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After Newtown shooting, it�s time to have that �national conversation on guns� Submitted by: David Codrea Website: http://www.davidcodrea.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The bottom line is, he was evil, and evil is something that will devour those who do not resist it, repel it and send it howling back into the darkness."

A-rated, endorsed �pro-gun Democrat� shows true colors as NRA stays silent Submitted by: David Codrea Website: http://www.davidcodrea.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The media is waiting to put a microphone in front of NRA spokesmen. That will be an opportunity not to jerk every time the chain gets yanked, but to put to good use, to amplify the message America needs to hear."

The Medium Is the Motive
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Every time one of these horrible shooting sprees occurs, countless voices in the media declaim that (1) we need a debate on gun control, and (2) the other side's views are despicable, stupid and unworthy of consideration. The "debate" they say they want is a one-sided one. Of course, they are conducting just such a "debate." What infuriates them is that the other side refuses to cooperate and disappear.

Breaking the Gun Control Stalemate
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In addition to causing horror and outrage, Friday's shooting deaths by Adam Lanza of 27 people, including 20 school children, in Sandy Hook, Conn., are already prompting calls for new gun laws. Supporters of gun control demand restrictions on ammunition magazines and bans on so-called assault weapons�semiautomatic versions of military firearms. Gun-rights advocates see another mass shooting in a "gun-free zone" and argue for expanding the places where individuals with valid permits may carry their weapons.

Iain Harrison is taking over as Editor of �Recoil� Magazine Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Iain Harrison is taking over as Editor of �Recoil� Magazine

MI: Former Detroit police officer admits lying on time sheet to collect $30,000 in overtime Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A former Detroit police officer pleaded guilty today to lying on her overtime sheets and collecting nearly $30,000 in overtime pay she never earned, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced today.

One Day No Firearms Sales Pledge Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"In the wake of the recent shootings in the United States, Coloseum Software Corp. has announced its pledge to hold a No-Sale Day for firearms. Coloseum asks all involved in the firearms industry not to sell firearms on Friday January 25^th 2013." ...

How Do We Know an 'Assault Weapon' Ban Would Not Have Stopped Adam Lanza? Because It Didn't. Submitted by: rick schwartz Website: http://jack-burton.hubpages.com/hub/Assault-Weapons-Evil-Black-Rifles-or-perhaps-not	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Although Friday's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School has prompted renewed calls for reinstating the federal "assault weapon" ban, we know for a fact that such a law would not have stopped Adam Lanza or made his attack less deadly, because it didn't.

Death Threats Against the NRA on Twitter Submitted by: rick schwartz Website: http://jack-burton.hubpages.com/hub/Assault-Weapons-Evil-Black-Rifles-or-perhaps-not	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
There is a certain irony in the fact that many liberals, purporting to be devastated by the Sandy Hook murders, are responding by calling for the murder of the National Rifle Association�s 4.3 million members. Well, to be fair, some of them just want to kill the organization�s officers

TX: Crockett Keller, Texas Gun Store Owner, Offers Teachers Discount After Newtown Shooting Submitted by: rick schwartz Website: http://jack-burton.hubpages.com/hub/Assault-Weapons-Evil-Black-Rifles-or-perhaps-not	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
One outspoken Texas gun store owner is offering local teachers a 10 percent discount to attend his concealed carry handgun classes in light of the Newtown, Conn., tragedy.

MSNBC Host Chuck Todd on gun rights: �That�s a different America� Submitted by: rick schwartz Website: http://jack-burton.hubpages.com/hub/Assault-Weapons-Evil-Black-Rifles-or-perhaps-not	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The entire landscape of political discussion shifted in less than 48 hours when it comes to 2nd Amendment rights this weekend, spurred in no small part by the President�s none-too-subtle injection of politics into what began as a testimonial and eulogy for those lost at Newtown on Friday

The Facts about Mass Shootings Submitted by: rick schwartz Website: http://jack-burton.hubpages.com/hub/SW-Model-10-Military--Police-Revolver-A-guns-autobiography	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A few things you won�t hear about from the saturation coverage of the Newtown, Conn., school massacre: Mass shootings are no more common than they have been in past decades, despite the impression given by the media.

Media myths on �assault weapons� and �semiautomatic firearms�
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If gun-control advocates and our media want to have a conversation about government restrictions on gun ownership, I think that�s fine. Debating more issues, rather than fewer, is probably good for our politics.

But the conversation about guns needs to be a bit more factually precise. Today�s New York Times story on the AR-15 has a lot of good information and aims to be balanced, but the story still manages to perpetuate many of the most stubborn myths about rifles.

