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The buzzards are circling, and they want to take your guns
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"Look out! Everyone beware! The buzzards are circling even closer now than in all of the history of our great country." ...
"It doesn�t make any difference if you're a hunter or a shooting sports enthusiast ... it's time to get concerned. Actually, it's past time!" ...
"The 'gun grabbers' are proposing legislation ... to ultimately disarm the honest, law-abiding, average citizen. And the biggest single facet that they have going for them is the apathy of ol' 'Average Joe Citizen.' He thinks it can't possibly happen in the U.S.A."
"Our Second Amendment guarantees us the 'right to bear arms,' but those who would eliminate all private ownership of firearms bend and misinterpret this ..." ... |
'Zero Tolerance': Invasion of the Brain Snatchers
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"Marie Morrow, Honors student, Young Marine, and Drill Team Commander at Cherokee Trail High School in Aurora, Colorado, knows how it feels."
"So does Jeffery Maxwell, and honorably discharged (I never did like the term 'ex') Marine and veteran of the war on terror in Iraq."
"And, of all people, suspended Wisconsin schoolteacher Betsy Ramsdale."
"All have become the latest victims of the incredibly stupid war on sanity and common sense also known as 'Zero Tolerance'."
"'Zero Tolerance' really came into vogue with the American left after the more than preventable horrific tragedy at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20, 1999." ... |
We have right to own firearms
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"In his recent guest column, Mitchell Krasny expounded about 'people not getting it.' He doesn't get it, either."
"His final argument regarding the Second Amendment to the Constitution is like comparing apples to oranges."
"The Bill of Rights guarantees the right of the individual to bear arms. It is not exclusionary on what kind that you feel is not necessary. Any and all arms are the right of the people to own. An automobile (the orange in this instance) is a privilege. There is no guarantee by the Constitution to the people to own or operate an automobile. ..." ... |
From one assault on the Constitution to another
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"During the first eight years of the 21st century, the Republicans mercilessly assaulted civil liberties. ..." ...
"Now we have the Democrats, and the assault on civil liberty continues. President Obama doesn't want to hold Bush accountable for his crimes and violations of the Constitution, because Obama wants to retain the powers that Bush asserted. ..."
"The civil liberties that Bush stole from us are now in Obama's pocket."
"Will it turn out that we enjoyed more liberty under Bush than we will under Obama? At least the Republicans left us the Second Amendment. The Obama Democrats are not going to return our other purloined civil liberties, and they are already attacking the Second Amendment." ... |
Crew-Served Machine Guns -- 5.56-mm and 7.62-mm
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Today's reading is FM 3-22.68, available online or in convenient CD format at the links.
The FM contains a separate chapter each for the M249, M60, and M240B. Chapter 1-3 covers operation from general disassembly to clearing procedures. Includes information on the M122 and M122A1 Tripod. Chapter 4 is on machine gun marksmanship training covering topics from: firing positions, night fire, engagement of moving targets, application of fire, changing the barrel, crew drill, transition fire, and other topics. Chapter 5 covers combat techniques of fire and Chapter 6 is on train the trainer.
I prefer the ring-bound hardcopy available at Commando Military Supply in Columbus, GA, who also has other educational materials. |
AR: Arkansas takes wrong path by allowing guns in churches
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"Well our neighbors to the south - i.e., Arkansas - have made the news again ... This time, their state legislature has passed a law dealing with guns in church. In essence it says that people who are registered gun toters can carry them in the sanctuary of their church." ...
"I understand that about 20 states already allow people to carry guns to church, which really seems strange to me. Obviously they don't read the same Bible that I do ... Jesus says in the New [Testament] ... that we should love one another. ... Just because thousands of people are killed by stupid drivers in America, we have not passed laws that we should all 'drive crazy' and get them, before they get us." ...
