 | Homeowner Shoots Suspected Intruder Dead on 225th Pl. SW in Esperance (WA)
OpSD --"A homeowner in the Edmonds neighborhood of Esperance shot and killed a suspected burglar Tuesday night, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office."
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| Newslinks for Thursday, February 9
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • ‘Proclaiming Liberty’ a great resource for keeping gun quotes accurate
• Guns and the Rise of Democracy – Part 2
• Emily got her gun!
• Creating A Gun Rights Activist
• No tears for slain Edmonds burglary suspect
• U.S. Founding Included Gun Control
• Take Someone Shooting – What Are You Waiting For?
• What the Powell case should tell us about legislating against crime
• Guns are safety tools (second letter)
• UFC Bans Firearms and Ammunition Sponsors: Was It Un-American?
• Right to bear arms: in defense of our students
• Bolling is a shooting man
• At home with the US families terrified of the end of the world, living in a converted bunker, with 15 years' worth of food... and a son trained to use an AK-47 (video available)
Armed Self-Defense vs. Disarmed Defenselessness • WA: Homeowner Shoots Suspected Intruder Dead on 225th Pl. SW in Esperance
• WI: Wisconsin Man Shoots Robber; Just Got Concealed Carry Permit (video available)
• UK: 'Lone wolf' terror threat to Britain
"Project Gunwalker" Reverberations and Repercussions • American Guns and Mexican Violence
• Holder Tells Congress Obama Wants To Ban Guns
Court Cases and News • Judge Upholds Illinois Ban on Carrying Loaded Guns
• IL: City Writes $399,950 Check To Gun Rights Group
• IL: Gun rights ruling debated as other proposals reach Illinois Legislature
From the Enemy Camp • Dan Gross Named New President of Brady Campaign
• IA: Safety of Iowans would be jeopardized by amendment
News from the Campaign Trail • Newt Gingrich hits Mitt Romney on gun-rights issues
• Rick Santorum’s Sweep Changes Republican Race
Politicians and Legislation • Obama’s Favorite Republican
• AL: Ashe Commissioners Deal with Gun Issue
• AZ: Bill to Allow Guns on Arizona College Campuses Advances
• GA: Georgia Bill: Concealed Gun Carrying without Permit
• IA: Iowa Bills Would Expand Gun Freedoms
• IA: Iowa Firearms Preemption Bill to Committee Vote Tomorrow
• IA: Lawmakers set to pull trigger on gun bills [Vote: Do you agree or disagree with these?]
• IL: Emanuel to push for state-wide handgun registry
• L.I. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy’s district on the chopping block
• MA: Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse joins Mayors Against Illegal Guns
• NH: Senate Shoots Down House Gun Bills
• NY: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association: What is Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel Thinking?
• OR: Oregons Firearm Ownership Privacy Bill to be Heard Monday by House Committee
• PA: Lancaster mayor fumes over Pa. gun bill
• PA: PA Firearms Preemption Enhancement Bill Considered on House Floor Today
• VA: Virginia House Passes 2 Guns Bills; 8 More on the Way
• VA: Virginia Senate Passes Repeal of 1-Gun-Per-Month
The "Authorities" • ATF Proposes Common Sense Change. No, Really.
• Drones over U.S. get OK by Congress
• FL: Former Officer Sentenced For Inappropriately Touching Suspect
• HI: Ex-police officer found guilty of sex assault is a fugitive in Morocco
• IA: Boone cop charged with sexual exploitation of a minor
• IL: Layoffs to pave way for Sauk Village police chief’s salary
• NV: Former cop pleads guilty in texting case
• NV: Police officer seen on dashcam video brutally kicking motorist suffering from diabetic shock in $158,000 lawsuit
• TN: Judge finds little sympathy for policeman who faked own shooting
• WI: Gun Activist Can't Sue Police Officers for Open-Carry Arrest
• UK: CCTV police officer 'chased himself' after being mistaken for burglar
From the States • NC: Gun-rights nonprofit gearing up for lawsuit against Winston-Salem
• OH: Headline: Handgun ownership rising among women
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| | 62 Year Old Homeowner Shoots Intruder Twice With .45ACP Pistol (NM)
OpSD --"A 62 year old NM homeowner suspected that thieves had stacked several belongings of his together on his property for later retrieval. After alerting the police the homeowner made sure he was armed and prepared. Later in the evening an intruder returned, charged at the homeowner and was shot twice by the homeowner, who was carrying his .45 caliber pistol. The suspect was caught when he called 911 requesting medical assistance for this wounds. The suspect does have a prior criminal history."
