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Hello everyone and welcome back to This Week in Guns, brought to you by Patriot Patch Company and Primary Arms. This show offers commentary on the latest firearms industry news, information and buzz. I’m your host Matthew Larosiere and I’m here with my co-host Shawn Herrin.

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CHRIS MURPHY TO PUT FORTH UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECK BILL

It’s reported that Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut is planning to put forth universal background check legislation in the coming weeks. It won’t be the first one coming out of the federal legislature this session, but it’s clear this is the type of “commonsense™” laws the establishment is hedging on.

WHAT’S AT SCOTUS: 3D PRINTED LAWSUITS AND EXCESSIVE FORCE

Scotusblog covered two very interesting cases, Grewal v. Defense Distributed, and City of Hayward v. Stoddard-Nunez. Grewal is a fascinating case about federal court jurisdiction, because it’s a double-edged sword for all the parties involved.

FORBES: WILL NATION’S SHERIFFS SAVE US FROM FEDERAL GUN CONTROL?

Chris Dorsey over at Forbes is opining that the federal gun control agenda will “meet stiff opposition” from the Nation’s Sheriffs, who say they will not enforce unconstitutional laws.

AS SAFE STORAGE LAWS ARE PUSHED, 12-YEAR-OLD DEFENDS GRANDMOTHER

We always hear from the ivory tower that, if minors might be in your home, you need to lock your guns up. Clearly not all minors are created equal, as has been proven time and again. This story from North Carolina proves the well-known problem with one-size-fits-all policy.

SAFEOP: AFTERMARKET “SMART GUN” SYSTEM FOR THE GLOCK 19

It’s a bluetooth bingus that will let your gun lock and unlock “hundreds” of times on a charge, and can deactivate your firearm when the trigger battery goes low!

CONGRESS BRIEFING ON BRACES

The Congressional Research Service has released a document on “the brace question,” seemingly priming Congress to “do something.”

PORCH PIRATES THWARTED BY AR-TOTING GRANDPAPPER

We all hate porch pirates. This one got handled quite expertly on video.