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Amnesty danger to gun rights conspicuously absent from LaPierre CPAC speech
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... "LaPierre talked about threats from Russia and the Islamic State. He talked about the economy and the debt. He talked about pressures not to speak out and the loss of privacy to 'Big Brother.' He talked about freedom of speech and freedom of religion. He talked about hackers and identity thieves. He talked about tracking license plates, online health histories, economic fraud, Brian Williams and the untrustworthy media. He talked about a 'weaponized IRS' and 'politicians ... pushing nanny state social schemes.'"
"... But he didn't say a thing about the electoral polar shift that will take place when the 'earned citizenship' plans of Sec. Johnson, who, incidentally, was confirmed by no shortage of Republican A-raters, become a reality." ... |
CPAC 2015: The History of Gun Control
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“The history of gun control is one of a constant shift in focus, CPAC attendees learned at a breakout session on Saturday. Anti-gun advocates have moved from a steady push to cancel the Second Amendment on the federal level, to shifting to state level campaigns, and in some cases they are winning because of the left’s ability to buy the press.”
“The session, lead by the NRA’s Leslie Rusnak, traced the basic historical timeline of efforts to curb our Second Amendment rights. Noting that the National Rifle Association started in 1871 to help train Americans in the use of firearms, Rusnak pointed out how remarkable it is that there was no such thing as an anti-gun group in the US until the 1930s. ..." ... |
View from abroad: The darkness at the heart of America
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… “These figures pale into insignificance when compared with the 35,000 or so Americans killed every year in gun-related incidents. With monotonous regularity, there are incidents involving some nut with a real or imagined grievance who goes on a shooting spree. And often, there are tragedies involving toddlers ...”
“No politician dares take on the powerful National Rifle Association (NRA) to make it more difficult for Americans to get their hands on firearms that range from hunting shotguns to the most lethal automatic weapons.”
“Americans have become so accustomed to this daily mayhem that they think it is normal for gun-toting citizens to parade around their streets. Gun clubs teach children how to use sub-machine guns ...” ... |
Second Amendment study started at movies Saturday afternoons
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"As I read the letter, 'Second Amendment includes no exception,' I thought my thinking was original when I started to research the weapons of the time and what prompted the wording of the Second Amendment. How wrong I was!"
"There is so much available on this subject that I am embarrassed to confess that at 9 years of age I was a student of constitutional law specializing in the First and Second Amendments."
"I went to class every Saturday at the local theater where I, and my fellow students saw, demonstrated in black and white, the wisdom and logic used in framing the Constitution."
"How could the West have been developed if there had been strict guns laws? There were gun laws, to be sure, but they were pretty logical." ... |
Second Amendment’s militia clause misunderstood
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"Clearly, John Skoufis isn’t ignorant, so I assume it was his intent to deliberately misinform your readers about my recent letter ('We all have a right to bear arms,' Feb. 26). Applying the Second Amendment 'exclusively' to a militia is his wording, not mine. I simply suggested using all the words."
"Curiously, so-called defenders of the Second Amendment never include the opening clause in their letters. How can the 'well regulated militia' clause be 'properly read' if it’s never written?" ...
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Submitter's Note: Maybe because that clause is incidental to the right protected by the Second Amendment? I know, let's ask the Supreme Court's Heller dissenters: Surely it protects a right that can be enforced by individuals. But a conclusion that the Second Amendment protects an individual right does not tell us anything about the scope of that right.
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WV: 'Constitutional carry' a recipe for disaster
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"Our Legislature is now looking at passing a bill that allows individuals to carry concealed firearms without a permit, commonly referred to as 'constitutional carry.' I fully support the Second Amendment and the constitutional right to bear arms however, 'concealed' carry without training or background checks could weaken Second Amendment Rights and is a recipe for disaster!"
"I am a 22-year military veteran, and a lifetime NRA member. I agree with the West Virginia Sheriff's Association opposition to this bill. ... If this law passes and an individual without a permit is stopped with a concealed weapon with intent to cause domestic abuse or a crime, it will not be a crime until the actual act takes place. ..." ... |
CO: Scalia’s past words have present-day application
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"There was an Associated Press article in the Feb. 20 Coloradoan that Senate Republicans approved legislation to let adults 21 and older carry a concealed gun without a permit."
