Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Armed Homeowner Fends off Burglar

by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author March 31, 2010 Learn About Guns

As reported, a Deerpark, NY homeowner reportedly used his handgun to stop an armed burglar.
Police say that the homeowner, who has a concealed carry permit, heard a trespasser in his back yard, stepped outside to investigate, and found a man attempting to break into his garage.  When the homeowner confronted the burglar, the burglar [...]

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Overheard in the Office:

by Tam March 31, 2010 View from the Porch

Me: “Whoa!”RX: “What?”Me: “Well, I was gonna search for ‘desktop Stirling engines’, but I only got as far as typing ‘desktop st…’ into Google and the third or fourth thing down in the list was ‘desktop starships’ which was pretty much like ‘Look! A c…

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Jewelry store robber shot by armed employee

by Self-Defense Examiner March 31, 2010 Self Defense Examiner

A San Angelo, Texas jewelry store robber was reportedly shot in self defense by a store employee. Police say that the robber entered Cano’s Jewelry, on the 2700 block of Sherwood Way, at approximately 1 PM, while armed with a handgun.  An employ…

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Jewelry store robber shot by armed employee

by Self-Defense Examiner March 31, 2010 Self Defense Examiner

A San Angelo, Texas jewelry store robber was reportedly shot in self defense by a store employee. Police say that the robber entered Cano’s Jewelry, on the 2700 block of Sherwood Way, at approximately 1 PM, while armed with a handgun.  An employ…

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Jewelry store robber shot by armed employee

by Self-Defense Examiner March 31, 2010 Self Defense Examiner

A San Angelo, Texas jewelry store robber was reportedly shot in self defense by a store employee. Police say that the robber entered Cano’s Jewelry, on the 2700 block of Sherwood Way, at approximately 1 PM, while armed with a handgun.  An employ…

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Jewelry store robber shot by armed employee

by Self-Defense Examiner March 31, 2010 Self Defense Examiner

A San Angelo, Texas jewelry store robber was reportedly shot in self defense by a store employee. Police say that the robber entered Cano’s Jewelry, on the 2700 block of Sherwood Way, at approximately 1 PM, while armed with a handgun.  An employ…

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Jewelry store robber shot by armed employee

by Self-Defense Examiner March 31, 2010 Self Defense Examiner

A San Angelo, Texas jewelry store robber was reportedly shot in self defense by a store employee. Police say that the robber entered Cano’s Jewelry, on the 2700 block of Sherwood Way, at approximately 1 PM, while armed with a handgun.  An employ…

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Federal Premium Ammunition Wins Two Telly Awards

by AmmoLand March 31, 2010 AmmoLand

Top marketing professionals award ammunition manufacturer for work on Black Cloud® Snow Goose direct marketing video and educational film that takes a comprehensive look at big game hunting loads and bullets…

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Federal Premium Ammunition Wins Two Telly Awards

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A thought on gun control

by Nicki March 31, 2010 The Liberty Zone

From Michael Yon.


Gun control is a hot topic in Afghan villages.
Several years ago, President Karzai ordered weapons to be confiscated
from villagers. Today we go into villages asking them to resist the
Taliban. They say they have no weapons but the Taliban is armed.

So a question for the gun grabbers:  how will painting a bright, red bullseye on the back of the peaceable citizens help rid the country of violence?  The Afghans seem to get it.  Brady, Rand, Helmke, Sugarmann and the rest of the fascist fuckwads… not so much.  Maybe we need to send them to fight the Taliban.

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Rare Scoped German DSM 34 .22 Military Rifle By Mauser Sells For $1,955

by AmmoLand March 31, 2010 AmmoLand

Made by Mauser, Oberndorf – a highly sought after military rifle collectible – hit the mark for $1,955 in an Internet and catalog auction…

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Rare Scoped German DSM 34 .22 Military Rifle By Mauser Sells For $1,955

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Brownells – Frank Talk About Guns March 2010

by AmmoLand March 31, 2010 AmmoLand

These are most assuredly times of great economic uncertainty, and many organizations and individuals are retrenching into “safer waters”. A problem is…

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Brownells – Frank Talk About Guns March 2010

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More Women Buying Guns

by USCitizen March 31, 2010 Traction Control

More Women are buying Guns.
That agrees with my experience as a licensed dealer.  The Taurus Judge models are the far and away leaders for purchases by women.
The NRA has their story here.

