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Black intellectual bigotry endangering poor urban blacks by disparaging guns
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"Two separate statements from prominent black intellectuals made Tuesday, one from Chicago and one from Virginia Tech, reveal anti-gun bigotry with foundations that include chronic dismissal of whites through negative stereotypes. Writing for Open Salon, commentator and editor of the 'We are Respectable Negroes' blog Chauncey DeVega, and poet and 'distinguished professor of English' Nikki Giovanni, both with an established history of fixating on race, used their positions of influence to advance the collective at the expense of the individual, widen the racial divide, and disparage guns and gun owners." ... |
3D Printing and the Second Amendment
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... "When Cody went to the ATF office to get clarification, it turned into in interrogation ... He was brought into a room, questioned, and told the ATF would be sending officers to his apartment for an 'investigation.'"
"The ATF even admitted it didn't think he had broken any laws. So in this case, 'investigation' can be taken to mean 'intimidation.' And isn't that cops' main job these days, strapped up with flat-tops, thigh holsters, and jackboots?"
"That's where this story stands for now, with one young man standing up to an oppressive government/corporate regime via any means possible."
"Cody has hired a lawyer and plans to incorporate his project and apply for a federal firearms manufacturing license." ... |
NRA-PVF endorses Romney; California agency change angers sportsmen
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... "While the NRA-PVF endorsement is good, but hardly surprising news, another situation brewing in California that could energize western sportsmen to vote next month has finally erupted. That state will change the name of its Fish & Game agency to the Department of Fish & Wildlife. Washington hunters know all-too-well how that worked out in the Evergreen State after more than two decades of what many feel has been an erosion of sportsman influence, and a decline in agency responsiveness to their concerns." ... |
More Anti-Gun Prejudice: EzineArticles Bans Gun Pieces
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"For about twenty years now I’ve been writing about guns professionally, that is, someone has paid me to do it. I’ve written on all manner of firearms from inline muzzle-loaders to precision bolt-action rifles to squad-automatic weapons. Although I’ve never tried to be controversial, regardless, when you are talking about firearms there will always be someone who disagrees with you. I’m experienced enough to gauge the controversy level when I’m working on a piece. Anytime you introduce a new topic about hardware or question the status quo, people get their hackles up and the letters to the editor pour in . . ." ... |
Second Amendment 2012 Candidate Scorecard
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"The 2012 elections have now entered the homestretch. The candidate debates are ramping up, and politicians all over the country are blanketing the airwaves with lies about their legislative records."
"It’s not a new problem. Remember the now-infamous quote from presidential hopeful Kerry about the Iraq War: 'I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it.'"
"... Of course, everyone knows that most politicians do what Kerry did — they are just a lot better in disguising their duplicity."
"Gun Owners of America has released its Candidate Rating ... to help gun owners ferret out those lying politicians who 'voted for your gun rights before they voted against them.'" ... |
A New Breed of Hunter Shoots, Eats and Tells
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"Who is the most famous hunter in America? If you’re over 30, the first names that come to mind are probably Sarah Palin, Ted Nugent or Dick Cheney. If you’re under 30, the answer is easier. The most famous hunter in America is Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire founder of Facebook."
"In May 2011 Mr. Zuckerberg made a pledge to consume, for one year, only meat he had hunted or slaughtered himself. He got a hunting license and shot a bison. 'My personal challenge,' he explained, is 'being thankful for the food I have to eat.'"
