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Firearm Related Websites and Resources

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By Steve Kanigher, I-Team Reporter - email

These websites provide information on the various sides of the nation's gun debate, as well as places to research firearms data, shoot weapons and purchase them.

Pro-Gun Organizations

American Firearms Institute -- http://www.americanfirearms.org/ 

Arming Women Against Rape & Endangerment -- http://www.aware.org/aboutaware.shtml 

Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms -- http://www.ccrkba.org/ 

Commonwealth Second Amendment -- http://www.comm2a.org/ 

ConcealCarry.org -- http://www.concealcarry.org/ 

Firearms Policy Coalition -- http://www.firearmspolicy.org/ 

Gun News Daily -- http://www.gunnewsdaily.com/ 

Gun Owners of America -- http://gunowners.org/ 

Gun Rights Radio Network -- http://gunrights.us/ 

KeepAndBearArms.com -- http://www.keepandbeararms.com/ 

Law Enforcement Alliance of America -- http://www.leaa.org/index.html 

Liberty Belles -- http://www.libertybelles.org/index.htm 

National Association for Gun Rights -- http://www.nationalgunrights.org/ 

National Rifle Association -- http://home.nra.org/#/nraorg 

National Shooting Sports Foundation -- http://www.nssf.org/ 

OpenCarry.org -- http://www.opencarry.org/ 

Second Amendment Foundation -- http://www.saf.org/ 

Second Amendment Sisters -- http://www.2asisters.org/ 

USA Carry -- http://www.usacarry.com/ 

Women & Guns -- http://www.womenshooters.com/ 

Pro-Gun Control Organizations

American Association of Suicidology -- http://www.suicidology.org/home 

American Ethical Union -- http://www.aeu.org/index.php?blogid=382&case=one_news 

American Psychiatric Association -- http://www.psych.org/ 

American Public Health Association -- http://www.apha.org/about/news/pressreleases/2013/White+House+plan+on+gun+violence.htm 

Americans for Responsible Solutions -- http://americansforresponsiblesolutions.org/ 

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence -- http://www.bradycampaign.org/ 

Children's Defense Fund -- http://www.childrensdefense.org/ 

Coalition To Stop Gun Violence -- http://www.csgv.org/ 

Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence -- http://www.faithsagainstgunviolence.org/ 

Fellowship of Reconciliation -- http://forusa.org/blogs/john-lindsay-poland/hearing-other-voices-guns-gun-violence/11737 

Futures Without Violence -- http://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/ 

GunFreeKids.org -- http://www.gunfreekids.org/ 

Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence -- http://smartgunlaws.org/ 

Mayors Against Illegal Guns -- http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/home/demandaplan.html 

National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence -- http://lepartnership.org/ 

One Million Moms for Gun Control -- http://onemillionmomsforguncontrol.org/about/ 

PICO National Network -- http://www.piconetwork.org/ 

States United to Prevent Gun Violence -- http://www.supgv.org/ 

Violence Policy Center -- http://www.vpc.org/ 

Women Against Gun Violence -- http://www.wagv.org/ 

Government Websites

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Federal Firearms Licensees -- http://www.atf.gov/about/foia/ffl-list.html 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Statistics -- http://atf.gov/statistics/ 

Bureau of Justice Statistics -- http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=43 

FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System -- http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics 

FBI Uniform Crime Reports -- http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/ucr 

National Institute of Justice gun violence studies -- http://www.nij.gov/topics/crime/gun-violence/welcome.htm 

Nevada Department of Public Safety -- http://www.nvrepository.state.nv.us/crimejustice.shtml 

Project Safe Neighborhoods, Bureau of Justice Assistance -- https://www.bja.gov/programdetails.aspx?program_id=74 

Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html 

Miscellaneous Research Websites

Center for Gun Policy and Research, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health -- http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/johns-hopkins-center-for-gun-policy-and-research/index.html 

Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado -- http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/ 

Firearm & Injury Center at Penn, University of Pennsylvania -- http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/ficap/ 

Harvard Injury Control Research Center -- http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hicrc/ 

Small Arms Survey, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva, Switzerland) -- http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/about-us/mission.html 

