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New York gun snitch line invites abuse
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... "If I'm a drug dealer and I want to eliminate the competition, why not let New York's finest do the job for me? Chances are, my rivals will be packing, so I'll not only get them busted, but I'll collect a cool grand per head. And if I'm really lucky, maybe one or more of them will go for their waistbands and I can get the cops to take 'em out for me."
"Or what if I'm just mad at somebody? What if some bum has stolen my girl or I think a guy ripped me off or I'm just a creep who wants to victimize someone for the twisted hell of it? ..." ... |
NRA sues Gov. Cuomo over New York gun law
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... "This was the law for which Olympic Arms in Lacey announced in February that it would no longer do business with agencies in New York State. It�s the kind of law anti-gunners would like to see enacted in Washington and Oregon as 'sensible' or 'reasonable.' It limits magazine capacity to seven rounds, requires background checks for ammunition purchases, and requires that retailers report large ammunition sales to the police." ...
"Cuomo muscled the package through without hearings or public comment ... That would never fly in Olympia, where gun rights activists have held armed demonstrations this year, and flooded e-mail inboxes in opposition to semi-auto bans and expanded background check measures." ... |
NY Advertises Hotline to Turn In Neighbors with �Illegal Weapons�
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"I was, and still am, a massive nerd. So one of the things I did in college was play pencil and paper role playing games with my buddies. One of our favorites was Paranoia, set in a dystopian future where a paranoid computer was constantly weeding out 'communists' from the population that it believed were trying to overthrow society. You played as a 'troubleshooter,' an elite member of society who attained that position by betraying your closest friends and reporting them as commies. It was a parody of Soviet life, where snitching on your neighbors was as common as standing in bread lines. I never thought we�d see that in America, but the state of New York appears to have adopted the totalitarian model as a way of life . . ." ... |
Declaring economic war on Colorado
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"The gun rights community has taken the adage 'money talks and B.S. walks' and reversed it when discussing Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper�s signing yesterday of anti-gun legislation, and are now saying that their money walks, and Tom Gresham, host of the nationally-broadcast 'Gun Talk' yesterday took a step right behind Magpul Industries."
"Magpul, as this column noted, is moving its magazine manufacturing operation out of the Centennial State... and Gresham has advised Colorado Tourism via e-mail that he will be 'avoiding Colorado for business, hunting, and tourism as long as my firearm is prohibited there.' Gresham tipped Examiner to his move via e-mail, and it's a sentiment that is being mulled by activists at the Seattle Guns forum." ... |
Defacto Gun Owner Database
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"TTAG has a post up demonstrating how easy it is for the .Gov to create a gun owner database using all the info gathered from Google� info which has already been turned over by the company on many occasions without even the need for a warrant." ... |
Atlantic Wire suggests NRA threatened from surprising direction
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... "Let's think about that, though. St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner has been as enthusiastic as anyone about the revolutionary change Defense Distributed's 'Wiki Weapon' project is bringing to the gun rights/'gun control' debate. Still, the day when the ability to easily produce fully functional guns at home will render gun rights advocates indifferent to gun laws is a very long way off. The ability to print a gun, for example, does not address laws that forbid carrying it for self-defense."
"While the government will soon lose any say it now has in what kinds of guns citizens can own, and which citizens can own them, most of us would still prefer not to be branded "criminals" for enjoying this new access to freedom." ... |
Tavor SAR Bullpups Have Left the Building
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"Nick�s been anxious for the Tavor to hit the market at least since the Military Arms Channel previewed the Israeli wondergun. Then he got his hands on one at SHOT and his hankering blossomed into a full-blown jones. While he�s no doubt busy working out his SCAR 16s, with all that wonderful Winchy ammo, we know he�ll be glad to hear that Tavor SARs are out there on brown trucks all across the land as we speak. Press release after the jump . . ." ... |
Question of the Day: What�s Your AR Wearing?
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"Over at tacticalwire.com, gun guru Tiger McKee�s caught in a love triangle. 'When it came to ergonomics Eugene Stoner was a genius. The AR has all its essential components � safety, mag and bolt release � in just the right place. On the original rifle Stoner used triangular handguards. The triangle shaped fits the shape of your hand nicely, and the flatter bottom helps when you�re resting it on something, like bracing for stability and accuracy. I have several rifles with them and really like �em. The problem with the original design, due to the material they are made from, is they break or crack easily.' Precision Reflex�s got an app for that . . ." ... |
Biden: Mag Cap Limits Are Arbitrary, Handguns Are the Real Problem, Props to the �Black Helicopter Crowd�
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"Speaking to NPR, Vice President Joe Biden says Senator Feinstein�s DOA AWB will rise again! 'I believe that the vast majority of the American people agree with us. The vast majority of gun owners agree with us.' No so vast! the NPR interviewer interjects. 'It�s 56 percent. A very slim majority.' Biden: 'That is a pretty good majority.' Melissa Block: 'But not the vast majority.' Biden blusters, casting doubt on the poll. Block goes in for the [proverbial] kill, pushing the Veep on his support for ammunition capacity limits. Block: 'Gun owners will say that all of these lines are arbitrary? Why 10 rounds? Why not seven?' . . ." ... |
WA: No gun infringement
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"To the editor � Re: The March 19 article, 'Guns and God.' First of all, I would like to say that training people to safely use handguns is a fine idea. I do think that doing so at a church is rather odd, especially given that the targets replicate human beings."
