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Documents confirm ATF surveillance in U.S. before gun found in Mexico
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... "Today’s report, consisting of documents identified as #3, #4 and #5, will lay out the evidence that the dealer was cooperating with ATF in identifying and reporting on suspects being watched, establishing that it was well within the capability and power of agents to arrest the traffickers and intercept the gun Shipley sold before it was smuggled into Mexico, something that was later exploited with great effect by the prosecution to condemn the defendant in the eyes of the jury. For reference, those documents have been posted in this columnist’s Scribd account." ... |
Gun Sales Set to Peak?
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"TTAG's already reported that the U.S. firearms industry may be looking at a serious glut. Their all-guns-blazing drive to capitalize on the post-Obama/CCW sales surge could make them victims of their own success; pushing down prices and cutting profits. According to marketwatch.com, Keybanc Capital Markets’ Scott Hamann doesn’t quite see it that way. He’s pessimistic for other reasons: 'Given the significant outperformance of the industry compared to the broader market, coupled with what we believe to be close to peak near-term retail demand trends, we believe further upside in the stocks could be limited and the risk/reward dynamic is no longer compelling.' In other words, demand will slow. And so . . ." ... |
Americans back guns, even after shootings: poll
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"An overwhelming majority of Americans, particularly whites, are adamant about the constitutional right to bear arms, a poll showed this week amid a rash of shootings across the United States."
"More than two thirds -- 68 percent -- of respondents said the Second Amendment right is as important as other rights enshrined in the US Constitution, such as freedom of speech and freedom of the press, according to a survey published Wednesday by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)." ... |
Gun haters in Congress try to ban ammo sales; government buys milions of rounds
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... "Interestingly, though, Lautenberg and McCarthy seem unconcerned that the U.S. government is buying hundreds of millions of rounds--many in calibers that few if any government agencies are issued weapons for. 'U.S. government,' by the way, as used in this article, refers only to various government agencies (such as the Social Security Administration), and does not include military ammunition purchases (while the military war-games suppressing a 'Tea Party insurgency'). McCarthy, who, remember, just said that her legislation 'pulls ammunition sales out of the shadows and into the light,' has so far been silent about the fact that now, the government seems suddenly to want to hide its own ammo shopping spree from public scrutiny." ... |
Jews and guns
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... "Like the great majority of American Jews I grew up in a home with no guns, no hunting, no target shooting or any other use of guns. Moreover, no one I knew had a gun or even knew how to use one. Diaspora Jewish culture is almost pacifist. And the general Jewish view is that non-Jews play with guns, not us Jews. A home with guns is as foreign to a Jewish liberal as gefilte fish is to a Mississippi Baptist."
"Over the course of my lifetime I have come to side with the majority of Americans. I would hope that Jews are open to rethinking what has become, like most liberal beliefs, an essentially religious position." ... |
DHS ammo specifics now redacted as N’west activists react
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"The Department of Homeland Security is now redacting information about a large scale ammunition shopping list, according to Press TV, and that will raise even more eyebrows among Northwest gun rights activists now discussing the purchase on several forums."
"Gun-savvy activists at the WaGuns, Northwest Firearms, Shooters Northwest and Gun Rights Media forums have engaged in some interesting speculation since this column first discussed the ammunition solicitation Wednesday." ... |
AAC Cancels All 10/22-SD Orders
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"I just got word through a friend in the know that AAC is cancelling all of their 10/22-SD orders effective immediately. The stated reason for the cancellation is that AAC is too backlogged with their 'standard' silencer orders for already established lines of cans (of which I just added one more order to their pile today, actually), but I think something else might be going on behind the scenes as well…" ... |
A .300 Blackout Single Shot?
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"Yesterday on the Advanced Armament Corp. (developers of the .300 AAC Blackout) Facebook page I noticed that the guys shared a photo of an all new H&R Handi Rifle chambered in .300 BLK with a threaded muzzle for use with a suppressor. I immediately freaked. ONE, because I love H&R Handi Rifles for how inexpensive, reliable and accurate they are." ... |
Hickok45 On The Savage 99 (video story)
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"Greg Hickok - Hickok45 - reviews the Savage 99 and the .300 Savage cartridge. I don't own any lever actions but I have been enamored of the Savage 99 and Savage 1899 for a long time now. It is probably because it is different from other lever guns and it is available in a number of calibers that aren't traditionally found in lever actions. The internal rotary magazine allowed the Savage 99 to use spitzer bullets. ..." ... |
Snub nosed .357s from Taurus, Ruger and Smith & Wesson
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"My mom called me a couple of weeks ago, looking for a concealed carry handgun. After talking for a couple of hours about all of the various options, we had narrowed it down. She didn't want an automatic, though she was attracted to the versatility of the 9mm. She is familiar enough with wheel guns to trust in her abilities with a revolver. She wants a small gun, but nothing microscopic." ... |
Texas Custom Guns Cerakote
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"About a month ago, I sent one of my Smith & Wesson M&P’s to V&C Industries to be Cerakoted, and I was so impressed with the results that I decided I needed more cowbell Cerakoting. Around the time that my M&P came back from V&C Industries, I discovered Texas Custom Guns."
