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Colorado enforcement dilemma shows exploitable weakness of anti-gun laws
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... "And while the numbers of Coloradans transferring their property or ignoring the magazine ban is impossible to measure with accuracy, there’s reason to believe they are substantial -- just as are the numbers of gun owners who have refused to comply with infringements in California, Connecticut, Washington State and elsewhere. It’s part of a phenomenon I've been calling a 'new paradigm,' although in truth, disobedience in defense of freedom has been a time-honored practice among liberty-minded Americans since before the Republic -- as the example of Patriots at Lexington and Concord could not have made more clear." ... |
Personal Responsibility. What’s Your Policy?
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"After the war, when my father finally escaped the Nazi labor camps, he returned to his village of Oradea. There was nothing for him. His brothers had survived, but the Nazis had murdered his parents in Dachau. Villagers had taken his home, as they had taken the property, homes and lands of Jews throughout Europe. There was no work. No future. I’m not sure how, but he joined a group of survivors smuggling Jewish orphans from Holland into Israel . . ." ... |
A tale of two billboard campaigns about guns
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"Today’s Boston Globe reports that the Massachusetts Turnpike billboard that carried anti-gun-rights messages for two decades is being replaced by a broader campaign, sponsored by Stop Handgun Violence, that has gun control signs at three dozen spots across the state."
"... This week’s message, launched today, reportedly says, 'We’re Not Anti-Gun. We’re Pro-Life. Massachusetts Gun Laws Save Lives.'"
"Contrast that gun control effort with one reported this morning by the [NSSF] ... The NSSF billboards, located in Richmond and Oakland, California, remind motorists about the organization’s 'Don’t Lie for the Other Guy' educational effort that shows the downside of straw purchases: Possible prison time." ... |
Criminal charge in Marysville case shows NICS flaw UBC can’t fix
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... "If such information is not submitted to the NICS system, it won’t flag when someone is purchasing a firearm. No background check, 'universal' or otherwise, is going to catch such information if it isn’t there to be caught. This is particularly troubling because there was plenty of time between when Fryberg bought the handgun at a Cabela's store in Tulalip on Jan. 11, 2013 and when he picked it up on Jan. 23; ample time for authorities to conduct a check." ... |
Useful Idiot at Tampa Bay Times: “Shall Not Be Infringed” Doesn’t Mean What It Says
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"I don't know how many times one can go over the Second Amendment and not get the clear language contained in it. In fact, I don't know how many times one can read the Constitution and not see that it is not law per se enforced upon the people, but rather enforced upon the federal government, but there are still ignorant, useful idiots in the media that are called 'the press,' who still don't get it. Or perhaps they do get it, but they are just open communists who are seeking to remove the right to keep and bear arms by Americans. Such may just be the case with the Tampa Bay Times." ... |
New from Trulock: Predator Coyote Shotgun Choke
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"Coyotes are fair game. People who terminate coyotes (with extreme, if stealthy prejudice) in open terrain tend to use rifles in the ever-popular .223 caliber. That said, a deer rifle will also git ‘er done. But when you’re hunting in thick timber or in the dead of night, a shotgun is your ballistic BFF. Trulock’s presser [after the jump] warns aspiring 'song dog' hunters that taking aim at 40 yards or more that 00 buck ain’t it. 'Depending on the shotgun make, No. 4 buck, No. 2 buck or T shot paired with the new Predator Choke will put the largest number of pellets at higher energy into that same animal at that same distance.' ..." ... |
Gear/Gun Review: CZ 75 Kadet Adapter
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"Sure, .22 LR has been a bit hard to come by over the last couple of years. That’s a change from the norm, of course, where .22 LR was the choice for inexpensive practice. While owning dedicated .22 firearms is great — great for collecting, for fun, for plinking, hunting, and target shooting — .22 conversion kits are often the best option for legitimate practice. That is, for the purpose of gaining familiarity with a primary, centerfire firearm but doing so with inexpensive ammo. At the very pinnacle of the conversion kit game is CZ’s Kadet Adapter for CZ 75-based pistols. . ." ... |
Gun Review: Ruger Redhawk Hunter .44 Magnum
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"The Ruger Redhawk is Ruger’s flagship revolver, providing the user with the cannon-like firepower of the .44 Magnum since its introduction in 1979. The Redhawk is offered in several configurations; mine is the Hunter model, with a 7.5-inch barrel, ready to accept a scope, should you want to meddle with the beauty of the beast . . ." ... |
Media misfire? Columbia J-school, Bloomberg unite to teach gun coverage
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"Critics who think the media has an anti-firearm agenda won't like the lineup behind a high-powered, upcoming seminar aimed at training reporters to cover the issue of gun violence."
"Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, the vaunted New York institution that hands out the annual Pulitzer prizes, is sponsoring the session through its Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. Also helping to bankroll the event, in Phoenix May 29-30, is Everytown for Gun Safety, the nonprofit, pro-gun control group founded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. A series of speakers has been lined up and, critics say, it ensures reporters will be peppered with an anti-Second Amendment message." ... |
Going Back to Indiana: With Two Cheers for Its Gun-Toting Gals!
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"The [NRA], firearms manufacturers and gun rights bloggers frequently state (and assume) that in the 21st century, a new generation of female, minority and millennial gun-owners purchases, carries and uses firearms. This claim aligns the firearms industry and gun rights zealots with new demographic realities in the United States, which of course no longer favor the traditional rural, white, male base of the gun-owning population. Affirmations of demographic breadth also justify the - somewhat breathtaking - wave of concealed-carry and open-carry laws approved by state legislatures in recent years, explains the exponential growth curve for gun purchases in the last decade ..."
"If only this beautiful vision were true." ... |
DC 'under the gun' from NRA, congresswoman says
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"The nation’s capital is 'under the gun' from the National Rifle Association and Republican lawmakers, the congresswoman who represents Washington, D.C., said Tuesday."
"Speaking to a crowd of gun safety advocates, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) warned that Washington, D.C., is under attack from GOP legislation that would weaken the city’s strict gun laws." ...
"'We feel that we are under the gun of the NRA,' Holmes Norton said."
"'We in the District of Columbia have very strong gun laws and have to fight to keep them,' she added."
"Republicans are challenging the guns laws in Washington, D.C., as an unconstitutional violation of the Second Amendment." ... |
TN: Tennessee lawmakers pander to NRA on gun bills
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"Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell has made clear with the guns-in-parks bill passage in her chamber that the General Assembly is all about pandering to the NRA."
"The House vote, without debate and questions, occurred Monday before the NRA convention next week."
"That the law could take effect before the convention instead of the usual July 1 date is clear indication of this favoritism." ... |
TN: Store Owner Defends Himself Against Box Cutter Attack
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"The owner of Discount Tobacco & Beer in La Vergne, TN had closed up his store as usual Monday night. While taking the trash out around 10:35pm, he says a man came from behind the store and asked if they were still open."
"When he said the store was closed, the man immediately pulled a box cutter and cut the owner’s neck. The store owner, who has a concealed carry permit, drew his gun and shot the attacker and would-be robber." ... |
Rubio trying to restore 2nd Amendment rights of Washington DC residents
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"The overly strict gun laws in the nation’s capital have long been the worst in the country."
"Washington D.C. residents have never had any real Second Amendment rights, in a city where the violent crime rate is more than three times the national average, according to FBI’s Uniform Crime Report data."
"Unless a resident has money and/or political influence, the ability to legally carry a firearm for self-defense is something most will never attain." ...
"Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, want to restore the Second Amendment right of the District’s 658,893 residents, through the aptly titled bill 'The Second Amendment Enforcement Act of 2015.'" ... |
Ask Tester, Daines to oppose concealed carry overrides
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"Right now, Montana keeps our communities safe and promotes gun safety by requiring a permit to carry a loaded, concealed handgun in public. To get a permit, an applicant must be at least 18 years old, pass a criminal background check, and prove he/she has been through some sort of firearms training."
"There is a bill pending in Congress that would override these carefully considered public safety standards and force our state to recognize concealed carry permits from every other state -- including states that issue permits to people with no firearms training at all. Federally imposed concealed carry is a dangerous proposal that is bad for Montana, and I encourage you to join me in asking senators Tester and Daines to oppose it." ... |
TX: McRaven shoots down campus carry at conference Tuesday
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"UT System Chancellor William McRaven spoke in depth about his stance against campus carry at a conference Tuesday."
"McRaven, a retired four-star admiral in the U.S. Navy, said campus carry has little support from the UT System universities."
"'I’m a big second amendment guy, you know; I’m a strong supporter,' McRaven said. 'But my position today — I’m an educator. As I look across the students and the faculty and the administrators and the staff and their concerns that they have voiced to me about this creating an unsafe environment with more guns on campus, it’s hard for me to support campus carry when I see their concerns.'" ... |
MS: Big changes coming to Mississippi concealed carry laws, M855 protected
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"Magnolia state lawmakers are looking to Gov. Bryant to sign a set of measures headed his way that would lower the cost of carry permits, allow a number of exemptions and safeguard controversial ammunition."
