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Firearms Accidents Even Rarer Than Hen’s Teeth
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"Unintentional firearms deaths have been falling steadily since 1981 and fell off the table in 1993 as the graph plainly shows. The question is why? For the period 1981 to 1998 (the last year data is available) unintentional shooting deaths have dropped by a stunning 54 percent. Contrast this with unintentional poisoning over the same period that increased by 123 percent. Or how about unintentional drowning? Over the same period people drowned accidentally at a rate more than double accidental shooting deaths. What is going on here?" ...
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I Am Shocked!!!! (video available)
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"The Violence Policy Center just released a new report today condemning the National Rifle Association for accepting donations from those in the gun industry. ..." ...
"I guess when you don't have dues paying members and subsist on handouts from the Joyce Foundation ($4.635 million since 2003), you tend to ignore the financial impact of dues paying members. According to VPC's 2009 IRS Form 990, they had no members and a reported $924,927 in revenue. $585,000 of their 2009 revenue came from the Joyce Foundation. If I were the Joyce Foundation, I'd start to question if I was getting my money's worth." ... |
The Truth About High Capacity Magazines and Me
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"If I wish to carry my gun whilst tarrying in Massachusetts, the first thing I need is an Massachusetts License to Carry (LTC). To wrangle one of those from Bay State bureaucrats, I must take a [MA] firearms safety class. Afterwards, I have to submit an application to the PTB with a copy of my home state’s carry permit, all the usual bona fides, a $100 fee (no personal checks) and a compelling reason why I need to carry a concealed firearm in Massachusetts (no personal safety stuff). If they like the cut of my jib, I have to travel to Adams Massachusetts for a personal interview. Even if I get an LTC . . ."
"I still can't carry the magazine on the left in my Springfield XD(m) .45. It's not a pre-ban, 'high-capacity' mag. ..." ... |
Gun Owners Must Take Center Stage
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"This evening HBO will air a controversial new documentary film, four years in the making, entitled Gun Fight. Crafted by the acclaimed Academy Award-winning director Barbara Kopple, the film certainly illustrates one all too obvious truth about the gun debate in America: polar opposites continue to exist on both sides. Sadly, the film veers from a dispassionate, comprehensive view (tough to do in 88 minutes), into scoring many subtle advocacy points." ... |
Gun Fight debuts tonight on HBO at 9:30 p.m. Eastern.
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"There's a scene in Barbara Kopple's new documentary, Gun Fight, that more or less sums up the woeful state of public discourse over gun control. Two men stand next to each other outside the Supreme Court, furiously waving their picket signs. The man on the left claims that 70 percent of Americans own guns and support gun rights; the man on the right claims that 70 percent of Americans want tighter gun laws. One of the more discouraging things about the gun-control debate in America is that, over the years, it's been reduced to a set of platitudes and manipulated statistics. Gun Fight may do nothing to help mitigate such intractable partisanship but, in the very least it will leave viewers thinking about the debate in new ways." ... |
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence again steps into steaming pile of its own lies
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"This past weekend, as has become someting of a pattern, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) accused (via Twitter) me and other gun rights advocates of 'insurrection' and 'treason.' This, despite the fact that there doesn't seem to be any 'insurrection' going on in the U.S., and the fact that the Constitution's necessarily extremely narrow definition of 'treason' can't possibly be applied to stating the obvious fact that the Second Amendment exists as the last bulwark against tyranny." ... |
HBO Documentary Gunfight: Anti-Gun Sandbag Job
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"Well, I gave Oscar-winning documentarist Barbara Kopple the benefit of the doubt. After watching Gunfight on HBO, I can state without equivocation that it was a heavily tilted, barely disguised polemic presenting the argument for gun control. In fact, you could call it the Colin [Goddard] and Paul [Helmke] Show . . ." ... |
Speer Gold Dot .22WMR Personal Protection Round
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"'The newest addition to the Gold Dot Short Barrel family is a .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire self defense round,' Speer announces like a proud papa. 'These hollow points provide reliable expansion, deep penetration and low recoil. Personal protection and home security scenarios require accuracy and reliability.' Expansion, penetration, accuracy, reliability and . . . stopping power. Which, it must be said, is not the first thing you think of when you think of a .22 caliber bullet . . ." ... |
VA: Let Us Pray
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... "Delegate Mark Cole, who’s been trying unsuccessfully to pass a law legalizing guns in churches, asked Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to clarify the law. After much thought Cuccinelli said 'you can take guns to protect yourself but the church can ban it'. Did that really make it clearer? Now someone can take a gun to church just because they’re paranoid. Hell, half the tea partiers will take them to church just so Obama doesn’t sneak into their homes, while they’re at church, to steal their guns and ship them off to Kenya (or Indonesia)." ... |
VA: Guns in church? No way
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"With respect to Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s recent statement on carrying guns in places of worship, should guns be allowed in churches and other places of worship? Absolutely not!"
