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PBS’ Frontline Thumps the NRA for Being Too Good at What It Does
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"If you’ve ever seen an episode of Frontline, you couldn’t have been terribly surprised by last night’s NRA expose, subtly titled ‘Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA’. The NRA’s real sin, according to the program’s slant, is that it’s just too good at protecting gun rights. Too effective at countering the best efforts of Congress, victims groups and the civilian disarmament industrial complex. In case you missed it . . ." ... |
“Common Sense” Gun Laws Revealed
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"The civilian disarmament industrial complex has adopted the phrase 'common sense' to describe any gun control law which they favor. Which is any gun control law. In other words, the antis consider all gun control laws a matter of 'common sense.' This bit of misdirection masks the utter inanity of the antis’ declaration that 'I support the Second Amendment but I also support common sense gun control.' As Admiral Ackbar opined, it’s a trap! If you want proof, well, here it is, in a huffingtonpost.com article entitled Common Sense Gun Laws: There Are No Drive-By Knifings . . ." ... |
The One Thing You Can Do for Rights in 2015
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"It is mind-boggling that we’re now living in 2015. I like to think I’m not so old, but I also remember when 2001 was a distant date in a science fiction movie."
"I’m still waiting for the flying car I was promised."
"But flying cars weren’t the only things we were promised back in the good old days. Looking back at when we were looking forward to these days, I remember predictions about a coming ice-age, a one-world government, and the end to crime, hunger, and poverty. There were also lots of predictions about the end of gun ownership." ... |
Ares Armor Fires Back at ATF Using Coloring Book Illustrations
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"The ATF simultaneously is and is not the most idiotic and useless appendage of the federal government. There are some good people within the ATF that genuinely understand the law and are working towards making things better, and then there’s B. Todd Jones. The ATF recently released a circular attempting to make it more difficult to produce firearms from 80% lower receivers (expertly analyzed here), but Ares Armor sees things differently. The shop that was famously raided by the ATF for producing illegal receivers sees the letter as vindication that they are in the clear, and sent a note to the ATF illustrated with crayon pictures in the hopes that they will be able to understand if presented in that medium . . ." ... |
11 Questions with 10-year-old Competitive Shooter Shyanne Roberts
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"Ten-year-old 3-gun competitor Shyanne Roberts hails from New Jersey and may just be one of the youngest Second Amendment activists in the shooting community. Throughout the past few years, she’s made appearances pro-Second Amendment outlets such as on Gun For Hire Radio, the NRA’s Cam & Co, and NRA News. She’s also gained attention in national mainstream media, in which she has been shown as a positive example of shooting sports and youth in America ... I recently had the chance to meet this energetic, intelligent, and thoughtful Second Amendment activist at the Brownells Lady 3-Gun Pro-Am competition in Georgia. Here’s what Shyanne had to say about why she loves competitive shooting, and her thoughts on the future." ... |
Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) Launches Firearms Training Division
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"Following a year of organization, the Second Amendment Foundation Training Division (SAFTD) has embarked on the development of a program specifically directed at training the new and inexperienced shooters in the defensive use of pistols, shotguns and carbines."
"In early 2014, experienced trainers from throughout the country were recruited to act as the core of SAFTD and to begin the development of a number of foundational courses. Initial offerings include MOI – Methods of Instruction, Defensive Handgun 1, Defensive Handgun 2, Defensive Shotgun 1, Defensive Shotgun2, Defensive Carbine 1 and Defensive Carbine 2 in addition to instructor level course work to train a national cadre of firearms instructors ..." ... |
First Impressions: Armalite M-15 3-Gun Rifle
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"By the time I picked up my Armalite M-15 3-gun rifle from my local range, it was already covered in fingerprints. The guys at my range knew it was coming, and its arrival was highly anticipated – not just by me, but by them as well! So, they got a head start on inspecting all of the really cool features, but they were kind enough to save me the first shots. And wow, what shots they were . . ." ... |
Gun Review: Mossberg 715T
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"I am walking proof that Mark Morford is an idiot (as if proof was really needed.) I am a young Native American with a college degree, a technical skills job, living solidly in the middle class. I may not have the strong 2A conviction of the OFWG crowd, but I do believe in being a self-supporting and independent citizen. As such, I own and enjoy shooting guns. I may not have quite the collection of firearms that many readers on this site have, but I am solidly in the CNN “arsenal” range. Being a man of moderate income means, everything in my collection shares one key trait; they all cost less than $300 new . . ." ... |
3D-Printed Guns Are Only Getting Better-And Scarier
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"A couple years ago, when a 25-year-old law student in Texas said he was going to 3D-print a gun, nobody took him seriously. Then, he actually did it. And then, a lot of people started doing it. ... This is scary stuff, and it's going to get worse."