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| 9 Months Pregnant AZ Woman Shoots Intruder Who Tried To Break In Doggie Door (AZ)
OpSD --"A quick thinking AZ woman, who is pregnant and expecting to give birth any day, armed herself when a man she didn’t know kept ringing her door bell. When no one answered the man tried to break in through the doggie door, but was met with a gun. The woman tried to shoot the intruder in the hand as he stuck it through the door. It is unclear if the suspect was hit as he fled after the shot was fired. The woman is shaken, but doing fine."
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| Armed Taco Truck Driver Shoots, Wounds 1 of 3 Armed Robbers (CA)
OpSD --"A CA taco truck driver opened fire on three armed robbers who tried to rob his food truck as he performed maintenance work. The truck owner was shot 3 times, but still called police and is expected to live. The suspect that was shot was arrested after going to a local hospital. The other 2 robbers remain at large. Police say food trucks have been targeted by armed robbers in this area recently."
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| Chicago DGU (IL)
OpSD --"I smacked his forearm away with my left hand as I took 3 steps farther down the platform and drew my gun from its five o’clock spot on the right side of my body. As I drew I yelled 'back off' very loudly. They all turned tail and ran while cursing their lungs off after giving me saucer eyed unbelieving looks. I thank God that they had the sense to not even move in my direction."
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| Hair Salon Owner Shot and Killed a Knife Wielding Intruder (AL)
OpSD --"An AL hair salon owner shot and killed a man who entered the salon waving a knife around while making threats and demands. The owner warned the intruder to leave. When the man would not leave the salon owner shot him. The intruder was found by police dead on the sidewalk outside the businesses. No arrests have been made or are expected."
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| Homeowner Shoots Suspected Burglar with Shotgun (TN)
OpSD --"A TN homeowner shot a man he says was breaking into his home with a shotgun. The man is in critical condition in the hospital. Neighbors say the homeowner did the right thing."
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| Man Fatally Shot in Dog Dispute (FL)
OpSD --"[Eyewitness Lenny] Martin said Chester told Daley to leave and that, as he was walking away, Chester left the yard and ran over to Daley, where he spun him around and began beating on him. The witness said Chester was on top of Daley and was beating on him. Martin said that was when he heard gunshots."
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| Newslinks for Wednesday, February 8
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Traver ‘up or down’ vote must include Fast and Furious answers
• Support for the Second Amendment among Americans continues to rise
• Do Giants, Patriots and NFL support use of trademarked items in anti-gun ad?
• The Second Amendment: not negotiable
• ‘It’s half-time in America’…‘are you feeling lucky?’
• Pro-Second Amendment = Anti-Government Extremist
• ‘We the People’ Loses Appeal With People Around the World
• 'I Chose The Gun': Netherlands Gen. Gives Passionate Defense of Military
• Virginia Dumps "One Gun A Month"
• Southern Preposterous Lie Center has a new employee, and they gave him an assignment: me. He wants me to provide them material to twist into lies. My polite reply.
Armed Self-Defense *Works* • AL: Hair Salon Owner Shot and Killed a Knife Wielding Intruder
• AZ: 9 Months Pregnant AZ Woman Shoots Intruder Who Tried To Break In Doggie Door
• CA: Armed Taco Truck Driver Shoots, Wounds 1 of 3 Armed Robbers
• FL: Man Fatally Shot in Dog Dispute
• IL: Chicago DGU
• NM: 62 Year Old Homeowner Shoots Intruder Twice With .45ACP Pistol
• TN: Homeowner Shoots Suspected Burglar with Shotgun
Notes on Equipment and Training • Advanced Sight Could Double Range for Shooters
• Louisville Leather Desert Eagle Project Pt. 2
• Raising the Ghost of John Wayne with Cimarron’s Colt Single Action Army Reproductions
• Recoil Therapy: the Art of Relaxing at the Range
• The Smith & Wesson's Registered Magnum: Possibly, the Finest Handgun Ever Made
• Yes, Another Remington 700 Precision Rifle Project
Blowback From Uncle Sam's 'Guns for Goons' Program • Backlash erupts against Holder after House committee appearance
• Fast and Furious: Three Questions Not Asked -- A competent media would relentlessly pursue the three answers.
