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ATF whistleblower Dobyns’ case against government to begin on Monday
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... "'ATF has refused to adequately protect or defend Dobyns and Family from the threats coming from the very criminals and alleged syndicates that ATF encouraged Dobyns to investigate,' the complaint continues, and then raises chilling allegations."
"'In a demonstration of an extreme example of a United States government agency abandoning an employee, Dobyns’s supervisors at ATF have subjected and are subjecting Dobyns to malicious reprisals including, but not limited to, ATF’s refusal to investigate the arson of Dobyns’s home and naming Dobyns as a suspect in the arson of Dobyns family home and in the attempted murder of Plaintiff’s family with no evidence or investigative activity to support the charge.'" ... |
Firearms Industry Women, What You Should Know
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"There was probably an audible grumble, the first time a woman took a job in this industry. Regardless of whether they were excited about it or not, men have slowly, accepted the change. I venture to guess that it wasn’t a risk of being caught sexually harassing, that worried the gun guys, but the girly behavior that often seems to follow us ladies." ... |
Civilians are Safer than Police
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"I respect my friends in the gun culture, but gun-control politicians sure don’t. These politicians put the police on a pedestal when it suits them."
"These politicians write gun laws that often exempt the police or demand that civilians match the standards set for police."
"I don’t know what is so special about law enforcement officers that civilian gun owners should imitate them. A badge doesn’t suddenly make people more responsible or better shots. I think the gun grabbing politicians have it backwards. Civilians with a concealed carry license are more responsible and law abiding than cops based on the data! These civilians obey laws in general, and firearms laws in particular, better than the police." ... |
Edmonds school’s nerf gun incident goes national and viral
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"KVI’s John Carlson – returning from a short break Wednesday morning – wasted no time zeroing in on an incident at an Edmonds elementary school that is making national headlines via The Drudge Report, and in the process underscoring once again the down side of 'zero tolerance' policies."
"The story was first reported by KOMO, Seattle’s ABC affiliate, a few days ago and has now reached across the country. Long story short, several sixth grade boys brought nerf guns to Chase Lake Elementary School, allegedly with permission from their teacher for a 'class probability project' that involved the effects of shooting the guns 100 times." ... |
Daily Digest: Jersey Shore Edition
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"USA Today made an astounding discovery: 'New Jersey gun laws don’t curb violence in Camden.' Although the Brady Campaign considers NJ to be the state with the second-strongest gun laws in the US, Camden’s murder rate was about 12 times the overall U.S. rate in 2011. There were 75 homicides in the city last year. Anderson Baker, a convicted felon and former gang member stated, 'Gun laws to people in Camden are like saying you’ll get a ticket if you jaywalk…it means nothing. Most politicians don’t get that.' So what’s NJ’s response? Pass more gun laws, of course. It all makes perfect sense. Or not. And from Connecticut . . ." ... |
Gear Review: LEE Hand Loading Press
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"Thanks to the high prices and crappy availability of ammo these days, I’ve been hand loading most of the .38/.357 ammo I shoot. I started out using the LEE handloading kit. Even though I generally like the press, one thing I’ve had a problem with is all the dang hammering involved. Since I never could get the knack of hammering quietly, my wife and kids hated to see me break out my reloading stuff. I can’t really blame them since I usually felt the need to put some ear plugs in myself. Also, all that banging 'allegedly' played a part in the demise of our coffee table but that has yet to be proven . . ." ... |
Safety Solutions Academy Fundamentals of Combat Focus Shooting AAR
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"While at SHOT Show back in January, we had the opportunity to meet a lot of different folks, including numerous instructors. Over and over we kept running into the guys from Combat Focus Shooting (CFS) everywhere we went. There was literally a herd of them. If you aren’t familiar with CFS, it is the core program of I.C.E. Training and the brainchild of Rob Pincus. He has CFS certified instructors literally across the country. I was recently able to attend the Fundamentals of Combat Focus Shooting class that was held at Southington Law Enforcement Facility in Garrettsville, OH." ... |
Ask Foghorn: Where Have All The SCARs Gone?
