|
|
‘Deadliest massacre’ in Boko Haram history facilitated by restrictive gun laws
Submitted by:
David Codrea
Website: http://www.DavidCodrea.com
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
... "'[C]ivilians are not allowed to possess machine-guns, military rifles and handguns … private possession of semi-automatic assault weapons [and] private possession of handguns (pistols and revolvers) is prohibited,' the site advises. Add to that licensing, background checks and registration for what they are allowed to own, a prohibition on concealed carry and stiff criminal penalties for gun law violations, and Nigeria appears to be a land where the results of such 'progressive' policies should be evident for all to see and emulate." ... |
California newspaper vandals promote self-described ‘arnarchist’ group
Submitted by:
David Codrea
Website: http://www.DavidCodrea.com
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
... "... That url goes to a website for a self-described 'anarchist' group based out of Louisville, Ky. that, among other things, promotes a desire to 'abolish whiteness,' to 'reject... capitalism,' and to combat 'global warming ... using horsecarts or biodiesel pickup trucks [to] bring food and biofuels to a specific neighborhood in the city, and cart away compost (largely from the toilets, as food scraps go to feeding the urban chickens),' among other 'solutions.'" ... |
In Seattle, it's back to 'gun safety' and in Denver, it's still gun control
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"Today’s Seattle Times shows that they’re back to calling gun control by its alias, 'gun safety,' in a story about ten things to watch as the legislative session unfolds, while in Colorado, the press in Glenwood Springs remains intellectually honest by noting that Republicans are opening their session by 'moving fast to repeal gun-control legislation Colorado Democrats passed two years ago.'" ...
"The Times story reports that the same so-called 'gun-safety advocates' behind passage of Initiative 594 ... now 'want to push for more laws.' This certainly lives up to the pattern that gun prohibitionists have established over the years. They’re never satisfied." ... |
Incendiary Image of the Day: Guns vs. Cars Comparo Memes Business
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"The Center for American Progress produced the above chart, republished in economist.com‘s post Bangers and Bullets. You may notice that CAP’s anti-gun agitprop team carefully crafted the chart to single out a specific age group that conforms to their alarmist agenda. But even if or when the overall number of 'gun deaths' exceeds the number of motor vehicle-related deaths what does that prove? Cars are getting safer and . . ."
"gun control advocates are barking up the wrong tree."
"If the Center for American Progress really wanted to make progress on reducing firearms-related fatalities, they’d lobby for a nationwide suicide prevention campaign ... * crickets chirping *" ... |
Self-Defense Tip: Home Carry, People…Home Carry
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"... The idea that you can gain emergency access to a handgun in a finger safe, load it quickly and effectively then bring it to bear on the bad guy(s) during a home invasion is as good an example of dangerous optimism as I can imagine without going full Wallenda. Sure, you could do it. And yes, if you’re going to do it, you should practice doing it. But not at the range; use your home environment (with an empty, safety-checked firearm). But c’mon, let’s get real . . ."
"If you’re storing your home defense handgun in a safe at night, the last thing you want to do is fumble about with loading the damn thing. Or undoing a trigger lock. Or anything involving fine motor skills. ..." ... |
Ops Check Normal
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
... "So guns are tools…we all know that. They can be much more than that, and we all know that, too. As tools, guns are unique. A wrench doesn’t take any thought at all to deploy. Owning it does the trick. There is always time to fetch it when you need it, and I don’t worry about my 10-year-old picking it up. And I have never, never, ever had a wrench fail to, um, wrench. None of that is true for guns. This is why people that are freaky about guns don’t buy it when we say 'guns are just tools'. There is a little more to it than that, isn’t there?" ... |
Gear Review: Huntertown Arms Guardian 9 Suppressor
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"Many people grow nostalgic for their first gun, and again when they receive their first NFA stamp. I cannot deny that that is the case with this suppressor. While it was not the first I had purchased, it was the first to come back approved due to the expedience of an E-Filed Form 4. For those who are not familiar with the manufacturer, Huntertown Arms is a small company building suppressors in Fort Wayne Indiana. Suppressors are basically all they manufacture, and they do so at a price point that easily trumps most other competitors. In fact, the Guardian 9mm suppressor in this review has an MSRP at only $349 . . ." ... |
Gun Review: Heckler & Koch P2000
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"Heckler & Koch P2000. Is it 'In a world of compromises, some don’t', or 'Because you suck, and we hate you'? If you were born in the mid 80’s, you might understand the brainwashing that has been bestowed upon me about HK firearms. Between Tom Clancy, Metal Gear Solid, and the US SOCOM pistol trials, there has been a never ending craving to own what has been heralded as the best, most durable, most accurate, most awesomest combat pistol ever created. It’s true, Thor’s Hammer can be yours for only $1,800 in the form of the Heckler &Koch MK23 . . ." ... |
Smith & Wesson Using Razor Blade Strategy to Win Army Contract?
