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Three Reasons Why I Should Be Disarmed
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"I’m heading to Beantown for a couple of days, then on the UK to watch my eldest daughter graduate from college. I’ll be disarmed throughout. I’m not happy about it. I consider a gun my best defense against a violent attack. If the excrement hits the rotating air circulation device while I’m away from my beloved Lone Star State, I’ll do what I can to protect myself, my girlfriend, my children, yes even my first ex-wife. But I’m no ninja. And the UK’s violent crime rate, the recent Tunisian terrorist attack and a general awareness of criminality fills me with no-firearm failure foreboding. And for what? Why does MA and the UK see fit to deny me my natural right to self-defense? Here are three reasons . . ." ... |
Three Strange Claims in Mother Jones's Report on the 'Rise of Right-Wing Extremism'
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... "Finally, here's something you should bear in mind when reading any count of right-wing terror attacks: These tallies tend to be a catch-all jumble of people with different ideologies. If you compare the manifesto of the man who murdered those churchgoers in Charleston last month to the manifesto of the man who flew a plane into a Texas IRS office a few years ago, you won't find much common ground. (In the latter case, I'm not sure the author even hails from the far right so much as the far end of the political long tail.) It's misleading to reify these incidents into a unified 'threat,' especially since the numbers involved are ultimately so low." ...
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Submitter's Note: H/t to the Nameless Dutchman |
‘Meeting in middle’ on guns depends upon where the ‘middle’ is
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"Yesterday longshot Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), appearing on CNN’s 'State of the Union,' was widely quoted on his contention that he could 'bring us to the middle' about gun rights versus gun control."
"But in the firearms community, that depends upon just where Sanders and self-appointed 'progressives' such as front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton think the 'middle' happens to be. For gun control proponents, including Clinton – who was quoted by Politico telling a crowd at Dartmouth College last week that 'We have to take on the gun lobby one more time' – the 'middle' is often somewhere between total registration, licensing and one-gun-a-month schemes, and a total ban on private gun ownership." ... |
Fast food chain asks customers not to open carry
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"Texas-based Whataburger clarified last week it would prefer their customers not openly carry firearms, much to the delight of gun control advocates."
"... In a statement released July 2, Whataburger President and CEO Preston Atkinson said the privately-owned chain long ago established a policy against open carry but chose to explain the reasons behind its decision."
"'We’ve had many customers and employees tell us they’re uncomfortable being around someone with a visible firearm who is not a member of law enforcement, and as a business, we have to listen and value that feedback in the same way we value yours,' said Atkinson, who is an avowed hunter and concealed carry permit holder. ..." ... |
Sara Tipton: Arm Teachers
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"Slide to Safety is a 'Patented Rapid Evacuation Slide' for schools invaded by an active shooter. It provides an emergency escape route for children trapped by a shooter, like the slides used on aircraft in the event of a crash or other emergency. The North Carolina company’s marketing goes straight for the jugular, citing the Sandy Hook slaughter and Columbine killings to push their product. I was a high school sophomore when the Columbine massacre happened . . ." ... |
Permit Requirements Could Reduce Gun Deaths
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"The national focus of the recent shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. may have shifted from gun control to racism and the Confederate flag, but the question remains as to what sort of policies would keep firearms from dangerous people."
"Daniel Webster, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research, believes he has an answer: permit-to-purchase laws. A June study published by the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research – released five days prior to the murders of nine African American parishioners in Charleston –connected a 1995 Connecticut law requiring a permit in order to purchase a handgun with a 40 percent reduction in the state’s firearm homicide rate. ..." ... |
The Risks Of Investing In The Gun Industry
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"Investing in the gun industry could be an interesting proposition, but it all depends on timing. Regardless of your position on guns, the industry can be profitable in the face of certain news events. Still, it’s a high risk investment play, and probably not one that is well-suited to being part of a long-term buy-and-hold strategy."
"... Does the fact that a major gun manufacturer has filed for bankruptcy protection indicate a fundamental downward shift the entire industry? Or is something else happening?" ...
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Submitter's Note: Something else: Blowing off consumers and placing all your hopes on gov't contracts is the "high risk investment play" that isn't "well-suited to being part of a long-term ... strategy" |
IN: Solution (second letter)
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"[The AME shooter] bought the gun legally. He was a law-abiding citizen who legally bought a gun, killed nine people during Bible study, and the millions of people who claim to love both Jesus and the Second Amendment sit quietly. Can the Jesus and Second Amendment lovers out there suggest a solution? Should churches hire armed guards? I can handle racists — they’re morons. But when morons legally acquire a Glock, it’s too late." ...
