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Reese family ‘not guilty’ of gun smuggling but legal troubles far from over
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... "With all the family has suffered throughout an ordeal that now appears one created by the government as another ill-conceived publicity coup along the lines of so many others, rather than a quest for law and justice, one more draconian consequence will follow Rick, Terri and Ryin Reese for the rest of their days should they be convicted. As per United States Code, anyone 'convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year' is a prohibited person, banned by federal law from owning a gun." ... |
Constitutional Idiocy: Calling ‘Em Like I See ‘Em
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"Everyone thought the Gabby Giffords shooting was just what the anti-gun crowd needed to finally get new gun control legislation enacted. Well, how’d that work out? A few neutered attempts at magazine capacity limits and some crazy talk about making it illegal to carry guns near members of Congress. What did you expect with the same old players uttering the same idiotic soundbites. New York representative Carolyn McCarthy’s spokesman sums up their excruciatingly painful logic: 'Running out of bullets is kind of a critical point where the shooting stops. If there are less rounds in a clip, usually you can expect that there will be a lot less casualties.' It doesn’t take a rocket scientist . . ." ... |
Jeremy Alcede Gets a Lesson Supply and Demand
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"It seems a lot of customers have been demanding to know why Alcede publicly supported the Stop Online Ammo Sales bill. And throwing his lot in with dedicated gun grabbers probably caused demand for his products to fall faster than Facebook’s stock price. Our post yesterday detailed Jeremy Alcede’s eagerness to toss online ammo sellers under the bus – thus eliminating some of his competition – and putting a few more shekels in his pocket. We tried to reach Jeremy for comment, but he musta been kinda busy handling the blowback that resulted from his radio interview. But reader geekay got a response from the Katy, Texas retailer and forwarded Alcede’s email along to us. Make the jump to read it. ..." ... |
HuffPo Tim Kreider’s Final Fantasy: Disarm Civilians
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"'A dwindling few voices in the press wonder whether better gun laws might not be a good idea,' Tim Kreider over at huffington.com writes. 'And the gun lobby laments aloud that no one was carrying a concealed firearm at the scene of the crime.' Just a quick point here. Did Kreider take five seconds to wonder if any of the relatives of the 13 people murdered in the Midnight Movie Massacre wish that their loved one had been armed on that horrific night? And what of the survivors?" ... |
News Versus Propaganda
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... "The real problem, both in discussions of mass shootings and in discussions of gun control, is that too many people are too committed to a vision to allow mere facts to interfere with their beliefs, and the sense of superiority that those beliefs give them."
"Any discussion of facts is futile when directed at such people. All anyone can do is warn others about the propaganda." |
Gold Medal Winner Hounded About Her Gun
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"When you become the first US athlete in an individual sport to medal in five consecutive Olympics, that’s kindof a big deal. As washingtonpost.com puts it, you’re 'Olympic royalty. Or should be.' If she was involved in any other sport, she’d be one of the toasts of London right now. 'But Rhode, 33, is confronted with questions that few other athletes face because she is a shooter — a term embraced by Rhode and other athletes who shoot rifles and pistols for sport.' Hard to believe someone would actually call themself…a shooter, no? . . ." ...
