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Mental Health Approach to Preventing Mass Shootings: It’s a Trap!
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"I think something needs to be highlighted: the after-action reports of attempted or successful mass murderers. While the NRA hangs their hat on the 'mental health' angle, that tactic is as flawed as the 'ban guns' angle. Easy and uniform answers for these acts are unlikely. Each individual who attempts or commits mass murder is different in their approach and their reasons. Further, the NRA is starting to see that the antis can play the 'mental health' card as well ... The following article excerpt ... is another example of someone who was 'evaluated' (much like Elliot Rodger) months prior to their murderous event. But in this case, the murderer was stopped by armed intervention within 90 seconds of starting his attack . . ." ... |
Ferguson protests and Chicago bloodletting continue
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"Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is sending National Guard troops to clamp down on violence in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, as noted in today’s Seattle Times, and considering the weekend’s body count in Chicago, perhaps it’s time to deploy troops in that city as well."
"While the national focus is on the single death of a black teen in Ferguson nine days ago, there seems less attention on the Windy City, where WTTM reported this morning that the weekend saw seven more people killed and 'at least 29 others wounded in shootings across the city.' Chances are that most of those victims were also African-American." ... |
Stalking Victim’s Safety and Civil Rights Are Not Enough for Dartmouth to Allow Her to Carry Firearm on Campus
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"Taylor Woolrich is a student at Ivy-League powerhouse, Dartmouth College, and has a great future in front of her."
"Her problem, though, is that she is not safe. She’s a stalking victim, who has been terrorized for the past four years by a 67-year-old man named Richard Bennett."
"She feels she has both the right and great reason to carry a firearm while at Dartmouth for her protection, but Dartmouth cites that its policy prohibits any firearms on campus: It’s a gun-free zone."
"'Whenever I asked them to obtain authorization on campus to carry a concealed weapon, they told me 'No way,' she said. 'No appeals process.'" ... |
The Customers We Wish We Never Had
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"They say that the customer is always right. I disagree. I won’t go so far as to say the customer is always wrong but let’s face it – not everyone is right one hundred percent of the time. I personally strive to achieve the highest rates of perfection. Sometimes there are customers who give us joy when they enter and then there are those who give us joy when they leave. Here’s one I wish had never walked in my door . . ."
"My career in the firearm industry is fairly well documented. Here on TTAG I discuss the ups and I discuss the downs, but this week I have nothing but complete and utter contempt for the industry that I’m a part of. After very careful consideration, I have come to the conclusion that the firearm regulatory system sucks." ... |
Three Good Reasons Not to Carry a Gun Every Day, And How to Overcome Them
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"No one knows how many Americans carry a gun on a daily basis. Florida has issued the greatest number of concealed carry permit holders; some 1.2m of the Gunshine State’s 19.5m residents are good to stow. How many of those practice everyday carry (EDC)? I’d be surprised if it was ten percent. Why? I’m not sure. But I can guess. In the interest of increasing those numbers, to protect innocent life and Americans’ natural, civil and Constitutional right to keep and bear arms, here are three reasons people don’t carry a gun on a daily basis, and how to surmount them . . ." ... |
Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense in America Target Kroger
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"For Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, every day is opposite’s day. If you or I were lobbying to Kroger’s supermarket chain to allow legal carry in their stores – which they already do – we’d highlight incidents where Kroger disarmed customers and employees were victims of violent crime. See? we’d say. A no-guns policy leaves innocent Americans relatively defenseless against criminal predation. Over at huffingtonpost.com, Moms jefe Shannon Watts uses these real-world incidents as proof that Kroger shouldn’t allow legal carry in their stores. Huh? you say. Here it is from the horse’s mouth . . ." ... |
Another troubled mayor against illegal guns faces new charges
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"The Washington Free Beacon reported today that Monticello, N.Y. Mayor Gordon Jenkins is in trouble with the law again, this time accused of bribery, making him something of a repeat embarrassment for anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns."
"Jenkins, a Democrat, has been in trouble before. He was arrested last year for allegedly driving while intoxicated. In 2010, he was arrested for allegedly selling 'knockoff' copies of merchandise. He pleaded guilty to that charge." ... |
Upholding James Brady's legacy
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"One of my heroes, Jim Brady, was murdered on August 4. More than 30 years ago, when John Hinckley attempted to assassinate then President Ronald Reagan, one of his bullets hit Brady ... The bullet that passed through Brady’s brain left him with severe limitations and constant pain."
"But in the years following, he and his wife Sarah, became passionate and tireless in their efforts to get legislation passed that would help prevent gun violence. Those efforts achieved the passage of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act signed into law by Bill Clinton in 1993. The law requires every licensed gun dealer to do a background check on buyers and has blocked an estimated 2 million prohibited gun purchases and helped save countless lives." ... |
'A Country Ignoring Them': Review Finds High Rate Of Child Gun Deaths
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"For every U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan during 11 years of war, at least 13 children were shot and killed in America."
