Firearms Policy Coalition
Georgia veteran defends gas station clerk, fires on armed robber
Wright Gazaway for WALB News reports:
...SAF rips President’s plan attack gun rights of Social Security recipients
The Second Amendment Foundation responded today to Obama’s plans to attack Social Security recipients’ gun rights:
...MilitaryTimes: After Chattanooga, ‘DoD does not support arming all personnel’
Leo Shane III and Andrew Tilghman for Military Times report:
...Guns.com: Armed citizens stand guard at military recruitment centers
Jennifer Cruz for Guns.com reports:
...Murder rate drops as concealed carry increases in U.S.
Alex Newman for The New American reports:
...Everytown supports new legislation to expand background checks to stop “Charleston Loophole”
Chris Eger from Guns.com reports:
...The Hill: Gun control group presses for new background check law
Ben Kamisar for The Hill reports:
...LA Times: Obama pushes to extend gun background checks to Social Security
Alan Zarembo for the LA Times reports:
...D.C. Metro system says it follows local gun carry laws
Stephen Gutowski for the Washington Free Beacon reports:
...Guns.com: PA lawmaker seeks to reboot overturned pro-gun law
Chris Eger for Guns.com reports:
...Chris Christie changes position on gun control measures he once backed
Claude Brodesser-Akner for NJ.com reports:
...Aurora theater shooter found guilty of First-Degree Murder charges
CNN Wire reports:
...The Hill: Gun trafficking bill faces tough slog in Senate
Jordain Carney for The Hill reports:
...Guns.com: Gun-free zones at fault in Chattanooga shootings, says pro-gun researcher
Daniel Terrill for Guns.com reports:
...U.S. official identifies gunman in shootings in Tennessee as Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez
The Associated Press reports:
...Country singers Tim McGraw and Chase Bryant to appear at gun control fundraiser this Friday
AWR Hawkins for Breitbart News reports:
...Reuters: African Americans are changing their views on gun control after the Charleston massacre
Tariro Mzezewa and Jessica Dinapoli for Reuters report:
...Federal Judge Denies Injunction in Gun Dealer Speech Lawsuit in Spite of Likely First Amendment Violation
July 16, 2015 (SACRAMENTO, CA) – The State of California’s ban on handgun-related speech by licensed gun dealers likely violates their First Amendment speech rights, held a federal judge in Sacramento earlier this morning. The order, issued by District Court Judge Troy L. Nunley, found that the ban is probably unconstitutional, likely doesn’t materially reduce crime, and likely irreparably harms plaintiffs’ First Amendment right to express themselves the way they wish to. Nonetheless, the judge allowed the restriction to temporarily stand, while the case progresses further.
...New game: Replace the word “firearm” with “abortion”
We recently reported that the County of San Francisco will be introducing new legislation to, among other things, “require the videotaping of all gun and ammunition sales within San Francisco, and require the regular storage and electronic transmission of ammunition sales data to the San Francisco Police Department.”
...New San Francisco measure aims to videotape all gun and ammunition sales
So reports Molly Martinez of KRON:
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