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The Fix Is In? Court Blows the Whistle on ATF Whistle Blower
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... "'This case is mired in Gov. Corruption,' Vince Cefalu declared ... Cefalu himself is a previously-promoted agent who ran afoul of management for objecting to illegal wiretapping. Escalating retaliation, including for his providing further evidence of management wrongdoing, resulted in his being illegally fired and then reinstated in a settlement that included $85,000 in damages, legal fees, and an expunging of adverse information from his record."
"'So this Judge TAKES the case away from Allegra when he insists that Dobyns has a right to depose DOJ Attys,' Cefalu continued. 'There is ample evidence that DOJ obstructed justice. Pray for my brother. Corruption prevails.'" ... |
Americans Should Be Able to Carry A Gun on An Airplane
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"If you believe Air Marshals are a good idea, then you should believe that armed citizens on airplanes are a better idea. For one thing, as cnn.com reveals, the U.S. Air Marshal system is in shambles. The headline pretty much says it all: Sleep-deprived, medicated, suicidal and armed: Federal air marshals in disarray. The exposé is based on information provided by the newly formed Air Marshal Association, so it’s skewed towards the negative. Nevertheless, it’s a frightening portrait of an anti-terrorist defense force that’s highly compromised . . ." ... |
Gottlieb: ‘Pols should pay lawsuit losses’; Walters live from SAF HQ
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... "Gottlieb, who also chairs CCRKBA, is onto something. If you want to play games, you need to pay when you lose. Elected officials who push an agenda that defies law or the constitution should bear the financial burden, not the taxpayers when their decisions are challenged and struck down."
"That’s an idea that might appeal to residents of several cities that SAF and other gun rights groups have had to successfully sue over the years. Those cities would include Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, New Orleans and other places on the map, including Washington, D.C." ... |
Does Akron case show need to re-examine self-defense?
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"An Akron, Ohio homeowner was arraigned yesterday on a charge of voluntary manslaughter in the Aug. 7 shooting death of a man who had apparently broken into his home, and some ... are suggesting that instead of being prosecuted, he ought to be congratulated."
"While this was happening, the man arrested following last week’s deadly rampage in Puyallup was in court yesterday facing 17 charges including first-degree murder. His alleged crimes terrorized an entire neighborhood ... and one is now left to wonder whether Pierce County authorities might have prosecuted any neighbor who might have intervened and shot the suspect dead in his tracks."
"At what point does self-defense become manslaughter or murder? ..." ... |
CSGV: Urging Armed Self-Defense = Blaming the Victim
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"'Commenting on a gruesome case of domestic homicide that occurred in Geismar, Louisiana on August 9, 2015, Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley advised women to do the following,' the anti-gunners at csgv.org report, accurately enough. 'Get your concealed weapons permit. Ladies, learn how to safely handle a weapon, learn how to safely store a weapon, and when you’re in a situation like this shoot him in your back yard before he gets in your house. Drop him. I mean, I’m serious. Take the extremes necessary to live a life where you don’t have to worry about your kids and your life.' And that’s where the Campaign to Stop Gun Violence’s rhetoric goes south, so to speak . . ." ... |
Gear Review: AMSEC Gravity Spinning Bullseye
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"Years ago, Nick bought me a 10″ x 10″ steel target as a thank-you for introducing him to Texas. It was a big moment in my shooting life as I’d never actually shot at steel targets before. I was floored. Before I found out about the joys of steel, I’d bore holes in paper targets for hours with little or no feedback. In a post steel world, I got an immediate report on whether and where I’d hit or missed. After a dozen or so rounds, though, my feedback was reduced to binary hit or miss due to paint flecking off the steel. AMSEC’s Gravity Spinning Bullseye target changed my usage of steel in a major and very positive way . . ." ... |
Ex-Wife of Gun Magnate Glock Gets New Ammo For RICO Suit
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"Helga Glock gained access to a huge store of fresh ammunition for her U.S. civil racketeering suit against her ex-husband, Austrian pistol magnate Gaston Glock. A federal appeals court in Atlanta ruled on Monday that in pursuing the racketeering action, Helga may use confidential gun company documents her lawyers obtained in connection with divorce proceedings in Austria."