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Las Vegas Gun Stores See Increase In Female Customers

by cocked and loaded March 31, 2010 Cocked and Loaded

“70 percent of gun shop owners reported an increase in female customers”…more

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NSSF/Harris Poll: Target Shooting, Home Defense Top-ranked

by AmmoLand March 31, 2010 AmmoLand

The poll also showed that 43 percent of respondents, which equates to nearly 98 million people, expressed some level of interest in participating in the shooting sports or hunting…

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NSSF/Harris Poll: Target Shooting, Home Defense Top-ranked

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FOPA protections for travelers

by Of Arms and the Law March 31, 2010 Arms & The Law

Over at his conspiracy, Eugene Volokh discusses the recent Third Circuit ruling in Revell v. Port Authority of New York. I once heard Mr. Revell describe his experience, and it was pretty appalling.

He’s flying from Salt Lake City to Allentown, PA, with a firearm properly stowed in his checked-in baggage. The flight connects in Newark. But his flight’s arrival is delayed, and he missed the connection. He booked on the next flight, then the airline announced it would bus the passengers to Allentown. But it didn’t get his baggage on the bus, and the bus left while he was looking for the baggage. He finally caught a courtesy bus to a local hotel, and returned to the airport the next morning; upon checking in, he was questioned and arrested. He wound up spending three days in jail before charges were dropped, and then sued under §1983.

He invoked the protections of 18 USC §926A, added by the Firearm Owners’ Protection Act of 1986 — I helped draft that section, many years ago. 926A generally protects a person who is taking a gun from a State where its possession is allowed, to a State where its possession is allowed, provided the firearm inaccessible during the transport. The Third Circuit holds that Revell’s stay in the hotel, where the firearm was accessible to him, takes him outside the protections of the statute.

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romanian ak47 & sks 4sale

by Cfeeney March 31, 2010 Gun Values Board

Romanian ak47 brand new never shot still in original box comes with everything ,,make an offer
 
 
SKS is in mint shape has folding stock and infared sight on it sweet gun , make offer

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Iowa Gun Rights & the End of 2010 Legislative Session

by AmmoLand March 31, 2010 AmmoLand

For now, know that ‘shall issue’ did pass – with a lot of problems. The anti-gunners surely bought themselves some political cover with this vote. Gun owners have a lot to do…

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Iowa Gun Rights & the End of 2010 Legislative Session

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NRA National Junior Pistol Camp Returns to Camp Perry

by AmmoLand March 31, 2010 AmmoLand

NRA’s Training Department is pleased to announce that registration for the NRA National Junior Pistol Camp is now open…

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NRA National Junior Pistol Camp Returns to Camp Perry

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Risk Management, Bold Republican-Style

by David Codrea March 31, 2010 The War on Guns

Why…nobody told us there’s be risks… [Read]I trust nobody thought their howls of protests were calculated to do anything but give them a political advantage? Quigley….Paging Professor Quigley…

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NAWCA Enhancement Bill Signifies Milestone In Wetlands Conservation

by AmmoLand March 31, 2010 AmmoLand

Canadian funding to go towards wetland conservation projects…

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NAWCA Enhancement Bill Signifies Milestone In Wetlands Conservation

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Steiner Introduces Anti-Reflective Device For Binoculars

by AmmoLand March 31, 2010 AmmoLand

Designed to eliminate reflections from the objective lenses, which can compromise your position during covert operations, the ARD features a new honeycomb pattern that reduce reflections by up to 100%…

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Steiner Introduces Anti-Reflective Device For Binoculars

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GRE Round Up for Mar. 31

by David Codrea March 31, 2010 The War on Guns

There’s some good stuff being turned out. I hope you’re availing yourself of it, and importantly, sharing these links via emails, on blogs and forums, with your local newspaper editor, etc.A common complaint is media bias and ab…

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Where There’s Smoke…

by David Codrea March 31, 2010 The War on Guns

An eastern Pennsylvania hospital says it plans to stop hiring new employees who are smokers. [More]I wonder when someone’s going to get around trying that with gun owners…

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Wilson Tactical Custom Alliance Ursa Major Knife

by AmmoLand March 31, 2010 AmmoLand

The Ursa Major, Latin for “Big Bear” pays homage to one of the greatest knife designs of all time…

