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This is How Easy It Is to Get Shot By A Cop
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"As we reported at the beginning of the month, the Force Science Institute has been discussing the thorny subject of blue-on-blue shootings. As is their wont, FSI asked cops to write in with their experiences on the subject. Not to put too fine a point on it, the anecdotes (disseminated by an email blast) are some scary sh*t. I’ve grabbed a couple of close-calls for your dancing and dining pleasure. Suffice it to say, make reholstering practice part of your training regimen. And as I pointed out previously on Who Doesn’t Want to Get Shot by Cops, always remember that drawing your weapon makes you a target for the Boys in Blue. So, first up: an armed robbery call split seconds away from a major oopsie . . ." ... |
Culture war: Reality versus the 'zone of happy thoughts'
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"Washington CeaseFire’s Ralph Fascitelli made it official yesterday during his remarks launching the gun free zone project that discriminates against firearms owners in Seattle: there is a culture war that the Second Amendment Foundation’s Alan Gottlieb said gun owners will fight."
"The past two days have seen some candid statements coming from gun prohibitionists, including Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, who told yesterday’s press event on Capitol Hill, 'Changing behavior takes time. Changing a culture of gun ownership, of gun carrying, or the use of a gun to settle a dispute; that’s going to take time.'" ... |
Australians blame guns, not thugs for baseball star murder UPDATED!
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"We saw this report yesterday of the three teens who murdered a jogger out for a run. We thought it appalling that three young people were so poorly raised they would think that shooting a random person 'for the fun of it' would be okay."
"The story has developed and now Australian politicians are calling for more gun control in the U.S.A. Oh brother." ...
"The story goes downhill as the leftists in Australia don’t blame the amoral, asocial thugs who murdered a decent human being. No, they blame the gun. As if it had a mind of its own." ...
"Hey Tim. The problem isn’t gun control. The problem is crime control." |
Australian Tim Fischer capitalizes on tragedy to advance agenda
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"Former Australian Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer, in reaction to the tragic murder of baseball player Chris Lane in Oklahoma last Friday, has decried the incident as a direct consequence of organizations that support gun rights such at the National Rifle Association. Lane claimed that the murder is 'the bitter harvest and legacy of the policies of the NRA that even blocked background checks for people buying guns at gunshows' and added that, 'People should take this into account before going to the United States.'"
"Fischer's comments are disgraceful in myriad ways. ... No law controlling or banning guns would have prevented those Oklahoma thugs from opening fire into the back of Chris Lane. ..." ... |
Shooting the 2013 Crimson Trace Midnight 3-Gun Invitational – Night 1
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"One of the greatest 3-gun events in the US is the Crimson Trace Midnight 3-Gun Invitational. The competition is held in the dead of night inbeautifulBend, Oregon, and there’s always tons o’ fun stuff to shoot, great stages, interesting products to check out and outstanding food. The catch is that it isn’t open to the public; you need to either be an awesome shooter or an outstanding writer to get tapped for an invite. Lucky for me, for the second year in a row I was asked to join in on the fun. And this year, I was determined to actually make it to the prize table . . ." ... |
Troy Industries hires anti-gun, cowardly political hack Jody Weis as an instructor
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Troy Industries announced in recent days the hiring of Jody Weis, the former anti-gun head of Chicago PD, as an instructor with their training division, “Troy Asymmetric”.
Imagine that: A high-profile firearms and firearms accessory manufacturer hiring a raving anti-gun political hack and touting it to the world! Even worse, hiring a coward at that.
Why do we say Jody Weis is a coward?
Because he ran from the sound of gunfire, post haste, when shots erupted as he was winding down a press conference in Chicago during his stint as police superintendent. It was so blatant that the officers at Chicago PD gave him a new nickname: J-Fled. |
Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America To Hold First "Skip Starbucks Saturday" This Weekend
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"As part of an on-going campaign to pressure Starbucks to ban guns from stores nationwide, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America will sponsor "Skip Starbucks Saturday" this Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. The day is in reaction to the ongoing armed rallies being held by gun advocates at Starbucks across the country, as well as frequent open carry of weapons inside Starbucks stores, including loaded assault weapons." ... |
MSNBC Contributor Reid Ridiculously Slams Gun Rights Movement as ‘Neo-Confederate’
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"MSNBC anchor Alex Wagner and her band of left-wing panelists sneered at the legislative recall effort currently underway in Colorado on Tuesday’s NOW with Alex Wagner. Serial MSNBC contributor Joy Reid even went so far as to refer to the NRA, one of the groups behind the recall, as 'Neo-Confederate.'"
