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Anti-government activist fears feds are watching him
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"More than a decade after a deadly confrontation with federal agents, a survivor of an incident known across the country as 'Ruby Ridge' has settled into a quiet life in northwest Arkansas. Recently, however, Randy Weaver’s calm was shaken up. Weaver now thinks his trouble with the government isn't over." ...
"Weaver fears the federal government may be watching him again after his neighbor spotted someone suspicious."
"'She says, 'I just scared some guy in a black uniform out of the weeds out there by the woods and he took off running,' he said." ...
"Coming from most people that would seem paranoid -- but this is Randy Weaver."
"'I saw them murder my son and my wife,' he said." ...
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Submitter's Note: H/t to Claire Wolfe. |
Winchester - On Guns
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"As a Winchester, it’s not too hard to figure out where I stand on gun rights. A discussion regarding the right of every private citizen to have and bear arms should never even occur in this country. In clear and simple language, the intent of the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution is quite unmistakable and not open to debate. It simply states, '…the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.' Period."
"And yet, there are thousands of gun control laws on the books ... While certain federal agencies and factions would like us to believe it is because they want to make America safer, the real reason is power and control over the lives of ordinary citizens." ... |
NYT Still Smarting Over Second Amendment's Victory
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"It amuses and gratifies a supporter of the Second Amendment to see the New York Times, the so-called 'paper of record,' so constantly reduced to sputtering fools over their constant loss in the battle for draconian gun control measures, and the July 17th editorial from the Times is yet another example of how they just don't understand why the average American would pressure their Congressional representatives to support the U.S. Constitution and its 2nd Amendment." ... |
Senate Getting Ready To Move McCarthy's Brady Expansion! (GOA)
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"The gun issue has been in the news a lot lately, despite the strange silence coming from Capitol Hill on the status of the McCarthy bill (HR 2640). Many Senators on the Judiciary Committee are being kept in the dark as to when the legislation will start moving."
"But The New York Times seems to have let the cat out of the bag this week when an editorial indicated there would be Senate hearings on the bill very soon. The Times ability to glean this information is probably related to the close relationship that their editorial writers have, no doubt, with New York's Chuck Schumer, who is the primary backer of the bill in the Senate." ... |
DC: An Appeal on Weapons
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"THE DISTRICT'S decision this week to seek Supreme Court review of a court opinion striking down its gun control laws is fraught with risk, but it's a risk that the District was right to take." ...
"As a matter of public safety and public policy, we support the District's gun control regime. We believe that compelling public safety concerns allow regulation of weapons even if a right to bear arms is recognized."
"But the D.C. Circuit's decision ... is not without merit -- and that's where the risk comes in. The idea that the Second Amendment recognizes an individual right to bear arms is not exclusive to right-wing gun nuts ... Some of the brightest liberal minds in the legal community have come -- albeit reluctantly -- to the same conclusion." ... |
DC: City gets delay to file gun appeal
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"Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., on Wednesday gave the District of Columbia government an extension of time until Sept. 5 to file its appeal challenging an individual rights interpretation of the Second Amendment by the D.C. Circuit Court. The opposition to the request for an extension was not received at the Court, at least not before the Chief Justice acted, it is understood."
"Washington, D.C., residents who oppose the city's strict handgun control law urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday to move along, without delay, the city government's appeal of a federal appeals court striking down that law under the Second Amendment. ... The document can be found here[.pdf file]." ... |
Gun Control Advocates Roll The Dice (Stupidly!) On Likely Landmark 'Right To Bear Arms' Second Amendment Case
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... "... Gun control advocates had urged DC not to appeal their loss in the Appellate Court (which ruled that the Second Amendment did indeed protect the registered gun in your home – that the 1930 opinion was wrong or misconstrued) in order to avoid having the US Supreme Court ratify the appellate decision."
"But the gun control attorneys failed. DC will appeal. And now the US Supreme Court will likely answer the question of whether or not the Second Amendment protects the right of the person to keep a registered (as that was the relief sought – to acquire and possess registered conventional guns) gun in the home from the actions of Government." ... |
DC: Overview: Parker v. District of Columbia, et al.
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"Drug dealers have repeatedly threatened our client, Shelly Parker, in retaliation for her attempts to rid her neighborhood of crime. Ms. Parker has also repeatedly suffered vandalism and attempts to break into her home. The police and criminal justice system have proven they cannot guarantee her safety. Dick Heller is a Special Police Officer of the District of Columbia, authorized to carry a gun as he provides security for federal judges at the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judicial Center on Capitol Hill. However, Mr. Heller is not permitted any sort of functional firearm to defend himself at his home in a crime-ridden section of south east Washington, D.C.. Tom G. Palmer once successfully used a handgun to avoid becoming a gay-bashing statistic. But that was before he moved to Washington. ..." ... |
VA: Restricting gun carry restricts freedoms
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"I read with interest last week's column on the issue of concealed carry on campus ('Guns on campus would be disastrous', CT, July 12). I have my philosophical disagreements with the article, but first I would like to point out several pieces of information that were either misleading or flat-out incorrect. Let me also qualify this by saying that I am a holder of a Virginia Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP), so I can truthfully say I know what I am talking about."
"Point #1: There is not one single statute banning CHP holders from carrying on campus. The so-called gun ban is a Virginia Tech policy that applies only to students, faculty and staff. ..." ... |
VA: Gun owners are responsible
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"When I open a newspaper, I like what I read to be the truth. By their very nature, opinions pieces are drafted with the intent of persuading the reader to adopt the particular bias of the author. However, I expect that as a journalist, the author would take the time to check his facts and actually present his opinion without resorting to name-calling."
"In a July 12 opinion piece — 'Guns at Virginia Tech would be Disastrous,' the only evidence the author cites to support this claim of impending doom is his own uncommon sense. In Virginia, since 1995, over 50,000 Concealed Handgun Licenses (CHL) have been issued. And in that time, none have been revoked. ..." ... |
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