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Condemning anti-rights activism--not 'mocking' grief
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"Last week, we looked at the Brady Campaign's 'Too Many Victims' candlelight vigils, and what those vigils say about the group's agenda. That column was one of many pieces by various gun rights advocacy bloggers that drew shrieks of outrage from the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV), in just about every forum they could get on, for "mocking" survivors, and the loved ones of the fallen, of atrocities like the one in Tucson one year before the vigils."
"Except, of course, that is not what we were doing. To understand that, a bit of a review of recent history is probably in order. ..." ... |
"I'd like to start a pro-gun organization like BFA in my state" - A How-To Guide
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"I would like to know how you started the association, because our state could use such an association."
"We need an organization such as the BFA for WA. can you give me any pointers on starting such an organization?"
"Do you know if there is a similar organization to BFA in Michigan?"
"This a great site is there something like this for Connecticut people?"
"As a volunteer for Buckeye Firearm Association, I help field some of the questions that supporters send to us ... the four quoted above have all arrived in the past two weeks. ... something is certainly stirring up supporters across the nation. As I answered each email, I finally started to realize that there is no one answer to what makes BFA |
Never let a good crisis go to waste, even if you have to manufacture one
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... "Now ensconced in his new kingdom, Rahm is once again showing us his ability to exploit a crisis, even if he has to manufacture one. The lefty Guardian reports -- 'Outlawing dissent: Rahm Emanuel's new regime.'""On the pretext of policing upcoming G8 and Nato summits, Chicago's mayor has awarded himself draconian new powers." ... "The tyrant's playbook has a limited number of pages and common themes run through all such regimes. Rahm, the crisis maker/exploiter, may be understood in that context. He does what he is." ... |
Philanthropic Efforts a Priority at GLOCK, Inc
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"Gaston Glock’s strong belief in giving back was woven into the fabric of GLOCK, Inc. when the United States division of the company was established in 1986."
"Ever since, the company has built on its founder’s strong foundation of philanthropy."
"In 2011, GLOCK donated more than $2.5M to a variety of non-profit causes across the country."
"'GLOCK's charitable-giving focus is to assist those who put themselves in harm's way to defend the freedoms that we all currently enjoy,' said Josh Dorsey, GLOCK vice-president." ... |
NSSF: Shooting Industry Suffers from 40% Return/Defect Rate
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"Thanks in no small part to our gavel-to-gavel SHOT Show coverage, TTAG is now acknowledged as the biggest and baddest firearms-related blog out there. Nick and I were a tad surprised (and not a little bit pleased) when we were introduced at a New Media conference as 'the really big blogs, like The Truth About Guns' by NSSF rep Mark Thomas . . ."
"By the time we’d gotten our egos stuffed back into our packpacks we’d learned another factoid, but this one isn’t so copacetic: overall, the shooting industry carries a 40% return/defect rate."
"Yup: two out of every five guns that leave the factory are defective in some way. The Armed Intelligentsia has always known that broken-ass guns are a big problem for this industry, but this figure blows me away." ... |
New from Arsenal/K-Var: 5.56 Krinkov pistol
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"Pistolized rifles don’t usually light my fire, but Arsenal’s new Krinkov pistol, chambered in 5.56 NATO, has it goin’on. Unlike their AK-pattern rifles, which must be imported in ‘Sporter’ form and then painstakingly converted for 922(r) compliance, these Krinks are imported as-is from their (Bulgarian?) factory." ... |
Obscure Object of Desire: Alaskan Co-Pilot
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"While we were at the Wild West Guns party last night, the fine folks behind the counter busted out this little beauty and we could NOT stop staring at it and fondling it. The gun, not the girl. What you’re looking at is a modified Marlin 1895 Guide Gun that they have hand crafted into the finest lever gun that I have ever seen. It now sports a chamber for the .457 WWG Magnum cartridge, a round that pushes a 350gr bullet 2100 feet per second, and can chamber and fire a .45/70 Government cartridge (for 'cheap' plinking) as well as a .410 shotgun cartridge. But wait, there’s more…" ... |
Wild West Guns Throws a Mean Party, Opens Shop in Las Vegas
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"Wild West Guns, the improvers of Chris Dumm’s Marlin 1894C, are opening a new combination retail store and gunsmithing dojo here in Las Vegas, and they invited us to their grand opening party. Once we had stuffed our faces with free food they showed us around the joint. The gun shop itself consists of a well stocked front counter and plenty of floor space for gun related gubbins as well as a special room for collector grade firearms. In the back they have a MASSIVE shop with a whole bunch of machinery I don’t quite understand that they use to make their beautiful creations. Make the jump for the best picture of the night." ... |
New from Heizer: Double Tap (video available)
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"Hey, it’s called the Double Tap. So why wouldn’t we offer you another look at the derringer of the day? OK, the Heizer Double Tap’s about as far removed from ye olde two-shot micro-pistol as Rosie O’Donnell is from Natalia Vodianova. But the concept is the same: deep concealment. ..." |
Second Amendment Meets First Amendment
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"While waxing nostalgic and looking for the roots of the rebellion against SOPA and PIPA I found a relevant bit of paleoblog navel-gazing come true."
