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Terry siblings tell Grassley and radio host of electronics and weapons seizures
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... "'It was then that federal agents made entry into Brian’s home, seizing his personal electronics and personally-owned weapons without warning or permission,' the letter to Grassley reports. 'The electronic devices were returned to our family, wiped clean of any data and Brian’s personal handguns have still not been returned to this day. Brian’s personal cell phone, although, 'Undiscovered' by investigators, remained active for over a year. We still have not been provided the warrant, legal writ, or any other associated documentation as to why Brian’s house was searched and his personal belongings taken and altered against our wishes.'" ... |
FBI’s Hoover tried to curtail 'highly-powered' handgun development
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... "'It is not believed that members of the various shooting clubs and organizations would concern themselves over a curtailment of highly-powered firearms,' Hoover opined, probably not altogether incorrectly considering the indifference of many who to this day still place sporting interests over rights. 'Additional penetration is of no value to target shooting, and it is logical to assume that organizations promoting this sport would be in hearty accord with legislation curtailing high velocity bullets in an attempt to insure their members the continued use of target pistols.'" ... |
Exclusive: Defying The Defilers
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... "The jumble of contradictions is hardly new. Congressional Research Service published a memorandum of ATF firearms testing procedures that, among other things, admitted 'ATF … has over 300 cubic feet of classification letters stored in file cabinets.' None of these have been scanned into a searchable database so that consistency of interpretations can be assured and conflicts identified and resolved, and as that report was published 10 years ago, the thought of what it must look like today evokes nothing so much as the government warehouse at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark." ... |
Deer Don’t Wear Combovers
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"When I first saw Congressman Eliot Engel’s picture at the head of his LoHud editorial 'Deer don’t wear Kevlar' the very first thing I thought was, Don’t mock him because of that idiotic comb-over; that’s an ad hominem attack and is beneath the People of the Gun. Besides, maybe he just doesn’t own a mirror. But the more of his piece I read, the more I realized; the C-O did not lie. This guy is a moron. And no, that is not an ad hominem attack, it’s a considered opinion based on the fact that he has to be be a moron to think that anyone is going to fall for his line of complete and unadulterated horse hockey . . ." ... |
Bad Laws – Unreasonable Prosecutions – Unequal Justice
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"In recent years I’ve often written about people entangled in our nation’s complex, confusing, and irrational gun laws."
"People like David Olofson, who was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for illegal transfer of a 'machine gun' after his standard, semi-auto, AR – with no altered or modified parts – malfunctioned and produced hammer-follow doubles and tripples."
"Or FBI Special Agent John Shipley, who was sentenced to two years for 'engaging in the business' of buying and selling firearms, even though all of his sales were legal, and he maintained better records than most private sellers – something that was actually used as evidence against him during his trial." ... |
A Solid Majority Of African-Americans Support Gun Ownership
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"African-Americans are starting to see gun ownership for self-defense as a good thing. This is partially due to the fact that some black neighborhoods simply do not trust to police to arrive promptly when they call 911. Even some pastors are urging their parishioners to obtain concealed carry permits from the pulpit ..." ...
"There are studies that show an increase in concealed carry permits reduces crime. Illinois was the last state to grant concealed carry permits to their residents. It resulted in the lowest murder rate in 56 years." ... |
Thoughts On Prisons and Gun Control
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"Prisons are arguably are one of the most controlled environments where humans live. Everything about a prison is [supposed] to be controlled. Security is prevalent, on site and ready to respond to any incident on short notice. Its inhabitants have few rights – privacy and search and seizure laws aren’t among them. Inmates and their living quarters are subject to random searches without notice, warrant or probable cause. Monitoring cameras are virtually everywhere, and big brother is [supposed to be] always watching inmates’ every move. It is, more than any other place, the ultimate 'weapons-free' zone. Despite this, inmates still manage to secure weapons of various sorts. While these weapons rarely include firearms . . ." ... |
Gun Review: Benelli Super Black Eagle II
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"I’m not a wealthy man, but I have a weakness for expensive firearms. Especially the kind of guns that our Armed Intelligentsia insist aren’t worth the premium. So let’s get this out of the way. The review gun is a 28″ barrel Benelli Super Black Eagle II in Realtree Max 5 Camo. It comes complete with a sturdy case that holds everything you need in perfect safety and comfort. Chokes? You’ve got five. Barrels? Crio System treated for accuracy and longevity. All yours for . . ." ... |
Hands On With America’s First 3D-Printed Metal Silencer
