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SAF wins huge victory on carry in Illinois; Judge says right to bear extends outside home
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"The Second Amendment Foundation has won a huge victory for the right to bear arms outside the home, with a ruling in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals that declares the right to self-defense is 'broader than the right to have a gun in one’s home.'"
"The case of Moore v. Madigan, with Judge Richard Posner writing for the majority, gives the Illinois legislature 180 days to 'craft a new gun law that will impose reasonable limitations, consistent with the public safety and the Second Amendment…on the carrying of guns in public.'" ... |
Reese emergency release motion to be heard next week
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"Lawyers for Rick and Ryin Reese, New Mexico gun dealers imprisoned without bail for well over a year, 'filed a motion to release them until their sentencing date,' a source close to the case informed supporters this morning."
"'The motion is set for [a hearing on] Tuesday, December 18, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. in the Federal Courthouse in Judge Brack's courtroom,' the source announced."
"'Anyone who can attend would be WONDERFUL,' the source continued. 'If you can't be there, please keep us in your prayers for release of the guys after 477 days in jail.'" ... |
Blaming guns for violence is lunacy
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"Guns continue to thrust themselves into people’s hands with deadly consequences. Once a gun has forced itself upon somebody, that person loses all control over and responsibility for his actions. Choirboys become gangbangers. Altar boys forsake the church and take to gunning down convenience store clerks for chump change. Honor students set aside the books in favor of carjacking." ... |
If ammo needs a 'sporting purpose,' slaying aspiring tyrants must be a 'sport'
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... "Even the most rabid forcible citizen disarmament advocates seem to have accepted the reality that there is no way in the foreseeable future to ban all rifle ammunition capable of penetrating soft body armor ... 'Armor piercing' ammo restrictions thus focus on handgun ammunition.
"The conflict lies in the fact that the distinction between 'handgun ammo' and 'rifle ammo' is a largely artificial one. Handguns can be chambered for any round a rifle can be ... This means that rifle ammunition constructed of the materials listed in the 1986 law is perfectly legal--until someone builds a handgun that can fire it, and the BATFE decides not to grant that ammo a 'sporting purposes' exemption." ... |
Is media group’s attack on columnist meant to change the subject?
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... "But does Media Matters care to discuss the hypocrisy of State Sen. Donne Trotter? Does media Matters ask the question this column did yesterday about how Costas played down the tragic death of Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jerry Brown because it didn’t involve a gun, but drunk driving ...?"
"Heck, no. The liberal watchdog group instead blasts [Emily] Miller for alluding to a common estimate about the number of times annually that private citizens use firearms for self-defense. And they alleged that in the process, Miller 'downplays gun violence,' an accusation that is specious at best. Miller’s column was about liberal hypocrisy regarding firearms, and Media Matters is trying to change the debate." ... |
Every Picture Tells A Story, Part Two (Repost)
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... "In October, I posted a graphic developed by Rob Vance that showed the progress in the growth of firearms carry rights from 1986 through 2011 as a percentage of the U.S. population. In 1986, 90% of the U.S. population lived in states that severely restricted carry rights or had none at all. Today, over two-thirds of Americans live in states with either shall-issue carry or constitutional carry. The conclusion was that shall-issue is the new norm."
