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CCRKBA Blasts Senate Anti-Gunners for Shifting Blame on Gun Walking
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"Today's hearing on Operation Fast and Furious before the Senate Judiciary Committee once again provided an opportunity for two leading Senate gun prohibitionists to try spreading the blame for botched gun trafficking, and change the debate to arguments for more gun control, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said."
"The committee questioned Attorney General Eric Holder for two hours on Fast and Furious, and other Justice Department issues. But it was about the seriously mishandled gun trafficking investigation where committee partisans tried their bait-and-switch routine, CCRKBA said." ... |
Bill Engvall owes gun owners an apology
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... "What I found most objectionable about the entire exchange—besides the fools in the audience cheering on Wagner and Maher, was Blue Collar Comedian Bill Engvall deciding our rights are his to compromise. He started out OK, reminding the panel that criminals would be the ones with guns and that people have a right to protect themselves, but he quickly and unnecessarily devolved into 'sporting purposes':" ... |
Article devotes 5 pages marvelling lack of scandals; 1 sentence to 'Gunwalker'
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... "Apparently we have become so inured to egregious misconduct on the part of those whom we have elected to serve in the highest positions of public trust, that an absence of such behavior is an occasion to celebrate."
"'But wait,' readers might ask, 'what about 'Project Gunwalker'? Is it not scandalous that our own government armed the most brutal criminals in North America, contributing to the deaths of at least two federal agents, and hundreds of Mexicans?'" ... |
MSNBC analyst: Get rid of Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms
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"What do you get when you put an MSNBC analyst on Bill Maher's HBO program?"
"Last Friday, it was disdain for the Constitutional right to keep and bear arms."
"Alex Wagner, MSNBC analyst and writer for the Huffington Post, told Maher she would get rid of the Second Amendment that guarantees the right to keep and bear arms."
"According to Wagner, the Second Amendment is not on par with the others, and she seems to think it provides a Constitutional 'right to kill.'" ... |
Bill Maher asks what Constitutional rights we should lose--2nd Amendment chosen
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"Last Friday, on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, Maher said he thought we needed a 'page one rewrite' of the Constitution, and asked his guests which parts of the Constitution they would like to see removed. ..." ...
"Now that Ms. Wagner has appointed herself the authority on what rights take precedence over others, she'll just tell us what Constitutionally guaranteed, fundamental human rights we ought to give up, 'for the greater good.' It is interesting that Wagner at least acknowledges that the right of individuals to keep and bear arms is indeed guaranteed by the Second Amendment. The 'collective right' interpretation is truly being consigned to the dustbin of embarrassing history." ... |
Anti-Gun Sen. Dianne Feinstein: More Gun Regulations
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"At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) once again defended ATF actions in Operation Fast and Furious while claiming, erroneously, that 70 percent of guns seized in Mexico were traced to the United States."
"'The number of deaths caused by American guns are up in the tens of thousands,' she said, blaming U.S. gun laws for cartel-related violence in Mexico, and pushing for new regulations on law-abiding firearm retailers and purchasers." ... |
WI: DeCecco Blasts Legislators on Concealed Carry Rule Change
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"Sheboygan County District Attorney Joe DeCecco is blasting state legislators who voted on Monday to eliminate minimal training requirements to obtain a concealed carry permit. ..."
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Submitter's Note: Actually a bipartisan super-majority of committee members voted to suspend the rule implemented by AG Van Hollen because he exceeded his authority and ignored legislative intent. |
CA: Police: Man shot dead in Antioch threatened homeowner with knife
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"A homeowner who police say interrupted a burglar inside his Antioch home was threatened with a knife before he shot and killed the intruder, investigators said."
"According to police, Antioch resident Arnie Schmidt III forced his way into a home in the 200 block of West 17th Street on Saturday afternoon and was stripping copper wiring and piping when the homeowner, described as an elderly man, arrived." ...
"A confrontation ensued, and when Schmidt wielded a knife, the homeowner opened fire with a small handgun, striking Schmidt more than once, Orman said." ... |
WA: Elderly Humptulips couple attacked with crossbow, hatchet
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... "Neighbors are just sick about what happened to Ralph and June Aldrich.
Prosecutors say 31-year-old John Chase was walking down the highway when he saw Ralph Aldrich, 88, in his back yard. Detectives say Chase shot and killed Aldrich with a crossbow and then went inside the home and repeatedly hit 83-year-old June Aldrich with a hatchet."