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"Reader Nick writes:Assuming that your FNH 3 Gun Team is a marketing tool for FNH to highlight their products, you might tell them they ought to disband the team – many of those products are unobtanium. No use spending sponsorship money when there’s nothing to sell. I’ve had a SCAR 16 on order at three separate distributors for 6 months now and none of them have any idea when they’ll be blessed with one from FNH. I’ll give it another couple of months and then I’ll just give up and move on to another platform." "The implied question — what’s with the SCAR shortage? And the answer is one that lets us blame our favorite scapegoat: the U.S. Government . . ." ... |
Shooting the 2013 Zombies In The Heartland 3-Gun Match (video available)
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"The last few months have been packed full of 3-gun competitions. I knew joining Team FNH USA was going to eat up chunks of my free time this year and, sure enough, it’s absolutely dominated my weekends lately. It seems like I’ve been in a different city shooting a different match every weekend, and it’s been exhausting both physically and mentally. Thankfully, the 2013 Zombies in the Heartland match provided a weekend of fun stages where there were no gimmicks, nothing to game, and no tricks up anyone’s sleeve. That’s not to say there weren’t any teachable moments . . ." ... |
Magpul sells out of limited edition magazines to help fund gun control lawsuit in Colorado
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"Magpul Industries, the manufacturer of 30-round ammunition magazines that will soon be illegal to buy, sell or give away in Colorado, announced on Monday the sale of limited edition mags stamped with either 'Free Colorado' or 'Boulder Airlift,' with the proceeds to benefit a legal effort to overturn the capacity limiting law."
"A few hours later, the company announced that the magazines were sold out."
"'Well … that was quick,' the company posted on its Facebook page. 'We are currently sold out of both versions of the magazine.'" ... |
Can we put guns down and talk?
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"After having invited the legitimate wrath of the NRA, I thought I'd write about what we have in common, rather than what divides us."
"First, though, a clarification. I remain deeply skeptical of people amassing weapons against a coming Obamageddon. I fear they may bring on the very conflict they appear to salivate for. And running around saying the sky is falling is pretty close to criminal behavior because it threatens civil society. Yet, many commenters reminded me they are harmless, help-their-neighbors, salt-of-the-earth people. To them, I apologize for the offense. You're right to be concerned. The people I'm addressing don't send comments." ... |
God-given rights there aren't
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"One of my pet peeves is the unmitigated gall-to put it politely-of usually ultra conservative politicians (who won’t even deign to wear a left shoe) borrowing God’s name to buttress their positions on such incendiary political issues as gun rights and tax policy."
"And often going so far as to using his supposed stamp of approval, or blessing, as to label it as a 'God-given right' in public statements and official documents." ... |
New CNN Host 'Uncomfortable' With U.S. Gun Culture, Thinks Bloomberg's a 'Right-Winger'
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"Meet your new late-night CNN host George Stroumboulopoulos ..." ...
"Piers Morgan may not be the only international CNN host anymore who thinks America has a gun problem:""'But it's a country built on liberty. And guns is[sic] part of the Constitution, and no one is willing to have that tough conversation with Congress and Senate and the President to say maybe that's got to change. Maybe people talk about it, but I mean actual change.'" "The CBC host is 'uncomfortable' with America's easy access to guns:" ... |
This Bizarre PSA Says The 'Real War On Women' Is Gun Control
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"While the 'war on women' is often characterized as legislation that threatens reproductive rights, a new, low-budget PSA claims that 'the real war on women' is different: Gun control."
"The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and the Second Amendment Foundation just released a spoof-worthy ad that implies that old women aren't safe babysitting their grandchildren on a sunny afternoon unless they're packing heat." ... |
Democratic donor launches website to stop NRA
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"A major Democratic donor launched a new campaign and corresponding website on Wednesday to target gun violence and the National Rifle Association (NRA)."
"Venture capitalist Kenneth Lerer’s website, StopTheNRA.com, features videos, news articles, and images of gun violence in America. It also offers people a platform to join a lobbying campaign to push for reform." ... |
CT: Gun Owners Aren't Protectors Of The Constitution
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"Letter writer Kim Nantals preposterously asserts that only the Second Amendment protects our civil rights [June 5, 'Need Guns To Protect Freedoms']. Does the writer really think the gun rights crowd with their little pistols and shotguns, or even assault rifles, will stop an army of tanks, bombers, missiles and nuclear weapons?"
"The truth is, our rights are protected by the will and the vigilance of the citizenry at all levels of government. ..." ... |
FL: Rural Panhandle county rocked by sheriff's arrest
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"Nick Finch, an Army veteran and onetime cop, narrowly won his election as sheriff of tiny Liberty County some seven months ago."
"Now this Panhandle county— which has slightly more than 8,000 residents — is reeling with the news that Finch has been arrested and accused of official misconduct."
"Finch, 50, is accused of intervening in March after one of his deputies arrested a resident for carrying a semi-automatic pistol in his pocket without a concealed weapons permit. The arrest came following a traffic stop." ...