"The pair of bills, which originated in the state senate, passed by huge margins in the deep red state and stand to drop the price of CCW licenses by 20 percent while disabled vets, those who carry in purses or bags, and active duty military will be exempt from having to get a permit. Additionally, M855 'green tip' ammunition will be granted protection under state law." ... |
OR: Oregon Gun Control Proposal: Buying, Selling Guns A Privilege, Not A Right
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"On Wednesday, Oregon lawmakers will discuss a gun control proposal that outlaws all private gun sales except those between 'close relatives,' ..."
"The gun control bill is sponsored by state senator Floyd Prozanski (D-Eugene)."
"According to the Statesman Journal, it requires a private buyer and seller to find a licensed gun dealer, pay a fee, and 'run a background check through the Oregon State Police.'"
"The bill would make the first violation of selling a gun without a background check a misdemeanor, 'punishable by up to a year in jail and a $6,250 fine.' The second violation would be a felony, carrying a possible 10 year prison sentence and '$250,000 fine.'" ... |
IA: Iowa Senate passes bill allowing gun silencers
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"Iowans would be able to buy suppressors, or silencers, for their guns under a contentious bill that passed the Senate on a 46-4 vote Tuesday night."
"The off-and-on debate over Senate File 427 went on for much of the afternoon and early evening, with majority Democrats and minority Republicans engaged in procedural maneuvers. The issue is between proponents of broader gun law changes that were included in a more expansive House-passed bill and opponents intent on preserving background checks and a three-day waiting period for handgun sales." ... |
KS: Protecting Kansans’ Second Amendment rights (SB 45) (second item)
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"Another bill I previously had mentioned is SB 45 — a bill to allow the concealed carry of a firearm without being required to obtain government permission — commonly called 'constitutional carry.' Last Wednesday, the House passed SB 45 by a vote of 85-39."
"Currently, Kansas law allows Kansans to carry a gun openly without a license or concealed with a license."
"SB 45 removes the license requirement for carrying a concealed gun. However, obtaining a concealed carry license in Kansas still will be available for our residents who wish to carry concealed in the 36 states that recognize Kansas concealed carry licenses." ... |
ID: Permitless concealed carry concept lives on Senate floor
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"Permitless concealed carry is likely dead for the legislative year, but the idea lives on."
"During a floor debate Tuesday, Sen. Jim Rice, R-Caldwell, said he supports giving all Idahoans the right to carry concealed weapons without a permit."
"'I think we give that same treatment to the rest of the citizens of the state,' said Rice, a two-term veteran."
"That same treatment is a the right to carry without a permit, a perk Idaho code gives to elected officials -- including Idaho lawmakers." ... |
ShotSpotter Fails. Again. Still.
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"We’ve been deriding the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system for years. It’s a hugely expensive technological 'fix' that only fixes politicians' need to be seen to be 'doing something' about 'gun violence.' Which is why you’ll find it in urban areas where 'strict' gun control does even less to reduce firearms-related crime. The number of stories we’ve encountered where ShotSpotter led to the apprehension of a criminal is precisely zero. Last year, Oakland pulled the plug on the system, which cost the city – wait for it – $264k per year. And here’s an excellent example of ShotSpotter follies . . ." ... |
Deconstructing a Warrantless Traffic Stop, Or What Illinois’ Finest Think of Your Fourth Amendment Rights
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"I sell packaging equipment for other companies and recently designed my own machine. One customer wanted details about how it works, and being reluctant to send pictures or video over the Internet before the final design is complete, I packed up the slide-in camper and headed to the Wolverine State. The presentation went well. I overnighted at a rest stop in Indiana, then headed to Minnesota to meet with another client. That meant transit through the Land of Lincoln. After paying the last toll westbound on I-94, I passed a state trooper straddling the medium and settled down for some extended windshield time. Three minutes later, in the outside lane, the same State Trooper, rolling five over, slowed and ran my plates . . ." ... |
CA: Inmates at San Francisco Jail Say Deputies Forced Them to Fight "Gladiator Style"
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"Jail inmates held in San Francisco's Hall of Justice allege sheriff's deputies have forced them to fight 'gladiator-style,' San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi said Thursday."
