 | Newslinks for Thursday, April 24
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Go to Heaven, Bloomberg
• Meet the newest from Heizer: the ‘Pocket AR’ PAR1 .223 derringer
• Misleading Gun-Death Chart Draws Fire
• Our right to free speech must not be buried
• Why Bloomberg’s Nanny Campaign Will Backfire
Supreme Court News • Whatever Supreme Court decides in gun carry case, infringements will continue
News and Views from the Antis • CA: Think twice about carrying a gun
• Meet The Militia Rushing To Cliven Bundy’s Defense
Politicians and Legislation • AZ: Brewer vetoes third gun bill this session
• GA: Georgia adopts law allowing guns at airports, bars, most other places
• GA: Georgia Governor Signs Law Allowing Guns in Schools, Churches, Bars
• GA: Little political fallout expected from new Georgia gun bill
• GA: NBC Lets Critics Shred Georgia's New Gun Law; the 'Guns Everywhere Bill'
• IN: City votes to override Kruzan's deer veto
• KS: Comprehensive pro-gun bill signed into law
• OK: Resolution Deals With Second Amendment Rights
The "Authorities" • AZ: Famed Arizona Sheriff Sends Ominous Verbal Warning Shot to Armed Militias
• Elderly Man Calls Ambulance for Wife with Dementia, Cops Show Up and Beat Him
From the States • CA: State Assembly Hopeful’s Campaign Sign Depicts Rifle-Toting Woman
• IL: Despite Gun Sales Being Banned in Chicago, Police Superintendent Still Blaming Lack of Gun Control For Violence
• IN: Money, guns, politics: NRA convention comes to town
• MT: Firearm suppressor sales soar nationwide
• NV: 'Militia' groups fear infiltration by feds at Bundy Ranch
• NY: Victory: NY School Reverses Suspension for Student Wearing NRA Shirt
• VA: Peninsula sees 5-year surge in concealed carry permits
• WA: A ‘surcharge’ on critics of government
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| | Determined robber gets shot, flees with money (TX)
OpSD --"This is Texas so wouldn't you know it, there's a gun under the counter. When the clerk was ordered to his knees he was able to reach the gun and shoot the robber as he grabbed cigarettes."
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| Newslinks for Wednesday, April 23
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Lesser-known SAFE Act lawsuit raises unique points and risks for gun rights
• A Law Enforcement Perspective: Justifiable Need and the 2nd Amendment
• David Kopel: How the First Amendment helps explain the Second
• Children And Guns - An Iowa Fail
Industry News • Kevin Brittingham: Quick-Attach Silencers are Dead
• Body Armor Primer: Guns and Bullets vs. Kevlar and Plates
• IWI Wanted to Sell 6,000 Tavors in US in 1 Year – They Sold 15,000 in 9 Months
• SIG SAUER’s Silencer Guys: Bigger Really Is Better
• New From Crimson Trace: Laserguard for GLOCK 42
Self-Defense News and Views • TX: Determined robber gets shot, flees with money
• Do Guns Save Lives? Here’s How These High-Profile Conservatives Plan to Prove Definitively the Answer Is ‘Yes’
Editor's Choice • Daily Digest: What I Learned In School Edition
• Forward Observer
From the Enemy Camp • ‘Everytown’ anti-gunners plan Indy demonstration countering NRA convention
• Brady Campaign Almost Gets it Right on “Gun Safety”
• Where The Astroturf, Uh, Blooms
Politicians and Legislation • AL: Meet the Alabama legislator who really, really loves his guns
• GA: Georgia Governor To Sign ‘Unprecedented’ Gun Bill
The "Authorities" • CA: Badges, Guns Stolen During LAPD Football Game With San Diego Officers (video available)
• GA: Bibb County deputy in jail on multiple charges
• IL: Chicago Supt. McCarty says ‘No magic formula,' but wants more gun laws
• TN: MPD Officer Charged With Sexual Assault (video available)
• VA: Virginia Gun Owner Being Unfairly Prosecuted In NJ For Accidentally Bringing A Gun Into The State
From the States • ‘Fixing’ the Bill of Rights
• NY: #myNYPD Twitter campaign backfires, promotes photos of police brutality instead of positive encounters with public
• OR: Patriots to host Second Amendment forum
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| | Business owner kills 1 criminal, gets wounded by accomplices (CA)
OpSD --"The owner startled one of the intruders, identified by police as Pierre Reddrick Jr., and shot him in the chest. Reddrick was seriously wounded and managed to flee over a fence despite bleeding profusely."
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| Concealed carrier fights back after gun held to his head (MA)
OpSD --"As Blake turned to talk to someone behind him, the concealed carrier took action. He drew his .357 Magnum and fired multiple shots at Blake - striking him twice in the chest."
