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Columnist's Second Edition Book Says There's No Such Thing As Sensible Gun Laws In The United States
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"John Longenecker's second edition of Transfer Of Wealth is an expose of official go-nowhere anti-crime policies with warnings of predatory industrial complexes thriving on violence, the 2006 United Nations threats to U.S. personal sovereignty, high-tech surveillance and suspicioning of citizens, and Hurricane Katrina's 2006 untoward agendas bent on testing abolition of sovereignty." ...
"Longenecker points to how these relate more than ever before to the non-gun owner households across America such that even the impartial homes are profoundly affected by the more than 22,000 gun laws currently in force, the hi-tech surveillance and the self-defense restraints." ... |
The Peace Lover, the Peace Maker and the NRA
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"So how does a peace-loving, anti-war female wind up with a Smith and Wesson .38 Special and a membership in the National Rifle Association? Partly because I'm a country-girl at heart and partly because I believe in Americans' rights to defend themselves."
"Most of you know me as someone who is passive and a believer in world peace. On the other hand, I was raised in a small southern town so I'm naturally at ease around guns and people who own them."
"My first experience with guns was at the age of nine when I was first introduced to a 30.06. ... it felt completely natural to hold it in my hands. Since then, I have fired a large number of guns and have been comfortable with all of them as well. ..." ... |
Gun lobby's scare tactics a call to arms
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"WITH its chilling warnings about a 'marching axis of adversaries' and sinister pictures of innocent citizens being terrorised by evil, it could easily be mistaken for a government battle plan against a global jihad."
"But Freedom in Peril, a 27-page booklet, is actually the work of the National Rifle Association (NRA), the largest pro-gun lobby in the United States, and the 'danger' of which it warns is the revitalised Democratic Party."
"In what detractors have dubbed a paranoid campaign, the NRA is galvanising its members with dire warnings about how the right to bear arms - embodied in the Second Amendment to the US Constitution - is under a new threat." ... |
Don't Let Go of Your Guns!
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"From this writer’s perspective the absolute best thing to come out of the Presidency of George W. Bush is the fact that so many liberal Democrats have changed their position on gun control. It’s as if the scales were lifted from their eyes, they realized that government itself could no longer be trusted ... Former gun grabbers in the hundreds of thousands no longer feel the intense desire to disarm their fellow citizens in the name of a better society ... These liberal Democrats now understand the true nature and purpose of the Second Amendment, it was never designed to enable us to obtain wild game whenever and wherever we liked, it was always about being able to defend ourselves from a corrupt and evil government. ..." |
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Completes Acquisition of Thompson/Center Arms, Inc.
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"Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation ... today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Thompson/Center Arms, Inc., a 40-year old, privately held, New Hampshire-based designer, manufacturer and marketer of premium hunting firearms."
"Thompson/Center Arms, located in Rochester, New Hampshire, manufactures and distributes innovative firearms recognized by hunting enthusiasts for their precision, performance, craftsmanship, and reliability." ... |
TN: Armored car courier shoots holdup man
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"An armored car courier shot and seriously wounded a would-be robber this morning at a Whitehaven gas station."
"The courier was leaving the Mapco at 979 Brooks at about 8:30 when a robber ... began spraying him with tear gas or some chemical agent ..."
"The Loomis Fargo & Co. courier drew his pistol and fired twice, striking the robber in the lower torso."
"The suspect jumped into a white Ford Crown Victoria with at least one man inside."
"He did not have the money bag."
Police later found the suspect lying in the street ..."
"He had been stripped of his clothing and dumped out of the car by his associates."
"The suspect was taken to the Regional Medical Center at Memphis." |
NE: First Applicants Defend Concealed Carry
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"Concealed handgun applications were issued for more than 60 Nebraskans during the first day under a new law Wednesday." ...
"The Nebraska State Patrol said it expects many more applicants."
"The interest in concealed carry permits vary. Security firms want them to help build business. Other told KETV NewsWatch 7 they want the permit, but never plan to carry a concealed gun." ...
