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New Missouri gun law changes the rules, but some restrictions remain
The new law will allow gun owners beginning Jan. 1 to carry a concealed weapon without a state-issued permit, but not as far — or as many places — as
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Weapon of choice: France picks German-made HK 416 assault rifle to replace iconic FAMAS
France has chosen the German-made Heckler & Koch HK 416 carbine to replace its iconic FAMAS assault rifle, which has been used by the French Army for over 40 years. The weapon became synonymous for its use by French soldiers. The legendary but old-fashioned FAMAS, designed in France by the Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Etienne (MAS), will be replaced by the Heckler & Koch HK 416 by 2017, the French Directorate General for Armaments (DGA) announced in a statement on Friday.
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Man With Concealed-Carry Permit Shoots, Kills Armed Robber, Police Say
A man with a concealed-carry license shot and killed an armed robber Wednesday night in Grand Boulevard, police said. At 8:20 p.m., the man was sitting in a car with another man in the 4300 block of South State Street when two men with guns walked up and tried to rob them, said Officer Ana Pacheco, a Chicago Police spokeswoman. One of the men in the car, 32, fired his gun, hitting one of the robbers, Pacheco said. The man who was hit was later pronounced dead. His age was not immediately available.
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What Happens When the Police Misidentify You as the Dallas Shooter
Mark Hughes took his AR-15 to the Dallas Black Lives Matter protest to make a point about gun rights. The police ended up proving it for him. By Darryl Campbell.
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Parents Of Dead Pizza Hut Robber Are Mad That Their Son's Victims Had A Gun
On October 30, an armed man and two others attempted to rob a Pizza Hut restaurant in Charlotte, North Carolina. One of the armed robbers was shot and killed by a Pizza Hut employee. Now, the parents of the armed robber are speaking out, questioning why the Pizza Hut employee shot their son in the head in self defense with a handgun the employee legally owned.
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A Secretive Billionaire’s Dreams of Creating America’s Foremost Guns Empire
There had been Big Pharma, and Big Oil, but never Big Gun. Stephen Feinberg’s Cerberus Capital set out to create it. By Stephen Witt.
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A Secretive Billionaire’s Dreams of Creating America’s Foremost Guns Empire
There had been Big Pharma, and Big Oil, but never Big Gun. Stephen Feinberg’s Cerberus Capital set out to create it.
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Sheriff: Woman accidentally shot in head outside Raleigh gun show
A woman was accidentally shot in the head on Saturday outside a gun show in Raleigh, according to authorities. Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison said three people were inside a pickup truck around 10:15 a.m. outside the Dixie Gun and Knife Show at the N.C. State Fairgrounds when the shooting happened. The driver, identified as 30-year-old William Daniel Glosson, of Cameron, had just bought two guns from the show.
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Washington lawmakers want to allow fans to bring guns to sporting events
Three Republican lawmakers in Washington have proposed a bill that would allow fans to bring firearms into sports stadiums, including Seattle’s privately owned and operated CenturyLink Field and Safeco Field. House Bill 1015, sponsored by representatives Matt Shea, David Taylor and Bob McCaslin, would prevent stadiums from banning fans who carry a licensed concealed weapon into their facilities.
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Why US Liberals are now Buying Guns too
Some left-wingers in America are learning to love firearms following the election of Donald Trump and a few are even becoming survivalists.
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Can a Gun Victim and a Gun Advocate Change Each Other’s Minds?
On his recent trip to New York, Todd Underwood did not pack a gun. This was unusual, the first time in five years that he went anywhere, even to church, without one. Underwood, who is 37 years old and from Kansas City, won’t say how many guns he owns, but “a fucking arsenal” is a fair description. Underwood wasn’t always a gun guy, he told me, though his father, a factory worker, kept a revolver or two under the bed. His interest really took hold in February 2014, when he was laid up, recovering from quadruple-bypass surgery, with an infant daughter at home.
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Nevada’s new gun background check law ends before it begins
A new Nevada law requiring background checks for private party gun sales was deemed unenforceable Wednesday, days before it was to take effect because the FBI refuses to conduct them and the state lacks authority to do so. The opinion issued by the office of Republican Attorney General Adam Laxalt left gun enthusiasts elated and proponents of background checks reeling from the blow of another setback — the second since 2013 when a bill requiring universal screenings was passed by the Legislature but vetoed by Gov. Brian Sandoval.
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210 people were shot in America on the first day of 2017
In the first 24 hours of the new year, 264 separate incidents of gun violence happened across the United States, according to data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive and Vox. At least 64 people were killed, and another 146 were injured.
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How Japan has almost eradicated gun crime
Japan has one of the lowest rates of gun crime in the world. In 2014 there were just six gun deaths, compared to 33,599 in the US. What is the secret? If you want to buy a gun in Japan you need patience and determination. You have to attend an all-day class, take a written exam and pass a shooting-range test with a mark of at least 95%. There are also mental health and drugs tests. Your criminal record is checked and police look for links to extremist groups.
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Background checks for all gun buyers could be more within reach than Americans realize
A new survey halves the estimate from two decades ago. By Bryan Schatz.
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Suit to restore gun rights to Illinois foster parents allowed to proceed
A federal judge on Tuesday gave the green light to a suit against the state of Illinois’ prohibition on foster parents from possessing functional guns in their homes. U.S. District Judge Colin Stirling Bruce, a 2013 appointment by President Obama, swatted away a motion by the state to dismiss the suit saying the would-be foster parents that brought it raised “sufficient factual allegations” to proceed to a hearing.
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Another US state just made it legal to carry guns without licence
Gun owners in the US state of New Hampshire will now be able to conceal and carry their loaded weapons without a licence. “It is common-sense legislation,” said state governor Chris Sununu at a ceremony marking the change in the law, which abolished the need for mandatory concealed-carry licences “This is about making sure that our laws on our books are keeping people safe while remaining true to the live-free-or-die spirit.”
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New holster forces all nearby body cams to start recording when gun is pulled
Axon, the body cam division of Taser International, has announced Signal Sidearm, a gun holster sensor that detects when a weapon has been removed from a holster and automatically prompts all nearby body cams to start recording. The Signal Sidearm, despite its slightly confusing name and provided artwork, isn't a pricey, complex smart weapon, but rather a sensor that can be retrofitted into "most existing firearm holsters." The sensor is powered by a coin cell battery that lasts approximately 1.5 years. It sounds like the sensor is technologically very simple, which hopefully means it's also very reliable.
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Rep. Armando Martinez passes bill to criminalize celebratory gunfire
State Rep. Armando "Mando" Martinez filed House Bill 2583 Tuesday that would make the practice of firing off a weapon a class A misdemeanor, if passed. The file comes after a plan to crackdown on celebratory gunfire when the District 39 representative was struck by a stray bullet on New Year's Eve. “I've been contacted by countless individuals who say that it is time to end this senseless and wholly preventable act," Martinez said.
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Gun injuries cost Americans $730 million a year in hospital bills
The total cost for initial inpatient hospitalization for firearm-related injuries was $6.6 billion. The federal government's portion was $2.7 billion.
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