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Category Archives: 2nd Amendment
VA Sends Veterans’ Medical Info To FBI To Get Their Guns Taken Away
Daily Caller – Documents obtained by The Daily Caller and interviews with American veterans reveal a shocking government program: The Department of Veterans Affairs is disarming America’s veterans by getting them placed on the FBI’s criminal background-check list. The VA … Continue reading
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22 STATES RECOGNIZE ILLINOIS’ CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT. ILLINOIS RECOGNIZES NONE.
Illinois Review – CHICAGO – Twenty-two states now recognize Illinois conceal carry permits, The Northwest Herald reports. The states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, … Continue reading
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Another Bloody Chicago Weekend: 82 Shot, 14 Killed
Town Hall – Katie Pavlich, Gun control in Chicago worked really well over the Independence Day holiday weekend as 82 people were shot and 14 were killed in multiple deadly gang rampages. More from the Chicago Tribune: Five of the people … Continue reading
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Dismantling the stigma of guns
The Chicago Reader – The first lesson Gerald Vernon shared with his conceal-and-carry class is, to him, the most fundamental: “The only thing that stops bad people with guns is good people with guns.” His ten students—eight men and two … Continue reading
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Firearm Registration Bill Introduced in Illinois
CLICK ON ACTION ALERT AFTER READING THIS STORY! The Blaze – Illinois State Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (D-14) introduced a bill on Feb. 5 that would require gun owners to register every gun they own. According to the bill, called the Firearms … Continue reading
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Judge: Chicago’s ban on gun sales unconstitutional
GOPUSA – CHICAGO – A federal judge on Monday overturned Chicago’s ban on the sale and transfer of firearms, ruling that the city’s ordinances aimed at reducing gun violence are unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Edmond E. Chang said in his ruling … Continue reading
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AL SHARPTON’S CHICAGO TOWN HALL ERUPTS INTO REVOLT AGAINST MACHINE POLITICS #TCOT
Breitbart – by Rebel Pundit, On Thursday, a town hall meeting hosted by Al Sharpton and the National Action Network to address gun violence exploded into a revolt against “Chicago Machine” politics, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and the aldermen in City … Continue reading
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ILLINOIS LAW WOULD HEAVILY RESTRICT POSSESSION OF FIREARMS OUTSIDE HOME
Breitbart – In a bid to fight against criminal and gang possession of firearms on the street, Illinois state rep. Mike Zalewski (D-21st Dist.) is set to propose legislation that essentially labels all firearm possession outside the home illegal. This … Continue reading
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BREAKING: Senate Strongly Rejects UN Arms Treaty – Kills Chances of It Passing in Foreseeable Future
Guns Save Lives – According to Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. of The Heritage Foundation, the US Senate has killed any chance of the UN Arms Treaty passing the Senate in the immediate future. According to the article at the Foundry, The … Continue reading
Posted in 2nd Amendment, Global Gov'n/UN
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Kerry signs UN arms treaty, senators threaten to block it
Fox News – Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday signed a controversial U.N. treaty on arms regulation, riling U.S. lawmakers who vow the Senate will not ratify the agreement. As he signed the document, Kerry called the treaty a … Continue reading
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