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Gun Rights Examiner files appeal to ATF’s Grassley briefing response
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... "Because ATF’s FOIA response was noncompliant with the request as well as its own rules, and because the Grassley reaction to the reply demonstrates we will not know what valuable information can be gleaned (and used to help eke out the truth) until we see what is released, an appeal was filed yesterday (see sidebar slide show)." ...
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Submitter's note: Also watch Wednesday's RTAmerica debate on open carry. |
It’s okay to be a sexist pig if you write for a liberal newspaper
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"Pittsburgh Tribune Review columnist Eric Heyl opined yesterday that the NRA will fail to attract new women shooters. According to Heyl, women are more interested in fashion than firearms, and firearms are not fashionable. Here’s some of Heyl’s comments:" ... |
Trust Founding Fathers
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... "When it comes to responsibly exercising their Second Amendment rights, as given to us by our great Founding Fathers, I trust the American people to do the right thing. But perhaps Molen doesn’t feel he can trust himself to have a weapon and be responsible at the same time." ... |
IL: Shocking Revelations From State Police on Dangerous Gaps in Mental Health Records
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"The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence (ICHV) and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence (Brady Campaign) brought together state legislators, gun violence victims and law enforcement at the Thompson Center today to send an urgent plea to state lawmakers to oppose HB 148, a dangerous bill that would potentially allow mentally ill individuals to carry guns in public places. Coinciding with the anniversaries of the Virginia Tech and Columbine massacres, the press event shared the results of a legislative hearing last week where the Illinois State Police (ISP) revealed shocking gaps in checking mental health records before issuing gun permits. This growing hole in the safety net was referred to as a 'ticking time bomb' ..." ... |
OH: Mugging of Plain Dealer employee and subsequent commentary offers lesson in mindset
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... "There is little doubt doubt, given the history of The Plain Dealer's editorial animosity toward the practice of concealed carry, that employees are not allowed to exercise their right to bear arms for self-defense while at work, and it is equally likely that they are also prohibited from leaving a firearm in their motor vehicle while at work. As pro-self-defense rights advocates have long noted, policies like these result in employees being disallowed their right to bear arms for self-defense while traveling to and from work."
But this isn't just another commentary about another violent crime in a gun free zone. It is, rather, a case study on the victim mindset that far too many Ohioans continue to labor under." ... |
Mexico wants to sue U.S. gun makers
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"CBS News has learned that the Mexican Government has retained an American law firm to explore filing civil charges against U.S. gun manufacturers and distributors over the flood of guns crossing the border into Mexico." ...
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Submitter's Note: As Mike Vanderboegh asks over at Sipsey Street Irregulars, why aren't they suing the ATF? |
'Project Gunwalker': When 'justice' is in the hands of criminals
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... "Rep. Issa's subpoena is a legally binding document. In refusing to comply with it, the BATFE and Department of Justice (and, by extension, the Obama administration as a whole) are violating the law. The Department of Justice is breaking the law. That's a problem. There cannot be justice in a nation where the appointed guardians of that jewel place themselves above it. As Thomas Jefferson said, 'Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry.'" ... |
OH: Buckeye Firearms Association's Joe Eaton discusses restaurant carry legislation on Cincinnati's 700WLW
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"On April 15, Buckeye Firearms Association Region Leader Joe Eaton was invited to discuss passage of SB17 by an overwhelming, veto-proof margin in the Senate with 700WLW's The Big Show host Bill Cunningham."
"Eaton did a superb job of explaining what the legislation will and won't do for concealed handgun license-holders in restaurants that serve alcohol, and also addressed the disappointing delay in House Republican leadership bringing the legislation to a vote on the floor of the House." ... |
MA: Supreme Court rulings could influence Northborough lawsuit
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"Two landmark Supreme Court rulings in recent years could influence a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court last week by a local resident challenging the constitutionality of the state gun law."
