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Farmer Returned Home After Receiving a Call From His Concerned Wife. As Soon as He Entered the House, Mayhem Broke Loose.
It turned out to be anything but a normal Monday morning for one man in Lumberton, North Carolina.
...Obama’s Anti-Gun Surgeon General Nominee Could Get Confirmation Vote
President Barack Obama’s surgeon general pick will likely get a confirmation vote before the end of the year, after being blocked for much of the year because of his anti-gun comments.
...Two Years After Newtown, Americans’ Views on Gun Rights Isn’t What Anti-Gun Activists Will Want to See
Support for gun rights has surged in the two years since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
...House Report: FDIC Targeted Gun Dealers Under Operation Choke Point
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a report Monday that said the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unfairly treated gun dealers and other companies as illegal entities, and convinced banks to stop doing business with them under the Obama administration’s Operation Choke Point.
...Police in Small Wisconsin City Want Residents to Volunteer to Have Their Homes Searched for Guns
Police in Beloit, Wisconsin, want residents to volunteer to let officers search their homes for firearms as part of a new initiative that officials believe will help reduce gun violence.
...NRA-Endorsed Incoming GOP Governor Will Keep State’s Sweeping Gun Control Law
A spokesman for Maryland Governor-elect Larry Hogan said the Republican will not attempt to repeal the state’s sweeping gun control law that’s received opposition from 21 states.
...Watch How Network Reporter Acts as 10-Year-Old Handles Her Favorite Guns — Then Wait for the Girl’s Response
The ABC News profile of ten-year-old Shyanne Roberts, a young firearms enthusiast, seemingly raised the blood pressure of the reporter covering the story.
...Michael Bloomberg’s Advice for What to Tell Pro-Gun Relatives Over Thanksgiving Dinner
Everytown for Gun Safety, the organization funded by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, issued a set of five talking points for gun control advocates to follow when trying to persuade their pro-gun friends and relatives of their error in thinking on Thanksgiving.
...Trio of Armed Thugs Tied Up Man and His Wife Then Momentarily Left Them Unattended. When They Returned, There Was a Surprise Waiting.
A man and his wife were attacked and tied up by a trio of home intruders who forced their way into the couple’s Lakewood, Washington, home on Tuesday. The horrifying incident left one of the intruders dead and the others running for their lives, according to police.
...New Gun Law Backfires in Washington After Museum Makes Drastic Decision Regarding Firearms in WWII Exhibit
SEATTLE (AP) — A small museum in Washington state is removing World War II-era weapons from an exhibit to avoid having to comply with a new voter-approved law requiring background checks on gun transfers.
...Gun dealer shuts down, lawmaker vows more oversight of Operation Choke Point
Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) told TheBlaze Tuesday that Republicans next year will step up pressure to expose and rein Operation Choke Point, a secretive Obama administration program that’s been used to shut down companies in the gun industry and others opposed by the administration.
...Unfortunate Suspect Learns How Painful Testing a Man’s Protective Instincts Can Be — Especially When He’s Got Aim Like This
A man in Hartford, Alabama, was walking home with his wife on Friday night when a group of armed men reportedly approached the couple.
...Christmas Eve to Deliver U.N. Gun Control Treaty — and It Has Some Pro-Firearm Advocates in the U.S. ‘Worried’
Second Amendment advocates are concerned that the Obama administration will use a United Nations treaty as a basis for executive action on gun control.
...Fury After Police in New York Say They Will Use ‘Longstanding, but Rarely Enforced State Law’ to Confiscate Firearms
Under a “longstanding, but rarely enforced state law,” police in New York are permitted to confiscate firearms of legal gun owners within days of their deaths, Fox News reports. Pro-gun advocates are fuming now that police in Buffalo plan to enforce the law.
...Cities Aiming to Overturn State’s Pro-Gun Law
Three Pennsylvania cities are suing to overturn a law signed last month that would potentially strike down all city gun laws.
...Big Decision by Federal Appeals Court Could End Controversial Concealed Carry Restrictions in California
SAN FRANCISCO (TheBlaze/AP) — A federal appeals court let stand its previous ruling that San Diego County was wrong to require people to show good cause beyond self- defense to get a concealed weapons permit.
...Guess What a Store Owner Says Gun Sales Are Doing in Ferguson as City Prepares for Grand Jury Report
The grand jury investigating the shooting death of Michael Brown is expected to release a decision soon, and in the Ferguson, Missouri, area people are preparing for violence.
...Record-High Majority of Americans Say Owning a Gun Makes Their Homes Safer
A record-high majority of Americans believe having a gun in their home keeps them safer, despite recent efforts by gun control advocates to persuade them otherwise.
...Here’s How a ‘Coalition’ of Local Police Departments and Municipalities Are Pushing for ‘Gun Control Without Legislation’
A “coalition” of local police departments, municipalities and clergy members are pushing for a “form of gun control without legislation” by pressuring gun manufacturers to start utilizing controversial “smart” gun technology, CBS New York reports.
...School Suspends Student After Mistaking Batteries For…
A high school student in Sikeston, Missouri, was suspended Tuesday after downloading a photo of a gun to his iPad and having two batteries with the labels torn off, causing some to mistake the batteries for bullets.
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