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Open Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee staff on 'Project Gunwalker'
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... "But also understand that so far, attempts to generate interest among various senate and congressional staffers over the past few days has been a frustrating experience of evasiveness and deflection, and that also is being documented. There is far too much at stake for the brave people who are putting themselves on the line to let this continue. To do so is inexcusable. That's why this is being sent to you as an open letter, published on the Internet to apprise the media and interested citizens of the efforts we are taking to bring this matter to light."
"What do we tell our guys, Mr. Downey?" ... |
Martin Luther King, Civil Rights, and Armed Self-Defense
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"Via Instapundit, here’s UCLA law professor Adam Winkler reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr.’s 'complicated history with guns':""Most people think King would be the last person to own a gun. Yet in the mid-1950s, as the civil rights movement heated up, King kept firearms for self-protection. In fact, he even applied for a permit to carry a concealed weapon."
"A recipient of constant death threats, King had armed supporters take turns guarding his home and family. He had good reason to fear that the Klan in Alabama was targeting him for assassination." ...
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'Reason to Own Guns' Tact Shifts Debate in Wrong Direction
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... "The fact is no gun owner need explain why they are entitled to the protection of the Second Amendment any more than any journalist need explain why they are entitled to the protection of the First Amendment. Such is the nature of inalienable rights protected and preserved by the Constitution." |
Racial and Ethnic Divide over Gun Rights
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"Columbine High School. The Washington, D.C. sniper. Northern Illinois University. Virginia Tech. Red Lake Indian Reservation. Chicago school children. And now, Tucson, Ariz. In dramatic ways, shooting deaths have horrified, mesmerized and confounded Americans. Yet, an increasing number of people say it is more important to protect the rights of citizens to own guns than to limit those authorized to carry lethal weapons." ... |
No Shift Toward Gun Control After Tucson Shootings
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"In the wake of the Tucson shootings, there is no significant change in public views on the issue of gun control and gun rights. Currently, 49% of Americans say it is more important to protect the right of Americans to own guns, while 46% say it is more important to control gun ownership. ..." ... |
Gun owners, enthusiasts not necessarily gun nuts
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"Look into the eyes of the man in the picture."
"He is not one of those end-times loons. Or a militia man from the lunatic fringe. He does not conform to any of the stereotypes some of us want to have of those who see the world in ways different from us." ... |
An unarmed citizen is a slave
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"Once again, the gun control crowd is exploiting a tragedy in its never-ending campaign to deprive honest citizens of our constitutionally guaranteed right to bear arms. The framers of our Constitution didn't include the Second Amendment to protect citizens from each other. They included it to protect citizens from a tyrannical government. They knew the danger first hand. They knew that an unarmed citizen is a slave. And with each passing day, we see the wisdom of their decision. ..." ... |
Proposed magazine ban another pointless feel-good exercise
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"Yesterday’s introduction of federal legislation to limit the capacity of ammunition magazines may have an impact on gun makes like the folks at Washington-based Olympic Arms — provided it passes, which industry odds-makers here at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show don’t believe has a prayer — but it likely would not prevent a determined nutball from carrying out mayhem, as detailed in yesterday's Seattle Times." ... |
Newsweek's Ben Adler Gripes That 'Conservatives Make Inaccurate Arguments Against Gun Control'
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... "While it's true that courts have not examined the constitutionality on such a ban, it's completely ludicrous to say there is in no way a constitutional issue at play here. Courts invalidate legislation on the grounds of creating an"undue burden" on constitutional rights all the time, as well they should, seeing that the purpose of the Bill of Rights is, well, securing rights to citizens from the abridgement of the government." ... |
More Leftist Fantasy: Gun Control
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"Before I could shift gears from the fantasy of a productive and auspicious state-command society, the talk on Sunday news-ralk television, predictably after the Tucson shooting story has leveled off, turned to gun-control. It is now widely conceded after Supreme Court rulings, that there IS an individual second amendment right to bear arms. So, at least the fantasy is largely set aside that killings can be averted by banning guns. ... And the ONLY people who would have guns would be those who are willing to break the law, like…oh…killers for example. This is demonstrated everywhere gun-control has been tried. But liberals never let the experience of the real world get in the way of a fine fantasy." ... |
Shooting Sparks Gun Control Debate
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"The National Rifle Association (NRA) divulged on Friday that it plans to combat any attempt by Congress to renegotiate the national policy on guns. U.S. gun policies have been under great scrutiny following the Jan. 8 shooting in Tucson ... A posting on the NRA's website expresses sympathies for Giffords and other victims of the violence. However, in a statement released on the same website, the Association pledged to, 'as always, stand front and center in defense of the rights of gun owners.'" ... |
Gun laws give more than illusions of safety
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... "We can never fully understand the why because the motivation to murder in cold blood is too wholly foreign to our hearts and minds. What we can learn from all of this is the how: How two individuals with such murderous intents were able to get their hands on tools whose sole purpose was to kill and destroy." ...
