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Complete BS from Customs and Border Patrol
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"Have you heard about the latest from Customs and Border Patrol? They now want to classify nearly every pocket knife out there as a 'switchblade.' If that weren't enough, they've limited the period for comments to only 30 days and refused to consider extending that period by 120 days. The deadline is June 21. But wait! There's more!!! Not content with all of that, these guys decided that they didn't want to let people comment via email. No, they think it's better to require actual letters written on paper and mailed with stamps. You've got to wonder if they really even want to hear from us. Of course it could also be that they know that people will tell them that a better idea would be for them to Ok, I won't quite go there." ...

Second Amendment Freedom Rally in Chicago, IL
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"The rally that celebrates the right to keep and bear arms returns to Chicago!"

"Join the grassroots movement that is sweeping the state of Illinois."

"Don't miss this event at the Thompson Center on the
1st anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in DC v Heller!"

Featured Speaker:
Ralph Conner - Conservative Activist"

"Second Amendment Freedom Rally sponsors, Illinois State Rifle Association and IllinoisCarry.com, welcome Mr. Ralph Conner of CORE-Chicago as the featured speaker for this historical event. Mr. Conner, a long time Second Amendment activist, is featured in the newly released documentary movie from JPFO titled 'No Guns for Negroes,' about the racially biased history of gun control." ...

Second Amendment a necessity
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"The ideal society would be one in which everyone lived in harmony, the only weapons were words and they were used to talk things out. Violence would be done away with because understanding would run rampant. It is ideal and yet it appears to be unattainable. There will always be a power hungry individual who desires to take the shortcut to power and neutralize any opposition."

"Because of this it becomes necessary to defend ones right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Since the very formation of the constitution by our inspired forefathers the need for the general public to defend itself against tyranny and corruption has been acknowledged. ..." ...

Women on Target: Preparing women to defend Liberty
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The United Kingdom and Australia instituted gun bans in 1997. Between 1995 and 2006, women in the United Kingdom suffered a 76.5% increase in rape; by 2007 Australian women experienced a 29.9% increase. Meanwhile, rape decreased 31.7% in America.*"

"Today, women are raped twice as often in the UK as America, and Australian women are raped three times as often. This is damning evidence that gun control places women at greater risk. American women are hearing this message, and more and more are arming themselves every day, not only to protect themselves and their families from harm, but to ensure our government doesnt enact laws which disenfranchise women." ...

* Rape data compiled from government sources. Email request for Excel spreadsheet.

Of Civil Wars, Apaches and "Social Futurism" -- "Leave us the hell alone!"
Submitted by: Mike Vanderboegh
Website: http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com

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Some of you I know have already seen this piece by Sara Robinson at alternet.org entitled, "Does the Right Want a Civil War?" (http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/140623)

I decided to reply to Ms. Robinson and that reply, sent to her via email, is below. The thing that amazes me is how blithely liberals talk about civil war. It's as if they have no concern for the butcher's bill -- the stench of burning bodies, the sight of dead babies in the ditch, fires in the night. You'd think it was antiseptic. But to invite one just to try to intimidate a political opponent?

Truth hurts gun control agenda
Submitted by: Daniel White
Website: http://www.OhioCCW.org

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"The City of Peoria, Illinois wants to be a test city for allowing law abiding city to be licensed to carry concealed handguns for self-defense. An online poll showed 51% of respondents supported the proposal, while only 13% oppose it. Without seeing the poll, I'd assume the balance are undecided."

"Naturally, gun control pundits oppose the plan and give dire warnings that 'research proves concealed weapons could add to crime.'"

"However, the opposite is true. A great deal of research has been done into the issue of lawfully armed citizens and their effect on crime rates. The vast majority show that at worst, it has no net result on crime rates ..." ...

Drug Control Begets Gun Control
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"During his April visit to Mexico, President Barack Obama suggested that Americans are partly to blame for the appalling violence associated with the illegal drug trade there. 'The demand for these drugs in the United States is what's helping keep these cartels in business,' he said. 'This war is being waged with guns purchased not here but in the United States.'"