"'It's in the Second Amendment, and it's there to protect the weakest of the population,' said applicant Duane Meester. 'I don't plan on shooting anybody. If I wanted to carry a gun, I would carry it on the outside, like Nebraska's offered ever since I've known.'" ... |
TX: Heroic HISD bus driver protects students from gunman
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"The gunman ran up to the bus driver's window at a stoplight Wednesday night and flashed a gun. The alert HISD bus driver, Ann Lewis, tossed her microphone at the man and sped away to safety at Madison High School. The man followed in his car and was arrested by HISD police in the parking lot of the school. He had a loaded gun, pornography and condoms in his car."
"'Our children were protected by this heroic school bus driver, who did her job and thought first of the safety of the kids,' Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra said. 'Ms. Lewis is a great example of the professionalism of our school bus drivers.'" ... |
AR: Kindergartner Brings Gun To School
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"Jonesboro authorities say a kindergartner took an unloaded .22-caliber handgun to school that belonged to his mother."
"Superintendent Steve Singleton said no one was injured and none of the 500 children who attend the Jonesboro Kindergartner Center was endangered by the 5-year-old boy's 'mistake' Monday. Singleton said apparently the boy just wanted to show the weapon to his peers."
"A teacher discovered the weapon in the right sleeve of a coat the boy was playing with in his lap while he was sitting next to her. The teacher said the child told her that his uncle gave him the Jennings semi-automatic pistol." ... |
WA: Ignoring the elephant in the room
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"Ignore the elephant in the room."
"As a society, we're good at doing that."
"It's what we're doing now in after the shooting at Foss high school in Tacoma."
"Since 1996 there have been 34 school shootings in the united states."
"49 people dead."
"95 others wounded."
"And in the wake of this carnage, what've we done?"
"Well, we've mulled over everything from turning schools into fortresses to having teachers pack pistols in the classroom."
"But we haven't done a damn thing about keeping kids from getting their hands on guns."
"We haven't figured out how to keep Billy or Susie from pulling daddy's piece out from his underwear drawer and heading off to school to settle some score, or get even with some classmate." ... |
Canada: Gun sighting led to school lockdown
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"Orangeville police responded to a call to Orangeville District Secondary School on Dec. 21 after receiving reports that a male in the area had a gun."
"The school initiated lockdown procedures and police seized an air rifle and air handgun from one male and a small knife from a second male at the scene."
"Arrested and charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose were Brandon Pooransingh, 19, of no fixed address and Andrew Burke, 18, of Amaranth."
"Mr. Burke is also charged with carrying a concealed weapon."
"Both were released after a bail hearing and made a first appearance in court Monday."
"Neither accused is a student at the school." ... |
MA: In Massachusetts, Change Bodes Well for Fight Against Illegal Guns (BCPGV)
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"Deval Patrick was sworn in as the new Governor of Massachusetts today, after winning the election in a campaign that stressed the need to fight the flow of guns to criminals."
"'We want to congratulate Governor Patrick and his family, and also congratulate the people of Massachusetts for having made such a great choice on Election Day,' said Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. 'We are very excited about the efforts we expect Governor Patrick's new administration to make in the fight against illegal guns, and we pledge our commitment to help in that fight.'" ... |
WA: Nickels seeks laws to keep guns from kids and criminals
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"The timing was coincidental, but hours after a student was shot dead at a Tacoma high school, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels called on Washington lawmakers to pass new laws to keep guns away from children and criminals."
"Aggravated assaults with a firearm in Seattle are up 48 percent since 2004, according to statistics Nickels cited ... He wants Washington to become the eighth state in the nation to ban assault weapons and said recent crimes — including Wednesday morning's shooting in Tacoma and last year's fatal shootings on Capitol Hill and at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle — show that current gun laws aren't keeping people safe." ... |
MI: Governor Granholm Signs Michigan's Emergency Powers Protection Act Into Law (NRA-ILA)
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"Today, Governor Jennifer Granholm signed into law a two-bill package, backed by the National Rifle Association (NRA), making the 'Emergency Powers Protection Act' the law of the land in Michigan ... The new laws prevent local governments from confiscating lawfully owned firearms during declared states of emergency ..."
