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It’s Time For The Firearms Freedom Act Of 2015
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"The on-going attacks to the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding American citizens by the [ATF] has been relentless under the current administration."
"ATF agents in Phoenix supplied firearms to the Sinaloa drug cartel, apparently in hopes of causing enough bloodshed along both sides of the border with firearms originating from the ATF plot to justify a ban on the semi-automatic firearms they were delivering to narco-terrorists. To this day, not a single ATF agent involved in the plot has been fired, and none have been criminally charged. Instead of complying with congressional investigations into the plot, the ATF and the [DoJ] ... have stonewalled investigators, resulting in Holder being held in criminal contempt of Congress." ... |
On Presidents Day, let’s talk about ‘sensible’ gun regs
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"As the nation celebrates 'Presidents Day' today – honoring George Washington and Abraham Lincoln – it might be a splendid time to talk about the Second Amendment and what an editorial in yesterday’s Valley News in West Lebanon, New Hampshire suggested are 'sensible gun regulations.'"
"The editorial discussed 'a modest package of gun control measures' that were the subject of a public hearing last week. Noting that 'Hundreds of Vermonters turned out, most of them against the measure,' the newspaper suggested that the opponents may be playing Chicken Little. At issue is a proposal to extend background checks to private gun sales 'with a broad exemption for transactions within an immediate family.'" ... |
Should firearms be exempt from tax?
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"Readers of the Knoxville News Sentinel may have seen a recent letter to the editor (subscription required) deriding the bill proposed by state Sen. Frank Niceley, R-Strawberry Plains, and Rep. Kelly Keisling, R-Byrdstown, for a Tax Holiday for guns, ammo, and related equipment. The Farragut writer states,""To exempt guns and/or ammunition from taxation is beyond belief." "He doesn’t realize, perhaps, that the very medium he is using to eschew that weekend tax exemption is itself exempt from tax 365 days per year. How much more revenue would the state receive if it required sales tax be collected on all newspapers?" ... |
The Number One Defender of Our Second Amendment Rights
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"In a blog piece at American Thinker yesterday, Michael Filozof, warned readers that Obama is using executive agency powers to make an end-run on the 2nd Amendment by banning ... the 5.56x45mm, 62 grain, M-855 military round. Mass-produced for use by our military, it is quite popular among American gun owners due to its relatively low cost. Ammunition manufacturers producing billions of rounds for military use have no problem in turning out an extra billion for civilian shooters. The ready availability of 5.56mm leads many American shooting enthusiasts to purchase very large numbers of the civilian versions of the military rifles that fire it."
"Therein lies the problem for a government that fears its own citizens. ..." ... |
Gear Review: DARA Holsters & Gear Custom IWB Holster
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"I used to work with a guy who would occasionally reference the one that got away. A woman so good, so pure, and so joyous that he spent the rest of his life a confirmed bachelor (in the Victorian sense). In a startling coincidence, I have also had one get away. Not a woman, of course, but a holster. She was a Don Hume, and a real beauty at that. Fitted perfectly for my Glock 19, it was the most comfortable I’ve tried, allowing me to carry a nearly full-sized pistol in the appendix position. I don’t know what made it so good, but I regret every day that I let it go. And all the Kydex girls in the world will never compare to that homely looking Don Hume . . ." ... |
What Really Scares Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America’s Shannon Watts
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"'It’s official,' Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America jefe Shannon Watts pronounces at huffingtonpost.com, 'the phrase 'open carry' has entered the American lexicon. That’s because gun extremists from Virginia to Washington to Texas and all across the country have started showing up in restaurants, state capitols, and other public places openly carrying loaded semiautomatic rifles. Occasionally donning kilts or gas masks and other attention-getting attire, these extremists look as though they are headed to battle instead of visiting their legislators or picking up milk at their local Kroger grocery store.' And so it begins: a rant that reveals what really worries Watts . . ." ... |
WA: Moms Demand Action Lobby Day Gets Crashed (videos available)
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"Bloomberg’s Moms Demand Action held their lobby day in Olympia, WA on Feb. 10th, 2015. On hand to cover the manufactured PR stunt was Laughing At Liberals."
