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Why We Were Offended by Obama and Clinton
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There was a time when kings ruled their subjects. We reject that idea today, but we remained influenced by our history. That is why we are so repelled by the obvious corruption of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Our disgust at political corruption today is divinely inspired from an ancient tradition.
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MD: Gubernatorial candidate Paul Soglin's claim about gun control exposes alarming statistics
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The sixth homicide of Des Moines brought the "Stand Your Ground" law back into the spotlight.
"Sounds like, according to the business owner, that the suspect tried to confront him, business owner was armed and shot him," said Des Moines Police Sgt. Paul Parizek.
The owner of Kraft Imports and Five Star Mufflers shot and killed a reported burglar that was stealing from his shop. This incident brings into play the 'Stand Your Ground Law' that was signed in 2017.
"The law was written with this kind of situation in mind I think," said Sgt. Parizek. |
New Concealed Carry Gun That Looks Like a Smartphone is Hitting the Market
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Kirk Kjellberg, the inventor of the smartphone-looking pistol, told WHDH that he came up with the idea after a child called him out for having a gun on him. This way, no one would know or question why he was carrying.
“It’s more that they want to be able to carry a gun when they need to and not have to engage other people about why they’re carrying that gun,” Kjellberg said.
He added that the weapon is not a threat to places like an airport and that he has been in contact with Homeland Security to help train officers in identifying the weapon. |
After the Annapolis shooting, the anti-gun crowd's silence is deafening
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For one, the shooting couldn’t be blamed on some sort of black-clad, high-tech killing machine. Rather, it was carried out with the primitive yet pervasive weapon that has remained mostly unchanged since the late 1800s: the shotgun.
It would be incredibly hard, if not impossible, to get people to rally around shotgun restrictions, and characterizing a shotgun as an “assault-something” would further push the “assault weapon” debate toward meaninglessness. The attack couldn’t be blamed on lax gun laws this time either. It happened in Maryland, a veritable hellhole for gun owners. |
IA: Attorney explains when 'Stand Your Ground' is used
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The sixth homicide of Des Moines brought the "Stand Your Ground" law back into the spotlight.
"Sounds like, according to the business owner, that the suspect tried to confront him, business owner was armed and shot him," said Des Moines Police Sgt. Paul Parizek.
The owner of Kraft Imports and Five Star Mufflers shot and killed a reported burglar that was stealing from his shop. This incident brings into play the 'Stand Your Ground Law' that was signed in 2017.
"The law was written with this kind of situation in mind I think," said Sgt. Parizek. |
AK: After meeting with Kavanaugh, Sullivan pledges to support Supreme Court confirmation
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After an hour-long meeting with Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh Thursday, Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, announced plans to support Kavanaugh in the confirmation process.
"He is someone who will interpret the law and Constitution as written, he holds a healthy skepticism regarding the expansive power of federal agencies, he is a strong protector of the Second Amendment, and he has the values, temperament and humility I believe Alaskans will value on the Supreme Court," Sullivan said in a statement Thursday afternoon. |
AR: Home Invader Shot At North Little Rock Home
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Arkansas Online reports 02-20-18 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, local police said a suspected intruder was shot Tuesday morning around 11 a.m. while breaking into a home.
The 34-year-old resident was watching a movie with a female guest when heard an individual kicking his front door.
The resident grabbed his handgun and told the intruder, “Stop kicking the door. I’ve got a gun.” The warning was ineffective as the kicking continued until the door was forced open according to police reports. |
Law professor recommends telling college women they can kill their alleged rapists
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A law professor at George Washington University contacted The Fix after this article was published, giving a partial defense of Murphy’s recommendation.
John Banzhaf, who has recommended training young women to fight off would-be attackers they already know, wrote in an email the distinction turns on whether deadly force is “reasonably necessary” to prevent a “forcible rape.”
Such language is found in most states’ criminal statutes, such as New York’s, he said: “In other words, the killing of a rapist may be legally justified even if the person using the deadly force made a mistake, providing the mistake was not unreasonable.” |
VA: Kessler, Redneck Revolt agree to end paramilitary activity in city
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Jason Kessler on Thursday promised to actively discourage organized, armed groups from returning to Charlottesville, raising the stakes for anyone who does participate in an anniversary Unite the Right rally in the city.
