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Dean Weingarten has been a peace officer, a military officer, was on the University of Wisconsin Pistol Team for four years, and was first certified to teach firearms safety in 1973.
He taught the Arizona concealed & carry course for fifteen years until the goal of constitutional carry was attained.
Dean is an outspoken defender of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and an accomplished writer and reporter for AmmoLand Shooting Sports News and his blog gunwatch.blogspot.com
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Arizona Governor Brewer Vetos Gun Law Reforms
Governor Jan Brewer vetoed gun law reforms that would have held local governments accountable. HB 2517 would have put teeth into the state's More
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AZ: Advocates Lobby to Keep Victims Disarmed
In Arizona, a few women and children lobbied Governor Brewer to veto legislation designed to help keep people safe in the state. More
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19-Year-Old Texan Carrying Mosin-Nagant When Tased?
A 19 year old man who was tased by police for carrying a WWII Russian rifle in a San Antonio residential neighborhood while walking home. More
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AZ: Poll Favors Reforming Gun Laws
86 percent of respondents think there are two many firearms laws, and believe that many should be eliminated. More
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Theft of Firearms in the United States
The FBI maintains records of the firearms that are reported stolen. 191,420 were reported stolen in 2013. More
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WI: Shooting Range Protection signed by Governor Walker
Wisconsin range protection legislation, passed the legislature with wide margins. It was signed into law by Governor Walker on 9 April, 2014. More
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Did Police Violate Rights at NC Gun Turn In? (aka buy back)
Private buyers get the guns off the street and stretch "buy back" dollars. In Winston Salem, the police were not allowing private purchasers More
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Florida Senate Committee Passes Guns During Emergencies Bill
Florida bill that would remove restrictions on citizens carry of guns during an emergency, passed the Senate Community Affairs Committee on the 8th of More
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Consequences for Those who Falsely Accuse Open Carriers
In July of 2013, an open carrier in Wisconsin narrowly avoided being "SWATted" by police. More
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Has an Authority Figure ever Stolen a Gun or Knife from You?
Has an authority figure ever used their power to steal something from you? I have seen it most commonly with guns and knives. More
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Wisconsin Carry Promotes Second Amendment Door to Door
In a brilliant bit of second amendment promotion, members of Wisconsin Carry went door to door in a bad part of Milwaukee, offering free More
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Corrupt Politicians, Organized Crime, and Citizen Disarmament
Corrupt politicians are much more of a factor in large urban centers than in rural communities and small towns. The same applies to More
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Hope for Second Amendment in Rhode Island
Nicholas Mattiello is the new speaker of the Rhode Island House yesterday, March 27th. Mattiello has an A+ rating from the NRA. More
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Eureka Springs Gunfight Showed Marksmanship of Armed Citizens
The famous attempted bank robbery that occurred in 1922, in Eureka Springs itself. The robbers attempted to rob the First National More
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Tennessee on the Edge of Repealing Knife Ban
Knives are arms protected by the second amendment. In 1958 the U.S. government banned the interstate sale of switchblade knives. More
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DC Court to BATFE: Abitrary and Capricious NOT Allowed
In Innovator Enterprises v. United States, the D.C. district court held that the BATFE may not be "arbitrary and capricious", and holds that in More
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Arkansas City Council (almost) Conspires Against 2A
The Eureka Springs, Arkansas city council had a special meeting on how to deal with a planned open carry/celebrate Act 746 walk in the city. More
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Cheap Gun Opportunity, Conway, SC, 29 March, 2014
Conway, South Carolina, will be having a gun turn in event on Saturday, 29 March, 2014. More
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Florida House Passes Reform of Stand Your Ground
HB 89, a reform of the "Stand Your Ground" law, passed the Florida House on 20 March with a vote of 93-24. More
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Scofflaw Governments May be Held to Account in Pennsylvania
Scofflaw governments in Pennsylvania may be held accountable for illegal acts under proposed law. More
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Coffee Shop Owner Encourages Armed Barristas
Jitterz Java, a Spokane, Washington coffee shop, encourages armed employees to discourage robbers. More
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One Third of 364 Guns Turned in Paid for With IOUs
220 handguns and 144 rifles and shotguns were reported as being turned in, along with unnumbered airguns and BB guns. More
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Open Carry In Germantown Educates Public
A man in Germantown, Wisconsin, was accosted by police for exercising his rights on Saturday. More
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EPArmory, Aries Armor, BATFE Raid and 80% Lowers
I have been trying to make sense of the current chaos involving EPArmory 80% lowers, the BATFE, and Aries Armor. More
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Scofflaw Colleges in Idaho
Idaho colleges are actively searching for strategies to ignore and/or undermine the second amendment and the new law supporting it passed by the Idaho More
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Utah: Open carry is not Disorderly Conduct
The Utah Legislature has passed a bill clarifying that open carry of firearms is not disorderly conduct. More
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Nullification of Federal Confiscation goes to Idaho Governor Otter
Effective state nullification of federal gun confiscation now going to the Idaho Governor's desk. More
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Gun Reforms Pass House, Senate, Go to Indiana Governor
Indiana Gun Reform Bill SB 229 passed the conference committee, the Senate 38-10, and the House 75-24, and now goes to the Governor. More
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Maryland Mall Shooter Intended Columbine Copycat
Maryland shooter who killed two innocent people in a mall skateboard shop was fascinated with the Columbine shooting from 1999. More
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Idaho Governor Otter Signs Campus Carry
The limited reform of Idaho's restrictions on bearing arms (SB 1254) was signed by Governor Butch Otter today, 12 March 2014. More
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Officer Under Investigation for Desire to ‘Take Guns’
A police officer who stated that: “I’ll give my left nut to have the ability or have the opportunity to kick your More
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Oklahoma Reform for Guns in Parking Lots Passes House
The Oklahoma House passed a gun reform bill on Monday, 10 March by the healthy margin of 74-17. More
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“Gun Violence” is a Propaganda Metric
The label "gun violence" has become epidemic in the debate about firearms law and the second amendment. "Gun Violence" is a propaganda metric More
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Reform of Indiana Gun Law Goes to Conference Committee
Current Indiana law creates dangerous traps for people exercising their second amendment rights. More
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Satire With A Point: ‘Connecticut Halts Plans To Round Up Firearms’
"Connecticut halts plans to round up firearms after finding most cops in the state are on the list" is a satire article posted on More
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Ammunition Shortages and .22 Production
The first time I heard about a shortage of ammunition was from my father, who talked about how ammunition was impossible to get during World More
