Tuesday, August 19, 2008

A Response to Senator Ulysses Currie’s Anti Gun Rights Statements

by LearnAboutGuns.com August 19, 2008 Learn About Guns

In a community newspaper, Maryland State Senator Ulysses Currie called the Supreme Court “blind to [the] consequences” of the recent District of Columbia. v. Heller decision, in which gun ownership for self defense was determined to be an individual right, independent of militia service.  Senator Currie, who is not an attorney himself, starts out by [...]

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What doesn’t work in Chicago may also not work in Cheyenne

by Of Arms and the Law August 19, 2008 Arms & The Law

With regard the Demo platform acknowledgment that “What works in Chicago may not work in Cheyenne,” it’s worth noting that:

“This election season, for instance, the residents of Obama’s hometown are being murdered at a clip not seen in five years.

Murders have risen 18 percent over a year ago. Assaults in the city involving guns are also rising. City officials, Police Supt. Jody Weis and the police force are increasingly coming under criticism.”

Update: Fighting for Liberty notes:

Homicide rate: Chicago 16.4, Cheyenne 3.5
Robbery rate: Chicago 555, Cheyenne 40

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Brady Campaign on TX school district allowing armed teachers

by Of Arms and the Law August 19, 2008 Arms & The Law

Press release here. Of course, they’re opposed.

I wonder if they see the incongruity of one section of their press release, considering that they pushed “gun free school zones” on the claim they were needed to protect children:

““It is a myth that ‘gun-free schools’ somehow make our children more vulnerable,” said Brady Center President Paul Helmke. “In fact, America’s schools are some of the safest places for them to be. As Gary Kleck, a researcher frequently cited by the gun lobby, has noted, ‘both gun carrying and gun violence are … phenomena almost entirely confined to the world outside schools.’ Less than 1% of school-age victims of homicide are killed on school grounds or on the way to or from school.”

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Hanging My Head

by tgirsch August 19, 2008 SayUncle

There comes a time in every man’s life, I think, when he must look back upon his home town, and be deeply ashamed.

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Their own game

by SayUncle August 19, 2008 SayUncle

That’s brilliant.
This whole mole at NRA thing can be used against CeaseFire PA. Think they’d drop it knowing that dirty laundry about their homophobic, bigoted board member who advocated violence could come to light?

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‘I didn’t fire’ doesn’t mean you were safe

by GunPundit August 19, 2008 Gun Pundit

Townie 76 writes about Stupid People at the range.

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A Missing Persons Classified

by David Codrea August 19, 2008 The War on Guns

Hey, if she really was a mole, she’d be in a position to know…Wouldn’t it be funny to turn the tables on the antis with their own “scoop,” and make them want to be the ones to drop it?

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Priceless Video Clip

by LearnAboutGuns.com August 19, 2008 Learn About Guns

A short but truly “priceless” video clip about self defense:

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Teachers Packing in Texas

by GunPundit August 19, 2008 Gun Pundit

North Texas School District Allows Teachers to Carry Guns in School

Kim Priestap at Wizbang:

The Harold Indpendent School District in North Texas is the first district in the nation to allow their teachers to carry guns for protection.

My first reaction to this was it’s about time…

In order for teachers and staff to carry a pistol, they must have a Texas license to carry a concealed handgun; must be authorized to carry by the district; must receive training in crisis management and hostile situations and have to use ammunition that is designed to minimize the risk of ricochet in school halls. (emphasis mine [Priestap's])

This is obviously something that many will find very controversial. I was 100% convinced that a program like this made sense until a public school teacher I know said it was a bad idea because teachers would shoot kids that got out of line. And was serious about it. I’m still at least 90% sure that a program like this makes sense and am also at least 90% sure that the teacher I know was either kidding me or just plain wrong.

Now we have a first chance to see. The odds of something happening in this particular school are probably minimal, and the fact that would-be shooters know that teachers may be carrying will decrease those chances. But if this goes without mishap, we’ll be seeing additional schools adopting similar programs. And, if things continue without mishap, it will begin a trend that will start to undermine alarmist fears just as state after state successfully adopting concealed carry without mishap has eroded the “the streets will run red with blood” claims.

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Study of killers of LEOS

by Of Arms and the Law August 19, 2008 Arms & The Law

Right here. Tho I am a bit suspicious of the claim that they frequently practice with weapons (80% practicing, average 23 times a year). A big city gang banger is going to be hard put to find open countryside in which to shoot. I note they only studied 43 offenders, so perhaps the results should be taken with a bit of salt.

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Britain Needs Gun Rights – BritainNeedsGuns.co.uk

by LearnAboutGuns.com August 19, 2008 Learn About Guns

As I’ve previously mentioned, crime in England has skyrocketed since their passage of strict gun control laws.  The criminals still shoot innocent citizens, and gun smugglers bring illegal guns into the UK just as illegal drugs are imported.  The criminals who are willing to commit violent crimes such as murder are just as willing to [...]

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American Hunters & Shooters Ass’n director takes out new antigun ad

by Of Arms and the Law August 19, 2008 Arms & The Law

John Rosenthal, the millionaire founding director of AHSA (he resigned last year after his antigun connections became a little too publicized) has taken out a billboard that is a fake gun store front proclaiming “We Sell Guns! No ID required. No background checks. Criminals and terrorists welcome!”

“Gun shows are the equivalent of Al Qaeda terrorists walking directly onto the airplane while you and I wait in the TSA line,” John Rosenthal, founder and chairman of Stop Handgun Violence, said in a recent interview.”