"The day started off at a church near the capitol building, where they bussed in activists, handed out their manufactured signs and propaganda talking points, and where they only wanted their own media present, as Bloomberg/Everytown organizer Meera Bhardwaj ejects LaughingAtLiberals." ... |
NJ: Retired Teacher Faces 10 Years for Flintlock Possession (video available)
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... "Gordon Van Gilder, who taught in the New Jersey school system for 34 years, is a collector of 18th century memorabilia. He acquired a genuine antique flintlock pistol from that era, and had it unloaded and wrapped in a cloth in his glove compartment when he was pulled over for an alleged minor traffic violation."
"Van Gilder consented to a requested search of his vehicle, and when asked by the officer if there was anything in the car the officer should be worried about, Van Gilder informed him about the flintlock in the glove box. ..."
"New Jersey’s draconian gun laws explicitly include antique firearms such as this 300-year-old pistol. Indeed, possession of a slingshot is a felony under New Jersey law." ... |
Remaining Anti-Gunners In U.S. Senate Renew Push For Gun Control
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"Anti-gun U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.), have introduced their Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act (S. 407 and H.R. 752, respectively), in yet another attempt to ban magazines that accept more than 10 rounds. Similar legislation has been introduced in previous Congresses, and has repeatedly failed since the expiration of the Clinton 'large' magazine ban in 2004."
"Firearms designed to use magazines that hold more than ten rounds have been around for more than a hundred years. Today they constitute a majority of all new firearms manufactured, imported and sold in the United States ..." ... |
Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act Would Allow Concealed Carry Weapons Across State Lines
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"The United States Constitution acknowledges that citizens have the unalienable right (liberty) to both keep and bear arms, there is no legislation that should be imposed on any law-abiding citizen regarding their carrying of any weapon, especially at the federal level."
"Senate is advancing the 2015 Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow concealed carrying of weapons by permit holders across state lines." ...
"'This operates more or less like a driver’s license,' Sen. John Cornyn ... the second-ranking Republican in the upper chamber, told The Hill. 'So, for example, if you have a driver’s license in Texas, you can drive in New York, in Utah and other places, subject to the laws of those states.'" ... |
FL: Guns on campus vote (video story)
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"In a different era we were scared to death of menacing young toughs carrying switchblades."
"The specter of the Jets and the Sharks flashing metal at the rumble stampeded Oklahoma, and a lot of other states, into outlawing knives that could be flicked open automatically."
"In retrospect, there was no small amount of classism involved in the decision — let’s disarm the poor people. It’s not by mistake that it’s perfectly legal to buy, sell and own switchblades in Oklahoma, just not to carry them." ... |
OK: Switchblade ban is out of date
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"In a different era we were scared to death of menacing young toughs carrying switchblades."
"The specter of the Jets and the Sharks flashing metal at the rumble stampeded Oklahoma, and a lot of other states, into outlawing knives that could be flicked open automatically."
"In retrospect, there was no small amount of classism involved in the decision — let’s disarm the poor people. It’s not by mistake that it’s perfectly legal to buy, sell and own switchblades in Oklahoma, just not to carry them." ... |
OR: Clackamas County considering Second-Amendment resolution; Some concerned it would help felons get guns
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"Clackamas County is considering a resolution supporting Second-Amendment gun rights, but some residents are concerned it could put firearms in the wrong hands."
"County commissioners will vote on a resolution affirming Second-Amendment rights in a 6 p.m. business meeting Thursday, Feb. 19."
"A Ceasefire Oregon flyer assumes that the resolution opposes expanded background checks for gun sales and aims to help felons buy firearms."
"'Clackamas County commissioners will consider a resolution that ostensibly supports the Second Amendment but will, in reality, continue to enable criminals and domestic violence abusers to buy guns,' the flyer reads."
"Chair John Ludlow insists that's not what the resolution is about." ... |
OR: Clackamas County: Responsibility for safety comes with gun ownership
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"Citizens have the right to bear arms, but if they choose to own guns, they should do so safely, according to a resolution affirming the Second Amendment that the Clackamas County Commission will vote on this Thursday."
