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Was walked gun recovered in Mesa shooting?
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... "There’s enough circumstantial evidence to warrant uncovering the truth of the matter, and it’s an important enough puzzle piece to see if it truly fits in the overall picture. Recalling that today is the anniversary of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry’s murder, reports about other uniformed officers (and indeed, anyone else) being threatened with Fast and Furious weapons need to be looked into. ..." ... |
Here’s a Thought, Mr. Mayor…
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"How about enforcing the laws you already have on the books? I know it’s kooky, but it just might be crazy enough to work. Mike Bloomberg, MAIG maestro and perpetual anti-gun rights crusader, made bales of hay from the fatal shooting of NYPD officer Peter Figoski. Not that it takes much for hizzoner to hop up on his well worn screw-the-constitution soapbox. But a dead cop is just the kind of never-let-a-crisis-go-to-waste opportunity Mayor Mike just can’t let pass by. It’s positively Pavlovian. Except now that a little time has passed and some of the facts of the case have been uncovered, a few inconvenient truths about the alleged shooter, Lamont Pride (above, center), have come to light…" ... |
Buddhist Packing Bond Pistol Shows American Embrace of Guns
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"Robin Natanel picks up a compact black pistol, barrel pointed down range. Gripping the gun with both hands, left foot forward, she raises the semi-automatic and methodically squeezes off five shots. ... If the target were a person’s head or heart, he’d probably be dead."
"Natanel is a Buddhist, a self-avowed 'spiritual person,' a 53-year-old divorcee who lives alone ... And at least twice a month, she takes her German-made Walther PK380 to a shooting range ..."
"Two years ago, an ex-boyfriend broke into her house when she wasn’t home. The police advised a restraining order. Instead, she bought pepper spray and programmed the local police number on her cell phone’s speed dial. ..."
"Ultimately, she got the Walther ..." ...
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GLOCK Statue of Liberty Gun Official 2012 SHOT Show Auction Handgun
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"GLOCK, Inc. has announced that they have been selected as the official Handgun for the 2012 SHOT Show Auction."
"A one-of-a-kind, hand-engraved GLOCK 22 will be available to GLOCK collectors and firearm enthusiasts worldwide during the auction, scheduled to take place starting at 10:00PM on December 14th – January 20th, 2012."
"The exclusive GLOCK, known within the company as the 'GLOCK Statue of Liberty Gun,' features an intricate, hand-engraved tribute to the United States and the Statue of Liberty. This theme was selected to recognize GLOCK's 25th Anniversary in the United States, which coincides with the 125th Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty." ... |
Why US Should Be Concerned About Domestic Effects Of UN Arms Trade Treaty – OpEd
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"Negotiations for a new U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) are supposed to be finalized in July 2012. Some of its supporters argue it would have no 'impact on the ability of individuals within the United States to acquire and possess firearms.'[1] Even if this is true, it is not the only reason to be concerned about the treaty. But if the treaty comes before the Senate, its domestic effects will be of central importance. While the treaty is not yet complete, analysis of the current draft demonstrates that there are legitimate reasons to be concerned about its potential domestic effects." ... |
Gear Review: Leupold Mark 4 8.5-25×50 LR/T M1 Rifle Scope
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"There’s only so much you can do with iron sights. I’ve seen people hit the 10 ring from 1,000 yards away using nothing but a M-16 with aperture sights, but what if you’re not on a flat range with a gigantic black dot as your target? What if you need to hit a deer at distance, or a small metal plate? What about if you absolutely cannot miss and lives are on the line? For those who need to make precision shots from long distances and actually see what they’re hitting Leupold has developed the Mark 4 riflescope, and I got my hands on one to test out." ... |
New Daily Caller Guns Section Features NRA Press Releases, Op-Eds... And Ads
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"This morning, the right-wing Daily Caller announced the launch of a new website section called Guns and Gear. According to their press release, 'The section will include everything from the latest news about armed citizens defending themselves and their property, to coverage of Second Amendment policies and politics, to reviews of the latest guns and gear.'"
