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SAF Challenges Bloomberg to See New Gun Rights Documentary
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�The Second Amendment Foundation today challenged New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to attend a screening of a new Kris Koenig documentary � Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire � that reminds the audience that firearms rights are constitutionally-protected civil rights.�
��For far too long,� said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb, �Mayor Bloomberg has been acting as though the Second Amendment is a heavily-regulated privilege that his millions of dollars can buy and sell on a rich man's whim. This 80-minute film dispels that delusion.�� � |
FISA head judge doesn�t understand gun rights, either
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� �While focused on the power Walton now has over privacy rights and more, it�s also important to understand where he stands on the rest of the Bill of Rights, and, of special interest to this column�s readership, on the Second Amendment.�
��U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton last night dismissed a National Rifle Association (NRA)-backed lawsuit challenging the constitutionality on Second Amendment grounds of Washington, DC's ban on the sale and possession of handguns,� the Violence Policy Center crowed back in 2004, before the historic Heller decision. �� �
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If AR-15 is 'weapon of war,' cop bearing it is a 'soldier' for 3rd Amdt purposes
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�Not long ago � the Second and Third Amendments could plausibly have been seen in much the same light. Dismissed by many who style themselves Constitutional scholars as irrelevant relics of a bygone (and unenlightened, some of these �scholars� strongly implied) age, neither had played a significant role in the courtroom for decades.�
�For the Second Amendment, of course, that changed dramatically with the Heller decision, which, in finding that the Second Amendment guaranteed an individual right to keep and bear arms ��
�The Third Amendment, though, remained in a kind of Constitutional purgatory � That might now be changing, with a lawsuit filed against the city of Henderson, Nevada ...� � |
Illinois lawmakers override Quinn CCW veto
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�Anti-gun Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn suffered a serious defeat today as lawmakers in Springfield voted to override his �amendatory veto� of court-mandated concealed carry legislation, thus paving the way for Prairie State citizens to apply for concealed carry licenses.�
�It was a result for which a federal lawsuit filed by the Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation paved the way.� �
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Illinois' long, hard climb out of abyss of state-mandated defenselessness begins
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�With yesterday's successful override of Governor Pat Quinn's noxious �amendatory� veto of HB 183, by overwhelming bipartisan majorities in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly, the �Firearm Concealed Carry Act,� Illinois begins the journey to legal armed self-defense. �Wait a second--begins the journey?� some might ask. After all, there's not even the need to worry about a slender chance that Attorney General Lisa Madigan will go through with her Supreme Court appeal, given that the new law renders the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruling moot, and thus not subject to appeal.� � |
Gun Review: The SIG Sauer P556 Pistol
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"The AR-15 pistol is the Rodney Dangerfield of the semi-automatic 5.56 mm world. It just doesn�t get any respect. It�s considered tough to shoot accurately ... Some claim that it has too much recoil, and other than being a range toy that eventually gets tossed into the back of the safe or sold, it has no real use (unless of course you�re planning to make it into a short barrel rifle). Being the unabashed SIG whore that I am, though, I decided to procure a SIG Sauer P556 pistol. My main reason for doing this was that I wanted an SBR and I wanted something to play with during the interminable wait for the ATF to get around to approving my application (eight months now and counting). At the time . . ." ... |
Gear Review: Streamlight TLR-2 HL Light/Laser
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"Clint Smith said, 'You�ve gotta have a light, because shooting in the dark sucks.' I�ll sidestep the whole 'weapon mounted' vs. 'handheld' tactical light debate and just cut to the chase: the pricey Streamlight TLR-2 HL weapon-mounted light is incredibly bright and rugged, and it even includes a red laser. If it has one flaw, it�s that the LED emitter might actually be too bright for some uses. But I think you�ll manage with it anyway . . ." � |
Learning to Love the SCAR: How a Couple Modifications Make All the Difference
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"In 3-gun competitions, having an accurate rifle doesn�t matter much if the shooter doesn�t know how to work it. The interaction between the shooter�s body mechanics and the rifle is so important that pro-level shooters spend many hours on the range and in the shop tuning their rifle to exactly fit their body and shooting style. What they come up with at the end of the day is a unique firearm. Having spent the last few years perfecting my own AR-15, I was a little hesitant to switch over to the SCAR 16S when I joined Team FNH USA. But after a couple months of tinkering and adapting the gun to my own shooting style, it�s starting to grow on me . . ." ... |
Know before you go: Guide To The Interstate Transportation of Firearms
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... "It is hard for those who live in gun friendly States to understand how strict some State laws can be. In NJ for instance, there are a limited number of reasons which allow you to carry an unloaded firearm in your vehicle. When I traveled to my gun club I signed in as proof that I was there should I be stopped on my way home. All club member names were supplied to the local police in case we were stopped and our guns found so that if we said we were on our way to a gun club, it could be verified that we were in fact a member of that club. So should you find yourself traveling through NJ and stopped my LEO you better have some proof that you are just passing through or you day and night might be ruined." ... |
