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MI: Off-duty Detroit police officer allegedly accidentally shoots relative in car
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An off-duty Detroit police officer allegedly accidentally shot a relative Thursday night, police say.

Police say that in the 1400 block of Times Square, the officer was inside a vehicle with the 20-year-old relative. When the officer was moving her weapon, it allegedly accidentally discharged, striking the victim in the body.

The off-duty officer took the victim to the hospital for treatment. She is reportedly in serious condition.

An internal investigation has been opened, police say.

MI: Employee shot gunman during Kalamazoo liquor store robbery, police say
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An employee at Bronco Liquor shot a man attempting to rob the store at gunpoint Thursday, Dec. 5.

The suspected robber sustained non-life-threatening injuries from a gunshot wound to the arm, Kalamazoo County Sheriff Undersheriff Jim VanDyken said.

The sheriff�s department, Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety and Western Michigan University Police responded to the store, located near the corner of West KL Avenue and South Drake Road, at about 12:49 p.m. Thursday, according to a news release from the sheriff�s office.

An employee of the liquor store used a handgun to stop the robber, VanDyken said. The employee�s actions will be reviewed by the prosecutor, he said.

MI: CPL holder shoots man trying to rob in him Detroit
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A man walking on Detroit's west side was carrying his gun and his CPL when someone tried to rob him. He used his gun and the attempted robber in the street.

Police were called around 6:45 to the 18600 block of Grayfield to the shooting. A 25-year-old man was walking when an armed man tried to rob him.

The victim has a concealed pistol license and pulled his gun. Both men shot at each other and the robbery suspect was hit in the body.

He was taken to the hospital and is listed in critical condition.

The area between 7 Mile and Grand River, just west of 7 Mile.

Gun Control in Florida Costs Lives Submitted by: Robert Morse Website: http://slowfacts.wordpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The media floods us with horrible images of murder but doesn�t show us the thousands of examples of armed defense. We can�t make good choices unless we know the whole truth about gun ownership and gun-control. When we look at both sides, then we see that disarming honest citizens in Florida will cost more lives than it could possibly save.

VA: Background Checks for Family Members?! Bloomberg-Bought Virginia Legislature Seeks to Ban Private Firearms Transfers
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Michael Bloomberg�s bought-and-paid-for new Virginia majorities have wasted no time introducing an extremist bill that would make the Commonwealth one of the most hostile states for law-abiding gun owners.

House Bill 2, introduced by Delegate Kenneth R. Plum (D-36), would criminalize almost all private transfers of firearms. Not merely restricted to doing so for sales, Virginians would be required to seek government permission to gift, trade, and even temporarily lend firearms to close friends and extended family. The legislation states that:

WI: Does Wisconsin need stiffer penalties to deter threats of school violence? Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
While two Wisconsin high schools suffered violence inside their walls this week, a dozen others received threats of it and some say the state needs to re-look at the punishments it can hand down. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, a Democrat, says he'd like to see some changes to state law.

HI: Murders/Suicide at Pearl Harbor were by Active Duty Armed Guard
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On 4 December 2019,at about 2:30 p.m. in Hawaii, at the Pearl Harbor shipyard, an armed sailor guarding the nuclear attack submarine the Columbia, shot and killed two shipyard workers and wounded a third. The armed guard then killed himself with his government-issued M9 9mm Beretta pistol.

The guard used his government-issued M4 carbine (5.56 mm) to kill the two civilian workers and wound the third.

Professor Elizabeth Warren Offers Class in Political Linguistics
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Gun control advocates understand the power of language, if not the effective use of it. Over the years the anti-gun establishment has attempted to move away from the term �gun control� to more benign-sounding alternatives such as �commonsense gun safety� or �gun reform.� Their goal of civilian disarmament has remained constant, but the language has changed. Gun control advocates calculate that such shifts in language will further their political aims by obscuring their policy goals.

On November 17, waning 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) tweeted the following,

CO: We Will Not Comply RALLY in Denver CO Saturday, Dec 7th, 2019
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Join with your fellow Second Amendment supporters on the West Steps of the Colorado State Capitol to declare We Will Not Comply in advance of Colorado's unconstitutional and dangerous �Red Flag� ERPO law going into effect. The law will be implemented on January 1st, 2020.

Rally for our Rights founder, Lesley Hollywood, has teamed up with Lauren Boebert, �Hell No, Beto� mom and owner of Shooter's Grill in Rifle, CO as well as America's Mom, Sherrona B, to bring this rally to the citizens of Colorado.

GA: Newly appointed Georgia senator: 'You don't have to be shrill to be tough' Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
At a press conference Wednesday morning, Gov. Brian Kemp said it was a "historic day" as he named businesswoman Kelly Loeffler as his pick to fill the seat of out-going U.S Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia). Isakson decided to step down because of health reasons related to Parkinson's.

VA: Attorney General�s response to 2nd Amendment sanctuary resolutions: �Gun safety laws will be followed�
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Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has responded to the trend of Virginia counties passing Second Amendment sanctuary resolutions ahead of next year�s General Assembly, saying they are being "ginned up by the gun lobby" and that any new gun laws passed will be enforced.

Following the November's election, which saw Democrats take control of both the state House and Senate, the expectation is lawmakers will pass a number of gun control measures in 2020 for Democratic Governor Ralph Northam to sign.

VA: Virginia counties move to become �Second Amendment sanctuaries�
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Less than a month after the Democratic takeover of the Virginia state legislature, nearly half the state�s counties have passed resolutions in support of Second Amendment rights.

This week, Surrey and Craig counties declared themselves �Second Amendment� sanctuaries, joining the more than 40 counties across the state that have passed such resolutions in recent weeks. The resolutions are not legally binding, but rather are declarations of support by county officials for local citizens to exercise their right to carry weapons.

Spotsylvania to address Second Amendment sanctuary status
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Jumping in line with other rural Virginia localities, Spotsylvania County on Tuesday will address whether to adopt a resolution to join the growing ranks of �Second Amendment sanctuaries� in the state.

Officials are expecting an overflow crowd and will hand out tickets to permit residents inside the board room at the Richard E. Holbert Building. Others will have to wait outside until people leave and free up space.

NRA's Statement on Second Amendment Sanctuaries
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As the Nation�s oldest civil rights organization, we recognize civic engagement as a virtue not a vice. Liberty is reliant upon the participation of free people, and this includes the vast number of citizens and communities who are lawfully exercising their rights under the First Amendment to defend their freedoms under the Second. It is the tyrannical nature of politicians that triggers sanctuary, not the other way around. The NRA has steadfastly defended freedom for nearly 150 years, and we have no intention of suppressing virtuous voices against governmental oppression�censoring is what our opponents do.

The Constitutional Case for �Red Flag� Laws Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Suppose someone posts a message on social media suggesting he might shoot up a movie theatre, and punctuates the point with a photo in which he is holding an AK-47-style rifle. Can the government temporarily confiscate the person�s firearms, in order to ensure that he does not pose a threat to himself or members of the community?

NV: Lawsuit filed to prevent new "red flag" law in Nevada Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
NevadansCAN, a Citizens Action Network, has filed a lawsuit to prevent a new law containing a �Red Flag� provision from taking effect on January 1, 2020. NevadansCAN argues Red Flag laws are unconstitutional and violate citizens� rights to due process and the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.