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Effective Gun Activist Politics Lesson Six: Strategic Planning
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"It's been awhile since I have written an installment of my Effective Activist Politics series, but this is one of the most important topics for activists and activist organizations to pay attention to so I'm adding it to the series. If you'd like to read or re-read the other articles in the series they are available at www.FirearmsCoalition.org and also at www.GunVoter.org."
"Every grass roots lobbying organization needs to schedule two strategic planning sessions every year. The output of one is a legislative plan, and the other is a political action plan." ... |
Another Proposed UN-Administered Gun Ban
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"The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) recently published a warning about a UN-sponsored Arms Trade Treaty Resolution that poses a distinct threat to the private ownership of weapons. ... "
"The NAGR report stated that our nation has joined with 152 others at the UN as a supporter of the treaty resolution that calls for establishing a timetable in 2012 when a UN conference will iron out details about the planned comprehensive treaty. The group quotes former U.S. Ambassador to the UN John Bolton who cautions America's gun owners that the UN 'is trying to act as though this is really just a treaty about international arms trade between nations, but there's no doubt that the real agenda here is domestic firearms control.'" ... |
States to Feds: Step Off
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"We had no idea: states across the land are assembling their legislatures and passing these resolutions asserting their sovereignty. It’s all part of this push, it seems, to remind whomever — citizens, the federal government — that the 9th and 10th amendments to the Constitution imbue the states with certain rights."
"The number of states deciding that these resolutions are worth doing are growing. South Carolina passed one this week. A Kansas resolution affirming the state’s 10th amendment rights was on Thursday sent to the state Senate for a full vote. Late last month, the Alabama legislature sent up a resolution essentially reaffirming the 10th amendment ..." ... |
D.C. Lawyer Will Defend Chicago's Gun Law Before Supreme Court
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"A Washington, D.C. solo practitioner with extensive experience before the Supreme Court will argue in defense of the city of Chicago's strict handgun ordinance in a closely watched Second Amendment case next month."
"James Feldman, who argued 45 times before the high court as an assistant to the U.S. solicitor general, got the nod to argue in what is widely viewed as an uphill battle for gun control advocates. The case is McDonald v. City of Chicago."
"At issue in the case is whether the individual right to bear arms, as articulated in the D.C. v. Heller decision of 2008, applies against local restrictions on firearms. ..." ... |
Request for Praxis Reviews
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"There are a few items I've had praxis requests from other Irregulars on that I lack enough experience to speak intelligently on. Perhaps someone would like to pass on their experiences with the following. Kindly do not post them as comments here, but email me at GeorgeMason1776-at-aol.com and I will combine them into discrete praxi." ... |
WI: Police question son's story after he's shot by mom
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"A 21-year-old man whose mother shot him in the groin Thursday night told police he was trying to be funny by wearing a ski mask and pretending to rob her, but investigators aren't necessarily buying his story ..."
"Police are trying to determine if the man was actually trying to rob his 37-year-old mother, Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer said."
"The man said he pretended to rob his mother behind their house ... as she returned from shopping about 9 p.m. ..."
"His mother drew a .357-caliber revolver and fired several shots, hitting her son at least twice, the statement says."
"... The man's record with Milwaukee police includes arrests for drug- and weapons-related offenses, Stanmeyer said." ... |
FL: 70-Year-Old Winter Haven Man Shoots Would-be Thieves
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"Two would-be thieves didn't count on a motion alarm and a gun-toting 70-year-old Winter Haven man when they tried to steal the batteries from his golf cart ..."
"Robert Rowley, of 28 Henry Drive in Winter Haven, awoke to the sound of a motion sensor alarm about 2:15 a.m. Monday."
"When the alarm sounded, he grabbed his handgun and flashlight to investigate, sheriff's reports said."
"As he walked outside his home, he saw two men, who investigators said were trying to cut the cables to the battery packs on Rowley's golf cart."
"When he challenged them, one of the men began to walk in Rowley’s direction, he told investigators he tried to scare the men away by firing his gun." ... |
Violent Encounters: A Tale of Two Pizza Shops
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"Our readers will remember the horrific July 2004 beating of Joseph Scarpino by convicted felon Mark Jones which occurred while Mr. Scarpino waited in line at DaVinci's Pizza Shop in Akron." ...
"Spring 2009 is five years into Ohio's concealed carry license law with approximately 150,000 licenses issued ..."
"Twenty year-old Patrick Finney ... walks into Your Pizza Shop in Akron, Ohio, with the intent to rob the store. ..."
"... J.H. immediately hands over a stack of $10 bills from the register, but Mr. Finney is not satisfied and points the shotgun at J.H.'s head. In fear for his life, J.H. pulls his gun and shoots Mr. Finney ..."
"... the difference between the two cases speaks volumes and needs no further explanation." |
'Zero tolerance' doctrine shares hysteria of anti-gun movement
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"This week's furor over the treatment of a 9-year-old Staten Island, NY student who got in trouble for having a tiny LEGO figure with a rubber gun can be ultimately credited to the same hysteria that prompted the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence into declaring war on Starbucks."
"Likewise, the 'zero tolerance' mentality of an elementary school principal grows from the same revulsion towards firearms as the hoplophobia recently exhibited by an Evergreen State gun prohibitionist at the appearance of several armed citizens during a recent hearing on an anti-gun measure in Olympia." ... |
MD: The Maryland General Assembly seeks to define, then ban, assault weapons
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"In a 2007 report released by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), the crime rate in Maryland was approximately 8-percent higher than the national rate." ...