7 Vintage Carry Guns that will work for you today.
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"... One thing I have discovered is that some of these vintage guns are not as good as I remember them. My first carry gun back in 1972 was a Colt Detective Special. I loved that gun and carried it in a clam shell shoulder holster just like the detectives on TV did. It was state-of-the-art back then. Last year I finally found one in a local gun store. My heart began to pound as I spied it on a shelf. I asked to see it and ended up buying it. With my prize in my hand I drove home quickly so that I could examine my beauty in more detail. Somehow between the gun store and my gun work bench at home, the shine was off the penny. ..." ... |
OMG! Starbucks Allows Guns In Their Stores! Still! OMG!
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"The busy babes at Moms Demand Disarmament Action are crossing their arms and putting their collective foot down. What�s the object of their ire now? Well, Starbucks. They�ve apparently just figured out that while they�re standing in line to order their daily venti decaf vanilla sugar free soy latte with an extra shot, the person behind them in line *gasp!* might be packing. The Seattle-based retailer, of course, takes a neutral approach to guns. The caffeine purveyor�s longstanding policy has been that wherever it�s legal, patrons packing heat is OK by them. MDA�s reaction: this cannot stand! ..." � |
NFL needs to get tough on gun ownership
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�Even if the apocryphal station wagon filled with nuns burst into court and testified on Aaron Hernandez's behalf � he was praying with Mother Superior at the soup kitchen on the infamous early morning in question � the erstwhile tight end would remain up to his shoulder pads in legal issues.�
�That's because the Hernandez story is as much about guns as it is about murder.� � |
VA Police Executing Search Warrant for Adam Kokesh over DC Gun Video
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"At this moment, the Herndon police department, in cooperation with the U.S. Park Police, are executing a search warrant for Adam Kokesh at his residence in Virginia. According to Fox news, 'Roads have been blocked off in the area of the 1500 block of Snow Flake Court in Herndon and residents have been told to stay indoors while police serve the warrant.' Kokesh�s July 4th video of him loading a shotgun in Washington, D.C. within blocks of the capitol has been viewed over 170,000 times." � |
OK: Woman Who Hid Gun In Vagina Gets 25 Years
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"The Oklahoma woman who had a loaded handgun concealed in her vagina when she was arrested earlier this year on a drug charge has been sentenced to 25 years in state prison, according to court records." ...
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IL: Last Holdout State Legalizes Concealed Carry
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�The final state with a ban on concealed weapons has dropped it�just in time to beat a federal deadline. Lawmakers in the Illinois House and Senate, fearing a firearms free-for-all if they failed to act, voted by hefty margins to override Gov. Pat Quinn's veto and pass a new gun law, the Chicago Tribune reports. Quinn had been holding out for changes including limiting carriers to one gun at a time and banning guns in establishment that serve alcohol.� � |
IL: Illinois enacts nation's final concealed-gun law
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�The last holdout on allowing the public possession of concealed guns, Illinois joined the rest of the nation Tuesday as lawmakers raced to beat a federal court deadline in adopting a carry law over Gov. Pat Quinn's objections.�
�Massive majorities in the House and Senate voted to override changes the Democratic governor made just a week ago in an amendatory veto.� �
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NRA steps up attack on W.Va. Sen. Manchin
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�The National Rifle Association plans to mail 200,000 letters to West Virginians this week, stepping up its attack on U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin over the gun purchase background check measure he�s co-sponsored.�
�Among other criticisms, the NRA missive faults Manchin, a Democrat, for promising not to support such a proposal when he sought the group�s endorsement in 2012.� �
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CO: Colo. lawmakers await dates for recall elections
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�Colorado Democrats targeted for recalls because of their support for gun control remained in limbo Tuesday and were pursuing legal challenges to avoid going back to the ballot this year.�
�Sen. Angela Giron, D-Pueblo, on Tuesday failed in her effort to have the recall petition against her thrown out because it was improperly worded. Democratic Senate President John Morse of Colorado Springs lost an identical argument last week.� � |
Gun industry group sues Connecticut over new law
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�Alleging that the Connecticut General Assembly and Gov. Dannel Malloy misused state law to push through the state�s new gun control statute, the National Shooting Sports Foundation(NSSF) yesterday filed a lawsuit in federal district court to overturn the law.�
�The lawsuit comes at a coincidental moment, as lawmakers in Illinois overturned anti-gun Gov. Pat Quinn�s amendatory veto of that state�s concealed carry legislation last week. �� � |
NY: NY court finds NYC pistol licensing fees are legal
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"A federal appeals court gave the green light Tuesday to a law permitting New York City to charge hundreds of dollars for a gun licensing fee that costs $3 to $10 elsewhere in the state,"
"The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said the $340 handgun fee for a three-year license was legal for the same reasons that fees imposed on those seeking to stage a rally or a parade are constitutional." �
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Democratic aide carting gun in federal building is let off with warning
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"An aide to Democratic Rep. John Conyers � one of the loudest voices on Capitol Hill for additional federal gun control laws � caught a lucky break just recently."
