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Will the next attorney general stand for the rule of law?
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"On Wednesday, Loretta Lynch ... will raise her right hand in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee and swear to tell the whole truth to lawmakers during her nomination hearing for attorney general of the United States."
"Following in the footsteps of Attorney General Eric Holder, Lynch will be forced to tackle a series of complicated, corrupt and highly controversial topics when she takes her seat on Capitol Hill. ..." ...
"... Lastly, an issue that certainly needs to be addressed during Lynch’s hearing are recent revelations that DOJ attorneys defrauded a federal court and intimidated a witness in Dobyns v. USA. ..." ... |
“DOJ Watergate… Or Worse” Criminal Conspiracy Allegations Strike Highest Levels of Obama Justice Department
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"David Codrea helped break the 'Fast and Furious' gun-running plot, and so it should be not surprise that he’s breaking the news of what appears to be an even bigger scandal alleging a criminal conspiracy at the top levels of Obama’s Justice Department:" ...
"Curiously—and almost certainly not coincidentally—Deputy Attorney General James Cole resigned and Attorney General Eric Holder announced his resignation at the same time that Judge Allegra alleged that DOJ committed fraud against the court and threatened witnesses. The DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) then refused to investigate the attorneys charged with fraud and the allegations of witness intimidation." ... |
Jay Dobyns: A Synopsis
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"Katie Pavlich published a great piece today. So have Tim Stellar, David Hardy, David Codrea, Mark Walters and Mike Vanderbough in days previous. I understand another piece will publish tomorrow in a major newspaper. I do not know if it will be as scathing as those published by these reporters. Time will tell."
"Thank you to each. Not thanks for helping me. That is not their jobs nor would they compromise their investigative integrity or journalistic ethics to do a favor. The 'thanks' are for covering the story, doing so unbiased, citing facts and evidence and mostly for having the courage to report on this administration when the national mainstream media wants to turn a blind eye. ..." ... |
Unsealed Dobyns files look bad for DOJ
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"Retired ATF agent Jay Dobyns’ lawsuit against the federal government alleged they broke a settlement deal with him and mistreated him, in part by calling him a suspect in the 2008 arson of his own Tucson home."
"Newly unsealed documents in his case suggest that the government misbehaved during the trial in 2013, leading to DOJ attorneys being barred from filing further documents in the case. More eerily, the misbehavior may have extended to surveillance of Dobyns’ Phoenix attorney even up into this month."
"... You can’t read the few filings that have been unsealed in the case without wondering why the Justice Department is going to such extremes and spending so much on what is, at base, a relatively minor contractual dispute that could have ended years ago." ... |
Informed choices problematic for 2015 NRA Director election
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... "As always happens in these elections, various groups and individuals are making recommendations that may or may not coincide with Nominating Committee selections, and once again, several readers have written and asked who I’m endorsing. Right now, no one, and unless I get some information beyond the sketchy bios provided for each candidate, I’m likely to be part of the vast majority of eligible members who sits things out, not because I don’t care, but because no one will have earned my vote." ... |
Musings on the University of Tennessee gun debate
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"The University of Tennessee hosted a gun control debate January 21, 2015. The debaters were Juan Pacheco, a former gang member and speaker for the Peace Warriors Network, and Glen Caroline, Director of the NRA Grassroots Division of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action (NRA ILA)."
"Pacheco began with a presentation about himself, his background and his purpose. He spoke about the need for safe storage of firearms; one might say he is in general agreement with the NRA and all responsible gun owners."
"Later, Pacheco attempted to correlate firearms availability to suicide in the US. ..." ... |
Remington Gives TTAG’s Nick Leghorn The Bum’s Rush
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"TTAG doesn’t pull any punches. That’s why readers trust our articles and reviews. As you might expect, our no-holds-barred firearms and firearms gear reviews don’t sit well with everyone. Especially manufacturers whose products aren’t all they should be. Three years ago, Bushmaster told RF to take a hike from their SHOT Show booth when TTAG’s jefe asked a Freedom Group suit about their rifle’s worrying tendency to go full-auto. This year, it was Remington’s turn to eject a TTAG writer from their booth . . ." ... |
As ‘American Sniper’ soars, will critics zero on ‘gun culture?’
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... "How long before anti-gunners start pushing to regulate 'sniper rifles,' which might be that bolt-action deer hunting rifle in the gun cabinet, the one with the black or camouflage composite synthetic stock and a scope sight? Such rifles fire cartridges that are far more powerful, and certainly more lethal to big game animals, at greater distances than the so-called 'high power assault rifles' panned at every opportunity by the mainstream press." ... |
Letter to the Editor, Columbus Dispatch
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"We, as citizens of this great country, need to realize that we are responsible for our own safety and well-being. When one is being victimized by a thug, the first five seconds of that encounter are absolutely the most important. I found that out eight and a half years ago when I was the victim of a home invasion. Because I was caught off-guard, I became a victim. I was forced into being reactive during the whole 25-minute episode . . ."
