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The worst by far is a bill filed in both the House and Senate that would eliminate all �gun-free� zones in the state. If passed, persons with concealed-weapons permits would be able to carry firearms to pro sports events, bars, police stations, K-12 public schools, public colleges and universities, courthouses, polling places, government meetings, seaports and airport passenger terminals.

Submitters note: Another anti-gun reporter with an agenda. Blood in the streets predictions have not happened anywhere and won't happen in Florida.

Range Day: Bullseye or Bust Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A gunshot cracked through the morning air and small hole appeared just a hair above the black dot in the center of a paper target downrange. The group of Pittsburg Police Department Citizen's Academy students erupted in cheers, and Girard High School Teacher Megan Johnson's face lit up.

Gun Control Derailed: Chicago Thefts Underscore Faulty Logic Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The faulty logic that more gun laws will keep firearms out of the wrong hands hit a brick wall Friday with a report from NBC News in Chicago about how street gangs have stolen gun shipments out of railroad cars in Chicago�s South Side, including more than 100 Ruger handguns headed for Spokane, Washington.

Law Professor, Defense Attorney Discuss Whether Castle Doctrine Might Help Defendant in Deadly Shooting
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After a deadly shooting outside a home in Howland, questions have been raised as to whether the homeowner charged with killing two young men and injuring three other people could justify his actions by claiming self-defense. The homeowner, Nasser Hamad, 47, is charged with two counts of aggravated murder and several counts of attempted aggravated murder and could get the death penalty if convicted. He�s accused of shooting the five Feb. 25 after they came to his house on state Route 46 because of earlier conflicts.

MI: Woman Fatally Shoots Boyfriend After He Tried to Run Her Over Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A man is dead after being shot by his girlfriend, who claimed he was attempting to run her over in his vehicle, police said. According to Detroit police, a 31-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were having an argument at a Marathon gas station at approximately 3 a.m. Saturday when the argument turned violent.

NH: Dozens of Gun Advocates Gather to Celebrate Their Right to Conceal Carry a Gun
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Just over a week after Gov. Sununu repealed the concealed carry bill, dozens rallied in frigid temperatures to celebrate their right to bear arms. Legislative Director of Women's Defense League of NH Susan Olsen took to the mic to welcome everyone to the 3rd Annual Gun Rights Rally at the State House Saturday. One by one advocates of the second amendment were called up to the mic. They each told a different story, all with the same point � the right to carry is a constitutional right, and they were proud to point out that New Hampshire is one of 15 states to honor that.

Gangs Reap Guns From Trains in Chicago Neighborhoods
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When street-gang thieves slipped with ease into a Norfolk Southern rail yard on Chicago�s South Side and ripped locks off one train, they likely expected to see merchandise like toys or tennis shoes. What they beheld instead was a gangster�s jackpot: box after box of brand new guns. The guns had been en route from New Hampshire weapon maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. to Spokane, Wash. Instead, the .45-caliber Ruger revolvers and other firearms spread quickly into surrounding high-crime neighborhoods. Along with two other major gun thefts within three years, the robbery helped fuel a wave of violence on Chicago�s streets.

IA: Sergeant Bluff Gun Show Offers More Than Guns for Those Who Walk Through The Doors Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Gun enthusiasts and vendors from across the Midwest made their way to Sergeant Bluff, Iowa for a weekend filled with items to piqued everyone's interest, from the average hunter to history buffs.

FL: Andrew Warren Slams Proposed Bill That Would Shift The Burden of Proof in Stand Your Ground Cases Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Elected on a platform of wanting to reform much of Hillsborough County�s current system of justice, State Attorney Andrew Warren is voicing his strong opposition to a measure pending in the Florida Legislature that would shift the burden of proof in �Stand Your Ground� self-defense cases.

NM: Senate OKs Ban on Openly Carrying Firearms in Capitol
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The New Mexico Senate on Saturday approved a bill that would make it illegal for anyone but police officers and people with concealed-carry licenses to have a gun in the state Capitol. Senate Bill 337, sponsored by Sens. Daniel Ivey-Soto, D-Albuquerque, and Bill Sharer, R-Farmington, passed on a bipartisan vote of 29-12. Seven Senate Republicans joined 22 Democrats in supporting the bill. And three Democrats voted with nine Republicans in opposing it. The bill now goes to the House of Representatives.

Trump�s Interior Secretary Makes HUGE 2nd Amendment Move On FIRST Day Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
During the campaign, Donald Trump promised he would fight for our Second Amendment rights. It didn�t take long for him to follow through on that promise, signing a repeal of the Social Security gun ban just one week into his term.

ID: Bill Would Encourage Gun Safety Courses in Schools Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
An Idaho legislator wants the state�s public high schools to offer gun safety courses as electives, KBOI reported. Rep. Ronald Nate of Rexburg said the idea behind House Bill 240 is to teach students about �responsible gun ownership� and how to react when seeing a firearm.

MN: Gun Permits Jump Locally and Across The State
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The state issued more permits to carry firearms in 2016 than in any year since it began distributing permits 13 years ago. South-central Minnesota is clearly part of the trend. Sheriff's departments across the state granted over 71,000 permits to carry firearms last year, according to the annual Bureau of Criminal Apprehension permit to carry report issued this week. That's a nearly 60 percent increase over the number of permits issued in 2015.

