|
|
National firearms ban 'reasonable'?
Submitted by:
Newslinks Admin
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
... "The document from U.S. Solicitor General Paul D. Clement noted since 'unrestricted' private ownership of guns clearly threatens the public safety, the Second Amendment can be interpreted to allow a variety of gun restrictions."
"His brief suggests gun rights are limited and since they are subject to 'reasonable regulation,' all gun limits imposed by the federal government should be affirmed as constitutional."
" 'Given the unquestionable threat to public safety that unrestricted private firearm possession would entail, various categories of firearm-related regulation are permitted by the Second Amendment,' he wrote in the brief." ... |
OPSD: Recent cases relating to castle laws
Submitted by:
Newslinks Admin
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"Lethal force against intruders was widely used in America long before the rise of castle laws, and police today report cases across the country whether or not such laws are in place. Here are recent cases from Dallas and across the country:" ...
"...tried to kick in his neighbor's door in a drunken rage was killed..."
"Business owner kills 2 suspected burglars" ...
"Man shoots another during attempted robbery" ...
"76-year-old shoots home intruder with shotgun" ...
"Woman kills beer thief at convenience store" ...
"A man who forced his way into a home in Copperas Cove this month was shot and killed by the homeowner." ...
And the gun ban crowd would have let all these victims be victimized. |
McCain's stand on Oregon gun bill comes up again
Submitted by:
RPA-PAC
Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"Over at NW Republican, Coyote (a.k.a. Ted Piccolo) is griping about Arizona Sen. John McCain's victory and questioning whether he could ever support him. Among the usual conservative complaints about the senator, he mentions one I had totally forgotten: McCain's support for a 2000 ballot measure in Oregon that required background checks for firearms bought at gun shows. The measure was opposed by the National Rifle Association and sponsored by Sen. Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, the legislator that gun-right types in Oregon most love to hate." ... |
CA: Man not stopped by restraining order is stopped by firearm
Submitted by:
Newslinks Admin
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"A 47-year-old man was shot by a homeowner Friday after he allegedly broke in to the home to get to his ex-girlfriend."
"The suspect, Andrew Giebler, 47, was later arrested on suspicion of violating a domestic restraining order, burglary and stalking, according to a news release by the Kern County Sheriff’s Department."
"At about 5 p.m., Giebler had broken into a home located in the 8000 block of Shannon Drive and began fighting people, the news release said. His ex-girlfriend was staying at the home and has a domestic violence restraining order against him."
"The homeowner shot Giebler in self-defense, the news release said. The suspect was hit in the shoulder." ... |
TN: Self-defense a right regardless of place
Submitted by:
Newslinks Admin
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
... "Restaurants and other establishments that serve alcohol are not immune to life-threatening violence, as recently evidenced by a shooting in Knoxville that claimed the life of a restaurant manager. Law-abiding citizens deserve the opportunity to defend themselves and their families at all times, wherever they may be confronted by violence."
"Other states recognize this right. Thirty-four states allow millions of law-abiding citizens with a handgun permit to carry handguns where alcohol is served, provided they do not consume alcohol." ... |
CA: Public figure promoting gun buy-up admits "program is not likely to persuade a criminal to turn over a weapon"
Submitted by:
RPA-PAC
Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"Standing outside the music school where a 10-year-old Oakland boy was partially paralyzed by an errant bullet last week, state Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata on Friday announced a gun-buyback program that he hopes will help prevent a similar tragedy. Perata, D-Oakland, flanked by the boy's parents at a news conference at the Piedmont Avenue school, acknowledged a buyback program is not likely to persuade a criminal to turn over a weapon but said it might keep a gun owned by law-abiding citizens from winding up in the wrong hands." ... |
PA: Suspect Shot In Home Invasion; No Charges Expected Against Homeowner
Submitted by:
Newslinks Admin
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
FULL TEXT BELOW:
DARLINGTON, Pa. -- A home invasion in Beaver County ended Friday with one of the suspects being shot by the homeowner.
Keith McCue told Channel 11 that one of the suspects grabbed one of his guns.
McCue said he shot one of the suspects in self defense.
Police do not expect to charge McCue.
McCue shot Gary Wayne Brooks II. He and another man will be charged in the home invasion.
Click on the video link to watch Gordon Loesch's report.
KABA NOTE: Go see the video at the website for a look at the home invader no longer preying upon society. |
MI: One armed citizen fends off four home invaders, leaving one of the intruders dead
Submitted by:
Newslinks Admin
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
FULL TEXT BELOW:
MICHIGAN -- Ann Arbor police have called off the search for a man they originally suspected in a fatal shooting.