"If four new books are any indication, Mr. Zuckerberg is the decidedly nonmacho, non-pickup-driving embodiment of a new breed of American hunter. ..." ... |
NYPD Officers Kill Unarmed National Guardsman
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"Business as usual at the NYPD. It had been almost five weeks since any unarmed citizens had been shot, but New York’s finest remedied that when an officer the New York Post described as being 'from an elite unit' shot an off-duty National Guardsman to death in his car. 'Noel Polanco, 22, had his hands on the steering wheel of his 2012 Honda Fit moments before Detective Hassan Hamdy shot him once in the torso ...' The shooting of another unarmed New Yorker was particularly awkward – not least for Polanco – given the timing as Bloomberg’s Army had just announced earlier in the week that they’d decided to restore the service gun to one of the officers who had gunned down an unarmed Amadou Diallo thirteen years ago . . ." ... |
All Gun Violence is Local. Very Local
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"On October 1st, Philadelphia played host to three firearms-related murders in three hours. The killings raise the city’s gun death toll to 263 homicides. So far this year. While The City of Brotherly Love’s ballistic carnage still lags behind Chicago’s 400 deceased (and counting), you’d think there’d be more outrage. Yes, the local news continues to report the shooting deaths under the well-established principle 'if it bleeds, it leads.' Yes, there are groups bemoaning the problem of 'gun violence.' But, in general, it’s just another day at the office for another major American city ... And there’s no better illustration of this 'all gun violence is local' than the District of Columbia . . ." ... |
Walther PK380 Recalled for Manual Safety Problem
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"Press release from Walther USA:"
"During an internal quality review, Carl Walther GmbH has identified a condition that may exist in certain PK380 pistols which may permit a round to be discharged if the trigger is pulled, despite engagement of the manual safety. Walther has found that engagement of the manual safety may not prevent firing of a chambered round when the trigger is pulled . . ." ... |
Gun Review: McMillan CS5
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"Thanks to my work at TTAG, I’ve had a number of long range rifles in my possession from time to time. And they all suffer from the same problem, namely that they’re MASSIVE. I mean, just look at the AR-50. I can fit seven bodies in my trunk and that one BARELY let me close the lid! There’s no doubt that the market exists for a compact rifle that will give you both the ability to stash it in a backpack as well as make a 1,000 yard shot, and McMillan hit the nail on the head with their CS5 . . ." ... |
Self-Defense Tip: Keep Calm and Carry On
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... "What are the odds? I’ve fired approximately 7k rounds out of that gun, wearing the same holster. I’ve practiced drawing and firing (and not firing) from the Raven thousands of times. This is the first and only time—in my entire shooting history—that a casing has leaped into my holster."
"So, a rare event. Thankfully detected and corrected."
"But what if the Glock had somehow got hung-up on the casing inside the holster? What if the casing had become jammed in the barrel? Then, if I needed my gun for a defensive gun use (DGU) . . . That might’ve gone very badly indeed." ... |
Question Of The Day: .22 Upper or Drop-In Kit?
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"We all love to shoot our ARs, AKs, SCARs and other modern sporting rifles ™, but the price of ammo makes it impossible to spend an afternoon burning powder without burning a hefty wad of cash in the process. Even if you don’t mind using the cheap (steel-cased) stuff, you have to plan for spending almost $75 to burn through ten 30-round magazines."
"So whaddya gonna do?"
"You’re gonna find a way to play and practice using .22 long rifle, that’s what. ..." ... |
Politicizing crisis wrong
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"A recent article by the Wall Street Journal reported that on more and more college campuses, students are winning the right to carry a gun."
"It’s been more than five years since the massacre at Virginia Tech took 32 lives, yet its aftershocks are still being felt. Students for Concealed Carry was created after the massacre and continues to push for students’ so-called right to carry concealed firearms on campus. The group boasts chapters in every state, and yes, that includes Iowa."
"Its crusade to return the ever-vital right of concealed firearms to victimized college students is noble at face, except I don’t recall where the Constitution says holding someone else’s life in your hands is a right." ... |
The NRA's stubborn endorsement of Romney
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"When he ran in 2008, Barack Obama sang from the National Rifle Association hymnal: 'I believe in the Second Amendment. I believe in people’s lawful right to bear arms. I will not take your shotgun away. I will not take your rifle away. I won’t take your handgun away.'"
"It's not surprising to see an interest group oppose a politician who breaks a promise. But the NRA is punishing one who kept his. This week, the group endorsed Mitt Romney."
"Obama has had plenty of chances to act on any anti-gun feelings, including the shooting of Gabby Giffords and the mass murder in Aurora, Colorado. He's passed every time. ..." ... |
CSGV becoming increasingly frantic over 'printable gun'
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"St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner recently discussed the 'Wiki Weapon' project, organized by University of Texas law student Cody Wilson, to develop a design for a firearm that can be printed on a 3-D printer. This design would be published for free on the Internet, and made available to anyone with Internet access. ..." ...
"As readers might imagine, this does not sit well with the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV). As this country's shrillest advocates of a 'government monopoly on force,' the idea of forcing change in governments' behavior through the open knowledge that every citizen can effectively arm himself/herself against oppression is blasphemy." ... |
Wolverines! — Iowa Rep. Steve King Claims Gun Laws Must Be Blocked To Prevent Invasion Of America
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"The 1984 film Red Dawn is a classic in the genre of paranoid Cold War guns fantasy, where a group of armed high school students fend off an invading Soviet army and eventually 'g[i]ve up their lives… so that this nation shall not perish from the earth.' Rep. Steve King (R-IA), however, seems to believe it is a manual for federal firearms policy:""King said during a debate last week in Orange City that the original purpose of the Second Amendment was not to assure hunting rights or allow people to provide for self-protection. The purpose was 'to guard against tyranny because our Founding Fathers understood that if we did not have an armed populace, an armed tyrant could take over America,' King said." ... |
The Case for Gun Control
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"Unfortunately, brilliant psychiatrists continue to put on display their ignorance of the Second Amendment and its history. The Second Amendment is not about hunting or even defending your home from armed intruders, although that is certainly a fringe benefit. The founders of this great nation came here to escape tyranny and religious persecution. So, not surprisingly, the First Amendment to the Constitution is about religious freedom and the Second Amendment, about the defense against tyranny."