Australia: Thousands Download Instructions on How to Make a 3D Gun Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Thousands of Australians have downloaded instructions on how to make a 3D printed gun from an American website called Defense Distributed, according to its managing director Cody Wilson. Mr Wilson, 29, is an anarchist once named one of the most dangerous men in the world because of his attempts to disseminate information showing how to make a printable and untraceable gun.

FL: Fort Pierce Police Making Progress in Fight Against Gunfire Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Gwendolyn Crutchfield swept up the glass and a bullet in her home. What remains is the fear. When she returned home the night of Feb. 14, she found a bullet hole in the window of her children's room. The bullet was on her mattress on the other side of the house in the 3000 block of Avenue K.

Some Female Hunters Have Sights Set on Pink Camo
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Cassie Crouch of Bedford, Virginia, started hunting when she met the man whom she later would marry. �It was one of our first dates,� she said. In 2010, Crouch and her husband Daniel even celebrated their wedding anniversary by hunting wild hogs. Crouch, who uses a variety of guns as well as a bow and arrow, likes the fact that hunters soon may have a choice of colors for their hunting safety apparel: Hunters in Virginia would be able to wear bright pink, instead of being limited to blaze orange, under a bill approved by the General Assembly during its recent session.

A Love of Shooting Sports
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It seems that no matter where you go across small town America you will run into local shooting clubs that are historically at the heart of American sportsmen and women. People who hunt, shoot clay birds, archery, trap, and often shoot competitively have a place in our culture. They are the heart and soul of conservation, wildlife management and most importantly, raising money for land acquisition for wildlife and shooting sports. In most cases the clubs themselves are not as involved as their members are in national organizations that are designed to save wild places and wild critters.

AR: Local Gun Owners Divided on Senator�s Proposal Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A proposed bill in the Arkansas State Legislature with the potential to allow the concealed and open carry of a handgun without a permit is a more divisive issue for gun owners than most might think. The bill is scheduled for discussion during the senate judiciary committee on Tuesday, March 7.

TSA Discovers One-Day Record of Guns in Passenger Bags Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
TSA agents found a record 21 guns in passengers� luggage as they checked baggage on February 23. The previous one-day record was 18. According to the Los Angeles Times, the guns were found in airports large and small, from Asheville, North Carolina, to Washington Dulles, and all but one of the guns was loaded.

Gun Bill Would Reduce Safety in Alabama Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are 2 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
We all know that criminals break our laws. We also know that law enforcement can arrest lawbreakers. The proposed legislation in Alabama to remove the restriction from carrying a handgun in a vehicle without a permit will make it much more difficult to arrest criminals with handguns and detect the seriously mentally ill.

PA: Suspicious Person Pulls Guns on State Trooper
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A man is in custody after pulling out two guns and pointing them in the direction of a State Trooper. According to Lower Paxton Police and State Police, the man was walking along the 4400 block of Marblehead Street on Friday morning in Harrisburg wearing a headlight and surgical mask. The State Trooper spotted the suspect and stopped in an unmarked car, when the suspect displayed a handgun to the Trooper.

Allowing Guns in Schools is a Bad Idea Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are 2 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Guns were not allowed at Donald Trump�s inauguration. They were not allowed at his speech to the National Rifle Association (NRA). Nor were they allowed at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) or at most of his hotels, golf courses and other properties. But he wants them to be allowed at our public schools.

DE: State Deer Harvest Sets Record Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Delaware hunters harvested 14,742 deer during the 2016-17 hunting season, surpassing the 2015-16 season�s record of 14,681 deer taken, DNREC�s Division of Fish & Wildlife recently announced. This season marks the seventh time in the last 12 years the deer harvest has exceeded 14,000.

ATF Offering $5,000 Reward for Info on 28 Guns Stolen in Pennsylvania Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced the reward Thursday, the Allentown Moring Call reports. Burglars made off with the guns after breaking into John's Gun and Tackle Room in the Palmer Township store on Feb. 23. �Stolen guns often end up in the hands of violent criminals who threaten our communities,� the ATF�s Sam Rabad said, according to CBS Philly.

NJ: Educators Team Up With McCormick (politician) to Keep Guns out of Schools Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Sandy Hook massacre has given rise to the once-unthinkable idea of arming teachers as a way of improving school safety, but educators, activists and candidates are launching new efforts to organize and fight back against efforts to put guns into schools and colleges.

WA: Gun Stealing Arsonists in Yakima Cause Over $1 Million Dollars in Damages
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Burglars set a Yakima Bi-Mart on fire causing more than $1 million dollars in damage. and stealing dozens of guns. Two of the firearms have been recovered and one suspect has been arrested. However, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms (ATF) says there are two more suspects to catch and is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to their arrest. �It�s a crime of opportunity,� said ATF Special Agent in Charge, Darek Pleasants.

AR: Legislator Wants to Pack Heat at State Capitol Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Despite metal detectors and armed guards at the doors to the Capitol and leading to galleries overlooking the Arkansas House, a state lawmaker says he would feel safer if he were allowed to pack his own heat.

AZ: Caught on Camera- Gun Disappears from Phoenix Store Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A gun is missing from a Phoenix gun shop and police believe they may have caught the person who took it on video. Surveillance video from Elite Ordnance Manufacturing in Phoenix shows a man in his mid-20s looking at guns.

CT: State Lawmakers Considering Bear Hunting Season
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With bear sightings on the increase in Connecticut, lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow the animals to be hunted. The General Assembly's Environment Committee will hear testimony Monday on a bill requiring the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to come up with regulations and standards for black bear management, including hunting seasons and permit eligibility.