"Obama is right that the U.S. is largely responsible for the carnage in Mexico, which claimed more than 6,000 lives last year. But the problem is neither the drugs Americans buy nor the guns they sell ... Instead of acknowledging the failure of drug control, Obama is using it as an excuse for an equally vain attempt at gun control." ...

Hatred, Part III: Kids aren't off limits after all
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"The Left in America is still seventeen years old. It still breaks all the rules because it feels that it can, or worse, that it is somehow justified in its cause. This solipsism is killing the country." ...

"... as long as statists externalize the causes and perceptions of their personal problems, they will never cure them. As with gun control, it is not where crime is fought. This is why gun control doesn't work for safety, but it feels good to the statist. The political arena is not where personal anxiety is fought or cured. It, too, doesn't work, but it feels good to the statist. This is at the core of all feel-good legislation, including health care. that won't work, either, because it is conceived for all the wrong reasons." ...

Well, well, well. Mistaken Identity raises its ugly, toothless cadaver face in the Shawna Forde case. Go figure.
Submitted by: Mike Vanderboegh
Website: http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com

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It seems Identity has a big piece of the Shawna Forde case, too. Hey, if we get lucky the cartels will declare war on Hayden Lake and all their fellow-travelers. If that happens, all we'll have to do is count the guilty bodies of both sides as they stack up. And if this spreads to the prisons, it could end up saving the taxpayers a considerable dime.

OUTSTANDING!

DNA extracted from the shirt was matched to Bush, who had . . . convictions for possession of stolen property, unlawful possession of a firearm (etc.). After his release from prison, Bush moved to Hayden Lake, Idaho, where he lived until 2007, according to court papers. Wenatchee police "learned Bush has had long-standing ties to Aryan Nations groups".

The Administration May Have Changed, But the NRA Is Still In Power
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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... "... Now that Democrats have won the White House and solid majorities in Congress, one of the nation's strongest lobbies, the [NRA], has been on a real upswing. As it turns out, 'Obama's been good for business,' Scott Vogel of Freedom States Alliance told BuzzFlash today ..."

"But since January, the NRA has enjoyed tremendous message success along with legislative success. On the message side, the NRA did everything in its power to scare the wits out of conservatives. 'They're coming to take your guns away,' was the warning, with the result that there was a tremendous run on guns and ammo. Buyers literally emptied gun store shelves, and dealers and manufacturers, who provide deep financial support to the NRA, raked in the dough." ...
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Submitter's Note: Yes, the NRA has made people buy 10.3 million guns between 10/08 and 05/09 because they have that kind of power. /sarcasm

Second Amendment Man Offers His Congratulations to Sen. Doug Jackson
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"Clearly you notice me. I stride toward the doors with a gait of masculine purpose. ... I am carrying a gun. Five, to be exact. I am a portrait of virility."

"I'm on my way to the Capitol to congratulate Mr. Doug Jackson. He's the senator behind the guns-in-bars bill ... I shall offer my gratitude. It will mean a lot coming me, Second Amendment Man." ...

"Then I see the sign. 'FIREARMS ARE PROHIBITED ON THE PREMISES.' ..." ...

"I make it home to the safety of mom's basement, where I will plot my revenge. Second Amendment Man will brook no traitors. They will hear from me again. And next time, my good friends Smith & Wesson will do the talking."
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Submitter's Note: Isn't this sort of explicit threat illegal?

Kirsten Gillibrand and the one issue no politician should ever flip-flop on
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"As the nation reels from the recent shooting at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, we realize how important the issue of gun control is. Lives are literally at stake, and a politicians stance on the issue is a strong indicator of ones deepest morals. Regrettably, Kirsten Gillibrand has done a complete 180 on the issue of gun control and a slew of other important issues. Having represented a conservative-leaning House district, shes been given an A+ rating by the National Rifle Association, has slept with guns under her bed, and voted to ban all gun registration and trigger-lock laws in the District of Columbia. This record in itself appalls me ..." ...

Western states want reins on federal power
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"Frustrated by the expanded power of Washington, a growing number of state lawmakers are defying the federal government and passing legislation aimed at rolling back the reach of Congress and President Obama."