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Better off armed? I think not
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... "The Second Amendment rights were instituted as a protection against the possibility of illegitimate and illegal government in the wake of independence from what was considered the autocratic rule of George III. It was not intended for Americans to use to protect themselves against each other."
"Under present conditions, that type of insurrection is sure to fail and should be unnecessary with democratic institutions and the right to vote." ... |
Who Does the NRA Advocate For?
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"If you stand up for the second amendment, the NRA will stand up for you—that's what the gun rights juggernaut claims, at least. But, increasingly, the lobby's incestuous relationship with the gun manufacturers begs the question[sic]: Is the the NRA advocating for people who own guns? Or the lucrative companies that make them?" ...
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Should high-capacity ammo clips be banned? -- Ban them
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"All the blather by gun zealots can't hide a basic fact about the tragic shootings in Arizona. Jared Loughner was able to squeeze off 31 rounds without reloading. When his oversized magazine ran out and he paused to insert another clip, a woman grabbed the fresh magazine. Only then were bystanders finally able to subdue him." ... |
SHOT Show: Rohrbaugh Firearms R9 is No Range Toy (video available)
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"As Karl Rohbaugh readied himself for iPhone immortality, the gunmaker shuffled the five pocket pistols on the glass countertop like a Las Vegas poker dealer. Within seconds all the guns were sitting dead center on their assigned black mats, all facing the same way. I realized that Rohrbaugh Firearms’ main man is a fellow OCD sufferer. Actually, I made the diagnosis even before I’d caught his attention, when I first racked the slide on one of his mini-marvels. It felt like all semi slides should: smooth, precise, solid, sexy. The double action-only trigger pull was as long as a midsummer’s night dream, but the R9 still felt like a lion amongst ladies’ guns. So, one mouse gun to rule them all? Well, that depends . . ." ... |
SHOT Show: SIG SAUER SIG50 = New McMillan TAC-50
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"'We needed an anti-material rifle for international customers.' How Tony Stark does that sound? Of course, the real world of military sales is not all Iron Man suits and Gwyneth Paltrow. It’s about negotiating a bureaucratic labyrinth with so many moving parts it makes a Patek Phillippe Grand Complication look like a Swatch. Or making a McMillan TAC-50 look like a SIG50. Dave Grimshaw was the man who made that happen; he’s surprisingly candid about the rifle’s genesis. Still, it’s who you know, not what you clone." ... |
SHOT Show: New Guns. Blue Guns. This Gun’s Not For You Guns
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"Blue guns are not new guns but they are good for you guns. For self-defense defenders defending in a crusade that’s never ending, a blue gun is one of the few guns that’s totally safe for you guns. A model gun is another fun gun when there’s no battle to be won. But bad things can be done when faced one-on-one. ..." |
SHOT Shot Continues With Tag-Team Coverage
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"Gang, as of this entry, the Backwoods Home firearms blog coverage of the shooting industry’s biggest show worldwide continues. I’m tag-teaming out, and what you get henceforth comes via the eyes and ears of my old friend and colleague Russ Lary." ... |
SHOT Shot News
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"The SHOT (Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade) Show – THE annual gathering for the firearms industry – is going on now in Las Vegas."
