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Safe, Legal, and Rare: Why Not Guns, Too?
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"President Obama has an idea that can bring the contentious gun control debate to an end, in a manner that should be satisfactory to all sides. His idea is 'safe, legal, and rare'." ...
"Legal. No one wants to return to the days of dangerous back-alley gun deals. This is a no-brainer for liberals, who have cited back-alley risk for years. Surely conservatives also have an aversion to good people dying 'on the floor' in pursuit of their Second Amendment rights. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi has been a real friend of the 'legal' in 'safe, legal, and rare' and her support shows that advocating for SLR-guns is advocating for life. Life demands that guns be legal." ... |
Brady Center: Lying, Misleading and Ignoring Reality, Part II
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"The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence has released another of their 'reports.' How Guns Have Affected the Athletic Community & What It Tells Us About America�s Gun Violence Crisis is filled with falsehoods and misleading misinformation. To properly parse the Bradys� agit-prop polemic, I�ve broken my response into several parts. Click here to read Part One: a close look at the report�s Executive Summary and an analysis of the first victims exploited by the text. Next on the Brady hit parade: Daniel Williams . . ." ... |
Fox Promotes Gun Banners� Propaganda�Again
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"In a recent gun-related article, Fox News had space to repeat anti-rights propaganda:""'States with the highest levels of gun ownership have 114 percent higher firearm homicide rates and 60 percent higher homicide rates than states with the lowest gun ownership.'" "Here�s the problem: Journalists should report what�s told them by their sources, so including statements like the one above, even if you disagree, is reasonable. But if Fox is 'fair and balanced,' shouldn�t they also present data from the other side?" ... |
Pistol Choices
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"I've recently read several posts from other bloggers about their choices of Every Day Carry (EDC) pistols, and how they arrived at those choices. This got me thinking about my own thought processes, what I've chosen, and why." ... |
Scope Review: Vortex Viper 6.5-20x50mm Scope
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"I inherited a sporterized M1903 Springfield six years ago when my father-in-law passed away. It's a great rifle that's probably taken more than a few elk in it's day, but it had buckhorn sights on it, making it pretty much useless beyond 100 yards."
"Or so I thought. More on that later."
"I decided I wanted to add a scope to it, a Vortex Viper from Brownells in this case, and I quickly found out that is no small task. First, I needed to drill and tap the receiver for a scope mount and add a Redfield mount to the top of the receiver." ... |
When Secondary is Primary
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"'Handguns are only good for fighting your way back to your rifle.' You have probably heard that glib saying before. This thinking pervades the gun culture so much that handguns are sometimes referred to as 'secondaries' and rifles as 'primaries.' It is a succinct statement that reflects some of the truth about the inferiority of handguns as fight stoppers, but for the vast many of those who carry a handgun daily; it misses the mark by a long shot." ... |
Gun Preview: Springfield Armory XD-S .45 ACP With Extended Grip
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"I received a surprise email from our friends at Springfield Armory last week. Their girl Friday (a.k.a., Deb) was sending an .45 caliber single-stack XD-S pistol to my FFL. Following its debut at the SHOT show, the compact XD-S is hotter than Candice Boucher. Astute members of the AI will notice that the grip on this particular XD-S seems a bit long. It�s one of the first extended mags for this gun that�s been seen in the wild. ..." |
Add a GLOCK Handgun to the Top of Your Hunting Gear Check List
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"Hunting season is right around the corner, and that means it�s time to make sure you�re ready to go."
"Your packing list should include (among other things) a first aid kit, appropriate attire, sufficient sustenance, camping materials (if applicable) and of course, your pistol."
"In the wilderness, a GLOCK provides protection against unexpected threats while hunting. A sidearm must be able to endure any given situation, climate or environment � no matter how extreme." ... |
Arms Trade Treaty, Second Amendment Compatible
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... "The Arms Trade Treaty, currently being negotiated in New York, would regulate the international sale of weapons. It would require other countries to enact laws similar to those the United States already enforces against arms transfers to terrorists, criminal gangs and regimes that violate human rights."
"Nothing in the Arms Trade Treaty would interfere with domestic gun sales or ownership. In fact, the UN resolution establishing the framework for the treaty negotiations explicitly recognizes 'the right of States to regulate internal transfers of arms and national ownership, including through national constitutional protections on private ownership, exclusively within their territory.'" ... |
Obama expected to sign global gun control treaty
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"While most of the news outlets in the United States have engulfed Americans in news coverage regarding the economy and the 2012 presidential elections, little if any news coverage exists about major actions being considered by President Barack Obama and progressive lawmakers, including the signing of a United Nations gun control treaty on July 27, according to Dick Morris, a former Bill Clinton political advisor." ... |
Wayne LaPierre Fights for the Second Amendment Before the United Nations (video available)
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"Mr. President, thank you for this brief opportunity to address this conference. I am Wayne LaPierre and for 21 years now, I have served as Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association of America."
"The NRA is the largest and most active firearms rights organization in the world, with four million members who represent 100 million law-abiding Americans who own firearms."
"On behalf of those 100 million American gun owners, I am here to announce NRA�s strong opposition to anti-freedom policies that disregard American citizens� right to self-defense." ... |
Business: Weapons sales and international arms treaties
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"There has been a fight brewing for some time, this to be over the Second Amendment rights we enjoy. Many times indications of this have appeared in Congress as one new law is proposed after the other. Now people are saying Congress is being by-passed as U.N. treaties are being proposed. But there is much to consider here before one takes issue with this, the information will surprise some and annoy both sides. The real issue is not about 'gun control,' it is about dominance and restraints which have never been stopped. ..." ... |
UN arms treaty could put U.S. gun owners in foreign sights, say critics
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"A treaty being hammered out this month at the United Nations -- with Iran playing a key role -- could expose the records of America's gun owners to foreign governments -- and, critics warn, eventually put the Second Amendment on global trial."