"While many measures are symbolic ones declaring the sovereignty of states, some Westerners are taking more dramatic steps. One Utah lawmaker wants to limit federal law enforcement in his state. In Montana, legislators enacted a bill that flagrantly ignores federal firearm restrictions, hoping to force a constitutional showdown." ...
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Submitter's note: yes, they're mocking us, our constitution, our liberties, and our state sovereignty, but at least they're publicizing all of the above, which is good for our constitution, our liberties etc.

Mayors Against Illegal Guns Surpasses 400 Mayors
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Website: http://www.nysrpa-pvf.org

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"The bi-partisan coalition of Mayors Against Illegal Guns today announced that the membership of the coalition has grown to more than 400 mayors, making it almost 30 times as large as when it was founded in 2006. The growth of the coalition, which now represents over 56 million Americans, was announced at the United States Conference of Mayors annual meeting in Providence, Rhode Island. Mayors Against Illegal Guns also praised a resolution by the nonpartisan U.S. Conference of Mayors, passed at its annual meeting, in support of efforts to fight illegal guns. The resolution calls on Congress to repeal the restrictions on law enforcement access to crucial gun trace data known as the Tiahrt Amendments...." ...

TX: Woman Shoots 2 In Home Invasion
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"A woman opened fire when two robbery suspects broke into her Spring home on Sunday, KPRC Local 2 reported."

"... the 34-year-old was alone inside the home ... at about 6 a.m. Investigators said the woman opened fire when the attackers burst through her bedroom door."

"'She's in her bedroom, locked in her bedroom. And she could hear them rustling through the rooms about the house. She grabbed her weapon and you know, held up inside her bedroom. It wasn't until they forced their way into her bedroom, they kicked the bedroom door in. She fired several shots at the suspects,' said Lt. Jeff Stauber ..." ...

"Detectives said the teenagers ... ran out of the home and called for help, claiming to be the victims of a shooting." ...

What could 'hate crime' bill mean for gun owners?
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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... "One month after successfully tucking an amendment into the credit card reform bill that expanded gun rights, a small number of Senate Republicans are looking at the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act as another chance to score a victory for the Second Amendment. The possible plan to add an amendment that would allow gun owners to carry their weapons from one state to another in accordance with concealed carry laws. ..." ...

"Per the National Association for Gun Rights Blog:"

"This strategy could have some very real and negative consequences for gun owners. If the federal government sets the standard for when and where to carry a gun, then state laws governing the issuance of permits will be next on the chopping block." ...

Tennessee Expands Gun Rights Submitted by: utahmilitia.com Website: http://www.macpistol.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Submitter's note: Hey, at least we got the New (world oder) York Times to say the phrase "gun rights" (remember how they always like to say abortion "rights," to skew the debate)

Gun Rights Groups Plan State-By-State Revolt
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"Gary Marbut isn't aiming to eliminate federal gun laws. He just wants to make them much less relevant."

"Marbut ... is one of the leaders of a new grassroots movement that's seeking to invoke the principle of states' rights -- including states' own authority to regulate firearms -- to thwart what he and his allies view as an increasingly overreaching federal government." ...

"This modern-day federalist revolt began with a Montana state law ... It says that firearms, ammunition, and accessories manufactured entirely inside Montana are not subject to federal regulation, including background checks for buyers and record-keeping requirements for sellers. They would remain subject to state regulation." ...

NE: Omaha Council to consider gun law change
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"A proposed change in Omaha's gun ordinances could help police connect more criminals to their crimes."

"Dealers of secondhand guns would be required to collect the fingerprints of people selling guns to them under an ordinance proposed by City Council President Garry Gernandt." ...
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KABA Note: So who is a 'dealer'? Who trains the 'dealer'? Who collects the information? Who pays for it all? And what criminal is going to be stupid enough to sell their gun to a 'dealer' when they can get more for it from another criminal?

AZ: Gun rights shouldn't trump private property
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"The Arizona Legislature has been considering several bills that would trample property rights in a misguided attempt to promote gun ownership."

"HB2474 would require businesses to allow employees and patrons to bring firearms into parking areas as long as the guns stayed locked in their vehicles and would allow lawsuits against businesses that violate the law if anyone is injured or killed because a gun owner could not access a weapon. SB1113 would require restaurants to allow people who are not drinking alcohol to bring their guns onto the premises, unless they post signs at every door to keep weapons out. Similar proposals have cropped up in other states ..." ...

