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The Ultimate Guide to Responsible Constitutional Carry Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Do you live in a state where no permit is required to carry a concealed firearm? Do you want to carry a gun under your state's permitless/constitutional carry law and don't want to get a permit? If so, this guide is for you. This article is basically your constitutional carry class. Free, but a little bit of a lengthy read.

Poll: One in Twenty Americans Own an AR-15
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Tens of millions of Americans own an AR-15.

Thats according to a new Washington Post-Ipsos poll released on Monday. The poll surveyed Americans more broadly to gauge gun ownership and found that 31 percent of adults report owning guns. Of those, the poll found that 20 percent own an AR-15 rifle.

Taken together, the polls find that 6 percent of Americans own an AR-15, about 1 in 20, Post reporter Emily Guskin wrote. The data suggests that with a U.S. population of 260.8 million adults, about 16 million Americans own an AR-15.

GOP senator on gun control: Congress has gone about as far as were going to
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Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said on Wednesday that he believes lawmakers have gone about as far as were going to on gun control legislation following a shooting at a Nashville elementary school this week.

There isnt anybody here that, if they could find the right approach, wouldnt try to do something because they feel that pain, Rounds told CNNs Kaitlan Collins. And yet, when we start talking about bans or challenging on the Second Amendment, I think the things that have already been done have gone about as far as were going to with gun control.

The Ruling Upholding the Gun Rights of People Subject to Restraining Orders Is Not As Crazy As You Might Think Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The question raised by this case is not whether someone like Rahimi should be allowed to own guns. It is whether the government violates the Second Amendment when it deprives people of the right to armed self-defense based on nothing more than a restraining order that may have been issued without any credible evidence that the respondent poses a danger to others.

TX: Wife of a slain Austin protestor testifies in the trial of Daniel Perry
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The wife of a Black Lives Matter protestor killed in a deadly shooting testified Wednesday in an Austin courtroom. Garrett Foster was shot in the summer of 2020 when tensions were high after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

All I remember is hearing gunshots and Garrett just falling over in front of me. And then I jumped from my chair to him, said Whitney Mitchell, Fosters wife.

Mitchell uses a wheelchair after a medical condition forced her to have all four limbs amputated.

NV: Face it, America, we love our guns more than our children
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Lets just be truthful. Lets look in the mirror and stop pretending. Look in the mirror and stop denying what we see. Look in the mirror and stop lying.

America, we love our guns more than we love our children.

We love our guns more than we love our educators.

We love our guns more than we love feeling safe while grocery shopping, walking through the park, watching a parade, or attending an outdoor concert.

NC: Veto Overidden! Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Today, March 29, the House voted 71-46 to override Governor Coopers veto of Senate Bill 41, a bill that recognizes law-abiding citizens right to self-defense while attending a church with a school attached and also repeals the redundant permit-to-purchase system.

TX: Police: Food truck owner fatally shoots robber Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Police said a food truck owner in Texas fatally shot a man in self-defense. She said an armed man was trying to rob her business, but she fired first. The Elite Eats food truck had only been open an hour Tuesday. Derick Howard, one of the owners, was on his way to help his mother who is a co-owner and his uncle, who were manning the truck.

NC: Knightdale worker fatally stabbed initiated attack, police chief says Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Wake County District Attorney's Office has decided not to pursue immediate charges against a Raleigh man who fatally stabbed a co-worker in Knightdale. The 43-year-old worker had been detained by Knightdale Police after a fight Tuesday at Core-Mark International on Spectrum Drive. He has been released from custody and is not being identified by police.

How the Gun Became Integral to the Self-Identity of Millions of Americans Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Over the past 150 years, American gun owners have gone from viewing their weapons largely as utilitarian farm tools to weapons that provide both a feeling of physical security and a sense of psychological solace. Guns importance to their owners now goes much deeper than merely being implements of self-defense.

FL: Florida Senate to vote on permitless carry bill
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Floridians may soon no longer need a permit to carry a gun. The state Senate is set to take up the permitless carry bill on Wednesday, following the passage of a similar version in the House last week.

The new law would allow gun owners to carry concealed weapons without the need for a previously required license and training.

If the measure is approved by the Senate and signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida would join 26 other states that have already enacted permitless carry laws.

NY: Cuomo on Nashville shooting: You dont hunt with an assault weapon, you dont need it for self-defense
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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo weighed in on gun control in the wake of a mass shooting in Nashville where three children and three adults were killed at an elementary school, arguing that assault-style weapons arent needed for self defense and should be banned.

Even the National Rifle Association (NRA) supported the countrys 1930s move to outlaw machine guns, Cuomo said in an interview with John Catsimatidis, because we as a society said, Its too dangerous to take the risk. Maybe somebody who is mentally ill could get a machine gun and could be on the corner and could kill 100 people before anyone could do anything.

AZ: Man claims self-defense after a fatal shooting in north Phoenix Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A man claimed self-defense after a fatal shooting at a north Phoenix apartment complex Tuesday night, authorities said. Officers responded to a shooting call near Interstate 17 and Greenway Road around 11:20 p.m., the Phoenix Police Department said in a press release. They detained a man involved in the shooting before entering an apartment and finding a gunshot victim.

