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MD: Off-Duty Baltimore Cop Kills Robbery Suspect Brandishing Toy Gun Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
An off-duty Baltimore cop shot and killed an armed robbery suspect who police say tried to rob the officer with what turned out to be a toy gun.

CA: Guns Exchanged for $20k in Gift Cards, 40 Skateboards Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A gun exchange Saturday in the Emerald Hills neighborhood resulted in 232 weapons exchanged for a total of $20,000 in gift cards and almost 40 skateboards, according to a minister who helped organize the event.

OH: Local Gun Retailers Seeing Record Number of People Buying Guns, Training Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
As mass shootings and terrorist attacks increase at home and abroad, the number of people arming themselves is growing.

TX: Police Partner to Answer Questions on New Open Carry Law Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Luis Perales and his two sons get creative with Christmas in downtown Round Rock, one of many places in Texas where people will be able to carry their guns openly come January 1st.is growing.

Gap in Mental Health Records, Background Checks Undermines Gun Safety in Maine, Group Claims Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The gun control activist group Everytown for Gun Safety has released its latest batch of FBI data on mental health records, and is arguing that many states are coming up dangerously short in their efforts to keep federal files updated.

California Black Market Surges for �Ghost Guns� Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On May 16, 2013, Sharod Gibbons pulled his 1997 white Infiniti into a parking lot at Watt Avenue and Arden Way, near Arden Middle School. Gibbons got out and walked to the back of his car to show off a loaded AK-47 assault rifle and a Remington 700 bolt-action rifle to a prospective buyer, according to a federal agent�s court affidavit.

The Economics of Gun Control Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On Sunday, December 6, President Obama addressed the citizens of the United States from the Oval Office in response to the horrific attacks in San Bernardino, California just a few days earlier.

Gun Control Is Deadly Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Gun control does nothing to prevent criminals from killing innocent people. It merely inhibits law abiding citizens from defending themselves against the deviant lunatics who randomly and sometimes not so randomly choose their targets. Every state (& city) that imposes strict firearm regulations on its civilian population has insane numbers of murders committed by gun wielding criminals.

IA: Sheriff Hurt While Cleaning a Handgun in Des Moines County
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The sheriff suffered an injury to his hand while he was cleaning a gun at his home in Des Moines County, Iowa.

Sheriff Mike Johnstone sustained a gunshot wound to his left hand as he cleaned his personal handgun, at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2015, according to a statement from the Des Moines County Sheriff�s Office.

Submitters note:
Cardinal rules of gun safety.
1. Treat every firearm as if it is loaded, even if you know it is not.
2. Always point the muzzle in a safe direction. Never point a firearm at anything you don�t want to destroy.

This is not an accident. It is pure negligence. And some people believe only police and military should have guns.

KY: Father shoots and kills son in self-defense Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Sheriff�s deputies in Laurel County say after a man shot his girlfriend and started aiming for others, his own father had to shoot him.

TX: Montgomery County Sheriff�s Candidates Talk Open Carry Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The two Republican Party sheriff�s candidates for Montgomery County claim handling the new open carry law will not be a difficult task to overcome.

NYPD Holding Fewer Gun Buyback Events Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Gun buybacks are shooting blanks. The NYPD held only two buybacks this year � a reflection of the belief among police brass and city pols that the events are ineffective when it comes to preventing gun violence.

Our National Epidemic is Big Government, Not Guns Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
In the Oct. 26 commentary �Gun violence is a national epidemic,� Ted Edlich states: �There seems to be some recognition by scholars on both sides of the Second Amendment interpretation that allows for reasonable regulation.� I agree, if logical security remains for law-abiding citizens.

The Shooting That Led Obama to Go Off-Script on Gun Control Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On the afternoon that he decided to launch perhaps the most controversial effort of his second term � gun control by executive order � President Barack Obama took one look at remarks written for him to address a mass shooting in Oregon and warned that he would go off-script.

'Moms� Rally for Sensible Gun Control in Fanwood on Gun Control Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
October 1, 2015, Roseburg, Oregon: 10 lives lost. July 16, 2015, Chattanooga, Tennessee: Five lives lost. May 23, 2014, Isla Vista California, University of California, Santa Barbara: Six lives lost.

CA: Community Firearm Training Day to be held at Apple Valley Gun Club Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Apple Valley Gun Club is holding its Community Firearm Training Day in January. National Rifle Association (NRA) instructors and coaches will be on hand to provide one-on-one instruction.

PA: State Senator Pushes Stricter Handgun Licensing Legislation Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Pennsylvania Sen. Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia) called on fellow legislators last week to harness the heartbreak and outrage that followed the recent San Bernardino attack and Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting anniversary to support his handgun licensing legislation.

IA: Sioux City Area Gun Stores Report Sharp Increase in Sales Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Sioux City area gun stores are reporting a sharp increase in sales following a recent spate of home invasions.

TX: Gun Ban Approved at Hospital Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Signs prohibiting guns � either concealed or carried openly � soon will be going up at the entrances to Medical Arts Hospital. Preparing for new gun laws going into effect in Texas on Jan. 1, 2016, directors of the Dawson County Hospital District approved the gun ban during a meeting held this past Wednesday.

Kansas Regents Prepare To Implement Gun Law Amid Concerns Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The chairman of the Kansas Board of Regents says he doesn�t anticipate substantial changes in state gun laws ahead of a deadline for allowing the concealed carry of handguns on university campuses.

Insuring Against Gun Violence
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I�m not sure who first came up with the idea, but there�s an old saying that continues to define the unending chronology of shootings that all too regularly lead the stories on the six o�clock news. �Violence is as American as cherry pie,� it goes, and several variations invoking apple pie and baseball go even further in placing guns and domestic violence, street crime, school shootings and terrorism squarely at the center of the national experience.