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TN: Another Crime by Another Handgun Permit Holder
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More evidence this morning that, among our many thousands of law-abiding handgun permit holders, some maybe shouldn't be walking around with a gun. Knox County school board member Bill Phillips has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault for threatening his wife with his handgun. This follows the killing in those always-sketchy Memphis suburbs in which police say a permit holder shot another guy in the chest in an argument over the parking of their respective giant SUVs. And then there are those ominous messages left for Memphis Commercial Appeal executives who posted the state's public-record list of the names of permit holders. We're keeping it all on file here. Just another public service from Pith in the Wind. |
MD: Brown Promotes Bill that Would Seize Guns from Domestic Abusers
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"Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown urged lawmakers Thursday to require that judges remove guns from individuals facing final protective orders."
"Brown said the goal was 'to take guns -- all guns -- out of the hands of domestic abusers.'"
To do so, he advocated passage of two bills co-sponsored by the administration that would require the seizure of guns for final protective orders and grant judges the discretion to remove them for temporary ones."
"The bills were heard before the House Judiciary Committee, which failed to pass similar legislation last year. ..." ...
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OH: 82 year-old Buckeye State woman uses pistol to fend off aggravated robbery
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"The Jackson, OH Telegram is reporting that an elderly Jackson County woman who was about to become the apparent victim of a home-invasion burglary last Saturday afternoon was more than ready to stand up for herself and protect her property." ...
"According to the report, Dassel was inside her home when she heard a noise coming from the back of her house. Using a walker to move to an enclosed back porch, she opened the door from the house and discovered a man standing on her back porch." ..."Dassel immediately picked up a pistol that she had in the pouch of her walker and pointed it at the intruder. He said, 'don't shoot,' and he turned to run from the house. She fired one shot in his direction, but did not hit him." ...
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My move to the Rebel Colonies, Pt.1: Living in England disarmed
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"The freedoms Americans enjoy as per the Second Amendment is one that all should cherish and fight tooth and nail to keep. Living in England unarmed is a totally different way of life."
"Mugging, robberies, and assaults in the streets are mainly carried out by persons carrying knives. The people who do have the guns are the criminals and they are mostly gun-related gun crimes."
"Years ago the government, in their 'wisdom', decided to ban all hand guns and if my memory serves me well, everyone had to hand in their firearms - even legal gun owners and those who had collections of them. ... It became extremely difficult to purchase a firearm and own it legally." ... |
Mexico's bloody drug war is not the fault of 'lax U.S. gun laws'
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"A gambit that has become popular of late with the forcible citizen disarmament lobby is blaming the violence in Mexico ... on 'lax U.S. gun laws.' Mexico, of course, has extremely restrictive gun laws and extreme levels of violence. One might think that this would be a pretty strong rebuttal to the idea of trying to control violence by passing more and more gun laws (as if using laws to try to rein in the behavior of the lawless makes any sense). Such an expectation underestimates the stubborn determination of gun law advocates, who somehow find the energy to perform the rhetorical gymnastics required to argue instead that violence in Mexico should be blamed on 'weak gun laws' here, where violence is much less pervasive." ... |
Gun control and Obama questions
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"According to David T. Konig, Phd.D, professor ... at Washington University at St. Louis, at this time, gun owners do not have to worry about their rights being taken away by President Barack Obama."
"Because of Obama's history there is cause for unease because records show that he endorsed an Illinois handgun ban, co-sponsored a bill to limit purchases to one gun per month and supporting a ban on semi-automatic weapons. This is of concern to those with fears that Second Amendments rights may be questioned during Obama's presidency."
"Professor Konig, an authority on law and Revolutionary America, does not expect Second Amendment rights, at least during Obama's first term. ..." ... |
Lou Dobbs an important voice for gun rights
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"For all the slams against CNN in conservative circles, and admittedly, they have their share of lefties, I find them much better on RKBA issues than supposedly right-wing Fox News--and much more consistent. This is thanks almost exclusively to the efforts of Lou Dobbs and reporter Bill Tucker.
"When looking for more on Savage's appearance, I came across this video and thought it an important one to share." |
When Animals Attack
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"If that were my loved one being mauled, having her face ripped off, being rended limb-from-limb, would I want to have the most effective means at my disposal to immediately save her?
"Or would I rather be useless, and stand shrieking and blubbering helplessly into a telephone while some government worker on the other end of the line tells me to calm down?"