"... But if the section's current content is any guide, the Caller has decided that the best way to provide this 'daily news coverage' is to republish articles and press releases directly from the National Rifle Association (NRA). Take a look:" ... |
A New Yorker's Opinion: Figoski Killing Highlights Need to Crack Down on Illegal Firearms
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... "The point: It is easy to point to self-defense as a good reason to allow people to carry guns around. But a lot harder to point to times when they actually served that function. Especially in our crowded cities, there seems to be less-and-less reason, or justification for allowing the public to go armed. And, in any case, localities should be allowed to determine the gun laws that suit them best."
"And I think most people, save for the most extreme pro-gun elements, would agree with that." ...
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Private Sale Loophole?
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"First there was the oxymoronic 'gun show loophole'. Now thanks to America's richest mayor we have the equally moronic 'private sale loophole.'"
"In a press conference held today to announce a new 'report' ... New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched a full frontal attack on private gun sales and Internet classified sites. In a scene reminiscent from his earlier 'investigations' involving gun shows, Bloomberg's private investigators trolled 10 websites and called 125 private sellers. The sites included Craigslist (which doesn't allow firearms classifieds), Armslist.com, and GlockTalk.com. Supposedly, 77 out of 125 sellers agreed to sell a firearm to someone who self-identified as a prohibited person." ... |
New York City Probe of Internet Gun Sales Finds 62% Will Break the Law
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"A New York City-sponsored private investigation of 125 gun sellers found that 62 percent would agree to commit felonies by selling the weapons on the Internet to individuals who said they wouldn’t legally qualify as purchasers, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said today." ...
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Illegal Gun Sales Run Rampant On Internet
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"A New York City undercover investigation heralded as the first of its kind has found a 'vast and largely unregulated market for illegal guns' on the Internet, and the wost offender is a website that has gotten mixed up with the law before: Craigslist."
"In the report released Wednesday, entitled, 'Point, Click, Fire: An Investigation of Illegal Online Gun Sales,' investigators found that sellers on Craigslist agreed 82 percent of the time to sell guns to a purchaser who admitted they probably couldn't pass a background check. Not that anyone is supposed to be selling guns on Craigslist. The website, which depends on self-policing, claims to ban firearms sales yet thousands of guns were found listed for sale there, according to the report." ... |
Terry family marks one year anniversary of death of their son, Brian Terry, murdered border patrol agent
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"One year ago today, Border Patrol Agent Brian A. Terry was gunned down in Arizona near the Mexican border by illegal immigrants armed with weapons from the now-infamous ATF 'Fast and Furious' gunwalking operation."
"... ATF whistleblowers told CBS News and Congress it was a dangerous practice called 'gunwalking,' and it put thousands of weapons on the street. Many were used in violent crimes in Mexico."
"Terry's killing has touched off a firestorm that crossed international borders and trigger investigations, Congressional hearings, denials and admissions to the upper levels of the Justice Department." ... |
One Year And Counting
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"Today marks the first anniversary of the murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. He was killed in a gun fight with armed bandits near Rio Rico, Arizona. Four suspects were arrested at the time and a fifth escaped." ... |
Anniversary.
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"As Neil McCabe reminds at Human Events reminds us, tonight is the one year anniversary of the murder of Brian Terry with a weapon provided through the good intentions of the United States government, which only exists to help the American people."
"A year. And still we wait for the FBI to figure out a way to prosecute the one wounded killer they were forced to retain without compromising their cover-up of the involvement of their one-armed paid snitch." ... |
Grassley: ‘DoJ needs to provide straight answers, not spin’
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"The Department of Justice 'needs to provide straight answers, not talking points and spin' when it responds to congressional inquiries about Operation Fast and Furious, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) said today, on the one-year anniversary of the slaying of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry, the incident that ignited the Fast and Furious investigation." ... |
ATF critics mark anniversary of incident that brought down Fast & Furious
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"Today marks the one-year anniversary of the fatal gun battle in southern Arizona that cost the life of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry and led to the exposure of a government scandal that is now the subject of two Congressional investigations and a Justice Department Inspector General’s probe, and threatens to become a blood-soaked campaign issue for 2012."
