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Obama To Sign UN Arms Trade Treaty In Less Than 10 Days!
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com

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"I write to you today with the upmost concern. Congress is out of Washington on their summer vacation that will last thru the month of August."

"This is the perfect time for Obama to pursue his anti-gun agenda.
Jay Carney assured the public that Obama will sign the UN Arms Trade Treaty 'before the end of August…We believe it’s in the interest of the United States.'"

"Obama has desperately tried to push for gun control at the city, state, and federal level. Americans have stood up for their Second Amendment rights and defeated his efforts thus far. Now that Congress is not present in Washington, Obama is trying to seize this opportunity to push for GLOBAL gun control." ...
 

Fundraiser to be held tomorrow for oath-keeping Florida sheriff
Submitted by: David Codrea
Website: http://www.davidcodrea.com

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... "As a result, Finch is facing felony charges with no income with which he can support his family, which includes two special needs children, or to defend himself, a situation Gun Rights Examiner readers will recognize as the same tactic the government is using to break down the defenses of the Reese family." ...
 

ATF advances executive gun controls with proposed trust rule change
Submitted by: David Codrea
Website: http://www.davidcodrea.com

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... "... That no violent crime-reducing justification has been advanced pointing to gun trusts as a problem shows this move to be about the Obama administration flexing its executive action muscles. ..." ...
 

Troy confirms Weis not on team as another controversy emerges
Submitted by: David Codrea
Website: http://www.davidcodrea.com

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... "'Our immediate actions today re-affirm our commitment to the fundamental individual right to bear arms,' she concluded." ...
 

The Lie of the Lead Menace
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"The California Legislature is on the verge of passing a bill banning the use of traditional ammunition – bullets containing lead – for hunting statewide."

"The justification for the ban is that the giant, endangered carrion eater, the California Condor, is seriously threatened by lead poisoning from ingesting bullet fragments in game animals. ... Even though research into the problem was extremely sketchy, in 2007, the California Legislature bypassed the scientific review process of the state’s Fish and Game Commission, and instituted a ban on the use of common, lead-based bullets in areas where the condors live and feed."

"The ban failed to get results. Even though 99 percent of California hunters complied with the ban, lead levels in condors actually went up ..." ...
 

Wave Goodbye: The list of firearm manufacturers fleeing gun control states
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com

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"In recent months, several traditionally anti-gun states, and Colorado, have enacted laws that abuse the rights of the average citizen and offend their corporate citizens. The situation has led to an exodus of gun manufacturers to more friendly climes, with anti-gun states losing the significant tax revenue and jobs these companies provide."

"Amongst the companies that have chosen to relocate is Magpul Industries of Erie, Colo., a manufacturer of AR-15 parts, accessories and magazines. Magpul warned the state in February that the company would move if legislation banning standard capacity magazines passed. In March, Gov. Hickenlooper signed a ban, and Magpul set out in search of a new home, possibly in Texas." ...
 

Obscure Object of Desire: SIG SAUER M11-B Pistol
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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... "In 1988, SIG released the P228 model. This gun was shorter in length and height than the P226, but with a 13 round magazine, only gave up two rounds of capacity ... in its time, it was the smallest full capacity 9mm available. The compact size was a hit with police and citizen buyers and as would be expected started to draw attention from the military. After a series of evaluations, the military selected the P228 to be used by its members needing a more compact gun and was designated the M11. Today, it is used by military investigators in the Army, Air Force, and Navy as well as by DOD personnel. From what I have been able to gather, it appears that it is finding favor with naval aviators as well ..." ...
 

Four Tips for Driving While Armed
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"Jason R. Hanson writes:"

"In this month’s American Rifleman, The Armed Citizen section tells of a woman and her son cut off by a vehicle. The car suddenly stopped in front of them. A man got out, ripped the woman from her vehicle and put a knife to her throat. Thankfully, a concealed carry licensee witnessed the incident and intervened. When the perp saw the Good Samaritan approaching with a gun, he ran away and was later arrested. I’m sure I don’t have to tell you how irrational people can become behind the wheel. All it takes is one lunatic to come after you. Which is why it’s critical to always have your gun with you while driving . . ." ...
 

