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Major Nidal Hasan, accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood Army base, has been described by former colleagues as "psychotic." As more details emerge about Hasan's troubled state, gun safety advocates are launching fresh attacks on a Senate bill they say would make it easier for mentally unstable veterans to buy firearms.
Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) says his "Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act" will protect veterans' gun rights. But the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence calls it a "dangerous" proposal that could allow "over 100,000 mentally incapacitated or incompetent persons" to buy guns—people who would previously have been barred from doing so by the Veterans Administration (VA).
(click on the link for the full story and for the in-text links)Major Nidal Hasan, accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood Army base, has been... more
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The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights that protects a right to keep and bear arms. The Second Amendment was adopted on December 15, 1791, along with the rest of the Bill of Rights. The American Bar Association has noted that there is more disagreement and less understanding about this right than of any other current issue regarding the Constitution.The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution is the part of... more
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Neal Knox: The Gun Rights War is a collection of articles from magazines and newspapers that were written by the founder of the Firearms Coalition.
Neal Knox-The Gun Rights Wars was released on July 4, 2009 in celebration with the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of The Firearms Coalition. It honors Neal Knox who became the architect of the legislation that became the McClure-Volkmer Firearms Owners Protection Act that reformed parts of the 1968 Gun Control Act.Neal Knox: The Gun Rights War is a collection of articles from magazines and... more
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The Supreme Court will review a ruling by an appeals court that upheld a strict gun control law in Chicago that bans the ownership of handguns in most cases.The Supreme Court will review a ruling by an appeals court that upheld a strict gun... more
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The National Rifle Association's attempt to derail the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is failing. The NRA opposes Sotomayor, calling her "hostile" to the Second Amendment. In an effort to frighten law makers the NRA reports it will include the vote on her confirmation in its political ratings.The National Rifle Association's attempt to derail the confirmation of Supreme Court... more
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ANOTHER VICTORY FOR A GUN OWNER!!!
Teen shot to death during home invasion
Posted: Jul 30, 2009 9:58 AM MDT
Updated: Jul 30, 2009 6:46 PM MDT
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KEVIL, KY (KFVS) - A man was shot and killed in McCracken County after police say he tried to break into a family's home around 2:00 a.m.
The family woke to the sound of the alarm system, indicating the door to the attached garage had been opened. The homeowner went outside to investigate, when he heard his wife inside screaming.
He ran back into the home where his wife told him the intruder, later identified as 18-year-old Andrew Caleb Barnett, was inside their attached garage attempting to get into the home through a wooden door with a window, according to police. The homeowner reportedly yelled several times that he had a gun, telling Barnett not to come inside. However, Barnett continued to make advances toward the man. Police say the homeowner fired one shot at Barnett, hitting him in the arm, and going into his chest area. Barnett apparently fell to the floor but got back up fighting the homeowner, at one point, biting him in the arm.
The fight continued through the home and eventually back into the garage. When police arrived they arrested Barnett and transported him to Western Baptist Hospital for the gunshot, but he ultimately died.
(MORE AT THE ARTICLE LINK)
It's a little sad, in that the stupid drugged up kid apparently just thought he was breaking into his own house. But the fact that he attacked the homeowners kind of alleviates any feeling of guilt I'd have. He was warned "I have a gun" but kept on coming.
Stupid is as stupid does.ANOTHER VICTORY FOR A GUN OWNER!!!
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To the Guy Who Tried to Mug me Downtown Savannah night beforelast. Date: 2009-05-27, 1:43 AM, EST.
I was the guy wearing the black Burberry jacket that you demanded that I hand over, shortly After you pulled the knife on me and my girlfriend threatening our lifes.
You also asked for my girlfriend's purse and earrings.
I can only hope that you somehow come across this rather important message.
First, I'd like to apologize for your embarrassment, I didn't expect you to actually crap in your pants when I drew my pistol after you took my jacket.
The evening was not that cold, and I was wearing the jacket for a reason.
