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CBS intentionally violated posted gun show rules in phony undercover stunt
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... "Had CBS 5 wished to discuss bullet buttons or any other fallout from California's ridiculous and ineffective anti-gun edicts, there would have been no shortage of resources ready and willing to meet them fact-to-face and provide their audience with informed guidance. The entire 'undercover' rationale was unjustified from the beginning, designed to create the illusion that viewers were being provided a straight news exposé by hard-boiled reporters, instead of by mob-inciting 'Authorized Journalist' hacks with plenty of agenda but not much in the way of respect for traditional ethics and canons of journalism." ... |
Seniors and Guns: Goldilocks Gun Control
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"A friend of mine describes the antis' crusade against specific guns as 'Goldilocks' gun control. This is the idea that some guns are too big ('vest busters'), some guns are too small ('pocket rockets'), some guns don't have a 'sporting purpose' ('assault' weapons), some guns are too cheap (Saturday night specials), etc. ad infinitum. I say ad infinitum instead of ad nauseum because, unlike Goldilocks, the antis will never find the 'just right' gun. I see that Johnathon Purtle of Philly.com/Health is now trying to apply this same illogic to the age of gun owners. But of course, this isn;t a matter of discrimination it's a matter of 'public health'." ... |
No Compromise on Gun Rights
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"Fair warning, I am completely unreasonable on the subject of civil rights. I take exception to this passage in Ben Shotzberger’s analysis of President Obama’s editorial on gun control: 'If—and that’s a big IF—there was a true effort to bring NICS up to speed and get it ‘working,’ wouldn’t that actually be progress in the right direction for all involved?' No, NO, NO! The instant you accept the antis’ premise that 'some people just shouldn’t have guns' you have lost." ... |
When evil is armored: Armor-piercing ammo bans kill
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"Neo-Nazi J. T. Ready is thought to have shot and killed four people, including a 16-month-old girl, before committing suicide in Gilbert, Arizona yesterday. Reports state that he was wearing body armor during his murderous spree. From MSNBC.com:""A man equipped with several firearms and body armor killed four people, including a toddler, on Wednesday in Gilbert, Ariz., authorities told azcentral.com." "This is not the first mass killing in which the predator armored himself for his onslaught."
"Here's a sampling:" ... |
Right to bear arms is about individuals
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"Sir, Regarding letters (May 1) about the second amendment to the US constitution, one need look only to the constitution itself to see that the 'right' to bear arms was intended as an individual right."
"The framers' use of language is remarkably consistent throughout the document, people have 'rights', states have 'powers'. 'People' throughout the document always meant individual people, not entities of government ..." ... |
Glow Ammo Cold Tracers: Non-Incendiary Ammo with Much Training and Tactical Potential (VIDEO)
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"Glow Ammo is a new company that makes cold tracers. Cold tracers are small disks that can be pressed against the base of a bullet and after being shot, emit light. The cold tracers don't use phosphorus or other incendiary substances to emit light, they use a triboluminescent light source."
"Triboluminescence is a poorly-understood phenomena, but not uncommon just the same. Triboluminescence is the phenomena you see when you peel some kinds of tape off a roll quickly, or when you chomp on a Wint-O-Green Life Saver, you know, in the closet. With someone, hopefully." ... |
SIG SAUER Active Shooter Course School Shooting Simulation (video available)
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"'Controlled chaos.' That's how SIG SAUER Senior Instructor Scott Reidy describes police response to an active shooter at a school. At best. And no wonder. Officers entering the scene of a school shooting don’t know how many gunman are involved, where they’re located, what weapons they wield or the type or location of hostages, innocents, other responders, explosive devices or booby traps. They may not even know the school layout or the officers who've joined them at the scene. In the initial phase, there’s not likely to be a chain of command. And off they go . . ." ... |
Is the Ruger LCR a perfect concealed carry revolver?
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"The Sturm, Ruger & Company line of LCR composite-frame revolvers have been available for a few years now (2009) and since expanded from the basic .38 Special that weighs 13.5 ounces, to a 17-ounce version that can handle full .357 magnum loads, and a slightly heavier one that shoots .22 Long Rifle."