Here's a thought experiment of sorts. Read the column while you listen to a real time animal attack unfold... |
God and Guns: a Christian viewpoint on self-defense
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"Thou shalt not kill."
"Those four words are often used by opponents of self defense when they claim that divine law forbids the taking of another human life, even in defense of your own. So, how can a Christian justify the carrying of arms for self defense, or should they abhor such a practice and rely on divine intervention?"
"The first issue with the opening argument of this article is that it is the result of a mistranslation. While many Roman Catholic texts translate the ... Commandment as 'you shall not kill', many other texts hold true to the original meaning of 'you shall not murder.' That is the key distinction."
"In fact, when analyzing the issue using the Catechism ... goes right to the heart of the matter." ... |
I carry a gun....and I buy groceries
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perusing the websites of enthusiastic anti-gunners, I was struck by the incorrect perception they have of those of us who carry a gun. They apparently believe that we stride around like John Wayne, swaggering a bit because of the big iron on our hip. We survey the scene in front of us with a cool eye, watching for any infraction or affront which we can quickly spin into a bloody confrontation, spitting lead left and right. We remain the last one standing as evil-doers lie about us like cord wood. Blowing the smoke from our heated barrel, we reluctantly sheath our weapon until we can find another opportunity to demonstrate our awesome power."
"Please.... I buy groceries. I walk the dog. I water my lawn and shovel my walks ..." ... |
Another Brady hallucination: More guns, more 'gun violence' (Part 2)
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"In part 1, we cross-referenced 2007 FBI crime data and Brady report card scores, and found that the higher the Brady grade��more 'common sense gun restrictions' according to Brady��the higher the murder and violent crime rates."
"While this correlation impacts Brady's credibility as a reputable source for policy advice, the FBI data cited does not directly correlate gun prevalence to violent crime rates. Fortunately, there is a dataset cited by Brady which addresses this issue."
"In a previous article, Brady made much of a 2001 survey by the North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, as part of their Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System [BRFSS] ..." ... |
Gun Control: Guns in churches
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"The debate goes on, but few realize that there really should be no debate. Churches and guns do mix. This is because freedom and safety mix everywhere. It's not about Peace, and it is not about who carries a dangerous device; it�s all about who more dangerously interferes with the authority of the electorate, and we�re seeing a lot more of that than nearly anything else right about now."
"Guns in churches work for three reasons: 1) there is crime in churches and in all victim disarmament zones; 2) there are people in churches. Translation: Target-rich locale for the enraged, just like our kids� schools, malls, and workplaces are." ... |
NY: National lobbyist group pushes for weapons rights on campus
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"In the wake of the first anniversary of the massacre at Northern Illinois University, which occurred last February, gun advocacy groups are trying to persuade schools to allow students to carry guns on campus."
"Organizations like Students for Concealed Carry on Campus argue that allowing legal firearms at universities could prevent tragedies like the one at NIU. They have recently made inroads at several upstate New York schools, but have met opposition at Syracuse University."
"Tony Callisto, chief of the Department for Public Safety at SU, said that guns on campus would make for a violent environment, and more chaotic for officers." ... |
Wyoming Drops Reciprocity with 15 States
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"The State of Wyoming has announced they are dropping reciprocity with fifteen states because their 'concealed firearm permit statutes are not sufficiently similar to Wyoming�s.' Ohio was one of only eight states kept."
"As listed on their website:""The Wyoming Attorney General holds that if a misdemeanor drug conviction disqualifies a Wyoming resident, it also needs to disqualify an out-of-state permit holder. Due to the difference in how each state handles controlled substance convictions, Wyoming is also limited in our ability to maintain reciprocity with states we may have previously. Wyoming recognizes concealed firearm permits from the following states." ...
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Palin defends rule allowing loaded weapons in national parks
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"Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin wrote the Interior Department on Wednesday to express her support for a last-minute[sic] Bush administration regulation that allows the carrying of concealed weapons in national parks."
"Palin said the new measure provides Alaskans with a means of self-defense in a state with vast swaths of federally-protected wilderness."