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"TTAG never holds posts for more than a day; even the 'evergreens.' Not so fool.com. Writer Rich Smith’s post on the competition for the Army’s new sidearm sat on the sidelines for almost a week, during which time TTAG’s post on the Army’s decision to punt Beretta from the competition to replace the Beretta 92 appeared. His prose may be delayed by bureaucracy but he’s no fool, our Rich. Smith sees Smith & Wesson’s November hook-up with General Dynamics as part of a clever strategy to win the Army’s handgun contract . . ." ... |
Liberty Ammunition Wins Patent Lawsuit over Army’s M855A1 Ammo
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"Right around 2007, the U.S. Army started putting a new bullet into the field. Improving on the standard SS109/M855 ball ammunition, the new loading used a lead-free projectile with a steel insert and saw improved performance as well as better penetration over the old faithful. There was much rejoicing. After five years of active use in the field, it looks like the Army’s new round might have infringed on a previous patent by one-time TTAG ammo sponsor Liberty Ammunition. A Federal court judge agreed and has awarded the company north of $15 million for the government’s error. Far, far north . . ." ... |
Gun Review: Roy’s Anti-(MEAT)erial™ Hunting Rifle
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"What’s better than successfully harvesting a deer? Harvesting two deer. Or three. I don’t know that I would, but I’d like the option to ... And I have come across the opportunity to legally and ethically do so. That is, I came across the opportunity if I had been wielding the appropriate lead slinger at the time. This review is really more of a gear review that a gun review. The Anti-(MEAT)erial™ Hunting Rifle is a homemade concoction of all the separate components that could’ve, would’ve, and should’ve been thrown together to make a hunting rifle capable of rapid, precise, and repeatable shots where recoil has been reduced to the point that shots can be viewed through a scope without being thrown off of it . . ." ... |
Firearms Sellers Say They’re Being Choked Off From Payment Processors
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"Go to a gun show, and you won’t find many merchants using PayPal."
"You’ll also find few vendors using popular payment processors such as Square, Stripe, and Spark Pay."
"That’s because some payment processors explicitly prohibit the use of their systems for online — and some in-store — sales of firearms, ammunition and certain accessories."
"Retailers in the gun industry say they’re being discriminated against."
"'Being shut out from mainstream payment processors makes us feel like we are part of some type of shady business when, in fact, there is more regulation and documentation required for federally licensed firearms dealers than most businesses,' said Trevor Blandford of Terminal Performance Associates ..." ... |
MSNBC's Eugene Robinson: Paris-Style Attack Would Be Worse in US Because We Have More Guns
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
is 1 comment
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
... "During one of his annoyingly frequent and unfailingly predictable appearances on MSNBC ... Washington Post columnist [Eugene Robinson] weighed in with his thoughts on the differences between France and the US in fighting jihadists. ..." ..."Just to keep it in perspective, I don't think we should imagine that the conditions and the threat are exactly the same in the United States as they are in France, they are different." ...
"In fact, one thing that's different here is weapons are universally available and so, I mean, it is actually a very good thing that the tensions are not exactly the same because we would expect to have a lot more of that sort of carnage here." ... |
‘Registration the next step’ admits anti-gun Seattle P-I reader
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"While the Washington Legislature convenes today, the first big public turnout may be this Thursday’s 'Rally for Your Rights' event, which brought an unusually candid acknowledgement about registration from an anti-gunner this morning on the Seattle P-I.com’s website from a reader responding to liberal columnist Joel Connelly’s piece on the rally."
"P-I reader John Whitmore wrote early this morning, 'Yes, that is the next step--registration. That way we know who owns what gun and who doesn’t. It’s a no brainer. Little steps. We will get there and hopefully reduce the abismal (sic) gun violence statistics that Amerca (sic) has compared to other 1st world nation. It won’t eliminate gun violence but hopefully save many, many lives.'" ... |
Why your gun makes me nervous
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
... "I’ve already seen the bulge in his jacket, and it’s clear from the size and shape that he has a holstered gun. Now my eyes are quickly scanning, hoping to find a law enforcement badge clipped to his belt." ...
"I still don’t know him, and the [mental] movie trailers increase. He could be the stalker, searching for his mark. He could be contemplating a robbery, or seeking someone to abduct. He could be an off-duty police officer, or even one that is undercover. He could be paranoid, thinking the world is out to get him or knowing someone truly is. He could be a fugitive, a drug dealer, a rapist or the owner of a sporting goods store. He could be a million things." ...
-------
H/t to David Codrea who asks: Since when are my rights determined by some ignorant emotional defective's neuroses? |
NJ: Police hopeful seeks Christie pardon after legally owned gun turns him into a convict
Submitted by:
Anonymous
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"Steffon Josey-Davis legally owned a gun."
