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According to the trailer, 3,500 weapons walked into Mexico, dozens dead, Fast and Furious was not the only gun walking program....

Paul Ryan: Eric Holder must go over Fast and Furious
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Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan agrees with presidential candidate Mitt Romney�s call for Attorney General Eric Holder to resign, or for President Barack Obama to fire him, over Operation Fast and Furious, a Ryan spokesman told The Daily Caller.
�The congressman agrees with the governor,� Ryan spokesman Brendan Buck told TheDC on Sunday, referring to Mitt Romney�s call for Holder�s resignation or termination over the gunwalking scandal last December.

Libya: Libyans hand over their weapons in arms collection drive
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TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Hundreds of Libyans handed in weapons left over from last year's war on Saturday, part of a drive by the North African country to rid its streets of arms and crack down on rogue militia groups.

"We want our country to be safe and secure ... We don't want to see weapons anymore," Tripoli resident Mohammed Salama said, as he stood in line to hand over a rifle.

"We want to live our lives. The time of war is over."

Submitter's note: Actually no, Libya is still in the midst of a civil war with several factions still vying for power.

Univision: Doing the Fast and Furious Investigative Reporting our Media Won't
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The consequences of the controversial Fast and Furious undercover operation put in place by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in 2009 have been deadlier than what has been made public to date, Univision said.

Among other groups of Fast and Furious victim stories Univision says it will tell in the special to air Sunday evening at 7 p.m., is one about how 16 young people attending a party in a residential area of Ciudad Juarez in January of 2010 were gunned down with weapons the Obama administration gave to drug cartel criminals through Fast and Furious.

IA: Iowa man, 18, acquitted in shooting of another man Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
An 18-year-old Keokuk man has been acquitted for shooting another man while trying to protect his mother during an argument this summer. The Hawk-Eye reports (http://bit.ly/OxwQpF ) a jury found Colton Dobson not guilty on Thursday after a three-day trial. He had been charged with willfully injuring 27-year-old Tim Mondon with a shotgun on July 14.

IN: Police: Store employee fatally shot suspected would-be robber Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police are investigating the death of a man suspected of robbing a liquor store who was shot and killed by a store employee. It�s the second time in less than a month that an Indianapolis store clerk has shot and killed a customer � in both cases likely instances of self-defense.

Gun rights activists say new laws won't stem killings
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Mike Crow cleans, shoots and loves every one of his dozens of guns.

For the Oak Ridge, Tenn., native, the weapons are about exercising his constitutional rights, protecting his family, passing down traditions and just having a good time.

"I think the legal aspects of supporting the Second Amendment are extremely important," said Crow, 58, a firearms dealer. "In a perfect world, without carry permits, anybody ought to be able to own a gun and anybody ought to be able to carry a gun."

GA: NAACP urges state not to fight Cobb prisoner�s appeal in 2005 trespasser killing
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In her ruling, George cited several errors and omissions in the 2006 trial and subsequent appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court that she said prejudiced the jury.

Primary among the errors the judge pointed out was that the jury wasn�t properly informed of what rights McNeil had to protect himself and his then-teenage son from someone threatening them with a deadly weapon.

�The Court therefore concludes that counsel�s error was both significant and impactful upon McNeil�s case, to the point where it was prejudiced thereby,� George wrote.

NY: Mitt Romney gets support from former ambassador John Bolton on guns
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Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton implored attendees of a gun rights conference in Smithtown Sunday to vote for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney in November or risk further attacks to the Second Amendment and their ability to bear arms.

In remarks to more than 700 people at the annual conference of the Sportsmen's Association for Firearms Education Inc., Bolton, ambassador for more than a year under former President George W. Bush, criticized the UN and President Barack Obama for pushing policies that serve as "an assault on our sovereignty."

Bonnie and Clyde's guns go for anything but a steal at auction
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The most prized possessions of Bonnie and Clyde, the notorious lovebird bandits killed nearly 80 years ago, were sold for a price that the couple could only imagine getting after one of their infamous bank jobs.