"From 2003, as the power of social tools ... was dawning on the rest of the world:""Weblogs bring Second Amendment logic to the First Amendment."
"The Second Amendment means everyone gets to have a gun."
"The First Amendment means everyone gets to say what they want to say."
"But a limiting factor on freedom of speech has been that the tools of mass communication have been unavailable to most individuals. ..."
"Now push-button publishing onto the Web means everyone gets to have a printing press and a distribution network..." ... |
GA: Conyers, GA Shopper shoots knife-wielding robber
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... "As I proceeded to exit the car, I kept an eye on him, which in hindsight probably was their plan, and I didn’t notice the second man come from behind and pull a knife and put it to my throat. The first man came back and tried grabbing the keys from my hand. ... The first thing that popped into my head was I had to get my revolver out so. I dropped the keys ... and grabbed the knife and pulled the knife away enough for me to elbow the man with the knife and get a few feet away."
"... I managed to draw the revolver and I proceeded to fire three shots until he turned to run away, collapsing after a few steps. I turned around with the revolver still drawn and saw the other attempted thief running away. I then holstered my weapon and dialed 911 ..." ... |
PA: Lawyer: Shooter had right to fire (follow-up)
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"The Allegheny Township homeowner who shot a man he thought was trying to get into his house in the middle of the night gave plenty of warnings and was 'well within his legal rights' to pull the trigger, his attorney said."
"Attorney Steven Passarello said Thursday his client, Timothy Lepore, and his wife were frightened for their lives as Brandon L. Zeth, 24, pounded on their windows and doors while screaming, 'I'm coming in!' just after midnight Saturday morning on Cunningham Lane in Allegheny Township." ...
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TN: Travel advisory for New Yorkers
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"Knoxville, Tennessee is at the junction of Interstates 40 and 75. Motorists travelling from New York to Atlanta or the Gulf Coast would pass through Knoxville as the most direct route. But New Yorkers are advised to be very, very careful to observe the speed limit when passing through Knoxville and the great State of Tennessee. ..." ... |
Free Meredith Graves
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"The Manhattan district attorney is reported to be in plea-deal negotiations with Meredith Graves, the nurse who faces serious felony firearms charges after bringing her Tennessee-permitted .32-caliber pistol to Ground Zero, apparently unaware of the fact that New York declines to recognize out-of-state concealed-carry licenses ... If reports of a plea bargain are accurate, then District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. recognizes that justice would not be served by this outcome, which speaks well of his sense of prosecutorial discretion. It would speak even better of him if the case were to be dismissed entirely, along with the similar prosecution of former U.S. Marine Ryan Jerome, who was arrested under similar circumstances." ... |
Summary Of A Scandal
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... "Considering this can fairly be characterized, without hyperbole, as an international criminal conspiracy, one that reflects callous, even monstrous disregard for human life in order to advance agendas and careers, such results will tell us much about the prospects for government officials being held accountable for their misdeeds." ... |
Fast & Furious follow-up: Cunningham to take Fifth!
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"Fox News has reported, and this column has confirmed that Patrick J. Cunningham, chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s office in Phoenix, will invoke his right to remain silent under the Fifth Amendment, and not testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform or its investigators about his role in, or knowledge about, Operation Fast and Furious." ... |
DoJ figure taking the 5th in Fast & Furious probe
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"It's every citizen's right to take the Fifth Amendment in court and Congressional hearings when testifying. When the sitting chief of a criminal investigation division for a US Attorney’s office does it, though, it certainly calls into question what in blazes the Department of Justice has been doing, especially with Operation Fast and Furious:" ...
