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Austin bakery at center of gun rights debate after evicting customer with concealed weapon
An Austin-area bakery has announced that it will be shutting down its Facebook account after a recent incident turned its Yelp and Facebook pages into a full-blown gun rights debate.<p>About a year and a half ago, the Baguette et Chocolat in Bee Cave, Texas, made the decision to ban open and concealed …
BreadThe Sound of Gunfire Can Be Life-Saving
Congress shouldn't make it easier for criminals to get silencers.<p>“Pop, pop, pop, pop -- it’s a sound I’ll never forget.”<p>That’s how Representative Mike Bishop of Michigan described the scene in June when a gunman attacked members of Congress practicing for a baseball game in suburban Washington. …
BusinessNew XS F8 Night Sights: Precise and Fast
There’s a lot more science than meets the eye when it comes to designing handgun sights.<p>The folks at XS Sights have been making their flagship sight …
Smith & WessonExclusive: Trump administration prepares to ease export rules for U.S. guns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is preparing to make it easier for American gun makers to sell small arms, including assault rifles and ammunition, to foreign buyers, according to senior U.S. officials.<p>Aides to President Donald Trump are completing a plan to shift oversight of …
News (U.S.)Gun maker shares spike on news Trump may make it easier to sell overseas
Shares of gun manufacturers spiked Tuesday following a news report citing unnamed U.S. officials that President Donald Trump plans to ease gun export regulations.<p>Shares of Sturm Ruger (RGR) rose by 13.7% on Tuesday. American Outdoor Brands (AOBC), previously Smith & Wesson, also saw a jump of more …
Smith & WessonSilencerCo's Maxim 50 Muzzleloader: Coming to the Range
A number of gun companies, in an effort to bring new products to the market, have mined the loopholes of ATF and NFA regulations and come up with …
Gunmakers: small bore
When Hillary Clinton was the presidential frontrunner, gun nuts rushed to bolster their arsenals lest she introduced modest controls on firearms. …
Smith & WessonSan Francisco deputy who had gun stolen from rental car no longer with department
A San Francisco sheriff’s deputy who left his service pistol unsecured in a parked car, allowing a thief to break in and take it, is no longer employed by the department, officials said Tuesday.<p>The unidentified deputy had been with the department for less than a year and was still on probation when …
CrimeGiant Monument to Kalashnikov, Creator of AK-47, Is Unveiled in Moscow
MOSCOW — A towering monument to Lt. Gen. Mikhail T. Kalashnikov, designer of the AK-47, the Soviet rifle that has become the world’s most widespread assault weapon, was unveiled on Tuesday in the middle of one of central Moscow’s busiest thoroughfares.<p>The ceremony took place to the sounds of …
World NewsRussia unveils monument to designer of iconic AK-47 rifle
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday unveiled a statue of Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle that became by some estimates the most lethal weapon ever made and the best known Russian brand abroad.<p>Perched atop a pedestal in a tiny square on Moscow's busy Garden Ring …
RussiaGun Violence Hits African-Americans Most — And It’s Getting Worse
Gun violence’s impact on the mental health of Chicagoans cannot be understated, said Kimya Barden, an assistant professor of inner city studies at …
News (U.S.)Concert Across America Is An Important Step In Building A Gun Violence Prevention Movement
For some reason, I’m not sure exactly why, progressive movements for social change in America seem to spark the writing and singing of songs. The union movement had “Solidarity Forever” which first was sung in 1915, the civil rights movement had, of course, “We Shall Overcome,” and the anti-war …
Gun ControlDoctors issue warning over toy Nerf guns
Accident and emergency medics from Moorfields Eye Hospital in London say they have treated three patients who have suffered internal bleeding as a …
UK NewsExclusive: Trump administration prepares to ease export rules for U.S. guns | Reuters
This story has not been edited by Firstpost staff and is generated by auto-feed.<p>Published Date: Sep 20, 2017 01:45 am | Updated Date: Sep 20, 2017 …
United StatesNerf guns are dangerous again, according to doctors who hate fun
Unlike many toy fads that come and go, Nerf guns have withstood the test of time. Whether it’s the bright colors and comically oversized darts, …
Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers
The (Munster) Times. September 15, 2017<p>Region emissions tests are legal extortion<p>It's just one of many examples of how the federal government sends …
BusinessNew study finds Nerf guns can inflict harmful damage on eyes
“A Christmas Story” taught us that handheld toy guns can make you “shoot your eye out.”<p>Many kids, including the movie’s Ralphie, don’t truly heed the …
MedicineDIY Semi-Automatic Paper Gun
Blackfish shows us how to create a really cool toy weapon which fires rolled up paper projectiles. Its rubber band powered revolver mechanism lets it …
Rubber BandsGun Industry Group Supports Crackdown On Straw Purchases
<b>(CBS) —</b> The gun industry has teamed up with the federal government and local law enforcement in Chicago collar counties for a public awareness …
Gun ControlPictured: Man accused of carrying loaded gun on Dublin to Belfast train
A judge has lifted a gagging order that had banned the media from naming a man accused of carrying a loaded gun on a Dublin to Belfast train.