• Former Tucson DEA head: Holder either knew of gun-walking, or was willfully unaware
• Holder testifies on “Fast and Furious”; Reiterates Obama administration's support for renewing Clinton-era gun ban
• Source: Gun Walking To Mexico Known Outside Of ATF
Court Cases and News • Illinois Concealed Carry Ruling: Gun Rights Group Files Appeal With U.S. Supreme Court
• IL: Judge Upholds Conceal Carry Law
Praxis • Bargain Hunting: the CZ P07 Duty
• Praxis: Replacement corks for GI metal canteens
• IMPORTANT Self Defense Advice: Street Robberies and You – The Basics
From the Enemy Camp • About That Seminal Event In Dan Gross' Life
• Bloomberg Report Takes Aim At Mormon Church For Online Gun Sales
• OMG! OMG! It’s a Gun Store! In My Town! OMG!
• When It Comes to Data on Firearm Sales, Gun Lobby Still Shooting Blanks
• NY: Kavanagh Elected State Legislators Against Illegal Guns Co-Chair
News from the Campaign Trail • Gingrich attacks Romney as 'avid hunter of small varmints'
• Romney is good for guns, guns owners
Politicians and Legislation • IA: HF 2215 "Stand Your Ground" in detail
• OR: O.F.F. Gun Bills Update
• VA: Charged Reactions to VA Gun Legislation
The "Authorities" • Anonymous hackers breach police websites
• FBI warns of threat from anti-government extremists
• DC: Man Calls Suicide Hotline; Arrested, Cops Trash House Looking for Gun
• MI: Metro Detroiters slapped with flimsy tickets linking them to hookers and drug dealers
• NJ: Le Tellier named Hightstown police director in unanimous council vote
• NY: City Officer Pleads Guilty In Gun-Smuggling Case
• NY: Fatal shooting of unarmed Bronx teen by cops conjures Amadou Diallo shooting; galvanizes a community
• NY: Special prosecutor sought in NY police beating
• PA: Ex-officer pleads not guilty in prostitution-ring case
• TX: SAPD chief: 7 officers suspected of covering up off-duty crash
• WI: Former MPD officer sentenced for identity theft
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| | Intruder killed at Fayetteville Arkansas apartment (AR)
OpSD --Fayetteville police say that a man crawled through a window at the Green Apartments, and was confronted by the homeowner who was armed with a handgun. The homeowner asked him to leave and he did, but a few minutes later the intruder went back through the same window and the homeowner shot him.
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| Newslinks for Tuesday, February 7
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Black Americans & The Gun Rights Argument
• Dummy ammo: A smart training choice
• In Defense of the Catholic Church
Armed Self-Defense *Works* • AR: Intruder killed at Fayetteville Arkansas apartment
Self-Defense In the News • MI: 911 is a Joke in Detroit
• Tough Targets – When Criminals Face Armed Resistance from Citizens
• TX: Katy teen not guilty of slaying father in self-defense
Court Cases and News • IL: Federal Court Dismisses Gun Lobby Lawsuit Claiming Right to Carry Loaded Guns In Public
• IL: Gun group appeals Illinois concealed-carry ruling
• IL: Second Amendment Foundation Appeals Dismissal Of Moore V. Madigan Carry Case
• SAF wins big over Chicago, appeals in another IL case
From the Enemy Camp • Bloomberg Report Takes Aim At Mormon Church For Online Gun Sales
• When It Comes to Data on Firearm Sales, Gun Lobby Still Shooting Blanks
News from the Campaign Trail • Could Bloomberg Anti-Gun Push Hurt Obama's Reelection?
Politicians and Legislation • AZ: Senate panel advances guns on campus bill
• MI: MCRGO Michigan Legislative Update
• MN: Minnesota’s Stand Your Ground Bill is Back
• VA: ‘Castle Doctrine’ is closer to becoming law
• VA: Virginia's "Silly" 1-Gun-Per-Month Law Close to Repeal
The "Authorities" • Homeland Security Lexicon: You’re All ‘Militia Extremists’ Now
• Man Calls Suicide Hotline; Arrested, Cops Trash House Looking for Gun
• WA: Woman wins $975K years after giving birth in jail
From the States • CA: Guns, ammo and Google
• GA: Georgia Man Accidentally Shoots Self at Gun Show
• IL: Burglars Torture Man With Red-Hot Spoon, Steal Van Used For Disabled Son
• NY: Thoughts on Microstamping
• WA: Library right not to ban porn: Once a ban starts, it's hard to stop
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