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on August 25, 2016 in Gun Page World News

Chris Christie Vetoes ‘Smart Gun’ Bill, Urges Loosening of Concealed Carry Restrictions

by AWR Hawkins On August 24, Governor Chris Christie (R) vetoed a bill requiring retailers to stock “smart guns” and urged Democratic lawmakers to loosen restrictions on concealed carry in the state of New Jersey. According to New Jersey 101.5, the “smart gun” bill would have forced “gun retailers to stock up” on guns designed to fire only when in the hands of an authorized user. There continue to be doubts as to whether the biometric palm and/or finger readers on such guns would function properly if the hands of the authorized user were wet or his fingertips caked with… View Article

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on August 24, 2016 in Gun Page World News

Pastor Mark Burns at Trump Rally: ‘They Will Never Touch My Guns!’

by AWR Hawkins During an August 23 speech at a Donald Trump rally in Austin, Texas, Pastor Mark Burns denounced “political hacks,” the Clintons’ power grab, and said, “They will never touch my guns!” Pastor Mark Burns is the host of “The Colors that Unite” on Right Side Broadcasting. He looked at the crowd and said the media and the political class criticize Trump and call him names because “he is not politically correct, he is not playing those politic games anymore.” He said, “We just served notice on all those political hacks in Washington DC… If you believe it, say, ‘We… View Article

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on August 18, 2016 in Gun Page World News

Mexico Murder Rate 5X Higher than U.S. Despite Strict Gun Control

by AWR Hawkins Mexico has “restrictive” gun control — including comprehensive background checks — and a homicide rate over five times higher than the rate in the U.S. According to the University of Sydney’s Gun Policy center, Mexico has “restrictive” gun controls. And while there is “a right to private gun ownership” in Mexico, it rests on a “conditional guarantee” that can “limited by statute law.” Such law means Mexican citizens are limited to owning rifles of .30 caliber and smaller, revolvers of .38 caliber and smaller, and semiautomatics of 9mm and smaller. There are also all-out bans on entire categories… View Article

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on August 15, 2016 in Gun Page World News

Concealed Permits Surge 215% Under Obama

by AWR Hawkins A recently released Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) study shows the number of concealed carry permits in the U.S. has surged by 215% under President Obama. The number of permits held nationwide surpasses 14.5 million, which means “6.06% of the total adult population has a permit.” According to CPRC, there was an increase of 1.73 million concealed permits in 2015 alone. This was 100,000 greater than the previous record of 163,000, set in 2014. It is interesting to note that “in ten states, more than 10% of adults have concealed handgun permits.” The highest rate of carry is in… View Article

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