"As I mentioned in my review of V&C Industries, I was very happy with their services and with the way my M&P turned out. The only downside is that they are located in Virginia, and I’m in Texas, adding shipping costs to the project. So I decided to send one of my AR’s over to Texas Custom Guns and give them a try." ... |
Megadeth's Mustaine is right, we are outgunned
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"You may not know this, but the Second Amendment says you have a right to own an AR-15 assault rifle with a 100-round barrel.[sic]"
"And an RPG."
"And a tank."
"And a stealth bomber."
"And a 50-megaton atomic bomb."
"Oh, and most important of all, a wand from Ollivander's wand shop in Diagon Alley, preferably one that won't backfire when you cast the Cruciatus Curse."
"Don't try to argue with me. I've read the Second Amendment, and it says that the right of the people to bear arms should not be infringed — ever." ... |
Times Have Changed: Second Amendment Needs to Be Revised
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"'A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.' That is the Second Amendment to our Constitution. It says 'A well-regulated militia.'"
"Well, we have no well-regulated militia. It says that this militia is necessary to ensure the security of a free state. Obviously this is no longer true, which shows the basic premise for the right to bear arms no longer has merit." ... |
Repeating tragedies
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... "As of Oct. 31, 2009, 14,614 city, county, state, college, university and tribal agencies in the U.S. collectively employed 1,021,456 full-time law enforcement workers. About 70 percent of them were sworn officers ... Altogether, they provided service to 289.4 million people around the country. So, why do we need so many people to serve and protect us if we can go and buy any kind of arm and ammunition to protect ourselves?"
"The police department in Frederick has always proved reliable and protective of all citizens. The need to arm for the sake of protection is redundant and meaningless. On the other hand, such rights make the job of our police officers much more difficult and put them in the line of fire." ... |
Dishonorable Disclosures (video)
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"Intelligence and Special Operations forces are furious and frustrated at how President Obama and those in positions of authority have exploited their service for political advantage. Countless leaks, interviews and decisions by the Obama Administration and other government officials have undermined the success of our Intelligence and Special Operations forces and put future missions and personnel at risk."
"The unwarranted and dangerous public disclosure of Special Forces Operations is so serious -- that for the first time ever -- former operators have agreed to risk their reputations and go 'on the record' ... Its goal is to educate America about serious breaches of security and prevent them from ever happening again." ... |
Question of the Day: Should Jesse Jackson Jr. Have his Gun Rights Revoked?
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"Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. conspicuously dropped out of the public eye a couple of months ago. Some figured it had something to do with the pending House Ethics Committee investigation ... But last week, his wife broke the silence . . ."
"She told the Chicago Sun Times that the Congressman suffered an emotional 'collapse' in June and is undergoing treatment after being 'completely debilitated by depression.' And while we all hope he makes a full recovery, Warner Todd Huston of chicagonow.com points out that the Congressman holds an Illinois firearms owner identification (FOID) card."
"Jackson, a Chicago resident, is also one of the most dedicated gun controllers in Congress. And his malady raises an inevitable question." ... |
Self-Defense Lessons from Aurora’s Midnight Movie Massacre Pt. 2
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"In Part One, I described some of the strategies a person with/without a concealed carry firearm might use in a life or death situation such as the Midnight Movie Massacre in Aurora, Colorado. I intentionally left gear out of the equation; it’s secondary to mindset. But what you carry and how you carry it is still mission critical. Let’s take a look at gear and three other issues raised by this horrific crime . . ." ... |
TX: Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Who Really Needs More Than Ten Rounds Edition
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"'Omar Monterrosa told police he saw the men carrying a TV, laptop and other items from the house across the street. He said he was worried about the two women who live in the house so he went inside and grabbed a gun.' Then he crossed the street. khou.com has the skinny, such as it is . . ." ...
"How will this little melodrama play out? Here’s a definitive answer for you: it depends. ..." ...
