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‘Bloggers’ continue to beat media at their own game on ‘Gunwalker’
Submitted by: David Codrea
Website: http://www.davidcodrea.com

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... "So damn right I’m blowing a horn, and with all my might. Because as we’ve just seen (again) a few days ago, the major players are still not only ignoring the truth about this story, they are actively abetting the lie—even introducing hate into the mix is not beneath them. And Mike and I have known throughout that we don’t have time to be polite or quiet or patient, because people’s lives and careers have quite literally been on the line throughout this unfolding story. If it was yours, or a loved one’s, would you want any less of us?" ...
 

Le Gun Lobby C’Est Moi
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Jeff Knox wrote an interesting piece the other day titled Attention Lamestream Media: I am the 'gun lobby'. It was positively cheerworthy. I, too, get irritated with the way the nefarious 'Gun Lobby' is portrayed in the media. I personally know several of the people in the Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance (GOCRA) who were instrumental in getting the Minnesota Citizens' Personal Protection Act (our 'shall-issue' law) passed, and I met some of the opposition, including Heather Martens, the Executive Director of Citizens for a Safer Minnesota (CSM)…"

"There were a couple of big differences between the GOCRA folks and Heather, the primary one being that Heather was supported by a nice salary from CSM ..." ...
 

Every Picture Tells A Story, Part Two
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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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
 

National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2012. What does it do, or not do? More importantly, does it constitute a declaration of war on the people?
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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... "Here's my conclusion: If anybody in the government, at any level of government, starts raiding American citizens' homes, putting black bags over their heads and carrying them off without due process, then the shooting begins whether they have a law that says they can or not. That's just a fact. Nothing repeals your natural, God-given and inalienable rights. No more free Wacos."

"So, my advice? Until you actually see the whites of the raid parties eyes, don't start shooting. No Fort Sumters. ..."

"In the meantime, do what you should have been doing all along -- preparing. Training. Fitness. Logistics. Planning defensive strategies for your local area."

"Got militia?"
 

Feeding the Troll(s) – The Conclusion
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"If you waded through yesterday's troll smorgasbord, you'll remember that I promised to lay out my (brief) plan to solve the whole gun violence thing. Or a good portion of it, anyway. This post isn't as long as yesterday's. No really. The solution really is pretty quick and easy (for my tongue in cheek answer see this essay). But for the real stuff, read on…"

"It all boils down to four points:" ...
 

Loving Freedom Enough to Defy the NDAA
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"You might assume that revolution brews here in the 'Homeland,' given Our Rulers’ paranoia: both the House and Senate have passed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (NDAA); the bill requires only Obummer’s signature by December 26 to destroy the venerable, infinitely precious right of habeas corpus. Thereafter, the president may declare American citizens 'terrorists' with no evidence whatsoever and imprison them indefinitely."

"The NDAA implies that the heavily armed sociopaths in office fear us pistol-packin’ serfs. And while the legislation justifies their phobia by painting taxpayers as terrorists, that’s merely Leviathan’s excuse. ... Always and forever, the State equates slavery with safety." ...
 

Gun sales shoot up at Christmas
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Flat screen TVs and laptops are always popular gifts at Christmas. But, a different kind of present is triggering people's interest this holiday season. Gun sales are up at outdoor shops around Bakersfield."

"Be careful when you check those stockings by the fireplace this year because there could be a pistol inside. As shoppers crowd into stores these last few days before Christmas looking for that perfect gift, some shoppers are dropping the gift cards and grabbing a Glock."

"'I think it's a good gift for anybody,' said Virginia Varley."

"Virginia Varley is shopping for her son-in-law. 'I'm looking for a varmint and some .22 shells. He's got everything else under the sun,' she continued." ...
 

Breaking from the serious: You cannot make up this stuff
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Despite the fact that the Pacific Northwest has its share of dumb firearms-related news in any given year – including the story out of Idaho regarding a kid who shot a mule deer mount during a hunter education course the other day – there is no monopoly on stupidity in this part of the country."