"Wagner was slamming the NRA, which seemingly everyone at MSNBC loves to do, when Reid joined the conversation and introduced the racial element into the mix: ''Yeah, it’s interesting. There is a sort of Neo-Confederate thread that runs through these sort of pro-gun movements and the NRA movement.' [Video below. MP3 audio here.]" ... |
Brian Holbrook Stays True to Second Amendment, Despite Son's Tragic Gun Death
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... "The incident facing the Hollbrooks is not an isolated one. Children are far more likely to be killed by a gun accident than they are in a mass shooting. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, gun accidents in the home are 15 times more deadly to children as infections, and twice as deadly as cancer. If the ultimate goal for gun owners is to have autonomy over their own safety, perhaps eliminating guns in the home altogether could be a more logical answer." ...
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Submitter's Note: First, the reason kids are more likely to be killed accidentally than in a mass shooting is not that there are so many firearms accidents, but that there are so few mass shootings.
Second according to the CDC, from 2006 - 2010 there were almost 1 1/2 times as many kids killed from medical mistakes (called 'adverse effects') as were killed in accidental shootings. |
WI: Milwaukee Bar Owner Shoots and Kills Armed Robber & Gets Enormous Support from Community (video available)
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"Andy Kochanski, owner of Kochanski’s Concertina Beer Hall, is no stranger to defending himself and his bar. In 2008, during a private Christmas party, 3 men, one armed with a sawed off shotgun, tried to rob the bar. Kochanski jumped into action, drawing his gun, opening fire and sending the suspects fleeing."
"Last Thursday, it was deja vu. Three armed men entered Kochanski’s bar and tried to rob it."
"Fearing for the safety of the customers in the bar, Kochanski once again opened fire on the would be robbers. This time, he hit his mark."
"One of the suspects was struck by the gunfire and was declared dead at the scene." ... |
IA: Homeowner shoots, kills escaped prisoner in Iowa
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"Authorities say an escaped inmate suspected of shooting a southwest Iowa sheriff's deputy has been killed by a homeowner who said the armed man broke into his house."
"Rodney Long was shot to death after he broke into a retired farm couple's home in Bedford about 10:15 p.m. Monday, awakening them. Long, who was armed with a handgun, cut their telephone lines and used their cell phone ..."
"After about four hours, Jerome Mauderly, 71, shot Long with a shotgun ..."
"'As the situation wore on the decision was made by the Mauderlys they were going to defend themselves,' [Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Special Agent] Mortvedt said. ..." ... |
IA: Iowans weigh in on inmate escapee shooting
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"Iowans on both sides of the gun debate are keeping a close eye on the escapee shooting."
"Competition shooters at the Izaak Walton League's Range near Ankeny had their hands full with moving targets Tuesday night, but the conversation steered toward the inmate shooting in Southwest Iowa. It was a perfect example of why they said owning a gun can protect victims from bad guys."
"'We carry weapons for the preservation of life, to protect our lives and the lives of others,' said Jeff Altmeyer, of the Izaak Walton League." ... |
The Right to Bear Arms Against Bears (video available)
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"During my recent vacation to Glacier National Park I heard the same thing over and over again: you only have to worry about mother bears protecting their cubs. Only? That’s like saying you only have to worry about armed criminals who want to rob you. Who cares why the damn bear wants me dead? It’s PC BS: the bear doesn’t want to attack you. It feels it has to. It’s not the bear’s fault. It’s yours for entering its territory. Again, this is important because . . . ? You bet I was strapped-up when hiking to Avalanche Lake and elsewhere with my cubs. And now that bear attacks have caught the MSM’s eye, we learn that yes, bears want to eat you . . ." ... |
Gov. Christie is anti-gun extremist, .50 caliber ban veto notwithstanding
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"Early Friday evening, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed several gun related bills, including one, discussed here a week ago, that would ban .50 caliber rifles. ..." ...