"Had I had a firearm by my side that day, I would have been proactive in being able to defend myself. Because my attacker decided not to pull a trigger, I am here today as a survivor." ... |
National Firearms Museum Displays the Importance of the Second Amendment Through the Years
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"The National Firearms Museum is located in one of the richest and more liberal places in the country, Fairfax, Virginia. The Freedom's Doorway of the museum is graced by a quote from Charlton Heston, 'The doorway to freedom is framed by the muskets that stood between a vision of liberty and absolute anarchy at a place called Concord Bridge.'"
"Among the 14 galleries, the Robert E. Peterson Gallery is the largest in the museum. The weapons donated to the NRA's museum represent just a fraction of his vast collection. The Southern Californian represents the quintessential American who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II and built a publishing empire of 32 monthly periodicals ..." ... |
Why Firearms Makers Are So Worried Even as The Second Amendment Is Stronger than Ever
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... "But despite their formidable powers of self-defense, members of the firearms industry are a nervous lot — and not without reason. Two years ago, after Newtown and the 2012 election, the show anxiously awaited President Obama’s executive actions on gun control. A year ago, the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) ... promised nothing but trouble. This year, executive actions were back on the agenda: with the midterm elections now past, the industry fears there’s nothing to stop the president from indulging his anti-firearms instincts."
"In one sense, Obama has been very, very good for the U.S. firearms industry. Far from controlling guns, his outspoken anti-firearms advocacy has made him the industry’s top salesman. ..." ... |
Test Driving Korth’s PRS and Sky Marshal at SHOT Show 2015 (video available)
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"When Korth announced its PRS along with this great video a bit over a year ago, I was certainly intrigued. However, a fixed-barrel 1911 with a semi-locked, roller-delayed blowback action also seemed like a bit of a gimmick born out of an engineer’s wet dream as a showcase of talent. I also assumed the price would be astronomical. When we saw Korth at the SHOT Show range day with a PRS along with the new Sky Marshal, a 9mm revolver that doesn’t require moon clips, we knew it was hands-on time . . ." ... |
Kel-Tec’s Patented 33-Round .22LR Magazine
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"Toby Obermeit, lead design engineer at Kel-Tec, holds a PMR-30 magazine. That magazine holds 30 .22WMR cartridges. The design is very popular, with Kel-Tec shipping 500 of the pistols each week. I talked to Toby at the SHOT Show. He and Kel-Tec recently obtained a patent on a new magazine design that would create an even larger capacity for the .22LR cartridge. It would fit in a pistol grip, with a preliminary capacity of 33 rounds . . ." ... |
UT: Woman Tries to Rob Arby’s Restaurant With a Knife, She Meets a Citizen Armed With a Gun
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"A woman in Utah learned the hard way not to bring a knife to a gunfight over the weekend." ..."According to a press release from the Vernal Police Department, officers were dispatched to an Arby’s restaurant at 1141 West Highway 40 to respond to reports of a robbery in progress. Dispatch personnel informed officers that a female had a knife and had demanded money. They later added that there was a male subject inside the restaurant with a handgun."
"When police arrived, they took both the male and female into custody. But they, 'immediately determined that the male subject had detained the female suspect.' Police later learned that man had entered the store and interrupted the robbery." ... |
Richard Davis, Inventor of Soft Body Armor, at the SHOT Show
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"At the Shot Show this year, I was working away in the media room and was chatting with Destinee of FateofDestinee fame when I got the call. Richard Davis was at the SHOT Show and willing to talk. Richard Davis is legendary to gun culture thousands of doctors. He invented modern soft body armor. Armor so light weight and comfortable that officers would routinely wear it. Armor that defeated the most common projectiles. He was so driven to get it into officers’ hands (and on their chests and backs) that he offered to let them pay for it on an installment plan consisting of five post dated checks . . ."
"His ground breaking bullet resistant vests sold for about $75 in 1978." ... |
Body Armor Bill Exposes Anti-Gunners’ Agenda
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"Federal Bill Would Make Owning Body Armor a Crime Punishable by 10 Years in Prison gunssavelives.net‘s headline proclaims. True story. 'Representative Mike Honda (D-CA) has introduced a bill for consideration of the new Congress which would prohibit the ownership of certain types of body armor for civilians. H.R. 378 would make it a crime to own Type III body armor which would be punishable by up to 10 years in prison.' What possible justification could there be for making it a federal crime to purchase a product designed to protect you from ballistic harm? Here’s Rep. Honda’s reasoning (such as it is) via his website . . ." ... |
D.C. man on trial for one shotgun shell - wasn’t given David Gregory deal
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"A year ago this month, the attorney general for the District of Columbia let NBC News anchor David Gregory off scot-free for possession of a 'high capacity' magazine because doing so 'would not promote public safety.'"
