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'Cross lobby� shows 'progressive' hypocrisy on church-state separation
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... "An occasional recurring theme on 'The War on Guns' blog is how the regressive left, as exemplified by groups like 'Americans United for the Separation of Church and State,' goes into IRS-siccing hissy fits whenever conservative religious values surface in government affairs. That generally prompts them to point loudly and insistently to the 'wall of separation,' cite the First Amendment proscription that 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,' and generally act like they can�t wait to find a hamlet somewhere with a manger scene in a public park at Christmas so they can tear it down and make someone pay for having their atheist sensibilities offended. ..." ... |
John Lott Debunks Myth That 40% of Guns Are Sold Without a Background Check
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"Politicians, including the president, have been throwing around a stat recently in their push for more gun control."
"We keep hearing that 40% of gun purchases take place without a background check."
"Noted gun violence researcher Dr. John Lott has published an article on the National Review Online debunking that number."
"Apparently the stat comes from a survey of 251 people almost 20 years ago and when you take out guns that were inherited, legally given as gifts, or issued to a person at their work (law enforcement, private security, etc) the number is actually closer 15%." ... |
The Push to the Top
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"From Dead Patriot Films, via email:""We were hoping that some deep-pocket finance types would have shown themselves by now to help us carry this film to the finishing line, but no such luck. Therefore, the crew and I have decided to return to Kickstarter to raise the funds needed to complete the film and take it to theaters by March to be part of the 'conversation' while congress debates our 2nd Amendment rights."
"Yes, theaters!" ... |
American Liberty, But�
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"Drawing on their boundless linguistic ingenuity, the British have worked out a neat little trick to take the edge off when endorsing restrictions on individual liberty. 'I believe in freedom of speech,' members of parliament or representatives of advocacy groups will say with real poise. And then they will add the word 'but and explain disjointedly why they don�t. For some inexplicable reason, this is startlingly effective. Human ears, it seems, couch the truthful second statement in the more people-pleasing first. The preamble to the 'but' makes what follows all the more persuasive, even when the statements are contradictory. It�s quite brilliant." ... |
Anti-NRA Group�s Shameless Editing Tricks
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"A Web video attacking Rep. John Barrow for taking 'NRA blood money' selectively edits an old campaign ad in which Barrow touts his support for the Second Amendment and the NRA�s endorsement of him. The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, which produced the video, edited out all references in which Barrow explains why he supports gun rights � including his statement that his father owned a rifle 'just to keep us safe.'"
"Barrow�s late father, James, was a Georgia Superior Court judge and a supporter of the civil rights movement. When James Barrow died in 2000, the Athens Banner-Herald said �he kept a rifle beside his front door� during legal fights over desegregation, which he supported." ... |
The Show Not Attended [UPDATE - Show "Postponed"]
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"As fallout from Reed Exhibition's decision to ban anything related to the modern sporting rifle from their Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show continues, it appears the show will be lacking many of the brand names ... visitors normally expect." ...
"We applaud big groups ... for their stands. But we shouldn't overlook- nor fail to support- those little companies putting their survival on the line." ...
"Yesterday, I received this email from Virginia Blade Knives:"
"'My company is Virginia Blade Knives and effective as of this morning we cancelled our booth and have joined the ranks of my brothers and sisters who have pulled out of the eastern outdoors show in Harrisburg P.A. ! It a tough call all and we may be facing bankruptcy but its a just call to make. Please add us to your list asap and thank you for all you do to get the word out.'" ... |
Glock Releases New Pro-Gun Commercial That�s Sure to Make Gun Owners Smile
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"In 2011, there was a set of commercials that made their way around the internet by gun-maker Glock and featuring popular Marine drill sergeant Lee Ermey, aka 'Gunny.' Pro-gun people loved them, as they make the case for those who are passionate about the Second Amendment in a slightly-funny, common-sense way."
"And now the manufacturer is back with a new one that�s sure to grab attention."
"The ads all are a play off the idea of robbers picking the wrong business, house, or person."
"Check out the initial ad, which takes place at a diner and focuses on a potential robbery:" ... |
Should the US ban assault weapons? (Poll)
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"US Senator Dianne Feinstein is proposing a law banning over 100 specified semi-automatic firearms. Do you agree the US should ban these high-powered weapons?" ...