"International talks in New York are going on throughout July on the final wording of the so-called Arms Trade Treaty, which supporters such as Amnesty International USA say would rein in unregulated weapons that kill an estimated 1,500 people daily around the world. But critics, including the National Rifle Association�s Wayne LaPierre, warn the treaty would mark a major step toward the eventual erosion of the U.S. Constitution�s Second Amendment gun-ownership rights." ... |
MO: Governor (Democrat) Signs Two NRA-Backed Bills into Law Today
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"Today, with the deadline for his signature on legislation fast approaching, Governor Jay Nixon (D) stood with gun owners as he signed into law two bills to preserve and expand recognition of Second Amendment rights in Missouri. The improvements made in Senate Bill 480 and NRA-backed House Bill 1647 will take effect on August 28 of this year, while NRA-backed Senate Bill 489 went into effect immediately upon the Governor's signature. The following bills, delivered to the Governor by the General Assembly leadership on May 30, will now become law in Missouri:" ... |
Oral Hearings In Jennings v. BATFE Were Held Yesterday
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"The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments yesterday in the NRA's appeal of Jennings et al v. BATFE. This case, originally known as D'Cruz v. BATFE, challenges the Federal law that bars 18-20 year olds from purchasing handguns at retail from a licensed firearms dealer."
"This case was heard originally in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas before Judge Sam Cummings. He ruled for the BATFE and the NRA appealed a few days later. Judge Cummings found that the rights of 18-20 year olds were not violated as they could always buy a handgun privately and that it was within the purview of Congress to set the age at which someone could purchase a firearm from a dealer." ... |
Ohio CHL-holder files civil rights suit against Canton officer who threatened to execute him
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"William Bartlett, an Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL)-holder, has filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court against the City of Canton, the Canton police department, and against Daniel Harless and other offices involved in his arrest and prosecution for supposedly failing to promptly notify officers that he had a CHL."
"On June 8, 2011, Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL)-holder William Barlett was involved in a traffic stop initiated by Canton Police Officer Daniel Harless. Harless' behavior during the stop, caught on dash cam video, was nothing less than appalling." ... |
New Homeland Security Laser Scanner Reads People At Molecular Level
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"The Department of Homeland Security will soon be using a laser at airports that can detect everything about you from over 160-feet away."
"Gizmodo reports a scanner that could read people at the molecular level has been invented. This laser-based scanner � which can be used 164-feet away � could read everything from a person�s adrenaline levels, to traces of gun powder on a person�s clothes, to illegal substances � and it can all be done without a physical search. It also could be used on multiple people at a time, eliminating random searches at airports." ...
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MI: Adaisha Miller Was On Her Knees When She Was Killed
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"The Detroit PD's official version of events surrounding the shooting of Adaisha Miller continues to unravel � or become clearer � depending how you look at it. From the beginning, the story fed to the media stank worse than the dumpsters at the Fulton Fish Market during a summer garbage strike. Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee, Jr. showed almost Clintonian chutzpah yesterday standing before the press and continuing to push the tragic, hug-from-behind, the gun just 'went off' scenario. ... But even notoriously firearm-ignorant mainstream media types knew enough to wonder how a backside embrace can result in a downward shot to the thorax. The answer: she was in front of him, on her knees . . ." ... |
CA: Berkley police sued in lockup death
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"A Berkley woman repeatedly asked officers for help before slipping into convulsions in her cell at the city police lockup and dying of alcohol withdrawal two years ago, according to a wrongful death suit filed by her family."
"The adult children of Lisa Kindl, 47, claim their mother died in July 2010 after being denied proper emergency medical care for hours despite complaints to officers. The lawsuit was filed Monday in Oakland County Circuit Court." ... |
IL: Chicago police sergeant: "Tribal warfare" on the streets
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"Chicago is in the grips of a deadly gang war. At least 275 people have been killed in the city so far this year and many more have been shot, many of them innocent bystanders to the gang violence. Among the latest victims were 12- and 13-year-old girls shot Tuesday night. They survived."
"Sgt. Matt Little leads one of the teams in Chicago's Gang Enforcement Unit. There are about 200 such officers in the city-- versus 100,000 gang members."
"'Almost all the violence we're seeing now is from the gangs,' Little said. ..." ... |
Pakistan: Zardari allowed to import prohibited firearms
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"President Asif Ali Zardari has obtained permission from Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to import five prohibited bore guns/ rifles of different models for his personal use in relaxation of rules."
"The names of prohibited bore weapons are: (i) 7mm Magnum rifle; (ii) 22/250 caliber rifle; (iii) 22 caliber rifle; (iv) 12-gauge shotgun and; (v) 16-gauge shotgun." ...
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Submitter's Note: These things called laws, they are for the little people, yes? |
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| Besides the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation, the existence of subordinate governments, to which the people are attached, and by which the militia officers are appointed, forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition, more insurmountable than any which a simple government of any form can admit of. Notwithstanding the military establishments in the several kingdoms of Europe, which are carried as far as the public resources will bear, the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. � James Madison, The Federalist Papers, No. 46 |
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