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VA: Seminar Educates Gun Owners On Laws Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
In Virginia, a person isn�t justified for killing someone in your home unless you believe you are in danger of getting attacked or serious bodily injury. �A lot of people who own guns believe they can just shoot anybody who walks into their house without cause,� said Dwain Rodman, the Virginia state representative for U.S. Law Shield.

CT: Hartford Area Teen Tackle Gun Violence In A Play They Wrote Themselves Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Ten high school and college aged students stood in small groups on opposite sides of a black box theater, chatting excitedly about their ideas, before getting into character and diving into intense conversations on gun violence.

TN: Meat Cleaver-Wielding Man Was Shot, Killed In Apparent Robbery Attempt Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A 53-year-old man who was shot and killed by another man during what appeared to be a robbery at a gas station in East Ridge used a meat cleaver to force the store clerk to hand over cash, according to a report from East Ridge police.

CA: New Law Requires Registration Of All 3D-Printed Guns
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Signed into law last week by California Governor Jerry Brown, anyone that attempts to create a homemade firearm with technology like a 3D printer will be required to apply for a serial number from the state�s Department of Justice. This new law is also designed to close a loophole that�s allowed gun enthusiasts to sell �unfinished receivers;� items like the core frame of a firearm as well as ammunition feeders and firing pins.

Pawn Shop Offering Reward After 19 guns, Including Assault Rifle Stolen Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
More than a dozen firearms, including an assault rifle, were stolen from a Port St. Lucie pawn shop over the weekend. Port St. Lucie Police say it took the thieves less than five minutes to commit the burglary of Bayshore Pawn on Bayshore Boulevard which netted them guns, jewelry and cash.

Reebok Stores Protested After Guns Awarded to Winners of CrossFit Games Reebok Stores Protested After Guns Awarded to Winners of CrossFit Games
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Winners of the Reebok CrossFit Games this weekend not only took home a cool $275k, but also a brand new Glock. The announcement was made the week before the event on the official CrossFit Games Instagram account. Unfortunately, with gun ownership being a controversial social issue in the United States, the news wasn't well received by the American public. On Saturday, two of Reebok's flagship stores were overrun by members of Gays Against Guns and New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, who protested from the sidewalks.

DE: Burglars Swipe 27 Guns From Store Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and the National Shooting Sports Foundation are offering a combined $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of four men who stole 27 guns from a sporting goods store.

AL: FBI Kids Camp To Teach Cybersecurity Ends With Fake Guns Drawn, Mock Arrest Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The FBI partnered with their local chapter of Infragard to offer a summer camp for kids. The middle schoolers who participated got a pretty unique first hand look at how the FBI solves crimes.

TX: The Armed Civilian Who Helped Stop UT�s Tower Sniper 50 Years Ago Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The heavyset man holding a rifle seemed to know what he was doing. Dressed like many detectives did in 1966 � with pocket liner in his shirt � he suggested to Officer Ramiro Martinez that they climb the stairs of the University of Texas Tower �service style.� With the chaos above them, there was no time for introductions.

MD: Man Wounded Grabbing For Knife In Self- Defense Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
While getting cut in a knife fight is usually par for the course, grabbing at a blade to avoid getting stabbed is a good way to do it. That's what happened Thursday afternoon, according to a Salisbury Police charging document.

CA: Alameda County Defends Restrictions On Gun-Shop Locations Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Alameda County supervisors have asked a federal appeals court to dismiss a challenge by gun groups to the county�s zoning restrictions on gun stores, arguing that the constitutional right to own firearms doesn�t include a right to sell them wherever you want.

Yet Another Reason To Own An AR
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When Michael Faw, media relations manager for Crimson Trace, called to ask if I�d join him and some other writers on a coyote hunt in Montana, the answer was a no-brainer. We�d be camping out under the Big Sky on some ranch you can�t see the end of, even when you glance at the horizon, near Glasgow, Mont. And we�d be using a new wireless Crimson Trace green laser called the LiNQ attached to Smith & Wesson�s Model M&P15 MOE Mid Magpul Spec Series modern sporting rifle.

Another Attack On The Second Amendment
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�A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.� There is no reason why �shall not� should be interpreted in any other way. We can even take a look at Thomas Jefferson who makes it downright clear. �The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed,� stated Jefferson in a letter to John Cartwright on June 5, 1824.

Gun Rights Defenders Misread The Second Amendment Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Recent letters from Thomas Denton ( July 3: "Banning 'assault weapons' would only be first step") and Phil Gingerella (July 14: "Democrats want to disarm law-abiding citizens") claim that the Founding Fathers' primary purpose in establishing the Second Amendment was to provide the people with the means to protect themselves from a tyrannical government. This is far from accurate.

MA: Lawmakers Write Letter Opposing Healey's Assault Weapons Directive Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Angered by her announcement last week that her office will step up its enforcement of the state's assault weapons ban, a bipartisan group of 58 lawmakers sent Attorney General Maura Healey a letter over the weekend opposing "in the strongest possible terms" her decision and the way she announced it.

NY: Local Gun Rights Supporters, Candidates Attend "Bring Back America" Festival Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A coalition of gun rights supporters and state and federal Republican candidates held a rally in Norwich on Saturday. The 2nd annual Bring Back America Festival took place in the Town Square East Park, featuring booths, musical entertainment and a number of invited speakers. Among them, Wendy Long, Republican candidate for U-S Senate from New York who will be opposing Chuck Schumer in the Fall.

CA: Fresno Pig Farmer Loses Weapons After Gun Charge Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Fresno County pig farmer who has previously made headlines for his actions has been sentenced to probation and ordered to get rid of his guns and ammunition in connection to gun charges.

SC: Activist Says State Is A 'War Zone'
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Michael Wukela says a litany of gun-related statistics for South Carolina add up to one grim conclusion. �We are living in a war zone,� said Wukela, executive director of Progress South. His group helped organize last month�s anti-violence rally at the Statehouse in Columbia after 49 people were fatally shot at an Orlando nightclub. Last Thursday, he took part in a discussion about gun-control issues hosted by the Young Democrats of Anderson County at McGee�s Scot-Irish Pub in downtown Anderson.

AR-15 Maker Pours $150,000 Into Anti-Hillary, Pro-Gun Campaign Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A popular firearms company that makes AR-15-style rifles has donated an eye-popping $150,000 to the arms industry's "#GunVote" campaign to stop Democrat Hillary Clinton and liberal gun control measures.

Knife Rights- The Unseen Side Of The Second Amendment
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While congressional Democrats and Republicans go head-to-head over gun control, proponents of a smaller, often overlooked facet of the Second Amendment�s right to keep and bear arms pursue a battle of their own�the right to carry a knife. Knife Rights, an Arizona-based advocacy group aimed at ridding states of existing bans on specific types of knives, is leading the fight against restrictive knife laws across the U.S.