"... In one suit filed under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), Helga, 79, has accused her 86-year-old industrialist ex-spouse of concealing hundreds of millions of dollars in gun profits that are rightfully hers, while also tricking her out of a substantial equity stake in Glock GmbH, the Austrian parent company." ... |
Women Rising Through the Ranks in the Firearms Industry
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"Much has been written about the increasing number of women entering the firearms marketplace. Back in March, Fortune magazine proclaimed Guns are barreling back, thanks to women. 'According to the National Sporting Goods Association, from 2001 to 2013 there was a 60% rise in women who participate in target shooting. On the hunting side, there was 85% growth.' Still not the majority of the market but a huge market shift nonetheless. What’s not getting ink . . ."
"is the large number of women rising through the ranks within the firearms industry. ..." ... |
Gun Review – Henry Big Boy Steel in .45 Long Colt
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"My first rifle was a .22 Henry lever action and a Marlin in .357 was the first centerfire rifle I shot. Unfortunately, by the time I was searching for a lever gun in a pistol cartridge, the options were limited. Winchester was no longer making rifles in the U.S. and Marlin was suffering teething problems from a factory relocation. An 1873 by Uberti was appealing, but a bit out of my price range. Rossis were inexpensive but disassembly of the 1892 action was daunting. There were just too many little slotted screws. I tend to favor guns made in the U.S., which didn’t work in favor of a Rossi or Uberti . . ." ... |
This gun sale loophole needs to be shut down
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"I support the Second Amendment. I believe people should be allowed to own firearms and I believe they should be permitted to buy as many as they want, with 50 billion rounds of ammunition to go along with those guns if they feel that's what they need to feel safe after the sun goes down."
"What I don't support is the ridiculous lack of laws governing background checks for private transactions. Licensed firearms dealers are mandated to run background checks before they sell a firearm to anyone, but the law in 33 states doesn't extend to private sales."
"That's a problem." ... |
A Culture Clash Over Guns Infiltrates the Backcountry
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"As a lover of ancient rock art, Steve Acerson usually roams Utah’s backcountry searching for images of hunters and rams carved on boulders and canyon walls. But one morning, on a hillside speckled with those prehistoric petroglyphs, he was also finding signs of a younger civilization: Shotgun shells. Bullets. Shredded juniper trees. Exploded cans of spray paint."
"'It’s all been shot,' he said. 'It’s just destroying everything.'"
"America’s cultural divide over guns has gone into the woods. As growing numbers of hikers and backpackers flood national forests and backcountry trails searching for solitude, they are increasingly clashing with recreational target shooters, out for the weekend to plug rounds into trees, targets and mountainsides." ... |
MI: Lawmakers should have the courage to keep guns out of schools
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"Nothing says "Welcome back to school" like a Michigan court ruling that people can openly carry guns on Michigan school grounds. You heard right. Ten days ago, a Genesee County Circuit Court judge ruled in favor of Kenneth Herman, the man who filed a lawsuit after he was denied access to his daughter's elementary school while openly carrying a pistol." ...
"But until our elected officials act to change existing laws, Michigan schools across the state will be powerless to keep guns out of our schools. That's why Moms Demand Action is urging lawmakers to pass a bill to prohibit guns in schools ..." ...
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Question of the Day: What Firearms-Related Experiment for MythBusters?
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"MythBusters' Jamie Hyneman sure does slap that trigger, don’t he? You can’t see that in the super-slow motion video above – it would take all freakin’ day – but who cares? The bullet leaving the gun in slo-mo video sure looks pretty! Despite the loss of Kari Byron, MB soldiers on. Ballistically speaking, Supernatural Shooters just confirmed that you can, indeed, shoot through walls and hit a moving target. But it is not possible for a real life human to . . ." ... |
OH: Akron homeowner charged in fatal shooting after his home was invaded
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"An Akron homeowner who fatally shot one of two men who allegedly broke into his home has been charged with voluntary manslaughter."
"David Hillis ... is free after $5,000 was posted on a 10 percent, $50,000 bond. He was brought into the police department by his attorney Monday morning and was arraigned in Akron Municipal Court."
"Police said Marcus Glover and Terry Tart forced their way into the Hilbish Avenue house at gunpoint on Aug. 7 and threatened the resident. When the resident showed a handgun, Glover and Tart fled."
"The resident fired shots and killed Glover ... as he fled, according to authorities."
"According to Akron police, Hillis chased after the suspect, making the self-defense claim disputable." ...