"Places of worship should be peaceful sanctuaries where people can pray and come to a serene place of peace. Who should want or need to worry about people carrying guns there?" ...
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From The Country Formerly Known As GREAT Britain
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... "In a news report today from that nation formerly known as Great Britain comes a report that fire extinguishers are being removed from communal areas in flats (apartments buildings in American English) because they are considered a safety hazard. The hazard comes not from juvenile delinquents spraying the extinguishers in the faces of little children and old ladies. No, the hazard is that they will encourage people to use initiative and fight a fire.""The life-saving devices encourage untrained people to fight a fire rather than leave the building, risk assessors in Bournemouth decided." ... |
Gun free school zone challenge fails in California
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"A federal judge in California has dismissed a challenge to that state's ban on most guns within 1,000 feet of schools, a ruling which is likely to have influence on similar challenge pending in Wisconsin."
"Kevin Hall, who lives within 1,000 feet of a school in San Francisco, had requested an exemption from superintendent Carlos Garcia to allow Hall to openly carry a gun outside his home. It was denied, and Hall sued, claiming the denial infringed his Second Amendment rights." ... |
GOP Sellout in the Budget Bill (and the NRA won't even criticize it.)
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"Sam Stein reports at HuffPo: 'Gun Control Advocates Win A Rare Victory In Budget Deal.'""Gun-control advocates won a rare victory this past Friday when congressional negotiators removed a provision from the final budget deal that would have made it much harder for the government to regulate firearm sales along the Mexico border." ... "Ask yourself this question: what is it about ATF funding in general -- and the Boren-Rehberg amendment in particular -- that is so important to the Democrats?"
"Here's another: Why is 'sellout' the default position for the GOP?" ... |
OH: Ohio Senate passes SB17 (Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix) and SB61 (Restoration of Rights)
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"Editor's Note: This story will be updated throughout the day as information becomes available."
"The Ohio Senate has passed Senate Bill 17, sponsored by Senator Tim Schaffer (R) which will allow citizens who hold a valid concealed handgun license (CHL) to carry a firearm in restaurants. To do so, license holders may not consume any alcohol and must not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. According to OpenCarry.org, 42 states (including every state that borders Ohio) allow non-drinking license holders to carry firearms in restaurants." ... |
IL: Illinois House fires at gun bills limiting rights
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"Lawmakers on Wednesday shot down a couple of plans that could limit gun owners’ rights."
"The Illinois House unofficially dubbed the day as 'Gun Day' because several gun-related bills came before it."
"One plan would have limited the number of guns a person can buy at one time, and the other would have given gun owners up to 72 hours to report that their guns were lost or stolen." ... |
IL: Protection of Illinois gun owners' privacy picking up steam
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... "I should have mentioned that a major reason that this information has stayed private is that the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) filed a lawsuit successfully securing a temporary restraining order against that release. That temporary restraining order has been indefinitely extended, until further order of court, with another hearing scheduled for Thursday. This court action has played a major role in buying time for the legislative measure to pass. Meanwhile, a majority of Illinois' congressional delegation has written a letter to AG Madigan's office requesting that the ruling be rescinded." ... |
OK: Bid to revive open-carry measure fails in Oklahoma committee
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"A House committee member today failed to revive a bill that would allow residents with concealed handgun permits to carry their weapons in the open."