"So far, there seems to be more derivation and evolution than revolution." ... |
Tucson shooting should be teaching moment
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... "Ultimately, no one will ever truly know exactly why Loughner fired his gun, and it is irresponsible for anyone to try making political hay out of this tragedy—but that doesn’t mean we can’t examine our political rhetoric and try elevating the discourse in this country." ... |
Arizona Shootings, Second Amendment and Aaron Zelman
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"The shootings of at least 18 people (6 killed, at least 12 wounded) in Tucson, Arizona, has predictably ignited a firestorm of anti-gun, anti-right, and anti-anything not 'liberal' diatribes from the typical big government talking heads in Washington, D.C., and New York City. Anti-freedom congressmen railed for more gun control, including resurrecting Bill Clinton's so-called Assault Weapons ban, and other laws restricting 'high capacity' magazines (the assailant reportedly used a Glock 9mm in the attack)." ... |
Mandatory gun training the answer to gun control debate
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... "For gun control advocates to blame the Glock semi-automatic handgun or the 33-round extended clip is wrong and injudicious. As a liberal and supporter of controls, like closing gun show loopholes, I owned handguns and know that the weapon is benign until there is a hand on the trigger. It is the person."
"For ownership advocates to declare that gun ownership is an absolute right is equally as injudicious. Nothing is absolute, except death. With gun ownership falls the responsibility of safe, proper and astute handling of that firearm." ... |
The framers never figured on right to bear a Glock
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"Since the shootings of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others in Arizona, most of the debate has tended to focus on questions of what more stringent gun-control measures are needed and how mentally unstable persons can be prohibited from purchasing weapons. I suggest we also re-examine what the authors of the Second Amendment had in mind by the word 'Arms' when they wrote: 'the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.'" ...
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Cheney opens door to tighter gun restrictions
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"Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a staunch gun advocate, says tighter weapons regulations might be 'appropriate' to prevent another tragedy like the Arizona mass shootings ..."
"Cheney, an avid hunter, said he is 'willing to listen to ideas' on how to better control the purchase and use of firearms." ...
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Reid Opens The Door To Longer Background Checks For Gun Purchasers
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"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday appeared to open the door to pushing legislation that would revamp the waiting period and background checks administered to prospective gun purchasers." ...
"'There should be a waiting period for the purchase of a handgun to stop someone who has mental problems from buying a gun. We can check instantly, it is so easy to do,' Reid said, according to a transcript of the show." ...
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Proposed ban of high-capacity ammunition introduced in Congress
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... "'The only reason to have 33 bullets loaded in a handgun is to kill a lot of people very quickly. These high-capacity clips should not be on the market,' Lautenberg said in a news release." ...
"The proposed bill also would exempt law enforcement, those protecting nuclear materials and retired law enforcement that have devices transferred to them at retirement." ...
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Will Obama mention gun control in his State of the Union?
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"Now that Dick Cheney has opened the door to tighter gun restrictions, will President Barack Obama do the same?"
"That politically dicey question is playing out behind the scenes in the run-up to next week's State of the Union. In the aftermath of the Tucson shooting ... gun control groups and some Democratic members of Congress are pushing to get the president to directly address the issue of gun violence in his speech to Congress next Tuesday, according to gun control advocates and congressional aides, who asked for anonymity." ... |
Broun wrong on gun rights
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"Athens-area Congressman Paul Broun has spoken publicly regarding his view that the Second Amendment to the Constitution, containing the right of the people to keep and bear arms, is designed to empower the people to rise up and oppose a tyrannical federal government by force."
