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Daily Bulletin: Thousands of Gun Dealers Violate Federal Law, But Few Are Ever Shut Down
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Hello, readers. We�ve reported on how few of the nation�s federally licensed gun dealers the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives manages to inspect. A nice scoop from the New York Times reveals another layer to the problem: Among the stores the ATF does inspect, only a tiny fraction ever lose their licenses, even after being found with repeated or serious infractions. Those stories and more, below.

After Self-Defense Shooting in Oak Lawn, Arm the Gays? Not Quite
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People in the Oak Lawn/Cedar Springs area were already on alert from a recent spate of assaults and robberies that hit Dallas' gayborhood within about a month. Then came Memorial Day weekend. Early in the morning of May 26, a mugger assaulted and tried to rob a man behind the main strip of bars and nightclubs on Cedar Springs. The victim pulled a handgun and shot his assailant, sending him fleeing to the hospital.

IL: Hearing Set on Chicago Suburb�s Semi-Automatic Weapons Ban Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Gun-rights groups want a judge to block the northern Chicago suburb of Deerfield from enforcing its ban on certain semi-automatic guns. A Lake County judge has scheduled a June 8 hearing on a request for a temporary restraining order against the ban that�s scheduled to take effect June 13.

Taking A Stand Against Billionaire-backed Anti-2A Measure Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
UPDATED: The activist who is challenging the ballot title of the billionaire-backed, anti-rights Initiative 1639 in Thurston County Superior Court wrote a blog over the weekend that details his opposition, and he underscores the importance for voters to read the measure to understand what is actually in it.

Taking A Stand Against Billionaire-backed Anti-2A Measure Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
UPDATED: The activist who is challenging the ballot title of the billionaire-backed, anti-rights Initiative 1639 in Thurston County Superior Court wrote a blog over the weekend that details his opposition, and he underscores the importance for voters to read the measure to understand what is actually in it.

Homeowner Kills Two Robbery Suspects with AK-47: �It Was Either Me or Them�
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A Memphis, Tennessee, homeowner whom police say shot and killed two robbery suspects Friday with an AK-47 reportedly said, �It was either me or them.� According to WMC, the Memphis Police Department said the homeowner came home Friday night to find 28-year-old Azell Witherspoon and 17-year-old Demond Robinson in his house. The homeowner said one of the suspects alerted the other to his presence, saying, �Hey, they are here.�in it.

Bodyguard of Anti-Gun Activist Father Pfleger Arrested on Gun Charges
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Call the irony police! Father Michael Pfleger, the radical left-wing priest, friend of Jeremiah Wright, and mainstay of the hard-left community in Chicago that bequeathed the political rise of Barack Obama to America, has a hypocrisy problem. Father Pfleger, you see, is a violent anti-gun advocate. When I use the term "violent," I mean it. In 2007, he was rebuked by his bishop (who happened to be a cardinal � Cardinal George of the Chicago Archdiocese) for publicly threatening to "snuff out" a gun store-owner. That's right: bring "peace" by snuffing out opponents. The peace of the dead, I guess.

GA: Tift Co. School Board wants Teachers to Focus on Teaching, not Guns Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Tift County School Board said it trusts its school resource officers to keep students safe. Therefore, the school district will not arm its teachers with guns in the upcoming school year. With the possibility of more resource officers being put in Tift County schools, members of the board said arming teachers would be unnecessary.

�I will not back down�: Kansas Republican Defends Displaying Replica Machine Gun in Parade Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Over the weekend, residents of Shawnee, Kan., gathered for the annual parade celebrating their city�s heritage. People in lawn chairs peppered the sidewalks. Children sat on the curb, their eyes glued to the colorful floats and decorated cars inching down the street. A giant American flag suspended over the parade route flapped in the breeze.

OH: Principal Responds to Concerns About Final-Day Squirt-Gun Ritual at East Elementary
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Several people have anonymously expressed concerns with an event that took place Friday, May 25, the last day of school, at East Elementary School in Athens. Principal Andrea Bobo walked the school hallways spraying kids and teachers with water guns in what she has said was a yearly end-of-school-year gag.