My girlfriend had just bought me that Kimber Model 1911 .45 ACP pistol (note: Kimber is a custom gun...nice!) for my birthday, and we had picked up a shoulder holster for it that very evening.
Obviously you agree that it is a very intimidating weapon when pointed at your head Isn't it!
I know it probably wasn't fun walking back to wherever you'd come from with that brown
sludge in your pants.
I'm sure it was even worse walking bare footed since I made you leave your your shoes, cellphone, and wallet with me. [That prevented you from calling or running to your buddies to come help mug us again].
After I called your mother, or "Momma" as you had her listed in your cell, I explained
the entire episode of what you'd done.
Then I went and filled up my gas tank as well as four other people's in the gas station on your credit card. The guy with the big motor home took 150 gallons and was extremely grateful!
I gave your shoes to a homeless guy outside Vinnie Van Go Go's, along with all the cash in your wallet. [That 20 made his day!] I then threw your wallet into the big pink "pimp mobile" that was parked at the curb ... After I broke the windshield and side window and keyed the entire driver's side of the car.
Later, I called a bunch of phone sex numbers from your cell phone.
Ma Bell just now shut down the line, although I only used the phone for a little over a day now, so what's going on with that?
Earlier, I managed to get in two threatening phone calls to the DA's office and one to the FBI, while mentioning President Obama as my possible target.
The FBI guy seemed really intense and we had a nice long chat (I guess while he traced your number etc.).
In a way, perhaps I should apologize for not killing you ...
But I feel this type of retribution is a far more appropriate punishment for your threatened crime.
I wish you well as you try to sort through some of these rather immediate pressing issues, and can only hope that you have the opportunity to reflect upon, and perhaps reconsider the career path you've chosen to pursue in life.
Remember, next time you might not be so lucky. Have a good day!
Thoughtfully yours,
Alex
P.S. Remember this motto...An armed society makes for a more civil society!
Special Note: This is Georgia... GOD's country! In NJ, I'd be put in jail for just intimidating you, you poor bastard let alone carrying a loaded .45!Posted to Craig's List / Personal
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“You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.” - Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto WWII
You also bought 1,529,635,000 rounds of ammunition in just the month of December 2008. Yeah that is right, that is Billion with a “B”. This number takes no accounting of reloading or reloaded ammunition.
…..read more at AmmoLand.com if you dare.
And how is Smith &Wesson doing? Pretty good I’d say. It looks like SWHC outperformed the general market’s 30% gain since the lows. Spaceshot!!!
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If this says anything, it's this, It will be really hard to kill the 'right-wing extremists'.
I really don't think that Obama will take the guns of Americans because if he did it would be a blood bath for all involved, that being police, swat, national guard, military, and of course the gun owners themselves.“You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every... more
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Texas concealed handgun license holders could carry weapons into public college classrooms and dorms under a bill given preliminary approval Tuesday by the state Senate.
Supporters say the bill reinforces the constitutional right to bear arms and could prevent mass murders such as the 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech.
Opponents say it would make campuses more dangerous -- adding the potential for typical college disputes over grades, romances and fraternity rivalries to become deadly -- and also could lead to more suicides.
Follow link for the rest of the story at the Huffington Post.Texas concealed handgun license holders could carry weapons into public college... more
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First, it was a Missouri Analysis and Information Center (MIAC) report; then it was a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report; now it is a New York congressman’s bill. Each of these items, taken on their own, is problematic enough; taken together they portend “a clear and present danger” to the liberties of the American people. It is getting very serious now.
As readers may recall, the MIAC report profiled certain people as being potential violence-prone “militia members”: including people who supported Presidential candidates Ron Paul, Bob Barr, and myself. In addition, anyone who opposed one or more of the following were also included in the list: the New World Order, the U.N., gun control, the violation of Posse Comitatus, the Federal Reserve, the Income Tax, the Ammunition Accountability Act, a possible Constitutional Convention, the North American Union, the Universal Service Program, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), abortion on demand, or illegal immigration.