"Ruger makes excellent firearms and I have grown up with them, but I was more than a little skeptical at the prospect of a revolver with a composite frame when I first heard about it. And the initial images released of the gun didn’t belay my skepticism." ... |
Colt's M2012-CLR Precision Bolt-Action .308
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"At this year's NRA Show Colt announced that they were ready to enter the fast-growing high-end marksman rifle arena with their M2012 CLR. Details were a little vague at the time but we know now that Colt is swinging for the fences with their custom-grade rifle for off-the-shelf buyers."
"The M2012 follows in the footsteps of the FN Ballista, Remington XM2010, and CZ 550 Counter-Sniper. Intended for sport shooting, competition, and even hunting, these rifles have many military features and a very regimental quality. Colt's is no different, but it is, in a word, extreme." ... |
NAACP leader addresses ACLU
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"Don Jackson, former president of the Illinois NAACP, said Thursday night he is 'not impressed' with arguments in support of concealed-carry laws, especially in the wake of the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin."
"In a speech to the Peoria Chapter of the [ACLU] at the IVY Club, Jackson criticized efforts to make Illinois the last state to adopt some form of the law ..."
"Jackson, president of the local chapter of the [NAACP], addressed the most liberal version of the law, which he called unrestricted carry. ..."
"'This is sometimes called constitutional carry, although we all know the Second Amendment says nothing about carrying a gun on your hip,' he said. ..." ... |
NSSF Supports Virginia Call to Add Mental Health Record to NICS System
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"Lawrence G. Keane, senior vice president and general counsel of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, told users of the National Instant Background Check System (NICS) today that industry fully supports Virginia Governor Robert F. McDonnell's call for making mental health and other prohibiting information available to NICS to ensure that illegal firearm purchases are prevented." ...
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"Second Amendment" Vigilantes Systematically Dismantling Our Rights
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"Like so many other immigrants in our proud history, Jean-Joseph Kalonji, 61, and his wife Angelica Kalonji, 57, came here seeking the American Dream -- that wonderful, immutable idea that anyone can succeed in the United States through hard work; that anyone can be welcome into this great melting pot and live a happy, successful life."
"That idea was violated on April 19, 2012, when the Kalonjis found themselves staring down the barrels of AR-15 assault rifles wielded by Robert Canoles, 45, and his son Brandon, 18." ... |
George Vujnovich, Leader of WWII Air Rescue, Dead at 96
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"George Vujnovich, an American intelligence agent who led the largest air rescue of Americans behind enemy lines during World War II, died last week at the age of 96, according to media reports."
"In 1944, the Serbian-American officer in the Office of Strategic Services (precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency) organized successful efforts to insert a team into what was then Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia and rescue more than 500 pilots and airmen who had been downed trying to cross the territory to bomb Hitler’s oil fields in Romania, according to an obituary in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette." ... |
IN: Portage police: Woman with gun held man who broke into her apartment
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"Police said a 32-year-old man had the right apartment number but wrong building when he entered a unit in the Park Place Apartments early Monday, and an armed woman inside made sure he knew it."
"Portage police were called shortly after 3:30 a.m. to an apartment in the 5900 block of Old Porter Road for a disturbance."
"Officers found Carlos Rodriguez, 32, of Portage, lying on the ground with his hands above his head and a 28-year-old woman standing nearby with a handgun." ... |
ATF Death Watch 147: Congress to Hold Holder in Contempt?