�On the last day of school I did squirt water at students and staff members,� Bobo wrote in an email Tuesday. �This is something I�ve done as a building principal on the last day of school for several years and was always a greatly anticipated event.�

Gun-Control Advocacy's Study Links Rates of Gun Ownership and Suicide Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are 2 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A recently released study ties the rates of suicide by firearms to the prevalence of gun ownership and ranked Oklahoma fourth in the nation for suicides committed with a gun. The study, conducted by the Violence Policy Center and released May 30, analyzed 2016 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on suicide rates by firearms and gun ownership rates for all 50 states.

MA: Massachusetts Senate to Debate 'Red Flag' Gun Measure Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A bill that would allow for the temporary removal of firearms from people considered a danger to themselves or others could move another step closer to becoming law in Massachusetts this week. The state Senate is expected to take up the House-passed "red flag" bill on Thursday.

The Armed Citizen� June 4, 2018
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In South Carolina, an alleged burglar, who broke a window and tried to enter a Greenville County home, was shot by the armed homeowner. Police documents say the suspect was armed with a knife and threatened the lives of the people in the home before one of them shot in self-defense. The trespasser, who was charged with burglary and related crimes, is reported to have been released from jail on parole several weeks before the incident

Gun Safes Work. But Most Gun Owners Don�t Use Them.
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America has become habituated to stories of teenagers too young to purchase a firearm who commit mass shootings with guns belonging to family members. Recent gun violence in Santa Fe, Tex., and Noblesville, Ind., are only the latest in a long line of attacks committed by teens with other people�s weapons. One common suggestion after mass shootings is that the best way to prevent such incidents would be to lock guns and ammunition away when not in use, so the weapons stay out of the hands of the wrong people.

31 shot � 1 fatally � in Weekend Gun Violence Across Chicago Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A man was killed and at least 30 people were wounded over the weekend in gun violence across Chicago. From 5 p.m Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, shootings extended from Lakeview on the North Side to Chatham on the South Side, and claimed the life of a former Chicago Public Schools employee who was standing outside a birthday party in Englewood.

Texas Students Urge Governor to Protect Second Amendment Rights
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Pro-Second Amendments students from across Texas are encouraging Gov. Greg Abbott to consider their views when drafting public policy affecting school safety. A letter was sent by March 4 Our Rights organizers and signed by over 150 students statewide. It was sent in response to an expensive gun control advertisement which ran in the Houston Chronicle following the shooting at a Santa Fe high school.

Legal Expert Weighs in On Shooting Involving Uber Driver Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A legal expert is weighing in on the case of a Denver Uber driver accused of shooting and killing his passenger. Denver criminal defense attorney, Dan Recht, said the overwhelming odds are that the Uber driver, Michael Hancock, will use self-defense, as his defense. But he said the success of that defense will depend on Hancock�s credibility.

Prosecutor: Congress Must Take Action Against Gun Violence Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The horror of yet another school shooting occurring at our front door was inevitable. Parkland, Florida. Santa Fe, Texas. And now Noblesville, Indiana. The numbing reality is obvious -- no community is immune.

Romney criticized for Record on Assault Weapons Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Mitt Romney�s record on gun control came up last week during debate for a U.S. Senate seat in Utah, a conservative western state with strong support for the Second Amendment. Romney�s opponent, Republican Utah state lawmaker Mike Kennedy, criticized him for signing an assault weapons ban as governor of Massachusetts, a state that�s long had tough gun laws.

California Can Prevent Suicides With a Voluntary No-Buy List for Guns
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California has a firearm suicide problem. Nearly 1,600 residents killed themselves with guns in 2016, and the gun suicide rate is rising at both the state and national levels. Suicide is the most common type of gun violence in the U.S. � on average more than 60 deaths a day, more than were killed in Las Vegas, the deadliest mass shooting in American history. Six out of ten gun deaths are suicides, and firearms account for about half of all suicides.