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How Do Gun Bans Affect Non-Gun Owners?
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"Gun bans wrongly and wrongfully affect non-gun owners because bans disarm only the law-abiding. Nothing new, until you see how this spreads. As usual, criminal laws do not interfere with crime until after-the-fact; gun control interferes with only the honest and before-the-fact, and then again after-the-fact, often within a system which victimizes constituents twice. Lifting gun bans can enhance crime control and lift government burdens. For some officials, carrying burdens is desirable, but it is an abuse of the law against the interests of the United States." ...

Nicki F: Enough is enough!!
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"You know... I've been in the Army for seven years - both active duty and National Guard. One of the biggest things that is always drilled into our heads is that we are accountable for taxpayer money, which pays us all. We are to report fraud, waste and abuse if we see it. We are the guardians of the tax dollars that give us equipment, our salary and fund our missions."

"As far as I know, the ATF -- a government agency funded by taxpayer dollars -- has the same critical responsbility. So how many more audits... how many more agents... how many more manhours will be spent on shutting up Ryan Horsley of Red's Trading Post? How much more taxpayer money will be wasted on retribution and the attempt to shut down a legitimate businessman? ..." ...

Americans resist political attempts to disarm citizenry in face of terrorist threat, says gun law expert
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"'Although gun grabbing politicians have been using various subterfuges to bring about a partial or total disarmament of the American citizenry, the data indicates that the United States is gun country and that our citizens are aware of and resist these attacks on our basic freedoms and traditions,' gun rights expert John M. Snyder said here today."

"He noted that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey now are trying to use the threat of terrorism as a wedge with which to promote additional restrictive gun control legislation." ...

'Brave One' Puts Wrong Weapon in Women's Hands
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"'The Brave One,' released by Warner Bros last week, grossed $14 million and topped the weekend box office."

"But for my money it's a real loser."

"Jody Foster plays a murderous vigilante who kills bad men--and interestingly enough, only men--right and left. Her blood-spattering spree is triggered by watching her fiancee get killed before her eyes."

"I'm disappointed that Foster--who won an Oscar for her intelligent and poignant performance as a rape survivor in 'The Accused'--has chosen to portray a woman who buys a gun and turns into an almost cartoon-like shooting machine." ...

MO: Frightened Teenage Boy Shoots Young Would-Be Burglar
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"A frightened teenage boy took matters into his own hands and fired a shot at a burglar who broke into his Kansas City, Mo., home."

"It happened around 4:30 Wednesday morning. Police said the burglar, also just 17 years old, broke into the home near Forest and 62nd Street."

"Police said the teenage boy was sleeping upstairs when he heard a noise coming from downstairs. The boy got a gun, went downstairs and shot the intruder in the shoulder." ...

OR: Man speaks about defending family from violent attempted intruder
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"Fearing for his family�s safety, a Salem man shot a drunken stranger trying to kick in an apartment door while mumbling to be let in, police and witnesses said Wednesday."

"Gerasimenko told them they had the wrong home. Later, one man came back and started kicking the door and trying to break the doorknob, so the family called police, officers said."

"Gerasimenko said he repeatedly warned the man he had a gun. When he heard a second person breaking in, he fired two warning shots low in the front door." ...

Mindset: Where It All Begins and Ends
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"In order to survive a life-threatening situation one must be well prepared to have any hope of escaping the situation alive. What is being well prepared? It simply means having the proper mindset, skills, tactics, and gear. So, let's start with mindset."

"Have you ever watched the movie The Recruit with Al Pacino (Walter Burke) and Colin Farrell (James Clayton). Burke says to Clayton, 'Everything is training.' I don't know that truer words have ever been said! ..."

"As my last article stated, we would all like to believe that we would react in a confrontation the way we think we will. However, if you do not train on a regular basis then you are fooling yourself as to what you can and cannot do. ..." ...

PA: Bear Seeking Treats Bites Boy in Tent
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"The state Game Commission is setting traps in Hickory Run State Park after a bear bit a 12-year-old camping with his Boy Scout troop."

"The bear entered the boy's tent Sunday night and bit down on his sleeping bag, probably trying to get candy bars and cereal hidden there, but bit the boy instead, Tim Conway, a game commission spokesman, said Tuesday." ...

"'The bear took off when the boy screamed,' Conway said."

"For that reason, game officials think the bear was after treats and are not considering the bite an attack, he said." ...
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Submitter's Note: According to the regs on their website, the PA DCNR prohibits functional weapons except while hunting or in your vehicle or building.

OR: Teacher files suit over her handgun
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"A Medford high school teacher filed suit in Jackson County Circuit Court Tuesday challenging the school district's policy prohibiting employees from carrying concealed weapons on campuses."

"Identified only as 'Jane Doe,' the teacher asserted she has the right to bring her concealed handgun to school to defend herself from a violent ex-husband against whom she has obtained a restraining order."

"Drawing national media attention, the case could clear an ambiguity in state law about schools' authority to forbid employees from doing what the public is allowed." ...