"While Cunningham has the right to take the Fifth under questioning, Congress also has a duty to oversee operations within the [DoJ], and the DoJ has a duty to answer to Congress. A refusal to do so should mean the end of Cunningham’s employment at the DoJ; if he cannot testify before Congress about his official actions, then he should not be employed in that position any longer." ... |
SHOT 2012 – That’s It, Show’s Over
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"That’s it. SHOT 2012 is over. Even as I write the final stragglers are being ushered out of the convention center and the doors are being shuttered. They’re trying to kick us out of the press room, but we’re publishing a few last posts out before the press room Stasi come and collect us. We were the first ones to publish on Monday, the first in the convention center on Tuesday and the last ones to leave every day this week. We’ve covered this show more completely than any other media organization, publishing 143 individual articles about new products and related information. We’ve been rewarded with the four busiest days this website has ever seen (over 100k page views). It’s been a pleasure to cover the show for you guys. ..." |
Official NSSF SHOT Show Wrap-Up (Unofficial Picture)
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"Energized by unprecedented gun sales nationwide, firearms industry professionals turned out in record numbers to the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade ShowSM (SHOT Show®), and many made a point of saying 'the best is yet to come. It’s a wonderful time to be in our industry,' said Sandy Chisholm of North American Arms, a handgun manufacturer. 'We’ve seen tremendous enthusiasm on the part of sellers and buyers, and we see the prospect of a very good year ahead.' Many agreed with that assessment of the market and of the SHOT Show . . ." ... |
Nation’s Passion for Firearms Reflected in Record-setting SHOT Show
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"Energized by unprecedented gun sales nationwide, firearms industry professionals turned out in record numbers to the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show), and many made a point of saying 'the best is yet to come.'"
"'It's a wonderful time to be in our industry,' said Sandy Chisholm of North American Arms, a handgun manufacturer. 'We've seen tremendous enthusiasm on the part of sellers and buyers, and we see the prospect of a very good year ahead.' Many agreed with that assessment of the market and of the SHOT Show." ... |
SC: Paul visits area on eve of primary
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"Bobby's Bar-B-Q banquet hall became a popular spot for presidential candidates in the last few days before the S.C. Republican Primary, scheduled today."
"Ron Paul, the Texas Congressman, welcomed about 150 people on Friday - most of them cheering and applauding his remarks. His appearance came about 72 hours after Newt Gingrich spoke at the facility." ...
"Paul picked up an endorsement from Aiken County Councilman Gary Bunker during his appearance. ..."
"'A Ron Paul presidency will rein in out of control regulatory agencies,' Bunker said. 'I also applaud Ron's valiant effort to protect the unborn, defend the Second Amendment and secure our borders.'" ... |
TX: NRA Endorses Rep. Linda Harper Brown
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"'I am proud to receive this endorsement from an organization that does such a wonderful job of fighting for every individual’s right to hunt and protect their families and friends,' said State Representative Linda Harper Brown as the National Rifle Association (NRA) announced their re-election endorsement of her 2012 campaign for Texas House District 105. The NRA represents 270,000 members in Texas, 1,100 of which reside within District 105."
"'As well as being a long time member, my legislative record shows strong advocacy for Texans right to bear arms,' says Representative Harper Brown." ... |
SD: SD reps say they were threatened over gun bill
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"Two lawmakers who said they were threatened with smear campaigns if they didn't support a bill that would have allowed people to carry concealed weapons without a special permit nonetheless helped kill it Friday."
"The bill, sponsored by Rep. Don Kopp, R-Rapid City, would have eliminated a concealed weapons permit requirement for people who comply with other handgun laws. ..."
"The bill received support from the South Dakota Gun Owners, and two lawmakers said they received threats from the group if they failed to support it. ..." ...
"Republican Reps. Gene Abdallah, who said he also received threats, and Brian Gosch said they voted against the bill in part because of the group's support for it." ... |
NC: N.C. legislators must act now to stop restaurant homicide
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"When Grass Roots North Carolina drafted legislation to expand concealed carry into the state’s restaurants, the naysayers laughed. 'Why should anybody need a gun in a restaurant?' they smirked. 'Think about drunks with guns!' Sadly, last weekend gave us the sort of retort we have dreaded all along: Danielle Watson."