"Best guess: it will break Monterrosa’s way. Unless it doesn’t. And that’s the risk a gunowner takes when inserting himself into a non-life threatening situation." |
Biden continues surviving foot-in-mouth disease
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"Vice President Joe Biden has apparently survived another round of foot-in-mouth disease to remain on the Democrat ticket for 2012 ... despite a remark would have been a career killer, had it been uttered by a conservative Republican."
"Western gun owners know Biden as 'the Beretta man,' who famously bragged back in 2008 that Barack Obama would not take away his Beretta shotguns. At the time, the bumbling Delaware Democrat was trying to warm up to sportsmen and gun owners as 'one of them.'"
"Now Biden is up against the real deal, and gun rights activists know it. Congressman Paul Ryan is a skilled hunter and A-rated pro-gunner who has the intelligence and background to take Biden apart on issues ranging far beyond gun rights. ..." ... |
OMG! A Machine Gun! At a Tea Party Fund Raiser!
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"Remember Ronald Reagan’s killer app in his debate with Jimmy Carter? 'Are you better off today than you were four years ago?' It was perfect politics: reducing huge amounts of statistical analysis to one easily digestible calculation. I reckon the average American takes the same yes/no approach to gun control. 'Do you think Americans should be able to own and carry a gun?' All the stupid ideas mooted by gun grabbers—from 'bullet button bans' to micro-stamping—are background noise to Joe and Jane Public. To cut through the clatter and gain ground, gun grabbers must make Americans uncomfortable with guns . . ." ... |
CA: California Lawmaker Creating Bill to Track Ammo Sales
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"California Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) believes society needs to do more to stop individuals like [redacted], the Colorado gunman who shot 70 people in a movie theater in July."
"Along with two other lawmakers, Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) and state Sen. Loni Hancock (D-Oakland), she has begun drafting legislation, AB 2512, that they believe would help accomplish that goal."
"AB 2512 would do two things (1) ban large-capacity conversion kits, which allow one to fire more than 10 rounds without reloading and (2) force ammunition suppliers to report, within 24 hours, anyone who purchases more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, within any five-day period, to local police." ... |
NY: Marty Golden's Gun Bill Gets An Early Nod From Mayor Bloomberg
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... "'We cannot further reduce gun violence if criminals have unfettered access to guns,' said John Feinblatt, the mayor’s policy chief."
"'Gun sharing is the latest tactic used to get illegal firearms in the hands of criminals and this necessary legislation will hold accountable not just those people who commit the crimes, but those who make the illegal guns available,' he said."
"Community guns are weapons that are hidden in key locations for use by gang members and other criminals."
"As the Daily News first reported this morning, the Republican senator’s bill would allow prosecutors to bring felony charges against anyone who shares or illegally transfers a gun that is later used in a violent crime." ... |
Police chiefs adopt drone code of conduct
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"The nation’s police chiefs have adopted a code of conduct for their use of drones, including letting any images captured by unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, be open to inspection by the public, and that the images not be stored unless they are evidence of a crime or part of an ongoing investigation."
"The chiefs also said that if they plan to fly drones over an area where they are likely to spot criminal activity and where they would be intruding on someone’s 'reasonable expectations of privacy,' they should seek to get a search warrant first." ...
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Some Good News (finally) About NFA Wait Times
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"As recently as June, Nick lamented the ever-increasing wait times for the NFA approval queue. As I am currently not-so-patiently waiting for approvals on three silencers, I’ve been watching this situation with more than a passing interest. Fortunately, there finally seems to be some good news on the horizon . . ."
"The nice folks over at NFATracker.com collect statistics on actual wait times from readers and use it to forecast what your wait time is likely to be." ... |
Criminalizing Photography
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"Mickey H. Osterreicher is the general counsel for the National Press Photographers Association and edits the organization’s Advocacy Committee blog. He spoke with James Estrin. Their conversation has been edited."
"Q. It seems like photographing in public is becoming a crime."
"A. Literally every day, someone is being arrested for doing nothing more than taking a photograph in a public place. It makes no sense to me. Photography is an expression of free speech."
"Since 9/11, there’s been an incredible number of incidents where photographers are being interfered with and arrested for doing nothing other than taking pictures or recording video in public places." ... |
NJ: Union City cop's arrest in New York triggers one-day suspension, review
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"A Union City police officer was charged last month in New York with assault and disorderly conduct, leading to her being suspended with pay for a day, according to a source."
"Police Chief Brian Barrett said yesterday the incident was under review." ...
