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"Tim Neal of Miller County was shocked recently when he heard a radio program about a strategic report compiled by state and federal law enforcement agencies to combat terrorism."
"Titled 'The Modern Militia Movement,' the report is dated Feb. 20 and designed to help police identify militia members or domestic terrorists. Red flags outlined in the document include political bumper stickers such as those for U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, talk of conspiracy theories such as the plan for a mega-highway from Canada to Mexico and possession of subversive literature."
"But when Neal read the report, he couldn’t help but think it described him. ..." ...
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Obama's Gun Ban List Is Out
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"Here it is, folks, and it is bad news. The framework for legislation is always laid, and the Democrats have the votes to pass anything they want to impose upon us. They really do not believe you need anything more than a brick to defend your home and family. Look at the list and see how many you own. Remember, it is registration, then confiscation. It has happened in the UK, in Australia, in Europe, in China, and what they have found is that for some reason the criminals do not turn in their weapons, but will know that you did." ... |
Gun ownership protects freedom
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"Many things make men brothers. A common enemy or threat is certainly a stimulus to bind people together — a common cause."
"For decades, many people have been intent upon inappropriate restrictions on possession and use of firearms. Those who believed that the U.S. Constitution is an operator's manual for our government, organized and funded the [NRA] decades ago. ... the NRA has grown in numbers, as the threats to Second Amendment freedoms and rights have intensified."
"With the new federal administration in power, the anti-gun forces have proposed new laws which would make the ownership of firearms extremely costly and inconvenient." ... |
WaPo's Barnes: Supreme Court 'Found' Gun Rights in Second Amendment
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"In an otherwise unbiased article on Justice Anthony Kennedy, Washington Post staffer Robert Barnes seemed to dismiss the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling in last June's District of Columbia v. Heller case as one in which the Court 'found' gun rights in the text of the amendment, as though the notion that the Second Amendment protected an individual's right to keep and bear arms was somehow novel revisionism ungrounded in the plain text of the document.:""Kennedy was the only justice in each majority as the divided court ruled out the death penalty for child-rapists, found in the Second Amendment the individual right to a firearm and provided constitutional protections to the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba." ...
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Rethinking Original Intent - The debate over the Constitution's meaning takes a surprising turn
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"After the Supreme Court struck down the District of Columbia's handgun ban last June, gun-rights advocates trained their sights on similar restrictions in Chicago and Oak Park, Ill. Last month, the National Rifle Association received ammunition from an unlikely source: the Constitutional Accountability Center, a liberal litigation shop."
"In a brief filed with the federal appeals court in Chicago, the center not only argued that gun ownership is a constitutional right, it also employed the legal method popularized by such conservative icons as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. That method is originalism, which seeks to apply the law today according to the text's meaning at the time of its adoption." ... |
Firepower and Bloodshed: Houston's Underworld Connection with Mexican Drug Cartels
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... "... fortunes are being made supplying Mexican drug cartels with American bought assault guns prohibited in Mexico."
"Government officials has[sic] the proof. After Mexico President Felipe Calderon took office, according to U.S. ATF and Mexico Attorney General office, as of 2008, over 28,000 guns, 15,000 automatic-assault rifles, 3 million rounds of ammunition, hundreds of grenade launchers, and over 2,000 hand grenades were recovered in Mexico. 'More than 90%of guns seized at the border or after drug raids and homicide shootings in Mexico the guns were traced back into the United States', an ATF reported[sic] stated. ..." ... |
Misplaced priorities
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"Ken Salazar, secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, will review the eleventh-hour decision of the Bush administration to allow loaded guns to be carried in national parks and wildlife refuges."
"But, in a bow to gun-rights activists, Salazar says it's not a top priority ..."
"If the protection of wildlife, the value of the visitors' experience and the safety of park patrons and employees are not important to Salazar, he needs to re-examine his priorities." ...
"Proponents of the loaded and accessible weapons policy say citizens' Second Amendment rights should not end at park boundaries. But what about the rights of the park service's 300 million annual visitors to view wildlife and enjoy a safe vacation?" ... |
Debate re-ignited on sale of assault weapons
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"Last week's horrific killings in south Alabama put the state in the crosshairs of the ongoing national debate about gun control.
