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Smart Guns: A Dumb Choice
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"Arthur C. Clarke's short story 'Superiority' made it clear decades ago that overreliance on technology can kill people. 'We were defeated by one thing only – by the inferior science of our enemies. I repeat – by the inferior science of our enemies.' The story's lesson is that, when national security or human safety depends on a product, that product has to work 100 percent of the time. This applies particularly to defensive firearms, cell phones, gun safes, and automobiles."
"Dr. Ignatius Piazza of Front Sight reports that Armatix GmbH, a German gun manufacturer, is offering a 'smart gun' that can be fired only by its owner. ..." ... |
Project Build: Faux Integrally Suppressed SBR 9mm AR-15 (video available)
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"As a resident of Washington State, I can’t [yet] have an SBR. In fact, the only NFA items we’re allowed to own here are silencers. I’ve really always loved the look and compact size of a nice SBR, and have definitely always loved the look of an integrally suppressed barrel. You know, along the lines of an MP5SD or the like. When Sig released its SB15 Pistol Stabilizing Brace, an idea popped into my mind (shocking, I know). I could make myself a pistol that had the look and feel of an integrally suppressed SBR, but wasn’t actually either of those things . . ." ... |
IWA: NiteSite IR-Based Night Vision ‘Scope’
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"Night vision is expensive and annoying. Even after shelling out thousands of dollars for the latest and greatest in intensifier tubes, you still need to figure out how you’re going to get your existing optics to work with the new device. And then re-zero it. And then practice some more. It’s generally a pain in the butt. But for those who want an inexpensive solution to add some nocturnal capability to their rifle, NiteSite has a new product that fits the bill . . ." ... |
Gun Grabbers Disrupt the Gun Lobby at SXSW. Or Not. (videos available)
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"South by Southwest (SXSW) is the annual music, film, and miscellaneous lecture festival that clogs the streets of Austin every March with tens of thousands of out-of-towners who don’t know how to use frontage roads. This year it also drew the heads of some of the foremost anti-gun organizations in America. Mark Glaze, the Executive Director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, lead a panel discussion on Saturday that featured Shannon Watts, the Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America founder, Peter Ambler, founder of Americans for Responsible Solutions and Stephen Geer, also of [MAIG] . . ."
"Of all of the throngs choking the capitol at SXSW this week, a crowd of only 40-50 turned out to tepidly welcome the gun grabbers ..." ... |
Protect UA students’ First Amendment rights: Keep guns out of classrooms
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"The Alaska Legislature has considered some preposterous notions in its 101 years, but Sen. John Coghill’s proposal to allow guns on University of Alaska campuses, which reportedly came from a student intern in his office, is probably the most ill-informed idea to ever come out of Juneau. The obvious intent of the bill is to protect the Second Amendment rights of students, staff and faculty, but the unintended consequence of this shortsighted scheme is the curtailment of our First Amendment rights." ... |
Why You Shouldn’t Send Your Child to An Idaho College
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"What Happened: Idaho lawmakers voted to allow concealed guns on the campuses of all state public colleges, over the objections of eight public university presidents, the Board of Education, and other anti-gun groups. The NRA-drafted bill now goes to Republican Gov. ... Otter for his signature – and as a Second Amendment backer, he’s likely to approve it."
"The law would allow armed students or teachers to defend themselves during a shooting or other violent act, say supporters. Idaho would become the seventh state – after Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Missouri, Kansas, and Wisconsin – to permit carrying concealed weapons on public college and university campuses." ... |
A Movie That Gets It Right
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"A little while back, in this post, we all had fun with some of the 'gun bloopers' from TV and the movies. I have now been authorized to tell you about one movie that’s gonna get it right."
"Panteao Productions is a producer of high-end tactical training films, as a quick scan of their website at www.panteaoproductions.com will show. In the interest of total disclosure, three of those films are mine ... I also shot on his pistol team for many years. So, he’s a friend of mine…but I also know the guy, and when he says he’s going to produce a film, it gets produced."