One of the featured items of the auction was Bonnie Parker's personal Colt .38 snub-nosed revolver, which sold for $264,000. Clyde Barrow's Colt .45 sold for $240,000. Parker's revolver was found taped to her inner thigh and Barrow's on his waistband the day they were ambushed and fatally shot by a police posse in Louisiana in 1934.

57 Previously Undiscovered Fast and Furious Guns Used in Mexican Crimes
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Fifty seven previously unidentified firearms linked to Operation Fast and Furious were recovered in sites associated with murders, kidnappings, and at least two gruesome massacres.

Univision News obtained the list of Fast and Furious weapons and a list containing almost 60,000 recovered firearms compiled by Mexico's Secretar�a de la Defensa Nacional (SEDENA). A cross-reference of the serial numbers of the guns resulted in 96 full matches (several partial matches were discarded). The 96 firearms linked to Operation Fast and Furious all turned up at crime scenes in Mexico from 2009 to 2010.

India: Want to use the weapons that killed Osama? Go to Vegas!
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British tourists are flocking to a new shooting range in Las Vegas, which is offering them the chance to shoot weapons like those used in the raid to kill Osama bin Laden.

The people behind Machine Guns Vegas said it is unlike any other gun range, featuring some of the most high-powered weapons in the world alongside the glamour of Sin City.

They estimated that as many as 20 percent of their customers are from the UK.

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FIREARMS amnesties help the community rid itself of dangerous weapons, and a two-month amnesty is an opportunity to surrender them with no questions asked.

WA: West Valley gunsmiths have a union forged in wood and steel
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As a teenager, Paul Dressel became intrigued with guns, but couldn�t afford ones with fancy stocks and engravings.

"So I�d buy older guns and started fixing them up," the now 70-year-old said at his West Valley shop on a recent afternoon.

But it was when he purchased a duplicator � a machine that carves wood into gun stocks � in 1983, that his interest in guns became serious.

He began turning blocks of wood into gun stocks and selling them.

"I had to justify the cost of the damn thing," he said of the machine. "I�d run the thing night and day just to pay for the damn thing."

Together we can make a difference on Election Day
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We need to prevent the next president from appointing a Supreme Court that will reverse the two landmark Second Amendment cases � Heller and McDonald. In those decisions, the Supreme Court ruled that all American citizens, no matter where they live, have the right to legally possess a firearm as a means of self-defense. These decisions were a tremendous accomplishment, and they finally ratified what our Founding Fathers envisioned when they drafted the Second Amendment.

FL: PolitiFact: Checking two NRA claims about Sen. Bill Nelson and guns
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Koper, the professor who wrote a report about the ban for the Department of Justice, said that the NRA's claim is misleading. The purpose of the ban was to restrict weapons with multiple military-style features that were less appropriate for hunting purposes. Also, gun manufacturers continued to make weapons very similar to the banned weapons by removing some or all of the military-style features, allowing sport shooters to get similar substitutes in many cases.

We rated this claim False.

NJ: NJ�s Tough Gun Laws Not Enough To Stop Old Bridge Shooting
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Leaders of the Garden State�s oldest and largest gun violence prevention group are calling for action at the federal level.

New Jersey still has an assault weapons ban, but the federal ban expired in 2004. Ceasefire New Jersey is calling for reinstatement of the ban, so that it would be more difficult to illegally traffic the weapons here. The group also wants federal legislation to close a loophole that allows people to buy guns at gun shows without having to undergo a background check and Ceasefire NJ is pushing for passage of the �Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act.�

Ted Nugent to Launch Discovery Channel �Gun Country� Series
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There�s no doubt that Ted Nugent loves his guns, and beginning next month fans will be able to see his passion on display in the new Discovery Channel series, �Ted Nugent�s Gun Country.�

The show will be an inside look at American gun culture as seen through the eyes of the Nuge. The ever-loyal defender of the second amendment takes the viewer into the world of his �Spirit Wild� ranch in Texas, introducing us to his family and the many species of big game that also reside there.

