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The gun industry is fighting for your rights! Are you?
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"Washington (Reuters) is reporting that a U.S. judge's decision to uphold the recent regulation changes mandated by the BATFE requiring gun dealers in four states bordering Mexico to report the sales of multiple semi-automatic rifles has been appealed by the gun industry. The report says that Judge Rosemary Collyer of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the reporting requirements ordered last year were sufficiently narrowly tailored. Collyer writes the reporting demand 'was limited to only certain sales of certain guns in certain states, ATF did not exceed its authority.'" ... |
Liberty's threat
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"WE ARE NOW a decade into what the Pentagon is calling the Long War. Terrorism remains a threat. But the threat comes not just from madmen on planes or bombs in cars parked in Times Square; the threat also comes from our very own government." ...
"Now add another Lieberman flourish to liberty's shackling: He has introduced a bill that would allow the U.S. government to take away a person's citizenship if he or she is deemed "hostile" to this country. The Enemy Expatriation Act requires no conviction in a court of law. So who is 'hostile'? Occupiers, including those who threw a smoke bomb at the White House on Tuesday? Ron Paul constitutionalists? Tea Partyers? Second Amendment advocates? And who decides?" ... |
GA: It just looks easy, y'all
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"As I suspected, it didn’t take long for gun-rights advocates to jump on Wednesday’s editorial. The editorial suggested that a state legislative proposal seeking to require gun safety training for applicants for permits to carry ... didn't unduly infringe on Second Amendment rights."
"In the pseudonymous comments appended to the editorial ... a reader styling himself 'The Oracle of the Athens Banner-Herald' raised the following, and predictable, argument:"
"'Is there some other constitutionally guaranteed right that requires mandatory, government authorized training before you can exercise it?' Oracle asked."
"'For example, say, the First Amendment? Maybe editorial writers should have to submit to state-mandated training ...'" ... |
NC: County should curb, not promote, guns in parks
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"Forsyth County commissioners are considering new legislation that would allow concealed-carry permit owners to carry their concealed weapons into county parks. The Winston-Salem City Council did the right thing recently by exempting most city parks from the new state law. Now it's Forsyth County's turn to show a little common sense."
"Under a new state law, permission to carry concealed weapons in parks will be granted, but local governments can still bar the weapons from parks with such features as playgrounds and ball fields. But not all commissioners want to opt out. Commissioner Bill Whiteheart, in particular, advocates allowing the weapons, citing the possibility of deterring crime. ..." ... |
LA: Deadsville
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... "The other issue is to remove the guns guns. All the Second Amendment people out there will certainly disagree with me, but not having easy access to weapons will at least be start. Yes, there will still be guns out there. This isn’t going to be a quick process. It’s going to take some time to accomplish. IMHO, the entire city of New Orleans should be a gun-free zone. We’re not going to be able to solve the tendency towards violence that’s one of the hallmarks of American culture, but if the guns aren’t there, at least there won’t be any more people watching TV in their homes, or little babies outside playing who will take a bullet either. We have to start somewhere."
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Submitter's Note: But we're "paranoid" to think the antis wants to ban guns, right? |
McCain's Secret Dossier on Romney?
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"GOP front-runner Mitt Romney sustained a possible setback today with a public release of a little-known report that is believed to be the entire opposition research file that Sen. John McCain’s campaign compiled against him during the 2008 presidential race."
"The 200-page report, which was publicized on the Buzzfeed social media website on Tuesday, had been available on a site geared to small businesses since Nov. 11 under the heading, 'The Romney Book.'" ...
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Submitter's Note: Second Amendment stuff is detailed starting on page 31.
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Senate Moves on Bill to "Muzzle the Web"
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"By now, you are no doubt aware that several websites have either gone totally or partially 'dark' today in protest of the pernicious internet legislation that will be coming to a vote next week. Wikipedia and Google are just two of the websites which are protesting in this manner."
"And while you may have not paid much attention to this story, you need to know that the 'muzzle the web' legislation these sites are protesting could also affect your ability to get gun-related information on websites like GOA’s."
"The reason is that S. 968 could, in its final form, allow the Brady Campaign to partially shut down our GOA website and our organization (plus many other pro-gun websites) with a series of factually accurate, but legally frivolous complaints." ... |
WA: State lawmakers take up issue of SPD dash-cam videos
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"An ongoing investigation into Seattle police practices is spurring swift action in the state legislature."
"For more than a year, the KOMO 4 Problem Solvers sought access to SPD's video system to examine police accountability. Those requests were repeatedly denied, and now state legislators are taking up the cause and may change the law itself."
"Taxpayers foot the bill for the cameras, computers and servers that record and store Seattle police dash cam videos, but right now the public has little access to the videos themselves." ... |
D.C. cleans up its gun ban
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"The nation’s capital is home to some of the most restrictive gun laws in the country. Washington city leaders intentionally crafted convoluted regulations to make it difficult for citizens to own firearms legally. Now that these obstructionist rules are in the spotlight, the D.C. Council realizes it needs to clean up its act."
"The Washington Times’ Emily Miller has been closely documenting each step ... One of these is the mandatory gun 'safety' course consisting of four hours of classroom instruction and one hour on the shooting range. For this, the city hands prospective gun owners a long list of instructors ... As Miss Miller revealed, this sheet of 47 phone numbers hadn't been updated since September 2009. ..." ... |
VA: Bills would allow deadly force against intruders
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"Del. Dickie Bell, (R-Staunton), is sponsoring two bills that would empower Virginians to use lethal force against an intruder in their home."
