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TSA Admits Coke Bottles Shaped Like Fictional Weapons Aren't a Threat, Will Allow Them on Planes Submitted by: jack burton Website: https://myhightechsecurity.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
It took the TSA multiple weeks to complete its review and conclude that Coke bottles are not a tool of terrorism.

Nina Burleigh is thrilled that Dana Loesch �won�t be able to take her kids� to San Francisco, and Loesch has thoughts Submitted by: jack burton Website: https://myhightechsecurity.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"I�ve already been called a �domestic terrorist� by sitting members of Congress simply for supporting 2A. Thanks Nina, for showing everyone the dangers of red flag laws in the hands of these exact same people."

Walmart's Ammo Sales Decision Doesn't Violate the Second Amendment. But the Government Ordering Them To Stop Selling Ammo Would. Submitted by: jack burton Website: https://myhightechsecurity.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Defenders, and enemies, of gun access need to get used to their fight being more cultural than political.

The Futility of a Gun Buyback Submitted by: jack burton Website: https://myhightechsecurity.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Before you ask how many Americans will give up their guns, ask how many cops will even try to take them.

Seth Mandel RIPS Media Matters in must-read thread after being accused of �threaten[ing] violence in retaliation to gun safety proposals� Submitted by: jack burton Website: https://myhightechsecurity.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Washington Examiner�s Seth Mandel has a must-read thread up right now where he rips Media Matters after they accused him of threatening �threaten[ing] violence in retaliation to gun safety proposals.�

Link: Recalling the Tragic History of Gun Control Submitted by: Liston Matthews Website: https://www.goodhillpress.com/	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The extreme downside of gun registration.

TX: Why does Beto O'Rourke want to disarm illegal immigrants?
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Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas is on a mission: Revive his failing presidential campaign by exploiting mass shootings to campaign for gun control. The candidate is proposing to restrict private gun sales, ban �assault weapons,� and more. But O�Rourke�s ideas aren�t so popular back home.

Texas lawmaker Matt Schaefer offered up a unique counter-argument against expanding background checks, sparking controversy when he tweeted: �Ending private gun transactions like Beto wants to do will hit undocumented people hard. It will make vulnerable people less safe,� as part of a larger thread on the importance of gun rights for self-defense.

TX: The NRA hosting Gun Expo in Fort Worth, Residents have Mixed Feelings Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The National Rifle Association will host it�s Personal Protection Expo at the Fort Worth Convention Center from Friday 9/6 to Sunday 9/8. The event plans to draw in a large crowd, thousands of gun enthusiasts to the area for the weekend. Some residents think it�s bad timing with the recent mass shootings, others feel it�s inevitable.

Why the Right to Bear Arms Is an Individual Right Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Does the Second Amendment protect an individual right to gun ownership, or is it a collective right that can and should be heavily regulated by the state? In light of recent debates about mass shootings and gun control, that argument�which has been at the heart of many conversations about gun control�was fleshed out by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Chris Murphy, D-Conn.

San Francisco Has Beclowned Itself By Labeling The NRA A �Domestic Terrorist Organization�
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As The Daily Wire reported yesterday, the comically leftist Board of Supervisors for the city of San Francisco took it upon itself to deem the nation's oldest continually operating civil rights organization a "domestic terrorist organization." That organization, of course, would be the National Rifle Association (NRA) � a group originally founded in 1871, following the nadir of the Civil War, to help promote rifle marksmanship.

MA: Testimony hints at direction on state gun policy
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�We have an opportunity today to make a true impact on the effects that illegal firearms have in our commonwealth, but we cannot hesitate to take this opportunity to save lives,� said Rep. Chynah Tyler, a committee member who has sponsored a handful of bills aimed at preventing gun violence. �I�m optimistic that after today�s hearing we will be in a position to put a comprehensive package together to acknowledge that black and brown lives matter, while not infringing on residents� Second Amendment rights.�

VA: Money flowing to Virginia legislative races from both sides of gun control issue
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National groups on both sides of the gun control issue are pouring money into Virginia legislative races, with the NRA making an unusually large donation to a Republican leader and Everytown for Gun Safety escalating its contributions to Democrats.

