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		<title>Minnesota Nasty: Flailing DFL Reboots an Expansive Gun Control Agenda Including Sweeping New Bans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gun Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota gun control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Walz]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Minnesota’s gun control fight is back on center stage because Democratic politicians see an opening for campaign talking points that could swing a tied state legislature.
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		<title>Why a Revolver is More Reliable Than Your Super Omicron Uberpistolero 1000</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 13:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Handguns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quote of the Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Revolvers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Ringo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Ringo sci-fi]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[revolver vs semi-auto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHTF gun]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A while back someone I follow posted &#8216;Let&#8217;s give wheel guns some love.&#8217; I posted back that &#8216;Wheel guns are [&#8230;]
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		<title>A Simple Low Round Count Shooting Drill: 3-2-1 at 6</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Training and Technique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3-2-1 at 6 drill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handgun shooting drills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rangemaster Firearms Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Givens]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Tom Givens, Chief Firearms Instructor, Rangemaster Firearms Training Services The goal here is to help motivate folks to get [&#8230;]
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		<title>SHOT 2026: Benchmade&#8217;s Super-Secret New Codex87 Horizon Edge Hunting Knife Revealed</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Hunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHOT Show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benchmade Codex87 Horizon Edge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benchmade hunting knife]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a brand-new concept in blade innovation that uses a first-of-its-kind application of a bi-metal blade technology through selective steel application along a single cutting edge.
<p><a href="https://staging.shootingnewsweekly.com/hunting/shot-2026-benchmades-super-secret-new-codex87-horizon-edge-hunting-knife-revealed/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Evidence That High Tech Systems Stop School Shootings Just Isn&#8217;t There</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gunshot detection systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school shootings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ShotSpotter]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[By  Emily Greene-Colozzi, UMass Lowell A group of college students braved the frigid New England weather on Dec. 13, 2025, [&#8230;]
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		<title>Hunters&#8217; Harvest Donations are Feeding Millions</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 22:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Hunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSSF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donated hunting meat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hunter donation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hunters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hunting]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Joe Bartozzi Across the country each fall, hunters head into the woods — hoping to connect with nature, decompress [&#8230;]
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		<title>The Madding Crowds: Keeping Holiday Shopping Season Safety Front of Mind</title>
		<link>https://staging.shootingnewsweekly.com/safety/the-madding-crowds-holiday-shopping-season-safety/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Concealed Carry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black friday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[concealed carry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holiday shopping safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[situational awareness]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Crowds naturally create opportunity — not just for retailers, but for individuals who prey on distraction, confusion, or complacency.
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		<title>Go Figure: Gang Violence Has More to Do With Emotion Than Economics</title>
		<link>https://staging.shootingnewsweekly.com/crime-and-punishment/go-figure-gang-violence-has-more-to-do-with-emotion-than-economics/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 12:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime and Punishment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jens Ludwig]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U of Chicago Crime Lab]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Chicago]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Academics and other "experts" assume a rational weighing of possible benefit and loss by gang members, while accounts of actual shootings show something very different.
<p><a href="https://staging.shootingnewsweekly.com/crime-and-punishment/go-figure-gang-violence-has-more-to-do-with-emotion-than-economics/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Gun Control Advocacy 101: When the Numbers Don&#8217;t Support Your Narrative, Manipulate Reframe the Data</title>
		<link>https://staging.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-control/gun-control-advocacy-101-when-the-numbers-dont-support-your-narrative-manipulate-reframe-the-data/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gun Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota adults under 21 gun rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota gun control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota gun violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota permit to purchase]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota suicide rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Protect Minnesota]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Violence Policy Center]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you’re honestly trying to understand what’s killing people, the data point squarely to mental health, social isolation, substance abuse and access to care – not to some uniquely dangerous “gun culture” in Minnesota.
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		<title>5 Helpful Prep Tips for This Year&#8217;s Deer or Elk Harvest</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SNW Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Hunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wild game cooking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wild game meat donation month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wild game prep]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[It’s hard to beat a well-prepped, perfectly cooked steak – especially after the time and effort you spent hauling it out of the mountains. But other methods of prep can be just as satisfying. All it takes is a little work and some kitchen ingenuity.
<p><a href="https://staging.shootingnewsweekly.com/hunting/5-helpful-prep-tips-for-this-years-deer-or-elk-harvest/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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