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Helmke Works Himself Into A Lather Over The Prospect Of Stealing Our Rights (and Vanderboegh Throws Cold Water On Him).
Submitted by: Mike Vanderboegh
Website: http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com

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"Paul Helme has a long piece here on what he intends to do with our liberty and property now that the Obamanoids have taken over. A sample:" ...

"Last year at this time, I said that America was turning a corner on the gun issue, and the watershed events of 2008 confirmed that prediction ..." ...

"To which I replied on the website:"

"New Day Dawning? You have NO idea."

"Pass an new ban on semi-automatic rifles of the sort you envision and have stated publicly that should ban several classes of heretofore legal weapons, and watch what happens."

"Pass another law authorizing the federal seizure of total control over ALL private transfers of arms ... and watch what happens." ...
 

The Gray Man in the Coming Storm
Submitted by: Mitch

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"If ... the country moves in the direction of an authoritarian socialist state, the gray man will do some things his friends may not expect nor initially agree with:" ...

"The gray man will smile when the police come to his door to collect his firearms. He’ll happily hand over his registered weapons at the door and thank the officers for their work, while his cache of unregistered weapons is safely hidden away."

"He'll be first in line to receive his sub-dermal ID chip, and will smile as it is implanted. He'll then return home and remove it himself ... He'll carry the chip under his sleeve or inside his watch so as to blend in with society, until such time as he wishes not to be seen or tracked." ...
 

US: 'Bulletflight' iPhone App Helps Snipers Hit Targets
Submitted by: Anonymous

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"Is your iPhone or iPod Touch a bit too, well, artsy? Not rugged or manly enough for your taste?"

"Here's the solution: the Bulletflight ballistics calculator, which predicts the trajectory of bullets fired from high-powered sniper rifles by taking into account half a dozen variables including wind speed, distance, outside temperature and altitude."

"After digesting all the information, Bulletflight tells you where exactly on the sniper scope you should position your target in order to hit it." ...
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Submitter's Note: Updated for U.S. market.
 

Redbook Heroes Award: Abby Spangler & Protest Easy Guns movement (video)
Submitted by: RPA-PAC
Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org

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Redbook Strength & Spirit Heroes Award to Abby Spangler and Protest Easy Guns lie-in social movement. To date, there have been 110 lie-in protests in 31 states, the U.S. Capitol and Supreme Court. We are ordinary Americans outraged at how easy it is for felons and dangerous individuals to buy guns. We want our lax U.S. gun laws changed to save American lives. If you would like to add your voice to this growing movement, see ProtestEasyGuns.com and lead a lie-in in your community!
 

Culture of fear
Submitted by: jghilty

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"While millions of Americans rejoiced Tuesday ... others feared the demise of one of our basic rights — the Second Amendment. Gun sales nationwide rose following the election and inauguration of President Barack Obama, and they show no sign of stopping. Many gun stores named Obama their salesman of the year, and sheriff’s departments have seen an increase in weapons permit applications since November. Gun rights advocates claim Obama and the Democrat-controlled Congress will take action to restrict their ability to purchase, own and use firearms. Some even believe their guns will be taken away altogether."

"Such fear mongering goes to show the politics of panic and jumping to conclusions are still alive and well in America." ...
 

VA: Editorial: Police and university response to murder was effective
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"When the police received a 911 emergency phone call Wednesday at 7:06 p.m. about an incident occurring in the Au Bon Pain in the Graduate Life Center at Donaldson Brown, a police officer was on scene at 7:07 p.m."

Police pronounced Xin Yang, a 22-year-old graduate student from Beijing dead at the scene ..."

"University spokesman Larry Hincker found out about the murder at 7:30 p.m., and sent VT alert messages out to the university at 7:44 p.m." ...

"We still feel safe here and have the utmost confidence in the administration, Virginia Tech and Blacksburg police to keep us out of harm's way."
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KABA Note: Tell that to Xin Yang's family.
 

NC: When our elephants kill
Submitted by: jghilty

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... "We have a problem."