"Recently, the FBI released its Uniform Crime Reports statistics. Rob generated a new graph plotting these violent crime rates against the growth of less-restrictive firearm carry rights over the period of 1986 through 2011." ... |
Armscor to Introduce .22 TCM Bolt Action Rifle
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"We covered the .22 TCM round when it was first introduced in a handgun by RIA / Armscor, and it kinda made sense. A zippy .22 caliber round coming out of a handgun can be useful, which is why FN likes their funky 5.7 caliber thingers. But after a full year of it being out there, no one else has picked up the round for production in another firearm. I had assumed that the round had simply died a quiet and dignified death, but apparently I was wrong. Now Armscor is about to introduce a bolt action rifle chambered for .22 TCM . . ." ... |
Self-Defense Tip: Shun ATMs
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"'Nashville Police say in a statement that WZTV is offering the reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person who wounded reporter Erika Lathon late Thursday after she withdrew cash from a Bank of America ATM near downtown,' sfgate.com reports. 'Police said the robber demanded money from Lathon, who complied, but he then shot her in the arm and ran away.' This story highlights an important fact: complying with a thief’s demands is no guarantee that you will emerge from a robbery physically unmolested. You pay’s your money, you takes your chances . . ." ... |
Gun Review: New Frontier Armory LW-15 (Polymer AR Lower Receiver)
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"7075-T6 aluminum has had a pretty good run as the materiel of choice for AR lower receivers, but it’s no longer the only game in town. Taking advantage of the lower weight and manufacturing costs of space-age polymers, New Frontier Armory sells an all-polymer AR-15 lower receiver with a price so low ($109 complete) that even cautious shooters are reaching for their wallets and asking themselves, 'Why the hell not?” And why the hell not? Your financial exposure is pretty small if a $109 purchase doesn’t work out, but the real question is “Does the damned thing work?” Even the lowest-priced gun has very little value if it’s unsafe or unreliable . . ." ... |
Gear Review: Strike Industries 1911 Pistol Grips
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"I’m not someone who likes to bling up my guns. First of all, I don’t have shootin’ irons that are really bling-worthy. For me, guns are tools. As long as they shoot when they’re s’posed to, I’m good. But when the Strike Industries people asked us to give their 1911 stocks a try, I figured it might be interesting to see if something other than a standard set of cocobolos could make an appreciable difference. And guess what . . ." ... |
Just Another Chicago Sun-Times Anti-Gun Editorial
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"When airport police busted Illinois state Sen. Donne E. Trotte for attempting to board a plane with a .25-caliber Beretta, the People of the Gun cried foul. How could a Chicago Democrat—a member of a state legislature that’s denied its law-abiding citizens their Constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms—carry a pistol? Hypocrite! ... TTAG saw it differently. Needless to say, so did gun control advocates. After warming-up with a big ass bout of self-righteous indignation, Laura Washington at the Chicago Sun-Times reveals her anti-gun bias with all the subtlety of Batel Biton in a bikini. 'Thankfully, Illinois remains the only state in the nation that does not allow people to carry concealed guns . . ." ... |
Guns kill effectively
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"Following every high profile incident of gun violence there is the inevitable call for stricter gun control laws."
"Then as the latest incident recedes in the consciousness of everybody but the victims, those calls for legislative remedies recede also."
"Bob Costas used a Sunday Night Football broadcast to add his 90 seconds of commentary on gun violence in reference to a recent murder-suicide involving an NFL player ..." ..
"He finished by paraphrasing Whitlock, saying 'if Javon Belcher didn’t possess a gun, he and Kasandra Perkins would both be alive today.'"
"There is ample evidence to back up that assertion. ..." ... |
News story shows gun store in false light
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"A recent King 5 News broadcast reported on gun violence around the Puget Sound."
"The fact that the reporters referenced Champion Arms and the Kent gun store’s licensing issues is a case history in how the news media often portray gun issues in a false light."
"Champion Arms had almost nothing to do with the stated subject matter of the story, which was how people like the Cafe Racer killer, Ian Stawiki, obtain guns."
"Stawiki, who killed four people in Seattle and wounded another, did not have a criminal record nor any record of mental illness. It is hard to understand exactly why he was even mentioned in the story unless the goal was to associate gun stores with violence." ... |
It's time to abolish handguns in U.S.
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"We need a robust debate in this country about the modern relevance of the Second Amendment to the Constitution. This amendment, ratified in 1791, provided for the right of Americans in an early, primitive, dangerous time in our history to defend themselves by force, if necessary. Now, more than 200 years later, we have armed and trained police forces and a huge body of law in effect throughout the land to protect us. Why continue an 18th century Wild West vigilante culture of private handgun ownership in the 21st century?" ... |
CA: Homeowner in CA Opens Fire on Three Burglars
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"A homeowner in Apple Valley, CA was checking on one of his properties when he noticed that the door had been kicked in."
"The property owner soon discovered his gun safe had been broken into and several weapons stolen."
"The owner had to leave the home later in the day to finalize the police report. He was unable to properly secure the property due to the damage to the door."
"When he returned he found three young men inside the home going through his items. Fearing that the men may have been armed with the contents of his gun safe the elderly homeowner opened fire on the men." ... |
WY: Nail salon customer packs heat, gunman leaves
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"A gunman retreated from a Casper nail salon last week after realizing one of its customers was packing heat."
"Police say about 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 3, a man walked into Modern Nails at 2645 E. Second St. and asked a female employee if she wanted to buy some diamonds. The man walked toward the front desk area and the woman replied that she had no money to buy diamonds."
"A witness said the man then reached into his coat pocket and began to take out a silver-colored pistol."
