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Poll: As a Gun Owner, Do You Support Universal Background Checks
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"It seems that as we approach the anniversary of the Sandy Hook School Shooting, the topic of Universal Background Checks is coming back around."
"As well all know, all purchases made from dealers, even at a gun show, require a background check. Some states do allow individuals to buy/sell firearms with other private individuals without a background check."
"Answer the poll questions below to let us know how you, as a gun owner feels about the issue." ... |
Changes to the Second Amendment won’t halt crime
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"After every instance of a publicized shooting, the alarm to repeal the Second Amendment or to change its meaning sounds loudly from gun control advocates."
"The main fallacy here lies in the assertion that the cause of a murderous madman’s shooting spree—such as what recently happened at the Los Angeles International Airport—is a constitutional right to keep and bear arms, and not an unarmed public." ... |
Barnes Expands 300 AAC Blackout Offerings (Pun Intended)
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"As I said in my review, the Barnes 110 grain offering in 300 AAC Blackout is about as perfect as you can get for hunting. But Barnes isn’t happy with mere perfection, and they’re looking to expand their lineup in 300 BLK by adding a 120 grain flavor in addition to the existing 110. They claim it will have a better profile for improved long-range accuracy, and hopefully we’ll be able to get some here shortly to put that claim to the test. Make the jump for their presser . . ." ... |
Ammo Review: Winchester Long Beard XR Turkey Loads
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"When Winchester announced their new Long Beard XR turkey loads a couple of months back, they made a very specific claim about their latest galliform gouging shells. Thanks to their new Shot-Lok pellet packing idea, they claimed that their shot stays rounder coming out of a smoothbore than standard loose-packed loads. But they didn’t stop there. They also claimed that because of Shot-lok, Long Beard 'offers the tightest patterns and longest shot capability of any lead turkey load in history—with twice the pellets in a 10” circle out to 60 yards compared to traditional lead loads.' I’m no ammo reviewer. ... But when it comes to an easily verifiable claim like 'twice the pellets in a 10″ circle,' I’m just the idiot to give it a try." ... |
Gun Review: Crosman 1377 ‘American Classic’ Air Gun
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"Crosman’s 1377 'American Classic' lives up to its name. This air gun really is a classic and it probably defines the upper limit of how much shooting fun you can have for $140. I shot this one until my hands were raw and covered with lead residue, and most of the few 'issues' I could discover were so tiny they could be cured with a scrap of emery paper and a sliver of plastic shim. The gun itself is only $55; the balance of this frugal but worthwhile investment provides you a cherry-picked and chrony-tested gun from Pyramyd Air, a shoulder stock and enough pellets to last you for years of casual weekend shooting . . ." ... |
LA Times bemoans CA 'assault weapon' ban veto, knowing ban wouldn't have helped
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"California Governor Jerry Brown is a forcible citizen disarmament zealot, with a long history of hostility toward America's armed citizenry. Even he, though, balked at the California legislature's anti-gun extremism as expressed in SB 374 ..."
"LA Times columnist George Skelton nevertheless takes Governor Brown to task for not being anti-gun enough, because one of the vast number of models of rifle the vetoed bill would have banned is supposedly the one used in the LAX 'gun free zone' killing. ..." ...
"... Skelton admits that the incident he is using to bolster his argument condemning Brown's veto would not have turned out any differently if Brown had signed the bill instead, but that doesn't matter. ..." ... |
Think Progress attempts to demonize TX gun activists with deceptive journalism
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"An Arlington, TX counter-rally to a Moms Demanding Action event turned into a dishonest Nov. 10, Think Progress article, completely misrepresenting the actions and attitude of the gun rights activists in attendance and what they were there to accomplish."
"It truly is impossible in the US to argue for gun control with facts and statistics. Unless they are cherry-picked or twisted to fool people into believing tighter gun regulations are the answer to any specific gun-related problem Americans may face, the numbers almost always prove the opposite of what gun control proponents are trying to achieve." ... |
Gun-brandishing bullies take a stand for their right to be gun-brandishing bullies
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"Enough already. Not every situation demands that Texas open-carry defenders gather en masse, like an armed mob, to flex their muscles and show the world how tough they are. Sometimes, people need a sense of proportionality, and this is one of those times."
"If a group of moms want to gather at a restaurant and talk about gun sense, that’s not a clarion call for the radical gun-toting extremist fringe to mobilize in a show of force. It’s just a group of women talking over their enchiladas at Blue Mesa in Arlington." ... |
NY: Gun Depot an unwelcome addition
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"Our nation has now begun to reflect on the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination."
"This comes at a time when the Dec. 14, 2012, mass murder of 20 children and six adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., nears its first anniversary."
"Some Troy, Watervliet and Green Island residents might have noticed the Gun Depot that recently opened on lower Hudson Avenue in Green Island. The Gun Depot is hard to miss for residents traveling to and from I-787 on the way to work or school. Out front, The Gun Depot signs say, 'Firing range now open.' You can look inside and see the taxidermy and guns hanging all over the walls."
