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Brother Cuddy On The Framers, Citizenship, and Responsibility
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"When Jude Cuddy, whom I referenced in a couple of earlier posts, gets on a roll, he gets on a roll! A close friend, he is a family man who generally keeps to himself, indulges in his long-time passion for competitive shooting, and is a true contributor to society. But when Jude finds time to write, his passion for our independence is matched by few. He shared the following with me today and I want to share it with you."
"'Here are my thoughts from behind the berm:'"
"'Education, Citizenship and Responsibility'"
"'It is always said that when you are discussing the star athlete who wants to break into the professional ranks that this individual would do well to remain in school - as it will "serve you the rest of your life." Athletic skill is fleeting, and you are only one play away from ending your career."
"'This is the education we all owe ourselves regardless of our chosen endeavor. The skills that 'cannot be taken away.' ...'" ... |
Dr. Lott: Guns Don't Kill Kids, Irresponsible Adults With Guns Do
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"Should your doctor ask your child if you own a gun?"
"Guidelines issued by the American Academy of Pediatric say 'yes.'" ...
"Take a recent example from Massachusetts that was discussed in the Boston Herald:"
"'Debbie is a mom from Uxbridge who was in the examination room when the pediatrician asked her 5-year-old, 'Does Daddy own a gun?'"
"'When the little girl said yes, the doctor began grilling her and her mom about the number and type of guns, how they are stored, etc.'"
"'If the incident had ended there, it would have merely been annoying.'"
"'But when a friend in law enforcement let Debbie know that her doctor had filed a report with the police about her family�s (entirely legal) gun ownership, she got mad.'" ... |
Here's your chance
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"It is your turn. Tell me your strategy for preserving and winning back our 2nd Amendment Rights. I don�t want to hear about specific bills, I want methods. Tell the world your plan." ... |
Oppose Michael Sullivan�s appointment as Director of the BATFE; support your Second Amendment rights
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... "Please contact your Senators, repeatedly if you have to, and oppose Michael Sullivan�s appointment to Director of the BATFE (please read redpills posts and material from other authors if you need to know why.) Then as Ryan suggests, contact the U.S. Department of Justice OIG and Congressional Delegates as noted above."
"If you cannot find the time or the where-with-all to do that little, then please go back and re-read the sacrifices of those that came before us. Those who protected our Constitution and your Second Amendment rights! Then look into the trusting eyes of your children." |
The Browning Hi-Power
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"The Browning Hi-Power is a semi-automatic, single-action, 9 mm pistol. It is based on ideas conceived and patented in 1922 by American firearms inventor John Browning, and later patented by Fabrique Nationale d'Armes de Guerre (FN) of Herstal, Belgium. Browning died in 1926, before he had finished developing a production version. The design was fully developed and realized by Belgian arms designer Dieudonne Saive, working at FN."
"The Hi-Power pistol was named for its 13-round magazine capacity, which was almost twice that of contemporary designs such as the Luger or Mauser 1910. The Hi-Power had the first functional double-column magazine of 9 mm Parabellum rounds ..." ... |
The Scourge of Illegal Guns
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"Last year, 10,177 people in the United States were killed by firearms, mostly in cities and urban areas."
"The burden of gun violence has largely fallen to the big-city mayors, some of whom are taking steps to keep illegal firearms from entering their borders. Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City and Mayor Jerramiah Healy of Jersey City are among those who have moved most aggressively to combat gun trafficking even though their cities are in states with strict illegal gun laws."
"It's difficult to obtain a permit to own a gun and even harder to legally carry a gun in New York and New Jersey, but that hasn't stopped the sale and use of illegal weapons. That's because guns laws are regulated by the individual states ..." ... |
WA: Police say Lynnwood man shot hitchhiker in self-defense
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"A motorist who shot and wounded a belligerent hitchhiker Wednesday at a highway rest area acted in self-defense, police say."
"... Kneer was the only person around when Dennis Shaw, 66, of Lynnwood, and his wife pulled into the rest area for a bathroom break."
"In the restroom, Kneer asked Shaw for a ride, but Shaw refused. Kneer followed him, yelling at him and demanding a ride, police said."
"Kneer's demeanor and aggression began to scare the motorist, Harum said, adding that Kneer had a reputation for aggression and, at 6-foot-2, could be intimidating."