The MIAC report prompted a firestorm of protest, and was eventually rescinded, with the man responsible for its distribution being dismissed from his position. The DHS report profiled many of the same people included in the MIAC report, and added returning Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans as potentially dangerous “extremists.”
As I have said before, it is very likely that when all of the opinions and views of the above lists are counted, 75% or more of the American people would be included. Yet, these government reports would have law enforcement personnel to believe we are all dangerous extremists that need to be watched and guarded against. If this was not bad enough, a New York congressman has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives to deny Second Amendment rights to everyone listed above.First, it was a Missouri Analysis and Information Center (MIAC) report; then it was a... more
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This week on infoMania, Kathie Lee celebrates Cinco de Mayo by beating the hell out of a piñata. Sarah Haskins checks out Washington's most talked about body part. Sergio Cilli brings you a very rockin' edition of the White Hot Top 5. Ben Hoffman chats with his i-Dol, i-Justine. And we give President a few TV-inspired ideas for a Supreme Court nomination.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.This week on infoMania, Kathie Lee celebrates Cinco de Mayo by beating the hell out of... more
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The First Lady wants America to join her at the gun show.
For more Sarah Haskins http://current.com/topics/88794117/sarah_haskins/new/0.htm
For more Target Women http://current.com/topics/88813968/target_women/new/0.htm
Target Women is a recurring segment on Current TV's weekly television show, infoMania. In each episode of Target Women, Sarah Haskins takes a look at the often-ridiculous way the media reaches out to women.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.The First Lady wants America to join her at the gun show.
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President Obama supports an international treaty creating sweeping gun control efforts. Bill Tucker reports.
-CNN: Lou DobbsPresident Obama supports an international treaty creating sweeping gun control... more
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The education continues of the public and congress and law enforcement continues.
You do not have to belong to an 'agency' to carry a gun. The right to bear arms is constitutional and legal (for non felons).
Congressmen who wish to create laws curtailing this right do not have my vote.
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We’ve all seen the news stories about how retail sales of firearms have been at record levels ever since Barack Obama won the election. Two primary reasons have been cited for this spike in ownership, uncertainty about the economy leading to fears of increased crime and the concern that the Obama administration will move to reinstate the "Assault Weapons Ban" which expired in 2004.
Many of those stories have quoted anti-gun pundits as saying gun owners are being paranoid and that the new government isn’t out to ban guns. This claim was repeated when U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said, "as President Obama indicated during the campaign, there are just a few gun-related changes that we would like to make, and among them would be to reinstate the ban on the sale of assault weapons."
About a month later, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton echoed that claim when she opined, "I think these assault weapons, these military style weapons, don’t belong on anyone’s street." She also noted, "We’re going to talk to the Congress, I’m not going to sugarcoat it. It’s a very heavy lift." It’s a heavy lift because the People don’t want more of their rights taken away.
Now, after letting his administration hammer away at the issue, President Obama let his true feelings be known during a press conference yesterday.
"I continue to believe that we can respect and honor the Second Amendment right in our Constitution — the rights of sportsmen and hunters and homeowners that want to keep their families safe — to lawfully bear arms, while dealing with assault weapons that, as we know here in Mexico, are used to fuel violence," Obama said.
The last president to lie to the American people was impeached (That being Clinton, Bush definitely lied his share of times but was never impeached, unfortunately). Obama must have been directing this particular lie to Mexican citizens. It is a lie because in the United States, gun that were covered by the expired AWB accounted for a very small percentage of all gun related crimes, hardly qualifying them to "fuel violence." It is also a lie because his administration continues to perpetuate the myth that 90% of all weapons used in the Mexican Drug Wars come from the United States. All people have to do is watch news footage or read articles showing automatic rifles, grenades, explosives, and RPGs being used, none of which are readily available in the U.S.
