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Charlotte Marriott exposes NRA conventioneers to prosecution
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"Roughly 70,000 gun rights supporters converged on Charlotte, North Carolina last weekend for the NRA's 'Celebration of American Values' convention." ...
"Hundreds of conventioneers stayed at the Charlotte Marriott City Center, where Grass Roots North Carolina also held its 'Gala for Gun Rights' on Friday night, hosting a number of national gun rights defenders. GRNC selected the hotel because it did not post against firearms. Inspections of the main entrance were made both the day prior and the day of the event. So imagine the surprise of GRNC supporters who found that signs barring guns printed by computer had been scotch-taped into place on Friday evening during the event." ...
"E-mail Charlotte Marriot City Center General Manager Jim Diehl at jim.diehl@marriott.com ..."
"Call Marriott Corporate Communications at (301) 380-7770 and leave a message for Kathleen Matthews, Executive Vice President, Global Communications and Public Affairs, letting her know that Marriott will be held accountable for the actions of its hotel in Charlotte ..." ...
"Help make this a national issue by spreading it to gun-related networks."
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SAF Blasts Bloomberg for 'Sham' Relaxation of Gun Regulations
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"New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's 'relaxation' of gun regulations to make them more streamlined in the city is 'a lot of flash and very little substance,' the Second Amendment Foundation said today, after carefully studying the new guidelines."
"'It is clear to us,' said SAF Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb, 'that Mayor Bloomberg is trying to make it appear that his gun regulations are more user-friendly to deflect a potential lawsuit once the Supreme Court rules on our legal action to overturn the handgun ban in Chicago. This tells us that Bloomberg and his legal advisors are convinced the high court will hand down a favorable ruling in the McDonald case ...'" ... |
Even some gun rights activists need education about guns and 'terrorism'
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position, while portraying those who ignore the Constitution in favor of their own agenda as the 'reasonable' ones. This technique has been refined to the point now that the latest theme is 'even most NRA members support [this or that infringement on that which shall not be infringed].' ..."
"This time, it's the bloggers of 'ThinkProgress' (who, of course, think of themselves as 'progressive') who took their video camera to the ('gun-free') NRA convention ... last weekend, and asked members what they thought of the proposal to deny firearm sales to people who have not been charged with terrorism." ... |
GRNC Gala for Gun Rights Draws Surprise Guest
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"Friday night, 150 guests enjoyed filet mignon and grilled swordfish while meeting the biggest names in gun rights at GRNC’s Gala for Gun Rights. Held ... blocks from the NRA convention, Gala speakers included DC v. Heller attorney Alan Gura, Senator Richard Burr, 8th Congressional contender Tim D'Anunzio, Second Amendment Foundation director Joe Tartaro, Firearms Coalition co-director Jeff Knox, and WBT Radio host Tara Servatius."
"What no one expected, however, was the appearance of internationally-renowned concealed carry researcher John R. Lott, author of 'More Guns, Less Crime' (just released in a 3rd edition). When Dr. Lott showed up to buy a ticket to the event, he was quickly shunted to the head table and asked to speak." ... |
Guns aren't just for 'straights'
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"There was one Second Amendment March speech that was not included with the others I've been writing about in recent days. I understand we all have a right to promote that which we think advances our cause, so it's not my place to impose my presumptions over what someone else chooses to showcase. I will, however, take this opportunity to do what I can to promote the right of all peaceable people to keep and bear arms on a site where I control the content."
"One of the featured speakers was Nicki Stallard, a transsexual representative of Pink Pistols, the LGBT gun rights group. I spoke with Nicki briefly at the event and think her speech deserves being spotlighted along with all the others ..." ... |
Congress Should Close CCW Self-Defense Loophole, says Gun Law Expert
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"'It's time for Congress to close a loophole, a real loophole, a big loophole' says gun rights expert John M. Snyder."
"Snyder says 'Congress should close the loophole in your right to protect yourself from terrorists, in your right to protect yourself from criminals, in your right to protect life itself.'" ...
"Snyder notes 'the vast majority of states allow citizens with state-issued CCW permits to carry concealed handguns. ... '"
"'But even if your state has issued you a concealed carry permit, you cannot carry your gun throughout the country. Congress should make sure you can.'"
