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TX: Texas legalizes brass knuckles and other self-defense weapons
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Starting in September, Texans will be able to legally use brass knuckles for self-protection.

Gov. Gregg Abbott signed House Bill 446 over the Memorial Day weekend, making it lawful to carry things like brass knuckles, wild kat keychains and clubs for self-defense.

State Rep. Joe Moody filed the legislation, saying too many people were being charged with a crime for owning the self-defense tool, the Texas Standard reported.

At Home, at Work, and on the Street- More Self Defense Gun Stories Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Here is the news you won't get from the mainstream media. Again this week, responsible gun owners defend themselves and the people they love. Self-defense instructor Tiffany Johnson joins the Self Defense Gun Stories Podcast to look at four new examples. Were these gun owners lucky, or did they have a plan and training? What can we learn from their experience? (24-minute audio)

CA: DA�s office declines to file charges against man arrested in West Hills double-homicide
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The Los Angeles County District Attorney�s Office has decided not to file charges against a North Hollywood man who previously was suspected in the killing of two other men at a West Hills park, saying the case lacked enough evidence to prosecute, officials said Wednesday.

The DA�s office also said evidence shows the man may have fired on the men out of self-defense. They also mentioned doubts about the credibility of witnesses questioned by detectives.

Chris Cuomo Picks A Fight With A Rape Survivor Over Her Self Defense Choices Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
CNN�s Chris Cuomo took some heat Wednesday for a comment he made about an NRATV video featuring rape-survivor Kim Corban.

TX: A Clerk At A Plaid Pantry Convenience Store Gets Fired For Pulling A Gun On A Hatchet Wielding Robber.
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The clerk handled himself well in a situation where his life was at risk and now he�s being punished for it. After a gun was pulled out of self-defense the robber immediately apologized after realizing the mistake he had made. If the clerk hadn�t been armed and taken reasonable actions to defend himself, people could have been seriously hurt. According to Plaid Pantry, Kristopher Follis violated company policy and is now out of a job because he protected his own life.

IL: House Passes FOID Fee Increase & Mandatory Fingerprinting Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On May 29th, the Illinois state House of Representatives voted 62-52 to pass Senate Bill 1966, sending the amended version back to the state Senate for further consideration. Among other things, they would increase the fees and also impose a mandatory fingerprinting requirement for both new FOID and renewal applications.

IL: State's FOID overhaul moves forward despite constitutional concerns Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A bill that would strengthen the state�s Firearm Owner�s Identification Act to better recover guns from people who�ve had their card revoked or suspended passed the Illinois House in a 62-52 vote Wednesday. Senate Bill 1966 would mandate fingerprinting and background checks for card holders, a measure which led opponents to call the bill�s constitutionality into question.

5 Reasons to Make a Flashlight Part of Your Everyday Carry Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Do you hike, bike, travel, hunt, fish, or any other number of activities? Do you carry a handgun for self-defense? If so, carry a good flashlight. The statistics indicate approximately 60% of all confrontations occur in dim light conditions. That does not necessarily mean complete darkness, but rather diminished lighting to the point where your ability to identify the threat is jeopardized.

NV: AB 291 Passes Committee With Firearm Seizure Amendment, On to Senate Floor Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed Assembly Bill 291 with amendments. As previously reported, a substantial amendment was anticipated to include "Red Flag" provisions, which did come to fruition; however, the language for the amendment was not made available until just minutes before the hearing. AB 291 now heads to the Senate floor for a vote.

NY: JPFO Joins Amicus Curiae In Lawsuit Against Tyrannical Abuse By City Of New York
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New York City bans taking your licensed sidearm out of the city, for any reason, and their local courts have approved of this law. After a nine-year vacuum on gun cases at the High Court, this is the perfect one to bring�straight forward, severe, a blatant violation on the right to bear arms, outrageous on its face, a raw exercise of uncontrolled power. Controversially decided in two lower courts�against the civil right to arms�that�s the nub of the case. Can lower courts operate outside strict guidelines the High Court itself has set? Can lower courts write their own law?

TX: Texas 2019 Regular Session Wrap-Up: Lawmakers Advance Important Pro-2A Reforms & Send Gun Control Crowd Home Empty-Handed Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Texas Legislature adjourned sine die on Monday of Memorial Day weekend. More than 7,300 pieces of legislation were introduced during the 2019 Regular Session, and your NRA-ILA tracked over 165 firearm-related bills through the process.

ME: Selectmen declare Paris a Second Amendment Sanctuary Town Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Selectmen are making a strong statement about guns by declaring it a "Second Amendment Sanctuary Town." The board adopted the resolution in a unanimous vote on Tuesday night. They say what started as a simple proposal by one resident is now a message that the town will uphold the Second Amendment.

Brazil: Brazilian Lawyer C�sar Mello: Watch Brazil, See the Failure of Gun Control
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Brazilian gun laws are some of the strictest in the world. President Jair Bolsonaro started to reform the administration of the laws in 2019. He did this by using his power of Presidential decrees. This changes the rules of how the law is administered. Much of the abuse under the law was through the administrative rules. Changes to the law must come through the Congress, those changes have not been enacted yet.

Because most Americans do not read Portuguese, Brazilian lawyer and licensed Professional Shooter, C�sar Mello, made a youtube video, in English, to educate the rest of the world about Brazilian gun laws, their history, and what may be expected next.

Mark Cuban: Time to "Update" the Second Amendment Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are 3 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
�If you live in a state like Texas, if the law in Texas is open carry, so be it,� he adds. �If you live in Pennsylvania where they are more stringent and they don't want you to be able to have a gun other than in your own premises or under lock and key or you have to do a background check, then that's up to them to decide.�

Waging a Full-Spectrum Fight for the Second Amendment
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When we are discussing the present situation, to include how to defeat the long game being used by anti-Second Amendment extremists, one big thing we need to do is to understand that the fight has shifted. We�re no longer just fighting the normal battle on political and legislative fronts. The fight has now expanded to cultural outlets, corporate boardrooms, Silicon Valley censorship, and social stigmatization. It is now a full-spectrum fight.

RI: Effort to make Tiverton a Second Amendment sanctuary draws heated debate Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A proposed resolution to make Tiverton a Second Amendment sanctuary town failed to win a majority vote of the Town Council on Monday night, delighting some in the room and shocking the proponents wearing yellow T-shirts, but most shocking was an announcement after many had left council chambers that another vote was going to be taken that would reverse the first.

CNN Anchor Mocks Rape Survivor For 2nd Amendment Views Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
CNN Anchor Chris Cuomo thought he had a real sick burn on Wednesday when he mocked rape survivor Kimberly Corban on Twitter for saying she protects herself and her family with a firearm. �Only in America,� Cuomo tweeted in response to a National Rifle Association video of Corban sharing about the night she was suffocated and raped in her dorm room at age 20.