Everytown's Action Fund said Thursday morning that it was spending another $438,000 to help turn the Virginia legislature blue in November, on top of $135,000 in digital ad buys it announced last month. The gun control group founded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has promised to spend $2.5 million this year in Virginia, where all 140 seats in the GOP-conrolled state legislature are on the November ballot and the balance of power is at stake.

KY: Walgreens joins retailers asking customers to not 'open carry'
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Walgreens joined a growing number of retailers asking customers not to openly carry guns in its stores Thursday, even where it�s legal.

Walmart and Kroger made the same request of its customers earlier this week.

The request to not open carry comes after increasing pressure on businesses to take action to prevent potential mass shootings at stores and workplaces.

We talked with a gun expert at Bud�s Gun Shop & Range in Lexington.

TX: NRA Personal Protection Expo Features Star-Studded Lineup
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The NRA Personal Protection Expo, which takes place Sept. 6 to 8 at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, TX, will include a hands-on workshop in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for self-defense hosted by Frank Mir�former two-time UFC heavyweight champion and current Bellator MMA heavyweight contender. The future hall of famer holds a black belt in the martial art and considered to be the greatest submission specialist in heavyweight history.

Guns do kill people; oh wait, they don�t
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If the idea of banning the 4 percent would be to stop murder, there would a ban on all guns. Does the gang violence in Chicago with handguns not matter as much as the victims in school shootings from rifles? Besides, 94 percent of mass public shootings happen in gun-free zones. Furthermore, people are 4.3 times more likely to be murdered with knives than guns (FBI, 2016). Additionally, guns do save lives being used 2.5 million times a year for self defense. Also, guns were only responsible for 1.3 percent of deaths between 1999-2013, with the US only 28th in international homicide rates. People are 21.5 times more likely to die of heart disease.

OH: Could Ohio�s new self-defense law impact case of homeowner killing teens in garage? Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Ohio�s new law governing the use of deadly force in self-defense could be put into play in the case of the homeowner who shot two 17-year-old boys to death in his detached garage. Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley said Wednesday that she believes the man murdered the teens. Whaley said she hopes prosecutors find a way to bring charges against the property owner.

TX: New Texas laws allow people to carry several self-defense items
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Several new laws went into effect this month in Texas. One of those includes lifting the ban on carrying brass knuckles, which had been outlawed since 1918.

Carrying clubs, brass knuckles and self-defense wild kat keychains are now legal after Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 446.

The law defines knuckles as "any instrument that consists of finger rings or guards made for the purpose of inflicting serious bodily injury or death by striking a person with a fist enclosed in the knuckles."

OH: U.S. was founded with a right to self-defense
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Joel McNally's Aug. 24 column shows a true lack of understanding of the principles that this country was founded on. The founders believed that our right to self defense was a right that came with the laws of nature and nature's God. Richard Henry Lee, a signer of the Constitution and a president of the Continental Congress, said that ALL citizens should be at all times armed and should be taught, especially when young, how to use them.

AOC Cites IVY League Rapist Concerns in Argument for Universal Background Checks Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appears to be concerned that Rep. Dan Crenshaw is lending his guns to rapists with Ivy League degrees, after Crenshaw criticized universal background checks, saying they would keep him from loaning guns to his friends for self-defense.

83 Percent of Republican College Students Favor Requiring Universal Background Checks
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Gun control is a top concern for college-aged voters, so College Pulse, a survey and data analytics company, polled students from across the country to gain insight into their thoughts on firearms.

Released on August 28, the poll found the vast majority of students, 93 percent, favored requiring universal background checks for all gun purchases. At times, the general majority of a poll can be swayed if one demographic heavily sides a certain way. However, in this case, political persuasion made little difference.