"'The Second Amendment achieved an historic triumph in Michigan today,' said Chris W. Cox, NRA's chief lobbyist. 'With this signing into law of Michigan's 'Emergency Powers Protection Act', law-abiding Michiganders can rest assured they and their Constitutional freedoms will not suffer the same chaotic fate as those citizens of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. ...'" ... |
MD: Ocean City, Md., to allow retired cops to carry concealed handguns
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"The Ocean City Council approved a measure on Wednesday that will allow retired police officers to carry concealed handguns."
"The Council acted, at the request of the police department, to accept the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004."
"'I know this was a congressional law that was passed, but I don't want to rubber stamp it,' Council Secretary Nancy Howard said. 'I guess just call me a crazy liberal or something, but I think there are enough guns out there.' Howard and Councilwoman Margaret Pillas voted against the order."
"According to the Library of Congress' Web site, the act 'exempts qualified current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns.'" ... |
Letters of Delegates to Congress, Samuel Adams to James Warren - "and under God trust our Cause to our Swords", April 16, 1776
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"...Our Countrymen are too wise to suffer this favorable Event to put them off their Guard . . . .They will fortify the Harbour of Boston, still defend the Sea Coasts and keep the military Spirit universally alive. I perfectly agree with the Major in his opinion of the Necessity of proclaiming Independency. The Salvation of this Country depends upon its being done speedily...."
"...Our unalterable Resolution should be to be free. They have attempted to subdue us by Forces but God be praisd ! in vain. Their Arts may be more dangerous than their Arms. Let us then renounce all Treaty with them upon any Score but that of total Seperation, and under God trust our Cause to our Swords...."
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Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Shipley - "all America from one End of the 12 united Provinces to the other, busily employed in learning the Use of Arms", July 7, 1775
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"...all America from one End of the 12 united Provinces to the other, busily employed in learning the Use of Arms. The Attack upon the Country People near Boston by the Army had rous'd every Body, & exasperated the whole Continent. The Tradesmen of this City were in the Field twice a day, at 5 in the Morning, and Six in the Afternoon, disciplining with the utmost Diligence, all being Volunteers. . . The same Spirit appears every where and the Unanimity is amazing..."
"...and never resume the Commerce or the Union, 'till Satisfaction is made..."
"...How much those People have suffered, and are now suffering rather than submit to what they think unconstitutional Acts of Parliament is really amazing...."
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NE: Concealed Carry Permit Confusion
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"A confusing situation as dozens of people line up to receive the state's first concealed handgun permits."
"62 permits were handed out statewide including 27 in Omaha."
"But other people were turned away even though they thought they were qualified."
"Police say all you need to register a gun is a buy a permit, have a bill of sale and a valid driver’s license. However, registering a gun and getting a permit to carry it concealed are two different things."
"At the Omaha communications office of the Nebraska State Patrol the phone rang all day Wednesday. Many calls were for the same question: How do I get a permit to carry a concealed handgun?" ... |
NY: Group to study NYPD shooting tactics
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Nearly six weeks after police shot an unarmed man to death in a hail of 50 bullets, the New York police department has hired a research group to review its firearms training.
Five officers using semiautomatic pistols fired a total of 50 times while trying to stop a car on Nov. 25 outside a topless bar in Queens, killing the driver and injuring two of his friends. Police have said they suspected the men were going to retrieve a gun to settle a dispute, but no weapon was recovered.
The shooting sparked community outrage and prompted a grand jury investigation to determine whether the officers should face criminal charges. The officers were put on leave pending the outcome. |
IN: Crackdown on gun purchases will ease homicide rate
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"Pennsylvania, like Indiana, has some of the most lax gun laws in the nation. Consequently, both Philadelphia and Indianapolis have dramatically increasing murder rates. The chief of police in Philly told ABC's 'Nightline' that until the number of guns on his streets was substantially reduced, increased surveillance and patrolling would have little or no long-term effect."