"The situation in a Colorado movie theater was tragic and heartbreaking. However, when individuals 'go off,' they kill people in the dozens; when governments 'go off,' they kill people in the millions." ... |
Gun Control and the Second Amendment
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"Gun violence continues to destroy families and communities in the US on a daily basis."
"Dr Robertson offers the same Faustian bargain the National Rifle Association does. We are told that we must allow the massacre of innocent Americans—including children—with easily obtained firearms because 'it is the price we must pay for freedom.' All those who have sworn the Hippocratic Oath to protect their patients should stand resolute against this radical and morally bankrupt idea."
"The insurrectionist interpretation of the Second Amendment dominates the modern pro-gun movement. This view posits that individuals should be allowed to prepare for war with their government as a counterbalance should it one day become 'tyrannical.' ..." |
Could gun owners lose election over jobs report?
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"Days after American Spectator Senior Editor John Fund warned gun owners about the dangers that voter fraud pose for the Second Amendment this year, September’s job report shows a surprising – and some suggest curious – drop below eight percent for the first time since Barack Obama took office."
"What’s that got to do with gun rights? Plenty, if one is worried about a second Obama term and what it could mean for future Second Amendment court battles, and the proposed United Nations Small Arms Trade Treaty." ... |
MO: Rick Vandeven for US Representative campaign news
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"Rick Vandeven, Libertarian Party candidate for US Representative (MO-8), is proud to have received an 'A' rating from the Gun Owner's of America. This is his second 'A' rating from the organization. The GOA is a non-profit lobbying organization formed in 1975 to preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gun owners. Rick agrees with the GOA's position that firearms ownership is a freedom issue." ... |
OH: Voter guide updated with NRA Congressional endorsements
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"Many people have written to ask about endorsements for U.S. Congress. Our Custom Voter Guide now returns information on all Ohio Congressional candidates."
"Following the many votes and procedural actions in Washington D.C. has become extremely time consuming. With limited resources, we didn't feel that we could do the job with the expertise and knowledge that we feel is necessary to make grades and endorsements for the majority of Congressional races. Rather than do a poor job, we refocused our efforts toward other state and local races."
"... Thus we have deferred to the NRA for the majority of Congressional races." ... |
NY: NRA-PVF Endorses Tom Reed for U.S. House of Representatives in New York
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"The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is endorsing Tom Reed for U.S. House of Representatives in New York’s 23rd Congressional District."
"'Tom Reed is committed to protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms guaranteed to all Americans,' said Chris W. Cox, chairman of NRA-PVF. 'His strong dedication and voting record have earned him an 'A' rating from the NRA-PVF, and we proudly endorse him for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives.'" ... |
OH: Josh Mandel - Working hard at the US Sportsmen Alliance Ohio Rally
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"State Treasurer and candidate for U.S. Senate Josh Mandel made a late evening stop at the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Ohio Rally in Columbus. Mandel had an earlier event in Greene County. While Mandel may not be wearing out another pair of shoes walking, he is certainly busy criss-crossing the state. His work ethic is still being applied to meeting voters. Mandel walked the floor of event stopping to chat and have photos taken. And even though it had been a long day with multiple stops, he appeared to be thoroughly enjoying the opportunity." ... |
LA: 'Strict scrutiny' will protect La.'s 2nd Amendment rights
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"Some Louisiana voters are wondering what 'strict scrutiny' means. It is in the news because it relates to Amendment No. 2 on the Nov. 6 ballot about the right to own and carry firearms."
"'Strict scrutiny' is the highest level of protection for a constitutional right. This level of protection is reserved for rights that are deemed 'fundamental,' such as free speech and the right to vote."
"For decades, anti-gun judges and lawyers have fought against applying 'strict scrutiny' to our fundamental Second Amendment rights." ...
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NY: Queens man slain by cops had wanted to join NYPD, his heartbroken mother says
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"Noel Polanco, a National Guardsman shot to death on the Grand Central Parkway by an NYPD detective, dreamed of becoming a cop."
"'That was his dream,' heartbroken Cecilia Reyes said Friday. 'All he wanted to do was go to the military, continue his career in the military, and then continue his career as an officer.'" ...
