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New York Times hosts call to 'get rid of the right to bear arms'
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"Citing a study claiming that the United States Constitution is no longer as influential as it once was for fledgling governments looking for inspiration in structuring their own constitutions, the New York Times is hosting the 'Another Stab at the U.S. Constitution' debate. The thinking, apparently, is that the United States must strive to remain one of the 'cool kids,' for other nations to want to emulate. In other words, the Times would apparently have us change the supreme law of our land, in order to be popular." ... |
Brady Center Lying, Misleading and Ignoring Reality. Again. Still.
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"The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Ownership Violence has come out with another one of their 'reports.' This one's titled How Guns Have Affected the Athletic Community & What It Tells Us About America’s Gun Violence Crisis. They start out with an executive summary and one of their typical 'facts': Each year in America, guns claim more than 30,000 lives – over 3,000 of them children and teens – and over 70,000 more are injured . . ." ... |
TTAG Will Never Publish “Sponsored Comments”
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"When I started The Truth About Cars (TTAC), car reviews were nothing more than glossy puff pieces. As automobiles are the average American’s second largest purchase (after their house), I thought there would be a market for 'tell it like it is' journalism. And so there was. When I left TTAC and started The Truth About Guns (TTAG), I applied the same 'no holds barred' principle. As firearms reliability and ergonomics are literally a matter of life or death, TTAGs truthiness is even more important. As long as I own this site, it will never compromise editorial integrity. I’d rather shut it down. Our readers’ interests come first. Period. I say this because of a disturbing online trend . . ." ... |
Open Carry Thoughts
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"Open carry of firearms in the United States is a source of regular debate among Second Amendment advocates. Some people see open carry as a social or political statement, while others merely see it as a convenient way to carry a self defense tool. Depending on who you talk to, you can get anything from zealot-like support to Brady-ish condemnation of exposed carry."
"Even if you don’t personally think open carry is a good idea, I believe there are some good reasons to consider it. For example, in some states obtaining a concealed weapon permit is not a reasonable option, yet open carry is perfectly legal. Certainly in these situations, open carry makes much more sense to me than going unarmed." ... |
Google Shopping Prohibits Gun and Accessories From Being Sold
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"At the beginning of 2012 Google AdWords stopped allowing gun related keywords from being bid on and displayed in the search results for Google. This affected many stores and retailers, but now Google is making yet another anti-gun move by prohibiting guns and gun parts or accessories from being displayed through Google Shopping. Effective later in the year Google will make the switch from Google's free data feed model of shopping that allows easy product comparison to using a paid model called Google Shopping. ... However while it might have made some businesses participation very hard to maintain it took gun retailers, tactical stores, airsoft shops and many other businesses out of the running for even being displayed." ... |
Project Appleseed Returns to Sparta with Cabela Sponsoring!
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"Range: World Shooting and Recreational Complex, Sparta, IL"
"Address: One Main Event Lane, Suite 510, Sparta, IL"
"Website: http://dnr.state.il.us/worldshooting/"
"When: Mar 24-25 - Ladyseed
July 14-15
Nov. 10-11" ...
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Submitter's Note: Once again Project Appleseed returns to The World Shooting Complex in Sparta, Illinois. This time we are sponsored by Cabela's a Nationwide leader in Outdoor Sports Gear.
"Our rifle marksmanship program complements our history and heritage. We teach the traditional American marksmanship skills. The RWVA recognizes the importance of introducing a wide cross section of Americans to their marksmanship heritage. To encourage participation, we offer our program of instruction at a greatly reduced price to both women, and responsible persons under 21;" |
Reloading: A Cost/Benefit Analysis – Part One
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"If you are a regular reader of TTAG, chances are that you are somewhat passionate about the firearms hobby. Based on some of the responses that I’ve gotten to some of my more controversial posts, I’d hazard a guess that more than a few of our readers can sometimes be passionate to a fault ... While I’m still relatively new to the firearms fraternity (I’ve only been a gun owner for a little over a year now), I’m the kind of guy who jumps into my hobbies with both feet. In a relatively short time, I’ve amassed a fairly robust collection of pistols and rifles ... Reloading my own ammo was probably something that I was going to get around to sooner or later . . ."
