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FL: Self-Defense Law: Stand on Common Ground
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Among other proposals, the bill would:
Prohibit people who are aggressors in confrontations from claiming Stand Your Ground immunity.
Require sheriffs and city police departments to set guidelines for neighborhood-watch programs, and limit members to observing and reporting suspected crimes.
Specify that law enforcement must conduct a full investigation in shootings even if the Stand Your Ground Law is claimed as a defense.
The bill would leave in place the bulk of the 2005 law that allows people to use deadly force if they feel threatened. |
CA: Orange County's Gun Limits Dissected in 9th
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Concerns that a limitation on concealed-carry permits in Orange County, Calif., amounts to an all-out ban did not seem to resonate with the 9th Circuit.
A three-judge panel with the federal appeals court met this week to consider a 2012 lawsuit challenging Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchen's policy of "denying law-abiding, competent adults ... state-required licenses to carry handguns in public for the purpose of self-defense." The policy requires gun owners to prove to the sheriff that they have a valid reason to carry their gun for self defense. |
Seattle-area gun group sees opportunity in Sandy Hook Massacre anniversary
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In an attempt to use the Sandy Hook massacre to promote its anti-gun control agenda, a Seattle-area group has announced plans to observe "Guns Save Lives Day" on the anniversary of the Connecticut mass shooting.
Supporters of the event say they'll use the Dec. 14 anniversary of the deaths of 26 people – including 20 children – at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school to protest what they see as unfair attacks on gun ownership. |
CA: Gun limits could lead to recalls of legislators
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Gun-rights advocates are ready to launch a recall attempt aimed at some of California's most vulnerable Democratic state lawmakers - and the party's supermajority hold on the Legislature - if Gov. Jerry Brown signs some of the dozen-plus gun-control bills sitting on his desk.
They're emboldened by the successful recalls last month of two Colorado Democratic legislators who supported gun restrictions, including the leader of the state Senate. Voters replaced both with Republicans. |
Calculated to Alarm
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The weapon he was carrying, an AK-74 assault rifle, measures three feet long, with a barrel of about 16 inches, and is capable of firing several dozen rounds per minute. Brian McCauley says he never meant to scare anyone. The state of Texas disagrees, and his upcoming trial has become a focal point in a dangerous new battle in the national debate over gun laws.
Ed.: A lengthy Newsweek feature on open carry. |
FL: Tinkering with our gun rights
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So far, the group has one stated goal: "to get a Constitutional Amendment for 'firearm freedom' on the Florida statewide ballot for the 2014 election."
According to its petition, the amendment will affirm "the natural and unalienable right
of all Floridians to 'keep and bear arms' without interference from the federal government, as specified by the 'shall not infringe' clause of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which is an absolute denial of authority to the federal government to encroach upon, violate, impede, restrict, regulate, control, or otherwise diminish this fundamental right." |
Second Amendment group circles 12-14-13 on its calendar
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A time for mourning — the first anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre — is developing into a call to arms for the gun owners.
The Second Amendment Foundation announced Thursday that it is proclaiming Dec. 14 as Guns Saves Lives Day and is planning events in all 50 states to counteract what it characterized as anti-gun propaganda that exploits the tragedy.
“Our intent is not to allow our opponents to try to own that day,” Alan Gottlieb, the group’s president, told Hearst Connecticut Newspapers Thursday. “We assumed that they would try to use that date to try to push their gun prohibition agenda.” |
Groups Jointly Sponsor 'Guns Save Lives Day' On Newtown Anniversary
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The Second Amendment Foundation, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, and DefendGunRights.com announced today they will join together with other groups to sponsor Guns Save Lives Day on Dec. 14, the anniversary of the tragic Newtown, Conn., shootings "because crazy people, criminals and gun control extremists prefer unarmed victims."
"We are proclaiming Saturday, Dec. 14 as Guns Save Lives Day," said Alan Gottlieb, president of the Second Amendment Foundation and chairman of the Citizens Committee. "In the coming weeks, you can go to GunsSaveLivesDay.com and get updates on this open source national project that all freedom loving organizations are invited to be a part of." |
PA: Pa. police chief's public hearing halted after supporter's gun falls from holster onto floor
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A hearing for a Pennsylvania police chief who made profanity-laced Internet videos about liberals and the Second Amendment was halted suddenly Thursday night after a handgun belonging to one of his supporters slid out of its holster and crashed onto the concrete floor.