Burst Review: Henry Octagon Frontier .22lr (video story)
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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Moms Demand Action’s Starbuck Boycott Is a Damp Squib
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"So here I am blogging at Starbucks in Austin, carrying concealed in the liberal island in the heart of red state Texas. The city of tall men and beautiful women may not be entirely representative of Starbucks foot traffic around the country but a random survey of a dozen of their caffeine palaces reveals that the Moms Demand Action anti-ballistic boycott organized has had no effect whatsoever on Starbucks bottom line. Not that the boycott was the point, exactly. The anti-gunners asked supporters to forgo their Joe and donate the money to MDA instead. Anyway, as always, the media’s golden child gun grabbers will garner some attention for their stance. But here in the real world . . ." ...
 

The Truth About John Lennon (The Atlantic Monthly’s Anti-Gun Editorialist)
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"An eagle-eyed Google-Fu-proficient TTAG reader found the incarcerated author of The Atlantic Monthly’s anti-gun agitprop on…wait for it…pof.com. Yup, the murderer (born 1977) is actively seeking a relationship on the Plenty of Fish dating service. ... Anyway, here’s the main point: there’s no way that Mr. Lennon wrote that Atlantic pro-gun control ed without copious (unattributed) editorial intervention. Check out the spelling, punctuation and word choice in his 'About Me' after the jump. Meanwhile, I’ve got a few choice words of my own for the Monthly’s editors: 'panacea' my ass. Thanks for giving this killer a national forum for dissing Americans’ right to keep and bear arms. Not . . ." ...
 

Tough Year for Josh Horwitz & Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"With apologies to the late, great Dinah Washington, ... we marvel at what a difference a year has made for Josh Horwitz, of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, formerly known as the National Coalition to Ban Handguns."

"Last year, Horwitz told ... ABC News, 'I think the proliferation of firearms has made us more dangerous.' How many times have we heard that sort of line from the anti-gun crowd, as violent crime rates have plummeted to their lowest point in decades?"

"But this month ... Horwitz has changed his tune ... Now, instead of claiming that violent crime correlates to the number of guns owned by the American people, Horwitz claims that crime correlates to the number of guns sold without a background check." ...
 

How many more American killing fields?
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com

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... "There are 30 homicides with handguns every day in America. The cold-blooded murder of Chris Lane was particularly shocking because the boys said they killed 'for the fun of it.' They didn’t know their victim or care. Remorse? What’s that?" ...
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Submitter's Note: Try again Skippy: According to FBI's numbers from 2007 to 2011 we averaged 18.10 homicides with handguns per day. In 2011 (the lastest numbers I can find) there were 6,220 or only 17.04.
 

Gabby Giffords' Gun Control PAC Busted For Contributions Violating IRS Code
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"Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS), the PAC of Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly focused on gun control, is being forced to refund money to contributors after being caught accepting illegal donations."

"One of the illegal donations was tied to Bette Midler's private family foundation and another to the Rupa and Bharat B. Bhatt Foundation. Midler's foundation gave $10,000 and the Bhatt foundation contributed $5,000."

"According to The Center For Public Integrity, both donations were 'strictly prohibited' by the IRS:" ...
 

CT: Nothing's trivial in gun sales
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"David Laguercia, the federally licensed owner of an East Windsor gun shop, pleaded guilty last week to a variety of charges related to his business that are technically misdemeanors."

"Paperwork errors that, as his lawyer rightly pointed out, didn't result in any guns 'falling into the wrong hands or putting anyone at risk or in danger.'"

"Small potatoes, you could say, except that when it comes to selling guns there are no small potatoes." ...
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Submitter's Note: There you have it in writing; the antis don't care that all these regulations don't keep guns from 'falling into the wrong hands or putting anyone at risk or in danger' they just want another way to shut down gun shops.
 

Incendiary Image of the Day: Arkansas Christian Academy Puts Spree Killers on Notice Edition (picture worth 1,000 words)
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"TTAG’s Armed Intelligentsia are pretty much unanimous when it comes to the advisability of posting “we will shoot you dead” warning signs outside private residences. The notices alert criminals to the presence of stealable firearms and can and will be used against you in a court of law. But this sign outside the Arkansas Christian Academy is a whole ‘nother bandolier of bad ass. ..."
 

