 | Newslinks for Friday, March 6
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • ATF Ban on AR-15 Ammo Interferes with Second Amendment Rights
• Brady Campaign uses pro-gun actor in their social media campaign
• Illinois had record mass exodus in 2014
Gun Rights Legal Action • CNMI: US court allows plaintiff to amend complaint in NMI gun-law challenge
• Court filing argues post-1986 machine gun ban 'defies Constitution'
• MI: Man who carried gun into Clio elementary school sues, claims his rights violated
News and Views from the Antis • CA: Gun decision for Sunnyvale gratifying
• ID: Two bills, both bad
• KS: Reckless gun measures threaten public safety in Missouri and Kansas
• ME: As is, carry permit process reflects minimal standards
• MO: Felons can own weapons under gun rights amendment
• NV: UNR student leaders pass resolutions against the campus carry bill
Politicians and Legislation • Battle lines drawn for proposed federal background check expansion
• FL: Everytown Says Fight Campus Rapist With Backpacks, Not Scary Guns
• ID: 'Constitutional Carry' Backers Plan Twin Falls, Wendell Rallies
• MT: Montana legislators consider bill criminalizing careless gun handling
• NV: Anti-gun group takes aim at Fiore
• TX: Senate Considers Allowing Guns at Colleges
• WY: Senate kills guns-in-schools bill
From the States • CA: California Had A Record Year In Handgun Sales
• FL: Neighbors try to holster North Pasco gun range
• MI: Reality Check: Elementary School Kids Learning Gun Safety
• UT: Students sue, saying Dixie State violates free speech
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| | Georgia Homeowner Exchanges ’30 To 40 Shots’ With Pair Of Burglars (GA)
OpSD --“He said a lady knocked first,” one neighbor explained in an interview. “Then after he didn’t go to the door, they kicked the door in [and] came in his house.”
The witness stated she was about to take a nap at the time of the incident, noting the sound of gunshots quickly followed. “As soon as I laid down,” the neighbor recalled, “I heard about 30 to 40 shots.”
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| Police leaning toward self defense after woman shoots, kills ex-boyfriend (IN)
OpSD --Just after 4 o’clock Wednesday morning a woman called 911 claiming her ex-boyfriend was trying to force his way inside her apartment–she told police she had a gun. When police arrived the had been shot dead near the entry of the home. Neighbors were starting to react to the news of what happened. “It makes me really scared. I have a roommate and we’re both girls and we live alone and we don’t have a gun to defend ourselves,” said Mira Yanni.
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| Police: Bridgeport man shot while attempting robbery (CT)
OpSD --“The armed suspect discharged the firearm, striking one of the group members in the neck while continuing to point the firearm at the group,” police said. “In self defense, another person in the group removed his licensed firearm and returned fire, striking the armed suspect.”
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| Newslinks for Thursday, March 5
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Number of Shots not valid reason for First Degree Murder Charge
• Red Summer
Gun Rights Legal Action • CA: $19 Gun-Sale Fee Is Constitutional
• CA: Appeals Court Declines To Block Sunnyvale Ban On High-Capacity Ammunition Reloading Magazines
• CA: Gun rights showdown: Sunnyvale restrictions upheld by appeals court
• CA: Sunnyvale, Calif., Gun Limits Upheld by 9th
Armed Self-Defense *Works* • CT: Police: Bridgeport man shot while attempting robbery
• GA: Georgia Homeowner Exchanges ’30 To 40 Shots’ With Pair Of Burglars
• IN: Police leaning toward self defense after woman shoots, kills ex-boyfriend
Seeing Red over Green Tip Ban • AR-15 Ammo Ban Shows How Ignorant Liberals Are About Guns
• NY: Aim of bullet ban is too broad
• Police say Obama bullet ban isn't needed, AR-15 round isn't a threat
• Second Amendment Foundation Authorizes Court Action If .223 Ammo Ban Is Implemented
• Shooting the Bull: Striking Up the Ban, Once Again
Politicians and Legislation • AR: Arkansas bill to allow guns at bars, polling places, Capitol
• AZ: Lax laws influence passionate gun culture
• FL: Bill Would Allow Gun-Carrying Without Concealed-Weapons Permit During Evacuations
• FL: UCF community fired up over guns on campus
• GA: Ladies and gentlemen, your first Gold Dome gun bills of 2015 have arrived
• IA: Sodders Works With Gun Lobbyists on New Pro-Gun Bill
• IA: Wide Ranging Pro-Second Amendment Bill Filed in Iowa Legislature
• MI: Governor Snyder Signs Reform Bill of Michigan Concealed Carry Laws
• MI: Snyder signs bills to streamline gun licensing process
• NV: Bill would bar suits against shooters in justified killings
• The latest Gabby Giffords push for modest gun controls is new. The outlook isn’t.
