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Top 15 Killers of Americans: Homicides are off the list, even though more people are carrying guns than ever before
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"CNN.com is reporting that while the leading killers of Americans continue to be non-infectious diseases like heart disease, strokes and lung diseases, one of the perpetual causes of death fell off the top 15 list this year:"
"Homicides." ...
"Even as this news was breaking, news outlets across the country were reporting that sales of firearms had spiked to new highs during the Christmas shopping season. What's more ... more Americans are exercising their Second Amendment rights by legally carrying concealed handguns than at any time in our nation's history."
"If guns are tools of destruction designed only for killing, as those in the gun ban lobby claim, this good news could never have happened." |
Tripping over NYC’s Stupid Gun Laws
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"The closing days of 2011 brought a rash of collisions between otherwise upstanding citizens and New York City's infamous gun laws. ..."
"These are just the latest examples in a long stream of incidents that serve to demonstrate how gun laws snare the law abiding. Each case is unique, but virtually every case of an otherwise law-abiding citizens running afoul of draconian gun laws – in New York or elsewhere – falls into one of the following broad categories:" ... |
All I wanted for Christmas was fewer stupid gun laws
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"I wasn't among the estimated 2 million or so people who found a gun under the tree this Christmas, not because I didn't want one or because my wife doesn't love me, but because of stupid gun laws and an aversion to spending extra money to satisfy those stupid gun laws."
"I'm frugal by nature and that inclination has gotten more pronounced with the current economy and future uncertainties. But this Christmas my friends at J&G Sales made me an offer I didn't think I could refuse. They lowered the price on their P64 pistols to just $149.95! The P64 is a Polish knock-off of the famed Walther PPK carried by James Bond, but with a little more power. I just had to have one ... That's when the stupid gun laws kicked in." ... |
Shoot!
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"I had waited for some time after the announcement to get my review copy of Julie Golob’s book, 'Shoot.' I was not disappointed. She put in the tips I expected for seasoned shooters…but I was pleasantly surprised to see that she devoted much of her book to new shooters, and much to those who had owned guns and been shooting for a long time, but had not yet stepped into the deep and exciting pool of competitive shooting." ... |
St. Louis violent crime down--but keep your guard up
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"St. Louis got some good news yesterday, with violent crime in both the city and county reported to be at 40-year lows. ..." ...
"This news is especially gratifying, considering the fact that it was not so long ago that St. Louis was deemed 'the most dangerous' city in the U.S., in terms of violent crime."
"So--should St. Louisans consider armed self-defense to be a shameful relic of the dark past? Hardly." ... |
US allows import of 86,000 M1 rifles from Korea
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"Washington has agreed to allow the importation of M1 Garand rifles from Seoul, reversing its earlier decision to ban the shipping of the weapon used by South Korean and U.S. soldiers during the 1950-53 Korean War, a senior defense official said Wednesday."
"'The U.S. government approved the imports of some 86,000 of the rifles,' said Lee Sun-chul, deputy defense minister for force and resources management." ...
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Issa subpoenas Phoenix DOJ official over Fast & Furious
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"A top official with the U.S. Attorney’s office in Phoenix, AZ who has repeatedly declined to voluntarily testify to Congressional investigators about Operation Fast and Furious has been subpoenaed, according to the office of Congressman Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform."
"The development comes as the American firearms industry is gathered here at the ... (SHOT) Show, and Fast and Furious is a hot topic. This announcement will make it hotter, primarily because the industry, and particularly gun dealers from across the Southwest, have been blamed by the Obama administration for the flood of firearms heading south to Mexico." ... |
Breaking: Issa subpoenas AZ US Attorney Criminal Division Chief
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"District of Arizona Criminal Division Chief Patrick Cunningham will resign from the US Attorney’s office effective January 27. He was Burke’s #1 guy," this correspondent reported exclusively yesterday on The War on Guns blog."
"'Burke' is Dennis Burke, the former United States Attorney for the District of Arizona who resigned in the wake of revelations concerning his role in the Fast and Furious gunwalking scandal."
"Now from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform comes this bombshell, giving further details on what's going on with Cunningham:" ... |
News Archives Prove Gun Control Laws Will Fail
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"The scheme known as Fast and Furious is, for the moment, out of the headlines. It is to be hoped that this will change, since U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was murdered with one of the thousands of weapons that Attorney General Holder and others conspired to allow Mexican drug cartels to purchase in Arizona in violation of U.S. law."