"Item #1: In Pennsylvania right now, authorities are investigating a fatal shooting over the weekend to determine if it was a case of justifiable homicide. ... this story began when a woman living with her boyfriend called her husband to come and pick her up after she and the boyfriend had an argument."

"Now, you’ve just got to know that whatever happened after that is going south by the short cut." ...
 

Focusing Excessively On Guns As A Survival Element
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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... "I would like to comment on one little thing though ... and that is your health. You’re not yet 50 and have undergone open-heart surgery? Is that partly related to your eating habits? Was there some excess smoking and drinking in there too? Have you slacked off on the exercise over these last couple decades?"

"Sorry for getting so personal, but don’t you think those are more important factors in your survival than the guns? Isn’t it a mistake to neglect the one and focus so excessively on the other?"
"My quick and dirty reply was: '… of COURSE there are many factors that are FAR more important than guns when it comes to survival. Sheesh.' And indeed, health is on of those factors.
 

Gun Folks Christmas Present Countdown
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"OK…there's HOW many 'days 'til Christmas' and you STILL haven't squared away (a) what you're gonna get for the shooters on your Christmas List, or (b) what the people who wanna get YOU gun stuff for the holidays are gonna buy for ya?" ...
 

Breaking News: Kevin Brittingham Escorted from Advanced Armament Corp. Premises
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"There are 'credible reports' this afternoon that Kevin Brittingham, founder and head honcho at Advanced Armament Corp., was escorted from AAC's Atlanta-based factory by company security this afternoon. Escorted, as in 'fired,' 'let go,' 'spending more time with the family.' Kevin has had some prior scuffles with Freedom Group, the company that bought Advanced Armament in 2009 for oodles of cash and is the gigantic corporate owner of brands like Remington and Marlin among others. But there was nothing to indicate a possible leadership change at AAC might be in the works. We flew down to AAC HQ a few months back and interviewed Kevin (full interview here), but here’s the part that might interest you…" ...
 

Light a Candle for All Shooting Victims on Anniversary of Tucson Shooting
Submitted by: Opposing Views
Website: http://www.opposingviews.com

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... "Some would suggest that American gun violence is an intractable scourge, with obstacles to progress that are just too high and too numerous. The American people don’t believe that, not for a minute. There is no better time to make that clear than January 8, 2012, the first anniversary of the Tucson shooting."

"We urge people across this nation, in cities, suburbs and small towns, to join with the Brady Campaign, and many others on that day, to stand as one to remember the victims of American gun violence and to say, with one simple act, that we will no longer tolerate the relentless loss of innocent lives to gunfire."

"That simple act is to light a candle. ..." ...
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KABA Note: As Dan Zimmerman said: Thank God Someone’s Finally Doing Something
 

CBS Guest: 'Insanity of the Lack of Gun Control' Leads to Police Deaths
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Former New York City police commissioner Bill Bratton brought his pro-gun control agenda into a segment about the FBI's latest crime statistics on Tuesday's Early Show on CBS, blaming the 'the insanity of the lack of gun control laws in this country' for an increase in police deaths during 2011." ...
 

Could 'gun libraries' reduce gun deficit?
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"It's reassuring, I think, that so many homes in our area have more guns than books. As the NRA keeps reminding us: the more guns our citizens have, and the easier they are to get, the safer we all are, and the better society we have. Right?" ...
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Submitter's Note: This is like saying that since 900 µg of Vitamin A is the recommended daily dose for men 14 and up, 10,000 µg a day would be even better. But it's not.
As for more guns than books, are you serious?!? Between us my wife and I have more than 1,500 books, and that's just in the bedroom! Overall we're over 5,000 books. Hell, we have more than 400 cookbooks alone!
 

PA: Investigators try to determine if a fatal Montgomery County shooting was justified
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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... "[DA] Ferman said a woman living with her boyfriend contacted her husband to pick her up after she and the boyfriend argued."

"Her husband, Joshua Levin, and son, Zachary Levin, 19, both of Barto, arrived at her boyfriend's home wielding baseball bats ..."