"Once he was back at his pickup truck, Shaw retrieved a 9 mm handgun." ... |
DC's Gun Ban Coming Under Court Scrutiny
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"In March, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that D.C.'s 1976 ban on handgun ownership violates the Constitution's Second Amendment."
"Only one other federal appeals court, the 5th Circuit in New Orleans, has interpreted the Second Amendment to protect an individual right to gun ownership. But even so, the 5th Circuit upheld the gun regulation being challenged."
"Nine other circuit courts have ruled that the Constitution protects a collective right to bear arms, not an individual one."
"The city has asked the Supreme Court to rule on how far government can go in regulating firearms. The court last ruled on the scope of Second Amendment guarantees in 1939." ... |
Just Stand There While I Die
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... "I hope that now you can understand where I am coming from when I read District of Columbia Attorney General Linda Singer's hysterical court filing in the Heller case, which may strike down the District's 31-year-old comprehensive ban on gun ownership."
"'Whatever right the Second Amendment guarantees,' wrote the District�s chief law enforcer, 'it does not require the District to stand by while its citizens die.'"
"What an excellent example of unintended humor � the District�s government is a national leader in standing by while its citizens die. Our homicide rate hit a 20-year low in 2005 � just 29 victims per 100,000 residents. ..." ... |
PA: 'Bullied' Home Schooler Arrested After Cops Find Weapons Cache in Pennsylvania
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"A home-schooled teenager who amassed a cache of weapons, including a hand grenade, and tried to recruit another boy for a possible school attack in Pennsylvania was charged with solicitation to commit terror, authorities said Thursday."
"The 14-year-old, who authorities said had felt bullied, was taken into custody after police raided his home in the Philadelphia suburbs on Wednesday evening. He had talked about mounting an attack on Plymouth Whitemarsh High School similar to the 1999 massacre at Colorado's Columbine High School, authorities said. In that incident, two disgruntled teens killed 12 classmates and a teacher before killing themselves." ... |
Armed and educating
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"Shirley Katz is like most other high school teachers. She clocks in five days a week, goes to a room full of teenagers, and tries to make them learn. But there is one difference - when she goes to school, she wants to bring her 9 mm pistol."
"Katz, an Oregon high school teacher, says she wants to have her pistol at school to defend herself from her disgruntled ex-husband or to prevent a school shooting. This seems like a bit of a stretch - arming teachers can not be the best way to solve these problems."
"First of all, plenty of teachers and school faculty have problems with ex-spouses. This does not entitle them to carry a gun on campus. ..." ... |
MN: Student advocates gun rights, gets suspended
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"A Christian church-affiliated university in St. Paul, Minn., has suspended a student after he raised questions about the campus ban on concealed weapons, and is ordering him to have a mental health evaluation before he can resume his education."
"The Hamline University case involves student Troy Scheffler, who, after the Virginia Tech massacre where a student shot and killed nearly three dozen others, suggested the killing spree might have been stopped if students had been allowed to carry concealed weapons."
"'Questioning administrators on controversial topics isn't going to be a threat even if the conversation involves guns,' Robert Shibley, vice president of Foundation for Individual Rights in Education told WND." ... |
MN: Hamline Responds to FIRE's Press Release
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"A friend in the media forwarded us the following response from Hamline to yesterday�s press release about Hamline student Troy Scheffler. It is very brief, so I will quote it in full:" ...
"As with many university statements, this is actually a concatenation of non-responses, misleading statements, and confusing assertions dressed up as a substantive response. Let me take it point by point. The first two sentences just give Hamline's opinion of what happened; people can believe those unsupported statements or not, as they wish. (That is why FIRE always provides links to the documentary evidence in its press releases, as we did here.)" ... |
MN: Suspend First, Ask Questions later
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"Hamline University prides itself on its commitment to diversity. Its website boasts that 'Hamline's five schools have more than 4,500 students, and each one of these students is different �Hamline isn�t a place where you 'fit in,' conforming to the Hamline mold. Rather, Hamline 'fits in' you, welcoming your unique contributions and valuing who you are.' 'Unless you�re an advocate for gun rights,' Hamline administrators might have added. Hamline suspended graduate student Troy Scheffler shortly after he sent two emails to school officials deriding the university�s ban on concealed weapons and suggesting that lifting the ban would help deter school shootings. ..." ... |
CT: Group: Let Licensed Gun Owners Carry Weapons On Campus
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"When students wear holsters on their belts next month, they will be protesting the law, not breaking it."
