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CCRKBA Launches Counter-Attack to Bloomberg's Anti-Gun Campaign
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"The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today announced the launch of a national effort to counter billionaire New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's campaign of fear against firearms and their owners."
"Bloomberg has teamed up with Mayors Against Illegal Guns to send a moving billboard truck around the country claiming that 34 Americans are 'murdered with guns every day.' CCRKBA Chairman Alan M. Gottlieb said Bloomberg's campaign 'tells less than half of a story, so we're setting the record straight.'" ... |
A Brief History of Toothless Gun Control Laws
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... "I have since wondered how many of the 100,000-plus denials per year caused by the Brady Act are cases like mine. It turns out no one is keeping statistics on wrongful denial. My point here is that every piece of national gun control legislation handed down from GCA68 on has been nothing but lip service from Washington, and not only does next to nothing to reduce violent crime and keep guns out of the hands of the wrong people but puts in place a system that harasses law abiding gun owners." ... |
Firearms industry faces stiff regulation already
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"The letter 'Is Second Amendment killing people in Mexico?' (AC-T, Jan. 30) made a patently false claim and contained other, in my opinion, egregious errors which cry out for correction."
"The writer claimed that we face virtually unlimited sale of firearms. Many more knowledgeable experts have estimated our total number of laws regulating firearms to exceed 22,000. In fact, it is difficult to quickly identify the very few types of commerce that are more highly regulated." ... |
Good Training For A Good Cause
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... "The venue was the Central Florida Tactical Conference in Bartow, FL, coordinated by trainer Jim Clark. 65 or so attendees comprised physicians and other medical personnel, cops, military, and a bunch of law-abiding armed citizens who take responsibility for their own, and their families’, safety. All proceeds from the tuition went to the Wounded Warriors Foundation, and all the instructors and staff donated their time to the cause." ... |
"Yeah, It's Loaded"
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"The national 'open carry' movement, in which gun owners openly—and legally—carry guns in public, began in Virginia a decade ago. Meet three women who aren't bashful about it." ... |
Gun thinking gets squirrely post-Giffords
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"Gun laws are sort of like ink blots. What people see in them is largely determined by their emotional predisposition."
"The Giffords shooting tragedy in Tucson offered a new framework for viewing gun regulations. One expected reaction from the shootings is a push to tighten gun laws and ownership. That didn’t happen in Arizona; if anything, proposed state changes affirm Arizona as a leader in Second Amendment rights." ... |
Question of the Day: Is Hunting the Key to the Conservation? (video available)
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"This video, posted at ammoland.com, singularly fails to mention the role that hunting has played, is playing and will play in the return of Big Horn Sheep to The Lone Star State. (Not to mention the role hunters played in their disappearance.) Maybe that’s because those conservation efforts might lose sympathy if the general public knew that the people paying for the animals’ reintroduction are looking forward to shooting them. People like the Texas Big Horn Society, who call it like they see it (after the jump). But what about you? Do you think environmentalists owe hunters a debt of gratitude? Hunters have generated billions through the The Pittman-Robertson Act. Win win? Or sin win?" ... |
Arizona (Colt Revolver) Races Utah (1911) for First State Gun
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"'The shocking shooting of an Arizona congresswoman last month has not damaged the western state's love affair with guns,' monstersandcritics.com reports. 'The rampage at a shopping mall left six people dead and 14 injured. But lawmakers are not about to tighten the state’s famously lax gun laws. Rather they plan to bolster the status of firearms by naming the Colt revolver as the official state gun. On Wednesday a key legislative body approved a bill to make the Colt the official state firearm in recognition of the gun's role in helping settle the desert territory in the late 19th century.' Ha! it gets better . . ." ...
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Why Farago (and You) Shouldn’t Depend on Neighbors When the SHTF
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"'If and when the SHTF, working with your neighbors will be your most successful survival strategy.' Robert, I enjoy your site and works but must say, you’re practicing your shark-jumping with this recipe for 'epic fail'. Your 'armed intelligentsia' might be armed, and they might be smart (and with this pronouncement, I have some doubt), but they are certainly sorely lacking experience. If you're plan is to rely upon / work with your sheeple neighbors as 'your most successful strategy', you’re gonna die . . ." ... |
Made in Connecticut: Nutmeg Sporting Cartridge Ammo
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"Connecticut has a long tradition of firearms manufacturing, starting with Eli Whitney’s gun factory in New Haven which was the birthplace of mass-produced firearms in America. The most recent addition to the industry is at the opposite side of the state, in Winsted . . ."