"If true--if Christie really believes that this will be enough to appease gun rights advocates--he is adding insult to the injury of the extremely draconian anti-gun bills he has signed, like the one that enables the federal government to disarm anyone it chooses, simply by designating political enemies as 'suspected terrorists.' One would certainly hope that gun rights advocates are both far too intelligent and far too proud to be bought off that easily." ... |
Marine Letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein
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"A letter written by an 8-year Marine veteran to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, the architect of the comprehensive 2013 Assault Weapons Ban, has gone viral."
"The author of the letter, Cpl. Joshua Boston who was deployed to Afghanistan between 2004-05, told CNN that he opposes gun registration because it will lead to confiscation. Moreover, that passing more gun control laws will only serve to disarm law-abiding citizens, leaving them defenseless."
"'I own the guns I own because I acknowledge mankind’s shortcomings instead of pretending like they don’t exist. There are evil men in this world and there just may be a time when I need to do the unthinkable to protect me or my family,' Boston said."
"Here is the letter ..." ... |
WA: McGinn, CeaseFire ‘gun free zones’ effort could backfire
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"Even before their morning press event on Capitol Hill to push their 'gun free' businesses idea, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and Washington CeaseFire were being heavily panned by a majority of people commenting at the Seattle Times, KOMO, Seattle P-I.com and KING websites, and lurking in the background are some questions."
"Does this have anything to do with recent Open Carry activism in Seattle? If this effort began as a reaction to Open Carry – singling that practice out for harassment – it is looking more and more like a public relations debacle." ... |
WA: McGinn, Ceasefire back discrimination, harassment, as defined by city
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"Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and Washington Ceasefire may be promoting discrimination and harassment as defined by the Seattle Office for Civil Rights with their “gun free zone” campaign, according to a sharp-eyed gun rights activist recently discussed in this column who raised the issue last night on an internet chat list.
Spanaway’s Steve Coffman, whose open carry adventure last month elicited a verbal assault and a finger gesture so offensive that Examiner gave it a thumbs down, noted that guidelines published on the City of Seattle’s website explain the following:"
"Illegal discrimination is when:" ... |
MN: Hearing highlights divide over guns in MN Capitol
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"Minnesotans on one side of America's divide on guns have urged lawmakers to ban firearms from the state Capitol, saying citizens have a right to feel free of intimidation when they participate in the democratic process."
"But citizens on the other side told lawmakers Tuesday they shouldn't have to give up their Second Amendment rights when they visit the Capitol. And they said Minnesotans with gun permits have never caused trouble at the statehouse." ... |
Maryland ‘Substantial Reason’ Requirement Challenged
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"There’s an important gun rights case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court that could be as significant as recent gun-rights wins like [Heller and McDonald]. The case comes out of Maryland, where the State requires an applicant for license to carry a handgun to demonstrate 'a good and substantial reason to wear, carry, or transport a handgun as a reasonable precaution against apprehended danger.'"
"Baltimore County resident Raymon Woollard had a license to carry for six years. It was granted after a violent home invasion attack by his son-in-law. But when the license came up for renewal again, his request was denied because the attack had occurred seven years earlier ..." ... |
Washington Still Sucking Up Ammo Supplies
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"The federal government drew the ire of Congress for sucking up ammunition supplies so fast that citizens and even police forces have been unable to meet their own needs."
"Lawmakers looked into legislation to force the feds to back off, but apparently nothing has been done."
"The latest agency to buy massive amounts of ammunition is the Transportation Security Administration, which doesn’t even arm most of its agents."
"The FedBizOpps.gov website reports that the TSA is seeking to purchase nearly 3.5 million rounds of .347[sic] SIG caliber training ammunition."
"The agency’s workers mostly are unarmed, with the primary exception being the federal air marshals ..." ... |
CT: Ridgefield, CT Buyback: $30k for 103 Broken-Ass Guns
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"My father once told me: don’t kick a man when he’s down. Unless he’s a bad man. Then kick him until he stops moving. So I will continue kicking gun buybacks (editorially speaking) until pols pandering to political correctness abandon their anti-gun agitprop for firearms freedom. ... But there are signs that the media is slowly cottoning-on to the fact that gun buybacks are a complete waste of money—at a time when local, state and the federal government are running out of other people’s money. theridgefieldpress.com‘s lead for Police spend $29,500 to collect 103 guns: 'You can put a price on safety.' See what they did there? The snarkiness is subtle but encouraging. Unfortunately, scribe Steve Coulter then gives the local po-po chest-puffing props . . ." ... |
OH: Former police officer pleads in sex case
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"A former Akron police detective has pleaded guilty to five sex-related offenses involving juveniles."
