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Who Is the Second Amendment Foundation? (video story)
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"The Second Amendment Foundation. a group far less known than the National Rifle Association and with a fraction of the NRA’s resources, is a major player in defining the right to bear arms, through litigation."
"Lawyers.com videojournalist Greg Presto interviewed Alan Gottlieb, who founded the Second Amendment Foundation in 1974."
"Alan says his group has expanded gun rights for Americans and have had more court victories, outnumbering all the cases filed by all the other gun rights groups combined." ... |
Oath Keepers campaign supports Snowden, whistleblowers
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... "'If we wake up enough Americans, especially in the military, it is possible to have an American counterpart to what happened in East Germany in 1989 when the East German military refused to crack down on the peaceful protesters, and without the support of the Army, the Communist Party and the Stasi secret police were done,' Rhodes recalled." ... |
'Terrorism' and 'death threats': A response to Appropriations Committee Dems
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"Last week, St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner noted that U.S. Representative Nita Lowey (D-NY) had become the latest in a long, sordid line of authority worshipers to advocate empowering the Attorney General to unilaterally designate anyone he chooses as a 'suspected terrorist,' and block his ability to legally buy firearms. This prohibition would not be contingent on any conviction, indictment, or even arrest or formal charges. This comes, remember, during the reign of an administration that tends to throw around accusations of 'terrorism' quite casually, and is supported by some who are even more casual about it." ... |
Enfield Rifle Company Starts Producing AR-15s
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"The venerable Lee-Enfield rifle served the Crown well through the final death throes of colonialism and the two world wars. But with the invention of semi-automatics and the inclusion of the UK in NATO, the Enfield rifle was no more. Now, a new company here in the colonies – Clayton, Georgia, to be specific – is looking to capitalize on the Enfield name and get in on the gold rush that is AR-15 rifle production . . ." ... |
Ask Foghorn: What Does +P and +P+ Mean?
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"Reader Randall writes:""While I’m not exactly a newbie when it comes to *using* firearms, I am a newbie gun *owner*. And now that I’m in the position of purchasing ammo, I’m finding things to be rather confusing when sorting out all there is to be had. I have Nick’s 'Getting Started with Firearms' Kindle book, but it doesn’t really address the topic. How ’bout an article for us newbie-types explaining what’s +P and +P+ and all those others?" "Good question. This area of ammunition, the +P and +P+ stuff, can get a little confusing and a tad dangerous . . ." ... |
Bloomberg’s Anti-Gun Group Imploding as 50 Mayors Leave
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"Between the 50 mayors who have checked out of Hotel Bloomberg, some of whom were arrested, one for demanding gay sex at gunpoint, the number of people in the control freak mayor’s boutique anti-gun group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, run with pilfered city resources, is dropping."
"Not helping matters was Bloomberg’s declaration of war on Southern Democrats and even gun-control Republicans who didn’t hew to his exacting standards. And so Napoleon IV is watching his little empire of attack ads coming apart." ... |
The Arms Race at Home
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"Amid all the furious debate generated by gun tragedies like the Trayvon Martin shooting in Florida, citizens in too many states have been quietly, legally arming themselves at alarming rates that offer scant optimism for reining in the nation’s runaway gun culture." ...
"If the situation comes down to 'run, hide or fight,' the guide suggests, 'fire extinguishers or chairs' may have to be wielded against a gunman. The booklet is a pitiful reminder of how little political leaders have done to protect citizens from the nation’s raging gun culture."
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The right to vote is our salvation
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"The Second Amendment will not save us from tyranny, the vote will. Every attempt at revolution to this date in the world has led to more tyranny, not less [see French or Russian Revolutions]. We can change our government at the ballet box. We don’t need to gun down anyone. We only need to vote them out of office." ... |
Standing Our Ground
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... "This is yet another moment when America should take stock of where the power structures are leading us, how they play on our fears — fan our fears — to feed their fortunes."
"On no subject is this more clear than on the subject of guns."
"While it is proper and necessary to analyze the case in which George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin for what it says about profiling and police practices, it is possibly more important to analyze what it says about our increasingly vigilante-oriented gun culture."
"The industry and its lobby have successfully pushed two fallacies: that the Second Amendment is under siege and so are law-abiding citizens." ... |
And the Truth Shall Set You Free
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"Which explains why the Buckeye Firearms Association site is now down as they are weathering a particularly vicious attack:" ...