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3D Printers Start Making Home Firearms Manufacturing a Reality
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"Earlier this week there came news from ARFCOM that someone had actually printed an AR-15 lower receiver on a 3D printer — a machine that layers plastic or other materials to form an object. That lower was then used to successfully shoot 200 rounds of .22lr ammunition. It has even successfully fired full power 5.56 ammunition. Its shaping up to be the beginning of a new era where people can print their own complete firearms, and there’s already a project to provide them with the design…" ... |
New from Turnbull: .308 TAR-10
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"'As one of the premier builders of quality rifles today, Turnbull Mfg. Co. is pleased to announce their latest project, a carbon steel 308 semi-automatic rifle chambered in 7.625x51mm/.308 Winchester.' Full marks for self-confidence. But you still have to ask: what sets the $5k TAR-10 apart from its lesser-priced rivals? 'The TAR-10 308 is a gas operated semi-auto that locks with a rotating bolt. The rifle comes with both a 10 round and a 4 round detachable magazine.' So far, so SCAR. 'Unlike any other AR style rifle, the TAR-10 is built of steel and color case hardened using Turnbull’s proprietary finish. The receiver is made from a 8620 billet, with the upper and lower halves attached in the AR style ...'" ... |
Wilson Combat Jumps on the 300 AAC Blackout Bandwagon
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"When we sat down with Advanced Armament’s Kevin Brittingham last year, we learned that while Bill Wilson was involved in some of the early stages of the 300 BLK ammunition design process, he eventually opted for the Eric Cartman approach: screw you guys, I’m going home. Wilson Combat later came out with their 7.62×40 WT cartridge, which has gone absolutely nowhere. Now it seems that they’re finally hopping on the 300 Blackout express and making complete upper receivers as well as ammunition in the new caliber . . ." ... |
Praxis: US Army looking to replace M14EBR; feelers out for compact M110
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"The US Army’s PM Soldier Weapons has put out a sources sought request over on FedBiz looking for sources to manufacture a complete weapon system or reconfigure some or all of the existing 7.62 x 51mm M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System (SASS) currently available in the Army’s inventory. The Army is looking to reduce the rifle’s length to 36″ overall with a collapsible buttstock closed and no suppressor in place and hit a weight of 9 pounds, naked. The new weapon would become a compact version of the SASS, and be called the CSASS. The document says they’ll be looking to build or convert 125 rifles per month with a capability to ramp up to 325 rifles per month." ... |
Politicians hammered by the NRA
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... "Don't get me wrong, the Second Amendment is one of my favorites. In the military, I was an expert marksman who trained foreign militaries in counter-guerilla warfare, and I am an avid gun enthusiast. As a gun owner, I absolutely believe in the right to protect my family from anyone who threatens our safety."
"But I also know that when the Second Amendment was passed in 1791, the most lethal weapon was a single-shot musket. Arguing that you need an assault rifle1 to protect your family is like saying you need a blowtorch to light a cigarette." ...
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Gun rights don’t include right to own sophisticated weaponry
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"This letter is in response to the articles covering the Colorado movie theater shooting." ...
"Obviously the need for a state militia has been replaced by the National Guard and Coast Guard whereby trained military personnel are entrusted with the defense of this country against domestic enemies. Their weapons are tightly controlled and safeguarded."
"The only two reasons for a citizen to own a firearm are for hunting or defense of the household from intruders. In either case, ownership of a handgun, shotgun or rifle is more than adequate to satisfy these purposes." ... |
Common sense 'outgunned'
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"If things had gone according to plan, it’s likely that alleged Colorado killer [redacted] would have taken down a number of police officers along with the 12 people he killed and 58 others he wounded inside the Aurora movie theater."
"Holmes surrendered peacefully but only because the AR-15 style assault rifle that he was carrying jammed. The gun reportedly had a 100-round drum magazine. The guns that the cops were carrying were no match for his. In addition he was covered head to toe in body armor." ... |
Why Michael Bloomberg doesn't talk about 'gun control' any more
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"In the weeks following the Aurora shooting massacre, Michael Bloomberg, the contemporary face of the gun control movement, appeared on one national TV show after another denouncing the political cowardice of the nation's leaders and the weak gun regulations resulting from it."
"At the same time, the mayor has said that he is actually not a 'gun control' advocate."
"'To those that say, 'Look, this is about gun control,' it isn't,' Mr. Bloomberg said on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' recently. 'It's about crime control.'" ... |
Bloomberg Wants to Reframe the Gun Control Debate
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"After the mass shooting in Aurora, Mayor Bloomberg has gone on the offensive as an advocate for gun control, but he's also well aware of the political realities, going so far as to avoid the actual term. Capital New York points out today that the mayor is careful to refer to 'crime control' instead of the loaded 'gun control,' with a focus on background checks and legal loopholes, and even named his anti-gun organization Mayors Against Illegal Guns, instead of something that sounds more aggressive toward the Second Amendment. To beat the NRA, Bloomberg knows, he has to first help change the conversation." ... |
Sovereignty kills: Why Americans cannot disarm
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... "The favoured explanation for such madness is the enormous power of the [NRA] and other far-right lobby and interest groups. To be sure, the NRA is one of the most powerful players in Washington. But the deeper issue is that many millions of Americans — a small majority, according to a recent New York Times poll — either support or accept the premise that 'the government' cannot be trusted with all the guns and that they therefore need to keep weapons themselves."
