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White House Won't Say if it Pressured Facebook to Ban Guns
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On February 1, White House press secretary Josh Earnest refused to say if Facebook’s decision was the result of pressure from the Obama administration. However, Earnest did say that the administration was pleased with Facebook’s ban on accepting advertisements for gun sales by private individuals. |
Law Enforcement Leaders Examine New Use-of-Force Principles
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Police across the United States are rethinking how they use force amid national outrage about questionable shootings and violent arrests.
The changes include efforts in Dallas to train officers to de-escalate situations by moving backward during target practice and arming some with sponge projectiles rather than guns. In Camden County, N.J., officers are taught about the sanctity of life and encouraged to take time to defuse a situation, even if a suspect is wildly waving a knife at them.
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SD: Bill Aims to Take School and Public Lands off Hunting Maps
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Public hunting access to South Dakota’s school and public lands could get a little tougher if a recently filed senate bill becomes law.
Senate Bill 78 sponsored by Sen. Betty Olson, R-Prairie City, if passed through the legislature, would require the Game, Fish and Parks Department to pay for every acre of school and public lands shown on the department’s public land hunting atlas or any other map published by a state department that says the land is open to public hunting.
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NJ: Gun Sales Up in Garden State
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Gun dealers are doing brisk business in the Garden State, where stringent gun laws require thorough background checks for the right to own a firearm.
With the uptick in gun sales possibly propelled by recent mass shootings across the country and the national debate on gun control, gun ownership remains a deeply personal decision. |
CT: Gun-control Boycott of Local Groceries Spreads to Big Y
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As a boycott of local groceries has spread to Big Y, Stew Leonard Jr. said his stores have no plans to change their gun policy.
“We talked about this as a family, and we feel like we have a very safe environment at Stew’s with security guards and over 100 security cameras,” said Leonard, CEO and president of the grocery chain with Connecticut locations in Danbury, Norwalk and Newington. “Obviously, we don’t want anyone coming in with an unconcealed weapon, but we are going to follow federal and state laws regarding guns.” |
ME: Aroostook County Sheriff's Departnment Adds New Weapon System
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The words less lethal are emblazoned on the new shotguns the Aroostook County Sheriff's Department just received. The guns are meant for certain situations the Deputy Sheriff's could encounter.
Sheriff Darrell Crandall says, "Someone not actively pursuing anybody with a weapon but they may have a knife or a sword or a bat and they're swinging it. That's a situation you can't allow to escalate."
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NH: Opponents of bobcat hunting season, and some supporters, crowd State House hearing
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A proposal to reopen a season for hunting bobcats in New Hampshire drew plenty of opposition as well as some support at a packed public hearing Monday night, but the hours of public discussion showed a secondary issue: whether the controversy might spur bigger changes.
“The (Fish and Game) Commission shot themselves in the foot with this,” argued John Harrigan of Colebrook, a well-known outdoorsman and hunter due to his years writing for the Union Leader and other outlets.
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Weapons' Sale Rise in Germany Amid Crime Surge Triggered by Influx of Refugees
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With concerns over the influx of migrants and surging crimes committed by these refugees, Germans are reportedly stocking up on firearms for protection, boosting the sale of various types of weapons by up to three times more.
For weeks, arms sellers and regulatory agencies have reported an increased demand for gun permits, and are selling three times as many alarm, gas and signal guns than the usual, according to WND. |
CA: San Francisco Requires People to Lock Up Guns In Vehicles
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The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved legislation Tuesday requiring strict lock-up of firearms in vehicles parked in San Francisco.
The ordinance came in response to a number of high-profile shootings in San Francisco last year, including the death of a young woman shot in July with a gun stolen from a federal agent's car. The killing of 32-year-old Kate Steinle sparked a national debate over immigration because the shooter was a Mexican national released from a city jail despite federal requests to detain him for deportation. |
Gun Makers Streamline Pistols For Women Who Carry
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Women are the fastest growing demographic in the gun industry, pushing background checks to a record high last year. Motivated by fear in what seems to be an increasingly dangerous world, they're buying guns for self-defense.
They're not just buying handguns that are pink and purple. They're buying guns that are easily carried and concealed. Concealed carry permits are on the rise, and women are signing up in increasing numbers. |
IA: Critics Take Aim at Simpson College Shooting Club
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Growing up near Decorah, Ia., Catalina Vorwald learned to shoot handguns and rifles under the watchful supervision of her father and uncle.
She chose Simpson College in Indianola for her higher education, partly because of the school's shooting sports club founded in 2011 by students and a chemistry professor who share a love of hunting and the outdoors. |
NC: Woman Shoots, Kills Home Intruder
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Authorities said a North Carolina woman shot and killed a man who broke into her home.
The Fayetteville Observer reported that the shooting happened sometime after 10 a.m. Friday at a home in Robeson County.
Deputies said the victim had left her home to run an errand. When she returned, there was a stolen Jeep parked in her driveway.
The woman entered her home with her gun and saw the suspect coming down her hallway, according to deputies.
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