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OH: Why did man die after 'nonlethal' Taser strikes? Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are 2 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Tasers are lauded by law enforcement agencies as nonlethal weapons that prevent serious injuries to suspects and police officers. So why did a 48-year-old man die after a Cincinnati police officer shot him with a Taser on Monday night?

Is Mental Health to Blame for Gun Violence? Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On Wednesday, Aug. 26, a television reporter and cameraman were fatally shot while live on the air in Moneta, Virginia. The gunman, a former employee of the news station, later shot himself and died from his injuries. The gunman's mental health has been called into question since the shooting, as he had a troubling behavioral and employment history.

Time to Amend the Second Amendment? Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
How many school children have to be slaughtered in their classrooms before we do something serious about the easy access to assault weapons and other guns of war to civilians in the United States? How many movie theater audiences have to be mowed down?

Jeb Bush: Federal Government Should Not Be Involved in Gun Laws Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On September 1 GOP presidential hopeful Jeb Bush told students at Miamis La Progressiva Presbyterian that gun control laws should be handled on a state-by-state basis rather than through the federal government.

Farmers Branch Shoots Down Proposed Gun Range Near School Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
TX: It was a long night at the Farmers Branch City Council chambers on Tuesday. More than 140 people signed up to speak about a proposed gun range within city limits and near a school. After hearing arguments until almost 11:30 p.m., Council members rejected the plans in a 3-2 vote.

Tipton: A BB Gun Is The Gateway to Firearms for My Daughter Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
As fall approaches, and the holidays near, its time for me to consider a visit to Colorado to see my family. Bring on the eggnog and homemade mead! Its also past time to start letting my four year-old daughter practice with her BB gun. Shes been going to preschool through summer because her best friend was going, and I was unsure of when we were moving, so I put it off.

NV: Foster Parents Lose Kids Over Legally Owned Firearm Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A Las Vegas couple who have been foster parents for more than five years and taken in over 100 kids is fighting to get back their foster license after it was revoked in July over an incident which had them pulling a gun in self-defense. On April 3, Kristi and Rod Beber had three foster children in their care when they were awakened by screaming outside.

Mantis Pistol Attachment and Training to Improve Precision Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Recently I was invited to try out a new product named Mantis. The device, just smaller than a weapon mounted light, attaches to the Picatinny rail of your pistol and analyzes your shots in order to help you improve your shooting ability and precision. Frankly, I was really skeptical, but after testing it, I was quite surprised by its potential as training aid and want to get the word out.

Walmart Gives Up On Second Amendment Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Yielding to pressure by anti-gun groups, Walmart announced last week that it would stop selling the high-powered AK-47 rifles in its stores in the United States in the wake of the Virginia shooting of two journalists on live TV.

States With Tough Gun Laws Have Fewer Shooting Deaths: Study Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The harder states make it to get guns like New York the fewer people die because of them, a new analysis of firearm restrictions shows. New York State, with its relatively strict laws restrictions that are even tougher in the five boroughs had 4.2 gun deaths per capita in 2013, the third-fewest number of gun-related deaths nationwide, according to the National Journals study released Monday.

ME: Tired of being robbed, Rockland man shoots intruder Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Harvey Lembo says hes nothing special, just a regular Joe who bought a vintage revolver Monday, pulled it from beneath his pillow that night and shot an intruder. The 67-year-old retired lobsterman, who is hard of hearing and winces in pain when he moves from his motorized wheelchair to a stuffed sitting chair, said he just got tired of people ripping him off.

Facing the Facts: Americas Gun Problem Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A reporter and her cameraman in Roanoke, Virginia were shot dead by a former coworker on Aug. 26th. Local news station WDBJ-TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were in the middle of a live broadcast interview when Vester Lee Flanagan II showed up unannounced and pulled out his gun, according to the New York Post.

