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Ben Carson on 2nd Amendment: People Can 'Protect Themselves From an Overly Aggressive Gov't’ (video available)
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"Dr. Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon and the author of six best-selling books, said the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution was put there so Americans could support the military, if needed, during a domestic invasion but 'more importantly, so that people could protect themselves from an overly aggressive government, if that ever happened.'"
"Carson added that gun rights under the 2nd Amendment are 'vitally important,' that he 'would never compromise the 2nd Amendment in any way,' and that one of the first things dictators do is confiscate people’s weapons, which 'we don’t ever want to allow' in America." ... |
Team Weatherby Members, Weatherby Rifles Play Key Roles in NRA All Access TV (video available)
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"As a sponsor of NRA All Access, Weatherby appears in six episodes during the popular television show’s 2014 season on the Outdoor Channel."
"'NRA All Access is a fascinating look at how hard the National Rifle Association works to protect our rights and the positive effect its programs have on the future of America’s shooting heritage,' said Executive Vice President/COO Adam Weatherby."
"'We at Weatherby are proud to continue supporting a show that takes such a candid look at the number one defender of the Second Amendment.'" ... |
Maryland gun law concerns pushing Beretta to Tennessee
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"Beretta U.S.A. announced this afternoon that it is moving its manufacturing activities from Accokeek, Md., to a new production facility in Gallatin, Tenn., and the reason was bluntly explained in a press release from the company."
"Long story short: Maryland’s potential for passing even more restrictive gun laws than it adopted last year are driving the company out. Call it a preemptory move; a sound business practice that could leave a big hole in Maryland’s tax revenue stream. Examiner tried to reach company spokesman Jeff Reh, but he did not immediately respond." ... |
Adams Arms Drops Prices on Piston Rifles
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"Adams Arms makes some pretty cool rifles. We’ve reviewed their guns in the past and found them to be pretty awesome — in fact, the biggest gripe I had was the price. The guns are good, but they either needs some upgrades or a price drop to make them better. Adams seems to have come to the same conclusion as they’ve dropped their prices and continued to make improvements on their products. Press release after the jump . . ." ... |
FPSRussia gets his .500 S&W Magnum on, yeah (video story)
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"Well clearly sanctions have not affected FPSRussia, although to be fair he is shooting an all-American hand cannon, not a converted Saiga or somesuch."
"Designed for handgun hunters, the S&W 500 is absolutely tremendous. Easily capable of exceeding 2,000 foot-pounds of force in a compact package. While more than practical and effective for hunting, other implementations of the S&W 500 are mostly for people who love noise and hate money." ... |
Rolling Stone’s Seven Steps to Winning the War Against Five Or So Guns
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... "Rolling Stone can count to seven too, but without the creativity of the legendary musicians in Davis’ innovative combo. In How to Beat the NRA in 7 (Not-So-Easy) Steps, the off-beat, out of tune magazine’s Tim Dickinson lays out a remarkably unimaginative seven-step plan to 'empower gun-control advocates to stop bemoaning their helplessness, and start carrying the day.' To anyone who has followed our previous reporting on the gun control playbook entitled Preventing Gun Violence Through Effective Messaging, much of it will sound familiar." ... |
Maryland Gun Control Advocates Declare Victory
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"'Supporters believe early indications show that Maryland’s gun control law has been successful,' wboc.com reports (although the lead in the station’s video report makes no such equivocations). 'Gun deaths in Maryland have gone down 24% in just the first five months of 2014, according to Maryland State Police and the Governors Office of Crime Control and Prevention.' The crime fighting wunderbill in question: SB281. The post-Newtown bill banned the sale or transfer of 'large-capacity ammo magazines' and 45 types of semiautomatic weapons. Now you may be wondering . . ." ... |
PA: Guns don’t belong in workplace
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"State Sen. Richard Alloway is wrong. Guns do not belong in the workplace."
"Alloway recently introduced a plan that would allow for business owners to employ people who carry their guns with them to work."
"The way people understand the Second Amendment today is that they can possess any weapon they choose, at any time or anywhere." ...
