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A Good Start: Florida Reaches 1M Concealed Carry Permits
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"Maybe all those northeasterners who move to Florida to spend their golden years around the shuffleboard courts at the Del Boca Vista know something. Or maybe they’ve just learned to value their freedoms. Reuters is reporting that 'The number of active concealed weapons licenses in Florida, already home to more owners of such registered weapons than any other U.S. state, is expected to reach the 1 million mark next week, a state official said on Wednesday.' Not bad. But wait, there’s more! . . ." ... |
Backers of gun rights hit some big targets
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"Florida is preparing to issue its 1 millionth concealed-carry permit while a federal court ruling this week left the nation’s capital as the only place in the United States with a total ban on carrying concealed weapons — developments that have gun advocates feeling that momentum is on their side in the national debate over whether Americans can remain armed once they leave home."
"The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the Illinois legislature has 180 days to come up with some type of concealed-carry law, overruling gun control proponents in the final holdout among the states." ... |
Incendiary Images of the Day: Spree Killing Data from Mother Jones
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"Back in the day (September), Mother Jones magazine marked the 'spate' of mass murder and spree killing with a data dive. In the wake of the Clackamas killing, a reader brought the article to our attention. And so we bring it to yours. To start, note the Illinois and California clusters in the map above—which tell you something about the states’ strict gun laws. Or . . . nothing much, really. Needless to say, MJ drills down deeper to create some at-a-glance carnage analysis designed to lead readers to the obvious conclusion: something must be done! Equally obvious: that’s not the way I read it . . ." ... |
A convenient scapegoat
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... "So, why didn't Bob Costas get on national television and say, 'If Josh Brent didn't possess a car, Jerry Brown would be alive today'? Why? Because Bob Costas doesn't think critically, that's why! He simply regurgitates the same antiquated anti-gun rhetoric he hears from his pro-gun-control buddies."
"But it's true: if the gun is to blame for Belcher and Perkins' deaths, the car is to blame for Brown's death." ... |
In Florida and Illinois, concealed-weapons debate lays bare the politics of gun control
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"Two states, two takes: Even as Illinois officials are lamenting a court order requiring them to let state residents carry concealed weapons, Florida officials are boasting about just how many hundreds of thousands of state residents are carrying concealed weapons." ...
"It's quite a dichotomy: Illinois for the moment is the only state where you can't legally carry a concealed weapon (the court gave Illinois lawmakers 180 days to come up with a law legalizing it)."
"By contrast, Florida is quite proud of being the most heavily armed state, at least in terms of concealed weapons permits." ... |
Every graph tells a story
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"Lee Goodman of the 'Stop Concealed Carry Coalition' in Illinois claims carry laws escalate violence. He also claims gun rights activists are hateful and rude."
"It would seem the data don’t support his first, wild assertion, as graphed out in this wonderful graphic from John Richardson over at No Lawyers – Only Guns and Money." ... |
Myths of the Mall Attack
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"Thanks to mobile phones, Twitter, and instant publishing, you can read all about the latest mass shooting within minutes. But much of what you’re reading, even days afterward, is false. First come the inference-riddled hearsay accounts from confused marginal witnesses. Then come the speculating journalists. Then come the political axe-grinders, cherry-picking reported details to validate their agendas. The latest case is Tuesday’s attack in a shopping mall near Portland, Ore. Here’s how the errors and escalations have played out so far." ... |
Gun Test: CZ P-01
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... "The CZ 75 P-01, differs markedly in a number of ways from the original, yet should be equally appealing to American shooters. The CZ 75 P-01 is a short recoil-operated, aluminum alloy-framed, double-action (DA) pistol equipped with a decocker. It was created at the behest of the Czech national police, which presented CZ with a daunting protocol for the pistol’s performance." ... |
New from Safariland: Model 22 Wallet Profile Holster
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"The first rule of a gun fight: have a gun. Once you’ve decided to pack heat, you’re free to join the debate over gun size and caliber. Oh, I forgot. As you have no way of knowing when a gunfight might occur—unless you’ve established a dueling date with James Yeager—you’ll need a wikkid comfortable carry system. In fact, gunfight rule number one dictates that a comfortable holster is the starting point for an aspiring armed citizen. ... So embrace your inner mouse gun and shove that bad boy (infant?) in the Safariland Model 22 Wallet Profile Holster. It’s a wallet! It’s a gun! It’s a wallet! HELLO? IT’S A GUN! Clever eh? Press release after the jump . . ." ... |