"According to an arrest report, Finch told sheriff's department employees that he let Parrish go because he believes in 'Second Amendment rights.'" ... |
FL: Florida Sheriff Nicholas Finch Arrested for Doing His Job
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... "The charge is related to an incident in March, in which a deputy sheriff arrested a resident of the county for carrying a concealed weapon. Finch made the decision to release the individual shortly afterwards. It is alleged that he then altered or destroyed paperwork relating to the arrest."
"... [Finch's] attorney, Jimmy Judkins, released a statement which read 'The records at the jail show exactly what happened in this case ... The sheriff looked at the facts and said 'I believe in the second amendment and we’re not going to charge him.' That is not misconduct at all. That is within the Sheriff’s prerogative whether to charge someone or not.' It appears, therefore, that the Florida sheriff was arrested for doing his job." ... |
UN Arms Treaty 2013: U.S. Should Go It Alone On Arms Crackdown
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"Despite a push from certain UN member states (largely Western countries) to regulate international weapon trading with the signing of the Arms Trade Treaty, the U.S. has chosen to not join its fellow countries. The United States' failure to sign the treaty, while in some ways appearing to be inconsistent with its large focus on security and stifling the arms race, is a decision that must be commended in light of such a treaty’s ineffectual nature." ... |
Lummis Introduces Collectible Firearms Protection Act
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"U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis recently introduced legislation that would reverse a State Department decision to block the importation of historic M1 Garand rifles and M1 carbines from South Korea."
"Representative Lummis says H.R. 2247, the Collectible Firearms Protection Act, gets the State Department out of the gun control business. In a media release, she says it's disappointing that legislation is even necessary to allow citizens to access legal and regulated firearms - especially ones that are important pieces of American military history." ... |
IL: Why Quinn should sign the concealed carry bill
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"Gov. Pat Quinn should immediately sign the concealed carry statute passed by the General Assembly at the end of its session last week."
"That action by Quinn will bring to an end the dangerous uncertainty about Illinois gun law created by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in December that Illinois' total ban on the concealed carry of weapons is unconstitutional. If Quinn were to veto the bill, he would be undermining effective gun control in Illinois. If he does that the General Assembly should come into immediate session and override the veto ..." ...
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IL: Quinn won't say if he'll sign concealed carry
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"Gov. Pat Quinn won't say if he'll sign a concealed carry bill that lawmakers approved last week."
"He told reporters Tuesday he's reviewing the bill. Quinn declined to say what parts, if any, of the proposal he agrees with."
"Quinn had faced a Sunday deadline to make his decision, but a federal appeals court granted the state an extension Tuesday. Illinois now has until July 9 to legalize concealed carry." ... |
MA: Braintree mayor cites ‘mostly positive’ reaction to gun position
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"Although Mayor Joseph Sullivan is well aware that emotions run high when it comes to gun control, he says reaction has been “mostly positive” to the position he, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and more than a dozen urban and suburban Massachusetts mayors have taken about the need for a national approach to this issue."
"Sullivan, president of the Massachusetts Mayors’ Association, made it clear that he agrees with the Second Amendment and respects the right to bear arms."
"'What I am part of attempts to address what is a growing issue in many areas, namely the illegal possession of guns,' he said. ..." ...
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PA: Gun regulation advocates gather in Capitol as two new gun bills are introduced this week
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"It’s been nearly six months since [name of scumbag redacted] rained bullets upon 20 children and six adults at Newtown Elementary School – his shooting spree setting off a firestorm of public outcry and calls across the nation for stricter gun regulations."
"In April, a federal bill to expand background checks prior to the purchase of a gun was voted down in the U.S. Senate."
"So Wednesday, more than 150 state legislators, leaders and pro-gun regulation groups gathered in the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg to push for tighter control of guns and gun purchases in Pennsylvania. The word 'Newtown' was uttered by nearly every speaker who took to the lectern." ... |
CT: Conn. gov. signs bill to prevent release of crime scene photos from Newtown school shooting
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"Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed legislation into law Wednesday that prevents the public release of crime scene photos and video evidence from the Connecticut school shootings that took the lives of 20 first graders and six school employees."
"The new law, a result of efforts to balance private and public interests, creates an exemption to the state’s Freedom of Information Act and applies to homicides in Connecticut." ...
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CO: Senator speaks up about recall efforts (video available)
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"Signatures to recall state Sen. Angela Giron are due on Monday."
"It all stems from her vote on gun legislation. The group backing the effort needed to collect more than 11,000 signatures. Group members have said they have more than that."
