July 2008

84 Year Old Uses Handgun to Stop Home Invader

by LearnAboutGuns.com July 30, 2008 Learn About Guns

As the Sun Herald reports, an 84 year old Mississippi man used his handgun to stop a home invader.  The elderly man was at home with his 74-year-old wife, at about 5 a.m. at their residence in the area of Adams Street, in Bayside Park. Hancock County Sheriff’s Investigator Andre Fizer said the couple heard [...]

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More New Orleans gun seizures

by SayUncle July 30, 2008 SayUncle

During traffic stops. I’d like to see Nagin in the same cell as Fenty.

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A trend

by SayUncle July 30, 2008 SayUncle

Another case of criminals posing as police raiding a house.

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Gun Porn

by SayUncle July 30, 2008 SayUncle

Toy guns from the past that you’ll never see made today.

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Speaking of 1911 v. Glock

by SayUncle July 30, 2008 SayUncle

You’re both wrong: Real men carry single-action CZs.

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We need another Glock v. 1911 flame war

by SayUncle July 30, 2008 SayUncle

It’s like five months ago all over again.
Back in February, Chris wrote an epic primer entitled So, you want to buy a 1911? A basic primer.
To which, PDB wrote the much shorter Glock Primer.
Now, Xavier has penned A Guide To Your First 1911.
And Ahab has a guide for Glocks/Beretta/etc.
Heh. Every thing old is [...]

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Bummer

by SayUncle July 30, 2008 SayUncle

But they all come back.
Kim has announced he’s giving up blogging. Again.

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Conspiracy against rights

by SayUncle July 30, 2008 SayUncle

What can be done to Fenty?
Personally, I’d like to see some upstart FBI agent arrest him for deprivation of rights under color of law.

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Drew Peterson Gun Possession Charges Trial Will Proceed

by LearnAboutGuns.com July 30, 2008 Learn About Guns

As the Sun Times reports, the illegal gun possession case against Drew Peterson will now proceed.  Drew Peterson, who is suspected in the disappearance of his wife Stacy, was charged with possessing a rifle whose barrel was a fraction of an inch too short.  Allow me to explain the injustice here:
I don’t know whether Drew [...]

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Morton Grove, IL Handgun Ban Repealed

by LearnAboutGuns.com July 29, 2008 Learn About Guns

As the Chicago Tribune reports, the Morton Grove, Illinois handgun ban has been repealed by a 5-1 vote of the village board. The move to repeal the Morton Grove handgun ban attracted little controversy, Village Administrator Joe Wade stated. Only a few Morton Grove residents came to a meeting earlier this month, when the repeal [...]

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Reciprocal Gun-Related Links Page

by LearnAboutGuns.com July 29, 2008 Learn About Guns

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Judge rules in FLA case over ban of parking lot bans

by Of Arms and the Law July 29, 2008 Arms & The Law

Artic;e here. Unfortunately, it’s hard to judge from the article just what the court did. It seems to say that the judge upheld the law in general, but ruled the distinctions between one type of business and another were unconstitutional. Which would hardly be consistent with upholding the law in general.

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Heller Plantiff Files Lawsuit Against D.C.’s New Unconstutional Gun Restrictions

by LearnAboutGuns.com July 29, 2008 Learn About Guns

As Fox News reports, the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that overturned the District of Columbia’s unconstitutional handgun ban has filed a new federal lawsuit against the city.  Dick Heller and two other plaintiffs claim that the city’s new gun regulations still violate their self defense rights, as guaranteed by the constitution:The new lawsuit [...]

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Heller II is filed

by Of Arms and the Law July 29, 2008 Arms & The Law

It’s a challenge to DC’S continuing ban on semiautos.

(Blogging was slow today due to a meeting, and will be slow for a day or two due to research and travel).

Update: Heller has to file a second suit, since his first one alleged that he wanted to possess a revolver, so whether DC’s ban on semiauto pistols is unconstitutional wasn’t an issue and wasn’t ruled upon. Logically, it stands to reason that a ban on semiautos — the majority of pistols made todqy — would be about as invalid as a ban on all pistols, but that wasn’t within the first appeal or the Supreme Court ruling, and can’t be settled without another suit with a chance for DC to defend.

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LearnAboutGuns.com Discussion Forum Now Available

by LearnAboutGuns.com July 28, 2008 Learn About Guns

A discussion forum has been added to LearnAboutGuns.com.  This forum is designed to facilitate discussion of gun rights, questions for those new to guns, self defense, sporting uses of guns, and other topics.  You can access the forum here.
I would suggest using the forum, rather than emailing me, since everyone who visits this website will [...]

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Honesty from the other side

by GunPundit July 28, 2008 Gun Pundit

Obviously someone worth listening to:

I mean, you’ve got to be some kind of fucking idiot to read my original post and decide you can demand open discussion and tolerance.

And he deletes the comments he doesn’t like. Whaah.

I wish we could get more people aware of guys like this. He does more to hurt his cause in a few sentences than a legion of gunbloggers could in a year.