"Polanco’s loved ones lamented their loss as the Queens District Attorney opened a formal investigation and prepared to question the shooter, identified by sources as 39-year-old Det. Hassan Hamdy." ... |
IN: Right to bear arms barely there for landlord
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"Whatever one thinks of the Second Amendment, this much should be beyond debate: If merely displaying a legal firearm makes a person unfit to carry or own one, the right to keep and bear arms is not worth the parchment it was written on."
"Whether the implications are quite that black and white in Richard Snider's case is not entirely clear, but the 44-year-old Air Force veteran is convinced he's been victimized by a system that too often protects the guilty at the expense of the innocent – and the facts back him up, at least to a point." ... |
UT: Chief apologizes after arrest warrant served at wrong home
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"Police Chief Chris Burbank issued an apology Friday to the woman whose door officers broke down while serving a no-knock search warrant Thursday night at the wrong address."
"'She's certainly had the event of a lifetime, and one that I am very sorry that she had to experience at all,' Burbank said." ...
"Such mistakes, Burbank said, are 'simply unacceptable.'"
"'However, it did happen, and again we take full responsibility for the actions of the officers that were there that night,' he said." ...
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Submitter's note: "Event of a lifetime" according to the police chief. Being violently terrorized in your own home is equal to seeing the grand canyon to him. "No knock" warrants should be banned in all 50 states. The public tolerates this evil because they still tolerate government's endless pet drug war, which brought about the "no knock" warrants in the first place. BTW the comments give me hope. |
IN: OMG! Walmart Sells Tactical Weapons! OMG!
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"'One of the city’s Common Council members says Walmart has reneged on an agreement it made last year when the council permitted it to sell guns and ammunition at its Ireland Road store,' southbendtribune.com reports. '... the retailer is selling tactical 12-gauge shotguns at the south-side store. Davis also said he’s heard complaints that display cases containing ammunition have not always been locked.' I’d love to hear the legal definition of a tactical shotgun (that doesn’t include the word 'black' or 'scary'). Obviously, there isn’t one. But wait! The Council didn’t just take scatterguns and ammo off Walmart’s menu. They also banned . . . wait for it . . ."
"Handguns! Sorry. You probably guessed that. It gets better/worse." ... |
FL: Boynton Beach man, mother sue police over alleged 2008 false arrest
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"One minute, 24-year-old Matthew Andrews was sitting in his car in front of his Boynton Beach house, talking on the phone with a friend. The next minute he and his mother were under arrest, charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct."
"Before he or his mother, Cynthia Miller, could figure out why Boynton Beach police officer Michael Arco was so concerned about a man sitting in his own car in front of his own house, Andrews was in a choke hold with his arm twisted behind his back and she was slammed to the ground ..."
"While both mother and son went to jail after the October 2008 incident, the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office never filed charges against Miller and charges against Andrews were eventually dropped." ... |
IN: Gun control, Colts among library topics
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"Next week’s programming at the Bartholomew County Public Library will take visitors from the colonial era and present-day Second Amendment debates to the playing field at Lucas Oil Stadium, then back to the past to late-19th century Indiana."
"At 6:30 p.m. Monday in the library’s Red Room, attorney Rod McGillivray will offer historical context to the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and then help host a debate on gun control as it stands today, in light of recent shootings in our country." ... |
IN: Common council taking action against Wal-Mart's recent gun sale violations
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... "... Wednesday, the South Bend Common Council stepped into take action. The common Council sent a letter straight to Wal-Mart demanding the store follow the city's requirements for selling firearms."
Monday ABC 57 aired a news report about how a South Bend Wal-Mart was selling tactical guns, even though the store promised the city it would not sell tactical weapons." ...
"ABC57 went to the Wal-Mart off Ireland Road in South Bend to see if the store was in compliance with a written agreement it made with the city back in 2011."
"In a petition, the retail giant asked for permission to start selling guns and in order to do so, Wal-Mart promised the city there would be 'no sales of handguns or tactical guns'." ...
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TX: Stefani Carter says black women are Texas’ fastest-growing group of concealed-handgun permit applicants
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"You might be surprised to learn who cares about the Second Amendment, lawmaker Stefani Carter suggested in a recent USA Today opinion article."
"'What is the fastest-growing demographic group in my state of Texas seeking concealed handgun licenses? Black women,' wrote Carter, a Dallas Republican running for re-election to the Texas House, in the Aug. 30, 2012, piece."
"We decided to check out who’s taking advantage lately of Texas’ concealed-handgun law, which since January 1996 has allowed permit holders to carry such guns in most public places while excluding others, such as churches." ... |
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