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"Silencer design is still something of a black art and extremely complex. Not only do you need to design something that will efficiently slow and cool the expanding gasses to quiet the report of a firearm, but you need to do it in such a way that it can be mass produced. These days, that means a cylindrical housing with small stackable baffles, usually 100% circumferentially welded. But what if you could create any design you want without having to worry about tooling and the complexities of construction? What if the finished product could virtually jump from the drawing board into your hands, fully formed and ready to go? Someone has done just that, and they used a 3D printer . . ." ... |
Choosing A Concealed Carry Gun for Women
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"Women and men are different in many ways. They don’t necessarily do the same things the same way. So why would a woman carry a gun the same way as a man? Sure, there’s no reason they can’t, but due to fashion and lifestyle sometimes carrying a 1911 is not feasible. So a woman needs to choose a carry gun that will fit her daily life. Be it a pocket gun for a purse for a full-size Glock, a woman needs the chance to figure out for herself what she needs in a carry gun . . ." ... |
Why I Support Gun Rights and Gun Laws
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... "I believe that, as a gun owner, I have a responsibility to my family and my community to store my gun safely, locked and unloaded. I also have a responsibility to advocate for responsible gun laws that help keep guns out of dangerous people's hands. That includes being willing to submit to a background check every time I purchase a firearm and expecting buyers to submit to a current background check if I sell them a gun. Furthermore, I believe that if I misuse my gun, for example if I violently threaten a family member or allow a child to gain access to a loaded and unlocked firearm, I should be held accountable for my actions." ... |
Hit Me With Your Best Shot: The Economist’s Epic Fail On Guns
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"On April 4, The Economist mocked the NRA and Second Amendment supporters with a column that turned out to be an epic fail because it was built on numbers from a debunked Everytown for Gun Safety study, an erroneous claim that 'armor piercing' M855 ammo endangers police, and a not-so-veiled attempt to undercut the push to arm women for self-defense on college campuses."
"For example, The Economist quoted Everytown’s numbers to claim 'there were at least 95 shootings at American schools and colleges' during 'the first two years after Newtown.' ... [T]hey claimed the shootings resulted in '45 deaths.'"
"What The Economist failed to note is that some of the school shootings reported by Everytown never even happened.... " ... |
IL: Fineman to Niles, IL: Make Gun Store Code of Conduct Mandatory
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"I’ve been in this gun blogging biz for some five years. I’ve seen the antis duck and dive, pursuing and abandoning a range of strategies to advance the cause of civilian disarmament. Most recently, they’re pursuing gun control as a 'health issue.' In this case, what’s old is new again. Former TTAG debater Elliott Fineman [above] wants the city of Niles, Illinois to force a proposed gun store/range to sign up to the abandoned, deeply unconstitutional Brady Center National Gun Dealer Code of Conduct – or else! 'This code has been developed to address the 5% of rogue gun dealers that provide 90% of the crime guns in the United States,' Fineman opines at journal-topics.com. Elliott ain’t afraid to name names . . ." ... |
Conn. congresswoman offers tax break…for gun turn-in; SAF helps Navy vet
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"With nine more days until income taxes must be filed, anti-gun Democratic Connecticut Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro will reportedly introduce legislation next week aimed at offering gun owners a tax break, provided they turn in their guns to local police, The Hill is reporting today."
"The proposed legislation, dubbed the Support Assault Firearm Elimination and Education of our (SAFER) Streets Act, is aimed specifically at semi-auto sport-utility rifles, guns that are repeatedly – albeit falsely – described as 'assault weapons.' The Hill says this is a reintroduction, so this is not Rep. DeLauro’s first rodeo on gun control." ... |
Bill To Ban Undetectable 3D Printed Guns Is Coming Back
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"SINCE CONGRESSMAN STEVE Israel first called for legislation that would ban 3-D printed guns, those plastic-printed firearms have evolved from a few simple components to a full one-shot pistol to rifles and multi-shot revolvers, with more advances on the horizon. Israel’s bill, meanwhile, has gone nowhere, leaving a widening gap between DIY weapons and the law."
"But the representative from New York says he hasn’t given up: In the next few months, Israel’s office tells WIRED he plans to reintroduce legislation that would ban 3-D printed guns or any other fully-plastic firearm. The Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act ... forbids the possession or manufacture of any gun that could slip through a standard metal detector unnoticed ..." ... |
Suntrust Bank Closing Gun Shop Accounts, American Gun & Pawn Latest Victim (video available)
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"Even after admission of wrong doing by FDIC, fall out from Operation Choke Point is still effecting law abiding gun shops. This time American Gun & Pawn in Brooksville, Florida."
"While the Obama Regime can’t openly or legally take away Americans’ right to bear arms, through stealth tactics, using its willing accomplices in crony corporatism to put the squeeze on the supply chain to the Second Amendment, gun shops and gun manufacturers, or buying up all the ammo themselves, is their underhanded, “progressive” way to accomplish the same goal."