"I do not welcome The Gun Depot to our community. ..." ... |
Daily Digest: …Aaand We’re Back Edition
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"Mayor Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns took a decent hit last week when nearly two dozen members of the coalition lost their bids for reelection, while another 69 members chose to retire and not seek reelection. According to townhall.com, many of the mayors who chose to retire were from cities in New York and Connecticut, where harsher gun control laws have been implemented since last year. You can find the full list of defeated mayors at the link above." ... |
SC: Firearms companies give South Carolina a shot
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"In fewer than four months, three firearms manufacturers announced plans to move or expand their business to South Carolina, investing $17.4 million and promising to create nearly 400 jobs."
"All three companies cited many of the same reasons other manufacturers list for locating in the Palmetto State: dynamic workforce training programs, low business costs and strong infrastructure."
"However, the state’s political culture that supports Second Amendment gun rights has emerged as another arrow in the state’s economic development quiver." ... |
Random Thoughts About Zombies and Feral Hogs
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"SHWAT’s ammoland.com press release offers readers a chance to sign-up for a $25 membership that automatically enters them into a series of drawings for rifles, ammo, training classes and the like. While the lawyers amongst us might scratch their heads on that one there’s no mistaking SHWAT’s main mission: making money. Sorry. Killing hogs. SHWAT = Special Hog Weapons and Tactics. While the pedants amongst us might scratch our heads and wonder what makes hogs so 'special' and what kind of weapons and tactics they use (tusks and aggression?) SHWAT’s all about hog killing. As you’d hope . . ." ... |
GA: Homeowner Shoots and Kills 1 of 2 Suspected Burglars
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"One suspected burglar is dead and another is in police custody in North Georgia following a suspected burglary attempt."
"Two men broke into a home Catoosa County, GA and were confronted by the homeowner, who was armed."
"The homeowner fired 1 shot at the suspects, which struck one of them in the neck."
"Both suspects managed to flee the scene, but were quickly found by police when they pulled over a short distance away in order to seek medical attention." ... |
This is What Happens to a Disarmed Populace: Australia is a Blast Edition
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"Australia, home to some of the world’s most draconian gun control laws. Also home to 'gun crime.' While no amount of evidence [of gun control's failure to control crime] will deter the civilian disarmament industry complex from its unstated statist goals, it’s worth noting that bad guys in The Land Down Under don’t seem to have any trouble acquiring firearms. And training those guns on each other, those they wish to intimidate and, on occasion, innocent passersby. Here’s a list of recent gunpowder-related troubles in Australia’s capitol city [via news.com.au], not including the headline story about 'TWO men [who] were blasted by shotguns ...' or 287 other recorded shootings since ... March 2011 . . ." ... |
Associated Press Pushes Gun ‘Panic’ at LAX
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"When criminals with a long history of burglary are caught in the act, the AP is very careful to call them 'alleged' burglars. When a gun owner is spotted by a hoplophobe and denounced to the local authorities, the 'alleged' adjective is nowhere to be seen."
"Here is the headline:
'Man pulls out unloaded gun, causes panic at LAX'"
"It was written in spite of ambiguity in the police report, as shown below:""Airport police Sgt. Karla Ortiz said the man either took out the gun or a gun carrying case around 9 p.m. Friday." "The headline leaves no doubt about the illegitimacy of the act of being a gun owner. ..." ... |
In cultural war, Seattle Times edits out key points in Colo. story
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"The culture war between urban liberals and rural conservatives gets a hard look in today’s Seattle Times, which picked up an Associated Press story about five Colorado counties that want to break away and form their own state, and the Times initially edited out some key paragraphs with lifestyle comments that Seattle elitists, like those in Denver and everywhere, simply refuse to understand."
"These paragraphs, which have been restored in the on-line version of the story while the print version remains as is, refer to legalized marijuana and guns; two issues that Seattle and Denver liberals agree on. They like pot, and they don’t like guns." ... |
Gonzaga gun incident fires national debate
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"Two Gonzaga University students disciplined for pointing a pistol at a man they suspected of attempting to force his way into their school-owned housing have sparked a national debate pitting gun rights against private property rights."
"Seniors Erik Fagan and Daniel McIntosh say they were protecting themselves in their off-campus apartment with weapons assured them by the Second Amendment. But the apartment complex is owned by Gonzaga, which – like many universities – has chosen to prohibit firearms on its campus and in its buildings." ... |
WA: Update: Zags get guns back; Times poll shows 4-to-1 support
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"KREM 2 News in Spokane is reporting that Gonzaga security officers on Tuesday returned two firearms to students Daniel McIntosh and Erik Fagan that had been seized two weeks ago following a confrontation with a would-be burglar who was scared off when McIntosh drew his pistol."
"The firearms will be kept by their attorney, the report said."
