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Inconvenient Truths About Guns and Gun Control
Submitted by: Robert Morse
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Politicians and journalists often portray fiction as fact. It is easy to be opinionated, but hard to be informed. This came to mind as I listened to Virginia Democrats tell us wed be safer if we were disarmed.

Fortunately, weve lived with firearms for several hundred years. We know some things that work. Here are a few inconvenient truths Ive found after a few decades of study.

There is no doubt that self-defense is inconvenient, but Id rather be inconvenienced now than be a helpless victim later.

MI: Man shot while attempting to break into Detroit home, police said
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An attempted home invasion suspect is in temporary serious condition after he was shot while trying to break into a Detroit home early Friday morning, police said.

The incident happened around 1:15 a.m. in the 19700 block of Goddard on the citys east side, police said.

According to police, a 49-year-old man was attempting to break in through the back door of a home when a 58-year-old man inside fired a shot, hitting the suspect.

The suspect ran from the scene, but police detained him. He was taken to a hospital

On the Front Line Against Evil: Armed Church Security Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
It seems that each day brings news of another attack on unarmed civilians in a public place. Increasingly, these attacks are met with unexpected (to the killer) and successful armed resistance. Attacks on churches and religious groups have been brought to the forefront once again with the recent Texas shooting and assaults on Jews in New York.

CO: Colorados red-flag law invoked, likely for the first time, in Denver case
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One day after Colorados red-flag law came into effect, a Denver judge temporarily granted a police officers request to keep a suicidal mans confiscated guns under the new firearm seizure law.

Denver police filed the petition for the temporary extreme risk protection order Jan. 2 in Denver Probate Court for a man suspected of beating his wife and who made suicidal statements when contacted by officers, according to a copy of the petition obtained by The Denver Post.

The Best Big Bore Rifles For Your First African Safari: .375 H&H vs. .416 Rem. Mag. vs. .458 Win. Mag
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Maybe your African safari is just a dream at this stage, but you can make it a reality. In fact, I recommend you do. The cost is much less than a guided North American mule deer or elk hunt. So why not edge closer to your dream safari by deciding which African cartridge/rifle youll shoot?

Perhaps the most famous African cartridge is the .375 H&H Magnum, but a couple of its offspring, the .416 Remington Magnum and .458 Winchester Magnum, offer more power and heavier bullets. Which would be best? Lets examine each in depth and then you can pick your winner.

NY: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Exposed by New Evidence in NRA Complaint Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
As many people were headed off to celebrate Christmas and the New Year, the NRA dropped a legal bombshell that could have New York Governor Andrew Cuomo trembling. The gun-rights organization has asked to re-open portions of their 2018 lawsuit that had been previously dismissed without prejudice this past May, citing new evidence.

Candidate Bloomberg Says He Wants to Take Away Americans' Guns
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At a campaign stop in Montgomery, Alabama, Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg told the crowd that he did not want the average person in America owning and using weapons.

In response to a question about Jack Wilson, the man in the congregation of the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas, who shot and killed an armed assailant who threatened the lives of over 200 congregants, Bloomberg said: Its the job of law enforcement to have guns and decide when to shoot. We just do not want the average citizen carrying a gun in a crowded place.

VA: Virginia Beach to Vote on 2A Sanctuary Resolution on Jan. 6th Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
City of Virginia Beach to vote on Sanctuary/Constitutional Resolution on Monday, January 6, 2020! Being Virginia's Largest City, This Is A Big Deal! Virginia Beach's Mayor has called a special session on January 6th at 6pm with one item on the agenda: a Second Amendment Constitutional Resolution (verbiage below).

Dana Loesch: It's disturbing that gun control advocates find properly trained, armed civilians 'bad'
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Radio host and Second Amendment advocate Dana Loesch responded to critics of Jack Wilson, the Texas church congregant who killed an armed intruder during services last week.

Loesch said on "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Friday that gun control advocates and some media outlets are misguided to claim Wilson was in the wrong when he stopped the intruder, who killed two people at the church in White Settlement before he was killed by Wilson.

Host Tucker Carlson noted Arizona Republic columnist Elvia Diaz wrote in USA Today that she was "terrified" at the prospect so many civilians in the church were carrying guns.

