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Seattle refuses to release gun tax data as it hemorrhages gun shops
by Chris EgerCity leaders approved the special tax on guns and ammunition last August but have stonewalled requests to show just how much revenue it has received as Seattle's gun dealers vacate for the suburbs.
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Smith & Wesson awarded NSSF Medal of Freedom
by Jacki BillingsThe National Shooting Sports Foundation awarded gun maker Smith & Wesson with its Medal of Freedom for donations made towards the #GUNVOTE campaign.
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LA Times: Microstamping obstructed by gun industry
by Chris EgerThe largest metropolitan daily paper in the country this week fired off an editorial claiming the reason why microstamping isn't in use is because of the gun industry -- who vehemently disagree.
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ATF pumps brakes on wetted nitrocellulose reclassification
by Chris EgerThe ATF has walked back an announcement it now viewed wetted nitrocellulose as a high explosive and will work with the firearms industry on clarification.
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Obama: ‘Reinstate the assault weapons ban’ (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerSpeaking after a meeting Tuesday of the National Security Council, President Obama addressed the recent terror attack in Orlando and called for increased gun control.
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Ohio becomes 25th state to accept CCW in lieu of Brady checks when buying guns
by Chris EgerAtty Gen. Mike DeWine announced Wednesday that Ohioans with a valid concealed handgun license no longer have to jump through the hoop of getting an additional background check when buying a firearm.
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33 House Dems introduce bill to ban import of broadly defined ‘assault weapons’
by Chris EgerLed by a California Democrat who has a memorial wall to gun violence victims outside her office, the bill would ban import of many types of semi-auto firearms.
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Internat’l study finds gun restrictions lead to fewer gun deaths
by Alexander HarrisThe findings were cultivated from a review of 130 different studies from 10 countries over the past 64 years. However, gun groups disputes claims, citing rise in U.S. gun ownership and decline in crime.
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California lawmaker seeks to video all gun sales, add restrictions to shops
by Chris EgerIn a move intended to decrease straw buyers, a proposal would require video surveillance of shops including all purchases and parking lots as well as put a limit on gun store locations.
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Gun groups to appeal in Seattle ammo tax case
by Chris EgerThe trio of Second Amendment and gun industry groups challenging the city's special taxation scheme on gun and ammo sales are appealing their recent court loss.
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2015 gun rights wins and losses
by Chris EgerIt was a seesaw struggle for Second Amendment litigation at both the state and federal level in 2015, with important gains for privacy and carry rights but losses on weapons bans.
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123 House Democrats back sweeping assault weapons ban (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerThe Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 was introduced to the U.S. House on Wednesday with the immediate backing of almost a third of sitting lawmakers in the chamber.
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