"More than 450 kids didn't make it to kindergarten."
"Another 2,700 or more were killed by a firearm before they could sit behind the wheel of a car."
"Every day, on average, seven children were shot dead."
"A News21 investigation of child and youth deaths in America between 2002 and 2012 found that at least 28,000 children and teens 19-years-old and younger were killed with guns. Teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19 made up over two-thirds of all youth gun deaths in America." [emphasis added]... |
America Is Nervous -- We Must Lay Down Our Arms
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"There are far too many loose guns floating around the United States of America. What are we doing? This is not the world our forefathers conceived when they wrote the Second Amendment. Violence begets violence, and with no reasonable measures for arms control, our country is rapidly becoming militarized. The police are reacting to threats. Every angry or troubled soul could be carrying a concealed weapon and usually is. Yeah, yeah, yeah, we have the right to bear arms per the Second Amendment, but that was signed into law way before assault rifles were even a glimmer on the horizon. We are at an impasse in our country, society and culture, and must find a way to resolution." ... |
Moms Demand Action Wants Kroger To Ban Guns In Grocery Aisles
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"Michael Bloomberg-funded Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is now pressuring the Kroger supermarket chain to ban guns in its 2,500 stores. Their campaign against the exercise of Second Amendment rights within Kroger kicks off on August 18."
"To date, Moms Demand Action has run pressure campaigns against Staples, Starbucks, Chipotle, Chili's, Sonic, Jack-in-the-Box, and Target to try to achieve gun bans. ..." ...
"Ironically, there were two robberies and a shooting at Jack-in-the-Box restaurants within weeks of their request that law-abiding citizens visit unarmed, and a Sonic in Topeka, Kansas was robbed the very day on which that chain asked law-abiding citizens to leave their guns home." ... |
NJ: More than guns
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... "The case is just beginning, but it already looks like it may evolve into a constitutional battle over Second Amendment rights. Lintner's lawyer, Louis Nappen, who is known for supporting gun rights, suggests that he may use the case to make the point that there are no constitutional limits to how many firearms an individual can own."
"... A more immediate question is whether police did the right thing when they seized Lintner's weapons. We think they did."
"One reason was the safety of Lintner and his wife. Lintner's lawyer argues that his client was the victim of a domestic incident, and, as such, his firearms should not have been taken. But that misses the point. As long as the guns were in the home, all people living in the house theoretically might have had access to them. ..." ...
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TX: Open Carry Marches Should Be Stopped, Texas Democrat Says
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"Open carry and gun rights marches 'need to end' according to Texas Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee. Lee, the Representative from Houston, drew mocking comments earlier this year when she referenced the Constitution as being 400 years old."
"The gun control advocate stated at a weekend event that a gun rights group need not bother attempting to reschedule an Open Carry Texas march through Houston’s Fifth War political subdivision. The comments were made after the Texas Second Amendment group had to postpone a planned demonstration. Sheila Jackson Lee and other gun control activists gathered together to voice opposition to the open carry groups effort to raise awareness about shotgun and rifle open carry laws in Texas ..." ... |
AZ: Arizona Neighbor Shoots Carjacker who Attacked his Wife
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"A man and his wife see a neighbor drive up to her house. The neighbor is in her 60′s. As they watch, a strange man approaches her, speaks to her, then grabs her, drags her from the SUV, throws her to the ground and jumps in the vehicle. The wife opens the passenger side door, but is struck by the vehicle and knocked down. The husband fires several shots from a handgun. A short while later, the vehicle crashes . . ." ... |
MO: 'Missouri Run On Gun Shops' Seriously? Where Have These Gun Buyers Been?
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"Constant re-run, replay, rewind, this country no longer surprises me. Every time there’s a flashpoint, such as the one in Missouri right now, we’ll read about a run on gun shops."
"It makes me wonder about some of the folks that make a bee line for the local gun shop, especially the first time buyers. Where have they been all these past years?"
"Wonder how many of them buying those AR 15’s for the first time may have asked a few weeks ago; 'Why would anyone need one of those rifles, you can’t hunt with them?'" ... |
MO: What Ferguson Teaches Us About the Second Amendment
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"By now I’m sure you are well aware of what has happened in Ferguson, Missouri over the last week."
"Countless articles have been written examining the situation from just about every angle you could imagine. But we shouldn’t forget that there’s a Constitutional lesson to be learned here as well."
"As KTVI in St. Louis reports, during the looting some business owners took action to defend their stores from further damage:"
"This situation gives us a perfect opportunity to put the Second Amendment in context." ... |
WI: Voters Issue Another Rebuke to Bloomberg’s Election Rigging
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"This was a good week for liberty."
"Why? Because one of America’s most outspoken, pro-gun sheriffs defeated attempts by an anti-gun liberal Mayor who tried to take him out."
"David Clarke, Jr., is the Sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin."
