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FBI ‘survivalist’ profiling memo surfaces at Puyallup gun show
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"A controversial FBI memo that appears to profile potential terrorists as people purchasing survivalist-type products, plus high-capacity magazines and bipods for rifles surfaced Saturday at the Washington Arms Collectors’ monthly gun show at the Puyallup Fairgrounds."
"The memo is now being discussed on numerous gun rights blogs and forums, and was apparently revealed just days ago by a group called the Oath Keepers. The fellow handing it out at Puyallup was a stranger to this column. This column discovered that the memo apparently has been circulated also by the Washington State Department of Agriculture." ... |
Gun Rights Require Eternal Vigilance
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"The left-wing media and conservatives generally agree that the First Amendment to the Constitution, which protects freedom of the press, must be preserved. They part company on the Second Amendment to the Constitution. The right to keep and bear arms is as clear and concise as any amendment to the Constitution, yet the liberal media attacks it constantly. It is wrong to restrict the press, but right to restrict the right to bear arms." ... |
Idaho among states trying to woo gun makers like Colt and Remington
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"For more than a century, the nation’s firearms industry has been concentrated in Northeastern and Midwestern states that now have restrictive gun-control laws."
"But recently, states like Idaho, Alabama and Montana have presented a novel argument as part of an effort to lure the industry’s high-paying jobs south and west: Gunmakers would be happier and more successful among their own — citizens who regularly use firearms — than they would in states trying to limit gun rights." ... |
Cases lining up to ask Supreme Court to clarify Second Amendment rights
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"A funny thing has happened in the three years since gun-rights activists won their biggest victory at the Supreme Court."
"They’ve been on a losing streak in the lower courts." ...
"The [Heller and McDonald] decisions were seen as a green light to challenge gun restrictions across the country, and the lawsuits have come raining down — more than two a week, according to the anti-gun Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence."
"But it is the Brady Center that is crowing about the results." ... |
A stereotype that gun owners are enabling
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"There's this old joke about the heroic three-legged pig. A passer-by inquires about the missing leg. Regaling the questioner with the pig's derring-do — saving his life from a house fire, a raging river and an oncoming truck — the farmer finally explains the missing leg."
"'You wouldn't expect me to eat a great pig like this all at once, would you?'"
"Gun owners: You are the National Rifle Association's three-legged pig." ... |
IN: City parks simply no place for your firearms
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"It is with a sense of urgency that the members of the Board of Park Commissioners of the city of South Bend feel an obligation to voice our concerns regarding a recent bill passed by the Indiana General Assembly. With all due respect for different positions regarding the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the board has serious concerns as to the possession of weapons, concealed and otherwise, at public recreation venues. Simply put, it is difficult to comprehend the reasoning behind recent legislative action." ...
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Submitter's Note: The reasoning? How about the fact that a civil right is a civil right and not subject to arbitrary infringement. |
The U.S.’s rogue agency
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"The hacks and flacks on the mainstream media are all salivating at the thought that Rupert Murdock and his Fox News powerhouse might be brought to its knees. However, you don’t hear a word from them about a burgeoning scandal leading right to the White House that, in the words of some, will wind up being bigger than the Iran-Contra Scandal."
"So, what are the 'big boys' failing to report? Simply that many of the guns that have found their way into the hands of Mexico’s drug cartels came from the U.S. government compliments of the [ATF]. ... All with the approval of Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Attorney General Eric Holder." ... |
Analyst calls for removal of U.S. attorney over 'Fast and Furious'
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"Phoenix U. S. Attorney Dennis Burke, who recently argued against allowing the parents of murdered Border Patrol agent Brian Terry to be considered victims, should be removed from office over the Project Gunrunner Fast and Furious operation, charges firearms writer and Second Amendment analyst Mike Vanderboegh." ...
"'Why is Burke still in office there in Phoenix? Everyone understands the testimony that's been given in the hearings, the documents that have been released by Sen. Grassley and Rep. [Darrell] Issa,' he said. 'Everybody understands that he (Burke) was neck deep in Gunrunner. Everybody understands that it was Gunrunner weapons that killed Brian Terry. Why is it then not a conflict of interest for Burke to remaining that job?'" ... |
Massachussetts takes up anti-liberty torch
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"With the Obama administration considering federal civil-rights investigations into police brutality, some local police departments have reacted not by cleaning up their act, but instead by intensifying their ongoing efforts to stop citizens from even documenting police misconduct in the first place." ... |
FBI wants businesses watching for customers paying with cash
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"Just days after the White House announced a community-based approach to combating terrorism in the United States, the FBI and other agencies are asking managers of surplus stores to spy on their customers, watching whether they pay in cash, make "extreme" religious statements or purchase products such as waterproof matches."
"And the request from the government also is going to gun shops, fertilizer suppliers, motels and hotels, authorities say." ... |
15 Years in Prison For Taping the Cops? How Eavesdropping Laws Are Taking Away Our Best Defense Against Police Brutality
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... "One would think the fear of videographers on every block would be a powerful deterrent to police misconduct. However, legislatures are not taking this newfound power against police abuse lightly. In at least three states, it is illegal to record any on-duty police officer, even if the encounter involves you and may be necessary to your defense, and even if the recording is on a public street where no expectation of privacy exists. The legal justification is usually based on the warped interpretation of existing wiretapping or eavesdropping laws with statutes against obstructing law enforcement sometimes cited." ... |
OH: Complaint: Documents being withheld by city officials
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"Joseph Montelon’s lawyer has complained to a federal judge that he’s not getting the cooperation he believes he is entitled to from the city of Lorain as he gathers information for the lawsuit Montelon filed over what he believes to be an illegal raid on his Wickliffe home nearly three years ago."