From the States • IN: Fashion & Firearms hits the runway in Indianapolis
• MN: Most Minnesota carry permit applications approved
News and Views From Abroad • Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan Legalizes Firearms Use For Self-Defense
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| | Newslinks for Wednesday, March 4
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • MarketsandMarkets: Gun Sales Set to Soar to $5.3b in 2020
• Inside the Twisted Mind of a Gun Control Advocate: Jennifer Thorne Edition
• Gun lobby misfires again
Gun Rights Legal Action • Federal judge denies government stall in gun transfer case
• PA: 'Typo' in gun lawsuit paperwork filed by Harrisburg triggers default judgment against the city
Editor's Choice • Defense Distributed Offers $15k Bounty for Carbon Fiber 3D Printer
• Fact vs. Narrative in the Trayvon Martin Case
Seeing Red over Green Tip Ban • The Truth About M855 5.56 NATO Ammunition
• CCRKBA letter to ATF chief blasts proposed ammo ban
• Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership responds to the Obama administration’s attempt to ban certain accurate ammunition
• Obama administration ammo ban proposal being sold under false pretenses
• The White House Blatantly LIED To The Press Corps About M855 Ammunition. Here’s Why It Matters.
• Congress should oppose Obama on bullet regulations
• Obama: Bullet Ban 'Common Sense' To Protect Police
• The ATF Has No Constitutional Authority to Ban Any Ammunition
• Republican bill would block Obama admin’s move to ban AR-15 ammo
• Misleading statements on ammunition restrictions
Politicians and Legislation • AZ: Guns-in-public bill vetoed 3 times clears Arizona House
• AZ: Severity of gun laws decrease in Arizona
• FL: Guns could come to Keys college sites
• ME: Maine to Consider Constitutional Carry
• MI: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signals likely signature for revised gun board bills he vetoed last session
• MS: House committee strips Senate concealed carry bill
• NV: Bearing other arms: Lawmakers take stab at loosening knife laws
• WV: WV lawmakers want to eliminate concealed carry gun law
• WY: Teens, legislators fired up about guns-in-schools bill
The "Authorities" • MI: Bullets in food tray at maximum security prison stymies investigators
• MI: Detroit police officer suspended, accused of carrying gun while drunk
• MO: St. Louis County Police lieutenant charged with stealing
From the States • CA: San Luis Obispo County Sees Rise in Concealed Weapons Applications
• MI: Guns In Schools Debate Draws Fire
• NY: Figures document the SAFE Act’s unpopularity among upstaters
• OK: Founders, not God, wrote Second Amendment
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Latest Armed Self-defense News Stories: • Police: Bridgeport man shot while attempting robbery (CT)
• Georgia Homeowner Exchanges ’30 To 40 Shots’ With Pair Of Burglars (GA)
• Police leaning toward self defense after woman shoots, kills ex-boyfriend (IN)
• Homeowner says he shot Franklin County man in self-defense (MO)
• Man Fights Off Three Would-Be Robbers by Ignoring Sonic’s Gun-Free Request (GA)
• Texas Woman Fatally Shoots Sex Offender Nicknamed ‘Outlaw’ Who Was Trying To Break Into Her Home (TX)
• Police: Attempted robbery victim fatally shoots toy gun-wielding suspect in Upper Darby (PA)
• Customer Kills Gunman Who Fired Into Texas Restaurant (TX)
• Michigan sheriff: Girl, 11, hides in closet with shotgun, scared off burglar (MI)
• Frenchmen St. musician shoots gutter punk in self-defense (LA)
• Woman shoots ex in chest as he beat her, tried ‘to get answers’ (MN)
• Gunfight Breaks out During Home Invasion (TX)
• Southgate police: Teen shot, killed after breaking into neighbor's home (MI)
• Woman Tries to Rob Arby’s Restaurant With a Knife, She Meets a Citizen Armed With a Gun (UT)
• Attempted Robber Killed By His Armed “Victim” In Dallas (TX)
• Woman Fires Gun, Sends Throat-Slashing Psycho Running for His Life (WI)
• Man shot in forearm in East Bremerton (WA)
• Would-Be Robber Shot By Victim in Plantation (FL)
