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Presidential contender Joe Biden’s fortunes have recently shifted, with game-changing wins in several important Democrat primary contests. He has succeeded in part by positioning himself as the Democrats’ “safe” choice to square off against President Trump, at least in comparison to self-proclaimed Socialist Bernie Sanders. But make no mistake, Biden …
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Ocean State lawmakers will be burning the midnight oil next Wednesday night poring over a lengthy agenda in the House Judiciary Committee.  The committee will start the hearing upon Rise of the House (about 4 p.m.) next Wednesday, March 11 in Room 101 of the Statehouse. Guns have already played …
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Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee will consider a pair of gun control measures that punish law-abiding gun owners and licensed firearm dealers instead of focusing on criminals.  Please contact committee members and ask them to stop targeting law-abiding Maryland residents, and to oppose House Bill 910 and House Bill 1257. …
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Yesterday, multiple gun control measures were either defeated or held from passage during their committee consideration.  Those measures include: House Bill 115 defines “firearm custodian” and makes them liable for the illegal actions of others.  This measure could make law-abiding gun owners liable if their firearms were stolen and then used …
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Finally, something that actually makes sense and that I’ve said for a long, long time!  The Minnesota legislature has a bill before it that would allow for armed citizens to be able to sue businesses that declare themselves “gun free zones” if they are disarmed by that business and suffer …
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On Monday, February 24 the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee will hold a hearing to debate a pair of gun control bills.  Headlining the afternoon meeting is a bill which has been introduced during previous legislative sessions and deals with mandatory storage laws. S.120 by Sen. James Holzapfel increases penalties …
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In 2018, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky warned the American people that both political parties, Democrats and Republicans, are looking to take our guns. Under the Trump administration, more than any in recent history, strides have been made that have criminalized law abiding people in order to confiscate their property, …
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At the end of last year, American Rifleman editors and contributors got together and discussed the guns, ammunition, optics and gear that emerged from the marketplace throughout 2019. From these conversations emerge the Golden Bullseye award winners for 2020, and such has it gone since the first Golden Bullseye awards …
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“95 percent of your murders—murderers and murder victims fit one M.O. You can just take the description, Xerox it, and pass it out to all the cops,” Bloomberg said. “They are male, minorities, 16 to 25. That’s true in New York. That’s true in virtually every city…. And the way you …
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The House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee considered and quickly passed extreme “Red Flag” gun surrender legislation, Senate Bill 5 by a 3-2 vote.  Now the bill heads to the House Floor for final consideration.  A vote isn’t currently scheduled, but anti-gun lawmakers are prioritizing the passage of this bill and …
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