"Snyder thinks 'Congress should enable you to carry your gun legally throughout the country if you have a state-issued CCW permit.'" ... |
On The Current State of Ammo Availability
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"One of my students asked me yesterday if it was OK if he shot part of his allotted 500 rounds with the excellent Advantage Arms .22 Long Rifle conversion unit on his Glock 23 carry gun. The reason was that he'd been able to round up 500 rounds of .40 S&W, but shooting it up would leave his practice ammo supply severely depleted. I told him that part of what he was learning with me was rapid fire recoil control, and he’d do better to shoot with the 'real deal.' (Conversion units for inexpensive .22 are great for developing trigger control, though, and 'draw to the shot' smoothness with accuracy.)" ... |
Anti-Government Sentiment Fuels NRA Push
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"Anti-Washington anger is in the air, and the National Rifle Association hopes to tap into it for increased support of the right to bear arms."
"At the NRA's annual meeting in Charlotte, N.C., over the weekend, NRA members made clear that it is President Obama who is driving a recent demand for guns."
"'He's been a very good gun salesman. People have been going out and buying guns and ammunition, people who've never even owned one before because they figure under his administration, there's going to be the confiscation problem or problem buying guns,' says NRA member Budd Schroeder." ... |
Latest round of shoddy journalism in Ohio focuses on mythical 'gun show loophole'
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"Ohio's establishment media has a long history of taking sides in the debate on the right to keep and bear arms. In her coverage of the Dayton area gun show anti-gun protest at Hara Arena, Kelli Wynn of The Dayton Daily News managed to take that anti-gun bias to a new level."
"Her fawning and overly-sympathetic coverage of the protest was a slap in the face to fair-minded Ohioans, regardless of their political affiliation or views on the gun issue."
"By covering the event from her unflinchingly biased perspective, Wynn chose to dictate how Ohioans would view the issue, instead of simply reporting the facts and letting everyone decide on their own." ... |
OpenCarry.org urges Parliament to repeal long gun registry
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"Gun registration is largely unknown in the United States, but for several years Canada has been squandering public resources on a budget busting privacy invasion scheme called the 'long gun registry.' OpenCarry.org is pleased to join not only rank and file Canadian police officers, but also an apparent majority of Parliament members, in opposing continued expenditures on 'feel good' public safety measures that are in reality 'public safety theater.'"
"But unfortunately there are disturbing reports that the Liberal Party’s Michael Ignatieff will 'whip' any member of his party who votes again to shut down the long gun registry. ... Pierce's blunt message to Ignatieff:""Mr. Ignatieff: Put your whip down!" ... |
Early recap on NRA Annual Meetings: Record attendance 'drives anti-gun folks crazy'
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"As the curtain was rung down on the NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibitions in Charlotte, North Carolina, it appears another record-setting event will be headed for the record books."
"First ... it seems the attendance records are pretty much going to be rewritten. Although we've not seen official numbers, my conversations with NRA officials seem to indicate the projected 70,000 attendees will be met or bettered."
"Second, that attendance drives plenty of politicians, writers and anti-gun folks crazy. ..."
"As normal, the champions of understanding, compassion and reason had no problem calling firearms owners anything from would-be revolutionaries to 'beer-swilling, drunken bubbas bristling with firearms.'" ... |
The problem with denying guns to terror suspects
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"After police arrested Times Square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad at a New York airport, they found a rifle in his car. Shahzad's name had appeared on a no-fly list in time to prevent him from escaping, yet in the months before the failed bombing attempt he was able to walk into a gun shop and legally purchase the weapon. The news set off a scramble in Congress to propose a bill barring suspected terrorists from buying guns. That would be fine, says Steve Chapman in Reason, 'except for that pesky Second Amendment,' which makes it unconstitutional to deny an American citizen the right to buy a gun. An excerpt:" ... |
Circumventing the Second Amendment
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"In 2008, the Supreme Court struck down a Washington, D.C. ordinance banning possession of handguns. It was a huge victory for advocates of gun rights -- but not, so far, for Washingtonians who would like to acquire a pistol legally. Ever since the verdict, the city government has worked hard to keep things as close as possible to the way they were before."