"We talk about crime and the rise in violent crime over previous years. ... We talk about the rise of gangs and the need for mentors and more police on the street. We talk about using the criminal justice system to make perpetrators more accountable."

"All these are conversations we must have, and they offer constructive ways to reduce violence. But we are ignoring the elephant in the room if we don't also talk about guns."

"Even in the years when our homicides were fewer in number, most of those who died were victims of gun violence."

"The availability of handguns, particularly to teenagers and felons, is central to the violence affecting our city. ..." ...
 

VA: Gun loophole idea accomplishes nothing
Submitted by: jghilty

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"Someday the Virginia General Assembly may work up the courage to require instant background checks on sales at gun shows ..." ...

"Last week, the Virginia State Crime Commission ... couldn't reach a consensus on what advice to offer on a bill that would require private sellers to run the same instant background checks that licensed dealers must conduct wherever they sell firearms. The vote ended in a 6-6 tie."

"Instead, the commission voted 7-5 in favor of an alternate bill that would require gun-show organizers to pay a state trooper to attend their firearm bazaars and run checks on transactions that private sellers voluntarily offer up for a look-see."

"Yes, voluntarily." ...
 

Holder: Transcript of Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
Submitted by: concerned american
Website: http://westernrifleshooters.blogspot.com

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"Courtesy of David comes this NYT transcript of AG-nominee Eric Holder's testimony last week before the Senate Judiciary Committee."

"Read it all, but here's two particularly illuminating sequences:" ...

"Call the Judiciary Committee members per this entry from David."

"Call and write your home Senators."

"Tell them why Holder is the wrong man for this job."

"Keep hammering."

"Don't let the Obamessiah get this one on the cheap."

"Dum spiro, pugno! [While I breathe, I fight!]"
 

NC: Police: Homeowner justified in shooting intruder (follow-up)
Submitted by: jghilty

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FULL TEXT BELOW:

Police said Thursday that a homeowner who shot and killed an intruder last weekend wouldn't face criminal charges.

Jerry Riley, 54, of 593 Tokay Drive, said a stranger confronted him as he entered his home Saturday night. Riley said he pulled a handgun on the intruder, and the two men then struggled over the gun.

The gun went off, and the intruder took the pistol and ran out of the house, police said.

Officers investigating the burglary found Joshua Caleb Pratt, 27, of 662 Glenola Drive, in the street with a gunshot would to the abdomen. He was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, where he died.
 

OH: Homeowner shoots burglar who attacked him
Submitted by: Daniel White
Website: http://www.OhioCCW.org

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"Yesterday, a Springfield, Ohio man noticed his garage door was open when it shouldn't have been. When he armed himself and went to investigate, he was attacked by the burglar. As the burglar landed a blow, the resident fired a shot and struck his assailant who escaped."

"Fortunately, the homeowner was able to protect himself from a violent criminal attack. We can only speculate what might have happened had he not been armed. Would the burglar simply have knocked him down? Or would he have decided to eliminate a witness? Fortunately, we don't have to find out."

"This is exactly the kind of thing we talk about when we so strongly oppose further restrictions on our gun rights. ..." ...
 

IN: Fatal shooting said to be in self-defense
Submitted by: Paul

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"After a suspected robber shot his co-worker on Wednesday, a Belmont Beverage liquor store clerk didn't wait to see if he’d be next."

The clerk fatally shot the suspected robber ... in self-defense ..." ...

"The armed clerk was behind the counter when the man entered and was on the east side. After taking the money, Gardner said the masked man moved toward the front door, which is on the west side of the store."

"As Jones was leaving, 'that’s when the bullets started flying,' Gardner said."

"Gardner said the clerk opened fire with the pistol he has a permit to carry because he believed he was about to be shot, given the robber's actions and demeanor." ...
 

VA: Shock from killing ripples through Virginia Tech
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"Virginia Tech police on Thursday released gruesome details of a killing in a campus cafe, as students wondered why a campus that went two decades without a murder before the April 16, 2007, shootings has become the site of so much tragedy." ...

"Seven people -- customers and Au Bon Pain staff -- saw the attack and fled the restaurant. Two people called 911."

