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Preemptive Strike
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... "Thwarted at the state level, anti-gun forces turned their focus on eviscerating state preemption, and the City of Burlington provided the perfect political environment. Overwhelmingly dominated by the left (the Council is comprised of two Independents, four Progressives, seven Democrats and one Republican, and the mayor is a Democrat), the Council�s Charter Change Committee ... proposed ordinances to 'ban assault weapons, restrict those with domestic violence convictions from obtaining a firearm, require a permitting process for concealed weapons, ban firearms from establishments that serve alcohol, and require that firearms be kept 'under lock and key,' separate from another locked location where ammunition is kept.'" ... |
I Got Your 2A Absolutism Right Here!
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"This is intended as a direct rebuttal to Jim Barrett�s article 'Confessions of a 2A Non-Absolutist.' First off, I appreciate you taking the time to so clearly articulate your position. Clear, concise, and intelligible points make my job a lot easier because I don�t have to struggle to understand what you are really trying to say. That being said, you as wrong as wrong can be. There is a fatal flaw in your logic in that you completely misunderstand the concepts of Liberty and Equality. Consider this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence that you referenced in your article . . ." ... |
NSSF, Sierra, ATK Not Worried By Lead Smelter Closure
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"The closure of the last primary lead smelting plant in the United States in Herculaneum, Missouri will not have any noticeable effect on ammunition supplies or prices, NSSF and ammunition manufacturers say. Why are they pulling a Clark Gable-like 'Frankly, my dear, I don�t give a damn?' Because the U.S. ammunition industry has reached a recycling milestone that even patchouli-scented, free-range organic vegan Birkenstock Bolsheviks can only dream of: they use nearly 100% recycled lead . . ." ... |
Second Amendment at heart of First Amendment case
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"Today in Phoenix, attorneys for the city and counsel for an Arizona gun rights activist will argue before the state Court of Appeals whether the city has the authority to censor advertising on public transit that promotes the message 'Guns Save Lives.'"
"The timing of this court appearance is ironic, because 12 days from now, the Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, along with several co-sponsors, will be observing 'Guns Save Lives Day' in conjunction with Bill of Rights Day, Dec. 15." ... |
Daily Digest: Tiny Bullets and Beer Edition
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"The comment period for ATF Proposed Rule 41P ends Monday, December 9th, but there�s still time to make your voice heard if you have not already. The American Silencer Association, a group of silencer manufacturers that have banded together to make their voices heard, has made up some sample letter templates that you can download, modify to match your circumstances, and send in. Note that they have two different sample templates, one for folks who already have a legal entity (trust, corp, etc) �" ... |
Iceland: Lots of guns, little violence: Shooting highlights armed but peaceful Iceland (+video)
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"A 59-year-old man was shot and killed by police, who were called to the man's apartment east of Iceland's capital because someone reported gunshots being fired inside. It's an event that might not even make the news in some countries."
"In Reykjavik, the incident was front-page coverage and ultimately garnered a national apology from the country's top police official: It was the first time that the country's police have ever shot anybody in an operation. Ever."
"There are many reasons for this, from a tiny population to the fact that most cops don't even carry guns. ..."
"Surely this must mean that, unlike in the US, firearms are rare in Iceland. But that's not the case, according to Bloomberg News's Marc Champion ..." ... |
Long-Term Test Update: Duracoat Easy-Way ACU Camo Kit
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"Duracoat has figured out how to package their polymeric guns coatings in a single aerosol can. This will make it much simpler to apply, but it�s time to revisit how Dura-ble that Dura-coat really is. Luckily TTAG has a long-term Duracoat test in process: I gave this parts-kit AK-74 a Duracoat ACU camo job almost two years ago. It�s not my rifle any more, but it went to a good home and its new owner even brings it over to play once in a while . . ." ... |
Gun Review: Henry Model 1860 � The Henry Original Rifle
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"These days, it seems like more gun companies have put more focus on the speed of production rather than producing a quality firearm. But there was a time when gunsmiths crafted each individual firearm for a specific owner, a bespoke product of the craft with an impeccable fit and finish that someone would be proud to hand down to their children one day. In that tradition, Henry Repeating Arms started producing the Henry Original Rifle this year, a reincarnation of the Model 1860 lever action rifle that first went into production the year that the American Civil War started . . ." ... |
It's Time To Talk About Guns And The Supreme Court
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... "... What is happening inside our country is random and disgusting, and living here in England I am at a complete loss as to how to explain this at all. In 2011 the number of gun deaths in the United States was 10.3 per 100,000 citizens. In 2010 that statistic in the UK was 0.25. And do not even try to tell me that the British are not as inclined to violence or that their culture is so different from ours that this difference makes sense. ..." ...