"Since various Administration officials have lengthy records of extremist anti-Second Amendment activism it's no surprise that, as CBS News revealed, they utilized Fast and Furious to mobilize public opinion in support of harsher gun laws. Some members of the Administration have gone so far as to publicly express their disdain for the Constitution ..." ... |
Federal official in Arizona to plead the fifth and not answer questions on 'furious'
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"The chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona is refusing to testify before Congress regarding Operation Fast and Furious, the federal gun-running scandal that sent U.S. weapons to Mexico."
"Patrick J. Cunningham informed the House Oversight Committee late Thursday through his attorney that he will use the Fifth Amendment protection." ... |
VA: Virginia Delegate Mark Cole moves to repeal concealed carry permit requirement
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"Delegate Mark Cole of Virginia is seeking to end the requirement that individuals who carry concealed weapons obtain a permit to do so. Currently there are four states that allow a person to carry a concealed weapon without a permit: Vermont, Wyoming, Arizona and Alaska."
"Concealed Carry laws vary among the states, with only a few not allowing for the practice in any circumstances. The trend has been for ever more liberal concealed carry laws in the United States and with recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings upholding an individual right to keep and bear arms under Second Amendment the trend will likely continue." ... |
KY: Harmon Files Concealed Carry Bill
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"Former Republican lieutenant governor candidate and state Rep. Mike Harmon, R-Danville, has filed a bill allowing Kentucky residents to carry concealed firearms without a permit."
"The legislation would make the unlicensed carrying of a hidden deadly weapon legal and prohibit employers from having no-firearms policies that apply to buildings or parking areas. It also forbids companies from disciplining employees who have firearms in their vehicles or who use them for self-defense." ... |
Gun Industry has "Never Been Stronger"
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"In his 34 years in the industry, NSSF President Steve Sanetti said he has never seen the industry more unified."
"During the SHOT Show’s annual State of the Industry event, Sanetti said that membership in NSSF, the industry’s trade association, is more than double what it was just five years ago."
"'Together we comprise a record number of more than 7,000 of America’s favorite firearms and ammunition manufacturers, wholesalers, importers, retailers, shooting ranges, gun clubs, conservation groups, outdoor media, safety instructors, and many others ...' Sanetti said. 'Our membership has never been stronger or more engaged. ...'" ... |
SHOT Show: More gun sales, greater press interest with election in crosshairs
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"Perhaps Savage CEO Ron Coburn explained it best when he was chatting with several people at his company’s exhibit in the Sands Convention Center Wednesday: the legendary American firearms company has just come off a year when it was a struggle to keep up with demand."
"Now, that’s the kind of good news-bad news statement that underscores why the firearms industry has remained healthy during a period of recession mentioned by this column. ..." ...
"Walk the aisles on both levels of the show, and one finds the same story repeated over and over again: Gun makers simply cannot keep up with demand, and two major gun rights organizations have a strong presence here." ... |
New from Cobra Pistols: Shadow .38 Special and Patriot .45 ACP
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"When I see a S&W Model 642 clone that has an even half-tolerable trigger (cough Taurus cough), I pay attention. When I see a $360 MSRP price tag, I don’t even mind that it comes in more colors than Crayola. Needless to say, we’re angling for a tester as we speak."
"But wait! There’s more!" ... |
New from Berry’s Manufacturing: the Bench-Topper
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"Reloading presses can be a major PITA to mount. If you’re tired of clamping yours to a Craigslisted aquarium table (or to a Rube Goldberg-esque stack of 2x4s and carriage bolts like mine is) Berry’s Manufacturing might have a solution. ..." ... |
New from McMillan: Pneumatic Recoil Reducing Stock
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"The .50 BMG cartridge is an absolute beast in terms of recoil. There’s not much that beats it until you start venturing into the tax stamp hell that is destructive devices. McMillan has designed a new device that they’re fitting to some of their stocks to reduce the recoil felt by the shooter when using such big calibers. Here’s how it works . . ." ...