"An e-mail from five gun-control organizations arrived at the Montgomery Advertiser less than 24 hours after Michael Kenneth McLendon ... killed 10 people and himself in an hour-long bloody spree last Tuesday afternoon."
"He was armed with a semi-automatic SKS rifle, a semi-automatic AR-15 rifle, a shotgun and a .38-caliber handgun. ..." ...
"The e-mail calling to reinstate the federal assault weapons ban of 1994 until 2004 was signed by the [Brady Campaign]; the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence; Freedom States Alliance; Legal Community Against Violence and Violence Policy Center." ... |
Our Strategies for a Safe City
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"On Feb. 6, the Fenty administration submitted to the D.C. Council the Omnibus Anti-Crime Amendment Act of 2009, an ambitious piece of legislation that seeks to modernize a number of laws and expand the tools available to law enforcement to protect residents of the District. ..."
"With the Supreme Court's decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, our city is entering an era in which we expect legal gun ownership to increase. The Fenty administration will comply with the ruling and ensure that law-abiding residents can possess handguns in their homes for self-defense. At the same time, criminal gun possession or use will not be tolerated." ... |
Nothing good ever comes from a gun
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"There's a very simple reason I hate guns."
"For every one story I ever see or hear about somebody actually defending themselves with a gun -to be honest, I can't remember the last time that happened [KABA Note: Links added, and that is just a sampling of stories (two from the 'journalist's' own state) from 3/3 - 3/13!]-- I hear several dozen about some whack job going nuts with a gun, or somebody terrorizing his family or girl friend with a gun, or somebody who's gun accidently goes off in the house and causes a horrible tragedy."
"Yeah, I know, all the stories about gun violence are just a huge conspiracy from the liberal, gun-hating media. Please."
"Guns, you see, serve just one purpose. To kill. They are a tragedy or a murder waiting to happen. Nobody needs a gun for self-defense, because nobody ever uses a gun for self-defense. ..." ...
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Logic lacking in gun bills
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"Alcohol and guns make a dangerous cocktail past 11 p.m., but they're OK at 10:59. Evidently that's the thinking behind one of four firearms-related bills put on a fast track by the Tennessee General Assembly's Hand Gun Study Committee Thursday."
"The panel wants to amend the law prohibiting people from carrying guns into establishments where alcohol is served to make it legal until 11." ...
"In the rush to expand the territory in which people with permits may carry their handguns, the committee also recommended passage of a bill allowing guns in state, county and municipal parks -- the ballfields, golf courses, picnic areas and other spots typically enjoyed by families with children." ... |
TN: Trucker kills intruder in Knoxville, TN
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"Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a man who allegedly tried to enter a parked tractor-trailer rig in West Knox County."
"Knox County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Martha Dooley said the incident occurred about 2:30 a.m. at a warehouse parking lot ..."
"Killed was James Edward Hodges Jr. ..."
"He was trying to break into a tractor-trailer while the driver was asleep in the truck's sleeper cabin ..."
"Hodges had approached the truck earlier and tried to open its door ... He returned a short time later and broke out a window with a rock."
"He left again after breaking out the window."
"'The suspect returned and was attempting to climb into the truck when the truck driver shot him,' ..." ... |
GA: Man Shoots Dog to Protect Daughter
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Kenneth Hale Jr. says his neighbor's Bull Mastiff ventured into his yard several times.
Last week, Hale's three year old daughter was playing in the yard and the dog charged toward her, so he got his gun and shot the dog.
Kenneth Hale says "I feel bad about it I didn't want to shoot the dog, I really didn't and I was hoping he would keep him over there, it was a beautiful dog, it's a bull Mastiff and that dog stands every bit of four feet tall on his back".
Thomas County investigators say Hale contacted them on more than one occasion about the dog.
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MI: Oshtemo Township homeowner fires shots at burglars
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"An armed homeowner in Oshtemo Township scared off a pair of burglars earlier this week when he fired two shots from his gun, police said Tuesday."
"No one was injured, according to a press release from the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office."
"Police said two suspects broke into the house in the 7000 block of West H Avenue Monday afternoon. They were confronted by the armed homeowner, who fired two shots before the suspects fled in a small vehicle."