Andrew Myrick, a 28-year-old University of Michigan student, was inside his house in the 1500 block of Jones Drive on Wednesday night when David Copeland, 29, of Ypsilanti and three other men broke in, Ann Arbor Deputy Police Chief Greg O'Dell said.
Two of the suspected intruders were arrested Thursday and charged with robbery. But on Thursday, the Washtenaw County prosecutor called Copeland's death "justifiable homicide," O'Dell said.
A third man, Michael Bailey, 20, of Ypsilanti is still wanted, O'Dell said. |
PA: Man shoots one of two home invaders in the head, helps capture both
Submitted by:
RPA-PAC
Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
FULL TEXT BELOW:
A Beaver County man shot an apparent burglar in the head after finding him prowling in his bedroom.
Police say 23-year-old Keith McCue shot Gary Brooks as he fled down the steps of the house.
Police say 26-year-old Brooks and an accomplice, 41-year-old Kelvin Raines, broke into the McCue house by kicking in the front door. They took a rifle from the living room and headed upstairs.
McCue was alerted by his dogs' barking. He shot Brooks with a handgun he keeps by his bed.
Police say McCue's actions were just.
Raines is in Beaver County Jail facing burglary charges. Police say Brooks will face similar charges if he recovers. Brooks is being treated in a Pittsburgh hospital. |
Why the media hates Ron Paul
Submitted by:
James A. Farmer
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"The Friday, Jan. 11 Ashland Daily Tidings (via The Washington Post) ran a deragotory, disparaging and distorted commentary titled, 'Ron Paul's appeal.' "
"It's obvious the establishment news media is intolerant against any candidate for high office who is morally and intellectually honest, and who likewise is a threat to the socialist/collectivist order!" ...
"Ron Paul's platform is the restoration of our constitutional republic by:"
"Stopping the looting of social security."
"Bringing our troops home, now."
"Saving $1 trillion overseas, reducing our debt, helping veterans, children, and seniors, and cutting taxes."
"Ending forced health care screening and vaccinations."
"Opposing the WTO, NAFTA, CAFTA, and the NAU (North American Union)."
"Fight for freedom to choose health care."
"Stop corporate welfare and polluters."
"Stop the national I.D. card."
"Oppose internet taxes and regulation." ... |
CA: Estranged husband freed from jail kills wife who sought "protection order"
Submitted by:
Anonymous
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
POMONA, Calif. - "Monica Thomas-Harris got the chilling news just before Christmas: Her estranged husband, jailed for abducting and threatening her, had been released."
"A frantic Thomas-Harris rushed to the district attorney's office, begging for an emergency protection order that would allow police to arrest him if he came near her. But it was the Friday evening before Christmas, and no judge was available. The next business day was Monday, but that was Christmas Eve, and her husband's lawyer was on a long vacation and couldn't be reached for a hearing."
"Less than two weeks later, Thomas-Harris, 37, was dead, shot in a motel room by her husband in a murder-suicide." ...
Elsewhere in California:
Man not stopped by restraining order is stopped by firearm |
W's Latest Leftward Lurch: Assault on Second Amendment
Submitted by:
Newslinks Admin
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"Conservatives who voted for George W. Bush in either 2000 or 2004, or both, have once again been stabbed in the back by the most liberal president to occupy the White House since Jimmy Carter." ...
"Just when it appeared as though W had lurched to the left as much as humanly possible without joining the Democrat party, news leaked out this week that the administration has filed a legal brief that suggests that gun rights are limited."
"Specifically, the brief argues that since gun ownership is subject to "reasonable regulation," all gun limits imposed by the federal government should be affirmed as constitutional." ... |
CA: Redundant “Waiting Period” in California for Acquisition of Second Firearm Makes No Sense
Submitted by:
Newslinks Admin
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
By Bill Cavala
A veteran of over 30 years in Sacramento
"When you go to acquire a handgun in California you have to 'wait for 10 days while a background check is conducted to insure that you are not a 'prohibited person' – a convicted felon or mental defective. In addition, as part of this process the handgun is registered to the owner – though the owner does not get a registration card (an oversight being corrected by Senator Carole Migden’s SB 327). The 'waiting period' also serves the purpose of 'cooling off' someone who, in a fit of something, acquires a gun to do harm to someone else. The 'cooling off' theory became popular when a Manson follower took a shot at President Ford with a gun acquired the previous day."
