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Responsible gun owners defended themselves again this week. Instructor Amanda Suffecool joins host Rob Morse to talk about four recent examples.

Are you armed as you do your morning chores outside your home?
Are you armed at work in the middle of the day?
Are you armed as you drive home at the end of the day?
Are you armed as you shop in the evening?

These gun owners survived a lethal threat. What would you do in these situations? Text and podcast available at the link. (23 minutes)

Pointed Soft-Point Ammo: PSP Bullets Explained
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The pointed soft-point bullet is a popular bullet type used in dozens of lines of hunting ammo. Manufacturers range from cheap factories you might not be familiar with, to premium lines like the Remington CoreLokt. The pointed tip gives shooters a flatter trajectory at long ranges compared to the basic soft tip, and experienced long range hunters can appreciate any advantage they can get.

The pointed soft-point fills that niche between your basic soft point hunting ammo and something fancier like a polymer tip. You will typically get a higher ballistic coefficient with the pointed tip, as it is a bit more aerodynamic than a round tip.

MI: Car rolls into pond near Lyon Township gun range as owner scrambles to grab firearms
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A sedan that was started remotely slipped into a pond near a gun range on Saturday and had to be retrieved with the help of the Oakland County Sheriff's dive team, authorities said.

It was 7 feet below the surface of the water in a retention pond before divers spotted the car.

The owner of the black 2004 Saturn Ion said he was loading firearms into the trunk of his car parked near Huron Valley Guns in Lyon Township when it began rolling forward, said the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. The sedan traveled about 15 feet before entering the pond.

The owner of the vehicle, a Waterford Township resident, said he jumped into the water to grab his firearms before the vehicle became submerged, according to the sheriff's department.

Shannon Watts accuses gun lobby shill Stephen Gutowski of lying about report on arming teachers (and it doesnt go well for her); UPDATED Submitted by: jack burton Website: https://myhightechsecurity.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Youd think Moms Demand founder Shannon Watts would know better by now than to bring a knife to an intellectual gunfight with firearms and gun policy expert Stephen Gutowski, but apparently she still hasnt learned her lesson.

Saugus High School Shooting Takes Complicated Turn NBC
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The investigation into the shooting at Saugus High School in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Clarita has become more complicated, according to KNBC, the local NBC affiliate, as authorities continue searching for a motive.

According to the Los Angeles Times, school will resume at Saugus on Dec. 2. Between now and then, authorities will be trying to figure out how 16-year-old Nathaniel Berhow obtained the .45-caliber pistol he used in the Nov. 14 shooting that claimed the lives of 15-year-old Gracie Anne Muehlberger and 14-year-old Dominic Blackwell. Three other students were wounded.

Report: Armed Citizen Stopped Oklahoma Walmart Shooter Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A report by the Daily Mail indicates that Mondays shooting outside a Duncan, Oklahoma, Walmart was cut short by an armed citizen who confronted the gunman. Breitbart News reported that three deaths resulted from a shooting outside the Walmart around 10 a.m. Two individuals were fatally shot while sitting in a car, and a third person died outside the vehicle when police arrived.

TX: Women Claims Self-Defense After Killing Boyfriend in Northwest Harris County, Police Say Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A woman is claiming self-defense after she shot and killed her boyfriend inside their home in northwest Harris County, police say.

The Armed CitizenŽ November 18, 2019
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An armed man allegedly tried to confront and rob a 25-year-old man at a Nashville ATM just before 10 p.m. The would-be robber approached the man with a gun drawn as the man was making a deposit. The man at the ATM was also armed and opened fire on the suspect in self-defense, hitting him multiple times. The suspect ran a short distance before collapsing and dropping a pistol. The suspect was later apprehended by police and is charged with attempted aggravated robbery, while no charges were filed against the armed citizen. (The Tennessean, Nashville, Tenn., 7/31/19)

UT: Armed Teachers Train to Stop Potential Active Shooters in Utah Schools
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Brenda Betteridge closes her eyes, takes a breath, and pulls the trigger. She nails the gunman. One more. Put it in the head, a police officer instructed her, as she fired away at the cardboard prop representing a gunman. Betteridge is one of dozens of teachers and other school administrators undergoing active shooting training with the Utah County Sheriff's Department to stop, shoot, and kill anyone who may threaten the lives of their students.