"[Tech Police Chief Wendell] Flinchum said, as far as he knows, no one tried to intervene in the attack."

"Haiyang was not called to the attention of Tech or Blacksburg police before Wednesday, Flinchum said. Nor had he been called to the attention of the university's threat assessment or CARE team -- university groups designed to deal with troubled students." ...
 

The best kept secrets of the anti-violence movement, Part V: What does it ask of you?
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"This week, Virginia Tech saw another brutal killing, and without a gun. The interesting thing about knives is that they are silent and they do not run out of ammunition. Witnesses did nothing. The campus alert system announced the incident long after it was a completed act, taking fifteen minutes to complete the student body list of cell-phone recipients."

"One of the best kept secrets in the anti-violence movement is to tone down - obfuscate - details of the incident. It takes a little curiosity and a little searching to discover how brutal this killing was on campus, a gun free-zone. Some reports say that the victim was stabbed. Others more graphically describe a complete decapitation. In a gun free zone. ..." ...
 

Mayor Slay, guns, and 'microstamping'
Submitted by: Kurt Hofmann
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... "As a crime fighting tool, microstamping offers very little potential. It can be defeated by measures as simple as replacing the firing pin ... and using steel cased ammo ... or by simply policing one's fired brass at the crime scene. Also, even if legibly stamped cartridge cases are found, the gun can only be tracked back to its last known purchaser. This means, of course, that the next step will be requiring registration of all gun firearms (sound familiar?)."

"Microstamping is not a strategy for 'crime fighting'--it's a strategy for citizen disarmament--slow and 'reasonable' (according to its supporters) disarmament, but disarmament nonetheless. As such, it is hardly surprising that Mayor Slay so enthusiastically endorses it." ...
 

"For the Children...'"
Submitted by: David Codrea
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"Along with 'If it saves one life,' that's a common talking point injected into the debate by the gun haters. And since he's following their playbook, naturally Barack Obama is eager to exploit it.

"Again, from his and Joe Biden's 'Urban Policy' on the official White House website:

"'They support... making guns in this country childproof.'

"A laudable goal! Who could be against it?

"Well...uh...I am. And seeing as how the intent is to make it mandatory--from Chicago to Cheyenne--you should be, too."
 

Statement of Paul Helmke on Selection of Kirsten Gillibrand for U.S. Senate Seat From New York
Submitted by: RPA-PAC
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"Paul Helmke issued the following statement about New York Governor David Paterson's selection of Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand to fill the U.S. Senate seat of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: "

"'We have been disappointed by Representative Kirsten Gillibrand's record on preventing gun violence during her one term in Congress. For example, she supported legislation that would have weakened efforts to fight illegal gun trafficking. We are hopeful, however, that as a United States Senator representing the entire state of New York she will follow the example of Senator Charles Schumer and former Senator Clinton and work with us to make it harder for dangerous people to get dangerous weapons in this country.'" ...
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KABA Note: He sure seems to be hammering that 'dangerous people/dangerous weapons' rhetoric lately.
 

NY: Gillibrand is official, and so is her opposition
Submitted by: RPA-PAC
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"New York Gov. David Paterson (D) officially announced the selection of Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) as the state’s next senator on Friday, but both might be getting more than they bargained for."

"Paterson seemed to acknowledge the unrest with Gillibrand's pick, repeatedly calling her the 'best candidate' for the job at the announcement press conference." ...

"Anti-gun groups have denounced the pick and suggested they will be closely eyeing Gillibrand's transition from a congresswoman in a gun-toting upstate district to a senator representing one of the most anti-gun cities in America, where she will need support to win the Democratic nomination in 2010." ...
 

NY: Bloomberg Begs To Differ With Gillibrand On Guns
Submitted by: RPA-PAC
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"Mayor Bloomberg, a well-known gun control crusader and one-time outspoken supporter of Caroline Kennedy, released a statement making it clear that he does not agree with the state's incoming junior senator on the topic of firearms."
"'As I have said, the Governor had a large field of qualified candidates to choose from,' Bloomberg said. 'In his selection of Congresswoman Gillibrand, he has chosen a committed member of the House of Representatives from upstate New York. Our Administration has worked well with her and her staff on a number of issues ...'"

