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MI: Michigan House passes gun storage bills sought after deadly Oxford shooting
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The Democratic-led Michigan House on Wednesday approved legislation that would implement safe storage requirements for firearms in order to prevent youth from accessing a firearm.

The package of four Senate bills and four House bills, which passed out of House committee Wednesday morning then underwent several changes before the full chamber's evening vote, passed by varying margins with the support of several Republican lawmakers. The main bill in the package passed 61-47, with five Republicans voting for it.

The bill package reflected a long-sought change to Michigan's gun law, one that gained momentum, but didn't get a vote, after the Oxford High School shooting.

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Firearms instructor Tony Simon brings us four new stories of armed defense. These gun owners faced a lethal threat. What would you do in their place? Notes and 20 minute audio podcast at the link.

IA: Time Running Out for House and Senate to Act on Safer Families Act
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Senate File 543, previously Senate Study Bill 1168, and House File 654, previously House Study Bill 173, ensure that law-abiding citizens are not deprived of their right-to-carry for their whole day just because they have to stop or park at a location where they are not allowed to carry. These bills allow adults who are licensed to carry firearms, to drive onto school grounds to pick-up or drop-off their students without first having to unload and store away their firearms in their vehicles.

MI: Senate Sends Anti-Gun Bills to Governor
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Today, the Senate voted to concur with the House on Senate Bills 79, 80, 81, and 82, which the House passed last night, to impose a one-size-fits-all firearm storage requirement to make them unavailable for self-defense. The Senate then voted to pass House Bills 4138, 4142, and 4143, to further criminalize private transfers of firearms by expanding Michigans permit-to-purchase and registration system to all firearms. These bill packages now go to Governor Gretchen Whitmers desk.

IL: Armed Citizen Stops Armed Felon in Chicago
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Crime happens everywhere and at any time. 17 million to 20 million of us carry concealed in public every day. We dont go looking for trouble, but sometimes trouble finds us. This story of armed defense unfolded in Chicago, Illinois, back on the fourth of July in 2021.

A 33-year-old convicted felon was standing on his balcony, shooting his 9mm handgun into the air. It was late at night on the 4th of July, and children were standing in the alley between buildings. Adults asked the felon to stop shooting since there were children nearby. The felon became enraged and went down to the alley. He then shot two adult males who were standing in the alley.

Recorded Defensive Uses of Pistols Against Bears Has Grown Exponentially Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
From 2000 to 2009, there were 40 cases recorded where pistols were used in defense against bears. From 2010 to 2019, there were 67 cases. Almost certainly, from 1870 to 1960, there were many cases where handguns were used effectively against bears, which were not recorded and published, or if published, have not been found.

ChatGPT a Perfect Example of Garbage In, Garbage Out on Guns
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Thats evident after asking it some unequivocal questions about the right to keep and bear arms and getting back answers that, instead of just being direct, included no small amount of justifications that could have been written by any human journalist relying on the gun prohibitionists playbook to make the case for infringements.

I started out by creating an account at OpenAI to allow access to the bot. Then I asked some questions.

Dianna Muller And The D.C. Project
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Last September, the all-women D.C. Project had another successful trip to Washington, D.C., bringing its Second Amendment message that resonated with legislators on Capitol Hill. On a mission to share its credo that gun rights are human rights, the D.C. Projects visit culminated in a successful rally at the Supreme Court Building.

The D.C. Project is a nationwide organization of women committed to safeguarding the Second Amendment. Started in 2016 by pro shooter and former NRA World Shooting Lady Champion, Dianna Muller, she had one goalbringing this rapidly-growing demographic of gun owners in direct connection with legislators.

Biden Administration Weaponizing ATF Against Law-Abiding Firearm Owners
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Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) opened todays joint subcommittee hearing by slamming the Biden Administrations recent actions infringing upon Americans Second Amendment rights. Subcommittee Chairman Fallon highlighted how under the Biden Administration, the ATF has been weaponized against law-abiding gun owners and Americans who wish to acquire firearms.

MN: Commissioners delay Second Amendment designation, may alter message
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Before the largest audience to attend an Isanti County Board of Commissioners meeting in anybodys memory, the board heard numerous comments both for and against the proposed proclamation to designate Isanti County as a Second Amendment Dedicated County before ultimately voting to table the resolution in the interest of taking a deeper look into the verbiage, which may include altering it to be geared specifically towards specific bills currently before the Minnesota Legislature.

MO: Missouri legislation seeks to allow guns in places of worship
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Missouri Republicans are making a push to allow firearms to be carried inside religious establishments and lessen restrictions on access to firearms.

House Bill 485, heard in the House Emerging Issues Committee Wednesday evening, would override existing Missouri law that restricts the possession of a concealed carry firearm in places of worship without consent or knowledge of persons in charge.

Rep. Ben Baker, R-Neosho, is sponsoring the bill, which he said the purpose of the bill is to ensure Missourians constitutional right to carry firearms when attending places of worship.

Two things that will lead to America's demise: Guns and racism
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The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete. Historically the new government had no money to pay for an army, so they relied on the state militias. And the states required men to have certain weapons and they specified in the law what weapons these people had to keep in their home so that when they were called to do service as militiamen, they would have them. That was the entire purpose of the Second Amendment."

Republicans blast gun brace rule, claim Second Amendment violation
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Republicans on Capitol Hill say the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms is violating the Second Amendment with a new rule that took effect in 2023.

Ever since Mr. Biden took office, his administration has actively sought to infringe on this right, Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX) said.

Republicans specifically object to a new rule applying regulations on pistol stabilizing braces.