CO: Aurora Victim Pushes Gun Issue With New Ad
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�In the next four years, 48,000 Americans won�t be so lucky, because they�ll be murdered with guns in the next president�s term, enough to fill over 200 theaters,� Mr. Barton, 22, says in the advertisement. �So when you watch the presidential debates, ask yourself, �Who has a plan to stop gun violence?��

The advertisement will appear in Colorado and on cable stations in Washington and other cities across the country, said Mark Glaze, director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a bipartisan coalition of more than 725 mayors that is sponsoring the ad as part of its �Demand a Plan� campaign.

KS: Mayor says Overland Park won't be Wild West
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The Overland Park City Council passed the new law Monday night. The ordinance allows gun owners to openly carry firearms in public places if they keep the weapons in holsters with the safety engaged and within their immediate control.

The law applies to all public places except buildings that have signs prohibiting weapons. The ordinance allows any legal gun owner to openly display a firearm in public. Guns won't be allowed inside city-owned buildings.

NM: Column on Guns Triggered Broad Response Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
She told me that, normally, she hated my column, hated every word � or every word she read, admitting that she could not recall reading any of my columns to the end. But this one, the one about the gun, she liked. Maybe, she said, she even loved it. �I read every word,� she said, her honesty so sweetly shared that I had to smile. �It was the best thing you�ve ever done.�

KS: Bill that would allow guns on campus not passed by Kansas Senate
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In Kansas, concealed carry laws prohibit people from bringing any firearm or weapon into a public building, which includes every building on K-State�s campus.

Recently, a bill was presented before the Kansas Senate that contained a proposal forbidding �no firearms allowed� signs on public buildings unless there is some kind of visible security. If the bill would have passed, the security in place would have monitored and prohibited every potential weapon entering the building; however, the bill the Senate did not pass it.

�Those legally licensed by the state should have the option to carry for self-defense,� said Robert Auten, state director of Kansas Students for Concealed Carry and assistant registrar at K-State.

Paul Ryan Tells Hunters Thought of Second Obama Term Makes Him �Shudder�
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Paul Ryan warned a group of hunters and fishermen Saturday evening that he �shudder(s)� to think what President Obama would do �if he never has to face the voters ever again.�

�You see the federal government is already infringing upon the First Amendment right to religious liberty,� Ryan said, referring to the federal mandate that all employers include insurance coverage for birth control.

AZ: Richard Carmona on What do you say to independent voters? Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Well, I can believe women have the right to choose their health-care options and still want to reduce the number of abortions. I can encourage business development and protect sensitive environments. And I can support Second Amendment rights and own a gun while still thinking it's a bad idea to arm college students.

Supreme Court possibilities if Romney wins election
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Here is an unofficial list of potential nominees for the Supreme Court if Mitt Romney is elected president in November. This list was compiled from a number of sources, including those serving as informal advisers to the Romney campaign. The Republican nominee has not specified publicly on favorites for the court. Many names mentioned are relatively young judges named to the federal bench by President George W. Bush.

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Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan stated Sunday that Attorney General Eric Holder must go due to the Fast and Furious scandal in which the Obama administration sent thousands of U.S. guns to Mexican criminals that whistleblowers say was to attempt make a case for more gun control in the United States.

As gun rights confab cools down, wolf battle heats up
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No sooner had the final gasps of the 2012 Gun Rights Policy Conference been heard than did the Internet start breathing fire with a new angle to Washington�s wolf management story that is certain to maintain traction in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

NBC News and its Seattle affiliate, KING 5 News, are reporting that Orcas Island Democrat Kevin Ranker (40th District) is raising a stink over the killing of the Wedge wolf pack. This column has detailed the problems with that pack here, here and here over the past several weeks.