"But if you own a gun already, the 'cooling off' rationale no longer makes sense. You can use your old gun in a fit of something while 'waiting' for he new one. Nor does it make sense to conduct a second or third background check every time you acquire a new firearm." ... |
VA: In Richmond, Virginia Tech Survivors, Other Concerned Citizens to Demonstrate to Further Infringe Second Amendment
Submitted by:
RPA-PAC
Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"In the aftermath of the terrible tragedy at Virginia Tech, concerned Virginia citizens are demanding action to close loopholes in state law allowing people prohibited from purchasing firearms to avoid background checks. This Monday, January 21 at 1:45 PM concerned citizens will stage a demonstration on the lawn of the State Capitol to urge that more action be taken to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. Organizer Abigail Spangler, a mother and Virginia resident, says she doesn't want the Virginia General Assembly to forget Virginia Tech, and urged them to close loopholes that allow people to purchase guns without background checks." ... |
Individual Right to Arms for Self-Defense Enjoys Solid Support of Public and Police, notes Gun Law Expert
Submitted by:
Newslinks Admin
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
“As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to consider arguments in the District of Columbia v. Heller case on whether or not the Second Amendment refers to an individual right to keep and bear arms, it’s important to realize that both general and law enforcement opinion appear to support an individualist interpretation,” gun rights expert John M. Snyder stated here today.
Snyder cited an ongoing USA Today internet survey indicating that, out of nearly 600,000 participants to date, 97 percent support the individualist approach.
He recalled a Rasmussen Reports national survey of 800 likely voters just a few weeks ago revealing that at least 50 percent state someone in the household actually owns a gun. ... |
TN: Reader views: What do you think of allowing permit holders to carry guns in places that serve alcohol?
Submitted by:
Newslinks Admin
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
Excerpts from multiple letters:
"...The change ...would allow them to keep their handgun in their possession if they are drinking non-alcoholic beverages, rather than being forced to leave the handgun unattended in the car or truck where it is not secured." ...
"I would never carry into a bar ...a drunk could overpower me and use it against me." ...
"guns and alcohol don't mix." ...
"...people carrying weapons should register with management and show permits upon entering the establishments." ...
"Why in the world would anyone in their right mind allow guns in places that serve alcohol?" ... |
VA: Virginia Students Push for Concealed Guns on Campus
Submitted by:
RPA-PAC
Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"College students across Virginia are heading to Richmond this weekend to lobbying for two bills allowing concealed weapons on campus. 'There was a lotta talk after Tech that a lot of different issues would have to be dealt with, and this is one we felt needed to be addressed,' explained George Mason University student Andrew Dysart. Dysart heads the group Students for Concealed Carry on Campus. They are against an administrative ban at GMU and other state schools that forbids anyone to carry a gun on campus, even though Virginia law allows citizens to have guns with a permit." ... |
OH: State Of Ohio Investigating Police Association Over Receipt of $21M In Federal Homeland Security Grants
Submitted by:
Brent Greer
Website: http://thereadyline.blogspot.com
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"The state is questioning whether the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police qualified for $21 million in federal Homeland Security money and whether it was spent properly."
"With few exceptions, only local governments were eligible for the grant money, according to federal law. The association is a nonprofit group, but it is not a government agency." ...
NOTE: OACP fought passage of concealed carry, sorely needed citizen safety legislation, in the Ohio legislature four years ago. In 2006, OACP testified in favor of classifying Ohio CHL data as public records, and opening them up to the public for review. An interesting position considering OACP is not usually counted among the state's fiercest advocates of open government. |
Gunning for gun makers: Idaho tries to attract firearm manufacturers
Submitted by:
Red's Trading Post Inc.
Website: http://www.redstradingpost.com
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"Idaho has taken its first step in an aggressive campaign to attract gun manufacturers and other outdoor recreation industries."
"Known as the Recreational Technology Campaign, Idaho Department of Commerce is partnering with the state's regional economic development groups to market Idaho as the best state for gun manufacturers to do business."
"State officials say the campaign is targeting gun manufacturers in states that are growing increasingly hostile toward firearms and ammunition manufacturers - at least 12 states have either passed, or are discussing legislation that would make it more difficult for gun manufacturers to operate." ... |
TX: Some worried by law that allows drivers to have weapon
Submitted by:
RPA-PAC
Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"The state's new castle law has grabbed the spotlight. But some say a lesser-known gun law, which also took effect in September, could have greater consequences. The law allows Texans to carry guns in their cars, even without a concealed handgun license. As long you meet the law's other requirements – such as not being a gang member, refraining from criminal acts and keeping the gun out of sight – you can pack heat in your glove box. 'Castle is just kind of yawn,' said Alice Tripp, legislative director for the Texas State Rifle Association. Texans have always enjoyed robust rights of self-defense. But the gun carrying law 'is dramatic,' she said." ... |
United States Army Launches New Year With Purchase of 25,403 U.S. Made Beretta M9 Pistols
Submitted by:
RPA-PAC
Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"Beretta has just announced that it has been awarded a multi-year contract by the U.S. Army to deliver M9 pistols to servicemen and women as part of the U.S. Government commitment to ensure the operational safety and readiness of U.S. Armed Services worldwide. The contract is for 25,403 M9 pistols with deliveries starting in June 2008 and continuing until February 2010."
