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Bank stiffing porn stars more than happy to service ATF Submitted by: David Codrea Website: http://www.davidcodrea.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Whats unclear at this point, particularly if JP Morgan Chase really did disassociate itself from sex industry performers over concerns of what they do, is if the bank will also now shut off the card for ATF Houston Director of Industry Operations Russell Vanderwerf, arrested in a Metairie hotel after deputies discovered The door had ... a circular hole padded with duct tape."

TX: Former officer gets probation for planting drugs in ex-wife's vehicle
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A former Madisonville police officer convicted of retaliation for planting methamphetamine on his ex-wife was sentenced Monday to five years on probation.

After being found guilty of the third-degree felony by a Brazos County jury Friday, Jeffrey Covington agreed to probation terms that include a 30-day jail stay and his waiving any right to appeal the verdict in exchange for the state dismissing pending charges of delivery of a controlled substance and official oppression.

Submitters note: Sounds like a pretty sweet deal for an only one. Many peons get more jail time for less serious offenses.

CA: As border security expands, complaints of abuse rise among Americans
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A series of lawsuits filed in recent months in federal courts along the U.S. border with Mexico highlight what advocates say are a growing list of complaints against two U.S. agencies that have expanded rapidly amid the clamor to secure the nations borders. ...
In addition to complaints that U.S. Border Patrol agents have used deadly force when their lives were not at risk _ agents have killed 21 people since the beginning of 2010, most of them unarmed migrants _ agents from the two federal agencies that monitor the borders stand accused of mistreating American citizens.
Violent confrontations are only part of the picture. U.S. citizens who live along the border complain that U.S. agents have become a virtual interior police force ...

MI: Corrections officer accused of stalking, threatening ex-fiancé
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A corrections officer was arrested after being accused of stalking and threatening his ex-fiancé, and Detroit police said he wanted something back.

Police said over the weekend the officer followed his ex-fiancé and chased her down Van Dyke, repeatedly ramming the woman's car.

"Suspect was involved in felonious assault and domestic violence," said Rochon. "Struck her vehicle several times, pushing her into the middle of traffic."

Afterwards, he approached her with a gun and tried to drag her out of the car, all while screaming, "Give me back my ring."

"One of the things I say is we're human too. It's not impossible for us to lose it, but we're held to a higher standard for sure," said Rochon.

CA Politician Aims To Further Limit Handgun Sales In CA & Spreads Lies About Safety Submitted by: mynameisfoxtrot.com Website: http://www.mynameisfoxtrot.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Assemblyman Dickinson is pushing AB 1964 which would limit which handguns could be sold in CA. He lies to the public and tells them that safety will come as less guns are available to the people.

You are the Gun Culture Submitted by: Robert Morse Website: hthttp://slowfacts.wordpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
It is our job to spread the gun culture. Responsible gun owners cant leave it to others. We have to spread the message of responsible gun ownership, and if we do nothing, the anti-gun crowd will poison the image of self-defense. So what do we do? Here are a few ideas.

Utah lawmaker moves to disarm BLM, IRS, says Theyre not paramilitary units
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Rep. Chris Stewart of Utah, concerned about the armed agents that surrounded Nevada rancher Cliven Bundys property, is mulling a measure to cut funding for any paramilitary units that work for the Bureau of Land Management, the Internal Revenue Service and other federal regulatory agencies. ...
His mulled amendment to an appropriations bill comes in context of recent BLM actions against Mr. Bundy: The federal agents armed themselves and surrounded his property, tasered his son, closed down road access to the ranch and even shot a couple of his prize bulls. The reasons? Mr. Bundy hadnt paid his grazing fees to the federal government, but rather fought the matter in court.

