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		<title>Clarence Thomas Had Some Advice for Stephen Breyer on Armed Self-Defense</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Self-Defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justice Clarence Thomas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justice Stephen Breyer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ted Cruz]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s going to be a very sad day when Clarence Thomas leaves the Supreme Court.
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		<title>Schrödinger’s Gun or How I Came to Understand the Natural Right Behind the Second Amendment</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-nation/schrodingers-gun-and-how-i-came-to-understand-the-natural-right-behind-the-second-amendment/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gun Nation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gun Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gun control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gun rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York City gun control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York gun control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[That was the moment I finally understood the natural right behind the Second Amendment: My life is mine, and the right to defend it has to exist before anyone gives me permission to do so.
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-nation/schrodingers-gun-and-how-i-came-to-understand-the-natural-right-behind-the-second-amendment/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>National Shooting Sports Month: A Quick Guide to Rifles For Beginners</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/guns-for-beginners/national-shooting-sports-month-a-quick-guide-to-rifles-for-beginners/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Guns for Beginners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rifles]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rifles come in all shapes and sizes, from the diminutive to the gargantuan, and they serve a nearly endless variety of purposes.
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/guns-for-beginners/national-shooting-sports-month-a-quick-guide-to-rifles-for-beginners/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Look Now, but the Firearms Sales Slump May Have Finally Bottomed Out</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/business/dont-look-now-but-the-firearms-sales-slump-may-have-finally-bottomed-out/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gun Nation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gun sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gun slump]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is the first data in two years that actually points in the right direction rather than away from it. 
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/business/dont-look-now-but-the-firearms-sales-slump-may-have-finally-bottomed-out/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Where the Cans Are: A State-By-State Look at Registered Suppressors in America</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/silencers/where-the-cans-are-a-state-by-state-look-at-registered-suppressors-in-america/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Silencers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Suppressor Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[silencers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suppressors]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Through a FOIA request, ASA has obtained a state-by-state and caliber-by-caliber breakdown of the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/silencers/where-the-cans-are-a-state-by-state-look-at-registered-suppressors-in-america/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Anti-Hunting Activists Disguised as Conservationists Take Their Act to Colorado</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/ammunition/anti-hunting-activists-disguised-as-conservationists-take-their-act-to-colorado/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Ammunition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSSF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ammunition ban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colorado ammunition ban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colorado anti-hunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hunting ammunition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Pacelle anti-hunting]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a sweeping ammunition restriction designed to harm Colorado hunters. It's backed by a familiar anti-hunting activist playbook.
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/ammunition/anti-hunting-activists-disguised-as-conservationists-take-their-act-to-colorado/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Court&#8217;s Direction is Clear: More Freedom for Those Who Carry Guns and Use Drugs</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/law/the-courts-direction-is-clear-freedom-for-those-who-carry-guns-and-use-drugs/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Law and the Courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supreme Court Hemani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supreme Court Rahimi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supreme Court Wolford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States v. Hemani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US v. Rahimi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wolford v. Lopez]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Court’s view is that the government must demonstrate danger connected with drug use, not merely infer it.
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/law/the-courts-direction-is-clear-freedom-for-those-who-carry-guns-and-use-drugs/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Breaking News: Suppressor Sales Are Booming in 2026</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/business/breaking-news-suppressor-sales-are-booming-in-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSSF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Silencers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Beautiful Bill NFA tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Firearms Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFA tax stamp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Silencer Central]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[silencer sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Silencer Shop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suppressor sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zero dollar tax stamp]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/?p=40688</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[If the current trend continues, the suppressor market could heat up further. The year is only half through and demand is booming.
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/business/breaking-news-suppressor-sales-are-booming-in-2026/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Why Does the Philly PD Get to Arbitrarily Decide Who&#8217;s Worthy of Exercising Second Amendment Rights</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/law/why-does-the-philly-pd-get-to-arbitrarily-decide-whos-worthy-of-exercising-second-amendment-rights/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Law and the Courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Police Procedure]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[When the test for stripping a right is “good cause” – words that mean whatever the person holding the stamp wants them to mean – the test itself violates the Constitution.
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/law/why-does-the-philly-pd-get-to-arbitrarily-decide-whos-worthy-of-exercising-second-amendment-rights/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>God Help Us: When Congress Thinks About Suppressors</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/op-ed/god-help-us-when-congress-thinks-about-suppressors/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Silencers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress silencers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress suppressors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HEAR Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hearing Protection Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHUSH Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nothing makes a politician more uncomfortable than a workable solution, because practical solutions raise expectations.
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/op-ed/god-help-us-when-congress-thinks-about-suppressors/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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