"It is now clear this was no 'botched' operation at all, but instead was carried out as conceived. What nobody cares now to admit is that they conceived it. ..." ... |
House GOP proposes ‘lost confidence’ resolution on Attorney General Holder
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"Nearly two-dozen Republicans are backing legislation stating that Congress 'has lost confidence' in Eric Holder to continue as attorney general."
"The resolution, introduced by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and supported by 21 GOP co-sponsors, resolves 'that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress has lost confidence in the Attorney General of the United States.'" ...
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NH: PSU protest: Guns on campus?
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"Last Friday, two Second Amendment activists planned to protest the University System of New Hampshire’s campus gun ban by violating it. Their intent was to stroll the Plymouth State University campus with loaded rifles slung over their shoulders."
"This was no ambush. They notified university officials of their plans at the start of the week. There was to be no shooting; only a peaceful act of civil disobedience designed, as most are, to illustrate a political point. The university’s reaction was to treat these men as threats to the safety of students."
"The university got a restraining order, which sent the matter to court ... What was silly was the on-campus reaction of administrators and some professors." ... |
GA: Proposal would let students carry guns on campus
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"A Cherokee County state legislator plans to introduce an amendment to a bill that would allow college students who are at least 21 years old to take firearms on campuses."
"Current law already permits those students to have concealed guns in their vehicles."
"State Rep. Sean Jerguson (R-Holly Springs) said his amendment would only apply to licensed concealed gun owners ..."
"The legislator said he was propelled to consider the amendment after recent incidents on two college campuses in Atlanta."
"'I think it’s an appropriate situation … so they can be able to protect themselves from the predators we are seeing,' he said, referring to the recent incidents in which ... students have been robbed at gunpoint." ... |
OH: Josh Mandel packs punches -- and heat -- in fundraising plea to Second Amendment advocates
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"Second Amendment advocates, Josh Mandel wants you."
"In a recent fundraising letter addressed 'Dear Fellow Gun Rights Activist,' Ohio's Republican state treasurer touts himself as a 'proud pro-gun candidate' for U.S. Senate."
"Mandel also wants you to know he leaves nothing to chance in his tranquil suburban neighborhood."
"'When it comes to the defense of my own home and wife Ilana, I'm the proud owner of a Berretta (sic) handgun and a Marlin .22 caliber rifle,' writes the Beachwood resident." ... |
WI: Vilas County bans concealed carry for employees
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"The Vilas County Personnel Committee finalized its concealed carry policy, banning county employees from carrying a concealed weapon while performing county duties."
"Questions of liability continued to plague the decision, with committee members wondering what the county's liability would be if they allowed their employees to carry concealed weapons." ...
"Committee chairperson Linda Thorpe added that there are options for a county employee that feels threatened during the course of their duties other than carrying a concealed weapon."
"'In instances [where] an employee feels that they may be threatened, they have contacted the sheriff's department and a deputy has gone with them,' Thorpe said." ...
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WY: Casper, Wyoming: No Guns at City Council Meetings
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"uring the most recent legislative session, state Senator Kit Jennings (R-28) of Casper sponsored permitless carry legislation to expand the Right-to-Carry across Wyoming, only to see his hometown now fight to restrict it. Last week, the Casper City Council voted 5 to 4 in favor of an ordinance to ban the open carrying of firearms during city council meetings. While nothing has ever occurred to necessitate this proposed ordinance, the city council is one step away from making this ban a reality and will decide its fate on third and final reading at their next meeting scheduled for Tuesday, December 20. The council will meet at 6:00 p.m. in the Casper City Hall located at 200 North David Street." ... |
ICE Agent Convicted
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"Frank Johnston, a top Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, had a valuable informant — or so he said."
"The informant was a Syrian-born, Arabic-speaking man who purportedly had information about an Albanian organized crime group ... Johnston actively vouched for the man — a convicted felon."