News (Ireland)From 'troll' to 'alt-right', Merriam-Webster adds 250 words to dictionary
Merriam-Webster has added 250 new words to its dictionary, including "alt-right", "troll", "ransomware" and "concealed carry".<p>Today's announcement …
Australian NewsFirearm geeks from blue America say they’ve found a home in the ‘Liberal Gun Club’
Word had already spread at the Livermore Rod and Gun Club, about 50 miles east of San Francisco, that a group of self-described liberals were at the range.<p>“A liberal gun club. Isn’t that some kind of oxymoron?” cracked one of the shooters to another as he leaned back on a bench to rest between …
NBC Skips Own Poll Results on Gun Rights, Hillary's Toxic Unpopularity (Worse Than Trump)
Over at the Daily Caller, an article by Larry Keane of the National Shooting Sports Foundation shows an August NBC News/<i>Wall Street Journal</i> poll …
ElectionsStocks - U.S. Gunmakers Cheer Potential Relaxation of Firearm Sales Regulation
Investing.com - U.S. gun maker stocks surged on Tuesday following the publication of a report from Reuters claiming that the Trump administration …
Stock MarketsPennsylvania could be the 8th state this year to toughen gun restrictions on people accused of domestic abuse
Domestic abusers in Pennsylvania currently have 60 days to turn over their guns following a conviction. A bill pending in the state Legislature would narrow that window to 24 hours.<p>The legislation would also refine the state’s gun-surrender procedure, requiring firearms to be turned over to law …
NewsTwenty-three children are shot every day in America
CARTER HILL, age 4, was strapped in his car seat and being driven down the highway when he was shot in the head in a road rage incident on Aug. 6. What is just as horrifying is that Carter was one of at least 10 children who was shot in the United States that day. Daily gun violence that maims and …
OpinionEducators from 12 states take three-day firearms course
<b>GREENVILLE, Ohio --</b> A group that keeps track of school shootings in the U.S. said there were 240 incidents since 2013 -- about one a week -- …
EducationEvil arms dealer supplied DOZENS of guns to Birmingham criminals - including 16-year-old boys
AN ARMS dealer has been jailed for more than 22 years after supplying dozens of guns to criminals in Birmingham - including two 16-year-old …
Birmingham, UKAPNewsBreak: US nixes proposal to let Turkey guards buy guns
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposal to let Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's security guards buy $1.2 million in U.S.-made weapons following violence against protesters during Erdogan's visit to Washington this spring.<p>A congressional official says the State …
PoliticsIn Chicago, More Often Than Any U.S. City, Shooters are Teens
In Chicago, more than anywhere else in the country, shooters are more likely to be young people. WBEZ's Patrick Smith talked with two young men from Chicago about what drew them into gangs at a very young age and their struggles to move away from both guns and the culture of violence that is a …
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