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	Newslinks for Friday, February 20 Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Benchmade’s Smallest and Most Affordable Knife May Also Be Its Most Indispensable • Part III: Guns and Glass Ratings • The pro-gun case liberals don’t want to hear Gun Rights Legal Action • 3rd Circuit: 3D-printed guns not protected speech • Duncan v. Bonta: Supreme Court Poised to Decide the Future of Gun Rights Self-Defense News and Views • FL: School employee accused of punching student during school bus fight at Dwyer High School • IL: Plans to take case to grand jury after charges dismissed in Hancock County Christmas Eve stabbing • MA: A Lynn teenager stabbed another teen to death in a convenience store. A jury just acquitted him News and Views from the Antis • MD: America Fortifies Schools but Ignores the Root Cause of Gun Violence Politicians and Legislation • AL: 2nd Amendment Sales Tax Holiday: Alabama may eliminate taxes on gun, ammunition purchases • AL: Alabama Lawmakers Advance Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday Bill • IA: A recap of week five at the Capitol • MO: Senate bill would ban keeping lists of privately-owned firearms • NM: Gun Owners Fight Back as New Mexico Gun Ban Falters • OK: Lawmakers nix attempt to allow guns in the Oklahoma Capitol • OK: Oklahoma lawmakers reject bill to allow guns in state Capitol • VA: Breaking Down Virginia With NRA-ILA Executive Director John Commerford • VA: Gun law roundup: Speakers urge reaffirming IW as ‘constitutional county’ • VA: Windsor backs Second Amendment • WV: House of Delegates passes bill regarding concealed carry permits • WV: West Virginia Passes Pro-Gun Bills as its Neighbor Chooses a Different Path • WY: Gun Rights Bill Legislator Says Could Prevent ‘Dystopian Future’ Passes Senate Click here for the above \| Past Newslinks \| Submit Newslinks
	Newslinks for Thursday, February 19 Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Concealed Coalition Launches "Behind the Holster" Podcast to Deliver Real-World Firearms Training and Self-Defense Education • GOA Launches New Digital Magazine • NSSF Salutes VA Secretary Collins for Protecting Veterans' Second Amendment Rights • The NRA fires back at Trump administration • Think Canada-style gun grab couldn't happen in US? It already is. • VA Restores Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights After Decades of Unconstitutional Disarmament • VA Reverses Longstanding Policy, Restoring Due Process and Second Amendment Rights for Veterans • VA to Restore Gun Rights Arbitrarily Stripped from Some Veterans Gun Rights Legal Action • Catching up with Supreme Court’s busy docket • DOJ Suggests ‘Frail And Elderly Grandmother’ Who Uses Medical Marijuana Could Own Gun—While Defending Overall Federal Ban • FPC Files Motion to Enjoin New Jersey’s Short-Barreled Rifle Ban • MO: Judge Says Plaintiff Can Pursue Nominal Damages from Jackson County in Dispute Over Local Gun Law • NJ: Third Circuit Court Strikes Down Challenge To New Jersey’s 3D-Printed Firearm File Statute Self-Defense News and Views • FL: Deputies: Victim Stabs Intruder in Self-Defense During Early Morning Home Invasion • NC: Durham man fatally shot before crashing car may have opened fire first, autopsy says • SC: ‘Stand Your Ground’ Showdown Underway in South Carolina News from the Campaign Trail • AR: State Senator Ronald Caldwell earns National Rifle Association endorsement • Pro-2A Voters Need to See Results Before 2026 Midterm Elections Politicians and Legislation • AZ: Widow's fight to destroy gun that killed police officer blocked by Arizona lawmakers • CO: Colorado committee advances ban on 3D printing firearms • NM: Bill that would have banned 'extremely dangerous weapons,' tightened dealer security, stalls • NM: Democrats’ gun grab collapses as major anti-2A bills go down in flames • WV: W.Va. House passes bill removing concealed carry permit requirement for young adults From the States • AZ: FBI asks gun store owner to check firearm sales against list of names in Guthrie case Click here for the above \| Past Newslinks \| Submit Newslinks