"Ferman said the man retreated to the rear of the property, where his truck was parked. Joshua and Zachary Levin followed and threatened to kill him."

"The resident retrieved a Ruger .40 caliber semiautomatic handgun ..."

"Zachary Levin struck the man with his bat, and the man fired a single shot. Joshua Levin approached with his bat, poised to strike, and the man fired again." ...
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H/t to Dave Workman.
 

MI: 2 shot in gunfire exchange at coney island on Detroit's west side
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"Two people were shot early Wednesday in an attempted robbery at a coney island on the city's west side."

"A gunman robbed and shot a patron at the Legends Coney Island in the 2550 block of West Davison, near Linwood, before the victim shot him back around 2:30 a.m."

"'He pulled a gun on the customer. The customer had a CCW and shot him back,' restaurant owner Kujtim Preni said."

"After the exchange of gunfire, the gunman fled, and his victim was taken to a local hospital, where he is expected to recover." ...
 

Now, 91 congressmen have ‘no confidence’ in Holder or believe he should quit
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Attorney General Eric Holder’s list of Operation Fast and Furious critics has grown over the past several days, as four more have signed on to a resolution of 'no confidence' in him." ...

"Though it’s not directly a call for Holder to step down, the resolution alleges that the nation’s top law enforcement official’s actions have proven he is not 'competent, trustworthy and beyond reproach,' and that he has sought to 'cover up' mistakes rather than cooperate with Congress 'in disclosing the events and circumstances and transparently addressing the issues.'" ...
 

Even Before Fast and Furious, They Had Guns on Their Minds
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"What Obama administration officials, including the president, knew or didn't know about the [ATF]'s 2009 Operation Fast and Furious has little to do with what they should have known."

"Attorney General Holder, Secretary Clinton, President Obama, and Secretary Napolitano each declared that he or she did not know about Fast and Furious until 2011. But what should they have known about a federal program that eventually led to mass murder?"

"In a 1999 web article on leadership, writer and attorney Jonathan Wallace examined the question of when to hold those in power accountable. He begins with a two-part question: 'did he know or should he have known?'"
 

J. Christian Adams on the Racial Agenda of the Obama Justice Department (video story)
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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... "Cameron Gray and John Popp talk to J. Christian Adams about an article about a New York Times profile of Eric Holder he wrote for PJ Media entitled 'How the New York Times and Charlie Savage Lie'
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Submitter's Note: How they lie about Fast & Furious and its cover-up I mean blood-soaked details *ahem* I mean repercussions.
 

Enjoying the honesty and common-sense
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"I don’t know much about Ron Paul, the most libertarian candidate in the Republican primary, but his campaign speeches have caused me to notice him." ...

"So I visited Ron Paul’s campaign website (ronpaul2012.com) to learn more. Paul has posted position statements on many important issues, and I read them. What did I learn?"

"I now know that Ron Paul and I disagree substantially on these issues: immigration, reproductive rights, economic policy, and the Federal Reserve."

"We share common ground on these issues: national defense, cutting federal spending, the Second Amendment, drug policy, and homeschooling." ...
 

The establishment vs. Ron Paul
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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... "Perhaps not since Ronald Reagan has a Republican presidential candidate been so routinely disparaged, marginalized, and flouted in the incessant manner that Ron Paul has. He has been branded 'anti-Semitic,' stamped 'unelectable,' and written off as 'nutty.' ... decried by neocons as a 'dangerous isolationist.'"

"Certainly, the Republican establishment’s treatment of Ron Paul has been iniquitous. Yet, despite this treatment, Ron Paul has remained dignified, gracious, and on message. He has performed consistently well in the polls and debates; and he has refused to pander or waver to special interests or convention."

"Likewise, Paul is pro-life; pro-second amendment; supports a protected border; served in the military ..." ...
 