"The 3D-printed gun debate is a frustrating one for peace-loving Americans. On one hand, it really does feel like it should be illegal to plug in a machine, wait a few hours, and then get a plastic however durable gun that can possibly slip through metal detectors. Guns are dangerous. They kill people. Surely, there should be some sort of oversight."
"But on the other hand, there is. It's called the Bill of Rights, and it fully supports citizens' right to bear and manufacture arms. ..." ... |
In America, NRA ‘thrives’ on horrific moments, says filmmaker (video available)
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"As Republicans took control of both houses of U.S. Congress on Tuesday, a key goal for President Obama has never looked further away – enacting gun control reform."
"Almost exactly two years after the horrific killing of 20 children and six schoolteachers in Newtown, Connecticut, attempts by advocates to enact new gun control legislation have failed."
"A new documentary by PBS Frontline, 'Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA,' premiered Tuesday, and explores the history and power of the gun-rights organization." ... |
Taking a stand against lethal weaponry
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"Americans who would like to see some sanity and common sense represented in our gun laws – and that’s the majority, if polls are any indication – have every reason to despair about either arriving anytime soon."
"Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, but particularly on the Republican side, reflexively bow to demands by the National Rifle Association, which lately has been peddling the notion that the way to cut down on gun violence is not to reduce the number of guns on our streets, but to arm everyone to the teeth. Think of it as being like mutually assured destruction, which has guided our nuclear weapons policy for the last 60 years or so." ... |
The Surgeon General’s Gun Problem
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"Will America’s new surgeon general preach for gun control, as three of his predecessors did? Early signs nurture cautious optimism that he won’t, but nagging doubts remain. Two days after his confirmation, the website of Dr. Vivek Murthy’s eagerly progressive organization Doctors for America ... was updated to reflect his new status as America’s doctor. The advocacy group’s multi-page gun-control campaign was scrubbed from the home page and buried in a menu that doesn’t even mention firearms (click on the 'Learn' dropdown menu heading). And Murthy promised wary senators during his February Senate-confirmation hearing (at 50:54 in this video) that he would not use his new position as a bully pulpit for gun control." ... |
MI: Bill would OK gun permits for people under PPOs
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"One of the unique tactics employed by the left, is writing laws and then putting a long lag time on them. A while back Gov Brown signed a bill into law that would tidy up a poorly written law from years back regarding single shot pistols."
"Part of the long term strategy for eliminating handguns in CA (designed by liberals) is to slowly make handguns illegal and limit which ones can be imported into the state. It started with a handgun list only allowing certain models based on a bunch of features and really had nothing to do with safety. The list evolved with more poorly written CA laws to not allow any new guys that didn't have microstamping capabilities ..." ...
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CT: Constitution State Set to Punt Due Process for “Gun Safety”
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"To review, the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution mandates that 'No person shall . . . be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.' In other words, the government can’t kill you, imprison you or take your stuff without giving you a chance to defend yourself against criminal charges in a court of law. So how does that square with California’s Gun Violence Restraining Order law? It doesn’t. A judge can order the police to confiscate your guns and computers and prohibit you from buying, bearing or possessing firearms, then give you a chance to defend yourself against domestic abuse charges (within 21 days). How great is that? So great Connecticut wants the same law for itself . . ." ... |
TX: Bill Would Require Most Government Buildings to Allow Concealed Handguns
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"They are a familiar sight when entering government owned buildings like City Hall, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the AT&T Center...signs advising that concealed handguns are not allowed, and occasionally warning of massive penalties for anybody who dares to carry a gun onto the premises."
"But State Sen. Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels) says those signs are illegal, and she has filed a measure in the upcoming session demanding that they be removed from all but a handful of federal, state, and local government buildings."
"'We need to fortify our Second Amendment rights any time we can,' Campbell says. 'I think that means allowing law abiding, licensed gun owners to lawfully carry their weapons in more places.'" ... |
NJ: Tighter rules for N.J. gun dealers, manufacturers proposed by Christie administration
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"The Christie administration has proposed tighter security requirements for gun retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers, and their employees, in response to several thefts and lapses in oversight during the past decade that led to at least one death."
"The rules, proposed last month by the State Police, come as Gov. Chris Christie considers a possible run for the White House in 2016. A successful campaign would require him to do well in rural, gun-loving states including Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, which all hold early presidential caucuses or primaries." ... |
CA: Do You Know About CA's New 2015 Gun Laws? You might have to skip that new handgun you've been wanting...
