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MO: Conservation Department Sets 2019, 2029 Hunting Season
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The Missouri Conservation Commission approved recommendations by the Missouri Department of Conservation last week to set deer and turkey hunting season dates for 2019 and 2020. Jason Isabelle, turkey biologist, said the commission set the dates and bag limits for the spring hunting season, the youth season and the fall firearms turkey season. Biologists have not made changes to turkey hunting regulations for those upcoming hunting seasons.

LA: BRPD Says LSU Athletes Shot, Killed Man Who Tried to Rob Them
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Baton Rouge police said 18-year-old Kobe Johnson was shot during an attempted robbery of two LSU athletes Saturday afternoon, according to WDSU's Baton Rouge affiliate WVLA. According to police, the two student athletes were trying to sell an electronic item when Johnson pulled out a gun, attempting to rob the athletes. Authorities said one of the athletes was able to get the handgun away and fire, hitting Johnson multiple times WVLA reports.

FL: Bradenton Man Shot During Break-in, Sarasota Sheriff Says
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A 28-year-old Bradenton man who attempted to enter a home illegally on Friday night was shot by the homeowner in self-defense, the Sarasota County Sheriff�s Office said. The victim was identified as James Jarvis of Bradenton, who detectives say left a bar Friday after 1 a.m. and, at about 2 a.m., attempted to enter a home through the back door in the 2800 block of Mayflower Street. Jarvis was confronted by the homeowner, who told him to leave, but he refused, and the homeowner shot him in self-defense, according to detectives.

WATCH: Video Mashup of Grannies Defending Themselves Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Older women have been filmed on security cameras, armed and ready to defend themselves against intruders. Here is a mashup video of grannies using their Second Amendment right by defending themselves with guns. One clip includes an 86-year-old grandmother who fended off multiple men that broke into her home, another shows a senior woman in Indianapolis who threatened an armed drug dealer.

NRA Statement on Bump Fire Stock Rule
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Last week, the Department of Justice announced that it would soon be releasing a final rule classifying �bump-stock-type-devices� as �machineguns� under the National Firearms Act. These devices came to national attention in October 2017 after the horrific attack in Las Vegas. As multiple media accounts correctly pointed to at the time, there was overwhelming legislative support for proposals that went far beyond these specific devices and some that could have potentially jeopardized all semiautomatic firearms. Rather than sit back and watch a legislative over-reaction, the NRA asked Congress to let ATF review its prior determinations on bump fire stocks.

WA: Armed Shoppers Help Stop Shoplifters at Marysville Farm and Ranch Store
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A wild scene unfolded at a Marysville business when two shoppers tried to stop what police describe as two shoplifters. Police say two shoppers fired their guns at a getaway car during a robbery at the store. The shoplifters were arrested. But the investigation is far from over. The shooting terrified Monica Medina. She was taking a customer�s order at the time at Playa Bonita Mexican Restaurant.

No Right to Automatic Weapons Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are 2 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
�Like most rights, the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited.� � Justice Antonin Scalia, District of Columbia vs Heller, 2008 Freedom of the press does not protect libel. Freedom of speech does not guard child pornography. Freedom of religion does not allow human sacrifice.

NJ: Union Shooting Range Owner Recognizes Challenges
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It�s the only one of its kind in a 15-mile radius, and RTSP co-owner and chief executive officer Rick Friedman recognizes the challenges that come with operating his shooting range in a state with some of the strictest gun laws in the nation. �I would love to have the freedoms that everyone else enjoys, but I�ll always be a Jersey boy� Friedman, who co-owns the RTSP gun range, told LocalSource on Dec. 13. �I want to change my home and I want my home to recognize the rights of other states instead of running away. If I leave, they win.�

California �Reign of Terror� Another Gun Control, Sanctuary Fail
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UPDATED: This week�s �reign of terror� initiated by a man identified as twice-deported ex-felon Gustavo Garcia-Ruiz demonstrated once again that California�s adopted �sanctuary� status and restrictive gun control laws have failed, and some will add �miserably.�

Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux ripped the state�s sanctuary policies that made it possible for Garcia to be released from custody when he could not be held for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Prepping a Personal-Defense Kit: My Flyweight Travel EDC
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In the modern age, Seneca is considered one of the stalwarts of Negative Visualization. Most of us would recognize the concept more readily as the �What If?� mindset; �what if this happens? Then I will respond in this manner.� It is the leading concept for being prepared both mentally and physically and, at its core, the centralized philosophical concept of personal defense. Without question, it also relies on the mind to be balanced and to be able to reflect on personal experience to temper experience against over-preparedness.

Venezuela and the Paradox of Plenty: A Cautionary Tale About Oil, Envy, and Demagogues
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As Venezuela falls into the abyss of economic collapse � the economy has halved in five years, a contraction worse than the Great Depression or the Spanish Civil War � a simplistic narrative in the American press has formed, which starts with the Chavez regime seizing control of the country in 1998. (The charismatic populist Hugo Chavez is, after all, the leader most Americans are familiar with when talking about Venezuela, as he made worldwide headlines with his 2006 UN speech where he called U.S. President Bush "a devil" while celebrities like Sean Penn and Michael Moore cheered him on.)

