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Chris W. Cox 11:04 p.m. CT April 29, 2017

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After eight long years, we once again have a president who respects and cherishes individual freedom. For Americas law-abiding gun owners, the Trump administration is proving to be among the best in history. So its important to take stock of all he has accomplished on behalf of the Second Amendment in a very short time.

Thanks to President Trump, we are now back to having a 5-4 pro-gun majority on the U.S. Supreme Court. He appointed Jeff Sessions as Attorney General, which means the Department of Justice will return to focusing on prosecuting violent criminals instead of targeting law-abiding gun owners. In Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, Trump has appointed a man who is firmly committed to protecting hunting and shooting as priority uses on our public lands. In fact, Zinke repealed one of Barack Obamas most egregious anti-gun policies on his very first day on the job.

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Ultimately, politicians are judged on whether they keep their promises. For law-abiding gun owners, Trump has kept his promises, after running as the most pro-Second Amendment candidate in history.

Soon after his inauguration, the president nominated Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Justice Gorsuch believes in interpreting the law as the Framers intended. He will follow the example of Antonin Scalia, who wrote the majority opinion in the most important Second Amendment decision in modern history, District of Columbic v. Heller. That case reaffirmed that the Second Amendment protects the right of an individual to keep a firearm in their home for self-defense. Neil Gorsuch will protect that right.

Sessions will restore the rule of law to the Justice Department. As our nations chief law enforcement officer, he will work vigorously to respect individual freedoms of American citizens while making our communities safer by cracking down on violent criminals.

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Trump also made good on his promise when he nominated Zinke to lead the Interior Department. Zinke, a former Navy Seal and avid outdoorsman, repealed the Obama administration's ban on lead ammo on federal land on his first day in office. He knows that Americas sportsmen and women are critical to conservation and understands that management decisions must recognize the importance of hunting, shooting, and other traditional uses on public lands.

Trump has also acted to protect the self-defense rights of Social Security beneficiaries, repealing an eleventh-hour Obama rule that banned them.

For all he has accomplished, there is still a lot of work to do. Our fight is not over. But in Trump, we now have a president who truly believes in individual freedom.

Chris W. Cox is executive director of the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action.

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This is the same position out Founding Fathers held; the same position they all supported with their signatures when signing the Declaration of Independence, which says:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

It is crucial to note two things in this portion of the Declaration: 1. Thomas Jefferson sourced our rights in our Creator, not in government or in a majority vote of the population. 2. Jefferson sourced governments power in the people.In other words, governments possess powers, not rights, and the U.S. government only has power because the people lend it a portion of the authority that they possess by birth.

And the authority which the people lend government never communicates permission to infringe on the rights with which the people were endowed. (This is why James Madison used Federalist 46 to stress that ultimate authorityresides in the people alone.)

Enter Marty Daniel of Daniel Defense. Marty told Breitbart News that the Second Amendment must be protected because it is sourced in our Creator. He juxtaposed Second Amendment rights with the gospel and said that he views it as his job to protect both because both flow to us from God.

Marty said, We are in business, we believe, to be a supporter of the gospel. And, therefore, a supporter of the Second Amendment. In other words, not only do we have these Second Amendment rights because God gives them to us but also the gospel. Marty went on to stress his conviction that Daniel Defense [supports] the freedom of the gospel by supporting the Second Amendment.

It is interesting to note that President Donald Trump struck a similar tone when speaking to the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum on April 28. Trump said, Freedom is not a gift from government, freedom is a gift from God.

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Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant addresses a small crowd at a college leadership event during the National Rifle Associations annual convention in Atlanta on Saturday, April 29, 2017. (Photo: Jared Morgan/Guns.com)

ATLANTAMississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Saturday urged a small group of college students and others to take up arms in defense of the Second Amendment.

If you think the left isnt coming for your guns, look at Australia, he said. The only thing the left is upset about, the only thing they fear is the Second Amendment.

