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What I Learned By Reading "Guns and Self-Defense" Submitted by: Robert A. Waters Website: http://www.robertwaters.net	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
After reading Guns and Self-Defense, the wise reader will likely wonder why compelling and inspiring stories like these rarely make it into the national news stream. I believe they are suppressed because they belie the standard media narrative.

Fresno County Tops Cal. CCW Numbers, But State Still Trails Washington
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Buried in a Fresno Bee story about the number of active concealed carry permits in Fresno County, thanks to a female county sheriff who thinks bad guys should be kept guessing, is a revelation that the entire state of California, with many times the population of Washington, trails the Evergreen State when it comes to lawful concealed carry.

Sheriff Margaret Mims, according to the Crime Prevention Research Center, has encouraged county residents to get carry permits since she was first elected in 2006. She is not a proponent of open carry, however.

History of 9x21mm IMI Ammo
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Introduced in 1980, the 9x21mm IMI was a creation between the Franco Benvenuti agency of Italy and Israel Military Industries (IMI). Many countries, including Italy and most of the European Union, have banned the use of all military ammunition, such as the 9mm Parabellum. In order to circumvent gun control measures, the collaborative effort to create a substitute ammunition was seen as a good resolution and would allow civilians to own and use a powerful cartridge without fear of repercussions.

Report: 75 Percent of Firearm Murders Since 1991 Committed with a Handgun Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A Washington Post analysis shows 75 percent of firearm murders since 1991 were committed with a handgun. In other words, if the Democrats had put an �assault weapons� ban in place in 1991 and it was still in effect in 2019 it would have done nothing to stop three out of every four murders that occurred over the last 28 years.

Oregon: Initiative Filed to Restrict Self-Defense
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On July 18th, Initiative Petition 40 was filed in Oregon to restrict the Second Amendment rights of law abiding adults by imposing a broad, one-size-fits-all method of storing firearms. This egregious attack on our freedoms uses virtually the same language as the failed Initiative Petition 44 from 2018 as well as the same provisions from Senate Bill 978 that did not pass during the 2019 legislative session.

CA: Talking Points Support Needles� Second Amendment Sanctuary City Declaration Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
City Council read a list of �talking points� supporting their decision to declare Needles a Second Amendment Sanctuary City during the regular meeting of July 9. Each councilor present read a portion; Mayor Jeff Williams read for Clayton Hazlewood, who was absent. The points, with very minor editing, are reproduced below from a printed list provided. - ed.

Background Checks Fail to Keep Criminals Unarmed
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You hear the same call for action in the wake of almost every tragedy involving a firearm: �We need background checks,� the gun haters say. �It�s a cure-all that will wipe out all such crime in our country.� So about 20 years ago, the anti-gun crowd no doubt whooped when the National Instant Criminal Background Checks System (NICS) was created. �Finally, we�ll have no more crime involving guns,� they said.

OH: Petition for Gun Sale Background Checks in Ohio Clears Initial Step Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A gun safety group hoping to change Ohio law to require background checks on virtually all guns sales has cleared an initial hurdle on its second try. The Ohio Attorney General�s Office on Friday certified a revised petition from Ohioans for Gun Safety., we�ll have no more crime involving guns,� they said.

Hunting/fishing: Kentucky long rifle originated in Pennsylvania
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Barrie Miller, a muzzleloader gun builder from of Lafayette Hill, is an eclectic craftsman who likes to start with a classic gun kit and swap parts of the original with hardware, shapes and qualities that he prefers more. "I like flash pans that are pear-shaped" said Miller, who worked for many years as a re-enactor at Daniel Boone Homestead. "I think their shape directs the powder to the touch hole better. So if I am building a gun from the Allentown, Reading or York School of gunmaking, I use parts I like better than the original.

LA: LDWF Announces Deer, Waterfowl Lottery Hunts Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Under our sweltering summer sun, it�s difficult to believe hunting seasons are approaching, but they are, and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has opened up the application process for numerous lottery deer and waterfowl hunts.

MI: Michigan House Republicans Look to Reduce Penalties for Gun License Violations
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Gun rights supporters in the Michigan House are working to decriminalize certain firearm-related offenses as part of a larger effort to roll back regulations on gun ownership and use in the state. House Republicans named protecting second amendment rights as one of its top priorities this session. So far, many of the gun-related bills taken up for hearings focus on reducing existing penalties for violating Michigan�s current gun laws or removing restrictions on certain gun use.

New Zealanders Hand Over 10,000-Plus Guns and Weapons Parts in Buy-Back Scheme
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New Zealanders have handed over more than 10,000 guns, weapons parts and accessories in the first week of a buy-back scheme prompted by the country's worst peacetime mass shooting, police figures released on Sunday (Jul 21) show. A gun reform law passed in April banned most semi-automatic firearms, parts that convert firearms into semi-automatics, magazines over a certain capacity and some shotguns.

The Left Wants Control But They Can�t Get The Guns
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The right to keep and bear was written into The Bill of Rights as Amendment #2, but that doesn�t mean people won�t try to violate it. Unfortunately, our fight is against fellow Americans who think they know what is best for everyone. Their fear of what they don�t understand and their lust for government control sends them down a destructive ideological path, which trades individual freedom for passive obedience.

When the NRA was a Virginia Democratic Front Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
It was a matter of legislative math. In Virginia, before the National Rifle Association was a Republican front, it was a Democratic front. It routinely supported Democrats, some of whom are now among its toughest critics.

PA: Dixon's Gunmakers Fair caters to Muzzleloader Aficionados Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
It is no secret that muzzleloading firearms hold significant interest in Pennsylvania and across the country. One look at the hunting and shooting section of a well-stocked magazine rack will reveal numerous specialty covers devoted to black powder guns, accessories and their historical times.

ME: Maine Senator Backs Funding Conservation Through Hunting Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Maine's independent senator is getting behind a proposal to continue funding wildlife conservation through money generated by hunting and sport shooting. Sen. Angus King is joining a push to modernize the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937. The act allows for tax revenue from the sale of shooting and archery equipment to pay for hunter education and wildlife conservation.

NE: Hunting Permits for Big Game Go On Sales Aug. 5 Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Permits for big game hunting will go on sale at any Nebraska Game and Parks Commission office or online beginning at 1 p.m. Central on Aug. 5. Residents, nonresidents and eligible landowners may purchase remaining 2019 deer and antelope permits. Residents and eligible landowners may purchase remaining elk permits. These permits will be available through the end of big game seasons.

MD: Women Learn Handgun Safety at Workshop Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Women with an interest in learning handgun safety got an education Saturday and took the opportunity to safely fire a gun at a shooting range during a workshop held at Heritage Training and Shooting Center.

MS: Mississippi Man Sentenced for Part in International Gun-Running Scheme
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A Mississippi man has been sentenced to almost six years in prison after pleading guilty March 28 in U.S. District Court in Jackson to illegally shipping guns to London, England. Maurice Taylor, 33, of Vicksburg, was sentenced to 70 months by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Tom S. Lee at a sentencing hearing Thursday. He was charged with conspiring to violate the Arms Export Control Act and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, according to U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst.