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Eddie Vedder Sings Anti-Gun Song At Pearl Jam Concert Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
While Pearl Jam covered �Another Brick In The Wall Part 2� by Pink Floyd at Lollapalooza Chile on Friday, Eddie Vedder changed the lyrics at one point to: �Gunmen leave our kids alone/People leave your guns at home.�

TN: Active Shooter Training Offered at Austin Peay Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
In the wake of deadly school shootings in Florida and other mass shootings across the country, officials and police are looking for ways to prevent future bloodshed. On Sunday, police officers on the campus of Austin Peay State University offered active shooter defense training sessions.

FL: FSU Students Debate Second Amendment Rights For Assault-Style Weapons Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Issues surrounding gun control were once reserved for politicians. Now, students are spearheading the conversation. On March 6, days before the Florida House passed a historic gun reform bill, the Florida State Union Society turned the hotly contested issue into spirited debate.

Anti-Gun Hollywood Turning off Americans
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A poll conducted by Zogby Analytics during the last week of February showed how the combination of hypocrisy and real-world facts are negating Hollywood�s anti-gun message. When 869 likely voters were asked by Zogby, �When Hollywood actors and actresses speak out about gun control, does that make you want to support or oppose our constitutional right to bear arms (the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution?�

AZ: Governor Ducey Not Looking To Take Guns From "Law Abiding Americans", Focuses On School Resources
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Arizona Governor Doug Ducey doesn�t want to enact the same new restrictions on guns that Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law recently. According to Capitol Media Services, Ducey wants to focus on school resource officers. Governor Ducey said several items in the Florida law are off the table in Arizona. Those include a three-day waiting period before someone can leave a gun dealer with a weapon and raising the purchase age for weapons to 21.

NM: Las Cruces City Council to Vote on Resolution in Support of Restricting Some Guns Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Las Cruces City Council on Monday will vote on a statement of support for restricting the sale and possession of semi-automatic weapons in New Mexico. The symbolic proposal � which is in the form of a request to the state Legislature and wouldn't actually ban any weapons � is sparking controversy. gun control.

MI: Gun Range Owner Offered Free Lessons for Teachers, Now He�s Overwhelmed by Demand Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The owner of a gun range in Michigan was inspired by President Donald Trump�s idea to arm teachers in order to protect students in the case of a school shooting. Michael Barbour, the owner of Top Gun Shooting Sports, saw footage of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, and wanted to do something to help.

Charlize Theron Call's Trumps Plan to Arm Teachers 'Outrageous' (You Should Worry About The Out of Control Violence Epidemic in Your Country of Origin) Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Actor Charlize Theron has condemned President Donald Trump's plan to arm teachers in the wake of the Florida school shooting as "outrageous." Opening up about her own experience losing her father to gun violence, Theron said she did not believe more guns was the solution to preventing future shootings.

CA: State Proposes Weapons Tax to Fun School Counselors Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
California lawmakers are considering new legislation that would increase the number of counselors in public schools, with the funding to pay for it coming from weapons and ammunition sales. Gun advocates don't think it's fair. According to a CNN report, state lawmakers introduced a wave of bills aimed at preventing gun violence and protecting schools.

FL: Holt Couple Sues to Stop Construction of Shooting Range Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A Shalimar attorney has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Holt couple who are seeking to stop construction of a large shooting range next to their property. Michael Chesser, an attorney with Chesser and Barr, P.A., filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Okaloosa County on behalf of Adrienne and Eugene Gartman, who live on an 80-acre plot of land on Highway 90 in Holt.

VT: Gun Owners React to Possible Gun Reform
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A gun show is normally for buying, trading and selling firearms or a place to bond with other gun advocates. This weekend at the Lamoille Valley Gun Show, a bigger conversation is going on in the background. Underhill resident Harland Blodgett went to the Lamoille Valley Gun Show to celebrate the second amendment. �I have a muzzleloader that I�m hoping to trade for a compound bow if I can find a deal,� Blodgett said.

CA: Del Mar Gun Show Crowd, Protesters Illustrate National Division Over Gun Rights
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The line began to form Saturday well before the 9 a.m. opening of the Crossroads of the West Gun Show at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, despite the morning rain that left huge swaths of the parking lot a virtual lake. Gun buyers, weapons enthusiasts, young, old, families, parents with children in strollers � all walked past the National Rifle Association table, past the firearms check table, and into a sprawling display in the fairgrounds� O�Brien Hall.