TN: Gingrich stops in Knoxville
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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... "The candidate began to take questions and the first was regarding his stance on the Second Amendment, or the right to bear arms. Gingrich said the right to bear arms and protect oneself preceded government. He went on to say that if colonists were not allowed to have their own weapons, the Revolutionary War could not have been possible." ...
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Submitter's Note: Then why did he tell Hugh Hewitt:
"'Look, I think we ought to draw a clear distinction about a whole range of weapons that are explicitly military, and I have no interest in arguing or defending the right of people to randomly hold weapons that are that extraordinary, except under very, very unique circumstances.'"
"Or did the colonists not use "explicitly military" weapons to defeat the Brits?
 

WI: Concealed guns OK in county buildings
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"'Can someone tell me what a weapon is?' Supervisor Eugene Wurtz asked when the Dodge County Board of Supervisors took up the issue of concealed carry in county facilities Tuesday night."

"At the end of the discussion, the board rejected a resolution to prohibit weapons in county facilities. Concealed weapons will be allowed inside Dodge County buildings if the owner has a proper permit." ...
 

WY: Guns now prohibited from city meetings
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"An armed officer dressed in a suit and tie stood behind Casper City Council on Tuesday as members patiently listened to seven arguments for or against banning openly carried weapons in city meetings."

"In the end, votes remained the same as those cast at the previous council meeting. Weapons are no longer allowed in city government meetings."

"'I expect this issue is not going to go away,' Mayor Paul Bertoglio said." ...
 

Montana Shooting Sports Association Lawsuits Update
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"A couple of you have asked for an update on the lawsuits MSSA is involved in. There are two in process and one maybe in the works."

"Campaign spending. MSSA is a plaintiff in a lawsuit now before the Montana Supreme Court attempting to implement in Montana the Citizens United v. FEC decision by the US Supreme Court." ...

"Montana Firearms Freedom Act. Most of you know that the Montana Firearms Freedom Act ... was designed to challenge federal power asserted under the power given to the federal government in the Constitution to 'regulate commerce … among the states' ... The MFFA declares that any firearms made and retained in Montana are not subject to any federal authority under the Commerce Clause...." ...
 

IN: Elkhart County sheriff intervenes against feds in raw milk case
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"David Hochstetler doesn't want to be in the limelight." ...

"As a producer of raw milk, though, Hochstetler — operator of Forest Grove Dairy south of Middlebury — finds himself at the center of controversy. He's faced repeated inspections by federal regulators, apparently, and his situation prompted Elkhart County Sheriff Brad Rogers to intervene, advising the feds to watch their step or face arrest by his department."

"'With Mr. Hochstetler, he's had harassment and ongoing visits that were unreasonable,' said Rogers, who told federal officials in a Dec. 2 email that they would need warrants before conducting any more inspections of the man’s farm. 'I just told them they were no longer welcome unless they had a warrant.'" ...
 

TSA screenings aren't just for airports anymore
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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... "The Transportation Security Administration isn't just in airports anymore. TSA teams are increasingly conducting searches and screenings at train stations, subways, ferry terminals and other mass transit locations around the country."

"'We are not the Airport Security Administration,' said Ray Dineen, the air marshal in charge of the TSA office in Charlotte. 'We take that transportation part seriously.'"

"The TSA's 25 'viper' teams — for Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response — have run more than 9,300 unannounced checkpoints and other search operations in the last year. Department of Homeland Security officials have asked Congress for funding to add 12 more teams next year." ...
 

Hackers post cops' personal data to avenge Occupy movement
Submitted by: Anonymous

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"Computer hackers are avenging the Occupy movement by exposing the personal information of police officers who evicted protesters and threatening family-values advocates who led a boycott of an American Muslim television show."

"In three Internet postings last week, hackers from the loose online coalition called Anonymous published the email and physical addresses, phone numbers and, in some cases, salary details of thousands of law enforcement officers all over the country."

"The hackers said they were retaliating for police violence during evictions of Occupy protest camps in cities around the country, but law enforcement advocates slammed the disclosures as dangerous." ...
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KABA Note: But don't people have a "right to know whether their friends, enemies or neighbors have a license to carry a concealed weapon"?
 

