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Though Texas is an open carry state, a gun store owner in the city of Beaumont is facing a misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace for carrying his AR-15 rifle across his shoulder through a shopping mall.

Derek Poe, 26, owns Golden Triangle Tactical at the Beaumont Parkdale Mall. KBMT-TV reports that he entered the Game Stop store in the mall before going to his own store.

Video of the aftermath of the incident has surfaced showing Poe talking with authorities:

KMBT has a picture of Poe carrying his rifle:

CHICAGO (TheBlaze/AP) — Gun restrictions in Chicago were dealt a stinging blow Monday when a federal judge ruled ordinances that ban the sale of guns within the city unconstitutional.

In a move that will invigorate Second Amendment enthusiasts, U.S. District Judge Edmond E. Chang said Monday that while the government has a duty to protect its citizens, it’s also obligated to protect constitutional rights, including the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense.

The decision, as the Chicago Tribune reported, is significant because, if it stands, it will find it unconstitutional to restrict licensed gun stories from operating inside the city.

Additionally, the ruling, pending it survives prospective appeals, would make it legal for people to transfer gun ownership through a private sale or as a gift to anyone who is 19 or older and has a firearm owner’s identification card.

CHICAGO (TheBlaze/AP) — Gun restrictions in Chicago were dealt a stinging blow Monday when a federal judge ruled ordinances that ban the sale of guns within the city unconstitutional.

In a move that will invigorate Second Amendment enthusiasts, U.S. District Judge Edmond E. Chang said Monday that while the government has a duty to protect its citizens, it’s also obligated to protect constitutional rights, including the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense.

The decision, as the Chicago Tribune reported, is significant because, if it stands, it will find it unconstitutional to restrict licensed gun stories from operating inside the city.

Additionally, the ruling, pending it survives prospective appeals, would make it legal for people to transfer gun ownership through a private sale or as a gift to anyone who is 19 or older and has a firearm owner’s identification card.

In a crime-ridden city dominated by progressives, one might not expect the police chief to advocate citizens protecting themselves. But that’s exactly what happened in Detroit on Thursday.

Detroit Police Chief James Craig was speaking at a press conference at police headquarters when he revealed how his opinion of concealed carry permits radically shifted over the years.

Chief of Police James E. Craig

“Coming from California, where it takes an act of Co

In a crime-ridden city dominated by progressives, one might not expect the police chief to advocate citizens protecting themselves. But that’s exactly what happened in Detroit on Thursday.

Detroit Police Chief James Craig was speaking at a press conference at police headquarters when he revealed how his opinion of concealed carry permits radically shifted over the years.

Chief of Police James E. Craig

“Coming from California, where it takes an act of Congress to get a concealed weapon permit, I got to Maine, where they give out lots of CCWs [carrying con

After failing to strengthen background checks on gun buyers through Congress, the Obama administration on Friday announced pending executive action on the matter focused mainly on mental health issues that would allow the government to get around certain privacy laws on the books in order to obtain more information.

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The new restrictions would take the form of regulations from the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services. One of the regulations would seek to gain information previously withheld because of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPPA, which protects medical privacy.

“Too many Americans have been severely injured or lost their lives as a result of gun violence,” a White House release said Friday. “While the vast majority of Americans who experience a mental illness are not violen

After failing to strengthen background checks on gun buyers through Congress, the Obama administration on Friday announced pending executive action on the matter focused mainly on mental health issues that would allow the government to get around certain privacy laws on the books in order to obtain more information.

AP

The new restrictions would take the form of regulations from the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services. One of the regulations would seek to gain information previously withheld because of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPPA, which protects medical privacy.

“Too many Americans have been severely injured or lost their lives as a result of gun violence,” a White House release said Friday. “While the vast majority of Americans who experience a mental illness are not violent, in some cases when persons with a mental illness do not receive the tr

They meet on weekends for target practice, they’re more than 1,000 strong, they recently formed a new chapter in Northern California and they call themselves liberals.

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It’s the Liberal Gun Club, the left-leaning version of the National Rifle Association.