"But that is not my problem with the article. My problem is the opinion expressed by the pastor critical of strengthening gun control measures because 'it will only disarm the innocent.' Oh really. The innocent cannot pass a background check? In order to defend themselves, the innocent absolutely must have a semi-automatic assault weapon that holds scads of bullets?" ... |
Exclusive Pre-Review Excerpt From Dan Baum�s Gun Guys
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"Dan Baum is an oxymoron. He�s so left-leaning he�s horizontal, and yet he 'gets' guns deeply and completely. Go figure. Actually, that�s my job; I�m reviewing Gun Guys, A Road Trip for Friday. In the run up to that potentially friendship-killing event (although I highly recommend the book), I asked Mr. Baum if I could share a couple of excerpts from his tome with TTAG�s Armed Intelligentsia. The former New Yorker writer kindly agreed, perhaps in the hope that you�ll be captivated by his craftsmanship before you�re offended by his politics. This bit�s from Chapter 18, Tribes. Dan�s journeyed to the belly of the beast�NRA HQ�to confront the gun rights 'extremists.' What he finds surprises him, and us . . ." ... |
TX: Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Crossfire(?) Edition
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"More good news from the Lone Star State: 'Two would-be robbers are dead after an attempted home invasion in Maypearl, but the homeowner is not the one who killed them.' But this one looked like it may have been something more than your average home invasion. myfoxdfw.com says, 'A woman was home alone when two suspects, heavily armed with guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition, reportedly attempted to enter her home.' She called her husband who rushed home with a firearm of his own. 'When the husband arrived home there was an exchange of gunfire. The two suspects were found dead.' Wait. Didn�t the article say the homeowner didn�t take the two out? . . ." ... |
CO: Colorado father protects wife and daughters, scares criminals away with pistol
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... "Upon stopping, the father retrieved his pistol from the glove box and immediately told his wife to call 911. She explained to the 911 operator what was happening, making sure to also inform authorities that her husband was armed, as the father stepped out of the car."
"Four young men rushed out of the other car and began shouting obscenities at the family as they walked closer. The father then racked the slide on his pistol and chambered a round."
"Seeing and hearing a loaded gun being carried by a protective father was enough for them. All four men quickly got back into their car and sped away." ... |
OR: Oregon couple hold burglar at gunpoint until police arrive
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... "The truck owner immediately confronted the would-be burglar, and a scuffle ensued. The man�s girlfriend heard the commotion from inside the house and immediately called the police and armed herself with a shotgun."
"Aiming the shotgun at the criminal, later identified as Shawn Daniel Johnson, he taunted her, saying, 'Shoot me.' The girl, however, told him that he wasn�t worth shooting. No shots were ever fired."
"Police arrive about six minutes later and arrested Johnson for unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, theft in the third degree, possession of burglary tools and possession of marijuana. He was released from jail only a few hours later due to overcrowding." ... |
GA: Student with shotgun stops armed robber with hostage at Georgia College
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"An armed robber was apparently looking for an easy target when he stormed into a residence occupied by Georgia College students, but instead found himself face to face with an unexpected turn of events." ...
"Once inside, the criminal grabbed one of the students, used him as a body shield and put a .25-caliber pistol to his head. ..."
"Meanwhile, another student who lived at the residence heard the commotion and came to action. Phil Creviston came out of his bedroom and cocked his 12-gauge shotgun."
"The gunman immediately let the hostage go, but then turned and fired towards Creviston three times. The shots missed him and the robber quickly sped away ... Police had a man in custody later that afternoon." ... |
OK: Tulsa homeowner fires shot at intruder during home invasion
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"In the early morning hours on Wednesday, March 20, a Tulsa, Okla. father found an intruder in his home after a burglar alarm was activated. Oklahoma�s Own News 9 reports that upon confronting the intruder, the father fired a shot at him as he quickly made his escape out the back door, empty handed."
"The bullet hit the door frame, which the intruder had kicked in to gain access to the home. It is not believed that the shot hit the intruder, as no gunshot wound victims have been reported at any local hospitals."
