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NY: Bloomberg's Bouncer Charged With Attempted Murder Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Website: http://www.nysrpa.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
NYPD officer Leopold McLean, who had long worked on security detail for Mayor Bloomberg, has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting his girlfriend's ex-lover and then trying to cover it up.

The Social Contract exposes Southern Poverty Law Center Submitted by: David Codrea Website: http://www.davidcodrea.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Weve covered the defamation/conflation angle from a gun owner perspective many times at Gun Rights Examiner. TSC expands that to show how other groups that the SPLC agenda finds convenient are also smeared in order to advance their agenda and bring in the cash."

WI: Woman arrested for gun threat in shopping line, police say Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A 21-year-old Middleton woman was arrested Thursday night when she threatened other shoppers while waiting in line at the Toys R Us store, 7309 West Towne Way, which opened for Black Friday shopping at 10 p.m., Madison police reported.

FL: Miami-Dade police identify armed robbers killed in home invasion on Thanksgiving eve
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Miami-Dade police on Friday identified two armed intruders who were killed during a home invasion on Thanksgiving Eve.
Dead in the robbery attempt: Derrick Fussell, 28, and Gustavo Perez, 23.
Police say the two men burst into the apartment at 17255 SW 95th Ave. at about 10:20 p.m. on Wednesday. The homeowner, Antonio Luis Delpino, 27, fired at the men.
Perez was felled by the gunfire. Fussell jumped from the third-floor apartment in an attempt to escape, and died from his injuries at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Fussell was arrested two months previously as a habitual offender while driving with a suspended driver license. He has previous arrests for drug possession and a home invasion and battery.

ATF attempting to reclassify small arms ammunition without public input Submitted by: David Codrea Website: http://www.davidcodrea.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A 'working group' has been established. A pledge of sorts to 'make certain that "we get this right"' has been made, and were told to expect progress updates.'" "So: crisis averted, our leaders are on the job and we can go back to sleep now, right?" "Not so fast. Lets take a closer look."

FL: Man arrested for packing gun at Boynton Beach Walmart
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A customer expecting to see great deals waved down authorities after she saw something else: a man packing a gun while waiting in line at a Black Friday sale.
Police arrested Christopher D. Scott, 49, just after midnight Friday in a checkout line at the Walmart at 3200 Old Boynton Road.
Officers had been doing an extra patrol at the store because of the large Thanksgiving Night crowd seeking early bargains.
Scott is charged with two counts of carrying a concealed firearm and three counts each of carrying a prohibited weapon and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription.
Scott lives out of state and was visiting his ill mother, he said Friday afternoon. He said he was in the store buying her supplies.

Canada: In Plain Sight Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
They deny us our First Amendment right to Freedom of Speech and Press, while claiming its protection for themselves. They squelch any expression of our religious belief or patriotism, while demanding the freedom to spread THEIR lies. They seek to deny our Second Amendment right to Keep and Bear Arms our right to self-defense while they will use violence to impose their will on the rest of us.

WA: Logic disarmed Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Second Amendment cultists, not content to possess rifles and pistols for hunting and self-protection, insist on possessing assault rifles, machine guns, grenade launchers and other weapons of mass destruction. And we let them do it.

NE: Christensens Castle Doctrine legislation gets attention during interim study hearing Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Senator Mark Christensens bill to address self defense issues at home and work, LB 889, got killed in this years session of the Unicameral but that doesnt mean hes giving up. Prior to adjournment, Christensen got a legislative resolution passed to conduct an interim study on a key element of the bill, commonly know as the Castle Doctrine.

Jamaica: Murderous guns from America Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Since Americans have, up to now, been impervious to the sensible arguments of countries like Jamaica, maybe they will be persuaded by what ought to be worrying data from within their own country.

AR: Prescription drug seeking burglar shot by armed homeowner Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Police say that just before 7:45pm, a burglar entered a home on the 8400 block of South 30th Circle, while the 69 year old homeowner, and two other people, including a small child, were home. The burglar is said to have pulled out a gun and fired one shot into the ceiling, before forcing the homeowner into a back bedroom while demanding prescription medication.

PA: Local lawmakers disappointed with Castle Doctrine veto
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State Rep. Seth Grove said the Castle Doctrine was easily the issue he heard about most from his constituents during the past two years, and he was genuinely surprised when Gov. Ed Rendell vetoed it Saturday.

"I was very disappointed," said Grove, R-Dover Township.

Grove had been a co-sponsor of the legislation, which expands the Pennsylvania's "Castle Doctrine" -- referring to the adage that a man's home is his castle.

HI: Hawaii Concealed Carry Firearm Permit Initiative Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Lastly, in an effort to change these broken laws, a local group, Hawaii Concealed Carry, was formed in 2010 to promote the safe and responsible bearing of firearms, for the purpose of self-defense. They are based on Oahu, and are working to assist all Hawaiian islands in the restoration and exercise of their fundamental right to keep and bear arms.

CA: Group sues county and sheriff over concealed-weapon permits
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A new chapter in the decades-old debate over concealed-weapon permits in California is being written in San Diego with a lawsuit accusing the county and newly elected Sheriff Bill Gore of setting standards for such licenses so high that they are illegal and unconstitutional.

The suit, filed last year by independent journalist Edward Peruta and six others in federal court in San Diego, joins others filed nationally since 2008 in the wake of two U.S. Supreme Court decisions on gun-ownership rights.

Safer Streets 2011: Is incoming Congress serious about smaller government? Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
An example of how this assumption is cloned further is the political abuse of Militia, the practice of preparedness in the awareness of limitations of government assets and response. Militias are the embodiment of preparedness, survival and independence in time of disaster, and statists don't like to share credit.

Jamaica: Weapons: as American as apple pie Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The American claim about the right to bear arms, as supposedly enshrined in its constitution, was, perhaps, understandably justified at a time when the European colonists to North America faced stiff challenges of living under inhospitable conditions, and when they faced resistance to their occupation by the original indigenous populations.

VA: Let's keep close tabs on every gun in America Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Let's keep close tabs on every gun in America For the increased safety of all citizens, America should require registration and annual inspection of every gun, civilian and military, manufactured and sold within and imported into America, just as we do with vehicles. Autos kill. Guns kill.

TX: Texas Gun Advocates Prepare For Legislative Battle Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
There's a call to arms in Texas. Or at least a call to let Texans carry their guns -- whether concealed or out in the open -- at colleges and pretty much anywhere else they'd like in this state.

OH: Zanesville Rifle Club helping hunters sight-in their guns
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When the buck is within range and you're lining up your shot, you might have only one shot at him. So you better make it count.

The Zanesville Rifle Club was helping local hunters make their shots count as they hosted their annual deer sight-in Saturday at Blue Rock State Forest.

Don Pagath, the vice president of the Zanesville Rifle Club, said he expected 20 to 30 hunters Saturday, with many more coming today as the event continues from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the club's shooting range on 7380 Sugargrove Road. The sight-in is open to the public.

CT: Activists blame NRA for rising gun violence in New Haven
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The National Rifle Association and rogue gun stores are two of the culprits causing gun violence to increase, the executive director for Connecticut Against Gun Violence said Saturday, adding that residents must speak up to or vote out officials to demand change and save lives.

Ron Pinciaro spoke to a group of about 40 people Saturday afternoon at a meeting about the work the group has done and how residents can help. In light of the citys 20 homicides so far this year, local residents said they were eager to prevent more bloodshed.

TX: Two 18 year olds challenge gun laws Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
As it stands right now you must be 21 in order to get a concealed carry hand gun license, but two teenagers in Lubbock want to change that.