The loaded semi-automatic handgun landed inches away from Gilberton Chief Mark Kessler and his attorney. It did not go off, but attorney Joseph Nahas said that he and other officials were concerned about the safety of everyone in the tiny, crowded meeting room at borough hall. |
VA: We can’t stop the madmen from killing unless we can protect ourselves
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In response to Lee Barry’s letter, “Navy Yard proves need for more gun control,” I have my own opinion. There were 12 innocent people needlessly killed by a madman at the Navy Yard, people with families who loved them.
There was a background check on the madman. There is proof that there were flaws in the background check. Had the Navy done its job, he would not have slipped through the cracks.
Seems to me we must do a better job with these checks. |
WA: Look Who’s Outgunning Whom in Dueling Firearms Initiatives
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Speaking with Seattle Weekly, Sinderman questions whether the initiative campaign, which is being orchestrated by Gottlieb’s Citizen’s Committee, is still going. “We haven’t seen their signature gatherers anywhere in the last few weeks,” he says.
“They haven’t been looking very hard,” counters Dave Workman, editor of The Gun Mag, affiliated with the Second Amendment Foundation. “I talked to one guy who called me from Cle Elum who was collecting signatures by the bushel.”
Gottlieb told the The Spokesman-Review that his campaign is on track to turn in signatures by December.
Yet, financially too, his side is behind. I-591 has raised a little under $600,000, while its gun control counterpart boasts a war chest of more than $1 million. |
NY: Anti-gun control signs cover the countryside
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If you have driven, jogged, walked, run or just looked out a window in the north country over the past few months, chances are you have seen a white sign emblazoned with a red circle over the bold words NY SAFE ACT.
The signs, which denounce the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act, began popping up in late spring and have made their way across Northern New York and been spotted as far south as Long Island.
Nearly 7,000 of them have been distributed to date, according to the man behind the movement. |
The United Nation’s Treacherous Assault On Our Freedom
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The tyrants and dictators at the United Nations will stop at nothing to register, ban and, eventually, confiscate firearms owned by law-abiding Americans like you and me.
The U.N. has been working for nearly 15 years to force its gun banning Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) on the United States.
Now, thanks to President Barack Obama, they are closer than ever. |
CA: Lead ammo ban simply smells of silliness
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We're hoping it's not too late to encourage Gov. Jerry Brown to use his nose and decide to veto a bill outlawing use of lead ammunition by California hunters.
Assembly Bill 711 would require the use of non-lead ammunition for hunting of all animals in California and is awaiting a signature or veto from Brown, up against Sunday deadline. We're hoping Gov. Brown detects the smell of silliness. |
CA: Gov. Brown Has Until Sunday To Decide The Fate Of California’s Law-Abiding Gun Owners & Sportsmen
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By this Sunday, October 13 2013, Governor Jerry Brown must decide whether to sign or veto several onerous anti-gun bills and one egregious anti-hunting bill.
Although many in the media often grossly underreport the amount of opposition to these misguided bills, Governor Brown needs to understand that California has millions of law-abiding gun owners, sportsmen and Second Amendment supporters as residents and voters.
It is CRITICAL that every law-abiding citizen call AND e-mail Governor Brown DAILY through Sunday respectfully urging him to stand up for our constitutional rights. |
D.C. police chief helped Feinstein break gun laws
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The problem is according to DC law it was illegal for anyone, including lawmakers to possess such weapons. Newly released information by the Washington Post reveals that Lanier not only ignored Feinstein’s breaking of the law, but actively worked at getting her the weapons.
The information came in response to a Freedom of Information Act request that revealed Chief Lanier’s shocking willingness to bend the rules for obvious partisan and ideological purposes. |
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| By calling attention to a well-regulated militia for the security of the Nation, and the right of each citizen to keep and bear arms, our Founding Fathers recognized the essentially civilian nature of our economy. Although it is extremely unlikely that the fears of governmental tyranny, which gave rise to the second amendment, will ever be a major danger to our Nation, the amendment still remains an important declaration of our basic military-civilian relationships, in which every citizen must be ready to participate in the defense of the country. For that reason I believe the second amendment will always be important. --JOHN F. KENNEDY |
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