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MI: Michigan shows no improvement for gun safety laws compared to 2018
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The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence just released the latest edition of its Annual Gun Law Scorecard.

Michigan received a �C.�

That�s the same score as 2018.

The report adds that Michigan has �significant room for progress when it comes to gun safety.�

The score was determined by analyzing gun legislation in all 50 states and evaluating bills for their strength or weaknesses.

In order for Michigan to raise their grade, Michigan would need to enact child access prevention and extreme protection order laws, according to the scorecard.

Learn more about Michigan�s ranking by clicking here.

MI: Wexford County to look into Second Amendment resolution
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On Tuesday, the Wexford County Executive Committee will be looking at a topic that was addressed or is in the process of being addressed in nearby counties.

That topic is regarding the county passing a resolution that states it would be a �sanctuary county� for the Second Amendment.

In the packet for the executive committee meeting, Wexford County Administrator Janet Koch supplied five different resolutions from various counties regarding the topic including from Marquette, Cheboygan, Oscoda, Mackinac, and Osceola. She also gave the committee members a letter from Rep. Michele Hoitenga, R-Manton, that states her support of the Second Amendment.

CO: Inside the Team USA Air Rifle Trials
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With their eyes on the prize, the 16 best Air Rifle marksman in America pulled the trigger on a Team USA Olympic berth Sunday afternoon at the Training Center.

"I think the biggest thing I was working on through this weekend was to make sure I was shooting my match and not worrying about what everyone was shooting as well," Team USA qualifier Ali Weisz said.

Standing nearly 34 feet from a target nearly impossible to see, these skilled athletes showed the crowd exactly what it takes to represent the Red, White and Blue.

"I just took it one shot a a time, just living in this moment," Team USA qualifier Lucas Kozeniesky said.

White House Announces School Safety Effort, CCRKBA Supports Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Trump administration on Monday announced the launch of a new Federal School Safety Clearinghouse website, as President Donald Trump met with families of the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting almost two years ago in Parkland, Fla.

The Italian Years of Lead: Could the Secret "Strategy of Tension" Foreshadow America's Future?
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While there are some in the United States who believe we are headed toward another Civil War, there is perhaps another, more recent parallel worth exploring � the so-called �Italian Years of Lead.�

The short version is that in the late 1960s through the early 1980s, Italy was a hotbed of assassination, shoot-outs and bombings between various factions of the far-left, the far-right and the Italian government � with American, British and Soviet intelligence agencies often pulling the strings.

Joe Biden: Gun Owners with AK-47s Can�t Beat the Government�s F-15s Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are 3 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
During a meandering question and answer session in Hudson, New Hampshire, Joe Biden told gun owners that their AK-47s are no match for the government�s F-15s. Biden said, �There is a Second Amendment and you do have a right to bear arms but not an unlimited right.� He later added, �The constitution does not say anybody can own a weapon, it says only certain people can own weapons.�

WA: Washington- Committee Deadline And Anti-Gun Bills Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
February 7th marked the deadline for all policy bills to pass out of committee in their chamber of origin. Numerous gun control bills have passed out of committee and remain active, including two of the most egregious bills that are awaiting a floor vote in both chambers. Please contact your lawmakers and ask them to OPPOSE 2240/6077 and 1315/6294.

IA: Range Protection and Preemption Bill Passes House Subcommittee Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On February 10th, a subcommittee of the House Public Safety Committee voted to send House Study Bill 615 to the full committee. It protects shooting ranges from being shut down by unreasonable local ordinances and ensures that Second Amendment rights remain protected across the state. Please contact committee members and ask them to support HSB 615.

[SHOT Show 2020] NEW Federal Premium PUNCH Defense Ammo is a Knock-Out! Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Federal Premium has introduced a new self-defense round at SHOT Show 2020 with the unveiling of their Punch line of ammunition. With over 30 years of knowledge under their belt, Federal Premium set out to produce a great defense round for the everyday concealed carry holder that was not over-complicated. What they came up with in the end was Punch!

AMMO, Inc. to Attend the Enforce Tac and IWA OutdoorClassics International Expositions in March 2020
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AMMO, Inc. (POWW) (�AMMO� or the �Company�), a premier American ammunition and munition components manufacturer and technology leader, will be exhibiting at the Enforce Tac 2020 Conference and Expo (Enforce Tac), which is being held March 4-5, 2020, and participating at the IWA OutdoorClassics Expo (IWA), which is being held March 6-7, 2020. Both events are taking place in Nuremberg, Germany.