WI: ‘Culver’s Five’ Collect $10K From Madison Taxpayers
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"You may remember the case of the 'Culver's Five,' a group of men legally open carrying in Madison Wisconsin who were surrounded by MPD cops. Two of the five refused to produce their IDs as requested and were arrested. All were subsequently charged with disorderly conduct…"

"Once the City of Madison thought better of it (translation: actually read the law and discovered that open carry was legal in the state of Wisconsin) they dropped all charges against the five. But that didn’t stop the men, with the help of Wiconsin Carry, from suing the bastards." ...
 

CA: Jury: Fresno Sgt. Palomino used excessive force in fatal shooting of Steven Vargas
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"A federal jury on Tuesday found that Fresno police Sgt. Mike Palomino used excessive and unreasonable force when he shot and killed a man who was unarmed but high on drugs in October 2009."

"A six-man, two-woman jury deliberated for the better part of two days before unanimously finding that the city was liable for the death of Steven Anthony Vargas, who was shot eight times by Palomino as he sat in an SUV after crashing it into a van parked in an East McKinley Avenue driveway."

"The same jury, however, cleared Fresno police Chief Jerry Dyer of any role in the Vargas shooting." ...
 

IA: A former Des Moines police officer has been taken into custody by the FBI on a civil rights violation warrant
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Federal authorities arrested former Des Moines police officer Mersed Dautovic Tuesday morning in connection with an alleged excessive force case from 2008."

"The FBI confirms Dautovic was taken into custody at his West Des Moines home. ..."

"Dautovic is charged with one count of excessive force and one count of obstruction of justice. He is being held pending a detention hearing on Wednesday."

"Dautovic resigned from the Des Moines Police Department after allegations of excessive force were lodged against him during a 2008 traffic stop. The city settled with Erin Evans and Octavius Bonds, who claimed Dautovic and his partner John Mailander beat Bonds more than a dozen times with batons." ...
 

OH: Waite Hill Police officer busted for having sex with 14-year old boy (video available)
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Waite Hill Police officer, Matt Mole, has been arrested for sex crimes against a young boy."

"The sick cop appeared in Cuyahoga County Court Tuesday afternoon and was charged with unlawful sexual conduct with a minor." ...
 

FL: Deputy arrested on charges of lewd, lascivious behavior on a disabled person (video available)
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"An Orange County Deputy was in jail Tuesday night after he was accused of molesting a disabled woman. The victim said she was scared for her life because Deputy William Martinez was in full uniform and armed with a gun at the time."

"Martinez is facing felony charges of lewd and lascivious battery on a disabled woman. The Sheriff's Office said Martinez met her days before doing a call for a well-being check." ...

"The arrest report showed Martinez who was on duty and in uniform repeatedly touched the victim against her will while 'attempting to persuade an intimate encounter.'" ...
 

LA: Rayville police officer jailed (video available)
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"A Rayville Police Officer has been arrested for felony carnal knowledge of a 15-year-old juvenile."

"The Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Rayville Police Department requested that Louisiana State Police Detectives conduct an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct involving a fifteen-year-old female by a Rayville Police Officer." ...
 

LA: LICENSING GONE WILD: Five Months in Jail for Unauthorized Talking (video available)
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"May the city of New Orleans subject local tour guides to hundreds of dollars in fines and five months in jail for engaging in unauthorized talking?"

"This is the question the Institute for Justice (IJ) seeks to answer in a federal lawsuit filed on December 13 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Four New Orleans tour guides are joining forces with IJ to strike down New Orleans’ tour guide licensing scheme as a violation of their fundamental constitutional rights:" ...
 

ND: Local Cops Ready for War With Homeland Security-Funded Military Weapons
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"Nestled amid plains so flat the locals joke you can watch your dog run away for miles, Fargo treasures its placid lifestyle, seldom pierced by the mayhem and violence common in other urban communities. North Dakota’s largest city has averaged fewer than two homicides a year since 2005, and there’s not been a single international terrorism prosecution in the last decade."