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Biden touts progress made on gun control through executive action a year after Sandy Hook massacre
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"In the aftermath of a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. last December, President Barack Obama and his Vice President Joe Biden swore that they would take whatever action necessary to curb gun violence in the United States. On Monday, Biden touted the executive actions the duo has taken as a means to that end in the year that has passed since the shooting."
"'President Obama laid out 23 executive actions to make sure the Administration took essential and rapid steps to save lives while respecting our Second Amendment rights,' Biden said in an email. 'Since January, we've completed or made significant progress on all of them.'" ... |
Obama Super PAC to Exploit Newtown Kids with Fake Memorial Events
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"This is how you can tell you�re dealing with people who have no conscience and no shame. Obama�s very own Super PAC, the absolutely totally non-partisan Organizing for Action is planning to put together fake memorials for the Newtown kids."
"But the 'remembrance' ceremonies won�t be about actually remembering the victims� but about using them to campaign against the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights." ... |
Obama's Organizing for Action: Hey, Let's Throw Newtown Anniversary Events to Push Gun Control
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"If you thought Obama's Organizing for Action propaganda machine couldn't get anymore ghoulish in the name of politics, it just did. Late yesterday the organization sent out an email to supporters urging them to hold events on December 14 for the anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. At first, this seems harmless." ...
"When you go to the events page, this is the text you will find." ..."Create your event today by filling out the fields below. We'll contact you with details about our Gun Violence Prevention campaign and provide training, tools, and information to make your event on December 14th a success." ... |
House passes 'Undetectable Firearms Act' renewal, with 1 'No' vote
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"On Tuesday, December 3, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3626, a ten year extension of the 'Undetectable Firearms Act,' by voice vote. According to Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), he was the only 'No' vote (although since it was a voice vote, that will be hard to verify). Not only did House Republicans overwhelmingly support this infringement on that which shall not be infringed, the bill was introduced by North Carolina 'conservative' Republican Howard Coble. Coble has an 'A' rating from the NRA. Admittedly, Gun Owners of America has awarded him the same grade, but in their case, there is reason for confidence that Coble will downgraded significantly. In the NRA's case--not so much." ... |
Bad, bad Howard Coble leads gun ban
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"Now that Congressman Howard Coble has announced his retirement, he can go all liberal on us."
"Case in point: He introduced a fast-track gun-ban bill that won approval by voice vote in the House today."
"The tough-talking octogenarian was the only Republican to speak in favor of the bill, aimed at keeping plastic (but potentially deadly) firearms off commercial airliners."
"This is a clear violation of the Second Amendment, which never says the right to keep and bear arms depends on the materials from which guns are made." ... |
House Votes To Renew Plastic Weapons Ban
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"The House of Representatives has passed a bill extending the Undetectable Firearms Act for another decade."
"It voted to renew a 25-year-old prohibition against firearms that can evade metal detectors and X-ray machines just as 3D printers are increasingly able to produce plastic weapons." ...
"Mr Schumer said plastic guns were 'the thing of science fiction' when the ban was first passed in 1988, but such weapons are now a worrisome reality." [emphasis added] ...
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Gun control returns to divided Congress
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"Looks like 2013 might close with some gun control legislation after all."
"Don�t get excited, defenders of the Second Amendment. No one is coming to take your firearms away, unless your weapon can go undetected by metal detectors and X-ray machines."
"The U.S. House of Representatives on a voice vote Tuesday agreed to renew the 25-year-old Undetectable Firearms Act for another decade. The law was originally passed when Ronald Reagan was president, and was renewed under the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations." ... |
Gun control efforts must settle for small gains
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"For gun control advocates, the smallest of accomplishments in 2013 may have to be enough."
"A 10-year extension of the ban on plastic guns � not toys but high-powered firearms that can evade detection by metal detectors � is poised to clear Congress before the existing 25-year law expires on Dec. 9."
"But even something that simple is full of obstacles and opposition."
"Nearly a year after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary ... and long after a failed attempt to pass universal background checks for those who purchase firearms, any attempt to change gun laws remains a herculean task." ...
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Plastic guns' Wild West: Our view
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"When Congress passed a ban on undetectable weapons in 1988, no readily available gun could get through a metal detector without setting off an alarm. Now there is one."