A Jury’s Secret Power – Nullification
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"With Jury Rights Day just around the corner on September 5, it is a good time to reflect upon a Jury’s Duty."

"Our Founding Fathers, in all their wisdom, gave us a Constitution with layers of safeguards, so that if we erred, we could correct the error, peaceably – without a shot being fired." ...
 

AR: Private School in Bryant Arms Teacher and Staff
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"A private school in Bryant is in the national spotlight, commended for its decision to train and arm its school’s staff."

"'I just felt like with what's going on in many of the public sectors where there seems to be a lot of shootings we need to take the same stance that we do in church on Sunday for our kids Monday through Friday,' says Pastor Perry Black."

"Pastor Black has armed security during Sunday service, but now his school will be seeing the same thing five days a week. He posted some signs in front of the Arkansas Christian Academy in Bryant that read, 'Staff is armed and trained. Any attempt to harm children will be met with deadly force.'" ...
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KABA Note: Now that is the answer to school shootings!
 

Next On The White House Hit List: Gun Trusts
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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ational Firearms Act was enacted in the 1930s to try and keep gangsters from getting 'dangerous' firearms. It was one of the first gun control laws on the federal level ... Even if you live in a state that doesn’t outlaw the possession of a machine gun or a silencer, you still need to have the 'chief law enforcement officer' for your area sign off on your paperwork in order to get NFA-covered items. And if they don’t (or won’t) sign off, it’s a de facto ban in that area. The law permits you to own the items, but the opinion of a single person can override the law. Fortunately, there’s a way around that obstacle: form a gun trust. And it looks like the White House and the ATF are about to try and shut off that option . . ." ...
 

WA: Eyes wide shut: McGinn-spin sputters with Van Susteren
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"Anti-gun Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn admitted during an interview Friday night with Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren that 'If someone is determined to come in (to a business) with a gun, decal or no decal, that’s going to happen.'"

"It was one of several acknowledgements McGinn made during a 7-minute, 19-second interview with Van Sustern during her 'On the Record' program, which may be seen here." ...
 

GA: Nelson backs off on gun ownership ordinance
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"The city of Nelson has agreed to settle a lawsuit with the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence by agreeing a contentious gun ordinance will not be enforced."

"The suit is over the city’s controversial law loosely requiring all 'heads of household' within the one-and-a-half square mile town to own a firearm."

"As the sole concession by the city of Nelson in the lawsuit, acting Mayor Jonathan Bishop said Wednesday that the City Council has agreed to amend the text of the Family Protection Ordinance to guarantee that it will never be enforced."

"Bishop said although Nelson officials have said repeatedly that the ordinance was only meant as a crime deterrent and would never be enforced, 'Now, it’s just written down.'" ...
 

CA: Gun bill violates rights
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"State Sen. Lois Wolk doesn't understand the issue of violence in California ("Wolk's gun bill makes progress," Aug. 14). She is getting bad and inaccurate advice. She thinks the way to address criminal violence is to attack law-abiding gun owners, not the perpetrators."

"Senate Bill 755 will not prevent violence. It will further restrict law-abiding gun owners from exercising our Constitutional rights. SB 755 will greatly expand unauthorized power at a time when we need to reduce the power and reach of government. If we give government an inch of authority, it will take a mile of unauthorized power." ...
 

NJ: Christie let down New Jerseyans with gun vetoes
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com

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"Earlier this month, Gov. Chris Christie gained measured praise from the gun violence-prevention community and the vast majority of New Jersey voters when he signed 10 gun-related bills into law. But activists were quick to tell the governor that he had more work to do as the most important of the bills still sat on his desk. Late on a Friday, Christie vetoed the most important measures." ...
 

Ninth Circuit Rules in Firearms Freedom Act Case
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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... "Despite Marbut’s BATF-prohibited plans to make the Montana Buckaroo, the federal District Court ruled that the plaintiffs lacked 'standing' to bring the lawsuit, and dismissed the lawsuit. MSSA appealed this dismissal to the Ninth Circuit."

"In its long-awaited ruling today, the Ninth Circuit reversed the federal District Court on the standing issue, saying that Marbut has standing to bring the challenge, but held that existing Supreme Court precedent was against plaintiffs on the merits of the lawsuit." ...
 

