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Report shows Mayors Against (your) Guns desperation to be relevant
Submitted by: David Codrea
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... "Why in the world is MAIG releasing this report now, right before the November elections, when gun owners are galvanized to vote like I haven't seen since 1994? Is Bloomberg deluded enough to think this is going to do anything but further steel gun owner resolve? Is he that desperate for a voice on the national scene, and is he that egotistical about his influence with the masses that he thinks this is going to get him his way?" ...

'Arms' are not just firearms; knives and the 2A wrap-up GRPC
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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It was off to a roaring start, and it ended with more bang for the buck than one might imagine; the 25th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference generated excitement, lots of networking, an d a reminder and warning that the Second Amendment is not just about guns."

"Sunday's program opened with a presentation by the folks at Knife Rights, a fledgling group that is now doing battle with a prosecutor in New York over the Draconian knife rules he has imposed. The organization got full support from those attending GRPC, when its founder, Doug Ritter, told the audience, 'It is our Second Amendment, too.'" ...

Idiots, slobs and�champions Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"No doubt the slaying in West Seattle several days ago will, as predicted here, be exploited by the gun prohibition lobby, but a non-fatal incident in Sequim over the weekend could easily provide plenty of ammunition (no pun intended) for folks who want to ban recreational shooting." ...

UT: Concealed weapons threaten campus safety
Submitted by: David Nelson
Website: http://www.stonewallshootingsportsutah.org/

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"As I walked to class, a yellow flier pinned on a bulletin board caught my eye. The brightly colored piece of paper announced the time and place for the next Utah Concealed Firearm Permit Course. For the discounted price of $39.99, I could complete the most difficult step in the process of obtaining a concealed weapons permit, meaning I could be carting my own weapon to class ..." ...

"... [A]ccording to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Utah is the only state that mandates the allowance of weapons on college and university campuses."

"As I walk around campus, I find myself wondering if the people around me are in possession of concealed weapons. The truth is that you never know, and that is part of the danger ..."
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KABA Note: Danger? So this is why there have been so many (none) campus shooting sprees in Utah?

NYC Cops "Allow" Howard Stern, Donald Trump to Carry Guns
Submitted by: Opposing Views
Website: http://www.opposingviews.com

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... "... Whether there is in fact an increase in pistol-packin' celebs (and whether the Donald fils or Alexis Stewart count as celebs), what's interesting is the relative ease with which the well-known and well-connected - even reportedly muy caliente-tempered singer Marc Anthony - get permits denied mere mortals. The NYPD screens folks and doles out the right to carry very selectively. Any sort of right shouldn't be subject to such official caprice. And if the police is making decisions, they should take note of Glenn Instanpundit Reynolds' ironic insight that celebs are 'Not a threat to public safety like ordinary Americans getting gun permits . . . because if there�s one thing that celebrities are, it's responsible.'" ...

Man sent to prison for �dry firing� shotgun, injuring boy
Submitted by: MACpistol.com
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"A 29-year-old Weber County man has been sentenced to prison for up to five years for critically injuring a 9-year-old boy while �dry firing� a loaded shotgun last year at a Roy trailer park." ...
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Submitter's note: Stereotypes are everywhere in this incident. So much for "dry" firing. Prison is VERY appropriate for this idiot. How many basic rules of gun safety were violated? Yet the "schools" that refuse to teach gun safety love to blame the guns for stuff like this.

NY: New York's rich and famous looking to pack more heat
Submitted by: Jim Newman

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"More and more of New York's rich and famous are obtaining permits to carry concealed weapons in the city, according to a report from the New York Daily News."

"Singer Marc Anthony, actor Robert DeNiro, comedian Howard Stern and Mets third-baseman David Wright are just a few of the celebrities who have been licensed by the NYPD to carry a gun. And it's not just celebrities who are taking part in the trend, artificial heart inventor Robert Jarvick, supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis and real-estate legend Donald Trump and his son are all packing heat, according to the News." ...
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KABA Note: Well, of course! We can't have the "special people" defenseless can we?

