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Terrorists abetted by Mall of America gun policy
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... "Why it�s in the interests of securing the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity for the government to import and sustain deadly enemies under the guise of providing humanitarian refugee assistance remains unstated. That is a question many Americans will come to regret not actively demanding answers from their representatives for, but until that happens there is one immediate action that could be taken right now, today -- just in case Sec. Johnson�s confidence on a soft target being passed over by murderous fanatics looking to score headline-grabbing body counts is misplaced." ... |
Liberal �lies� certainly must cover the Second Amendment debate
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"Today�s Town Hall online entries include an essay by Kurt Schlicter that posits that liberals lie about everything, and while he points to subjects ranging from global warming to illegal immigration and terrorism, he overlooks one subject completely: Guns and the Second Amendment."
"Schlicter could easily have done an entire column on the mountain of canards launched by liberals against the right to keep and bear arms, in Washington State ... and across the country during every effort to erode the individual right to keep and bear arms. Indeed, many liberals cling to the myth that the Second Amendment applies only to service in state militias, as if the Supreme Court had not twice in the last decade ruled just the opposite." ... |
The Case For Disarming The Police
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"In a nation where approximately one third of the population owns guns, it might sound strange to argue that police officers should not 'police' the community while being armed. After all, the Second Amendment does protect the rights of citizens to keep or 'own' and bear or 'carry' firearms. The Supreme Court, which is charged with interpreting the Constitution, has consistently ruled that the Second Amendment applies to individual self-defense, and was never intended as a provision related to hunting or the military."
"But here�s the catch� there was no such thing as police officers when the Constitution was written. Seriously." ... |
Mike the Gun Guy: Get Rid of Guns
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"Some have called Mike 'The Gun Guy' Weisser the gun world�s kapo. As the son of a Holocaust survivor who believes that no Jew should ever allow him or herself to be disarmed, indeed, that all Jews should go out of their way to make sure they are armed, I couldn�t possibly comment. Except to say this: Weisser is pro-civilian disarmament. Oh he�s danced around the issue plenty. But his most recent Huffington Post dietribe [sic] leaves no doubt that �The Gun Guy� wants Americans to surrender their firearms (to someone) for their own good. As a medical matter. Check this out . . ." ... |
Audio of Bloomberg�s Racist Gun Control Comments Turn Up Live On The Web
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"Last week, NRA-ILA reported on Michael Bloomberg�s controversial statements at the Aspen Institute regarding minorities and firearms."
"Now, despite the ex-mayor�s efforts to keep them from the general public, an audio recording of the remarks has surfaced."
"Just as a description of Bloomberg�s appearance reported last week, the audio of the billionaire�s remarks indicates he endorses both racial profiling and racially-targeted gun control:" ... |
Doctors, lawyers declare gun injuries a public health emergency
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"Seven medical specialty societies, the American Bar Association and the American Public Health Association on Monday joined forces to declare gun-related injuries, which annually kill an average of 32,000 Americans and harm nearly twice that number, 'a public health crisis' that should be studied and solved 'free of political influence or restriction.'"
"The professional societies jointly issued a 'call to action,' and declared their collective backing for universal background checks, a ban on military-style assault weapons and large capacity magazines, more federal support for gun-injury research, and an end to laws that would punish physicians who discuss the safety of gun ownership with their patients." ... |
DID YOU KNOW "Guns Don't Kill People, People with Guns Do"?
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"This morning�s events at Summit Preparatory High School in Redwood City serve to remind us that as more and more adults and children carry guns we all pay the price."
"The CBS TV headline blared: 'Shooting Scare At Redwood City High School Prompts SWAT Team Response, Evacuations'"
"The City of Redwood City�s press announcement simply stated: 'the school is being evacuated at this time based on a 9-1-1 call. There is no confirmed gunman ... and there are no injuries to report.'"
"But it wasn�t hard to believe the more horrifying scenario. The chart above from the Los Angeles Joint Regional Intelligence Center study of school shooting incidents from January 2008-August 2013 depicts various motivations for school shooters. ..." ... |
AAFP Joins Unified Effort on Gun Violence, Physician Free Speech
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"About 300 million guns are privately owned in the United States -- a nation of about 320 million people. And each year, more than 32,000 people in this country die from firearm-related violence, suicides and accidents."