Hartman Turnbow, Pro-Gun & Civil Rights Activist, Celebrating Black History Month
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Hartman Turnbow (March 20, 1905 � August 15, 1988) was a Mississippi farmer, pro-gun advocate, orator, and activist during the Civil Rights Movement. On April 9th, 1963, Turnbow was one of the first African Americans to attempt to register to vote in Mississippi, along with a group called the �First Fourteen�. Turnbow was born on March 20, 1905, in Mileston, Mississippi. His grandparents were former slaves and he inherited their farm. He moved to Chicago, Illinois where he met and married his second wife Dee. They returned to Mississippi with their children, settling in Tchula, where he became an independent farmer and owned his land.

Joe Biden�s Incoherent Second Amendment Rant Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Struggling Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden unleashed another incoherent rant about gun rights in front of a group of New Hampshire residents this weekend. While offering lots of the usual misinformation � Biden stands firmly against �20, 30, 40, 50 clips in a weapon,� for instance � things really fell apart when he started quoting Thomas Jefferson.

NC: Onslow County Commissioners Pass Second Amendment Resolution Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The list is growing of local governments taking a stance to uphold the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Onslow County Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to sign a proclamation stating Onslow County government stands for the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

CO: Four Team USA Air Rifle participants shoot their way to Tokyo 2020
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It is one of the few USA Olympic trial events that take place in Olympic City USA.

On Sunday, four participants shot their way to represent Team USA at the 2020 Olympic in Tokyo.

On the men�s side, Lucas Kozeniesky (Colorado Springs, CO) & Will Shaner (Colorado Springs, CO) will represent the red, white & blue. This will be the second time Kozeniesky will be heading to the Olympics.

Kozeniesky also tied a world record with his Day 2 score of 633.5. They are the first U.S. shooters to qualify for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

For the women, Mary Tucker (Sarasota, Florida), and Ali Weisz (Belgrade, Montana) punched their ticket to Japan.

IN: Second Amendment Group Pitches Sanctuary Status for Noble County Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Will Noble County become Indiana�s next Second Amendment sanctuary county? The Noble County Commissioners are considering it. On Monday, Scott Peters of the Noble County 2nd Amendment Sanctuary Movement made a presentation to the commissioners asking for the county to pass an ordinance to become a Second Amendment Sanctuary County.

MI: St. Clair County Approves Pro-Second Amendment Resolution
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St. Clair County is now on the growing list of Michigan counties supporting the right for citizen�s to keep and bear arms. Commissioners on Thursday adopted a revised resolution reaffirming second amendment rights. The resolution was originally to declare St. Clair County a second amendment �sanctuary� county. However last week�s resolution did not include the sanctuary language. �A sanctuary county, as far as the second amendment goes, there is no definition out there,� said Commissioner Bill Gratopp.

VA: Governor Northam Says Gun Reform 'no threat' to Second Amendment Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On the heels of recent protests and second amendment sanctuaries continuing to pop up across the Commonwealth, Governor Ralph Northam assured his gun reform legislation is no threat to the second amendment. Northam welcomed the passage of gun control bills as �historic� after a House committee voted to push the legislation forward.

Hunter Education in Our Schools: A Path to Firearms Safety and Recognition of the Second Amendment Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
In a time when the mainstream media scoffs at the Second Amendment and likes to portray firearms as evil, it is more important than ever that young people are exposed to firearms in a positive and safe manner. Without this exposure, young people are all too often left with only those negative media impressions.

TN: Tennessee Lawmaker Wants State to Reaffirm 2nd Amendment Support, Includes AR-15 and AK-47 Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
As more Tennessee counties continue to push "Second Amendment Sanctuary County" policies, one Tennessee lawmaker wants the state as a whole to support the Second Amendment. Rep. James Micah Van Huss has filed a resolution reaffirming Tennessean's right to bear arms.

VA: Chesterfield County Lowers Concealed Carry Permit
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For Chesterfield gun owners, it now costs $20 less to apply for a concealed carry permit. The application fee was lowered from $50 to $30. In January 2020, the county saw the number of applications for permits in one month double from the number in January 2019. In January 2019, there were 463 applications for concealed carry permits, in January 2020 the number was 971. The highest number of applications was 463, in both January and March 2019.