"In court documents filed Wednesday, attorney Terry Gilbert said the only information the city ... will provide is a copy of the search warrant and the affidavit Mathewson prepared to convince a judge to issue the search warrant."
"The city contends it is immune to the lawsuit."
"'It is impossible to challenge the qualified immunity claim without the ability to discover what preceded the formal affidavit, ...'" ... |
CA: BART San Francisco cut cell services to avert protest
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"As politicians in London debate whether or not social media services should be shut down to prevent possible crimes, an American transit company did just that." ...
"In a statement released Friday, the government-run transit company said it allowed expressive activities, protected by the First Amendment in its public areas. But in the areas accessible to paid ticket passengers, it interrupted the phone to ensure safety for its customers and employees. 'BART temporarily interrupted service at select BART stations as one of many tactics to ensure the safety of everyone on the platform,' the statement reads." ...
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KABA Note: So cutting off 9-1-1 service "ensures the safety of everyone" . . . how? |
CA: Oakland police draw guns without cause too often, federal report finds
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"A recent study found that Oakland police officers drew their guns and pointed them at individuals who did not present a threat 28 percent of the time." ...
... "'In each instance where there was a question as to whether an officer's action was appropriate, we gave any benefit of doubt to the involved officers,' Warshaw wrote, 'and we saw many examples of fine, proactive police work, and officers making good arrests. ... We are, however, troubled by the high number of instances where the officers' pointing of a firearm was not necessary or appropriate, given the documentation we reviewed.'" ... |
GA: Federal jury hears ‘illegal search' case
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... "Deputy Eddie Cole initially pulled onto Asher's property that day, after the defendant reportedly sped by him at over 20 miles per hour over the speed limit."
"Asher initially refused to comply with Cole's commands that he lay on the ground and put his arms behind his back. As a result, numerous other deputies arrived on the scene to provide back-up. During Asher's arrest a deputy reportedly spotted several firearms in Asher's car."
"The officers then began an extensive search, led by McClure, in which they reportedly came across numerous firearms, large amounts of ammunition and medical supplies. Asher was arrested and taken to Lumpkin County Detention Center where he faced several weapons and drug related charges." ... |
PA: Charges vs. cop forwarded
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"Several charges against Scranton police officer Mark Miller, 32, were held for court following the resolution of his July preliminary hearing on Thursday morning."
"Miller was originally charged June 16 with terroristic threats, official oppression, simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment. An additional riot charge was filed June 29 and dismissed Thursday in court, along with a second count of simple assault." ... |
CA: Police Chief Confirms Detaining Photographers Within Departmental Policy
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"Police Chief Jim McDonnell has confirmed that detaining photographers for taking pictures 'with no apparent esthetic value' is within Long Beach Police Department policy."
"McDonnell spoke for a follow-up story on a June 30 incident in which Sander Roscoe Wolff, a Long Beach resident and regular contributor to Long Beach Post, was detained by Officer Asif Kahn for taking pictures of a North Long Beach refinery."
"'If an officer sees someone taking pictures of something like a refinery,' says McDonnell, 'it is incumbent upon the officer to make contact with the individual.' ..." ... |
IA: Guns remain prohibited at fairgrounds
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"An Iowa weapons permit allows a citizen to carry a firearm - but not at the Iowa State Fair."
"Iowa State Patrol Capt. Gary Nieuwsma says the permits do not apply at the fairgrounds." ... |
CO: Wheat Ridge gun-shop owner having bang-up time filming reality series
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"Shoot!"
"That's what the Discovery Channel is doing in the Gunsmoke gun store, the venerable shot shop in Wheat Ridge. The cable channel is busy filming a 12-episode reality docu-series on the business of guns. Building them, buying them, selling them — and teaching people how to shoot and be safe. Discovery has been on site every minute since mid-June and won't wrap until mid-September. The show will debut in mid-October."
"Shop owner and series star Rich Wyatt says it's a lot of work having a huge crew of people taping him all day." ... |
Brits arm themselves in face of PC government's failure
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... "You don’t need to know what’s happening in Britain to be able to supply them with more bats. But it helps to know more about your customers, so you check the news and learn that violent riots have been breaking out nightly in cities across England. Shops have been trashed, looted and burned. People have been robbed, beaten and even killed."
"Where are the police? They are overwhelmed by the volume and brazenness of the outbreaks. They are also constrained in their response by what appears on the surface to be modern Western restraint, but is in fact a symptom of the modern evasion of social realities that we lamely call 'political correctness.' ..." ... |
Honduras Guns Feeding Central America's Arms Trade
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... "Honduran weapons are not only fuelling violence within its own borders. Huge stockpiles of military weapons, often poorly guarded and controlled by corrupt officials are ending up in the hands of criminal gangs and drug cartels, operating throughout Central America and beyond."
"Many are finding their way onto Mexico’s killing fields. In their escalating war against the Mexican authorities, drug cartels, in search of cheap, powerful weaponry, are now sourcing many of their weapons from stockpiles in Central America, according to a top US military official. ..." ...
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Submitter's Note: Tell me again about how 80% come from the US....... |
UK: Six die in knife attack in Jersey
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"Six people, including three children, have been killed in a knife attack on the usually peaceful island of Jersey."
"Police say a man, two women and the children were attacked at a flat in a secluded part of the capital, St Helier, on Sunday afternoon." ...
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Submitter's note: How can this possibly have happened when the gun control advocates say how much safer we are in the UK without "weapons of mass destruction", or firearms as they are generally known?
Incidentally the number of dead is the same as in the Arizona shooting where the killer had those deadly 30 round "assault clips", which shows how dangerous they are....... |
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