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  • Everytown ad urges Obama to act against illegal firearm sales

    The gun safety and gun law advocate group, Everytown, is once again ramping up their campaign in promoting reforms to the current gun policies and reduce gun violence by releasing a new video advertisement. The new ad was made to persuade President Barack Obama to take action and resolve the ongoing problems pertaining to private…

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  • ‘No Check, No Sale’ Bill Introduced by Democratic Senators

    With the ongoing debate over the country’s controversial firearm laws, gun control proponents Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Chris Murphy and Sen. Dianne Feinstein along with their constituents from Connecticut are  apparently tired of debating and have taken action by making plans to push for an initiative that they say will finally put an end to…

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  • Hillary Clinton Revealed Plans for U.S. Gun Laws if Elected

      The 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, is no stranger to Americans and is now a household name in the United States. Her stand on federal gun laws is also equally known to those who have followed her campaign closely in the past months. The Presidential elections front runner has recently revealed her stand…

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  • Maryland Gun Raffle Requires Extensive Background Check for Winners

      Smithsburg, Maryland – The annual Smithsburg Community Volunteer Fire Co. gun raffle is now requiring winners to undergo an extensive background check before being able to claim their prizes. Surprisingly the recent addition of the background checks isn’t receiving any criticism or complaints from citizens this time. The raffle is for a good cause…

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  • Donald Trump Expresses Position on Gun Control and Background Checks

      Donald Trump, one of the leading republican presidential candidates in the recent GOP polls, has presented his stand regarding the current gun control and background check laws in the country. He had recently expressed his staunch support for the Second Amendment rights of average Americans across the country saying that no government or laws…

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  • Increased Shooting Incident Coverage Leads to Record Gun Sales

      The recent increase in the media coverage of gun related incidents has driven millions of Americans to purchase firearms at an alarming rate resulting in a record breaking number of gun background checks in the United States this year. Dramatic coverage of gruesome and brutal gun related killings, including that of incidents in South…

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  • Texas Shooting Questions Online Gun Purchase Policies

      Last week’s Texas shooting was a tragic event that has once again rattled the United States to look at their regulations once again. A Texas women, Valerie Jackson, was killed along with her husband and six children in their own home is Houston. The shooter was the women’s former domestic partner, David Ray Conley.…

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  • Oregon Gun Check Bill ‘Fix’ Approved

      A recent bill signed into law last May 11, created a lot of ruckus and conflict and debate among gun control groups and the National Rifle Association (NRA). The Senate Bill 315 that was passed required that parties to a private gun transfer are to go to a licensed firearms dealer and pay an…

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  • Oregon New Gun Check Bill Passes

      A gun background check bill passed the Oregon house this week, Monday. Voted 32-28 in favor and support of Senate Bill 941. The new background check bill now requires records check for all firearms purchases including private sales. Before this bill, background checks in Oregon are required only for gun purchases from local licensed…

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  • Controversial Anti-gun Stunt Enrages Conservatives

      A social experiment and publicity stunt in New York City has enraged US Conservatives. A fake gun store was set up in the city, where gun store are prevented from ever opening due to state laws. The “gun store” had everything a typical store would have, from revolvers to high powered assault rifles, but…

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