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"According to nypost.com, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is building his case to cite U.S. Attorney General for Contempt of Congress. Darrell Issa’s making the move against Eric Holder for the AG’s refusal to hand over documents related to the ATF's illegal Fast and Furious gun running operation. Issa sent Committee members a 64-page draft contempt order against Holder. To wit: 'Operation Fast and Furious' outrageous tactics, the Justice Department's refusal to fully cooperate with the investigation and efforts to smear and retaliate against whistleblowers have tainted the institutional integrity of the Justice Department.' Ya think? 'The documents specifically charge that . . .'" ... |
DOJ's Response To Draft Contempt Citation
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"The Department of Justice through Deputy Attorney General James Cole has responded to the draft contempt citation for Attorney General Eric Holder. As expected, they 'strongly dispute' that they failed to cooperate and they note they have provided 7,600 pages of documents to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. It should be pointed out that this is approximately one-tenth of the documents requested." ... |
FoxNews On Possible Contempt Citation Of Holder (video story)
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"William LaJeunesse, one of only two network reporters who have consistently followed Project Gunwalker, had a report earlier today on the draft contempt citation for Eric Holder that the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has started circulating among House members. LaJeunesse says the draft lays out the case for the citation and notes that no documents have been received by the committee in 12 categories." ... |
Gowdy on Holder contempt: ‘It did not have to come to this’
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"South Carolina Congressman Trey Gowdy – a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform – said “It didn’t have to come to this,” after Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa released a memorandum to the committee outlining his case for issuing a Contempt of Congress citation against Attorney General Eric Holder over alleged stonewalling in the Operation Fast and Furious investigation." ... |
FL: Florida Carry Hails Gov. Scott for Standing Up For Gun Rights
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"On behalf of Florida Carry’s over 9,000 members and supporters, we applauded the leadership displayed by Governor Rick Scott in his immediate and resolute response rejecting a request from Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn that the constitutional rights of Florida’s nearly one-million active concealed carry license holders be suspended under the Governor’s emergency powers."
"Last year, the legislature passed a bill adding penalties for local governments who enacted, enforced, or promulgated ordinances in violation of state preemption of the field of firearms and ammunition (F.S. 790.33)." ... |
FL: Gun ban at RNC too logical for Florida Gov. Rick Scott
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"The mayor's letter to the governor was all prudence and sensibility, a reasonable request for a temporary ban on guns at a potentially combustible, extremely crowded, very political event."
"Emphasis on political."
"Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn asked for a ban downtown during the Republican National Convention that will bring 50,000 people to town in August. Four days in a small and defined part of the city seemed no more an affront to the Second Amendment than, say, a three-day cooling-off period to buy a gun — a prudent rule that has no doubt saved lives." ... |
"Change" one vote at a time
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"But I'm only one person; what can I do?"
"The statement that 'I'm only one person; my vote doesn't mean anything' has been discredited over and over again by razor-thin election victories throughout history. Remember 'hanging chads" or 'dimpled chads?'"
"My point is, don't underestimate what you, one person, can do to change the outcome of, well, the world. Take this year's presidential election for example; does anyone have any doubt that four more years of Barack Obama, as lame duck President, will change the world? President Obama thinks so." ... |
NE: Stenberg visits N. Platte, discusses gun rights
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"Nebraska Treasurer and Senate candidate Don Stenberg voiced his pro-second amendment views at a town hall forum hosted by the Gun Owners of America Thursday. John Velleco, the GOA's director of federal affairs, also spoke at the town hall forum at the North Platte Pawn Shop."
"Velleco and Stenberg both questioned Stenberg's Senate opponent Jon Bruning and his support of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder." ... |
OH: Buckeye Firearms Association Responds to Attack on Representative Conditt's "Shooting" Fundraiser
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"Several Democrats have joined with a gun control group to publicly attack State Representative Margy Conditt (Liberty Township, District 55) because of a fundraising event she has scheduled for May 12 at the Middletown Sportsmens Club where participants will have the opportunity to shoot GUNS."
"The group linked her fundraiser to a recent Ohio shooting where three students died and called her fundraiser 'absurd' and 'highly inappropriate.'"
"In response to these attacks, Buckeye Firearms Association today announced the fundraiser to their hundreds of thousands of supporters in Ohio and are pledging to match any donations made to this event, up to a total of $1,000.00." ... |
CA: Miller, Aguilar pick up support in CD31
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"Rep. Gary Miller and Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar picked up dueling endorsements this week in the race to represent California's 31st Congressional District."
"Miller, R-Diamond Bar, struck first, sealing the backing of the powerful National Rifle Association."
"Chris Cox, chairman of the NRA Political Victory Fund, said the endorsement reflects Miller's support for the Second Amendment, in particular his co-sponsorhip of a bill allowing people with concealed handgun licenses to carry firearms in any states that don't expressly prohibit the practice."
