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Could guns have prevented the Utoya massacre?
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"In the days since last week’s massacre in Norway, I’ve read on more than one occasion the proposition that the whole tragedy could have been avoided if only Norwegians had the right to bear arms the same way that Americans do."
"What nonsense–and I don’t just mean the nonsense of using another country’s tragedy to make a point about domestic U.S. politics. I also mean the nonsense of suggesting that Norway would be a more peaceful place if more people there were packing heat." ... |
Rep. McCarthy: Lax American gun laws helped arm Norwegian shooter
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... "'The easy availability of high-capacity ammo magazines in the U.S. has once again helped enable a large-scale massacre,' McCarthy said in a statement."
"[The shooter] left behind a 1,518-page manifesto providing some glimpse into what motivated his alleged attacks. Portions of the manifesto detail [the shooter]'s gun and ammunition purchases, including a passage describing his mail-order purchase of 30-round ammunition magazines from an unnamed U.S. supplier, McCarthy noted."
"'10 x 30 round magazines ...' [the shooter] wrote ..." ...
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Submitter's Note: So are we to believe that if Carolyn's ban had been in effect and the shooter'd gotten 30 x 10 round mags she would not now be calling for a limit of 5 rounds per mag? |
GA: Marchers plead with Atlanta pawn shop owner to stop selling guns (video available)
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... "On Wednesday, about two dozen residents of Atlanta's Washington Park neighborhood, which is on the borderline between northwest and southwest Atlanta, marched in front of the pawn shop in their neighborhood where a suspected murderer bought the weapon police say he used in the crime." ...
"Protestors want the pawn shop to stop selling firearms, period." ...
"'Getting rid of guns and closing down the store is not going to be the answer to the crime and the situation in this area,' said Dave Frommer, the one carrying the pistol. 'In fact, more people carrying guns and taking responsibility for their own lives and their own protection is what really helps a neighborhood.'" ... |
Demonizing the Mini-14
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"Monday, we talked about efforts by the forcible citizen disarmament lobby to exploit the victims of the Norway atrocity for more 'gun control.' Now that they have had more time to get their talking points (such as they are) together, it seems that the best they can muster is to paint the Ruger Mini-14 as an 'assault rifle,' and thus far too 'dangerous' to be owned by lowly private citizens." ... |
CA: Coyotes Could Become Gun Targets in Laguna Woods
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"Several coyote attacks in Laguna Woods have prompted the City Council to hold a special meeting Thursday afternoon to consider modifying the city's firearms-discharge law to allow a private contractor to be hired to shoot the coyotes." ...
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KABA Note: It appears that allowing people to defend themselves is not even being contemplated. Typical. |
Issa Hopes White House Official Aware of Fast and Furious Will Testify
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"Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) said on a conference call Wednesday evening that he will try to get a White House official who may have had knowledge of the botched Fast and Furious gunrunning operation to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee."
"But Issa, who chairs the committee, was not optimistic about the effort. 'Try? Yes,' he said, asked whether he would try to get the official into his committee room. But Issa noted that there has been 'political interference at the highest level' throughout the Oversight committee’s Fast and Furious investigation." ... |
Fast & Furious Hearing Sending Shockwaves towards White House & Eric Holder
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... "Tuesday's hearing exposed the anti-gun animus of several people within the Obama Administration, and their answers continued to beg the question: Was Operation Fast and Furious all about drumming up more support for gun control?"
"Gun Owners of America met with three persons from the House committee prior to the hearing. The meeting was 'off the record,' so we can't report on the details. Only to say, GOA brought up a hard-and-fast link between the White House and 'Fast and Furious' -- and encouraged committee members to pursue a line of questioning that would publicly expose this connection." ... |
Holder and Obama: The only senior government officials NOT in on 'Gunwalker'?
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... "Let's though, for the sake of argument, take the President and Attorney General at their word, and accept for the time being their claimed ignorance about 'Gunwalker.' Similarly, let's for now not wrestle with the question of how such ignorance could possibly be consistent with the conscientious meeting of the responsibilities of their high offices."
"Instead, let's look at some of the recently revealed information about how many government officials did know about it. ..." ... |
The Fast & Furious e-mail; White House denies connection
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"Tuesday’s startling revelation by a central figure in the Operation Fast & Furious investigation that he communicated with a longtime friend in the White House about the gun trafficking sting has opened up a new segment of the Congressional probe, bringing an administration denial that the contact had anything to do with the botched operation." ... |
ATF multiple long gun reporting form sent to FFLs
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... "You must submit to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) reports of multiple sales or other dispositions whenever, at one time or during any five consecutive business days, you sell or otherwise dispose of two or more semi-automatic rifles capable of accepting a detachable magazine and with a caliber greater than .22 (including .223/5.56 caliber) to an unlicensed person. You are required to report all such sales that occur on or after August 14, 2011. You must continue reporting multiple sales for the rifles subject to this demand letter until we provide written notice to stop." ... |
Fast & Furious: The man who knew too little
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"Fallout from Tuesday’s third Capitol Hill hearing into Operation Fast and Furious, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ botched gun trafficking sting operation, will continue thanks to new revelations, one of which came, perhaps inadvertently from the man on whose watch the investigation broke down, former Phoenix Special Agent in Charge William Newell." ... |
WI: Candidate’s view on guns scary
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... "Shelly Moore has tried to mask her extreme anti-gun views with clever rhetoric, but the proof is in the pudding. I doubt that Shelly Moore has ever even purchased a Wisconsin hunting or fishing license or taken any gun safety courses. Obviously, that is not an issue on its own — I know lots of good folks who choose not to hunt, fish or take gun safety classes."
