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What the Firearms Industry Thinks About the UN Arms Trade Treaty Signed By Obama Administration
LAS VEGAS—Supposedly, the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty, which took effect Christmas Eve, is no big deal. But people who work in the business of manufacturing, importing and exporting firearms are concerned about the treaty and what it means for them and their industry. I talked to several last week at the Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor… -
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Ready, Aim, Fire: Choke Point Draws Heat From Gun Industry
LAS VEGAS—Banned from financial services that are essential to running a business, firearms sellers attending the world’s largest gun exhibition last week in Las Vegas spoke out against the government’s controversial program known as Operation Choke Point. “We continue to hear from dealers and others in our industry that suddenly, out of the blue, they… -
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Smoking Gun? Tape Recordings Reveal the Real Reason Bank Closed Gun Seller’s Account
Another gun seller says his firearms business was forced to shut down its bank account as a result of the government’s secretive initiative known as Operation Choke Point. This time, he’s offering audio recordings to prove it. Mike Schuetz is a former state employee who worked as a probation and parole officer for eight years… -
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Gun Dealers Targeted by Operation Choke Point
Retailers in the gun industry told The Daily Signal’s Kelsey Harkness this week that they’re being discriminated against by payment processors that prohibit the use of their systems for online—and some in-store—sales of firearms, ammunition and certain accessories. The news prompted a full segment last night on Fox News’ “The Kelly File.” Watch the clip… -
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Firearms Sellers Say They’re Being Choked Off From Payment Processors
Go to a gun show, and you won’t find many merchants using PayPal. You’ll also find few vendors using popular payment processors such as Square, Stripe and Spark Pay. That’s because some payment processors explicitly prohibit the use of their systems for online — and some in-store — sales of firearms, ammunition and certain accessories…. -
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The New Sneaky Tactic Gun Control Advocates Are Embracing
Gun control advocates are changing strategy. If you can’t get legislation infringing upon the Second Amendment with President Obama sitting in the White House and Harry Reid, D-Nev., running the Senate, the chances of getting much done under the new Republican-controlled Congress are next to nil. Add to that the fact that the majority of… -
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This Terrible Anti-Gun Treaty Goes Into Effect Christmas Eve
Today, on Christmas Eve, the UN’s Arms Trade Treaty takes effect, giving Americans a lump of coal in their stockings this holiday season. The ATT is a bad idea that keeps getting worse. In theory, it’s about stopping the sale of guns to terrorists and mass murderers. But in practice, it’s about preventing Israel from… -
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Vermonters Using Social Media to ‘Expose’ Gun Control Agenda
How do ordinary Vermonters defend their constitutional rights against some of the most well-funded special-interest groups in the state? Facebook, of course. Vermonters seeking to preserve the state’s gun rights have taken to the Internet to combat a new threat to personal liberty. Gun Sense Vermont Exposed, a Facebook group launched in August, tracks nearly… -
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Guns, Bears and Pot: A Sampling of Election Day’s 147 State Ballot Measures
Still not motivated to go to the polls to vote for or against various lawmakers, governors and other officeholders? Perhaps one of 147 state ballot questions may entice you. During Tuesday’s midterm elections, besides picking candidates, voters will weigh in on issues ranging from raising the minimum wage and legalizing marijuana to labeling genetically modified food and… -
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Police Officer Sued for Pointing Gun at Teen’s Head for a Seatbelt Violation
The family of a Georgia teenager is suing the Waycross, Ga., Police Department for $12.5 million after a police officer allegedly pointed a gun to their son’s head and handcuffed him on the ground—all for a seatbelt violation. The incident occurred on Jan. 18 when high school senior Montre’ Merritt was returning home and pulling into… -
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School District to Allow Students to Pose With Guns
Students in a Nebraska school district have another item they may now incorporate into their senior portraits: their guns. At the request of parents, Broken Bow Public Schools will now allow students to pose with their firearms in their senior yearbook photos. Until now, the district had no official policy on firearms in the pictures,… -
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Gun Show: Issue Fades, but Groups Aim to Influence Midterm Races
Some prominent nonprofits focusing on firearms are locked and loaded this election cycle, shelling out millions in hopes of influencing voters before they head to the polls Nov. 4. This year, although gun control isn’t a major issue, groups on both sides support and oppose targeted candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S…. -
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For Gun Shop Owners, It’s No Longer Hip to Be ‘Square’
It's white. It's square. And at 1-by-1 inch in diameter, it is the perfect accoutrement to any entrepreneur's smartphone. With its quick swipe capability and ultimate portability, the high-tech Square Reader credit-card processor has become an invaluable tool in today's economy. How high-tech credit card vendors and customers get their Second Amendment rights infringed. Taxi… -
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N.Y. Police Threatened to Raid Gun Shop If Owner Didn’t Turn Over Customer Records
The owner of a gun store in New York says state police threatened to kick down the door of his business in a SWAT-style raid if he didn’t turn over the purchase records for 165 customers. Joseph Palumbo, co-owner of the Albion Gun Shop, says police were looking for anyone who bought a modified AR-15…. -
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Why ‘Holly Hobby Lobby’ Changed Her Mind About Owning Guns
Holly Fisher, a mom of three from West Virginia, never thought she would be a gun owner. But when her husband joined the military in 2006, that all changed. Now, almost 10 years later, Fisher calls herself an avid supporter of the Second Amendment. She has attracted some fierce critics for posting photos of herself… -
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More Women Picking Up Guns: ‘We’re Playing Golf Basically, Only With a Shotgun’
The number of American women picking up guns for fun is growing. There are now over 6 million female target shooters in the U.S. — up over 70 percent in the last decade — and those taking up hunting as a sport is now over 3 million. But more surprising than those numbers is that… -
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Gunmaker Relocates U.S. Headquarters in Response to State’s New Firearms Restrictions
Italian gunmaker Beretta announced this week the company is relocating its U.S. headquarters from Maryland to Tennessee in response to gun restrictions passed last year. The company has been producing firearms in Maryland since 1977 but the Firearm Safety Act of 2013, which bans a range of firearms and places restrictions on gun owners, solidified… -
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Single Mother Arrested for Carrying Gun to Protect Her Children
A mistake could separate a single mother from her children and send her to prison for three years. Her crime? Unlawfully possessing a gun in New Jersey that she could legally possess and carry in her home state of Pennsylvania. Shaneen Allen, a single mother with two children, planned to spend the weekend celebrating her… -
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In This State, Gun Groups Won’t Protest Target’s New Gun Ban
CULLMAN, Ala. — Alabama gun groups don’t plan any demonstrations inside Target stores like those seen in Texas, and some even argue those protests were “counterproductive” to the open carry cause. Target last week asked its customers not to carry firearms into its stores, including in communities where open carry—when the gun is visible, instead… -
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Target to Customers: Please Leave Your Guns at Home
Target announced Thursday that it is implementing an anti-gun policy, “respectfully” requesting that customers don’t bring guns into their stores. “Bringing firearms to Target creates an environment that is at odds with the family-friendly shopping and work experience we strive to create,” Target CEO John Mulligan wrote in a statement. >>> Senator Reid’s Gun Control…