"He then stole their truck and drove to a friend's house." ...
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TX: Elderly man kidnapped, raped near Socorro park
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"Socorro police and the FBI are looking for four men who police say attacked and raped an elderly man who was out on his early-morning walk."
"Investigators said the 70-year-old was walking Thursday around 6 a.m. at Valle del Sol Park on Valle Rico Road and Valle Fertil when they said four black men got out of a late-'90s Ford or Chevrolet van or minivan and demanded the Mexican-American man to give them money. When he said, 'No,' they allegedly grabbed him, threw him in the van and raped him." ...
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SUBMITTER'S COMMENT: Who needs a gun on an early-morning walk? |
Rehberg Calls For Resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder
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"Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg, today issued the following statement demanding the resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder. After he was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate, the [ATF] under Holder’s leadership pursued an operation titled 'Fast and Furious' that allowed thousands of guns to be purchased from legal U.S. gun dealers and brought across the border directly to Mexican drug-trafficking cartels." ... |
Holder Refuses to Apologize
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"RUSH: Eric Holder ... was on Capitol Hill today ... and during the Q&A with Senator John Cornyn (R-TX). Cornyn said, 'Have you apologized to the family of Brian Terry?'... "
"HOLDER: I have not apologized but I certainly regret what happened."
"CORNYN: Have you even talked to them?"
"HOLDER: Uh, I have not."
"CORNYN: Would you like to apologize today for this program that went so wrong that it took the life of a United States law enforcement agent?"
"HOLDER: I certainly regret what happened to Agent Brian Terry. It pains me whenever there is the death of a law enforcement official ... It is not fair, however, to assume that the mistakes that, ummm, happened in Fast and Furious directly led to the death of Agent Terry." ... |
Senate Judiciary Committee questions Holder on gunwalking
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... "Per Mike Vanderboegh of Sipsey Street Irregulars: 'This Patrick Leahy goat rope ought to be an exercise in alternate realities, with the GOP trying to get the lying s******h to answer the questions under oath, and the Democrat gun-grabbers saying it is all the fault of 'weak gun laws' and George W. Bush. There are rumors that Grassley has a document or two up his sleeve, but that's all they are at this point -- rumors.'" ... |
Grassley’s opening statement: Justice Department lied
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"Senator Charles Grassley’s opening statement during Tuesday morning’s hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee with Attorney General Eric Holder over Operation Fast and Furious was a blistering criticism of a Justice Department that lied about the operation, and knew it was lying.""Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer admitted one week ago in this room that the department’s letter to me in February was absolutely false. Think about that for a second. It’s bad enough that the head of the Criminal Division admits that the department’s letter to me was false. It gets worse, though. He admitted that he knew all along that it was false. ..." ... |
Thinking About John Huntsman
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... "Elected twice Governor of Utah, Huntsman produced a conservative record, is consistently pro life and pro second amendment rights, earned his foreign policy stripes as ambassador both to Singapore and China and projects a scandal free aura of competence. Criticism is mild at best and comes mainly from those demanding 100% ideological purity. Among the charges: 1) He's a Mormon. Hopefully we are beyond that. Remember Jimmy Carter? He was a born again Christian and look at how he turned out. 2) He graduated from an Ivy League school. At least it was Penn, where his father also attended, and not Harvard or Yale. ..." ... |
Scott Brown Comes Out Against NRA-Backed Legislation
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... "... Last week, Brown let it be known that he was formally opposed to one of the NRA's top legislative priorities."
"In a letter to Boston Mayor Tom Menino, Brown said that he would vote against a bill that would require states that allow concealed carrying of guns to recognize each other's permits. ..."
"'As you know, I support the individual right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,' Brown wrote. 'I also believe that individual states should be allowed to decide what constitutes safe and responsible gun ownership so long as it does not violate that basic constitutional right.'" ...
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Chambliss, Isakson urge colleagues to make Second Amendment protections permanent
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"In their continuing effort to protect Second Amendment rights, U.S. Sens. Saxby Chambliss, (R-GA),and Johnny Isakson (R-GA), have joined 28 of their Senate colleagues in urging the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to keep House-passed Second Amendment protections in place in the Fiscal Year 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS), and Related Agencies Appropriations Act."
