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Durbin shows as much respect for First Amendment as he does for Second
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... "Think who it was who not only filed the initial reports on Fast and Furious 'gunwalking,' but who cajoled and wheedled and begged for almost two months to get the media and political establishment to notice. Now recall who did not think the story was particularly noteworthy."
"Reflect on the virtual media blackout for updates on the case of the Reese family. And then remember what they didn’t tell you about John Shipley, or David Olofson, or Lawrence Mirsky or many others."
"And if you’ve never heard of Wayne Fincher, don’t blame me." ... |
Demand For Ammunition Is Up, So Why Aren’t Prices?
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"It isn’t common that an unbiased, informative report comes from NPR, but hey, even a blind squirrel finds a nut from time to time.""Sales of guns and ammunition rose after President Obama took office in 2008, and they went through the roof starting late last year, when a school shooting led to a push for new gun control measures. That’s led to a prolonged ammunition shortage, even with manufacturers running at full capacity." ...
"An economics textbook would say this shouldn’t happen. It would say that Bob Viden, who has run the shop for almost 50 years, should respond to the increase in demand by raising prices. And some stores and online sellers have done just that. But, Viden told me, 'We don’t want to do that. We want to be fair.'" ... |
Is you gun safety really safe?
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"It is often said that the best safety is in-between our ears. However gun manufacturers, automobile makers and even the people who make the plastic bags that our dry cleaning come wrapped in, disagree. ..." ... |
Guns as Evil Talismans
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"Gun-control activists sound desperate. They are now reduced to recycling failed old arguments to persuade Americans to give up their guns. The New York Times has dredged up depositions from a 15-year-old rash of unsuccessful lawsuits against gun manufacturers in an apparent attempt to embarrass or discredit the industry (see my previous NRO report here). Inadvertently, their effort has spotlighted the firearms-company executives’ integrity and courage in the face of large-scale abusive litigation." ... |
Bowhunters and gun owners: Hanging together so we don't hang separately
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"Seattle Gun Rights Examiner Dave Workman reported Tuesday that there is a growing movement within the bowhunting community to take on a more active role in defending gun rights. The logic behind doing so is solid: there is a great deal of overlap between the anti-gun and anti-hunting fanatics (anti-gun former Obama administration 'regulatory czar' Cass Sunstein, for example, wants not only to ban hunting, but to provide animals with a mechanism to file lawsuits against humans)." ... |
Combative Fitness: Do you have it?
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"I teach 'the combative application of the pistol' which is more than just shooting. Trainers and students are in a moment of time when many shooters have confused how well they can shoot a popular range drill with how well they can fight. A reality check here people…how fast/accurate you can shoot [a] ... popular drill is not necessarily and indicator of how well you will perform in armed conflict. Do you need to be a good shot? Hell yes!! Anytime you can improve skills you will increase confidence and confidence in skill(s) is the single biggest factor in overcoming fear in conflict. ... There is a BIG difference between shooting and fighting, but most people cannot recognize the difference as they have never been in conflict. ..." ... |
Pocket Friendly Micro Desert Eagle Review
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"I normally carry a 9mm, .357 or .45 ACP. However with advancing age my hip and back get sore with any kind of weight on them like a gun pressed against my hip. When I belt carry, I know that I am in for anywhere from a few hours to a day of mild pain afterwards. Although I have several nice pocket pistols... I wanted something smaller for the hot humid summers of Florida and also to give me some leeway in which pants I can wear. My existing guns fit in my pockets but the grips just are barely smaller than the pockets are deep. I had tried the LCP twice and although it fit nicely and was very lightweight, it was too lightweight and its sights were not to my liking. I bought it twice and I had to concentrate on my grip or it would jam." ... |
CO: NRA money behind lawsuit challenging new Colo. gun control laws
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"In Colorado Springs Tuesday night, some 800 people showed up at a fundraiser organized by the Independence Institute in support of its lawsuit challenging the state’s new gun control laws."
"Even Douglas Bruce, the notoriously frugal author of Colorado’s Taxpayers Bill of Rights, was seen passing around a collections basket at the event, which reportedly raised close to $15,000."
"But the lawsuit ... is mostly being funded not by grassroots donations but by the biggest Second Amendment rights group in the world."
"The National Rifle Association." ...
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Cops: Letters to NYC mayor test positive for ricin
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"Two threatening letters containing traces of the deadly poison ricin were sent to Mayor Michael Bloomberg in New York and his gun-control group in Washington, police said."
