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Background Checks: Wasteful 'Big Brother' At Work
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... "Since its original adoption, there have been constant efforts to expand, enhance and improve the $2 billion dollar system. Every time there is a high-profile murder, Congress, the president and media outlets raise the call for expanding NICS background checks, adding more categories of people to the prohibited list and other 'improvements' to the system." ... |
U.S. doesn’t have gun problem
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"Another sensational murder, another clarion call from the leftist gun-grabbers. Extremists are so predictable."
"The clarion call, though, is built on a myth, a myth that somehow the United States is a dangerous place and that guns are the main reason for it."
"The truth is that the United States is one of the safest countries in the world."
"While the United States has the largest number of guns per capita, it has a surprisingly low murder rate compared to the rest of the world. It is not in the top 10. It is not in the top 25. It is not in the top 50."
"It is not even in the top 100." ... |
The 2nd Amendment: Individual, not Collective Rights
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... "For the individual rights view of the Second Amendment, the question is easy to answer, but for the states’ rights interpretation 'must mean–if it is to mean anything at all—-that a federal action that invades a state’s protected interests can be challenged in court, and that it can be struck down where it is not justified by highly compelling circumstances,' they write. 'This, of course, leaves open two important questions. ...'"
"What makes the states’ rights idea of the Second Amendment difficult to implement, they write, is that too often its defenders have failed to provide a logically and constitutionally consistent defense of their interpretation." ... |
An Open Rant Aimed at Those Who Would Repeal the Second Amendment
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... "We should be absolutely clear about what Delaney is arguing here: He is a) agreeing with Jefferson that 'laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind,' b) contending that 'progress' suggests that the individual right to keep and bear arms is now counterproductive, and c) concluding that it is time therefore to make a 'change in law and constitution' — in other words, to repeal the Second Amendment. ... they are not speaking in a vacuum but reflecting the views of a small but vocal portion of the American population. And they mean it."
"That being so, here’s the million-dollar question: What the hell are they waiting for? Go on, chaps. Bloody well do it." ... |
Why Gun Laws Targeting ‘Crazy People’ Would Have Little Benefit
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"Two days ago, according to FBI crime statistics, approximately 38 murders took place in the U.S. Most of these murders were completed with a gun between two or more people who knew one another."
"But people are only talking about two of them — the deaths of TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward by Vester Flanagan (aka Bryce Williams). Flanagan was a disgruntled former worker at the local TV station where the three of them briefly worked [together] ..."
"And one of the victims’ fathers — Andy Parker — has now made it his mission in life to increase common sense gun control laws in the U.S. Targeting 'crazy people.'"
"Unfortunately, had his laws been in place, they likely wouldn’t have prevented this tragedy ..." ... |
Thinking Seriously About the Virginia Murders
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... "The 20th century philosopher Hannah Arendt maintained that there was a connection between the 'inability to think' and morality. Upon observing Adolph Eichmann during his trial, she was stunned by two facts: The first was that Eichmann, in spite of being responsible for great evil, wasn’t particularly demonic or wicked at all, and, secondly, he was incapable of thinking beyond the stock phrases, clichés, and conventionalities available to him."
"In other words, Eichmann was not unlike the vast majority of human beings."
"Yet this 'curious, but quite authentic, inability to think' accounts for much evil in the world. The reason for this is not difficult to grasp. Morality requires judgments about good and evil ..." ... |
Colion Noir: Post Live-TV Murder Bloody Shirt Waving Is No Good for Anyone (video story)
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"In the wake of the Roanoke live-TV homicide, gun guru and firearms fashionista Colion Noir recaps all the arguments against background checks, replaying clips of politicians calling for more gun control. It’s a compelling video for those who haven’t been following the 'gun debate' since the Sandy Hook slaughter. For those of us who have – and how – Noir’s plain speaking is a welcome addition to the voices of reason opposing attempts to degrade and destroy our natural, civil and Constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms. ..." ... |
Gun-Rights Defender Outsmarts Bureaucrats
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"When attorney Dennis Brislawn unexpectedly came across an innovative way to protect Second Amendment firearm rights, he didn’t waste time."
"Brislawn was in a gun shop in Seattle, just across Lake Washington from his Bellevue office, when a customer uttered two words that grabbed his attention: 'gun trust.'"
