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Holder bar complaint called ‘specious, frivolous’ as Issa ethics charge is filed
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... "'There are political games Americans are rightly fed up with,' responded Mike Vanderboegh, one of the co-signers of the Holder ethics complaint. 'They’re coming from those who place shielding their positions of privilege above finding out the truth, and who are doing everything in their power to discourage an open investigation.'"
"'As for rejecting the complaint because of assumptions it makes, its unarguable that the Attorney General has been found in contempt of Congress. On that basis alone, the DC Bar has not just the authority, but the responsibility to conduct an investigation,' he said." ... |
LexisNexis-owned Lawyers.com reports on open carry
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"For those who are unfamiliar with the site, Lawyers.com is owned by legal services powerhouse LexisNexis." ...
"Their supervising producer contacted me early in June seeking help in putting together a story on open carry that would fit their model of short 'web-only … legal-related news stories that explain the law [simply] to three-million unique visitors to Lawyers.com per month.'"
"After they put together a reporter and film crew, I agreed to meet them in Old Town Alexandria the weekend before Independence Day. Virginia Citizens Defense League President Philip VanCleave and VCDL Board Member Dennis O’Connor both graciously agreed to drive up from the Richmond area to join in the shoot." ... |
Now Live: TTAG Podcast #2
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"In this episode I discuss topics with Tyler Kee, including my upcoming 3-gun competition, summers in Texas and why both of us are secretly lusting after Thompson Center firearms. Grab the episode directly by clicking here, or subscribe to the podcast (which gets you more stuff and gets it to you faster) by using this link in your favorite program or clicking this link for iTunes." |
Gun Making: An American Cottage Industry
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"I made my first fully operational hand gun while I was in junior high school. I carried that weapon on my person every where I went for a long time." ...
"OK. So what’s REALLY the point, you ask? Well, since you insist—the REAL point is—there is no way the government, or anyone else, will ever disarm America. Ain’t gonna happen."
"Firearms are just too easily made with regular old home workshop tools. Heck, I found a site that offered plans for a homemade machine gun made with off-the-shelf parts assembled with ordinary home workshop tools! (If we had had computers back in the 40’s and 50s I’d have had one of those!)" ... |
Will the NRA kill a global arms trade treaty?
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"As the world’s governments meet at the United Nations this month to craft a global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), one organization is making its voice heard loud and clear: the National Rifle Association. If you thought the NRA had restricted itself to rolling back gun regulations within U.S. borders, you might be surprised at the group’s intense interest in the U.N. proceedings. But on closer inspection, it’s clear that opposition to measures making it harder to arm tyrants or pour weapons into war zones is in keeping with the NRA’s overriding ideology: We love guns, and we hate treaties. ..." ... |
Behind the Scenes on “American Guns”
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... "Over half a year ago I posted a casting call I found online for the Discovery Channel TV show known as American Guns. We had some pretty cool gun ideas presented my personal favorite being a 1861 LeMat Revolver made from scratch. Well it turns out since I didn’t really have a hefty amount (or any for that matter) of money to bring to the table the original ideas presented were tabled or forgotten and we moved forward with the final product you’ll be seeing tonight." ... |
Joe Mantegna Talks About Life as a TV Star
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"During a recent trip to the National Firearm Museum, actor Joe Mantegna spoke to the NRA Blog and shared a little bit about what it was like to make the transition to life as a television actor."
"Gun owners are likely to recognize Mantegna from the Outdoor Channel’s Gun Stories, while people who have never picked up a gun probably know Mantegna as the motivated leader of a group of FBI agents on CBS’ Criminal Minds. In both shows, Mantegna carries around a gun, though the one he uses on Criminal Minds is obviously a replica." ... |
Bonnie's .38 and Clyde's .45 Up For Auction
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"The personal sidearms of the most notorious crime duo are up for auction, among a couple of other close personal items. The pistols, a Colt Detective Special and a Colt M1911 Government Model belonging to Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, respectively, will be auctioned off by RR Auction this September."