So much AHSA as supposedly representing shooters…

Hat tip to reader Jack Anderson…

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Grand Opening

by David Codrea August 19, 2008 The War on Guns

Horsley says the store’s current case against the B-A-T-F is still in process, but he says the store is moving forward anyway.Cutting ribbons is easy. Chains take longer.

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At Long Last Peace!

by David Codrea August 19, 2008 The War on Guns

The Border GovernorsConference announced a significant partnership to stop the flow of illegal guns into Mexico by utilizing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) programs called Project Gunrunner and eTrace.Hey, problem solved!

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Guess they knew I was coming

by SayUncle August 19, 2008 SayUncle

Virginia no longer honors Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit? Well, crap. I’m spending Thursday night there.

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Women on Frau…uh…Guard

by David Codrea August 19, 2008 The War on Guns

“We want to spread the word to women, that they can purchase non-lethal, self defense products without having to walk into a gun shop. We also want to point out that we chose non-lethal products, because sometimes weapons are turned against the victims…

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Where’d the automatics go?

by SayUncle August 19, 2008 SayUncle

In Mexico, worst weekend of violence this year.
David says: It’s the gun’s fault, and not just any gun, but evil “semiautomatics.”
That’s kinda odd since just last week it was automatic weapons and ammunition are flowing virtually unchecked from border states into Mexico.

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A Big RINO Must Have Just Passed Through Here

by David Codrea August 19, 2008 The War on Guns

When McCain talks, gun owners and freedom-loving nations like Poland hear a man they can trust…It must be fresh–it’s still steaming.More neocon Kool-Aid, please.

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Abuse of power

by SayUncle August 19, 2008 SayUncle

Seems that our state troopers were doing background checks on political rivals of the powers that be.
The intimidation files.
Terry names names.
Journalists on the list?

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Worth 10,000 Words

by David Codrea August 19, 2008 The War on Guns

What have we said about billboards?*These beauties are courtesy of a founding officer and former president of that “new pro-gun group” democrat Fudd writers have been shilling for–albeit he did have to “resign” when the hypocrisy became too blatant fo…

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Fingers Point North of the Border

by David Codrea August 19, 2008 The War on Guns

Mexico’s war on drugs is costing American taxpayers big bucks, as the U.S. government is bringing Mexican casualties from the conflict to hospitals north of the border and paying for medical treatment.Ah, the good old reliable WarOnDrugs! What a money …

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Chicks and guns

by SayUncle August 19, 2008 SayUncle

Breda is digging the 1911.

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Ouch

by SayUncle August 19, 2008 SayUncle

That’s one mean obituary.

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Fingers Point South of the Border

by David Codrea August 19, 2008 The War on Guns

30 dead in worst weekend of Mexico violence this yearThe accompanying photo says it all: It’s the gun’s fault, and not just any gun, but evil “semiautomatics.”Y’know, Mexico ought to be Sarah Brady Paradise–except for those damned American gun shows, …

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God is everywhere and his messengers are in my radio

by SayUncle August 19, 2008 SayUncle

On occasion, I listen to the local morning talk radio. Sometimes, it’s entertaining and has some quality stuff. Other times, it reminds me my neighbors can be a little preachy. This morning’s topic was Barack I like the Sprite in you Obama’s position on abortion. Full disclosure: it’s an issue that I happen [...]

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Another 85-Year-Old Woman

by David Codrea August 19, 2008 The War on Guns

An 85-year-old great-grandmother from Lake Lynn, Fayette County kept an alleged burglar at bay using a .22-caliber pistol…”Dial 911 and don’t attempt to throw the phone at me, or do anything bad or i’ll just shoot you,” Smith said.Imagine that. She c…

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Bushmaster ARs captured in Georgia

by GunPundit August 19, 2008 Gun Pundit

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Did we know that Bushmaster was supplying the Georgians?

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An 85-Year-Old Woman

by David Codrea August 19, 2008 The War on Guns

What happened Monday was as heartless as a crime can get – an 85-year-old woman brutally beaten and mugged inside a Brooklyn elevator.And he’s been out there for months. The law enforcement system has been unable to prevent one attack.What they have …

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Lauer Gun Porn

by SayUncle August 19, 2008 SayUncle

The Bloomberg Collection!

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And he was in Tremors with Kevin Bacon

by SayUncle August 19, 2008 SayUncle

Attempts to tie the anti-gun mole story to McCain.

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Gun Porn

by SayUncle August 19, 2008 SayUncle

GSG-5 in SBR flava.

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Quote of the day

by SayUncle August 19, 2008 SayUncle

Jim W. on Detroit families moving their dead out of cemeteries:
Aren?t the dead an important democratic constituency, especially in the big cities?

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It Went Off

by David Codrea August 19, 2008 The War on Guns

He raised his gun. He prepared to fire. And …BLAM.Somehow, Emmons’ gun went off…”It accidentally went off, that’s pretty much it,” Emmons said…”As I was starting to get on the trigger, the gun just went off,” he said.Maybe it was nervous?At least…

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Steel Challenge 2008

by SayUncle August 19, 2008 SayUncle

All kinds of reports and pics over at Mr. Completely’s place. Keep scrolling.

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Are you a manufacturer of firearms?

by SayUncle August 19, 2008 SayUncle

According to ATF, probably. Ridefast notes some things that qualify:
# Drop in parts.
# Bluing and colorization.
# Sporterizing.
# Mounting a scope base.
# Installing a different sight.
Manuel Lora notes that coloring and heat-treating qualify as well.
Last night, I had a punch and big ass hammer out to fix the Enfield. I did not apply for [...]

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