"At that moment, a woman who was getting her nails done reached into her purse and got her own firearm. Police say the man never fully raised the gun and left the building after seeing the customer had her weapon out." ... |
PA: Cops: Teens ask for smoke, then kill woman when she replies, 'Get a job'
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"Three teens charged in the fatal shooting of a western Pennsylvania woman had targeted her, police say, after she told them to 'get a job' when they tried to bum a cigarette from her boyfriend."
"Beaver Falls police have charged two 14-year-olds and one 13-year-old with criminal homicide and other charges in Saturday’s shooting of Kayla Peterson, 22. She was shot at about 3:30 p.m. that day and died at a Pittsburgh hospital two hours later." ... |
OR: Update: 3 dead in mall shooting near Portland, Ore.
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"A gunman opened fire in a suburban Portland shopping mall Tuesday, killing two people and wounding another before apparently killing himself as people were doing their Christmas shopping, authorities said."
"Witnesses described a scene of chaos and disbelief as the gunman wearing some sort of camouflage outfit and what looked like a hockey mask fired rounds from a military-style rifle near the food court at Clackamas Town Center."
"Parents with children joined other shoppers rushing to stores' backrooms for safety as teams of police officers began entering the mall to find the shooter." ... |
Mitch Albom: Costas was right: Shooting deaths demanded comment
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"Stick to sports."
"I've heard it often. So have many of my colleagues. NBC's Bob Costas just heard it in spades."
"Costas focused his halftime commentary a week ago on the horrific murder-suicide involving Jovan Belcher."
"The Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, the day before, shot his girlfriend, drove to the training facility, and eventually shot himself. It was tragic. It was news. It certainly could elicit commentary." ... |
NRA: Illinois Will Be A Shall-Issue State
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"After the 7th District Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision striking down Illinois’ blanket ban on concealed carry, the [NRA] has vowed that the Land of Lincoln will become a 'shall issue' state. According to their man on the ground, the NRA’s working with state legislators to craft a new bill (within the 180-day time limit set by the Court) that will require the state to issue residents a concealed carry permit unless the licensing authority can provide a compelling reason a resident shouldn’t be able to exercise their Constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms. 'Illinois will not be New Jersey,' Todd Vandermyde told TTAG, referring to the Garden’s State’s bureaucratic blockade of its citizens’ gun rights. ..." ... |
NRA Calls It A "Victory For Self-Defense"
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"Just like the Second Amendment Foundation, the NRA is celebrating today's ruling by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. If you will recall, the 7th Circuit combined the appeals of the SAF's case - Moore v. Madigan - and the NRA's case - Shepard v. Madigan - into a joint appeal. Plaintiffs' oral arguments were presented by both Alan Gura and Charles Cooper." ... |
Will Illinois Leaders Fight Gun Ruling? (video available)
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"A federal appeals court decided to strike down Illinois' ban on carrying concealed weapons Tuesday, but Illinois leaders are deciding whether to continue the fight."
"Maura Possley, a spokesperson for Attorney General Lisa Madigan, told NBC 5 that the court allowed 180 days before the decision will be returned to the lower court to be implemented, so Madigan's office and the legislature will take that time to consider what action to take." ... |
IL: Concealed-carry in Illinois, at last
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"Illinois is the only state in the country that does not make some provision for ordinary citizens to carry concealed firearms. But not for long. Today, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals said the state ban is unconstitutional because it violates the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms."
"It's a surprising decision, and it may not survive Supreme Court scrutiny. But it has forced state legislators, who have 180 days to draft a new conceal-carry law, to take the idea seriously -- something they have stubbornly refused to do." ... |
Federal court strikes down Illinois ban on carrying concealed weapons
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"A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down Illinois' ban on carrying concealed weapons, handing a significant victory to gun-rights advocates."
"In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled against the Illinois law, but gave the state 180 days to craft a new piece of legislation that would deal with the court's concerns."
"Illinois was the only state where carrying a concealed weapon was entirely illegal."
"State and Chicago officials announced they would study the ruling before deciding on their next step." ... |
Court overturns Illinois concealed carry ban
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"Illinois advocates for restoring gun rights warned politicians not to tamper with the Dec. 12 federal court decision to overturn the state’s ban on firearms outside the home."
"The Illinois State Rifle Association is fully aware that some members of the general assembly will attempt to thwart the intent of the court’s ruling by introducing concealed carry bills that contain provisions so strict that few, if any, citizens would actually qualify for a permit, said Richard A. Pearson, the association’s executive director." ... |
Federal court strikes down Illinois ban on carrying concealed weapons
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"In a victory for gun rights advocates, a federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down Illinois' ban on carrying concealed weapons -- the only total concealed-carry ban in the country."