"Americans are 20 times more likely to be murdered by a gun than any other developed nation. Knowing this fact, maybe Alloway should reconsider when he introduces legislation called the Parking Lot Protection Legislation. ..." ... |
FN Shooter Dave Sevigny: Your Front Sight Isn’t Everything (video available)
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"Team FN champion shooter Dave Sevigny disagrees with trainers who insist that focusing on your front sight (i.e. putting it on the target) is the be-all, end-all for accurate shooting. Dave reckons that shooters should vary both the speed at which they shoot and their sight picture depending on the distance to the target. Close-in quick shots? Blurry sight picture. Distance shot? Look for the gap on either side of the front sight. Practice both sight pictures so you have both available. (There is a third picture but if he told you he’d have to kill you.) The trick . . ." ... |
Gear Review: CRT LoPro IWB Holster
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"For some odd reason, I seem to have become the defacto tester of Kydex IWB Appendix Carry holsters here at TTAG. A position I relish greatly. There’s a lot of ways to schlep a handgun around, but in the Texas summer, not much is better than appendix carry. There’s no need for anything more than a t shirt and a smile to successfully conceal a nearly full sized handgun. But picking a worthy holster is hard. Leather is best in my opinion, but in the Texas heat, leather gets awful funky, awful fast. For summer wear, you just can’t beat Kydex. And I think that Critical Response Tactical’s LoPro is a pretty solid rig for summer carry . . ." ... |
Self-Defense Tip: Check Your Luggage CAREFULLY Before Flying
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"It happened to me! Foolish human that I am, I decided to use my range bag for a carry-on for a trip to the UK. Before departing The Land Of the Free and the Home of the Brave for The Land of Hope and Glory, I searched the bag with a fine-toothed comb. OK, nit-pickers, I used my hands. Anyway, I missed a single, solitary .22 cartridge – worth $42.70 at today’s prices – wedged deep into a side seam. The TSA missed it as well (they were busy frisking someone in a wheelchair). But not the UK scanners. My ten-year-old and I were given the third degree. Thankfully, eventually, the MP5-wielding police let us go without a cavity search or sanction, save a stern talking to. We could have been arrested. ..." ... |
Shooting S&W’s Bodyguard Guns With Crimson Trace Lasers
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"Life (and politics) may not be what they once were in Gun Valley, USA, but you wouldn’t know it from a visit to Smith & Wesson. I’m in Springfield with a handful of other gun media types where we learned that in the last five years, a full 75% of Smith’s business has been personal protection related — concealed carry, home defense…like that. Which explains why we’re here getting a look at their newly released Bodyguard .380 pistol and .38 revolver with integrated Crimson Trace lasers. First blush impression: they’re surprisingly impressive (I’m really loving the revolver) given the price point . . ." ... |
D.C. Lawmaker Challenges Ky. Congressman Thomas Massie to End Gun Prohibition on Capitol Hill
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... "Last week, Congressman Massie, whose district spans Ashland to east Louisville, targeted Washington, D.C.'s gun laws, introducing an amendment to ... block the city from enforcing its firearm restrictions." ...
"Democratic Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, who represents the District in Congress, told WFPL Tuesday that if Massie were serious about expanding the Second Amendment, he should also seek to allow firearms in D.C. and Kentucky federal buildings."
"'This is a man who would want you to be able to carry an assault weapon openly in the nation’s Capitol,' she said in a telephone interview. 'Does he understand where he is? ... This isn’t a rural area of Kentucky.'" ... |
The ‘gun-toting’ governor versus the glad-handing president
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... "President Obama apparently knows how to not deal with varmints. When a passenger jet was shot down the sky the other day, and every sign pointed toward Russian-backed rebels, he gave a ho-hum statement and didn’t alter plans to head west today on a Left Coast fundraiser that takes him to Magnolia and Hunts Point, then south to California ..."
"All of this is happening after another bloody weekend in Obama’s chosen hometown of Chicago, where 39 people were shot and four of them killed. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the president’s former chief-of-staff, seems as incapable of dealing with the violence as his ex-boss seems in dealing with the border crisis, the Gaza crisis, the Ukraine crisis and any other crisis above the level of a golf handicap." ... |
Obama Is Trying To Get Rid Of Your Guns
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"A new round of sanctions by the United States targets Russia’s financial, energy and defense sectors."
"The Executive Order signed on Wednesday by President Barack Obama is being called 'evil' by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and bans, among other things, the sale of all Russian-made AK-47 semi-automatic rifles, Saiga-12 shotguns, and all other firearms and parts manufactured by Kalishnikov Concern."
"According to the U.S. Treasury Department, Americans will still be able to purchase AK-47′s in the secondary market, as long as Kalishnikov Concern does not have a direct financial interest in the transaction." ... |
MA: Common Sense Solutions to Gun Violence
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... "I would like to take this opportunity to highlight some of the key provisions of the bill, measures which strengthen oversight, address mental health issues, and generate better communication between schools and law enforcement, without infringing on Second Amendment rights."
"The bill calls for stricter background checks, enhanced penalties, new gun-related crimes, increased protections in schools, among other provisions designed to overall ensure a safer Commonwealth." ...