"Deputies located the vehicle and arrested one of the suspects, an 18-year-old man, lodging him on home invasion charges at the Kalamazoo County Jail." ... |
TX: Woman Says 911 Call Got No Answer
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"A rural North Texas woman said she dialed 911 repeatedly but got no answer as an intruder roamed her home in the dark." ...
"She said she was awakened one night last month by someone breaking through her back door. She dialed 911 several times from her cell phone but got no answer. Then she called her daughter Deborah Turpin."
"She and her husband arrived at her mother's home and held the intruder at gunpoint while dialing 911 over and over before getting an answer."
"Sheriff's Capt. Mike Morgan says department records show that when 911 operators answered the calls, the family had hung up. Morgan says cell phone calls can take up to 30 seconds to reach the dispatch center." |
IN: Evansville Resident Shoots Armed Burglar
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"An Evansville resident shot an armed burglar early Sunday morning when the suspect tried to rob the man in his home."
"Derrick Murray told police that he was asleep in his house ... when his back door was kicked in and some one told him to get down on the ground."
"Police say Murray got his rifle and shot 26-year-old Derek Clark in the leg after Clark confronted him with a handgun."
"Police say Clark then ran out the door and attempted to get into an accomplice vehicle with multiple suspects. The driver then hit Clark with the vehicle and fled the scene."
"When Officers responded they found Clark lying on the sidewalk. Clark was transported to St. Mary's hospital. Police say Murray acted in self-defense." |
Why people carry guns
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"Most people who choose to carry a firearm for self defense will, sooner or later, have someone ask them the question, 'why do you carry a gun?'. Sometimes it will be asked accusingly by an anti-gun person seeking to ridicule them. Other times it will be by someone who has been lead to believe that guns are bad and the people who carry them are, but they're not really sure and are genuinely curious." ...
"... The anti-gun crowd will tell you it is because of paranoia or that [gun owners] want to feel big and powerful. I've never found either to be the case. For most, it is because they want to feel safe. ..." ... |
Gun rights--not a 'poison pill'
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"According to the New York Times, the issue of gun rights is one of the few that the Democratic Party still fears." ...
"I don't doubt that Rep. Boyd is correct, and that some Republicans who advance legislation that protects gun rights do so not for a principled commitment to the Constitutionally guaranteed, fundamental human right of the individual to keep and bear arms, but as nothing more than a cynical bid for tactical advantage in the trench warfare of politics. This is unfortunate, and represents a cheapening of an issue well worth fighting for on its own merits, rather than as merely a tool to be exploited for political gain." ... |
IL: Visiting law professor speaks about second amendment
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"Today, the University's College of Law hosted Professor Nelson Lund to give a presentation on the second amendment and interpreting the constitution. The event was sponsored by the University's chapter of the Federalist Society."
"'We are trying to get a dialogue going on second amendment rights,' said Billy Joe Mills, co-president of the Federalist Society. 'It's a topic that is overlooked a lot, and it's a relevant issue because people aren't sure where it's going to go.'"
"Professor Lund ... specializes in Constitutional Law, Federalism, and the Second Amendment. Today's event focused on originalism, a theory that the Constitution has a consistent meaning that was established at the time it was written." ... |
More gun control isn't the solution (third letter)
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"Even though I am a devout conservative, I still took the time to read Ashlie Rodriguez's column, 'Increased gun control is a welcome change,' on Feb. 26."
"I found it to be a not so convincing attempt to persuade the public that more gun control is needed in this great country of ours. Only the most liberal minded or ignorant individual would proclaim this column's worthiness."
"You acknowledge that gun control could be a right you're willing to give up for the sake of a more utopian society. ..." ... |
The fog of war: Examining the media's treatment of the Alabama massacre
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"On March 10, 2009, a rampage killer ended the lives of ten people before taking his own life. The 28 year-old Alabama man, who went through police officer training in 2003 but did not graduate, killed several members of his family before shooting at people in seemingly random fashion from his vehicle."
"While the motives of the mass murderer are still in doubt, the motives of some members of the news media covering the event will no doubt be immediately held as suspect, especially by those of us accustomed to front page anti-gun editorializing."