NY: Suspect shot in attempted robbery
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
Website: http://www.nysrpa.org

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An attempted robbery at a grocery store on Syracuse's south side ended with the suspect being shot. Syracuse Police say just before 9 p.m. Monday night the suspect tried holding up the Los Amgios grocery store on West Brighton Avenue.

During the attempted robbery a person working at the store shot the suspect in the torso. Police say the suspect will recover and has been charged with attempted robbery.

Police have not released the name of the robbery suspect and haven't said who owned the gun.

MS: Woman Who Opened Fire On Intruders Says She's Fighting Back - Men Tried To Kick In Woman's Door
Submitted by: Jeff Pittman, MSFOA
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"A woman who opened fire on four men who tried to kicked in her door on Friday said she's fighting back and won't become a victim."

"... Stephanie ... said she was awakened at about 10:30 a.m. by a noise at her front door."

"She said she grabbed her gun as the men tried to kick in her door." ...

"Stephanie said she shot through the wall at the men."

"'I told her if an intruder ever comes, never open the door. Shoot through the door. We can always get another door,' said Stephanie's husband ..."

"Stephanie said the men ran after she fired the shot."

"'One of the guys came back and tried to get the car in my driveway and I told him, 'If you take another step, I'm going to kill you,' she said." ...

NC: Robbery suspects shot dead by east Charlotte Pizza Hut employee
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"A pizza deliveryman who shot two would-be robbers to death in east Charlotte said Tuesday that he didn�t draw his concealed pistol until the last possible second, when he thought he would be killed."

"Throughout the robbery attempt, as the men hit and pistol-whipped him inside a cooler at an east Charlotte Pizza Hut, the driver said he kept his right elbow pinned tightly against his body � holding a Glock 22 under his shirt and out of view."

"He said he didn�t want to use the gun unless he was forced to. But as one of the men lifted his shirt, nearly exposing the gun, the deliveryman opened fire."

"The two men killed ... were both 21-year-old convicted felons, one on probation and one awaiting trial on unrelated charges." ...

UT shooting comes just as Austin campus debates concealed weapons law
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"The University of Texas at Austin, the site of one of the worst campus shootings in US history, came close to another tragedy Tuesday as a ski-mask wearing gunman fired several shots on campus before taking his own life. No one else was hurt."

"The UT shooting comes as Texas, and UT in particular, was already at the center of a national debate over whether to allow students to carry concealed weapons to protect themselves against attack. ..." ...

"John Woods, a graduate student at UT, has spoken out against concealed-carry laws. ... 'The idea that somebody could stop a school shooting with a gun is impossible,' Woods told the Associated Press during debate over a proposed campus carry law in Texas last year. ..." ...
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KABA Note: Just ask former UT shooterChuck W. whose spree was stopped by the moral suasion of two police officers, not their guns, right?

Gun Voters Listen Up
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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... "This November's election could well determine if this USA will continue as a Representative Republic under our Constitution or fully turn into a Socialist Democracy patterned after the European model. ..."

"But that�s not all that we must face this Fall."

"On your computer and bring up 2A Unfriendly Senate Committee to Address Firearms. ..."

"This is the beginning of the Obama administration setting the stage for a lame duck session to attack gun ownership and the Second Amendment by proposing the largest package of anti-gun legislation ever considered. Warnings have been circulating for the past several months and each time the warnings get more serious about what will be proposed." ...

Gun Rights and the 2010 Senate Elections Submitted by: rick schwartz Website: http://www.weprotectyourkids.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Will the 2011 Senate be friendlier to the Second Amendment than the current Senate? While the 2010 election will result in gains for Republicans, both parties contain pro-rights and anti-rights candidates. In 2006 and 2008, this meant that the anti-Republican deluge did little harm to the net numbers of Second Amendment supporters in Congress." ...

CO: Gun Owners of America endorses Gardner
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"The Gun Owners of America, a rival of the longer-established National Rifle Association, is endorsing Republican Cory Gardner in Colorado's 4th Congressional District."

"'We are very excited to have been endorsed by Gun Owners of America. They are the new gold standard when it comes to protecting our Second Amendment rights,' Gardber said."

"The NRA earlier this month endorsed Democratic incumbent Betsy Markey."