"The anonymous letters were opened in New York on Friday at the city's mail facility in Manhattan and in Washington on Sunday at an office used by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the nonprofit started by Bloomberg, police said Wednesday." ... |
Americans to Senate: Enough With the Gun Control Already
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"'The latest Reason-Rupe national poll finds just 33 percent of Americans feel the 'Senate should debate and vote on gun control legislation again,' while 62 percent want the Senate to 'move on to other issues.' Surprise! 'This data is surprising given earlier polls finding what appeared to be overwhelming support for expanding background check for firearm purchases. For instance, Gallup found that 83 percent of Americans favored a law requiring background checks for all gun purchases. The Washington Post/ABC poll found that 86 percent of Americans support a law requiring background checks on people buying guns at gun shows or online.' Wait. I’m getting a sense of this . . ." ... |
62% think U.S. Senate should ‘move on’ from defeated gun control bill
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"Seems that a majority of Americans want the U.S. Senate to move on and not try to revive the defeated gun control bill. Not surprisingly more women than men wanted the Senate to vote again. However, the majority of people were in favor of individual gun control measures to ban 'unspecified' assault weapons and magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. It is interesting that so many ignorant people want to ban weapons that they cannot even identify. What kind of world are we living in where no one seems to want to spend any time researching things that they want to ban and yet will spend the day protesting against that which they are ignorant about?" ... |
Clock ticking on Illinois carry effort
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"Lawmakers in Illinois are running out of time to adopt some type of carry legislation and Chicago-based anti-gunners are pushing the most restrictive measure possible to create a checkerboard situation that would leave the Prairie State with a mishmash of conflicting local firearms regulations aimed at discouraging citizens from exercising their right to bear arms." ... |
Is it time to throw Eric Holder under the bus?
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"That seems to be the question being debated today with some glee by Beltway pundits who make a living building up and tearing down people in public life. The nation’s gun owners, mindful of Operation Fast and Furious – covered by this column and Examiner colleagues David Codrea and Kurt Hofmann for more than two years – could justifiably wonder what took them so long to have this debate." ... |
TX: Texas to Allow All CHL Holders to Carry Whatever Gun They Want
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"Texas isn’t the wild west, free-swinging gun mecca most people think it is. The Lone Star State has a proficiency requirement for concealed handgun licenses. That’s right, you need to prove that you can operate your firearm effectively. You’d think the type of firearm you qualify with wouldn’t matter — but you’d be wrong. The state records the type of firearm you used (revolver or semi-auto) and restricts your ability to carry firearms based on that record. Qualify with a semi-auto and you’re good with any handgun, but qualify with a revolver and semi-autos are verboten. But a new law passed by the Texas legislature yesterday puts an end to that nonsense . . ." ... |
NJ: NJ2AS Twitter Bomb Needs Dropping on NJ Anti Rights Politicians
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"Sorry for the short notice, but the NJ Senate is scheduled to vote on a batch of bad, rights taking, anti-gun bills."
"So we must get these messages out IMMEDIATELY! Cut and paste the following Tweets and, if possible, set them up for automatic Tweeting from now until Thursday afternoon. If you don’t know how to do that, refer to my previous posts on Automatic Tweeting or just Tweet them by hand throughout the next two days." ... |
CA: Senate passes series of gun, ammunition bills
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"Invoking the image of recent mass shootings, Democrats in the state Legislature on Wednesday passed a series of firearms bills designed to reduce the chances for widespread carnage even as opponents warned that the measures would not keep weapons from those intent on committing horrific crimes."
"Among other changes, the bills that passed between the Senate and the Assembly would expand the list of people who are prohibited from owning firearms, require permits and a fee when buying ammunition, and ban semi-automatic rifles with detachable ammunition magazines." ... |
MI: Citizens ask Bentivolio to support gun bill
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"Some 2,300 citizens from Michigan's 11th Congressional District are hoping Congressman Kerry Bentivolio, R-Milford, gets a message from their signatures."
"A small group representing those citizens delivered a petition to Bentivolio's office in Commerce Township Thursday asking him to support a bill requiring extended background checks for gun purchasers." ... |
ATF to Pot Smokers: No Guns for You, Dude
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... "That said, there remains an inherent tension between states’ interpretation of gun rights and those of the federal government. You’d think this conflict would be most volatile in the gun-friendly 'free states' and center on issues like 'high-capacity magazines,' 'assault rifle'” and background checks. And you’d be right. But, once again, the inevitable confrontation could be one of those 'it’s the bus you don’t see that kills you' deals."