"The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals gave state lawmakers six months to come up with their own version of the law that legalizes concealed carry."
"'We're extremely pleased with the ruling,' Illinois State Rifle Association leader Richard Pearson said. 'Now that the court has ruled ... we will work as soon as possible with legislators to craft a concealed-carry bill for the state of Illinois.'" ... |
Big pro-rights win in Illinois
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"The anti-gunners are going to have a stroke about this." ...
"The next big fear is that the Illinois legislature will adopt onerous regulation that will not exactly ban concealed carry, but will make it so difficult and expensive to get a permit that no one will. There’s one small problem with that. The previous Concealed Carry bill, HB148, which wasn’t too bad as Shall Issue laws go, failed by only 6 vote. That’s not 6 votes short of a bare majority, that’s 6 votes short of the supermajority needed to overrule Home Rule. ..."
"What happens if there is no new law passed in 180 days? Then the ruling goes into effect and the current 'no carry at all' law is invalidated. Suddenly Illinois becomes a Constitutional Carry state. Whoops. The pro rights legislators have the anti-gunners over a barrel. ..." ... |
IL: Appeals court overturns Illinois concealed carry law in gun rights victory
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"In a huge win for gun-rights groups, a divided federal appeals court in Chicago Tuesday tossed the state's ban on carrying concealed weapons and gave Illinois' Legislature 180 days to craft a law legalizing concealed carry."
"'The debate is over. We won. And there will be a statewide carry law in 2013,' said Todd Vandermyde, a lobbyist for the National Rifle Association."
"In a split opinion (see below), the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling in two cases downstate that upheld the state's longstanding prohibition against carrying concealed weapons."
"Illinois is the only state with an outright prohibition on concealed carry." ... |
Court strikes down Illinois concealed carry ban
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"In a major victory for gun rights advocates, a federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down a ban on carrying concealed weapons in Illinois — the only remaining state where carrying concealed weapons is entirely illegal — and gave lawmakers 180 days to write a law that legalizes it."
"In overturning a lower court decision, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the ban was unconstitutional and suggested a law legalizing concealed carry is long overdue in a state where gun advocates had vowed to challenge the ban on every front." ... |
Federal Appeals Court Orders Illinois To Create Concealed Carry Law
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"A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Illinois legislators have 180 days to enact a law that allows Illinoisans to carry concealed weapons."
"The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago struck down Illinois' ban on concealed-carry of weapons. The court stated in its ruling that the Second Amendment 'confers a right to bear arms for self-defense, which is as important outside the home as inside.'"
"The court gave state lawmakers 180 days to enact a law for concealed-carry: 'Nevertheless we order our mandate stayed for 180 days to allow the Illinois legislature to craft a new gun law that will impose reasonable limitations, consistent with the public safety and the Second Amendment as interpreted in this opinion, on the carrying of guns in public.'" ... |
7th Circuit Court of Appeals holds that the Second Amendment applies outside the home
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"In an opinion issued today in the Illinois case of Moore v. Madigan, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Second Amendment 'right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense … implies a right to carry a loaded gun outside the home.'"
"The opinion is a joy to read as Judge Posner proceeds to shred the historical and public policy arguments against carry put forward by Illinois."
"Here are some examples to warm your heart on this cold December afternoon:" ... |
Astonishing ruling!
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"Moore v. Madigan, 7th Circuit. A long and well-thought out opinion, I'm only partway thru, but it strikes down Illinois' general ban on carrying open or concealed, and stays its mandate 180 days so the legislature can try to come up with something constitutional. The theme of the opinion is largely, 'don't try to re-argue Heller, you lost that one, and we're going to apply it honestly.'"
"The author is Judge Posner, who is no friend of the Second Amendment, but does believe in following precedent." ... |
Moore v. Madigan, key points
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"Judge Posner’s opinion for a 2-1 panel of the 7th Circuit. Illinois is the only state which forbids gun carrying in public as a matter of law. There is no provision for the issuance of licenses for concealed carry, or for open carry. Both are banned. There are some exceptions for particular activities (e.g., while hunting), and for persons with a special occupational status (e.g., licensed security guard, some government officials)." ... |
Gun Patriotism or Hypocrisy?
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"Puzzling me for a long time is the inconsistency between two claims by gun and Second Amendment supporters. One is that what they worship is critically needed to defend themselves against a government that they would view as oppressive and unacceptable. The other is their belief that the US government has already become awful, stealing their liberties."
