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FL: Driver Claims Self-Defense in Road-Rage Shooting of Motorcyclist Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A 17-year-old motorcyclist was shot in the arm by a driver who said the teen hit his car multiple times and then tried to stop him from leaving, according to Tarpon Springs police. The driver called 911 after he shot the motorcyclist in the right bicep.

Amid Demands for Tougher Gun Laws, A Different Voice Emerges Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
While the New York Post on Sunday called for stricter gun control laws, and the San Jose Mercury News takes a studious look at gun law shortcomings, there�s an interesting perspective offered up by the president of the Family Research Council that contends the �solution to gun violence is not what you think.�.

Marissa Alexander: 'Stand your ground' Laws Must be Repealed Before Another Innocent Black Man is Killed Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are 3 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
In fewer than seven hours of deliberation Friday, six jurors returned a guilty verdict in the case of Micheal Drejka, a white man who shot Markeis McGlockton, an unarmed black man, over a handicapped parking space in Clearwater, Florida, and was originally not charged in the incident due to Florida�s �stand your ground� law.

KY: Marion C. Early School District Approves to Arm Some Teachers for Students' Safety
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Another school district in the Ozarks will allow some teachers to carry guns for the protection of students, but only after hours of intense training. Among them are Wheatland, Dadeville, Skyline and Hermitage. The latest district to arm teachers is Marion C. Early in Morrisville. The school board made the decision last week after nearly a year of discussion. Some teachers will be armed with concealed weapons and self-defense spray.

OK: Second Amendement Group Challenges Permitless Carry Referendum in Court Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Oklahoma Second Amendment Association is challenging efforts to suspend a new permitless carry law until a statewide vote on the issue. The group filed a legal challenge Monday in an attempt to head off a referendum on House Bill 2597, which would allow most Oklahomans to carry a gun without a license or training starting Nov. 1.

IN: Congressman Greg Pence Talks Gun Safety and Chinese Tariffs in Muncie Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
As Congress wraps up an August recess and gets ready for a debate on gun safety, U.S. Rep. Greg Pence (R-District 6) says he�s worried about a �slippery slope� for gun owners. Pence calls himself a �staunch Second Amendment defendant,� but says he�s open to compromise.

IN: Congressman Greg Pence Talks Gun Safety and Chinese Tariffs in Muncie Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
As Congress wraps up an August recess and gets ready for a debate on gun safety, U.S. Rep. Greg Pence (R-District 6) says he�s worried about a �slippery slope� for gun owners. Pence calls himself a �staunch Second Amendment defendant,� but says he�s open to compromise.

Purchasing a Gun From Walmart Not Nearly as Easy as the Left Claims
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In the wake of mass shootings early this month, Walmart stores nationwide are being pressured to stop selling firearms and ammunition. The fact that the worst of the shootings (22 killed) occurred at one of their stores in El Paso, Texas, and another shooting killing two occurred at a Walmart in Southaven, Mississippi, led many anti-gun advocates to attack Walmart�s policy of selling arms and ammunition in some of their stores.

Barr: Lindsey Graham Doesn�t Trust The Courts Who Spied On Trump � But Trusts Them With Gun Control
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Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham is busy. He is openly touting the need for bipartisan legislation encouraging states to enact �red flag� gun confiscation laws, which place in the hands of local and state-level judges the near-absolute power to order confiscation of a person�s firearms. At the very same time, he talks openly of the well-known abuses by the federal Department of Justice and the super-secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) that set in motion unlawful surveillance of persons connected with the 2016 Trump campaign.

IL: 6 Killed, 23 wounded in Chicago Weekend Shootings
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At least 29 people were wounded � six fatally � in citywide shootings over the weekend. On Sunday, a 17-year-old boy was shot to death in Chatham on the South Side. About 3:33 a.m., Dontevon Gates was among a group of 30 to 40 people who were gathered in the 8200 block of South Maryland Avenue when shots rang out from an unknown direction, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner�s office said.

UT: Mormon Leaders Change Rules Against Guns in Church Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Most members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints already knew they were discouraged from taking their guns to church on Sunday, but the church is making sure that message is crystal clear by tweaking the policy to prohibit all lethal weapons. The previous policy called it inappropriate to have weapons on church property. It still includes an exception for law enforcement officers.

LA Undersheriff: Ammo Controls Result in Fees, Waiting Periods Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Los Angeles Undersheriff Tim Murakami observed California�s new ammunition controls result in fees and waiting periods for certain residents. Murakami is referencing California�s new background check requirement for ammunition purchases.

AL: Investigators- Limestone County Father Shot and Killed Son in Self-Defense, Will not be Charged
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Investigators say the father in a fatal Limestone County shooting will not face charges. They say the shooting that happened on Corrie Lane on Sunday night appears to have been in self defense. The Limestone County Sheriff's Office says the father shot and killed his son. According to investigators, the father is 70 years old and the son was 44. Deputies received the call around 9:20 p.m. Sunday and were told a father and son were arguing. Investigators said the father, James Adams, went to his room to go to bed and his son, Alfred Adams, opened the door and entered the room.