"'However, I have a strong disagreement with one area of her record as a member of Congress: illegal guns. ...'" ...
 

NY: NRA-Backed Gillibrand Picked for U.S. Senate
Submitted by: Nathan Slavik
Website: http://www.opposingviews.com

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"New York Gov. David Paterson today named Democratic Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand to fill the senate seat left vacant by Hillary Clinton. ... her extensive history as a supporter of gun rights has drawn sharp criticism from gun control activists and organizations."

"U.S. Representative Carolyn McCarthy, whose husband was killed in a tragic shooting, has already vowed to challenge Gillibrand for the Senate seat next year. In an interview with the Chicago Tribune McCarthy said, 'Believe me, this is a personal issue for me. I don't think anyone with a 100 percent rating from the NRA should be the next senator from New York.'"

"Brady Campaign President Paul Helmke echoed those sentiments in a sharply worded press release:" ...
 

NY: Gillibrand Is a Centrist With a Tenacious Style
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"Kirsten E. Gillibrand, the two-term Democratic congresswoman chosen to fill the Senate seat vacated this week by Hillary Rodham Clinton, has married a relentless political and fund-raising style to a centrist brand of politics."

"Kirsten GillibrandMs. Gillibrand ... a 42-year-old lawyer and mother of two young children, had never held political office before defeating a four-term incumbent in a vastly Republican district in 2006. ..." ...

"Her politics, perhaps reflecting her conservative district, cannot be easily charted along a left-right axis. She earned a high rating from the National Rifle Association and opposed efforts to extend state drivers’ licenses to illegal immigrants. ..." ...
 

NY: Statement from New York State Rifle & Pistol Association President Tom King
Submitted by: RPA-PAC
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With the 20th Congressional District's Kirsten Gillibrand appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Patterson, the choice for her replacement is clear: Assembly Republican Leader Jim Tedisco is the only candidate with a proven record of protecting Second Amendment Constitutional freedoms. Jim Tedisco has been a true friend to hunters and gun owners, as he understands the crucial importance of safeguarding the right to bear arms. His voting record and vocal, public support for the Second Amendment have been clear, consistent and genuinely appreciated by gun owners and our association. I am proudly endorsing Jim Tedisco for the 20th Congressional District, where he will be a strong voice for protecting the Second Amendment.
 

NY: McCarthy knocks Gillibrand as choice for Senate
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"Rep. Carolyn McCarthy said Thursday Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand's gun control views make her unacceptable for the U.S. Senate and threatened a primary challenge in 2010 if Gov. David A. Paterson selects the Hudson Democrat to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton." ...

"'I've spent 15 years trying to prevent gun violence in this country, and if he does pick her and if no one goes and primaries her, I will primary her,' McCarthy said. 'I will do that. I'm not going to give up on this. I'm not going to let New York State get represented by someone who gets a 100 percent rating from the NRA.'"

"Sen. Charles Schumer, who like McCarthy is a strong proponent of gun control, asked the Mineola Democrat to refrain from protesting Gillibrand's selection, McCarthy said." ...
 

NY: Little-known congresswoman picked for Clinton seat
Submitted by: Gary R

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"Instantly opening a rift among New York Democrats, Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand — a little-known, pro-gun Democrat from a rural Republican district — won appointment Friday to the Senate seat left vacant by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Gov. David Paterson announced his choice a day after presumed front-runner Caroline Kennedy — a woman with considerably more star power but less experience — mysteriously dropped out of contention in an embarrassing turn of events that touched off sniping between the governor and the Kennedy camp." ...
 

NY: Paterson poised to pick Gillibrand for Senate
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"A congresswoman from Hudson in Columbia County is expected to be named Friday to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as the state's junior U.S. senator."

"Gov. David A. Paterson will appoint Rep. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, a moderate beginning her second term in the House, sources who asked not to be identified said late today." ...