"Army veteran Dean Blair started Nutmeg Sporting Cartridge in 2010 to offer quality reloaded ammunition to gun stores and target ranges in the Northeast ..." ... |
Why Farago (And You) Shouldn’t Modify A Self-Defense Gun’s Trigger
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"Lets start with this: why would a person want to install a trigger that requires less input force to fire the gun? Because it makes the gun easier to shoot. Why is this bad on a gun that could be used in a self-defense situation? Because it makes the gun easier to shoot. As in, easier to shoot unintentionally, while under stress, confronting an unidentified individual in your house, in the middle of the night, only seconds after you were startled out of paralyzing R.E.M. sleep. It’s also easier to shoot when rapidly drawing from its holster, your finger finding the trigger while the gun is still pointed at your foot. And it’s easier to shoot when trying to cram it back into that same holster ... You get the idea." ... |
Put guns away
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"I want to thank the writer of the Feb. 4 letter 'Restrictions aid criminals' for correcting me in my letter 'Another tragedy' as to the date when the Second Amendment was added to the Constitution, and its implications."
"I favor more restrictions on gun ownership to give criminals, the mentally ill and enraged people less access to firearms for them to kill people ..." ... |
Democratic Senator seeks to bolster gun checks
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"U.S. states should turn over more records to a national list of people barred from buying guns or face rising penalties, Sen. Charles Schumer said in introducing new legislation to Congress on Wednesday."
"The proposal is part of efforts to keep those who could not pass background checks from buying guns, spurred by the January 8 shootings in Tucson, Arizona ..." ...
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Bloomberg To Push For New Oppressive National Gun Laws
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"Bloomberg has teamed up with the liberal gun hating group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, to launch the anti-gun rights truck tour."
"The truck will features a mobile clock that will count the number of American lives lost due to gun violence since the Arizona shooting, but ignores how many more times guns save lives. Some people say Bloomberg is doing this because he wants to run for President in 2012 because Obama isn’t anti-gun enough!" ... |
New ‘Project Gunwalker’ allegations could expand Grassley investigation
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... "Revelations on CleanUpATF brought 'Project Gunwalker' to light in the first place, and those allegations have been consistently bolstered by all who have examined them since Vanderboegh and this correspondent first started reporting on this unfolding story. The credibility factor for charges being substantiated remains high, and Senator Charles Grassley and others pressing forward with investigations must take these new allegations very seriously, and make them part of their fact-finding efforts." ... |
Pushing even anti-gun senators to investigate 'Project Gunwalker' can bear fruit
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... "... 'What good would it do,' a gun rights activist might ask himself, 'to urge a committed anti-gun Senator to investigate BATFE malfeasance?'"
"The answer is, 'Perhaps more than one would think.' National Gun Rights Examiner David Codrea recently illustrated this nicely, when he reported that readers of his had secured promises from Senators Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) to seriously explore the allegations (and that, indeed, they had already begun to do so). ..." ... |
Vindication. CBS runs the definitive Gunwalker story so far: Gunrunning scandal uncovered at the ATF. "You can't stop the signal, Mal."
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... "... As I watched our vindication play out in electrons I couldn't help but think of Mr. Universe. "You can't stop the signal, Mal." The Project Gunwalker scandal, which began as a whispered rumor, is now out in front of the whole world to see. Most significantly, the ATF and DOJ hid, refusing to comment, refusing even to send out the weasel-worded non-denial deniers. Guilty. As. Sin."
"There is more coming on CBS, I can promise you that. And now the other networks and print "authorized journalists" will have to get off their duffs and start to play catch-up." ...
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ATF Gunwalker Scandal Hits the Big Time (CBS News): Feds Enabled 2500+ Guns
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"'Keeping American weapons from getting into the hands of Mexican gangs is the goal of a program called 'Project Gunrunner.' But critics say it's doing exactly the opposite. CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports on what she found.' What she found? How’s that for taking credit for the unwavering efforts of the gun bloggers at The Examiner and The Sipsey Street Irregulars? Never mind. CBS has moved the ball forward ..." ... |
Will justice be served in Brian Terry case?
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... "Another unsettling item, currently under review by Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, is that the rifles found at the shootout were the same rifles being monitored by federal firearms agents as part of a gun trafficking investigation out of Glendale."