His remarks came at a college leadership forum during the National Rifle Associations annual convention in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday.

Mississippi has traditionally been a strong gun rights state, but last year Bryant signed a bill allowing permitless carry there. Bryant, a former deputy sheriff, also touted his own gun ownership.

If theres an active shooter at the capitol, Im not going to hide behind my desk, Bryant said. Im going to put some led down range on someone.

Bryant slammed liberals for trying to control gun legislation.

They believe that somewhere they can tell us what to do, Bryant said, adding that liberals want a bureaucracy of control.

That control extends to college campuses, Bryant said, ribbing Greek literature and music appreciation majors he said are the ones most likely to come out to riot.

They wont take away Second Amendment rights, Bryant said. We will not go quietly into the night.

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During his speech at the 2017 NRA convention on Friday, President Donald Trump promised that the Obama's administration's "assault" on the Second Amendment "has come to a crashing end."

"You have a true friend and champion in the White House," Trump said. "To the NRA, I can proudly say: I will never, ever let you down."

On "Fox & Friends Weekend" this morning, Dana Loesch, a national NRA spokesperson and host of "Dana" on TheBlazeTV, said she is "very confident and encouraged" that Trump will live up to his campaign promises on gun rights.

She noted that he's already done away with one Obama era regulation, which allowed bureaucrats to infringe on the Second Amendment rights of Social Security beneficiaries deemed "mentally incompetent or mentally deficient."

Loesch said she was glad to see Trump push back on that, since there's already a legal process in place for those situations.

She added that Congress is considering national reciprocity legislation, which would treat concealed-carry permits like a drivers license, making a permit from one state valid in the other 49.

She said the Hearing Protection Act, which would remove silencers from items listed on the National Firearms Act, is also on the to-do list.

"It's still early, 100 days in," Loesch said. "But we still have several years left, so I'm very confident and encouraged."

"We feel like for the first time in eight years ... you have the White House that's prioritizing liberty. You have the White House that's prioritizing our Second Amendment rights."

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Chris Cox 8:47 a.m. ET April 28, 2017

President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on April 26, 2017.(Photo: MIKE THEILER / POOL, EPA)

After eight long years, we once again havea president who respects and cherishes individual freedom. For Americas law-abiding gun owners, theTrump administrationis proving to beamongthe best in history. Soits important to take stock of all he has accomplished on behalf of the SecondAmendment inaveryshort time.

Thanks to President Trump,we are now back tohavinga 5-4pro-gunmajority on the U.S. Supreme Court. He appointed Jeff Sessionsas Attorney General,which means the Department of Justicewill return to focusing on prosecuting violent criminals instead oftargetinglaw-abiding gun owners.In Secretary of the Interior RyanZinke, Trump has appointed a man whois firmly committed to protecting hunting and shooting as priority uses on our public lands.In fact,Zinkerepealed one ofBarack Obamas most egregious anti-gun policieson his very first day on the job.

Ultimately, politicians are judged on whether they keep their promises. Forlaw-abidinggun owners, Trump has kept his promises, after running as the most pro-Second Amendment candidate in history.

Soonafter his inauguration, the president nominated NeilGorsuchto the Supreme Court.Justice Gorsuchbelieves in interpreting the law as the Framers intended. He will followthe example of Antonin Scalia,who wrote the majority opinion inthe most important Second Amendment decision inmodern history,District of Columbia v. Heller. That case reaffirmedthatthe Second Amendment protects the right of an individual to keep a firearm in their home for self-defense. Neil Gorsuch willprotect that right.

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Sessions will restore the rule of lawto the Justice Department. As our nations chief law enforcement officer,he willwork vigorously to respectindividual freedoms of American citizenswhile making our communities safer by cracking down on violent criminals.

Trump also made good on his promisewhen he nominated Zinketo lead the Interior Department.Zinke, aformer Navy Seal and avid outdoorsman, repealed theObama administration's ban on lead ammo on federal land on his first day in office.He knowsthat Americas sportsmen and women are critical toconservationandunderstands thatmanagementdecisions must recognize the importance of hunting, shooting, and other traditional uses on public lands.

