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Republicans fail to address ATF Fast and Furious criminality in Jones hearing
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"With Democrats lauding the service record of B. Todd Jones and Republicans grilling him on scandals like Fast and Furious and allegations of whistleblower retaliations, yesterday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building demonstrated a marked difference in the receptiveness of the two parties toward President Obama’s nominee for Director of the [ATF]. Completely overshadowed in the proceedings was the nomination of Stuart F. Delery for Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division." ... |
Debunking “A Dummy’s Guide to Winning Gun Control Debates”
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"Julian Sarafian wrote an article for The Daily Californian that just screamed out for the Bruce Krafft treatment. But since Bruce is indisposed at the moment, I’ll do the honors. Usually articles that claim to impart some scrap of knowledge on the uninformed reader are labeled as 'X For Dummies.' It implies that the reader is the dummy, and the author the informed individual. In this case, the title of the piece ('A Dummy’s Guide to Winning Gun Control Debates') implies that the owner of the guide is a dummy, which would be the author. So the author is calling himself an idiot, and based on the illogical and fact-less content of the article, it’s hard to disagree . . ." ... |
Daily Digest: No Guns Allowed Edition
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"Thingiverse is a site where you can download files for making all sorts of gadgets, doohickeys, and thingamabobs with your 3-D printer. You can even get the files to print toy pistols or stackable ammunition boxes. You can’t, however, download the plans for the Liberator or other 'real' guns, but you can make your feelings on the whole idea of printable guns known there (as long as you’re agin’ it). The page with the sign above is titled 'guns are bad.' The designer (known only as 'Gecko') says in the description 'After being asked 6 times in one day if I was going to print out a gun I thought I needed a simple concise sign. Maybe others will need it too.' . . ." ... |
Things Are Settling Down in Gun Town
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"Just got back from picking up my new Sig P226 Combat in 9mm. A real beauty and cannot wait to shoot it and do a review here. While I was waiting for my NICS check which took a long 5 minutes (eat your hearts out NJ), I browsed the ammo and found some Privi Partisan .380 for $20 a box. Two weeks ago I bought some Federal .380 for $17.99 a box so it looks like ammo is starting to get back to some semblance of normalcy. I have also noticed that online gun retailers, like Impact Guns, are actually putting guns on sale. Ruger seems to have done a run of their popular Alaskan revolver as I have seen both the .44 mag and .454 Casull versions available." ... |
Forget Gold, Invest in Ammo, 22LR Up More Than 400%
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"While many individuals have looked at precious metals for moderate gains and even some losses over the last year, the combination of base metals like lead and brass have seen an incredible return–particularly when those base metals are combined to form .22 ammunition."
"Think about it–from one year ago until now, .22 ammunition is up over 400%. It was approximately $21 to $23 per 500 rounds in May 2012, and it’s now $100 to $135 for 500 rounds." ... |
80% Complete AR15 Polymer Jig-Less EP Lowers
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"EP Lowers recently reached out to me to tell me about their polymer 80% lowers. EP Lowers is a relatively new company, and what separates them from the competition is that their lowers are jig-less. Jigs can be kinda pricey with some of them costing over $100. EP Lowers is the first company to make a jig-less lower. I spoke with a few folks at EP Lowers and asked them how this feat was accomplished. They said the following:" ... |
GNB: Basic skillset for action shooting sports
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"Having a good preparation will maximize the experience. With right equipment ready, you would be ready and eager to attend your first match."
"One thing that could make a lot of difference is having a good handgun manipulation techniques. Equipments are hardwares and manipulation skills are softwares. You'd need both to maximize your experience."