"We hope justice is served in agent Terry’s murder, but the continued silence by authorities in the case continues to foster doubts that this will be the case." |
Teen Proposes Girls Carry Guns To Prevent Rape (videos available)
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"Oh, girls just wanna have gu-u-uns! Oh, girls just wanna have guns! So says Regis Giles, a 19-year-old conservative activist with a unique new idea to protect women and girls from prowling rapists: equip them with guns. ..." ...
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TX: Texas campus carry measure dangerous
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... "Texas has some of the loosest gun laws in the nation, including a conceal-carry statute. Yet this is not good enough for the Republicans who control the state government because they have been pushing even more deregulation. ... Over half of the State House has signed on as co-sponsors of the Senate bill and Governor Rick Perry has promised to sign it. Rick Perry is a ridiculous Yosemite Sam type character. Like Yosemite he struts around the State House with a gun while bragging about shooting coyotes. He even carries a gun while jogging. But what's good for Yosemite Sam is not good for Texas or the nation as a whole." ...
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AZ: Voters have a say in the kind of gun culture we live in
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"We join most Americans in supporting and embracing our constitutional right to keep and bear arms. We differ from some - and they are a minority - by also insisting that our society must demand that each of us exercise that right responsibly." ...
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NY: The Rich, the Famous, the Armed
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"MEN and women. Democrats and Republicans. Doctors, lawyers, merchants and moguls. A remarkable, if relatively small, cross-section of New Yorkers legally own handguns ..."
"Among the more than 37,000 people licensed to have a handgun in the city are dozens of boldface names and public figures: prominent business leaders, elected officials, celebrities, journalists, judges and lawyers." ... |
Senator wants to mandate background checks for all gun sales
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"All gun sales – even private transactions – would require a background check under legislation unveiled Wednesday by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.)."
"Current law requires that only licensed firearms dealers perform background checks, but Schumer says those rules don't go far enough to keep guns from the hands of violent criminals, the mentally ill, drug abusers and other prohibited buyers." ... |
Senator Schumer, Joined by Mayor Bloomberg, Unveils Legislation for Tougher Penalties for States That Don't Comply with Background Checks; Measure Modeled After Mayors Against Illegal Guns Proposal
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"United States Senator Charles E. Schumer, joined by New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, announced today the introduction of legislation that would provide greater reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) for individuals with mental illness, domestic violence records, and drug abusers, by increasing the penalties for states that fail to adequately turn over records for those who are prohibited from owning a gun. The legislation will also require that all gun sales, including those by private sellers, be subject to a background check, effectively ending the gun show loophole. ..." ... |
Zap Gun Grabbers with Bipartisan CCW Congressional Bill (video available)
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"'Congress can zap gun grabbers by passing a bipartisan gun rights bill offered by Reps. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) and Heath Shuler (D-NC),' gun rights dean John M. Snyder said here today."
"'We urge early and positive consideration of the measure, H.R. 822, the proposed National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011,' he added. 'It would provide a national standard with which nonresidents of a state may carry concealed firearms in the state.'" ...
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WY: Wyoming House gives first OK to concealed guns bill
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"Wyoming residents could carry concealed guns without a permit under a bill that cleared its first hearing in the state House of Representatives on Wednesday."
"The House voted 48-8 in favor of the bill after stripping off a proposed committee amendment that would have disallowed people from carrying concealed guns if they were too intoxicated to drive a vehicle ..." ... |
NV: Second Amendment (legal) remedies
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"The constitutional right to keep and bear arms is just one of the things that makes us uniquely American. Many worldwide yearn for even a taste of the rights we have here in the United States. Our Second Amendment protects our First, and this fact is not lost on those who hunger for both. On the issue of concealment, Nevada is designated as an open carry state and concealed weapons (CCW) permits are available to our citizens. Although I applaud Nevada for offering CCW permits, our laws need to be tweaked, and this is why I support both SB126 in the Senate and AB143 in the Assembly." ... |
PA: Castle doctrine needed in Pa.
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"I say thorns to the Daily Record for its opposition to law-abiding citizens' rights to protect themselves from unlawful attack, wherever they may be at the time."
"Last year the so called 'castle doctrine' passed both the House and Senate by a large bipartisan majority, and was then vetoed by a governor who has for a long time been in the pocket of foes of the Second Amendment." ... |
ME: Crafts’ bill targets gun limits
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"Proposals by Republican state legislators to relax Maine’s gun control laws set the stage for a new political standoff at the State House."
