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Matt Lauer: 10 Years of Anti-Gun Bias
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"NBC's Matt Lauer celebrated 10 years at Today this morning and to be sure his run as co-anchor is chock full of biased interviews and liberal slants ... but a review of Lauer's record indicates one issue stands out as a particular obsession of Lauer's - guns. Whenever the issue of gun control was hot in the news Lauer could be counted on to push his guests for the harshest restrictions on the Constitutional right to bear arms. On September 5, 2002 Lauer asked then NRA President Charlton Heston: 'Have you ever gotten up one morning, read the newspaper or seen the news about a particularly horrific crime or event that involved a shooting and thought even for a second, I may be on the wrong side of this issue?' ..." ... |
OFCC Joins Call For Bloomberg Investigation
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"Ohioans For Concealed Carry is pleased to join with The Virginia Citizens Defense League and other gun-rights groups in calling for an official federal investigation into New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's assault on firearms dealers."
"From the letter being sent to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives:"
"It is well known that Mayor Bloomberg has organized a multi-state vigilante-style campaign against federal gun dealers. Bloomberg's gambit is simple � without any federal or state law enforcement authorization, he sends people to federal firearms dealers to break federal law ..." ... |
Gun-Control Activists Resurrect Agenda
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"In recent years, America�s 80 million law-abiding firearm owners effectively countered certain political and legislative attempts to undermine and perhaps eviscerate the individual 2nd Amendment civil right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms." ...
"Now, in an apparent attempt to lull gun owners into a false sense of political security, some media personnel allege that gun owner fundraising efforts are ludicrous. They imply that gun rights groups do not need to raise funds because there no longer is a threat to the rights of gun owners." ... |
Author John Longenecker Writes An Open Letter To The New Congress: Repeal All Gun Laws.
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"In his regular syndicated column ... John Longenecker has said that there is no such thing as an illegal gun and that there is no such thing as sensible gun laws. And he says just why."
"Concurrent with the launch of the second edition of his book, Transfer of Wealth � The Case For Nationwide Concealed Carry, Longenecker wishes to contact the new Congress-elect with a bipartison useful solution to the crime that plagues our country, one that works where tried: namely, the middle of the country."
"'But where it�s needed most,' points out Longenecker, 'It's frustrated the most, as in New York, California, Washington, D.C. Perhaps the new pro-family, bi-partisan Congress can help to reverse this predatory practice.'" ... |
NJ: Tragedy's lesson (letter)
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"We at Ceasefire NJ, the Garden State's leading organization devoted to reducing gun violence, were, like everyone, deeply saddened to learn of the gun suicide of 16-year old Shane Halligan in a hallway at Springfield High School in the Philadelphia suburbs." ...
"But it does happen, and will happen, as long as there are guns available to troubled adolescents in their homes."
"Note that the assault rifle used had been locked in a gun safe, which proved no barrier. The fact is that children and teens know if there is a gun in their home and how to get access to it. After all, we can't keep them from finding the Christmas and Hanukkah presents. What makes anyone think guns can be hidden?" ...
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TX: Grand jury declines to indict man accused in Beaumont deaths
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"A Jefferson County grand jury has declined to indict a Beaumont man who had been arrested by police on capital murder charges in the November shooting deaths of two teenagers at his home."
"Manuel Garcia, 41, had been accused in the deaths of 16-year-old Victor Garcia, no relation, and 13-year-old Arturo Borrego. Police said the shooting stemmed from an earlier disagreement between the teens and Garcia's teenage son. The teens and some of their friends went to Garcia's house to confront him, police said."
"The grand jury returned its decision Thursday and Manuel Garcia, who had been held in the Jefferson County Correctional Facility since November, was freed." ... |
SC: Gas station owner fatally shot
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York County authorities are investigating the shooting death of a gas station owner Thursday night during an apparent robbery attempt.
Officers were called to the Petro Mart on Tom Hall Street in Fort Mill. When they arrived, they found the store owner, 48-year-old Mhandi Patel, shot to death inside. Police say it is unclear if any money was taken.
Police are working with state law enforcement officials to review security tapes and try to identify the suspect who witnesses say ran from the scene.
In South Carolina, clerks cannot be armed and could be charged if they shoot a suspect, even in self-defense. In North Carolina the decision whether to arm clerks is at the business� discretion. [emphasis added] |
NH: High School Locked Down By Police
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"Portsmouth High School was locked-down for 45 minutes by state and local police Friday afternoon, after neighbors reported hearing a gun-like 'pop,' which turned out to be a firecracker."
