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		<title>VISGO&#8217;s Kosei Ohno: VI Governor Should Veto the Legislature&#8217;s &#8216;Government by Ambush&#8217; Gun Control Bill</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/visgos-kosei-ohno-virgin-island-governor-should-veto-the-legislatures-government-by-ambush-gun-control-bill/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lee Williams]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gun Control]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kosei Ohno]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Virgin Islands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virgin Islands gun control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virgin Islands gun rights]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Virgin Islands Legislature creates traps for gun owners, expanding "sensitive places" without real security protocols does not make people safer.
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/visgos-kosei-ohno-virgin-island-governor-should-veto-the-legislatures-government-by-ambush-gun-control-bill/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Like Just About Every Other Issue, Texas&#8217;s Talarico Misfires Badly on Gun Control</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/like-just-about-every-other-issue-texass-talarico-misfired-badly-on-gun-control/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Manda]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gun Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSSF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gun control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gunvote]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Talarico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Talarico Texas senate campaign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talarico vs paxton]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/?p=39649</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Talarico suggested strict gun control was acceptable because Texans need to “get a permit to exercise the First Amendment right to assemble.”
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/like-just-about-every-other-issue-texass-talarico-misfired-badly-on-gun-control/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Florida&#8217;s James Uthmeier is the Very Model of the Modern Pro-2A Attorney General</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-rights/floridas-james-uthmeier-is-the-very-model-of-the-modern-pro-2a-attorney-general/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lee Williams]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gun Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law and the Courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SAF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida gun rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida gun sales adults under 21]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida open carry]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/?p=39503</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Given how he has restored the Second Amendment closer to the Founders’ original intent, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s short [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-rights/floridas-james-uthmeier-is-the-very-model-of-the-modern-pro-2a-attorney-general/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Once Again, Montana Voters Have Rejected Paid Gun Control Stooge Ryan Busse</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/once-again-montana-voters-have-rejected-paid-gun-control-stooge-ryan-busse/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Keane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gun Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Busse gun control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Giffords]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gun control]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[With Busse’s record of losing twice while running on gun control, Montana voters will have another chance to reject it yet again.
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/once-again-montana-voters-have-rejected-paid-gun-control-stooge-ryan-busse/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Deranged NJ Congresswoman Introduces Bill to Ban Suppressors, or as She Calls Them, &#8216;Tools of Murder&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/deranged-nj-congresswoman-introduces-bill-to-ban-suppressors-or-tools-of-murder/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Zimmerman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gun Control]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Silencers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HEAR Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Help Empower Americans to Respond Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[silencer ban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suppressor ban]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/?p=39430</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[“They have no legal application which is why law enforcement officials around the country have been calling for their elimination."
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/deranged-nj-congresswoman-introduces-bill-to-ban-suppressors-or-tools-of-murder/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Oystergruppenfuhrer Graham Platner Says Marcus Luttrell Lied About &#8216;Lone Survivor&#8217; Story</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/quote-of-the-day/oystergruppenfuhrer-graham-platner-says-marcus-luttrell-lied-about-lone-survivor-story/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shooting News Weekly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Platner suggested Luttrell and ghost writer Patrick Robinson colluded with the Navy—and lied—in order to put a positive spin on Operation Red Wings.
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/quote-of-the-day/oystergruppenfuhrer-graham-platner-says-marcus-luttrell-lied-about-lone-survivor-story/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sponsor of Virginia Gun Ban Goes After Prosecutors Who Say They Won&#8217;t Enforce His Unconstitutional Law</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/sponsor-of-virginia-gun-ban-goes-after-prosecutors-who-say-they-wont-enforce-his-unconstitutional-law/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Keane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gun Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSSF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saddam Salim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virginia assault weapons ban]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/?p=39243</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The future of SB 749 will be determined by whether Virginia can justify banning firearms that millions of Americans lawfully own and use every day.
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/sponsor-of-virginia-gun-ban-goes-after-prosecutors-who-say-they-wont-enforce-his-unconstitutional-law/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Oregon Anti-Hunting Animal Rights Ballot Initiative Targets Hunting, Fishing, Ranching and More</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/nssf/oregon-anti-hunting-animal-rights-ballot-initiative-targets-hunting-fishing-ranching-and-more/</link>
					<comments>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/nssf/oregon-anti-hunting-animal-rights-ballot-initiative-targets-hunting-fishing-ranching-and-more/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Hunting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oregon animal rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oregon IP 28]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peace act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[People for Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions Act]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/?p=39180</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The proposed petition has dire consequences for food production, wildlife management, conservation funding, rural jobs and the outdoor heritage shared by all Oregonians.
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/nssf/oregon-anti-hunting-animal-rights-ballot-initiative-targets-hunting-fishing-ranching-and-more/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Guns are the Reason LA Mayoral Candidate Spencer Pratt Become a Republican</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-rights/guns-are-the-reason-la-mayoral-candidate-spencer-pratt-become-a-republican/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gun Rights]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA["All I cared about politically was to protect my wife and then my kids. That's my only political thing I'm connected to."
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-rights/guns-are-the-reason-la-mayoral-candidate-spencer-pratt-become-a-republican/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>More Virginia Counties Announce They Won&#8217;t Enforce Spanberger&#8217;s &#8216;Assault Firearms&#8217; Ban</title>
		<link>https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/more-virginia-counties-announce-they-wont-enforce-spanbergers-assault-firearms-ban/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NRA ILA]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gun Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NRA]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Will anti-gun extremists now try to force through a new law that would create a carve-out to force the prosecution of these gun cases?
<p><a href="https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/more-virginia-counties-announce-they-wont-enforce-spanbergers-assault-firearms-ban/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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