"In reality, however, the informant was a fraud, prosecutors say. They alleged that Johnston had tried to get the man signed up as an informant and secure him a favorable sentencing deal in exchange for a lucrative consulting position. Johnston was paid as much as $4,000 a month in consulting fees at the same time he was deceiving agents, attorneys and even a federal judge by claiming that the man was working as a confidential informant ..." ... |
Greeks Bearing Gifts
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... "The Federal Government of the United States has a juicy military equipment giveaway program for local law enforcement agencies. Department of Defense Program 1033 was initiated in 1997 as a response to the 'war on drugs' and the 'war on terror'. For a small city or small town police department it’s pretty much a 'kid in the candy store' fantasy. Guns, ammunition, ballistic vests, armored personnel carriers, boots, helmets … you name it … is up for grabs. Why Bull Frog, Oregon would need an armored personnel carrier is perhaps a bit unclear. But if they really want one? They can have it! ..." ... |
CA: Oakland officers reassigned pending beanbag probe
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... "The incident happened just before 1 a.m., as Occupy Oakland's citywide general strike devolved into acts of vandalism. Campbell said he was in Frank Ogawa Plaza outside City Hall supporting the movement and documenting it by taking photos and video."
"His footage shows him walking several yards in front of a police line. A flash of light is seen as an officer fires a beanbag from a shotgun ..."
"In an interview Tuesday, Campbell said he had been struck on the right thigh ..."
"Police did not attempt to aid him, he said. Instead, a medic from Occupy Oakland gave him ice before others helped him into a taxi. ..."
"Despite the internal affairs probe, Campbell said no one from the Police Department had contacted him." ... |
MI: Ottawa County settles with man shot by deputy
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"Ottawa County and a sheriff's deputy have reached a settlement with a Grand Valley State University student accidentally shot during a drug raid at his off-campus apartment."
"Attorneys issued a joint statement Tuesday on the settlement reached in the shooting of Derek Copp. They say financial details of the settlement are confidential."
"On March 11, 2009 deputies were raiding an Allendale apartment, where detectives had earlier bought marijuana in an undercover operation. As the officers entered the unit, Deputy Ryan Huizenga confronted Copp at a sliding door and accidentally shot the student in the chest." ... |
TN: Memphis cop charged with statutory rape
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"A Memphis police officer is behind bars after investigators say he sent a 14-year-old girl nude pictures and had a sexual relationship with the teen."
"Officer Ericck Cain, 25, has been charged with aggravated statutory rape and exploitation of a minor by electronic means."
"Investigators say Cain emailed a naked picture of himself to a 14-year-old relative in January. About six months later, police say, the two had sex in a house in the 5600 block of Cottonwood." ... |
NV: Metro Police officer fired after beating caught on tape (video available)
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"A Las Vegas police officer has been fired after an internal investigation found he violated several department policies during a March beating that was caught on tape."
"Officer Derek Colling’s employment was terminated by Sheriff Doug Gillespie, effective today, officials said. Colling had been on paid administrative leave."
"Videographer Mitchell Crooks was in his driveway videotaping police on March 20 as they investigated a burglary report across the street."
"Crooks says Colling, 37, arrested and beat him when he refused to stop filming." ... |
FL: 2 French Canadians sue Hollywood, allege false arrest, battery
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"Two French Canadian snowbirds claim in a lawsuit that Hollywood police wrongly arrested them, broke one's rib and punched the other in the face while the men were handcuffed in an episode fueled by prejudice and nepotism." ...
"The lawsuit contends that because of Reingardt's relationship to one of the boys, police relied on the words of the teens, refused to take statements from several eyewitnesses and arrested LeFrancois and Pontbriand 'in a shameful and humiliating fashion' and acted 'in bad faith with malicious purpose or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights.'" ...
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MD: Man Charged After Fake Grenade Found In Apartment
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"Maryland fire investigators said a Washington County man was charged after a fake hand grenade was found in his apartment."
"The Maryland fire marshal's office said 58-year-old Philip Charles Taylor was charged Tuesday with manufacture of a phony destructive device and possession of a phony destructive device. ..." ...
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OH: Deer-gun Hunting Continues December 17-18
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"Ohio's popular deer-gun season will run an additional weekend, Saturday and Sunday, December 17-18, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife."
"The extra weekend days were added in 2006 in response to requests from hunters for more weekend time to hunt. Hunters can use a legal muzzleloader, handgun or shotgun from one half-hour before sunrise until sunset on December 17-18. Ohio’s pre-hunting season population was estimated to be 750,000 white-tailed deer." ... |
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