	Newslinks for Wednesday, February 18 Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Gun Owners of America Launches State of the Second, Its First Digital Magazine • Guns.com's SHOT Show 2026 Coverage Goes Viral for Second Year in a Row • Hero Who Grabbed Trans Shooter’s Gun at Hockey Rink Recounts Deadly Last Moments • RSWC: Lauren Liberty & Joes Hamby, Attorneys On Retainer • Springfield Armory Saint Victor 9mm Carbine: This Classy PCC May Stay in My Collection • Wheelgun Wednesday: The ‘Charter Trip’ Was Noisy Gun Rights Legal Action • Grassroots Judicial Report—February 18, 2026 • SAF Files Amicus Brief Defending Gun Rights News and Views from the Antis • R.I. Shooting: Activists Want more Gun Control in State with Strict Laws Politicians and Legislation • Missouri Senator Introduces Second Amendment Financial Privacy Measure • West Virginia House Follows Senate’s Lead, Passes Permitless Carry for 18-20 Year-Olds • With session halfway over, Virginia lawmakers continue to advance gun reform Click here for the above \| Past Newslinks \| Submit Newslinks
	Latest Armed Self-defense News Stories: • Bill of Rights and Respect • Deputies: Man Shot for Trespassing, Assault (OH) • Man Fatally Shot by Homeowner After Breaking into Shelby County Residence (OH) • 1 Dead After Reported Pickaway County Home Break-in, Shooting (OH) • Witness Shoots and Kills St. Charles QuikTrip Robbery Suspect (MO) • Legally Armed Woman Shoots Violent Unprovoked Attacker in Grocery Store: Police (IA) • Homeowner Shoots Intruder During Attempted Break-in, West Chester PD Says (OH) • Police: Woman with pistol killed man who shot at crowd of people in Charleston (WV) • Nearly 70-year-old Orange County Woman Recounts Shooting, Killing Intruder (FL) • Armed Burglar Shot Dead in Walnut Home (CA) • Woman Shoots Man Allegedly Impersonating Officer, Claims Self-Defense (GA) • Naked Middle Georgia Man Tackled Woman off Lawn Mower Before Her Husband Shot Him, Deputies Say (GA) • 80-year-old Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder During Break-in, Police Say (MI • 1 Man Dead After 'Self-defense' Shooting at Danville Apartments (VA) • Police: Homeowner Shoots Man in Attempted Burglary (TN) • Man Shot and Killed During Home Invasion Attempt While Disguised as Nurse, Police Say (TX) • Employee Shoots, Kills Alleged Robber at Cannabis Dispensary (WA) • Rescuer, who Shot South Carolina Man Who Fell into Lake, Acted in Self-defense, Prosecutors Say (SC) • Police- Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder in Fontana (CA) • Homeowner Shoots, Kills Armed Intruder in Northland, Kansas City Police Say (MO) • Man who Prompted Florida Blue Alert Shot, Killed By Homeowner During Break-in (FL) • Delivery Driver Shoots Would-Be Carjacker in Kensington, Police Say (PA) • Reno Police- Intruder Killed in Self-defense (NV) • Washington Man Kills Armed Intruder in Shootout (WA) • Truck Driver Shoots and Kills Robber in Self-Defense, Hillsborough Deputies Say (FL) • Another Lyft Driver Breaks Company Policy, Defends Himself By Shooting Two Carjackers (PA) • Oregon Grandfather Shoots, Kills Home Intruder With Grandchildren in the House (OR) • Texas Woman Shoots, Kills Man