"'As a state representative, Cory Gardner has never wavered in his support of the right to keep and bear arms,' said Tim Macy, vice chairman of Gun Owners of America."

"'Betsy Markey, the incumbent congresswoman, plays both sides of the gun issue and often sides with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,' he said." ...

OH: Media brings gun issue to forefront in campaign coverage; Latest poll shows gubernatorial race tightening
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"For much of the 2010 campaign season, the economy has dominated voters' thoughts as to their plans for the voting booth - far outweighing factors that often make the difference in close elections. But with The Dayton Daily News reporting that poll numbers between John Kasich and Ted Strickland have closed to within just four points, the gun issue could again become a deciding factor."

"The race is tightening just as differences between Strickland and Kasich on the gun issue are receiving increased attention in both the state and national media." ...

NY: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Endorses Robert Castelli for State Assembly
Submitted by: NYSRPA-PVF
Website: http://www.nysrpa-pvf.org

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"The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, the state's largest and nation's oldest 2nd Amendment advocacy organization, announces the endorsement of Robert Castelli for State Assembly in District 89. Our endorsement is based upon his personal background and his actions in defense of our civil rights while in the state legislature. NYSRPA believes he deserves to be elected for a full term in the Assembly and we encourage all gun owners to support him on November 2." ...

NY: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Endorses Scott Diamond for State Assembly
Submitted by: NYSRPA-PVF
Website: http://www.nysrpa-pvf.org

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"The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, the state's largest and nation's oldest 2nd Amendment advocacy organization, announces the endorsement of Scott Diamond for State Assembly in District 16."

"'Scott Diamond believes in the 2nd Amendment and will defend the civil rights of all New Yorkers,' said Thomas H. King, President of NYSRPA."

"By contrast, his opponent incumbent Assemblywoman Michele Schimel has shown nothing but contempt for our civil rights and demonstrated it repeatedly on the floor of the Assembly. Lacking any facts to back up her positions, Schimel has relied upon outright lies about her legislation and ad-hominem attacks upon her opponents while attempting to push an unpopular agenda through the state legislature." ...

TN: Tennessee 7th Senatorial District - - Campfield or Walker?
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"With five weeks left until the election, it is time for Knoxville citizens to revisit these candidates' response to the Gun Rights Quiz. Stacey Campfield and Randy Walker are running for the 7th Tennessee Senate seat."

"Their responses to the Gun Rights Quiz are listed for Campfield HERE, and for Walker HERE. You can click the links to see their responses."

"Here is my brief analysis --"

"Campfield believes there is only one reasonable gun law, the Second Amendment. Walker was not specific, he simply restated his support for the right to keep and bear arms (makes me think of John Kerry)." ...

NJ: Daily poll: Should New Jersey law be changed to allow residents to carry handguns?
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"State Sen. Jeff Van Drew (D-Cape May) introduced a bill last week that would allow New Jersey residents to carry handguns if they go through a background check, complete courses in firearms safety and the lawful use of force, pass a test and pay an annual $500 fee, the Star-Ledger reports."

"Current state law only gives carry permits to those who demonstrate a 'justifiable need' to their local police chief and then a Superior Court judge - a nearly impossible hurdle, Van Drew says."

"Under current law, New Jersey residents may purchase handguns through a permit process that involves being fingerprinted by local police and a background check. ..." ...
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KABA Note: 424 Yes to 127 No at 5:30AM Eastern Time.

MS: Miss. leaders unimpressed by handgun report
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Nearly half of the guns that crossed state lines and were used in crimes in 2009 were sold in Mississippi and nine other states, according to a report from a mayors' group."

"States were also ranked by the number of crime guns exported per 100,000 inhabitants. Mississippi led that list ..." ...

"The Clarion-Ledger reports the findings by Mayors Against Illegal Guns ... made little impression on Mississippi leaders."

"'Criminals are going to get guns wherever they are,' said Senate Judiciary B Committee Chairman Gray Tollison, D-Oxford. 'The Second Amendment is very strong, and that is not going to change in terms of somebody's right to purchase a gun, especially in Mississippi.'" ...