"'I whipped my head around,' Brislawn told WND in an interview, 'and I asked him, 'What’s a gun trust?'"
"That is how Gun Docx™ was born." ... |
It's time for the media to stop making mass shooters famous
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"I won’t give the troubled man who shot two Virginia journalists on live TV last week the attention he so richly craved by using his name in this column."
"I won’t name the troubled man who just got 12 life sentences for shooting people at a theater in Colorado ... I can write about these people without making them more famous."
"It’s time for the rest of the media to follow suit, and quit pretending that we’re just doing our jobs. We’re not. We’re turning mass shooters into superstars."
"I did that once; I was the Northwest Herald’s lead writer when a gunman opened fire in 2008 on a classroom at my alma mater, Northern Illinois University. I don’t want to be a mass shooter’s public relations flack." ... |
Gun Hero of the Day: Greg Gutfeld (video available)
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"Not everyone who reads this site is a fan of Fox News. I get that. Fox’s 'Interrupter-in-Chief',' for example, is decidedly squidgy on gun rights. While Billious Bill O’Reilly may sit astride Fox like a cantankerous colossus, there’s plenty of firearms-freedom loving commentators down at the sharp end. Check out this clip of Dana Loesch giving Nomiki Konst what for. Ann Coulter takes no prisoners, gun rights wise. But the endlessly sardonic Greg Gutfeld is the best – least strident yet most passionate – of the bunch. This particular clip is remarkable only in that Gutfeld turns to Geraldo and says . . ." ... |
Gear Review: Primary Arms 6X ACSS .22 LR Scope
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"March 11, 2014: the U.S. Patent Office approves a patent for the Advanced Combat Sighting System, or ACSS. This novel reticle design combines near-instant, intuitive ranging of human targets out to 800 yards with built-in bullet drop, windage, and running target compensation markings. A full review of Primary Arms’ 1-6X ACSS is forthcoming. But, for those looking to range and engage targets a little less grave than enemy combatants, today we’re checking out a version of the ACSS reticle designed for ranging clay pigeons, cans, and bottles out to 200 yards. It’s built into the Primary Arms 6X 22LR scope. . ." ... |
Smith & Wesson investors are celebrating today
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"Smith & Wesson's investors are celebrating Friday."
"Shares of the gunmaker are up more than 10% following the release of the company's better-than-expected quarterly earnings report."
"'Our first-quarter results exceeded our expectations for sales and net income in both our firearms and accessories divisions,' CEO James Debney said. 'Higher revenue in our firearms division was driven by strong orders for our M&P 15 Sport rifles, our Thompson/Center Venture bolt-action rifles and our M&P Shield polymer pistols.'"
"All of this comes as the outrage over lax US gun control seems to be intensifying." ... |
More than gun control, lawmakers should talk about how to prevent more tragedies
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"The shooting of two journalists Wednesday morning, caught live on air, was disturbing and horrific." ...
"No matter if you’re a card-carrying member of the [NRA] or the ultimate pacifist who wants to repeal the Second Amendment, I’m pretty sure there is no one who thinks what happened Wednesday morning is OK."
"I think everyone agrees that we should keep firearms away from people who won’t use them responsibly, either because they are mentally unstable or have violent tendencies."
"So why, in this place of agreement, is there not a launchpad for debate, discussion and possibly new rules and regulations to prevent more Alison Parkers and Adam Wards from getting gunned down while doing their jobs? ..." ... |
Question of the Day: How Many Guns Are There in the US?
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"How many firearms are lost or destroyed in the United States? Is the number of guns in the U.S. increasing or decreasing? The current estimate of the private stock of firearms in the United States is about 363 million (16 million were added in 2013). That number was calculated by the cumulative addition of domestic manufacture plus imports minus exports. This does not count guns shipped to the U.S. military. The figures are rounded to the nearest million. Firearms manufactured before 1899 are not included. The starting figure in 1945 is 47 million . . ." ... |
Another deadly day in America
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"We’re all talking about another American murder. In some ways, it’s indistinguishable from thousands of others. An angry man. An easily obtained gun. Innocent, seemingly random victims. Breaking news. A manhunt. A suicide. Politicians calling for 'action.' Others reminding us not to politicize the terrible deaths. It’s a one-act tragedy we’ve all seen. Playing now in Virginia. Yesterday in Texas. The day before that, it was California. It’s an old and repetitive story, and it’s easy to ignore."
