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Gun disability relief funding ban could be challenged in spending bill
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... "... If restrictions remain unchallenged, it will recall the many times rules objectionable to gun owners have quietly been allowed to remain in place. Still, there is one change that could be insisted on now, and if it derailed the spending approval process either in a Harry Reid-controlled Senate, or if Barack Obama rejected it, that decision would fall squarely on the Democrats: Congress could, if it wanted to, restore funding to allow for relief of firearms disabilities -- or at least it could after January if it passed a short term resolution and left the long term bill for the incoming majority." ... |
There Is No Such Thing As a Gun-Free Zone
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"I get the Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America Facebook feed. Anytime anyone is shot MDA waves the bloody shirt. The younger the victim, the better. For example, 'A two-year-old toddler, Mackenzie Baskins, was hospitalized after being struck by a bullet from a drive-by shooting that targeted several houses in a North Carolina neighborhood this week. It was the fourth shooting in Charlotte within a two-day period.' Gang banging ain’t the point. The post’s underlying concept . . ." ... |
Gun control drumbeat starts in Arizona as Washington enters new phase
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"Saturday saw the first steps toward Michael Bloomberg-style gun control in Arizona with the Brady Campaign joining 'community leaders and activists' to protest a so-called 'bad apple gun dealer,' while the Washington Arms Collectors (WAC) launched its $10 background check program in Monroe, which continues this coming weekend in Puyallup."
"This Saturday’s WAC gun show will be competing with the planned 'I Will Not Comply' rally in Olympia. That event begins at 11 a.m., and will not be repeated on Sunday, while the WAC show is a two-day affair." ... |
Question of the Day: How Do You Convert an Anti?
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"It is often said that a liberal is a conservative who hasn’t been mugged yet. I can certainly attest to that. My road to Damascus moment happened in downtown Providence. I was a teen, doing some Christmas shopping, when a knife-wielding youth demanded my money. I gave it to him. But I’ll never forget the dead look in his eyes. He literally didn’t care whether I lived or died. So here’s the thing: pro-gunners wouldn’t want a liberal to get mugged to come to his or her senses. Or would we? Patriot Protection in Dallas, Texas has challenged antis to come to their training range and go toe-to-toe with a foe. [Press release after the jump.] What are the odds? So, short of that, what? . . ." ... |
Saturday speakers to include Bundy, Vanderboegh; Jan. 15 event announced
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"Saturday’s 'I will not comply' gathering in Olympia will include some nationally-known government critics, while a more legislative-oriented Jan. 15 event, co-sponsored by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and the Second Amendment Foundation, who were joined today by Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, could leave a more immediate impression on state lawmakers, considering a Monday morning e-mail exchange between Examiner and the Department of Licensing (DOL)."
"The e-mails were about the expansion of the state pistol registry under Initiative 594. They tend to confirm what many gun owners have feared about record-keeping tenets in the measure. ..." ... |
Beretta Pico Update
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"A month ago I wrapped up the review of Beretta’s new Pico. It’s definitely the slimmest, tiniest .380 out there and I really dig the great sights, the quick and simple takedown, and the fact that only the easily-removable inner chassis is the serialized 'firearm.' However, I wasn’t such a fan of the ejection problems I was experiencing. After a call with Beretta USA’s VP of Product Marketing and some further testing, there are some updates, tech notes, and best practices that I wanted to share here (some have subsequently been added to the owner’s manual), as I have experienced zero stoppages since . . ." ... |
Gun Review: Kahr CW9
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"Every year a new wonder nine arrives on the scene. While the new gun in town gets all the attention, Kahr’s 'pocket nines' – the CM9, PM9, MK9 pistols – and its super short .380 ACP pistols keep on selling to discerning self-defenders. The CW9 has something the other Kahrs don’t: a 3-finger grip length. This additional grip length is welcome for accuracy and control, but it’s also the turning point between a true 'pocket pistol' and one that requires a holster. It’s a feature, not a bug . ." ... |
New From SilencerCo: Harvester Subsonic 300 BLK Ammunition
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"One of the most dangerous places on planet Earth is the space between Nick and any new 300 BLK product. So when I got SilencerCo’s press release (after the jump) announcing they’re getting into the ammo biz with their new Harvester line of ammunition, I immediately requested some samples for him to test. I still wouldn’t advise getting in his way, but at least he knows he’ll be getting some of the new silencer-optimized rounds soon . . ." ... |
Gear Review: Timney Calvin Elite Trigger for the Remington 700
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"With the recent news that Remington is (kinda) recalling every Model 700 rifle ever made to replace their triggers, I figured that now would be the perfect time to review another offering from Timney Triggers. I reviewed their standard Remington 700 trigger nearly two years ago, and it hasn’t left my rifle since the day it was installed. However, the guys at Timney tipped me off that there might be a better choice for those looking to squeeze that last little drop of accuracy out of their gun: the Calvin Elite model." ... |
State Legislators Announce Coalition To Prevent Gun Violence
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"State Legislators from across the U.S. announced the creation of a nonpartisan coalition focused on gun violence prevention Monday."