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"One of the unique tactics employed by the left, is writing laws and then putting a long lag time on them. A while back Gov Brown signed a bill into law that would tidy up a poorly written law from years back regarding single shot pistols."
"Part of the long term strategy for eliminating handguns in CA (designed by liberals) is to slowly make handguns illegal and limit which ones can be imported into the state. It started with a handgun list only allowing certain models based on a bunch of features and really had nothing to do with safety. The list evolved with more poorly written CA laws to not allow any new guys that didn't have microstamping capabilities ..." ... |
NJ: CrackDown Phase Launched Against NJ Towns & PD’s That Delay Gun Permitting
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"Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs (ANJRPC) has launched Phase 2 – the Crackdown Phase – of its Permitting StrikeForce program, a comprehensive statewide initiative to address firearms permitting abuses throughout the Garden State."
"The program is aimed at ending, once and for all, the extensive delays, unauthorized conditions, and other widespread abuses plaguing the issuance of firearms ID cards and handgun purchase permits to law-abiding citizens throughout New Jersey." ... |
WA: Opponents of New Background-Check Law File Lawsuit, Argue Semantics
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"This was no surprise. From the moment the first election-night returns trickled in on the first Tuesday in November, unquestionably showing that Initiative 594—Washington’s attempt at expanding gun background checks by a vote of the people—would be approved, it was clear that the next act would unfold in the courtroom. ... The opposition, Silk noted, was not expected to go down easily, and had a very litigious reputation."
"Silk’s prediction proved accurate last week when a group of 12 plaintiffs, including Bellevue’s [SAF] and its bow-tied leader, Alan Gottlieb, chose a federal court in Tacoma to file a lawsuit seeking a permanent injunction against the parts of I-594 that they argue are unclear or go too far. ..." ... |
NJ: Nappen Law Firm Wins Appeal, NJ Police Chiefs Can’t Shrug Off Firearms Permit Process
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"On January 2, 2015, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued a decision finding that the Neptune Township Police and Monmouth County Superior Court erred because the chief failed to discuss the permit matter with the applicant before his denial and then failed to appear at the hearing to answer for his denial."
"Instead, a lower-ranked police detective handled the matter on the Chief’s behalf, and the Trial Court found that satisfactory."
"While the decision ... is not binding on other courts, it sends a clear message that the practice of police chiefs failing to perform their duties when it comes to firearm permit applications – and Courts failing to recognize that responsibility – will likely result in a reversal on appeal." ... |
Attkisson files lawsuit v. DOJ; What about criminal charges?
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"Former CBS award-winning investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson’s lawsuit against the Justice Department yesterday has been making headlines over the past 24 hours, with several stories stating that the action alleges 'illegal surveillance' of her work 'while she was reporting on administration scandals.'"
"Curiously, one report now relegates Attkisson to the realm of 'conservative author,' rather than the hard-digging journalist whose work over the years earned her professional accolades. But that is a side issue to the lawsuit, and the alleged illegal hacking of her computers, which raises a question."
"If something is apparently illegal, should there not also be a criminal investigation of some sort? ..." ... |
TX: SAPD fires officer who drove away from fatal shooting
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"The San Antonio Police Department fired an officer earlier this year after GPS records showed she neglected her duties 23 times during a two-month period."
"Serena Botello was fired in August, after a four-month internal affairs investigation. She appealed her termination, but was denied. SAPD released Botello's termination paperwork Friday, following a two-month delay."
"In one of these on-duty incidents, dash camera video showed Botello driving away from a March shooting in the 2800 block of Meadow River Street as other officers responded. GPS records showed Botello was less than a mile from the shooting, closer than any other officer, when the call to 911 came in." ... |
CA: LA County Sheriff Loses Beanbag Shotgun
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"Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies have lost a beanbag shotgun that went missing from the trunk of a Sheriff’s Department vehicle after a 33-mile, hour-long drive from Agoura Hills to Hollywood on Saturday. 'The shotgun is loaded with four bean bag shells but can operate as a regular gun if loaded with live shotgun shells,' according to the press release. After the experience in Portland, you’d think departments would avoid issuing officers shotguns that can fire both live and “less lethal” rounds. Anyway, the (unidentified) deputies were reportedly flagged down by a passerby near the Sunset Boulevard off-ramp who informed them that their trunk was open two or three inches . . ." ... |
NJ: State pays $75K to settle suit claiming Sussex man was beaten by troopers
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"The state is paying $75,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a Sussex County man who said four state troopers came onto his property in 2009 and beat him without being provoked."