Sanders Burns the 2020 Democratic Primary Gun Control Agenda
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As anti-gun as the 2020 Democratic presidential contenders have exposed themselves to be, much of the field still gives lip-service to the Second Amendment and the Constitution. Take for instance Joe Biden. The leading candidates campaign has said that Biden will seek to respect the Second Amendment and that as president, Biden will pursue constitutional, common-sense gun safety policies. However, take a critical look at the vast majority of the Democratic field for any limiting principle that would preclude even the most severe forms of gun control (like gun confiscation) and you will come up wanting.

Maine Gun-Control Proponents Unmoved by Recent Legislative Failures Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Gun-control advocates in Maine recently pledged to continue pushing for stricter legislation after the Maine Legislative Council voted against many gun-control proposals on Oct. 23. Rep. Vicki Doudera (D), who proposed a pair of gun-control bills, is disappointed the bills didnt move forward, but believes that proponents of gun control will regroup, reported The Associated Press.

Is Kavanaugh, The Supreme Court, Or The First Circuit Right About The Second Amendment? Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
In April, in Worman v. Healey, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, upheld Massachusetts ban on assault weapons and ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. Worman has been appealed to the Supreme Court, which will soon decide if it will take the case.

CT: New Britains Stag Arms Heads for Wyoming, Citing the Western States Support for the Second Amendment and Incredibly Hospitable Business Climate Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Stag Arms LLC, a New Britain manufacturer of automatic and semiautomatic AR-15 rifles, announced Monday it is moving to Cheyenne, Wyoming, citing the states unwavering support" for the Second Amendment. The company also took a shot at Connecticuts business environment, saying Wyoming is incredibly hospitable to business.

What the Virgina Elections Mean Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
By now, you know the results of the elections for the Virginia state legislature. In essence, Michael Bloomberg now owns the lawmaking process in that state lock, stock, and barrel. Those in Virginia will now see an extreme anti-Second Amendment agenda that doesnt actually address the real problems we face in terms of public safety.

Kevin Drum Misses the Point on Guns
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This Kevin Drum post responding to my piece on the Democrats bad-faith arguments regarding gun control is willfully obtuse. For starters, California doesnt have feeble gun laws, it has the strictest gun laws anywhere in the country. Any stricter and they probably wouldnt pass Constitutional scrutiny (even some of existing limits are being challenged.) And besides, even if Drum finds California laws meager, theyre still more stringent than the ones Democrats want to pass in D.C. And those restrictions the ones were dealing with in the real world have been shown to do nothing to mitigate school shootings, and did not even intersect with with this shooting.

CCRKBA To Bloomberg: 'Where's Your Apology To 100 Million Gun Owners?' Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg, now considering a run for the presidency, has apologized for the stop and frisk program he ran while mayor of New York City, but the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms wants to know where his apology is to the 100 million American gun owners he has demonized and penalized for merely exercising their Second Amendment rights.

IL: 1 Killed, 26 Hurt in Chicago Weekend Shootings Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
One man was killed and 26 people were wounded in shootings across Chicago over the weekend. The 22-year-old man was shot to death Sunday inside a Subway restaurant on the Southeast Side.

WA: Washington City Votes to Tax Guns, Ammo Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A Washington city will soon begin taxing guns and ammunition. The city council in Tacoma voted to levy the tax beginning in July, TV station KIRO reports. Nearby Seattle has had a similar tax since 2016. There will be a $25 tax on firearms, a 2-cent tax per round of ammunition that is .22 caliber or smaller and a 5-cent tax per round on larger ammunition.

Disarming the NRA: How Guns Flipped Virginia Blue
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On May 31, a disgruntled city employee entered a municipal building in Virginia Beach and opened fire, killing 12 people. Virginians were horrified, then outraged. Ever since the mass shooting that killed 32 people at Virginia Tech in 2007, thered been a growing push to strengthen the states comparatively loose gun laws. But Virginia Beach was a tipping point: Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam convened a special legislative session in July with the sole purpose of passing gun control laws.

CA: A Look at Gun Seizures in San Diego
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San Diego police have confiscated fewer guns so far this year compared to last year, according to police department data obtained by NBC 7 Investigates. Police officers in San Diego seized 1,147 guns from January 1, 2019, through October 17, 2019, an average of 27 guns confiscated per week, shows the data obtained through a public records request. During the same period last year, police confiscated an average of 40 guns a week.

