Category Archives: Second Amendment

Ensuring the Second Amendment Protections
PA State Rep. Jeff Pyle receives testimony from the Pennsylvania State Police regarding the somewhat volatile nature of the Pennsylvania Instant Check System (PICS), which provides background...

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Phoenix (AP) - Arizonas stand-your-ground and constitutional-carry laws already make the state a favorite for gun owners. On Tuesday, a Republican-dominated Senate committee passed firearms legislation to further broaden state residents Second Amendment rights.

The Senate Appropriations Committee passed a bill expanding gun owners rights to carry concealed weapons in public places and another creating an interstate compact to regulate the transfer of firearms. Both proposals passed on a 5-3 vote and now move to the Senate.

House Bill 2320 by Rep. Brenda Barton, R-Payson, would allow holders of concealed-carry permit to take their weapons into public buildings such as libraries. The bill says that if public institutions do not want to allow conceal-carry holders to come in with their guns, they must establish security guards and metal detectors at their facilities. The bill exempts some buildings, including those with liquor licenses, hospitals and schools.

The whole point of putting this legislation forward is to honor the people who have a CCW permit, Barton said. Its important that we honor that, and allow them to carry their desired weapon, concealed for self-defense.

Advocates from the Salt River Project, the Arizona State Retirement System and the state Supreme Court lobbied for exceptions for their public buildings. But Sen. Don Shooter, R-Yuma, who chairs the committee, refused to offer amendments in committee.

Instead, Sen. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, who supports the bill, said Republicans will offer floor amendment to prohibit concealed carriers from bringing weapons into public buildings where it is forbidden by federal law.

Sen. Steve Farley, D-Tucson, said cities and counties shouldnt have to pay for security so that concealed carriers can keep their guns in public buildings. This bill puts a literal gun to the heads of public bodies and says if you really want to keep your public buildings free from weapons youre going to have to pay for it, Farley said.

Maricopa County found that if it prohibited firearms from all 378 county buildings that dont have security, it would cost $47 million in ongoing costs and $9 million in setup costs, according to legislative analysts.

Brewer vetoed similar legislation three times in four years. In 2014, Brewer cited concerns about the fiscal impact on state and local governments. She called the bill an unnecessary diversion of limited resources.

More than 230,000 Arizona residents have concealed-carry permits, according to a Department of Public Safety report from March.

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Crapo: Operation Choke Point must not become an end-run around Second Amendment rights
Idaho Senator Mike Crapo offered an amendment to end the controversial Department of Justice program known as Operation Choke Point to the Senate budget proposal. The amendment was ...

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Ep. 49: The Right to Keep and Bear Arms (with David Kopel)
David Kopel joins us this week for a discussion on the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: the right to keep and bear firearms.Aaron Powell and Trevor Burrus introduce the debate over...

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Second Amendment is About Killing Cops

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Bullet Ban Reloaded - Dems Introduce Armor-Piercing Rounds Bill - Attrack On Second Amendment - F F
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Rep. Windschitl on Advancing Second Amendment Freedoms
Rep. Matt Windschitl gives his comments on House File 527, a bill advancing the Second Amendment in Iowa Bill analysis here: ...

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Own Guns? You Must Be A Rapist!
Jakari Jackson reports: LEFTIST MEDIA CLAIMS IF YOU SUPPORT SECOND AMENDMENT, YOU SUPPORT RAPE ...

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Leftist Media: If You Own A Gun, You Support Rape
A leftist news outlet claims that Second Amendment activists are supporting rape by advocating concealed carry on college campuses. http://www.infowars.com/leftist-media-claims-if-you-support-secon.

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Second Amendment Victory Robber Assaults 84 Yr Old Man Scared Off by Gun - Doug Jandebeur - Oklahoma
A robber in Tulsa, Oklahoma, became the latest criminal to learn how dangerous it is to put a man #39;s wife in danger. Doug Jandebeur, 84, was getting into his truck parked outside of his Tulsa...

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