"This radical anti-government view is both wrong on the merits and highly inflammatory. ..." ... |
TX: Should Council Members Arm Themselves During Meetings?
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"Should Corpus Christi city council members or those who have a concealed handgun license be allowed to arm themselves during city council meetings? It's a question that comes on the heels of recent shootings across the country."
"At least one council member thinks it should be allowed as a form of protection. However, others say not so fast. ..." ... |
MT: Lawmakers Stay the Course After Arizona Shooting
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"Following the recent shooting rampage in Arizona, members of Montana’s federal delegation said they would not allow the tragedy to affect what they see as a vital part of the democratic process: access by constituents to their elected representatives." ... |
FL: Taking aim at privacy
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"This year’s regular session of the Florida Legislature is expected to consider several bills expanding the rights of gun owners. But one measure aimed at physicians is way off target."
"Legislation sponsored by Rep. Jason Brodeur, R-Sanford, would make it a felony for a doctor to ask a patient if he has a firearm in his home. Doctors who violate the law could be fined up to $5 million or face up to five years in jail."
"Just for asking a question." ... |
CA: Fresno Judge Shoots Down State Ammunition Law
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"A shot in the dark; that's what gun enthusiasts thought they had."
"'Big win for the industry. One more thing we were going to have to battle that could harm us as a whole,' Will Ayres, who works at The Range Pistol Club, said."
"For Ron Tipps, it's a bullet to his rights." |
NY: Status quo: Arizona shooting does little to change how local politicians interact with public
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"Despite the Tucson, Ariz., shooting, during which a gunman shot Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in the head and killed six others, several New York politicians have indicated that they don't plan to change how they meet with constituents. Giffords (D-Ariz.) was meeting with constituents outside a grocery store when the shooting unfolded. Following the tragedy, Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) and Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) said they planned to carry guns." ... |
WY: Wyoming Senate committee OKs concealed-carry bills
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"Despite opposition from some police organizations, a Wyoming Senate committee on Tuesday recommended approval of a bill that would place the state among just a few others nationwide that allow people to carry concealed handguns without a permit." ... |
IA: City’s response to new gun laws is just, sensible
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... "The recent shift in state gun laws has prompted the Iowa City City Council to consider a resolution banning firearms on city property. The Iowa City Public Library is planning a similar measure. Even with the understanding that the U.S. Constitution allows for citizens to arm themselves, both of these restrictions are eminently reasonable and deserve the support of Iowa City residents." ... |
Sources, Timeline & Summary of the ATF "Project Gunwalker" scandal and the death of BP agent Brian Terry
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... "Summary: For many months the ATF's 'Project Gunrunner' initiative was under fire for poor management, exaggerated statistics, etc. Floundering to carry out an agenda that wasn't entirely covered by the law, stung by poor publicity and an Inspector General's report that excoriated their performance, it is alleged by ATF's own agents that the Phoenix office of ATF began a policy of 'walking' semi-automatic rifles south of the border -- at first with a wink and a nod, later, according to one agent:"""(The agency was) not only looking the other way but actually facilitating trafficking, threatening and punishing agents who voiced objections, ..." ... |
'Project Gunwalker': Another angle from which to bring the heat
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... "The last four are especially important, because they provide a good deal of helpful advice on what you can do to help bring the disinfectant power of sunlight to bear on this sordid mess. Basically, senators and their staffers urged to investigate this have so far been, to put it charitably . . . underwhelming, in their response. Since the BATFE whistleblowers are risking their livelihoods, their freedom, and perhaps more (remember Jay Dobyns?), they are going to need the kind of protection that only Congress can give them (particularly in light of how far up the executive branch this rot appears to have run), and Congress is apparently going to need some arm-twisting to motivate them to become involved." ... |
Shielding Reality
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"Take the time on this holiday to read SF Weekly's fascinating and troubling look from last week at Bait Car, a reality show on TruTv."