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New from US PALM: Quad Stack AK-47 Magazines
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"US PALM is introducing a quad stack (coffin mag style) AK-47 magazine. The new mags will be introduced in two flavors: a 45 round 'standard' length magazine and a 30 round 'short' magazine. US Palm's magazines seem to be using a modified version of Magpul’s expanding follower design, instead of Surefire's 'docking' method. Which raises some questions, especially as . . ."
"Magpul has yet to release their high capacity magazine—which indicates issues with the system. Whether these magazines will be prone to the same failures has yet to be seen." ... |
New from Timney: drop-in SCAR trigger (video available)
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"Timney triggers can turn a cranky old dog of a rifle into sweet-shooting range candy. We’ve tested their wares before, and even though our man Tyler had some initial issues with his drop-in 10/.22 trigger, he ended up firmly in the fanboy camp."
"They’ve just finished work on a drop-in trigger unit for the SCAR 16S and SCAR 17S ..." ... |
Horus Riflescopes: Owner Abusing his Tube
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"That didn’t come out right. This is a picture of a Horus riflescope that the owner of the company has been viciously thwacking against a block of wood for the last few days. And despite the massive abuse the thing is still as clear as the box fresh versions and, according to the owner, still holds zero. ..." |
Got $40? Meet the .950 JDJ (video available)
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"Wanna launch a 1/2-pound bullet at 2300 feet per second? It’s gonna cost you ($40 per round) and it's gonna hurt. It may break your ribs when you fire it, but the .950 JDJ has one advantage over other cartridges in the 20mm antiaircraft category: it has an almost-unique ATFE 'sporting use exception' which allows you to own it without jumping through the burning hoops of fire completing NFA paperwork required for 'Destructive Devices.' All right Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up . . ." ... |
Mitt defends Mitt while Newt upholds conservatism
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... "The problem for Mr. Romney came when he was knocked off the Mitt Romney script. When given opportunities to defend conservatism with questions about his tax returns and hunting, Mr. Romney stammered through painful answers and defended only himself, not conservatism. The hunting exchange was particularly illustrative. In 2008, you may recall, Mr. Romney tried to endear himself to Second Amendment advocates by boasting of his hunting exploits, which were mostly fictional. When pressed for his game of choice, he could only come up with 'varmints.'"
"Mitt 2.0 has solved the varmint problem by going elk hunting. Or was it moose? The governor should be reminded, however, that hunting is but a byproduct of the Second Amendment, not its purpose. ..." ... |
Second Amendment finally makes an appearance at a Republican debate
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"In the year-long run-up to the Republican presidential primary, GOP candidates got together to debate nearly as often as President Obama played golf. (Well, not really - there were at least 15 debates last year, while Obama golfed about twice that much. But you get my point.)"
"And yet despite the frequency of the debate schedule (there have already been four more in 2012), and despite a major gun control scandal involving the Obama Justice Department and the BATFE ('Operation Fast and Furious') that brewed throughout the year, Tuesday, January 16, 2012 was the first time that I can recall a moderator raising the subject of the Second Amendment." ... |
VA: Bills would allow deadly force against intruders
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"Delegate 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."
"House Bill 48 would enshrine in Virginia law the 'Castle Doctrine' that about 30 other states have. The bill would allow the use of physical or deadly force in someone’s home if an intruder has committed an “overt act against him.'" ... |
NC: Public squares off over guns
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"More than 30 people from Scotland County and beyond were at the county courthouse Thursday night to debate the issue of allowing guns in public parks."
"Organized by the policy committee of the Scotland County Board of Commissioners, the forum was held to determine public opinion on the subject."
"'No action will be taken tonight,' said Commissioner Carol McCall as she called the meeting to order."
"'We are hoping to get input from those of you who have signed up to speak on the topic of whether or not to allow handguns ... in the county recreational facilities. We will consider the issue further after tonight, and will make our recommendation to the full county board of commissioners at the March 2012 monthly meeting.'" ... |
Judge dismisses NRA lawsuit challenging license age limit
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"A federal judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the National Rifle Association challenging the constitutionality of a state law setting age restrictions for concealed handgun licences for non-military personnel under 21 years of age."
"Last year, U.S. District Judge Sam Cummings threw out a similar lawsuit challenging a federal law."
