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IL: Lawmakers Seek to Expand Concealed Carry Law Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Illinois legislators from both parties are continuing to fine-tune the state's concealed carry law nearly three years after it was passed. Legislators have proposed including public transportation, courthouses, interstate highway rest areas, public parks and athletic facilities as areas in which permit holders are allowed to carry a concealed weapon, the State Journal-Register reported.

NV: Killing of 2 Spanish Springs Brothers Justifiable Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Washoe County investigators have concluded a Spanish Springs man committed a justifiable homicide when he shot and killed two brothers who confronted his own brother and elderly father on their property last April.

Bullet-Proof Furishings Finish Off a Room Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
In 2000, John Adrain ran into a problem common among San Francisco residents: He had too much stuff and too little space. But Adrain�s stuff wasn�t the kind you shove in storage. An antique firearms collector since he was nine years old, he wanted to keep his extensive (and expensive) gun collection out of the wrong hands.

NY: Proposed Weapons Ban in Orleans Co. Town Concerning to Some Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Some people in the Town of Murray are upset over a weapons ban proposal. Other towns in Orleans County have a similar law, but at a meeting Tuesday night a number of opponents are expected to voice their complaints. John Morriss, Town of Murray Supervisor, said the idea for the weapon ban came from a recommendation from the insurance company.

MD: Firearm Rights Advocates Protest on Rowe Boulevard Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Pro Second Amendment Rights protesters, on Rowe Boulevard Tuesday morning, held signs against several bills being proposed in the Maryland General Assembly that would put more restrictions on gun ownership.

KY: Guthrie Votes to Support Sporting Heritage Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) has voted for H.R. 2406, the Sportsmen�s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act of 2015, to preserve our nation�s sporting heritage.

ID: Gun Group Endorses a Permitless-Carry Bill Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
It�s an endorsement four years in the making. The Idaho Second Amendment Alliance, a Gem State-based gun rights group, announced its endorsement of a new Senate bill that would bring permitless carry to Idaho. In a video post to the group�s Facebook page, ISAA President Greg Pruett of Middleton lauded the bill, and encouraged his members to pressure state senators to pass the measure.

VA: NOVA Armory Sets Opening Date As Civic Association Set to Vote Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
NOVA Armory, the controversial planned gun store in Lyon Park, says it will hold a grand opening at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 26. The store, at 2300 N. Pershing Drive, says it has all applicable permits needed to open. The grand opening will feature a ribbon-cutting ceremony with �several VIPs,� the store�s website says.

Quandary for Clinton: Healthy Gun, Ammo Sales Fund Wildlife Programs Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Today�s Seattle Times is reporting that Hillary Rodham Clinton and rival Bernie Sanders are both opening campaign offices in Washington, and this might provide Evergreen State hunters and gun owners an opportunity to confront the far left faithful with an �inconvenient truth� that boils down to a public relations victory for firearms enthusiasts.

TN: Bill Sets Sinage Requirement for Banning Guns Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are 2 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Senate has unanimously passed a bill seeking to establish minimum signage requirements for Tennessee business owners who want to ban customers from carrying firearms inside their establishments.

IA: Shootist Convention Comes to Davenport Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The convention includes a ladies tea and a western action shootout at the Davenport Guns and Shooting Club. On Saturday, there will be a seminar on the Winchester rifle.

ATF Stats Claim How Many Guns Disappeared from Alabama Gun Shops in 2015 Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
An annual report from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) shows 481 guns were lost from Alabama�s federally licensed gun dealers in 2015. That includes both theft and inventory problems.

WA: Gun Amendment Could Floor Sex-Assault Protection Bill Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
When a bill to strengthen sexual-assault protection orders unanimously passed the Republican-controlled state Senate in February, the proposal�s supporters were enthusiastic. After all, an identical bill had already passed the Democratic-controlled House in 2015.

Richmond Launches 'Gun 250' to Help Take Illegal Guns Off the Street
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Gun 250 is a reward program where neighbors can text info anonymously to help officers find and confiscate guns. You may be eligible for a $250 reward.

"Out of the 14 murders we've had this year-all but 2 involved illegal weapons. The goal of Gun 250 is to get involved before the crime occurs, identify where the guns are and get them off the street," said Richmond Police spokesperson Gene Lepley.

TN: Law Allowing Guns on Campus Moves to Committee Vote Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A House panel today approved legislation that strips Tennessee public colleges and universities of their ability to bar handgun-carry permit holders from storing weapons in their vehicles. House Education Administration & Planning members approved the bill, sponsored by Rep. Courtney Rogers, R-Goodlettsville, on a voice vote.

UT: Chaffetz Wants To Take Guns Away From 'Rambo' BLM, Forest Service Agents Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Law enforcement agents with the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service are too "Rambo" to Rep. Jason Chaffetz's liking, so he wants to take away their guns and authority. "These agents are more Rambo and less Andy Griffith than I would like," he told the Deseret News Tuesday.

Gun Industry Works To Rebrand Silencers As Hearing Protection Accessories Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The US gun industry is trying to shake off the Hollywood hitman image of the gun silencer and rebrand it as a hearing-protection device in a campaign to roll back regulations that date to the 1930s.

