 | Suspect shot by elderly vet charged (NY)
OpSD --"Boyechko grabbed his registered handgun and went to confront the intruder. He said Peterson rushed him, and he shot him in the abdomen and groin, then called 911. ..."
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| Newslinks for Thursday, September 2
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Will only criminals oppose proposed Portland gun edicts?
• California gun bills fail
• Attempt to get lead out of ammunition deflected
• Obama Administration Reverses Course, Forbids Sale of 850,000 Antique Rifles
• Thank you, Mayor Bloomberg
• Four Reasons Why You SHOULD Carry a Concealed Gun
• Gun rights promoted in San Francisco
• Columbus Dispatch article on growing popularity of non-resident concealed carry licenses exposes need for national reciprocity
• July 2010 a Record Month for NICS Checks
• The other side of the Second Amendment debate
Armed Self-Defense vs. Disarmed Defenselessness • NY: Suspect shot by elderly vet charged
• Israel: Authorities Took Firearm Permit from One of the Victims
Editor's Choice • Thoughts From The New Admiral
Thoughts on Equipment and Training • Caron Forensics introduces "RAD", an innovative weapons storage system
• Gun Review: Benelli MR1 Tactical Rifle
• Gun Review: Mosin-Nagant (video available)
• Israeli army veterans in US train up for self-defense (video available)
• Long-Range Rifle Skills (videos)
From the Enemy Camp • Why Does Louisiana Allow Concealed Guns in Church?
News from the Campaign Trail • CA: Senate candidates' responses on specific topics
• MD: A Republican fight in Northern Harford
• MT: Governor Freudenthal pardons close friend, former District Attorney Kevin Meenan
• NV: Under the gun (second letter)
• OH: Gov. Strickland believes he is cutting into the Republican base on the gun issue; Kasich disagrees
• OH: Ohio's gun owners have a difficult choice in casting ballot for governor
• SC: Nikki Haley, Vincent Sheheen assure voters their guns are safe
Politicians and Legislation • NY: Assembly measure aims to strip gun rights
• OH: Bill Aims To Allow Concealed Carry In Workplace Parking Lots (video story)
• OR: Adams' gun plan taking fire from all sides
The "Authorities" • CA: Peter McFarland Tased By Sheriff's Deputies In His Own Home (VIDEO)
• FL: Cops: Deputy Choked Wife Over PlayStation
• IL: Police Sergeant Had Secret Life as Serial Rapist
• NY: Fellow cops clobbered me after wife called 911 for help vs. thugs, NYPD Officer Larry Jackson claims
• PA: "Officers' safety comes first, and not infringing on people's rights comes second"
• PA: Allegheny County fires jail official
• PA: Time-off abuses by ranking corrections officers alleged
• PA: Vet shot by police had sought help
• TX: Trooper, 2 others charged in ID scam
From the States • NV: Shooting park makes strides
• OH: Attorney General announces Second Quarter 2010 CHL statistics
• TN: Tennessee Firearms Association Knoxville Chapter September meeting
I Won't Take Your Rifle; I Just Won't Let You Buy Any More • 850K South Korean Rifles Stuck in Development Hell
• Obama Administration forges ahead on with its own weapons ban
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| | Armed Businessman Fires at Would-Be Robbers (PA)
OpSD --"On Monday, when two men came into Don Jose's Notary and Multiservice in Reading with guns waving, Abreu was ready with his gun loaded and fired the first shot. The men ran away."
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| Pistol-packing Ala. grandmother shoots intruder in bedroom (AL)
OpSD --"Jones said she sleeps with her gun under a pillow next to her. She said she was going to the bathroom shortly before 3 a.m. Monday when she thought she heard someone at her back door and then her front door. She grabbed her gun as a precaution and came out of the bathroom to find someone in her bedroom with a pen light."
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| Newslinks for Wednesday, September 1
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • San Francisco Flips Transit Policy; Ad Promotes Gun Rights Conference
• Why won't NRA give proper credit in McDonald case?