The group’s members share the same fascination with guns that many assign to NRA members, but Liberal Gun Clubs members eschew the NRA’s notoriously right-leaning politics.

“We make ourselves a special place where we don’t have to hear about the ‘Kenyan Muslim socialist’ in the White House,” Marlene Hoeber — a t

They meet on weekends for target practice, they’re more than 1,000 strong, they recently formed a new chapter in Northern California and they call themselves liberals.

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It’s the Liberal Gun Club, the left-leaning version of the National Rifle Association.

The group’s members share the same fascination with guns that many assign to NRA members, but Liberal Gun Clubs members eschew the NRA’s notoriously right-leaning politics.

“We make ourselves a special place where we don’t have to hear about the ‘Kenyan Muslim socialist’ in the White House,” Marlene Hoeber — a tattooed, transgender, “queer activist” who likens her politics to Emma

Magpul Industries, one of the largest gun manufacturers in the United States, formally announced Thursday it is relocating its operations to Wyoming and Texas. The company is fleeing the state of Colorado following the passage of new gun control laws that “dramatically” limit the sale of firearms accessories.

Magpul

The company is relocating manufacturing, distribution and shipping operations to Cheyenne, Wyo., and moving its corporate headquarters to Texas, according to a press released provided to TheBlaze. Magpul is still considering three North Central Texas sites, but the transition will begin immediately after a final decision is made.

“Magpul made the decision to relocate in March 2013 and has proceeded on an aggressive but deliberate path,” Doug Smith, Chi

Just when we were, as a nation, beginning to realize that putting people in prison for non-violent offenses, an Illinois state representative wants to revive Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposed legislation imposing mandatory minimum prison sentences for illegal firearm ownership. Mandatory minimum sentencing has been rightly identified as a human rights travesty and is being repealed across the nation.

If this passes, not only will it be one more failed attempt to prevent gun possession, but it will also represent Democratic willingness to totally ignore the lessons of drug prohibition and the devastation of mandatory minimum sentencing for a futile and authoritarian quest to regulate what people can and can’t own.

If you’re a gun owner and a fan of A&E’s “Duck Dynasty,” here’s some good news to kick off the new year: A popular gunmaker has just launched a new line of firearms based on the hit TV show.

Duck Commander, the family-owned business featured on the show, and gun manufacturer Mossberg have teamed up to produce nine shotguns, two semiautomatic pistols and two semiautomatic rifle, CNN Money reported.

Company spokeswoman Linda Powell said Mossberg has already started shipping some of the shotguns to retailers. Firearms in the line range from $400 to $900.

Image source: Mossberg

Most of the guns come in a “waterfow

A now-viral photo showing a long line of Connecticut residents waiting to register their guns and ammo is circulating across the Internet — and it’s sending chills down the backs of some gun owners.

Photo credit: George Roelofson/WTNH.

Connecticut gun owners are rushing to register certain firearms and ammunition that will be considered illegal contraband in the new year.

Under a wide-ranging gun control law passed after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, they have until Tuesday to submit the paperwork with the Department of Emergency Services and Public Prote

It’s not a response to Toby Keith’s Virginia restaurant’s gun ban, but a new national registry for Second Amendment-friendly businesses could not have arrived at a better time.

The decal for the organization 2Amendment.org, where a pro-Second Amendment business owner can register their business. Source: 2Amendment.org

Bryan Crosswhite, who has businesses in Washington, D.C. and Virginia, expects the 2AO app to be up and running next month. That’s short for 2Amendment.org, where any business can register to get a decal on their front door to let their customers know they support the Second Amendment right to bear arms. Consumers will be able to use the app to locate businesses in the registry.

Crosswhite is one of the owners of The Cajun Experience in Leesburg, Va., which for

It has been a busy year at TheBlaze Magazine. We’ve been covering everything from Ted Nugent and energy independence to foreign policy and the pro-life movement to gun rights and education. Of the hundreds of stories we’ve published in the magazine, here are our Top 20. Subscribe today and get a FREE issue.

October 2013: Grisly late-term abortions and the murder of babies that survive abortion. Increasing gang violence. Bizarre killings. Überviolent video games and movies. The devaluation of life in America is having its toll.

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