Traffickers have escalated their arms race, acquiring military-grade weapons, including hand grenades, grenade launchers, armor-piercing munitions and antitank rockets with firepower far beyond the assault rifles and pistols that have dominated their arsenals.
The Truth? (http://www.examiner.com/x-1417-Gun-Rights-Examiner%7Ey2009m3d30-Do-90-of-Mexican-crime-guns-come-from-US)
Most of these weapons are being smuggled from Central American countries or by sea, eluding U.S. and Mexican monitors who are focused on the smuggling of semiautomatic and conventional weapons purchased from dealers in the U.S. border states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.
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It will cost you a $200 Select Fire permit and extensive background check to get an “Assault Weapon”, just like it has since 1939… or, you can go down to the gun store and buy a semi-auto version, that looks like the real thing only without the “ASSAULT full-auto (machine gun)” function that has been regulated and licensed for 70 years.
Its the old bait and switch… calling lawful semi auto’s “Assault Weapons” because of appearance… they are not even the same thing, and to convert them into a full auto select fire arm, takes expertise and would cost as much as the rifle cost you in the first place, if you could find a gunsmith stupid enough to do it for you.
Poor Barack… just found out that they have been banned since 1939…. boo-hoo....We’ve all seen the news stories about how retail sales of firearms have been at... more
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Despite a recent spate of killings, the president and fellow Democrats choose not to wage war on assault weapons.
On the morning of April 4, Richard Poplawski had a quarrel with his mother. It was over a dog urinating on a carpet. Mom called the police to have her 22-year-old son evicted from her house, a brick ranch with a dirty aluminum awning in the Stanton Heights neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Two officers responded to the call, figuring it was a typical domestic dispute. Margaret Poplawski greeted them by saying, "Come and take his ass." But the younger Poplawski, who had been laid off from his job in a glass factory recently, had other plans. He went to a private arms cache in the house, retrieved his guns and strapped on a Kevlar bulletproof vest.
Poplawski shot officer Paul J. Sciullo II, 37, inside the house and hit 29-year-old Stephen Mayhle on the stoop. Both men fell dead. Poplawski calmly stood in the doorway and fired two or three more bullets into Mayhle's body, according to a police affidavit from a witness. Then he retreated into the house and fired hundreds of rounds, using an AK-47 assault rifle and other weapons to fend off a police SWAT team for four hours. He killed one other cop, 41-year-old Eric Kelly, and wounded yet another.
It was the deadliest day in the history of the Steel City's police department. When police finally apprehended and questioned Poplawski, he was without remorse. "He said he wishes he could have killed more Pittsburgh police officers," says a cop who was on the scene but asked not to be identified talking about an ongoing case. (Poplawski's lawyer did not respond to multiple requests for comment last week.)
There was a time when a creep like Poplawski would have become a potent symbol in the debate over gun control. He wasn't your run-of-the-mill malcontent. A white supremacist, he frequented the chat rooms of racist Web sites, where he posted screeds about a "Zionist occupation" bringing the country to economic ruin. But Keith Savage, manager of the Braverman Arms Co., where Poplawski got many of his guns (but not the AK-47, Savage claims), says nothing seemed amiss when he filled out Form 4473—the standard questionnaire for federally required background checks. The gun-shop staff had no way of knowing, for instance, about Poplawski's January 2005 discharge from the Marines for what Lt. Josh Diddams, a U.S. Marine Corps spokesman, tells NEWSWEEK was a "psychological disorder" (he had assaulted his drill sergeant during basic training, says Poplawski's mother). They probably also didn't know that Poplawski's former girlfriend had gotten a restraining order against him, later in 2005, after he grabbed her by the hair and threatened to kill her.
