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WASHINGTON, D.C (October 26, 2020) — Firearms Policy Coalition congratulates Justice Amy Coney Barrett on her confirmation as Associate Justice to the United States Supreme Court.  FPC thanks President Donald J. Trump for nominating Justice Barrett to succeed the late warrior, jurist, and icon, Justice Ginsburg, Senate Leader McConnell for his bold and necessary leadership
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The author waited nearly 40 years to make his Remington XP-100 dream a reality. It was love at first sight, and the long wait proved warranted, because the handgun has more than lived up to the expectations of his desires. The unique 57-year-old bolt-action Remington XP-100 Long Range Pistol forever changed the pistol-shooting world for
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An opinion item published by the Wall Street Journal equates the presence of guns in the home with suicide. https://www.wsj.com/articles/guns-donnas-law-and-preventing-suicides-11603481052 The problem? Realistically, we do not have anything like complete numbers on suicide but what we do have points to the presence of guns in a family works against gun related suicide. To begin with,
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This week in gun rights – October 24, 2020 Matthew Larosiere is the Director of Legal Policy at Firearms Policy Coalition. You can connect with him on Twitter @MattLaAtLaw. Senate Judiciary Committee votes in favor of confirming Amy Coney Barrett, 12 – 0; Wyoming to expose identities of gun rights donors; CDC tax dollars at work; Young
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MSN relays a Hartfor Courant report on Brazen shootings in Hartford, despite the State’s Draconian “gun control” laws. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/brazen-shootings-frustrate-hartford-police-as-surge-in-gun-violence-continues-despite-crackdown/ar-BB1algcv?ocid=uxbndlbing Hartford is a nice middle American city whose traditional economic, social, and demographic factors would bean a total of 7 to 9 murders a year. But Connecticut has a long history of trying to control criminal
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Well made and reasonably priced, these .308 rifle options will keep you on the hunt for years to come. What Are The Best .308 Hunting Rifles: When it comes to North American game, is there any cartridge with more flexibility than the .308 Winchester? OK, it’s kissing-cousin the .30-06 Springfield is right up there, but
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Instagram says “With the NRA Under fire” the gun ban industry is free to flex its muscle. https://www.ideastream.org/news/with-the-nra-under-fire-gun-control-groups-flex-campaign-muscles Since the NRA seems never have conspired to deny anyone a permit to demonstrate, the headline makes no sense. As for the gun ban industry, groups like “Moms demand gun bans” seem to spend as much tim
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A Letter to the Editor that consists mainly of “threatening people who are not threatening them is illegal” does suggest enforcing gun laws would make us safer. https://tucson.com/opinion/letters/letter-gun-control/article_3961ec64-13aa-11eb-b973-1bc2b9d90c20.html So what is the problem with enforcing gun laws? The immediate problem is is that the laws punish the law abiding gun owners, while ignoring the criminals
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This is the fourth in a series of posts showing nth graphically and where possible, linking to the source. Articles that have been taken down or are behind a paywall are the exceptions, of course. The chart below shows what happened when “must issue concealed carry weapons” permits became popular after 11993. It is from