"In May, a Texas law student successfully fired a plastic gun he had made on a 3-D printer and posted the plans on a website, where they were downloaded more than 100,000 times before federal authorities managed to get them taken down. The plans are still available on file-sharing sites." ...
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A truly plastic gun ban: Opposing view
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"If you like your Second Amendment, you can keep it."
"That seems to be the promise being put forward by many politicians on Capitol Hill, even while they are rushing headlong to renew a gun ban that is set to expire next week."
"The gun ban supposedly outlaws 'plastic guns,' but it's so poorly drafted, it's potentially much broader." ...
"After all, who could have imagined that an Obamacare provision intended to bar doctors from asking their patients about legal gun ownership in the home would be twisted by President Obama to specifically allow doctors to collect such information?" ... |
Pelosi: Congress Must Uphold Oath to �Protect and Defend� Constitution by Passing Gun Control
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"House minority leader Nancy Pelosi cited her oath to 'protect and defend' the U.S. Constitution as the reason Congress should enact harsher gun control measures."
"Via CNS News:
In a press release marking the one-year anniversary of the Aurora, Colorado shootings, the former Speaker of the House said: 'In Congress, there can be no more fitting memorial to the lives lost in Aurora, in Newtown, and across the country than a concerted effort to enact commonsense gun safety legislation."
"'We must uphold our oath to 'protect and defend' the constitution and all Americans by expanding background checks and keeping dangerous firearms out of the wrong hands.'" ... |
NV: Nev. Assemblywoman Michele Fiore Says She Carries Gun In Gun-Free Zones
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"Off-color comments continue to be a specialty of Nevada Assembly Republicans. In a speech to fellow Republicans on Nov. 5, Las Vegas Assemblywoman Michele Fiore did a good job as Jim Wheeler�s last-minute replacement when she made untoward remarks about her colleagues and said she carries a gun with her in gun-free zones." ...
"Besides supporting Wheeler ... Fiore said she carries her gun with her like her underwear."
"'And I can tell you, as someone that carries a firearm on me like my panties and bra, I do break the law because I generally carry my gun in places where they say is a gun-free zone, because I�m not going to be a victim of a stupid law.'" ... |
FL: How Do Legislators Feel About Changes To Florida�s �Stand Your Ground� Law?
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"With about half of Florida legislators supporting the controversial 'stand your ground' law as it is written, the possibility of a repeal in the 2014 session seems slim."
"According to WUFT News research, most Republicans support the law as is. A mere eight Republican lawmakers are open to changes."
"Most notably, Sen. David Simmons, R-Altamonte Springs, one of the 2005 sponsors of stand your ground legislation, is open to tweaking the law."
"'It is an excellent common sense law, but it is not perfect,' Simmons told the Florida Senate Judiciary Committee in October. 'That�s coming from a person who was the main drafter of the stand your ground law back in 2005.'" ... |
DC: D.C. police officer charged in child pornography case
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"A D.C. police officer was charged Tuesday with photographing a 15-year-old girl in various stages of undress as he investigated a report that she had run away from home, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court."
"Prosecutors said police found additional photos of unidentified and undressed females on his camera, including images of two who appear to be minors. D.C. police said they are investigating whether there are other victims and are urging people to call with information." ... |
LA: Former Morehouse drug task force commander arrested for taking $17,000 from task force vault
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"The former commander of a drug task force in Morehouse Parish has been arrested on charges that he stole seized money from evidence."
"Christopher Balsamo, a 40-year-old former sheriff's lieutenant, was arrested Saturday, charged with unauthorized use of the cash and released on $2,500 bond."
"Legal papers reported by the Bastrop Enterprise ... show that Balsamo told a state trooper investigating the case that he took $17,788 from a vault belonging to the Northeast Louisiana Drug Enforcement Bureau. Balsamo told the trooper that he tried to borrow money to replace the cash." ... |
TX: SAPD: Olmos Park officer shot man in fight over switching sex partners
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"An Olmos Park police officer has been suspended and faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after authorities said he shot a man at least three times inside his east-side home Saturday." ...
"The police report indicates Guitron and Officer Salazar got into a physical altercation after a woman inside the home was uncomfortable with the men's plan of 'switching partners sexually.'"
"According to the report, another woman handed Salazar a .45 caliber handgun."
"Police said he then shot Guitron in the chest, hand and possibly his pinkie finger." ... |
Concerning The Daniel Defense Super Bowl Commercial
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"So the NFL won�t allow the Daniel Defense Super Bowl commercial ..."