"Bob L. Pankonien Jr., 52, will be sentenced Sept. 25 by Summit County Common Pleas Judge Lynne Callahan. He pleaded guilty to pandering sexually oriented matter, three counts of illegal use of a police computer and a single count of receiving stolen property." ... |
MN: Minneapolis police face lawsuits alleging misconduct
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"The Minneapolis Police Department is defending itself against 61 lawsuits alleging that officers used excessive force that led to injuries, 53 of them filed from 2011 to 2013."
"'I think there are so many it’s hard to keep on top of all of them,' said Teresa Nelson, legal director of the Minnesota affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)."
"By contrast, St. Paul police face 19 pending misconduct lawsuits." ... |
GA: DeKalb County sheriff's deputies punished for actions during arrest (video available)
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"Four DeKalb County Sheriff's Office employees are facing punishment after they were found to have acted unprofessionally during an arrest." ...
"'If the police come to your house and need to come in, whether you agree or not that they need to come into the home, you need to open the door,' said DeKalb County Sheriff Thomas Brown. However, after he conducted a thorough review of the facts and the conduct of the deputies involved, Brown said the manner in which the deputies conducted themselves inside the home was unprofessional."
"'I will tell you I was very appalled by what I heard. It is not what I expect from my deputies,' said Brown. 'I have a problem with the lack of leadership shown by the incident commander. ...'" ... |
NJ: Two Groups Bring Opposing Gun Views To Morristown
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"The NJ Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America set up a lemonade stand at Vail Mansion in Morristown."
"To offer a different viewpoint on the issue, the New Jersey Second Amendment Society set up a table just a few feet away."
"During Congress' summer recess this August, members of the NJ Chapter of Moms Demand Action ... will join others around the nation in lemonade to pressure Congress to pass background check legislation when they return in the fall."
"The New Jersey Second Amendment Society is a 'grass-roots movement dedicated to securing the Right to Keep and Bear Arms in New Jersey ... (and) promote the free exercise of our Second Amendment protected Rights in the Garden State,' according to NJ2AS." ... |
NC: UNC’s Department of Public Safety still weighing gun law options
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"North Carolina’s Republican-controlled state legislature recently passed sweeping gun reforms allowing concealed handguns into formerly restricted areas across the state — including university campuses."
"House Bill 937, signed into law by Gov. Pat McCrory on July 29, authorizes concealed-carry permit holders to bring handguns onto public school and university campuses. The weapons must remain secured in the trunk or glove box of a locked vehicle parked in a lot." ...
"In a statement released in April, [UNC-system President Tom] Ross said public safety officers may have difficulty distinguishing criminal suspects from bystanders lawfully wielding guns when responding to an incident on campus." ... |
IL: You can’t fix stupid. But you can take their money.
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Police in Ridgefield, Connecticut paid $29,500 last weekend to buy 103 clunkers.
Okay, there were a couple of half-way decent guns in there… four or so."
"Here’s what they paid:
$300 for a working rifle or shotgun.
$200 for a working handgun
$500 for a “post-ban” evil black rifle.
$750 for a pre-ban evil black rifle.
$20 for “high capacity” magazines.
Holy cow.
For that kind of money, if we had known about it, we would have sent some of our members on a road trip and doubled their take of unwanted guns and brought back a nice little windfall to be used to further the cause of freedom. |
IL: A sign of the times… Chicago *really* isn’t safe
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"Chicago isn't safe folks."
"You're looking at a homicide scene in recent days in Chicago. Police vehicles and crime scene tape."
"Do you see the sign on the light post. The one that says 'Safe Passage'?"
"Let's try again:"
"Yes, it's a supposedly 'Safe Passage' route."
"This is, according to Mayor Rahm and the top cop Garry McCarthy, a safe place in Chicago. A safe place for school kids to walk to school."
"And last night, guess what happened?"
"In broad daylight."
"With hundreds of people around in what is supposed to be a safe part of Chicago."
"Bad guys opened fire and wounded five people." ... |
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