"But today, we are all talking about this American murder. This time, the performance was different. It was broadcast live. There was a Facebook post. The victim was white and young and pretty. She was ambitious and funny. ..." ... |
Alison Parker's father takes on America's shame -- gun violence
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"Now Andy Parker, whose daughter Alison could have been anyone’s daughter last week, speaks with more anger and more clarity about guns than any politician running for President. Alison Parker’s father does this even as this country continues to die a little bit more, one gun death at a time."
"So Alison Parker’s father, talking to the country from a place in his heart raw with grief, will be the latest parent to find out what it is like to go up against the permanent government of guns in America, and against his own government, one too cowardly to do enough about background checks that aren’t tough enough and gaping gun-show loopholes that are so often big enough and wide enough that 16-wheelers can drive through them with ease." ... |
Virginia slayings provide launchpad for more gun control
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"Speaking last night to Fox News’ Megyn Kelly, the father of slain WDBJ reporter Alison Parker in Virginia vowed to make it his life’s mission to close 'the loopholes in background checks' so that 'crazy people' cannot get their hands on firearms."
"While the entire nation was horrified – including millions of law-abiding gun owners – at the on-air murders of Parker and cameraman Adam Ward on Wednesday during a live interview, Second Amendment activists are preparing for a new gun control battle. Alleged gunman Vester Lee Flanagan, who used the on-air name of Bryce Williams, legally bought the gun he apparently used, according to ABC News, which noted that he had 'no known criminal record.'" ... |
Admission: Background checks couldn’t prevent WDBJ tragedy
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"In what some might consider a stunning bit of candor, spokespersons for two gun control groups reportedly acknowledged to the Roanoke Times yesterday that background checks would not have prevented Wednesday’s carefully planned on-air slayings of two broadcast journalists in Virginia."
"The newspaper reported that Lori Haas, state director for the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, an affiliate of the anti-gun Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, 'told the newspaper she’s not aware of any background check system that could have prevented someone like (gunman Vester Lee) Flanagan from purchasing a gun.' The newspaper confirmed that Flanagan had legally purchased a pistol last month and had passed a background check." ... |
White House Admits “Common Sense” Laws Wouldn’t Have Stopped VA Shooter, Wants Them Anyway
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"The common refrain from the Obama Administration is that if we had simply implemented 'common sense' gun laws then some of these 'gun violence tragedies' would not have occurred. That’s the same logic they are using to present their latest demand for increased restrictions on the civil liberties of law abiding Americans, pointing to the on-air shooting of two reporters as proof positive that we need to 'do something' to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. There’s just one small problem: the proposed laws would have done exactly nothing to stop that shooting. And on Friday, the Obama Administration admitted it." ... |
Bernie Sanders says if elected he will push for stricter controls on guns
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"Bernie Sanders says he favors gun control measures just as strongly as his Democratic presidential rivals, touting his rural-state roots as key to his chances of enacting 'real, constructive' legislation."
"In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper Sunday on 'State of the Union,' the Vermont senator touted his career 'D-' rating from the [NRA]."
"Sanders also played up his differences on policy issues with Hillary Clinton and hit national Democrats for a debate calendar he said is too restrictive during the interview."
"His gun control comments come in the wake of the shooting deaths of two Virginia journalists who were shot by a former coworker, as well as the execution-style killing of a Texas sheriff's deputy." ... |
Citizens Taking Video of Police See Themselves Facing Arrest
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"Thomas Demint's voice is heard only briefly on the eight-minute video he took of police officers arresting two of his friends, and body-slamming their mother. 'I'm videotaping this, sir,' he tells an officer. 'I'm just videotaping this.'"
"What's not seen is what happened just after he stopped recording: Demint says three officers tackled him, took away his smartphone and then tried, unsuccessfully, to erase the video. They then arrested him on charges of obstruction of governmental administration and resisting arrest." ....
"Civil liberties experts say Demint is part of a growing trend of citizen videographers getting arrested after trying to record police behavior." ... |
WA: Coming To A Sheriff’s Office Near You
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"On the front cover of Washington State’s August 2015 'Inlander' magazine, Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich is shown hands on hips standing on top of the 'Don’t Tread On Me' (Gadsden) flag. The title of the article is 'Daring To Tread.'"