Kessler and Redneck Revolt, an anti-fascist group, signed consent decrees this week, resolving a lawsuit brought by Georgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection. The lawsuit sought to prevent nearly two dozen white nationalist groups, militia groups and their leaders from paramilitary activity at protests and demonstrations in Charlottesville. |
MS: Watch out for this grandmother with a gun, she opened firearms training center
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Here’s something you don’t hear about every day: a grandmother with guns, who’s training others how to learn responsible self-defense and firearms training.
That’s what’s happening in Raymond, Mississippi.
“Anytime something tragic happens on the television, it is a reality check for the public,” noted Kim Condon, co-owner of Boondocks Firearms Training Academy in Raymond, Miss., told the local CBS News. “It makes them wake up and realize, that can happen here.” |
Savage Launches New Enhanced Website
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Savage’s new website satisfies serious shooters’ appetites for easy-to-access, in-depth information on the industry’s leading rifles and shotguns for hunting, competition and self-defense. The redesigned site is loaded with enriched content, product and action photos, and engaging videos—plus enhanced search functionality that makes it easy to quickly learn about extremely reliable, accurate and hard-hitting firearms that fit each visitor’s personal shooting needs. |
CA: New law exempts retired reserve officers from California magazine ban
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Brandon Combs with the Firearms Policy Coalition told Guns.com that AB 1192 gives “extra-special gun rights” to a select few while stepping on law-abiding gun owners who are denied possession of similar magazines for self-defense. “The fact that the bill was brought by a Republican and passed by anti-gun Democrats says everything one needs to know about how deep the Sacramento swamp really goes,” said Combs.
Further, Combs has concerns that the carve-out fails to pass constitutional muster, holding that it likely violates equal protection rights under both the state and federal constitutions as well as making potentially illegal changes to Prop. 63 gun control laws approved by voters in 2016. |
IL: Kay vows to protect citizens' Second Amendment rights
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Dwight Kay is at a loss to understand why so many lawmakers seem intent on taking away what he sees as a fundamental right of every citizen.
“I don’t see why we’re spending so much time in this state concentrating on taking away firearms from people,” Kay told the Metro East Sun. “I see Illinois doing nothing but making gun ownership more difficult for law-abiding citizens and it grieves me.” |
IL: Illinois groups watch for signs from Trump Supreme Court nominee on key state issues
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In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on McDonald vs. Chicago, which found the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms applies to all states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard Pearson said it’s important the new justice be a strict constructionist who follows what the framers set out for in Second Amendment.
Pearson has said his group is involved in one case – fighting suburban Deerfield's attempt to ban certain guns – that it is prepared to take to the Supreme Court. The ban was put on hold last month when a Lake County circuit court put an injunction on the ordinance. |
March for Our Lives Sponsored Event Will Register Young Voters in Orlando
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Survivors of the Parkland and Pulse shootings along with local political leaders will be on hand to register people to vote at an event in downtown Orlando tomorrow. It’s part of March for Our Live’s national voter registration drive. The goal is electing candidates who support tightening gun laws. The NRA’s Amy Hunter says the organization has a similar program called Trigger the Vote.
“We’ve had a great success with this program and second amendment voters are really activated. They’re really watching what’s happening and they’re really concerned about their second amendment rights.” |
3D Gun Printer Takes Government to Court for Right to Build Own Guns — And Wins
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In a landmark case that has both First and Second Amendment implications, an entrepreneur from Texas got the federal government to concede that the software code used in the 3D printing of firearms is speech protected by the First Amendment, and now anyone can build a firearm in their home using his methods.
The entrepreneur, Cody Wilson, successfully test-fired the first 3D-printed gun at a range five years ago. Once his experiment succeeded, he uploaded the instructions as to how to replicate the production of the weapon to the internet. |
CA: SAF Sues California DOJ Over Assault Weapon Registration Disaster
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The Second Amendment Foundation yesterday filed suit against the California Department of Justice and Attorney General Xavier Becerra, seeking an injunction against the agency for failing and refusing to establish a properly functioning Internet-based firearms registration system.
Joining SAF in this legal action are the Calguns Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, Firearms Policy Foundation and three private citizens. The lawsuit was filed in Shasta County Superior Court. |
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| We'll take one step at a time, and the first is necessarily - given the political realities - very modest. We'll have to start working again to strengthen the law, and then again to strengthen the next law and again and again. Our ultimate goal, total control of handguns, is going to take time. The first problem is to slow down production and sales. Next is to get registration. The final problem is to make possession of all handguns and ammunition (with a few exceptions) totally illegal. — Pete Shields, founder of Handgun Control, Inc., New Yorker Magazine, June 26, 1976, pg. 53 |
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