"Parker's Colt was taken off her thigh the morning of her death. Along with the revolver is a notarized letter from former Special Texas Ranger Frank Hamer, Jr. ..." ... |
The Rifleman’s Winchester and Little Joe Cartwright’s Colt go up for auction
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"Profiles In History has announced that two iconic Hollywood firearms will go to auction July 30, 2012."
"In lot #369 Chuck Conners 44-40 Winchester rifle from the TV show The Rifleman will go on the block. The rifle is a modified Winchester model 1892 that is able to fire when the lever is closed after a round has been chambered, which enabled him to rapid fire the rifle without having to finger depress the trigger." ...
"The second gun will be sold in lot #372 and was carried my Michael Landon while playing Little Joe Cartwright on the show Bonanza. It is a Colt Single-Action Army made in 1956 chambered in .38 Special. Mrs. Lynn Landon, wife of the deceased Michael Landon, includes a letter of authenticity ..." ... |
FL: Woman Fires Shots At Man Who Was Breaking Into Her Office
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"A FL woman heard glass breaking in the rear of her office. When she went to investigate she saw a male entering the office through the broken door. The woman was carrying a .38 caliber handgun and she fired two shots at the intruder who screamed and fled. Police say the man fled in a newer, white SUV. Police think the man may have been shot and are asking the public for any help they can give in locating the would be intruder." ... |
How To Get The Truth Out Of Holder
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... "Something else that might force a break in this case would be for the attorney general of Arizona, Tom Horne, to file criminal charges against the ATF managers known to have authorized the 'Fast and Furious' program. Laws were clearly broken, and just because these people worked for the U.S. government doesn’t mean they are exempt from prosecution. It’s likely that a serious threat of prison time for these bureaucrats would open the floodgates and get fingers pointing."
"The most effective and expedient option, though, is the establishment of an independent special prosecutor to initiate a serious investigation of the matter. ..." ... |
Hillary’s Small Arms Treaty Swindle
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"About every twenty-fifth message in my Inbox concerns the efforts of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to impose, on every American she claims to represent, a treaty written by and for the United Nations that would result in the end of private firearms ownership in this country."
"Smart money has it that Hillary was appointed Secretary of State in the first place for no other reason than to keep her out of Barack Obama’s administrative hair — just before he took over foreign affairs – so she had to find something else to do with her spare time." ... |
UN hypocrisy versus the Second Amendment
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"It is no secret that many liberals and Democrats, from President Obama to local mayors and city councilmen, would like to eviscerate the Second Amendment to the Constitution that protects Americans’ right to keep and bear arms."
"Indeed, given Attorney General Eric Holder’s known antipathy to the Second Amendment, some have suggested that the failed Fast and Furious gun smuggling sting that led to the death of Agent Brian Terry was approved in some measure because it would cast Second Amendment rights in a bad light and lead to public pressure for more firearms regulation." ... |
Can the U.N. Grab Americans’ Guns?
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"For much of the past two weeks, I’ve been attending the U.N.’s Arms Trade Treaty conference in New York and blogging on the craziness of Turtle Bay. A number of comments on my blogs—and many external commentators—have raised the question of whether the ATT is, pure and simple, a 'gun grab' treaty."
"Let’s start with three basic points:- No external power, and certainly not the U.N., can disarm U.S. citizens or deprive us of our Second Amendment rights by force. If there is a Second Amendment problem, it comes from the actions of U.S. authorities.
- The U.N. and many of its member states are hostile to the private ownership of firearms.
- The U.S. is exceptional: It is one of the few nations that has a constitutional provision akin to the Second Amendment." ...
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IRAN Gets Key Seat To Lead Negotiations For The Global Arms Treaty
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"They’re gathering in New York City to iron out the final details of the now infamous U.N. 'Small Arms Treaty.'"
"And I promise you will be reeling as you try to wrap your head around their latest move."
"Sources have revealed that the famously corrupt anti-gun diplomats at the U.N. have given IRAN a key seat at the negotiations for the global arms treaty."
