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Hutaree case illustrates Justice Department double standard
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... "... The line between freedom of political expression and sedition and conspiracy must always be adjudicated with an eye toward protecting rights, and if speech—no matter if disturbing, offensive or hateful does not cross it—the government must not be allowed to punish those engaging in it. Still, the parallels between this case and recent statements by the New Black Panthers about Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman should be noted: Is offering a reward to their followers to find and kidnap a man who has not been criminally charged protected free speech, or a violation of Title 18, U.S.C., Section 241, 'Conspiracy against Rights'?" ... |
New From Ruger: 10/22 Takedown Version
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"If Ruger’s not careful, they’re gonna sell a lot of guns. They’ve just announced a new twist on one of the most popular guns evere made, the 10/22 .22LR rifle. They’re now offering the gun in a stainless and synthetic takedown configuration their marketing mavens are calling the Ruger 10/22 Takedown. Go figure. Specs at the link. Press release after the jump." ... |
Silencers are Legal Shoot – Dallas, TX 4/28 (video available_
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"There’s an event coming up in April called the Silencers are Legal Shoot which is shaping up to be a gigantic gathering of suppressed shooting in the Dallas area. Most of the big names have signed on as sponsors including Silencerco, Advanced Armament, Surefire, Osprey, YHM, Gemtech and more. Attendees are welcome to bring their own guns to have some fun (and ammo vendors will be onsite to help you feed the beast), but be aware that you won’t be allowed to fire unless you have a can. Needless to say I’ll be in attendance (so drop me a line if you want to grab a beer). The only question at this point is whether my silencer will be ready in time. Make the jump for more info…" ... |
MD Arms Patents Double-Stack Magazines for the Saiga 12
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"MD Arms has patented an interesting magazine for the Saiga 12. "The patent illustrates the designs for a double-stack shotgun shell magazine, something that's generally believed to be impossible to make work. This magazine has a few tricks up its sleeve, though. The Firearm Blog found the patent application at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)."
"The problem with double-stack magazines for shotgun shells is the same as the problem with any rimmed cartridges. The rim at the rear of the case head sticks out farther than the body of the shell, and if the rim of the top shell is behind the rim of the shell below it, it can't be stripped forward out of the magazine, it is caught on the next shell. Rimlock." ... |
Self-defense law a disgrace
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"How an American state could ever pass a law that legalized murder is a question we never thought we’d have to consider. But that, or something like it, has happened in Florida. A teenager is dead and the man who admits to pursuing and then shooting him remains at liberty, protected by the law. That law may have been misinterpreted—willfully or not—but the fact is that Trayvon Martin is dead and George Zimmerman is free." ... |
CT: OMG OMG! It’s a Gun Shop! Near Another Building! OMG!
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"Mike Majewski knows a good thing when he sees it. Then again, it doesn’t take Hawking-like analytical skills to look at trends in the firearms business and see that there’s some opportunity there. The public’s appetite for firearms of all kinds seems to be virtually insatiable so Majewski decided to open the eponymously named Woodbridge Firearm Trading Post in, strangely enough, Woodbridge, Connecticut. And then Jane Opper heard about it . . ." ... |
TN: Gunning for trouble: Businesses, schools should have the right to ban firearms from their workplaces
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"When the wishes of the business and education communities clash with the expansion of gun rights, the business/education side just doesn't stand a chance. A bill now in the Tennessee Senate and steamrolling toward passage would allow gun owners to bring their firearms to work and leave them in their parked vehicles, even if the business owners have a policy against that."
"Schools, universities and businesses would be powerless to prevent a worker from bringing a gun to work. ..." ...
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Submitter's Note: No, you can't "bring your gun to work", you can bring your car to work and what is in your car, be it Bibles or bullets, Torah or Taurus, is none of your boss's business. |
MI: Detroit senior kills break-in suspect: 'As long as I can fight back, I will'
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"Willie White lay on his couch early Tuesday morning watching a basketball game when he heard a steady thumping at his side door. Someone was trying to break into his home."
"When the burglar kicked in White's door and stepped through the doorway at about 1:15 a.m., he found himself looking down the barrel of the 75-year-old homeowner's SKS rifle."
"'I was nervous — I figured if someone's hostile enough to break your door down, he's capable of anything,' said White, a retired grandfather of eight. 'So once he came inside my house, I shot him.'" ... |
Castle Doctrine is Not Guilty
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"Amid rhetoric about 'legalized vigilantism,' national media rush to indict both George Zimmerman and Florida’s 'Stand Your Ground' (SYG) law. But even as editorialists call for curtailing such laws, Zimmerman’s own lawyer admits SYG probably doesn’t apply. In 2007, I wrote North Carolina’s first 'Castle Doctrine' bill (our version of SYG), shepherding it though countless iterations of eight different bills. Far from 'sloppily written,' as one editorial alleged, our law, effective December 1st, was vetted by legislators, legislative counsel and legal experts . . ." ... |
Justice a double-edged sword; getting things ‘right’ about Trayvon case
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... "With all due respect to Mr. Martin, if it is truly justice he seeks, he should understand that justice is a double-edged sword. Florida authorities are bound by legal guidelines and investigative procedures, and they will consider all evidence directly related to the case, not just the facts as Mr. Martin may want to see them presented."