"In other words, the influence of the NRA reflects a substantial basis of popular support. And that support derives not from any moral shortcoming among Americans but from the accumulated weight of specific historical factors ..." [emphasis added] ... |
Bloomberg Fighting to Counter Gun Lobby
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"Michael Bloomberg has stepped up his calls for tighter gun laws in the wake of last month's Colorado massacre, but to his frustration, not many people seem to be listening—especially not President Obama and Mitt Romney. The argument that gun carnage can be stopped with existing laws—as both candidates insist—is 'preposterous,' the New York City mayor tells the Huffington Post, but the 'irrational' gun lobby has made it too daunting for politicians to even discuss gun control. The gun lobby has 'created this aura that they are so powerful, if you don't go with them, they'll take you out and destroy your ability to feed your family,' he says." ...
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A secret paradise for gun rights and residency
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"High up above Scandinavia about 75 degrees north latitude is an obscure archipelago that few people in the world know about ..."
"It’s called Svalbard, population ~3,000. And while the islands are technically part of Norway, they come with some incredibly unique benefits ..." ...
"3) Gun rights. If you already have a permit to carry firearms in your home country, you can use your existing documentation to ‘rent’ a rifle for up to six months from the moment you arrive on the island."
"In the meantime, you can apply for a license to purchase firearms through a very straightforward, abbreviated process. Qualification standards include, and I’m not kidding, (a) being sober, and (b) being over the age of 18." ... |
Second Amendment — for now
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"In 2006, the U.N. Small Arms Treaty reared its ugly head, ostensibly to prevent the export of small arms to cartels, insurgents, and others. However, opponents of the treaty believe its true purpose was to impose a worldwide gun control standard ..." ...
"We the People spoke, and Hillary did not sign it."
"But we shouldn’t celebrate our victory for too long because this issue is not dead. Obama knows that if he pursues this further right now, it could truly kill any chance he has of re-election. So for now, he’ll most likely just let it lie. Once the election is over, and if he is indeed re-elected, he can and most likely will, take this up again and move forward as though nothing had ever happened." ... |
Second Amendment protects from tyranny
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"After the Colorado massacre, gun-control lobbyists are making political hay. Many people — especially the gun-control lobbyists, fail to understand the true meaning of the Second Amendment."
"The Second Amendment not only provides every citizen a means to self-defense but, more importantly, it provides every citizen with the means to resist a totalitarian government takeover, should government leaders assume authority beyond that which the citizens have given to them. For those who are so naïve as to believe it cannot happen, check your history. Better yet, look at what is happening in the Middle East. ..." ... |
Misunderstanding of second amendment is a new problem
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"The murder rampage in Aurora, Colorado, has caused some to conclude that had more people in the movie theater been armed, perhaps 40 people would have been killed, and that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution 'applies to ONLY those people who are in the militias.'"
"I cannot follow the convoluted illogic which concludes that more armed people would have resulted in more deaths. If the same crime had been attempted in Arizona ... it is likely that one or more armed citizens would have shot the perpetrator before anywhere near 12 people had been killed. Prohibiting the carrying of arms in a location only ensures that someone with a murderous intent will have a risk-free environment in which to commit the crime." ... |
Valuing some lives over others
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"The national support for the victims of the recent Colorado shootings is great. However, if we believe in the equivalency of life, what about the lives of young men in Chicago, where there have been more deaths than in Afghanistan so far this year. While the hospitals in Aurora say they will cover hospital bills for those without insurance (one in three in Colorado), who will cover bills for those who are hospitalized after a drive-by? We mourn some deaths and ignore others, which suggests that some life is valued and some life is cheap."
"Does it have anything to do with media attention? ..." ... |
Thank heaven for the cowards
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"At approximately 12:40 a.m. on July 20, the shooting had stopped at a theater in Aurora, Colo. ..."
"Less than 12 hours later, perhaps even before rigor mortis had set in on some of the dead bodies, editors at the San Francisco Chronicle ran an updated version of an editorial on their website entitled 'Tragedy shows more need for gun control.'"