"So I figured that it might as well be sooner. ..." ... |
Gun Review: Boberg XR9-S (Part Deux)
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"The first part of my review of the Boberg XR9-S ended with my sending the slide and magazines back to the factory for refurbishing. You may want to read that as well as my out-of-the-box preview to catch up. After shipping them back to Boberg, I received the slide and magazines along with a new barrel about three weeks after I sent them off. In addition, a spare mainspring and recoil spring were thoughtfully included in the package. I also got a note saying they had tested both magazines with twelve rounds of ammo and shot 47 rounds of Russian steel cased ammo through the pistol. Since then I’ve shot it a bunch and here’s what I found . . ." ... |
Gun Review: US Rifle, Caliber .30, M1 (M1 Garand)
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"Let’s face it. The vast majority of guns are rather boring. Not from a 'yee-haw!' perspective, but from the perspective of mechanical ingenuity and history. The modern AR-15 is the best example — repackaged 50 year old technology that’s so plastic and cold that it has no soul. But in the world of firearms the M1 Garand is the exact opposite, and in a world of expensive special purpose firearms, it still holds its own in terms of usability and effectiveness for almost every purpose. And it’s still relatively cheap to buy . . ." ... |
Gear Review: Elite Iron CQC 1 Tactical Muzzle Brake
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"As a resident of Big Sky Country I am constantly running into native companies that are making some very nice firearms products. Recently I came across one of these firms while chatting up a professional varmint hunter who was taking one of the courses I teach. At the end of the day he pulled out his custom AR-15 complete with a very nice looking silencer threaded on the muzzle. ... However, what really fascinated me was underneath the silencer. It was threaded on a beautiful looking flash hider that also came with a separate flash hider/muzzle brake combo which threaded on the same way as the silencer. I was in the market for a new muzzle device so I called up Elite Iron in Potomac, MT to get the low down on their products . . ." ... |
NRA Warns of U.N. Gun Conspiracy to Seize U.S. Guns
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"The U.N. has been working for years to produce a final text of the Arms Trade Treaty, which is an agreement to regulate global arms trade."
"Currently, international banana and bottled water sales are more restricted than weapons sales."
"The negotiations recently restarted and generated a panic among the NRA, which claims the U.N. is planning to undermine the Second Amendment." ... |
ID: Homeowner Shoots Naked Intruder With a .22
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"A homeowner in Idaho was awoke by his dog barking upstairs around 5am. The homeowner retrieved a firearm and went to investigate. He found a naked man in his upstairs bathroom. The homeowner told the intruder not to move while pointing the gun at him. The intruder then charged the homeowner who fired two shots, striking the suspect twice in the leg. The intruder then fled the home and was captured a short distance away by police ..." ... |
PA: Castle doctrine may be invoked in Susquehanna County double slaying
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... "State police charged Mr. Thomas with two felony counts of criminal homicide for fatally shooting both men."
"'We certainly know there is two people that have been shot and who shot them,' Susquehanna County District Attorney Jason Legg said last week in an interview. 'I think it is going to boil down to the self-defense claim.'"
"Mr. Thomas' attorney, George Lepley of Williamsport, said the prosecution's own investigation supports the self-defense claim."
"'We clearly know that he (Mr. Thomas) saw an armed intruder,' Mr. Lepley said, adding that he intends to raise the castle doctrine during the trial ..." ... |
U.N. Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations Underway
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"As we reported last week, for nearly 20 years, the NRA has fought tirelessly to oppose any United Nations effort to undermine the constitutional rights of law-abiding American gun owners. That fight has grown more intense lately, as the U.N. and global gun banners have markedly stepped up their attack on our Second Amendment freedoms by including civilian arms in the proposed Arms Trade Treaty."
"As called for in a resolution adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in 2009, a conference began this week in New York City to draft the treaty's language. The United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty is one of the most serious threats to American gun owners in decades." ... |
At Least The Canadians Get It
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"Most of the developed world seems to be living in la-la land when it comes to the UN's Arms Trade Treaty. I would include the Obama Administration in that category despite any reassurances that they might give regarding the Second Amendment. Not so out in la-la land are the Canadians whose statement at the opening of the Arms Trade Treaty talks has some realism in it."
"For example, the Canadians insist that it is important for the ATT to recognize the legitimacy of lawful trade in firearms as well as that it recognize 'the lawful ownership of firearms by responsible citizens for personal and recreational uses.' They propose adding the following two paragraphs to the Preamble of the Arms Trade Treaty." ... |
D-Day for gun control
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"Without much fanfare and with as little publicity as possible, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will go to New York City to sign the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), now in the final stages of negotiation at the U.N. The treaty marks the beginning of an international crusade to impose gun controls on the United States and repeal our Second Amendment rights."
"The ATT is nominally geared toward the purpose of stopping international arms sales to gangs, criminals and violent groups. But, as is so often the case with U.N. treaties, this is merely a convenient facade behind which to conceal the ATT’s true intent: to force gun control on the United States." ... |
Utah Governor Believes That Only Restricting Law-Abiding Gun Owners Can Prevent Forest Fires
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"Recent wildfires in the state of Utah are bringing together 'concerned' Utahans to act against the Second Amendment. Officials say at least twenty fires this year was caused by 'gun fire,' so apparently their obvious next move is to ban firearm use in areas that may cause a wildfire." ...
"Stop for one second to think about how insane it is to ban firearm use simply because of some shots gone bad, we might as well ban swimming pools since the most common cause of death among children is drowning."
"CBS reports that more than 110,000 acres have burned in Utah this year. The majority of the fires have been caused by humans. Ummm, should we ban humans?" ... |
ATF May Ditch Local Law Enforcement Suppressor Sign-Off (video available)
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"Anyone who has known me for more than five minutes knows my displeasure at the current state of affairs at the ATF, and specifically the wait times for NFA (National Firearms Act) paperwork to be processed. Seven months for a single form to be processed is honestly too much, and the American Silencer Association agrees. They met with the ATF NFA branch and members of congress recently to discuss the current issues and try to speed up the process, and hearing them talk about what’s going on behind the scenes (as well as seeing the STACKS of NFA forms in their hallways) was very enlightening and enjoyable. Here are the cliff notes…" ... |
Department of Defense Miltarizing U.S. Police. Again. Still.