"The U.S. Army also reserves the right to purchase additional M9 pistols as needed to meet their needs. All of these M9 pistols will continue to be manufactured at the Beretta U.S.A. facility located in Accokeek, Maryland." ... |
NV: Firearms Engravers and Custom Gunmakers Exhibition January 25-27
Submitted by:
RPA-PAC
Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"The artistry of the American Custom Gunmakers Guild and the Firearms Engravers Guild of America will be on display at their annual exhibition in Reno, NV. Those interested in engraving and custom gunmaking will gain an abundance of knowledge from these world class engravers and custom gunmakers. In 1985 the American Custom Gunmakers Guild (ACGG) and FEGA decided to join forces, and establish an annual exhibition showcasing the work of their members." ... |
TN: Anti-gun bigotry openly espoused by newspaper editor
Submitted by:
Newslinks Admin
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"Most people learn at an early age — usually about 12 — a basic principle about justice and safety:"
"Do not take the law into your own hands."
"But unfortunately, elements of the Tennessee General Assembly never seem to grow up."
TRANSLATION: We're misguided children if we want to protect ourselves.
"The latest example of this pro-gun mindset is a proposal in the legislature to allow people with handgun-carry permits to carry guns into establishments that sell alcohol." ...
"The lives of many people are jeopardized if a permitted gun carrier is allowed to take the law into his own hands in a restaurant that serves alcohol." ... |
TX: For gun owners, added protection
Submitted by:
Newslinks Admin
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
... "Texas has long had a reputation as a shoot-first-ask-questions-later place, dating back to its frontier days."
"But the spate of shootings begs the question: Did the castle law – which gives people the right to use whatever means necessary to protect themselves and their property without fear of civil liability – unleash a flurry of gunfire?"
"Perhaps just as important, has the law changed people's perceptions about fighting back? Are they more likely to shoot first even when safe retreat may be an option?" ... |
NY: Tompkins Cortland Community College to arm peace officers
Submitted by:
RPA-PAC
Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
DRYDEN -- "Tompkins Cortland Community College on Thursday approved allowing peace officers to carry guns on campus."
"The college approved the addition of peace officers to its security staff in July 2007. Right now, the school's security staff consists only of security officers."
"Broome Community College in Dickinson announced it will schedule two hearings on whether to allow its peace officers to carry firearms. Dates of the hearings have not been announced."
"Peace officers, unlike security officers, have the authority to make arrests."
"Tompkins Cortland's Board of Trustees made the move to add peace officers because it is housing more students on campus and having more events on the school's grounds." ... |
Fiji: Man stabs robber in self-defense
Submitted by:
Self defense
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
A man in his early 30's is admitted at the CWM hospital after he was stabbed by a man whom he assaulted and tried to rob at the Nasinu Cemetery yesterday.
...a carrier driver went to visit his mother’s grave when he was attacked by four men. The four assaulted and robbed him of cash and other items.
The robbers also had a kitchen knife and the man somehow managed to get hold off the knife and stabbed one of the robbers.
The robber sustained serious injuries and was rushed to the CWM hospital. The three who allegedly robbed the driver are now in police custody.
No charges will be laid against the driver who stabbed the robber as according to police the driver acted in self-defense. |
Guns Used in Self-Defense? Apparently, Not News
Submitted by:
Newslinks Admin
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"My friend Cam Edwards proclaimed he was going on a 'rant' on Friday night on his radio show 'Cam & Company' (on Sirius satellite radio and at nranews.com) about the latest example of the national media ignoring stories of armed self-defense. While the networks were charmed by the story of 14-year-old Michael Six fending off a burglar with a baseball bat in Arizona, there was this eyebrow-raising story from the Orlando Sentinel:"
"An armed citizen surprised four men who robbed him at gunpoint last week." ... |
Italy: "There is nothing good or just in the killing of another human being for any reason"
Submitted by:
Newslinks Admin
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
FULL TEXT BELOW:
It is never ironic [Isn't It Ironic?] that anyone kills anyone else for any reason at all. It simply wrong, evil, objectively measurable as such. There is nothing good or just in the killing of another human being for any reason, with or without a trial, in self-defense or in preemptive strikes.