"The group, dubbed American State Legislators For Gun Violence Prevention (ASLGVP), said that they feel the need to take action seeing as, 'Congress [has] failed in its responsibility to do something about this issue [of gun violence].'"
"'We are a coalition that is united by a common desire to find strategies that will work in our states, and that we believe will move the conversation forward and reduce gun violence across America,' said founding Assemblyman, and now chair, Brian Kavanagh (D-NY)." ... |
Gals With Guns Rustle Up Customers (video story)
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"Will that be a burger and fries with your Second Amendment?"
"If you think any Michael Brown types will be helping themselves to this cash register, think again. The owners and waitstaff in a Colorado restaurant are serving up protection with their meals."
"In this NRA-produced video feature, 'good food, friendly service and a huge helping of freedom – that’s what they’re dishing up at Shooters Grill in Rifle, Colorado.'" ... |
NC: Home Invaders Thought Disabled Vet Was an Easy Target – He Grabs a .45 and Proves Them Wrong
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"A Vietnam veteran who is disabled and uses a walker to get around thinks he was targeted in a recent home invasion because the suspects thought he was an easy mark."
"According to the Gaston Gazette:"""Sapienza, a Marine Corps veteran who served four years in Vietnam, was watching television in his bed ... He heard someone prying off the lock and pulling the nails to the latch out of his front door."
"He grabbed his .45-caliber handgun, put it in a holster on his walker and began shuffling toward the sound. He flipped a hallway light on, yelled out to announce he was armed, and yanked open the door to see two men wearing ski masks."
"They jumped off his porch and practically tripped over one another trying to flee, Sapienza said." ... |
Mexico: Hundreds Of Armed Women Defend Mexican City From Cartels
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"This week, hundreds of women in the Mexican town of Xaltianguis formed their own community defense organization to protect their town from organized crime. The women belong to a group called the Union of Peoples and Organizations of Guerrero State, or UPOEG."
"According to local community self-defense force commander Miguel Angel Jimenez, the women are spread out between various different teams that patrol the neighborhoods of Xaltianguis, which is a small town just outside of Acapulco." ... |
WA: Washington I-594 Background Check Bill Goes Into Effect. Now What?
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"Here in Washington (the state), I 594 has now gone into effect. People haven’t even figured out all the ways it makes you a criminal yet (e.g. it may cover flare guns, percussive nail guns, etc, due to its definition of 'firearm'). And yet here we are, full speed ahead down the slippery slope: Initiative 594 group calls for additional gun measures [via komonews.com]. The antis now want . . ."
"a safe storage law, a gun violence protection order (no due process) and state gun range inspections (for lead content). Singing the same old song." ... |
Second Amendment Under Assault In Maryland–Here’s How We Are Fighting Back
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"Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the Second Amendment protected every citizen’s right to 'keep and bear arms' in its 2008 Heller decision, lower federal courts have sought to evade the application of that rule. That pattern is now continuing in Maryland, where a district judge has upheld the Maryland 2013 Firearms Safety Act ('Act') that bans (i) so-called 'assault weapons' and (ii) so-called 'large-capacity magazines' ..."
"Our firm filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in support of a challenge to that ruling."
"This case is truly remarkable because the district judge first acknowledged that the Maryland Act was an 'infringement' on Second Amendment rights ..." ... |
Second Circuit To Hear Oral Arguments On Gun Lawsuit
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"The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday will hear oral arguments in the case of Shew vs. Malloy, a legal challenge to the key provisions of Connecticut's post-Newtown gun control legislation."
"The lawsuit, filed by a coalition of state gun owners, firearms dealers, and gun rights groups, seeks to overturn the assault weapons ban and the 10-round ammunition magazine limit that were enacted in 2013 as part of the legislature's response to the December 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. ..." ... |
Appeals Court To Hear Challenge To Connecticut Gun Laws Tuesday
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"Lawyers for Connecticut gun rights advocates are expected to appear Tuesday at a federal courthouse in New York, where they will appeal a 2014 decision upholding the constitutionality of the state’s post-Sandy Hook firearm restrictions."
