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The University of Coloradooverstepped its authority when the school’s board of regents imposed a ban on the carrying of concealed weapons at its four campuses, the state’s Supreme Court ruled on Monday. In overturning the policy, the court said that a concealed carry law passed by the state legislature trumped the school’s ban because it [...] Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed the so-called “castle doctrine” self-defense bill on Monday. The proposal, supported by the gun-rights groups and opposed by Minnesota’s law-enforcement organizations, would have expanded the legal justification for citizens who use deadly force in threatening situations. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Tony Cornish, R-Good Thunder, and Sen. Gretchen Hoffman, R-Vergas, was [...] The Oregon Senate voted Thursday to make private the identities of applicants for concealed handgun licenses, and it defeated a separate measure that would have made it illegal for license holders to carry a gun on school grounds. Gun rights proponents have tried for years to persuade the Legislature to declare that information about people [...] “Right from the start, buy more about let me say that I honor the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment, pharm although the editor in me wants to clarify its language to make it easier to understand,” columnist Peg McEntee for The Salt Lake City Tribune claims in a Friday opinion piece. Evidently from McEntee’s “clarification,” the [...] A recent spate of armed robberies has brought to light the inability of Washington, D.C. residents to carry concealed weapons. So far in 2012 there have been twice as many robberies at gunpoint than at this time last year. The sharp rise in brazen criminal activity has brought on the usual round of increased police [...] Senate Bill 1733 by Sen. Anthony Sykes, tadalafil R-Moore, hospital passed the Senate Public Safety Committee by a vote of 8-1. Sen. Constance Johnson, cheap D-Oklahoma City, cast the lone vote against it. She could not be reached for comment after the meeting. The measure heads to the Senate floor. Sykes said the measure passed [...] The President’s wants to end the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program (FFDO), web also known as the armed pilots program. If Congress were to follow President Obama’s recommendation contained in his $3.8 trillion FY2013 budget proposal, they would be making a huge mistake. This anti-terrorism program has been a success and a cost effective means [...] New Mexico’s pistol-packin’ governor is a sure shot. Gov. Susana Martinez received perfect scores on recertification for her concealed-carry permit over the weekend in Las Cruces. She scored 100 percent with both .38- and .45-caliber handguns, her staff said. Martinez’s permit to carry a concealed handgun, originally obtained in 2009, was extended for another two [...] The non-profit Hawaii Defense Foundation has filed a lawsuit against the Honolulu Chief of Police Louis Kealoha, the Honolulu Police Department and the City & County of Honolulu as well as the State of Hawaii and Gov. Neil Abercrombie for violating the Second and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution. The complaint, which was [...] Guns are selling at a record pace this year at sporting-goods stores and specialty shops in Arizona, creating millions of dollars in revenue for retailers. The ability to carry a concealed weapon without a permit, general apprehension and lingering concerns that the Obama administration could crack down on gun ownership are among the sales drivers. [...] |
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