IL: No more silence on gun limits
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Certain classes of weapons that are strictly military and have no useful purpose in sport, hunting or self-defense should not be legally sold.

Magazine clips with more than 10 rounds should be prohibited from civilian use.

No one should be allowed to purchase more than two firearms a month.

And those who own firearms that are within the reach of children should have protective locks on their weapons.

Lawmakers seem prepared to tackle gun control: 'This one feels different' Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The most notable shift in tone comes from some conservative Democrats who have high rankings from the National Rifle Association for their pro-gun rights legislative stances. Friday's shooting was a "game changer," tweeted Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner, who'd previously received an "A" rating from the NRA.

Soledad O'Brien Bullies Gun Rights Activist; 'Your Position Completely Boggles Me'
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CNN's Soledad O'Brien interrupted, bullied, and dismissed guest John Lott on Monday's Starting Point when Lott argued in favor of less gun laws. "[Y]our position completely boggles me, honestly. I just do not understand it," the liberal journalist lectured Lott after he cited statistics supporting his position.

O'Brien sidestepped his facts and condescended to his position from the beginning. "How does that possibly make sense to you?" was her first question to him. She claimed the "rational" conclusion is a ban on high-powered assault weapons. [Video below the break. Audio here.]

Oath Keepers to offer free firearms to teachers, self-defense training Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Oath Keepers, a national association of over 20,000 military, police, first responders, and millions of supporters, issued a statement yesterday to its members and interested parties that they intend to offer free instruction in the use of firearms and other methods of self-defense to all teachers and school staff in the United States.

Newtown Killings: End prohibition of self-defense in schools
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�We must stop blinding ourselves to the obvious: Most of these mass killings are happening at schools where self-defense is prohibited,� said Carla Howell, executive director of the Libertarian Party.

�Gun prohibition sets the stage for the slaughter of innocent children. We must repeal these anti-self-defense laws now to minimize the likelihood they will occur in the future and to the limit the damage done when they do,� she stated on Sunday.

NRA Goes Silent After Connecticut School Shooting
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
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The nation's largest gun-rights organization � typically outspoken about its positions even after shooting deaths � has gone all but silent since last week's rampage at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school that left 26 people dead, including 20 children.

Its Facebook page has disappeared. It has posted no tweets. It makes no mention of the shooting on its website. None of its leaders hit the media circuit Sunday to promote its support of the Second Amendment right to bear arms as the nation mourns the latest shooting victims and opens a new debate over gun restrictions. On Monday, the NRA offered no rebuttal as 300 anti-gun protesters marched to its Capitol Hill office.

Analysis: Guns and the law; recent ruling highlights legal and personal stakes
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
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Just two days before the tragic shooting deaths of 26 helpless people in a Connecticut elementary school, Illinois' governor was lamenting a major court defeat for the state's lonely ban on concealed weapons.

The 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago had just struck down one of the most restrictive gun-control laws in the nation. Illinois was the last remaining state where it was completely illegal to carry a concealed weapon in public.

Guns need food. Starve them
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
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Here's what can be done immediately: Subject ammunition purchases to the same scrutiny that goes with gun purchases. An instant background check. Slow down the process. Obviously, the more lethal a bullet is, the higher the justification to regulate. So anything that advertises itself as armor-piecing, or fragmenting, or whatever � I'm no expert � is harder for gun rights advocates to play defense with legislatively.

Nassim Taleb's Super-Simple Argument For Banning Semi-Automatic Weapons
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So to continue, let us examine the arguments against gun control, one by one. 1) Argument of self defense: mass murder weapons like automatic rifles is not compatible with "self defense" ("mass" in that context =weapons that can kill >4 persons). 2) Argument of government tyranny: Why don't gun advocates fight for the right of private citizens to own large tanks and atomic weapons? A semi/automatic rifle is too potent for self defense, and too weak against government tyranny. Its main use is on innocent crowds and, typically, schoolchildren.

Personal Guns and the Second Amendment
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
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Does the court�s 4-year-old ruling imply �a right to carry a loaded gun outside the home�? That is what the Seventh Circuit appellate court concluded last week in striking down an Illinois law that prohibited most people from carrying a loaded weapon in public.

Or does the Supreme Court�s ruling on handguns support the view that public interest in safety outweighs an individual�s interest in self-defense because gun rights are more limited outside the home? That is what the Second Circuit found last month in upholding a New York State law limiting handgun possession in public to people who can show a threat to their own safety.