Blue Check Columnist Tweets "Absolutely Sick" Commments to Dana Loesch Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
As you�re aware, Dana Loesch gets a lot of hateful comments from some on the Left that stem from her fierce defense of the 2nd Amendment, but this one from a blue check columnist for The Root is even more disgusting than usual.

MO: Missouri Lawmakers are Pre-Filing Gun Control Legislation for 2019 Legislative Session
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Missouri gun owners are concerned about a pre-filed bill... that allows police to take away guns.. based solely on accusations by a family member. For example if someone at your household or a family member like your mom, dad, sister, brother, or spouse thought that you were in a bad place and shouldn't be in possession of a gun... they could call the police and law enforcement would come take your guns away from you.

FL: Margaret Good Aims for Background Checks on Private Gun Sales
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Background checks should stop violent felons from buying guns. State Rep. Margaret Good just filed legislation to make all sellers actually use them. �I don�t know if people understand that if you buy off the internet in Florida, if you buy off of Craiglist or you do it person to person, a background check is not required,� Good said. �That�s easy access for violent criminals to buy guns.�

Is Arming Teachers a Good Idea? Depends on Where You Live. Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are 2 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
In the wake of school shootings across the nation in recent years, several southern Ohio school districts, like others around the nation, began hiring armed security guards. Others, though � whose budgets don�t allow for employing additional personnel � decided to arm a certain number of teachers.

Dancing FBI Agent Who Shot Man at Denver Bar after Doing Backflip Pleads guilty, Will Avoid Jail Time
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A dancing FBI agent who accidentally fired his gun, striking a man in the leg after doing a backflip at a Denver bar in June will avoid jail time after pleading guilty Friday to third-degree assault.

Chase Bishop, 30, struck a plea deal with prosecutors and was sentenced to two years of probation, the Denver Post reported. He also must pay more than $1,600 in fines and court costs.

FBI spokeswoman Kelsey Pietranton declined to say if he would continue to work at the agency.

Submitter's note: Special treatment for only one.

VT: Gun Law Drives Some Sales Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Sales of guns and ammo used for hunting are about even this year with last year, but sales for the guns and accessories that are included in Vermont�s recently passed gun law have been strong, according to several Vermont gun dealers. �We were very busy just before the hunting season and sales were strong,� one dealer said.

Piling on the Lawsuits: Now the Brady Campaign Is Suing the Trump Administration. Here's Why.
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Gun control group Brady Town to Prevent Gun Violence on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the State Department for failing to provide documents relating to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed five months ago. The Brady Campaign had requested documents pertaining to the State Department's settlement with Defense Distributed which granted the company the right to publish 3-D printed files.

The Ben�t-Merci� Story: A French Machine Gun in the U.S. Military
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When one considers the history of U.S. machine guns or automatic rifles, the first thought might not be that one was designed in France. But it happened. Years ago, the United States military once put its stock in the French-designed Hotchkiss et Cie Ben�t-Merci�, made in 1909. The Ben�t was used by the French after the invasion by the German army in 1914 and was later adopted for use by the U.S. military. The design was manufactured in the United States by Springfield Armory and Colt Manufacturing.

New for 2019: Big Horn Armory 500 Auto Max Pistol Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
After the launch of the company's big-bore AR-15 chambered for the new 500 Auto Max cartridge, Big Horn Armory fielded a number of consumer requests for a pistol-style version of the platform. To answer these demands, the company announced the launch of its AR500 pistol at the end of 2018.

Outdoors: Hunting, Fishing is Big Business
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Did you know that if fishing, hunting and shooting sports were combined as a corporation, it would rank 25th on the Fortune 500 listing � ahead of Microsoft. That�s what Rob Southwick, president of market research firm Southwick Associates, said after analyzing statistical data from the American Sportfishing Association, National Shooting Sports Foundation and the Congressional Sportsmen�s Foundation.

NY: Ousted DOI Chief Purchased a Small Arsenal for the Agency Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The former chief of the city�s Department of Investigation cultivated a small arsenal at the agency � spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on handguns, body armor and ammunition, a source said Friday. Former DOI head Mark Peters, who was fired by Mayor de Blasio in November, defended buying the weapons and other tactical gear in a statement to The New York Times.

IN: 'Hunters and Hoosiers Should be Scared': Deadly Deer Disease Threatens Indiana's Borders Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A deadly disease that likely would devastate Indiana's deer population is knocking at the door. And experts say it is a matter of when � not if � it comes barreling in. Chronic Wasting Disease, which is fatal for any deer that contracts it, has been found in three neighboring states. In two of them, Michigan and Illinois, deer with CWD have been found within 30 miles of the Indiana border.

Keeping Hunting Season Going With Decoys
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A man called the Flathead County Sheriff�s Office to report men shooting shotguns at decoys. He thought they were on his side of the river. A dispatcher said it could be a hunting violation. An officer warned the owner of a greyhound that was running loose with a yellow Lab named Romeo. The caller who reported the free-roaming canines said the greyhound was biting other dogs through fences. The owner said the dog had been missing for a few days.