"'We urge our members, gun owners and sportsmen of California's 31st Congressional District to vote for him in the upcoming June 5th Primary,' Cox said." ... |
Cross-State Gun Carry Bill Under Fire
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"A bill that would allow citizens to carry concealed handguns over state lines is catching harsh criticism from opponents in the wake of the Trayvon Martin shooting."
"The bill is the brainchild of Senators David Witter and John Thune, Republicans of Louisiana and South Dakota, respectively. They call it the 'Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act,' and what the bill does is pretty much all right there in the name."
"Basically, if you're allowed to carry a concealed gun in your home state, then that alone should be enough to let you carry a weapon in just about any other state. ..." ... |
FL: Florida Activists Fight For Campus Carry
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"Florida Carry Inc. has filed an appeals against a judge's attempt to uphold a Florida university's ban on guns."
"There's been quite a bit of back-and-forth over the issue, but one thing is certain: lawmakers and gun rights activists are waging a war, and the territory they're fighting so hard to claim are the parking lots of Florida universities. In order to understand this battle fully, we need to look a few years back." ... |
AL: Stephen Nodine asks judge to set aside guilty plea in federal firearms case
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"Former County Commissioner Stephen Nodine today took a formal step toward trying to persuade a judge to set aside his guilty plea in a firearms case ..."
"Without the help of an attorney, Nodine filed the paperwork in U.S. District Court arguing that that law he pleaded guilty to in October 2010 is unconstitutional because it infringes on his Second Amendment right to bear arms. Nodine has no money to hire a lawyer, and the federal courts do not provide attorneys for people to file post-appeal actions."
"Nodine, 48, pleaded guilty to being an unlawful drug user in possession of firearms, and U.S. District Judge Ginny Granade sentenced him to 15 months in prison. He finished his sentence on Monday." ... |
CA: Daniel Chong, University of California student left in a holding cell for 4 days, files $20M claim against DEA
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"University of California student Daniel Chong, who was forgotten in a tiny holding cell without food, water or a toilet for four days, has filed a $20 million claim against the Drug Enforcement Administration."
"The 23-year-old's lawyers sent the five-page notice Wednesday to the DEA's chief counsel in Washington. It says Chong's treatment constitutes torture under the law and seeks damages for pain and suffering, future medical and psychiatric treatment, and loss of future earnings."
"Chong had been picked up in a drug sweep but was never arrested or charged. ..." ...
"After his release, he spent five days in the hospital for dehydration, kidney failure, cramps and a perforated esophagus. He had lost 15 pounds." ... |
TX: Officer accused of flashing patrons, stabbing
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"An off-duty Houston police officer was arrested Wednesday on accusations he flashed bar patrons and stabbed one of the men who confronted him, authorities said."
"Bond for Miles Stedman Dumas, 24, was set at $41,000 on charges of indecent exposure and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, stemming from a 12:30 a.m. incident at Tsunami, 2314 Strand St., Galveston police said." ... |
NY: Officer investigated for alleged on-duty affair (video available)
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"They're paid to protect and serve, but a now-former Nassau County police officer is under investigation for his conduct while on the clock." ...
"The 42 year old single mom says she engaged in a steamy affair with Officer Mike Tedesco, a married man assigned until recently to the seventh precinct in Seaford."
"She claims he spent hours at a time - on duty and in uniform - in her Massapequa house, where he'd take off his gunbelt and make himself at home. His marked police car would be parked in her driveway." ...
"After a few months, the jig was up when a neighbor called Internal Affairs, who sources tell Eyewitness News used GPS to track Tedesco's cruiser, and figured out he'd parked it at Obenauer's house while on duty - 57 times!" ... |
OH: Questions that should have been asked at anti-gun press conference
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"Democrats used an upcoming Republican fundraiser to attack Second Amendment rights and other gun laws in Ohio."
"Reps. Ted Celeste and Tracy Maxwell Heard (Democrats from the Columbus area) held a press conference Thursday where they blasted Rep. Margaret Conditt’s upcoming 'Shoot for Liberty' fundraiser ..."
"Also present were Toby Hoover, executive director of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence and Brian Rothenberg, executive director of Progress Ohio, a nonprofit organization that advocates for progressive policies." ...
"This was nothing more than sheer political posturing as the questions that should have been [asked] would have revealed." ... |
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