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AR-15 Should not Be Banned
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What do you think when you hear the phrase assault rifle? Most of you that oppose gun rights would say an AR-15, because thats what the AR stands for, plus it just looks scary. I hear this a lot. Its wrong. The AR stands for Armalite Rifle, the brand that first made this style of gun. A simple search on google defines an assault rifle as a rapid-fire, magazine-fed automatic rifle designed for infantry use. (Which I would debate calling any rifle an assault rifle, but I will save that argument for another time).

Tim Schmidt: Support Responsibly Armed Americans, Not More Failed Gun Laws
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All too often a murderous maniac opens fire on innocent, law-abiding Americans and forces us to take an honest look at what can be done to stop future attacks. It happened in Pittsburgh in October at the Tree of Life synagogue, claiming the lives of 11 innocent men and women. It happened in Parkland, Fla., where 17 students and teachers were murdered. In the aftermath of that tragedy, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission conducted a detailed examination of what happened and what could realistically be done to prevent it from happening again. One of its key recommendations was to allow teachers, who volunteer and undergo extensive background checks and training, to carry concealed firearms on campus.

Stay in California Mag Limit Case Has Important Caveat Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
While some gun activists are questioning the decision by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez to grant a stay in the case of Duncan v. Becerrathe challenge to Californias magazine capacity limitit may have been the best move for Golden State gun owners, and all it takes is a careful reading of the order to understand why.

The 16th Amendment: How the U.S. Federal Income Tax Became D.C.'s Favorite Political Weapon
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The American Revolution was sparked in part by unjust taxation. After all, the colonists in Boston rebelled against Britain for imposing taxation without representation, and summarily tossed English tea into the harbor in protest in 1773. Nowadays Americans collectively spend more than 6 billion hours each year filling out tax forms, keeping records, and learning new tax rules according to the Office of Management and Budget. Complying with the byzantine U.S. tax code is estimated to cost the American economy hundreds of billions of dollars annually time and money that could otherwise be used for more productive activities like entrepreneurship and investment, or just more family and leisure time.

AR: Stand Your Ground, Moms: The Gun Bill isn't Dead and a 'Compromise' is Cooking
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Speaking of copycat legislation: The worst NRA desire of this legislative session adding Arkansas to the list of states with dangerous "stand your ground" laws isn't dead yet. Another run to pass it, potentially with the acquiescence of a former foe, is on the agenda for the legislature's final week. The Tweet from Sen. Bob Ballinger is no idle threat. Also, Sen. Trent Garner (R-El Dorado), the angriest gun advocate, is growing more excitable by the day in hopes of resurrecting the bill that eliminates any need to retreat in face of danger.

Are 10 Bullets Enough for Self-Defense? California's Tough Gun Laws Left Hanging in Legal Limbo
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California's strict gun laws have been landed in jeopardy after a judge threw out the decades-old ban on high-capacity magazines, sparking a "buying frenzy," a new ban and another court battle. US District Judge Roger Benitez ordered a halt to the sale of magazines holding more than 10 rounds in California until the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decides whether to reinstate the state's ban on them.

NM: Aztec Residents Demand Second Amendment Sanctuary City Resolution Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Aztec residents rallied today demanding the City Commission pass a Second Amendment Sanctuary City resolution. "Aztec, all of Aztec, wants to be a Second Amendment city," said Mark Beach, the organizer. The rally came nearly two weeks after a resolution failed on a 3-2 vote partially due to the city attorneys concerns that it could leave Aztec vulnerable to a lawsuit.

CO: Governor Expected to Sign Gun Bill, Despite Statewide Opposition Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Democratic-controlled Colorado Legislature sent a "red flag" gun bill to the governor's desk Monday, despite widespread protests from counties and law enforcement officials across the state, including Routt and Moffat counties.

How Do Reasonable People Become Gun Zealots?
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The 2019 Utah legislative session, dominated by LDS Republicans, was a stunning exhibit of Mormon values simply forgotten. Dismissed. The honest, otherwise decent legislators are probably good husbands, wives, fathers, mothers and loyal members of their faith. Yet it is shocking to observe the spectacular metamorphosis that occurs when they have to address a gun issue. Suddenly they become rabid, myopic disciples of the NRA, spouting the same old fears about the slippery slope to gun confiscation.