"The officer was only suspended for a day because she reported to the department’s Internal Affairs division the Monday after her arrest and Internal Affairs decided to reinstate her after an initial review of her arrest, the source said, adding IA determined the offense was minor." |
FL: Brevard deputy fired after accusation he stole paintball equipment
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"A man searching the Internet stumbled across his stolen paintball gun and was shocked when he found out who was selling it."
"When Jan Michael Matos-Reyes' $1,200 paintball gun and gear disappeared from a Brevard County paintball field, he was persistent about trying to get it back." ...
"His detective work paid off. Last week ... Matos-Reyes stumbled across the rare gun for sale on eBay."
"The seller posted a picture, including a very fine detail: its serial number." ...
"He kept in contact with the seller and told Brevard County deputies, who arranged to meet the person ..."
"They said when they did, they were shocked to find that the seller was one of their own: Patrol Deputy Matthew Plymale." ... |
2012 Camp Perry Long Range Nationals
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"This may be one of the more difficult blog entries I have written. In fact I am not sure I am ready to talk about it. I write as I am on the plane back to Seattle with a heavy heart. Sounds so dramatic I know. But this blog has always been a sort of diary for me and there is going to be the bad with the good that I write about. This trip to Perry has been both humbling and a huge learning experience hopefully to never be repeated. Of course I had some wonderful experiences as I always do here. I get to see many of the friends I have made over the years in this sport and I had the pleasure of meeting new ones from the the international teams. The week of competition ended yesterday with the America’s Cup Team and Palma Team championships." ... |
CA: Epic Fail: Trying to Buy a Gun (Part) in California
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... "It appears that from the standpoint of the DMV, any unpaid infraction – whether parking tickets, speeding tickets, whatever – is reason enough to deny your RKBA in the Golden State. Needless to say, I’m refusing to wait for the DMV to get their computers back online (their ENIAC was down yesterday, imagine that). But I had a stroke of genius – I’ll simply apply for a California state-issued ID card. It’s not illegal and will allow the processing of my NICS check which is all I really care about. I also have a valid US passport so I have that option in my back pocket, too." ... |
NV: Sparks moviegoer who shot self in the buttocks could face a criminal charge
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"Authorities said Wednesday the 56-year-old man who suffered a gunshot wound to the buttocks after his gun fell from his pocket at a theater could face a criminal charge."
"The Sparks man, whose name has not been released, has a permit to carry a concealed weapon, Sparks police said." ...
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NV: Carrying weapon requires knowing how to handle it
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"It’s called a shoulder holster, and if you’re going to take advantage of your Second Amendment right to carry a firearm, you might want to consider using one, or something like it."
"If you don’t, you well could end up shooting yourself in the rear end."
"That’s what happened to a man who brought a gun to a showing of 'The Bourne Legacy' at the Century 14 in Sparks Tuesday evening. ..." ...
"Why the man, who reportedly has a permit to carry a concealed weapon, took a gun into the movie theater is unknown."
"In recent weeks, however, there has been a lot of loose talk of how one moviegoer with a weapon might have ended the siege at an Aurora, Colo., theater that took the lives of 12 and injured nearly 60."
"Time for a reality check ..." ... |
TX: 4 carcjackers nabbed during crime spree
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... "A person in the area saw the suspects running and stopped one of them, holding him at gunpoint until law enforcement arrived. The other three suspects were later captured." ... |
WA: Original intent misunderstood
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"In his Aug. 8 letter, 'Accept amendment's original intent,' Howard Leighty's strained analysis of the Second Amendment is mistaken. The authors of the amendment clearly intended to guarantee citizens the right to the kinds of weapons issued to ordinary infantry, not only to the specific type of firearm available when the Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791." ... |
NY: Feels editorial on guns was hysterical
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"Re: your July 29 editorial 'Guns sure do kill people,' how do guns do that? Do they jump out of holsters and fire at random? Do cars start at random and kill innocents and flee the scene? I can't sleep at night fearing that my gun may open the drawer and kill me in my sleep! How can I protect myself? Should I buy a knife?"
"Let's stop the anti-gun hysteria, and while the media exercises its first amendment right to print biased nonsense, let's also protect the second amendment that makes the first possible!" ... |
Ontario: Weasel words on gun control
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"Re: Shooting sprees boost gun sales, Opinion Aug. 12"
"Ronald Crelinsten’s article is topical, but much too superficial for my taste. While reporting the facts, he seems to leave the critique to others."
"For example, he states, 'The second amendment of the U.S. constitution protecting every citizen’s right to bear arms and the powerful lobbying of the NRA clearly contribute to this [gun] culture.'"
"That single statement glosses over the myriad court decisions that have slowly clarified certain interpretations of the second amendment. ..." ... |
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