The Blaze 2A News
D.C. Council Member: ‘My Staff Won’t Let Me Tell You…Police Shouldn’t Have Guns’
A District of Columbia Council member has feelings about guns that his staff doesn’t like him to share much: He doesn’t want police to carry them.
...‘I Like Your Gun’: Open-Carry Practitioner Gets Unfortunate Late-Night Surprise
William Coleman III was open carrying a handgun he’d just purchased hours earlier when he got an unfortunate surprise.
...Ammo Dealer Feels Targeted by Obama Administration’s ‘Operation Choke Point’
Kat O’Connor, owner of TomKat Ammunition, was puzzled as to why her Gaithersburg, Maryland business was denied certain services from a bank and suspects the Obama administration’s Operation Choke Point.
...Government Agents You Might Have Never Thought Were Packing
Weeding out waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government is considered important, but rarely considered dangerous.
...Obama Executive Order Boosts Protections for Employees of Gun Owners’ Least Favorite Agency
President Barack Obama issued an executive order Friday to provide added protections to employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, one of the most scandal-plagued agencies in the federal government in recent years.
...‘Please Don’t Hurt the Girls’: Police Say Those Were the Last Words Thug Heard After He and Two Accomplices Threatened Texas Family
Police say a trio of thugs broke into a family’s home in Harris County, Texas, early Friday morning — but only two escaped alive.
...Senate Dems want Kroger to ban guns from its supermarkets
Three Democratic senators are asking a major supermarket chain to stop allowing people to openly carry firearms in their stores.
...California Governor Signs New Law That Critics Warn Could Put Law-Abiding Gun Owners in ‘Jeopardy’
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will become the first state that allows family members to ask a judge to remove firearms from a relative who appears to pose a threat, under legislation Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday he had signed.
...Arkansas Firing Range Owner Declares It a ‘Muslim-Free Zone’
The owner of a shooting range in Arkansas said she has declared her business a “Muslim-free zone,” citing public safety concerns following the Oklahoma beheading attack, the Boston Marathon bombing and the 9/11 attacks.
...Obama administration gives schools millions in anti-gun violence grant money
The Department of Education has committed nearly $250 million to the nation’s schools under a program aimed at countering the gun violence.
...Top 10 Pro-Gun Rights Celebs Who Might Surprise You
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...It Likely Won’t Shock You to Know D.C. Lawmaker Feels This Way About Gun Owners — but the Fact That She Said It Out Loud Just Might
Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., passed a “may issue” concealed carry bill unanimously on Tuesday, paving the way for some D.C. residents to carry concealed handguns in public. But one councilmember also made a stunning comment about gun owners that has seemingly gone almost entirely unreported.
...Something for the Left to Like About the Surge in Gun Sales?
The surge in gun sales since President Barack Obama’s push for more gun control has been bankrolling something many on the left tend to like, which is nature conservation efforts across the country.
...GOP looks to stop government from asking ethnicity of gun buyers
Two House Republicans are trying to stop the Obama administration from collecting information about the race or ethnicity of people who buy guns.
...D.C. Finally Proposes Concealed Carry Law — Why Second Amendment Expert Says It’s Not Big Win for Gun Rights
Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday announced proposed legislation that would allow citizens to apply for a concealed carry permit for the first time in decades after a federal judge found the city’s longtime handgun ban “unconstitutional.”
...Texas Gun Shop Takes It Up a Notch With Latest Sign Blasting President Obama
Popular gun shop Tactical Firearms, based in Katy, Texas, is known for the clever — sometimes controversial — messages posted outside the business.
...The Latest Obstacle to Exercising Your Second Amendment Rights Could Be Your Local Bank
In 2012, Bank of America told an Arizona gun maker that it would no longer provide banking services for the company just because it makes guns.
...Dad Was Home With His 4-Year-Old Daughter When the Doorbell Rang. Before He Could Answer It, He Realized Something Was Very Wrong.
A father in Omaha, Nebraska, was forced to defend himself, his home, and his 4-year-old daughter after he found a man inside his house early Monday morning.
...Major Restaurant Chain to Gun Owners: We Respect Your Rights, but Leave Your Firearms at Home
Panera Bread is asking customers not to bring firearms into its locations, becoming the latest company to take an anti-gun stance in an attempt to “preserve the environment we are working to create for our guests and associates.”
...A Crook Took Someone Hostage at a Brazilian Gas Station — He Likely Wasn’t Planning on This Guy Who Had ‘Surrendered’ Doing What Happens Next
Incredible footage reportedly out of Brazil shows what happens when a quick-thinking man tricked a hostage-taker into thinking he had surrendered but then quickly took action and eliminated the threat.
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