Gun Review: Savage 111 Long Range Hunter in .338 Lapua
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"I’ve taken the Precision Rifle class at the SIG Academy and one of the things we got a crack at was launching .338 Lapua ammo. In that case it came from a Blaser rifle. That was a beautiful gun, but it comes with a beautiful price tag north of $3,000, too. A little Internet searching showed that if you want to shoot in that big boy caliber, that’s pretty much the going rate. So you can imagine my surprise then when I got an email from Davidson’s (the Gun Genie people), advertising a sale on the Savage 111LRH. Turns out I could pick one up from my neighborhood gun store for a price just shy of grand . . ." ... |
Gun Test: DPMS Tac-2
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"Thanks to its building-block modularity, you can pretty much equip an AR for any situation—bad guys at 5 yards, prairie dogs at 500, zombies everywhere in between—limited only by your imagination. (With all the apocalyptic talk lately, perhaps 'preparation' is a better word.) There is, however, one little detail that gets in the way: that fun-stifling thing known as your budget. Swap too many components and accessories around, and you will have thrown enough coin at one AR to have two." ... |
Florida loophole fear mongering debunked
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"Despite what rabid pittbull AG-elect Kathleen Kane of Pennsylvania might have you believe, there is no threat from the 'Florida loop hole' that Bloomberg generated as a straw man."
"For those of you who may not be aware, citizens of states in which they are arbitrarily rejected for a carry permit (without good cause) have a back up option in applying for a Florida carry permit. ..." ...
"The gun control zealots and foaming attack dogs like Kathleen Kane would have you believe that serial killers are being denied gun permits in their home states and then are flocking to Florida in order to get a permit in which they have to qualify with their weapon by shooting baby otters while high on cocaine." ... |
Are There Too Many Guns in Florida?
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"As Florida is poised to become the first state to have issued 1 million concealed firearm permits, Patch wants to know: Why are there so many guns here, and is there such a thing as too many guns?"
"Florida had issued more than 993,000 active permits as of Nov. 30, Bloomberg.com reports. Adam Putman, Florida’s commissioner of agriculture and consumer affairs, said at a news conference Wednesday that the state will pass the 1 million mark next week." ... |
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?" ... |
Mark Glaze: Bloomberg's Gun Control Advocate
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"Mayor Michael Bloomberg is relying on Mark Glaze to help him reform this country's gun laws."
"Glaze, who is gay, is a Coloradan from Parlin and the son of a licensed gun dealer who sold pistols out of a cabinet in the family's general store. He is also a principal at the Raben Group, a progressive lobbying firm in Washington D.C. and the director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a bipartisan coalition of more than 750 mayors led by the New York City mayor and by Boston Mayor Tom Menino." ... |
Disaster Preparedness . . . Are the experts getting their message out? Part II
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... "Let’s have that deeper analysis I promised in Part I."
"There are many specialties where theory seems to impart wisdom and prestige, and when it doesn’t seem to take – or the message doesn’t seem to be getting out - the professors of that wisdom become offended and act out on it. So many are puzzled as to why their message isn’t being reflected. It did get out, along with some rather truthful, revealing character DNA which is a very reliable clue. It is not that the message does not get out; it is that the messengers seem so heavy handed. This is consistent throughout many fields. This was the message that has gotten out over decades." ... |
Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Concealed Gavel Law
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"In a unanimous 9-0 ruling Friday, the Supreme Court upheld a controversial federal law allowing licensed judges to carry concealed gavels in public. 'It is the opinion of the court that any judge, magistrate, or justice found to be of legal age and sound mind who so desires to carry in secret an adjudicating mallet on his or her person, provided such gavel is properly permitted and registered within the local jurisdiction, shall face no legal encumbrances—federal, state, or otherwise—preventing them from so doing,' Chief Justice John Roberts, an outspoken pro-gavel advocate, wrote for the majority. ..." |
Famed quick-draw gunsmith Munden dies
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"Bob Munden, known as a fierce fast draw competitor who was recognized by Guinness Book of World Records as 'The Fastest Man with a Gun Who Ever Lived,' died Monday in a Butte hospital."
"Munden, 70, a longtime Butte resident, entertainer and master gunsmith who developed groundbreaking methods of customizing to perfection the beloved .45 caliber single-action revolver and other guns, died Monday of heart failure." ... |
NDAA Bill, Currently in Conference Would Strip Servicemen of Their Constitutional Rights
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"Over this past year, we have alerted you to the dangers of last year’s National Defense Authorization Act (or NDAA for short)."