"As today's Wall Street Journal reports, new rules require guns to be registered, limit the number of bullets they can hold, compel owners to take a written test and force frequent renewals, with failure to renew carrying a jail term. It also mandates a new device that marks each spent shell with an identifying code -- even though that technology hasn't been invented yet." ... |
Rifling my way through the Revolutionary War
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"Around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, a man who had driven up from Queens to shoot at Dunham's Bay Fish & Game Club set a .22-caliber training rifle on the ground in front of me."
"In disbelief that I - having never hit an archery target and no ace at darts - was going to shoot a firearm, I turned around to find another instructor with the Revolutionary War Veterans Association handing me eye and ear protection."
"'Are you nervous?' asked New York City's Nick Cirillo, an instructor with The Appleseed Project, which hosts rifle marksmanship courses throughout the country."
"Of course I was nervous, but no one wants to hear that. ..." ... |
Sarah Palin fights for her right to bear pink firearms
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"Last Friday, Sarah Palin spoke at the National Rifle Association’s annual gathering, this their 139th, in Charlotte, North Carolina, but it's unclear if the NRA member and vice president-that-wasn't feasted her eyes on this brand spanking new training rifle that comes in a girlie shade of pink." ... |
Restrictions on gun ownership needed
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"Gun rights in America set off a firestorm of political cannon fodder for the right as well as the left. It is such a highly contentious issue that once an individual takes a stand on one side or other of the fence, they are instantaneously labeled with the most extreme list of adjectives possible. The right wing has taken on the call for gun rights with the NRA and made it a central plank in their platform."
"The demographics for pro-gun ownership rights are mainly in the Southern and Western states of the US. This is also usually a GOP constituency. This has tied the right to gun rights at the hip."
"However many overlook the actual 2nd amendment that gives us the right to bear arms and the context that it was written. ..." ... |
Sarah Palin and the NRA: Up In Arms Over Nothing
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"I was in Charlotte on Friday to debate Alan Gura, the lawyer who brought the Second Amendment cases against DC and Chicago ... As it happens, there was a somewhat bigger event in town at the same time: the NRA Convention. Every year at this event, we hear more of the same fear-mongering: 'your guns are going to be outlawed; your guns are going to be confiscated; hunting will be banned; you won’t be able to have a gun in your own home'. The politicians, celebrities, and NRA leaders say these same self-serving things every year because they ignore the facts – guns haven't been banned in this country and the Constitution, as well as politics, makes it clear that they won’t be banned next year, or any year." ... |
You Might Be a Gun-Nut If …
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"Are you one of the vast majority of perfectly sane gun owners — and, yes, defenders of the Second Amendment — or the small number of true-blue gun-nuts?"
"If you see any regulation of firearms, no matter how moderate, as an unconscionable infringement on your natural liberty and a slippery slope towards fascism, then you're probably a gun-nut."
"According to ThinkProgress, there are some gun-nuts in Tennessee. When Gov. Phil Bredesen vetoed a bill that would have allowed people to pack heat in restaurants, but not in places that made most of their money from selling booze, the legislature over-rode it. The law was then declared 'unconstitutionally vague,' so the state Congress passed a similar measure without the exception." ... |
AK: She's back
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"Well, here we go again. Just when I thought Sarah Palin had gone away for awhile, she’s on the front page of today’s News-Miner spouting off more of her nonsense."
"Now it appears she's also become clairvoyant and 'knows that Obama would ban guns if he could,' despite the fact he signed a law allowing loaded guns to be carried in national parks. Doesn't sound like banning guns, does it?"
"Sarah and the Tea Partiers have a talent for making things up and twisting the truth. Also her statement that Obama would 'gut the Second Amendment' is pure bull. Last time I checked, presidents don't have the power to change the Constitution." ... |
Vt. farmer draws a line at US bid to bolster border
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"The red brick house sits unassumingly on a sleepy back road where the lush farmlands of northern Vermont roll quietly into Canada. This is the Morses Line border crossing, a point of entry into the United States where more than three cars an hour constitute heavy traffic." ...