Via Uncle. Sebastian has a screenshot of the deleted comments.

Who looks like they’re “playing dumb”?

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.45 on a Bear

by GunPundit July 28, 2008 Gun Pundit

Juneau man shoots bear who enters home

A Juneau man shot and injured a bear who he says had entered his residence.

Local police haven’t identified him.

They say the man shot the bear in the face with a .45 semiautomatic handgun.

Officers have been unable to locate the injured bear.

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More illicit gun seizures in New Orleans

by Of Arms and the Law July 28, 2008 Arms & The Law

Story here. Sounds like personal corruption rather than policy.

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Gun Rights for Convicted Felons?

by LearnAboutGuns.com July 27, 2008 Learn About Guns

The Gun Control Act of 1968, a US Federal statute, prohibits convicted felons from possessing firearms.  In the wake of the D.C. v. Heller Supreme Court decision, several lawsuits have been filed by convicted felons, seeking to regain their right to keep and bear arms for self defense and sporting purposes. Most of the people [...]

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Criminal Opens Fire in Tennessee Church

by LearnAboutGuns.com July 27, 2008 Learn About Guns

A criminal reportedly opened fire in a Knoxville, Tennessee church, where a group of children were performing a play.  The criminal, who used a shotgun, is reportedly thought to have targeted the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church because it is very liberal, and allowed gay ministers and gay marriages. Churchgoers dived for cover under pews, [...]

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Church shooting in Tennessee

by GunPundit July 27, 2008 Gun Pundit

Deveoping: At least 7 people injured by gunfire in church

WEST KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – At least seven people were injured Sunday morning, two seriously, when a man opened fire inside a church in West Knoxville Sunday morning, according to NBC affiliate WBIR-TV.

The shootings happened at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church on Kingston Pike. One witness said police had arrived and the suspected gunman was in custody, according to WBIR-TV. Church members told the television station they did not know the man or his connection, if any, with the church or its members.

Some guy apparently entered the church during a children’s presentation of “Annie” and opened fire with a shotgun. No kids are believed to have been hit.

There is little in the way of official news on this so far.

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Off topic — energy issue

by Of Arms and the Law July 27, 2008 Arms & The Law

American oil companies are about to cut interim deals with Iraq, with an eye to increasing its oil output. Apparently Congress is objecting and threatening retribution if the deals go thru. OK, Congress doesn’t want oil from offshore sites, ANWR, nor ethanol from Brazil, nor electricity from windfarms, at least near Ted Kennedy’s digs.

I’d prefer to believe that they were being bribed by OPEC. The only alternative explanation was that they’re screwing up the country for the fun of it.

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Mayor Daley proposing even more gun laws

by Of Arms and the Law July 26, 2008 Arms & The Law

Reported at Armed and Safe. I love the beginning: “Mayor Daley, never one to let himself be limited to . . . being sane, is responding to the Heller-inspired lawsuits aimed at overturning Chicago’s handgun ban by looking at passing more gun laws.”

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A Response To Chicago Mayor Daley’s Recent Anti-Gun Arguments

by LearnAboutGuns.com July 26, 2008 Learn About Guns

While discussing the lawsuit which seeks to strike down Chicago’s ineffective and likely unconstitutional handgun ban, Mayor Richard Daley made a series of anti-gun arguments.  These arguments appear to be based upon faulty or non-existent reasoning, and make the utterly untrue assumption that law abiding citizens will generally misuse guns for no reason at all.  [...]

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Good list of procedures for registering a gun in DC

by Of Arms and the Law July 26, 2008 Arms & The Law

Right here. A bit more complicated than in AZ, where the checklist consists of “buy a gun.”

I had a person tell me, years ago, that when they moved here they called the Sheriff’s Office to find out how to register their pistol. The answer was “you can’t.” She said that she just didn’t feel comfortable with an unregistered gun, could she send them a letter with the data. The deputy responded that she could, but they’ probably toss the letter, since they have no files for anything like that.

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Spam King kills wife, daughter, self

by Of Arms and the Law July 26, 2008 Arms & The Law

This gives real meaning to the term minimum security federal prison. He escaped by having his wife pick him up and drive away.

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British Handgun Rights Petition

by LearnAboutGuns.com July 26, 2008 Learn About Guns

I received an email from Graham Showell, a law abiding British citizen who is hoping to bring American-style concealed carry rights to his country. Mr. Showell requested that I post a link to his petition in the hope of gaining added publicity. The petition can be seen here, and more information about it [...]

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Guns Deter Crime – An often overlooked fact

by LearnAboutGuns.com July 25, 2008 Learn About Guns

Gun ownership by law abiding citizens has a deterrent effect upon criminals, and the reason is quite clear: A criminal out to commit robbery/rape/theft/etc. is looking for an easy target, not one that will fight back. Since criminals can’t know which potential victim is armed, they know that committing a crime is a [...]

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Friday Gunzookery – 25 Jul 2008

by GunPundit July 25, 2008 Gun Pundit

Chicago continues to enforce gun ban
Says court ruling doesn’t apply…I think they’ll learn that the US Constitution applies to Chicago, too. And when they do it will probably set a precedent that underscores the Heller ruling better than anything the NRA could do.

