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The Two Gravest Dangers Facing America
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... "But the problem facing us goes well beyond the administration of George W. Bush. In truth, Bush is filling a void created by the way our modern system works. The imperial throne of the modern presidency will still be standing in the Executive Branch, waiting to utilized again, after Bush and his cronies have fallen from grace. The next tyrant to occupy the throne may be much worse. Perhaps the next president-elect will be a power mad fascist who decides to strike down the Second Amendment by Presidential Executive Order on his first week in office. ... If this happens, only one thing will be absolutely certain: The tyrant will receive near-unanimous applause from party loyalists--and will not be questioned by an obsequious news media ..." ... |
Nighthawk Custom GRP/GRP Recon 1911 Pistol for Dynamic Close Quarters Battle
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"Anyone who knows anything about the custom/semi-custom 1911 pistol field knows how hugely competitive it is out there. That's one of the reasons why the Phoenix-like rise of Nighthawk Custom over approx. the last year and half is so intriguing. Considering the speed and surprise Nighthawk Custom has exhibited in establishing its presence in the market, it's only appropriate that the company's hawk-and-moon logo emulates the F-117A attack aircraft pilot's patch."
"The specific models that DefenseReview is most interested in are the Nighthawk GRP (no rail) and GRP Recon (MIL-STD-1913 rail) pistols. 'GRP' stands for 'Global Response Pistol'. ..." ... |
You'll Be Freer And Richer In The Bill Of Rights Culture Part II: The Magic Of The Principles
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"In Part 1, we glimpsed what life would be like in a Bill of Rights Culture. It won't be Utopia; no one should expect it to be. But it will be better than the present by far. We'll have more freedom. More opportunity. Fewer taxes. Less stifling and silly and pointless bureaucratic regulation. More time to live and work and play the way Americans should."
"I say that we need a Bill of Rights Culture to achieve this kind of America. But how could a Bill of Rights Culture work such a transformation on society?"
"It’s actually pretty simple. A Bill of Rights Culture is one in which governments have strictly limited delegated authority while individual people have a vast realm of rights." ... |
NY: Mayor Boosts Anti-Gun Rhetoric
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"Mayor Bloomberg yesterday boosted his anti-gun rhetoric, insisting that the only reason to carry a gun in New York City is to 'kill somebody' and wondering aloud why people consider it a sport to hunt with assault rifles." ...
"Yesterday, Mr. Bloomberg said, 'I'm concerned about any weapon that kills people, whether it's a small caliber pistol or an assault rifle. The only reason when you live in the city - it may be different if you live in the country - but if you live in the city the only reason to carry a weapon is to kill somebody.'" ...
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MI: Homeowner Shoots Alleged Intruders, Kills 2
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Prosecutors will decide if the shootings of three men suspected of breaking into a Detroit home were crimes or self-defense.
A homeowner shot and killed two of three men who allegedly tried to break into his east side home Thursday.
Police say three men, two adults and one juvenile, were breaking into multiple homes in the area. When they arrived at a home on Somerset, the homeowner was in the house and armed.
Investigators believe the man shot all three. Two of the men tried to get away in a car, but didn't get far before they died, Local 4 reported.
The 15-year-old teen stumbled away from the home and is in critical condition in St. John Hospital, according to Local 4.
Police are continuing the investigation. |
WA: Man tells police cost of sex rose from $250 to $2,500
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"How did a Wollochet Bay area man rack up $22,000 in prostitution bills that led to an assault and shooting?"
"Well, maybe he owed only $2,200 or so."
"Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said Thursday that Terry Riggs, 57, told investigators he lent $5,000 to a 21-year-old woman to buy a car and she was paying him back with sex, at $250 per turn." ...
"However the bill originated, Riggs refused to pay it and Githens sent some friends to beat him up Monday, court papers allege."
"Riggs ended up shooting one of the men – who showed up at his door in black masks – in apparent self-defense." ... |
TX: Frontera burglary foiled [by armed homeowner]
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"Val Verde County Sheriff’s Office deputies and a U.S. Border Patrol agent have arrested a man and a boy after the two were found burglarizing a residence near the Mexico border." ...
"'Deputies Chris Coplan, David Garcia and Deputy Ramiro Reyes ... all responded to the call,' [Val Verde County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy] Simons said."
"'When the deputies arrived, they learned that the homeowner had returned home, found his front door ajar, had gone inside and confronted two burglars in his residence,' Simons added."