"But when coupled with her views on concealed carry, it presents a scary picture. What scares me most is that, if elected, Moore will vote with a Senate Majority Leader (if the Democrats take back the majority) who is openly hostile to guns and gun owners. You can bet that she and other Senate Democrats will be pushing an anti-gun agenda." ... |
VA: Unlawful Martinsville Virginia Municipal Building Gun Ban
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"I have just fired off the letter below to the Martinsville City Council on an illegal gun ban that covers Martinsville’s entire municipal building."
"They are using the guise that just because a few rooms in the building are courtrooms, that makes the whole building a courthouse."
"Not so. VCDL wants the policy changed to only ban guns in rooms used by the Court." ... |
TX: BISD Police Officer indicted on charge of aggravated sexual assault
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"The Jefferson County grand jury has indicted a Beaumont Independent School District police officer on a charge of Aggravated Sexual Assault."
"The grand jury indicted Michael Carl Trahan, 50." ...
"According to an investigative summary provided by the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office, Trahan was working an extra job at Walgreens on College Street in Beaumont. A woman who appeared to be intoxicated came into the store at about 1:30 a.m. April 15, 2011. The woman told investigators Trahan gave her a choice of going to jail for Public Intoxication or performing a sexual act on him." ... |
MN: Child porn plea draws 25 years in prison
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"He 'groomed' his three young victims, eroding their revulsion by showing them pornographic videos and Hustler magazines and giving them Xbox video games to play. He 'groomed' their parents, too, a prosecutor said, because Scott James Whitcomb, a DEA investigator with a long career in law enforcement, was someone who could be trusted."
"But for years, Whitcomb abused that trust by sexually abusing the boys and video recording it. ..." ... |
IN: Deputy charged with possession of child pornography
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"A La Porte County Sheriff’s deputy was charged with eight counts of possession of child pornography Wednesday by the Indiana State Police."
"Deputy David Oldham, 42, of La Porte, now faces eight Class D felonies. He was reportedly taken into custody without incident and incarcerated in the La Porte County jail with a $10,000/$1,000 bond."
"He has served the department since 1996." ... |
CA: Cop Who Aided Hells Angels Convicted
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"A former Santa Clara police officer has been convicted in federal court of passing confidential information to a member of the Hells Angels because he owed the biker money."
"Clay Rojas, 37, who had served five years with the Santa Clara Police Department, was convicted Wednesday by a U.S. District Court jury in San Jose of 12 felony counts ..." ... |
Another dash cam video surfaces on Canton, OH officer Harless
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"The police department is investigating a second incident involving an officer already under scrutiny for his conduct during the arrest of a man with a gun." ...
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OH: Ohioans For Concealed Carry Calls for Resignation of Schulman & Harless
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... "Today, OFCC calls on Allen Schulman and Daniel Harless to immediately resign from their positions as president of the Canton City Council, and member of the Canton Police Department, respectively. Their recent conduct demonstrates that they are no longer worthy of the public trust."- "Schulman recently refused to denounce the unlawful behavior of police officer Daniel Harless, who threatened an unarmed, handcuffed citizen with execution ..." ...
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OH: Victim zone robberies highlight fallacy of 'no-guns' signs; UDF finally sees the light, but other businesses still posting signs
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"Since the day Ohio's concealed carry law was passed in 2004, the battle to educate business owners about the fallacies of posting 'no-guns' signs has waged in earnest."
"There have been many victories - some signs were taken down within days or even hours of being posted, after customers had informative conversations with business owners. Other 'no-guns' policies have persisted for years, despite many attempts by their customers to inform them of the truth, or even despite being given proof that criminals don't care about the signs (i.e. armed robberies within their establishments.)" ... |
Country has had many anti-gun politicians
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... "But I digress. The issue here is anti-gun crooks and socialists in high office. The late Sen. Thomas Dodd of Connecticut was the framer of GCA '68. Dodd himself was censured by his own Senate colleagues in 1967 for political abuse and corruption and rightly defeated in 1970 for re-election."
"Of course, I haven't seen an anti-gun politician yet who wasn't a deceitful, left wing, socialist crook. This is common among elitists. Finally JPFO Inc. at www.jpfo.org has done considerable research on this issue and deserves the high moral ground on firearms." ... |
All-New 3-Gun Nation Airs This Weekend
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"Tune in this weekend for the all-new '3-Gun Nation' on Versus for the debut of season two."
"Watch as the cameras follow pros Mark and Tasha Hanish, Tommy Thacker and Keith Garcia through the run-and-gun drag race of the Superstition Mountain Mystery 3-Gun in Arizona." ... |
France: Ravenous wolves colonise France, terrorise shepherds
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"A bloody, stinking sheep's carcass greets shepherd Yves Vignon as he walks to check on his flock on the foggy Alpine heights. It's the 17th of his ewes to be savaged in a month."
"The mountains over Grenoble were once an ideal grazing ground for his 900 sheep. But now, after long banishment, the wolves are back -- bolder and hungrier than ever." ...
"European Union law forbids Vignon to reach for a rifle to solve his wolf problem, though as a last resort authorities can authorise the strategic shooting of a particularly deadly wolf, up to a limit of six per year." ...
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