"The Department of Homeland Security sees Morses Line as a weak link in the nation’s borders, attractive to terrorists trying to smuggle in lethal materials. The government is planning an estimated $8 million renovation here as part of a nationwide effort to secure border crossings.
"'They are trying to steamroll us,' said Brian Rainville ... whose grandfather bought the farm in 1946 ... 'We have a buyer holding a gun to our head saying you have to sell or else.'" ... |
NV: Police say store clerk returned fire, killed would-be robber before dying
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"He was known as 'Bill' to his friends, but to his wife, he was always 'Chilly Willy.'"
"'He was ripe, but he was getting better, like a bottle of wine,' said Christine Burhoe, 58. 'We didn't have kids. Neither of us could have any, but we always had each other. And I'm going to miss him.'"
"William L. Burhoe, her husband of 16 years, was gunned down late Saturday night at the Super Mart convenience store were he worked as a clerk. But before he died, the 77-year-old shot and killed the would-be robber." ...
"Christine Burhoe said detectives told her that the robber, upon discovering he did not have enough money for beer, left the store. When he came back inside, he brought a gun and shot her husband, she said." ... |
FL: Elderly man shoots violent intruder in self defense
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"A 74 year old man reportedly used his rifle to stop a violent home invader who broke in during the night."
"Police say that the elderly man was in the bedroom of his home ... at about 11 PM when an intruder forced his way inside. The home invader is said to have demanded money while beating the elderly homeowner about the face with a club. Next, the intruder reportedly attempted to grab and fire a rifle that the homeowner kept next to his bed, but was unable to figure out how to disable the safety. When the home invader put the rifle down and started rummaging through the homeowner's closet for valuables to steal, the homeowner grabbed his rifle and fired in self defense ..." ... |
NRA 2010 convention in Charlotte, Part I: Inconsistent security
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"I arrived in Charlotte about nine in the morning on Friday, the first day of the NRA Annual Meeting, commonly called the NRA Convention. The off-ramp of the Interstate was backed up, and it was stop and go traffic all the way to the convention. It looked like it was going to draw a big crowd."
"The first major event was the Celebration of American Values Leadership Forum, held at the Time-Warner Cable Arena (TWA) Friday afternoon. I attended this event, which featured keynote speaker Sarah Palin. I will report on it soon, but first . . ." ... |
CA: NRA urges its members to reject GOP Senate candidate Tom Campbell
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"The National Rifle Assn. is urging its California members to vote against Republican Senate candidate Tom Campbell 'to protect your gun rights and hunting heritage in California.'"
"The bright orange postcard, which went out over the weekend, faults Campbell for favoring gun show regulations, a waiting period for handgun purchases and restrictions on the sale of semiautomatic assault weapons."
"Campbell defended his record on 2nd Amendment issues in an e-mail to a handful of voters who sought clarification from his campaign after receiving the mailing. While lobbying groups often attack candidates who don't score 100% on their issues, he said, 'the truth involves much more than they disclose.'" ... |
MT: Rehberg announces NRA, Ron Paul endorsements
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"Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-MT) received major campaign endorsements from the ... [NRA-PVF] and from Ron Paul."
"Throughout his tenure in Congress, Rehberg has supported protecting the constitutional rights granted by the Second Amendment while continually backing pro-gun policies. Denny’s work representing the best interests of gun owners has earned him an 'A' rating and the endorsement of the NRA-PVF."
"Chris Cox, chairman of NRA-PVF praised Rehberg's efforts, 'Congressman Rehberg has been a steadfast supporter of the Second Amendment. He stands with NRA and our more than four million members in believing all law-abiding citizens have a fundamental, individual right to keep and bear arms. ...' ..." ... |
Senator Exploits Fear To Deny Rights
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"Judging from the hysteria of certain Senators and their lapdogs in the press, one might be justified in thinking that evil terrorists were all just walking down to the corner shop to legally purchase AK-47s and explosives. But the facts beg to differ."
"Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey and several cohorts recently stirred up a firestorm of controversy by attempting to exploit fears of terrorism in a blatant attack on due process and the right to keep and bear arms. Gun-rights groups from the [NRA] and the [CCRKBA] to Gun Owners of America all blasted his anti-constitutional legislation when versions were first proposed years ago. But unfortunately, he refuses to let it die." ... |
Bloomberg More Concerned About Banning Guns than Fighting Terror
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"When a New York City mayor does something goofy, a normal reaction is: 'there they go again.' When another mayor does the same thing years later, an additional thought comes to mind. Namely, 'what do they put in the water there?'"
"In the early 90s when Mayor David Dinkins was in office, a Utah tourist was murdered by a knife-wielding assailant. The next day, Mayor Dinkins held a news conference saying that the previous day's violence meant that additional gun control was needed ..."
"Fast forward to the wannabe car bomber ... The following week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg went to Washington to testify for a horrendous bill sponsored by that enemy of freedom, NJ’s Sen. Frank Lautenberg. The bill? A gun control bill." ... |
OH: Cleveland's fight against gun law preemption heats up
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"The City of Cleveland's fight to overturn statewide preemption of gun laws as unconstitutional has begun to heat up."
"Last week, Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray filed a merit brief to defend the state law which prohibits local municipalities from passing their own gun laws if they are not in line with state law."
"Friday, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc., a Connecticut-based non-profit tax-exempt corporation, is made up of about 5,700 federally licensed firearms manufacturers, distributors and retailers, sportsmen's organizations, and gun clubs, filed a friend of the court brief supporting Ohio law." ... |
OK: Oklahoma governor vetoes second gun manufacturing bill
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"Gov. Brad Henry, who in April vetoed a measure that states firearms made and kept in Oklahoma are not subject to federal law, shot down a similar measure today."
"The governor vetoed House Bill 2994, saying the measure would make it easier for criminals to obtain a wide array of weapons in Oklahoma. ..."
"'I'm a strong supporter of the Second Amendment ... but this legislation does nothing to protect an individual's right to bear arms,' Henry said in his veto message. 'What it does do is endanger citizens and law enforcement officers. It abolishes common-sense regulations like background checks and gives criminals easy access to a wide array of weapons. This law would harm Oklahomans, not protect them.'" ... |
TN: Sponsors of Gun Bill Predict Veto Override -- Again
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"Rep. Curry Todd, R-Collierville, and Sen. Doug Jackson, D-Dickson, sponsors of the so-called 'guns in bars' bill vetoed by Gov. Phil Bredesen today, promptly declared they expect the veto to be overridden handily."
"Jackson noted the bill passed by a "super majority" in both the House and the Senate and only a simple majority it needed for an override. (The vote was 23-9 in the Senate; 66-31 in the House.)" ... |
Oath-keeping National Guardsmen refused Katrina gun confiscation
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"'Staff Sergeant (SSG) Joshua L. May of the Utah National Guard...told me how he, along with the other men in his military intelligence unit, refused to participate in any gun confiscation while deployed to assist during Hurricane Katrina in 2005,' writes Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes."
"Watch and listen to Sgt. May for yourself:"
"'This is the first of four parts to that interview we have now posted on YouTube,' Rhodes continues ..." ... |
Oath-keeping before the Oath Keepers: Utah Guardsmen who refused to confiscate guns
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"The Oath Keepers organization is relatively new, having only officially formed last April. The need, though, for such a group ... has existed for a long time."
"One time and place that the existence of such a group could have been a tremendous boon was post-Katrina New Orleans, in 2005. That, of course, was where the police--sometimes with National Guard backing--systematically confiscated legally owned firearms, right in the middle of perhaps the worst looting crisis in recent American history." ...
"Back then, of course, there was no formal organization of Oath Keepers. Even so, some Utah National Guardsmen deployed to the area knew the Constitution, knew they had taken an oath to uphold it, and knew their duty to keep that oath." ... |
3 members of Midwest militia released from jail
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"Three of nine members of a Midwest militia accused of conspiring to overthrow the government were released from jail Tuesday until trial after prosecutors suddenly backed off an intense effort to keep the entire group behind bars."