Trump has also acted to protect the self-defense rightsof Social Security beneficiaries, repealing an eleventh-hour Obama rule that banned them.

For all he has accomplished, there is still a lot of work to do.Our fight is not over. But in Trump, we now have a president who trulybelieves in individual freedom.

Chris W. Cox is executive director of theNational Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action.

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Mark GrissomNorthport

As a firm believer in our Second Amendment rights, I have legally carried concealed for almost my entire life. I have had training and practice regularly to ensure I can protect myself, my family, and those around me without unnecessary risk to the public. If cost is a factor for those who wish to carry concealed, I would certainly support a waiver of permit fees.

I respect the rights of property owners if they ban firearms; however, I believe they should be held accountable in providing protection.

I am very concerned about the reckless expansion of gun rights into non-permitted carry. My biggest concerns are:

Officers wouldnt have the right to properly investigate persons with firearms on them.

Those with criminal or terrorism intent have a pass to have a readily available firearm, and if caught they can walk away to try again.

Home intrusions, domestic violence, work disputes, and road rage situations are likely to see increased involvement of firearms.

Untrained individuals will place all of us at a significantly greater risk.

In a society becoming more and more emotionally unstable because someone else has a different perspective or opinion, this type of legislating could be dangerous.

Smart laws that protect our Second Amendment rights are crucial to our way of life; putting reckless gun laws in place is the fastest way to create decreased support for the Second Amendment and thus weakens it.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. (BKFS) ("Black Knight") today announced that its indirect subsidiary Black Knight InfoServ, LLC (the"Borrower") entered into a second amendment to its senior secured credit facility (the"Second Amendment") and completed the redemption of its 5.75% Senior Notes due 2023 (the Redemption).

Pursuant to the Second Amendment, (i)the aggregate principal amount of the term A loan facility is increased by $300.0million to $1,030.0million, (ii)the aggregate commitments under the revolving credit facility are increased by $100.0million to $500.0million and (iii)the maturity date applicable to both the term A loan facility and revolving credit facility is extended by approximately two years to February 25, 2022. In addition, the Second Amendment reduces (i)the pricing applicable to loans under each of the term A loan facility and revolving credit facility by 25 basis points and (ii)the unused commitment fee applicable to the revolving credit facility by 5 basis points. The proceeds of the increased term A loan facility and revolving credit facility were used to complete the Redemption.

About Black Knight Financial Services, Inc.

Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. (BKFS) is a leading provider of integrated technology, data and analytics solutions that facilitate and automate many of the business processes across the mortgage lifecycle.

Black Knight is committed to being a premier business partnerthat lenders and servicers rely on to achieve their strategic goals, realize greater success and better serve their customers by delivering best-in-class technology, services and insight with a relentless commitment to excellence, innovation, integrity and leadership. For more information on Black Knight, please visit http://www.bkfs.com.

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Wednesday was the annual Second Amendment March in Lansing. Gun enthusiasts took to the Capitol for speeches and mass open-carrying of firearms.

According to the marchs website, they met for a, peaceful gathering to demonstrate the political strength of Michigans legal gun owners and Second Amendment advocates.

Dean Greenblatt is an attorney in Bloomfield Township. He represents Michigan Open Carry in several pending court cases.

Its just to get the message out that people are interested in securing their rights and letting other people know theyre here, theyre not going away, and theyre not going to be quiet, he said.

The Michigan legislature is currently pondering legislation that would allow for concealed pistol carry without a license. There are also plans for legislation to make registering firearms optional in the state.

Gun control advocates say increased regulations would reduce gun violence.

But Second Amendment enthusiasts like Kimberly Moshier from Oxford, say there are misconceptions about gun owners.

We do it because its our right and we want to protect ourselves and the ones we love, she said. And thats what it boils down to. Not everybody with a guns a bad guy.

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