"The bill ... authorizes gun dealers to acquire criminal offender record information for all of their employees. Further, the bill requires all secondary market gun sales to be conducted over a real-time web portal to be developed under DCJIS." ... |
IL: Niles Leaders Approve Controversial Gun Shop, Range
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"The Niles Village Board voted Tuesday to approve a gun shop and firing range over the objections of some residents who feel it is too close to a couple of schools."
"Board members voted 4-1 in favor of the Sportsmen’s Club and Firearms Training Academy after the Niles Plan Commission voted earlier this month to recommend approval."
"Opponents packed Tuesday's meeting for what's become a divisive issue in the community, presenting a petition with 1,000 signatures against the proposal."
"'It seems common sense that one wouldn't place a gun store in a firing range within close proximity of multiple schools,' said Ben Greenburg of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs." ...
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MA: Massachusetts Gun Owners Call Your State Rep Today – Support S.2284
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"The Massachusetts House of Representatives will vote soon on YOUR Second Amendment Rights – Please Contact Your State Rep Today!"
"The Massachusetts State Senate voted last week for the Second Amendment. Now the legislation, now known as S.2284 goes back to the MA House for their vote."
"Action Alert: Please contact your State Representative today, ask that they vote in concurrence on the latest version of the bill from the Senate."
"Click here to get your State Representatives Contact Information."
"Here are some highlights of the positive changes this bill will make:" ... |
MO: We consider ballot issues
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... "We used this space to opine against an effort last year, when the General Assembly swept the ... Second Amendment Preservation Act into law, only to be vetoed by the governor because it was obviously unconstitutional. The law would have made it illegal to uphold federal gun laws or for our local law enforcement to work with federal agencies, putting us all in danger."
"But playing to the deep fears of many pro-gun citizens and the deep pockets of the gun lobby, the legislature came up with a new plan. Under Amendment 5, the right to keep and bear arms, already installed in our state constitution, as well as the U.S. Constitution, would become "unalienable" and any future regulations would be held to stricter legal scrutiny." ... |
TN: NRA Endorses Chuck Fleischmann
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"The National Rifle Association has endorsed Chuck Fleischmann for re-election."
"In a letter to Rep. Fleischmann, the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund thanked him for his 'steadfast support of the Second Amendment' and congratulated him on his "A" rating. They also thanked him for his stand against President Obama and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s gun control agenda. ..." ... |
MI: Cindy Gamrat is the only true conservative running for Michigan's 80th District
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"Cindy Gamrat is the only true conservative Republican candidate running for state representative in Michigan’s 80th District. She is not only a strong conservative and Christian, but unlike her main opponent in the race, is not afraid to say what she really believes and has made it very clear where she stands on the issues, not only when speaking to groups that tend to agree with her, but in her literature and everywhere she goes."
"Cindy is a strong and unwavering voice for freedom, ... limited government, family and parental rights, marriage, the Second Amendment ..." ... |
DC: D.C. residents should control gun laws in the District (second letter)
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"As a supporter both of the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms and of voting rights for the citizens of the District of Columbia, I found it disheartening to read about congressional Republicans’ misguided attempts to impose their public policy preferences on the District ['Firearms-related amendment to D.C. budget riles city officials,' Metro, July 18]."
"If Congress believes that Second Amendment rights are threatened and only federal gun control laws should exist, then it should pass legislation that applies to the entire country. Absent nationwide legislation, self-defense advocates resemble oppressors, not persuaders." ... |
Md. gun law debated in federal court
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"Lawyers for the state of Maryland asked a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to overturn parts of a sweeping gun-control law, but attorneys leading the challenge contend parts of the law violate Second Amendment rights."
"John Parker Sweeney, an attorney representing groups that oppose the law, said lawmakers did not narrowly tailor the law when they banned a variety of assault weapons and reduced the limit on magazine rounds from 20 to 10. Instead, Sweeney said, the state went too far and banned popular firearms that can be used for self-defense." ... |
Lawyers spar over Maryland assault weapon ban in federal court
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"Lawyers for the state and gun rights advocates debated in federal court Tuesday about the government's power to hem in the Second Amendment to ward off mass shootings."
"Spectators crammed into a federal courtroom in downtown Baltimore to watch the hearing regarding bans on the sale or sharing of assault rifles and magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds. Those provisions, which took effect in October, were among a package of measures enacted to strengthen Maryland's gun laws after ... an elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn."