"Those numbers -- both the highest among industrialized countries -- led the AAFP and seven other health professional organizations to join the American Bar Association (ABA) in a call for policies to reduce firearm-related injuries and deaths in the United States and to protect physicians' free speech rights to discuss gun ownership with patients."
"The coalition's principles and consensus-based recommendations are outlined in a paper(www.annals.org) published online Feb. 23 in Annals of Internal Medicine." ... |
OR: Where's the NRA's conscience?
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"Predictably, the NRA whining has begun over proposed Oregon state gun legislation. Connie Martin's Feb. 16 letter refers to her 'God-given gun rights' to bear arms. I don't remember seeing the name 'God' in the Second Amendment."
"I also don't remember ever reading a Letter to the Editor from Martin that expressed outrage or even compassion over the killing of innocent people ..."
"It's always the same sad song with the NRA members; they're either whining that 'Obama's going to take away our guns and ammunition or so and so's going to make us register our firearms.' I've yet to hear an NRA person show compassion for innocent persons murdered by unregistered, illegally obtained firearms." ... |
IA: Guns fail to provide answers to assaults
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... "... while the Second Amendment is as important as any other, pushing guns onto campus to fight rape with guns is not the correct approach."
"In a culture where we are taught to fight violence with more violence, the last thing college students need on campus are a bunch of firearms. While not all rapes occur as the male as the assaulter and the female as the victim, men are statistically more likely to be accused and charged with rape. The argument of women carrying firearms to fight off their aggressors is invalid because the legislation being proposed would allow all persons to carry firearms on campus. The chances of a rapist carrying a gun goes up substantially if the legislation goes through." ... |
TX: Misguided bill (second letter)
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"I believe in the Second Amendment right to bear arms."
"That has been fundamental since the Bill of Rights was approved."
"However, the bill to allow college students to arm themselves in classroom buildings is poorly thought out."
"If college students feel threatened, where are the student petitions? Are there thousands of college students in Texas marching in protest to be allowed to carry guns?"
"If college students feel so threatened on our campuses, why haven�t we heard from them in large numbers?" ... |
MN: Minnesota Rep Challenges Mall of America�s No-Guns-Allowed Policy
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"'A Republican state lawmaker says the al-Shabaab threat against the Mall of America means gun holders with permits should be able to take their weapons into the mall,' minnesota.cbslocal.com reports. 'It currently has a 'no guns allowed' policy, with mall officials claiming the entire facility is private property.' State Representative Tony Cornish, chair of the House Public Safety Committee reckons the Mall of America has misinterpreted The Gopher state�s conceal-and-carry law. Here�s what Tony had to say about that . . ." ... |
ID: Idaho House leader delays bill to double concealed-carry fee
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"Idaho Speaker of the House Scott Bedke put a temporary hold on a bill that would double the cost of obtaining a concealed carry permit during Thursday�s legislative business."
"Bedke told IdahoReporter.com Thursday that the measure, brought to the Capitol by the Idaho Sheriff�s Association, had not been thoroughly vetted before introduction."
"'There�s been some concern expressed about that,' Bedke said Thursday after a closed-door Republican caucus meeting."
"Bedke, under fire from pro-gun advocates for stalling a constitutional carry weapons bill, said the fee measure wasn�t examined by an ad hoc committee that works out legislative differences on firearms issues before introduction." ... |
WV: Bill would allow concealed firearms without permits
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"Concealed weapons permits would no longer be necessary for persons wanting to carry concealed firearms, under legislation advanced by the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday (SB347)."
"'The vote you�re about to take is a vote for your Second Amendment rights,' Sen. Kent Leonhardt, R-Monongalia, told the committee prior to the voice vote to advance the bill to the full Senate, closing out nearly two hours of discussion on the legislation."
"That included comments from representatives of law enforcement, who said the bill could be harmful, and from the perspective of county sheriff�s departments, costly." ... |
WV: Gun bill advances to Senate floor
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"With a room filled with gun advocates, law enforcement officials and several members of the House of Delegates, a committee of state senators approved a bill on Monday that would allow people to carry a concealed weapon without a permit in West Virginia."