NY: Marking ammo won't stop crooks
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"Shifting political sands in Albany can cause just about any lawful gun owner heartache these days. If you haven't heard about it already, New York Senate Bill 4397A is a big reason." ...

"According to the bill, 'firearm micro-stamping is an evolutionary forensic technology that produces an alpha-numeric and geometric code onto the rear of the cartridge casing each time a semiautomatic pistol is fired.'"

"The idea is that law enforcement can then use that code to identify the owner of the pistol and generally aid investigations."

"Every new semiautomatic pistol sold in New York state would have to have this micro-stamping technology built into the gun, or it could not be sold here." ...

OH: Will the Ohio Republican Party cement their minority status by backing anti-gun Mike DeWine for Attorney General?
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"In 2006, the Ohio Republican Party employed a strategy of supporting candidates with state-wide name recognition (and anti-gun records) over pro-gun candidates that were less well-known."

"The state party ... backed anti-gun Jeanette Bradley over pro-gun Sandy O'Brien for Treasurer, and anti-gun candidate Betty Montgomery over pro-gun candidate Tim Grendell for Attorney General."

"Believing that 'O'Brien can't win' in November, party leaders sunk the party's resources into Bradley. Despite having earned statewide name recognition while serving as Lt. Governor in the Taft administration, and despite her opponent having almost no resources ... pro-gun Sandy O'Brien defeated anti-gun Jeanette Bradley in the primary." ...

The OKC Trooper, the EMT, and Two Simple Reforms
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"State Trooper Daniel Martin, whose foul-mouthed, petulant assault on paramedic Maurice White, Jr. was recorded and widely disseminated on the Web, 'is an Iraq war veteran ...' reports the AP." ...

"... Ogre he may not be. Petty tyrant with a gun he most certainly is. And both he and his tantrum make the case for two badly needed reforms."

"First ... nobody who has served in the military should ever be permitted to work as a civilian police officer. Martins conduct is typical of a solider in an army of occupation; perhaps he thought that Mr. White, a black man, could be treated like a 'Haji.'"

"Second, the states need to restore the legal protection for the common law right to resist unlawful arrest. ..." ...

MA: Even small localities got big guns
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"Police in Wellfleet, a community known for stunning beaches and succulent oysters, scored three military assault rifles. At Salem State College, where recent police calls have included false fire alarms and a goat roaming the campus, school police got two M-16s. In West Springfield, police acquired even more powerful weaponry: two military-issue M-79 grenade launchers."

"Some 82 local police departments in Massachusetts have obtained more than 1,000 weapons over the last 15 years under a federal program that distributes surplus guns from the US military, the Globe reported earlier this month. Now, new information identifies which communities received the weapons ..." ...

MS: 8th person pleads guilty in theft of police guns
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"A former state inmate pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to steal guns from a police station in the Mississippi Delta and send them to Chicago."

"Andre Redmond pleaded guilty to four federal charges, including conspiring to steal 11 police pistols from the Greenwood Police Department ..."

"Redmond was serving a five-year sentence for accessory to auto theft at the time of the thefts. ..."

"Prosecutors said Redmond, who was part of a state inmate work program, conspired with other inmates, his girlfriend, a county road department employee and others to smuggle the guns out of the police station and send them to Chicago, where Redmond had an 'Uncle Blood.'" ...

OR: Arrested Portland cop makes court appearance
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"A Portland police officer accused of making dozens of harassing phone calls made his first appearance in court Monday."

"Prosecutors claim Joseph E. Wild, 28, made the phone calls to more than one woman, but they wont say how many women were involved."

"... Wild now faces 41 counts of official misconduct and 20 counts of telephonic harassment."

"The four-year veteran of the department showed little emotion Monday as he listened to the charges against him. ..."

"According to investigators, police began looking into Wild's activities when a woman filed a report that she had been receiving unwanted harassing phone calls from him. During the investigation, detectives discovered additional victims ..." ...

OK: Paramedic: Officer Was In 'State Of Rage'
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"Bothered that an ambulance driver failed to yield to him as he raced to provide backup on a call -- and angered further when he thought the driver flipped him an obscene gesture -- Oklahoma state trooper Daniel Martin decided to stop the ambulance and give the driver a piece of his mind."