"One of several officers patrolling the school�s perimeter with an assault rifle told the Herald police suspected 'someone' was inside an athletic building ..."
"Meanwhile, anxious parents were turned around at the high school�s front driveway, or directed to a nearby church parking lot ..."
"At that time, [Asst. Principal] Donovan said he did not know what was going on, but assured parents their children were being safely held in the high school auditorium. ..." ... |
UT: U. gun policy: Legislature should allow gun ban in dorms
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"You don't want to find yourself downrange of the Utah Legislature during a fight over concealed weapons. Nevertheless, that is exactly where the University of Utah finds itself." ...
"In the wake of its loss before the state Supreme Court, the university has opened discussions with the Legislature's leading gun-rights advocates, hoping to win concessions. It wants to be able to ban guns in dorms, classrooms, faculty offices, athletic venues and hospitals." ...
"So why not start small. Ban weapons in dorms. As it stands, it would be hard for a resident student with a permit to store a gun safely in a dorm room. And we don't believe guns should be allowed in places where students party, get into arguments ..." ...
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MT: GOP priorities include tax cut, parental rights
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"House Speaker Scott Sales, R-Bozeman, said a few key bills will define the House Republicans in 2007:" ...
"A stronger 'self-defense' bill. This effort, which died during the 2005 Legislature, outlines how a Montanan may use and show a gun in self-defense, said Rep. Jack Wells, R-Bozeman, who is sponsoring the bill."
"Currently, Montanans can shoot an intruder or someone seriously threatening them. However, Wells said, the current standard is not clear, leaving the possibility that a person who shoots in self-defense could end up charged with a crime." ...
"The bill also states that employers who forbid their employees from carrying weapons and fail to protect them from criminals can be sued by their employees." |
IL: Daley's gun control bills miss the mark
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"You have to hand it to Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. He doesn't give up."
"Daley, always with an eye toward further expanding his influence into downstate Illinois, once again is calling for stricter gun-control legislation. ..." ...
"The concern for citizens, whether they be gun owners or not, is this: Will any of Daley's bills have a positive effect on rampant gun violence in Chicago?"
"We have our doubts. Those who break the law won't exactly be lining up to obey any new gun-control laws engineered by Daley and company. We're concerned, too, that the rights of law-abiding gun owners, including folks around here, will be trampled. ..." ... |
NY: City council extends 'concealed carry' discussion
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"The York City Council carried the passage of a new ordinance, that prohibits concealed carry of handguns on municipal property, to another meeting."
"Several people said during the past two meetings that they felt the new ordinance was an infringement on their constitutional rights, that the ordinance placed more restrictions on the citizens of the city than were unnecessary, due to the new state legislation. And others worried that it would create confusion regarding the ability to carry a concealed weapon in a vehicle as it passed down city-owned streets." ... |
WA: Despite shootings, gun control unlikely
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"Heading into the 2007 Legislature, leading lawmakers are reluctant to pass new gun-control measures despite last year's mass killing on Capitol Hill, a downtown office shooting and this week's gun slaying of a Tacoma high school student."
"Insiders and experts say the gun lobby's influence may be too strong, politicians' courage too weak and the number of gun victims still too low to prompt action."
"In Seattle, where aggravated assaults with guns rose 19 percent last year, Mayor Greg Nickels and police Chief Gil Kerlikowske are urging legislators to pass bills regulating the sale and storage of guns." ...
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Submitter's Note: None of which would do anything to prevent these sorts of crimes. |
WI: Keep us all in the loop on bill drafts
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"After this week's inaugural pomp and circumstance, victors from November's elections are settling into their Madison offices. And already, word comes that a lawsuit filed by outgoing Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager could be dropped."
"That would be disappointing. It would mean business as usual in the Capitol. It would mean moneyed interests still have more influence in Madison than average citizens."
"In her suit, Lautenschlager sensibly argued that if lawmakers share a bill draft with special interests, they should share it with everyone. Triggering the suit was a draft of concealed-carry legislation that two Republicans ... shared with the National Rifle Association and other select people but refused to make available to all." ... |
George Washington Address to Congress, December 3, 1793
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"...Where individuals shall within the United States, array themselves in hostility against any of the powers at war; or enter upon Military expeditions, or enterprizes within the jurisdiction of the United States;* ..."
