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Resolved to be a 'gun criminal'
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"This is the time of year for making resolutions--promises to oneself that the new year will be characterized by a new start in the effort toward self-improvement. Maybe it's weight loss or more exercise, quitting smoking,or maybe it's simply being kinder to those around us. The vast majority of us have a fairly wide range of options on aspects of our lives that leave room for improvement."
"As gun rights advocates, we can make resolutions of our own, in support of the issue we hold dear. National Gun Rights Examiner David Codrea has offered many excellent examples in the past, and this column has also come up with a suggestion. This year, current events suggest another possibility." ... |
'SAFE' in New York apparently means in prison
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"With the first year since the passage of New York's draconian 'SAFE Act' nearly over, CBS News reports what this new law has brought to the people of the state: the prospect of prison for 1,146 of them:" ...
"These aren't violent crimes--the 'crime' is possession of the most effective tool for preservation of life and liberty. And now, being convicted for it means that one is barred--for life--from legal access to that tool. But wait--there's more:" ... |
Ten things to do and watch for in 2014
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... "Also on the 'to-do' list for 2014:"
"Get acquainted with your local state legislators and your congressional representative. Find out their views on Second Amendment issues including so-called 'universal background checks' to bans on so-called 'assault weapons.' Ask them about concealed and open carry, and state preemption. Attend the 'town hall' meetings in your district when these people come begging for your support, and be wary of any candidate or incumbent who says, 'I support the Second Amendment, but…'" ... |
TTAG’s Best of 2013 Readers Choice Awards
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"Year-end lists have become pretty much obligatory. But when we decided to name the best of the best in the world of guns for 2013 – a first for TTAG – we didn’t want to do all the heavy lifting ourselves. Where’s the fun in that? Instead, we figured it made more sense to leave the decision-making to the collective wisdom of you, our readers. And I probably don’t have to tell you you’re an opinionated group. So now that we’ve weeded out the snark and older stuff, here are your choices for the best new products in the firearm firmament for 2013 . . ." ... |
Gear Review: AR500 Armor Carbon Nanotube Soft Armor IIIA (video available)
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"I’ve tested a couple body armor options for TTAG in the last year. ... And while they work, and might save your life, they’re nowhere near comfortable and are often downright cumbersome. That’s where AR500 Armor’s latest product comes in handy . . ."
"The usual way to make a bullet resistant panel is to sandwich layer upon layer of heavy Kevlar until you have enough material to stop the requisite projectile ... They work, but it’s not something that you’d want to wear every day."
"Thanks to recent innovations in science, though, we’re finally at the point where we can use carbon nanotubes to make incredibly strong materials that are also insanely lightweight. ..." ... |
Is Michael Bloomberg set to become most dangerous man in USA?
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"Anti-gun New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is closing up shop as the Big Apple’s three-term CEO today, and many in the gun rights community are concerned that he will now devote his energy and vast financial resources to shaping the nation the way they believe he thinks it should be shaped: like a fiefdom."
"The National Rifle Association’s Chris Cox is out today with a stinging piece that portrays the billionaire as a man who believes 'most Americans are too dumb, or too insignificant, to be afforded much freedom at all.'" ... |
Close 'gun show loophole' for our loved ones' safety
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"As we reflect on the recent anniversary of the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Conn., we think about the innocent lives lost there and in countless other senseless acts of gun violence across our country."
"We pray for the families who lost loved ones and for all of those injured. And we pray for a spiritual and cultural renewal of our country that can help end this steady stream of deadly gun violence."
"But we also believe it is time to come together as a country to encourage our federal representatives to take some strong and sensible steps to help keep more guns out of the hands of convicted criminals and the mentally ill." ... |
Violence Policy Center Email Blast Declares 2013 Victory
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"Dear VPC Supporter,"
"Before the New Year, I’m sending one last message to ask for your help. In 2014, the Violence Policy Center will be moving full speed ahead as we educate the public about gun violence prevention and advocate for meaningful change. Before the year ends, please make a tax-deductible donation to the Violence Policy Center and join our efforts for a safer America. Here are just a few of the Violence Policy Center’s accomplishments in 2013 . . ." ... |
MO: Second Amendment (third letter)
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"The Civil War proved that the Second Amendment should have been rewritten, if not repealed."
"That horrible war was exactly what some of the framers of the Constitution wrongly thought to be the means to control oppressive central government."