"There are people who claim that you will learn all the techniques from just participating in the games, but that is more akin to trial-and-error. You can learn a lot more when you are prepared and enjoy more." ... |
Colt 1911 vs Glock - Poll has them neck to neck
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"My poll on which gun you would choose for a combat gun is running neck to neck between the Glock 17 and the Colt 1911. Most times only one vote separates the two. This is a two horse race so vote for your favorite. What is very interesting is that the Glock has never been considered for a U.S. Military gun. ..." ... |
Newtown Families Try to Kickstart Gun Control
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"The families of some of the Newtown, CT victims are back in Washington, D.C. Days after the latest mass shooting, six months after the Sandy Hook spree killings, they’re pressuring congress to revive their civilian disarmament agenda. According to MSNBC the anti-gun agitprop will find fertile ground in the halls of power—despite the resounding defeat that greeted the Senate’s 'expanded background checks' bill. Is MSNBC engaging in wishful thinking, or are we, hoping this latest push will peter-out? Well . . ." ... |
Get ready, Biden to speak again on gun control
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"Vice President Joe Biden will appear at 'an event on gun control next Tuesday,' according to the a report by the Associated Press earlier today, and it may linked to a revelation in today’s Washington Post that Biden will be speaking with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid 'in the coming days' to talk about 'possible options' in their gun control effort." ... |
That toy gun buyback had a loose definition of the word “gun”
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... Two things from the video at the link above… 1. Check out the person going ... ape-shit when the kid at the buyback wants to touch one of the toy guns. Must have been loaded or something. 2. Some of those toys in the bin that they show aren’t even guns:" ... |
VT: Why I’m Emotional About Gun Violence
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... "I am emotional about gun violence, and I find it insulting when people dismiss my anger-induced activism. Remember, it was grieving families of those killed by drunken drivers who pushed for stricter laws. No law will prevent all gun deaths, but what if the one life it did save was someone you loved? The voices of the silent majority must speak up." ...
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Submitter's Note: In court this would be called "assuming facts not in evidence". The real question should be "what if the one life the gun law cost was someone you loved?" |
Question Of The Day: Why Can’t Movie People Do Guns?
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"'Cold Steel' is a movie set on a Pacific island in WWII, where Hong Kong action star Guo Minxiang plays a Japanese sniper with a torn shirt and…an American M1941 Johnson Rifle? And a variable-power riflescope that wouldn’t be invented for another twenty-five years? Really, now: Arisakas may not get much love among American shooters but they’re actually excellent rifles, and just about any period rifle would be a superior sniper weapon to the recoiling-barrel M1941 Johnson and its delicate magazine. Why does Hollywood (or in this case, Hong Kong action cinema) get guns so wrong most of the time? . . ." ... |
Mayor Bloomberg to donors: Don’t give to Democrats who blocked gun bill
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"New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is asking big-money donors to withhold contributions to Democratic senators who voted against stricter gun-control laws."
"Bloomberg is sending a letter to more than 1,000 top New York-area campaign donors on Wednesday specifically urging them not to contribute to four Senate Democrats – Max Baucus (Mont.), Mark Begich (Alaska), Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.) and Mark Pryor (Ark.) – who voted against a bipartisan gun bill that failed to advance in the Senate." ... |
CO: NO CO Secession Update: Weld County Votes Against Gun Control
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"We’ve highlighted the fact that parts of Northern Colorado are considering the 'screw you guys, I’m going home' approach over energy and livestock regulation coming down from Denver. Oh, and gun control, too. Further fanning those flames is Weld County’s recent unanimous vote to not pass any new gun control legislation. State law still trumps their local ordinances, but the gesture is one more that fans the flames in an increasingly divided state." ... |
NY: New bill would stamp out 3-D guns
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"Hoping to stop plastic guns from adding to the city’s bloodshed, one councilman is trying to stop 'printable' guns before the technology to make them becomes widely available."
"City Councilman Lew Fidler, a Brooklyn Democrat, plans to introduce a bill Wednesday laying out rules for the firearms that can be churned out on a 3-D printer and easily assembled." ...
"It’s not clear what effect his bill would have, however. According to the NYPD, anyone making a firearm already has to be licensed, and gun owners must register their weapons." |
NY: Manhattan Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal Takes Aim At 3D Printed Guns
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"State Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan) has introduced a bill that would make it a felony to manufacture, sell or use firearms and ammunition magazines made with digital 3-D printers."
"'It can become dangerous if people start printing their own firearms and there is no regulation,' said Rosenthal, who introduced her bill May 30." ...
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Troops 'Targeted by NSA for Anti-Obama Views'
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"The NSA is systematically monitoring the Internet posts and telephone conversations of U.S. military returning from Afghanistan, according to a civil-liberties attorney."