"'I believe if I had voted the other way I would have had a lot more people upset with me, because I really do believe I voted my district,' said Giron." ... |
NY: Group names Marchione tops for guns
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"The New York State Rifle and Pistol Association on Tuesday announced its selection of state Sen. Kathy Marchione, R-Halfmoon, as the group’s 'Legislator of the Year.'"
"The selection was based on Marchione’s vocal opposition to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s gun control bill, known as the Safe Act, and Marchione’s tradition of supporting Second Amendment rights when she was Saratoga County clerk, said Tom King, the group’s president."
"'Sen. Marchione’s record as a defender of the Second Amendment is extraordinary,' King said, in a press release." ... |
A Few Questions for B. Todd Jones
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"What did he know, when did he know it, and what has he done about it? Was ATF Director Appointee, B. Todd Jones, involved in the inception of the felony stupid program known as Fast and Furious? What has he done regarding the scandal in the year and a half that he has been Acting Director? What specific actions does he intend to take to focus ATF enforcement efforts on violent criminals and reduce the incidence of prosecution of unwitting technical violations by regular gun owners? . . ." ... |
CT: Constitution State Carve-Out for Connecticut Cops
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"Once again, we’re looking at an exemption from unconstitutional gun ban bills for active and retired police. Last time, it was (and still is) New York and Texas (since rescinded). This time it’s Connecticut, whose legislators have returned to their civilian disarmament bills to 'modify' their provisions to exempt the law enforcement community, both past and present. ..." ...
"So it’s one rule for citizens and another rule for the protected class known as police. It’s hard to imagine a more outrageous example of the elitism that informs the politicians bent on civilian disarmament (remembering the police are civilians too)." ... |
IN: Former Chicago Police Officer and Two Members of Latin Kings Street Gang Sentenced in Indiana for Racketeering Conspiracy and Related Crimes
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... "A former officer with the Chicago Police Department, Antonio C. Martinez, Jr., 40, of Chicago, was sentenced today to 144 months in prison after pleading guilty on November 18, 2011, to racketeering, drug, and robbery conspiracies and other related charges. According to court records, Martinez and another officer committed armed robberies on behalf of a Latin Kings gang member—in some instances while in uniform and driving police-issued vehicles. They stole drugs, weapons, and cash, and in some instances, they were given a portion of the funds they stole as payment for committing the armed robberies." ... |
Retired Marysville cop, Vietnam vet on x-country fundraiser
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"A retired Marysville police officer and Vietnam combat veteran who also is a licensed federal firearms dealer will leave this Saturday from Astoria, Ore., on a cross-country “Ride Across America” to support wounded veterans."
"Kit Wennersten is a dyed-in-the-wool gun enthusiast who enjoys hunting, fishing, backpacking, camping, reloading and collecting and selling firearms, but his devotion to disabled veterans is front and center for the next few months. He will be one of nine starters on this jaunt, which he will be doing on an ICE Adventure Tadpole tricycle. The group will follow the Adventure Cycling Association’s TransAmerica route for 2,450 miles." ... |
MA: The gun control debate continues in Massachusetts
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"In a recent press release, the Gun Owners Action League of Massachusetts - a group that advocates for Second Amendment rights - notes that the latest statistics released by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s, Weapon Related Injury Surveillance System (WRISS), show that gun related homicides are up by 100%, and gun related assaults are up nearly 300%, since the state's landmark gun control legislation was signed into law in 1998." ... |
KS: Steve Rose column (fourth letter)
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"Steve Rose in his June 2 column, “The NRA stokes real fears about government,” exposed the truth about the National Rifle Association and gun control. It’s not about the Second Amendment, but the 56 percent of white men opposing stricter gun laws and their fear of government."
"Fear historically slows change. When black slaves struggled for freedom, white male voters used fear to maintain the status quo. When women struggled to get the vote, white men propagated fear to keep women in their place." ... |
KS: ‘Absurd editorial’ (fifth letter)
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"Your May 30 editorial, 'Gun makers show no remorse over deaths,' was a waste of paper. Your newspaper continually tries to sway its readers with false truths."
"I shoot competitively, and you have to have large-capacity magazines for both handguns and rifles to compete. The National Rifle Association is correct in saying the cause is mental illness, not the gun or the legal gun owners." ... |
MD: Excuse me... Did you just say Gun?
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"Forget all about actual guns, cap guns, guns made from sticks, or even a drawing for a gun. Now, it appears that children can't even say the word 'gun' or else risk getting in trouble not only with the school system but also with local law enforcement. That's exactly what happened to an 11-year-old boy who was telling a story and used the word 'gun' in it." ... |
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