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John Longnecker: There Is No Such Thing As An Illegal Gun, Part II: Dead Mouse.
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... "First, on the subject of no such thing as an illegal gun and how such gun data is useless, let me mention to non-gun owners that the Second Amendment was written for only one thing: to block anyone in this country from applying any seemingly reasonable due process [as you’re observing in this trafficking issue] to unwind the right to own and bear weapons, short of a constitutional amendment. We’re not talking about trafficking per se, we’re talking about further harassment as I’ll show. The founders knew only too well how due process could be abused to the detriment of the people, little by little, seemingly helpfully, and how it could be likely in any age, then and now. ..." ... |
Gun Control: First Remove the Log From Your Own Eye
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"The Human Rights Committee has regularly addressed the due diligence responsibilities of States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. ... '[t]he Committee considers that States parties should take measures not only to prevent and punish deprivation of life by criminal acts, but also to prevent arbitrary killing by their own security forces'.[1]"
"Employing high-sounding verbiage, a new United Nations report seeks to explain why 'States' ... are obliged to protect civilians' right to life by eliminating firearms violence ... but wouldn't it be wise to first determine how well the U.N. holds itself and its member states to this standard before entrusting our lives and safety to them?" ... |
Ready, Aim, Fire! Crave Launches NRA Gun Club Into Stores
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"Crave Entertainment ... today announced that NRA Gun Club, a target shooter for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, has shipped to retail stores throughout North America. Officially endorsed by the National Rifle Association, NRA Gun Club allows gamers to enter the shooting range, steady their nerves, and take aim at the bulls-eye and score in a wide variety of competitive environments."
"The game puts over one hundred faithfully recreated firearms in the hands of the player who can try his or her skill in a wide range of immersive 3D practice environments, from indoor ranges with paper targets, to hillsides with poppers or on the skeet course with flying clay pigeons. ..." ... |
IL: Hunters brace for another gun fight
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"If you thought our outdoors traditions were too much a part of the fabric of our nation to be threatened, that the Second Amendment protects our hunting and shooting traditions the way it was intended to, you'd better be sitting down as you read this."
"Richard Pearson, the Executive Director of the Illinois State Rifle Association ... is one of the few who has been standing between Illinois' 1.5 million recreational shooters ... and the misguided and unruly horde that's clamoring at the gates demanding that American's guns be taken away." ...
"'For all those who think that if we give the anti-gunners just a little, they would be satisfied and go away,' Pearson said, they should consider a frightening development. 'Maryland Cease Fire now says there is no difference between a so-called 'assault weapon' and any other firearm. They are now pushing for a ban on all long guns.'" ... |
FL: Man Shoots, Kills Man He Says Was Intruder
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"A man shot and killed one of three people he said broke into his parents' Oakland Park home Wednesday, police said."
"Richard McKinley, 26, said he was accosted by three burglars and grabbed a handgun. He said he then shot one of the men ..."
"'He was awoken to someone breaking into the townhome. He confronted these three suspects. He was armed, and at that that point, they continued to approach him or lunge forward, and he did fire his weapon,' said Veda Coleman-Wright of the Broward Sheriff's Office."
"McKinley's parents were not home at the time of the incident."
"The other two men fled the scene. ..."
"Authorities said they do not expect to charge McKinley." |
TX: Fighting back
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"A 38-year-old woman staying at the Homewood Suites in Wichita Falls turned the tables Tuesday night on a potential attacker in the parking lot."
"The woman's father said she pulled her .380 automatic pistol on the man, who came up behind her as she was getting sinus medicine from her van about 9 p.m." ...
"The man asked her, 'Do you have anything good in that van?'"
"The woman knew she was in trouble. She told him yes and moved to the front passenger-side door."
"She pulled out her pistol and heard a knife click open." ...
"She quickly turned, pointed the gun right at him and asked, 'Are you really sure you want to do whatever you're going to do?'"
"He took off running, the father said." .. |
WY: NRA Endorses Freudenthal
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The NRA, cites the governor's dedication to the second amendment as the reason behind the support and says he is a solid advocated in hunting heritage. In the recent edition of "American hunter" magazine, the governor was singled out on the a list of gubernatorial candidates across the country.
A long time sportsman, the governor says he is thrilled to welcome the NRA's endorsement. |
MA: Praise for Gubernatorial Candidate for Calling for Action Against Gun Trafficking
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"Deval Patrick, the former assistant attorney general who yesterday won the Democratic Primary to run for Governor of Massachusetts, is focusing critical attention through his campaign on the fight against illegal gun trafficking."
"I see an end to the trafficking of illegal guns into Massachusetts from neighboring and other states, through better coordination and cooperation among state, federal and local law enforcement," Patrick says."
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence announced a sharpened focus on the issue of illegal gun trafficking early this year. Its President, Paul Helmke, praised Patrick Wednesday for shining a spotlight on the issue." ... |
OH: Whoever wins, 'sportsmen...have scored a victory' (BFA)
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"Ohio's two major party gubernatorial candidates made another stop on the "guns to governor" campaign trail Tuesday, appearing together for the second time in three days to talk firearms rights. ..."
