun who stopped yesterday�s massacre from becoming even more horrendous.

What the Second Amendment Really Says
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No one should ever die because someone feels entitled to pull a trigger. However, it seems that every day on the streets of Baltimore someone exercises his entitlement (if you own a gun you are entitled to operate it which includes pulling its trigger). An entitlement many say is granted by the Second Amendment. But did it really? The Second Amendment reads, �A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of people to keep and bear arms should not be infringed.�

NY: NYPD Officer not Guilty in Apparent Brooklyn Road Rage Shooting
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An NYPD officer was found not guilty of second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter after he was accused of fatally shooting a man in an apparent case of road rage. Officer Wayne Isaacs was acquitted of the charges in the 2016 death of Delrawn Small. Surveillance video appeared to show Isaacs, who was off duty at the time, shooting Small as he approached his car in East New York in July 2016. Authorities believe Isaacs and Smalls, a father of three, were engaged in a road rage incident for several blocks.

New Jersey: Our War Against Phil Murphy Is Working
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For the past year the New Jersey Second Amendment Society has been busy putting together the best political team that we can afford. From political analysts and advisors to social media experts, we worked hard for our members and supporters to find the absolute best. We are grateful for those who volunteered or helped the NJ2AS because of one thing: their love and passion for the Second Amendment.

Mika Brzezinski: Second Amendment Supporters Are �Cowards� Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are 3 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
MSNBC�s �Morning Joe� co-host Mika Brzezinski said Monday on the show that supporters of the Second Amendment who don�t want to talk about gun control in the wake of Sunday�s mass Texas church shooting are �cowards� � even though two armed Texans reportedly chased the gunman down.

How To Protect Americans Without Destroying the 2nd Amendment: Podcast Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On Sunday, November 5, a man identified as 26-year-old Devin Kelley opened fire in a church outside of San Antonio, Texas, killing 26 people and wounding at least another 20. Reason's Nick Gillespie speaks with Robert VerBruggen, the deputy managing editor of National Review and a gun-policy analyst, about what can be done to reduce mass shootings without eviscerating the Second Amendment.

Trump�s Right, This is a Mental Health Issue
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President Trump�s suggestion that the tragedy in Texas is a mental health issue rather than a gun issue deserves more than an arrogant dismissal by gun control proponents. There are roughly 90 million gun owners in the U.S. who responsibly own firearms of all kinds. They didn�t harm anybody on Sunday, and indeed one of those citizens courageously grabbed his own rifle and opened fire on the killer, causing him to drop his rifle and flee the scene.

MSNBC�s Stephanie Ruhle Falsely Claims �An Assault Rifle is Different Than a Gun�
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Assault rifles are actually not guns at all � that�s according to MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle, at least. During a morning segment of MSNBC Live, the host made the false, patently absurd claim during a discussion on repealing the Second Amendment. �Why do you need any assault rifles? An assault rifle is different than a gun. A hunting enthusiast and one who needs an assault rifle, those are two different things,� said Ruhle.

Marilyn Manson Pretends to Shoot Concert Audience on Same Day as Texas Church Shooting
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Rocker Marilyn Manson pointed a fake rifle at concertgoers during a November 5 performance in San Bernardino, California, nearly two years after two terrorists used real rifles to cut down 14 people in a gun free zone on December 2, 2015. According to TMZ, Manson pulled the rifle while singing �We Know Where You F***ing Live.� The rocker pulled his on-stage stunt on the same day that a mass shooting took place near San Antonio, Texas, which left 27 people dead and dozens injured.

Texas State Rifle Association Thoughts and Prayers with Texas Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Today the Texas State Rifle Association joins with all Texans to hold in our hearts and in our prayers the 26 people who lost their lives and others who were injured at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. The lone gunman is deceased and first reports are that he was stopped by a neighbor of the church.