"House Bill 47 would grant civil immunity to anyone who injures or kills someone while defending their home from another person who has posed a threat of injury to the other or has entered the home unlawfully." ... |
U.S. High Court Turns Down Challenge to Gun Ban
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"The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday turned down a constitutional challenge to a California law banning possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain misdemeanors."
"The justices, without comment, denied a petition for certiorari by Rick Charles Delacy, convicted on four counts of unlawful possession of firearms and one count of unlawful possession of ammunition."
"Delacy had claimed that the ban violates the Second Amendment and/or the Equal Protection Clause. Div. One of the First District Court of Appeal rejected that argument in a 2-1 decision last February, and the California Supreme Court voted 5-1 in June not to review that decision." ... |
Gun Dealers in Border States Must Report Sales
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"A federal judge approved the [ATF]'s demand that gun dealers and pawnbrokers in states on the Mexican border report to the ATF whenever they sell 'two or more semi-automatic rifles capable of accepting a detachable magazine, and with a caliber greater than .22 to an unlicensed person.'"
"'Congress has effected a delicate balance between ATF's regulation of firearms and the right to privacy held by lawful firearms owners,' U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer wrote in dismissing a complaint filed by The National Shooting Sports Foundation."
"'ATF's Demand Letter did not disturb that balance.'" ...
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NJ: NJ22AS Files Appeal to Force State Police to Disclose Gun Documents
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"On Wednesday January 4, 2012, Rick Gutman the attorney for the New Jersey Second Amendment Society (NJ2AS) filed an appeal with the NJ Appellate division in its lawsuit against the NJ Division of State Police."
"This case revolves around the state’s refusal to allow lawful New Jersey residents reasonable access to documents which directly impact the processing of their applications for Firearms Identification Cards and Handgun Purchase Permits."
"After receiving numerous complaints from applicants who were subjected to extended delays, intrusive forms and other requirements that clearly go beyond what is allowed by law, the NJ2AS took decisive action." ... |
WA: 3 off-duty police officers fought with club security, says SPD
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"Three off-duty Seattle police officers were involved in a fight with security guards at a Capitol Hill nightclub early Monday, the Seattle Police Department reported Tuesday."
"The officers, all male, were not acting in an official capacity, the SPD said."
"On-duty officers were called to Neighbours Nightclub on Broadway, and the incident was reported to SPD commanders and referred to the Office of Professional Accountability (OPA) on Monday, according to the department." ... |
WA: Former judge appeals traffic camera ticket, exposes flaw in system
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"A retired Cowlitz Superior Court Judge is challenging Longview's school-zone traffic camera system, saying a speeding ticket he and his wife received in May should have been thrown out because video footage failed to identify who was driving the offending vehicle."
"Judge Jim Warme ... also said in court documents that a Longview Municipal Court judge erred when ... she found both Warme and his wife guilty of speeding in a school zone."
"The appeal stands out because it comes from a judge with two decades of experience on the bench and points out what may be a fatal flaw in the city's controversial traffic camera system. In essence, the case asks how two people can be guilty of simultaneously driving one car too fast." ... |
TX: Plane Left Gate With Gun on Board, DFW Airport Says
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"A plane left the gate at DFW Airport with a gun on board before transportation officials alerted the pilot about the problem ..."
"Airport spokesman David Magana said a 65-year-old woman from Little Elm, Texas had a gun in her carry-on bag that got through the security checkpoint ."
"By the time the woman took her bag and walked away, a TSA agent scanning the D-30 checkpoint noticed the .38-caliber handgun." ...
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SUBMITTER'S COMMENT: And were the plane or the passengers in any danger? Absolutely not!
And commenter Amos2 asks:
Could it be that the TSA is the National Police Force that Obama promised to institute before and after his election? |
IL: Chicago Prepares For Protester Influx
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"Chicago is getting ready for a close-up on the world stage. In May, it will host overlapping summits of both NATO and the G8, the first city to do so in more than three decades. The meetings are expected to draw thousands of delegates from 80 countries and hordes of protesters."
"To prepare, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing ordinances that would give the city more power to deal with demonstrators. As Alex Keefe of WBEZ in Chicago reports, that has sparked a debate about security and free speech." ...
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NSSF Says 2012 Firearms Sales Outlook Promising after Record-setting Year
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"Many indicators, including a record-setting 2011, show the firearms industry continues to thrive in a down economy and that the potential exists for another strong sales year in 2012, reports the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry."
"NSSF® made the announcement today at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade ShowSM (SHOT Show®), where exhibitors unveiled thousands of new products they hope will excite customers in 2012. The trade show, with an attendance of nearly 60,000, is the largest of its kind in the world." ... |
One bright spot in the current struggling economy
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"There has been one very bright spot in the business picture this last year. That is gun and ammunition sales, which have skyrocketed, in recent months. Gun sales on the most recent Black Friday exceeded the previous record by more than 30 percent. The FBI reports that the number of background checks for gun purchases on that day were almost 130,000. The previous one-day record was 97,848 on Black Friday in 2008. Gun manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Company has orders for twice as many guns as it can make."
"Annual U.S. gun transactions in 2011 were up by 14.4 percent over 2010. It was up 33.5 percent over 2007. December 2011 marked the 19th consecutive month of increase when compared to the same period of the previous year." ... |
OH: Professor to host concealed weapon course
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"Shots will fly as five members of UT's College Republicans attend a concealed weapons course this weekend."
"This day-long seminar will begin with a lecture explaining how to legally conceal and carry a firearm. The students will then demonstrate their shooting abilities with live ammunition at a shooting range."
"If their aim is accurate, participants who are 21 years old and up will be licensed to carry a concealed firearm in Ohio."
"This is the second time the College Republicans will have the opportunity to learn about carrying a concealed firearm." ... |
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