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| Man protects wife with 357 Magnum (TX)
OpSD --"'Usually when people kick in a door and come in on you for a home invasion when you're there, they're not just there to steal your things,' said Houston Police. 'They're trying to hurt you. It's good these people had a weapon and he was able to protect himself and his wife.'"
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| Newslinks for Tuesday, April 22
Comments and Commentary • ‘Everytown’ Facebook poster providing lesson about assumptions
• Sorry, Mike Bloomberg, Trampling Gun Rights Isn't Worthy of Heaven's Praise
• Random Thoughts About Children and Guns
• The High Cost of Liberalism: Part II
• Why we need a public option for guns, ammo
Armed Self-Defense *Works* • CA: Business owner kills 1 criminal, gets wounded by accomplices
• MA: Concealed carrier fights back after gun held to his head
• TX: Man protects wife with 357 Magnum
Editor's Choice • Mexico: Mexico “Reforms” Terrorist Laws to Take Down Citizen Militias
• Perspectives: What is the militia?
• Watch Amazing 1.43 Mile Shot With .338 Lapua (video available)
Court Cases and News • Supreme Court pushes consideration of N.J. gun case to April 25
• Take Your Guns To Town: Expanding the Scope of the Second Amendment Beyond the Home
Praxis • First Impressions: SIG SAUER’s MCX Rifle
• First Impressions: SIG SAUER’s MPX SMG
• Gear Review: NorCal Kydex Humboldt Hideaway AIWB Holster
• MT: Bitterroot ammo makers ramp up as retailers struggle to meet demand
Gun Rights Civil Disobedience In the News • CT: Conn. Legislators Plan No Additional Efforts to Enforce New Gun Laws
• NY: New Yorkers Protest “Assault Weapon” Registration Law
News and Views from the Antis • Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America Support the Second Amendment, But Demand Orange County Stop Issuing Concealed Carry Permits
• States United to Prevent Gun Violence Revealed
• Clinton reportedly to headline gun control fundraiser on eve of NRA convention
• 'Smoke screen' over gun violence
Formerly Mayor Mike's Latest Anti-Gun Efforts • ‘Not a Parody’: See How Quickly You Can Spot the Glaring Problem With Anti-Gun Group’s Depiction of a ‘Speeding Bullet’
• Activists who out-drew Bloomberg are ‘cybersquatting,’ says ‘Everytown’ official
• EveryFAIL: When Parody Perfectly Mimics Reality [Updated]
• Pro-gun ‘Everytown’ Facebook page shut down, social media flooded with others
The "Authorities" • FL: FDLE: Deputy solicited nude photos from woman (video available)
• GA: Former DeKalb County Police Officer Indicted for Child Molestation
• IL: Peoria Mayor Sends Police to Track Down Twitter Parodist
Repercussions and Reverberations from the BLM vs. Bundy Debacle • Conservative blogger: Harry Reid inciting bloody civil war over Bundy ranch
• Special Forces Members Among BLM Agents at the Bundy Ranch
• Cattle Shot, Buried On Bundy Ranch
From the States • FL: BankUnited in FL Closes Gun Shop’s Account Resulting in Two Weeks of Lost Business
• LA: Gun bill shot down
• OK: ‘I blame both sides,’ Oklahoma militia members join fight against feds
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Latest Armed Self-defense News Stories: • Determined robber gets shot, flees with money (TX)
• Concealed carrier fights back after gun held to his head (MA)
• Man protects wife with 357 Magnum (TX)
• Business owner kills 1 criminal, gets wounded by accomplices (CA)
• Houston, Texas Resident Shoots Home Invader Twice in the Gut (TX)
• Armed thugs meet armed combat veteran (CT)
• NY Pizza Delivery Man Stops Robbers With Concealed Carry Weapon (NY)
• Gas Station Fight Stopped with One Shot (TX)
• Elderly man baits burglars, opens fire (AL)
• Detroit police: 1 dead after shootout between homeowner, home invaders (MI)
• Jewelry Store Owner Shoots and Kills Burglar With Shotgun, Suspects Family Speaks Out (TX)
• Flint homeowner shoots and kills teen during alleged break-in, police say (MI)
• California Jewelry Store Owner Wins Gunfight With Armed Robber (CA)
• 92 Year Old WW2 Vet and Armed Wife Chase Off Armed Robber – “I Was Gonna Work Him Over Real Good” (OH)
• Deputies: Lynnwood homeowner shoots 2 burglars (WA)