"Why then, I keep asking myself, have we not seen a violent uprising among the untold millions of Americans owning guns to take back their government? Why do we not see what goes on in European nations, namely violent public uprisings against governments?" ... |
'Plastic gun' ban would make even less sense now than in 1988
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"National Gun Rights Examiner David Codrea reports that Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) has announced his intention to renew the ban on 'plastic guns,' set to expire next December:"
"A test of a printed plastic lower firearm receiver has resulted in an anti-gun politician demanding renewal of a law against a gun that does not exist, Live Science reported today, citing a call by Rep. Steve Israel, D- N.Y., to renew 'the federal ban on plastic guns just days after members of the 'Wiki Weapon' project tested a 3D-printed gun part in a live-fire test.”" ... |
VA: Senator Deeds may oppose VA state agency preemption bill
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"Virginia Senator Creigh Deeds, longtime ally of gun owners, has expressed pessimism over the needs for a state agency preemption bill in Virginia, at least as far as colleges and universities are concerned. Senator Deeds told NBC News that he 'doesn’t see the big hand of the General Assembly being necessary to override the Board of Visitors in that situation.'"
"In making such a statement, Senator Deeds appears to be taking the side of college and university administrators who are almost completely exempted from Virginia’s Administrative Process Act under current Virginia law." ... |
VA: Will Virginia Republicans turn their back on gun owners in 2013?
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"When the elections are in full swing and your phone is ringing off the hook with fundraising calls, those on the other end of the line are quick to point out the strong support for gun rights that is one of the hallmark issues in the GOP platform."
"'If we have all three branches of state government under Republican control, then we can finally pass the important pro-gun legislation that the Democrats have been blocking.' said one determined operative to me last year as they pleaded for me to bring out my checkbook once again."
"But now that Virginia’s government is completely controlled by Republicans, there is suddenly a sense of hesitation to move forward on issues that gun rights advocates have been working on for years ..." ... |
VA: Senator Saslaw bemoans his impotence over gun control
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"As Minority Leader, Virginia Senator Dick Saslaw (D-35th) may be the most powerful Democrat in the Virginia General Assembly but, try as he might, he cannot seem to strip those pesky citizens of their gun rights."
"Last week at a legislative forum held at Alexandria City Hall, he spent a great deal of time complaining about his inability to 'get sensible gun control.'" ... |
AL: Will Alabama Supreme Court Rule Obama Ineligible?
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"Over the past year, both before and since the elections, there have been a number of court cases challenging Barack Hussein Obama’s eligibility. Most of the cases have been dismissed by judges for reasons that are not truly legitimate ..." ...
"Yet another case filed in Alabama may present one of the best chances of producing a ruling against Obama. In this case, Hugh McInnish and others have filed suit against Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman for failure to properly verify the eligibility of Barack Obama. The case points out that the state constitution requires the Secretary of State to verify a candidate’s eligibility and that Chapman failed to accurately verify Obama’s eligibility." ... |
CT: Woman turns in historic Nazi assault rifle at Conn. gun buy-back
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"When police officers announced this year’s gun buy-back program would allow residents to exchange their guns for Wal-Mart gift certificates, they never expected a woman possessing a World War II-era Nazi Assault Rifle to take the bait."
"But that’s exactly what happened in Hartford, Conn. over the weekend."
"'It’s like finding the Babe Ruth of baseball cards. The rarity, it was made for such a very short period,' Officer John Cavanna, one of the two officers who discovered the gun, told ABC News." ... |
CT: Officers stunned when woman drops off $40,000 WWII German rifle to be destroyed in police buy-back scheme
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"A World War II assault rifle that belonged to an SS officer was handed in to a gun buy-back organised by police in Connecticut."
"The rare find, which is worth up to $40,000, would have been sent home by an American soldier who had taken it from a prisoner of war or a German he had killed."
"Officer Lewis Crabtree, of the Hartford Police Dept, said: 'The chance to see a piece of history - this - is absolutely unbelievable.'" ... |
CT: Valuable WWII Gun at Police Buy-Back
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"Just like a scene out of 'Antiques Roadshow,' a woman in Hartford, Conn., turned in an old rifle to her local police station's gun buy-back, only to discover the gun was worth anywhere from $20,000 to $25,000. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, inherited the gun from her father who had brought it home with him from Europe as a memento from World War II."
"The two officers conducting the gun buy-back, who are resident gun experts for the Hartford Police Department, informed the owner she was in possession of a Nazi Assault Rifle, the first of its kind, that dates back to 1944."