"The homeowner, Jose Martinez, grabbed a .22-caliber rifle just inside the front door of the residence and was holding the burglars at bay when the deputies arrived, Simons said." ... |
South Africa: Cops probe self-defence plea
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An Mpumalanga farmer, accused of killing a suspected car thief, may have acted in self-defence, according inspector Suzette Cason of the provincial police.
She said police were investigating if Jacobus Grindstad had acted in self-defence when he shot and killed Samanga Hlamba on New Year's Eve on Onderberg farm near Malelane.
Hlamba, 22, is said to have tried to steal a vehicle at the farm and also pulled a gun on the farmer.
"If the investigation proves that the farmer acted in self-defence, the murder charge will be changed to an inquest," said Cason.
Grindstad has not been arrested. The murder docket has been sent to the national prosecution authority for a decision. |
UK: Girl dragged to alley and raped
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"A TEENAGER was raped as she walked home - the fourth time a woman has been attacked in the city in just five weeks."
"The 17-year-old victim, who is from Pendlebury, was walking along Worsley Road in Swinton when she was dragged into an alleyway ... and raped." ...
"A [Greater Manchester Police] spokesperson said:... " ...
"'You can use reasonable force in self-defence and you are allowed to protect yourself with something you are carrying like car key or a can of deodorant but you may not carry a weapon.'"
"'If you decide to try and defend yourself be aware that your attacker might be stronger than you, or may take what you are using in self-defence and use it against you. ...'" ... |
MI: EMU tightens security after rapes
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"Wary of a recent string of rapes, Rackham student and Ypsilanti resident Deborah Willis now takes the extra precaution of talking on the phone with her husband while walking to her car after dark at home and at the University."
"In the last nine months six sexual assaults have occurred in Ypsilanti, two on the Eastern Michigan University campus. EMU’s Department of Public Safety has responded by tightening security and making efforts to raise community awareness." ...
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VA: Student, 16, faces weapons charge
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"A Meadowbrook High School student has been charged with brandishing a BB gun on a school bus this week as students were boarding to go home."
"'He had it in his waistband, he raised it up and showed it to another student, with his finger on the trigger,' said Chesterfield County police Capt. Michael Spraker."
"The incident occurred Tuesday after classes let out for the day. The 16-year-old with the gun had already boarded a bus."
"'They were still at the school, loading the buses to transport the students home, when the student who saw the gun told the bus driver,' Spraker said. The bus driver then alerted a school administrator, who tried to approach the boy. But he ran off school grounds." ... |
FL: Five caught with guns at school
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"Five Azalea Middle School students were arrested this week after other students saw them playing with guns in the school gymnasium, police said."
"No one was directly threatened, and police said one of the guns, a .22-caliber starter pistol, did not work. The other was a Daisy BB gun."
"Still, the school district has a zero tolerance approach to weapons. The boys, ages 13 to 15, now face third-degree felony charges in addition to school discipline."
"'It's very serious simply because you never know what type of gun it is, if it's loaded and what else is going on in the child's life that may precipitate something very bad from happening,' said school district spokesman Sterling Ivey." ... |
NY: Cops say student near high school had gun
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"An Albany school district student threw away a loaded handgun as police chased him through a neighborhood near the high school Thursday afternoon, authorities said."
"The foot pursuit began just before 3 p.m. when a city police officer and a school official walked toward Robert Perrin, 17, who was standing along Washington Avenue across from the high school, to question him about the strong-arm robbery of a student a day earlier, police said."
"Perrin darted through a nearby neighborhood before a K9 cornered him in a backyard along Kent Street. A police spokesman said officers watched Perrin throw a loaded derringer pistol over a garage roof as they approached. The gun was recovered and Perrin was taken into custody." ... |
KS: Air guns not so harmless, chief says
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"Some people may think BB guns, air rifles and paintball guns cannot cause much harm, but these types of firearms have caused local police plenty of grief."
"Earlier this week, police responded to a call from someone who had seen two people outside Canterbury Village with guns. The firearms were actually air guns that shot small plastic pellets, but ... it’s tough to tell them from guns that fire a more lethal form of ammunition."
"'The guns they make are very realistic,' said Winfield Police Chief Jerry DeVore. 'At dusk, in that light, it looks real.'"
"Police drew their weapons and ordered the two teenagers carrying the air guns to get on the ground and surrender their weapons."
"'It scared my officers,' the chief said." ... |
IN: State Police Searching for Weapons Stolen from Detective's SUV
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"Indiana State Police are on the hunt after weapons were stolen from a detective’s SUV. Officers are especially concerned about a semi-automatic rifle on the streets."