• Detroit homeowner opens fire on suspected intruders, kills 1 (MI)
• Entire Family Opens Fire on Early Morning Home Invader (FL)
• Robbery suspect shot after trying to rob store with knife (MO)
• St. James man arrested for burglary (MO)
• Retired nurse gets mob in Detroit to back off, stop beating driver (MI)
• 83-Year-Old Homeowner Shoots Home Invader, Huntsville, Alabama (AL)
• First Defensive Gun Use in Chicago Illinois by Carry Permit Holder! (IL)
• DA finds fatal shooting justified (OK)
• Landowner, neighbor hold robbery suspect at gunpoint (MO)
• Glenville woman confronts alleged intruder with gun (PA)
• Homeowner kills intruder, two others arrested (TX)
• ‘Make My Day’ Law Likely After Homeowner Shoots Burglary Suspect (CO)
• Home invasion in Mercer County results in 2 shot (ND)
• Florida man shoots suspected female intruder, self-defense or homicide? (FL)
• Jet's Pizza deliveryman shoots robbery suspects (MI)
• Detroit homeowner fatally shoots 2 suspected home invaders (MI)
• Detroit homeowner holds teen robber at gunpoint until police arrive (MI)
• POLICE: Man caught shoplifting at Roseville store stabs loss prevention agent with dirty syringe (MI)
• Homeowner in Illinois Shot Man Who Broke Into His Home (IL)
• Intruder calls 911 after getting shot during break-in attempt (LA)
• Sheriff: Corvallis resident who shot intruder was victim (MT)
• Campbell: Man freed in stabbing of 16-year-old after prosecutors agree with self-defense claim (CA)
• Man fatally shot in possible self-defense incident identified (CO)
• Homeowners awake to security alarm, find 2 suspects attempting break-in; homeowner fires at suspects (OK)
• Police: Tulsa Homeowner Shoots At Burglar In His Home (OK)
• Missoula man shot, killed while burglarizing Corvallis home (MT)
• PCSO: Homeowner shot suspect in Apache Junction (AZ)
• St. Charles Twp. homeowner shoots intruder (IL)
• Deputies: Homeowner fatally shoots intruder in north Harris County (TX)
• Gun-toting woman kills intruder in Montgomery County (TX)
• Homeowner shoots armed man in self-defense (FL)
• Man Shoots Neighbor’s ‘Menacing’ Pit Bull In Macomb County (MI)
• Man Who Shot & Killed 2 of 3 Teens Beating Him With Baseball Bat is Being Held in Jail (WI)
• Son Saves His 83 Year Old Mother From Armed Home Invader Using a Gun (TN)
• Fatal shooting in Birmingham ruled justifiable (AL)
• Detroit homeowner shoots at intruders, hitting one in latest home invasion (MI)
• Intruder shot, killed in North Port (FL)
• 81 Year Old Landlord Shoots Boyfriend of Tenant Who Was Allegedly Attacking Girlfriend (FL)
• Washington state girl, 11, shoots cougar that stalked her brother (WA)
• Retired couple, armed, apprehended home intruder (FL)
• Homeowner Holds Burglar at Gunpoint Until He Tried to Run Away… And Got Hypothermia… (MN)
• Livingston PD: Property owner claimed he shot armed robber in self defense (TX)
• Homeowner shoots and kills armed robbery suspect (MI)
• Three Arrested, One Killed When Armed Homeowner Fights Back Against Armed Home Invaders (NC)
• Armed Woman Defends Family From Home Invaders, St. Louis, Mo (MO)
• 15 Year Old Shoots and Kills Man Who Was Trying to Kidnap Woman in Wyoming (WY)
• Homeowner’s friend shoots alleged intruder/robber, sends another fleeing (WA)
• Detroit homeowner kills 1 intruder, wounds another (MI)
• San Jose: Police investigating alleged self-defense fatal shooting in East Foothills (CA)
• Armed elderly woman scares off snow shoveler trying to shake her down (MA)
• Must See Surveillance, Mom Uses Semi Auto Rifle to Defend Children Against 3 Home Invaders (MI)
• Grand jury won't indict man, self-defense cited (OR)
• Holiday shooting in chiropractor's office was self-defense, authorities say (FL)
• Self-defense cited in Flowery Branch shooting (GA)
• Police: Arizona Walmart Shooting Was Self-Defense (AZ)
• Bouncer's killer freed; self-defense declared in deadly downtown stabbing (CA)
• PA man shot dead on Valentine’s Day (TX)
• Calif. man kills suspect in home invasion robbery (CA)
• Man Shot by Homeowner after Allegedly Breaking into Home (OK)
• Houston, TX – Armed Store Clerk Shoots Armed Robber Multiple Times (TX)
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