Second Amendment News Roundup
Liberty Sphere’s always-excellent linkfest.

Legally owned (but illegally held) firearms to be destroyed
Police agreed to temporarily hold firearms for safekeeping, refuse to return them.

It’s the 1930s All Over Again?
Why is it always the 1930s? If it’s not the Great Depression it’s the Gestapo. In both cases, of course, not so much.

Crushing dissent
Boy, don’t give public officials in New Hampshire dirty looks.

I’ve heard of lazy, but damn
Washington state Democratic congressional candidate sends body doubles to public appearances.

Here’s a tip for all the ‘progressives’ out there
So many don’t understand that racism works both ways.

Arkansas Recalls License Plates
Apparently the letter combination of ‘NGR’ on a license plate is offensive.

Gun owners show their metal: About 40 stroll for 2nd Amendment
If I had known about this I might have joined. The article points out that they were “mostly white men.”

I’m Glad They Arrested This Monster!
Rampaging 10-year-old with a bean shooter apprehended and charged with assault.

Here are six reasons I’m wary of gun buybacks
Eric Zorn on tomorrow’s scheduled buyback in Chicago.

McCain Sleight on Assault Weapons
Apparently McCain voted for the eventual passage of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act after it had the assault weapons language attached to it.

Texas Students Joining Students for Concealed Carry on Campus
Chapters at 24 institutions and 150 members

Friday Linkzookery
More links at Murdoc Online

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Post-Heller roundup

by Of Arms and the Law July 25, 2008 Arms & The Law

In the Washington Times, Jacob Sullum argues “D.C.’s political leaders know they are inviting another Second Amendment lawsuit, but they are determined to defy the Supreme Court and the Constitution for as long as possible.”

While the Washington Post upbraids Congress for considering legislation affecting DC’s new laws: “DISTRICT residents are sadly accustomed to congressional interference in their affairs. Usually, the meddling comes in a bid to overturn local legislation.”

Rather strange, since the Post otherwise supports Congress “meddling” in State and local affairs. I guess it just figures Congress should control everything except the federally-owned enclave where Congress sits.

And the LA Times notes that DC residents still can’t buy guns. The Gun Control Act of 1968 forbids them to buy handguns in Maryland, VA, and other States, and the DC government hasn’t promulgated regulations on purchasing guns. (I wonder if it has to. The ban was a ban on registrations, overlaid on an existing registration system. Unless the registration system had some ban on sales, too, there would be no regulations necessary to allow a sale).

Hat tip to Dan Gifford.

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UK: Not completely lost

by GunPundit July 25, 2008 Gun Pundit

I’ll finish today’s Great Britain triple header (see the earlier stories here and here) with one that should make us feel a bit better about things across the pond:

Jan Babik still ready for action

War veteran, 88, foiled knife-wielding intruder by grabbing him and forcing him out of his home

Threatened by a knife-wielding junkie who burst into his home and demanded money, 88-year-old war veteran Jan Babik did not flinch.

Instead, the steely pensioner responded by grabbing the raider, trying to shake some sense into him and then chasing him out of his home.

Babik was born in Poland, captured by the Soviets, and sent to England in 1941 as part of the amnesty after the outbreak of the Soviet-German war. He served as an RAF radio operator during the war.

He said the intruder “wasn’t a very athletic man.”

That’s awesome.

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Chicago digs in its heels

by Of Arms and the Law July 25, 2008 Arms & The Law

Good.

Hat tip to Carl in Chicago….

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Fob Guns

by GunPundit July 25, 2008 Gun Pundit

More from the UK:

Fob Gun

The terrifying 4-inch key fob gun used to shoot clubber ‘in row over girls’

At first glance it looks like any other keyring used for automatically unlocking car doors.

But this innocent-looking key fob hides a deadly purpose.

Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand it is actually a double-barrelled gun capable of wounding and even killing a man.

The terrifying new escalation of Britain’s gun culture was revealed in a landmark court case in which a clubber who shot a man with the weapon was jailed for nine years.

These fob guns were made in Bulgaria as small emergency flare guns for life jackets but have been converted to fire .25 caliber bullets.

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War on Cameras in the UK?

by GunPundit July 25, 2008 Gun Pundit

My pool picture ban over paedophile fears

An amateur photographer was told she could not take snaps of an empty paddling pool because she might be a paedophile.

Taking pictures of an empty swimming pool means you might be a pedophile just like taking pictures of kids tearing up your neighborhood means you might be assaulting them.

Sad sad sad.

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L.A. Gang Gun-Runners Arrested

by LearnAboutGuns.com July 25, 2008 Learn About Guns

As UPI reports, Federal agents announced that they had rounded up 38 reputed Los Angeles gang members and associates on gun and drug charges.  The arrests were made after an undercover agent bought fully automatic (machine guns) such as AK-47s and M-16s from the gang members. A total of 119 guns were confiscated during the [...]

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