"Tragically, Mayor Bart Peterson and Sheriff Frank Anderson have not been willing to face this reality. The prevailing myth propagated by the National Rifle Association is that the better armed the populace the safer they will be. Of the 153 homicides recorded in Marion County in 2006, only 11 were deemed in self-defense. ..." ... |
OH: History from the Barrel of a Gun (BFA)
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"Those on the left try to paint the history of humankind as a constant evolving process of refinement and increasing levels of civilized behavior with all major advances discovered by the scientific method. They also try to paint war as barbaric and only useful to cover upcoming administration scandals or, if a Republican president is responsible for using force, as a political game to be played regardless of the damage it does to our soldiers fighting overseas."
"Despite the left's claims to the contrary, however, the history of freedom is intertwined with the history of warfare, and in particular the history of the firearm. ..." ... |
GA: Another fight over who controls the glove compartment of your car
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"We hear tell that the National Rifle Association plans another, but bigger, push to pass a bill this session that would allow employees to keep firearms in their automobiles on company parking lots. Many companies currently bar employees from carrying weaponry onto corporate turf."
"The bill would set up the re-match of a classic fight between two conservative principles: the right of property owners to control their land without government interference, versus the right of individuals to preserve their right to bear arms ..."
"This time, to avoid provoking big corporations, the bill would exempt companies that have their parking lots secured by gates and fences. Opposition from corporations did the bill in last year." |
MA: British laws would suit letter writer
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"I hope the irony is not lost on anyone else that someone from Massachusetts, (Bernard Roth in a Jan. 1 letter) where so many important events leading to our independence took place, would miss the point so spectacularly. Hunting deer is not what the Second Amendment concerns."
"The Second Amendment provides for personal protection, and group protection from the government, should it become hostile towards the people. The Second Amendment is the guarantor of all other freedoms, and freedom is what the U.S. represents above other countries. Each person must decide for themselves what level of freedom is necessary for them, and move to a country that represents that level of freedom." ... |
CO: Pistol league draws shooters
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"The Four Corners Rifle and Pistol Club is boasting the highest-ever turnout for women in the fall session of this year's Winter Pistol League, according to club president Rick St. John."
"'We have nine women shooters this session,' he said. 'That’s by far the most we’ve ever had in the history of our club.'"
"St. John, whose wife is one of the league's top women shooters, said in the past a lot of male shooters brought their wives along with them when they competed. 'Now, the women are shooting and often outshooting their husbands,' said the club president, who took over supervision of the pistol league four years ago." ... |
MN: ATK Civil Ammunition Business to Supply DHS With High Performance Ammunition
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"Alliant Techsystems has received a series of contracts to supply the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with a variety of small-caliber ammunition. If all contract options are exercised, the total value could exceed $90 million. This series of contract awards elevates DHS to one of ATK's top three civil ammunition customers. ..."
"ATK will provide rifle ammunition to DHS's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division under a five-year opportunity with a potential total value of approximately $75 million. The contract includes a mix of enhanced performance rounds capable of barrier penetration, as well as standard duty ammunition." ... |
MA: Some perspective on call for gun control
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"The recent shooting rampage at a local strip club committed by a lone crackpot has brought a call for increased gun control by Mayor Scott W. Lang, the editorial board of The Standard-Times and others. This is a knee-jerk reaction that would be ineffective and would punish law-abiding residents."
"Because gun crimes make sensational news stories, generally reported without any proportionality, gun owners are easy targets. When viewed in balance with other risks in society, firearms deaths are relatively uncommon. At the same time, firearms in the hands of the law-abiding have been proven to reduce crime." ... |
IA: Bearing arms misinterpreted as a right of individual
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"Soon after its ratification in 1788, there was discomfort regarding fundamental rights not spelled out in the U.S. Constitution. Hence the Bill of Rights ..." ...
"Persons and organizations against any control of firearms frequently present only the last 14 words, the non-infringement clause, to justify their position. This ignores the militia clause, and subverts the significance and purpose of the Second Amendment. This also ignores the history and purpose of the many civilian militias of that day and the decisions of numerous federal and state courts, including a 1939 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, all holding that the Second Amendment does not create an individual right to bear arms." ... |
FL: Lack Of Funds Forces Gun Buyback Cancellation
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"A gun buyback scheduled for this weekend to honor a slain Jacksonville woman has been canceled because there's not enough money to give out, the African Methodist Episcopal Ministerial Alliance said."