OR: NRA President Oliver North Speaks at State GOP Fundraiser in McMinnville Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
National Rifle Association President Oliver North spoke at an Oregon Republican Party fundraiser in McMinnville on Saturday. The event was held at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum on Northeast Captain Michael King Smith Way. Signs on the front doors of the museum read, "No firearms or weapons allowed on this property."

WA: Patriot Prayer Rally and March in Ellensburg End Peacefully
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Kittitas resident John Lukrich was born in Yugoslavia in 1956, after a communist regime had been established the decade before. Lukrich came to the United States as a boy where, as a refugee, he was separated from his parents. He later served in the military. Those experiences taught him the value of the U.S. Constitution, he said. I am an American, a veteran, and I believe that the Constitution is the greatest thing in the world, Lukrich said.

IL: Illinois Gun Owners March on Capitol For Their Rights
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Dressed in yellow and bearing signs declaring their position, gun-rights advocates took a stand when they marched on the Illinois State Capitol, March27 in Springfield, Ill. More than400 people attended the march. The crowd traveled from the Bank of Springfield Center to the Capitol Building for the states official Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day. Advocates came from across the state, including Effingham, Lockport, Naperville and Rockford, with senators as far south as Xenia showing up to demonstrate their support.

The Gun Culture Encoded into the DNA of American Identity
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The framers of the United States guaranteed its free people a right to carry and shoot terrifying weapons but enslaved countless people transported against their will from the African continent to serve as dehumanized beasts of burden. The framers of the United States guaranteed its free people a right to carry and shoot terrifying weapons but give the right to vote only to those who showed their white and male credentials.

MA: The Next Frontier for Gun Control Legislation in Massachusetts
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MASSACHUSETTS PRIDES ITSELF for taking gun control seriously, and has the results to prove it. The states gun mortality rate is the second-lowest in the country: 3.7 gun deaths per 100,000 people, according to the latest available data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, trailing only Hawaii. But preventing gun violence requires a sustained and vigilant approach. So what are the policy holes that need to be filled next?

MD: Delegates Pass Legislation Creating Study on Guns Used in Crimes
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Maryland lawmakers approved legislation Saturday that would require the governors office to collect more detailed information about guns used in a crime. The House of Delegates overwhelmingly supported Senate Bill 622 Saturday with a 138-0 vote. State Sen. Jill Carter, D-Baltimore, proposed the legislation. Del. Sandy Bartlett, D-Maryland City, crossfiled House Bill 774 as a counterpart to the senators legislation.

Trump to Address NRA Meeting for 3rd Consecutive Year Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
President Donald Trump will address the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association, one of his most loyal constituencies. Trumps April 26 appearance in Indianapolis comes about a month after his administration pushed a ban on bump stocks, the device used by the gunman in the 2017 Las Vegas massacre to make his weapons fire rapidly like machine guns.

First Look: CZ-USA Rimfire SuppressorYear
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CZ-USA surprised the gun world a few years ago with the line of excellent, well-built centerfire suppressors. Now the company's taking that expertise and combining it with its acknowledged leadership in rimfire firearms and are introducing a new suppressor specifically designed for rimfire guns. CZ is known for making rugged and accurate rimfire rifles, and the new CZ Rimfire Suppressor is built to blend into the heavy cylindrical barrels found on most of CZ's rimfire Varmint rifles. The suppressor features an external diameter of 0.866-inches and a length of 6.9 inches.

KS: Commission Approves 2019-20 Kansas Deer, Elk Hunting Seasons
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The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission approved the 2019-20 big game season dates, among other items, during its March 28 meeting in Topeka. The deer season is slated to begin with a youth and disability season Sept. 7-15, with both the muzzleloader and archery season opening the following day, Sept. 16. The muzzleloader season will run through Sept. 29, while the archery season will continue through the end of the year, with an extended archery season Jan. 13-31, 2020, in Deer Management Units 10A and 19.

Turkey Hunting: Sleep in For Success
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For generations we have risen in the middle of the night to lurk through the woods and position ourselves underneath a towering roost tree. When dawn breaks, good-morning gobbles and yelps greet our bleary eyes. If all goes well, we get a head start to Waffle House. On the other hand, if the turkeys head in another direction we simply have lost sleep. After a few days of being ditched, our predawn enthusiasm starts to transition to grumpy exhaustion. How about taking a new approach and sleeping in for turkeys? Trust me, many of us could use plenty of beauty sleep. But theres a strategy here that goes well beyond catching up on rest.

