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		<title>The Latest Way YouTube is Censoring Firearms Content Creators</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/media/youtube-is-censoring-firearms-in-new-ways/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy S]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gun Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[censorship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guntubers]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Okay, I admit it. I&#8217;ve been using YouTube&#8217;s built-in AI (or SI, if you prefer) to generate thumbnails for the [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/media/youtube-is-censoring-firearms-in-new-ways/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Illinois Our Texas: Billionaire Governor Throws $1.2 Million at Abbott&#8217;s Democrat Challenger</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/dont-illinois-our-texas-billionaire-governor-throws-1-2-million-at-abbotts-democrat-challenger/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris McNutt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gun Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[don't Illinois our Texas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gina Hinojosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governor Greg Abbott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois Gov JB Pritzker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois gun control]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, the billionaire Democrat who banned commonly owned semiautomatic rifles and standard-capacity magazines in his state, has [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/dont-illinois-our-texas-billionaire-governor-throws-1-2-million-at-abbotts-democrat-challenger/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dem Candidates Lying to Rural Voters About Gun Control By Pissing On Their Legs and Telling Them It&#8217;s Raining</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/dem-candidates-lying-to-rural-voters-about-gun-control-by-pissing-on-their-legs-and-telling-them-its-raining/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shooting News Weekly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gun Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Democrats are looking to take back control of Congress trying to appeal to rural voters by changing the narrative around guns.
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/dem-candidates-lying-to-rural-voters-about-gun-control-by-pissing-on-their-legs-and-telling-them-its-raining/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Michigan Could Become a Midwest Gun Rights Black Hole Depending on Next Tuesday&#8217;s Election Results</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/michigan-could-become-a-midwest-gun-rights-black-hole-depending-on-next-tuesdays-results/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Keane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gun Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSSF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2026 midterms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gunvote]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan gun control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan gun rights]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/?p=45783</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Anti-gun orgs have been pouring money in to oppose Rep. Rogers. Lawful firearm owners should bring equal seriousness to evaluating the entire ballot.
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/michigan-could-become-a-midwest-gun-rights-black-hole-depending-on-next-tuesdays-results/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Another Election, Same Billionaire Funding the Same Anti-Gun Rights Agenda</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/another-election-same-billionaire-funding-the-same-anti-gun-rights-agenda/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NRA ILA]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gun Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The reality of the election cycle is that even as the Second Amendment landscape changes, the political fight is far from over.
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/another-election-same-billionaire-funding-the-same-anti-gun-rights-agenda/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trump DOJ Finally Enables Gun Dealers to Use NICS System to Ensure Their Own Employees Can Possess Firearms</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/law/trump-doj-finally-enables-gun-dealers-to-use-nics-system-to-ensure-their-own-employees-can-possess-firearms/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Zimmerman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law and the Courts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bipartisan Safer Communities Act]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Maybe the only good thing to come out of the abomination that was the John Cornyn/Chris Murphy Biden era Bipartisan [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/law/trump-doj-finally-enables-gun-dealers-to-use-nics-system-to-ensure-their-own-employees-can-possess-firearms/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Can You Guess the Political Leanings of the 5% of US Counties Where 71% of the Murders Take Place?</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/crime-and-punishment/can-you-guess-the-political-leanings-of-the-5-of-us-counties-where-71-of-the-murders-take-place/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NRA ILA]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime and Punishment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gun Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[most violent counties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[murder counties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[violent crime]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The most dangerous 5% of the counties accounted for 71% of the murders.
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/crime-and-punishment/can-you-guess-the-political-leanings-of-the-5-of-us-counties-where-71-of-the-murders-take-place/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Here&#8217;s a Quick Second Amendment History Lesson For Michigan&#8217;s Islamo-Socialist Senate Candidate, Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-nation/heres-a-quick-second-amendment-history-lesson-for-michigans-islamo-socialist-senate-candidate/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Texas Gun Rights]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 14:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gun Nation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gun Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law and the Courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOJ Second Amendment Rights Section]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gun rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[muskets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Second Amendment was not written to guarantee Americans permanent access to 18th-century technology.
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-nation/heres-a-quick-second-amendment-history-lesson-for-michigans-islamo-socialist-senate-candidate/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Look Now, But Yet Another Chicago &#8216;Violence Interrupter&#8217; Has Committed Violent Felonies</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/crime-and-punishment/dont-look-now-but-yet-another-chicago-violence-interrupter-has-committed-violent-felonies/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Boch]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime and Punishment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gun Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law and the Courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/?p=45307</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Angalwon Gilmore, 28, started his day at a Chicago CRED (Create Real Economic Destiny) office flashing gang signs at the [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/crime-and-punishment/dont-look-now-but-yet-another-chicago-violence-interrupter-has-committed-violent-felonies/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Unhinged, Impaired Leftist Candidate Jaime West: &#8216;We Have Guns, Too&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/politics/unhinged-impaired-leftist-candidate-jaime-west-we-have-guns-too/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Boch]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 18:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jaime West]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[we have guns too]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pro-tip: Don&#8217;t do interviews while you&#8217;re intoxicated. Unfortunately nobody gave Jaime West, the Democratic candidate for Fayette County Council District [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/politics/unhinged-impaired-leftist-candidate-jaime-west-we-have-guns-too/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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