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Canadian Army to Spend $6 Million for Colt-Made C20 7.62 Rifles

by Chris Eger

The Canadian Army is dropping $6 million into Colt Canada’s coffers for the new 7.62 NATO C20 rifle to equip sniper teams. The Canadian Department of National Defence confirmed to local media that Colt Canada will supply 272 of the new C20 rifles after a pair of contracts, a CA$2 million (USD 1.42 million) award […]

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Firearms Group Legally Challenges Canadian Gun Ban

by Ben Philippi

A Canadian firearms group has officially launched a charter challenge of the government's ban on “military-style assault weapons.”

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Gun Shops Struggle to Survive Amid Canadian Gun Ban

by Ben Philippi

Cary Baker, owner of the Iron Sights Training Center in New Brunswick, Canada, has over $350,000 worth of guns he can no longer sell. Baker is just one of the victims of Canada's ban on "military-style assault weapons" enacted Friday.

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Canada Bans “Military-Style Assault Weapons” – Effective Immediately

by Ben Philippi

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a gun ban today on 1,500 different types of "military-style assault weapons."

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Australian official: ‘Look at the template of our laws and challenge the NRA’

by Brian Seay

While Americans seek answers in the wake of Sunday’s massacre in Las Vegas, Australia is offering to help the U.S. reshape its gun laws.

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Two new lawsuits filed challenging President Trump’s transgender military ban

by Brian Seay

The lawsuits come just days after the president issued a memo providing guidance to the Pentagon on how to implement the ban on transgender troops.

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California long gun sales down one year after bullet button ban

by Christen Smith

Long gun sales in California declined 54 percent last month, one year after the bullet button ban sparked a six-month selling frenzy.

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Massachusetts long gun sales tumble one year after copycat ban

by Christen Smith

Background checks for long guns in Massachusetts decreased by more than half after a last-minute ban prompted an unprecedented buying frenzy in 2016.

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Active duty transgender troops sue President Trump over military ban

by Brian Seay

Two LGBTQ organizations filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people in the U.S. military.

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Vets, LGBT advocates slam Trump’s ban on transgender troops

by Brian Seay

Some criticized Trump's reasoning of “tremendous medical costs" by citing how little is spent while others focused on his "disruption" comment by pointing to their service.

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Tacoma removes Taser ban after urging from 2nd Amendment group

by Chris Eger

In a unanimous vote by the City Council and Mayor this week, Washington's third largest city decided to strike their more than decade-old ban on electronic weapons.

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Second Amendment group prods Tacoma to repeal Taser ban

by Chris Eger

A legal team retained by gun rights advocates are warning the Washington city that its prohibition on stun guns and tasers could land them in federal court.

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