"A Colt M4 and a loaded Beretta 40 caliber pistol were two of the guns stolen. 'We are very concerned to get them off the streets,' said First Sgt. Dave Bursten with Indiana State Police."
"The M4 rifle is similar to an M16 used by the military."
"'If we have the M4 rifle in the hands of somebody who wants to use it to commit robberies, and we’ve heard a lot about the TEC-9 armed robber, if somebody wants to use this to commit any type of crime, this is a very formidable weapon,' Sgt. Bursten explained." ... |
NC: Former officer enters plea
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"A Bethel police lieutenant arrested in connection with drug and weapons charges entered a guilty plea in federal court Tuesday."
"Jerome Earl Cox of Grimesland pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting another in knowingly and unlawfully distributing more than five grams of crack cocaine." ...
"As a result of his plea agreement, U.S. Attorney John Bennett said Cox will be required to cooperate with prosecutors, and possibly testify against his former boss and friend, suspended Bethel police chief Reginald Laverne Roberts." ... |
Japan: US Sailor Suspected in Killing of Japanese Woman
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"The killing of a woman near a U.S. naval base in Japan could complicate efforts by Washington and Tokyo to win Japanese public support for a realignment of American military forces in the country. A U.S. sailor is suspected of killing the woman. The sailor is being held by the Navy and Japanese officials are expected to eventually take him into custody."
"A sailor from the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier is suspected in the death of a 56-year-old Japanese woman earlier this week."
"Japanese police say Yoshie Sato was beaten during an apparent robbery and died of internal bleeding." ... |
NY: Stray Bullet Kills Local Mother; Briarwood Soldier Charged
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"A Briarwood soldier on leave from Fort Hood, Texas, has been charged in the death of a young mother killed by a stray bullet last week."
"U.S. Army Private Danny Carpio, 23, of 139-54 86th Avenue in Briarwood, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the death of Selina Akthela ... on December 28th." ...
"According to police, Carpio had been drinking at a relative’s house when he met with friends on 85th Road around 11:15 p.m."
"As Akthela was looking down onto the street from her fifth-floor window, Carpio allegedly fired a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol three or four times into the air. One of those bullets struck Akthela in the eye as she stood in front of the window." ... |
AL: New program to help parents track teenagers' driving
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"How well does your teenage driver obey the rules of the road when you are not with them? The answer may be found in your mailbox." ...
"The program is called 'Stopped.'"
Parents register their 16-year-old with the Morgan County Sheriff's Department." ...
"The money to start up the 'Stopped' program is paid for with pistol permit money." [emphasis added] |
MA: Smith & Wesson Fills First Law Enforcement Order for M&P Pistols
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"Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation ... today announced it has filled an order from the Patrick County, Virginia Sheriff's Department, for the Company's new Military & Police (M&P) Series of advanced-design polymer pistols. The new pistols ... replaced the department's existing, non-Smith & Wesson pistols."
"The M&P series of pistols was specially designed by the Company to meet the needs of global military and police personnel. ... The Company's designers incorporated feedback throughout the design-cycle from more than a dozen law enforcement and military organizations, and specifically engineered the M&P to provide professionals with the high level of performance and safety that are critical in their day-to-day duties." ... |
AL: Decatur police giving away gunlocks at mall
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"Decatur police aim to raise gun safety awareness with a gunlock giveaway at Colonial Mall today and Saturday."
"Police spokesman Lt. Dennis Hughes said he and Morgan Sheriff's Department Lt. Howard Battles will help Project ChildSafe distribute free cable-style gunlocks and educational materials from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the mall's community resource center."
"Hughes said safety measures such as gunlocks are important in any home with a gun, but particularly in houses where children live."
"The locks fit pistols, shotguns, rifles and revolvers, Hughes said. They are provided through a federal grant and contributions from the firearm industry." ... |
MI: Newer machine guns can now be purchased
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"A state attorney general's opinion requested by a Macomb County man makes it easier for Michigan residents to obtain modern machine guns."
"Attorney General Mike Cox ruled that possession of machine guns manufactured prior to 1986 is legal for those who follow federal application procedures, including fingerprints, a photo and a criminal background check." ...
"At issue was a 1977 opinion issued by former attorney general Frank Kelley that limited Michigan ownership of machine guns to relics and antiques. Kelley's ruling was followed by a law adopted by Congress that, as of 1986, outlawed the ownership of newly manufactured machine guns, with the exception of police and the military." ... |
PA: Williamsport to get lead-free shooting range
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"A lead-free indoor shooting facility is scheduled to open the end of February in Williamsport."