"'As you know, my state contains vast, pristine areas where the ability to carry firearms can address a potentially life-threatening situation, enabling citizens to respond to bear and other wildlife conflicts,' Palin wrote ..."
"She added that 'many urban and rural hunters utilize firearms in the pursuit of wildlife to satisfy their nutritional and cultural needs.'" ... |
NRA Wins Fight to Let Workers Keep Guns in Cars
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"Today, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously in support of allowing employees to store legally owned firearms in locked, private motor vehicles while parked in employer parking lots. ..."
"'This is a victory for the millions of American workers who have been denied the right to protect themselves while commuting between their homes and their workplace,' said NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre. ...'"
"In March 2004, the Oklahoma legislature passed an amendment holding employers criminally liable for prohibiting employees from storing firearms in locked vehicles on company property. A number of corporations subsequently filed suit in opposition to the new laws ..." ... |
MN: The 'gun show loophole' myth rears its ugly head in Minnesota
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"I just talked about the 'gun show loophole' myth yesterday, and now we're seeing such a bill in Minnesota.""Gun control advocates are taking another stab at changing a state law that allows people to buy handguns and assault rifles without a background check from unlicensed dealers."
"One problem right from the get-go is that these "unlicensed dealers" aren't dealers at all, any more than someone who sells his used car is a car dealer, or someone who puts his house on the market is a real estate agent." ... |
ND: Gun Law Narrowly Passes
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"A bill to allow guns in public places was approved - but is more restrictive than what was first proposed."
"The North Dakota House has approved a bill to allow college students who have concealed weapons permits to keep weapons and ammunition in their on-campus apartment. But that's the only place on campus weapons will be allowed. The apartment exemption does not include dorms. And the student must also have hunters education." ...
"The bill was first proposed to allow those with concealed weapons permits to have guns at all public places including campuses, concerts and Football games. The revised bill passed with a vote of 48-46." |
TN: Tennessee House advances bills dealing with guns
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"The Tennessee legislature began fast-tracking bills today to allow people with gun-carry permits to take guns into all state, city and county parks."
"The bills would also allow permit holders to take guns into playgrounds and ball fields, state wildlife management areas, and places that serve alcohol."
"Another bill approved today by a House handgun study committee would make secret the list of permit holders and criminalize publishing of such information by news organizations."
"The four bills are next scheduled for review in the House Judiciary Committee�s criminal justice subcommittee next week and are among the first pieces of legislation moving through the legislative pipeline." ... |
IL: Illinois panel OK's concealed-carry gun law
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"An Illinois House panel overwhelmingly approved legislation Wednesday that would allow residents to carry concealed handguns or other weapons in public." ...
"The House Agriculture and Conservation Committee advanced two versions of the legislation by an 11-1 vote. One version would require the Illinois State Police to issue the concealed carry permits; the other would task county sherrifs with issuing permits."
"Both bills would require permit applicants to be 'law-abiding citizens' and to complete a training course in handgun use, safety, marksmanship and laws pertaining to firearm use." ...
"Opponents, however, said more access to guns creates only more risk of death and injury and that concealed weapons do not lower crime rates." ... |
OR: Bi-Partisan Bill Would Protect Rights of Gun Owners
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"State Representative Kim Thatcher ... and State Representative Jeff Barker ... introduced House Bill 2727 today to shield the private information of Oregonians with [CHLs] ..."
"Disclosure defeats the whole point of having a concealed weapons permit,' said Thatcher. 'The private information about these Oregon gun owners should also remain concealed.'"
"The measure would prohibit CHL information from being released under the state public record's law. House Bill 2727 is co-sponsored by half the members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, and submitted on behalf of Sheriffs across the state."
"There are more than 109,000 Oregonians with a [CHL]. Each has undergone an extensive background check and firearms training." ... |
MD: Legislators consider domestic-violence bills
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"... Maryland lawmakers are focusing on improvements to protective orders that they hope would make abuse victims safer." ...
"... Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposals to take guns from the subjects of protective orders drew the most debate."