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Submitter's Note: Actually, Dan, you first trwo statements are lies. The AME murderer was facing felony drug charges making him a prohibited person. So no matter how many times you repeat the lies, the truth remains. The shooter was a drug-dealer who violated another law when he obtained a gun. |
CNN Pioneer Unloads F-Bomb Over Guns
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"Lynne Russell, a former CNN anchor who worked for the cable network between 1983 and 2001 – and who was attacked by an armed felon during a trip with her husband – issued a sharp rebuke against those who want to control Americans’ access to guns: 'Shut the f— up,' she said, to a local television station."
"'If you don’t want to carry, please don’t,' Russell said to Fox 411. 'Then, shut the f— up about it. Make your own decisions.'" ... |
OMG! Short-Barreled Shotguns! In Indiana! OMG!
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"Indiana recently repealed its blanket ban on the manufacture, import, sale or possession of 'sawed-off' (a.k.a., short-barreled) shotguns. Federal NFA rules still apply. Hoosiers who want a short shotty must go through all the same federal checks and procedures that they would for a license to possess a machine gun, silencer or short-barreled rifle. Indiana po-po don’t anticipate any problems." ... |
June 2015 NICS Checks Highest Ever. Gun Sales Surge or the New Normal?
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"'The June 2015 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 886,825 is the highest June on record for the 17-year-old system,' the National Shooting Sports Foundation reports, 'with an increase of 10.1 percent compared to the June 2014 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 805,571.' This astounding number of NICS checks number – which doesn’t include background checks for concealed carry licenses doesn’t necessarily indicate that gun sales have started surge. But . . ." ... |
TTAG’s Summer Content Contest: Win a Henry Rifle! Or Winchester Ammo!
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"You’ve made it past the 4th of July. You still have two sad dried-out hamburger patties and half a bowl of congealing potato salad in the fridge and you’ve already seen three back-to-school ads on the tube. But don’t fret! Summer can’t ever end until we’ve given away a gun to the winner of TTAG’s annual summer content contest. This year, that beautiful boomstick is a Henry Lever Action Octagon Frontier Model in .22LR courtesy Henry Repeating Rifles. But wait! There’s more! . . ." ... |
NC Disaster Relief Worker Arrested in NJ With a Gun
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ent. And while each year, we celebrate our new-found liberty and freedom with fireworks and barbecues – one family in North Carolina is very much on edge about defending theirs. Tower climbing is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country. It involves servicing cell phone and transmission towers all cross the nation with little advance warning and working at heights that would make most men quit. Many of these towers are located in remote regions and sketchy areas. When Brian Fletcher mobilized his men to head up to New Jersey, he did what any law abiding gun owner in North Carolina would do when heading into unknown territory – he brought his legally owned pistol . . ." ... |
Dying on the Sidewalk of Nancy Pelosi's Sanctuary City
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"House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) once said that regardless of legal status, 'north and south in this hemisphere… we are all Americans.” Based on that absurd statement, it stands to reason that Nancy Pelosi would be the Grand Diva of the sanctuary city that gave 45-year-old illegal alien Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez asylum from deportation." ...
"Thus far, not one woman has 'died on the floor' because of Republican policy. However, what has happened is that in Pelosi’s very own Democrat-controlled sanctuary city, on a warm summer evening, a young woman perished on the sidewalk after being shot by an undocumented alien who found refuge under the wings of Nancy Pelosi-approved lax immigration policy." ... |
‘Sanctuary,’ not weak gun laws to blame for San Francisco slaying?
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"Outrage has erupted in the wake of last weeks’ slaying of a woman in San Francisco as reports spread that the man accused in that killing is a recidivist illegal alien who picked the city because of its 'sanctuary' policy, and even last night Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly launched a tirade against city officials during his 'Talking Points' memo ..."
"So far, nobody has blamed 'weak gun laws' for the murder of Kathryn Steinle at Pier 14 last week. They dare not, because California has some of the toughest gun laws in the country, and the account that suspect Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez – scheduled for arraignment today – found the pistol he allegedly used, wrapped in a shirt, seems incredulous." ... |
47 Shot and 7 Dead Over Holiday Weekend – And That’s Progress!
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"Having just awakened from a restful slumber here in the beautiful San Antonio suburbs, I made my breakfast and sat down to see what the news had to tell me about the impending Greek economic implosion. Instead, CNN greeted me with the teaser line of “47 people shot by guns in Chicago this Holiday weekend! More after the break!” Was this the terror attack DHS had been warning us all about? Lone wolf actors from ISIS come to spread fear in our great land? Nope . . ." ... |
IL: Chicago Weekend Violence Sparks Nine Murders, Do Black Lives Matter In The Windy City?
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... "... So far, the crimes committed [over the weekend] in the city with some of the most stringent gun laws in the country include 33 shootings and 47 non-fatal incidents."