OR: Anti-Gun Bills Moving In Committees Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On February 12th, the House Committee on Judiciary will vote on House Bill 4005 to impose one-size-fits-all standards for firearm storage. Also, the Senate Committee on Judiciary will be holding a public hearing on Senate Bill 1538 to allow localities to restrict the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding CHL holders.

CA: California Newspaper Asked for Sutter County Concealed Gun Permits. Then the Threats Rolled in
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The San Francisco Chronicle�s request to Sutter County�s sheriff may have appeared routine to a journalist used to requesting government documents. But asking for information about the 3,700 concealed weapons permit holders in the conservative rural county quickly set off a cascade of threats and vitriol � after the sheriff announced on Facebook he was legally obligated to provide the names.

IL: 9 Killed, 14 Wounded in Chicago Weekend Shootings Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Twenty-three people were shot in Chicago this weekend, nine of them fatally, according to Chicago police. Four of the deadly shootings happened within a 12-hour period Saturday, while three occurred in under an hour early Sunday. The weekend�s latest fatal shooting left one man dead and another in police custody Sunday morning in South Shore.

FL: County Police have Seized Hundreds of Guns with �Red Flag� Law in Two Years Since Parkland Shooting Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Parishioners at the Plantation, Florida, church had welcomed the young man like any other into their services, but soon grew concerned. The 24-year-old was easily agitated, and had made threatening comments to other churchgoers and online. Later they learned he would sometimes carry guns and a heavy workout plate in the backpack that he always wore.

Rimfire Memories Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The year was 1962. My friend Bobby Norman got a Remington Nylon 66 for his birthday. We rode our motorcycles out to Hurricane Creek Bottom to shoot it. To say I was envious is an understatement � my .22 rifle was a bolt action single-shot and to add to my envy, Bobby�s motorcycle was a Honda Dream 305 while mine was only a 150.

MI: New owner of Delta Twp. building plans gun shop, indoor shooting range
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The new owner of a more than 22,000-square-foot building off West Saginaw Highway, home to two gyms in the last few years, plans to turn the space into a gun shop and indoor shooting range by this summer.

When The Range 517 opens at 6135 W. Saginaw Hwy. it will occupy all but one 1,300-square-foot suite in the building where Great Harvest Bread Company is located.

The Range 517 will offer sales of new and used firearms, ammunition and gun safes and an indoor shooting range with 12 lanes, new owner Eric Haddad said. Private instruction and classes will be offered on site, he said.

"When it's done it's going to be a state-of-the-art facility," Haddad, a 2003 graduate of Lansing Catholic High School, said.

How Moms are Quietly Passing Gun Safety Policy Through School Boards Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Ever since her daughter survived a mass shooting two decades ago, Donna Finkelstein has asked friends and acquaintances whether they have a gun in their home and whether they keep it securely locked up. People used to think the question was a political one and rude to ask, she said. But she viewed it as no different from checking whether their pool was gated.

Vista Outdoor Beats Estimates on Improving Firearms Market
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Vista Outdoor (NYSE:VSTO) is up almost 15% since reporting fiscal third-quarter results on Feb. 6 that blew past analysts' targets for both the top and bottom lines. Helping to push the outdoor recreation gear company ahead was the ammunition division, which recorded its first quarter of sales growth in almost four years. Despite having sold off its firearms business, Vista still needs to ride the industry's coattails for gains, and growing a business beyond guns is still challenging.

OH: Campus Martius Hosts Gunmakers Show Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
From the first arrival of the Ohio Company settlers to present day Marietta, the local area has always been the forefront of quality craftsmanship. Firearms were an essential tool in everyday life and used not only for hunting but for competition shooting. The makers of these longrifles took great pride in their workmanship in the same manner as today�s craftsman do their work.

How Pistol Caliber Carbines Can Fit In Your Defensive Plan
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Students of firearm history know the concept of pistol-caliber carbines is not a new one. They really first became a hot item back in 1873, when Winchester introduced the Model 1873 carbine and rifle. Coincidentally, that is the same year Colt unveiled the Single Action Army revolver. In short order, Winchester offered the Model 73 in .44-40 WCF, .38-40 WCF and .32-20 WCF chamberings. Colt responded by chambering its big revolver in the same calibers.

NC: First '2nd Amendment Sanctuary' In NC Talks Resolution's Impact Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The number of North Carolina counties becoming �2nd Amendment Sanctuaries� continues to grow. The first county to pass the resolution sits at the very western end of the state. Let�s take a look to see what, if any, impact the resolution has had there.