"It's part of the "Empty Holster Protest," organized by the Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC) chapter at UConn, which aims to call attention to the 'gun-free-zone' around campus."
"Chris Kopencey ... and Andrew Dodson ... have helped organize the protest to push for students already licensed in the state to be allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus."
"'Every school is a gun-free-zone, but it does not stop them [criminals] from bringing a gun on campus,' said Kopencey."
"Students will wear empty pistol holsters on their belts but will otherwise go to class as normal." ... |
OR: Glock-Toting Teacher In Court
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"Medford high school teacher Shirley Katz was in court Thursday, seeking the right to carry a pistol to work with her."
"Katz insists she needs to take her 9mm glock with her to school because she fears her ex-husband, whos she has a restraining order against, could show up and try to harm her or her daughter. ..."
"She has a concealed weapons permit which allows her to bring a gun into all public buildings in the state; however, her school district does not allow weapons on campus so she is challenging the rule. Katz says it's primarily about her Second Amendment right."
"The judge did not make a final decision Thursday, so for now, Katz is allowed to bring the gun to school with her." |
3rd-party vote = loss of 2nd Amendment?
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"Some conservative leaders are saying they might back a third-party candidate if the GOP nominee is not pro-life. While the principles and values underlying their point of view are understandable, there are serious unintended consequences to such action. Voting for a third party in 2008 could cost conservatives the Supreme Court, and with it the Second Amendment."
"If conservatives vote for a third party, it will give the Democratic nominee the votes needed to win. It's a tough time for Republicans, and there aren't any votes to spare to keep Hillary Clinton from taking the Oval Office." ... |
PROCLAMATION By President George Washington, "had been fired upon while in the execution of his duty, by a party of armed men", Aug. 7, 1794
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"...I am advised amount to treason, being overt acts of levying war against the United States[1]; the said persons having on the sixteenth and seventeenth of July last past proceeded in arms..."
"...having seized David Lenox, marshal of the district of Pennsylvania, who, previous thereto, had been fired upon while in the execution of his duty, by a party of armed men, detaining him for some time prisoner..."
"...and do require all officers and other citizens, according to their respective duties and the laws of the land, to exert their utmost endeavors to prevent and suppress such dangerous proceedings..."
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More games from the ATF
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"The ATF is continuing to go back and forth with our Electronic Acquisition/ Disposition system that we have been leasing. ATF Director of Industry Operations Richard Van Loan had stated earlier that he would not have revoked our license if we would have gotten a computerized system. Keep in mind that the small amount of errors in the 2005 audit, which were made were paperwork errors that wouldn't have been prevented by a computerized system, still the ATF states:"
"Red's failed to set into place the recommended procedures, failed to computerize their acquisition and disposition system, and failed to put the time and effort into their record keeping system necessary to avoid future violations" ... |
US Says Illegal Weapons Exports Growing
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"Missile technology, fighter jet parts, night vision goggles and other U.S. wartime equipment increasingly are being illegally smuggled to potential adversaries, such as China and Iran, the federal government said Thursday."
"Last week, two Utah men were arrested for allegedly trying to sell parts over the Internet for F-4 and F-14 fighter jets _ which are only flown by Iran. The week before, two engineers were indicted in San Jose, Calif., on charges of stealing computer chip designs intended for the Chinese military."
"Government lawyers and investigators Thursday described a growing number of unauthorized exports that could be dangerous if the parts and supplies end up in the hands of terrorists or hostile nations." ... |
NY: Former police chief skates in sentencing
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"Former Tuxedo Park police Chief Robert Culhane could have faced jail time and probation. Instead this morning a judge said his public embarrassment and loss of career was punishment enough."
"County Court Judge Nicholas De Rosa imposed a conditional discharge, meaning Culhane simply has to pay a $270 fee. There was no jail time or probation attached to the sentence."
"'There will be some who say that's a slap on the wrist," De Rosa said. 'But for someone who has lost the ability to work in their profession, this is not a slap on the wrist.'"