"'The FBI and the Secret Service are showing up to request an interview to question specific Internet posts the veteran has placed on websites such as Facebook,' explained attorney John Whitehead, founder of the Rutherford Institute."
"Whitehead said the agencies are looking for 'anti-Obama views that can be interpreted to reflect psychological problems of sufficient seriousness to disqualify the veteran from ever owning a firearm.'" ... |
Jeff Duncan questions IRS rifle usage
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"Rep. Jeff Duncan wants to know why IRS law enforcement agents are training with AR-15 rifles."
"As chairman of the House Homeland Security oversight subcommittee, Duncan (R-S.C.) toured a federal law enforcement facility in late May and noticed agents training with the semi-automatic weapons at a firing range. They identified themselves as IRS, he said."
"'When I left there, it’s been bugging me for weeks now, why IRS agents are training with a semi-automatic rifle AR-15 ...' Duncan told POLITICO. ..." ...
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KABA Note: That is an excellent question; why does the IRS need a weapon which Sen. DiFi says "has but one purpose: to kill as many people as possible in as short a time as possible"? |
NE: Prosecutor: Deputy used his badge to coerce sex act
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"In what the county's top prosecutor calls 'disturbing' and 'an abuse of power,' a Douglas County sheriff's deputy allegedly gave an 19-year-old Omaha woman an ultimatum: Come up with a way to get you and your boyfriend out of trouble."
"In an interview Monday, the woman told The World-Herald that Deputy Cory Cooper made her perform oral sex after pulling over a vehicle containing her and her boyfriend on a marijuana violation at Zorinsky Lake." ... |
KS: Brett Seacat guilty
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"A Kansas jury Tuesday convicted former cop Brett Seacat of first-degree murder for killing his wife, Vashti Seacat, and trying to cover it up by burning down their house."
"The jury deliberated for just six hours before deciding Seacat's fate." ... |
OH: Mom: Officer shot kittens in front of my kids
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"The Ohio Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals wants Humane Officer Barry Accorti fired for allegedly shooting five kittens in a home's back yard on Monday."
"OSPCA Executive Director Teresa Landon says Accorti should be fired and charged with five counts of animal cruelty."
"Accorti retired as a sergeant with the North Ridgeville Police Department a few years ago and was hired as a part-time humane officer ..." ...
"Accorti responded to a home Monday afternoon where a feral mother cat and her five kittens were living in a woodpile."
"He allegedly told the homeowner that shelters were full and that the cats would be going to kitty heaven. He then pulled out his gun and shot the five, 8- to 10-week-old kittens." ... |
MD: Maryland background check delays: Another danger of universal background checks
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"With draconian new gun laws (so-called 'assault weapons' ban, standard capacity magazine ban, etc.) set to go into effect in Maryland on October 1, Maryland residents are doing what citizens always do in the face of impending oppressive gun laws--buy them while they still can. This has caused an unprecedented spike in demand in Maryland. Maryland's approach to background checks is already different from that of most states. Instead of running all background checks through the FBI's NICS (National Instant Criminal background Check System), the state conducts its own checks for sales of handguns and 'assault weapons.'" ... |
IL: Arlington Heights man, police in dispute over confiscating his guns
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... "The village of Arlington Heights and the police department would not discuss why they took the guns and continued to hold them ... The Daily Herald received police reports through Freedom of Information Act requests that help piece the police side of the story together."
"Lovi and his lawsuit ... say the officers entered his home without his consent and seized his three guns and FOID card. When Lovi asked if they had a warrant, he was told 'they could go get a warrant and if he insisted they do that, they would come back and tear the (expletive) out of his house,' according to the suit."
"The police report, dated Aug. 30, says, 'Lovi was cooperative and voluntarily handed over the weapons.'" ...
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This is What Happens to A Disarmed Populace: Turkey Edition (video available)
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"The Turkish government’s crackdown on protestors is more than vaguely reminiscent of Hosni Mubarak’s pre-'Arab Spring' action against dissidents. We know how that turned out human rights-wise. (If that’s enough of a warning, the Kurds can clue you in.) Turkey’s gun laws are just about what you’d expect them to be, too. There is no Constitutional right to keep and bear arms; only gun owners licensed by the Ministry of the Interior may lawfully acquire, possess or transfer a firearm or ammunition . . ." ... |
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