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Robert J. Spitzer's views on Second Amendment are far from 'distinguished'
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"Robert J. Spitzer, 'Distinguished Service Professor' of Political Science, seems rather displeased with recent Supreme Court jurisprudence regarding the Second Amendment. The day after the Supreme Court handed down the McDonald decision in June, he had this to say in the Huffington Post, about the court's decision to incorporate the Second Amendment:" ... |
Guns N' Moses
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"This is not a retrospective on the life of Axl Rose, although he may be nearly as old as Moses. This entry is an exploration of the necessity for an armed citizenry. In a perfect world there would be no need for citizens to bear weapons. Today's world is not perfect, however, and members of our society should be armed for a number of reasons." ... |
Swiss pikes, English longbows and American rifles. A people, a weapon and liberty.
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... "I have been taking advantage of my chronic insomnia these days by reading in the wee hours of the night. This past week I have been making my way through C.W.C. Oman's classic work, The Art of War in the Middle Ages. One fact stood out to me in Oman's discussion of the Swiss pikemen and, in a later chapter, the English longbowmen: In each case the weapon, the development of tactics to maximize its effectiveness, and the character of the people combined to secure their liberties, not only from foreign invader but from oppressive nobles in their own country." ... |
How Not To Freak Out in A Gunfight, Part Two (video avaiable)
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"... But no matter how well you maintain your physical equilibrium, you’re going to experience some odd mental effects, which can lead to a total loss of strategic thinking (i.e. an inability to fight effectively). 'Tunnel vision'—a dangerous narrowing of visual focus—is the most well known. Time distortion is the most important . . ." ... |
How Not to Freak Out in A Gunfight (video avaiable)
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"How will you react in gunfight? Will you react? Forget the 'fight or flight' response. It's fight, flight or freeze. Yes, it’s entirely possible that you’ll do nothing whatsoever when confronted with life-threatening danger. Your body will be flooded with adrenalin, your heart will race, your blood will flow away from your extremities, your breathing will become rapid and shallow and you’ll be frozen on the spot. Paralyzed by indecision. Welcome to your gunfighting nightmare. Mine too. Luckily for both of us I used to be a hypnotist." ... |
Japanese Rifles of World War II
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"Japanese rifles often get a bad rap, at least when compared to the rifles of the other major combatant powers of World War II."
"Even collectors of militaria view the Japanese rifles as being of a lower quality, but this isn’t quite true." ... |
NRA Sides with Gang Members, Killers Over ATF
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... "The NRA bosses should be ashamed, or maybe they should just be honest and rename their organization the National Rogue Association, because here they are, again, going to the mat for mass killers - this time by waging 'strong opposition' to President Obama’s nominee to fill the director’s post at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)." ... |
Andrew Traver: Is Obama's choice for ATF chief an 'antigun zealot'?
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"ATF special agent Andrew Traver, who last year let a TV reporter fire an AK-47 from her hip to demonstrate the weapon's lethality, is set to become America's chief firearms inspector. But Mr. Traver, currently the Chicago ATF chief, faces a tough nomination battle as gun-rights groups amass their forces in opposition." ... |
Another TSA Outrage
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... "This is probably another good time to remind you all that all of us were carrying actual assault rifles, and some of us were also carrying pistols."
"So we’re in line, going through one at a time. One of our Soldiers had his Gerber multi-tool. TSA confiscated it. Kind of ridiculous, but it gets better. A few minutes later, a guy empties his pockets and has a pair of nail clippers. Nail clippers. TSA informs the Soldier that they’re going to confiscate his nail clippers." ... |
OH: Ex-Mentor cop Matthew Collins guilty of headbutting Little League coach
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"A former Mentor police officer has been found guilty of headbutting a Little League coach."
"Matthew Collins, 38, of Perry Township, pleaded no contest this week to assault."
"Painesville Municipal Court Judge Michael A. Cicconetti then found him guilty, and sentenced him to 30 days of jail." ...
"At the time of his arrest, Collins was still employed as a police officer ..." |
AZ: PD: 3 officers indicted on felony charges
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"Officials say a Phoenix police officer recently found shot to death in central Phoenix had been part of a fraud investigation involving off-duty security work." ...
"Earlier Thursday, Attorney General Terry Goddard announced the indictment of three Phoenix police officers and a former member of the Phoenix Police Department on felony charges as part of the investigation." ...
"[Phoenix Public Safety Manager Jack] Harris said he has suspended 25 other employees from off-duty work." ... |
NY: Clumsy Cop Shoots Fellow Cop in Gun Locker Room
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"An unidentified MTA cop was putting her gun back in the locker when she accidentally pulled the trigger and shot another officer in the stomach yesterday. According to the Post, the incident happened around 3 p.m. inside an administrative building near the RFK Bridge. ..." ...
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Submitter's Note: And if you or I negligently shot a cop we would stay out of jail for how many minutes? |
IN: Some say Indianapolis' 'Black Friday' open-carry walk is too provocative
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"Agitation to restore the Second Amendment right to open-carry legally permitted firearms continues to surface in the form of proposed legislation in state houses nationwide, as well as in public demonstrations."
"Among those demonstrations is one planned in downtown Indianapolis on the day after Thanksgiving in which gun owners will openly carry rifles and handguns around Monument Circle and the Circle Centre Mall ..." ... |
CA: Open carrying of firearms comes to RPV
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"Gun activists clashed for and against the open display of firearms Thursday night at Dominick's Pizza House in Rancho Palos Verdes."
"Inside, about 20 members of the Second Amendment rights group South Bay Open Carry ate Italian food with unloaded guns on their hips. Their goal was to exercise their right to carry clearly visible, unloaded firearms and educate the public in the process." ... |
CA: Contra Costa Open Carry plans toy drive - Brady Campaign plays Grinch
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"The Contra Costa Open Carry movement is organizing a toy drive for the needy in Pleasant Hill California at 2:00PM on November 27th at the Safeway Shopping Center near downtown - 1900 Contra Costa Blvd Pleasant Hill, CA" ...
"So what's the problem?"
"Well despite the fact that it has always been legal to openly carry a holstered handgun in California and despite the fact that the United States Supreme Court has issued two opinions affirming our right '...to carry a weapon for the purpose of self-defense' The Brady Group just can't stand the thought that somewhere, somehow, someone is legally exercising his Second Amendment right to carry a gun." ... |
OH: Ohio pheasant hunting opportunities
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"The statewide pheasant season opened November 5 along with Division of Wildlife releases on public hunting areas. Many hunters have already headed west for the great pheasant hunts in Iowa or the Dakotas."
"However many hunters can't afford to go west. And quite often, the public hunting areas become crowded during pheasant season."
"Hunting preserves offer an effective alternative to the time and expense of a trip out west. They also offer a better opportunity to bag birds than public hunting ..." ... |
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