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NE: Omaha Woman Mugged in Church (video available)
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"'A 76-year-old woman was injured and her purse stolen by two teenagers Sunday morning while in the north vestibule at St. Cecilia’s Cathedral,' the caption under this YouTube video informs. This is hardly the first violent attack in or near a church. Why would it be? Thugs know that elderly people attend church. Click here for Man charged with aggravated rape, robbery of 81-year-old near Mid-South church. Click here for 78-year-old volunteer attacked outside Grass Valley church. Click here for 89-year-old woman robbed at Fayetteville church, police say. And, of course, there’s . . ." ... |
Campus Carry Vs. Alcohol
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"Guns are scary. BLAMMO! Someone dies. It’s so … violent. Sure, other forms of death are violent, too. If you’ve ever seen the aftermath of a particularly bad car crash, well, let’s just say it ain’t pretty at all. The thing that freaks out a lot of anti-gunners and firearms freedom fence straddlers: it’s so easy to shoot and kill someone! Of course, it isn’t. And it doesn’t happen that often, statistically speaking. But the idea of scary gun death is out there, somewhere. Actually, it’s right there, in the lead of every anti-gun editorial ever written. Like this one in Miami’s newsherald.com:" ... |
Students shouldn't carry guns on campus
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"As college students enter and return to universities this fall, it's a good time to address guns on college campuses. Gun rights have become a lightning rod for many conversations and political views. While our nation has always had the Second Amendment guaranteeing the right to keep and bear arms, this issue has become more volatile."
"There is nothing wrong with guns when used appropriately and safely. However, our nation seems so focused on increasing gun availability that we forget that guns are not the answer to all our problems."
"I do not see the need for college students to be armed on campus, a place where learning and mental growth should be the focus. ..." ... |
Colleges students who support campus carry want their voices heard
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"During most discussions about concealed carry on colleges campuses, the voices of students who support gun rights and want a means to defend themselves are usually missing, according to Rebekah Hargrove a graduate student at Florida State University."
"Hargrove is president of the Students For Concealed Carry at Florida State University."
"Once she earns her Master’s degree, she plans to continue at FSU toward a PhD in a public health-related field ..." ...
"Hargrove and her friends who support the Second Amendment, 'Just want to be treated like everyone else around town,' she said."
"'We want the right to defend ourselves,' she said. 'The instant we decided to go and get an education, we lost that right.'" ... |
Hillary Clinton: Gun Laws Are “Way Out of Balance”
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"I’ll share presidential candidate and classified data dumper Hillary Clinton’s thoughts about gun control in a ‘mo. First, let me draw your attention to a comment she made when confronted by representatives of Black Lives Matter, who pressed Ms. Clinton on her husband’s contribution to 'mass incarceration.' 'Look, I don’t believe you change hearts,' she proclaimed. 'I believe you change laws, you change allocation of resources, you change the way systems operate.' Kinda spooky eh? Normally, liberals appeal to the heart, not the head. My translation . . ." ... |
CA: Gun Control: CA Legislature To Consider 10-Year Ban
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"On August 19 the California legislature will take up a new gun control measure, Senate Bill 347–a bill designed to expand the reasons for which California residents can face a 10-year ban on gun possession."
"SB 347 is sponsored by state senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara). In 2014 Jackson praised legislation that put 'Gun Violence Protection Orders' in place, thereby allowing the state to temporarily deny Second Amendment rights to Californians whose families, friends, or co-workers believed they were a threat to themselves or others." ... |
FL: Campus Carry's Second Coming Planned for 2016 Legislative Session
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"Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Florida’s fight to allow concealed weapons on college campuses will live to see another legislative session come January. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, has resurrected a bill allowing college students with concealed weapons permits to carry firearms on campus. Just a few short months ago, legislation to allow guns on college campuses was close to becoming a reality. "
"Even Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasalinda, a Democrat, crossed party lines to support the legislation, recalling a time when she used a gun to defend herself against an attacker attempting to rape her." ... |
Australia: Australia’s Adler Shotgun Ban Overturned…Sort Of
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"The ongoing battle over the Adler shotgun in Australia has taken a new plot twist. PM Tony Abbott who last week personally intervened to ban the Adler, pulled another fast one over firearms owners heads. Staying true to form, in the early hours of Friday morning Abbott moved the goalposts and changed the Customs Act to prohibit the importation of lever action shotguns over 5 round capacity. Not really surprising, particularly when one reads Tony Abbott’s pre-election promise to firearm owners." ... |
DC’s Police Chief Accidentally Details What’s Wrong With Gun Laws
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... "Lanier said recent pushes to ban high capacity magazines by states around the country scared people into purchasing large quantities of the magazines, and somehow they are flooding onto the streets in D.C., where they are banned."