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"'The Coon Rapids Police Department has received a donation of M16A1 [top gun above] rifles [from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD),' abcnewspapers.com reports. 'The department applied for the weapons after becoming aware that the DOD will donate surplus military rifles to law enforcement ... On making a written request, the DOD, through its defense reutilization program, shipped 60 M16A1 rifles to the police department, Wise said.' Wikipedia IDs Coons Rapids as the Minnesota's twelfth largest city with a population of 61,476 ... The Coon Rapid po-po employs 64 officers---up from four officers in 2003, when the population was 12,500. The cops are ditching 24 H&K MP5's for the M16's, and that's 'cause . . ." ... |
MI: Detroit mom questions how off-duty officer’s gun went off during hug, killing daughter
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"The mother of a Detroit woman shot and killed while dancing with an off-duty police officer questioned Monday why he would carry a loaded gun at a party in his own back yard."1
"Police said Adaisha Miller was dancing with the officer early Sunday morning when she hugged him from behind. His gun, which was in a waist holster, went off, and the bullet punctured Miller’s lung and hit her heart. She died at a hospital." ...
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1Submitter's Note: Well that part seems perfectly reasonable to me; as for the rest of it . . . I'm not buyin' it. |
IL: As homicides spike, Chicago mayor defends tactics
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"Chicago's mayor and police superintendent publicly defended their new gang-fighting strategy Monday amid growing criticism that the changes are failing and a big reason why the city's homicide rate has soared this year."
"After weeks of media reports about Chicago homicides — which so far are up nearly 38 percent from last year — Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy defiantly said during a news conference that the gang strategies in place before McCarthy arrived were the ones that failed, not the new ones." ...
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PA: Cops, Firefighters Paid Minimum Wage in Pa. Town
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"Unions representing workers in the city of Scranton expect to file a federal lawsuit against the city after the mayor abruptly cut their pay to minimum wage."
"The attorney for three unions, including firefighters and police, tells The Times-Tribune of Scranton he expects to file several legal actions, including a motion to hold Mayor Chris Doherty in contempt of court for violating a judge's order to pay full wages." ... |
FL: 2 Clermont cops fired for off-duty prank (video available)
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"Officer Christina Fowler was working the night shift March 5 when she spotted a speeding car heading south on U.S. Highway 27 around 11:20, according to an investigative report. She tried to pull the car over, but the driver only tapped the brakes before taking off."
"Fowler followed."
"The video from her patrol-car camera captured the scene ..."
"'Man, he's doing over 80,' she said. And then, moments later, 'Wow, he's doing over 90.'" ...
"Fowler continued to pursue the car, turning on her emergency lights when it pulled into the Clermont Landing shopping-center parking lot ..."
"The driver jumped out of his vehicle, and Fowler drew her weapon. Then she realized it was Officer Marc Thompson — who was laughing." ... |
MO: Ex-Mo. sheriff, deputy sentenced for stealing guns
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"A former southern Missouri sheriff who admitted stealing firearms that had been seized as evidence will spend the next 10 years in a federal prison, and his former chief deputy will do five years on the same charges after being sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau."
"Tommy Adams, 32, also is facing state charges accusing him of distributing cocaine and methamphetamine. A trial date has not been set on those charges." ... |
SC: Sheriff: Deputy arrested, fired after investigation
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"An Anderson county deputy is off the job after being arrested Monday afternoon."
"Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper said deputy Shane Thompson, 34, has been arrested and charged with misconduct in office."
"The arrest came after a joint investigation with South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and the Sheriff's Office."
"While on duty in his official capacity as a deputy sheriff, Thompson 'did engage in numerous drug transactions,' according to the warrant."
"The warrant also said Thompson 'provided law enforcement sensitive information to individual(s) not authorized to receive the information.'" ... |
OH: Another successful year for the Ohio State Trap Shoot
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"The 2012 Ohio State Trap Shoot is officially in the record book. By all accounts it was another great and successful event. The campgrounds and trap line were full of shooters all week. Even if the shooters didn't make the scores desired, a good time was enjoyed. This was the 126th annual Ohio State Trapshoot and already the seventh year at the Cardinal Shooting Center grounds outside Marengo." ... |
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| As an individual, I believe, very strongly, that handguns should be banned and that there should be stringent, effective control of other firearms. However, as a judge, I know full well that the question of whether handguns can be sold is a political one, not an issue of products liability law, and that this is a matter for the legislatures, not the courts. The unconventional theories advanced in this case (and others) are totally without merit, a misuse of products liability laws. — Judge Buchmeyer, Patterson v. Gesellschaft, 1206 F.Supp. 1206, 1216 (N.D. Tex. 1985) |
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