"The show’s producers, collaborating with the San Francisco Police Department, sprinkled cars around the city, keys in them, engines left running. The bait cars were wired for video, and police, producers and camera operators lurked around the scene waiting to catch who might hop in and drive away, handcuffs at the ready."
"Why’d the piece give me the skeevies? Besides the traditional concerns of entrapment, there’s a colorable case that some of the drivers weren’t up to anything other than moving the mysteriously abandoned cars out of traffic lanes ..." ... |
TX: Records reveal details of police officer's sexual assault charges
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"Jason Hignight, 32, resigned as a Lubbock police officer shortly before detectives arrested him Tuesday evening. Hignight is charged with two counts of sexual assault of a child and one count of indecency with a child." ...
"According to the police reports, Hignight's two adopted daughters, ages 16 and 12, were interviewed by police about the allegations after the mother of the girls brought them to the police department." ... |
FL: Man Arrested at MIA for Taking Photos
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... "But it does say police became even more suspicious after they questioned him and he invoked his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent."
"The news report also says the sensitive areas he was photographing were buildings, runways, surveillance cameras and "restricted areas," which apparently are the same TSA checkpoints we are allowed to photograph."
"These areas are so sensitive that WSVN did not hesitate to videotape them to include in its news report." ... |
MA: Arlington Man Loses Gun License Due To Blog About Tucson Shooting
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"A blog threatening members of Congress in the wake of the Tucson, Arizona shooting has prompted Arlington police to temporarily suspend the firearms license of an Arlington man." ...
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FL: Florida police chief charged with thwarting rape case against friend
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"A central Florida police chief has been arrested and charged with derailing an investigation into the alleged rape of a minor in order to protect a friend."
"Windermere, Florida, Police Chief Daniel Saylor, 44, was arrested Wednesday morning on felony charges of official misconduct and unlawful compensation for official behavior, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement." ... |
Canada: Victim of alleged police brutality still in custody: family
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"The family of a man who was allegedly kicked in the face by police during an arrest in Kelowna, B.C. says he remains in custody more than 24 hours later."
"Mounties pulled over Buddy Tavares' truck on Friday while responding to reports of shots fired at the Harvest Golf Club."
"Video of the arrest shows Tavares kneeling on the street when an officer appears to wind up and kick him. When another officer rolls him over, his face is covered in blood and there appears to be a pool of blood where he was lying." ... |
CA: Why not require thumbprints to purchase gas?
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... "It is clear the most likely way for one to die either at the hands of a stranger or by lapse in judgment is by car and not by gun despite the fact there are more guns out there than vehicles."
"Any wrongful death inflicted by another should not be tolerated. Yet we spend considerable time in an uproar over guns and how to regulate them and the people who own them and hardly a whimper about the more deadly weapons on four wheels." ... |
AZ: Despite shooting, Brewer sees no reason to limit ammunition sales
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... "It was when [the Tucson shooter] needed that other clip, witnesses said, they were able to stop him."
"But Gov. Jan Brewer told Capitol Media Services she sees no reason for Arizona to limit the sale of these high‑capacity magazine. Neither does Senate President Russell Pearce."
"And House Speaker Kirk Adams said through a spokesman he has no plans to alter any of Arizona's gun laws." ... |
SD: No charges against Nugent
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"Rocker Ted Nugent will not be charged with a hunting violation in connection with his hunt last fall on a pheasant preserve near Hot Springs, state law enforcement officials have decided." ...
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Canada: Guns are a way of life in the U.S.
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"I believe that there are many differences between Americans and Canadians, not least of which is our attitudes toward guns."
"Any major gun incident in Canada is immediately followed by cries for more gun regulation, while in the U.S., one week after the Tucson, Ariz. massacre, at a gun fair, handgun and ammunition sales have spiked dramatically." ... |
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