"Among the handful of bills expected to set off the biggest firestorm is legislation sponsored by Rep. Dale Crafts, R-Lisbon, that would — among other changes — repeal the requirement for a permit to carry a concealed weapon in Maine." ... |
WY: Better off dead: local experts agree on concealed carry bill
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"A local gun enthusiast and gun shop owner and police chief agree that SF47 – Concealed weapons – is a bill they are happy to see “indefinitely postponed” after the House failed to introduce the bill for first reading. The bill would have allowed Wyoming citizens to tote around concealed weapons without registering with the state." ... |
MI: Warren police sergeant fired
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"A Warren police commander has been fired because his written report about a traffic stop and a drug-related arrest did not match separate videos of the incident, a police administrator said Monday." ... |
NC: Investigators examine United Way checks to Franklin sheriff's office
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"The Franklin County finance director has confirmed that part of the state investigation into former sheriff Pat Green is focused on money that was supposed to go toward buying Christmas presents for children." ...
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OK: Sallisaw officer fired after shooting self
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"A Sallisaw police officer was fired Tuesday a day after shooting himself in the chest and blaming it on another man, said Police Chief Shaloa Edwards."
"Officer Wendel Hughes shot himself in the chest at the 14 Flags Museum in downtown Sallisaw and then called the police department and asked a dispatcher to send an officer, Edwards said. While en route to the hospital with the officer, Hughes said Mark Sweeney, 40, shot him." ... |
OK: Sallisaw officer pleads not guilty in rustling case
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"A Sallisaw police officer pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he stole livestock from a Sequoyah County family and sold the animals, pocketing more than $70,000."
"Wendel Don Hughes, 35, was charged Wednesday in Sequoyah County District Court in Sallisaw with 31 felony counts of larceny of domestic animals. He is free on $10,000 bond, the Sheriff's Office said." ... |
Mexico: Mexican Prez’s Ex-Guard Sold Military Weapons to Drug Cartels
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"'A Mexican officer assigned to guard President Felipe Calderón was accused of leaking information to drug cartels in exchange for bribes, training hit men through a private security firm, and supplying military weapons to groups like the Zetas, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable.' The information comes to us via elpasotimes.com. ..." |
Vote Linda Walker For NRA Board Of Directors (video available)
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"I’m writing to you to ask for your support."
"My name is LINDA WALKER and I need your vote for the NRA Board of Directors. When you receive the ballot, either in the mail or in your NRA publication, please cast your vote for me."
"As an ardent Second Amendment supporter, I am saddened by the erosion of our US Constitutional Rights over the years. The recent events in Tucson, as well as the Virginia Tech shootings, Colorado church murders, Columbine massacre, and other horrific events, have taught Americans nothing." ... |
PA: Local Gun "Law" Raises Questions
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"Last week, Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed a bill designed to close what has erroneously been dubbed the 'Florida Loophole.'"
"I have some issues with the ordinance."
"But let’s forget, for a moment, that I’m an ardent gun rights supporter."
"Instead, let’s use this 'opinion' column as a chance to examine facts." ... |
IA: "Permits To Carry" Up After New Rules For 2011
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"Cedar County Sheriff Warren Wethington walks past a sign in the office that reads 'The Second Amendment is Respected & Protected Here!' on his way into work each day."
"'The previous two sheriffs were not as liberal with issuing permits,' Wethington said Wednesday. 'I took over being very pro-gun.'" ... |
CT: Aldermen Blast Cavaliere; He Threatens Suit
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"Aldermen voted to request discipline for a 'reckless' police union president who suggested New Haveners arm themselves in response to the layoff of 16 cops. The union chief, Louis Cavaliere, responded by threatening legal action and saying he was simply doing what Sarah Palin does." ... |
Qaddafi invokes Waco, Tiananmen Square jointly.
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... "Qaddafi on Waco Yep, he also referenced the 1993 Waco siege of the Branch Davidians by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives:""Armed rebellion is another matter... We won't allow it. Unarmed incidents in Waco were dealt with by force... The Davidian cults in Waco were dealt with by armed vehicles." ... |
America, Don’t Let This Happen to You
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... "In the UK it is a right to own a shotgun, a privilege to own a firearm and damn right illegal to own a pistol, you in the States have the right to bear arms, fight tooth and nail to retain that right, Obama is looking at our unjust and antiquated legislation as a model for his own." ... |
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