"Now, Irvin Nathan refuses to use that same prosecutorial discretion for an average citizen who violated a bizarre technicality that makes empty casings and shells a crime as serious as having an illegal firearm."
"Mr. Witaschek, a successful financial adviser with no criminal history, is the first known case of a citizen being prosecuted in D.C. for inoperable ammunition. Washington police and prosecutors have spent a year and a half trying to nail him for the possession of so-called unregistered ammunition." ... |
Federal Bill Would Make Owning Body Armor a Crime Punishable by 10 Years in Prison
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"Democratic members of Congress apparently aren’t going to be satisfied until American citizens are completely and utterly defenseless."
"Representative Mike Honda (D-CA) has introduced a bill for consideration of the new Congress which would prohibit the ownership of certain types of body armor for civilians."
"H.R. 378 would make it a crime to own Type III body armor which would be punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Yeah, 10 years in prison."
"Of course, there are carve outs in the bill for state/federal employees and agencies. The bill does also include a grandfather clause for people who currently own this type of armor." ... |
MN: Gun rights supporters optimistic
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"Advocates and lawmakers supporting pro-gun laws are hoping to take advantage of a more favorable political landscape this legislative session."
"Members of the Republican-controlled House have already introduced or plan to introduce bills that could expand the rights of gun owners in Minnesota. Lobbying groups showed their support for these measures at the Capitol on Monday."
"More than 200 people gathered at the Capitol to rally for expanded gun rights, and afterward met with legislators from their districts. The Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance and the Minnesota Gun Owners Political Action Committee organized the demonstration." ... |
TX: Open Carry Activists Rally at Capitol
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"Dozens of gun rights activists gathered in front of the Capitol Monday morning to voice their support for a bill that would end Texas’ 144-year ban on the open carry of handguns."
"If passed, House Bill 195 by state Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R-Bedford) would allow gun-owners to carry their handguns in plain sight, and would also eliminate the requirement that a person obtain a concealed handgun license."
"Stickland told demonstrators at the event organized by Open Carry Texas that he was 'sick and tired of begging for permission' to exercise his Second Amendment rights." ... |
TX: Bananas not guns at Texas Capitol rally
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"Pushing to keep their issue at the forefront but promising to stay peaceful, gun rights activists rallied Monday at the Texas Capitol to support open carry of handguns without a license."
"A similar rally by a different group two weeks ago raised tensions after a confrontation between activists and a lawmaker resulted in House members voting to make it easier to put "panic buttons" in their office to call security."
"On Monday, the most notable sign of protest at the Open Carry Texas rally was the sight of gun holsters stuffed not with weapons but with bananas, rolled-up copies of the Constitution and cans of hairspray to protest restrictive gun laws." ... |
MN: Minnesota gun owners lobby for rights
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"Gun-rights advocates held what they called the first annual Gun Owners Lobby Day on Monday at the state Capitol."
"'We want you to know that we're going to have your back over the next couple of years,' newly elected House Speaker Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, told the crowd on Capitol's front lawn."
"Leaders of the event's sponsoring organizations, the Gun Owners Civil Rights Association and Minnesota Gun Owners Political Action Committee, spoke of the importance of citizens' involvement in defeating a variety of gun-control measures in the 2013 legislative session, including proposed bans on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines as well as expanded background checks." ... |
VA: Senate panel votes down all 20 gun control bills
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"If you’re an opponent of gun control, Monday’s Senate Courts of Justice Committee hearing made your day."
"A host of proposed curbs on guns, including bills that would have required background checks for private firearms purchases and restored the law restricting handgun purchases to one a month, effectively died Monday when they were rejected by the committee."
"The panel also defeated bills that would have made it a crime to knowingly allow a 4-year-old to handle a gun, and prohibited gun possession by convicted stalkers and by people who are delinquent in child support payments." ... |
NJ: Mission of New Jersey's unique 'smart gun' statute remains unfulfilled
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"A New Jersey law that has lain dormant and largely forgotten since its enactment in 2002 is awake now and getting widespread attention."
"The statute, signed by Gov. Jim McGreevey and still unique in the country, deals with 'smart guns' – personalized weapons that can be fired only by their authorized users. It says that three years after the state attorney general certifies that a reliable model is on the market, all handguns sold to civilians in New Jersey must incorporate smart-gun technology." ... |
TX: Campus carry bills filed in Legislature
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"Lawmakers in the Texas Senate filed a bill to let people carry handguns on university campuses."