PA: [State] Supreme Court: Pennsylvania cops no longer need a warrant to search citizens vehicles
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Pennsylvania police officers no longer need a warrant to search a citizens vehicle, according to a recent state Supreme Court opinion.
The high courts opinion, released Tuesday, is being called a drastic change in citizens rights and police powers.
Previously, citizens could refuse an officers request to search a vehicle. In most cases, the officer would then need a warrant signed by a judge to conduct the search.
Thats no longer the case, according to the opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery.
The ruling, passed on a 4-2 vote, was made in regard to an appeal from a 2010 vehicle stop in Philadelphia.
Local police and legal professionals are calling the opinion big news.

Government supremacist uses hate term to push citizen disarmament Submitted by: David Codrea Website: http://www.davidcodrea.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"That fits right in with using the term 'gun supremacists' in his latest attack on Georgia's peaceable gun owners, and it's no coincidence this professional wordsmith selected a word broadly associated with racism. The antis have been trying to peg gun owners as haters because it's to their advantage to convince a critical mass of the public to view us as evil."

VA: Charges dropped in Norfolk murder case Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Second-degree murder charges have essentially been dropped in the September 2013 death of Donte Davidson in Norfolk.

MO: Nullifying federal gun laws popular in Senate
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For the second time this year, the Senate has endorsed nullifying federal gun laws.

The Senate, in a 23-8 vote along party lines, passed House Bill 1439. The bill, handled by Sen. Brian Nieves, R-Washington, in addition to voiding many federal gun laws, would also lower the concealed-carry age from 21 to 19. School protection officers would also be allowed to carry pepper spray for self-defense and anyone with a valid conceal-carry license would also be allowed to open carry firearms.

CA: SD concealed-carry appeal may head to Supreme Court Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The decision by a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel to call San Diego County's restrictions on gun-carrying unconstitutional may have ramifications beyond California, a local law professor says.

NJ: Come Protest the Bloomberg Moms New Jersey Propaganda Movie Tour
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The 3Ms are at it again. This time they are putting Bloomberg Money to work, desperately trying to condition the public to their distorted view that guns equal violence.

They simply cannot fathom the actual fact that guns in the hands of law-abiding individuals discourage crime and violence.

So they are not wasting any time putting that Bloomberg money to use staging events all over New Jersey touting the documentary Shell Shocked by John Richie.

GA: City bows to new law in GreenBelt guns issue Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A lawsuit brought against the city of Carrollton has likely ended, with Mayor Wayne Garner saying the city does not have the grounds to disallow firearms along the Carrollton GreenBelt. A group advocating for Second Amendment rights, GeorgiaCarry.org, filed the suit last summer challenging two of the citys ordinances, saying the two policies should be declared void and unenforceable.

CA: Donnelly's bill shot down in committee Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Assemblyman Tim Donnellys bill that sought to overhaul California gun laws failed to pass the California Assembly Public Safety Committee this week, Donnelly announced. Democrats overwhelmingly voted against AB 1563, which would have created a statewide system for issuing concealed-carry handgun permits rather than putting that power in the hands of individual sheriffs and police chiefs.

GA: Georgia's Concealed Carry Expansion: A Victory for Individual Rights
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Georgia Governor Nathan Deal recently signed into law a bill which expanded the rights of licensed gun owners to carry their firearms into certain public places. The name of the bill was the Safe Carry Protection Act, though critics have charged that it should be better known as the "Guns Everywhere Act." The basic moving parts of the bill are that it creates an opt-in standard for places such as schools and churches by allowing them to permit certain individuals to carry firearms onto their premises, while creating an opt-out standard for shops and restaurants, in which licensed concealed carry permit holders are presumed to be allowed on the premises unless the property owner signals his intention to deny them entry.

NY: Off-Duty NYPD Officer Randomly Fires at Car, Shoots Passenger 6 Times: Police
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Internal Affairs officers are investigating after an off-duty NYPD cop appears to have randomly opened fire at a passing car Tuesday night in Pelham, N.Y., hitting a passenger six times.

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton says alcohol may have been a factor, and one witness says he believes road rage sparked the shooting.

Pelham police say the 27-year-old officer, Brendan Cronin, is believed to have fired his NYPD-issued 9 mm handgun at a passing car near Lincoln Avenue and Sixth Avenue just off the Hutchinson River Parkway at about 11:55 p.m..