"Now I am no defender of the NFL. The state of professional football is horrible and the NFL is an overbearing Robber Baron (who prosecutes churches for putting games on a large screen ...). ..."
"Furthermore, any commercial as good as that one deserves to be aired. But I won�t be purchasing any Daniel Defense firearms any time soon. A quick look at their products shows that they are roughly equivalent with Rock River Arms, but RRA�s cost is about 50%-60% of Daniel Defense."
"But here is another perspective for you. I also won�t go out of my way to advocate a firearms company that has a special financing package for their guns if purchased by LEOs. ..." ... |
NFL Bans Georgia Gun Company Daniel Defense�s Super Bowl 2014 Commercial
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"The NFL has drawn criticism from gun rights advocacy groups and second amendment-supporting US citizens after banning a commercial from Georgia�s Daniel Defense that was submitted by the company to play during Super Bowl 48."
"The video, which you can watch below, features a military man coming home to his wife and baby. He narrates that since he�s returned home from serving his country, he now has a new focus in his life."
"'My family�s safety is my highest priority,' he says. 'I am responsible for their protection. And no one has the right to tell me how to defend them. So I�ve chosen the most effective tool for the job.'" ... |
Gun maker's ad rejected for Super Bowl
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"The National Football League�s rejection of a Super Bowl advertisement by Black Creek-based Daniel Defense has generated quite a stir."
"The most recent example came Tuesday morning, when the Fox News Channel�s Fox & Friends morning show ran a clip of the commercial."
"Afterward, host Elizabeth Hasselbeck interviewed Daniel Defense CEO Marty Daniel about the video, which was apparently prohibited because it violates the NFL�s advertising policy on firearms." ... |
Anti-Gun NFL: National Frauds' League
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"The National Football League's hypocrisy and selective decency standards reek like a post-game locker room. On the one hand, the organization refuses to run a firearms manufacturer's self-defense Super Bowl ad under the guise of neutrality and taste. Yet, the professional football conglomerate routinely revels in raunchiness, gratuitous physical violence and anti-gun screeds."
"Welcome to the National Frauds' League." ... |
CT: Score One For Us!
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"The National Shooting Sports Foundation will be back, somewhere in some court and it won�t quit until they gut Connecticut�s very strong gun laws. The Brady Campaign ranks Connecticut No. 5 in the nation�s top 10 states with the toughest gun control laws, California is first. The NSSF is joined in the assault on common sense by the National Rifle Association, the top lobbying group for gun makers (they gave up the pretense of looking out for the average shooter years ago.)"
"None of the gun nut organizations will quit until they put a firearm in the hands of every person over 12 years old in America. The only way to stop this madness is to repeal the Second Amendment. ..." ... |
NJ: New Jersey Second Amendment Society December Monthly Meeting & Year End Roundup Reminder
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"This is a reminder that the December monthly meeting of the New Jersey Second Amendment Society will be held on Tuesday, December 3, 7:30PM at the Knights of Columbus No. 4969 in Toms River (Please note location�not at AMVETS)"
"Frank Jack Fiamingo will talk about the NJ2AS and the impact of the various events that took place in 2013. This was a challenging year for those of us who cherish the right to defend or lives, families and vital property. As difficult as it has been, it has been far from all negative. There are many reasons to remain positive and even enthusiastic for the prospects of the future of RKBA in NJ as well as the rest of the nation." ... |
CO: Piece of fraud (first letter)
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"Now that we've all relived the past 50 years since the Kennedy assassination, we get to relive what happened a year ago when the senseless murders of 20 innocent first-graders occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School."
"The question is: Has this country gotten safer with all the proliferation of guns, as the National Rifle Association would have us believe?"
"It doesn't take a rocket scientist to answer that question ... yet nothing has been done about it!"
"Colorado Springs had a chance to make a difference in dealing with gun violence, but the citizens chose to impeach two state senators who morally voted to make change. For that, this city and county should feel great shame." ... |
MN: Gun laws should be enacted for public safety
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... "Here is my question: What if the law only stops one gunman with a history of violence, assault and domestic abuse from buying whatever he wants with no questions asked?"
"What if the law just stops this one guy from buying an assault rifle with a 100 bullet drum attached?"
"And that guy is the one who was getting ready to go into your child's or grandchild's elementary school or your church?"
"What if it just stops him?"
"Would the law be okay with you then?" ...
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What if repealing the 4th Amendment let police stop just one pedophile from kidnapping a child; would that be okay with you? If so perhaps you should find another country to live in. |
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