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Gun Buyback Programs – Destroying Links to Our History
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... "Based on the history of gun buyback programs, I am not convinced that they do anything to remove guns from the streets in a way that actually prevents crime. However, in discussing the buyback program with a few people, something was brought up that I hadn’t given much thought to before. As many of the firearms “sold” in gun buyback programs are described as not working and not the typical weapons used in crimes today, that means that some may be antiques that have been stored in the attic of someone who doesn’t want them or know how to dispose of them.""This could lead to the potential destruction of guns that are part of our country’s history which would be melted down and lost." ... |
Obama Administration Resorts to Mob Tactics
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"You’ve seen this in the movies. A group of gangsters surrounds an innocent bystander. One of the thugs pulls out a bat and smashes the poor guy’s windshield. 'It'd be a shame if this sorta thing continued to happen,' says the thug. Unable to afford any future damage to his property, the bystander-turned-victim is now forced to surrender his money to the mob so they can 'protect' his belongings."
"President Barack Obama and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder are now using this same mob-style tactic on American gun owners." ... |
Obama Colludes with Int'l Orgs to End Gun Freedoms
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"Should we be worried? YES! International entities are vigorously trying to usurp America's exclusive 'right' to 'keep and bear arms,' as dictated by Second Amendment to the Constitution, are just as dangerous to our Republic as the anti-gun politicians in Washington. The executive branch will have you believe they are supportive of gun owners’ rights, but really they are not." ... |
Interview With David Codrea, Gun Rights Advocate
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... "This may not make me popular, but you know what? If I wanted to be popular, I wouldn’t be writing about the right to keep and bear arms, I’d be writing about 'Jersey Shore' or some other shallow, trivial nonsense." ... |
I have a question. "There's always some dumb sonofabitch that don't know me and ain't smart enough to take the time to ask around."
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... "I have a question: How long will your safe protect valuables when a home-invasion gang is holding a pistol to your two-year-old daughter's head? There's a lot of guys who have some gold or silver tucked away on the top shelf of their gun safes. That's fine. But what I am questioning here is the belief that a safe -- and a safe alone, absent firearms and the will to use them -- can protect your valuables from predators. Even if it is a break-in while you are not there, they will discover the safe, conclude it has valuables, and come back later with a better plan and a bigger crew when you are home to open it for them and available for a little friendly persuasion." ... |
Gun Review: Kimber Super Carry Pro HD
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"Competition. Carry. Is it possible to buy a pistol which satisfies the IDPA-driven need for speed and accuracy with self-defense safety and concealability? Over the last few months I narrowed my search for one handgun to rule them both. I set my heart on a high quality an-all steel 1911 with a four inch barrel. And there she was, lingering inside the gun show loophole: a month-old Kimber Super Carry Pro HD. Kimber’s first all steel 4″ carry model. All it took was two checks, my background and my money . . ." ... |
Why The Right to Bear Arms is Not an Individual Right
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"You can’t kill it with a stick: the argument that the 'right to bear arms' is a collective right ... This despite the fact that all of the other Amendments in the so-called Bill of Rights confer individual rights. And the U.S. Supreme Court has reaffirmed this interpretation; it’s 'established case law.' Stare decisis. But that’s not good enough for gun grabbers. Or John Massaro. The former State University of New York at Stony Brook assistant football coach has written a book called NO GUARANTEE OF A GUN: How and Why the Second Amendment Means Exactly What It Says (AuthorHouse, 2009). As TTAG’s editorial budget can’t cover the $45.99 purchase price, I asked Massaro to share some of the book’s ideas ..." ... |
A Short Conversation About Gun Rights
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... "Gunloons are not nice. They have independent thoughts. A gunloon might actually harm another citizen and call it 'self defense' just because the other citizen is robbing their elderly grandmother and beating the s**t out of her with a tire iron. Here’s news for you, gunloons. The government robs grandmothers every day, and for big bucks, too. We call it 'redistribution of wealth.' And just to show you that we treat everyone equally, Grampa’s gonna get cornholed, too." ... |
Disarmed Britons Helpless Against Rioters
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"A leading Second Amendment scholar spoke to Guns & Patriots Aug. 13, four days after returning from United Kingdom about the loss of gun rights and the early August riots there." ...
"The premise of an increasingly limited right to bear arms in Britain is the idea that professional law enforcement will handle the situation, not the citizen, Malcolm said. This idea is the reason subjects under attack are to call out for passersby to call the police—not call out for help." ... |
Victims Share 'Gun-Free' Horrors at Aug. 6 Nat'l Self-Defense Conference
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"Two women, victims of gun violence in gun-free zones, opened the Aug. 6 National Self-Defense Conference in Washington organized by Students for Concealed Carry on Campus and the Second Amendment Foundation."
"Had the law allowed the women to carry their guns, they would not have been attacked, said Amanda Collins, who was then a student at the Reno campus of the University of Nevada when she was attacked."
"The second woman, Nikki Goeser, said she blamed the gun violence that she experienced on gun control laws." ... |
Fast & Furious: The question
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"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) should have stopped its attempt to link illegally sold guns with Mexican drug cartels before it contributed to a Border Patrol agent's killing -- but didn't. That makes identifying and holding accountable those who countenanced illegal gun sales all the more important." ... |
Perry talks through hecklers, touts jobs
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"Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the hot new face in the Republican presidential campaign, had a direct message for Democratic President Barack Obama, who was in Decorah Monday as part of a three-day economic bus tour." ...