"...Can someone please explain how unarmed �individuals� would be able to take part in �hostile Acts� or �array themselves in hostility against any of the powers at war; or enter upon Military expeditions, or enterprizes within the jurisdiction of the United States�? And it is obvious President Washington is NOT talking about the regular Army, or the militia. Both of which he covered later in the address. It is quite clear that he is referring to INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS of the United States..." |
Journal of the Senate of the United States of America, "...had it not been protected...", Feb. 2, 1858
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"...between those who are loyal to this government and those who have endeavored to destroy its existence by force and by usurpation--between those who sustain and those who have done all in their power to overthrow the territorial government established by Congress*..."
"...Sec. 16. . . . And in the just preservation of rights and property . . . And the people of said Territory shall be entitled to the right to keep and bear arms, to the liberty of speech and of the press, as defined in the constitution of the United States, and all other rights of person or property thereby declared..."
"...I don't see a mention of the word 'militia', do you? The same President Buchanan had stated the following a couple of years later..." |
Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States, "in the enjoyment of their constitutional rights", June 25, 1866
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"...and whereas it is reported that Captain C. C. Richardson, of the same county of Oxford, was, on the 12th instant, attacked, at Thomasville, Georgia, by a man named Lightfoot, by whom he had been ordered to leave town, and shot through the neck and hand*; and whereas both of these gentlemen served the country with distinguished ability and bravery during the war, and are now entitled to the protection due to American citizens in the State of Georgia..."
"...Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to inform this house whether the personal rights of citizens of the United States are at present sufficiently protected in said States...." |
NY: NYPD Hired Gun aims at Shootings
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"The NYPD has hired a nationally recognized think tank to conduct an independent review of the department's weapons-use record and firearms training in the wake of the fatal shooting of Sean Bell."
"Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said the six-month, $500,000 examination by the RAND Corp. will also take a hard look at the phenomenon known as 'contagious' shooting, where a group of cops fires reflexively after one of them starts shooting." ...
"'Questions have arisen as to the quality and effectiveness of our training,' said Kelly in explaining why he brought in RAND. 'Simple as that.'"
"The $500,000 price tag will be paid by the New York City Police Foundation, a nonprofit that pays for police initiatives not funded by the city." ... |
FL: Polk Deputies Switch Pistols
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"The bang-to-buck ratio is about to go up at the Polk County Sheriff's Office."
"The agency is upgrading its standard-issue handgun to a .40-caliber Glock pistol, which officials say is more accurate, highly durable and will reduce user error. And they will cost about 40 percent less."
"The new firearm is expected to be phased in sometime in March. Each deputy must undergo 16 hours of training to learn about the new gun and practice handling it."
"'You're talking two different generations here,' Deputy John Angleton said."
"The Glocks will cost $350 per gun, compared with $560 for the current .45-caliber Smith & Wesson." ... |
PA: Suspended officer faces new charge: impersonating cop
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"A Jessup police officer, on suspension for allegedly stealing marijuana from an evidence room nearly a year ago, has been arrested again for allegedly impersonating a state trooper to obtain a prescription drug from Berwick Hospital." ...
"Police were dispatched to the hospital Tuesday ... after an employee called 911 and said a man identified himself as a state trooper but kept changing his story." ...
"Doctors told police Mr. Santarelli specifically asked for Dilaudid, a form of morphine." ...
"Mr. Santarelli, a 10-year police veteran, was arrested Feb. 17 ... who allege he stole a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, an ounce of marijuana and three hypodermic needles from an evidence room in the police station in late January." ... |
New Zealand: Guns here to stay: Cops
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"The decision by Napier detectives to carry sidearms for the three days leading up to Christmas has been criticised by the Green Party - but the police said they would don them 'at any time' if the circumstances required it."
"The Green Party said today that using the open wearing of sidearms as a deterrent measure went against the philosophy of having an unarmed police force."
"But Napier police inspector Kevin Kalff disagreed, and said since detectives began patrolling commercial areas of the city, which were seen as possible robbery targets, there had been no incidents." ... |
AZ: When can homeowners use deadly force?
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"Alex Morales says, 'There's been so many home invasions, like what happened down the street. You get scared for your life.'"
"Last June, Alex Morales became the victim of a home invasion. He didn't think twice of grabbig his gun to protect his family."
"Morales says, 'I walked out and they had seen me and they stopped and they shot twice at me, so I got my gun and shot about three or four times at them again.'"
"So, was Morales justified in doing what he did?"
"Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall says, 'Yes.'"
"'If armed intruders are coming into your home and they are threatening, you are justified using deadly force under those circumstances,' LaWall says." ... |
NY: Assault Rifle, Ammo Seized at Border Crossing
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"A fully loaded automatic AK74 assault rifle and 417 rounds of ammunition were seized at the Champlain border crossing in northeastern New York."