"Under the settlement agreement ... the state made no admission of wrongdoing or lawbreaking and the Sanchezes dropped all claims."
"In the suit filed in Superior Court in Newton, Raul Sanchez had said he was on his property in Wantage in the early morning hours of Nov. 21, 2009 when he saw 'four people with flashlights heading toward him.'"
"The troopers threw him on the ground, handcuffed him and asked, 'Where's the gun?' according to the suit. Sanchez said he told the troopers he had no gun." ... |
TN: Memphis Police Officer arrested after Christmas Eve brawl
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"A Memphis Police Officer found himself on the other side of the law after a bar fight on Christmas Eve."
"Police were called to T. J. Mulligan’s on Houston Levee around 1:30 a.m. on December 24th."
"A group of men told officers they were in an argument with three other men, then it escalated to a fight in the parking lot."
"The suspects left the restaurant after the fight but a witness was able to get the tag number and gave that to police."
"Investigators say off-duty officer Craig Brewer, Johannes Vosloo and Charles Williams were responsible for the attack. Brewer and Vosloo were arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault and 2 counts of Simple assault." ... |
TX: Gun-rights group ruffles feathers with 3-D printing plan
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"A gun-rights group plans to bring a 3-D printer to the Capitol grounds next week to produce firearms that do not shoot but meet the legal definition of a weapon, a move not sitting well with otherwise like-minded activists."
"C.J. Grisham, president of Open Carry Texas, said the plan by Come and Take It Texas could set back Second Amendment advocates who are on the precipice of one of the most promising Texas legislative sessions in recent memory."
"'We’re trying to get open carry passed, we’re not trying to get let’s-manufacture-guns-on-Capitol-grounds passed,' Grisham said. 'What is the point here?'" ... |
AZ: Allowing guns: It's tougher than you think
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"Most cities have long settled the firearms-in-public-buildings debate."
"State law changed a few years back requiring cities that prohibit firearms to provide lockers for their storage. Most cities maintained their bans, installed metal detectors and guards, and moved on."
"But not in Gilbert, which has been debating for more than a year how to make visitors feel safe without resorting to a blanket ban on firearms."
"It's been a fascinating discussion, one that reflects the competing schools of thought on Second Amendment rights." ... |
MD: Maryland Continues to Lead Anti-Second Amendment Jihad
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"In Dante’s Inferno, the gates of Hell are inscribed with the ... iconic phrase ... 'Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.' Today, however, this phrase would be quite apt on all signs announcing the crossover into the state of Maryland, with one little tweak: 'Abandon all hope, gun owners who enter here.'"
"One year ago last week, Florida-resident John Filippidis and his family were traveling through Maryland when his vehicle was pulled over by a Maryland Transportation Authority police officer. Filippidis, a concealed carry permit holder in his home state, was unsure of the reason for the stop, but as he quickly discovered, little about what would happen next had to do with his driving. ..." ... |
NJ: New Jersey Second Amendment Women Host Kids .22 Shooting Event
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"Join the Second Amendment Women Shooting Club (SAW) for an all .22 event for kids!"
"On February 15th 2015, at the Woodland Park Range kids ages eight and up and their parents are welcome to come learn about firearms safety at home, range safety and basic shooting skills."
"Certified instructors in firearms, home firearms safety, Eddie Eagle Program and youth rifle coaching will be on hand and we have the range to ourselves!" ... |
Mon Dieu! A Review of French Gun Laws
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"So, you’re thinking about moving to France, sitting under the Eiffel Tower, sipping a café au lait and contemplating the meaning of life. Come right across the big pond…but make sure to leave your artillery at home. Owning firearms in France and using them for sport, hunting, and self-defense makes New York City laws look tame in comparison and there is no second amendment to protect the rights of French gun owners. This post is meant as a basic introduction to the nonsensical jungle of French gun laws, sports shooting, and hunting and was inspired by last year’s TTAG break-down of German gun laws . . ." ... |
France: 11 shot dead in 'terrorist' attack on French newspaper
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"At least 11 people were killed when gunmen armed with Kalashnikovs and a rocket-launcher opened fire in the offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday."
"President Francois Hollande, who immediately headed to the scene of the shooting in Paris, described it as a 'terrorist attack.'"
"Hollande said 11 people were killed and another four were in critical condition after the attack, branding it an 'act of exceptional barbarism' and calling an emergency cabinet meeting." ... |
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