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PA: Harrisburg outdoors show postponed indefinitely
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"The 58th annual Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, Pa., scheduled to open Saturday, has been postponed indefinitely."
"The nine-day show is annually the largest consumer outdoors show in the country, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors and 1,300 exhibitors to the five-building Farm Show Complex."
"Show organizer Reed Exhibitions decided Thursday to postpone the show in the wake of a mass withdrawal of exhibitors, sponsors and celebrity spokesmen in protest to Reed�s decision to ban the display of tactical rifles at the show." ...
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NRA boycott of outdoors show shuts it down
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"America�s largest sports and outdoors show was postponed Thursday after the NRA issued a boycott, following the event�s ban on 'modern sporting rifles,' or semi-automatic rifles."
"The National Rifle Association called on Reed Exhibitions, the British-based organizer of the Harrisburg Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show, to reconsider their decision, stating that the NRA�s participation would hinge on the outcome." ... |
PA: Harrisburg mayor: Postponement of outdoor show 'unfortunate'
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"The office of Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson described as 'unfortunate' the news that the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show, scheduled for Feb. 2 at the Farm Show Complex, would be postponed to an undetermined date". ...
"The mayor's office issued this statement:" ...
"It is also unfortunate that legal gun owners and the many families who have enjoyed a long tradition of hunting in the beautiful rural environment around the region will be deprived of this major event because of a controversy caused by firearms manufacturers who profit from the sale of weapons designed for the mass killing of human beings." ...
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PA: Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show postponed
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"The Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show has been postponed indefinitely this year."
"Citing the growing controversy over show organizer Reed Exhibitions' decision to ban from the event assault rifles and high-capacity ammunition magazines, company officials announced Thursday that the show scheduled for Feb. 2-10 at the State Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg will not go on."
"'It has become very clear to us after speaking with our customers that the event could not be held because the atmosphere of this year's show would not be conducive to an event that is designed to provide family enjoyment,' said Chet Burchett, Reed Exhibitions president for the Americas." ... |
Feinstein: �The Purpose Is to Dry Up the Supply of These Weapons Over Time� (video available)
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"Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) laid out the conditions of her proposed assault weapons ban Thursday, saying it would prohibit 158 specifically named military-style firearms."
"'The purpose is to dry up the supply of these weapons over time,' Feinstein said. 'Therefore, there is no sunset on this bill.'"
"Feinstein said the bill prohibits the sale, transfer, manufacture and importation of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices that can accept more than ten rounds, but said it would not affect hunting or sporting firearms." ... |
Feinstein unveiling her gun grabbing legislation
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"Anti-gun Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is unveiling her proposal to ban so-called 'assault weapons' Thursday that would greatly expand the types of firearms affected, including semi-automatic rifles, handguns and shotguns, along with standard capacity magazines."
"Her measure, which was discussed by this column last month, would classify a firearm with a single 'military characteristic' as an 'assault weapon.' According to this report from KCBS, the CBS affiliate in San Francisco, Feinstein�s bill will limit magazine capacity to a maximum of nine rounds." ... |
Push to revive assault weapons ban begins in Congress
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"A top U.S. Democratic lawmaker on Thursday proposed a ban on assault weapons, like those used in a Connecticut school massacre last month, and called on the public to help overcome opposition by the powerful gun lobby."
"'Getting this bill signed into law is an uphill battle, I recognize that, but it is a battle worth having,' Senator Dianne Feinstein - flanked by fellow lawmakers, mayors and law enforcement officers - told a packed news conference." ... |
The Definitive "Banning Firearms for Idiots" Guide
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... "I'll let you in on a secret, this is not a firearm guide for idiots. This is a a tutorial for her highness Senator Dianne Feinstein. It's proof for all her loyal subjects that she is the queen of firearm idiots. Diane thinks that if a gun looks scary then it must be. And if it's scary, then it must be banned." ... |
Did Dianne Feinstein Illegally Possess Rifles at Press Conference
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"There has been some question on whether the presence of several semi automatic rifes at Dianne Feinstein�s press conference this morning, where she unveiled her proposed �assault weapons� ban, was legal."
"The weapons in question are all already illegal to possess in Washington D.C. and are also illegal to bring into the Capital building."