"Violent crimes are the reason the group of local ministers started the gun buyback program, which has gotten hundreds of guns off the streets."
"This weekend's buyback was supposed to be in honor of a mother who was shot and killed while doing her job." ...
"So far, the AME Ministerial Alliance has collected 800 guns and turned them into police. Police said 10 of the weapons recovered had been reported stolen and none of them had been used to commit a crime." [emphasis added] ... |
IN: Law-abiding gun owners aren't to blame for violence
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"Concerning the Dec. 28 editorial, 'Too many guns, too much violence': Again the call is for more laws intruding on our legal right to bear arms. Those of us who legally purchase our firearms, go through the licensing application and somehow remain upstanding citizens seem to escape the perusal of the writer of this editorial. Those with criminal intent, bent on using a firearm or other means to take a life, will continue to thumb their noses at any present or future attempt to control the legal right to own and carry weapons."
"Laws already on the books need to be strictly enforced ... in cases involving assault, rape, murder, gun crimes and illegal possession and carry of firearms." ... |
PA: Resolve to end gun violence in the new year
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"The new year has arrived amid the same sounds that we too often heard in the old year. Gunfire. In Philadelphia, which recorded 406 homicides last year, the sounds of 'Auld Lang Syne' were still hanging in the mist when bullets cut through the night air. A 20-year-old man was killed in a confrontation with police just 10 minutes after the ball dropped to usher in the new year. Police had responded to the area for -- what else? -- a report of shots fired. When officers arrived on the scene, a group of young men is believed to have fired on them. Officers returned fire."
"Police, both in Philadelphia and elsewhere in the region, know all too well the danger the number of guns -- both legal and illegal -- pose on our streets." ... |
TX: Durant Man Kills 600+ Pound Wild Hog
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... "I went out late Friday afternoon on 12/29/2006, thinking the hogs would move out onto the fields just before dark to feed, due to the recent rain. They like to forage in the soft earth, and prior damage from that was evident. ... I've killed 15 hogs over the last 3 years, and assumed when it got closer it would bolt to the left or right, at which time I planned to take a broadside shot. At about 20 yards, I realized it had no intention of turning. I raised my 7mm magnum, and all I could see through the scope was brown hair. One bark from the rifle, and it dropped dead, shot right between the eyes. I had no idea how big it was until I walked up to it. ..." ... |
SD: Guns, game and more: The best of 2006
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"I've been a busy boy over the last 12 months. This past week I was looking over a list of all the outdoor products I tested in field conditions and, in the process, came up with a list of what I consider the best products in a number of various classes. Statistics show that Americans are spending more on hunting and shooting equipment, so if I can help narrow the decision when it comes to gear I'm glad to help. Here are my top picks for 2006 along with a brief explanation of why I think each deserves its place on the list."
"Best .22-caliber rifle - My nod goes to the Winchester wildcat bolt-action rifle. I found it to be exceptionally well built with accuracy nothing short of outstanding." ... |
OH: Hello Ohio Division of Wildlife? (BFA)
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"Once again Ohio is far behind when compared to other states in the concealed carry arena. Recently, Pennsylvania's Governor (a Democrat no less) signed into law a bill allowing hunters with a valid Right-to-Carry permit to carry a concealed handgun while hunting."
"When news such as this hits the wires, one has to wonder exactly why officials in Ohio think we are any different than our neighbors. The progress of surrounding states continues to fall upon deaf ears in some Columbus offices. While we are making great strides and 2007 could be a turn around year for gun owners in Ohio, we still have a long way to go." ... |
Canada: Guns make society more dangerous
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I have seen some letters recently supporting the idea that Canadians should carry guns for self-defence.
The cruel truth is that a plenitude of guns in the U.S. has resulted in a horrendous rate of killings, many times the Canadian level and mostly in the home.
With a gun handy, as it is in many U.S. households, husband kills wife, kids kill each other. People seeking help after having car trouble have been shot through doors by nervous homeowners.
Ron MacIsaac,
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