"We don't yet know where this attack came from, but we find it hard to believe that it is a coincidence that it's happening at the very moment a story went national about raising funds to enable George Zimmerman to purchase a new firearm after Eric Holder and the DOJ decided to prevent him from getting his personal property back."
"We've received threats, hate male, and angry late night phone calls. We're sending you this message to let you know what's going on just in case they take out more of our resources and we are unable to communicate with you." ... |
Total Recall: Why Recall Elections Are a Must
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"Should recall elections be reserved only for politicians who break the law? Columnist Rick Moran thinks so ..." ...
"Mr. Moran says that a recall is 'unnecessary because the legislators stand for re-election every two years, at which point voters can punish the politicians for their votes.' The problem with this is that voters have very, very short memories. Remember John McCain in 2007? After pushing his amnesty bill, his approval rating had plummeted among Republicans and his presidential campaign was in tatters; he seemed like a dead man walking. Yet in 2008 he became the GOP nominee." ... |
CO: New Gun Laws in Colorado Prevent Gun Buyback
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"A planned gun buyback event in Boulder, Colo. was brought to a halt, ironically, by the state’s new gun control laws. Colorado recently enacted a universal background check scheme that would require each transfer to go through a licensed gun seller and pay a tax on each transfer."
"Though not illegal, each transfer would cost the event organizers $20 to $60. ..." ... |
CA: Sunnyvale officially places 'sensible gun measures' on November ballot
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"The Sunnyvale City Council officially approved language for a gun control measure to be placed on the Nov. 5 ballot." ...
"The discussion of implementing gun control measures came before the council in February in light of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. The council initially wanted to discuss violence prevention efforts and address mental health issues with local schools, but did not have much success connecting with school officials."
"Since then, a group of residents in favor of more gun control presented a petition with 1,000 signatures to the city council."
"The ballot measure contains four key points:" ... |
SC: Nikki, get your gun! Video of Republican South Carolina Gov. Haley blowing off steam at a shooting range goes viral
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"South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley called her time shooting at a local gun manufacturer 'a good stress reliever,' with video of the Republican politician’s time at the range going viral."
"Though she looked the part of a Southern belle, dressed in heels and baring her arms in a sleeveless dress, she didn’t hesitate to blow off some steam and proved to be an apt marks(wo)man."
"Haley stopped by FN Manufacturing, a gun producer in Columbia, S.C., last week to celebrate the business, and her office filmed footage of the tour and thousands of viewers tuned in." ... |
IL: Many Local Governments Rush to Enact Last-Minute Gun Bans
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"With enactment into state law of concealed carry legislation, House Bill 183, a new fight for gun rights in Illinois was started."
"A clause included in this new law allowed home rule local governments to enact their own so-called 'assault weapon' bans within ten days of House Bill 183’s enactment. In the days preceding and immediately following enactment, a flurry of city council meetings were scheduled to discuss or pass a ban on popularly owned semi-automatic firearms."
"Approximately sixty different local meetings were scheduled in total, and many Illinois NRA members and gun owners attended those meetings and contacted their local officials in opposition to these hastily crafted restrictions. ..." ... |
NJ: "The Second Amendment is irrelevant" ~ Assembly Speaker…
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"Indeed there are gun crimes committed every day in cities like Trenton, Camden Newark, etc. What are the politicians Like Bonnie Watson Coleman, Sheila Oliver and Steve Sweeney DOING about the gang violence and drug dealing responsible for these crimes - NOTHING! What are they doing about the underlying causes of these crimes such as poverty, loss of jobs and poor quality education in our inner cities - NOTHING! What they *ARE* doing is trying to deflect attention away from their own incompetence and onto the law abiding gun owner who not ONLY is not the problem, but who has a CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED right to keep and bear arms." ... |
OH: Burke hears concerns from gun group
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"Quad County Coalition for the Sensible Regulation of Guns met with Ohio Sen. Dave Burke, R-Marysville, Wednesday to discuss the possibility of legislation regulating guns."
"According to its website, the group's message is 'there is an individual right for citizens to possess and bear arms,' and that 'this right is not unlimited and can be regulated to protect public safety'." ... |
PA: Civil Lawsuit Against Imprisoned Cop
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"A police officer in a Philadelphia suburb arrested a woman and threw her in jail for the sole purpose of strip searching and sexually assaulting her, the woman claims in court." ...