Could Drake v. Jerejian Be the Next Big Gun Case?
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There are two factors mitigating in favor of the Supreme Court taking a hard look at Drake: one, the fact that the court is considering the case for the third time on Friday; two, the court looks at only about two percent of the cases presented to it for review. As Root noted, "That Drake keeps kicking around suggests that somebody on the Court has taken a serious interest in hearing the case and is pushing for extra consideration among the nine members before a final vote is held on whether or not to accept it."

Rumors are that Justice Antonin Scalia is the one pushing for the court to hear Drake.

GA: FedEx spoke out against allowing employees access to weapons
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"Their message: Bills that the National Rifle Association are pushing compromise companies constitutional property rights, jeopardize employment policies and create the potential for workplace tragedy," the Nashville Business Journal reported.

The father-in-law of Christopher Sparkman, the Cobb County man seriously injured while working as a security guard at the Kennesaw FedEx facility, said the unarmed Sparkman "didn't stand a chance" when shooter Geddy Kramer burst in, barrels blazing. Sparkman, a 28-year-old Army Reserves member who was working the security job to make extra money, remained in critical condition at WellStar Kennestone Hospital early Wednesday.

PA: Hundreds rally for gun rights
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A few hundred gun rights advocates took their cause to Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday as part of Second Amendment Action Day, an annual event that focuses on one of the states most divisive political issues.

The rally brought dozens of sympathetic legislators to the steps of the state Capitol, and after an hour of speeches in a steady rain, those in attendance fanned out to make their case directly to the elected representatives. Speakers warned that Second Amendment rights are at risk and described pending legislation that could further broaden gun rights.

MI: Detroit homeowners gun down burglars as police wait for cars Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Even as bankrupt Detroits residents have resorted to gunning down neighborhood burglars, its police await money for patrol cars, radios, armored vests and modern computers.

Bloomberg may become NRAs not-so-secret weapon
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According to the sub-head of S.E. Cupps opinion piece, the ex-New York mayors big-money grassroots effort will make more enemies than converts. That much seemed evident over the weekend as the NRA gathered in Indianapolis, where an estimated 75,000 gun enthusiasts turned out for the organizations 143rd annual convention, while Bloombergs anti-gun campaign could only draw a crowd estimated to be somewhere between 100 and 200 people.

MI: Open Carry Group Rallies at State Capitol Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Several hundred gun owners with weapons on full display rallied on the State Capitol lawn in Lansing Tuesday to focus attention on the right to openly carry firearms in the state. The event, which drew participants from throughout Michigan, was coordinated by the Second Amendment March group.

WA: SAF awarded by open government group for Seattle gun buyback probe
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The Second Amendment Foundation was honored Tuesday by the Washington Coalition for Open Government (WCOG) with its Key Award for forcing the City of Seattle to provide public records relating to the citys controversial 2013 gun buyback.

Yesterdays presentation of the Key Award was by WCOG President Toby Nixon. He told Examiner that the diverse board of directors, consisting of liberals and conservatives, voted unanimously for the SAF award because, politics aside, they all believe in open government. In a press release, SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb said his organization is extremely proud to receive the award.

KS: New gun law on target for Kansas Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
As lawmakers head back to Topeka Wednesday to resume the 2014 legislative session, a new law is on target to make firearms regulations uniform across Kansas. While local officials were worried about the passing of Senate Bill 447, which would make local gun regulations moot, Gov. Sam Brownback signed House Bill 2578 into law last week with the same regulations contained in the Senate measure.

Daily Show takes aim at gun rights legal defense firms
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The Daily Show took aim at several law firms that purport to protect gun-owners and carriers for a monthly retainer, including a Virginia firm that was co-founded by former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.

During a segment that aired Tuesday, Daily Show correspondent Jordan Klepper took a humorous look at these new firms, which include Cuccinellis Virginia Self-Defense Firm, the Law Office of Doug Friesen, Gunn Shield and the Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network.