Twitter Leaves Out Conservatives In #MarchForOurLives Live-Stream Event
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Twitter is hosting a question and answer session with Parkland students � the ones spouting Democrat talking points � as a lead up to the March for Our Lives next week. The invitation is for �survivors, students, activists�. This event will be live-streamed on Monday, March 19 at 12:30 P.M. This seems like an odd time of day for including students but it is probably aimed at the anti-Second Amendment crowd, so why expect common sense?

Fred Meyer to Phase Out Sales of Guns and Ammunition Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Fred Meyer stores plan to stop selling guns and ammunition, the company said in a statement Friday. The Portland, Oregon-based chain "has made a business decision to exit the firearms category," the statement said. The company didn't offer a timeline for phasing out such items.

MA: Harvard to Host Florida Shooting Survivors for Panel on Guns Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Six students who survived last month's mass shooting at a Florida high school will be visiting Harvard University to talk about guns. The Ivy League school says it's hosting them Tuesday for a panel called "#NEVERAGAIN: How Parkland Students are Changing the Conversation on Guns."

'SNL' Skewers Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Over Guns in Schools Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was the target of "Saturday Night Live"'s Weekend Update this week after her rambling interview on "60 Minutes" last Sunday earned her widespread condemnation. Cast member Kate McKinnon played the role of DeVos, as she stumbled through an interview on gun control and guns in schools.

As Lawmakers Pursue Bump Stock Ban, Illinois Online Retailer Can't Keep Enough in Stock
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While efforts to ban bump stocks are gaining momentum in Illinois and other states, an online retailer based in Chicago's northern suburbs is doing brisk business selling the devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to emulate the rapid fire of machine guns. OpticsPlanet, an 18-year-old company based in a Northbrook industrial park, features everything from gun accessories and hunting gear to telescopes and sunglasses on its website.

Free Speech on Campus..or Not
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Are schools a place of free inquiry or a place for prescribed group-think? Recent events have forced this question to the forefront. What are our children being told to believe?

-Students were told to protest �gun violence� in California schools. A public high school history teacher in Sacramento was suspended for asking if students could protest abortion rather than the NRA.

-School administrators suspended a New Jersey history teacher for telling his students they are at risk of physical violence in school.

-Two New Jersey students were suspended after a photograph surfaced of them at a gun range with their parents.

Gallup: 18% of Teachers Willing to Carry Guns in Schools
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A new Gallup survey revealed this week that 18 percent of America�s teachers would be willing to carry guns in school buildings, a fact that runs against the grain for a majority of educators, but might be typical of any group in which there is a small percentage of people who step forward for any task.

It may affirm an adage that there are three kinds of people: Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened.

Antigun Groups Promote Gun Control, NOT School Safety
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With the latest shooting tragedy�this one at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida�antigun groups wasted little time in singling out a culprit�the AR-15 5.56 NATO / 223 semiautomatic rifle. The mainstream media quickly echoed the sentiment of antigun groups and their fellow travelers in Congress: if Government would just confiscate guns from the civilian population, commencing with �assault weapons,� society would be better off for it and all would be right with the world.

OR: Roseburg Man Straps on AR-15 to Protest Possible New Gun Restrictions Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Many motorists driving by Fred Meyer on Garden Valley Boulevard in Roseburg Friday morning, noticed a man displaying signs, and may have been alarmed when they saw an AR-15 rifle strapped over his shoulder. William Eifert of Roseburg said the purpose was to organize an �open carry� rally to show support for the second amendment which protects the right of U.S. citizens to keep and bear arms.

�Seattle Gun Tax Revenue Falls, And Fails, Again�, Says SAF Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Seattle�s �gun violence tax� revenue has once again failed to meet predictions, demonstrating once again that this was really a thinly disguised gun control scheme that was sold to the public as an effort to reduce so-called �gun violence,� the Second Amendment Foundation said today.

Guns in Idaho: How are Statistics Skewed? Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A massive amount of information on gun violence is floating around online, especially in the weeks since the Parkland, Fla., mass shooting that killed 17 people on Valentine�s Day. Perhaps too much. Some statistics appear consistently and are generally accepted, while others seem to contradict known trends. Some even contradict each other.