"When American Gun & Pawn of Brooksville, Florida, received the following letter from SunTrust Bank, they were shocked and outraged:" ... |
Sen. Crapo: Safeguarding the Second Amendment
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"Some lands and water managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are open for hunting, and there are a small number of authorized shooting ranges, but much of the millions of acres managed by the Corps are off limits to lawful possession of firearms. Not only is this a violation of the intent of the Second Amendment, but also it is inconsistent with laws and regulations governing lands managed by other federal agencies. This problem must be fixed to uphold Americans’ Second Amendment rights."
"Legislation I introduced to resolve this issue and align the firearms laws governing Corps-managed lands with those governing other federal lands recently advanced in the U.S. Senate. ..." ... |
FL: SB 176 (Campus Carry) stalled in Senate Judiciary Committee, in an attempt to run out the clock and kill the bill!!!
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"The college campus carry bill, SB 176, is now stalled in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The committee is under bombardment by Bloomberg's gun control groups generated propaganda including a new television ad, and the chair, Senator Miguel Diaz de la Portilla, Has not yet to put the bill on the committee calendar."
"Its House companion bill, HB 4005, has completed all of its committee stops, having been reported favorably at each one with bipartisan support, and now awaits SB 176."
"Senate President, Andy Gardiner, also refuses to see to it that the two remaining committee chairmen calendar the bill despite its companion bill's overwhelming success in the House." ... |
TX: Open, campus carry continue moving through Texas Legislature
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"Pro-gun measures continue making their way through the Republican-dominated Texas Legislature."
"Senate Bill 17, which would allow concealed carry holders to now carry handguns openly, passed the Texas Senate in a vote along party lines in March."
"Its companion bill in the House, HB 910, has since passed through the Texas House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety and been sent to the House Calendars Committee, where it will be placed on the calendar for the vote by the entire chamber." ... |
IL: Local Gun Rights Couple Scores Meeting With Governor
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"Local gun rights advocates, Mike and Valinda Rowe of Enfield, IL, met with newly elected Governor Rauner during the annual Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day (IGOLD) in recent weeks. The Rowes have had several brief contacts with the Governor since his arrival on the political scene. 'It’s kind of funny' said Valinda who is the spokesperson for IllinoisCarry.com, 'Every time Bruce Rauner came within driving distance of White County, we made contact with him to express our concerns ... After attending several gatherings where he was present, he started greeting us with, 'Hello….Again'."
"... It was the first time in decades that a sitting Governor invited representatives of the Second Amendment movement to meet in that office ...'" ... |
KS: Kansas is the Next State to Allow Permitless Open Carry
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"On April 2, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed a bill into law expanding the state's permitless open-carry laws to include concealed carry. The concealed carry permitting process will remain in place for citizens who wish to travel to other reciprocity states where that concealed carry permit allows them to carry concealed there."
"Chris Cox, executive director of the National Rifle Association (NRA), declared, 'This new law is a common sense measure that allows law-abiding Kansans to exercise their fundamental right to self-protection in the manner that best suits their needs.'" ... |
TX: Open-carry legislation: It's a white thing
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"As Republican state lawmakers move forward with legislation that would make it easier for Texans to carry guns openly, and in more places, they risk alienating black and Hispanic Texans who oppose looser gun laws at higher rates than whites."
"Roughly half of Hispanics and blacks support stricter gun control laws, compared with 29 percent of whites, according to a February poll by the University of Texas/Texas Tribune. For some, the GOP’s allegiance to the gun measures highlights Republicans’ ongoing challenge to balance the priorities of the party's far-right faction with its outreach to minority voters." ... |
NV: Bill Reinstates Rights for Ex-Cons
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"The Assembly Judiciary Committee of the Nevada State Legislature is hearing a bill that would change rules regarding the prohibition of firearms."
"Assembly Bill 357 would make it easier for ex-convicts to restore some rights, including the right to bear arms."
"'When you're restoring people's civil rights, all of them, from voting to sitting on a jury, to your Second Amendment rights,' said Assemblywoman Michele Fiore, sponsor of AB 357. 'Right now it's a real hideous process on getting your rights back.'"
"The legislation establishes a three tier system based on the severity of the crime. ..." ... |
IA: Iowa House, Senate Wrangle Over Gun Bill
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"As we reported last month, the GOP-controlled Iowa House had passed an omnibus firearms bill that would have done everything from legalizing silencers, created data privacy protections for firearms owners, and streamlined permitting and purchasing regulations. Procedural maneuvering in the Democrat-controlled Iowa Senate, however, has stripped out pretty much everything from the bill — styled Senate File 427 — except the provision that legalizes silencers and mandates the chief law enforcement sign off on the NFA application as long as the applicant 'is not prohibited by law from making or transferring a firearm suppressor' . . ." ... |
AL: Bill Would Allow Minors to Possess Pistols…Just Like Almost Every Other State
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"Alabama currently bans possession of handguns by minors under the age of 18. No exceptions. That’s right, no exception for parental permission, training, or engaging in hunting or other shooting sports. Banned, plain and simple. Many states have similar laws, but they tend to make exceptions for parental supervision and the like. It’s funny that in the popular imagination, the states of the old Confederacy are seen as gun-owning paradises where there are few legal obstacles to owning and carrying a heater. The reality, while improving in recent years, is far different . . ." ... |
TN: Parks carry bill poison pill amendment quoted wrong?