"Meanwhile, the Seattle Times was running an unscientific poll in its on-line edition today that shows supporters of two Gonzaga University students who were put on probation after using a gun to defend their off-campus residence from a convicted felon last month outnumber their critics more than 3-to-1, and there is still time to weigh in." ... |
CA: Brown mum about stance on revised gun ammo bill
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"California tightly restricts gun ownership, banning purchases by ex-felons, domestic abusers, certain mental patients and others, but places virtually no limits on sales of ammunition - which, in the words of the state's police chiefs, is easier to buy than a pack of cigarettes."
"Whether that changes is apparently up to one person, Gov. Jerry Brown."
"Legislation that would limit the sale of bullets was nearing final passage in September when the bill's author delayed an Assembly floor vote to await the outcome of negotiations with Brown, who had vetoed an earlier measure." ... |
IL: Representation in 16th District
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"We need to send David Hale to Congress."
"For the last five years, David has been fighting for you."
"From the issue of burdensome and job-killing taxes to downsizing our bloated federal government, David’s been fighting the good fight."
"On the Second Amendment, it was David who started a petition effort to get concealed carry in Illinois, yielding more than 11,000 signatures just for Winnebago County." ... |
ID: Gun Permit Exemption: Should Idaho's Elected Officials Have It?
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"After a state lawmaker lost his concealed weapons permit for lying about a decades-old felony, some legislators are questioning the merits of a law giving elected officials an exemption from having to get a permit."
"Last month, the Ada County sheriff revoked the concealed weapons permit of Rep. Mark Patterson, R-Boise, after discovering that Patterson failed to disclose on permit applications in 2007 and again in 2012 a guilty plea and withheld judgment ... in Florida. He first applied for the permit before he was a lawmaker." ...
"But Patterson's permit problems have caused some Republican lawmakers to ponder the fairness of a 1990 law that exempts elected officials from having to obtain a concealed weapons permit. ..." ... |
MA: Graham: Selectman could use refresher on Constitution
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"'We’re from the government and we’re here to inspect your guns!'"
"In America, it sounds crazy. Here in Massachusetts, it’s just another day in liberal paradise."
"Last week, Swampscott Selectman Barry Greenfield proposed the idea of mandatory home inspections for the town’s 600 licensed gun owners. He mentioned the Newtown massacre. He mentioned children’s safety."
"There is no record, however, of Selectman Greenfield mentioning the Constitution." ... |
PA: Judge Tosses Out 53 Drug Convictions Over Cop's Alleged Corruption (video available)
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"A judge has tossed out 53 drug convictions because the cases may have been compromised by a Philadelphia narcotics officer arrested in a federal corruption sting."
"Common Pleas Supervising Court Judge Sheila Woods-Skipper overturned the convictions during proceedings in Philadelphia on Friday. Each case was connected to former Philadelphia Police Officer Jeffrey Walker."
"Walker, a 22-year-veteran of the force who spent 14-years in the Narcotics Unit, was arrested in May following an FBI sting that lasted several weeks." ... |
NE: Former Hall County Sheriff's Deputy Gets Probation in Theft Case
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"A former Hall County sheriff's deputy has been sentenced to one year of probation for stealing money from the county."
"In addition to the year of probation, a judge ordered 35-year-old Kevin Bombeck to pay nearly $1,500 in restitution."
"Authorities say Bombeck used his department's computer system to claim military leave on his paycheck despite not actually attending five scheduled training sessions for the U.S. Army Reserve." ... |
FL: Marion Hammer: County wants dealers to help implement gun control
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"The Leon County Commission is trying to pressure gun dealers into helping to implement a proposed gun control ordinance."
"Recently, commissioners were telling us there wasn’t any action going on with regard to a proposed 'gun show loophole' ordinance. In fact, some even claimed 'there is no proposed ordinance at all.' Some even suggested they simply wanted to receive our comments for discussion at the January commission meeting."
"Turns out, that isn’t the full story. What they’re really up to is trying to pressure gun dealers into implementing the gun control ordinance for them." ... |
MA: Most gun owners are responsible, law abiding
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"I hope and pray you don't proceed with an ordinance allowing the police to go into law-abiding gun owners’ homes to do safety checks under the Massachusetts State Law. This will fail for two simple reasons."
"Number one: Police need a warrant to enter a person's home and must for any search have probable cause to get the warrant from a judge. Simply being a gun owner is not probable cause for a warrant and any such intrusion into a civilians home would be a Fourth Amendment violation."
"Number two: The requirement that a gun be made inoperable and locked away has already been determined to be unconstitutional. ..." ... |
CT: Pistol Permits Jump After Sandy Hook Shooting
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"Pistol permit applications in Newtown skyrocketed in the five months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December, exceeding the entire totals for both 2011 and 2012."
"The jump in Newtown, where 20 first-graders and six women were shot and killed on Dec. 14, mirrors a statewide increase in the months following the shooting and as the legislature was debating tougher gun-control legislation."
"Newtown residents applied for 183 permits from January through May of this year, a 110 percent increase from the same period last year. Newtown residents applied for 87 permits during those months in 2012. Connecticut towns award temporary permits. The state then awards the full permit." ... |
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