"Why would we ever again want to go through armed opposition to the federal government? If the federal government were to lose an internal conflict to a 'well armed militia,' it would no longer exist." ... |
Happy New Year
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"No wild New Year’s Eve parties for the old guy tonight. They were fun in days past, but at my age I could break a hip…"
"Hope it’s been a good year on your end. Has been on mine, for the most part. Survived a helicopter crash. Welcomed a fourth grandchild. Every case I was involved in had either a favorable resolution, or a postponement requested by an opposing side not eager to face losing. I’m hoping for the same in an attempted murder trial scheduled for mid-next month. Another year exactly the same, preferably minus near-death experiences, would suit me just fine." ... |
'In America, yes, we will shoot you': Fox News co-host Greg Gutfeld predicts gun-owner mayhem if bank account confiscation moves from Cyprus to US (video available)
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"In a stunning speech on the Fox News Channel, commentator Greg Gutfeld predicted that if a bank taxation scheme like the one that shocked Cypriots should come to America, gun owners would aim at government officials -- and shoot to kill."
"'While Cypriots can own guns, it’s a bear to get them,' Gutfeld noted on the popular talk show The Five."
"'There is no gun culture there, which then allows the government to wonder of its docile populace: 'What are they gonna do -- shoot us?'"
"'Well, in America,' he sniped, 'yes, we will shoot you.'" ... |
GA: Suspected burglar shot by business owner dies
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"Police in Columbus say one of two people suspected in an attempted break-in was shot by a business owner and has died."
"Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan said 21-year-old Achievia Upshaw was shot in her back after the window of a Courtesy Shuttle business was shattered Tuesday morning."
"Authorities have said the owners of the business were inside when a rock shattered the business' front door." ... |
GA: Homeowner Shoots and Kills Shovel Wielding Burglar on Last Day of 2013
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"We still have a bit of a backlog of defensive gun uses to document over the last month or so, but this will probably be the last one we publish in 2013."
"According to the Atlanta Journal of Constitution, an East Point, GA homeowner fatally shot a suspected burglar who used a shovel to break into the home around 9:30am this morning."
"The homeowner heard noises coming from the rear of his house, armed himself with a gun, and went to investigate."
"That’s when the homeowner was confronted by the suspect who had used a shovel to break the glass on his rear door and enter the home."
"The homeowner opened fire and struck the suspect at least once." ... |
NJ: Residents have right of self-protection
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"Regarding '4 charged in fatal mall carjacking have records' (Page A-1, Dec. 22):"
"New Jersey remains one of a handful of states that still deny their citizens their Second Amendment right of self-defense. You must assume the role of victim if assaulted outside the walls of your home. Those who claim that this travesty does not increase the likelihood of assault by armed criminals are in denial. Wherever citizens are armed under concealed-carry laws, armed assaults decline." ... |
CT: Banned gun magazines sent to Governor Dannel Malloy, 2 legislators
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"State Senate Majoriy Leader Martin M. Looney said he would have preferred to receive a different type of magazine for a Christmas present." ...
"Specifically, both Looney, D-New Haven, and state Sen. John McKinney, R-Fairfield, each were sent one 28-round standard capacity AR-15 magazine ..."
"It was part of Alabama gun activist Mike Vanderboegh’s 'Toys for Totalitarians' campaign, in which he is sending banned high-capacity magazines to some legislators after he finished sending ... magazines to the governors of Colorado, Maryland, New York and, as of Monday, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy." ...
"... a spokesman for the police said the three empty magazines have been turned over to the Connecticut State Police major crime squad." ... |
CT: Alabama man claims he sent illegal gun magazine to Connecticut’s Malloy
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"He is no fan of the governor, but he says he still took the trouble to send him a Christmas gift that could arrive any day now."
"Gun activist Mike Vanderboegh, author of the blog, sipseystreetirregulars, put Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on his list and claimed an illegal high-capacity magazine was due to be delivered on Thursday."
"Andrew Doba, spokesman for Malloy, said no such package has arrived at the Capitol."
"After a check with the U.S. Postal Service, Vanderboegh later claimed it was 'still somewhere in the USPS system.'"
"Connecticut outlawed new magazines with more than 10 rounds ... on April 4, moving it up the ranks to second place behind California for the toughest laws in the country." ... |
Bloomberg leaves office today, protected by firearms
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"When New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg leaves office today he will enter civilian life protected by firearms."
"The same man who has spent much of his career and personal fortune trying to render good, law-abiding men and women defenseless, will now surround himself with a team of armed bodyguards." ...
"Although Bloomberg is leaving office today, his assault on our Second Amendment freedom is certainly not over."
"He has vowed to spend whatever amount it takes from his $31 billion fortune to buy Congress in this year’s mid-term elections, so he can hand Barack Obama a gun ban majority in the U.S. House and Senate. If that happens, Obama can spend his final years in office dismantling the Second Amendment." ... |
IL: You need to know: Illinois’ new Gun Safety and Responsibility Act (HB1189)
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"Illinois Gun Safety and Responsibility Act (HB1189) takes effect January 1st, 2014."
"The bill requires private Illinois residents to check on the validity of a prospective firearm buyer’s FOID card by calling the Illinois State Police or checking on the ISP website."