"The father�s wife and two teenage daughters were also home at the time of the break-in, but none of them were injured." ... |
NY: Sullivan County Legislature passes resolution to repeal New York's gun law
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"The Sullivan County Legislature approved a resolution calling for a repeal of New York�s SAFE Act gun-control measure on a day when more than 200 gun-rights supporters swarmed Government Center for a noon rally."
"Many of those at the rally stayed to watch the Legislature unanimously support repeal of the law."
"Legislators Gene Benson and Cora Edwards introduced Sullivan�s repeal resolution, which is similar to resolutions passed around the state ..." ... |
Biden on assault weapons ban: "Think about Newtown"
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"As the prospects of the assault weapons ban flounder in Congress, Vice President Joe Biden today urged Congress to 'think about Newtown' - and all of the 'beautiful babies' who were killed there last year in a mass shooting - before insisting the 'politics' of passing gun laws is too hard."
"Biden, who joined New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg today for a Manhattan press conference, struck a personal note in his remarks today, standing alongside a handful of parents whose children were killed in the December shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and addressing them occasionally throughout his remarks." ...
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Biden to Congress: 'Show courage' on gun control (video available)
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"As Congress inched closer to a vote on gun-control measures, Vice President Biden and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday questioned lawmakers who have been hesitant to get behind their push for sweeping changes."
"After meeting in New York with Bloomberg and families and friends of several victims of the Newtown, Conn., Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Biden called on lawmakers to 'show the courage' that victims of the Newtown tragedy demonstrated." ...
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Vulnerable senators face lose-lose scenario on assault weapon vote
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"The Senate�s upcoming vote on the assault weapons ban is going to put vulnerable Democrats in a difficult spot."
"Democrats facing tough reelection races will either attract the ire of the National Rifle Association or prominent gun control activists such as New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I). A vote against the ban could spark primary challenges that could weaken Democrats in the general election." ... |
SC: Palmetto State Contemplates Constitutional Carry (video available)
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"'A Senate subcommittee passed a bill to thunderous applause Wednesday that would allow people to carry guns in public in South Carolina without a concealed weapons permit,' lohud.com reports. Like many in law enforcement, Charleston Police Capt. Brian Ambrose is SO against the idea of open carry, constitutional carry or open constitutional carry. Capt. Ambrose worries 'it will make officers� jobs harder because they will have to wait for someone openly holding a gun to commit a crime before they can confront them.' How about that? ..." ... |
NY: Cuomo Might Relax Part of New Gun Law
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"When Governor Andrew Cuomo and his staff huddled with lawmakers earlier this year to craft the toughest gun control law in the country, he wanted to limit the capacity of magazines from 10 bullets down to five."
"But State Senate Republicans pushed back, worried a five-round limit would impact the sale of some handguns, said state Sen. Carl Marcellino, a Republican from Long Island."
"'This was the governor's compromise,' Marcellino said. 'They went to seven and that was the end of it.'"
"The problem? Firearms manufacturers typically don't make seven-round magazines. So on Wednesday, Cuomo announced he'd favor relaxing that part of the sweeping law." ... |
Bans of so-called 'assault weapons' may not hold up to Supreme Court scrutiny
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... "Here, Tribe is arguing that the politically incorrect features of 'assault weapons' have no relevance to self-defense. A pistol grip's ability to render a rifle more easily controllable does not improve its utility for self-defense, apparently. When attacked at night, protecting one's night vision, by using a flash suppressor, has no self-defense utility. When defending one's livelihood, and indeed one's very life, from hordes of brutal rioters, a quickly replaceable 30-round magazine is not at all useful, Professor Tribe would tell us." ...
"Much more fundamentally, of course, Tribe chooses to completely ignore the fact that self-defense against common criminals is not the central purpose of the Second Amendment. Defense of liberty, against a criminal government, is." ... |
Federal appellate court upholds Md. handgun permit laws
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"A federal appeals court has upheld Maryland's handgun permitting law, reversing a lower court decision by concluding that the state can constitutionally require an applicant to show 'good and substantial reason' that he or she needs a concealed-carry license."
"Fourth Circuit Judge Robert King, writing for the three-judge panel, said the state had shown that the requirement �is reasonably adapted� to its 'significant interests in protecting public safety and preventing crime.'" ... |
NY: New York Gun Groups Sue Governor Cuomo Over Arms Limits
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"New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was sued by gun advocacy groups seeking a court order declaring unconstitutional new state laws regulating the sale and possession of firearms and ammunition."
"Organizations led by the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association sued yesterday in federal court in Buffalo ..."
"'The act creates new offenses with criminal penalties for previously lawful activities involving the acquisition and possession of rifles, handguns, shotguns, ammunition magazines and ammunition,' the groups said in the suit. 'As such, the act severely and adversely affects plaintiffs and millions of other law-abiding gun owners in New York.'" ... |
NY: State will �aggressively defend� gun laws, AG Schneiderman says
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"After being hit with a long-awaiting lawsuit from the New York Rifle & Pistol Association, the state�s attorney general says his office will continue to defend the controversial gun-control law passed in January."
