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It is late friday evening. You�re instantly alert when you hear your daughter scream. You and your wife run outside to see your daughter being hit by her boyfriend. You shout for them to stop. He hits her again, and you see that she is cut and bleeding from her face and her mouth. You�re armed. You fire a warning shot into the ground. Your wife runs up to the boyfriend, and the boyfriend hits your wife.

OH: No charges in fatal Springfield Township shooting
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The Hamilton County Prosecutor�s Office says a fatal shooting in Springfield Township was justified because it was in self-defense.

Deondre Andrew, 38, was found dead on Nov. 24, 2020.

Police said they responded to a call about physical and verbal trouble between a male and female in the 1400 block of Meredith Drive.

Amy Clausing, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, says Andrew attacked a woman multiple times and at one point began to choke her.

LA: Attorney General Jeff Landry Joins Fight for Second Amendment Rights Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Two men in New York state were told by a licensing official that they had not demonstrated a sufficient need to carry a firearm for self defense outside their home. Now, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has joined 22 other state attorneys general in a brief to the United States Supreme Court supporting the right of Americans to bear arms outside of their homes.

MO: Missouri House passes 'Second Amendment Preservation Act'
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After two days of contention on the House floor, a bill proponents said would create additional protections for the right to bear arms is headed to the upper chamber.

HB 85, sponsored by Rep. Jered Taylor, creates the Second Amendment Preservation Act. The legislation would allow state gun laws to supersede federal regulations, including ones enacted after the bill�s effective date. The bill passed with an amendment that would also require those who knowingly deprive a Missouri citizen of those rights to be liable for redress for more than $50,000, including law enforcement. The bill included a severability clause, allowing the bill as a whole to survive if parts of it are invalidated.

ID: Citizens respond in support of Gooding�s 2nd Amendment resolution
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The Gooding City Council has declared Gooding as a Second Amendment sanctuary city, and they said citizens are responding with overwhelming support.

In last month�s city council meeting, a resolution was unanimously approved stating the city�s formal expression of opinion of the right of the people to keep and bear arms for defense of life and regard it as an inalienable right by the people of the city of Gooding.

OK: More OK sheriffs declare their counties 'Second Amendment Sanctuaries'
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More Oklahoma sheriffs are declaring their counties, "Second Amendment Sanctuaries."

Thursday, Pawnee County became the latest, and just last week Cherokee County was added to the growing list.

Bear Beam Firearms Owner, Charles Peters, said it's good to hear, but questions the weight they hold.

"The sheriffs saying we aren't going to support this or that is great, but it's going to take a lot of people to say enough is enough," Peters said. "Before anything's actually going to change."

IA: Stone votes to add Second Amendment protections to Iowa Constitution
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On Jan. 28, Iowa House District 7 Republican Rep. Henry Stone of Forest City, voted to support a constitutional amendment to protect Iowans' right to keep and bear arms, helping pass it through the Iowa House.

"Iowa is one of only six states that currently has no language in its Constitution that protects the fundamental right to keep and bear arms," said Stone in a release. "This legislation would give Iowans the opportunity to state explicitly and unequivocally that their right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed upon by any future Legislature or overzealous Justices that are hostile to the Second Amendment."

PA: Case Against Philly�s Gun Permit Office Will Proceed
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A federal judge ruled Thursday to keep alive a lawsuit that claims the city of Philadelphia trampled gun rights after a surge of Covid-19 cases led the police unit that handles permit requests in the city to shutter.

Filed last fall by the Firearm Policy Coalition in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the lawsuit claims individual plaintiffs 29-year-old Keith Fetsurka and 35-year-old Timothy Sieck faced a months-long wait list just to apply for a permit to carry a loaded handgun due to Philadelphia�s massive backlog.

KY: Man shot to death after report of a burglary at Bardstown home Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A man was shot to death in Bardstown Wednesday night, after he came into someone's home and got into an argument. According to a news release from the Nelson County County Sheriff's Office, the incident took place just before 9 p.m. at a home on West Sandstone Court.

WI: The Kyle Rittenhouse story is looking more and more like a rerun of George Zimmerman
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The video evidence is persuasive that Rittenhouse was pursued and cornered by a voluble and much larger antagonist who was among those protesting a police shooting in Kenosha. And after he shot and killed that man, he was set upon by a mob chasing him down the street as he ran in the direction of police, whereupon he fired again, killing one pursuer and wounding another.

Justice in such cases is blind to the personality flaws of those in the dock. Justice doesn�t concern itself with whether the person on trial was a busybody or a wannabe or a naif.