"If Trayvon Martin attacked Zimmerman as he claims, that’s a critical aspect of this case. If he was brutally beating Zimmerman and pounding his head against the cement, then it is just possible Zimmerman was in genuine fear of grave bodily harm or death, and therefore defended himself with ample force to stop the attack." ... |
It’s Not About Stand Your Ground
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"President Obama, Jesse Jackson, and others have chosen to personalize the shooting of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., highlighting the racial issues by expressing concern for people who look like they do or live where 'blacks are under attack.' Many conservatives and liberals have also already concluded that the shooter committed a crime. All of these reactions are premature." ... |
Will Trayvon Martin become Obama’s Terri Schiavo?
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... "According to a CNN poll released on Monday, 73 percent of those questioned believe George Zimmerman, Mr. Martin's shooter, should be arrested. Construing this as moral authority, Democrats have rushed to motivate an element of their base, African-Americans, and advance one of their causes, gun control. When President Obama said, 'If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon,' he both inserted himself into a local police matter ... and identified himself with the Old Guard Trifecta of racial agitators: Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and Louis Farrakhan. When you add this to ... his Justice Department’s racial priorities and his allusions to racist elements in his critics, a pattern develops in moderate voters' minds." ... |
Gun owners are not to blame
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"Last year, in Gwinnett County, Ga., a woman in her early 50s was getting out of the shower when the bathroom lights suddenly went out. As she stepped out into the dark, a man slammed her onto the tile floor."
"Injured but still conscious, she tried to fight him off when she felt a blade against her throat."
"During the attempted sexual assault that followed, the woman managed to break free and retrieve the .22-caliber pistol she kept in the bedroom. She shot her intruder several times, killing him."
"It’s a remarkable story, and one of the myriad accounts of armed citizens protecting themselves from violent crimes. But most of these stories don't capture national attention the way the Trayvon Martin killing has." ... |
Florida’s Self-Defense Laws
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"Media coverage of Florida’s self-defense laws in recent weeks has often been very inaccurate. While some persons, particularly from the gun prohibition lobbies, have claimed that the Martin/Zimmerman case shows the danger of Florida’s 'Stand your ground' law, that law is legally irrelevant to case. So let’s take a look at what the Florida laws actually say." ... |
Trayvon Martin: The Neuroscience of What Makes People Trigger-Happy -- Our brains are wired to be unreasonable when it comes to perceived threats
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"If you were handed a can of bug spray, you might start killing a lot of insects around the house. And if you had reason to believe that the bugs were poisonous ... you might even become convinced that the little piece of lint under your bed was a nasty spider, curled up just waiting to bite you. Americans tend to overestimate both their risk of exposure to violent crime and their ability to judge dangerous situations with reasonable care. Unfortunately, these misperceptions are killing people, not insects."
"These problems assumed special urgency with the killing last month of Trayvon Martin, the teenage boy who was shot by George Zimmerman, an armed neighborhood-watch volunteer, after buying a bag of candy and iced tea. ..." ...
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NJ: Pinole commission urges ban on home-based gun and ammo sales
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"A slip-up during an overhaul of the zoning code two years ago has embroiled Pinole in a debate on guns and the Constitution. But officials say a proposed ban on home-based gun and ammunition sale businesses is just a zoning matter."
"This week, the Pinole Planning Commission, at the urging of police Chief John Hardester, unanimously recommended such a ban amid warnings from a group of Second Amendment advocates that it would infringe on Constitutionally-protected gun ownership rights." ... |
NY: Mayor should leave anti-gun group
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"Recently, I became aware that our Saranac Lake village mayor represents our community as a member of an organization that is misleadingly named: Mayors Against Illegal Guns. This blatantly anti-Second Amendment group is an organization fronted by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Mr. Rabideau's membership cannot be compared to joining the Elks Club, Rotary Club or some other organization where he would be privately representing himself. As a member of this mayors' group, he is representing our community and furthering the political goals of that organization." ... |
TN: Tennessee Bill to Allow Guns in Cars Passes Senate Committee
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"Yesterday, Senate Bill 3002, the NRA-initiated Safe Commute Act, passed in the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 6 to 1 vote, with two members voting to 'pass' on the bill. Senate Bill 2992, the Firearm Discrimination Prevention Bill intended to bolster the ultimate implementation of SB 3002, passed in the Senate Commerce Committee by a vote of 6 to 3. Both of these important bills will soon be sent to the Senate floor for a vote." ... |
NY: Remington Arms questions legislation (video story)
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"Could proposed legislation cause a major Herkimer County employer to pull up stakes? That's the question concerning the Remington Arms Company in Ilion."
