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During the March 13 CNN Democrat Town Hall in Ohio, Hillary Clinton responded to a question about gang-related gun violence by pushing stricter gun control for law-abiding citizens.

On March 13 CBS News contended that the meaning of the Second Amendment is still unclear and suggested it will be up to Antonin Scalia’s Supreme Court replacement to help decide whether it refers to individual rights or collective rights for persons in the “militia.”

There are currently 180 bodies stacked up at the Los Angeles morgue amid delays in processing that have forced families to wait weeks to get the bodies of the their loved ones.

On March 11 the Georgia Senate concurred with House and passed legislation to allow concealed carry permit holders to carry their guns on Georgia college and university campuses for self-defense.

On March 10, the Oklahoma House passed legislation to legalize carrying a handgun openly on one’s hip without a concealed carry permit.

An 18-year-old Midwest City, Oklahoma, woman shot and killed her ex-boyfriend after he allegedly violated a protective order by breaking into her home and assaulting her.

Jail escapee Rafeal McCloud is dead after allegedly invading a Vicksburg, Mississippi home, taking hostages, then being shot by the homeowner.

Multiple gunmen opened fire on Wednesday night, killing five and wounding at least three in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania.

On March 9, Maryland state senator Jamie Raskin (D-Montgomery County) said he and his colleagues will not quit pushing gun control until they have an annual “death toll of zero” in the state.

Campus carry legislation passed out of Alaska’s Senate judiciary committee March 7 and is next expected to be taken up by the Senate’s finance committee.

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence sent a March 9 email alert urging opposition to Donald Trump for his pro-gun stance on “concealed carry” and because of his support for allowing teachers to defend themselves and their students on school campuses.

Twenty-one people were shot — leaving two dead — in gun-controlled Chicago, during a 20-hour window from Tuesday to Wednesday.

On March 8, a suspect put a gun to the head of a taxi driver and demanded all his money, but failed to notice that the car directly behind the taxi was a police cruiser.

Police confiscated firearms from 74-year-old Ralph Gilbertsen, although he is not a felon or domestic abuser, and he has never been ruled dangerous to others because of mental illness.

Cook County prosecutors indicate 22-year-old Dwight Boone-Doty is now charged with murder in the heinous November 2015 shooting death of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee.

Legislation abolishing concealed carry permit requirements is on the move in the Idaho and Missouri legislatures.

On March 7, Gun Owners of America (GOA) issued a press release warning that citizens who support the Second Amendment ought not vote for Marco Rubio.

A surveillance video shows a man stalking a woman into a parking garage in Louisville, Kentucky, where she later shot him in the neck.

Representative Duncan Hunter (R-CA-52) says Navy SEALs have contacted him and told him that they have so few rifles they are being forced to share their weapons.

During the March 6 Democrat Debate, Bernie Sanders warned that Hillary Clinton’s proposals regarding gun manufacturers’ liability would literally eliminate gun makers in America.

The production of guns has more than doubled since President Barack Obama’s inauguration in 2009, amid his frequent demands for more gun-control and fewer guns. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has released its annual Firearms Manufacturing

The Michael Bloomberg-funded group, Everytown for Gun Safety, is running a 30-second television ad in Georgia, urging residents to ask their state senators to oppose gun rights on college campuses.

During the March 6 Democrat Debate Hillary Clinton continued the false claim that gun manufacturers enjoy “immunity” because of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), which she opposed but Bernie Sanders supported in 2005.

Donald Trump Jr. says he shares his personal commitment to the Second Amendment and pro-gun policies with his father, presidential candidate Donald J. Trump.

On March 6, a gunman opened fire and killed one person outside a police station in heavily gun-controlled San Francisco.

During the March 6 Democrat Debate Hillary Clinton suggested Adam Lanza used an “automatic” weapon to carry out his heinous attack on Sandy Hook Elementary.

On March 4, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled that it will rehear Kolbe v. Hogan — the case which resulted in Maryland’s “assault weapons” ban being sent back to a lower court for review.

There are now eight states in America where no permit is required in order to carry a concealed handgun on one’s person for self-defense, after West Virginia legislators overrode Governor Earl Ray Tomblin’s (D) veto of a permitless carry law.

During his March 3, CPAC speech, NRA executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre said President Obama is avoiding an invitation to debate because he knows LaPierre “would clean his clock.”

On March 4 the West Virginia House voted to override Governor Earl Ray Tomblin’s (D) veto of permitless carry legislation and on Saturday, March 5, the West Virginia Senate followed suit.

Figures compiled by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) show that California had more hate groups in 2015 than any other state.

A video of actor Keanu Reeves (Matrix, John Wick) has emerged that shows Reeves shifting between three guns — an AR-15, a shotgun, and a handgun — to literally shred targets downrange.

At the close of the quarter, ending January 31, Smith & Wesson’s sales were up “61.5%” compared to the same time last year.

On March 1 San Francisco Supervisor Mark Farrell (D) introduced an expansion to city’s gun storage mandate for handguns that would require all rifles and shotguns be locked away or disabled in the home as well.

Following the March 3 GOP debate The Hill suggested that GOP contenders exceed Antonin Scalia in defending gun rights because Scalia left the door open for some limit on the Second Amendment, but Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, and Marco Rubio are pushing for none.

During the March 3 GOP debate Donald Trump said there should be no restrictions on the Second Amendment and stressed that attacks on innocents can be prevented or curtailed if the people have the ability to shoot back.