Winning. Freedom activist are winning the war with small victories of common sense and some positive media. Rick Ector is making a big difference in Detroit with his personal firearm instruction, social media prowess and civil rights activism. I am bias because he is a friend. See his story in item one. Here are seventeen other news articles from around the world of note from your friend and brother from another mother… Kenn Blanchard.
1. Detroit resident educates public on ‘open carry’
Associated Press (MI)
January 16, 2012
Corey Williams
2. South Dakota considers open carry shift
Star-Tribune (Casper, WY)
Regional News (SD)
January 15, 2012
David Montgomery
3. Recent Gun Crimes Could Trigger New Pennsylvania Self-Defense Law
Randolph L. Goldman Law Firm (PA)
January 16, 2012
4. Dealers say gun sales are strong; background checks hit a record
The Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Page: A1
January 15, 2012
Edward Colimore
5. Uptick in crime causing increase in gun sales
WVUE (New Orleans, LA )
January 15, 2012
staff
6. State falls behind on gun permits: High volume slows process
The Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
Page: 5
January 16, 2012
Jason Stein
7. Concealed carry weapons permits more than double in Cerro Gordo County
Globe Gazette (Mason City, IA)
January 16, 2012
Peggy Senzarino
New York Post
January 16, 2012
Laura Italiano
9. COMMENTARY: The strange birth of NY’s gun laws
New York Post
January 15, 2012
Michael A. Walsh, columnist
10. Trio of gun-rights bills up for debate
Topeka Capital-Journal (KS)
Page: A.1
January 16, 2012
Andy Marso
11. Girl, 15, wards off burglars
Galveston County Daily News (TX)
January 15, 2012
John DeLapp
12. Gun Issues Highlighted at General Assembly
Associated Press (VA)
January 16, 2012
Larry O’Dell
13. Annual gun buyback aims to get weapons off Birmingham streets
The Birmingham News (AL)
January 14, 2012
Anita Debro
14. Ted Nugent To Sell His Own Brand Of Bullets
RTT News
January 15, 2012
staff
15. Is Sunday hunting gaining traction?
The Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA)
January 15, 2012
Andy Thompson
16. Mont. hunters want more wolves and bears killed
Associated Press (MT)
January 15, 2012
17. Family turns farmland into hunting business
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (Tupelo, MS)
January 15, 2012
Dennis Seid
18. Trigger happy shooters’ gun buying spree
Daily Telegraph (Australia)
January 16, 2012
Richard Noone














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