• Police identify man shot during alleged armed robbery (OK)
• Taco Bell Thief Demands Victim Drop Pants, Victim Kills Him (FL)
• Store owner dies after shootout at self-defense store (KS)
• Police: Ex-girlfriend killed man in self-defense (TX)
• Police: Store owner shoots would-be robber armed with toy gun (MO)
• Fatal shooting near JBLM deemed self-defense (WA)
• Florida Pastor Wields Pistol Inside Church, Critically Shoots Former Disgruntled Employee In Self-Defense (FL)
• Gun Store Owner Responding to Alarm Encounters Thieves 1 Dead, 1 Wounded (LA)
• Axe Handle-Wielding Suspect Killed, Another In Custody After Assault, Robbery Attempt (PA)
• Armed Man from TN faces Fake Gun in WI (WI)
• Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Victim Selection Failure Edition (OK)
• Anaheim Hills resident shoots burglary suspect (CA)
• Pastor was justified in fatal shooting of a 14-year-old (OK)
• Teen shot to death trying to rob man for Air Jordans (OH)
• Clerk Teaches Armed Robber Why You Don’t Bring a Pellet Gun to a Gunfight (FL)
• Man tries to take ex-girlfriend at gunpoint before new boyfriend fatally shoots him (LA)
• Milwaukee fatal shooting ruled self-defense (WI)
• Cool Ridge woman who killed burglar won't be charged (WV)
• Police: Drunk man shot while entering wrong house (CA)
• Teen Kills Home Invader That Targeted His Grandmother (NC)
• Smoke Shop Employee Shoots Robber, Who Was Armed With a Shotgun, in the Head (NM)
• Moment burglarized family 'captured intruders at gunpoint after passing them in the street as they were on the way back from ANOTHER break-in' (AL)
• Ohio Clerk Shoots 2nd Robber in Three Years (OH)
• Birmingham Man Shoots Two Home Invaders (AL)
• Police: Witness shoots man 'manhandling' woman (CO)
• Resident of Topeka, KS Shoots Home Invader Who Broke His Nose With a Brick (KS)
• Home Invaders Thought Disabled Vet Was an Easy Target – He Grabs a .45 and Proves Them Wrong (NC)
• Attempted Robber Armed With Toy Gun Runs Into Pharmacist Armed With Real Gun (WY)
• 12-Year-Old Girl Shoots Mountain Lion in Self Defense (NM)
• Manager Draws Gun on Attempted Robber, Assists in Arresting the Suspect, Then Finishes His Shift (ND)
• Armed Robber’s Family Outraged At Good Samaritan Who Saved People By Shooting Robber (AL)
• This Dad Woke Up To The Sound Of Breaking Glass. What Came Next Is A Criminal’s Nightmare. (KS)
• Man Fatally Shot in Washington County (TX)
• Homeowner detains 2 suspects at gunpoint (TX)
• Kansas Minister Who Shot Intruder in the Head – 'It was just a duty to protect my family' (KS)
• Mom Shoots Intruder While Husband, 3 Kids Sleep (WA)
• Gang member charged in home invasion, one burglar dead (WA)
• Bakery Shootout: NO Restraints (IL)
• Homeowner Shoots Home Invader Armed With a Knife to Protect His Brother and Elderly Mother (IN)
• Alabama Woman Uses Shotgun to Shoot Her Stalker After He Threatened to Kill Her (AL)
• Rosedale man shot another when attacked (CA)
• Man Tries to Run His Family Down With His Truck, His Wife Shoots and Kills Him (LA)
• Man taken into custody after deadly shooting released with no charges (SC)
• Concealed Carrier in Alabama Saves Wife From Group of Armed Robbers, Shoots One in the Nose (AL)
• Concealed Carrying Woman Opens Fire on Armed Robber in Milwaukee (WI)
• Homeowner talks about fighting, shooting alleged intruder (IN)
• Marine Veteran Uses Shotgun (While Carrying a Pistol) to Stop Home Invasion in Texas (TX)
• Concealed Carrying Mom Opens Fire on Man Who Shot Her 13 Year Old Son in Public (OH)
• Ohio clerk with gun fends off robber with knife (OH)
• Despite “Buck Fever,” Armed Indiana Mother Chases Off Home Invader (IN)
• SPD: Resident shoots suspect in chest during home invasion (LA)
• Employee shoots, kills intoxicated man at market in Jefferson County (MO)
• Intruder shot dead in Kanawha County (WV)
• Teen girl uses handgun to fight off home invader (MS)
• Woman mistaken for prowler shot in Lincoln Park home (CA)
• Would-be intruder dies from gunshot wound (NE)
• Man with concealed handgun shoots robbery suspect (TX)
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