"In recent days, gun control advocates have come out against her because of her opposition to tougher gun laws." ...

"At least one House Democrat, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-Long Island, who is a gun-control advocate, was threatening a primary run against Gillibrand in 2010." ...
 

FL: New law would ban real guns as props
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"Earlier this week, local actor Fred Kellerman and his cast-mates were rehearsing at the Manatee Players Theater when something went wrong. The play called for the other actor to shoot Fred with what was supposed to be a fake gun. However, it turned out to be a real loaded fire-arm brought in for a prop."

"A single gunshot rang out. The place went silent and Fred fell to the ground. He was rushed to the hospital, but despite the bullet grazing his skull, his injuries were minor." ...

"Deputy Chief Jeffrey Lewis says they can't risk something like this ever happening again. That's why they're talking about pushing city council to pass a law banning real hand guns in city theaters." ...
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KABA Note: "My momma always said: Stupid is as stupid does."
 

MT: Aggressive gun-rights bill widely supported, opposed
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At a marathon hearing Thursday, backers and opponents of a bill to expand gun rights in Montana painted distinctly different pictures of the state and its gun laws...
If passed, the bill would, among other things:

allow people to carry a concealed weapon without a permit;

greatly strengthen self-defense protections in the state;

allow people to display their gun to deter an attack;

allow people to use a gun whenever at risk of physical harm;

and, in shooting incidents in which the person who fired the gun claimed self defense, require the state to prove that it was not.

More than 20 people lined up to support the bill, including a representative from the National Rifle Association and private citizens...
 

At Least They Didn't Name Him "Sue"
Submitted by: Larry

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... "... Heath and Deborah Campbell named their oldest child Adolf Hitler Campbell." ...

"... child 'protection' bureaucrats ... seized the Campbell children and placed them in foster care."

"Sgt. John Harris of the Holland Township Police was the officer assigned to accompany the child-nappers ..."

"... the police officer ... could actually serve as a character witness: '... I've never known him to abuse his children ...'" ...

"These comments summon an important question: Since the Campbells are innocent of any crime, and no complaints had been filed with the police, why did Sgt. Harris permit the DYFS officials to abduct the children? ..." ...
 

NY: Police officers indicted
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"A Queens County grand jury has indicted two city police officers on multiple charges including conspiracy, unlawful imprisonment and official misconduct, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced on Jan. 15."

"The charges stem from an investigation into an undercover buy and bust operation at an Elmhurst bar, where four men are alleged to have been falsely accused of selling cocaine to Officer Henry Tavarez and Detective Stephen Anderson last year."

"'In joining the NYPD, the defendants took an oath to uphold the law and to protect the innocent,' Brown said. 'Instead, they are accused of knowingly engaging in criminal activity that could have resulted in lengthy prison terms for four innocent men.'" ...
 

PA: Couple: "Bruce Willis" Shot by Off-Duty Officer
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"Stan Rosenblatt gets choked up talking about the last time he went to walk his beloved dog, Bruce Willis." ...

"The off-duty officer pulled out his gun and shot Bruce, according to Stan, and explained he was afraid Bruce was going to attack."

"The Montgomery County Prosecutor's office is trying to determine if a crime was committed. DA Risa Vetri Ferman said as a law enforcement officer, it appears the off-duty officer is permitted to carry a firearm outside of his jurisdiction. Ferman also said that whether or not it's a crime 'should not minimize the significance of what happened here.' Ferman told NBC10's Deanna Durante that right now it is too early to determine if charges will be filed."
 

CA: Oakland suspends chief of Internal Affairs amid FBI probe
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"The FBI is investigating allegations that the head of the Oakland Police Department's Internal Affairs Division almost nine years ago beat a drug suspect who later died, and then ordered subordinate officers to lie about it, according to police sources, some of whom federal agents recently have interviewed."

"The beating allegations are just one aspect of a wide-ranging FBI probe covering many of the department's recent high-profile problems, including the handling of the 2007 slaying of journalist Chauncey Bailey, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of workplace reprisals."

