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CCRKBA 'Guns Save Lives' Event Scheduled Wednesday in DC
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"The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms will hold a special media event featuring the rolling "Guns Save Lives" billboard on Wednesday, 3/30/11, at 11:30 a.m. at the corner of North Capitol Street and Louisiana Avenue N.E. outside the Fox News DC Bureau and C-Span." ... |
Origins of ‘Project Gunwalker’ important for media to understand
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... "This is bigger than mere self-interest, although of course that plays a part. There is a story here about how the establishment media has, for the most part, ignored a scandal that works against their agenda. There’s a story here about how two mere 'bloggers' with virtually no organizational resources or 'official' credentials, beat the press at its own game in uncovering a major scoop—a potentially significant indicator for 'new media’s' role in the shape of things to come. And there’s a need to ensure that others in the major media outlets at least are aware of who they can talk to if they want to understand the unfolding evolution of this story." ... |
What's Really Behind Obama's New Push for Gun Control?
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"Despite the Libyan crisis and ongoing problems with America's massive deficit, last week President Obama decided it was time to focus on gun control. He wrote an op-ed, challenged the NRA to negotiate new gun control regulations, and met with gun control groups."
"Of course, Obama's op-ed says he supports gun rights. Yet, he also emphasizes that he doesn't want people to 'shout at one another' and supports 'reasonable laws.' ..." ... |
The Gun Control in ObamaCare
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... "This would make it impossible for Americans to keep private, medical information out of the government-controlled medical database that was created under Sec. 13001 of the stimulus bill. Once a person’s medical information has been put into the database, then the ATF and the FBI will be able to use it to deny law-abiding Americans their right to purchase firearms — just like the thousands of military veterans who have been denied their right to purchase firearms." ... |
High Capacity Magazine Freedom Campaign
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"JPFO today launches 'The High Capacity Freedom Campaign'."
"First, some background to highlight the hypocrisy and stupidity of a high-capacity magazine ban." ... |
Gun Show Loophole Jihad Spreads to Classified Ads
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"'KSL.com will soon decide whether to keep, close or modify the handguns and firearms category of its free classified ad site, after rumors arose that the private sales could circumvent laws designed to keep weapons out of the hands of criminals and children.' Yes, you heard right: rumors. Not isolated incidents. And before we deep dive into the skewed logic triggering the paper's 'rethink,' know this: it is perfectly legal for one Utah citizen to sell another Utah citizen a firearm—gasp!—without a background check. ..." ... |
Facebook group aims for open carry nation
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"This weekend the organizers of the Facebook group 'open carry movement' sent a message to its members captioned 'open carry nation.' The group is shooting to fire up a nation-wide cyber-roots push for legislative progress to 'repeal the last 7 state bans on openly carrying properly holstered firearms,' explains group organizer John Pierce, an information technology expert by week, and top ranked college student at Hamline Law on weekends. 'And FB is the way to go to get this done.'" ... |
Man Loses Gun Rights Over Alleged Defamation of Wife
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... "This meant that any prohibited speech about his wife would be a crime. And because the order included boilerplate language ordering the estranged husband not to 'harass, attack, strike, threaten, assault (sexually or otherwise), hit, follow, stalk, molest, destroy personal property, disturb the peace, keep under surveillance, or block movements,' the federal ban on gun possession by people who are the targets of restraining orders kicked in ..." ... |
Goldilocks Gun? Steyr Arms C9-A1 Handgun
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"Other than anti-Glockism, why would a gun buyer opt for a German Steyr over an Austrian Glock? After shooting the Steyr Arms C9-A1 at the Shot Show’s desert demo grounds, I reckon the Steyr has a slight edge on the Glock in terms of combat-style shootability. The Steyr’s lower bore axis makes follow up shots a little bit quicker—although neither gun is what I’d call unruly in the muzzle flip department. The Steyr’s point-of-aim is more natural—although once you get used to the Glock, that’s natural too. The Steyr’s trapezoidal sights are a damn sight better for rapid target acquisition at close quarters than the standard Glock’s ... But it’s Steyr’s new Reset Action System trigger mechanism that makes all the difference. ..." ... |
Gun Review: Nagant m1895 Revolver
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"There’s a fatal flaw in revolver design: the cylinder gap. It’s dangerous to the shooter, wreaks havoc with night vision, and bleeds off enough gas that it significantly affects the muzzle velocity. Thankfully there’s an ingenious pistol that eliminates this problem. What’s the catch, you say? It was designed in 1895 . . ." ... |
Obscure Object of Desire: New Haven Arms Company Engraved Henry Rifle
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"Lever fever continues to rage amongst TTAG’s Armed Intelligentsia; we’re doing our best to cool your collective brow. A couple of Marlin 1894c’s are headed are way; one for Mr. Dumm’s expert appraisal and one for our Cowboy Assault Rifle project gun. There are other examples in the editorial pipeline, including a lever gun that fires the Smith & Wesson .500 cartridge (to accompany a .500 snubbie in an upcoming Extreme Carry feature). Put it all together and I’m still not going to be out-of-pocket tens of thousands of dollars. As one would be if one (not me, one) purchased this New Haven Arms Company Engraved .44-caliber Henry Rifle, set to be sold by rockislandauction.com at the end of May. Obscure? Check . . ." ... |
“Good people will sometimes make bad decisions with guns — and the more widely guns are available, the more likely these bad decisions are to occur”
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"As a rational human being, you may have wondered exactly what gun control advocates mean when they use the term “common sense” to describe their desire to restrict access to guns for law-abiding citizens of the United States. How can abridging a right that the founding fathers made abridge-proof (for the common good) be common sense? An editorial at baltimoresun.com penned by Firmin DeBrabander [above, bottom] gives us a clue. In fact, the Chairman of the Humanistic Studies Department at the Maryland Institute College of Art provides the clearest explanation I’ve yet encountered of gun control advocates’ Orwellian doublespeak . . ." ... |
Astroturfing
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"The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) is making a big deal out of a letter to The Oregonian purported to be from 'a former Army officer, gunsmith, member of the NRA and a competitive marksman'. Their tweet on this - sent both last week and today - says 'A gunsmith takes on the extreme, militia-based ideology of the NRA in a memorable piece.'"