"Remington officials sent a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo last week opposing an Assembly budget proposal that would mandate microstamping. The process uses a laser to engrave information on the tip of a gun's firing pin that is supposed to help trace bullets and solve crimes." ... |
NYC Gun Owners Misfire in Legal Challenge
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"As dusk settled over the city Monday, a federal judge ruled that New York City won its showdown with handgun owners who challenged a $340 residential licensing fee as unconstitutional."
"A city attorney applauded the ruling, saying the fees were needed to do the exhaustive background checks that keep New York City safe." ... |
MA: Commonwealth Second Amendment Sues Over Firearms Property Forfeiture
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"Commonwealth Second Amendment, Inc. (Comm2A) has filed suit in federal court in Massachusetts challenging the state’s misuse of bonded warehouses to force the forfeiture of privately owned firearms in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s due process guarantees." ...
"Massachusetts law allows police departments to turn confiscated firearms over to unregulated bonded warehouses who then charge the firearm owners onerous and prohibitive fees ... Bonded warehouses are authorized to sell these firearms once accumulated fees are in arrears for 90 days."
"Massachusetts has failed to regulate bonded warehouses allowing them to levy fees that quickly exceed the value of the confiscated property ..." ... |
NC: ATF officer accused of witness tampering
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"A federal Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms officer who was a key witness in a recent high-profile gun-running case has been charged with witness tampering and making a false statement to a law enforcement officer."
"A federal grand jury indicted Michael Justin Fanelly earlier this month. He is accused of interfering with two officers who were investigating reports of cocaine distribution last June. He is also charged with making false statements about a woman who was arrested about four months later for selling cocaine." ... |
FL: Broward driver busted by cops, exonerated by cellphone
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"Most every crime novel has a variation of this back-and-forth: Cop collars a suspected criminal. Suspect says the bust is unjust — but faces the uphill challenge of convincing a judge or jury."
"But in the recent real-life case of a stranded motorist-turned-alleged felon, there was one juicy twist: The whole altercation was caught on tape under the most outlandish of circumstances."
"As a result: Charges were dropped against the driver and prosecutors are investigating whether Coral Springs police officers Nicole Stasnek and Derek Fernandes filed false documents relating to the extraordinary encounter." ... |
LA: New Orleans officer resigns after Trayvon comments
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"A New Orleans police officer has resigned after being suspended for posting a comment on a local television station's website about the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin in which he suggested the Florida teen died like a 'thug.'"
"Jason Giroir used his full name and identified himself as a New Orleans Police Department employee when he wrote, 'Act like a thug die like one!' in response to a WWL-TV article about a rally supporting Martin." ... |
CA: Take Pride in Team California Outdoor Heritage Alliance
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"This last Saturday was a unique circumstance, especially for the South Bay Members’ Council."
"Due to the rain from the previous weekend, the Hermosa Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade had to be postponed to March 24th (this last Sat). Unfortunately, some of our members found that they had conflicting commitments because of other pro-Second Amendment scheduled events. Each one was significant in their own way so we found our resources were split."
"I am very proud and elated to report that all three events were very SUCCESSFUL!" ... |
OR: Mercy Foundation board member resigns over gun control
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"A prominent Douglas County businessman has resigned from the Mercy Foundation board to protest a Catholic organization's stance on gun control."
"John Blodgett, vice president of Douglas County Forest Products, submitted his resignation to Mercy Medical Center CEO Kelly Morgan on Thursday."
"In an email to Morgan, Blodgett, who has been on the foundation's board of directors for almost five years, said it had come to his attention that Mercy's parent company, Catholic Health Initiatives, supports 'anti-gun legislation.'" ...
"CHI spokesman Mike Romano said the organization supports 'sensible gun laws and regulations' as part of its commitment to reduce violence." ... |
NC: Best policy is enforce current laws, not limit gun ownership
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"In reference to Open Forum letter by Jim Jenson (March 26), I am saddened that Mr. Jenson’s measure of being 'rational' is jumping to conclusions about a needless loss of life. Mr. Jenson should contact the Sanford, Fla. Police Department, because apparently he’s an eyewitness to this 'vigilante killing.' Fact is, he wasn’t. Mr. Jenson is a product of the state-run media that plays on his eagerness to believe what he hopes is true. I certainly hope that we get all the facts of this case before making a judgment." ... |
FL: Shawn Tyson guilty of murdering two Britons in Florida
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"An American teenager has been jailed for life after being found guilty of the first degree murder of two British tourists in Florida." ...
"The [victims'] families also criticised the Sarasota court system that had freed Tyson after a judge had warned the teenager was a danger to the public following the earlier shooting, in which no-one was hurt." ...
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Submitter's Note: The REAL gun control issue has little to do with controlling guns & more to do with a failure to control criminals. The "justice" system failed to use laws & sanctions already in place to keep a dangerous person locked away, as has happened so many times before. No doubt the anti's will demand yet more restrictions on lawful gun owners to "fix" the problem... |
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