"The pair of lawsuits — both claiming the laws violate the second and 14th amendments — were filed by the NRA on behalf of the organization and a handful of young adults, including Lubbock resident Andrew Payne, who claimed they were harmed by the ban." ... |
Judge dismisses suit challenging Texas' concealed carry law
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"A federal judge in Lubbock on Thursday threw out the National Rifle Association's move to overturn a Texas law prohibiting 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying concealed handguns."
"In dismissing the case that had drawn national interest, U.S. District Judge Sam Cummings ruled that 'Texas has identified a legitimate state interest — public safety — and passed legislation that is rationally related to addressing that issue.'" ...
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NYC High-Tech Gun Scanner Could Violate Constitution
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... "So terahertz imaging is not just a 'hi-tech pat-down.' Its potential takes what would be a pat-down and makes it into a secret, but intimate, visual examination—a surreptitious strip-search. Pat-downs and secret strip-searches are very different things, and it is not necessarily reasonable, where a pat-down might be called for, to use terahertz imaging."
"And that brings us to the fundamental problem with Commissioner Kelly’s proffer to use this technology at a 'specific event' or at a 'shooting-prone location.' These contexts do not create the individualized suspicion that Fourth Amendment law demands when government agents are going to examine intimate details of a person's body and concealed possessions." ... |
ATF to Gun Makers: You’ve Got 7 Days to Mark Your Parts
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"Gunmakers have been after the ATF about the regs re: marking the bits which (for some reason) constitute a 'complete' firearm (e.g. finished AR frames and receivers). Whose job is it anyway (given that full guns are often assembled from the parts later) and when do they have to do it? Needless to say the bureaucrats who handed some 2000 firearms to Mexican drug thugs went for the strictest possible interpretation of the law. And called themselves 'reasonable' for doing so. As follows . . ." ... |
Force Science Institute: Cops Deserve Better Post-Shooting Treatment Than Civilians
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"Ray Meyer [not shown] was a sergeant for the California Highway Patrol. The ex-cop emailed the Force Science Institute (FSI) a question that's been rattling around my head for a while: why should cops get special treatment after a shooting? FSI's run dozens of articles on how to protect cops' legal rights and mental well-being after a shooting, from how not to interview them, to the officer's need for not one but two night's sleep before providing their sworn statement. Now that he's retired, Ray wonders how he'd be treated if he’s involved in a DGU ..." ..."What would you do if the citizen says he’ll give you his firearm when he gets another one on and he tells you he will provide a full statement after he gets 2 sleep cycles and has his attorney present?" ... |
CA: ACLU files federal lawsuit against Sheriff Baca over jail abuse
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"The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California Wednesday filed a federal civil rights lawsuit that accuses Sheriff Lee Baca of failing to stop a 'pattern and practice of deputy-on-inmate violence' inside L.A. County jails."
"Baca is responsible for the operation of the jails. His deputies act as guards. ..."
"The lawsuit, filed on behalf of inmates, says Baca and his commanders 'are aware of the culture of deputy violence that pervades the jails but have failed to take reasonable measures to remedy the problem.' ..." ...
"The suit comes amid an FBI investigation into allegations of inmate abuse. The Board of Supervisors has also named a citizen's commission to examine abuse in L.A.'s jails." ... |
IL: Veteran Chicago cop guilty in fatal DUI
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"A Cook County jury today convicted Chicago police Officer Richard Bolling of aggravated drunken driving and reckless homicide in a hit-and-run crash that killed 13-year-old boy as he rode his bike late at night."
"The jury also found Bolling, 43, guilty of leaving the scene of an accident." ...
"Prosecutors suggested Bolling received preferential treatment from police ..."
"One of the officers who stopped him testified that she was ordered to 'hold off' on field-sobriety tests by her watch commander. Those tests weren’t administered until two hours after the crash ..." ...
"It wasn't until 4 1/2 hours after the crash that Bolling, on orders of an internal affairs sergeant, took a blood-alcohol breath test ..." ... |
LA: Sibley police officer accused of misconduct resigns
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"A Sibley, Louisiana police officer has resigned from the department, months after several residents accused him of harassment." ...
"... He was accused of stopping and arresting several people without cause. One woman accused him of forcing her to take a sobriety test for no reason."