Police charge five "legal" open carry citizens in Wisconsin - victims need your support
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"On Monday, September 20, 2010, we received the sad news that the Ft. St. Clair gun club in Eaton, Ohio is closing. While we lament the loss of another range, we were touched that one of their final acts was to give a generous donation of $2,500 to Buckeye Firearms Foundation ..."

"At almost the same time, we received word of a truly horrifying abuse of police power that occurred in Wisconsin over the weekend."

"Five members of Wisconsin Carry Inc., a state firearms rights group in Wisconsin, were legally open carrying in their local Culvers restaurant when a dreaded 'man with a gun' call was made to the local police." ...

"So why should Buckeyes care about civil rights abuses in Wisconsin?" ...

Madison alder declares constitutional freedoms to be �childish� Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The 'Madison 5' incident continues to spread ripples across Wisconsin as the city and the police department struggle to defend their actions." ...

MD: Family outraged after officer shoots dog
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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... "After a shootout with the alleged robbers, the two brothers called police. When police arrived, Barlow says things got out of hand with the officers ..."

"Barlow said, 'One grabs me in the head lock and starts punching me in the face.'" ...

"While being wrestled to the ground by five different cops, Barlow and witnesses in the neighborhood tell us a female Prince George's County officer shot the dog in the head."

"Barlow stated, 'While this was going on I said 'please, don't point a gun at my dog.' I begged her. She didn't need to be involved in this. She was in the yard.'"

"But Barlow was arrested and charged with multiple crimes, including insulting an officer. Police say the officer acted appropriately when shooting the dog." ...

IL: No Shame? Killer Cop Wants Workers' Comp
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"An Illinois state trooper who killed two teenage sisters in a high-speed collision, driving 126 mph while sending e-mails and speaking to his girlfriend on his cell phone, has filed a workers' compensation claim for injuries he says he sustained in the fatal crash."

"Matt Mitchell, who pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and reckless driving, could have thousands of taxpayer dollars coming to him, angering the family of Kelli and Jessica Uhl, who were 18 and 13, respectively, when their vehicle was struck head-on by Mitchell's patrol car the day after Thanksgiving 2007."

"'At least at the beginning, he was a disgrace to his uniform, now I believe he is a disgrace to the human race,' said Thomas Q. Keefe, the attorney representing the girls' parents, Kimberly Schlau and Brian Uhl." ...

PA: Cop hired for Violent Home Invasion So Ex-boyfriend could play hero
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"State police said the ex-boyfriend of a Smithton, Westmoreland County, woman who was attacked and tied up at home by intruders planned the crime himself with the help of a police officer."

"Police said Johannah Manning was duct-taped to a basement pole in her Fort Street home for nine hours last week while the intruders ransacked the home. She was eventually freed when former boyfriend Michael Traynor arrived and discovered the 40-year-old victim and called 911."

"But on Thursday, police said they believe the 31-year-old Traynor asked his new girlfriend, 26-year-old Heather Young, of Belle Vernon, and paid 36-year-old Brian Buchman, of Pittsburgh, to both take part in the Sept. 16 attack." ...

FL: Miami federal prosecutor arrested after swimming in his boxers
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"A Miami federal prosecutor was arrested Sunday afternoon at a local bar after a young girl and her mother accused him of being indecent when he went swimming in his boxers at the establishment's pool overlooking the Miami River and downtown."

"Sean Cronin, 35, was charged with two misdemeanors - lewd and lascivious exhibition and nonviolent obstruction of justice - by a Miami police officer as he tried to leave Finnegan's River, 401 SW Third Ave., according to an arrest affidavit."

"Cronin, a Boston native who was watching the New England Patriots game on the big-screen TV at the outdoor bar, decided to go swimming in his boxer shorts." ...

Western Legends Roundup in Kanab, Utah � Part II Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Everyone who watched television westerns from 1962 through 1971 remembers the NBC series, 'The Virginian' starring James Drury. It was the first 90-minute TV series. ..." ... "James Drury is an avid sportsman. He has been quoted as saying, 'Cowboy action shooting is the best way I know to promote our Second Amendment rights. We share a sense of history and connection with the old West.'" ...