"County Board Chairman John Ludlow and Commissioner Tootie Smith brought the resolution to the board in a work session last week, saying they have been deluged by emails from gun-rights activists. They were concerned about the spector of legislation forcing law-enforcement officers to knock on the doors of recently bereaved widows to collect their husbands’ guns." ... |
NH: Legislature should dismiss Bradley's gun bill
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"One can only hope that the N.H. Legislature will find enough common sense to dismiss Jeb Bradley’s pro-gun violence bill SB 116; legislation that would eliminate the requirement to obtain a concealed carry permit for firearms."
"It is the primary responsibility of our Legislature to ensure the safety of the citizens of this state. Allowing anyone, including minors, to carry loaded, concealed weapons without restriction is beyond reason. Senator Bradley is clearly pandering to an extremist fringe group in order to further his own political career. This is a display of government at its worst." ... |
FL: University System Takes Aim At Guns On Campus
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"Florida's university system wants state lawmakers to holster the idea of allowing guns on campus."
"A joint statement from the university system's Board of Governors, university police chiefs and the 12 public universities expresses opposition to a legislative proposal (SB 176 and HB 4005) that would allow people with concealed-firearms licenses to carry guns at state colleges and universities."
"In the statement, the university system said 'that removing that long-standing protection is contrary to the values we embrace and could create new challenges in our ability to provide a safe and secure learning environment.'" ... |
OK: Bill would allow some to carry guns into Oklahoma Capitol
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"An Oklahoma legislator says anyone with a license to carry a handgun should be allowed to take the weapon into 'the people's Capitol.'"
"'It's our God-given right and our constitutional right,' said Rep. John Bennett, R-Sallisaw, who has filed legislation to allow weapons to be taken into the Capitol building."
"Bennett's bill has been assigned to the House Public Safety Committee but has not been set for a hearing."
"A similar bill was approved in the House Judiciary Committee last year, but the proposal did not reach the full House." ... |
OK: Oklahoma Legislature may rumble over switchblade ban
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"The switchblades may come out at the Capitol this year."
"At least three bills — one in the House and two in the Senate — have been filed to eliminate the state’s nearly six-decade ban on carrying what are more properly called automatic knives."
"The impetus for repeal comes from OK2A, a Second Amendment advocacy organization that has supported much of the gun-rights legislation enacted in recent years." ... |
AK: Alaska Court to Weigh Wrongful Death Suit Against FFL
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"Interesting news from the last frontier. The heart of the matter being adjudicated in a wrongful death suit is whether an illegal sale occurred by Juneau gun dealer Rayco Sales and whether or not civil liability exists. This is a complicated matter that I’m watching closely. The ATF has begun proceedings to revoke 82-year-old Ray Coxe’s federal firearms license. He’s operated Rayco Sales for 45 years. As of this writing he was slated to terminate all legal firearm sales last week . . ."
"What started this mess? It’s a doozy, one of those strange situations that makes even a seasoned, bitter gun dealer like me scratch my head." ... |
'Dictator In Chief' Unleashes Newest Attack On Guns
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"By executive fiat, the Obama administration intends to eliminate one of the most common types of .223-caliber ammunition, used by the AR-15 and other general-purpose rifles."
"Why? Ostensibly because there’s a new type of handgun that is also capable of shooting the so-called 'armor-piercing' or 'green-tipped' rounds traditionally fired only by rifles."
"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced on Feb. 14 a proposed ban on the manufacture, sale or importation of a popular form of ammunition used by thousands of law-abiding gun owners. Within hours of the announcement, the prices on the green-tipped .223-caliber rounds started skyrocketing." ... |
ATF Bans Popular Rifle Ammunition It Says Is “Armor-Piercing”
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... "As if in anticipation of Obama’s remarks, the ... [ATF] issued its latest broadside against the Second Amendment the day before, declaring that by definition 'green tip' M855 'ball ammunition' chambered in 5.56 mm is now 'armor piercing' and can no longer be manufactured, imported, or sold in the United States."
