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Montana. Big Sky Country. Land of ranches, expansive vistas, wilderness … and guns. Ranchers carry guns to manage their livestock. Families keep guns for protection because law enforcement may be over an hour away. Children are taught gun safety at an early age. In 2015, Guns & Ammo magazine ranked Montana as the 11th best state for... [Read More]

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For some time now, doctors – especially pediatricians – have been asking patients about the presence of guns in the household. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, now say such a question may not be the best way to broach the subject of gun safety with young patients and their... [Read More]

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The Wall Street Journal reports that, as far back as 2010, agents for the federal government had cooperation from police officers in southern California to use their license plate readers to scan the license plates of vehicles at gun shows. According to emails uncovered by the WSJ, the information was gathered by officers and provided to agents with... [Read More]

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On November 8, California voters will vote on a controversial gun-control ballot initiative proposed by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom known as Proposition 63, or the “Safety for All Initiative.” This proposed legislation follows a series of gun-control measures signed into law in July by California Governor Jerry Brown. Newson says Prop 63 will close “all kinds... [Read More]

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Whenever a critical event happens, we seldom rise to the occasion but instead fall back on our training. While it’s common sense to train our skills at the range, seldom do we practice what to do after bang as much as we practice what to do before bang. With this in mind, here is a five-point mental training... [Read More]

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Following a number of incidents in which firearms were stolen from police and other law enforcement vehicles and then used in crimes, the California legislature has passed a bill that Governor Jerry Brown signed into law on September 26, 2016. The Orange County Register reported that an investigation of 134 state and local police agencies... [Read More]

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  Over the past three years, the number of guns reported stolen in Georgia has trended upward according to figures from the Atlanta office of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The ATF released data obtained from the National Crime Information Center showing that in 2013, the number of reported stolen... [Read More]

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On September 15, 2016, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the provisions of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 banning people who have been committed for mental health reasons from ever owning a firearm might violate the Second Amendment. In the case of Clifford Charles Tyler v. Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department, the... [Read More]

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Roanoke, VA city leaders recently considered a proposal to join other Virginia localities in prohibiting certain types of loaded firearms in public. According to Mayor Sherman Lea, the plan is to prohibit loaded semi-automatic guns that hold 20 rounds or more from being carried in streets, parks and other places open to the public. The ban would not apply... [Read More]

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Days after a teen with a fake gun was shot and killed by Ohio police, Baltimore city council member Jim Kraft proposed a citywide ban on replica firearms. New York, Chicago and Washington D.C. all have imposed similar restrictions on replica firearms. Kraft says he wants to save children’s lives. Kraft says his bill would not ban... [Read More]

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Earlier this month, public health researchers from Harvard and Northwestern Universities released the results of a 2015 survey regarding gun ownership in America. While interesting, its results should probably be taken with a grain of salt. The survey revealed Americans own an estimated 265 million firearms, or more than one gun for every American adult. But... [Read More]

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We’ve seen the news reports about how most of the guns recovered from crimes in the U.S. can be traced back to a small percentage of gun dealers. An ATF study revealed that 57 percent of crime guns were traced back to just 1.2 percent of the FFLs. One such bad apple was Badger Guns,... [Read More]

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