"'We need to repair a broken system. Criminals don’t feel the repercussions of the justice system,' Garry McCarthy said. 'We need some help here, folks. We have to fix this broken system.'"
A Bureau of Justice Statistics report revealed that approximately 8,000 (in some years, as many as 9,000) black Americans are murdered on an annual basis. ..."
"According to the Chicago police official, 12 residents have been arrested, and then released, on their second illegal gun possession charge already this year." [emphasis added] ... |
Schumer proposes legislation to combat 'swatting'
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"Swatting is a new trend where someone calls in a false emergency, sending police to a fake scene. Senator Chuck Schumer said Monday that it is costing taxpayers money and terrorizing citizens. He said he is introducing federal legislation he hopes will make the criminals behind the calls, pay."
"On April 11, officers were called to an apartment building in Colonie. Police said a caller told them he had a bomb and guns and was holding his mother hostage. Nearby residents were evacuated, SWAT and snipers were brought in. It was all found to be a hoax." ... |
KS: Permitless concealed carry enforcement extended to Kansas Capitol
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"It’s now legal for visitors to enter the Kansas Capitol carrying a concealed firearm without a permit."
"Concealed carry became legal in the Capitol last year. A person could take a gun in if he or she presented a permit to the Kansas Highway Patrol officers who provide security at the entrance."
"This year, the Legislature passed a bill lifting the requirement that a person get a permit to carry a concealed firearm."
"That law, which went into effect July 1, means a person does not need to go through a background check or training in order to carry a concealed gun on the sidewalk or other public spaces, including the Capitol." ... |
NH: Constitutional Carry Fail in New Hampshire
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"Yesterday, Democrat Governor Maggie Hassan vetoed New Hampshire bill SB116 which would have removed the licensing requirement for concealed carry. New Hampshire currently permits permitless open carry, but if you want to carry concealed, you must submit an application to your local CLEO (or Town Selectman if your town is too small for its own police force). SB116 had passed the New Hampshire Senate 14-9 in February on a strict party line vote – Republicans in favor, Statists Democrats opposed. It had gone on to the House in April where it had passed 212-150. The house vote was more mixed with some Republicans voting against the bill and a few Democrats in favor of it . . ." ... |
NH: New Hampshire’s governor vetoes constitutional carry legislation
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"Gov. Maggie Hassan kept a promise made in April to gun control advocates by rejecting a Senate bill passed by the majority of state lawmakers that would have made the Granite State the eighth to allow concealed carry without a permit."
"The legislation, Senate Bill 116, was introduced by state Republicans and passed the Senate 14-9 in February before winning over the House in a 212-150 vote in April. On the eve of its final vote, Hassan met with members of Moms Demand Action and pledged to veto the measure if it reached her desk." ... |
This Sheriff Has Had It With Federal Overreach and Does Something About It
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"There are many constitutional sheriffs in America, those that stand for the rights of the people and defend those rights, even when it means that are facing a behemoth federal government hell bent on infringing those rights. One such sheriff is Sheriff John D'Agostini of El Dorado County, California. Sheriff D'Agostini has had enough of the US Forest Service and has decided to strip them of any 'perceived authority' they have of enforcing state law within the county." ... |
OH: Ohio island police chief to go on trial in October
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"An Ohio police chief accused of ignoring sexual assault claims is slated to go on trial in October."
"The police chief in the Lake Erie island resort town of Put-in-Bay is scheduled for trial in Ottawa County Municipal Court in northwest Ohio."
"Put-in-Bay Chief Ric Lampela has been on paid administrative since being charged with four misdemeanor counts, including dereliction of duty and falsification."
"He's accused of blocking an investigation into sexual assault claims against an officer more than a decade ago ..." ... |
SC: Former police officer sentenced for sex crimes
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"A former Fairfax police officer has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing a child."
"According to court records, 40 year-old Nakia Johnson has been sentenced to 20 years for second degree criminal sexual conduct and 15 years for a lewd act with a minor."
"In October 2011, Kershaw County deputies arrested Johnson after they say he sexually assaulted an 11 year-old girl. ..." ... |
TX: Caught on camera: Dallas cop confronts teen (video available)
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"As a member of the Dallas SWAT team, Terigi Rossi was a regular fixture on the TV show of the same name."
"But in a confrontation last fall with a 14-year-old boy, Rossi was anything but a stellar representative of the force."
"In profanity-laden terms, Rossi is seen on video telling the teen what's going to happen if he doesn't shut up."
"'I'll break your f***ing neck,' he says in the recording, which News 8 obtained through an open records request. 'You understand me? You understand me?'"
"The nearly four-minute video was recorded on a phone in the boy's hand. It doesn't appear the officer had any idea the teen was recording the incident." ... |
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