"Toledo Blade outdoor writer Steve Pollick is reporting that the two candidates for governor of Ohio are offering the state's hunters, anglers, and other outdoorsmen much the same in terms of support."
"Each touted his continuing support for firearms ownership and pro-gun issues, including passage of House Bill 347, which would streamline the state's complicated concealed firearms carry law." ... |
MA: Massachusetts Against Trafficking Handguns Coalition Says Deval Patrick Will Win the Peace
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The Rev. Shaun O. Harrison of the Massachusetts Against Trafficking Handguns Coalition (MATH) issued the following statement today:
"With gun violence at a 10-year high in Boston and increasing in Springfield, New Bedford and other Massachusetts cities, we applaud leaders like Deval Patrick for advocating smart policies to deal with this growing crisis.
"Deval Patrick has shown himself to be a true champion for peace and public safety by recognizing the need to crack down on the flow of illegal guns coming into the Commonwealth. We thank Mr. Patrick for vowing to make our communities safer places to live, work and raise families and congratulate him on his victory in Tuesday's Democratic Party Primary." |
PA: Senate Judiciary Committee Sets Violence Hearing in Harrisburg
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"A public hearing on urban violence will be conducted by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, September 25, 2006, in Room 8E-B, Capitol Building, beginning at 10 a.m. ..."
"Witnesses scheduled to testify include ... Melody Zullinger, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsman's Clubs; Barbara Montgomery, President, Pennsylvania Million Mom March Chapters of the Brady Campaign; ... Rod Cusumano, Director, Pennsylvania Rifle and Pistol
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"This will be the fourth and final hearing on urban violence and efforts to control violent crime in the cities of the commonwealth. Previous hearings were held in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Altoona." |
NY: NYPD off-duty officer shot cleaning gun at Rye Brook home
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An off-duty New York City police officer's gun went off in his Rye Brook home, wounding him in the hand, Rye Brook police said today.
The shooting has been deemed accidental by Rye Brook police, Lt. Gene Matthews said.
The 30-year-old man was cleaning his service revolver at 3:45 p.m. yesterday at his Highview Avenue home when it discharged, police said. He was taken to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. Village police did not know if he was admitted.
New York City police would not confirm the incident because it happened outside the city. The NYPD did say an internal investigation into such an incident would be routine procedure.
Rye Brook police said no one else was in the home when the gun went off. |
PA: Officer draws weapon on 7 year old
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"What was supposed to be a typical drive through a peaceful Shadyside neighborhood, turned into a standoff with a police officer threatening the life of a 7-year old girl, according one local mother." ...
"'I said, 'What's the problem, officer?' and he said 'Get your hands up,' wrote Lawton in a prepared statement. 'He repeated, pulled out his gun and pointed into the passenger side of the window where my youngest daughter was trying to get her seatbelt off. So, I put my hands up.'"
"According to Lawton, she and her children spent the next 20 to 30 minutes trying to convince Officer Eric Tatusko to put his weapon down or to at least go to the driver’s side to address the problem with the only adult in the car." ... |
GA: Former soldier accused of smuggling machine guns from Iraq
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"A former National Guard soldier is accused of bringing machine guns from Iraq to the United States and trying to sell them ..."
"Robert James Clymore of Fayetteville, North Carolina, was arraigned in federal court today on charges of unlawful importation, possession, transportation and transfer of machine guns. U-S Attorney David Nahmias said Clymore obtained the guns while on active duty with his Army National Guard unit in Iraq." ...
"According to the indictment, Clymore smuggled four foreign-made machines guns back to the U-S in his gear when his tour of duty ended. In December, Clymore brought the firearms to a gun dealer ... and negotiated a deal to trade the guns for an all-terrain vehicle and a pistol." ... |
WI: Chills, thrills and a bear for 12-year-old hunter
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"Cole Kucera's first wild game hunt got off to a chilling start, but things heated up fast."
"The 12-year-old rural Oconto youth, a sixth-grader at Oconto Falls Middle School, passed on four smaller black bears Sept. 8 before arrowing a 265-pounder on his grandfather's land in Douglas County."
"'It was about a 2-mile, 4-wheeler ride in,' Kucera said. 'We had some guys drop us off, and we got up in our stands about 3:30 (p.m.).'"
"Kucera completed a hunter-education class just days before his 12th birthday in May. He took advantage of a state program that allows adults to transfer a bear kill tag to a youth hunter. His dad, Art, gave him the permit, which usually takes about six years to get in Zone A1." |
CA: Controversial gun maker's operation shut down by attorney general
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"The state attorney general's office has ordered Jimenez Arms, the maker of inexpensive semiautomatic handguns, to stop making guns after several models repeatedly failed safety tests."
"The cease and desist order was the latest setback for the company previously known as Bryco Arms, which was bankrupted by a $24 million court judgment after a teen was paralyzed by an accidental shooting." ... |
UT: Panel backs agency's plea to keep fees for Utah gun permits
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"The state Bureau of Criminal Identification - which has been swamped with out-of-state requests for concealed weapon permits - won an ally Wednesday in the Legislature."