More 'Gun Safety' Laws aren't the Answer to 'Gun Violence' Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The first time Donald Trump ran for president, the reality TV star presented a novel idea for combating terrorists. You have to take out their families, candidate Trump told Fox & Friends. When Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and others pointed out that the policy might create more enemies than youre destroying, Trump went all Servpro on his proposal. Like it never happened.

WI: No 'Immediate Plans' for Another Special Session on Guns
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Governor Tony Evers says he has no immediate plans to call another special session on guns. Evers says he's open to calling lawmakers back to consider the measures, which would allow a judge to temporarily remove guns from a person deemed a threat to themselves or the public and a measure to require universal background checks on all purchases. But, the Democratic Governor is going to let the matter breathe for now.

Yale Fellows Post-Santa Clarita Gun Control Argument is Riddled With Errors Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Janine di Giovanni is a senior fellow at Yale Universitys Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and she decided to pipe up for more gun control in the wake of the Santa Clarita school shooting. But lets be fair; maybe shes just incredibly ignorant of the subject on which she chose to pontificate. Its not like that would be unusual.

AL: Montgomery County Commissioner Proposes "Gun Sanctuary" Resolution
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Montgomery County could become the largest in Texas to proclaim itself a "gun sanctuary." Precinct 2 Commissioner Charlie Riley introduced the measure, mainly to protect law enforcement from wasting resources on unconstitutional gun laws. "Protecting those guys from someone coming to us to enforce gun laws or do gun restrictions, or even try to take guns away from folks. We don't agree with that here in Montgomery County," said Riley.

United Kingdom knife crime spike spurs London police to distribute bleed control kits to bars, nightclubs Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The evidence is conclusive: those who assault will find another weapon, and when the laws actually punish those who defend themselves, the defenseless will be victimized.

Rimfire Showdown: .22 WMR vs. .17 HMR vs. .17 WSM Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The lowly .22 rimfire is the worlds oldest, most popular, and least expensive rifle cartridge. But its not very fast, flat shooting, or powerful. Three other rimfires are: the .17 HMR, .17 WSM, and .22 WMR. But which of the three wins the ballistic battle? Which shoots faster, flatter, harder, and deflects less in the wind?

How to Pick the Right Bullet for Deer Hunting Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The beginning of my education in deer bullets began in 1971 when I shot a mule deer with a 180-grain bullet from a .300 Weatherby at 200 yards or so. I hit him right through the lungs, and he ran off like Hussein Bolt at the Olympics. I was on an elk hunt when the deer presented itself, and the rifle was loaded with strong, slow-expanding slugs for 800-pound elk, not 200-pound deer.

No Safe Spaces: Why We Need Personal-Defense Skills Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
All one has to do is check the evening news to realize that there is no safe place. Its rather naive to assume that bad things cant happen in any city, town, village or rural setting. Neither is it reasonable to decide to be a hermit and hide out until things get betterbecause there is no guarantee they will. The smart move is to be informed, be prepared and learn to deal with it.

PA: Sunday Hunting Bill Headed to Governor's Desk Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A bill that would allow hunting on up to three Sundays each year in Pennsylvania received approval on Monday and was sent to the governor for enactment into law. Senate Bill 147 allows hunting on three Sundays: one during rifle deer season, one during the statewide archery deer season, and another on a Sunday determined by the Game Commission.

Defensive Ammunition: Legal Considerations
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If you carry a firearm for self-protection, the possibility of needing to resort to deadly force is present. Having to do so should be a last resort, and something we hope never happens. Still, in the aftermath of a self-defense shooting, one can anticipate a critical analysis of every aspect of their character, their decisions made, and even their gear. Be cognizant of what you wear, what you carry, and what you say. Say you were forced to use lethal force to defend yourself. You do everything right and you are completely justified.

Steyr Arms M9-A1 9mm Pistol Review Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
If you have been a long time reader of Ammoland, you might recall that Mike Searson wrote a review of the Steyr M9-A1 back in 2015, but since the updated Steyr A2 pistols were announced at SHOT 2019, I felt as though the all too often overlooked Austrian pistol might be worth looking at again.