IA: Advocacy Group Calls Gun Bill a Mistake Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The group Iowans for Gun Safety presented a petition to the Iowa House with more than 1,000 signatures from people who are against children under 14 using handguns. Several supporters of limiting access spoke today at the statehouse and pointed to the rising number.

FBI Agents Under Investigation for Coverup in Shooting Death of LaVoy Finicum as New Video is Released from Inside Vehicle Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A new video recorded from inside the car driven by Robert �LaVoy� Finicum was released today, capturing the harrowing moments before, during and after he was shot to death in Oregon last January.

MO: Ferguson Takes Step to Resolve Lawsuit with DOJ
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One year after the U.S. Department of Justice issued a report highly critical of police and court practices in Ferguson, the city where the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown led to unrest and helped spark the Black Lives Matter movement may be nearing an agreement to end a lawsuit filed by the federal agency. The City Council in the St. Louis suburb on Tuesday approved the first reading of a measure to accept an agreement with the Justice Department, and the panel could finalize the decision next week.

Legislature Considers Making Missouri's Terrible Gun Laws Even Worse
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Are Missouri�s already dangerous gun laws about to get more dangerous? Imagine a scenario where any adult who wanted to carry a concealed weapon could do so, no training and no permit required.

Now add to that a �stand your ground� law that says anyone who feels threatened, no matter where he is, can shoot to kill. No longer would he have a legal duty to try to avoid confrontation, much less try to determine if a threat was real. He could shoot first and ask questions later.

GA: A Day After Gun Vote, Panel Approves Stun Guns for Georgia Colleges
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A day after voting to legalize guns on Georgia�s college campuses, a state Senate panel on Tuesday approved a measure that would also allow students and staff to defend themselves with Tasers and stun guns.

House Bill 792 would legalize carrying what are formally called electroshock weapons onto the state�s university and college campuses. It would require, however, that they only be used for self-defense or the defense of others.

Liberals Don't Hate the Second Amendment; They Just Hate the Perversion of It
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A recent letter asserted that liberals hate the Second Amendment (�Joetopia�s liberal drivel on guns,� Feb. 5). Liberals don�t hate the Second Amendment. We hate how it has been perverted by the diseased minds at the National Rifle Association and its legion of stooges.

We hate the orgy of firearms forced on our nation by the obsessed fetishists of the gun culture. We hate unending gun violence and senseless murders, particularly of children.

Photo of man being escorted out of Montgomery church by police goes viral on Facebook
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A picture being shared on Facebook caused some concern across the Montgomery community over the weekend.

In the photo, a man dressed in all black is escorted out of a Montgomery church by police with a caption that the man was, "lurking outside the church and had loaded firearms." It went on to say, "he stopped at any random African American church to possibly create another South Carolina situation."

TX: University of Houston Gears Up for Campus Carry
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Like other public Texas four-year colleges, the University of Houston is preparing for the campus carry law to take effect in August. Under the draft plan, people with concealed weapon licenses can bring their guns to most classrooms. �In general, classrooms where you have a professor and let�s say a book or a PowerPoint presentation, you cannot prohibit in those locations,� said UH Police Chief Ceaser Moore.

Police in Lethbridge Devolve Shotguns Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Three close calls that could have ended in tragedy spurred the Lethbridge Police Service to rethink how it was responding to troubled individuals causing a disturbance. Officers were dispatched to deal with reports of armed persons who were suffering from a mental crisis. In each instance, they were taken safely into custody.

NY: Do It: Trap and Skeet Shooting Requires Focus Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Tom Cushman has been shooting clay targets for more than 45 years. "I love the challenge," the 64-year-old Clarkson marksman said. "It's such a simple looking thing to do, but the sport is such a mental challenge. You have to stay focused to break all the targets."

CT: Bill Banning Weapons On Drones Endorsed By Legislative Committee Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The state is a step closer to becoming one of the first in the nation to ban armed drones. On Monday, the General Assembly�s Program Review and Investigations Committee voted unanimously in support of a bill that would make arming a drone with a deadly weapon, tear gas or explosive device punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

KS: Future of Gun Club Uncertain As It�s Ordered Out of Community Building Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The former president of the Douglas County Rifle and Pistol Club said his heart "sinks� on every drive he makes past the Lawrence Community Building, which, until recently, was the club�s home for nearly 40 years.

MI: Michigan Appeals Court Judge Plead Guilty to Misdemeanor for Having Gun At Airport
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A judge on the Michigan appeals court has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge for having a handgun in a carry-on bag at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

The gun was found in Judge Henry Saad's bag on Feb. 21.

�Airport security breaches - even unintentional ones - are taken very seriously,� Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said. ‎�We have consulted with officials at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, and are charging Judge Saad with a misdemeanor offense consistent with others that have allegedly committed a similar offense.�

Saad pleaded guilty at his arraignment on Tuesday to the charge of possessing a firearm in a sterile area, which is a 90-day misdemeanor.

AZ: Body Cam Video Shows MCSO Deputy Shoot Charging Dog Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Body camera video released Tuesday appears to support a deputy's claim that he shot a charging pit bull dog in self-defense during a warrant assignment Saturday.