Owner Frank Tripoli said he received a $150,000 state grant through Industrial Properties Corp., an arm of the Williamsport-Lycoming Chamber of Commerce, to help finance the $1.7 million facility at 531 Washington Blvd."
"Tripoli also has received $300,000 in loans from the state Department of Community and Economic Development. The project is eligible for state funding in part because the facility will offer educational and National Rifle Association training programs." ... |
IL: Williams wins inaugural Bull's Eye Award
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"Shooting, like all other sports, is blessed with participants of varying skills."
"The Carmi Rifle and Pistol Club's Winter Pistol League, therefore, has created a 'Bull's Eye Award' to be presented each week in recognition of the shooter who achieves a score which is at the peak of his/her current ability. At the league's most recent outing, the inaugural Bull's Eye Award was presented to Dawn Williams for her score of 474 in the Master Class."
"In the Open Sights category, a very challenging event in which shooters do not use the aid of scopes or electronic optics, only the mechanical sights on the pistol, Eli Landingham took first place in Unclassified with a score of 458 and Andy Brock first in the Expert Class with 466." ... |
WI: Responsible adults will make hunting bill work
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"My 9-year-old has been firing various types of weapons since he was 5 or 6. However, the very first thing on his mind is safety — making sure the barrel is pointed in a safe direction, the gun is empty, the safety is on and all the other things that were taught to me by my father and through the hunter safety program."
"This is a prime opportunity for children to spend quality time with their parents and/or mentors and learn the true meaning on hunting."
"It's an opportunity for an adult mentor ... to show the kids the proper techniques for making clean kills, teaching them to sit quietly in the woods ... This is also an opportunity to teach responsibility to children at a young age and allow them to learn from mistakes." ... |
PA: Girls making their mark on range
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"The memory of the day is still fresh in Carol Fox's head."
"Fox, Stroudsburg's rifle coach, took the Mounties to Wallenpaupack for a match 23 years ago. They came home big losers. Why does that match stick in the head of Fox all these years later?"
"It was to a team that consisted of all girls."
"'Man, they just blew our socks off,' said Fox. 'I was left standing with my mouth hanging open. They literally sort of laughed at us as we walked out of the range with our tails between our legs.'"
"If there was ever a myth that the rifle team consisted of only boys, that myth has been busted. On Thursday, Stroudsburg topped Eastburg South 495-492." ... |
KS: Precision the key for Goff
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"Stephen Goff’s story begins in the hunting fields outside of Leavenworth. At age 10, Stephen started hunting quail and pheasant with his father Earl." ...
"'He told me specifically,' Stephen said. 'When you’re in ROTC you need to look into that rifle team.'"
"Stephen did and thus began a marksman career that saw him win the Coaches Club Award at LHS. Accepted an ROTC scholarship to Pittsburg State University. Later, he joined the Army and in 16 years with the Army Marksman Unit, he won 30 CISM medals, 17 medals internationally, 57 national championships and he set 54 national records. He also became one of 33 people in more than 100 years to win the title of Triple Distinguished Marksman." ... |
Canada: Canadian gun laws: The dead know better
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"Toronto Mayor David Miller has a problem. It's the United States." ...
"Toronto Police Chief William Blair has another, more realistic take on the problem. He says gang activity is proliferating primarily because the city is soft on crime (Canadians soft on crime? No-o-o-o ...), and because too many people arrested with weapons are back on the streets before the ink dries on their police report. That sounds more like it."
"Either way, the good mayor's use of the United States as a scapegoat for failed Canadian public policy is certainly nothing new, but such complaints are getting tiresome. In truth, Canada's Josef Schtalin-like gun law restrictions are feeding the surge in violent, armed criminal action." ... |
UK: Knife amnesty takes 61 weapons off street
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"Samurai swords, knuckle-dusters, and machetes were handed in at Enfield police stations during a two-week capital-wide knife amnesty."
"A total of 61 weapons were surrendered safely in bins at police stations across the borough during the two-week long Operation Blunt." ...
"The number of items handed in was boosted by a contribution from a New Southgate youth group which handed in 22 weapons ..."
"Volunteer youth worker Said Bendahane set up the youth group to create a sense of community spirit following a rise in anti-social behaviour in the area."
"He said: 'Most of these kids are walking around with these weapons for self-defence, but we all know how dangerous these knives can be.'" ...
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Submitter's Note: Dangerous enough that a 17 year old girl might be able to fight off a rapist with one? |
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