"The bill, Senate Bill 11, has 19 of 20 Republicans in the Senate listed as authors. The Senate is a 31-member body ..."
"'No one should be forced to surrender their God-given, constitutional right to self-defense just because they set foot on a college campus,' one of the authors, state Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, said in a release. 'I have always been a strong defender of the Second Amendment, and for me, this bill is simply about ensuring that licensed, responsible, and law-abiding adults have the right to protect themselves on the campuses of public colleges and universities.'" ... |
TX: Texas lawmakers reload campus carry bills
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"Campus carry is back with a vengeance this legislative session, and with a huge cadre of Republican state senators co-sponsoring the effort to allow Texans to tote guns on college grounds, the efforts have a better chance of making it through at least one chamber this year."
"Senate Bill 11, filed Monday, boasted 19 co-sponsors, exactly the number needed to bring the bill up for debate under new rules the chamber approved last week. The bill would allow any properly licensed Texan to carry their handgun concealed on a college campus." ... |
PA: Montgomery County Sheriff Russell Bono announces bid for election
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"Ten months after being appointed and sworn in to the post, Montgomery County Sheriff Russell Bono announced on Jan. 26 that he will be seeking election for a four-year term to the post."
"'We come here today to announce my candidacy for the office of the Sheriff of Montgomery County,' Bono said in front of the grand staircase in the Montgomery County Courthouse." ...
"Bono, who said he is also a firm supporter of the second amendment, said under his leadership, the sheriff’s department has hosted free gun-safety classes."
"'I’m a firm supporter of the second amendment, but along with that comes a responsibility of learning how to safely handle that weapon,' he said." ... |
FL: Steube's Guns in Schools Legislation Moves Forward as 2015 Session Approaches
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"Local legislator Greg Steube is quickly cementing a reputation as the guns in schools guy. The Dist. 73 Florida Representative, whose district covers large parts of eastern Sarasota and Manatee Counties, has drawn national attention for his repeated efforts to allow certain teachers and administrators to arm themselves in the state's public schools. This year, Steube renews those efforts while adding a proposed bill that would allow gun owners to legally carry on college campuses."
"Through HB 19, Steube has once again moved to allow guns in Florida's public schools. If passed, superintendents would be able get permission from school boards to authorize a designee to carry a concealed weapon on school campuses. ..." ... |
NY: Charge: Police “Steal” $100,000-worth of Legal Guns and Ammo From Citizen
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"Imagine you get into a loud argument in your home with an adult son. Though it’s resolved peacefully, the police had been called."
"They then confiscate your legal firearms and ammunition — valued at $100,000."
"Even though you’ve been convicted of nothing."
"Even though you weren’t even charged."
"And here’s the kicker: The police say they’re going to keep your property."
"This is exactly what disabled 9/11 ex-New York City firefighter Marc Weinstein alleges happened to him, in a lawsuit, Weinstein v. Krumpter, et al., he filed earlier this month in U.S. District Court for Eastern New York." ... |
NY: SAFE Act is nothing new, useful
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... "I am not a constitutional scholar and not concerned with the Second Amendment debate. I was only looking at the law to determine if it will work by providing more safety in our state. My conclusion was that there is nothing in the law that will make us safer. Any legislation that improves our lives is great, but to pass a law that only sounds good, causes great debate, but only causes controversy, well that is just political bluster and ridiculous." |
VT: Registry blocks freedoms
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"As anti-gun special interests (lavishly funded by out-of-staters) target Vermont’s long-standing freedoms, it is a good time to reflect on government’s track record when it comes to registration and 'protecting' its citizenry. In an age when Americans have rapidly lost their privacy, government and corporations ... are collecting more data on us than ever. Those who say that registering guns would make us safer have not considered just how extremely abusive our government has become."
"Even if a gun registry offered some safety benefits (it would not), the abuses and prejudices of fickle federal agencies would be tremendous. In the states that have begun to regulate guns via registration, the evidence is already mounting. ..." ... |
KS: Gun show a treat for enthusiasts
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"At the Winter Expo this past weekend in Dodge City, people could walk into one of the few free gun shows in the nation and purchase anything from guns, bow and arrows, knives, ammunition and equipment."
"Vendors from across the state had displays for every one of all ages with the goal being to buy, sell or trade items people would need for either personal security, hunting or to add to their collection."
"'When I first heard about it I had to go,' Dodge City resident John Helfrich said. 'I’m a gun enthusiast, so it is great to see other gun enthusiasts and Americans in general come together and exercise their Second Amendment right. It’s been a great experience.'" ... |
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