"Hudson Street resident and British immigrant Eoin M. Pryal and another British immigrant from Cambridge teamed up with two gun rights groups for the lawsuit, which alleges that the state law barring immigrants from possessing handguns and large-capacity weapons is unconstitutional." ... |
Justice Dept. to Congress: Don’t Saddle 4th Amendment on Us
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"The Obama administration is urging Congress not to adopt legislation that would impose constitutional safeguards on Americans’ e-mail stored in the cloud."
"As the law stands now, the authorities may obtain cloud e-mail without a warrant if it is older than 180 days, thanks to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act adopted in 1986. ..." ... |
The ATF Wants Your Shotgun
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"Did you know the ATF is trying to re-define the law?"
"And they’ve got their anti-gun sights set on your SHOTGUN."
"In January, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives released a document announcing a study that would dramatically tighten regulations on shotguns." ... |
AZ: Pima County detective accidentally shoots himself
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"A Pima County Sheriff’s detective is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the leg while getting ready to attend a firearms qualification."
"Sheriff’s officials say Detective Kurt Dabb was struck above the left knee and taken to University Medical Center for treatment." ... |
MA: Umbrella Mistaken for a Gun Sends Mall Workers Scrambling
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"A man cleared out a mall in Massachusetts after the black umbrella he was carrying was mistaken for a rifle, MyFoxBoston.com reported."
"The man hasn't been publicly identified, but he was described to police as a short white male, wearing a gray shirt carrying a 'rifle'" ... |
IA: New UI Student Group Backs Carrying Guns on Campus (video available)
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"A new University of Iowa student group backs the idea of letting someone with a gun license carry the gun on campus, a move one student member says would increase personal safety."
"The new group, Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, is a UI chapter of a national group that has about 43,000 members. Iowa State University also has a chapter." ... |
OH: Guns, alcohol just don’t mix
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... "Gun owners who obtain concealed-carry permits have wide latitude in where and when they can carry firearms. That makes sense. Many who 'pack heat' do so for self-defense reasons."
"But the law has its limits. One of them is a prohbition on permit holders taking guns into bars and restaurants where alcoholic beverages are served."
"Bills in both the state Senate and House of Representatives would remove than ban." ...
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Submitter's Note: I've got easily a dozen bottles of hard liquor in my house. If "guns and alcohol don't mix" then which are you going to try and take; my guns or my booze? (Hint: either way, expect a fight) |
FL: Criminalizing Patriotism: From Expat to Ex-Con?
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... "Does this mean that if Dan's license were not expiring, and he returned for a visit, and carried a concealed firearm, he would be committing a crime? Yep. Florida issues two kinds of licenses for concealed carry, residential and non-residential. In both cases, US residency is required. Is this fair? An American is no less a patriot just because he lives overseas. Just ask Dr. Benjamin Franklin." ... |
PA: Students talk controversy about guns, campus safety
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"Safety is an issue that is prevalent in any conversation about living off campus. Students are constantly bombarded with email notifications about assaults and robberies that take place late at night when they are walking home. Normally, a weapon is not brandished in these situations, but when one is, it is hard not to think about gun control and safety on campus, in the city of Bethlehem and in the state of Pennsylvania." ... |
OH: VT massacre survivor visits UT
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"It has been four years since a shooter at Virginia Tech took the lives of 32 people before taking his own. Now one survivor is working to prevent it from ever happening again." ...
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Submitter's Note: Actually, he's working for the Brady Campaign. The two are not synonymous. |
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| No kingdom can be secured otherwise than by arming the people. The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and a slave. He, who has nothing, and who himself belongs to another, must be defended by him, whose property he is, and needs no arms. But he, who thinks he is his own master, and has what he can call his own, ought to have arms to defend himself, and what he possesses; else he lives precariously, and at discretion. — James Burgh, Political Disquisitions: Or, an Enquiry into Public Errors, Defects, and Abuses [London, 1774-1775]. |
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