"Senator Feinstein told the Daily Caller that the weapons were taken from police evidence and were under police control at all times which apparently made the move legal." ... |
VP Joe Biden Says Shotguns Are More Deadly/Accurate Than Semi-Auto Rifles
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"The White House is making an effort to use more technology in communicating directly with people and one of the new ways it�s doing that is with Google Hangouts with Joe Biden."
"Called a 'Fireside Hangout' today was Biden�s first."
"During the hangout Biden made several statements regarding gun control."
"'A shotgun will keep you a lot safer � a double-barreled shotgun � than an assault weapon in somebody�s hand who doesn�t know how to use it, even one who does know how to use it,' Biden said. 'You know, it�s harder to use an assault weapon to hit something than it is a shotgun.'" ...
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Pathetic dog and pony show
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"The NRA ran an ad pointing out the hypocrisy of the Administration opposing armed guards for our nation's schools while the President's children had armed security at theirs. Within hours the President's spokesman Jay Carney attacked the ad, complaining it was unfair to use the President's children as political pawns. I found the hypocrisy of this statement too much to swallow, as President Obama and Vice President Biden were using children as props the same day before the White House press corps as they presented their 23-point spending bill squandering another $4.5 billion dollars of our money on ideological idiocy and treating guns like a disease." ... |
Biden downplays assault weapons ban, emphasizes background checks and magazine restrictions
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"Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday downplayed the importance of passing an assault weapons ban, even as Senate Democrats began a formal push to revive restrictions on those firearms."
"'I'm much less concerned quite frankly about what you call an assault weapon than I am about magazines and the number of rounds that can be held in a magazine,' said Biden, who discussed gun violence during a Google hangout Thursday afternoon." ... |
NY: WNY Assemblyman Says Cuomo Wanted �Two Gun Limit�
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"Western New York Assemblyman David DiPietro suggested, Thursday, that Governor Cuomo�s original gun control legislation had more teeth than the one that was signed into law earlier this month."
"DiPietro said the Governor wanted the legislation to include a 'two gun limit' for each household or each person in New York State. DiPietro says the two gun provision was removed during negotiations with Senate Republicans." ... |
Gun rights battle puts small Washington city under national microscope
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"The mayor of Oak Harbor, Wash. has revealed to Examiner that he will revive a discussion about the city�s illegal prohibition on firearms in city parks at a Feb. 5 city council meeting, and he will not back down from what could be a political and philosophical donnybrook."
"At issue is political correctness and anti-gun hoplophobia versus state law and constitutionally-protected rights. The Oak Harbor case is something of a microcosm of the national divide over gun rights." ... |
NY: Intent on Being First, Cuomo Used All Means to Enact Gun Limits
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"Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo was in his 39th floor office above Third Avenue in Manhattan, after meeting with corporate executives to ask for help lobbying Congress for federal Hurricane Sandy aid, when he heard the news: A gunman had opened fire in an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., killing 20 children."
"He called his counterpart in Connecticut, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, to offer condolences."
"'I didn�t even have the words,' he said. 'It was incomprehensible.'"
"One month later, Mr. Cuomo claimed victory, stunning many observers with the speed and apparent ease with which he pushed a gun control package through a divided Legislature. ..." ... |
Number Of Nation's Sheriffs Refusing To Enforce Unconstitutional Gun Laws Snowballs
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"From Florida to California, a growing number of the nation's sheriffs are standing up to gun control measures proposed by both the administration and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)."
"Many law enforcement officials have written letters to President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden voicing their concerns over what they believe is an effort to infringe upon the Second Amendment." ... |
NJ: South Amboy woman sues Middlesex County sheriff's officer for false arrest, assault
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"A city woman is seeking $2 million in damages from the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office and one of its officers she said assaulted her then falsely charged her with assaulting him."
"Bridget Haymon, 38, filed suit earlier this month in U.S. District Court against Lawrence Madigan for allegedly attacking her when she attended a hearing at the Middlesex County Family Courthouse ... in August."
"The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office charged Madigan, 51, in November with filing a false police report, false swearing, simple assault and tampering with public records arising from the incident involving Haymon. Madigan, a 14-year veteran of the sheriff's office, was suspended without pay. All charges against Haymon were dropped." ... |
FL: Feds charge Miami police officer with extortion in gambling-protection case
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"When Miami police officer Nathaniel Dauphin stepped into federal court to face an extortion charge Wednesday, he became the first of several officers expected to be swept up in a broad anti-corruption dragnet of the city�s beleaguered police department."