"David Stone Jr., 19, Jacob Ward, 33, and Tina Stone, 44, were released to family members after appearing in federal court in Detroit. They must wear electronic monitors and follow strict conditions first set by a judge earlier this month." ...
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AL: Jefferson County geometry teacher uses wrong example to teach angles --- assassination of President Barack Obama
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"A Jefferson County teacher picked the wrong example when he used assassinating President Barack Obama as a way to teach angles to his geometry students."
"Someone alerted authorities and the ... teacher was questioned by the Secret Service, but was not taken into custody or charged with any crime."
"'We did not find a credible threat,' said Roy Sexton, special agent in charge of Birmingham's Secret Service office. As far as the Secret Service is concerned, we looked into it, we talked to the gentleman and we have closed our investigation.'"
"The teacher was apparently teaching his geometry students about parallel lines and angles, officials said. He used the example of where to stand and aim if shooting Obama." ... |
Brady Center and DOJ file briefs against state gun sovereignty
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... "[S]omehow, I don't think either is going to address the federal mandate of 'shall not be infringed,' let alone satisfactorily explain what the Founders had in mind when they wrote: 'The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.'"
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KABA Note: The DOJ says "Plaintiffs Lack Standing to Bring this Pre-Enforcement Challenge Because They Fail to Establish a Credible and Imminent Threat of Prosecution". Really? So the feds are saying that they won't prosecute someone for "transferring an unregistered machine gun"? Try telling that to David Olofson! |
CA: Auburn CHP officer behind bars on meth, weapons charges
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"An Auburn California Highway Patrol officer is under arrest on methamphetamine-possession, weapons-possession and driving-under-the-influence charges."
"Officer Ruben Cesar Salgado was booked into North Auburn’s Placer County Jail after being arrested in a Rocklin shopping center parking lot Tuesday afternoon."
"Salgado, 37, was being held on $200,000 bail on a charge of possession of a controlled substance."
"Salgado is facing several other allegations and is scheduled to be arraigned in Placer County superior court today on nine counts – including possession of a controlled narcotic, possession of drugs while armed and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs." ... |
MN: Robbinsdale cop charged with possessing anabolic steroids
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"A Robbinsdale police officer has been charged with possessing muscle-building anabolic steroids."
"Jason Koop, 38, was charged in Hennepin County District Court with fifth-degree drug possession, a felony."
"Two bottles of steroids were found in his Maple Grove home during a search of a bedroom drawer on March 20 by sheriff's deputies, according to charges."
"Koop was put on paid administrative leave last month following his arrest and 'will remain [on leave] until a conclusion of to the criminal case or our administrative investigation, which we have started but not yet completed,' Police Chief Steve Smith said Wednesday." ... |
MN: Minneapolis police accused of illegal strip search
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"A man has sued two Minneapolis police officers for allegedly conducting an illegal body cavity search during a traffic stop that was caught on surveillance video."
"Recardo D. Meeks, 26, said that officers David O'Connor and Daniel Anderson pulled him over ... last year for driving after his license was suspended. He alleged that they asked him to step out of the car, handcuffed him and took him to the rear of the squad car."
"The suit ... alleges that the officers accused Meeks of hiding contraband in his pants, which Meeks denied. One or both of the officers forcibly removed his pants and underwear. After putting on a pair of latex gloves, an officer, against Meeks' will, searched his lower body cavity, the suit said." ... |
IL: Council approves $16.5 million police civil rights settlement
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"The Chicago City Council today approved the $16.5 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit accusing the police department of mistreating suspects."
"More than half a million people could be eligible for cash awards in the settlement of a federal civil rights case, filed in 2004 on behalf people who claimed they were subjected to an 'institutionalized system of police torture' ..."
"The awards are estimated to fall between $90 and $3,000, but the amounts could be reduced if too many people apply."
"... The city would pay the first $15 million in costs, and an insurer would cover the rest, said Mara Georges, the city's top lawyer." ... |
MI: Attorney to file suits in death of Detroit girl, 7
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"Events leading to the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old girl by a Detroit officer may have been videotaped by a crew for a reality TV series that accompanied police as they searched the victim's home for a murder suspect." ...