"I, like the Chronicle’s editors, fervently believed in gun control at one time. That was when I was into fantasies. And before I read the amazingly simple wording of the Second Amendment."
"Gun rights are now my passion, not gun control. And I pose this question to Chronicle editors and others that believe in the delusion of gun control:" ... |
Revisionist history?
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"In the wake of the horrific shootings, deaths and injuries at Aurora ... Americans want to know reasons for such carnage, why it can’t be prevented, and steps the nation might take to stop such acts of senseless violence."
"It’s also predictable those who push for more gun control would emerge with a dubious solution — gutting of the Second Amendment. So it wasn’t surprising professor Adam Winkler, a constitutional law professor at UCLA, would offer a Newsday column ..."
"After a first read, I thought the byline was in error, and the column actually had been written by ... 'The Fonz' on TV’s old sitcom, 'Happy Days.' It was entertaining TV but a fantasy — a twist of reality and history, just like professor Winkler’s column." ... |
The futility of gun control
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... "Whether it is college campuses, Amish communities, or other gun-free zones, bloodthirsty maniacal men will find a way to quench their cravings. Therefore, gun control laws do not work – because they are based on the erroneous assumption that criminals will obey the law. They don’t and won’t; hence leaving law-abiding citizens defenseless in the face of danger, as so happened that tragic July evening at the Aurora, Colorado movie theater where guns were not permitted, and a man who called himself 'The Joker' went on a shooting rampage." ... |
Guns targeted?
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"More than any other country, the United States seems to have an instinctive affinity for guns."
"Given its rugged history and penchant for individualism and self-reliance, perhaps that isn’t altogether surprising. After all, the U.S. was born out of armed revolution, in which musket-wielding colonists fought off their British overlords. Later, westward expansion and tales of swashbuckling gunslingers enshrined the mythos of firearms into the national psyche."
"The passage of time hasn’t diminished Americans’ fondness for guns." ... |
Delegation weighs in on gun control
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"With the debate over gun control again simmering in the wake of the largest mass shooting in U.S. history in Aurora, Colo., on July 20, the three members of Vermont’s Congressional delegation reiterated their beliefs that individual states should maintain their ability to shape their own firearm laws." ...
"The Addison Independent asked members of Vermont’s Congressional delegation to state their views on gun ownership. Here is how they responded:" ... |
MD: Charlie Deane, Prince William police chief, to retire after 42 years
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... "Prince William Commonwealth’s Attorney Paul B. Ebert said that Deane has embodied the principles of honesty and integrity, evidenced by the fact that there has never been a major scandal unearthed at the department."
"'He insists on everyone in his department being good policemen, and he won’t tolerate dishonesty,' Ebert said."
"Deane said he has fired police officers for lying to him. And he has been willing to air the department’s dirty laundry when necessary, especially when his officers have been found breaking the law."
"'The community has a right to hold their officers to very high standards,' Deane said. 'We can’t expect them to have confidence in us, to trust us, to report crimes to us, without us being honorable people.'" ... |
NY: Brooklyn cop arrested for raping ex-girlfriend at gunpoint in Staten Island parking lot
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"An NYPD officer was arrested Wednesday night for raping at gunpoint a woman he once dated, police sources and family members said."
"Arthur Roldan, 28, was collared in Brooklyn around 8 p.m. and charged with rape, menacing and assault, cops said."
"Roldan was off-duty when he allegedly attacked the woman in a parking lot on Father Capodanno Blvd. on Staten Island around 11 p.m. Tuesday, police sources said." ... |
OR: Leader of High-tech task force resigns under fire
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"The Central Point police lieutenant who heads the Southern Oregon High-Tech Crimes Task Force has resigned in the midst of an investigation into possible wrongdoing."
"Josh Moulin resigned Monday, said Jackson County District Attorney Mark Huddleston."
"Huddleston said that before Moulin's resignation, the Central Point Police Department had consulted with his office and Oregon State Police about possible wrongdoing by Moulin and OSP agreed to investigate."