Does killing happen? Yes. Do we try to lessen our culpability? Yes, and at times justifiably so. And yet, murder, the killing of another human being at any stage in life, is always an objective evil that never contributes to the growth of humanity in its relationship with God or with other human beings. Neither cultural practice, circumstance nor judgment of a competent authority can change that. |
Let the District Have Its Gun Law
Submitted by:
Newslinks Admin
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"On Jan. 11, the DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice filed a brief in the Supreme Court, asking the court to uphold the District's gun control law in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller. Our brief was co-sponsored by the D.C. League of Women Voters, the D.C. Chamber of Commerce, the Federal City Council, DC for Democracy and the Washington Council of Lawyers."
"All of these local organizations have one key interest in common: They believe that important public policy questions affecting District residents should be decided by local elected officials, not by the federal courts." ... |
An Appeal To The People, "They then took into their possession two rifles and a bowie knife, which I had there in the room", [1859(?)]
Submitted by:
GunShowOnTheNet.com
Website: http://GunShowOnTheNet.com/
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"...The last words of Washington to our fathers, were to warn them against sectional animosities and strifes as fatal not only to the peace and prosperity, but also to the very existence of the Union. So important did he regard this warning, that he left it on record for perpetual remembrance by future generations. But such animosities and strifes now exist. Mutual criminations and recriminations--the zeal of fanaticism--and, more than all, the efforts of selfish and unscrupulous politicians..."
"...pikes and rifles to arm twenty-five hundred men had been procured by funds raised by extensive subscriptions..."
"...They then took into their possession two rifles and a bowie knife, which I had..." |
Canada: NDP Leader joins Toronto Mayor's campaign for an absolute ban of handguns
Submitted by:
Newslinks Admin
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
... "Meanwhile, federal NDP Leader Jack Layton has joined Toronto Mayor David Miller's campaign for an absolute ban of handguns following the fatal shooting in his riding." ...
" 'We are shocked and saddened by the latest wave of handgun violence on our neighbourhood streets,' Layton said on Saturday, standing at the corner of Gerrard and Broadview. 'It is time for all levels of government to work together and deal with this crisis once and for all.' "
"Layton said the federal government has been 'inadequate to protect our streets and our families,' and he said there is no justification for allowing residents to be able to walk down the street with a handgun in their waistband." ... |
UK: Plastic toy gun used by pantomime drama group must be registered
Submitted by:
Steven Brown
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"A Cornish village drama group has had to register a toy gun with the police to comply with health and safety rules."
"Carnon Downs drama group in Cornwall have also had to keep their plastic cutlasses and wooden swords locked up for the pantomime, Robinson Crusoe."
"The climax of the show is a fight in which actors use replica 4ft-foot long plastic cutlasses. There is also a toy gun which produces a flag saying 'Bang'."
"A spokesman for the HSE said: 'We do not want to stop people putting on pantos or having fun as long as the risks are sensibly managed.' "
SUBMITTER'S COMMENT:
It's good to see that the UK government is protecting people from guns that literally go "bang." A multi-colored flag popping out of a toy gun could possibly take an eye out. |
PA: Deadly Delays Plague Emergency Services
Submitted by:
Anonymous
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
"Deborah Payne, Rotan Lee, Ricky Badway and Danny Rumph all have something in common. They're dead. And they died after waiting anywhere from 19 minutes to more than an hour for an ambulance in Philadelphia."
"Fire officials insist they are best situated to provide the most effective and professional response."
" 'If somebody is breaking into your house, do you want the security guard from Wal-Mart showing up to help or the police? Do you see what I'm saying? Do you want to take your chances with some fly-by-night ambulance company?' said Dave Kearney, a 20-year EMS veteran who is now a firefighter and secretary of the Philadelphia Fire Fighters Union." ... |
Canada: Two men dead after gangland-style shooting outside Vancouver restaurant
Submitted by:
Newslinks Admin
|
There
are no comments
on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments
|
VANCOUVER - "One of two men killed in a brazen, gangland-style shooting outside a restaurant was about to join friends for his engagement party when the bullets started flying, says a Vancouver police officer."
"Const. Tim Fanning told a news conference Sunday that West Vancouver resident Ricardo Scarpino was sitting in an SUV with his fiancee and two other men, one of whom was also killed."
"Police are looking for two men who walked up to the vehicle and started firing as people milled about one of the busiest streets in the city on Saturday night." ... |
|
|