Illegals Allowed Guns Under Second Amendment, Court Rules, Despite Law
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People living in the United States illegally have a constitutional right to bear arms but are still barred from doing so by a separate law, a federal appeals court ruled.

The three-judge panel of the US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling last week in a case involving Mariano Meza-Rodriguez, whose family brought him to the United States from Mexico illegally when he was a toddler, according to the 7th Circuit ruling.

Why Did Man Die After 'Nonlethal" Taser Strikes? Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Tasers are lauded by law enforcement agencies as nonlethal weapons that prevent serious injuries to suspects and police officers. So why did a 48-year-old man die after a Cincinnati police officer shot him with a Taser on Monday night? James Carney III, was shot with a Taser by officer Anthony White at a Shell gas station in Over-the-Rhine around 10 p.m.

Fatal Firearm Accidents vs Private Gun Ownership 1965 2013 Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The number of fatal firearm accidents, or unintentional firearm fatalities, have been falling for more than 50 years. At the same time, the number of firearms in the United States has been steadily rising. The cause of fatal firearm accidents is not correlated to the number of firearms in society . . .

Antis Say Roanoke Gun Show Should Have Been Canceled Because Of WDBJ Shooting Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
VA: The Roanoke gun show last weekend had absolutely NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with the WDBJ shooting, but the antis wanted it, and all the vendors signed up for the show, to all lose a huge sum of money by canceling the show.

Hawaii Police to Destroy $575,000 in Surplus Guns to Keep Them Off the Streets Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
After buying new sidearms for its officers, the Honolulu Police Department is moving to destroy its surplus pistols, some new, over the protests of gun rights groups. HPD recently entered into a deal to purchase 2,000 new Glock 17s for $818,000 to phase out their existing inventory of Smith and Wesson and Sig Sauer pistols.

LA: Man Urinating on Lawn led to Bordeaux Shootings, Police Say Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A security guard apparently shot two men in self-defense Tuesday morning after he caught one of them urinating on his lawn in the Bordeaux neighborhood, Metro police said. The security guard was not struck by gunfire during the double shooting, which took place about dawn outside the man's home in the 3200 block of Dove Place, police spokeswoman Kris Mumford said.

Joe the Plumber to Father of Murdered Reporter: Dont Restrict My Right to Protect My Daughter Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Joe Wurzelbacher (a.k.a., Joe the Plumber at joeforamerica.com) writes: Andy Parker is the father of Alison Parker, the Virginia newscaster. Ms. Parker and her cameraman Andy Ward were gunned down last week in a brutal shooting. Immediately after receiving the tragic news, Mr. Parker appeared on the mainstream media to tell the world that he wants gun violence to remain in the news.

NRA to Supreme Court: Overturn Highland Park Assault Weapons Ban
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The NRA-ILA writes:

On Friday, August 28, 2015, the National Rifle Association filed an important amicus briefwith the United States Supreme Court in the case of Friedman v. City of Highland Park(No. 15-133). The case challenges the Citys archaic ban on common semi-automatic rifles that it pejoratively labels assault weapons, as well as standard-capacity magazines with capacities over ten rounds . . .

Question of the Day: Does Social Media Increase the Likelihood of Shootings? Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://keepandbeararms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Police in Sacramento are calling a video that depicts a man firing a gun from a moving car disturbing, sfgate.com reports. Id say helpful. To wit: Those in the video were ultimately identified by police as Damon Batson, 28, and Carlos Gonzalez, 25. In the video, a person can be seen firing a gun in public while a second person is in the front seat of a moving vehicle.

Force Science Institute: Memory of Shooting Inherently Unreliable
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According to a Force Science Institute study, a police officers memory after a shooting is highly unreliable. Same goes for you. Thats why you should never agree to a post-defensive gun use police interview without a lawyer present (but do provide details that can help the police apprehend criminals or identify witnesses). Investigators need to remember that an officer who misses or misstates information about an event that later becomes significant is not necessarily being deceptive or self-serving, the report recommends.