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MI: Need to be able to protect ourselves
Submitted by: Corey Salo

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Anyone in this country that thinks we, the citizens, don�t need AK47 and AR15 semi-automatic rifles and large capacity magazines just needs to look at what is happening in Hong Kong. If you don�t think that could happen in this country, you�ve got your head in the sand. In fact, we should have the same weapons as the military as it was set up when the Constitution was written. That�s what the second amendment is all about!

MI: The second amendment was about national security
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
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First, it is not the case that those who question the wisdom of allowing military style weapons to be largely available are confused by terminology. Few people think of the AR-15 as an assault rifle just because of the letters AR. This is irrelevant. Whether it is an AR or an AK, the point is the same.

Bishop goes on to assert that the only difference between the AR and other weapons is looks. Not true, and I�m sure he knows it. A bolt action rifle that holds three rounds cannot take out fifty people in a matter of seconds.

PA: Gun violence and Second Amendment rights again at center stage in Harrisburg
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One said a new "red flag� law on gun ownership could save lives.

The other said laws don�t stop criminals.

They were two snippets of the testimony presented in a Wednesday Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee public hearing on gun-related issues. It came after a divisive Tuesday in Harrisburg when Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf chastised a Republican committee chairman for creating a �blockade� to what Wolf described as widely supported anti-gun violence proposals.

AmmoLand News Sweeps Gun Rights Policy Conference Defender of Liberty Awards
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The AmmoLand News team swept up the most award wins at this past weekend's Gun Rights Policy Conference with two Defenders of Liberty winners.

The Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) is an annual get together of the leaders from all parts of the 2A community and was held at the Sheraton Crescent Hotel in Phoenix, AZ 85021. It is co-sponsored by SAF and CCRKBA. This year had a record turnout of attendees including hundreds of Second Amendment activists and experts from across the country.

AmmoLand News' own Dean Weingarten was the big winner of the 2019 Defender of Liberty award for his unrelenting coverage of local, state, federal and international news or events related to our right to keep and bear arms.

Trump Focuses on 5 Top Foreign Policy Priorities at UN
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
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Likewise, Trump rejected the effort to advance gun restrictions through the U.N. by asserting:

There is no circumstance under which the United States will allow international interests to trample on the rights of our citizens, including the right to self-defense. That is why this year I announced that we will never ratify the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty, which would threaten the liberties of law-abiding American citizens.

FL: Where�s the militia in 2nd Amendment? Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are 2 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Is the Second Amendment relevant in today�s society? Does the Second Amendment only give us the right to own a firearm if we are a member of �a well-regulated militia�? The United States has not had a militia for 150 years; should it be reinstated and all firearm owners, including myself, be required to be a member of a militia?

Open Carry Common at Gun Rights Policy Conference in Phoenix, 2019
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Open carry of holstered pistols was commonly seen at the Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) in Phoenix, Arizona, 21-23 September 2019.

The GRPC had an overflow crowd of over a thousand activists from around the nation, many were standing in the back of the conference room, trying to find seats. It was the largest GRPC ever.

There were numerous examples of holstered pistols in evidence. Open carry has become common and accepted in Arizona, as a result of Second Amendment activists in the state.

OH: DeWine Confident Lawmakers Will Pass His Gun Package
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But he still hasn't unveiled the package of plans he's worked on with Lt. Gov. Jon Husted and gun rights advocates such as the Buckeye Firearms Association. This package is different than a set of seven bills that were heard in a Senate committee last week - three of which were bipartisan.

DeWine said he has respect for Speaker Larry Householder�s worries about background checks for personal gun sales and his overall concerns about a version of a red flag gun seizure law.

MA: Mandatory buybacks are not the answer
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The only issue with this line of argumentation is that it is completely ahistorical. The suggestion that the Founding Fathers could never have foreseen semi-automatic or fully automatic weapons is patently false because these weapons already existed in one form or another in the 1780�s. The Girandoni air rifle, invented in 1779, was a precursor to modern semi-automatic rifles. Capable of firing up to 80 shots in one charge, the Girandoni was most famously used in the expeditions of Lewis and Clark.

