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MI: 7 women buy 30 guns from sports stores in Metro Detroit for convicted felon to sell on streets
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Seven women bought more than 30 guns from Dunham's Sports and firearms stores in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties for "White Boy," a convicted felon who was banned from having firearms, to resell on the streets, officials said.

Ruemondo Murray is accused of directing Regina Blanchard, Shakira May, Precious Prevot, Yalanda Hardrick, Tiffany Simmons, Candace Simmons and Tywana Murray to buy guns for him at stores around Metro Detroit.

A 19-year special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Detroit told officials the women bought more than 30 handguns for Murray in about two months.

Murray was previously convicted of armed robbery in 2013 and 2006 and a firearms offense in 2006.

MI: �Significant quantity� of firearms stolen overnight from Saginaw Township gun shop
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Police are investigating the burglary of Saginaw Township gun and fireworks store.

Late in the night of Thursday, Aug. 1, or early Friday morning, several individuals broke an exterior window of Showtime Guns & Ammo Sales, 3621 Bay Road, and entered the business, said Saginaw Township Police Lt. Rick Herren. Surveillance cameras captured video of the culprits stealing �a significant quantity� of firearms, Herren said.

No alarms alerted police to the break-in. The burglary wasn�t discovered until employees showed up to work Friday morning.

Saginaw Township police, Michigan State Police troopers, and agents from the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives are currently investigating.

'Guns and Self-Defense:' A Study of Real-Life Personal Protection Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
�Guns and Self-Defense� is a new book by Robert A. Waters and Sim Waters. The authors describe 23 cases involving ordinary citizens who use their defensive firearms to survive criminal attacks. As the authors point out, these self-defense success stories are rarely covered by the national media because they don�t fit the media�s bias.

NH: Judge dismisses challenge to rule banning firearms at House Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Some Republican lawmakers said the rule violated their second amendment rights. The Concord Monitor reports the judge upheld the Legislature's authority to make its own rules. Rep. John Burt, a Republican from Goffstown, filed the suit challenging the rule. He said the judge's decision was not a surprise and he's "looking ahead to the Supreme Court."

TN: Teen suspect killed in restaurant robbery attempt is Nashville's third self-defense shooting in ten days
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A 17-year-old who tried to rob a North Nashville restaurant Thursday is the second teenager to die in a case of self defense in the past ten days, according to Metro police.

Metro Nashville police say Jaylin Cummins died after he tried to rob Knock Out Wings on Jefferson Street around 9:40 p.m.

Five employees were in the restaurant when he entered, wearing all black clothing and his face covered, police said.

He had a gun and demanded money from the cash register. While one of the employees dealt with him, one of her co-workers saw a chance to retrieve a pistol carried by another employee who had his hands up.

�They Used Self-Defense Out There�: Bounty Hunters Who Shot, Killed Wrong Person Found Not Guilty of Most Charges Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A jury on Thursday found a group of five bounty hunters not guilty on almost all counts in the mistaken identity killing of Jalen Johnson Milan, a 24-year-old father of three.

TX: Texas woman won't face charges for carrying kitty key chain after brass knuckles ban lifted
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A North Texas woman accused of possession of a prohibited weapon for carrying a kitty key chain will not face criminal charges, the Denton County District Attorney's Office said Thursday.

Kyli Phillips, 22, was arrested in April 2018 after a traffic accident and slapped with the weapons charge after police found the key chain in her purse. These plastic self-defense items are popular with women but have been illegal for decades under a state law that bans brass knuckles.

FPC Amicus Brief Challenges New Jersey�s Right-to-Carry �Justifiable Need� Law
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Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), Firearms Policy Foundation (FPF), Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), and California Gun Rights Foundation (CGF) announced the filing of an important amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Mark Cheeseman v. Glassboro, New Jersey Police Chief John Polillo, et al., which challenges the State of New Jersey�s �justifiable need� (i.e., �good cause�) law that functions as a de facto ban on carry licenses issued to law-abiding people. The brief was authored by FPC Director of Research and attorney Joseph Greenlee, a Second Amendment expert and historian. A copy of the motion and brief can be viewed or downloaded at www.firearmspolicy.org/legal.