The inventor of the brace said he designed it to help disabled veterans use firearms, but Democrats say regardless of the intent, the device is used to exploit and create loopholes to gun laws.

Far More Gun Laws Struck Down in Wake of Bruen Than Heller
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The Supreme Courts latest Second Amendment ruling has delivered more immediate effects than its previous landmark decision.

A revised analysis from Jake Charles, an associate professor at Pepperdine Universitys Caruso School of Law, shows dozens of gun-rights claims have already succeeded in federal court since New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen was decided in June 2022. The new count, posted on Tuesday, puts post-Breun decisions far ahead of the pace of 2008s District of Columbia v. Heller, which saw gun-rights advocates achieve relatively little in its immediate aftermath.

MI: Traverse City Gun Rights Attorney Fires Back at Lawmakers Over Gun Reforms
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Passage of safe storage firearm laws in Michigan would require gun owners to keep weapons locked around children. Everybody who has an unattended firearm has to have it locked up if its accessible to a minor. (But) thats a clear violation of the Second Amendment. The Firearms Amendment says your gun is available in case of confrontation. If your gun is locked up, you know, bad guys dont make appointments.

TX: New Texas House committee debates gun-free zones, magazine sales
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Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, is proposing a bill that would prevent minors and anyone else who is not legally able to purchase a weapon from buying certain firearm magazines. Gun rights advocates oppose the bill.

Edwin Walker, a Houston criminal defense attorney, stressed that current law bars some people from buying firearms, not from possessing them. Prohibiting Texans from purchasing magazines may prevent them from using weapons they can lawfully own, he said.

I believe that this is ultimately the step towards the ultimate goal of many anti-gun legislators to ultimately try to restrict or limit magazines, Walker said.

TX: Fearing That State Leaders Want Them Eradicated, Some Transgender Texans Embrace Firearms
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Since she returned to civilian life nearly a decade ago in Killeen, the Central Texas town adjacent to the Fort Hood Army base, those skills have mostly lain dormant. Recently, however, Josephine, who began identifying as a transgender woman after leaving the military, has begun to feel that shes back on the battlefield. Like many other queer Texans, she has read with mounting concern about rising rates of violence and intimidation against transgender Americans.

NH: Sen. Woodburns domestic violence conviction
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The New Hampshire Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of former state Sen. Jeffrey Woodburn, who was found guilty on domestic violence charges stemming from an altercation with his then-girlfriend following a Christmas party in 2017.

In a 3-0 opinion released Thursday, the justices found that a lower court judges refusal to allow the jury to consider Woodburns self-defense claim was improper.

Writing for the court, Justice James Bassett said that because the record contains some evidence supporting a rational finding that the defendant acted in self-defense, the trial courts refusal to instruct the jury on that theory of defense was unreasonable.

NC: Bill to end N.C. pistol permits awaits fate on governors desk
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The clock is ticking for a bill doing away with North Carolinas pistol purchase permit program. The bill was ratified and sent to the governor on March 16. Gov. Roy Cooper, who vetoed a similar bill in 2021, has until Sunday to decide what to do with this latest legislation.

Cooper told reporters on Thursday he planned to announce a decision on Senate Bill 41, Guarantee 2nd Amend Freedom and Protections, Friday. He could sign the bill into law, veto it and send it back to the legislature, or allow the bill to become law without his signature.

A veto could set off a showdown with the General Assembly, where Republicans have a veto-proof majority in the Senate and are one seat short of a supermajority in the House.

CO: House Judiciary Passes Red Flag Expansion & Bill to Bankrupt Firearm Industry
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Last night, after a ten hour hearing, the House Judiciary Committee voted to pass two anti-gun bills, to further expand Colorados red flag gun confiscation scheme and to allow anti-gun zealots to bankrupt the firearms industry with frivolous lawsuits. They are now likely to come up on the House floor imminently, for further consideration. Please contact your state representative and ask them to OPPOSE Senate Bills 23-168 and 23-170.

SD: SD Supreme Court examines ability to possess gun as evidence in murder case
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Justice Patricia DeVaney looked for clarity on this question, too.

There are standards set out for what constitutes self-defense and a reasonable perception of an imminent threat, DeVaney said. So how does whether or not you possess the gun lawfully or unlawfully relate to your perception of the immediate threat that would allow you to use self-defense. Im not getting the logical connection there.

OH: Lakemore amends firearms ordinance
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Lakemore Village Council amended the firearms ordinance March 20 after tabling the legislation earlier this month for further discussion.

The amended ordinance prohibits the discharge of any air gun, rifle, shotgun, revolver or other firearm, bow and arrow or crossbow within the village limits unless in self-defense, in the discharge of official duty or otherwise lawfully authorized. The ordinance does not apply to bows with draw weights of less than 15 pounds.

Best Truck Gun: Do You Need One And Which Is Best For You?
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A truck gun can be used for a wide variety of tasks. Oftentimes there is a heavy focus on self-defense and having the ability to engage outside of typical handgun ranges. A truck gun can also be held in reserve and tasked with bugging out tasks. If a disaster occurs, you know you have a capable firearm in your vehicle.

Finally, my purpose for a truck gun has always been neighborly. I live in a rural area, and its good manners to eliminate coyotes and hogs when possible, and a truck gun allows me to do so while riding on my acreage or my familys acreage.

MO: Dozens testify against bill allowing weapons in churches
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For a St. Louis pastor, the trauma of violence in places of faith, like churches, surfaced at a hearing Wednesday night.

Lawmakers proposed a bill that would allow concealed carry weapons in places of faith without the consent of their leaders.

JT Young, a pastor at Concord Trinity Methodist Church who is affiliated with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, said the bill would proliferate guns in houses of worship.