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[size="+0"]Magpul says farewell to Colorado with PMAG giveaway and firesale[/size][/font]

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With just days to go before Colorado's strict new gun control law is set to take effect, gun accessories manufacturer Magpul says it plans to distribute 1,500 30-round magazines to gun owners for free. <br />
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The company, which has vowed to leave the state over the law, will take part in what organizers are calling a "Farewell to Arms Festival," on Saturday in Glendale, KDVR.com reports. <br />
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Magpul plans to give away magazines to the first 1,500 attendees and participants will also be able to buy up to three magazines for $10 each, according to the report. <br />
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Glendale Deputy City Manager Chuck Line told the station the event will be the "last opportunity" for residents to obtain standard capacity magazines for the AR-15 semi-automatic rifle ... <br />
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Read the whole story @ Foxnews. <br />
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Posted Sat Jun 29 06:39:58 CDT 2013<br />
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[size="+0"]Gov Quinn will use amendatory veto on CCW bill, says Lisa Madigan[/size][/font]

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As attorney general, Madigan has successfully sought to put a hold on a federal appeals court ruling that tossed out the state's ban on carrying a concealed firearm. She has held off on appealing the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court as she waits to see whether a compromise bill enacted in the closing days of the spring session last month is signed into law. <br />
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Many lawmakers expect Quinn to use the issue to try to help himself politically, taking advantage of his amendatory veto powers to rewrite the bill to make it more stringent. On Thursday, Madigan said she agreed that the governor would rewrite the bill. Quinn has not said what he plans to do, other than to indicate he will act in the interest of public safety. <br />
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Madigan said she had supported legislation that would give law enforcement more leeway to issue concealed carry permits — so-called may-issue legislation — rather than the way the compromise was written. The measure awaiting Quinn's action puts the onus on law enforcement to deny a permit, which is known as shall-issue. ... <br />
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Read the whole story in the Chicago Tribune. <br />
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Posted Fri Jun 28 19:50:02 CDT 2013<br />
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[size="+0"]Highland Park bans so-called "assault weapons" <br />
[size="-1"]The most popular civilian rifles will be contraband in this North Shore suburb[/size][/size][/font]

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After an emotional meeting in which people lined the walls and overflowed from the City Council chamber, Highland Park officials voted this week to ban assault weapons in their community. <br />
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Gun enthusiasts said the ordinance would not stop crime — except by making criminals out of responsible rifle owners. Others applauded the move as helping protect the city against tragedies. ... <br />
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Read the whole story in the Chicago Tribune. <br />
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