"Several delegates on the committee, which includes defense attorneys and Republicans sensitive to Second Amendment rights, questioned whether the governor's legislation unfairly targets gun owners."
"'I think we focus too much on the instrument, rather than the individual,' said Del. Don Dwyer, an Anne Arundel County Republican. Dwyer and Del. Michael Smigiel ... asked why other potentially dangerous instruments, such as bats and knives, shouldn't also be confiscated." ... |
DHS passed protest info to MD police
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"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security tracked an anti-war group's plans for peaceful protests and passed the information on to the Maryland State Police, according to documents released to The Washington Post ..."
"The documents are the first indication that the state police had federal partners during their widely condemned spying on activist groups, which went on in 2005 and 2006. The revelation has alarmed Maryland's U.S. senators, who are asking DHS for more details about how it obtained the information it shared."
"State police have apologized for spying on peaceful activists and for classifying 53 people as terrorists in an internal database. Police have said the names were not put on federal anti-terrorism lists." ... |
Living in an Imperial World: National Guard Weapons Confiscation Training in Carroll, Iowa
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"As dead-dropped somewhere over on Sipsey Street, a hint of things to come:"
"Guardsmen to conduct urban training at Arcadia in April"
"The Carroll National Guard unit will train on urban military operations by holding a four-day exercise at Arcadia."
"The purpose of the April 2-5 drill will be to gather intelligence, then search for and apprehend a suspected weapons dealer, according to Sgt. Mike Kots, readiness NCO for Alpha Company."
"Citizens, law enforcement, media and other supporters will participate."
"Troops will spend Thursday, April 2, staging ... The next day company leaders will conduct reconnaissance and begin patrolling the streets of Arcadia to identify possible locations of the weapons dealer." ... |
OK: OKC officer pulls man over for anti-Obama sign on vehicle
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"The police officers who stopped Oklahoma City motorist Chip Harrison and confiscated a sign from his car told him he has a right to his beliefs, but the Secret Service 'could construe this as a threat against President Obama,' according to the incident report released this morning."
"The sign, which read 'Abort Obama Not the Unborn,' was returned to Harrison later that day, the report said."
"Police spokesman Steve McCool said this morning that the sign was taken in error, and Oklahoma City residents should not be worried that their First Amendment rights will be violated." ... |
NY: Queens to hold borough's first gun buyback
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"Police and prosecutors say Queens is poised to hold the borough's first gun buyback program, set for six churches this weekend."
"Between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, anyone can anonymously trade a working legal or illegal handgun, rifle or shotgun for a $200 bank card, no questions asked."
"The cards can be used as debit cards or to withdraw money at ATMs. People will be paid for up to three guns. A working BB gun or air pistol can be exchanged for a $20 bank card." ...
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FL: Gun Sales, Permit Applications Jump In Florida
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"Floridians have requested 187,162 concealed-weapon permit applications over the last six months - an 82 percent increase compared with a year earlier."
"Gun dealers say sales have doubled or even tripled in recent months, with customers fearing for their safety in desperate economic times and worrying that President Barack Obama might resurrect some 1990s gun bans."
"'I think we're seeing a weapons bubble similar to the housing bubble,' said Sarasota gun dealer Brooke Misantone. 'We're just seeing a lot more buyers, both first-time buyers and longtime gun owners who are worried about a ban on certain weapons.'"
"The gun frenzy, mirroring a national increase, is a financial windfall for gun dealers." ... |
FL: Florida can't keep up with concealed weapon permit requests
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"Floridians in record numbers want to carry concealed weapons, a trend linked to a surge in crime, economic anxiety and fears of stricter gun laws."
"The state is buried under a backlog of 95,000 applications for concealed-weapons permits and it needs to hire a lot more people to handle the paperwork. A legislative panel Wednesday gave Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson the OK to spend $3.9 million more so he can hire 61 temporary workers."
"'Once the economy gets bad, crime always goes up,' said Bronson, a police officer. 'People get desperate whenever things are not going the way they feel like they should be going, and they'll do things they normally wouldn't do.'" ... |
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