"But one day, two years ago, that gun completely changed his life — without a pull of the trigger."
"Josey-Davis owned a 9mm Smith and Wesson handgun and was working as an armored-car driver with hopes of being a cop, he said. Now he's a convicted felon and, in some ways, a poster boy for gun-rights advocates."
"He can't vote, is disqualified from most jobs, and his career goals are derailed indefinitely."
"What crime was Josey-Davis guilty of?"
"Having his legally owned gun in the glove compartment of his car." ... |
Fox pundit: Paris was terrorized because French people have smartphones instead of guns
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
is 1 comment
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"Emily Miller, an investigative reporter for Fox’s DC affiliate, insisted to Fox News on Monday that a recent terrorist attack in Paris was not stopped because the French people carried cellphones, but not guns."
"'I think, as far as French gun laws, it’s basically a gun-free zone,' Miller opined to Fox News host Anna Kooiman. 'As we’ve seen in the United States, gun-free zones lure evil and crazy people like terrorists there because no one fights back.'"
"'So, gun-free zones like France, which unfortunately even the poor police aren’t carrying guns, is just very attractive to somebody who is going to go in with a gun.'" ... |
French Terrorism: Is It On Its Way Here?
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"The most recent attack by terrorists in a western nation has come to an end with the deaths of the primary killers and, as can be expected in such things, the deaths of many innocents, including hostages. Special Operations forces around the world have a common aphorism: 'it sucks to be a hostage' because so often, so many of them are killed, and so it was in the Paris terrorist attacks. Though one terrorist remains at large, possibly headed for Syria, this particular series of attacks appears to be, for the moment, over. However, the issues it raises are not . . ." ... |
Brits Call for New Ammunition Laws After Paris Attack
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"'Tougher restrictions on ammunition are needed to stop British-based jihadists carrying out Paris-style gun attacks, former security minister [Lord West] has said,' reports dailymail.co,uk. 'He said the UK’s tough anti-gun laws were a crucial tool in the fight against terror – but demanded further action to tighten restrictions on ammunition.' Needless to say, Lord West also reckons his former employers need more British taxpayer loot . . ." ... |
France: Paris Sends Good Guys with Guns to Schools
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
is 1 comment
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"Paris is deploying 10,000 soldiers and police to provide security within metropolitan France, and will send 'thousands' of police to protect Jewish schools in the wake of attacks by Islamic terrorists that left seventeen French citizens dead last week. This is certainly a step in the right direction, given the severity of recent attacks, and the fact that the Jewish community has been repeatedly been the target of violence in the past, to the point that some recently talked about leaving their homes for safer countries . . ." ... |
PA: Novel new law prompts towns to agree to rescind gun measures
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"Barely a week after taking effect, a novel state law that makes it easier for gun-rights groups to challenge local firearms measures in court is already sparking change: Nearly two dozen Pennsylvania municipalities have agreed to get rid of their potentially problematic ordinances rather than face litigation."
"Joshua Prince, an attorney for four pro-gun groups and several residents, cited the new law in putting nearly 100 Pennsylvania municipalities on notice that they would face legal action unless they rescinded their firearms laws."
"At least 22 of those municipalities have already repealed them, or indicated they planned to do so, according to Prince, who specializes in firearms law ..." ... |
VT: Senate Bill Calls For More, Stricter Gun Background Checks
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"It’s been more than two years since the mass shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Ct. But gun-control efforts sparked by the school shooting are still very much underway in Vermont. ..."
"Legislation calling for more, and stricter, background checks will be the most concerted push in recent memory for changes to Vermont’s gun laws. ..."
"The bill’s goal is hard to argue with – keep guns out of the hands of people who would use them to harm themselves or others. But the means by which gun control advocates will aim to accomplish that goal likely won’t sit well with guardians of the Second Amendment." ...
-------
Submitter's Note: So how do you determine who might use guns "to harm themselves or others"? My gypsy friend swears by tasseography and tarotmancy; personally I would suggest supporters of this bill try spatilomancy. |
PA: PA State Rep Moves to Ban Human Silouhette Targets
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"Time and again, we hear that the #1 reason people buy guns is to use them for concealed carry or home defense. The implied purpose: shooting bad guys. We often don’t like to think of the situation for which we are preparing when we head to the range to practice with our concealed carry firearm, but by using proper targets (human-shaped ones, to be specific) the training becomes useful, effective and applicable to the stated purpose of the firearm. But one Pennsylvania politician thinks that the idea of people using people-shaped targets to train themselves is beyond the pale, and plans to ban any target not hunting-related in the state . . ." ... |
AL: NRA honors Shelby for ‘standing strong against the gun control agenda in Washington’
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"The National Rifle Association (NRA) over the weekend honored Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) during its annual board meeting for his 'unwavering support of and commitment to the Second Amendment' throughout his over four-decade tenure in elected office."
