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SAF Exec Affirmed: Gun-Free Garlic Festival a �Shooting Gallery� Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Less than two weeks before Sunday�s mass shooting incident at the Gilroy, California Garlic Festival, the chief executive at one of the nation�s largest and most legally-active Second Amendment groups called for an end to so-called �gun-free zones��which the festival grounds were�because they are �shooting galleries for maniacs.�

Sam Colt: The Forgotten History of America's Legendary Firearms Inventor and Manufacturer
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Born on July 19, 1814, in Hartford, Connecticut, Samuel Colt played a vital role in American culture and folklore. The inventor and creator of the first handheld revolver, Sam Colt made it possible to have a handgun that could fire rapidly without needing to be reloaded after every shot. Known as the great equalizer, it�s been said that �Abe Lincoln may have freed all men, but Sam Colt made them equal.�

Gilroy Shooting Suspect Santino William Legan Too Young to Buy Rifle in CA Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting suspect Santino William Legan was too young to legally buy a rifle in California. CNN reported Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee identifying Legan as the shooting suspect, noting that he was 19-years-old. He allegedly used an �assault style rifle� and fired at random.

Michigan Man used Pistol to Defend against Six Foot Alligator Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On Saturday, 20 July 2019, Derrick Fells was trapping minnows on his 17-acre property in Tuscola, County, Michigan. Fells was carrying a pistol. He heard a hissing sound and thought it might be from a possum. Instead of a possum, there was a six-foot alligator sunning itself next to the Sucker Creek canal on his property.

Beat the Heat: CCW Wear for Summer 2019
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Most of the United States has seen a hot summer so far in 2019, and the added heat doesn't make it any easier to strap on a concealed-carry gun. However, there's an entire self-defense industry dedicated toward making it easier for today's defense-minded citizens to carry a gun for personal protection, and that includes coming up with products that beat the heat. Here are five must-have products that are sized and built right for summer carry, so you won't have to encumber yourself with a heavy cover garment or saddle up with a heavy self-defense pistol.

Never Enough: New Zealand Government Pushes Even More Gun Control
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On July 22, New Zealand�s Labour-led government announced a wide array of new gun control proposals. The move came amidst the island nation�s ongoing program to confiscate commonly-owned semi-automatic firearmsfrom law-abiding gun owners that will last through December 20. The government�s most recent attack on gun owners is likely to engender further civil disobedience to the firearm confiscation scheme.

Virginia County Stands Up to Gun Control Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Talk about gun control has been non-stop in Virginia since the Virginia Beach municipal massacre took place on Friday June 1, 2019. Although the perpetrator of this atrocity went through the gun control hoops that all law-abiding gun owners must go through, this was not enough to stop him from committing the heinous act of killing 12 people.

Compulsory Gun Ownership Will Not Save Liberty
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With this year�s revision and destruction of famously libertarian Swiss gun laws, the world has started to look closer at the gun culture of Europe. Under threat of Schengen Area exclusion, the EU, which Switzerland is not a part of, changed their gun laws in order to fall more in line with barebones Union restrictions. Swiss gun laws are now stricter, requiring further background checks and more extensive licensing paperwork. However, they are still lawless in comparison to countries like the United Kingdom or Australia. But this investigation by those on the more libertarian side of the gun rights argument leads to the rediscovery of compulsory gun ownership both in Switzerland and in the United States.

IL: 9 Killed, 39 Wounded In Weekend Shootings Across Chicago Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Another hot weekend ended with dozens of people rushed to the emergency room with gunshot wounds. Shootings left nine people dead and 39 wounded over the weekend. The most recent shooting happened just before midnight Sunday night in the Altgeld Gardens neighborhood.

IL: Surveillance Cameras Capture Gun Store Break-ins; 33 Guns Stolen in New Whiteland Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Federal agents are working with several police departments after burglars stole more than 30 weapons from a gun store in New Whiteland over the weekend. Investigators confirm they are looking into whether the same group of suspects also broke into a gun store on the south side of Indianapolis.