"Rep. John Bennett tried to get the House of Representatives Public Safety Committee to reconsider Senate Bill 129. The same committee voted 9-8 last week against the measure." ... |
AZ: Arizona House OKs bill on guns in public buildings
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"The Arizona House approved a gun-rights bill Wednesday that would generally let people take guns into government buildings, allowing a ban only if a site has armed guards and metal detectors."
"Supporters said the bill protects Second Amendment gun rights"
"Critics countered that it imposes unfunded mandates on local governments that would have to install metal detectors and hire guards to keep guns out of certain buildings ..." ...
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CA: Portantino's "open carry" ban sails through committee, pro-gun groups plan protest
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"A ban on openly carrying unloaded handguns in public moved out of the state Assembly's Public Safety Committee this week - with little of the drama that typically marks the contentious gun-control debate." ...
"Opponents argue the bill's proponents failed to provide examples of instances where open carry resulted in violence or arrests. They also charge that the permit process for carrying a concealed weapon is flawed, making it difficult for law-abiding people to get the permits for self-protection." ... |
IL: Support grows for concealed carry gun measure
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"Votes Wednesday on two proposals to impose new gun restrictions in Illinois may point to increasing support for concealed carry in the General Assembly."
"'I still feel very good about it,' said Rep. Brandon Phelps, D-Harrisburg, sponsor of a House concealed carry bill. 'We've been asked by some Cook County legislators about maybe making some deals.'" ... |
MA: Boston's mayor wants to ban soda and other drinks
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"Mayor Thomas Menino is taking aim at sugary drinks in Boston as a way of promoting healthier lifestyles and reducing healthcare costs. The Boston Globe is reporting that Menino has issued an executive order to require all of Boston’s city departments to phase out soda and other drinks with high sugar contents over the next six months." ...
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Time running out to comment on BATFE 'shotgun importability study'
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... "Remember that what the BATFE is seeking here is not a change in the law--they're claiming the power to dramatically limit which shotguns are importable, simply through administrative fiat. Still, they are generously (that's sarcasm, for anyone who missed it) seeking comments from the public, before any policy changes are made. GunLeaders.com points out that the comment period is almost over:" ... |
Please comment on the BATF "shotgun importability study"
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"There is still time to comment on the BATF scheme to ban imports of 'certain' shotguns."
"ATF is soliciting comments on their study to restrict importation of shotguns with certain features. Comments will be accepted from 01/31/2011 – 05/01/2011 and may be emailed to: shotgunstudy@atf.gov, or faxed to (202) 648-9601. All comments must include a name and mailing address. We encourage all firearms owners to comment on this study. We suggest the following to use as a starting point. More on the ATF shotgun importability study. We need only look to ATF history to get an idea what their intentions are with this current 'study'." ... |
AL: Personnel Board gives fired officers jobs back (video story)
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... "Suspect Anthony Warren was ejected from a van he was driving at the end of a high speed chase in Hoover."
"Police patrol car footage showed a handful of officers striking Warren on the ground."
"Five officers were immediately fired and two were later charged with violating Warren's civil rights." ... |
OR: Portland Gun Buyback: $4,032 per gun
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... "But Mayor Sam 'I didn’t have any improper relationship with that underage intern…okay I lied, but you already voted for me' Adams’ isn’t stopping there."