OR: Lessons of the Gun: Blackboards and Bullets
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"... Lawmakers in all but two states have shown they understand the need for self defense by formally recognizing a citizen�s right to carry a pistol. Almost 20 years ago, the Oregon legislature understood self defense when it ordered Sheriffs to issue permits to any citizens except felons and nuts."

"And then there�s the Medford School District."

"Last week Medford officials subjected a classroom teacher to threats of arrest and search if she didn't confess to carrying the gun. The teacher's ex-husband has threatened her life and she has obtained a restraining order. She also has a permit to carry a pistol, just like an estimated 100,000 Oregonians. ..." ...

The Second Amendment: Comparing the Fred Thompson and Ron Paul Track Records
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"Since Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson has jumped out of the starting gate running on Second Amendment issues, perhaps we should look at Thompson�s actual voting record with regard to the right to keep and bear arms."

"Before we get to the voting record, I should add that I�ve been hearing persistent rumors that the Thompson campaign is buying exclusive rights to gun shows in the southeast in order to ensure that the competition has no voice in this debate. While legal and perhaps effective, this tactic doesn�t smack of the openness most Americans desire from their political representatives. ..." ...

Rudy has gun foes on edge Submitted by: RPA-PAC Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Gun-control advocates yesterday urged Rudy Giuliani not to abandon his years of support for federal firearms restrictions to satisfy the National Rifle Association." "'I'd be very disappointed. I don't know anything that has happened that justifies a change in position,' said Paul Helmke, head of the Brady Campaign." ...

NJ: Ignoring Criminals While Banning Guns Submitted by: RPA-PAC Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"As the shock of the murder, execution style, of three Newark, NJ teenagers and wounding of a fourth begins to fade, the problem unfortunately will not. The problem is the willful refusal to look at the alleged perpetrators of this crime and draw some useful lessons to avoid further killings." ...

NY: Bloomberg down by one
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Preliminary results are in and it appears as if we helped knock off one of Bloomberg�s Mayors, Ernie Davis in Mount Vernon. Democrat challenger Clinton Young holds a 52-48% lead over Davis. Young has not declared victory nor has Davis conceded yet. Either way, Davis would still be on the November ballot on the Conservative line, but without the Democrat line it would pretty much be over for him.

MD: City might join suit to stem illegal guns
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"Suggesting that she might consider joining a ground-breaking lawsuit to stem the flow of illegal weapons, Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon met yesterday with New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg - the architect of that litigation - to talk about ways both cities can improve education and fight crime." ...

"'All of these incidents that are happening - all of these victims that are being killed - are from illegal guns,' Dixon said as she stood outside New York's City Hall. 'We need to make sure that our base is solid and that we track this information. Once we are through [with that], I will consult with our city solicitor's office about the potential of joining the lawsuit.'" ...

Remarks on Annual Elections for the Fairfax Independent Company By George Mason, "and preserving those inestimable rights which we inherit from our ancestors", April 17-26, 1775
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"...no institution can be long preserved, but by frequent recurrence to those maxims on which it was formed..."

"...This company is essentially different from a common collection of mercenary soldiers. It was formed upon the liberal sentiments of public good, for the great and useful purposes of defending our country, and preserving those inestimable rights which we inherit from our ancestors; it was intended in these times of extreme danger, when we are threatened with the ruin of that constitution under which we were born, and the destruction of all that is dear to us, to rouse the attention of the public, to introduce the use of arms and discipline, to infuse a martial spirit of emulation..."

George Washington, "Fairfax County Resolves", July 18, 1774
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"...That our Ancestors, when they left their native Land, and setled in America, brought with them (even if the same had not been confirmed by Charters) the Civil- Constitution and Form of Government of the Country they came from; and were by the Laws of Nature and Nations, entitled to all it's Privileges, Immunities and Advantages; which have descended to us their Posterity, and ought of Right to be as fully enjoyed, as if we had still continued within the Realm of England.

2. Resolved that the most important and valuable Part of the British Constitution, upon which it's very Existence depends, is the fundamental Principle of the People's being governed by no Laws, to which they have not given their Consent..."

Noah Webster, Miscellaneous Remarks on Divizions of Property, "and of course understand their rights; they rove uncontrolled in the forest; therefore they know the use of arms", Feb. 1790
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"...Our citizens now hold lands in fee; this renders them bold in independence: They all labor, and therefore make hardy soldiers; they all reed, and of course understand their rights; they rove uncontrolled in the forest; therefore they know the use of arms. But wil not poor peeple multiply, and the possessions of real estates be diminished in number, and increesed in size? Must not a great proportion of our citizens becum manufacturers and thus looz the bodies and the spirit of soldiers? . . . In short, wil not our forests be levelled, or confined to a few proprietors? and when our peeple ceese to hunt, will not the body of them neglect the use of arms? ..."

Benjamin Franklin, Re: Constitution of Pennsylvania, "the personal Securities of Life and Liberty, these remain the same in every Member of the society", 1789
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"...Suppose one of our Indian Nations should now agree to form a civil Society; each Individual would bring into the Stock of the Society little more Property than his Gun* and his Blanket, for at present he has no other..."

"...Private Property therefore is a Creature of Society, and is subject to the Calls of that Society..."