"The gun is called a Sturmgewehr 44, literally meaning 'storm rifle,' and is the first 'modern assault rifle ever made ...'" ... |
Jon Hammar has been jailed since August after crossing into Mexico with a shotgun.
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"The mother of a former U.S. Marine jailed in a notoriously violent corner of northern Mexico said Monday that her son was losing hope after being arrested in August for possessing a shotgun that was a family heirloom."
"Jon Hammar, 27, was heading to Costa Rica to go surfing when he crossed into Matamoros, Mexico ..."
"He had registered the shotgun with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials on the U.S. side of the border, declaring he planned to take it with him into Mexico."
"Despite being told that the shotgun — ... that once belonged to his great-grandfather — posed no problem, Hammar was arrested as soon as he crossed into Mexico. The arrest came when he tried to register the gun with Mexican customs officials ..." ... |
NJ: Jersey City Unveils 3-Story High ‘Eye In The Sky’ Surveillance Tower To Fight Crime
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"A warning to criminals in Jersey City: Every step you take, every move you make, police are watching."
"As part of a stepped-up effort to deter and detect criminal activity, Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy and Police Chief Tom Comey announced new initiatives Tuesday that they hope will be effective."
"Among the initiatives is the 'Eye in the Sky,' a three-story high, mobile tower equipped with 360-degree views and streaming surveillance cameras to give police a bird’s-eye view of high-crime areas." ...
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NJ: Betraying the badge: Edison police produce astonishing record of misconduct
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"From her room in a low-budget motel on Route 1, a prostitute working as an informant for the Woodbridge Police Department reached out to her handler with an urgent tip."
"A client had contacted her. He was flush with cocaine — 'white,' he called it — and he wanted to trade some of it for sex, she told the handler." ...
"On that Saturday morning ... Thomas Wall, was inaugurated into one of New Jersey’s more infamous brotherhoods: Edison police officers who have betrayed the badge."
"Wall ... is one of at least 30 Edison officers who were fired or who abruptly resigned amid allegations of inappropriate or illegal behavior over the past two decades. That figure ... includes six officers removed from the force or prosecuted in the past four years alone." ... |
Sportscaster Peter King claims NFL players are turning in guns
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"On NBC Sports, Peter King has claimed that at least 7 NFL players have turned in personally owned firearms to team security officers since Jovan Belcher’s murder of his girlfriend and subsequent suicide."
"He even quotes one player, who turned in a reported 8 guns, as having said that 'I don’t trust myself with these guns in the house, please take them away.'"
"However, I remain skeptical."
"Since such reports are presumably based upon private conversations with team staff, they are completely impossible to verify. Such reports seem entirely too convenient for an NFL organization that is reeling for the second time in as many weeks over the death of a player, this time by drunk driving." ... |
Switzerland: Swiss Miss: Figuring Out Switzerland’s Real Gun Stats
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"Whenever international comparisons of homicide rates are studied, you have to be sure to consider the Swiss. Not only does Switzerland have very low homicide rates, it has one of the highest levels of gun ownership in the world. A state of affairs that many consider related. As I attempted to find out what the gun homicide rate for Switzerland was, I ran into a curious phenomena. The most commonly quoted figures for gun homicides were for both gun homicides and attempted gun homicides. In one source . . ." ... |
D.C.: More Legal Guns, Far Fewer Murders, Despite Post-Heller Fearmongering
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"'More handguns in the District of Columbia will only lead to more handgun violence,' D.C's then-Mayor Adrian Fenty said after the Supreme Court's 2008 ruling in the Heller case, a ruling that overthrew the district's handgun ban."
"A few years later:""The District is poised to finish the year with fewer than 100 murders for the first time since 1963, and neighboring Prince George's County likely will post its lowest homicide total in 25 years." ... |
NY: Update: Police suspect NYC shooting victim was lured into ambush
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"Police say the victim of a brazen ambush on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk may have been lured there before the killing."
"Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Tuesday that Brandon Lincoln Woodard was walking back and forth and checking his phone for messages before a gunman walked up and shot him in the head."
"Kelly said security video indicates the unidentified shooter had been waiting in a car parked on the same block at least a half hour before the gunfire erupted. The car fled the scene and was last seen going through the Lincoln Tunnel toward New Jersey."
"Authorities say Woodard, 31, had prior arrests in Los Angeles and Las Vegas." ... |
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| A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks. — Thomas Jefferson, Encyclopedia of T. Jefferson, 318, Foley, Ed., reissued 1967. |
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