"Culhane admitted to taking more than $1,000 meant for new computers and pleaded guilty to a felony grand larceny charge." ... |
WA: Jaywalkers smarting after rude encounter with cops
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"As infractions go, jaywalking is minor. It's not the sort of thing anyone expects will lead to scrapes, bruises and a night in jail. But what happened to Benjamin De Jong and his girlfriend after a Mariners game Sept. 15 is more than a simple case of jaywalking."
"'Police brutality is more like it,' contends the 22-year-old ..." ...
"... De Jong insists he and his girlfriend couldn't tell the men were officers. 'They never said to us, 'Stop, this is Seattle police,' or that they wanted to talk to us,' De Jong said. 'You know how cops in movies show badges? Nothing like that happened. I thought they wanted to fight.'" ...
"De Jong was tossed on the ground. His knees got bruised. Blood oozed from his elbows. He was handcuffed and taken to jail. ..." ... |
FL: Officer says she will drop suit against family in near drowning
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"A police sergeant who sued a family with a baby who suffered severe brain damage from a near drowning because the officer slipped and fell in a puddle of water at the house will drop the lawsuit, her attorney said late this afternoon."
"Attorney David Heil, who represents Casselberry Police Sgt. Andrea Eichhorn, said he plans to file paperwork to that effect as early as Friday."
"The city also reported today that it has placed Eichhorn on leave."
"The police department would not explain why she was removed from duty. In a prepared statement, the department said it did so after a controversy over the suit caused it to review the incident." ... |
FL: Hello, 911? Send a cop -- who won't sue
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"Andrea Eichhorn has twisted the police motto to 'Protect and Serve -- and Sue.'"
"You can't slip and fall these days without involving a lawyer."
"The Casselberry police sergeant entered a house in January, responding to a drowning call." ...
"Her lawsuit claims that the family failed 'to maintain their property in a safe manner and/or to provide warning of the dangerous condition.'"
"I suppose the mother, Angela, could have set her nonbreathing boy aside and grabbed a mop bucket before calling 911. ..."
"Hey, why doesn't Eichhorn's attorney add the rescue workers to the lawsuit for not warning her?" ... |
MN: NRA study: Shooting range operates safely
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"The St. Cloud Police Department's firing range operates safely and normally, a study has determined."
"The National Rifle Association conducted a study on the department's range after a neighbor complained about its use. St. Cloud resident Philip Berger wants the city to stop using the range because of the noise it creates."
"The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources oversees firing ranges, but it uses the NRA to perform such studies. The study looked at the safety of the range based on the placement of signs and berms, which act like a buffer for noise and safety." ... |
NJ: Ex-cop, one other, guilty of stealing watch
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"A former Asbury Park police officer and another man were convicted by a federal jury Friday on charges connected with the theft of a diamond watch that occurred during the execution of a fugitive arrest warrant."
"After six hours of deliberations, a jury convicted Phillip Montgomery, 44, of Ocean Township, a former Asbury Park police officer, and Efrin Rivera, 35, of West Long Branch, of all three counts contained in a superseding indictment."
"Both defendants were convicted on charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice, respectively. Montgomery was convicted on charges of deprivation of civil rights under color of law." ... |
NY: Gun-tracking data endangers businesses
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FULL TEXT BELOW:
This is in response to the Sept. 30 editorial "Tracking guns":
You state, with regard to the Tiahrt Amendment, that "there's no good reason to restrict gun tracking data from municipal officials." This is patently false.
There are very good reasons to restrict this information. Disreputable municipal officials and their lawyerly associates have used this information to bring predatory lawsuits against the manufacturers of these legal products, with the aim of putting them out of business through the excessive costs of such litigation. Congress put an end to these predatory suits by cutting off access to the information used to bring such lawsuits.
As long as such predators exist, we will continue to need Tiahrt. |
UK: Been shot at? Walk your dog in another park, police tell vicar's wife
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"A grandmother who was shot at by youths in her local park was told by police that she should walk her dog somewhere else in future, she claimed yesterday."
"Retired vicar's wife Ann Laycock had been exercising her Cavalier King Charles spaniel, Suzi, near a group of children - one as young as seven - when one pointed what appeared to be a handgun at her and pulled the trigger."
"As the terrified 68-year-old hurried away, one of the gang said to his friend: 'You missed her.'"
"Speaking of her disgust at being told by police that it was up to her to change her behaviour, Mrs Laycock said: 'If we hand places over to thugs like that, eventually there will be nowhere left for us to go.'" ... |
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