• Furor in Seattle: Did man die for whittling, or posing a clear threat?
• Maybe the NRA's right to be paranoid
• Canadian views on gun registration and gun ownership
Self-Defense In the News • AL: Pistol-packing Ala. grandmother shoots intruder in bedroom
• PA: Armed Businessman Fires at Would-Be Robbers
• Cuts in police services from budget crunch means citizens are 'on their own'
News from the Campaign Trail • Gun Owners Nationwide Must Rally To Defeat Harry Reid
• KS: Arizona fame propels Kobach's Kansas hopes
• MT: McDonald sees U.S. House race becoming closer
• SC: Gun Owners Endorse Haley
• TN: Students question Haslam, McWherter at gov's forum
Mature and Reasoned Discourse from the Antis • Lesson Learned? NRA Won't Endorse Sen. Harry Reid
• U.S. Allowed Terrorists on No-Fly List to Buy Guns
The "Authorities" • NV: On the air -- Televising inquest a great idea
• NY: Officer’s Actions Questioned After Asthmatic Girl Dies
• PA: Officer Caught Watering Pot Plant, Police Say
• SD: Man killed by deputies was freed from jail to act as police informant
• TX: SAPD Officer Arrested On Drunken Driving Charge
From the States • CA: "Open carry" gun ban approved in Legislature
• CA: Muni Accepts Gun Group's Poster Promoting Use of Firearms
• FL: Lawyer challenging ordinance that prohibits guns in Lee parks (video available)
• LA: Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday starts Friday
• LA: Tax Free Weekend for Hunters and Campers
• MN: The Ed Morrissey Show, State Fair edition!
• NJ: Consistently constitutional (third letter)
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| | Police say man fatally shot alleged mugger in South Dallas (TX)
OpSD --Nicholas Lewis...died in the hospital a few hours after he allegedly held up Jeffrey Hall.... Lewis pointed a semiautomatic pistol at Hall and demanded his wallet, according to a police report. Hall told police he handed his wallet to Lewis, who started to ride away on a bicycle. But Lewis then turned, according to police, and fired at Hall – missing him and striking his pickup. Hall then pulled out his licensed pistol and shot Lewis multiple times, according to police.
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| Police: Home intruder shot, killed by Midtown resident (AK)
OpSD --An intruder was shot and killed early Sunday during a home-invasion robbery, Anchorage police say.
"There were several suspects involved," police Lt. Dave Parker said. "One was shot and the others ran away."
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| Newslinks for Tuesday, August 31
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • NAACP armed defense endorsement is inconsistent with group's anti-gun stance
• Winning Tactics For Handgun Training On a Budget
Armed Self-Defense *Works* • AK: Police: Home intruder shot, killed by Midtown resident
• TX: Police say man fatally shot alleged mugger in South Dallas
From the Enemy Camp • LA: Why Does Louisiana Allow Concealed Guns in Church?
News from the Campaign Trail • Gun Owners Nationwide Must Rally To Defeat Harry Reid
• IL: The only issues worth discussing
• MA: GOAL Endorses Martinez for Senate
• MA: Gun Owners Action League endorses Hudak
• NRA Shoots Down the Sen. Harry Reid Endorsement
• SC: Haley gains backing of gun rights group
• SC: Haley, Sheheen back gun ownership
Politicians and Legislation • CA: California Senate rejects open-carry gun ban
• NC: Midway considers stronger gun laws
• UT: Mountainside shooting further restricted
The "Authorities" • LA: Department Under Fire
• TX: Texas Rangers to investigate whether man shot deputy in self defense act
• TX: Witness, deputy tell different story about Medina Lake shooting
From the States • LA: Hunting for bargains
• LA: New Orleans residents lost gun rights after Katrina
• NV: Murder-Suicides: Economic worries taking toll in recent deaths
• PA: State gun-control laws override any local laws
Demonizing Lead Bullets • Avoiding Conflict With NRA, EPA Rejects Lead Bullet Initiative
• AZ: EPA made right move on lead issue
• The Orwellian EPA
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