"Danielle was a manager at the Flying Biscuit Café in Charlotte. On January 13, she was closing the restaurant along with recently-hired cook Mark Cox. What she apparently didn’t know about Cox was that he was a felon, released just two months ago after doing time for armed robbery." ... |
D.C. Gun Training For D.C. Gun Owners!
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"The Washington Times editorial board praises, sorta, the D.C. government for updating an out-of-date list of gun training instructors, and councilmember Phil Mendelson for introducing legislation that would allow D.C. residents to get that training in District limits."
"In July, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals smacked down the city of Chicago over instructional requirements similar to the District’s. The Second Amendment Foundation and Illinois State Rifle Association sued the Windy City for requiring training at shooting ranges that were banned by city ordinance."
"As The Washington Times has exposed, Washington has created the same impossible situation ..." ... |
CO: Colo. GOP propose gun rights legislation
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"Colorado Republicans are reloading their holsters on attempts to expand gun rights."
"Some of their proposals this year are ideas that Democrats have rejected in the past. Republicans are trying to give business owners and employees the power to use deadly force against intruders. Another proposal would allow people to have a concealed weapon at schools or colleges if a person has a legal permit." ... |
IL: State gun group riles up members for Oak Park forum
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"The Illinois State Rifle Association appears to be trying to stir up a firestorm ahead of an Oak Park gun forum next week."
"The gun group emailed, tweeted and posted on its Facebook page an 'urgent alert,' asking supporters to show up for the Jan. 24 focus group at village hall. In it, the rifle association says the 'gun-grabbers' in Oak Park are trying to 'launch a whole new attack on your right to keep and bear arms,' starting next week." ... |
Federal Court Supports Illegal Obama Multiple Gun Sales Regs
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"First, the good news: Fox News is reporting that due to an amazing outpouring of opposition, the vote on the so-called anti-piracy legislation ... has been postponed."
"Thank you all for your activism … and please stay tuned to further updates on this issue."
"Now for the bad news: ..."
"Well, this past Friday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a setback to gun owners. The issue involved a lawsuit challenging Barack Obama’s illegal multiple sales regulations. [NSSF v. Jones, Acting Director, BATFE.]"
"Through those regulations, Obama has demanded, by regulatory fiat, that firearms licensees in four southwestern states report multiple sales of certain long guns to the federal government." ... |
IL: Council settles Chicago police suit involving autistic boy for $525,000
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"The City Council today agreed to pay $525,000 to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of an autistic boy police allegedly chased and clubbed for no reason at his family’s Little Village restaurant."
"The money will go to the Guzman family to benefit Oscar Guzman, who was 16 at the time of the April 2009 incident, and his sister, Nubia, then a college student who allegedly was threatened with arrest for questioning the actions of officers." ...
"The Guzman case resolution was the fifth police abuse case settled by the council since September. The total taxpayer tally would be nearly $5.4 million." ... |
IA: Former Des Moines police officer pleads guilty to federal charge
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"A former Des Moines police officer pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon to federal charges of submitting a false police report connected to a 2008 traffic stop that ended with the beating of an African American couple."
"Former police officer John Mailander, 47, now faces up to 20 years in prison and a possible $250,000 fine." ... |
OH: Free Coyote Hunting/Trapping Workshop in Akron
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"Sportsmen and women interested in pursuing coyotes are encouraged to attend a free, informational workshop provided by Division of Wildlife on Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 in Akron."
"Division of Wildlife biologists will cover such topics as life history, calling techniques (call types and setups), appropriate firearms and ammunition, field sets, and scouting. Weather permitting, attendees will have an option to follow biologists outside to view proper setups. Attendees are encouraged to dress appropriately." ... |
CA: CA’s Gun Safari Public Hearing Part Two – January 23, 2012
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"December 7th was an important day for Gun Safari, firearms enthusiasts and Second Amendment supporters in Los Angeles."
"A public hearing took place in Van Nuys in front of the local neighborhood council, which is one of the steps required during the application process for a conditional use permit-a requirement to operate as an FFL in Los Angeles."
"It is well known to most firearm enthusiasts in the area that Los Angeles is not a Second Amendment friendly place anymore. Gun shops typically close here, not open, but with the support of Calguns, CRPA, NRA and all the supporters who showed up to let their presence be felt, it looks like that might be changing." ...
"Details for the next and final meeting where a decision will be made are listed below." ... |
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