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Matt Gaetz Files ‘Open Carry’ Gun Bill

Posted by jhingarat21 on 9th Oct 2015

State Rep. Matt Gaetz is leading the latest attempt to pass an “open carry” gun law in Florida. The Shalimar Republican filed HB 163 on Monday; in part, the bill would allow a person licensed to carry a concealed firearm or weapon to “also openly carry such firearm or weapon.”In a Facebook post i …

Newtown Gun Lobby Receives $2.4m Federal Grant to Promote Firearm Safety

Posted by jhingarat21 on 9th Oct 2015

People arrive on a school bus at Newtown High School for a memorial vigil after the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the gun industry’s Newtown, Connecticut-based national trade association and lobbying organization, has received a $2.4m federal grant to pro …

Thank You, U.S. Gun Culture

Posted by jhingarat21 on 29th Sep 2015

A recent study published in the journal Injury Prevention, is ridiculous on several levels.  Right off the bat, the authors state that “Firearms violence in the USA continues to be a major public health concern.” As we’ve noted here before, violence and the criminal misuse of firearms is a …