"On June 12, Huddleston asked the Oregon Department of Justice's criminal justice department to determine from the OSP investigation whether any laws were broken and to prosecute the case if necessary." ... |
NY: Sharp Increase In Pistol Permits In Erie County (video available)
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"In the days that followed the mass shooting inside a Colorado movie theater, the Erie County Clerk's office saw a sharp increase in the number of people filling out permits for pistols."
"In New York State, permits on handguns are processed in the clerks' offices. Rifles and shotguns do not require such permits."
"2 On Your Side analyzed the records and found a 21% increase (year to year) in applications filled out by new gunowners and a 49% increase in applications filled out by current gunowners who wanted to add additional pistols."
"'The facts are, we have had a significant uptick in the attempt to get more pistols,' Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs said." ... |
VT: Farmer takes revenge for drug arrest by driving tractor over the top of seven police cars... leaving officers unable to pursue him
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"A farmer angry over a recent arrest surprised police in Vermont on Thursday by driving his tractor over seven parked police cars before driving away."
"Roger Pion, 34, had been arrested last month for resisting arrest and marijuana possession before rolling his farm tractor across their vehicles, demolishing five marked cruisers, one unmarked car and a transport van, police said."
"'We had nothing to pursue him with,' said Newport Chief Deputy Philip Brooks, who went outside to see seven of his fleet's 11 vehicles destroyed."
"Working with their windows closed and air conditioners humming, Orleans County sheriff's deputies said it was a neighbour’s call to 911 that alerted them to what had happened outside." ... |
CA: A parade of silly rhetoric on guns
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"Friday's letters about gun control and the Colorado killings are the silliest stuff I've read in a long time. According to one writer the Colorado killer, by being a college graduate, was one of the 'left-wing nuts from the intellectual community.'"
"Another writer blames liberals for 'banning guns to further the liberal agenda' and "shamelessly using this tragedy to thwart the Second Amendment." But using the same tragedy to defend the use of guns seems even more shameless." ... |
AZ: Founders were clear on gun rights
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... "Like my fellow citizen, I also reread our Constitution's Second Amendment. While it is accurate that there is no reference to 'automatic weapons' or 'mass-murder ammunition,' the language clearly states that citizens have the right to 'keep and bear Arms'; not 'selected' arms or 'some types of' arms." ... |
FL: Americans should have military weapons
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"Once again, the editors of USA TODAY are calling for bans on 'assault weapons' or high-capacity magazines."
"There are serious problems with those kinds of laws."
"The Supreme Court has held that, 'the conception of the militia at the time of the Second Amendment's ratification was the body of all citizens capable of military service, who would bring the sorts of lawful weapons that they possessed at home.' In other words, citizens are expected to possess military-type weapons."
"The Supreme Court has held that, 'weapons in common use' are specifically protected by the 2nd Amendment. High capacity handguns and AR-15 type sporting rifles are the most common firearms sold these days and are the most common firearms used in competition." ... |
CA: Rekindled debate over gun control
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"All those writing about ... the alleged mass murderer of Aurora, Colo., have failed to see that he had not just one accomplice, but many - the NRA and those members of Congress who voted to permit the sale of assault weapons."
"I am not opposed to guns - hunting, target shooting and legal collecting - but it is insane for anyone other than a member of the military or the police to have an assault weapon like the one used in the Colorado killings. ..." ... |
Quebec: An anachronistic culture of guns
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"Re: 'Sovereignty kills: Why Americans cannot disarm' (Opinion, Aug. 2)."
"I enjoyed Jason Opal’s explanation of why Americans are so enamoured with guns, the result of their preoccupation with rugged individualism and their innate distrust of government."
"Every time I have argued this issue with my American friends they invariably start repeating, mantra-like, the fact that the Second Amendment guarantees their right to bear arms. No doubt the Second Amendment made perfect sense in 1791 ..." ... |
China: Chinese teen kills nine, wounds four in knife attack
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"A teenager has been arrested after killing nine people and wounding four others in a knife attack in northeast China, state media reported Thursday."
"The 17-year-old, who was identified only by his surname Li, barged into the home of his girlfriend armed with a knife following an argument and killed two relatives of the girl, the Legal Daily said."
"As he left his girlfriend's home in Liaoning province's Xinbin county, he stabbed six more people to death and wounded five, it said." ...
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