"While the House-passed version of the CJS legislation made permanent nine separate Second Amendment protections, amendments to add those same protections to the Senate version of the bill never received a vote in the Senate despite the fact there was broad, bipartisan support for all of them. ..." ... |
WI: Weapons, bus fares discussed at meeting (fourth item)
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... "The Beloit City Council discussed a concealed carry ordinance and an increase in transit fares at its meeting Monday."
"The City Attorney's Office worked to produce a city ordinance that would ban 'dangerous weapons' from city buildings ..."
"Elizabeth Krueger, Assistant City Attorney, said the ordinance was designed to reinstate regulations for buildings like City Hall as they stood before concealed carry went into effect Nov. 1. City Manager Larry Arft said staff highly recommended passing the ordinance as it is written, to promote the safest possible working conditions for city employees. However, the City Council will be able to change the bill as they see fit." ... |
NC: Guns at Tanglewood? State law says it's OK
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... "Just like that, Donohue shot it clean through the center, a bull's-eye. No law, and no little brown sign, will keep knuckleheads from carrying whatever they want wherever they want."
"The guy who plunks down $100 for a concealed-carry permit, submits to a background check and spends all day in a classroom learning the law isn't likely to be the problem." ... |
WI: Weapons ban extended to all county buildings
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"The St. Croix County Board of Supervisors approved an amended resolution Nov. 1 that restricts the carrying of concealed weapons into all county-owned buildings."
"Supervisor Sharon Norton-Bauman proposed an amendment to the original resolution that only applied to the Health and Human Services campus in New Richmond to include all the county-owned buildings. It passed on a 9-7 vote." ... |
WI: Wisconsin Legislative Committee Reigns in Overreaching Department of Justice
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"Earlier, the Joint Committee for the Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) voted in a 7 to 2 bi-partisan effort to address and eliminate portions of the emergency rules promulgated by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to implement Wisconsin Act 35, the new concealed carry law."
"The Committee’s action focused on several portions of the emergency rules offered by Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s DOJ that exceeded his statutory authority and ignored clear legislative intent." ... |
OR: Oregon University System will not appeal court decision allowing guns on campus
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"The Oregon University System will not appeal a court ruling that declared its gun ban on its seven campuses exceeds its authority and is invalid"
"The system still has authority to control its property and facilities and can make and enforce internal policies that ban guns from university classrooms, dormitories and sports stadiums, said Chancellor George Pernsteiner on Tuesday. ..." ...
"Kevin Starrett, executive director of the Oregon Firearms Education Foundation, questioned whether the university system can restrict students with permits from carrying guns in public buildings. He said he had predicted university officials 'would try to find ways to circumvent the intent of the (court) decision.'" ... |
WI: Wis. Cop Will Keep Job Despite Admitting to Have Stolen $5k From Fellow Officers
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"At a hearing Monday, Superior Police Officers reportedly spoke very highly of their colleague Kirk Babic. Their words appear to have paid off, considering a law enforcement commission has decided that Babic will keep his job despite having stolen over $5,000 from his fellow officers in the department." ...
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NJ: Please Attend an IMPORTANT Meeting of the New Jersey Second Amendment Society
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"The NJ2AS meeting this Wednesday November 9, 2011 in Winslow is EXTREMELY important."
"In addition to updating you on the various programs, litigation and activities of the New Jersey Second Amendment Society, I would like as many people as possible to show their support."
"We have invited the State President of the New Jersey Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs – Frank Virgilio to join us." ... |
FL: Florida Carry Public Meeting & Open Carry Fishing Events Coming to a Pier Near You
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"On the second Saturday of each month, Florida Carry holds local meetings for our members and other second amendment advocates throughout the state."
"These meetings are informal and hosted by local volunteers who work with local officials to insure that they are pleasant events for everyone. The public is invited!"
"Many participants Open Carry and fish during these events. Other participants carry concealed and may or may not fish at the meetings. These monthly events are a great way for local second amendment advocates to network, keep up-to-date on current legislation & litigation, and make new friends." ... |
TX: The right to carry a firearm
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"Railroad Commissioner Barry Smitherman has proposed a policy change that will allow RRC employees who are in full compliance with the state's concealed handgun license (CHL) laws to carry firearms while they are conducting commission business."
"Smitherman said, 'During the normal course of performing their jobs, RRC employees often work alone in remote and desolate areas of the state where they may encounter criminals or dangerous wild animals. The least we can do is allow them to exercise their legal right to carry firearms in accordance with state law.'" ... |
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