"As is common for most 'breaking news' reports, the first posts to hit the wires contained inaccuracies ... Some of these are no doubt are due to the fog of war. ..." ... |
Upholding gun rights in D.C.
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"The recent Senate vote to ensure that Washington, D.C., residents can purchase and own firearms without unreasonable restrictions and the House's subsequent delay of legislation to give Washington a voting representative -- the result of pressure from centrist Democrats to include this amendment -- were crucial victories for all Americans."
"A sizable majority of the Senate, both Democrats and Republicans, agreed that Washington residents' constitutional rights were being violated by the city government. Democratic leaders in the House know that a ... majority composed of Republicans and pro-gun, moderate Democrats, reflects the overwhelming sentiment in our nation that unreasonable gun control measures are ineffective ..." ... |
The Myth of Mandatory Training
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"Rights activists are shooting themselves in the foot whenever they advocate for mandatory training for concealed carry, and they're shooting themselves in the foot a lot lately. There is absolutely no question that all gunowners, especially those who choose to carry in public, need to take their responsibilities seriously and seeking out quality training is just the beginning of the responsibility."
"But legislating training is a seriously bad idea."
"If it is reasonable and prudent to mandate training for concealed carry, why would it not be reasonable and prudent to mandate training for open carry? If that is reasonable, what about mandating training for anyone wishing to even own a firearm ..." ... |
Issue of Gun Rights Still Holds Sway
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... "... there is one issue that retains the power to leave Democrats quivering: gun rights. Gun issues still persistently tie the party in knots and have been used by Republicans to stall two major bills this year, with more likely to come."
"'It is a hot-button issue,' said Representative Allen Boyd ... one of the moderates who typically split from the more liberal wing of the party to support the rights of gun owners. 'Some people around here know they can use it as a wedge issue, and they try to do that.'"
"It is a particularly hot-button topic with veteran Congressional Democrats who believe the party’s strong support for a 1994 assault weapons ban was the real reason they lost control of the House that year ..." ... |
So Far, Few Ripples From Landmark Ruling on Guns
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"About nine months ago, the Supreme Court breathed new life into the Second Amendment, ruling for the first time that it protects an individual right to own guns. Since then, lower federal courts have decided more than 80 cases interpreting the decision ... and it is now possible to make a preliminary assessment of its impact."
"So far, Heller is firing blanks."
"The courts have upheld federal laws banning gun ownership by people convicted of felonies and some misdemeanors, by illegal aliens and by drug addicts. They have upheld laws banning machine guns and sawed-off shotguns. They have upheld laws making it illegal to carry guns near schools or in post offices ..." ... |
Baucus, Tester Tell Holder to Back off Assault Weapon Ban
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"Montana Sens Jon Tester and Max Baucus are asking Attorney General Eric Holder to back off the assault weapons ban."
"The two sent a letter to Holder, in which they write:"
"'We will strongly oppose any legislation that will infringe upon the rights of individual gun owners. We value our outdoor heritage, and a large part of that is our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. Passing this heritage down from one generation to the next is a sacred part of being a Montanan and something we will always fight to protect.'"
"Here's Tester on the Lou Dobbs show on CNN talking about why he would be opposed to any move from the Obama administration to reinstate the ban:" ... |
IA: Gun Rights Advocates Target Clel Baudler? Huh?
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"So, I'm in my car last night listening to the radio, and I hear Deace talking to some people who are promoting a bill in the statehouse that is backed by the Gun Owners of America (GOA)."
"Let me preface this conversation by saying that I am a strong advocate of gun rights. However, that conversation, especially some of the comments from the guy from the national organization of Gun Owners of America, was not at all helpful, and was probably very harmful to the cause they are trying to promote."
"These gentlemen were advocating for the passage of House File 596, which would, among other things, take the discretionary part of the concealed-carry permit application process away from county sheriffs ..." ...
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Police Brutality: Deal With It
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... "Forty-three years ago I was an idealistic, vaguely liberal 21-year-old when the San Diego Police Department hired me. The last thing on my mind was taking to the streets to punish people. And lest there be any doubt about the department's policy ... excessive force was grounds for termination."
"So, why did I abuse the very people I'd been hired to serve?"