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Wilson Tactical Custom Alliance Ursa Major Knife

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New Hampshire Knife Rights Bill Passed

by AmmoLand March 31, 2010 AmmoLand

New Hampshire Knife Rights Bill has been passed by a UNANIMOUS voice vote in the NH Senate…

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New Hampshire Knife Rights Bill Passed

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Handguns The One-of-a-Kind Shooting TV Show Returns on Sportsman Channel

by AmmoLand March 31, 2010 AmmoLand

New Host, New Targets and Even More Ammo and Action…

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Handguns The One-of-a-Kind Shooting TV Show Returns on Sportsman Channel

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Trust Fund Protection Bill Needs Signing Contact Governor Charlie Crist Today

by AmmoLand March 31, 2010 AmmoLand

Governor Crist needs to sign HB-315 by Rep. Mike Horner and Sen. Thad Altman to stop adoption agencies from registering firearm of prospective adoptive parents…

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Trust Fund Protection Bill Needs Signing Contact Governor Charlie Crist Today

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Springtime for Hitler.

by Tam March 31, 2010 View from the Porch

Charles “a Nazi behind every bush” Johnson was “fairly sure” he had spotted “a neo-Nazi flag” in the Tea Party throng in DC.Colonel LeRoy Reeves was unavailable for comment.(H/T to Rebellion.)

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Obama Care Caduceus

by Miguel March 31, 2010 Gun Free Zone

Yes Virginia, it is going to hurt. Badly.

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Case with implications for DV misdemeanor pleas

by Of Arms and the Law March 31, 2010 Arms & The Law

Padilla v. Kentucky, handed down this morning.

Defendant was a lawful permanent resident, and pleaded guilty to transporting a large load of marihuana. His attorney advised him not to worry about deportation, and he pled guilty. When he discovered that deportation was in fact inevitable, he challenged the plea on ineffective assistance of counsel bases, and a majority of the Court agrees. The opinion points out that various immigration reforms have changed the deportation consequence from something of a concern (the sentencing judge could recommend against it, and that was virtually binding) to an inevitability. The majority thus find that deportation is a key part of the penalty, and a person pleading out must be informed of it. (Alito and Roberts concur, on the basis that the attorney affirmatively misled the defendant; Scalia and Thomas dissent, arguing that counsel need not advise a defendant regarding collateral consequences of a plea).

Thoughts: (1) This would likely extend to misdemeanor DV pleas, where the defendant was not informed of the plea’s effect on firearm possession, now that Heller establishes that as a constitutional right; (2) it may also have a bearing on pre-Lautenburg pleas. Defendants there could not be informed of the consequences, because there were none at the time of the plea, but this suggests that application to pre-enactment pleas is indeed an ex post facto increase in the penalty.

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We’re the Only Ones Getting Our Story Straight Enough

by David Codrea March 31, 2010 The War on Guns

When police questioned him, the man, who later turned out to be Officer Thomas, said he didn’t hear any gunshots. [More]and then:…Officer Thomas told police the men were able to get the gun from him and they fired the shots. He said he was able t…

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If Only We Had…

by David Codrea March 31, 2010 The War on Guns

…more cameras. [More]Of course, that depends on what they record…[Via Ed M]

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We’re the Only Ones Down the Up Staircase Enough

by David Codrea March 31, 2010 The War on Guns

Police: Cop charged in man’s death had pushed him down steps……Joe Hamilton told the Post-Dispatch on Tuesday that when he gave the tape to police, “I thought they were on my side.” At that time, he didn’t know a police officer is the one who allege…

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A Prime Example of How Memphis Sucks

by Rustmeister March 31, 2010 Rustmeister's Alehouse

You can’t do anything nice in this town because people just dick it up:Police clear Overton Park after record crowd at zoo; fights break out, shots firedThe short version? Memphis opened the Zoo to the public Tuesday afternoon – Free Admission to every…

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Team Hornady Member Nic Neel Takes High Junior Title at Double Tap

by AmmoLand March 31, 2010 AmmoLand

Turning in a respectable performance as High Junior in the Open Division, Nic not only competed in the 12-stage match, but also officiated as one of the Range Officers…

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Team Hornady Member Nic Neel Takes High Junior Title at Double Tap

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