CA: San Jose Mayor Wants Liability Insurance for Guns but Admits 'The Crooks' won�t Pay Fee Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo argued that gun owners must purchase liability insurance, but acknowledged that criminals will not follow along. In an op-ed for the Washington Post, Liccardo pointed out that car owners need to buy liability insurance in order to drive and said the idea makes sense because "taxpayers have subsidized gun ownership and the harms that accompany it."

Reviewing the Data on Red Flag Laws, Assault Weapons, and Background Checks
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The San Jose Mercury News studied �three years worth of recent active shooter incidents from 2016 through 2018 compiled by the FBI to see how often they involved background check loopholes, disturbing �red flag� signals from the shooter beforehand, and military-style assault weapons.�
The results are pretty eye-opening, particularly when it comes to evaluating the potential impact of �red flag� laws.

CO: Colorado Researchers Map Places to Temporarily Store Guns in Effort to Prevent Suicides Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
In an effort to prevent suicides, local researchers at the University of Colorado�s Anschutz Medical Campus have identified 62 locations in the state where a person can temporarily store their firearms outside of the home during a mental health crisis.

AR: El Dorado Boys & Girls Club Holding Gun Raffle Fundraiser
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The Hunter�s Paradise Raffle has returned to the Boys and Girls Club of El Dorado, with $20,000 worth of guns available to win through the contest. �These guns are � they�re expensive guns,� said David Lee, executive director of the BGCE. �They�re really nice. [They average] around $1,000.� The prize guns are all hunting guns, including shotguns and lever and bolt action rifles from manufacturers such as Remington, Browning, Weatherby and Christensen. Ticket-holders will also be eligible to win a Sig Sauer optics kit, which includes a scope and rangefinder that can sync to one another through Bluetooth.

Open Tip Match Ammo: OTM Bullets Explained
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The open tip match bullet (OTM) is primarily used as a target shooting ammo, hence the word �match� � but what is match ammo? There seems to be a massive debate about this particular term (OTM), because it comes across as a hollow point when it's technically not, and it can cause some confusion. The military can use it because it�s technically not a hollow point, but some hunters can�t because it is a hollow point. This is probably the most controversial term of any bullet currently in use today.

FL: Central Florida Dems Demand Hearing on Guns
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Decrying years of inaction on Democratic gun proposals as gun violence has accelerated, a group of Central Florida Democratic lawmakers demanded hearings in the Florida Legislature next year. In a press conference organized by state Rep. Anna Eskamani of Orlando, she and four other lawmakers joined representatives of Moms Demand Action and others Monday decrying the Florida Legislature�s decision Friday to refuse a special session.

Democrats Use Every Excuse to Disarm the Good Guys
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Gun-free zones disarm the good guys but fail to disarm violent murderers. We saw this again in the mass murders last month, but this isn�t a new phenomenon. We see example after example as we look at the history of violent attacks. Gun-control politicians don�t care about this history of failure and the media never holds gun-control politicians to account. In fact, Democrat politicians demand more gun-control after each mass murder.

WY: Shoot Historic Firearms at Event Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
People will have the chance to shoot historic guns at the �Shootin� A Round,� Sept. 5 event divided between the Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and the Cody Firearms Experience.

WY: Shoot Historic Firearms at Event Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will visit Aurora as part of a gun safety town hall on Monday. Giffords was targeted in a 2011 shooting in Tucson, Arizona. She continues to recover from her injuries and is an advocate for gun violence prevention.

MI: Citizens should not own weapons of war
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Weapons. Our U.S.A. was started with single-shot mascots, in the 1700s. Most citizens used them to put food on their plates. When war was started, big guns were used. We won at Fort Ticonderoga, we hauled the cannons 200 miles to defend Boston. The weapons of war kept getting bigger, bombs, missiles, tanks, planes, and drones. Only to be used by the military, no one else could possess them. This should be made clear by laws that define what weapons can be used by citizens. All must be able to fire one shot at a time and registered by the owner. No rapid-fire, rounds can only be a certain size. All weapons that are bigger cannot be owned and will be taken away and destroyed.

MI: Michigan ranks 16 out of 50 states in gun law study
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The Giffords Law Center released its nationwide, annual gun law scorecard.

The study graded states by their gun safety measures and 2018 gun violence statistics.

The center is a nationally known policy organization that has supported the reduction of gun violence through stricter gun laws.

The center said gun violence kills more than 1,000 Michigan residents each year.

It gave Michigan a letter grade of "C" and ranked the state 16 out of 50.

The study said Michigan's gun related death rank is 37 out of 50.

The study also found that Michigan's gun violence has disproportionately impacted communities of color.