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... "This column reached out but was unable to contact Locker Thursday evening about the discrepancy between his report and what the amendment says. The reader will observe that the plain language reading of the amendment text uses the words,""on the grounds of the state capitol or the surrounding capitol complex." "When the attorney general issues an opinion on a statute, he opines on what was printed, not on some madeup phrases. Is is reasonable to say that on the grounds equates to in the State Capitol, Legislative Plaza and War Memorial Building?"
"Barring further information, two questions come to mind;" ... |
AZ: SAF Takes Case of Arizona Navy Vet Whose Guns Were Seized
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"The [SAF] announced today that it has taken on funding the case of a retired Glendale, Arizona Navy veteran whose gun collection was seized by authorities because of an on-going dispute with a neighbor who obtained a protection order."
"... Bailey had complained to the City of Glendale about the neighbor's habit of parking dump trucks used in his landscaping company. The dispute unfolded over several months until Bailey called police over concerns of toxic chemical odors apparently coming from the neighbor's property. The neighbor apparently alleged that Bailey had threatened him, and the following day, he obtained a harassment order against Bailey. Police showed up and took Bailey's gun collection, and he wants his property back." ... |
Gunshop owner sues BATF after stolen weapons are not returned
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"Back in September there was a rather brazen robbery outside of Profire Arms and Supply ... A large trailer had been loaded up by the owners for a gun show the next day and the contents included automatic weapons, suppressors ... and ammunition. One thief and his drug toting accomplice were apprehended shortly thereafter." ...
"... It’s been more than six months since that took place and the owner is still waiting to get his stolen property back from the ATF. Having failed to sway them thus far, Andrew Hall is taking them to court."
"My first impulse in any case such as this is to be suspicious of the methods and motives of the ATF and lend considerable weight to the store owner, but in this case I’m not sure if there isn’t more to the story. ..." ... |
SC: Settlement of $1 million reached in North Augusta police shooting of 68-year-old
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"A $1 million settlement has been reached with North Augusta police and officials in Edgefield County in the case of Ernest Satterwhite, a 68-year-old black man shot to death by a police officer after a slow-speed car chase last year."
"'All parties have settled the case,” said Carter Elliott, attorney for the Satterwhite family, in a telephone interview."
"North Augusta paid $1,195,000 to settle the case, and Edgefield County and its sheriff’s office contributed another $2,500, Carter said." ... |
OR: Sheriff Riley opposes enhanced gun background checks
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"Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley doesn't believe that a legislative proposal to mandate background checks for private gun sales in Oregon would deter crime."
"Earlier this week, in response to questions about the measure, Senate Bill 941, Riley posted a letter about his opinion on the Linn County Sheriff's Office Facebook page." ...
"The post has generated more than than 111,000 Facebook views in just two days."
"Riley said there have been more than 200 comments and 1,900 likes and nearly all of them support his stance."
"'While this bill may look good on the surface, don’t be fooled,' Riley’s letter notes. 'It does nothing to make our families, communities, schools or businesses safer. ...'" ... |
TX: Hill County Sheriff Suspended After Arrest
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"A temporary sheriff was appointed Wednesday, April 1, following the arrest of Hill County Sheriff Michael Cox and three other sheriff's office employees."
"An order signed by Senior District Judge James E. Morgan of the 220th District Court called for the sheriff's suspension and the appointment of Deputy Wes Collins as temporary sheriff. Morgan is sitting by assignment in the 66th District Court."
"Cox was booked into Johnson County jail Wednesday afternoon on three counts of tampering with a government document."
"According to court documents, he is accused of coercing a sheriff's office employee into taking his telecommunicator's online exam and fraudulently obtaining his telecommunicator's license. ..." ... |
TX: OMG! Open Carry! In Big Cities! In Texas! OMG!
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"Looking for gun control? Look in the large, Democrat-controlled urban areas of America. Gun rights have gone bye-bye in Boston, Chicago, Hartford, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and Trenton. Politicians in these gun control havens have an answer for people who point to other states’ gun rights. What works in the wilds of Wyoming won’t work on the mean streets of Manhattan. Densely-populated cities have special needs. Hang on. What about Atlanta, Dallas, Miami, Phoenix, Nashville and Kansas City? Pay no attention to the firearms freedom behind that curtain! We’re on a mission here! Like this . . ." ... |
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