"Dauphin, 41, allegedly helped organize a protection racket for a sports-betting ring working out of a Liberty City barber shop. He pleaded not guilty to a single charge of extortion conspiracy, alleging that he 'protected and facilitated illegal activity � gambling � in exchange for receipts of cash payments.'" ... |
NY: Teen: Ex-cop persuaded me to have sex when I was 14-year-old runaway
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"A baby-faced teen testified Wednesday that an ex-cop persuaded her to have sex with him when she was 14 years old."
"Taking the stand in the former officer�s rape trial, the soft-spoken 16-year-old described how she ran away from her father's home in Brooklyn because she felt alone on Dec. 31, 2010, when she was still 14."
"She said she train hopped and got off about an hour later when she was approached by accused predator Darrin Nemelc, 45, who took her to his upper Manhattan apartment early on New Year's Day 2011." ... |
IL: Suit filed after police shoot and kill man (video available)
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"A federal lawsuit claims Chicago police officers wrongfully shot a man and taunted his relatives with racial slurs."
""It started with an armed robbery on Dec. 15. The alleged getaway vehicle crashed near 55th and Ashland. All of the suspects got away except Jamaal Moore, 23. Police said he was involved in a violent encounter with officers and was shot and killed. At the time, officers believed Moore had a gun. Police Supt. Garry McCarthy later said Moore had a flashlight."
"'They shot him in the back. Not once, but twice,' said Moore�s mother, Gwendolyn Moore, speaking at a press conference on Tuesday." ... |
ID: Kootenai County sheriff opposes most gun regulation
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"Kootenai County Sheriff Ben Wolfinger released a statement this week declaring his opposition to some but not all of the Obama administration's proposed gun regulations."
"'Personally, I oppose many of them and will watch and see if the courts rule on the constitutionality of them,' Wolfinger stated. 'However, some of the proposals I don't disagree with.'"
"Wolfinger said he supports expanding background checks to apply to all firearms sales, as currently proposed at the federal level." ... |
CA: As San Francisco gun sales increase, officials have no means to track number of firearms
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"Gun sales in San Francisco are on the rise and are expected to keep increasing in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., shooting late last year. Yet local gun controls leave law enforcement officials with no way of knowing how many firearms � legal or not � are in The City."
"More than 1,000 handguns were legally purchased in San Francisco each year from 2007 to 2009, according to statistics provided by the California Department of Justice. Local sales then hit an all-time low in 2010. Two handgun purchases and 12 sales of 'long guns,' shotguns or rifles, were recorded, according to state records, an anomaly some experts consider suspicious. Since then, reported sales of firearms have spiked again." ... |
NY: Albany gun show expects big draw
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"Organizers of the annual antique and collectible weapons show at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center this weekend anticipate a record turnout in the wake of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's recent gun control measure."
"'I think it's probably going to be the biggest crowd in (the show's) history,' said Tom King, president of the state Rifle and Pistol Association." ... |
OR: John Birch Society Fan
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"Hooray for the John Birch Society and the National Rifle Association (NRA) for demanding that our school teachers be armed to protect our children by using their U.S. Constitutional gun rights and armed guards."
"If the teachers had been routinely armed in the past decades, it�s obvious that the killings and the casualties would have been reduced by at least 90 percent. ..." ... |
NH: New Hampshire Newspaper Tries to Publish List of Class III Owners
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... "They try to sensationalize things by bringing up Newtown and all� But here is the kicker� the most interesting line of the article is this:""ATF has not responded to a request made under the Freedom of Information Act by Foster�s Sunday Citizen on Dec. 31, 2012, seeking more detailed records about machine gun owners" ... |
IL: There�s no viable center in state gun debate
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"If you want to understand why little to no progress will likely be made on gun control here in Illinois or nationally, just look at the abortion issue." ...
"Like the pro-life activists, most gun-control advocates either want to change the Constitution or vehemently disagree with the U.S. Supreme Court�s decisions. That was made obvious in Illinois when the state Senate took up a bill recently that would�ve banned the sale of most popular handguns and required that all gun magazines be registered with the state, even though magazines have no serial numbers. The arrogance and ignorance of the people who drafted that bill cannot be overstated." ... |
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