"Capt. Edward I. Poulson, who heads Internal Affairs, was suspended with pay by the department Thursday." ...
 

NY: Officer Is Accused of Rape; Indicted Twice Last Year
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"A New York City police officer, already facing charges from last year that he sexually abused and threatened three women, has been indicted on similar charges concerning a fourth woman."

"The officer, Wilfredo Rosario, 40, was indicted on charges including rape, official misconduct, and sexual abuse, the Manhattan district attorney, Robert M. Morgenthau, announced on Thursday."

"Officer Rosario, who was assigned to the 26th Precinct in Manhattan, has been suspended from the force. He turned himself in on Thursday morning in the First Precinct and was arraigned in State Supreme Court on charges that also included unlawful imprisonment and attempting to commit a criminal sexual act." ...
 

WI: Attorney general won't say whether open carry is legal
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"As conflicts over of the open carry of firearms mushroom in the state, Wisconsin attorney general J.B. Van Hollen is declining to issue a legal opinion about whether the practice is legal."

"In a Nov. 6, 2008, letter to then state Rep. Terry Musser ... deputy attorney general Raymond Taffora acknowledged a number of requests for just such an opinion, as well as a growing number of arrests for carrying firearms in plain view, mostly on the charge of disorderly conduct."

"On behalf of an unnamed constituent, Musser had specifically asked for an opinion about the open carrying of firearms for personal defense, but Taffora told him there were prudent legal reasons for the attorney general not to get involved." ...
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KABA Note: We wonder if those 'prudent legal reasons' include 'well the legislature specifically wrote the concealed carry law to permit open carry, but if I come out and say that I'll never become governor!'
 

VA: Va. Tech murder: Affidavit for a search warrant
Submitted by: Anonymous

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Material facts constituting Probable Cause:

Officer Irvine, upon entering the cafe, observed the suspect holding the head of the victim in his hand, and she placed him under arrest.

The victim was subsequently pronounced dead.
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Submitter's Note: Thank you, officer Irvine, for stating the obvious.
 

Up in arms
Submitted by: jghilty

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"Moscow's Big Five isn't the first place most people look for firearms — but business is booming."

"Employee Jon Stein said sales have increased by 50 percent or more. He attributes most of the boost to the fear locals have of a gun ban being implemented in relation to the election of President Barack Obama."

"Sales reports from across the country have shown similar signs. ..."

"Regarding Obama's stance on gun control, little has been discussed. He has said publically the Second Amendment and the right of state governments to create their own gun laws will ensure individual gun rights are protected. To combat allegations that he is avoiding the subject, Obama has said he considers the issue a low priority." ...
 

NC: Guns sold tax-free for 'inauguration sale'
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"The new Obama administration is creating lots of uncertainty over the future of gun control."

"Gun rights advocates are concerned the Democratic majority will look for ways to infringe on their rights, and in an effort to raise awareness of responsible gun ownership, one Stanly County business is selling guns tax free Friday and Saturday."

"'I don't think Obama or anybody in his Cabinet necessarily wants to see all of us good southern sportsmen, us hunters, lose our firearms, that's not the motivation,' said Nathan Davis, owner of God's Country Outfitters. Their intention is to curtail the violence in inner city communities, and that's understandable." ...
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KABA Note: Nathan, which part of 'gun control does nothing to deter criminals' do you not understand?
 

Russia: Moscow Paper Wants Its Journalists Armed for Self-Defense
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"Because law enforcement agencies in Russia increasingly have not been able to guarantee the security of journalists there, Aleksandr Lebedev, the co-owner of 'Novaya gazeta' has asked the FSB to allow his journalists to carry weapons to protect themselves as they go about their entirely legitimate business."

"Lebedev's request came only two days after someone shot down in cold blood on the streets of Moscow 'Novaya gazeta' journalist Anatasiya Baburova together with attorney Stanislav Markelov ..."

"And while at one level, this request seems an entirely reasonable response to the rising tide of violence in the Russian Federation, at another, it is an extremely disturbing sign of the decay of any semblance of public order ..." ...
 

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