"'Throughout his career in the U.S. Congress, Senator Shelby has stood strong against the gun control agenda in Washington, and has continuously fought for the rights of law-abiding citizens to own firearms for hunting, recreational shooting, and self-defense,' said NRA Institute for Legislative Action Executive Director Chris Cox." ... |
IA: Weapons issue murky for Iowa lawmakers; still under debate
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"The philosophical differences among legislators who make up the new 86th Iowa General Assembly will begin the minute they pass through the state Capitol doors to open the 2015 session today."
"Administrators in both the Iowa House and the Iowa Senate, as well as the executive branch ... say the policy at the Statehouse is that no one brings a dangerous weapon into the Capitol building, except certified law enforcement officers. But the application gets murky when it comes to state lawmakers."
"The issue of legislators packing heat came to light during the 2014 election campaign when state Sen. Brad Zaun ... told The Des Moines Register editorial board that sometimes he would carry a 9 mm handgun while working in the Senate ..." ... |
PA: Pennsylvania cities rush to repeal gun crackdowns as NRA-backed lawsuits loom
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"A new law in Pennsylvania that makes it easier for gun groups like the National Rifle Association to sue cities for burdensome Second Amendment regulations has municipalities on the defense, and almost two dozen have already backed off some of their most stringent firearms rules."
"The state has a long-running law that prohibits municipalities from enforcing any gun laws that regulate firearms ownership and transfers, Newsmax reported. But gun owners also have a long-running complaint: that their municipalities have ignored this law with alarming regularity." ... |
PA: Charges Recommended Against PA AG and Dedicated Gun Grabber, Kathleen Kane
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"Pennsylvania’s attorney general, Kathleen Kane, was elected in 2012, and is an avid anti-gunner. She has gone so far as to say that she will not defend the recently passed gun reform bill from a lawsuit filed by some Keystone State cities. The law targeted cities that violate Pennsylvania gun law and citizens’ Second Amendment rights. But she has been under investigation for leaking information from a grand jury in order to undercut a probe into corruption involving the head of the NAACP in Philadelphia . . ." ... |
IA: Cop Trying to Kill the Family Dog, Kills Woman Instead, In Front of her Husband and 4-year-old Son
Submitted by:
none
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"A Burlington Police officer, supervising a domestic dispute, shot and killed a woman in front of her house Tuesday morning."
"The victim has been identified as 34-year-old Autumn Steele. The Iowa [DCI] ... has not released the name of the officer ..."
"There is no indication that Steele or her husband were armed or that they posed a threat to the officer involved."
"According to court records Steele was arrested Monday night on a misdemeanor charge of domestic abuse. She was released from the jail and told that she could not return to the home without a police officer escort in order to gather her belongings."
"Steele then returned to the home with her police officer escort, the same person that would later kill her." ... |
Better to Stay and Fight Than Up and Move
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"All too often in the comments sections ... where people of the gun can come together, you will see a common trend. Someone from a state that is more restrictive in their citizens’ firearm rights will lament being unable to obtain a treasured item, or will ask if it will soon be shipping in a form that remains compliant with their state’s laws. The most common response from those who reside in a free state where such restrictions are not a factor is something like, 'quit whining and move.' Some may consider the idea that one should be expected to uproot their family, give up a full-time job, and relocate to a new state, incredibly selfish. However, there is something far worse about that argument. It’s exceedingly short-sighted . . ." ... |
MO: Gun groups vow to fight Missouri lawmaker’s bill taxing guns to pay for police body cameras
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"A Missouri state legislator has drawn criticism from gun enthusiasts for introducing bills that would pay for body cameras for police officers through a tax increase on firearm and ammunition sales, Guns.com reported."
"House Bills 75 and 76, which were introduced by state Rep. Brandon Ellington (D), would implement a 1 percent tax raise on gun sales, with the money going to the 'Peace Officer Handgun and Ammunition Sales Tax Fund,' to be used to buy the cameras."
"Officers would then be required to wear the cameras during any interaction with the public, and keep the footage in their records for at least 30 days. Undercover officers and detectives would be exempt from wearing the cameras." ... |
VA: Virginia gun show arrests again rise for would-be buyers
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"As state legislators prepare to consider a proposal by Gov. Terry McAuliffe to close the 'gun show loophole,' new state data show that the percentage of arrests at gun shows among people denied approval to buy firearms has increased for a third consecutive year."
"The volume of gun show sales, purchase denials and arrests all declined in 2014 ... But in an increase, 35 percent of the people denied permission to buy firearms were then charged with being legally prohibited to possess a gun." ...
-------
Submitter's Note: Nowhere in the article does it mention that this ginormous increase was from 29 arrests to 39, out of 79 gun shows and 33,484 NICS checks. |
|
|