"... He also said the Second Amendment was 'kind of my favorite amendment,' because he can 'go jogging with my daughter's dog over here and if a coyote jumps out, I can take care of it.'" ... |
FL: Florida State Law Eliminates Firearms Restrictions
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"The Florida State legislature has taken steps towards securing Second Amendment rights by eliminating restrictions on firearms. The measures, which will be enacted on October 1, will impose penalties on public officials who pass or enforce gun regulations at the state level. Violators face a $5,000 personal fine and may risk being removed from office by the governor. Florida already had a law that made it illegal to pass gun regulations beyond those imposed through state statutes since 1987. The Blaze explains the necessity for this new law:" ... |
WY: Guns, the Constitution and the Casper City Council
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"The right to bear arms clause of the Second Amendment is about to come under scrutiny by the Casper City Council as it considers an ordinance prohibiting guns at public meetings."
"The proposal would expand on a state law that makes it illegal to bring a concealed weapon into a governmental meeting, to include openly carried firearms as well. The council is anticipating controversy around the issue and challenges by gun rights advocates, but sees it as a safety issue." ... |
Cert Petitions Claim Second Amendment Protects Right to Carry Weapons Outside Home
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"The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked in two separate cases to rule that the Second Amendment protects a right to carry weapons outside the home."
"Lower courts have been ruling against gun-rights advocates since a pair of Supreme Court decisions found the Second Amendment protected individuals’ right to keep guns within the home, the Washington Post reports. Two cert petitions ask the Supreme Court to extend the right." ... |
ATF Bans All Brass Ammo “Which Can be Used in a Pistol”
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"You may recall the recent ATF raid on Elite Ammunition. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (and Really Big Fires) swooped down on the small ammunition maker and confiscated their entire inventory and computers, vowing to use the data to track down Elite’s buyers and take their brass ammo as well. The ATF Agent in charge claimed—but not in writing—that the existence of rifle-caliber handguns in .223, 6.5 Grendel and 6.8SPC means that brass ammunition in those calibers is now considered armor piercing. It is, therefore, banned. Since then, the ATF sent Elite a letter confirming this 'new' regulation. ... The relevant text is as follows . . ." ... |
WA: Report: High-ranking Renton cops disciplined over cartoon (videos available)
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"High-ranking Renton police officers have been punished for their role in a cartoon controversy." ...
"The eight-minute cartoon depicts an interaction between an officer and a SCORE employee dressed as a clown. SCORE stands for South Correctional Entity, which oversees the regional jail. "
"The department report calls the video offensive, demeaning and hurtful to their relationship with the jail." ... |
GA: Federal jury finds Asher's rights violated
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"A federal jury has ruled that former sheriff Mark McClure violated the Fourth Amendment rights of a Lumpkin County resident when he led an illegal search of Geoffrey Asher's home more that five years ago."
"The eight-person jury found that McClure is responsible for $33,000 in compensatory and punitive damages, while his former deputy Ryan Miller is liable for $25,000."
"This could only be the beginning of a hefty bill for the county insurance provider, however, since the total amount owed is reported to contain more than half a decade's worth of the plaintiff's legal fees as well." ... |
CA: Oakland Officer Shoots Public Urination Suspect After Scuffle
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"A police officer shot a male suspect in Oakland Friday night after he allegedly attacked officers when they attempted to detain him for urinating in public, police said."
"Officers attempted to detain the man, an Oakland resident, for public urination in the 2100 block of Fruitvale Avenue at around 7:40 p.m." ... |
WA: CBP agent reveals worthlessness of agency in Port Angeles
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"The office of U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks says his staff wants to meet with the Border Patrol's top supervisor in the region to discuss the agency's staffing and mission on the Olympic Peninsula."
"The Peninsula Daily News reports that the meeting request comes after a Port Angeles-based Border Patrol agent claimed in an address to an open-government group that the agency's station there is a 'black hole' where there is little work and no purpose or mission." ... |
ME: Newspaper should apologize for anti-tea party cartoon
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"Groups of American citizens all over this country have organized, as is their right."
"They hold meetings, as is their right. They come together in political rallies, as is their right. They support, or oppose policies according to their fundamental beliefs, as is their right. They have decided to oppose candidates who do not support their ideals, as is their right."
"They are strong supporters of the Constitution, including the Second Amendment, but most certainly do not advocate violence or illegal activities." ... |
AK: Petition appears for borough shooting range
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"I recently noticed a Mat-Su Borough shooting range petition appearing in our sporting goods stores and at the Mat-Su Shooting Range."
"Where did that come from? It turns out it is an initiative of Taffina Katkus and one I believe will finally give all sportsmen a useful long-range shooting facility. Katkus initiated the petition after having worked with the borough for two years at her recent barbecue campaign kickoff. The approach includes borough-held meetings to gather comments from all interests followed by selection of a place to build." ... |
Canada: Notorious B.C. gangster dead in mass shooting outside casino
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"Police here fear a new round of escalating gang violence after Red Scorpion gangster Jonathan Bacon was shot dead outside a resort in Kelowna, B.C., on Sunday afternoon and his Hells Angel friend was critically wounded." ...
"A Calgary man said he was walking on Water Street when he saw a man shoot an automatic rifle at a vehicle, leaving it bloody and 'full of holes.' He said he saw a man with lots of tattoos and two women get into a Porsche Cayenne at the resort's front entrance. He then heard the shooting begin." ... |
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