"Matthew Fader, a lawyer from the attorney general's office, told [the court] that the ban was needed even though such mass gun violence had yet to be visited on Maryland. ..." ... |
PA: Philadelphia Pays $1.4m for Releasing LTC App Info
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"It’s annoying: taxpayers paying for pol’s failed efforts to infringe on constituents’ natural, civil and Constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms. Chicago Mayor Rahm’s mob recently shelled out a million bucks for trying to stop gun stores from selling guns in The Windy City. Today, The City of Brotherly Love announced that it’s opened its wallet for aggrieved gun guys and gals. 'The Nutter administration [sic] has settled a class-action lawsuit with 3,265 people who appealed the revocation or denial of a Pennsylvania License to Carry Firearms and had their personal information posted on an interactive city website,' philly.com reports. ..." ... |
SC: Solicitor: Former police chief pleads guilty to misconduct
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"A former Upstate police chief who was charged with embezzlement, forgery and misconduct in office pleaded guilty Monday, according to the solicitor's office."
"Johnny Scott Bannister, the former police chief for the city of Westminster, pleaded guilty in the Oconee County General Sessions Court to misconduct in office and embezzlement of public funds, said County Solicitor Chrissy Adams."
"According to Adams, the honorable Alex Macaulay sentenced Bannister to 10 years suspended to two years in prison and five years' probation as well as counseling and drug and alcohol testing. Restitution was ordered in the amount of $113,551. Probation will be terminated after two years if restitution is paid." ... |
TX: Ex-El Paso police officer charged with tax fraud
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"A former El Paso police officer charged with tax fraud in connection with a medical billing scheme is scheduled to appear in court later this month."
"Ricardo Huante, 54, is charged with corrupt interference with Internal Revenue laws and 14 counts of structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements and aiding and abetting. Huante faces up to three years in federal prison if convicted of the first charge. Each remaining charge carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years." ... |
TN: Nolensville Police Officer Arrested Over Explicit Photos of Minor
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"A Nolensville Police Department officer, living in Hendersonville, has been indicted for misconduct, according to a media release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation."
"Charles Nathan Terry is accused of receiving inappropriate images of a minor female on his cellphone. Investigators say they learned Terry attempted to have the child's cellphone destroyed so the text messages and images could not be collected as evidence in the case. Terry has since resigned (on May 16) from his position with the department." ... |
CT: Trooper pleads guilty to stealing from crash victim
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"A state trooper, caught on his own dashboard camera stealing a dying motorcyclist's cash and gold crucifix, is facing up to a year and a half in prison."
"Aaron 'AJ' Huntsman, a 19-year veteran of the State Police, pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon under the Alford Doctrine to third-degree larceny and tampering with evidence -- both felonies."
"Although Huntsman, 45, could have faced up to 10 years in prison on the two charges, Superior Court Judge Robert Devlin said he would impose a term in prison of 16 months, followed by five years of probation." ...
"Huntsman walked out of the courtroom with a big smile on his face following the hearing. He declined comment." ...
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NJ: Justice Department calls for federal monitor of Newark Police Department
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"The U.S. Justice Department announced today it had reached an agreement with the city of Newark to allow a federal monitor to watch over a municipal police force that it found had repeatedly violated the rights of its citizens, especially blacks, in the state’s largest city."
"New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced the results of a three-year review of the Newark Police Department at a news conference ..." ...
"The review ... found that police failed to provide sufficient constitutional reason for about 75 percent of pedestrian stops ... more than 20 percent of officers’ reported use of force was unreasonable and violated the constitution; and officers assigned to narcotics and gang units and prisoner-processing stole from those they arrested." ... |
MT: Billings, Montana PD Gun Auction (Your FFL Need Apply)
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"In pro-gun states (e.g., Arizona), legislators have assented to their constituents’ desire to see donated or confiscated firearms re-homed, rather than destroyed. Under Montana code 46-5-313 the Treasure State requires police department to sell ballistic assets to federal firearms dealers. The Billings Montana Police Department and Yellowstone County Sheriff’s department are auctioning off a number of guns on Saturday, August 2nd, from 9 a.m. to noon. Here is the link to the Sheriff’s auction site. If you’re not a licensed gun dealer, you’ll need an FFL to bid for you. These pictures give us an idea . . ." ... |
CA: Second Amendment is here to stay
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"As Yogi said, 'It's deja-vu all over again.' Once again stories about guns, gun sales, and gun laws without the one most important fact included. That fact is that the Second Amendment to the Constitution specifies that 'the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.'"
"Period. End of discussion."
"This is not a debate. If it were, it would be about all the infringements upon that right which currently exist in violation of the Constitution, among which are permits, restrictions and refusals to sell. Also discussed would be the NRA’s apparent agreement that gun sales could be restricted for those of poor mental health, a clear violation of the Constitution it claims to hold dear." ... |
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