"In its 'framework' that exposes the twisted logic behind its unilateral decision in a mind-bending 17-page analysis, the ATF defines armor-piercing based how the cartridge is constructed, rather than how it may, or may not, penetrate armor. But that doesn’t faze the authors:" ... |
CA: 10-year-old girl shoots sister with father's service gun
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"Fresno police say the 10-year-old daughter of a Madera County sheriff's lieutenant shot her younger sister with their father's gun in an apparent accident."
"Fresno Police Lt. Joe Gomez says the 8-year-old girl was shot Friday in the torso and is in stable condition."
"Gomez tells the Fresno Bee ... that the girls' father was getting ready for work and had removed the magazine on his handgun before leaving it on a bed while he got ready for work."
"He says the 10-year-old grabbed the gun and discharged a bullet left in the chamber hitting the younger girl." ... |
CA: Northern California town requests probe after prostitute steals police sergeant's gun, badge
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"A Northern California town plans to request an independent investigation into how its police chief handled the probe of a sergeant who allegedly had his gun stolen by a prostitute at a Nevada hotel room, a newspaper reported."
"Kensington police Sgt. Keith Barrow was asleep when his gun was stolen last May, the Oakland Tribune has reported ... citing court records and interviews. The weapon was recovered the next day when the prostitute's pimp shot himself in the leg with it during an altercation at a pawnshop." ... |
NC: GRNC Alert 02-15-15: First Citizens Bank Bans CCW
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"In a unified show of ignorant disregard for your safety, First Citizens Bank's Board of Directors recently decided to disallow concealed carry at their branches. This puts all law abiding citizens at risk and should convince current and potential customers of First Citizens Bank (FCB) to reconsider patronizing this, or any bank, that puts customers in harm's way."
"What problem are they trying to solve with the ban? ... bank robberies hit a 10 year low in 2014 of 91 (as of Nov. 30), down from 267 in 2004. The fact that this correlates perfectly with the exponential growth of CCW in NC suggests that CCW is a large part of that fix. Are they trying to fix the non-existent problems they have with CCW permitholders? Where are those reports?" ... |
OR: Protect our guns
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"Citizens of Coos County, if you believe in the greatness of our beloved country, you know the reason our Founding Fathers placed the 2nd Amendment in our Bill of Rights. It was to secure our unique freedoms, against all enemies foreign and domestic, by having the right to bear arms for the defense of ourselves and the state."
"Today, we are faced with our very own Oregon Legislature and federal government wanting to erode our ownership and possession of firearms with proposed measures aimed at restricting all firearms and ammunition, including bans, taxation, extensive waiting periods, registration, licensing and even confiscation." ... |
MI: Good guys with a gun are needed
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"In response to Gloria Thomas (Letters, Feb. 5) calling for a boycott of Kroger stores until the chain drops its open-carry policy for gun owners: Gloria, your words are foolish and dangerous. Forget the fact the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects the individual right of all citizens to keep and bear arms. Let’s consider recent history. You claim shoppers need not show (carry) a gun to shop in the store. This is a true statement. The same can be said for those attending school in this country. So 'gun-free zones' have been created." ... |
WA: Stats contrived to puff up agenda
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"Lillian Christina, in a Feb. 4 letter 'We can do more with gun control,' extols Initiative 594's passage. Stating 'Firearms were the second-leading cause of death for youth ages 1 to 19 in 2011,' Christina says that one can change social thinking by following the information as given by the Brady Center and Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence."
"If you want true facts, check the statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and the FBI. Brady statistics are skewed to enhance their anti-Second Amendment agenda. When Brady Campaign says "children," they include 18- and 19-year olds, people who can be considered adults. Also, suicides are included, not acknowledging suicide is a crime of means."
"OK, about background checks?" ... |
CO: Colorado Man’s Realistic Gun Shirts Come With A Warning
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"A Colorado business owner says he’s making a statement on gun rights with some controversial new apparel that’s being seen across the world."
"Inside Nitelife Billiards in Grand Junction is something owner Paul Liebe calls a great conversation starter." ...
"Among the cue balls and pool sticks are open carry custom shirts sporting a realistic gun in holster and shoulder strap that make it appear the person wearing it is carrying openly."
"Liebe says the shirts started as friendly gifts around town, but soon orders started coming in from all over the country. Now they have gone global with boxes of orders stacking up." ... |
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