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by Tanya Metaksa Latest developments—Federal legislation, Operation Choke Point; States with new bills introduced: Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon; States with status of legislation changes: Colorado, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming This is the beginning of a new Congress with new […]

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A New Year’s Eve editorial in the Seattle, WA, Times removed any doubt about where the editorial board of that newspaper—which endorsed Initiative 594, the 18-page gun control measure passed by voters in November—wants to go with gun regulation. In the editorial, which discussed headlines the newspaper would like to see in 2015, was this: […]

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As 2014 ended, the News-Gazette of Champaign, IL, did a follow-up on the state’s new concealed carry law, surveying several law enforcement agencies in its area of the Prairie State. There were no scary headlines, except perhaps for those who continue to oppose legalized concealed carry. The newspaper led its report by saying that “While […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Almost one-quarter of the active concealed pistol licenses issued in Washington state are in the hands of women, according to the Department of Licensing. An e-mail exchange with the agency revealed that roughly 23 percent of the state’s more than 481,300 CPLs reported recently belong to women. The DOL said […]

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by Conor Higgins | TGM  correspondent On Nov. 12, 2014 twenty one states and a number of gun rights groups filed an amicus brief as part of Stephen Kolbe v. Martin O’Malley, an appeal filed to overturn the Maryland Gun Safety Act of 2013. Led by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and attorney Elbert […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit in Washington, D.C., challenging the District of Columbia’s requirement that concealed carry permit applicants provide a “good reason” to qualify for a permit, alleging that this violates the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. SAF is joined by three […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor Implementation of Initiative 594 in Washington State has been something of a “wake-up” call to a segment of the population, many of whom may have voted for the 18-page gun control measure that requires background checks for all firearms transfers. Evergreen State pot smokers are suddenly realizing they can no […]

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Families of the nine student victims and one surviving wounded teacher in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting filed a lawsuit in early January seeking to hold liable the manufacturer of the Bushmaster AR-15 used in the massacre. The suit is seen as a further test of  the 2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms […]

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by Tanya Metaksa This is the beginning of a new Congress with new leadership in the US Senate. For the majority of Americans a change in leadership means very little, but in Washington it is a big deal. I remember 1980 when the Republicans took over the Senate and I was privileged to work for […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor A Vermont firearms dealer was contemplating legal action against Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety lobbying group for what allegedly was the use of images of firearms he advertised online illustrating a report about “unlicensed” sellers who sell guns without background checks. Bobby Richards, who operates Crossfire Arms, LLC at […]

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by John Edeen, MD “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…”. Instead of Dickens’s “A Tale of Two Cities”, let’s talk about two commonwealths—Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Pennsylvania’s Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) law is the “shall issue” type and […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Washington State House and Senate officials have imposed a ban on open carry during all public hearings in legislative office buildings, the Associated Press and Seattle Times reported. Open carry has always been legal in the Evergreen State, and for several years, citizens have carried sidearms on their visits to […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor An international symposium on so-called “smart guns” in Seattle began with something of an embarrassing misfire that called the reliability of anything electronic into question. As KIRO News later reported, “Staffers (at the symposium) couldn’t get the technology for the video projector to work, and that’s a lot less complicated […]

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by Tanya Metaksa This is the beginning of a new Congress with new leadership in the US Senate. For the majority of Americans a change in leadership means very little, but in Washington it is a big deal. I remember 1980 when the Republicans took over the Senate and I was privileged to work for […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has declared its support for legislation in Washington state that would repeal Initiative 594, passed by voters last fall after a multi-million dollar campaign supported by anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg and Everytown for Gun Safety. However, the effort may […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has filed a federal lawsuit in US District Court in Tacoma, WA, that challenges the constitutionality of Initiative 594, the billionaire-backed 18-page gun control measure passed by voters Nov. 4 that could be the most important election issue of 2014. I-594 was supported by […]

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A seemingly-innocent offer by the police chief in Beloit, WI, to allow officers to search private homes for “illegal” guns almost immediately turned into a political hot potato, and as a result, the offer was quickly rescinded. The announcement came from the office of City Manager Larry N. Arft. The three-paragraph statement noted that, “While […]

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    by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Christmas came early to Washington, DC, as Congress ended months of political maneuvering and posturing to pass the massive $1.1 trillion budget deal designed to avert shutting down the government again. When the House approved the measure on Dec. 11 and the Senate concurred on Dec. 13, […]

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Florida columnist declares ‘We’re coming for your guns’ When veteran Tallahassee Democrat columnist Gerald Ensley warned gunowners that, “We’re coming for your guns. And someday, we’ll take them,” he ignited a bristling debate across the Internet, and drew hundreds of angry comments from gunowners in several states. The column, headlined “Stop the insanity. Ban guns,” […]

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by Jim Dickson There are many outdoorsmen who value a compact wood knife such as a big Bowie, a Philippine bolo, or a Gurkha kukri because they are so much easier to carry than an axe or machete yet they can do much the same work. Machetes are light and long, depending on speed for […]

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