Southern Nevada Gun-Related Websites

Accuracy Gun Shop (retailer) -- http://www.accuracygunshop.com/ 

American Shooters (shooting range) -- http://www.americanshooters.com/ 

Arsenal Inc. (manufacturer) -- http://www.arsenalinc.com/usa/ 

Bass Pro Shops (shooting range) -- http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPageC?storeId=10151&appID=94&storeID=9 

Battlefield Vegas (shooting range) -- http://www.battlefieldvegas.com/ 

Big Gun Enterprises (retailer) -- http://biggunenterprisesllc.com/ 

Center Mass Firearms (shooting range) -- http://www.centermassfirearms.com/ 

Citadel Gun and Safe (retailer) -- https://citadelgunandsafe.com/cart/  

Clark County Shooting Complex (shooting range) -- http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/depts/parks/Pages/clark-county-shooting-park.aspx 

Crossroads of the West Gun Shows (gun show schedule) -- http://www.crossroadsgunshows.com/calendar.php 

Desert Hills Shooting Club (shooting range) -- http://www.deserthillsshootingclub.com/ 

Desert Sportsman's Rifle & Pistol Club (shooting range) -- http://dsrpc.org/ 

Discount Firearms and Ammo (shooting range) -- http://www.discountfirearmsusa.com/ 

Guns and Ammo Garage (shooting range) -- http://gunsandammogarage.com/ 

Henderson Defense Industries (manufacturer) -- http://www.hendersondefense.com/store/pc/home.asp 

Jimenez Arms Inc. (manufacturer) -- http://jimenezarmsinc.com/ 

Kramer Defense (manufacturer) -- http://www.kramerdefense.com/ 

Las Vegas Gun Range & Firearm Center (shooting range) -- http://www.lasvegasgunrange.net/ 

Las Vegas Gun Show (gun show schedule and miscellaneous gun information) -- http://www.lasvegasgunshow.com/ 

Lock N Load (retailer) -- http://www.locknloadgunstore.com/ 

Long Mountain Outfitters (manufacturer/retailer) -- http://www.longmountain.com/ 

Machine Gun Kelly's Gun Vault (retailer) -- http://www.machinegunkellys.com/ 

Machine Guns Vegas (shooting range) -- http://machinegunsvegas.com/ 

Nevada Outdoor Shooting Co. (shooting range) -- http://nevadaoutdoorshootingco.com/ 

Nevada Police Pistol Association (fraternal organization) -- http://www.nvpolicepistolassn.com/index.html 

Nevada Shooters (online discussions) -- http://www.nevadashooters.com/ 

Nevada Tactical (retailer) -- http://nvtac.com/products/ 

Progressive F.O.R.C.E. Concepts (firearms instruction) -- http://www.pfctraining.com/ 

Rocky Mountain Gun Shows (gun show schedule) -- http://www.rockymountaingunshow.com/ 

Smith's Firearms (retailer/training classes) -- http://smithsfirearms.com/ 

Southern Nevada Gun Owners Hunting & Shooting Club (information clearinghouse) -- http://southernnevadagunowners.com/ 

Spurlock's Gun Shop (retailer) -- http://www.702shooter.com/gun-stores/spurlocks-gun-shop/ 

Strip Gun Club (shooting range) -- http://www.stripgunclub.com/ 

The Gun Store (shooting range) -- http://thegunstorelasvegas.com/ 

The Range 702 (shooting range) -- http://www.therange702.com/ 

Wild West Guns (retailer) -- http://www.wildwestguns.com/ 

Gun Laws

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Summary of Nevada Gun Laws -- http://www.atf.gov/publications/download/p/atf-p-5300-5-2011/atf-p-5300-5-nevada-2011.pdf 

Clark County Firearms Ordinances -- http://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=16214&stateId=28&stateName=Nevada 

National Firearms Act -- http://www.atf.gov/firearms/nfa/ 

National Rifle Association Interpretation of Nevada Laws -- http://www.nraila.org/gun-laws/state-laws/nevada.aspx 

Nevada Constitution (see Article 1, Section 11) -- http://www.leg.state.nv.us/const/nvconst.html#Art1Sec11 

Nevada Weapons Laws -- http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-202.html 

U.S. Constitution Second Amendment -- http://constitution.findlaw.com/amendment2/amendment.html 

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