"His latest media blitz trumpets the success of his 'Illegal Gun Task Force.' Comprised of one Portland Police Bureau Sergeant and four officers, this unit was created six months ago with the goal of 'getting illegal guns off the streets' or some such bureaucratese BS. In the six months of its existence, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting, the task force succeeded in confiscating exactly sixty-two guns. Only one-fourth were recovered stolen guns." ... |
WA: Charges dropped against men who allegedly attacked off-duty cop
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... "Officer Garth Haynes said the men attacked him outside a Ballard bar last December. Video from a Seattle police cruiser obtained by KOMO News shows Haynes kicking a suspect in the head while he's handcuffed on the ground."
"Haynes is now the subject of an internal investigation. He refused to testify against the suspects, which resulted in the assault charges being dropped." ... |
TN: Former officer gets probation in diversion plea
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"A former East Tennessee officer will avoid jail time and keep a clean record if he stays out of trouble for the next three years." ...
"The Jacksboro, Tenn., man was indicted in December on charges of bribing a witness, filing a false report and official misconduct. Authorities say he accepted money from a criminal defendant in exchange for interfering with his case, causing charges to be dropped." ... |
NC: Audit of Asheville police evidence room finds much missing
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"Police have lost track of at least 27 guns seized as evidence, along with dozens of packages of cash and drugs, according to audit findings released Monday."
"The Police Department audit — and a separate case in which 397 pills of the prescription painkiller oxycodone pills were discovered missing — have triggered a review of all 13,889 evidence room items deemed high-risk, authorities said." ... |
NC: City settles APD sexual harassment lawsuit
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"The city of Asheville will settle a lawsuit from former Asheville Police Department Officer Cherie Byrd alleging that her superior, then-Sgt. Eric Lauffer, sent her sexually explicit text messages and phone calls. The city will pay Byrd $48,000 and reimburse her $4,100 in mediation fees." ... |
CO: 2 More Denver Police Officers Fired -- Lying, Excessive Force Alleged
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... "Both officers were technically fired for lying about what occurred, and each was also disciplined for using inappropriate force."
"A videotape obtained by CBS4 and aired Monday night shows one of the officers using a billy club to shove several women to the ground. Moments later, the same officer has a woman on her knees and subdued, when a second officer is seen approaching her and spraying mace in her face. He then turns on the crowd and sprays them with mace." ... |
FL: Florida Law Enforcement Officers Mislead & Push the Limit of the Law to Stop Open Carry Rights Bill
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... "Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Major Ken Davis told of a recent traffic stop of six Tampa Bay Outlaw motorcycle gang members. 'Although the six Outlaws were certified gang members, and had histories of criminal arrests, most were also concealed carry permit [sic] holders', he related." ...
"One must conclude that Major Davis was either embellishing the facts surrounding the criminal arrests of the certified gang members in order to sway the committee, or his department was derelict in not reporting the disqualifying arrests to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for suspension of the licenses of those involved." ... |
FL: Four child-porn images allegedly found on ICE chief's home computer
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"The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for South Florida has been placed on paid administrative leave, as federal agents investigate four images of child pornography he allegedly received on his home computer via an AOL e-mail account, according to sources familiar with the probe." ... |
PA: FREE NRA-ILA Grassroots Gun Rights Workshop
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"In anticipation of a hectic legislative session at both the federal and state levels, and in order to lay the foundation for a successful campaign season in 2012, NRA-ILA will be hosting a FREE Grassroots Workshop on Friday, April 29, in conjunction with NRA’s Annual Meetings in Pittsburgh."
"You will hear from NRA Officers and NRA-ILA Staff on what you can do locally to defend our Second Amendment rights. We will provide you with the materials and strategies you will need to educate and empower your fellow gun owners." ... |
WA: Follow-Up: Suppressor use not legal until late July
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"Although Gov. Christine Gregoire yesterday signed legislation that legalizes the use of firearm sound suppressors in Washington State, the law does not actually take effect until 90 days after the end of the current legislative session."
"That means the first legal opportunity one will have to actually shoot a gun with a mounted suppressor – they are called 'cans' by fans of the devices – is probably July 23. That’s 90 calendar days after the Legislature is due to adjourn, on April 24." ... |
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