"In a statement issued by his office, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said the law�which included a broader ban on assault weapons�is constitutional. The gun group makes the case that the ban on certain semi-automatic firearms violates the Second Amendment." ... |
NY: Another legal court challenge to gun law
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"As promised, the New York�s largest gun rights group sued state officials in federal court attempting to undo several provisions of a recently passed gun control law, dubbed the SAFE Act."
"The five-count suit alleges the SAFE Act violates Second and Fourteenth Amendment rights, restricts interstate commerce by prohibiting the sale of banned weapons and restricting the sale of ammunition and violate due process rights with several vague provisions." ... |
Lawsuit filed against state�s gun control law
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"In a case that backers vow to take all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, a major gun-rights group filed suit Thursday in federal court in Buffalo seeking to toss out the state�s new gun-control law on a variety of constitutional grounds."
"The lawsuit by the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, the state affiliate of the National Rifle Association, attacks the NY-SAFE Act on several legal fronts, including claims that it violates interstate commerce protections and the Second Amendment�s right to bear arms." ... |
CA: Shooting Victims to LAPD: Keep Your Truck and FOAD
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"Remember when LA�s finest went a tad trigger happy in pursuit of cop killer Christopher Dorner? For a while there it was pretty much open season on any vehicle remotely matching the description of the fugitive�s car. Two of the unlucky motorists on the receiving end of the 5-0 lead were Emma Hernandez and her daughter, Margie Carranzahad, who were out early delivering newspapers. They had the flow-thru ventilation in their Toyota Tacoma enhanced by 102 rounds of po-po ammo. Two of which went through Hernandez�s neck. Feeling bad about the mixup, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and a local Ford dealer promised to replace the vehicle for the ladies. Except there were a couple of strings attached . . ." ... |
CT: Gun permit applications in Newtown have almost tripled since Sandy Hook tragedy
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"The tragedy at Sandy Hook this past December sparked a nationwide gun control debate, but that�s not all that it sparked, according to a report by the Associated Press on Tuesday, March 19."
"The town of about 27,000 people generally issues about 130 gun permits each year, however, since mid-December it has already received 79 applications, almost triple the normal amount. At the same time, firearm sales have hit record numbers around the nation, thus spawning the joke, yet again, that Barack Obama is the world�s greatest gun salesman." ... |
CT: Gun control dominates Malloy forum in Norwich
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"Gov. Dannel P. Malloy elicited a standing ovation at the start of Thursday's forum at City Hall when he honored Norwich Police Officer Jonathan Ley, who was wounded by an armed gunman during a standoff Jan. 7 on Cedar Street."
"After that introduction, the audience reserved its applause for comments objecting to Malloy's proposed gun control measures in the wake of the Dec. 14 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Objections to gun- and ammunition-control measures dominated the forum, with some questions on health care funding and substance abuse programs posed by officials in those fields and a few others on taxes ..." ... |
NY: Impact of gun law debated
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"As courts prepare to decide several key gun issues in the coming years, the new laws in New York are facing scrutiny from people who say they don�t address the true causes of gun violence." ...
"However, proponents of the Jan. 15 New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act stand by the overall intent of the law, saying the provisions are necessary measures to prevent guns from falling into the wrong hands."
"On Thursday, speakers on four different sides of the debate gathered in front of the Monroe County Bar Association. ..." ... |
NJ: Letter: Gun controls prompt flight
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"... it has been recognized that for a variety of reasons this state has lost some appeal as a friendly place to live."
"Suppose there was a class of citizens who could be factually categorized as 'state sanctioned,' bona fide good guys/girls. Now suppose that the official policy of that state was to assail that group to the point where, feeling so targeted, so denigrated and then ultimately so fearful that they actually started to leave that state in droves."
"What kind of insanity would common sense determine such a policy to be?"
"That is a valid question to be asked of almost the entire Democratic political leadership in this state regarding its holders of state-issued Firearms Identification Cards." ... |
NY: 300-gun arsenal seized from Long Island, NY, home
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"An arsenal of more than 300 guns, many of them illegal, has been seized from a Long Island home around the corner from a high school, and the homeowner was arrested, authorities said Thursday."
"Jay Steiner, 66, was arrested in late January after an undercover Suffolk police officer visited his Centereach home."
"Steiner has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon and is free on bail." ...
"In all, 85 illegal handguns and 230 rifles and shotguns were found, as well as thousands of rounds of ammunition." ...
"Investigators said Steiner had once held a federal gun license, permitting him to buy and sell weapons, but it expired in 2004." ...
"It's unclear what the Centereach man was doing with all the guns." ... |
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