"Now, Panteao is going to expand into movie theater entertainment with the film 'Alexander’s Bridge.'" ... |
Connecticut Politicans Inch Closer to War on Gun Owners
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... "Is forced disarmament necessary? Going door to door in no-knock midnight raids is foolishly dangerous. It is also profoundly unnecessary. Honest gun owners present no danger to the public. ..."
"How can this situation de-escalate peacefully? There are lawsuits in place against the Connecticut gun law. Let the judicial process work to protect the rights of minorities. Enjoin the law as the case slowly grinds its way through the courts."
"The political solution is to lobby the legislators in person, and some online media have posted lists of legislators who supported gun confiscation. Some politicians view that publicity with alarm. They are wrong. ..."
"Let the courts settle this."
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Editor's Note: Unfortunately no court case is going to change the fact that these liberty loathing legislators thought it was perfectly acceptable to ban an entire class of firearms. That bell can't be un-rung. |
Molon labe: Connecticut's terrifying start of gun confiscation
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"The latest gun control law in Connecticut has crossed a very frightening line. A standoff has been created between the government and tens of thousands of gun owners now considered felons. It marks the beginning of an Orwellian new phase. Gun owners saw it coming, as evidenced by their recent adoption in recent years of the defiant expression 'molon labe.' The phrase originated from Spartan General-King Leonidas, who reportedly responded with 'Come and get them!' to Persian Emperor Xerxes' demand that the Spartans surrender their weapons at the Battle of Thermopylae. ... With the prequel to the Hollywood bestselling movie 300 just released last week, Americans are now even more aware of the phrase." ... |
Backlash: Facebook's gun decision hit by anti-gun group as NRA wins
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"They did it again."
"In a battle over the ability to talk guns and make sales on Facebook with anti-gun advocates like former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the National Rifle Association, with its 3 million Facebook supporters, is attempting to temper liberal efforts to rid the site of gun-themed pages."
"Instead, Facebook on Wednesday announced a compromise that will continue to allow gun talk and sales, but will restrict access to users 18 and older. It will also be on the lookout for sales of illegal guns, which the NRA doesn't want sold either." ... |
WA: Dueling gun initiatives happening in Olympia
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"Campaigns for dueling gun initiatives on this year’s ballot could bring national attention to Washington state, and contribute to an ongoing debate about gun laws across the United States."
"Initiative 594 would enact statewide criminal background checks for all firearm transactions. That’s in direct conflict with Initiative 591, which would prohibit passage of any law expanding background checks unless a national standard is created. I-591 also prohibits confiscations of guns without due process." ... |
IN: Controversy surrounds bill that allows guns in cars at schools
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"Just days are left in the 2014 Indiana legislative session."
"A controversial bill allowing people to keep guns locked in parked cars on school property remains under fire."
"The House approved the measure last week in a 74-24 vote."
"Local representatives continue to debate the pros and cons."
"'When I go to school to drop my children off, I’m not somehow becoming a felon. I’m simply protecting myself, protecting my family, and I have the right under the Constitution of the United States to do so,' says Representative Alan Morrison, District 42." ... |
TN: Haslam no fan of guns-in-parks bill
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"Gov. Bill Haslam says he's still no fan of a fast-moving effort by fellow Republicans in the Legislature to strip local governments of their ability to ban guns from local parks."
"The governor, a former Knoxville mayor, said last week the issue boils down to property rights and the Second Amendment." ...
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Submitter's Note: Absolutely! Private parks are free to make whatever rules they want! Public parks, on the other hand are most assuredly NOT! |
AK: University of Alaska turns to legal arsenal to defeat campus carry measure
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"University officials say their policies prohibiting guns on system campuses are legal and constitutional. The primary backers of a bill to strike down the prohibition say it ain’t so."
"The University of Alaska System released a 13-page legal analysis Wednesday defending its gun policy. The Empire received a copy Friday."