"But that hasn't stopped authorities in Fargo and its surrounding county from going on an $8 million buying spree to arm police officers with the sort of gear once reserved only for soldiers fighting foreign wars." ...
 

MI: Detroit police officer charged with theft from flower fund
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"A city police officer was arraigned this week on charges she embezzled $17,000 from a Detroit Police Department flower fund."

"Malkia Miller, 39, is charged with embezzlement/public official over $50; use of a computer to commit a crime; and embezzlement/agent or trustee between $1,000 and $20,000."

"Each charge carries a 10-year jail sentence, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said." ...
 

WA: SPD chief Diaz hired outside atty. on CI leaks to media.
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"Seattle Police Chief John Diaz hired an outside attorney this year to oversee an investigation into confidential information leaked to the news media, according to sources familiar with the investigation."

"A Seattle police spokesman, Sgt. Sean Whitcomb, confirmed Monday that the investigation was opened after information was leaked during the department's internal investigation of an incident in which Officer Shandy Cobane threatened to beat the 'Mexican piss' out of a prone Latino man."

"'The reason for this was that information regarding an active disciplinary case was divulged and we were concerned that this would have adverse impacts on our accountability process,' Whitcomb said in a written statement." ...
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KABA Note: "[A]dverse impacts on our accountability process"? Are you kidding me?!? This from the department which the DoJ has just finished investigating and discovered (to quote Seattle Weekly) "the department's Office of Professional Accountability almost always shows neither professionalism nor accountability"? But if someone leaks information about a cop's transgressions, then by G-d there's gonna be a serious outside investigation!
 

OH: Sheriff: Ohio man cleaning gun killed Amish girl
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"A man cleaning his muzzle-loading rifle shot the gun into the air, accidentally killing a 15-year-old Amish girl driving a horse-drawn buggy more than a mile away, a sheriff said Tuesday." ...
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SUBMITTER'S COMMENT: If you feel you absolutely must discharge a firearm, do so with a safe backstop, never over water and NEVER INTO THE AIR!
 

NJ: New Jersey Second Amendment Society President’s Report – 12/20/2011
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Whether you celebrate Christmas, Chanukah, another holiday or no holiday, I want to take this opportunity to wish you all, the Beauty of Nature, the Joy of Family and Friends, the Peace that Love brings and the Happiness of Sharing all of those Blessings with those who are important to you." ...

"Speaking of the January meeting, the SAF/ANJRPC lawsuit challenging New Jersey’s 'justifiable need' clause is perhaps the most significant litigation directly impacting upon the right to discreetly carry a defensive handgun for self-defense and defense of one’s family. I know that every single member is going to want to show up in support of David Jensen and hear what he has to say about the future of this litigation." ...
 

NY: Gun sales shoot higher for the holidays (video available)
Submitted by: GunPOliticsNY
Website: http://www.gunpoliticsny.com

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"Hitting the stores to get that someone the perfect gift for the holidays."

"'It borders on chaos, controlled chaos,' said one store general manager."

You may have had to put up with long lines and lots of customers to purchase one of the best selling items and we're not talking flat screen TVs or kids toys."

"That general manager is Frank Tybush, of B & J Guns, who said, 'We have new shooters who say, ‘what gun should I have?’'"

"More people than ever may be filling their holsters for the holidays. There are no stats for New York yet, but gun shops will tell you it's like nothing they've seen before." ...
 

The UN Arms Trade Treaty is a "bulletproof" license to sell
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"The UN Arms Trade Treaty sprang from an initiative by then Foreign Secretary Jack Straw in September 2004. Impelled, perhaps, by the irony of being part of a Labour government that was presiding over wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the treaty Straw called for will likely be adopted in July 2012. Today, British NGOs are among the treaty’s most vociferous advocates, with Oxfam calling with monotonous regularity for a 'bulletproof Arms Trade Treaty.'"

"In the US, the treaty is controversial primarily because it might affect rights protected under the Second Amendment to the Constitution ... If the treaty gets as far as the Senate, Second Amendment concerns will likely scuttle it there." ...
 

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