"He is a true patriot and has run public service ads saying things like:- 'Simply calling 911 and waiting is no longer your best option ... Consider taking a certified safety course in handling of firearms, so you can defend yourself until we get there. You have a duty to protect yourself and your family.'" ...
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KS: Hays City Commission Bans Open-Carry Firearm In City Buildings
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"In order to answer the concerns of city employees, the Hays City Commission voted at this past Thursday’s regular meeting to prohibit the open carry of firearms within twelve city-owned buildings."
"Don Scheibler, Hays’ chief of police, presented the city staff recommendations to ban open carry in twelve city-owned buildings. Kansas House Bill 2578 prohibits the ban of open carry of weapons with exceptions to certain buildings such as city-operated buildings and schools." ... |
CA: Law would discourage gun owners from seeking needed help
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"Assembly member Nancy Skinner, a Berkeley Democrat, says AB1014 provides a 'gun restraining order' that keeps guns out of the hands of those too dangerous to be trusted with them."
"But make no mistake: This is an unproved, unsound, unaffordable and likely unconstitutional bill that could cost lives."
"Skinner's bill establishes criminal procedures that can make private medical information public record. It also suspends civil liberties based on hearsay evidence. And AB1014 offers no method of expunging this information ..."
"Most important, it provides an enormous disincentive for gun owners to seek professional or familial help by criminalizing their mental and substance-abuse problems ..." ... |
DC: District asks for more time as it ponders ruling throwing out handgun carry ban
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"The Second Amendment does not include an “unalloyed right” to carry guns in public, District officials argued in a court pleading filed Monday that seeks more time before a judge’s ruling takes effect and overturns the city’s ban on carrying handguns in public."
"In the filing, the D.C. attorney general’s office for the first time hinted at arguments that it might make should authorities decide to fight in court. A key point: The court has upheld the government’s right to ban guns from 'sensitive places' such as schools, post offices and libraries — and most of the District’s downtown could be defined as a 'sensitive place.'" ... |
MI: Testimony: Teen relative reported at least 2 sexual assaults by Emmett Township officer Troy Estree
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"The criminal case against Emmett Township Public Safety Officer Troy Estree began to take shape after a teenage relative approached a school counselor, and then told a Michigan State Police detective Estree sexually assaulted her, according to court testimony."
"State Police Detective Mike Salmen testified Friday that the teen described incidents that occurred at Estree's home."
"'She initially described that it happened on two, two to three occasions,' Salmen said, according to a transcript of testimony obtained by the Kalamazoo Gazette. 'And she more specifically described it happening on two occasions in the last two, two-and-a-half months.'" ... |
MA: Easthampton police chief Bruce McMahon: New Massachusetts gun law 'smart legislation'
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"Gov. Deval Patrick last week signed a sweeping overhaul of Massachusetts gun laws, and police chiefs across the region are responding."
"Interviewed in his office Monday, Easthampton Police Chief Bruce McMahon called the new law 'smart legislation.'"
"He cited two main provisions — one that provides a judicial route for any police chief to deny a firearms identification card to an applicant deemed dangerous, and another that allows pepper spray to be purchased without a firearms ID."
"... 'With the old law, chiefs did not have the ability to disqualify someone (who otherwise qualified) from procuring an FID card. They could have been arrested numerous times, but had no convictions ...'" ... |
NV: Fmr. sheriff supports expanded background checks on gun sales (video available)
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"Advocates of universal background checks for gun purchases launched a new effort Monday. This one has the endorsement of former Clark County Sheriff Bill Young."
"Young is helping Nevadans for Background Checks collect 100,000 signatures on its petition to get a measure on the 2016 ballot that would require background checks for most gun sales."
"The former sheriff, who is now vice president of security at Station Casinos has pretty much stayed out of the spotlight since leaving office."
"So the fact that he is publicly supporting this new push for universal background checks on all gun buyers is of note, in part, because he is a strong supporter of the right to bear arms." ... |
IL: Federal officials investigating missing semi-automatic rifles
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"Federal officials are investigating after two semi-automatic rifles given to the Des Plaines police department more than a decade ago were discovered missing."
"The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports the agency that manages the Defense Department's surplus property program referred the matter to its Office of the Inspector General."
"Police Chief Bill Kushner says the department will cooperate 'in every possible way.'"
"Des Plaines received a pair of M-16A1 rifles in 2002 through a Department of Defense program that supplies local law enforcement with surplus military equipment." ...
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Free Shaneen Allen From New Jersey’s Gun Laws
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"An African-American single mom on her way to a birthday party for one of her kids faces 10 years in prison for straying into the Garden State carrying a firearm in her purse licensed in Pennsylvania."
"Shaneen Allen is less well-known than Michael Brown, the man shot by police in Ferguson, Mo., and it's doubtful Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton will pay her a visit anytime soon. They're busy elsewhere. A mother exercising her Second Amendment right not only to keep but to bear arms to protect her family is of little interest to them." ... |
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