"Days after first appearing on the Senate Judiciary Committee�s agenda, Senate Bill 347 was finally discussed and unanimously approved by lawmakers, despite concerns from some law enforcement officials." ... |
TX: Debate over Senate Bill 11 is misguided
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"It�s caused an uproar among students, it�s spawned forceful condemnations from the Faculty Council, and it�s been covered nonstop by local media. And, despite the incendiary rhetoric, it almost certainly won�t matter. Lost in the furor over the proposed campus carry law is the fact that the bill itself is probably inconsequential."
"In light of the fierce divide over gun control in the U.S., it makes sense that ideologues on the left and the right are both trying to rile people up over Senate Bill 11. But in trying to frame the bill to fit a political agenda, neither side accurately characterizes its potential effects." ... |
SAF Funds Challenge To New Jersey Carry Law
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"The Second Amendment Foundation confirmed today that it is financially backing the legal challenge to New Jersey carry laws by Israel Albert Almeida, the Andover man who is battling to obtain a concealed carry permit for personal protection."
"Almeida, who is represented by New Jersey attorney Evan Nappen, operates a property management business that involves rent collections in high crime areas. He has been threatened numerous times, yet the Andover Township police chief turned down his permit application. When he took the issue to court, the court denied his application on the grounds that Almeida 'failed to demonstrate a substantial threat.' The case is in the state Superior Court�s Appellate Division." ... |
FL: Florida Court Rules Open Carry Illegal
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"Within hours of the ruling by the Fourth District Court in Florida that the state�s prohibition of open carry is constitutional, at least two groups have come out against the ruling, with one of them announcing its intention to file an appeal."
"At issue was the arrest in February 2012 of one Dale Norman as he was walking down the streets of Fort Pierce sporting a holstered handgun outside his tank top shirt. The initial investigation revealed that Norman held a newly issued concealed carry permit, but that didn�t stop police from arresting him and charging him with violating the state�s law against open carry. He appealed his conviction." ... |
WA: I-594 sponsors file motion to intervene in SAF federal lawsuit
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"Backers of Initiative 594, the 18-page gun control measure passed by voters last fall that is now subject of a federal lawsuit filed by the Second Amendment Foundation, today filed a motion to intervene in the case as defendants."
"Participants ... cite as their reason for intervention to 'ensure that the interests of the voters who approved I-594 are fully represented.'"
"This explanation surprised SAF founder Alan Gottlieb, who is also an individual plaintiff in the federal lawsuit. He told Examiner, 'This suggests that they (Stumbo, WAGR and Everytown) don�t have enough confidence in the attorney general to properly defend their measure in this case. It's a stunning vote of no-confidence in (Attorney General) Bob Ferguson.'" ... |
WA: I-594 groups seek to fight suit by gun-rights backers
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"Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday applauded an attempt by a coalition of gun-regulation groups to intervene against a lawsuit seeking to roll back the new law expanding background checks on gun buyers."
"A lawsuit filed in December by gun-rights supporters alleges Initiative 594 violates the Second Amendment and can inadvertently criminalize people because its language is too vague. ..."
"On Monday, the Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility, I-594 citizen sponsor Cheryl Stumbo and the local arm of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg�s Everytown for Gun Safety filed to join the defendants in the lawsuit." ... |
PA: NRA on Lancaster, PA Illegal Gun Control Lawsuit Moving Forward
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"February 19th 2015, State Court Judge Joseph C. Madenspacher denied a request by the City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania to put on hold a lawsuit from the National Rifle Association against the City�s illegal gun control ordinances."
"This allows the NRA�s lawsuit, aimed at bringing the City of Lancaster into compliance with state firearms law, to go forward without delay."
"Attorneys for the City of Lancaster had sought to stay the NRA lawsuit while the City challenges the legality of the state�s recent amendment to the firearms preemption law." ... |
FL: 11 women accuse cop of assault, rape or harassment
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... "Since 1983, at least 11 women have claimed he raped, assaulted, sexually harassed or hit them, The Palm Beach Post has learned through public records and interviews with more than a dozen people connected to Hoeffer�s cases. That includes the latest accusation, for which he�s currently on paid leave: that he raped a blind woman in her home � twice."