"The NDAA could impact all Americans, including gun owners, by allowing them to be indefinitely detained without trial, based on simple membership in certain pro-gun groups or because of particular firearm-related activities."
"But in addition to its problems with indefinite detention without trial, this year’s NDAA also contains, in the House version, a provision that would allow military psychiatrists and commanders to question large numbers of servicemen about the firearms they own." ... |
2012 Elections: Claims of NRA’s Demise Are Premature
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"Shortly after the 2012 election, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence published a press release titled 'The Myth of the NRA’s Influence Over Election Outcomes.' Brady claims that the NRA’s support doesn’t help candidates win. They conclude by asking: 'How long will we allow this myth to hold our nation hostage?'"
"Speaking of mythical influences, some readers may find it curious to know that Brady didn’t issue endorsements this election, something they’d done previously. What does this say about their perception of their own influence?"
"In any case, further examination of NRA-endorsed candidates suggests that Brady may merely be envious." ... |
California Gun Law Mined in 9th Circuit
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... "At a hearing on Peruta's appeal Thursday, Judge Consuelo Callahan noted that the 9th Circuit covers nine states with differing government interests."
"She asked Peruta's lawyer if her court could direct a California sheriff to administer his county's concealed carry program."
"'Would you envision that California, having more crime and being more populated, would be able to justify different burdens on the right than, say, Alaska, which is more rural, and they have bears running around and people have to shoot bears in order to get to work?' Callahan asked." ... |
Chicago poised to fight over handguns _ again
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"Facing a climbing homicide rate, Chicago is poised for another fight over handguns- just two years after the last one."
"When the U.S. Supreme Court nullified the city's 28-year-old handgun ban in 2010, Chicago responded by passing one of the nation's toughest handgun ordinances. And city officials sounded ready Thursday for another battle after a federal appeals court tossed out Illinois' ban on carrying concealed weapons this week." ... |
Lisa's Dilemma
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"Poor little Lisa. She has to decide if she wants to be governor or to satisfy the Chicago Democrats who have been some her biggest supporters."
"Lisa is, of course, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. She is also the eldest daughter of Michael Madigan who is Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives."
"The decision Lisa must make is whether or not to appeal the decision of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in the cases of Moore v. Madigan and Shepard v. Madigan to the United States Supreme Court. The court's decision mandates some sort of concealed carry law in Illinois in 180 days." ... |
Gun control dilemma: Federal ruling threatens concealed carry restrictions in the District and Maryland
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"Anti-gun jurisdictions are in trouble. Tuesday’s 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision striking down the Illinois ban on concealed carry has put in the crosshairs the reluctance of the District and Maryland to allow citizens to exercise their right to self-defense outside the home."
"Attorney Alan Gura, whom the Second Amendment Foundation hired to argue the Moore v. Madigan case in Illinois, has been distributing Judge Richard A. Posner’s majority decision to other courts currently mulling over the meaning of the right to bear arms. Mr. Gura represents plaintiffs in several firearms cases in the country, including the Palmer v. D.C. in the District and the Woollard v. Sheridan case in Maryland." ... |
OH: Ex-cop gets 4 1/2 years for sexual battery
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"A former Licking County police officer who impregnated his live-in girlfriend’s daughter three times is headed to prison."
"George B. Gibson, 44, of Heath, was sentenced on Monday in Licking County Common Pleas Court to 41/2 years in prison. The former Hebron and Union Township police officer will have to register as a sex offender, and he has five more years of prison hanging over his head if he violates his five-year probation." ... |
MI: Former Warren cop wants justice
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"It's a whistleblower lawsuit that could make one former Warren cop a millionaire. Dean Toward said he reported a fellow officer for being too aggressive. He says what came after was verbal abuse and retaliation."
"'I'll take you to jail for 15 different damn things. You want to get tough? You want to get smart? You want to act hard? I don't give a (expletive) It's my city.'" ... |
OH: Ohio lawmakers relax rules on carrying concealed guns
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"Gov. John Kasich is about to get a bill that would for the first time allow guns to be legally brought into the parking garages under the Ohio Statehouse and the nearby state tower containing his and legislators' offices."
"But just before approving the latest bill relaxing restrictions on carrying concealed firearms in Ohio, lawmakers removed a provision that would have required the state to recognize similar permits issued in other states even if those persons couldn't have qualified here." ... |
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