"U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say officers stopped Adam Predin, 31, a Serbian-born U.S. citizen from Phoenix, as he applied for admission into the United States on Tuesday."
"Predin told officers he was returning after being refused entry into Canada. ..."
"While checking his vehicle, officers say they discovered the assault rifle between the front passenger and rear seat, concealed under clothing."
"The assault rifle and ammunition were turned over to New York State Police, who arrested Predin on charges of possession of a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle." |
NJ: Zoning officials allow residential gun business
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"The zoning hearing board gave a Helen Court resident the green light to sell guns from his house."
"Robert Heneman of 102 Helen Court will start selling guns in his residential neighborhood within the next month, Heneman said after the meeting."
"Residents of Helen and Rose courts signed a letter indicating they don't have a problem with Heneman selling guns in their neighborhood."
"Nobody attended Thursday's meeting to protest the request." ... |
IL: Rifle match, pistol league held
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"The Carmi Rifle Club held its second .22 caliber indoor rifle match of the season this past week. The three-position match consisted of a three-stage relay. Stage 1 was 10 rounds, fired in the prone position. Stage 2 was also 10 rounds, in a sitting or kneeling position, and the final stage of 10 rounds was fired while standing unsupported. In each stage, shooters had 10 minutes to fire all 10 rounds."
"Shooters competed in the Light Rifle Division (for rifles weighing 7 pounds, 8 ounces or under) or Heavy Rifle Division (those weighing 7 pounds, 9 ounces or more). Each division was then subdivided into categories of Open Sights or Scope." ... |
MS: Don't pull trigger without knowing where slug will go
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"Guns have only one purpose: to kill."
"So if you own a firearm, you have a tremendous responsibility in regard to the law and toward safety. Don't take it lightly."
"In other words, don't be like those idiots who fire into the air to celebrate."
"Several years ago, after a rash of New Year's Day reports of bystanders being killed by stray bullets in New Orleans and other cities, I wrote that the practice of firing a gun into the air was stupid and reckless."
"A law officer in the Northeast responded to the column, expressing doubt that a bullet fired into the air could kill someone across town. ..." ... |
CA: Ontario to host 3 gun shows
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"The Crossroads of the West gun show will return to the Ontario Convention Center three times in the next 12 months."
"The event, last held in October, was the first gun show in the Inland Valley since 1999."
"The October show was a success for the event's organizers, drawing more than 5,000 attendees, said Theresa Moretti, the convention center's director of marketing."
"'Their intention is to be with us for several more years,' Moretti said."
"The next such show will be Feb. 10-11, with additional shows in May and September." ... |
Building a muzzleloader a good way to pass time
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"There's the 'dog days' of August, but then we could say there are also the 'dog days' of winter as well."
"Although hunters have the 2007 spring turkey season to look forward to, the 2006-07 hunting seasons will wrap up in the next few weeks. However, winter is a good time for a variety of gun projects, such as building your own muzzleloading rifle or shotgun for next year's seasons."
"Last fall, I was talking to a friend of mine who showed me his new smoothbore flintlock musket. He said he intended to use it for spring turkey. He wanted to take a gobbler the way our pioneer forefathers did." ... |
UK: 'Merchants of death' are jailed
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"Three Lithuanians have been jailed for a total of 32 years for plotting to smuggle guns into the UK."
"Darius Stankunas, 34, Orestas Bubliauskas, 34, and Andrius Gurskas, 26, were caught in east London in May after a police surveillance operation."
"They admitted conspiring to import converted pistols, silencers and ammunition, a court heard." ...
"Judge Stephen Robbins said it was regrettable sentencing powers available were not tough enough."
"'You can be properly described as merchants of death,' he told the men."
The judge said it was 'unfortunately an age of increasing gun culture' in which such weapons had become 'much more prevalent'." ...
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UK: Shopworker threatened with gun
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"TWO robbers threatened a shopworker with a gun and stole cash."
"The balaclava-clad thieves burst in through the back door at the One Stop Convenience store in High View, Hatfield, last Wednesday."
"The 47-year-old woman who was working in the shop was threatened with the black pistol."
"The pair demanded cash, which they took before escaping through the back, at around 7pm."
"Pc Glen Oldacre said: 'This was an extremely frightening and traumatising event which left the staff member involved in shock.'"
"'Did you see anyone acting suspiciously in the area?"'
"The offenders are described as wearing jeans and green balaclavas, they were both around 6ft, of stocky build and with local accents." ... |
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