"The analysis states that lawmakers in Juneau have prohibited municipalities from expanding firearm regulation but have not done the same for the university." ... |
CT: Confusion reigns as gun control law takes effect in Connecticut
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"On April 4, 2013, Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy (D) signed Senate Bill 1160 into law, unleashing one of the most draconian gun control laws in the nation on his constituents. Among other things, the 140-page law bans large classes of firearms and magazines that had been obtained lawfully by tens of thousands of Connecticut residents. Limited grandfather provisions apply to those who registered otherwise banned items before January 1, 2014. Others in possession could face felony penalties for violations. President Obama himself was in Connecticut four days after this bill became law, praising it as a model for the nation." ... |
CO: Colorado Liberals Play ‘Mental Health’ Card v. Gun Rights
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"Under the appearance of 'public safety' Colorado legislators propose more gun control measures to include removing Second Amendment rights from anyone with a 'mental health' issue."
"'In a free society the rights of citizens are paramount,' said state Sen. George Rivera (R.- Pueblo), an advocate for lessened regulations on gun laws who ... replace[d] Democrat Angela Giron." ...
"'An 81-page 'mental health' bill was fast-tracked through the Health, Insurance and Environment Committee on a 7 to 4 party-line vote,' said Dudley W. Brown, executive director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, which bills itself as Colorado’s only no-compromise gun rights organization."
"The new law is a cover for gun control, he said. ..." ... |
IN: Legislators considering stiffer penalties for gun crimes
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"Throughout my time at the Statehouse, I have been a defender of law-abiding citizens’ Second Amendment right to bear arms. But I’ve also strongly supported tough legislation to keep guns out of the hands of known criminals."
"... two-thirds of felonies per year on average involve a firearm. To put this in perspective, the Indianapolis Mayor’s Office reports that 82 percent of all homicides committed in Indianapolis last year were shootings, and 42 percent of homicide suspects had a previous criminal weapons arrest."
"This year the Indiana General Assembly is considering Senate Bill 169, which would allow for the sentence enhancement of between five and 20 years for violent offenders who use a firearm to harm someone. ..." ... |
GA: Unbelievable: Cop who wrongly killed teen had history of blunders, was fired from last job as cop
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"The Euharlee, Georgia police officer who shot and killed a teenager because she wrongly thought he was holding a gun had made a similar mistake in the past, and was fired from her previous job as a police officer as part of long history of blunders and poor job performance."
"When 17-year-old Christopher Roupe answered the door at his home on the night of February 17, officer Beth Gatny opened fire on him. Gatny, who was there to serve a warrant on Roupe’s father, had thought the teenager was holding a gun. Lawyers for the Roupe family say the kid did not have a gun, and was likely holding a video game controller for the Nintendo Wii."
"Roupe died as a result of the shooting." ... |
Kentucky Southern Baptists Draw Crowds With Gun Giveaways
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"It's an hour before suppertime, and the line outside Lone Oak First Baptist Church in Paducah, Ky., is wrapped around the building. The people are waiting for more than a Bible sermon; there's a raffle tonight. Twenty-five guns are up for grabs."
"There's nothing new about gun raffles in Kentucky, even at a church. Last year, there were 50 events like this one in the state. The Kentucky Baptist Convention says it's a surefire way to get new people through church doors."
"Sunday school teacher David Keele says everyone who knows has a gun. The church giveaways, he says, are a rallying point." ... |
NY: Pastor of Troy Church weighs in on gun giveaway
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"A church in Lansingburgh, which is hosting a gun rights discussion to honor hunters and gun owners later this month, has announced it will be giving away a legally-modified AR-15."
"On March 23, the Grace Baptist Church on Fourth Avenue will hold a public discussion with the conversational topic 'Does the Bible defend my right to keep and bear arms?'"
"An online letter written by Pastor John Koletas states "We have decided to hold a special service honoring hunters and gun owners who have been so viciously attacked by the antichristian socialist media and anti-Christian socialist politicians the last few years. ..." ... |
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