"'You have to call in private transfers!' people are saying."
"We say don’t get too worked up over this new 'law' and we’ll tell you why: It’s all bark and zero bite. Not even a nibble." ... |
ID: Board adopts Second Amendment resolution
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"Bonner County commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday calling on the governor and state lawmakers enhance protections for the right to bear arms."
"The resolution is patterned after a resolution the Idaho Republican Party is urging all 44 counties to adopt, but omits language that would direct Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler to prevent federal action that would violate the Second Amendment." ... |
Federal court upholds NY ban on assault weapons, but strikes down magazine limit
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"New York’s expanded ban on assault weapons is constitutional, but it cannot limit a magazine to seven bullets, a federal court judge ruled today."
"The ruling by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny in Buffalo found New York’s gun-control law, called the SAFE Act, that restricts assault weapons doesn’t infringe on Second Amendment rights. But the judge tossed a provision that limits a magazine that can hold 10 rounds to just seven bullets." ...
"'But, the seven-round limit fails the relevant test because the purported link between the ban and the state’s interest is tenuous, strained, and unsupported in the record,' [the judge] continued." ... |
Most of N.Y. gun-control law upheld.
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"A federal judge upheld most of New York’s new gun-control law on Tuesday, rejecting arguments that its bans on large-capacity magazines and the sale of some semi-automatic rifles violate Second Amendment rights."
"Judge William Skretny in Buffalo concluded those provisions are constitutional because they’re related to achieving an 'important governmental interest' in public safety. Those two features make guns more lethal, he wrote, citing testimony submitted in the case." ... |
GRAA and Riders USA host second national ‘Stand Your Ground’ rally
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"Gun Rights Across America (GRAA) and Riders USA (United for a Sovereign America) are hosting the second Guns Across America nationwide rally to say, 'Stand Your Ground!' at noon on Sunday, Jan. 19 at the Arizona State Capitol, 1700 W. Washington St., Phoenix."
"Both GRAA and Riders USA are all-volunteer organizations whose volunteers are 'passionate patriots' dedicated to the preservation of our constitutional rights." ... |
A Gun-Related Registry You Will Probably Really Like
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"It’s not a response to Toby Keith’s Virginia restaurant’s gun ban, but a new national registry for Second Amendment-friendly businesses could not have arrived at a better time."
"Bryan Crosswhite, who has businesses in Washington, D.C. and Virginia, expects the 2AO app to be up and running next month. That’s short for 2Amendment.org, where any business can register to get a decal on their front door to let their customers know they support the Second Amendment right to bear arms. Consumers will be able to use the app to locate businesses in the registry." ... |
New Lethal Force Seminar Announced For Detroit Area Audience – Jan 11, 2014
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"A seminar entitled, 'Lethal Force Seminar: Laws All Gun-Owners Must Know,' seeks to both capitalize on the nation’s interest in high profile self-defense cases and teach interested citizens about the firearm laws they need to know."
"It will explore and delve into many legal theories that were either relevant or explored in the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin Case, the Marissa Alexander 'Florida Warning Shots Case,' or the Dearborn Heights, MI Renisha McBride Case. Topics to get special attention are Lethal Force, Self-Defense, Castle Doctrine, Stand Your Ground, and many others." ... |
Navigating CCW Renewal in the City of St. Louis
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"The wife and I have had our conceal carry permits for some time now, and the time to renew rolled around again late in 2013. Honestly, I dread dealing with the government at all, so I put it off for as long as possible. Finally, on a day we both had a little spare time, we headed downtown. My wife, wise in the ways of the world, suggested calling ahead to make sure they were going to be open until 5:00. I called the Sheriff’s office and a pleasant woman said yes, they’d be open until 5:00, but that the deputy in charge of renewing licenses wouldn’t take renewals after 4:00 PM for some inexplicable reason. Since it was 3:50 PM at the time, we knew we weren’t going to make it, turned around and headed back home . . ." ... |
New Jersey Second Amendment Society President’s New Years Message
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"As any casual student of American history can tell you, the people of New Jersey played an essential role in the fight against British oppression and the successful fight for Independence from British Rule."
"Our ancestors fought and died for Individual Freedom and Responsibility. They did not want a foreign King to control of their fate. Many of them also loathed the concept of a strong federal government and believed that the individual people of New Jersey should be free to determine their own destiny." ... |
Gun laws and rewriting the Constitution
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"Re: 'Gun laws and the shooting at Arapahoe High School,' Dec. 29 letters to the editor."
"Letter-writer Craig Marshall Smith reveals the cynical side of the far-left crowd. He obliquely refers to the Second Amendment as an archaic document. The far left would love to rewrite the Constitution to add and subtract rights according to their paternalistic 'we know better than you' vision. ..." ... |
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