9th Circuit Blasts Montana Buckaroo Rifle Plan
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"The famously left-leaning 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against the federal government over its gun restrictions, ruling the plaintiffs failed to state a claim."

"The expected decision now clears the way for a battle that could end up in the U.S. Supreme Court over state sovereignty, alleged regulatory overreach, the right to self-defense and even the compact under which Montana became a state."

"'This was about as good of a ruling as we could have expected from the Ninth Circuit. We must get to the U.S. Supreme Court to accomplish our goal of overturning 70 years of flawed Supreme Court rulings on the Interstate Commerce Clause,' said Gary Marbut of the Montana Shooting Sports Association." ...
 

If You See Something, Say Something
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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... "I know of no legitimate statutory authority under which school and police officials could lawfully subject minor citizens to such treatment without knowledge and consent, and as such, the perpetrators’ motives notwithstanding, the act of displaying a weapon, taking them hostage, binding their wrists and subjecting them to terror are criminal acts that demand prosecution. ... You are now on notice that very real terror crimes are suspected of having been committed by these boneheads. The evidence is before you and I intend to inform others that you have been notified. I call on you to investigate this incident and, if no lawful reasons exist to sanction children being taken hostage without their knowledge or consent, I call on you to arrest and prosecute all perpetrators and co-conspirators." ...
"So in the interests of making enough noise that it can't be ignored, care to join me?" ...
 

NY: Gun Rights Protest During Obama's Visit
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"The fracking issue wasn't the only one to bring protestors onto B.U's campus during the President's visit on Friday."

"There were also people there protesting gun laws. "

"One group called on the President to protect the Second Amendment and listen to what people are really saying instead of passing laws they say restrict gun ownership." ...
 

TX: Open Carry Texas members defend their constitutional rights
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"We've heard the saying 'if you don't use it, you lose it', and, that's certainly what one Central Texas group believes could happen if they don't exercise their second amendment constitutional right."

"'An armed society is a polite society,' says Open Carry Texas spokeswoman Victoria Montgomery."

"Montgomery is one of hundreds of Texans who strongly supports open carry. She says by wearing her rifle proudly, she's helping to educate the community about guns, in hopes of erasing fears. So, she and other open carry members travel around town with their guns strapped to their backs." ...
 

SAF confirms Emily Miller to attend GRPC in Houston
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"The Second Amendment Foundation has confirmed that Emily Miller, senior editor for opinion at the Washington Times and author of the forthcoming 'Emily Gets Her Gun,' to be released Sept. 3, will appear at the Sept. 27-29 Gun Rights Policy Conference in Houston, Tex." ...
 

George Zimmerman Tours Kel Tec Factory
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"By now most people are aware that the gun George Zimmerman used in the 2012 self defense shooting of Trayvon Martin was a Kel Tec PF9."

"That gun is currently in the possession of the Department of Justice as they conduct a civil rights violation case into Zimmerman."

"Well it seems Zimmerman is a brand loyalist and was recently spotted at the Kel Tec factory in his native Florida." ...
 

WA: Arrest in Spokane slaying as public outrage goes national
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"Spokane police have announced the arrest of one suspect in the fatal beating of Delbert 'Shorty' Belton; a crime that has gained national headlines, incited public fury, and apparently even gotten the attention of actor James Woods."

"Meanwhile, in an effort to promote public safety, the Puget Sound Business Journal reports that Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense is going to boycott Starbucks coffee shops Saturday because those establishments serve legally-armed citizens. ..." ...
 

AZ: Pistols in the park? You can’t take guns everywhere
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"Charlee Walker and Jason Brandehoff ... were enjoying the sights and sounds of Maricopa’s annual Fourth of July festival at Pacana Park when police officers noticed the pair had pistols strapped to their hips."

"Two Maricopa Police Department officers asked Brandehoff to either stow the pistols or leave the park. Despite not understanding why he couldn’t carry his gun in the open and not wanting to put 'a $700 pistol in the car,' he and Walker decided to leave."

"'The cops had no reason to ask us to leave,' Walker later wrote on InMaricopa.com’s Facebook page. ..."

"However, while Arizona is one of the most relaxed states for carrying firearms openly, state law does not allow firearms to be carried everywhere." ...
 

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