"What Martin didn't know then ... was that there was a patient in the back of the ambulance."

"'Hes not this ogre, this depriver of peoples rights,' the troopers attorney, Gary James, said. 'He's a good man.'" ...
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Submitter's Note: And so immediately upon learning that there was a patient in the back of the ambulance this 'good man' immediately let them continue to the hospital, right? Right?

NJ: Passaic Cop Caught on Video Beating Man Denies Wrongdoing
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"A northern New Jersey police officer suspended after being caught on a videotape beating an unarmed man said Wednesday he did nothing wrong."

"'I did what was proper,' Passaic Officer Joseph Rios III said at a news conference at the office of his attorney, Anthony Iacullo. 'I did what I was trained to do under the circumstances that existed at that time. I stand by my actions.'"

"In the video, parts of which have been shown on television and on the Internet, Rios is seen throwing 49-year-old Ronnie Holloway against the hood of his police car and then to the ground, and appears to punch him and hit him with his baton. Holloway appears to be offering little resistance." ...

CA: More Concealed Weapon Permits Possible
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"Faced with the potential loss of 300 deputies due to budget cuts, the Sacramento County sheriff may consider issuing more concealed weapons permits." ...

"Becca Gonzalez, a gun control advocate with the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence calls the idea 'irresponsible.'"

"'I think it will actually go in the opposite direction by increasing gun violence in the community,' Gonzalez said." ...
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H/t to David Codrea who asks: "I wonder what [Becca Gonzales'] qualifications are to make tactical defense judgments? I mean, why would KCRA seek out a quote from her, but not one from anyone from anyone on the gun advocacy side?"

IA: What is a right-wing extremist? (third letter)
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... "Chris Matthews connected Sarah Palin to the Holocaust Museum shooter as he suggested she was 'getting very close to the edge' of the same 'attitude' of the 'far right.'"

"But if we look at the statements of James von Brunn, it appears he sympathized with leftist opinions more than ... conservative opinions." ...

"The fact is, Nazism is not 'right wing':" ...

"The Nazis used existing Weimar Republic gun-control laws originally aimed at them and added more to keep guns from Jews. (Obviously the Nazis weren't about to obey laws that weren't in their interest, so gun control only wound up disarming law abiding citizens ...)"

"Conservatives support the Second Amendment and everyone's right to keep and bear arms."

OH: Buckeye Firearms Assoc. Chairman Jim Irvine featured in Ohio Rifle & Pistol Assoc. member newsletter Submitted by: Bruce Krafft	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"We're starting a series of articles about some of the other fine organizations that promote the shooting sports, hunting, and firearm rights in Ohio. This month, we asked a few questions of James Irvine, Chairman of the Buckeye Firearms Association and President of the Buckeye Firearms Foundation." ...

MI: Getting the word out
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"It may not be a well-known fact, but it is legal to openly carry a handgun in Michigan - and members of a newly-formed organization are hoping to get the word out."

"Michigan Open Carry, Inc. held a picnic at noon Sunday in Collamer Park, during which members offered not only food, but information regarding their organization and the state's firearm laws."

"'We just want to get the word out about open carry and that it is legal,' MOP President Brian Jeffs, of Bath, said. 'For us, open carry is like a 'Beware of Dog' sign in our front yard. It shows that we are a hard target.'"

"He explained while it is legal to openly carry, there are still some restrictions. ..." ...

NRA Sanctioned Johnson 3-Gun Match to be Held in Colorado
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"The 3rd Annual Johnson 3-Gun Match, one of NRA's officially sanctioned three-gun competitions, will be held June 27-28, in Pueblo West, Colorado, at the Pueblo West Sportsman's Association with Sabre Defence as the match sponsor."

"The Johnson 3-Gun Match draws over 100 shooters from across the country to compete in central Colorado. Over the course of two days, shooters will move through nine stages of fire, engaging targets with rifles, pistols, and shotguns. A special 'Surprise Stage' will be included in the competition, however, the stage will not be 'blind' and shooters will be able to complete a walk-through upon arrival." ...