"Police have said officers threw a flash grenade through the first-floor window of the two-family home early Sunday and that an officer's gun discharged during a struggle or after a collision with the girl's grandmother. ..."
"Fieger, however, said the official account was full of 'utter fabrications.' He said he has seen a video showing police throwing the grenade and then shooting into the home from the porch. He would not say if the footage came from the A&E crew." ...
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Winner announced in BFA's first gun giveaway!
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"Samuel Sitton from Hernando Mississippi has won the Ithaca 12-gauge shotgun in our first gun giveaway."
"We just received the picture you see here of Sam proudly holding his new gun."
"Response to the giveaway was overwhelming. Well over 5,000 pro-gun patriots from Ohio and around the U.S. entered for a chance to win."
"We launched the giveaway for two reasons. First, we thought it would be fun. Second, we hoped that a giveaway would gain more attention for Buckeye Firearms Association and help us reach more people."
"Mission accomplished. Our newsletter subscriber list swelled by thousands in just a few weeks. ..." ... |
AZ: Desert Roses program gives women shot at firearms use
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"Victoria Healey aims a shotgun at an orange clay target flying through the night sky, pulls the trigger and shatters it. A round of applause erupts. Healey smiles."
"The Phoenix resident attended Ben Avery Desert Roses, a program that introduces women to shotgun-shooting sports at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility, 4044 W. Black Canyon Blvd. The free 2 1/2-hour class, which meets the first and third Thursdays of the month, aims to get women comfortable around firearms by taking lessons about weapons that include handling and shooting clays."
"'It was awesome,' said Healey, who shot a larger weapon for the first time in front of an expert earlier this month. 'It's always fun to try something new.'" ... |
IL: Right To Carry Town Hall Meeting Coming To Your Area Soon
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"One of the keys to securing a Right to Carry law in the state of Illinois is informing and educating the public about the Right to Carry and how successful it is in the 49 states where concealed or open carry is recognized as lawful."
"IllinoisCarry working together with the Illinois State Rifle Association and Second Amendment Sisters is leading that effort by sponsoring town hall meetings all over the state."
"Many residents of Illinois do not know Illinois is the last and only state which prohibits carrying a firearm for personal protection. With the media bias against the Right to Carry we cannot rely on the mainstream media to get the word out – we must take the message to the public." ... |
CA: Open carry endorsed
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"There’s a good reason the Founding Fathers authored the documents that some of us still hold dear. There's also a good reason that the Second Amendment came immediately after the First." ...
"When something bad has, or is about to happen to you or your family you have the right to protect yourself and them. This is your responsibility, not the police or anyone else. If you are killed, the police were not liable for your safety unless they were there and did something wrong. They do the best they can but they obviously can’t be everywhere."
"There’s a good reason that few crimes are committed in the presence of police. Can you guess what that is? If you're slow it's because they carry guns." .. |
WA: St. Helens doesn’t seem like 30 years ago, and then, again…
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"Sunday, May 18, 1980 found a short crew working in the newsroom at the now-defunct Fishing & Hunting News on Eastlake Avenue in Seattle."
"I was working the Washington edition at the time, and Roland Stephan was on the copy desk. It was about 8:45 a.m. – several minutes after the blast – that Roland came into the newsroom almost shouting, 'Dave. Dave! Mount St. Helens has exploded!'" ...
"... A month before that fateful blast that killed 57 people, F&H News – under my byline – essentially predicted what happened by portraying a 'worst case scenario' that would kill thousands of deer, elk, black bears and other game animals, and destroy the fisheries in the Toutle and lower Cowlitz rivers. ..." ... |
UK: Driver is robbed at gunpoint by gang in Derb
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A motorist who went to the aid of a man lying in the road was robbed of his car keys by two other men who were lying in wait, police said.
The victim was driving down Arleston Lane in Sinfin late on Monday night when he was flagged down by two men while a third was lying on the ground.
The driver went to assist but then had his car keys stolen at gunpoint. He was left shaken but unhurt, police said.
The three men then ran off towards a nearby school and the Moorfields area.
The offenders have been described as black and in their late teens.
The car keys were the only things taken in the incident, police said.
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