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Pennsylvania man wins fight with state police over gun ban

by Chris Eger

The Commonwealth Court last week sided with a man who wanted the Pennsylvania State Police correct their records so he could legally purchase a firearm.

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Michigan lawmakers move to protect gun rights of foster parents

by Chris Eger

Republicans on Thursday introduced a bill to the state House that would ensure the constitutional right to keep and bear arms for foster and adoptive parents.

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Veteran caught in Connecticut ‘assault weapon’ catch-22

by Chris Eger

A Soldier serving overseas while his home state updated their regulations on owning certain firearms says he was left inadvertently in violation of the law.

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Michigan couples sue state to protect gun rights of foster, adoptive parents

by Chris Eger

Told to be in the program they would, "have to give up some of your constitutional rights,” two couples are taking the matter to federal court.

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Meet the Teddy Gun, a gun control spot comparing toy regs to gun regs (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

An Illinois gun control group argues that federal safety regulations for the manufacture of domestic toys are much more strict than those for firearms.

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Suit to restore gun rights to Illinois foster parents allowed to proceed

by Chris Eger

A federal judge on Tuesday gave the green light to a suit against the State of Illinois’ prohibition on foster parents from possessing functional guns in their homes.

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2016 gun rights wins and losses in the courts

by Chris Eger

Second Amendment litigation at both the state and federal level saw important gains when it came to background checks but some significant reverses in carry rights.

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Cleveland PD: Zero arrests for open carry at RNC

by Chris Eger

In a review of arrests and police activity at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, officials made it clear that there was little problem with guns.

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Open carry doom and gloom forecast for RNC fizzles

by Chris Eger

After petitions and statements by some seeking to bring their firearms to the Republican National Convention and others pressing to ban guns in Cleveland, the outcome was largely anticlimactic.

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Suit filed to restore gun rights to Illinois foster parents

by Chris Eger

A federal lawsuit has been filed against the State of Illinois’s prohibition on otherwise qualified residents who are or wish to be foster parent from owning functional guns.

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Supreme Court lets Connecticut ‘assault weapon’ ban stand

by Chris Eger

The nation's highest court on Monday declined to take up a challenge to Connecticut's 2013 assault weapon ban expansion rushed through in the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting.

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Clinton and Sanders continue to spar over guns at debate (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

In their ninth Democratic presidential debate on Thursday in Brooklyn, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton remained locked in a war of words on gun control and industry liability.

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