"According to the article, “Republicans argue that a Constitutional right should not be subjected to a permitting process.” Apparently the unnamed republicans have not read the Supreme Court case District of Columbia v. Heller, decided in 2008, and written by Justice Scalia." ... |
Greg DuPont fought city hall and a lot of long odds
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"THIS STORY is about every man and any man. Countless individuals call me when they are wrongfully denied their Second Amendment rights. ..."
"... In 1998, Greg DuPont - an honorably discharged soldier - was convicted of D.U.I. in Massachusetts. ... That conviction meant DuPont could not own firearms. To regain his civil right in 2005, DuPont petitioned the Massachusetts [FLRB]. The FLRB's action resulted in 'his right to possess a firearm therefore is fully restored in the Commonwealth.' Clear, right?"
"DuPont moved to Nashua in 2007. He applied for and was issued a pistol/revolver license and an armed security guard license. DuPont disclosed the 1998 conviction. In 2010, renewal of the security guard license met with denial. ..." ... |
CO: Mike McNulty, Waco Hero, R.I.P.
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One of the heroes of the Waco fights of the 1990s has passed away. Mike McNulty did more than any other single person to doggedly pursue the truth about Waco. And he produced or co-produced a number of superb films that vividly and compelling explained why the feds were lying about the carnage they "One of the heroes of the Waco fights of the 1990s has passed away. Mike McNulty did more than any other single person to doggedly pursue the truth about Waco. And he produced or co-produced a number of superb films that vividly and compelling explained why the feds were lying about the carnage they unleashed in Texas. And he fed great information to me and other journalists – as well as sometimes impatiently pushing us forward, urging us to turn over more rocks. ... Mike was never cowed by official bullshit or by the strutting and intimidation attempts by lawmen or political appointee poohbahs. Mike helped Janet Reno get the legacy she deserved." ...
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Proposal to ban ammo is absurd
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"As an avid competition shooter and hunter, I find the proposal to ban AR-15/223-556 ammo to be absurd. I find this to be solely political in nature. The only reason I see this is being done is to eventually take all Second Amendment rights in the future. Let's face it: no ammo, no guns. This also forces law-abiding gun owners to incur exorbitant prices for ammo in the future if import ammo is banned. It also opens the doors for price gouging in the market, which this administration seems to find an acceptable alternative. The little guy gets shafted again." ... |
Obama shoots holes in process
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"President Barack Obama once quipped: 'We’ve expanded my authorities under executive action.'"
"No kidding, Mr. President."
"Who needs Congress? Not the president of the United States."
"Here’s another example of how the president — will simply fire off one his infamous executive orders to accomplish his wishes if he doesn’t get what he wants through the legislative process."
"Just recently came news that the administration plans to ban the manufacture and sale of one of the more popular bullets for AR-15 semiautomatic rifles."
"Why is the president targeting bullets (pardon the pun)?"
"The primary reason is that the president couldn’t get the gun control measures he wanted pushed through Congress." ... |
Plan To Ban AR-15 Rifle Ammo Sparks Uproar
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"Lawmakers are taking aim at an Obama administration proposal to ban a bullet used in the type of rifle that was fired in the Sandy Hook school massacre."
"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) this month quietly proposed prohibiting the sale or manufacture of ammunition for the popular AR-15 weapon."
"More than 100 conservative members of Congress have signed a letter opposing the move."
"Addressed to ATF director Todd Jones, it says such regulation 'will interfere with Second Amendment rights by disrupting the market for ammunition that law-abiding Americans use for sporting and other legitimate purposes'." ... |
Obama's AR-15 bullet ban under fire in Congress, 4 of 10 oppose
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"With lightning speed, opponents of President Obama's bid to ban a popular cartridge used in the top selling AR-15 semi-automatic rifle have won support from 40 percent of the House of Representatives, and Senate foes are also moving fast to build opposition."
"House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte of Virginia, working with the National Rifle Association, has collected the signatures of 172 House members in just two days on a letter questioning the surprise proposal targeting the 5.56 M855 used by gun enthusiasts, associates told Secrets Saturday."
"And in the Senate, Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is spearheading a new drive to collect signatures from his chamber to stop the move." ... |
Proposed Ammunition Ban Upsets Gun Users
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"A proposed ammunition ban from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has local gun enthusiasts upset, saying the ban is a violation of their second amendment rights. The ATF wants to ban 5.56 mm ammunition used is AR-15 rifles and handguns."