Dan Crenshaw Shoots Down Gun Myths Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Congressman Dan Crenshaw shared his unique perspective on gun myths with the Daily Caller. In this video segment, Crenshaw discusses the incentives that people, particularly those with minimal training, should have to own a rifle.

NY: New York Bans Armed School Staff Under New Law
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School districts in the Empire State are now forbidden under a new law from authorizing teachers or other staff to carry firearms on campus.

The move came with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo�s signature on legislation this week forwarded to his desk by the state�s Democrat-controlled legislature. The bill, S.101A, stipulates that schools can�t issue an authorization to carry a gun to any teacher, administrator or other people not primarily employed as a school resource officer, law enforcement officer or security guard.

How Little We Know: Experts Document Lack of Research on Youth Firearm Injury Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are 2 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A century ago, if a child or teenager died, an infectious disease was the most likely cause. A half century ago, if a child or teenager died, the most common reason was from injuries in an automobile crash. Today, if an American child or teenager dies, firearm-related injuries and automobile crashes are almost equally to blame.

WA: Pink Pistols offers queer gun owners empowerment, inclusion and community. Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Elmers never saw themselves as gun people. But now Melissa Elmer, 68, finds herself in a bulletproof shooting stall in Bellevue, pointing her compact handgun at a paper target, finger on the trigger. Her wife of 15 years, Jan, watches from behind her, snapping photos on her phone. Melissa raises her handgun, takes a moment to line up her shot and fires a gun for the first time in her life.

WY: 2nd amendment celebration set for Town Square
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For the second summer in a row, Robert Benedict is hosting a celebration of the Second Amendment on Saturday on the Town Square.

�It�s not a protest, it�s not a demonstration, it�s not a rally, it�s not anything like that,� Benedict said. �It is purely a celebration.�

He invites anyone to join him at the gathering from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Broadway and Cache. Benedict, a British citizen, said he comes from a country where �freedoms have been eroded,� instilling in him appreciation for America�s Bill of Rights.

Trump Rips Dems At Rally: �With The Democrats, There Is No Second Amendment� Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On Thursday, President Trump spoke at a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he slammed the Democrats, asserting, �And just remember, with the Democrats, there is no Second Amendment. You can forget about �keep and bear arms.� You can forget it.�

ID: Idaho Gun Rights Activists Target County Fairs Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
County fairs have become Idaho�s latest gun rights battleground. In the wake of a mass shooting at a California festival, some Idaho counties were on heightened alert for their annual fairs. But gun rights activists were quick to point out that in Idaho, public land means guns are allowed.

WA: Activists Alarmed: New House Speaker is Veteran Anti-Gunner
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The election of veteran Tacoma Democrat State Rep. Laurie Jinkins as the next speaker of the Washington State House of Representatives is raising alarms among Evergreen State Second Amendment activists because she has an anti-gun track record that includes taking contributions from Everytown for Gun Safety and Alliance for Gun Responsibility action funds.

Jinkins made history by being the first woman elected to the Speaker�s post in state history. She is openly gay, as noted by the Seattle PI.com. Only seven other states have female speakers: Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, neighboring Oregon, and Vermont, according to the Associated Press.

CA: Needles is California�s Latest Second Amendment Sanctuary City
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The city of Needles, California has become one of the most recent local governments to proclaim itself a Second Amendment sanctuary city. The gun sanctuary movement began in Illinois a couple of years ago and has spread like wildfire. Now the Los Angeles Times has profiled the man behind this latest California city that�s said �enough is enough� when it comes to they state�s crazy gun laws.

Rapper Killer Mike unimpressed with black 2020 hopefuls and backs Bernie Sanders again
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Rapper Killer Mike is once again supporting Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for president, partly because of his frustration with other presidential candidates' proposals for increased gun control laws, especially the plans from African American presidential hopefuls.

�I don�t trust black leadership that wants to de-arm black people,� Killer Mike, born Michael Render, told Yahoo News, pointing to how indigenous people were conquered because colonists had firearms.

AZ: Gov. Ducey plans another attempt at gun measure rejected before Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Calling it the best way to prevent mass shootings, Gov. Doug Ducey is renewing his bid to allow judges to take away guns of people believed to be a danger to themselves or others and have them held for mental examination.