VA: John McGuire, He Proposed Jack Wilson Act to Repeal Ban on Firearms in Churches Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
John McGuire, former Navy Seal, Virginia state legislator and candidate for Congress VA-07 against Abigail Spanberger. He Proposed Jack Wilson Act to Repeal Ban on Firearms in VA Churches. VA is currently ground zero for the fight against gun control.

CA: Woman Killed By Ex-Boyfriend In Apparent Self-Defense Is Identified
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A woman who was fatally shot by her ex-boyfriend when she allegedly broke into his Dublin home with an armed male accomplice on Wednesday night was identified by police and the Alameda County coroner on Friday as 28-year-old Adrianna Marie Navarro of Vallejo.

Dublin police say they believe Navarro's ex-boyfriend acted in self-defense after Navarro and her male accomplice, identified on Friday as 28-year-old Rickey Tyrone White Jr., 28, of Vallejo, attempted to assault him at his home in the 3400 block of Monaghan Street in Dublin at about 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Why I Made Firearm Practice My New Year's Resolution
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
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I dont go in for the New Years Resolution stuff usually. But a trip to the range the other day drove home a point to me and caused me to make one new resolution for 2020. That resolution is simply to practice more. During that trip to the range, I realized that my shooting skills had slipped just a bit, and it took quite a while (and a good deal of ammunition) to get back up to what I am capable of doing.

OK: Oklahoma senator defends anti-red flag law bill
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Broken Arrow State Sen. Nathan Dahm has filed a bill that would prevent lawmakers from creating a red flag law in an attempt to preempt a federal version of the law.

Seventeen states have red flag laws, which allow law enforcement or family members to petition a court to temporarily take away someone's firearms if that person is considered a danger to themselves or others.

Dahm's bill would prohibit the state from passing a red flag law or enforcing federal law.

AZ: County in Arizona holds consideration on gun-rights order
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County officials in Arizona have decided to hold off on making any decision about a proposed proclamation supporting the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors made the announcement during a meeting in Prescott after hours of public input and a board discussion about the effectiveness of the gun-rights proclamation, The Daily Courier reported Thursday.

The board affirms its commitment to support and defend the right of Yavapai County citizens to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment, the proposed proclamation said.

VA: The disturbing Second Amendment sanctuary trend in Virginia
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
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A vigorous and reactionary movement has sprung up throughout Virginia to declare cities and counties Second Amendment sanctuaries that will not enforce gun-control laws that the Democratic-controlled General Assembly may pass.

Generating passion, hysteria and even personal threats, the ugly movement has driven throngs of people to show up at boards of supervisors meetings. Their numbers are remarkable 400, 800, even 2,000 in attendance.

VA: As Virginia Beach calls for Second Amendment vote, people on both sides weigh in Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Seven months after a mass shooting that left 12 people dead, Virginia Beach city leaders will consider making it a Second Amendment constitutional city. This comes after crowds of Second Amendment supporters packed a city council meeting on December 3. We have to be willing to listen to everybody," Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer said after calling for the special session.

KY: Officials vote to make Pendleton County a 'Second Amendment sanctuary'
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The Pendleton County Fiscal Court on Friday unanimously approved a symbolic resolution declaring their community a Second Amendment Sanctuary one opposed to any law that would create new restrictions on legal gun ownership in the state of Kentucky.

Although the resolution carries no force of law, Judge Executive David Fields said county officials hope it makes an impression on the state legislature as it prepares to reconvene in Frankfort.

KY: Nelson County Sheriff backs 2nd Amendment sanctuary Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Nelson County Sheriff Ramon Pineiroa announced on Friday that he will back a resolution to make Nelson County a 2nd Amendment sanctuary. I am pro 2nd Amendment. You wont find many in the law enforcement profession that are not," Pineiroa stated on the Nelson County Sheriff's Office facebook page .

FL: 'Gun grabbers in Tallahassee,' proposed state amendment targeted by Republican Liberty Caucus
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Several organizations supporting gun rights will hold a forum Monday aimed at pushing back against "the gun grabbers in Tallahassee" and a group seeking to place a state constitutional amendment on the 2020 ballot banning certain semiautomatic weapons.

Separately, the board of one of the sponsors of the rally, the Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida, has unanimously approved a "resolution of noncompliance," indicating it would not comply with the proposed constitutional amendment.