"The same Iran that just days ago was exposed supplying arms to the brutal Assad regime in civil war-torn Syria. The same Iran that beats peaceful protestors in the streets and denies firearms to most of its citizens." ... |
SAAMI's Statement At The Arms Trade Talks
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"SAAMI - the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute - delivered an official statement at the Arms Trade Treaty talks going on at the United Nations in New York. SAAMI is a registered UN non-governmental organization (NGO) with roster status. Earlier this year, they took steps to withdraw any reference of SAAMI association from the U.N. agency project to create International Small Arms Control Standards (ISACS) because they found the process tainted by the anti-gun forces." ... |
UN Arms Treaty Would Impact Second Amendment Rights
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"The United Nations is working on a treaty that would impact Second Amendment rights in the United States and reveal the records of America’s gun owners to foreign governments, placing the Second Amendment under international scrutiny."
"The UN Arms Trade Treaty is supported by organizations such as Amnesty International USA because of its purported potential for controlling unregulated weapons. But critics of the pact recognize the overreach it would create." ... |
PA: Hamburg station trooper accused of on-duty DUI
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"A state trooper based in Hamburg will be charged by colleagues with drunken driving while on duty and operating a patrol car, police reported Friday."
"Trooper Kevin D. Wackley, 47, of Tamaqua was suspended until the investigation is complete, police said."
"Wackley is a 19-year veteran of the force." ... |
DC: D.C. officer reprimanded for alleged threat against Michelle Obama
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"The Secret Service is downplaying reports that a Washington, D.C., police officer made a threat against first lady Michelle Obama during Wednesday morning roll call, NBC News reported. The police officer was removed from his unit and placed on administrative duties."
"But the agency is not concerned that the remark made by the officer constitutes any kind of actual threat. ..."
"The police officer is a member of the official motorcade unit, according to the Washington, D.C. police and the Secret Service. A police lieutenant heard the officer making what he described as a threatening comment." ... |
LA: Springfield mayor, police chief indicted
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"A Livingston Parish grand jury on Thursday indicted Springfield's mayor and police chief on charges they conspired to hide a woman's 2011 drunken driving citation."
"The four-count indictment charges Mayor Charles Martin and Police Chief James Jones with obstruction of justice, criminal conspiracy to obstruct justice, injuring public records and criminal conspiracy to injure public records, according to Louisiana Attorney General James 'Buddy' Caldwell's office." ... |
NY: Manhattan cop sold NYPD guns to support drug habit, prosecutors say
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"He was a criminal with a badge, prosecutors say."
"An NYPD officer was so hooked on prescription pills and deep in debt to his drug dealer that he stole at least four loaded service weapons from the lockers at his Manhattan police station to support his habit, authorities say." ... |
NY: NYPD Commish Won’t Tour Neighborhoods Without Protection
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"Ray Kelly, the NYPD’s top cop, is apparently tired of all the sturm und drang over the city’s stop-and-frisk program. And he’s been punching back at pols who aren’t down with the constitutionally questionable practice. Figuring it’s better to change the subject and attack his attackers, he wants to know where the outrage is over the 77 people who were shot in Gotham over the last week. ... And since most of the stop-and-frisk pushback flung his way has been coming from minority groups, he figured he’d fan those flames a little, too . . ." ... |
FBI Finds No Racial Bias in Trayvon Martin Shooting
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"'The FBI found no racial bias behind George Zimmerman’s shooting of Miami Gardens teen Trayvon Martin, according to dozens of documents related to the case released Thursday.' Wait, what? A white Hispanic shoots and kills an unarmed black male and race wasn’t the underlying cause? Imagine the frenzy in the NBC News editing booth as they wrestle with how to slice and dice that cognitively dissonant piece of info. But FBI investigators, after talking to just about everyone Zimmerman has known since birth, haven’t been able to come up with so much as an errant N-word, let alone a burning cross . . ." ... |
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