Conceal and Carry News

Former Student Guns Down 6 in Attack at Northern Illinois University; Kills Self - This is the 4th school shooting in a week. from: Fox News

ILLINOIS, February 15th, 2008 …  DEKALB, Ill —  A former student dressed in black walked onto the stage of a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University and opened fire on a packed science class Thursday, killing six...
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Nebraska's Concealed Carry Law Creates Confusion from: KETV

OMAHA, February 14th, 2008 … OMAHA, Neb. -- There are new concerns about one of Nebraska's relatively young laws. Some say the state's concealed carry law is too confusing. Craig Schnieder teaches one of the required classes for...
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Oklahomans join gun ban fight from: News OK

WASHINGTON/OKLAHOMA, February 14th, 2008 … WASHINGTON — Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson and the entire Oklahoma congressional delegation have joined arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in the biggest gun ownership case in nearly 70...
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Prosecutors Say Deputy Shot Hepzibah Man in Self Defense from: NBC

CLARKSBURG, WV, February 13th, 2008 … Harrison County prosecutors have closed their investigation into a fatal shooting by a sheriff's deputy. Prosecutors say Deputy M.J. Corder acted in self defense when he shot David Furner on Jan. 28, 2007,...
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Outdoors: Laws need to change regarding concealed handguns from: Waco Trib.com

TEXAS, February 12th, 2008 … It seems that random violence is becoming more and more common in our country.  Over the past few months, innocent bystanders have been shot and killed in convenience stores, elementary schools,...
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Prosecutor's view of gun law looks like it's full of holes from: St. Louis Today

ST. LOUIS, February 12th, 2008 … When I heard about last week's decision not to charge an adult driver who pulled a gun in the parking lot of a Troy high school, I thought about a similar incident that happened in Lincoln County a year...
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Parks officials urge lawmakers: Keep gun ban from: Tulsa World

NATIONAL PARKS, February 11th, 2008 … WASHINGTON -- Park rangers warned that a move to drop a ban on carrying loaded guns into national parks -- backed by Oklahoma's two U.S. senators -- could degrade experiences for visitors, pose a safety...
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Effort to block concealed-carry records from public review falters in Senate from: Roanoke.com

VIRGINIA, February 11th, 2008 … The Virginia Senate voted today to return to committee a bill that would remove from the public domain a state database of Virginians with permits to carry concealed handguns. The move essentially kills...
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Ammo Registration and Ban -Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day, Tues. March 11th from: IGOLD

ILLINOIS, February 11th, 2008 … The following bill has been scheduled for hearing in the House Executive Committeethis Thurs. Feb. 14.  Please call the committee members below and urge them to voteagainst this bill!  This is...
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Study: NYS Has Nation’s 6th Strongest Gun Laws from: North County Gazette

NEW YORK, February 10th, 2008 … New York State has the nation’s sixth strongest gun laws and has made good progress in passing laws to keep criminals and other dangerous people from easily obtaining guns, a new national study shows. In...
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