During Attempted Robbery: Authorities (TX) • Teen Son of Philadelphia Pizza Shop Employee Shoots Robber During Struggle, Police Say (PA) • Homeowner Shoots and Kills Intruder in Spanaway (WA) • Occupant Shoots and Kills Man During Alleged Home Invasion, Bellevue Police Say (NE) • Woman With Concealed Carry Permit Shoots At Would-Be Armed Carjacker In Roseland (IL) • Alleged Burglar Shot By Homeowner with Shotgun in Camp County (TX) • Chicago Concealed Carry Holder Guns Down Car Thief After Being Shot at in the Street (IL) • Elderly Retired Firefighter With Concealed Carry Shoots Chicago Robber Dead (IL) • Armed South Carolina Woman Shoots at Man who Tried to Sexually Assault Her on Street (SC) • Police in Texas Say 'Armed Citizen' Shot Robbers at Fast-food Restaurant, Killing 1 Suspect (TX) • Police: Man Shot By Worker had BB Gun (NM) • Moses Lake Homeowner Shoots Suspect Who Broke into Home After Fleeing from Deputies in Stolen Car (WA) • Man Shot After Broken Necklace Dispute in Jefferson County Ruled Self-defense (AL) • Sheriff: No charges after driver kills man who pointed gun (SC) • Intruder Killed by Webster Groves Homeowner, Police Say (MO) • Police Say Resident Shot Intruder in Self-Defense (IA) • Dallas Police Say Man shot, Killed 27-year-old in Self-Defense (TX) • Utah Grandfather Shoots Grandson in Self-defense During Knife Attack, Deputies Say (UT) • Possible Home Intruder Shot By Homeonwer in Modesto, Sheriff's Office Says (CA) • ‘They were shot in self defense’- Pizza Shop Employee Reports Southwest Ohio Shooting in 911 Call (OH) • Littleton Resident Shot and Killed Intruder in Apparent Self-defense, Sheriff’s Office Says (CO) • Pizza Delivery Man Says He was Attacked by Knife in Fatal Showdown Saturday (GA) • Sarasota Homeowner Shoots, Kills Man Trying to Break in (FL) • Bulloch Co. Man Shows up to House Uninvited, Shot in Self-Defense (GA) • Cathedral City Homeowner Shoots Intruder in Self Defense, Police Say (CA) • Man Killed in Self-Defense Shooting (KY) • 12-year-old Boy Shoots, Kills Gunman During Home Invasion (GA) • Shreveport Man Shot in Home Invasion (LA) • Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder in Self-Defense While Family was Inside House (FL) • Sporting Goods Employee Shoots Robbery Suspect Trying to Steal Firearms from Store (WA) • Chicago Armed Robbery Thwarted as Gun Owner With Concealed-carry Permit Kills Suspect (IL) • Woman Kills Live-in Boyfriend After Tomahawk Incident, Says it was Self-Defense (FL) • Armed 67-year-old Woman Detains Suspected Burglars on Weatherford Property, Police Say (TX) • Store Clerk Shoots Robbery Suspect in Maplewood (MO) • Robbery Victim Shoots 2 in Self-Defense, 1 Dead (IA) • Shooter at Krystal in Trussville Acted in Self-Defense (AL) • FLorida Homeowner Used Second Amendment Right to Shoot Intruder (FL) • Man Stabs Assailant In Self-Defense At Sedgwick Brown Line Stop, Police Say (IL) • Legally Armed Driver Shoots, Kills Gunman to Stop Fatal Shooting Spree (IN) • Two Dead in Stabbing, Self-Defense Shooting at Bellevue Apartment Tower (WA) • Florida Homeowner Shoots 3 Intruders, 2 Fatally (FL) • Confrontation Over Noise Ends With Self-defense Killing in Eureka (CA) • Man Shoots Relative in Self-Defense (AL) • Sacramento County Homeowner Shoots Suspect Who Led Officers on Chase (CA) • Fredericksburg Woman Shoots and Kills Alleged Home Intruder (TX) • LVMPD- Man Shoots Suspect Armed With Knife in Central Valley (NV) • Suspected Burglar Shot by Spokane Homeowner Told Deputies He Thought he was in Friend's House (WA) • Lyft Driver Pulls Gun in Self-Defense After Cape Coral Man Pulls Knife (FL)

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