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Bishop E.W. Jackson was none too happy when President Obama compared ISIS terrorism to the Christian crusades. He’s equally displeased with the fact that members of the Emanuel A.M.E. church were unarmed when Dylann Roof opened fire. The Bishop urges pastors to carry a firearm to defend themselves and their flock. “If someone comes into my church to hurt my members I have an absolute obligation to defend them, to protect them.” Can I get an amen?

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“If taken to its extreme, your argument seems to suggest safety concerns are irrelevant.” – 9th Circuit Judge Susan Graber during oral testimony on the Peruta “may issue” California concealed carry permit case [via mercurynews.com].

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“A lot of the debate around guns has more to do with the culture, do you like or hate guns, and how do you interpret the Second Amendment. What’s important here is that a bill is introduced that is based on a foundation of scientific research showing this will save lives.” – Daniel Webster, director of the (Bloomberg-funded) Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research in Connecticut’s strict gun law linked to large homicide drop [at cnn.com]

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