NV: Denial of Second Amendment Rights Warrants a Jury Trial Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Earlier this month, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled a person charged with misdemeanor domestic battery is entitled to a trial by jury, because the state Legislature in 2017 enacted a law saying someone convicted of such a crime could have their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms denied.

DC: �2nd Amendment Rally� Planned Nov. 2 in Washington, D.C.
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Grassroots Second Amendment activists from across the country are being urged to attend a 2nd Amendment Rally on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., where they hope to deliver a message that the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Now is the time for activists to make plans, as the rally is a mere six weeks away. It is being dubbed as a �rally for the Second on the 2nd.�

DC: Sparks fly at assault-weapons ban hearing on Capitol Hill, ex-cop vows she would 'not comply' Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A former police officer made a bold proclamation during a congressional hearing Wednesday regarding a proposed assault-weapons ban: she would not comply.

TX: Woman allegedly shoots ex-boyfriend in self defense after he broke into her home Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Houston police are investigating a shooting at a home just north of downtown. Police responded to the 1600 block of Terry at about 10 p.m. Tuesday and found a man with a gunshot wound to his chest. The woman who allegedly shot him told investigators she felt threatened when the man, identified as her ex-boyfriend, broke into her home.

WI: Fatal Shooting in Sheboygan May Have Been Self-Defense Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Monday's fatal shooting in Sheboygan may have been a case of self defense. Police say the 22 year old shooter reportedly shot the victim after the victim pulled out a gun first during an argument while both were still inside the car. This happened in the parking lot of the Cash Store on South Business drive Monday.

UK: British Church Leaders Want Government to Ban Pointy Knives
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Britain has effectively banned firearms, so in recent years the country's criminal class has turned to killing with knives -- leading certain church leaders to call for banning the sale of common chef's knives.

I swear I'm not making this up.

In the Diocese of Rochester, church leaders published an open letter urging government to "take urgent measures to promote the sale of safe kitchen knife designs and restrict those designs which have been used in so many acts of violence."

"Knife violence" in Britain is up an estimated 80% in just the last five years.

OR: Investigation ongoing to determine if Washington County spouse-killing was murder or self-defense, authorities say Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A 62-year-old man has been identified as the husband killed by his wife Monday during an argument in a Bethany-area home. An investigation is ongoing into the shooting of Philip L. Cloud to determine if it was an act of murder or self-defense, and no arrests have been made as Wednesday, said Washington County Deputy Brian van Kleef.

SC: Safety concern brought up at Beaufort County Board of Education meeting Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
�It�s pretty straightforward. As an elected official, I'm not allowed to carry [it] to my own representative meetings and if we don�t have a security presence there and I can�t carry into that meeting, then I have no means of self-defense," said Wisnefski. Board members ultimately decided not to make any current changes to current security measures.

New for 2019: Springfield Armory Hellcat Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Springfield Armory expanded its handgun lineup this year with the launch of the revolutionary Hellcat, which is now the highest capacity micro-compact 9mm handgun in the world, eclipsing other small micro-compacts that have made waves in the market in recent years.

FPC: Second Amendment Protects �Large-Capacity� Gun Magazines
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Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of an important legal brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the State of California�s ban on so-called �large-capacity� magazines that hold more than ten rounds of ammunition. The brief is available online at FPCLegal.org.

FPC's coalition brief was joined by nine individual gun owners, all plaintiffs in another federal magazine lawsuit, and eight Second Amendment advocacy organizations, including Second Amendment Foundation and Armed Equality�a pro-right to keep and bear arms group that emphasizes armed and responsible self-defense for its LGBTQ+ members, who are especially vulnerable to attacks involving multiple assailants.

Rights That Can't Be Taken
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
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The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not grant the right to bear arms to the American citizen. Here, many misunderstand the basic founding principles of our country. The right to bear arms, just like the right to free speech, assembly, life, and liberty, are all rights we are born with. Neither the Constitution nor any federal law grant those rights, they are our inheritance. The Second Amendment reminds and restricts the government from its ability to interfere with those rights.