Bring Out the Guns: Oklahoma Governor Signs Open Carry Law 
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, who is known for her pro-gun stance and continues to push for pro-gun legislation, has recently signed a bill into law that will allow citizens to open carry a firearm.
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Columnist Argues “Gun Problem is a First Amendment Issue”
John Archibald of The Birmingham News wrote a provocative article in last week’s Sunday Edition in which he argued that wanton gun violence is not a product of our right to, as he puts it, “bear-hug” all the arms we want, but a result of a failure to...
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Virginia Teacher Fires Blanks at Terrified Students
A Virginia teacher has been arrested for allegedly firing four to ten blanks at a classroom full of students. The sixty-year-old teacher, Manuael Ernest Dillow, has been charged with 12 felony counts that includes one count of "scaring the bajee...
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Tampa Officials to Pressure Governor for Republican National Convention Gun Ban
Desperate to ban firearms in the areas surrounding the Republican National Convention, Tampa officials are looking to put pressure on Gov. Rick Scott to urge him to use his executive power to suspend a state pre-emption law that prevents cities and l...
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Wisconsin Issues 100,000th Concealed Carry Permit (VIDEO)
Wisconsin just recently handed out its 100,000th concealed handgun permit, a feat that far exceeded expectations. Early last November when Act 35 took effect, members of the Wisconsin Department of Justice expected to deliver 125,000 permits within t...
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Amidst Controversy, Gov. Scott Adds Two Members to Stand Your Ground Task Force (VIDEO)
Perhaps, caving to criticism that his task force assigned to investigate Florida’s controversial ‘Stand Your Ground’ law was too gun friendly, Gov. Rick Scott added two new experts - who have both taken on the National Rifle Association in the past -...
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Response to Arizona Article Complaining About Lax Concealed Carry Issuance Standards
Kellie Mejdrich of the Arizona-Sonora News Service wrote an article for the Tucson Sentinel in which she describes how easy it is for an Arizona resident to obtain a concealed carry permit and then implies the state needs tougher CCW issuance standar...
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Bill Clinton Advises President Obama on Gun Control: ‘Don’t Bother’
President Barack Obama should not “waste a minute” trying to pass any gun-control legislation because the issue is partly cultural and Obama, being from an urban area, does not have the social clout to get away with it, former President Bill Clinton ...
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Stand Your Ground' Laws Supported by High-Ranking Democrats, Not Just GOP Lawmakers
Politicians and pundits continue to politicize the shooting of 17-year-old Travyon Martin, suggesting that the lawmakers who helped to expand self-defense rights – passing laws similar to Florida’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ law in their respective states –...
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No Protests at NRA Convention as Compared to Years Past? (VIDEO)
By the numbers, the annual NRA Meeting and Exhibit held in St. Louis this past weekend was a success. According to Shall Not Be Questioned, the Pennsylvania-based pro-gun blog, a record-setting number of NRA members attended: 73,740.
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