Red Flag Laws are Harmful to More Than Just The Second Amendment
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The gun control debate is fired up in Colorado again. Both sides are heated over House Bill 1177, which codifies the use of extreme risk protection orders (ERPO). The Colorado House approved HB1177 Monday and sent the so-called red flag bill to Gov. Jared Polis, who has indicated he will sign it. Even if you don't identify with either side of this debate, it is not hard to see how deeply flawed this legislation is. Red flag laws are menacing threat to many constitutional rights other than the Second Amendment.

Fight Gun Control With Our Own Emotional Stories
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When we discussed the civil society gambit to ban modern multi-purpose semi-automatic firearms, we noted that it was being used to set up a one-two combination to get people to not look at the facts surrounding these firearms. The first part of that combination was massive amounts of emotional manipulation. For instance, Kamala Harris used the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as pawns during her CNN town hall. Before that, there were the victims of Columbine, Las Vegas, Tucson, Virginia Tech, and just about any other mass shooting. Since then, theyve used victims from Parkland.

NM: Attorney General Issues Warning to Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding Gun Law Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Attorney General Hector Balderas says law enforcement agencies refusing to enforce the state's new gun law could face serious consequences. Senate Bill 8 was signed into law by the governor earlier this month. It requires background checks for all guns sold privately and at gun shows.

OK: Upcoming Watch-Out Forum- The Gun Debate Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The question of whether additional gun rights or gun controls are needed in Oklahoma and the nation will be the topic at a public forum in Oklahoma City on April 23. The free forum, entitled The Gun Debate, is being sponsored by Oklahoma Watch and will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr., just northeast of the State Capitol.

OK: Upcoming Watch-Out Forum- The Gun Debate Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The question of whether additional gun rights or gun controls are needed in Oklahoma and the nation will be the topic at a public forum in Oklahoma City on April 23. The free forum, entitled The Gun Debate, is being sponsored by Oklahoma Watch and will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr., just northeast of the State Capitol.

CA: Gun Expo Showcases Variety of Ways to Defend One's Self Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
More than 40 vendors set up shop Saturday in the Specialty Events Center for the Mountain Aire Gun Expo. Guy Myers, who oversaw the event, shared a personal story on how important it is for people to be able to defend themselves. His mother was 14 when both her parents died. She was left to take care of two younger siblings, a brother and sister.

WY: Gillette-area Officials Taking Comment on Arming Teachers
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Gillette-area school officials are holding public hearings as they consider whether to allow teachers to carry guns in schools. The Campbell County School District held its second community meeting about the issue Thursday. The Gillette News Record reports that there were more comments in favor of the idea than at the first hearing, which drew many retired teachers. However, there were still more people opposed to the idea at the latest meeting.

WY: Gillette-area Officials Taking Comment on Arming Teachers
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Constitutional Carry In Texas Dies On The Grounds of Alleged Intimidation
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Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen declared Constitutional Carry legislation dead after he claimed that members of the gun activist group Texas Gun Rights showed up at his house when only his wife and children were home. Chris McNutt, executive director of Texas Gun Rights vehemently denied Bonnens charges claiming that the group was just putting flyers on doors that were encouraging the citizens of Texas to contact their representatives to ask why Constitutional Carry legislation has stalled in the House.

Three Generations Of Competitive Shooters Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Zachary Wehner, 11, of Valparaiso, IN, took his first trip to Camp Perry last July. Its amazing, he said of his experience. Its just nice to walk around and tour the place, and it has an air range. During his self-tour, Zachary found his way to the Gary Anderson Competition Center, which houses the 80-point indoor air gun range equipped with electronic targets.

PA: Should Pennsylvania Allow Sunday Hunting? Readers have Strong Opinions
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While many states surrounding Pennsylvania have added Sunday hunting in recent years, the Keystone State remains one of the last holdouts. The other two states that dont allow hunting on Sundays are Maine and Massachusetts. That may change. A bill that would give the Pennsylvania Game Commission the authority to permit hunting on Sundays cleared its first hurdle last month when the Senate Game & Fisheries Committee voted to advance the bill to the full Senate.