"To wit: the ATF’s decision to ban guns for residents with medical marijuana cards. It’s a potential flash point for a surprisingly large number of states. Sixteen in fact. Not to mention all the gun buyers within their boundaries." ... |
FL: Area couple accused of drinking in Fla. bar with kids outside in car
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"Police arrested an Oxford couple accused of drinking in a Florida bar while their children waited outside in a car. "
"Employees of Coyote Ugly Saloon said they found two small children inside an unattended vehicle early Friday morning in the bar's parking lot. " ...
"Webb is a police officer in Ross Township, police said. Officers said they found a loaded and unsecured handgun inside the vehicle that was easily within reach of the children. The .40-caliber Glock had a bullet in the chamber, police said." ... |
CA: 50 officers descend on Calif. prep school after mother mistakes tripod for rifle
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"A San Fernando Valley prep school was placed on lockdown Tuesday after a person reported seeing a student with a gun, which turned out to be a tripod.
The mother of a student made the call, saying she saw a suspicious person near Chaminade College Preparatory High School, CBS Los Angeles reports. ...
"The school was on lockdown for almost three hours while more than 50 officers conducted a room-to-room search, CBS Los Angeles reports. No suspect and no gun were found." ...
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WA: SPD admits it broke state law by withholding May Day memo
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"The Seattle Police Department has admitted it violated the state Public Records Act by withholding from The Seattle Times an internal memorandum about the department’s response to the violent demonstrations of May Day 2012, and has agreed to pay $20,000 to the newspaper and its attorneys to avoid a lawsuit over the issue."
"In a settlement agreement signed by Interim Police Chief Jim Pugel, the SPD 'acknowledges that it had a duty to either produce the [report]' or cite a valid Public Records Act (PRA) exemption to its release." ... |
TX: Texas grandpa shot down by cops in his own driveway
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"A 72-year-old grandfather - a law-abiding family man, his neighbors said - was shot Tuesday by police in the driveway of his home after he stepped outside to check on a noise on his quiet street in East Fort Worth, Texas."
"The details of the shooting Tuesday night, which shocked Jerry Waller's friends and family, are fuzzy so far. But what is clear from police is that when Waller went to investigate what he thought was a disturbance near his garage, he took his .38-caliber handgun with him."
"When uniformed officers arrived to investigate a neighbor's burglar alarm across the street from Waller's house, the two rookies apparently felt in danger when they saw Waller in his driveway holding the gun, and fired at him six times." ... |
NSSF Slams New York Times Gunmaker Hit Job
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... "Given they have a little patience and no deadline, it is not generally difficult for journalists to go in search of and then to find selective statements that tend to support their (or their editors’) predispositions. And there may be no better exercise in this regard than to dig through old deposition transcripts and to pick out quotes that can be characterized, both by choice of phrase and by opponents, in an unfavorable light . . ." ... |
Enforce existing gun laws
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"The letter that Ingrid Petersen Gray wrote in defense of Hilburn/Landrieu misses many issues. She can’t understand why people like me are so 'steamed' about background checks. Obviously, she has not read the bill, particularly section 122 with respect to firearm transfers."
"According to the bill, one could easily and innocently, be convicted of being a criminal and/or a terrorist arms dealer. In the interest of space, interested parties may read the bill online." ... |
TX: Come And Take It Temple -Armed March
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"We will be gathering for a legal armed open carry march to raise public awareness of gun laws in Texas. It is partially in response to the Temple Police Department violating the Second and Fourth Amendment rights of Active Duty MSGT Christopher J. Grisham HERE. Please join us all. We will be exercising our rights as free men and women. Be part of the solution. All permits and armed march route has been approved and coordinated with the city and local authorities. Come out for music, great speakers, food and a march around the police station and town square." ... |
VT: Dynamic on guns is changing
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"It’s a truism of modern politics: A fervent, organized minority will beat a disorganized majority almost every time. It aptly describes gun politics in the United States and, most recently, helps explain the defeat of legislation to extend background checks to all gun show and Internet (and otherwise advertised) sales of firearms."
"And yet, less than two months after the gun lobby’s victory on that matter, there are signs that the dynamic on guns is changing." ... |
Daily Digest: Zona Libre de Armas Edition
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"Gun-fee zones seem to mean as much in Venezuela as they do in the Land of the Free. CNN reports that two U.S. State Department officials were shot in a Caracas club, even though a sign outside clearly stated that firearms were prohibited. Go figure. Thankfully their wounds were not life-threatening. State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell would not elaborate on what kind of establishment the officials were at, except to say it was 'some sort of social spot.' Apparently State’s people are taking entertainment recommendations from the Secret Service. Check the embedded video in the news story to watch Ventrell squirm when asked point-blank if it was a strip club. (It was.) . . ." ... |
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