"Adachi said Thursday that his office was alerted to the allegedly deputy-orchestrated fights through the father of an inmate ..."
"Adachi interviewed the man's son, Ricardo Palikiko Garcia, who confirmed that he had been forced to fight twice and that the deputies were planning another fight."
"Garcia, who is in his 20s, weights about 150 pounds, stands 5 feet 9 inches tall and is of Hawaiian and Phillipino descent, said he was injured in the fights and made to go up against an inmate who weighed at least twice what he does." ... |
AL: Former Winston County deputy sentenced in meth extortion case
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"Former Winston County Sheriff's deputy Grady Keith Concord, 42, has been sentenced to serve three years and nine months in federal prison for extorting a woman to cook methamphetamine."
"Concord pleaded guilty to one count of manufacturing methamphetamine and one count of manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine on premises where children are present or reside. The charges were first brought against Concord in November." ... |
OH: Former Ohio LEO Guilty of Machine Gun Possession
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"A former member of the Greene County, Ohio Sheriff’s Office found himself in hot water thanks to a Heckler & Koch HK416 machine gun, reports the Dayton Daily News. Former Sheriff’s Maj. Eric Spicer was convicted in December of two counts related to the acquisition and possession of a machine gun. Specifically, he was found guilty of 'knowingly possessing a machine gun' and also of 'possessing a gun that was not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.' . . ." ...
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NJ: Galloway Twp. police officer charged with aggravated assault
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"A southern New Jersey police officer has been charged with aggravated assault."
"But Galloway Township police won't say what led to the charge against Galloway Township officer Ray Glick, except that it stemmed from an off-duty matter."
"Authorities announced Tuesday that the 53-year-old Glick has 'terminated' his employment and plans to retire. He's served on the force for 24 years." ... |
IL: OMG! A Seven-Year-Old Shooting a Gun! In Illinois! OMG!
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"The chicagotribune.com didn’t invent anti-gun animus, but they’ve pretty much perfected the art, editorializing against gun rights in The Land of Lincoln with Bloombergian self-righteous fervor. Gun right advocates are routinely portrayed as 'extremists.' Pro-gun control extremists advocates get a disproportionate amount of ink. Only not so much in How to Shoot a Gun If You’re A Kid. Author Peter Nickeas plays it straight, chronicling a beginner’s shooting class for kids at GAT Guns in East Dundee, Illinois. It’s only when we get to the end of the article that Nickeas or, more likely his editor, felt compelled to introduce 'balance' to the piece . . ." ... |
CT: Common-sense gun lies
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"I am writing this because I am tired of lies and misinformation being spread by our bevy of "anti-gun violence" groups in Connecticut. At one time I believed them to be ignorant, but I now know better. So, I would like to dissect and discredit these statements point by point."
"Mr. Jonathan Perloe (March 26 op-ed, 'Standing ground on tough new gun laws') points out that '90 percent of legislators who voted in favor (of SB1160, the 2013 Connecticut gun law)' were re-elected. Most of those legislators ran unopposed. Another way to look at it was of the large 12-seat gain by the GOP, 11 of those seats were replacements of legislators who voted for SB 1160. Only one legislator who voted against the law lost his re-election bid." ... |
AZ: Second Amendment Friendly Verizon Store
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"I had been meaning to update my phone for a long time. I probably should have done it four years ago. Finally, circumstances pushed me to do this necessary task. Due, in part, to the insane federal restrictions on gun mufflers, I have suffered significant hearing loss. I wanted certain technological inclusions with any hearing aids that I would use, and technology has caught up to my desires. My audiologist and I came up with a solution that met my requirements, but the phone that matched up best was Apple’s iPhone. So I went from a five year old flip phone to the iPhone 6 plus." ... |
CA: OC Sheriff reverts to prior policy on concealed carry weapons after Ninth Circuit says it will rehear Peruta
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"On Thursday, March 26, 2015, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals voted to rehear 'en banc' the case of Peruta v. County of San Diego. In February 2014, a three-judge panel split 2 – 1 and held that a Sheriff’s policy requiring more than 'self-defense' or 'personal protection' to meet the 'good cause' requirement for a concealed weapon license violates the Second Amendment ..."
"In remaining consistent with the law and respecting the court’s previous opinion, Sheriff Hutchens has been issuing CCW Licenses and citing the three-judge panel opinion as authority for the 'good cause' requirement. Based on yesterday’s vote to rehear the case, the three-judge panel opinion can no longer be cited as authority. ..." ... |
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