"'There’s been a number of changes in gun laws in states all across the United States in the past several years, a number of pushes to purchase these high capacity magazines, for fear that they may not be legally available some time in the future, and now is it possible that now maybe some of those are making their way to the major cities?' she asked. 'We don’t know, but for some reason they are showing up in all major cities.'" ... |
TN: Teenager Thrown in Jail For Calling Cops “Pigs” from a Moving Vehicle
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"19-year-old William Reece was arrested last week for yelling 'pigs!' at a police officer who was conducting a traffic stop. The officer did not recognize the young man’s right to free speech and charged him with 'disorderly conduct,' and accused him of 'creating a hazardous condition that served no legitimate purpose.'"
"According to Newport police, Reece yelled the insult at the officer from a vehicle that was traveling down the road. He was not driving at the time, and was not even in the front seat, so he was not interfering with the driver or the operation of the vehicle." ... |
CA: Video Catches 14 Cops Gang Up on Homeless Amputee ‘Armed’ with Crutches
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"It took 14 San Francisco Police Department officers to take down and restrain a one-legged, black homeless man, armed with crutches and apparently dangerous. ..."
"The confrontation was captured on video released by journalist Chaedria LaBouvier ... and shows white police officers taking down a one-legged homeless black man on the city’s central Market street. According to witnesses, police were called in to the scene to take care of a suspicious man waving some 'sticks' around."
"The video of the incident which happened on August 4, shows the extent of humiliation and brute force exercised immediately after the man was wrestled to the ground by SFPD officers. As the disabled male struggles to move, cops pin him down." ... |
WV: West Virginia Woman Who Stepped Between Cop and Dog to Stop Cop From Killing It Still Facing Charges (WITH VIDEO)
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"A West Virginia woman who stood between a cop and a dog he wanted to kill before she was thrown to the ground, arrested and charged with obstructing is in need of a lawyer."
"After all, the public defender that had been assigned to her case is married to the state trooper who supervises the trooper who arrested her back in May."
"A clear conflict of interest, which probably explains why public defender Lori Snodgrass kept encouraging Tiffanie Hupp to take a plea deal while never revealing that she was married to West Virginia State Police Sergeant First Class Bradley Cooper – who just happens to be trooper Seth Cook’s boss – the rookie cop who arrested her." ... |
NY: Playboy Playmate Denied Gun Permit by NYPD Because of “Sexy Pics on the Internet”
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"A former Playboy Playmate was refused a gun permit by the NYPD recently, and she says that it is due to a $1.2 million lawsuit that she won against them in 2012."
"Now, Stephanie Adams, Playboy’s Miss November, 1992 is considering a new lawsuit against the NYPD."
"The police say that they denied her permit because she had 'domestic issues' in the past. However, those issues that they are referring to are restraining orders against stalkers, which should give her even more of a reason to own firearms."
"Adams responded to the initial refusal with detailed explanations of why their assessment was incorrect, but they denied her again. ..." ... |
TN: Many Americans not fed up with guns
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"I just read Ina Hughs' column, 'We say we're fed up, but we do nothing.'"
"I'm fed up with her ranting and raving about guns and telling everyone how scared she is of them, when she obviously doesn't know what she is talking about. We're not fed up with guns. I'm perfectly fine with what the Second Amendment has to say about the right to bear arms."
"If she doesn't like guns, she doesn't have to carry one." ... |
AL: Group says Sheffield should remove 'no guns' signs
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"Members of a local pro-Second Amendment group said they plan to file complaints with the state Attorney General's Office after City Council members balked at removing 'no guns allowed' signs from the Sheffield Public Library and Park and Recreation Department facilities."
"Jeff Hopper, a spokesman for Shoals Second Amendment, said the group wants the city to comply with state law, which holds jurisdiction over firearms. Hopper said there are places that can legally prohibit firearms, but libraries and parks are not on that list." ... |
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