"... I did it because the power of my position went straight to my head; because other cops I'd come to admire did it; and because I thought I could get away with it. Which I did--until a principled prosecutor slapped me upside the head and demanded to know whether the U.S. Constitution meant anything to me." [emphasis added] ...
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IL: Video shows Chicago DUI cop lied in police report
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"What goes into a police report? It's a police officer's version of events, right? And that police report can play a big role in people's lives -- even if it bears little or no resemblance to what actually happened. That appears to be the case with Chicago Police Officer Joe D. Parker, whose official story about a DUI arrest -- a story that could have convicted a man and stripped him of his driver's license -- is flatly contradicted by the video from Parker's car." ... |
CT: Cops Arrest Priest For Filming Them
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"A Roman Catholic priest who monitors law enforcement treatment of minorities with a video camera released footage that appears to contradict the police account of his own arrest."
"A police report says the Rev. James Manship was confronted and arrested Feb. 19 because he was holding an 'unknown shiny silver object' and struggled with an officer who was trying to take it from him. But a 15-second video released this week ... shows East Haven police Officer David Cari asking Manship, 'Is there a reason you have a camera on me?'"
"'I'm taking a video of what's going on here,' Manship replies."
"'Well, I'll tell you what, what I'm going to do with that camera,' Cari says as he approaches the priest. The tape then goes blank." ... |
CA: Local views clash on carrying guns in public
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... "A national 'Open Carry Movement' has landed in Redlands, bringing local attention to those who openly carry a firearm to exercise their second amendment rights." ...
"Police are permitted only to ensure the weapon is not loaded. They cannot run the gun's serial number, ask for the carrier's identification or detain them." ...
"'People shouldn't treat people carrying guns openly any different than you would treat a person carrying their cell phone on a belt.'"
"Law enforcement officials vehemently disagree ..."
"'They are creating an environment that is exceeding dangerous for them, the officers and innocent bystanders,' said Redlands Police Chief Jim Bueermann."
"'I think this is absolutely reprehensible behavior. Not only is it dangerous to carry a gun in this day and age, but that they would attempt to goad the officers into behavior that would then allow them to sue or put them in a position where someone could get hurt.'" ... |
Gun shops see boom in bullet sales - Owners try to keep-customers happy
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"While the demand is there, gun owners are finding there to be an ammunition shortage."
"'That's it. This is basically what I've got for the month,' said Todd Garland of Rattlesnake Hill Sporting Goods in Newton Falls as he gestured to a shelf of shells."
"'I've got people from Canton calling, 'You have that? Hold it, we're on our way.' That's 60 miles away.'"
"Local owners of gun and hunting shops say they are waiting longer and paying more for boxes of ammunition from their suppliers."
"Whether the culprit is the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan or increased demand over fears the new presidential administration will seek stricter gun laws, the drought seems to have touched most gun owners indiscriminately." ... |
NY: Woman shot by arrow on New York City street
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"A woman who was hit in the stomach with an arrow on a city street said Monday she at first thought she was hit by a baseball."
"The 30-inch arrow struck Denise Delgado-Brown on Sunday afternoon as she was dropping off fellow parishioners at a nursing home after church."
"'I thought that maybe somebody had hit me with a baseball,' the Yonkers traffic court officer told WINS radio. 'It just happened so quickly. I just couldn't believe it.'"
"A St. Barnabas Hospital spokesman said Delgado-Brown was in stable condition ..."
"Police said the black arrow with yellow feathers was a high-performance carbon aluminum arrow used for target practice; they believed it was shot at random ..." ... |
Massacre Raises Issue of Gun Control in Europe
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"Europeans might once have viewed massacres at educational institutions as a uniquely American scourge, but they no longer have that luxury: Friday found Germany still mourning the 16 victims of Wednesday's carnage in Winnenden ..." ...
"Kretschmer used a semiautomatic pistol he obtained at home ... Seven years earlier, expelled student Robert Steinhause had killed 18 people at a school in the German town of Erfurt, using weapons obtained legally."
"That massacre had provoked Germany to considerably tighten its gun legislation to the point that it is now among the most stringent in Europe. That was still not enough to prevent Kretschmer's killing spree." [emphasis added] ... |
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