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MN: Lock and Unload Program Promotes Safe Firearm Use Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
To bring more awareness to the issue of firearm safety, the South Lake Minnetonka Police Department has undertaken an initiative called Operation Lock and Unload. It focuses on the safe storage of firearms, whether in a home or another location.

IL: Concealed Carry Gun Owner Who Opened Fire Gets His Gun Back Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A concealed carry gun owner who shot a man who was firing at a group of people in April said Tuesday that Chicago police have returned his licensed firearm. John Hendricks, 48, was taking a break between Uber fares in the 2900 block of North Milwaukee Avenue on April 17 when Everardo Custodio, 23, opened fire on a group near Hendricks' vehicle, according to his account and police records.

IL: Emanuel Dismisses Top Cop Garry McCarthy Amid Pressure for Change
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Shortly after taking office, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and new police Superintendent Garry McCarthy faced one of the city's worst police shootings in recent memory: a cop captured on video fatally shooting an unarmed African-American man in the back as he lay on the ground.

The city paid $4.1 million to the victim's family and McCarthy said the officer, who had recently shot two other people, should not have been on the street given his history.

VT: Ruling Filed in Williston Gun Club Lawsuit Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A recent court decision compares a shooting range to a loud music venue in a case between the town of Williston and a gun range within town limits.

NC: Fatal Shooting Ruled Act of Self-Defense Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Tyler Jamison said his slain friend � just a few years younger � always smiled and called Jamison �sir� in respect. Although Jamison knew of Quinn Rostonio Everette�s drug involvement, Everette only revealed his �good side.�

MO: Fatal Shooting of St. Louis Teen May Test Self-Defense Law Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy who authorities say was caught rummaging through a car in St. Louis for pocket change could test Missouri's castle doctrine. In a prepared statement, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce said the case was a "terrible tragedy" and that "Missouri law regarding a homeowner's right to protect himself and his property is complicated."

TX: Policy Could Prohibit City Employee Handguns in Workplace Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Lubbock city council members will gather Thursday to debate whether city employees with concealed handgun licenses have the right to carry handguns on city-owned property. City Manager James Loomis established a policy that will require city employees to gain permission from him to carry handguns at work.

Bloomberg Cronies Denied! Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Thanksgiving has come and gone but the Iowa Firearms Coalition leadership team is still feeling mighty thankful. We�ve known for years our organization is made up of the most well respected Second Amendment advocates in Iowa, but today we�ve got one more victory notch to add to our belts, and it�s all thanks to you, our members.

Paul Ryan: �Clearly we can do more� to address mental health issues Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
After a gunman murdered three at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic last week House Speaker Paul Ryan said it�s time for Congress to take action on mental health issues.

A Criminologist's Case Against Gun Control
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In the wake of the recent mass shooting at a Colorado Planned Parenthood that claimed three lives, President Barack Obama called the incidents of gun violence in America �not normal.� �Enough is enough,� Obama said. According to one count, there have been 351, mass shootings in the United States in 2015. The frequency of these shootings have led many to call to new approaches to guns and violence in America. In a Nov. 5 national survey, for instance, 52 percent of respondents said the support �stricter gun laws.� (The number who said they supported �gun control� was smaller.)

Kansas Lawmaker to Take Job With National Rifle Association
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A Kansas lawmaker who helped pass a law that allows people to carry concealed weapons without a permit has taken a lobby job with the National Rifle Association.

The Wichita Eagle reports that Republican state Rep. Travis Couture-Lovelady announced this week that he would give up his House seat before the 2016 session take a job with the NRA. He said he would begin serving as the organization's state liaison this week.

Spike Lee Doesn�t Hold Back: On �Chi-Raq,� Laquan McDonald, and How Trump Is �Like Hitler�
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Spike Lee�s production company, 40 Acres and a Mule, is named after a particularly shameful episode in American history. Back in 1865, after a closed-door meeting with black ministers in Savannah, Georgia, Union Army General William Sherman confiscated some 400,000 acres of land along the Southern Atlantic Coast. He then divided it into 40-acre parcels to distribute�along with mules�to the thousands of freed slave families, now refugees, who�d joined the general on his famous March to the Sea.

Move over, NRA � You Can�t Hold a Candle to This Patriotic Group
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I stayed glued to the TV news accounts of the fatal shootings at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado last Friday, except to re-read an email that recently arrived in my inbox.

It was a fundraising letter from Dudley Brown, president of the Virginia-based National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR), asking me to renew my membership. Which is strange, because as a gun-control advocate I certainly don�t belong to the organization and I�ve never given it a dime. I guess they just flood thousands of strangers with emails with the hope of landing new members and more cash.

FL: Arrest of Fort Pierce Man Sparks Concealed Weapon Debate Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The first shots were fired in another battle over whether concealed weapon permit holders may openly carry a gun in public with the filing of a brief Wednesday at the Florida Supreme Court.

O'Malley does freestyle rap: 'Guns, guns, guns, I don�t like them guns' Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Former Gov. Martin O�Malley spit fire at the National Rifle Association during a freestyle rap released late Tuesday. �The NRA hates me because I don�t like guns,� he rapped during an interview with �Off The Record.�

Police Chief Craig: Armed Detroiters cut terror risk Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The city�s police chief said he believes violent extremists would be reluctant to target Detroit, as they had Paris last month, for fear armed citizens would shoot back.

TN: Metro Halts Gun Shows at Nashville Fairgrounds Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A win for gun control advocates, Metro took unprecedented action Tuesday to end the 35-year tradition of holding guns shows at city-owned Fairgrounds Nashville until operators of the events accept new rules.

MI: Lawmakers Discuss Gun Violence in Lansing Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A gun bill up for vote in the Senate was the focus of a press conference Tuesday in Lansing. With more instances of gun violence across the world, educators and lawmakers are taking notice and met to talk about it Tuesday.

Texas Open Carry Law Could Bring Firearms Inside the Smith County Courthouse Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
It's unclear if licensed gun holders will be able to carry their weapons inside multi-use county buildings that hold court proceedings, beginning in January.

How Responsible Gun Owners Would Stop Gun Violence Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On Tuesday, we issued a call to responsible gun owners � those exercising their right to have firearms for a variety of legitimate purposes, including hunting, sport shooting and self-protection � for their ideas to stop the carnage by irresponsible people who should not have access to guns.

Michigan Law Takes Effect Eliminating Gun License Screening By Local Boards Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A Michigan law that goes into effect Tuesday has eliminated an individualized gun license screening that critics say has prevented many potentially dangerous individuals from obtaining a concealed carry license.

FL: Lawsuit Against 'Muslim free' Gun Store Thrown Out
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A federal judge on Friday decided to throw out a discrimination lawsuit against a gun store in Florida that declared itself to be a "Muslim free zone" earlier this year, according to the Washington Post.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations filed the complaint against Florida Gun Supply back in July after store owner Andy Hallinan posted a video on YouTube calling Islam an "evil" religion and telling his "fellow patriots" that his gun store would be a "Muslim free zone" as a response to the shootings in Chattanooga.

Congress Pressured to Drop Gun Control Research Ban Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Thousands of doctors are calling for an end to a congressional ban on gun violence research. Doctors for America on Wednesday will deliver a petition signed by 2,000 physicians who want the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to restart its exploration of the topic.

OH: Macedonia Police Retrieve Fake Gun from Shoplifter, Ask Facebook for Thoughts Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Macedonia Police recovered a stolen fake gun from a juvenile and used the incident to raise a point on social media. In a Facebook post on the Macedonia Police page, the department posted photos of the fake gun and an officer's real gun.