"Onuffer claims she was not formally charged with any crimes after Walker arrested her in 2010, and that 'Walker's inappropriate and illegal conduct did not cease until the summer of 2011, when plaintiff, ... finally was able, along with other victims, to report defendant Walker's conduct and defendant Walker was arrested and charged by the Delaware County District Attorney's Office with various counts of official oppression." ... |
WI: Wauwatosa police detective charged with stealing narcotics (video available)
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"A Wauwatosa police detective is now charged with misconduct in public office. Investigators say the detective stole narcotics from the police evidence room."
"The missing drugs were detected by a clerk within the police department in charge of sorting items in the evidence room."
"An internal investigation launched and police say they found one of their own on the wrong side of the law."
"Wauwatosa Police Detective Robin Schumacher was entrusted to put criminals behind bars. Now, she's the one facing prison time."
"Police surveillance cameras allegedly caught Schumacher red-handed inside the Wauwatosa Police Department." ... |
WV: Barbour Co. sheriff accused of sexual assault, denies it on Facebook
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"The Barbour County sheriff is accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit recently filed by a woman who was seeking a job as a 911 dispatcher."
"The lawsuit alleges Barbour County Sheriff John Hawkins sexually assaulted five other women other than plaintiff Brittany Mae Keene, who also claims she was arrested in retaliation for the accusations ..."
"Keene says the assault took place in 2011 at a job interview in a camper owned by the county ... She was 17 years old at the time of the alleged assault."
"'Defendant Hawkins ... abruptly declared that if Plaintiff wanted the job, she would have to sleep with him,' says the complaint, filed July 18 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia." ... |
CO: Police Department Targets Local Resident After Applying for a BB Gun Permit
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"Discharging a BB gun in the city limits of Grand Junction, Colorado (Pop. 50,000) is illegal."
"In order to try to rid his area of an officially recognized invasive species, the Eurasian Dove which the State of Colorado allows to be hunted with no bag limit. James Shults requested a Discharge Permit to use a 30-year old Daisy BB gun to run the pest from his residence area and from neighbor’s areas with their permission."
"After inspection of Shults’ neighborhood by two separate police sergeants the Chief refused the permit ..."
"However, Shults noted that the Chief also sent copies of his denial letter to the Deputy Chief of Police, Grand Junction’s police Patrol Commanders and the city’s new high-tech 911 Center. ..." ... |
AL: Cop Fired for Speaking Out Against Ticket and Arrest Quotas (video available)
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"Auburn, Alabama is home to sprawling plains, Auburn University, and a troubling police force. After the arrival of a new police chief in 2010, the department entered an era of ticket quotas and worse."
"'When I first heard about the quotas I was appalled,' says former Auburn police officer Justin Hanners, who claims he and other cops were given directives to hassle, ticket, or arrest specific numbers of residents per shift. 'I got into law enforcement to serve and protect, not be a bully.'" ...
"Hanners blew the whistle on the department’s tactics and was eventually fired for refusing to comply and keep quiet. ..." ... |
Trayvon Martin’s Father: Change “Stand Your Ground” Laws on Federal Level
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"The constant drumbeat from politicians and gun control advocates continues apace, despite the fact that 'stand your ground' laws were never a part of this case. Wednesday, Tracy Martin spoke to members of the Black Caucus in Washington to urge them to change the law on the federal level to make it that SYG laws wouldn’t apply to a person who was the 'initial aggressor.' Exactly what that means and how it would be legislated remains rather unclear, and sounds to be about as effective as an 'assault weapons' ban." ... |
Trayvon Martin: No Right to Be Innocent
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"The making of the Black man into Public Enemy Number 1 began long before a rainy, dark night in a gated Florida community where a White person with a gun would be seen as a gun enthusiast -- a Second Amendment scholar -- but a Black man with a gun could only be a thug. Where an unarmed innocent did not know that he had no rights to innocence. Where a Black child’s skin convicted him on sight. Trayvon Martin had to be guilty of something so George Zimmerman’s defense attorney charged him with being armed with a sidewalk." ... |
PA: Top cop's profanity-laced video goes viral
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"In a YouTube video with nearly 20,000 hits, Gilberton police Chief Mark Kessler fires restricted weapons in a profanity-riddled monologue off an old stripping road in this tiny coal region borough."
"Despite the ensuing media stir and calls to Borough Hall the video generated Tuesday, Mayor Mary Lou Hannon said she saw no reason to discipline Kessler, who said he made the video to draw attention to gun rights. Hannon noted he did it on his own time and violated no laws." ... |
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