"The ATF says this ammunition has the power to pierce through a police officer's bulletproof vest. Despite its danger to law enforcement, it's also a popular ammunition among sportsmen and hunters."
"'It doesn't really matter what it is right now, if it's 5.56 mm, it's selling quickly,' Liberty Arms Manager Colton May said."
"Word travels fast, and in the gun business the latest talk is the ATF's proposed ban on ammo for AR-15's." ... |
President Obama Moves Ahead With Executive Order To Ban AR-15 Ammo
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"President Obama moving ahead with executive actions to impose gun control on the nation, targeting the top-selling rifle in the country, the AR-15 style semi-automatic, with a ban on one of the most-used AR bullets by sportsmen and target shooters."
"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives this month revealed that it is proposing to put the ban on 5.56mm ammo on a fast track, immediately driving up the price of the bullets and prompting retailers to urge sportsmen to urge Congress to stop the president." ... |
Lawmakers fire back at Obama's plan to unilaterally ban AR-15 ammunition
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"A proposal by the Obama administration to ban one of the most common bullets used in the popular AR-15 rifle has some GOP lawmakers up in arms. On Saturday, Fox News reported that over 100 members of Congress fired off a letter to the [ATF] excoriating the proposal to to ban .223 M855 'green tip' ammunition."
"The ban, they said, 'will interfere with Second Amendment rights by disrupting the market for ammunition that law abiding Americans use for sporting and other legitimate purposes.' ..."
"Ironically, Fox said, the bullets were approved by the ATF in 1986. But the agency is concerned the bullets can now be fired by handguns, putting police offers at further risk due to their ability to penetrate body armor." ... |
Lawmakers Warn ATF: AR-15 Ammo Ban Interferes With 2nd Amendment
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"House Judiciary Committee chairman Robert Goodlatte (R-VA-6th Dist.) and 99 other members of Congress have signed and submitted a letter to ATF director B. Todd Jones warning that the proposed ban on AR-15 ammo interferes with 2nd Amendment rights."
"In the letter, lawmakers criticize the ATF’s creation of a 'framework' to assess and ban M855 ammo, saying it 'establishes an unduly restrictive standard, does not comport with the letter or spirit of the law, and will interfere with Second Amendment rights by disrupting the market for ammunition that law abiding Americans use for sporting and other legitimate purposes.'" ... |
Wayne LaPierre CPAC Speech: NRA CEO Blames Media For Anti-Gun Agenda
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"The National Rifle Association's Wayne LaPierre slammed reporters for undermining the Second Amendment during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland Friday. 'Take back the country from the liars, the cheats and the press,' he told Republicans gathered at the high-profile GOP event."
"LaPierre, executive vice president and CEO of the NRA, is a frequent speaker at the annual event that draws thousands of conservative activists, Republicans and tea party activists to hear politicians, presidential hopefuls and business leaders discuss a conservative agenda. LaPierre also is a known critic of the U.S. media. 'The media: they're in on the con. They're on the gravy train,' he said Friday." ... |
I don't even know who you are anymore
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... "The America that I love has been changing, but it wasn’t until Feb. 26 that I was struck with the realization that I don’t recognize my country anymore. That was the day three FCC commissioners, without revealing the regulations or taking public comment, decided to take regulatory control of the internet. The same day President Obama unilaterally banned bullets, denying lawful gun owners access to those bullets, thereby infringing upon their Second Amendment rights. Finally, Congress seemed on the verge of allowing Obama’s executive action on illegal immigration to stand ... This flurry of authoritarian activities was just the latest in a series of lawless actions taken by the U.S. government." ... |
WV: W.Va. Senate OKs bill to allow concealed carry without permit
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"Senators approved a bill Friday that could make West Virginia the sixth state to allow residents to carry a concealed firearm without a permit."
"After reading aloud from the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, senators voted 32-2 for a bill (SB347) that allows people 18 and older to tote concealed guns."
"'The bill eliminates the crime of carrying a concealed weapon in West Virginia,' said Sen. Charles Trump, R-Morgan."
"The legislation next goes to the House of Delegates."
"Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Vermont and Wyoming are the only states that allow residents to carry a hidden gun without a permit." ... |
CA: California Cartridge-Microstamp Law Upheld in Gun Group Loss
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"California’s ban on new semiautomatic handguns that don’t stamp identifying information on the cartridge was upheld by a U.S. judge in a major loss for gun-rights groups."
"The law barring sales of handguns without the microstamping technology doesn’t violate the Constitution’s Second Amendment because gun owners don’t have a right to buy specific types of firearms, U.S. District Judge Kimberly Mueller in Sacramento said in her ruling."
"'Plaintiffs insist they have the right to determine the precise way in which they would exercise their Second Amendment rights,' Mueller said. The insistence upon particular handguns falls 'outside the scope of the right to bear arms,' she said." ... |
NJ: Second Amendment group backs Andover Twp. man’s bid to carry gun
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"The [SAF] recently announced it was financially backing a township man in his fight against the state's 'justifiable need' law to carry a handgun."
"'That's actually very important because financially it will allow the case to go all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court if it is allowed to get that far,' said Israel Albert Almeida ..."
"Almeida said the foundation is fully financing his efforts."
"'This is part of our ongoing effort to have New Jersey carry laws declared unconstitutional,' said Alan Gottlieb, [SAF] founder ... 'We were drawn to Almeida's case because it provides one more example of how the Garden State's concealed carry law is simply Draconian in the way it is administered.'" ... |
LA: Charges crumble after cell phone video uncovered
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... "While Dendinger has been cleared of all charges, he still lives in Washington Parish and worries about what could happen next as he presses a high-stakes lawsuit against people who tried to lock him up."
"'I didn't do anything wrong and I know they know I didn't do anything wrong,' he said. 'So I'm faced with the reality that these people purposely lied about something that could put me in prison for the rest of my life.'" ... |
TX: Open Carry Texas braves snow
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"They marched on Soncy Road through the snow and the wind with rifles and shotguns on their back, pausing occasionally to wave to drivers showing support with honks."
"'In a lot of the bigger cities, we’ll usually have at least one person who screams at you,' said CJ Grisham, president and founder of Open Carry Texas. 'I didn’t hear a single person scream at us.'"
"About 30 demonstrators showed up for the walk to advocate for laws that would lighten government restrictions on carrying guns. Though the organization has conducted more than 2,300 walks and rallies across the state, it was the first of its kind in Amarillo." ... |
WA: Sheriff’s raid stops more ‘crime guns’ than I-594
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"A Friday report by KIRO Eyewitness News about a King County Sheriff’s raid of a Burien pawn shop that allegedly yielded 21 stolen guns probably stopped more so-called 'illegal firearms' — guns somehow connected to crimes, primarily theft — than have so far been stopped by Initiative 594."
"For the edification of people who don’t understand, or are deliberately misled, a 'crime gun' is generically defined as any firearm involved in some kind of crime. It may be stolen property (a crime), it may be recovered at a crime scene, or found in a raid like the one described in the KIRO story. It may be found lying in the street, or hidden in shrubbery. It does not necessarily have to be used in a crime." ... |
SC: Second Amendment activists gather at South Carolina Statehouse rally in midst of domestic violence debate
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"Second Amendment activists rallied Saturday at the Statehouse, three days after the Senate voted to bar anyone convicted of a high-level domestic violence crime from possessing guns."
"About 100 people gathered outside the capitol holding signs, flags warning Don’t Tread on Me and even a pitchfork. The rally was planned before the Senate took up the domestic violence bill, organizers said. But, for some, the passage of the gun ban underscored why they were holding the rally."
"'Our timing couldn’t be better,' said Andrew Miller, state coordinator of Gun Rights Across America, which organized the rally." ... |
ID: Gun Bullies Assault the Non-compliant
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"State Rep. Tom Loertscher is frothing."
"And he should be after the weeks of harassment he’s weathered at the hands of Idaho Second Amendment Alliance and kin."
"ISAA and its cronies are calling lawmakers’ families, railing on social media and labeling Loertscher, and the likes of House Speaker Scott Bedke, anti-gun."
"The hoopla centers around a bad bit of policy the organization is lusting after. The bill ... would essentially do away with Idaho’s standard concealed-carry permit."
"And armed bullies have no time for decorum." ...
"There are very real concerns with House Bill 89. But nuance isn’t a specialty for the foaming gun hoard. Rage and blunt force are the tools of the day." ... |
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