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AL: Speaker Announces Support For Lifetime Permit Bill
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House Speaker Mac McCutcheon sent a letter to the Alabama Sheriffs Association (ASA) voicing his support for passage of the lifetime carry permit bill (HB 39) in this year�s legislative session.

�All of the ideas proposed over the last several years have come together in this piece of legislation. The time has come to put to rest all of the problems with the present system and bring uniformity to the state by passing HB 39 this legislative session,� noted Speaker McCutcheon.

CT: Suit filed over Sandy Hook-inspired law limiting gun rounds
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Gun rights supporters are suing Connecticut officials over part of a 2013 state gun control law passed after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, saying it unconstitutionally bans people from loading more than 10 rounds of ammunition into their firearms.

The lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court cites the Second Amendment right to bear arms and the ability of people to better defend themselves with more bullets in their guns.

11 Examples of Bloomberg�s Folly on Defensive Gun Use
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Earlier this month, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was asked how he justified his push for more stringent gun control when he is guarded by an armed security detail.

Bloomberg�s response? He is a wealthy businessman and politician who faces threats that normal Americans do not, so it�s just fine for him to pay others to protect him with guns that he�d put the rest of us in prison for possessing.

MI: High school student says he was suspended for wearing sweatshirt displaying firearm Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A Bedford High School student said that he was suspended for wearing a sweatshirt displaying an image of a shotgun. Anthony Burtscher, a junior, said that a teacher, along with an assistant principal told him that the sweatshirt was promoting violence.

OK: New constitutional carry law presses employers to review policies, implement training
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Gov. Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 2597 into law last year as an amendment to the Self Defense Act. How does that change impact business owners?

HB 2597 generally removes the requirement that Oklahoma residents must obtain a permit in order to carry a firearm. Taking the inherent risk of having firearms on-site into account, business owners should review their firearms policy for their premises. The decision whether to allow firearms on a business premises remains in the business owner�s discretion with one key exception: parking lots and garages. Firearms stored in locked vehicles must be allowed in areas where employees and other members of the public normally park.

CT: SAF Challenges Connecticut Magazine Limit in Federal Lawsuit
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The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit in Connecticut, challenging that state�s seven-year-old ban on so-called �high capacity magazines,� contending that the prohibition only punishes honest gun owners and hasn�t prevented any crimes.

SAF is joined by the Connecticut Citizens Defense League on behalf of two private citizens, Susan Ross and Domenic Basile. They are represented by New York attorney David Jensen.

Actor Sean Penn Decided He No Longer Wanted His Gun Collection. So He Hired Jeff Koons to Turn It Into a Sculpture
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For Jeff Koons�s latest sculpture, the artist has used an unusual material: Guns. And not just any guns, but the gun collection of two-time Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn.

About six years ago, �Sean informed me that he wanted to decommission his gun collection, and asked if I would have any interest in creating an artwork out of his guns,� Koons wrote in an Instagram post that unveiled the finished work, titled Uli. �I told him, �Absolutely.��

IA: Range Protection & Preemption Bill to Senate Floor Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On March 9th, the Iowa Senate Judiciary Committee passed House File 2502 to protect shooting ranges from being shut down by unreasonable local ordinances and ensure that Second Amendment rights remain protected across the state. It now goes to the full Senate for debate and a floor vote. Please contact your state senator and ask them to SUPPORT HF 2502.

MN: Senate GOP pushes crime legislation that does not include gun restrictions Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Minnesota Senate Republicans Tuesday pushed a package of bills they say would make communities safer. The measures would encourage Minneapolis and St. Paul to hire more police officers and add police to light rail trains but would not expand background checks for gun purchases or set up a procedure for removing guns from those deemed a threat, as House Democrats have proposed.

GA: Crossover Day holds fate of local legislation
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The Georgia General Assembly accomplishes plenty in its scant 40 days of work each year. Most session days proceed at an easy, albeit deliberate, pace despite the workload.

The opening gavel drops at 10 a.m., followed by prayers and proclamations. Bills are read into the record. Procedural measures are addressed. A friendly debate or two follows. Legislators then break for lunch, or sometimes for the day.

There are a few exceptions � and today is one of them.

CO: Homeowner who fatally shot intruder won't be charged; DA calls it justifiable homicide under Colorado's 'Make My Day' law Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A Colorado homeowner who fatally shot an intruder late last year won't be charged in the incident, as the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office determined it was a justifiable homicide under the state's "Make My Day" law, Wheat Ridge Police said.

SC: Marlboro County Council passes Second Amendment sanctuary resolution Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Marlboro County Councilmembers passed a resolution Tuesday night in approval of a resolution expressing support of Second Amendment sanctuary rights. A Second Amendment sanctuary is a place where local governments express opposition to state and federal governments passing stricter gun laws.

IN: Floyd County Council passes resolution supporting Second Amendment Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Communities across the United States have witnessed the passage of so-called �Second Amendment sanctuary� laws in recent years. Around 800 counties, towns and cities in 34 states have joined the movement, with several others considering doing so. What that means varies from community to community.

MN: Pine County: A �Second Amendment Sanctuary?�
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A new group is forming in Pine County. Pine County For the Second Amendment is a group of county residents looking to make Pine County a �sanctuary county� for second amendment rights. Eight Minnesota counties have already passed resolutions declaring themselves a sanctuary against any new gun legislation. The Kanabec County Board recently voted in a resolution declaring themselves a Second Amendment �dedicated� county.

ID: Guns-in-school bill splits Second Amendment activists, education groups
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Supporters say Senate Bill 1384 would create a first line of defense to make schools safer.

Opponents say the bill would increase the risk of a tragedy.

The Senate State Affairs Committee could weigh in Friday.

Senators took no action Wednesday on SB 1384, which would allow school employees with enhanced concealed weapons permits to carry firearms in school. The committee hearing will continue Friday, and a vote could follow.

�It�s simply not right to force our school employees to act as human shields,� said Sen. Todd Lakey, R-Nampa, SB 1384�s sponsor.

MI: Van Buren County OKs Second Amendment resolution Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Van Buren County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday gave its first approval to a resolution calling on federal and state officials to �protect and preserve� Second Amendment rights, but the board stopped short of declaring the county a �Second Amendment sanctuary.� The Second Amendment deals with the right to bear arms. Controversies have long swirled over its interpretation.

Biden�s Profane Response To Second Amendment Rights
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Former Vice President Joe Biden�s campaign may want to stock up on the soap. It�s not contagion that should concern him, but the filth coming from his mouth.

The frontrunning presidential candidate found himself squaring off with Second Amendment supporting union workers during a tour in Michigan Tuesday. Needless to say the back-and-forth did not go well for him, and Biden may need to wash out his mouth.

WY: Tea Party asks Teton Co. to affirm Second Amendment support Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
After a January Second Amendment rally on Town Square, some gun rights advocates have begun calling for firearm protections in Teton County. �The storm is approaching from the east and the west,� Bob Culver of the Jackson Hole Tea Party said, addressing commissioners in March. �It will get here.�

WY: Wyoming Senate kills �Second Amendment Preservation Act� on close vote
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The Wyoming Senate defeated House Bill 118, the so-called �Second Amendment Preservation Act,� on third reading on Wednesday, March 11 despite more senators voting for the bill than those who voted against it.

The Senate initially passed the bill on a third reading vote of 16-11, but the a motion to reconsider was called for. After that motion passed, the Senate voted again.

The final vote was 15-14 with one senator excused. Senate District 04 Senator Tara Nethercott changed her vote to vote against the bill upon reconsideration.