"In January, U.S. District Court Judge Alfred Covello ruled that the gun law ... passed constitutional muster even if it burdened Connecticut gun owners."
"Covello ruled against a lawsuit brought by the Coalition of Connecticut Sportsmen, Connecticut Citizens Defense League, gun store owners, and individual citizens. The plaintiffs had argued that the law was unconstitutional and provisions within it were too vague to apply." ... |
D.C. Defends Concealed Carry Law Against Contempt Motion
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"D.C. is defending its law allowing the concealed carry of handguns against a motion from handgun supporters to hold the city in contempt."
"In July, a federal judge ruled that D.C.'s complete ban on carrying handguns in public is unconstitutional. After being granted a temporary stay, the D.C. Council passed emergency legislation and the Metropolitan Police Department instituted regulations allowing handgun owners to apply for a concealed carry permit. The Council is set to soon approve permanent legislation, while the city is currently appealing, but in the meantime D.C.'s attorneys must deal with a claim that the law does not comply with the original ruling." ... |
FL: Fort Pierce man's case could overturn Florida's 'open carry' ban, gun activists say (video available)
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"A local man's legal fight could overturn a long-time Florida gun law. The future of Florida's ban on openly carrying a firearm depends on a decision from a judge in the 4th District Court of Appeal."
"In February of 2012, Dale Lee Norman of Fort Pierce was walking down the sidewalk of a busy street. His firearm was completely exposed as shown in police dash-cam video. Norman's attorney Eric Friday says Norman had his concealed weapon permit but did not know his gun became accidentally exposed."
"Norman was convicted of open carry of a firearm in a St. Lucie County Court. His Jacksonville attorney is with the independent group Florida Carry and took the case to the 4th District Court of Appeal." ... |
WI: Beloit, Wisconsin Police To Residents: ‘Let Us Search Your House for Guns’
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"In a move that has patriots and second amendment advocates up in arms, a Wisconsin police department has asked its residents to allow them to voluntarily search their homes for weapons."
"Police in Beloit claim they are launching a new effort to reduce gun violence in which they’re asking city residents to volunteer to have police search their homes for guns."
"Police Chief Norm Jacobs said he doesn’t expect the phone to be ringing off the hook with requests for police to search their homes. He nevertheless hopes the program will encourage people to think about gun violence as an infectious disease 'like Ebola, and a home inspection like a vaccine' ..." ...
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TX: Austin police chief: Report gun enthusiasts so we can ‘vet them’ (video available)
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... "'Let me tell you what keeps me up awake at night, its these guys, its these homegrown Extremist that are lone wolfs that are made at the world that are angry, at that’s why it’s important for us as Americans to know our neighbors, know our families, tell somebody, if you know somebody that is acting peculiar, acting with a lot of hatred toward any particular group, especially if you know they are someone that’s a gun enthusiast, or is armed with these type of firearms and they’re showing any type of propensity for hatred, it doesn’t mean we are going to go in and take them to jail, but we might want to vet these people, he may very well be alive today if we had the opportunity to do that,' said [Austin Police] Chief Acevedo." ... |
MN: Minnesota Gun Rights Seminar This Saturday
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"This Saturday, December 13 2014, in Chaska, Minnesota, Gun Rights supporters will gather for an informative and interactive day of gun rights discussions."
"At the Gun Rights Seminar, we’ll preview our 2015 legislative goals and strategies, meet with key Second Amendment leaders in the Minnesota House and Senate, and have a chance to listen to and question experts on constitutional rights, self defense law, the ammunition industry, and more."
"We’ll also get an update from special guest Bryan Strawser from the Minnesota Gun Owners Political Action Committee on the outcome of the recent election, and the PAC’s plans for 2016." ... |
CA: Vice principal who had gun at school gives his resignation
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"An administrator who was arrested and then cleared after bringing a gun to Tevis Junior High School has resigned."
"Kent Williams, vice principal at the school since 2010, stepped down because he didn't want to be a distraction to the school and its educational environment, according to his attorney, Daniel Rodriguez."
"Williams has a concealed-carry permit but was arrested in August when he had a gun in a backpack in his school office. He was released after police consulted with the Kern County District Attorney's Office and determined that Williams falls under an exception of the Gun-Free School Zone Act." ... |
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