"The only problem with this 'memorable piece' is that it does not read like anything a modern-day gunsmith might write ..." ... |
The right isn’t wrong, just stupid
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"Let’s try a little thought experiment here. What if the problem with conservatives isn’t that they are wrong, but rather than even when they are right their logic is so bad we can’t fairly judge the merit of their positions?" ...
"Issue: Gun control. Obviously we have too many guns in this country and they’re in the wrong hands, and it would be better if there weren’t as many. But that’s not going to happen. People love guns, and it’s not just Americans. I have visited over 40 countries, and in every one I can remember, a significant segment of the population loved guns." ... |
Rep. Issa’s March 30 deadline for ATF documents looming
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"Acting ATF Director Kenneth E. Melson has until Wednesday to provide several key documents requested by Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, in the congressman’s probe of the Project Gunrunner and Operation Fast and Furious." ... |
'Project Gunwalker' now definitively traced to near top of Justice Department
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"Back in early February, before CBS News investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson led the way for the rest of the mainstream media to the 'Project Gunwalker' scandal, National Gun Rights Examiner David Codrea and the Sipsey Street Irregulars' Mike Vanderboegh were very nearly the public's only sources of information about this still-growing political bombshell. It was Mr. Vanderboegh, in fact, who on Feb. 4 strongly implied Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer's heavy involvement in the fiasco. In that post, Vanderboegh also revealed that the BATFE's ... Mexico City attaché Darren Gil had vehemently objected to 'walking' thousands of guns into Mexico, without the Mexican government's knowledge or agreement, and wasoverruled by Breuer:" ... |
The Scandal of ‘Gun-Walking’
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"Why did the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives stand by and watch as guns were transported across our southern border to Mexico, to be used by violent drug cartels?" ... |
NV: Campus arms carry bill advances
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"A state Senate Commitee has passed an amendment that would strike down the Nevada statute requiring gun owners to obtain administrative approval before carrying a concealed weapon on state higher education campuses. The bill now faces the Senate proper." ... |
ID: Senate smart, shoots down gun bill
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"After much debate in the Idaho House, Senate and college campuses across the state, House Bill 222 was killed once it reached the Senate."
"The Senate shot down the bill 6-3, which passed through the State House by a vote of 41-28 March 16 after a two-hour meeting." ... |
MT: Senate endorses looser concealed carry law
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"A measure to allow people to carry a concealed gun without a permit from law enforcement is closer to becoming law." ...
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Submitter's note: For YEARS, Gun Owners of America was the only major group pushing what was then called "Vermont carry." They had an article entitled "Why Vermont Carry?" Even I thought they were a tad crazy for pushing for the whole enchilada (instead of compromising), but I respected them for it. NRA never pushed for constitutional carry. They glory in the victories, but they NEVER pushed for it. |
Obama Triangulates on Gun Control
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"Loyal readers will recall that I warned last year of the perfect storm approaching on gun control. Now, with the Tucson, Ariz., tragedy as a steppingstone and with eyes firmly focused on his re-election, President Barack Obama has opened a campaign to appease his base on the polarizing issue." ... |
AZ: We need to enact an effective system of gun-buyer background checks
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"The tragic shooting in Tucson on Jan. 8 - like thousands of others every year here in Arizona and across the country - did not have to happen. I believe we owe it to the victims of Tucson not to wait any longer to act." ...
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AZ: Fix Gun Checks Campaign comes to Tucson
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"The national Fix Gun Checks Campaign came to downtown Tucson on Monday. Its purpose is to urge Congress to impose tougher background checks on gun buyers."