SC: Trained SC gun owners could carry openly in public under bill lawmakers expect to pass
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Trained gun owners in South Carolina could carry their weapons openly in public under a new bill that some top state lawmakers expect might pass as soon as this year.

Some gun-rights supporters argue the "open carry with training" bill would be a sensible expansion without going as far as other advocates who prefer a "constitutional carry" measure, which would allow all South Carolinians to carry guns openly regardless of whether they have a permit.

FL: Church Carry bill to be heard in House Criminal Justice Committee
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On Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 3:30pm, the House Criminal Justice Committee will hear HB-259 Sponsored by Rep. Jayer Williamson & Rep. Cord Byrd and co-sponsored by Reps. Alexander Andrade, Tommy Gregory, Fred Hawkins, Spencer Roach, Jason Shoaf, and Clay Yarborough.

HB-259is a bill to restore the constitutional right of churches and church goers to protect themselves and their families while in a religious institution.

Preview: Federal Premium Hydra-Shok Deep .380 ACP Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Just because you�re recoil-sensitive or need a smaller concealed-carry gun doesn�t mean you should compromise on ballistics. That�s Federal Premium�s take on its incredibly effective Hydra-Shok load, and now the company is making this dedicated defensive load available in the popular .380 ACP chambering.

The Best Handguns for Big-Game Hunters Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The challenge of hunting with a handgun is what draws a small�but loyal�cadre of handgun hunters to the sport. Hunting with a handgun requires you to get close enough to an animal that it can hear, smell, or see you if you make a mistake. Handgun hunting also requires keen marksmanship and a level of familiarity with your firearm that hunting with other weapons don�t.

FL: It Should Have Been A Defensive Gun Use: Homeless Teen Kills 2 Men During Botched Florida Burglary
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Violent criminals, sometimes desperate and other times simply heartless, don�t schedule their criminal attacks. That�s why it�s prudent for good people to carry the tools necessary for self-protection regularly, every day. A case in Panama City Beach, Florida illustrates that point perfectly.

Cops there believe a 19-year-old transient killed and robbed two Georgia men who were renovating a house in a botched burglary. Law enforcement�s investigation led to the arrest of Ruez Hicks, 19, a transient.

January 2021 Gun Sales Up Nearly 80 Percent
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More than 2.2 million firearms were sold in the United States in January, according to an estimate from Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting (SAAF). The number, which represents a 79-percent increase when compared to the same period last year, is based on the volume of records processed through the FBI�s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Purchases made by people with a valid carry permit in regions that do not require the duplicative check, and some private transactions, are not reflected in the federal figures.

AR: Stand your ground bill voted down by House committee, may still go to a floor vote
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The sponsors of legislation to eliminate the �duty to retreat� from Arkansas self-defense laws met with their Republican colleagues on Wednesday, after the bill was voted down the day before in a GOP-led committee.

Senate Bill 24, also known as the �stand-your-ground� bill, had encountered some resistance from supporters of gun-rights who said the controversial bill did not go far enough in eliminating rules on the use of self-defense, despite the bill�s support from the National Rifle Association.

SC: South Carolina joins challenge to New York's concealed carry permitting system Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
South Carolina has joined a challenge to New York's concealed carry permitting system. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that the Palmetto State has joined a coalition of 23 states in filing a friend-of-the-court brief in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Corlett in the United States Supreme Court.

Winchester Introduces USA Ready Defense Grade Ammunition Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Winchester has just released a new line of self-defense oriented ammunition with the USA Ready Defense Grade ammunition. The ammunition will be made available in 3 different calibers initially including 9mm, .45 ACP, and .40 S&W. The aim of the ammunition is to provide more consistent penetration and expansion when being employed using the most popular concealed carry pistols.

FL: Florida Lawmakers Debate To Repeal Infamous Stand Your Ground Law Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Twenty-seven states now have Stand Your Ground laws. High-profile cases like those involving Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis have helped build opposition to Stand Your Ground laws, but so far, no state has repealed its version. In Florida, even the sponsor of the repeal measure, Senator Jones, isn't optimistic it has a chance in a chamber controlled by Republicans.

TX: Anti-Gunner Robert Francis �Beto� O�Rourke Eyeing Another Run
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In Texas, someone who�s all talk with little to show is said to be �All hat. No cattle.� Robert Francis �Beto� O�Rourke, with his gun confiscation schemes, wears a hat to block out the sun. That�s not stopping him from eyeing a possible run for Texas governor in 2022.

O�Rourke, a former Democratic Texas U.S. Congressman, aimed for higher office and missed the target. He was soundly defeated by incumbent Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018. He launched a presidential campaign, in 2019, based on strict gun control that crashed and burned after only seven months.