"In 2009, CQ Press released their annual Crime State Rankings, and Maryland was listed as the ninth most dangerous state in the union ..."
"And Maryland has ... some of the toughest gun control laws in the country."
"So to capitalize on that documented 'success' thanks to previous get-tough-on-guns legislation – and to remain indifferent to properly enforcing laws currently on the books - the Maryland General Assembly is once again seeking passage of an 'assault weapons' ban that does little more than regulate the people who actually abide by those laws." ... |
NE: Ex-sheriff's deputy sentenced in sexual abuse case
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"A former area sheriff's deputy was sentenced Wednesday to two months in jail and two years probation for abusing a vulnerable adult."
"LeRoy J. Svoboda, 68, of Silver Creek pleaded no contest to two counts of the charge in November ..."
"He was sentenced by District Judge Mark Kozisek to 60 days in the Valley County Jail and given credit for 20 days time served. If he shows good behavior, his sentence can be reduced to 42 days, less 20 days for time served."
"Svoboda was accused of having sex in June 2008 with a 27-year-old mentally handicapped woman."
"His accuser gave birth to a baby in January 2009, and DNA samples taken from the baby and Svoboda were a match, according to an affidavit." ... |
FL: Miami Beach cops arrest people for recording police misconduct
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... "The ACLU's Florida chapter says it plans to sue the Miami Beach Police Department after a gay visitor to the city was beaten and arrested by police when he tried to call 911 to report the police beating of another gay man." ...
"In a letter sent to Miami Beach Mayor Matti Harrera Bower on Wednesday, the ACLU said Miami Beach police 'also have an alarming history of arresting individuals, particularly African-American men and women, who witness police misconduct.'"
"The ACLU says it has received reports of Miami Beach officers threatening to arrest witnesses of police misconduct and even tearing out cellphone SIM cards belonging to people who photographed police arrests." ... |
IL: Rumors Come True: Fiorito Avoids Criminal Charges
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"Remember a few weeks back when the Cook County States Attorney's office denied a leaked rumor that Anita Alvarez would be letting the embattled, allegedly anti-gay, undeniably fishy Richard Fiorito off the hook? Turns out the rumor held some truth: As of Monday evening, Alvarez' office has ended its 'nearly year-long' investigation into the allegations facing Fiorito and, perhaps unsurprisingly, has decided not to press criminal charges ..." ...
"Though Fiorito has evaded criminal charges related to the nearly 40 people who claim the officer wrongly charged them with DUI and, in some cases, targeted and harassed them for being gay, he will remain on administrative duty pending the conclusion of a CPD internal investigation. ..." |
NC: Turmoil inside Durham Police Department?
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"Their mission is to protect and to serve, but lately some Durham officers are accused of bending the rules they're supposed to follow."
"Last Friday, Officer Stephen Commander was booked on breaking and entering and extortion." ...
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UT: Former Moab cop faces burglary, theft charges
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"A former Moab police officer was charged with burglary and theft in January for allegedly stealing money from his own police department."
"Officer Edward Arvel Guerrero, 43, is accused of stealing about $900 from an envelope he allegedly took from the office of a Moab police lieutenant, said his attorney Greg Skordas."
"Guerrero was employed with the department at the time of the alleged burglary and theft, sometime around August 2009. The money was believed to be proceeds from a drug bust or other crime, Skordas said."
"The Utah County Sheriff's Office investigated the case and Emery County Attorney William Langston is prosecuting the case to avoid any conflict of interest, Skordas said." ... |
NY: Former NY Cop Indicted For Murder
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A former Eastchester police officer has been indicted in the shooting death of a New Yorker.
A Westchester County grand jury charged former officer James Pileggi with second degree murder on Wednesday. The jury says Pileggi recklessly caused the death of his friend, Andre Everett.
On November 3rd, Pileggi was showing off a laser handgun to the 27-year-old real estate agent when he shot Pileggi in the the throat.
If Pileggi is convicted, he will face 15 years in prison. He is currently free on $50,000 bond.
Pileggi's lawyer says the shooting was a tragic accident, but not a crime.
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Submitter's Note: Don't they teach cops to keep their booger hook off the bang-switch until ready to fire? |
CA: Want a concealed carry weapon permit? Get trained
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... "We need a clear and objective method for dealing with concealed carry weapons permitting. A method that doesn't vary among the counties and municipalities. One that is responsible, reasonable and fair. One that declares the requirements clearly and unambiguously. AB 357 would have been a good start."
"I'm talking about carrying concealed weapons in public, which is very different from citizens having guns in their homes. A person in possession of a loaded firearm in public bears a terrible responsibility, which demands that we take gun rights to the next level." ... |
UK: Gang members 'used ferocious dogs to attack four teenagers before stabbing a boy to death'
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"A 16-year-old boy was killed in a gang attack in which two dogs were used as weapons to bring down and savage victims, a court heard today."
"Seyi Ogunyemi died in Larkhall Park, south London, after being stabbed six times in April last year, the Old Bailey was told.
His 17-year-old friend was knifed nine times and was lucky to survive the attack, in which both youths also suffered apparent dog bites, jurors heard."
"Brian Altman QC, prosecuting, told the court: 'What was so unusual if not unique about this case is that in the initial stages of the attack both these dogs were deployed as weapons.'" ...
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Submitter's Note: When we get rid of the guns, the wolves will lie down with the lambs. |
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