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LINCOLN, Neb. -- A proposed ammunition ban from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has local gun enthusiasts upset, saying the ban is a violation of their second amendment rights. The ATF wants to ban 5.56 mm ammunition used is AR-15 rifles and handguns.

The ATF says this ammunition has the power to pierce through a police officer's bulletproof vest. Despite its danger to law enforcement, it's also a popular ammunition among sportsmen and hunters.

"It doesn't really matter what it is right now, if it's 5.56 mm, it's selling quickly," Liberty Arms Manager Colton May said.

Word travels fast, and in the gun business the latest talk is the ATF's proposed ban on ammo for AR-15's.

"What that's done though, is created a scare to where anything that's 5.56 mm is flying off the shelves," May said. "Friday alone we probably sold 6,000 to 7,000 rounds of 2.23 mm or 5.56 mm."

May said his ammo shelf is not only cleared out, but prices are peaking online.

"Ten to 11 bucks, you know, for a box of 20," May said. "Now I've seen it priced for 20 bucks, even higher and that's just a small batch of ammunition."

While the AR-15 has a military and law enforcement background, it's become one of May's most popular sellers. He said sportsmen use it to hunt and it's a frequent choice at the shooting range. Gun Owner Nick Lind is one of many opponents of the ban.

"It's like, well I'm not going to buy the gun if I can get the ammo, so you know, the distributors that have the gun have to raise the price and so it's just cause and effect," Lind said.

Opponents like Lind also argue the proposed ban is a violation of their second amendment rights and after legislation previously failed, it's just another way to stop the use of AR-15's.

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The Republican Party needs to prove it values rights like freedom of speech and the right to a speedy trial as much as it values gun rights, Rand Paul said Friday.

"We do a great job defending the Second Amendment, and everybody knows that," the Kentucky senator and potential presidential candidate said at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). "But we have to defend the whole Bill of Rights."

"To defend the Second amendment, you have to defend the Fourth Amendment," he continued. "You need the First Amendment to protect the Second Amendment... The Fifth, the Sixth -- we should have speedy trials in our country."

Paul cited the case of Kalief Browder, an African-American teenager accused of a crime who spent three years in jail without even getting a trial. While behind bars, he tried to commit suicide several times.

Browder "lives in that 'other America' that Martin Luther King talked about," Paul said.

If the GOP wants to appeal to minorities and other voters beyond its core conservative base, he said, it must defend the entire Bill of Rights. The party should make the case that "big government's not only a problem as far as regulation and taxes... [but also] with sometimes not giving justice to those who deserve it."

Paul, the most libertarian-leaning of the potential GOP 2016 candidates, has long stressed the need for the party to expand its appeal. At CPAC, Paul also defended his non-interventionist foreign policy positions. He argued that the U.S. should be less involved in foreign affairs in order to build up a stronger defense.

"When I look at government, I think the most important thing we do at the federal level is defend our country, without question," he stressed. "I envision an America with a national defense unparalleled... and unencumbered by nation building."

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It took Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, John Lindsey and Will Tucker less than a minute Tuesday morning to approve a resolution to support the Second Amendment of the Constitution, the peoples right to keep and bear arms.

Similar resolutions are being considered by other counties, a proactive effort to ward off anti-gun bills being proposed by the House and Senate which are controlled by Democrats.

Clackamas County passed a similar measure, but not before the issue was debated for about four hours.

Former Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller drew national attention a couple years ago when he wrote a letter to Vice-president Joe Biden, informing him local deputies would not enforce anti-gun laws being proposed by Congress and President Obama.

Current Sheriff Bruce Riley has also said he supports the Second Amendment and will continue that policy.

There are a number of bills in the Legislature that would force counties to enforce gun control regulations, Lindsey said. The state is trying to make counties enforce legislation that will undoubtedly be declared unconstitutional when challenged.

Lindsey said the commissioners signed the resolution, because we want to make it clear that we wont be a party to this.

Nyquist said several constituents asked the board to take a stand.

A dozen gun control bills were introduced during the first week of the new session.

The resolution notes that Article 1, Section 27 of the Oregon Constitution is clear.

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WASHINGTON -

Just seven months ago, D.C. was the only place in the country that did not allow anyone to legally carry a gun outside the home. A federal court ruled that violated the Second Amendment. So now, the police department is issuing carry permits to a few people.

I have been doing a series to show how the nation's capital has abided by the federal court ruling.

Watch Part one of the series: How to get a gun carry permit in DC: http://bit.ly/1pMUOzV

Watch Part two of the series: How to prove a 'special' danger to get a gun carry permit in DC: http://bit.ly/1vwHvGd

To remind you of the background, the City Council passed a law in the fall that allowed for handguns to be carried in public, but the bar was set very high for a permit.You have to prove you have so-called special dangers -- specific and current threats against you or your property.

Any day now, the judge will rule on whether the city is in contempt of court for writing a new law that is still unconstitutional.

I applied for a permit as soon as the law went into effect. At the end of October, I went to the firearms registration office at police headquarters.

Milton Agurs, who works in the office, explained to me that few people will pass muster to get a permit.

"Your life is in danger, your family or your property, or you have the type of business you carry large sums of money, jewelry. Under those circumstances, that's why you get conceal carry in the District of Columbia," he said.

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