FL: Someone Is Breaking Into Miami Cop Cars and Stealing Guns Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
In what has become a recurring theme over the past few years, the Miami Police Department is, once again, struggling with theft and missing property. According to internal documents obtained by New Times, the department recently warned its officers about valuables left inside their cruisers, because four were burgled between July 6 and 24.

The U.S. Congress Has Started to Revive Gun Violence Research�and Must Follow Through
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When bullets fired from a passing car sliced through the St. Louis night one Sunday in June, they hit two children, killing three-year-old Kenndei Powell and seriously wounding another little girl, age six. Police in the Missouri city were not immediately able to identify or find the shooter, and Powell joined the grim ranks of the 36,000 people killed by guns every year in the U.S., on average. An additional 100,000 are injured.

Guns, Not Politics: Shooting Sports Look To High Schools For Growth Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Ally Fulp and Levi Dotson live down the street from each other, and compete all the time. They�re in Levi�s yard, shooting at the clay targets Fulp�s dad sends whipping through the air. The sound of gunfire isn�t uncommon here. The two high schoolers have been target shooting for years.

WA: Accused Gun Burglar Charged in Federal Court
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A man accused of stealing 26 handguns from FREDS Guns in Sequim, 13 rifles from a gun store in Bow and a boat motor and battery in Ferndale has been charged in federal court. Joey A. Maillet, a U.S. and Canadian citizen, was charged by complaint with two counts of theft of a firearm from a Federal Firearms Licensee, specifically for two guns � one from each store � that had been shipped and transported in interstate and foreign commerce.

FL: Live Oak Police Investigating After 48 Firearms Stolen from Business Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Live Oak Police Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating after 48 firearms were stolen from a gun shop on Ohio Avenue North on July 15. LOPD says the business' surveillance footage shows the incident occurring around 3:30 a.m. on July 14 and shows two suspects entering the business by breaking the glass with a sledgehammer.

NM: Conservative Group Sues to Halt New Mexico�s New Gun Laws
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A conservative coalition is suing to overturn New Mexico�s new gun laws requiring background checks. The Albuquerque Journal reports the New Mexico Patriots Advocacy Coalition filed a lawsuit this week challenging the constitutionality of New Mexico�s new gun laws requiring background checks before the sale of firearms. It�s also seeking to throw out a law prohibiting the possession of guns by domestic abusers.

PA: Some Experiencing Long Wait for Hunting Licenses Bought Online Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Some hunters who bought their 2019-20 hunting licenses online have been slow to receive them, which in some cases might have impacted their submitting applications for antlerless deer licenses. The Pennsylvania Game Commission encourages hunters experiencing such problems to contact the agency for help.

ND: 2019 Small Game, Waterfowl & Furbearer Regulations Set Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
NDG&F Press Release North Dakota�s 2019 small game, waterfowl and furbearer regulations are set and most season structures are similar to last year.

Sig Sauer P365 XL Review
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The excellent award-winning Sig P365 that I reviewed here a little over a year ago has won a lot of awards. It is a well-respected, sub-compact concealed carry pistol with excellent features which Sig Sauer designed around a uniquely tapered 10-round magazine. Some of the 365 awards include �Handgun of the Year� for 2018 by Guns and Ammo, the NRA Golden Bullseye Award from Shooting Illustrated �Handgun of the Year,� and the �Top 10 Guns of 2018� by TFB.

The Truth About �Smart Guns�
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�Smart guns� are firearms with some type of electronic or mechanical locking system that prevents unauthorized users from discharging the firearm. The Armatix iP1 (pictured above) tested by NRA staff in 2014 wasn�t a particularly compelling firearm. Even beyond problems with its �smart� features, staff members struggled to get the pistol to fire an entire magazine without a stoppage. It also �featured� an incredibly heavy double-action trigger pull that led one staffer to wonder if the trigger pull itself was an attempt to make the gun impossible to fire.