"None of these allegations has ever resulted in an arrest or a day�s suspension, though."
"His fellow officers and coworkers have pleaded with women to come forward and urged police administrators, prosecutors and elected officials to do something."
�'This officer is an abomination,' one person wrote anonymously last year to FDLE�s professional compliance section ..." ... |
NY: Retired NY police officer kills teenage daughters, then self
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"A recently retired suburban New York police office shot and killed his two daughters before killing himself at the family�s home, media and authorities said on Saturday."
"Glen Hochman, 52, who retired from the White Plains police force last month, killed two daughters, ages 17 and 13, before killing himself in Harrison, an affluent town about 15 miles northeast of New York City, newspapers and broadcasters reported, citing police sources."
"Hochman�s wife and an older daughter were not home at the time." ... |
Bullets & Bourbon
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"I like to think of Bullets & Bourbon as �CPAC for the rest of us.� Tomorrow I�ll have more on what�s wrong with CPAC, but for now, feast your travel agent�s eyes on this:""Join Glenn Reynolds, the Instapundit and one of America�s foremost Second Amendment Scholars, Dana Loesch, author of Hands off My Gun as well as Steve Green, Ed Morrissey, Mark (Rip) Rippetoe, Roger Simon, Helen Smith and Kevin Williamson for a weekend dedicated to the Second Amendment." ... |
FL: FGCU Faculty Senate maintains stance on guns at the university
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"The Faculty Senate at Florida Gulf Coast University recently put out an opposition statement pending the results of Florida legislature Senate Bill 176 and companion House Bill 4005, bills that could eventually lead to the approval of openly carrying handguns and concealed weapons on Florida campuses. The vote to approve this motion was unanimous."
"The FGCU statement reads 'colleges and universities have a legal duty to adopt policies to promote a safe environment for students, faculty and staff. Both our faculty and students are gravely concerned about the potential introduction of firearms to our community.'" ... |
AL: Bama Carry touts Second Amendment at Pelham kickoff
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"Since incorporating as an Alabama non-profit entity in November, the leadership of Bama Carry has made it their mission to educate folks on the Second Amendment and make sure that they exercise their constitutional rights to protect themselves. According to Eddie Fulmer, President and Co-founder, the group has 10,000 followers statewide and more than 1,000 vested members." ... |
CA: Right to self-defense can't be locked away
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"These pages recently editorialized on the danger posed by a draft Los Angeles ordinance requiring people to lock away their guns or install trigger locks while when they are inside their homes. This could render guns inaccessible for self-defense in an emergency, such as an intruder in the middle of the night."
"Such laws are also blatantly unconstitutional, as the Supreme Court has ruled. The requirement that guns be rendered inoperable with a gun lock 'makes it impossible for citizens to use them for the core lawful purpose of self-defense and is hence unconstitutional,' the court found in its 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller ruling." ... |
NH: Gun Owners Rally at the Statehouse (video available)
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"As they have for a few years now, Second Amendment advocates and gun owners in New Hampshire rallied at the Statehouse in Concord on Feb. 21, 2015, peacefully assembling to show support for the natural rights of all citizens to defend themselves, their homes, and their country."
"Organizers offered speeches and handed out literature to attendees and at the end of the event, a group picture was taken. The rally was part of a national 'day of resistance' movement." ... |
SD: Guns On Campus: The Next Debate
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"Neither side anticipates the debate has ended with the defeat of a South Dakota House bill authorizing the concealed carry of pistols on public university campuses."
"The House defeated HB 1206 last week by a 48-20 margin with two excused members. The bill had advanced 8-5 out of the House Local Government Committee."
"Two University of South Dakota students offered opposing testimony on the bill." ... |
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| They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.� Benjamin Franklin Historical Review of Pennsylvania. [Note: This sentence was often quoted in the Revolutionary period. It occurs even so early as November, 1755, in an answer by the Assembly of Pennsylvania to the Governor, and forms the motto of Franklin's "Historical Review," 1759, appearing also in the body of the work. � Frothingham: Rise of the Republic of the United States, p. 413. ] |
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