Michael Clements
Reporter
Michael Clements is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter covering the Second Amendment and individual rights.
Mr. Clements has 30 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including The Monroe Journal, The Panama City News Herald, The Alexander City Outlook, The Galveston County Daily News, The Texas City Sun, The Daily Court Review,
LATEST
Gun Rights and Gun Control Activists Kept Courts, Legislatures Busy in 2025
Each side anticipates the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on whether banning certain types of semiautomatic firearms is constitutional.
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Forced Retirement Looms for Air Force General Who Pushed Back on COVID-19 Mandates
Air Force officials overturned a board recommendation to provide a fighter pilot, general, and veteran of 31 years the chance to earn a second star.
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Outgoing New York Mayor Honors Community Groups, Police for Reducing Crime
Mayor Eric Adams credits community groups in city’s Crisis Management System and confiscation of 25,000 illegal guns for the reduction in crime.
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As Church Shootings Persist, Congregations Grapple With How to Handle Security
Shane Canestra credits training, attentiveness, and professionalism of his church’s security team with preventing a mass shooting at his church in 2023.
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DOJ Sues DC Over Ban of Semi-Automatic Firearms
DOJ alleged that the Metropolitan Police Department has engaged in a ‘pattern and practice’ of banning guns that denies residents their rights.
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Farmer Groups Welcome $12 Billion Aid Package
Growers were facing ‘a perfect storm of low crop prices, high production costs, and loss of markets,’ the American Soybean Association said on its website.
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Gun Rights Advocates Respond to DOJ’s New Second Amendment Rights Office
Second Amendment activists say the Trump administration doesn’t go far enough in protecting gun rights.
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Tips for Navigating the Season of Joy While Dealing With Depression
‘The holidays really act like a spotlight,’ an expert said. ‘Whatever is underneath the surface and hard or painful ... really gets turned up.’
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NY’s Training Requirement for Concealed-Carry License Is Constitutional, Appeals Court States
A resident’s suit claimed that the requirement infringed on his rights, but a court opinion said the Supreme Court has found training rules constitutional.
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Trump Nominates 20-Year ATF Veteran to Be New Director
Gun rights advocates expect Robert Cekada to change the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives policy focus if he is confirmed.
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Gun Rights and Gun Control Activists Kept Courts, Legislatures Busy in 2025
Each side anticipates the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on whether banning certain types of semiautomatic firearms is constitutional.
|
Forced Retirement Looms for Air Force General Who Pushed Back on COVID-19 Mandates
Air Force officials overturned a board recommendation to provide a fighter pilot, general, and veteran of 31 years the chance to earn a second star.
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Outgoing New York Mayor Honors Community Groups, Police for Reducing Crime
Mayor Eric Adams credits community groups in city’s Crisis Management System and confiscation of 25,000 illegal guns for the reduction in crime.
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As Church Shootings Persist, Congregations Grapple With How to Handle Security
Shane Canestra credits training, attentiveness, and professionalism of his church’s security team with preventing a mass shooting at his church in 2023.
|
DOJ Sues DC Over Ban of Semi-Automatic Firearms
DOJ alleged that the Metropolitan Police Department has engaged in a ‘pattern and practice’ of banning guns that denies residents their rights.
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Farmer Groups Welcome $12 Billion Aid Package
Growers were facing ‘a perfect storm of low crop prices, high production costs, and loss of markets,’ the American Soybean Association said on its website.
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Gun Rights Advocates Respond to DOJ’s New Second Amendment Rights Office
Second Amendment activists say the Trump administration doesn’t go far enough in protecting gun rights.
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Tips for Navigating the Season of Joy While Dealing With Depression
‘The holidays really act like a spotlight,’ an expert said. ‘Whatever is underneath the surface and hard or painful ... really gets turned up.’
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NY’s Training Requirement for Concealed-Carry License Is Constitutional, Appeals Court States
A resident’s suit claimed that the requirement infringed on his rights, but a court opinion said the Supreme Court has found training rules constitutional.
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Trump Nominates 20-Year ATF Veteran to Be New Director
Gun rights advocates expect Robert Cekada to change the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives policy focus if he is confirmed.
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