In the past, national political leaders might have raised troubling questions about how such an unstable character could obtain easy access to high-powered weapons. They might have been even more motivated given that Poplawski's cop-killing spree was part of a near epidemic of mass homicides that have left 58 people dead over the past month. Or given that Mexico's insanely violent drug cartels are arming themselves with high-powered assault weapons purchased at U.S. gun stores and later smuggled south of the border. Yet many past champions of stricter gun-control measures are silent. These include top Obama White House officials who have squelched any talk within the administration about pushing further gun-control measures."It's weird," says Peter Hamm, the communications director for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. "When you see people like [Attorney General] Eric Holder or Hillary Clinton or [White House chief of staff] Rahm Emanuel become muted on this issue, you feel like you want to call up a friend and say, 'What's up?' "Despite a recent spate of killings, the president and fellow Democrats choose not to... more
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We now know voters in our area feel about relaxing Illinois gun laws. Thousands of people voted Tuesday in Pope and Johnson Counties, and about 90-percent of them want concealed carry to become reality.
Since November, 12 of the 14 Illinois counties asked have voted in support allowing gun owners to be able to carry a concealed weapon. But the decision hinges on convincing Chicago-area politicians that looser gun laws are the answer.
"We're in the stone age, thanks to Cook county," Johnson county voter Dave Johnson said.
Johnson feels the same way many others in his hometown of Vienna do, that their civil liberties are restricted by the fear of Chicago politicians, who in turn fear backlash from their voters.
Tuesday night, Dave Johnson was among the 84-percent of Johnson county voters who marked yes for concealed carry.
"I'm hoping it will send a message to Springfield and Cook county that this state needs to be included in concealed carry," he said.
Johnson County Sheriff Elry Faulkner reminds voters that nothing has on the books yet following Tuesday night's win.
"Just because it passed, they can't go to carrying guns," Faulkner said. "You know what I'm saying? There's a lot of work to be done."
That work includes legislation in Springfield. It is gaining support from long-time opponents, and others like the Illinois Sheriff's Association, who stood neutral for years.
Rep. John Bradley, D-Marion, Ill., says Tuesday's numbers reinforce why he and Illinois legislators are pushing for fewer gun restrictions. But, he says, it is a long road ahead.
"It's going to be tough," Bradley said. "I don't give up on things, but we are going to be pushing it and see where we go."
Voters like Dave Johnson understand that, but he also thinks those fighting him now will eventually reach a breaking point.
"We may be a few years down the road from that," Johnson said. "I think eventually they'll have to give in and allow it."
Rep Bradley's bill was referred back to the rules committee last week. He tells Local 6 he did not have enough support to send it to the senate yet, but the bill is still alive.
A lot of those in support of gun freedom look at bills passed just in the last week or two as a sign of the opposition breaking down. Last wednesday, house lawmakers passed a bill that allows gun owners to bring a gun into the home of a friend or family member. The state house shot down a bill that would allow police to revoke your firearm owner's identification, or FOID, card if you did not report a stolen handgun within 72 hours.We now know voters in our area feel about relaxing Illinois gun laws. Thousands of... more
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Almost every time a gun is used in a homicide, a chorus of special interests calls for gun control. These calls happened after the shootings at University of Texas in 1966 and in Columbine, Colo., in 1999 and more recently at Virginia Tech University where a student rampaged through the campus killing 33.
There was an organized outcry at Virginia Tech for banning guns. This was farcical since Virginia Tech, like most college campuses, was already a gun-free zone.
On March 22, a prison parolee and felon, 26-year-old Lovelle Mixon, shot and killed four police officers in Oakland, Calif. The officers were upstanding citizens leaving behind families. The incident was predictably followed by a call for banning guns. Even if California had total gun control laws, it would not have prevented the killing of the four officers. Felons already are banned from acquiring weapons.
Felons are antisocial beings who do not follow laws. Not surprisingly, when they want a gun they obtain it illegally. Criminals use the underworld, not legitimate businesses to obtain guns. The Cato Institute has noted that since 1978, when the Washington, D.C., gun ban went into effect, violent crimes rose 55 percent. The same phenomenon has been reported in Australia in 1996, in England in 1997 and the Canadian 2003 gun bans. Preventing citizens from having guns increased violent incidents.
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