"The campaign was started after Tucson's January 8th shooting rampage ..." ...
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Iowa Drill Demonizing Gun-rights Supporters Canceled
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"A school-shooting training drill in Iowa that featured hypothetical gunmen opposed to open borders and infringements on the right to keep and bear arms was canceled after causing a nationwide uproar among gun-rights supporters and border-security advocates."
"Various departments from Pottawattamie county participated in formulating the exercise plan for Treynor High School, published on March 21, that drew nationwide attention and condemnation. But the controversial drill was canceled after the school claimed to have received threats." ... |
NY: COBIS 10th Anniversary And Not One Crime Solved
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... "Now, the same people who swore CoBIS would work are back pushing more of the same failed philosophy in the form of mandatory firearms microstamping, which is essentially another ballistic imaging scheme based upon unproven science fiction technology. The New York State Sheriffs’ Association recognizes this nonsense and opposes the microstamping legislation." ... |
NJ: Piscataway police sergeant died from gunshot wound after firing submachine gun at fellow officers
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"A Piscataway police sergeant died from from a gunshot wound after he barricaded himself in his home, told police he had hostages, then stepped on his front porch and fired a submachine gun at officers ..." ...
"Shortly after 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Powell, a 22-year veteran of the police department, began exchanging phone calls and text messages with township police who asked him to report to headquarters over a report he violated a restraining order ..." ... |
Brazil: 14 year old boy shot 5 times by Brazilian police
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"A Brazilian court ordered the arrest of police officers who were filmed torturing and shooting a 14-year-old boy in August of last year."
"The security camera video - released for the first time this week - showed four police officers firing a gun at the boy during a raid in a poor district of the Amazon city of Manaus." ... |
MT: Montana Radio Shack Offers Free Guns for New Dish Network Customers
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"When the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution, they intended to preserve the rights of citizens to rise up and overthrow television providers that offer lousy service or weak new-customer incentives. Hamilton, Mont., Radio Shack Super Store owner Steve Strand understands the Founders' intent better than most, and he's making sure that new Dish Network account subscribers get the Second Amendment protections they deserve with an open-an-account, get-a-gun deal." ... |
CA: "Take Back Your Rights" Protest Campaign Steams into Fremont
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"Members of the Responsible Citizens of California, the East Bay Tea Party, and the Tea Party Patriots converged on the City of Fremont on Saturday, March 26, in the midst of the rainy weather, to protest legislation introduced at the State Capitol that infringes on every common, law-abiding Californian's First and Second Amendment Rights. Nine protesters congregated on the busy corner of Christy Street and Auto Mall Parkway to convey their message to the general public that their basic and fundamental Constitutional rights are being threatened in Sacramento." ... |
ID: Students not surprised
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"After weeks of debate and controversy regarding weapons on campus, Idaho Senate rejected the bill, which left ASUI and many students across Idaho content." ...
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Submitter's Note: To say nothing of the contentment felt by campus rapists an VA Tech shooter wannabes. |
IL: Cook County State Attorney Anita Alvarez Press Conference: A Defining Moment?
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"All the major control organizations gun are gathering tomorrow (Tuesday) in Illinois. They’ll meet-up with gun violence victims and local gun control advocates like Father 'Snuffy' Pfleger—who earned his nickname by calling for the 'snuffing out' of the owner of a Chicago-area gun shop. They’ll head over to the office of Cook County State Attorney Anita Alvarez. The subsequent press conference will have one collective goal: to prevent Land of Lincoln legislators from enacting a law that would give citizens the right to carry a concealed firearm. To stop law-abiding Americans from exercising their Constitutional right to armed self-defense. It’s a last-ditch 'calling all cars' effort in a post-McDonald decision world . . ." ... |
OR: A gunsmith's view on gun control
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"Regarding Mayor Adams' proposals for gun control, I must add my perspective. As a former Army officer, gunsmith, member of the NRA and a competitive marksman, I see no reason why citizens, other than law enforcement, should have free access to armor-piercing rounds, military or automatic weapons, extended clips or undocumented purchases at gun shows." ...
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NJ: Unconstitutional laws must be discarded
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"For the last 40 years, the New Jersey Legislature has managed to box itself into a corner with regard to the way it treats the right to firearms as codified in the Second Amendment. The foundation of New Jersey's blatantly unconstitutional gun laws rests on a state Supreme Court decision in 1968; Burton v. Sills. This decision relied on an interpretation of the Second Amendment as pertaining only to 'the militia' or National Guard, more commonly known as the 'collectivist interpretation.' The collectivist interpretation, however, was eliminated once and for all in the 2008 Supreme Court case Heller v. D.C." ... |
NJ: Changes Coming to New Jersey Gun Laws
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"The question posed to the author was, 'In light of federal court decisions striking down gun restrictions in Chicago and Washington, D.C., do you believe New Jersey will have to change some of its strict gun laws?'"
"Most certainly. ..." ...
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