"Betty Petrenz, who works as office manager for Mr. Conyers, brought a gun inside her purse into a federal building in Detroit, The Daily Caller reported."
"But officers let her off with a warning � no ticket, no fine, no jail time. Typically, carting a weapon into a federal building is against the law." �
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U.S. Marshals Lose �At Least� 42 Guns in Five Years
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"'Three masked men stunned downtown Frederick the afternoon of Feb. 5 when they made off with more than $190,000 worth of watches from Colonial Jewelers in a 50-second armed heist,' fredericknewspost.com reports. 'Alonzo Lee Meadows, 31, was arrested the next morning in Washington, D.C., leading to a second stunning revelation. At a bond hearing Feb. 11 after his extradition from D.C., Assistant State�s Attorney Kirsten Brown revealed that police searching Meadows� girlfriend�s home found a U.S. Marshal�s AR-15 rifle along with five loaded magazines under his side of the bed.� Which led the paper to wonder how many other firearms have gone walkies . . ." ... |
It's Time to Train Officers Not to Kill Dogs
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�A cop shot a dog the other day. Again.�
�Maybe you�ve seen the video � it was all over the Internet, complete with the dog�s grisly death spasms.� �
�Across the country, both state laws and departmental policies seem to let police officers use deadly force as a first resort against family pets that often present little or no threat. In one infamous 2010 case from Missouri, an officer shot and killed a dog that had been subdued and held on a catch-pole. �� � |
Engineer Arrested on Felony Charges Due to Confusing Carry Permit Regulations in Two States
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"UPDATE: Charges Dropped! ..." ...
... "Some time later, when the officer began checking out the validity of the carry permit, he was told the permit expired as soon as Preston obtained a Delaware driver�s license, even though Preston was still a resident of Tennessee."
"On instructions from the Attorney General�s Office, the officer was forced to arrest Preston on felony firearms charges. If convicted, Preston will lose his ability to work in nuclear power plants and with that, his six figure job." ... |
NV: Nev. mother questions gun sale to mentally ill son
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�A Reno police officer who sold a personal gun while on duty last week to a 19-year-old man might have violated state and federal laws because the young man had been committed to a mental hospital while suicidal last year ...� �
�The sale illustrates what can happen when background checks are not required for private sales, Schaller said. The sale put her family in danger and could have ended her son's life, she said. �� �
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Zimmerman case gets major boost from expert witness Vincent Di Maio
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"July 09, 2013 3:34:37 PM Expert witness Vincent DiMaio states plainly that the forensic evidence supports Zimmerman�s account of the tragic encounter. Prosecutor is pulling things out of the air talking about tree branches hitting GZ and other things that might have caused GZ�s injuries. All he succeeded in doing is showing that there is reasonable doubt in all accounts of the story so that only serves to prove GZ cannot be found guilty of 2nd Degree murder which requires no reasonable doubt about innocence be present." ... |
Zimmerman trail about race?
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"I think, black and white, already know that the George Zimmerman trial is about race. There really should be no trial otherwise. What is interesting though is that it is about race, without race being mentioned. It is as if some believe that knowing something without it being said is the same as not knowing. I tend to see the world as it really is. Luckily, many others also have the ability to see through the lies and deceptions that often mask the truth. Let�s hope that the Zimmerman jury has that ability." ... |
FL: Broward County Sheriff's Office Prepares Zimmerman Verdict Riot Plan
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"On Monday, the Broward County Sheriff�s Office released a video calling on the public not to riot in the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict, expected this week or next in Florida. The Sheriff�s Office released a statement explaining that it was 'working closely with the Sanford Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies' to coordinate 'a response plan in anticipation of the verdict.'" ... |
CA: California Ammo and Gun Shortage Continues. Still.
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"As many of the free states have begun to see ammo and guns return to the shelves, I fully expected the same for my state. Obviously all this talk about false flags and impending doom were just malarkey, right? Over the weekend we decided to hit the local Bass Pro Shop here in the central valley of California. All things considered, I figured I�d go and drool over all the things I would love to receive as a gift, or start stashing away cash for a future purchase. To my amazement it looks like the hoarding and lack of inventory is still in full swing here in the Golden State. If you were a duck hunter or skeet shooter you have no problems. ... If, however, you have a center/rim fire rifle or a handgun, fuggedaboudit . . ." � |
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