"...but the important ends of Civil Society, and the personal Securities of Life and Liberty, these remain the same in every Member of the society; and the poorest continues to have an equal Claim to them with the most opulent, whatever Difference Time, Chance, or Industry may occasion in their Circumstances...."

And yet another ATF audit...Enough is Enough!
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"On Tuesday we received another visit from the ATF; there were 4 ATF employees (3 of which were from out of state) which consisted of an Area Supervisor, an Inspector and 2 Investigators. I must admit that they were very cordial and polite."

"During the visit ... we got upwards of 79 US Department of Justice hits on our website (ATF ... IP addresses come up as DOJ). One visitor sat on my website for nearly 4 hours and 2 others sat there for over 5 hours. 8 Different IP Addresses visited our website in total today."

"I did not blog about our visit while they were here, alert the media, video tape or photograph them; which was the previous agreement that we made with them before the US Attorney reneged on the agreement...twice. ..." ...

The BATFE (ATF) continues agenda of ultimately the confiscation of YOUR firearms (Red Pills)
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"I just received notice that the ATF, AKA BATFE ... visited Red�s Trading Post (RTP) again on Tuesday (9/18) to continue in their endeavor to shut Red's down. ..."

"According to Ryan, RTP Manager, during ATF�s recent visit, there were FOUR ATF employees, three of them from out-of-state! THIS IS YOUR TAX MONEY BEING WASTED PEOPLE! ..." ...

"As previously posted on redpills, the BATFE�s ultimate agenda is to shut down as many gun dealers as possible, to continue to create a database of all gun owners (which is contrary to law, i.e., THE BATFE IS BREAKING THE LAW), and then confiscation. Yes, it can and will happen here in the U.S., unless the ATF is stopped. And stopped NOW!" ...

JPFO Alert: BATFE "Responds" To SBA Concerns
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... "As the BATFE regularly violates the rights of American citizens with impunity, other federal agencies are watching ... and learning. Soon it won't be just the BATFE destroying your business, or your life. That is why it is imperative that this abusive, vindictive agency be stopped. It must be brought down. It must be totally abolished, or abuses like these will become even more commonplace."

"For more information on what you can do to help, visit http://www.thegangmovie.com. No one should have to endure the endless harassment Red's has faced for over two years."

Seeking quality of life at the point of a gun?
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"The elusive search for safety and improved 'quality of life' in communities across America is taking disturbing, even bizarre turns."

"Middle school children are being arrested, jailed and charged with sexual felonies for slapping classmates on their rear ends. High school students are being charged with felonies because Swiss Army knives are found in their cars. Armed police units are being formed to enforce local housing and yard ordinances. ..."

"Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, now a leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination, ushered in the modern trend of employing the police power of the government to enforce so-called 'quality of life' behavioral norms." ...

Brady President Praises Police Chiefs After Release of New Report
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"Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, called today's report by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Taking a Stand: Reducing Gun Violence in Our Communities, a 'clear road map from the nation's police chiefs of steps we can take now to combat gun violence.'"

"'Our nation's police are on the front lines in the fight for public safety. In this landmark report, police leaders are saying they are tired of the nation's gun policies being held hostage by the special interest gun lobby,' Helmke said." ...

CA: City Council, police chief served with lawsuits
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"Each member of the Santa Maria City Council, along with Police Chief Danny Macagni, was served Tuesday night with a federal lawsuit filed by a resident who claims his civil rights were violated when he was denied a permit to carry a concealed weapon."

"... The package included a 50-page complaint plus hundreds of pages of exhibits."

"McCloud claims the council members and Macagni have intentionally denied his constitutional rights to equal treatment by treating McCloud's application to carry a concealed weapon differently than those who have been granted such permits. According to the suit, that is a violation of McCloud's 14th Amendment rights." ...

WV: Belmont Sheriff's Deputy Fired After Bar Fight
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"A Belmont County sheriff's deputy accused of getting drunk and being involved in a bar fight has been fired."

"Deputy Robert Moore allegedly started a fight with a man last August at the Beech Hill Bar in St. Clairsville. Moore had been under review by a hearing officer and a Noble County investigator since then."

"On Tuesday, the hearing officer found that disciplinary action would be justified. Sheriff Fred Thompson then determined that Moore violated the department's code of conduct and fired the deputy."

"Thompson said the victim suffered facial lacerations and injuries to his arms and elbows after the fight moved from inside to outside on the gravel." ...

OR: Ammo that sparked fire already should be banned
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"A semi- or fully-loaded automatic long-range .50-caliber rifle is among the most destructive and powerful weapons legally available in the United States today."

"The multi-thousand-dollar retail-priced weapon is widely described by its manufacturers in their advertising as 'heavy firepower for light infantry.' It is routinely used by the military to wreck aircraft and penetrate armor-plated vehicles, ignite other weapons and fuel and kill occupants."

"And, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, a bolt-action, manually loadable version of the .50-caliber sniper rifle sent balls of fire -- armor-piercing incendiary tracer ammunition that explodes on impact -- into timberland near Bald Mountain, starting a wildfire Sept. 8." ...