ND: Kyle Rittenhouse testifies in support of North Dakota self-defense bill bolstering Second Amendment rights
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Kyle Rittenhouse testified before North Dakota lawmakers Tuesday in favor of a bill that would afford restitution to defendants acquitted of violent crimes in the name of self-defense.

"By supporting HB 1213, you are supporting the God-given rights that are thoughtfully and intentionally identified in the Second Amendment of our Constitution," Rittenhouse said, testifying remotely before the state Senate Judiciary Committee.

NV: Elko woman who claimed self-defense innocent in exs killing
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An Elko County jury has acquitted a 24-year-old woman in the death of her ex-husband after she said shed been the victim of ongoing abuse and was acting in self-defense when she stabbed him last summer.

Following a two-week trial, Brittany Sue Aleen Figiel of Elko was found not guilty of open murder in the June 2022 killing of 25-year-old Timothy Figiel.

Under the charge, the jury could have convicted her of murder in the first-degree, second-degree, manslaughter or involuntary manslaughter. The jury deliberated for about two hours Friday evening before returning the not-guilty verdict, the Elko Daily Free Press reported this week.

TX: Fort Worth man arrested in domestic assault case. Wife used knife in self defense, police say
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Officers found that the suspect, a man, had suffered several lacerations to his hands, arms and legs. The victim, a woman, stated that she and the suspect her husband were in an argument that turned violent as he began to physically assault her, according to police. The wife stated that, fearing for her safety, she grabbed a knife to defend herself and used it against her husband as he continued to assault her.

The woman had minor defensive wounds. She was examined and treated by medical personnel at the scene and was released.

NC: A woman shoots and wounds another woman in a fight in Winston-Salem. Police describe shooting as self-defense.
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A woman shot and wounded another woman in a fight Wednesday in the 600 block of Stoney Glen Circle, authorities said.

Police described the shooting as self-defense.

Winston-Salem police responded at 3:43 p.m. to a reported shooting at that location, police said.

When officers arrived, they found Queeci Chaurice Eames, 21, and learned that another woman, Brittany Diana Nichole Little, 29, of Stoney Glen Circle had been taken by a passenger vehicle to a local hospital, police said.

The right time for productive dialogue over gun deaths is not after a mass killing
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This is a time for processing, for grief, of raw emotion. Unfortunately, it is also a time for partisans to conduct political positioning, when productive dialogue cannot occur. Indeed, any solutions for the problem of gun-related deaths has to come during non-crisis periods when clearer heads can prevail and when the focus is on much more than a lone mass shooter.

Such a dialogue is necessary because events like this, which occur randomly, will most certainly occur again. History shows that.

NY: Were About to Find Out How Far the Supreme Court Will Go to Arm America
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How much further will the Supreme Court go to assist in the arming of America? That has been the question since last June, when the court ruled that New Yorks century-old gun licensing law violated the Second Amendment. Sooner than expected, we are likely to find out the answer.

On March 17, the Biden administration asked the justices to overturn an appeals court decision that can charitably be described as nuts, and accurately as pernicious. The decision by a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit invalidated a federal law that for almost 30 years has prohibited gun ownership by people who are subject to restraining orders for domestic violence.

CA: No charges by police in 'self-defense' shooting on National Parks Highway in Carlsbad
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Police did not recommend any charges against the shooter in a fatal incident on National Parks Highway in Carlsbad earlier this month, turning the case over to the Fifth Judicial District Attorneys Office for further investigation.

Michael Dudley Strickland, 50, of Carlsbad was shot by a family member near his residence following a fight with the shooter who lived with Strickland at the Carlsbad RV Park in the 4300 block of National Parks Highway on the south side of Carlsbad, police said.

Lt. Andrew Swanson with the Carlsbad Police Department said the incident was being viewed as a possible self-defense shooting, but that could change pending an autopsy and toxicology report investigators were awaiting.

TX: Lawyer breaks down self-defense process following alleged robbery and violent attack in Houston Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Lawyer Matthew Sharp told ABC13 on Wednesday that being able to act in self-defense is vital. "I mean, if someone is trying to hurt you or kill you, you don't have to accept that outcome for yourself," Sharp said. But the self-defense has to be justified.

MO: Missouri bill to ban federal "red flag" laws, funding killed by Republican senator
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Republican Sen. Bill Eigel of Weldon Spring filed the legislation, Senate Bill 10, in response to a recent plan from the U.S. Department of Justice to distribute dollars to states to administer "red flag" laws and other crisis intervention programs related to gun violence.

But the legislation failed to pass out of committee after a Republican joined Democrats in voting it down, citing a school shooting in Nashville this week that killed three students and three adults.

Take a Seat at the Second Amendment Table!
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Americans own guns for many reasons: hunting, recreational and competitive shooting, collecting, self-defense and personal protection, among others. But the most complete and thorough answer is, Because we can! We all deserve a seat at the table when it comes to gun ownership and gun rights.

Historically, men have dominated the market when it comes to firearm ownership, training and even writing about guns.