"The Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee supported BCI's long-standing request that it keep the fees it collects for hidden-gun permits - estimated at $650,000 this year - rather than passing the fees on to the general fund."
"The bureau projects the number of concealed weapon applicants will break a record 16,000 by the end of this year, shattering 2005's record 10,800 permits. Nearly six out of 10 of this year's applicants do not live in Utah." ... |
CA: City orders gun club to close
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"Time has run out for the San Gabriel Valley Gun Club."
"The Azusa City Council will issue the club official notice Monday that it will no longer be authorized to use the property at 4001 Fish Canyon Road as a shooting range."
"'We anticipate that they will probably continue to operate and possibly sue the city,' Assistant City Manager Robert Person said. 'They can challenge it legally and keep operating, or they can get our letter and cease and desist their use and close it down.'"
"Representatives from the gun club did not return phone calls." ... |
IN: State lifts handgun restrictions on DNR properties
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"Gun owners can now bring handguns onto Indiana parkland after state officials lifted restrictions long opposed by gun rights advocates and hunters."
"Kyle Hupfer, director of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, said Thursday that rules governing the possession of handguns in state parks and other DNR lands had been changed effective immediately."
"The changes permit licensed firearm owners to carry licensed handguns on all DNR properties."
"'Anytime that we remove an unnecessary restriction to people's personal rights is a positive,' Hupfer said. 'This has been an unnecessary infringement with no real reasoning behind it.'" ... |
AZ: Some 400 new state laws now in effect; 20 involve guns
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"Some 400 new state laws created during the most recent legislative session took effect Thursday and 20 of them involve guns."
"Among the more notable is one new law that eliminates a two-hour class that once was required for renewing a concealed-weapon permit. The permit still must be renewed every five years."
"'It's good to get training, and I encourage it for everyone who has a firearm,' said Alan Korwin, the Scottsdale author of The Arizona Gun Owner's Guide. 'But to require you to take a government test to exercise your rights is contrary to the American way and just fundamentally wrong.'"
"Another new law makes walking into a hunter's gunfire the fault of the guy who gets shot, not the shooter." ... |
NY: The New York City Rally FOR Illegal Guns, Monday 12:30pm at City Hall
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"New York City Gun Rights activists, Constitutional and civil libertarians, Human Rights activists, and pro-Liberty supporters will hold a rally on Monday, September 25th at 12:30pm outside City Hall in Manhattan to support so-called 'illegal guns' and the thousands of decent, responsible New York State citizens and residents who own and carry them to preserve their Freedom and protect themselves from criminals, terrorists and other violent people, contrary to what NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg claims in his current campaign against 'illegal guns'." ... |
CA: California sues car firms for global warming
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America's most populous state, California, opened a new front in its struggle with climate change on Wednesday when it announced that it was suing the six largest carmakers in the United States for allegedly contributing to global warming.
In the unprecedented lawsuit, the state accused Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, Chrysler and Nissan of creating a 'public nuisance' and costing it millions of dollars. Environmental campaigners hailed the lawsuit as a landmark event in the effort to deal with global warming." ...
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Canada: The law does not read minds
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"If there was a definitive statement on the Canadian psyche as it relates to the gun issue, it came from the prime minister in the aftermath of the Montreal shooting last week."
"Prime Minister Stephen Harper mused: 'How could such an individual get such an arsenal of weapons?' It’s a rhetorical question, asked by many Canadians who do not understand guns or existing gun laws. What they mean is why."
"... in the warm and fuzzy fantasy land of some folks, they want to believe that a gun registry and more laws will protect them from the Gills of this world. Gun laws don’t stop criminals and whackos. If someone is hellbent to kill, he will get his weapons on the street – all of the laws be damned." ... |
UK: Pupil suspended after 'gun' incidents at school
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"A pupil was suspended from a secondary school today after two students were shot with a plastic pellet gun."
"The boy ... was searched at Cults Academy in Aberdeen this morning."
"He was found with the fake weapon in his possession and sent home."
"An Aberdeen City Council spokesman said the matter had now been referred to the police."
"A pupil was hit in the face with a pellet and another in the chest on Tuesday, but they are not thought to have been injured."
"The school is understood to have been made aware of the incident this morning." ...
"A council spokesman said: 'The boy was searched and the pistol, or whatever it was, in his possession was seized.'" ... |
TX: Judge orders man to keep quiet during hunting season
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"An Ellis County man has been ordered by a judge to keep the noise down on his property during deer season after he was found guilty of a misdemeanor charge of disrupting hunters."
"An Ellis County jury found Galen Morris, 38, guilty on Tuesday of violating one count of the state Sportsman's Rights Act. He was found not guilty of a second, similar charge."
"The judge in the case ordered Morris to make sure his children don't disturb hunters on a neighboring property by playing loud music or driving four-wheelers before noon or after 4 p.m. during deer season, which starts in November. Morris was also issued a $250 fine and a year of probation." ... |
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