"The sheriff and at least one of his deputies have verbalized opinions that 'constitutionalists' are threats to the sheriff’s office, the federal government, and to the country itself. Sheriff Knezovich even went so far as to compare 'constitutionalists' with the Sunni Muslim terror group ISIS. The deputy indicated that the presence of armed 'constitutionalists' in the county was the principal reason why the sheriff's office was amassing military equipment. ..." ... |
NY: Ex-state trooper, of Liverpool, admits non-consensual sex after being acquitted of rape
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"A former state trooper from Liverpool admitted today to having non-consensual sex with a woman in Clay."
"That came after a jury acquitted Patrick A. Klein, 34, of rape charges in the 2013 incident. The victim testified at trial that Klein had sex with her without her permission."
"Klein was originally indicted on first-degree rape, criminal sex act and related charges. But the jury found him not guilty of the felony rape charge, which accused him of forcibly having sex with the woman."
"But the jury couldn't decide if Klein was guilty of third-degree rape ... (without 'forcible compulsion').
"Instead of going back to trial on that charge, Klein pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct, a misdemeanor." ... |
ID: School makes guns available to trained staff this year
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"This academic year marks the first that a remote Idaho school district will make guns available to trained staff members in the event that an active shooter is on the 300-student campus."
"Superintendent Greg Alexander says it can take 45 minutes or longer for emergency responders to reach the 300-student Garden Valley School District, prompting officials to buy four rifles, put them in gun safes and train a few staff members in how to use them, KBOI-TV reported ..." ... |
NC: Inalienable means non-negotiable
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"In a letter to the Editor on Aug. 19, 'Human rights 'inalienable,' the writer apparently doesn’t know the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution."
"The Declaration asserts that God (not man), created all men equal and endowed them with certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The Declaration further states that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. ..."
"Inalienable means non-negotiable. Because these rights are given by God, a just government of, by and for the people must assure that the criminal behavior of some does not interfere with the rights of the many." ... |
CO: Two mass shootings haven't stopped attacks on gun control
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... "In the aftermath of Aurora, Colorado tightened its gun laws — generating a Republican-led backlash that cost two Democratic legislators their seats. Though the new laws survived, the fight showed that the victory for gun control was precarious in a purple state. ..."
"In 2013, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, signed three major bills into law, which together made some of the most dramatic gun policy changes in the country. Among them was a measure extending mandatory background checks to people purchasing weapons online and from private sellers. Hickenlooper also passed a ban on high-capacity magazines holding more than 15 rounds of ammunition, like those used in Columbine and Aurora." ... |
NY: Watson’s gun stance ignores some worst-case scenarios
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"In Rod Watson’s Aug. 20 column he lauds a Libertarian Party lawsuit aimed at further weakening the New York SAFE Act. From what I have learned in The Buffalo News this legislation in no way abrogates the Second Amendment."
"To wait for a permit might be inconvenient but hardly onerous1, considering how guns get into the hands of mentally ill persons. Mass shootings around the country reveal that this is a major problem."
"More guns do not provide more protection. They cause more senseless violence. Lost or stolen firearms often land in the wrong hands. It is ironic that recently three young people lost their lives in a drive-by shooting in Rochester." ...
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CO: Offer concealed carry to reduce crime
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"All around us in this country, innocent lives are being taken – for the most part with the illegal, cruel and thoughtless use of firearms. Today our right to bear firearms is guaranteed by the Second Amendment. Regionally and locally, other controls/options are in effect. In Colorado, to my knowledge, it’s OK to carry an exposed gun on your hip in many public areas but this probably makes the viewer uneasy and so is not prevalent. A most helpful and perhaps overdue contribution to crime reduction and personal safety improvement, in my opinion, is the concealed-carry law of Colorado. ..." ... |
ME: All firearm sales should get same level of scrutiny
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"It’s clear the country has lost perspective in the discussion about gun safety when even after the most gut-punch of wake-up calls, such as the murder of 20 children at an elementary school, or the latest burst of senseless gun violence, which last week claimed two innocent lives in Virginia, the most innocuous reforms become instant non-starters."
"Expanding mandatory background checks, already required for gun purchases made through federally licensed firearm dealers, to private sales would cut off one avenue by which the unstable or criminal-minded obtain weapons, and it would do so without placing an undue burden on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens." ... |
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