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How to Keep a Self-Defense Mentality at Work – Part 1
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Whether you love your job or just survive it, it’s a place that likely soaks up just over a third of all your waking hours. As such, we can often be lulled into a false sense of complacency or boredom that can be very problematic when responding to an emergency situation. In this article, we will discuss how to keep a self-defense mentality honed and ready for when you need it. |
WA: Assault weapons: ‘Limits on rounds is not taking away guns’
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The time is now for our state Legislature to require limits on high-capacity magazines. As the judges in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals argued, California’s laws don’t ban any weapons but only limits the size of magazines, and that limitation interferes only minimally with the core right of self-defense, as there is no evidence that anyone ever has been unable to defend his or her home or family due to lack of a large-capacity magazine. |
CA: Former San Francisco firefighter acquitted of felony charges after confrontation with psychologist
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Deputy Public Defender Kwixuan Maloof argued that Kloster acted in reasonable self-defense when he hit the doctor who had admittedly put up his fists and reportedly charged at him.
Kloster was charged with two felonies: assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury, and elder abuse because the doctor is over 65-years-old.
During the trial, the doctor testified that he was aware the former firefighter suffers from mental illness.
The doctor also confessed that the marks on his face in photos taken after the incident were likely razor bumps and not a result of being hit or strangled like the prosecution had suggested to the jury. |
We should add gun safety training to driver’s ed.
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But we often do things for public policy reasons that are based on pragmatic considerations that boil down to: “oh, and while you’re here…” In fact, the DMV already carries some of those pragmatic functions of the state: It provides ID that we use for everything from voting to getting on a plane. The reason we use ID that was originally issued for the purpose of driving is purely the “oh, while you’re here” rationale: Most people are going to go and get a driver’s license at some point. It’s so common to get a driver’s license that we also offer state IDs at the same location — might as well do all the ID functions of the state in one place. |
Store Your Gun Safely Unless You're Using It
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Using your gun means different things to different people. It may be a trip to shoot some sporting clays, it could be pulling your weapon from a bedside safe in response to the sound of glass breaking downstairs or it could be having a gun on the nightstand beside you because of the constant risk you face. It’s all a matter of context. I keep at least one gun within reach at night because I have sent several people to prison over the years who swore they would come after me when they get out. Although I’m not shooting these guns, I am using them. There’s probably little chance of that threat being realized, but the risk is higher than if I’d never worn a badge. |
FL: Roadside Robber Comes Back for More; Get’s Shot and Killed by Victim
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Apparently letting greed get the best of him and pleased with his earlier success, the alleged thief came back for more. “Minutes later, the man walked back toward the driver and demanded his cell phone,” the press release states. The robber wasn’t as successful on his second try. “The driver, who was in fear for his life, armed himself with a gun and shot the man,” according to the report.
Immediately following the incident, the intended victim called 911. First responders arrived to find the suspect dead at the scene. Neither the armed citizen nor the deceased suspect have been publicly identified and no charges are expected in the case. |
The NEW Force X2 Shorty Shotshells From Federal
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Years of research and studying real-life force-on-force encounters has made one thing clear; having more rounds on hand is always a good thing. For those who have chosen a shotgun as their preferred defensive firearm, capacity is the biggest hurdle. One way people have fit more rounds in the tube is by shortening the length of the shells. Expanding their line of Personal Defense rounds, Federal has done exactly that. At 1 3/4″ in length, these are the Force X2 Shorty shotshells from Federal Premium. |
WA: Seattle Times Pushing Semi-Auto Rifle and Magazine Ban
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The Seattle Times, a newspaper that has hardly been friendly to the Second Amendment or Evergreen State gun owners, has once again ignited outrage among readers—and maybe soon-to-be-former readers—by insisting in an editorial the Legislature pass what it calls “common-sense bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.”
Critics of the Times, and other big city newspapers that reflexively support all manner of gun restrictions, accuse the press of using the First Amendment to attack the Second. |
MA: Researcher Admits Massachusetts’ Severe Gun-Control Laws Aren’t Stopping Crimes
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Massachusetts already had some of the strictest anti-Second Amendment laws in the nation, including requiring ID cards to purchase, magazine capacity limits and bans on certain AR-type rifles and accessories, background checks for private sales, fines for not reporting stolen firearms, and much more.
As a may-issue state, local law enforcement has complete discretion over who can and cannot lawfully carry a concealed firearm.
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Dr. Janice Iwama, an assistant professor of justice, law, and criminology at American University in Washington, D.C., looked at the effects on criminal activity in the two years following passage of new laws and concluded there was “no immediate impact on violent crimes.” |
GA: Georgia quietly becomes a top gun-making state
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When Remington Arms announced in November its decision to move its global headquarters to west Georgia, bringing 850 jobs, it became the latest in a string of gun-makers relocating to the Peach State.
Georgia has quietly become one of the country’s top 10 states for gun manufacturing, according to data from the National Shooting Sports Foundation.
The state is now home to 74 companies that make hunting rifles, shotguns, pistols, semi-automatic military style rifles, parts, accessories and ammunition, according to the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
It didn’t happen by accident. |
GA: Swift reaction to Kemp's backing 'Constitutional Carry' legislation
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Reaction to Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposal for Georgia to become the next "Constitutional Carry" state was swift, especially from the left.
The governor made the announcement he supports a measure that would do away with the need for weapons carry permits in Georgia. Currently, Georgians must have a Weapons Carry License, or WCL, in order to carry a concealed weapon in public.
Gun safety advocates were quick to call this a political move by an incumbent governor facing a potentially heated primary. Former U.S. Senator David Perdue and former state Rep. Vernon Jones are both running against Kemp in the Republican primary. |
OK: State Senator files bills to give Oklahoma sheriffs power to arrest federal officers, form posses against federal agents
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An Oklahoma State Senator filed three bills designed to increase the power wielded by Oklahoma sheriffs, including a bill that empowers sheriffs to arrest federal officers who attempt to confiscate guns.
State Senator Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed the bills on Thursday.
“I’ve heard from numerous sheriffs and constituents across this state who are concerned at the consistent ignoring of our Constitution happening by this rogue regime” Dahm said. “The Second Amendment was never solely about hunting unless you’re referring to hunting tyrants. It was about the people being able to protect themselves against a government that would seek to disarm them.” |
Big Bore Belly Guns Part II
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A Big Bore Belly Gun I yearned after for a long time was a Fitz Special. The last time I saw the late Col. Rex Applegate, I was accorded the rare privilege of a personally guided tour through his private museum. I had presented him with the coveted bronze as Outstanding American Handgunner in 1996 and knew his private museum held sixguns that had formerly belonged to special friends such as Col. Doug Wesson, Col. Charles Askins, Elmer Keith and Bill Jordan. |
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