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Smith & Wesson to stop selling guns in California due to microstamping law Read More... STATE TROOPER CAN CARRY A GUN, JUST NOT OFF DUTY

Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael Keyes can carry a firearm while on duty but when he clocks out, he must surrender his firearm(s) or be in violation of federal law. How is this possible?

Seven years ago the good Trooper tried repeatedly to kill himself by overdosing with drugs. Eventually he was involuntarily committed to a mental health institute for treatment. This all happened in 2006 while he was employed by the Pennsylvania State Police.

He remained in treatment for a year and upon completion he began to fight for his job back, according to

The Patriot-News

Man out for walk says he showed gun, halted armed robbery of Mpls. market

A northeast Minneapolis man said he interrupted an armed and bloody robbery at a corner market in his neighborhood, sending the two suspects fleeing when he drew his handgun from his holster and had it “at the ready.”

The confrontation occurred shortly after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday outside the University Market in the 300 block of 37th Avenue, according to police and the man who stepped in and halted the crime.

Store owner Mohamed S. Ahmed, 41, had the “back of his skull split open pretty good” from being pistol-whipped by one of the suspects, said Matt Dosser, the armed citizen who came upon the unfolding crime scene and cared for Ahmed until police arrived.

Ahmed said Wednesday morning from home that he has received medical attention and hopes that video surveillance showing “a clear face of one of those guys” will lead to arrests. He was otherwise still too shaken to talk about the robbery and assault.

Dosser said he was out for a walk and the two people, possibly in their late teens, “were pounding on the window of the store. … They seemed really agitated, super agitated.”

At first, “nothing made sense, then I saw the gun” that one of the two had, Dosser continued.

The gunman “turned around and looked at me,” Dosser said. “He stared at me. I had my weapon up. I didn’t point the gun at the person. I had it at the ready, out of the holster.

“His buddy said something to him, and then he had this surprised look on his face, and they both ran to his vehicle and took off.”

Carry Permit Holder Fends Off Crowbar-Wielding Intruder

Construction worker Craig Paulson was thinking about where to go for lunch as he worked on renovations inside a bank-owned residence in a quiet, tree-lined and well-manicured neighborhood in Uptown on one of the last days in November.

Instinctively, Paulson – who has a permit-to-carry a firearm and describes himself as a “lifestyle” carrier who has a gun on him “every moment” that he’s awake – reached for and drew his concealed firearm and pointed it at the crowbar wielding intruder.

Firearms Sales Booming

"The wholesalers are having a hard time getting guns from any of the manufacturers on a nice even flow," said Brian Rafn, portfolio manager at Morgan Dempsey Capital Management, which has offices in Milwaukee and Delafield. "The backlogs go for months on end."

Rafn says the rise in gun sales in recent years has been "stratospheric." He estimates that 11 million guns were sold in the United States in 2011.

THE IMPACT OF CONCEALED CARRY

CBS News is asking whether concealed carry gun laws contribute to crime, using Colorado as its lab rat. The dire warnings in Minnesota never materialized. Road rage incidents didn't lead to shootouts and Wild West in the streets.

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Georgia Woman Fights Off Attackers

“(Spencer) shouted, ‘Give me the f------ money and open the f------ door!’ ” Campbell said. “I said, ‘Oh my God, somebody is going to rob me.’ I said, ‘Baby, you’re going to kill me anyway, so I don’t have to open it!’ ”

Campbell said she reached for her .38-caliber revolver just as Spencer allegedly fired at her. She felt Spencer’s bullet whiz by her chest as she fired back. Her shot hit Spencer in the chest.

100,000 Wisconsin Concealed Carry Permits Issued

Minneapolis Police Consider Curfew After Mob Attacks

There have been six mob attacks, in all, since February. Now, police are now wondering if an 8 o’clock curfew keeping anyone 17 and under from two downtown streets will stop the violence.

Conceal Carry Permit Holder Stops Shooter at Church

A concealed carry permit holder in Boiling Springs, SC was able to detain a shooter at his local church this Sunday until Sheriff's deputies arrived on the scene.

5 Year Old Shot When Jumping on Bed

A 5-year-old girl was in good condition early Sunday after she was shot in her ankle Saturday afternoon while jumping on a bed when a gun hidden under the mattress accidentally went off.

The girl was jumping on the bed in a home in the 6400 block of South Artesian about 12:20 p.m. when the gun discharged, according to police. She was taken to University of Chicago Comer’s Children’s Hospital, police said. She was in good condition following the treatment.

78-Year-Old in Kentucky Defends Home With a Pistol and a Shotgun

"MARSHALL COUNTY, Ky. — It was still dark, before 4 a.m. Monday, but Jack Thompson, 78, was able to make out two figures in the night.

It was noise outside that had woken him up and the sight confirmed his fears. He reached under his pillow and grabbed his pistol.

Seconds later, there was a noise he described as a "thud." The two men had kicked in the door of his Brewers-area home and one was charging up the stairs to the Thompson's bedroom.

"He knew where he was going. He headed for me. He knew where I slept," he said of the possibility the intruders had previously cased his house."

The Minnesota State Senate Passes HF1467! This law, if signed by the Governor will be a big win for Minnesotans right to self defense.

Stand Your Ground:

Universal Recognition:

Emergency Powers Reform:

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Friday, February 24, 2012 7:19 PM SD Senate committee passes concealed carry bill

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Despite opposition, Hoffman sticks to her guns

"Senator Gretchen Hoffman isn’t letting police union opposition to a gun bill she sponsored get to her. Instead, she’s focused on the voices of support she’s received on a piece of legislation she’s dubbed the “Stand Your Ground” bill.

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