"Waites was asked to resign from another police department before he worked in Sibley." ... |
CA: Holiday DoJ Website Failure Halts Thousands Of Firearm Shipments Into California On Eve Of Annual Trade Show
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"A crashed California Department of Justice (DOJ) website during the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday prevented the shipment of thousands of firearms to retailers in California, and cost legitimate businesses tens of thousands of dollars in delayed or lost sales."
"California has some of the most restrictive firearm laws in the country. One of those laws creates the California Firearms Licensee Check Program (CFLC). It was the inability to comply with the CFLC, due to the DOJ website crashing, that caused the whole problem here." ... |
IN: Ex-LaPorte County cop now charged with child molesting
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"A former LaPorte County sheriff's deputy held police at bay for four hours Tuesday when officers attempted to arrest him on additional child sex crime allegations."
"Officers came to the home of David Oldham about 3 p.m. with an arrest warrant for felony child molesting charge ..."
"He's accused of molesting a young boy." ...
"Oldham ... is charged in U.S. District Court in South Bend with possession of child pornography and evidence tampering. Oldham also has four felony counts of possession of child pornography still pending in LaPorte Circuit Court."
"Charges were first brought in July after 70 images of children engaged in sex acts or in various stages of nudity allegedly were found on his home computer." ... |
MA: Two cops summonsed in DJ beating case
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"Two police officers will be summonsed into court to face charges they beat up a Cape Cod disc jockey while attending a drug investigators convention in Hyannis last spring."
"Complaints against Ariel Colazzo, a Somerville police officer and Christopher Borum, a Cambridge police officer - each accused of assault and battery - issued Wednesday morning in Barnstable District Court."
"The two men are among three off-duty police officers accused of attacking Duane Alves of West Yarmouth inside The Steak House Sports Bar in Hyannis on May 26." ... |
NY: New York Moves To Deploy Body Scanners On Street In Search For Guns (video available)
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"NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly told CBS in New York his department is looking to deploy Terahertz Imaging Detection scanners on the street in the war on 'illegal guns.'"
"Kelly said the scanners would be used in “reasonably suspicious circumstances” and intended to cut down on the number of stop-and-frisks on the street. So called stop-and-frisks are considered a violation of the Fourth Amendment."
"New York City is largely a Second Amendment free zone. The city's mayor, Michael Bloomberg, has said that citizens 'acting outside of any governmental military effort' should not be allowed to protect themselves with firearms." ... |
Following Record 2011, Gun Sales Looking Good for 2012
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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." ... |
Why U.S. Gun Sales Are Shooting For The Moon
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"If James Anthony Bailey and P.T. Barnum had seen the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) they just might have conceded their 'Greatest Show on Earth' needed more guns, sideshows and characters. Because come one, come all, the SHOT Show has no comparison on Earth and, in fact, is especially interesting this year because gun sales are breaking records." ... |
FL: Outlawing firearms is a ridiculous goal, as well as impossible
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"Sometimes I think the editors insert wildly ridiculous comments just to provoke a response. Perhaps that was the intent when the editors included one reader's goals for the 2012 legislative session."
"His goal, paraphrased, was to outlaw all firearms, not just handguns but hunting rifles too; all weapons except shotguns. And he sought this from the state Legislature no less, not from the feds."
"Barring minor inconveniences like Second Amendment rights and the fact that only legally owned guns would be outlawed since criminals, being criminals, don't actually pay attention to laws; it is hard to imagine that the writer really believes this stuff. ..." ... |
SD: Check into efforts to end 2nd Amendment
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"I would encourage extensive research into the Obama administrations 'Fast and Furious' program, also several other agendas that have been mentioned periodically by those involved about his 'under the radar' approach of exiling the Second Amendment. ..." ... |
OH: LEO Notification Reform Long Overdue
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... "What this bill does is simple:- It eliminates a criminal charge ripe for abuse where the officer has discretion in determining if you met his or her definition of the term 'promptly' that particular day.
- It removes the statutory obligation to notify at any time, as well as a criminal penalty.
- It removed the 'hands in plain sight' requirements since a police officer could simply say your hands were not visible, which results in the same criminal charges."
"In our country we presume that you have the right to remain silent and the right to not incriminate yourself. Ohio's concealed carry law mandates that you must verbally state something unlike any other law. ..." ... |
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