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An Evening Visit
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... "'Before you take the sword, before you walk the way of the sword, know this', she held back slightly and the heat I felt became somehow instantly cold, lonely, vacuous. 'Once taken, you can never let go. If you accept, you can never relinquish. The price is great. Your Forebears paid. This way is fraught with peril. The reward, however, is greater than gold, brighter than diamonds.'" ...
"I knelt and held out my hands. This visage came closer and held out that shining blade. A blade that would tell the truth. A blade that would not falter and would empower not just me, but all I touched."
"I awoke. And knew what to do. I went about the work given me. The work of Freedom. Pointing forever forward. Cutting to the quick. Inviting others to the same work that awaits us all."
"Will you take up the sword as well?" |
Two Countries
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You know, I've been saying for some time that we are really two different countries. The only thing we share with the other side is a common language (still) and the fact we were all born within the same national boundaries. As evidence of that theory, I present the article below, found here from the "progressive" website OpEdNews.
We viewed the disgraceful spectacle of the Holder fiasco as a disaster for the GOP and for the rights and safety of Americans generally. Lefties such as Leser look at it entirely differently. Read it, and I'll have some comments on the other side.
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What is the Tiahrt Amendment?
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"There is a lot of talk about the Tiahrt Amendment and the fact that the gun grabbers want to have the amendment repealed. But what exactly is this amendment?"
"Last month, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence sent their proposals for reducing gun violence to the Obama administration. The number one item on the list was repealing the Tiahrt Amendment, which they say...""...severely limits the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ('ATF') to disclose crime gun trace data to the public under the Freedom of Information Act ('FOIA'), bars admissibility of such data in civil suits against the gun industry, and restricts disclosure of the data to law enforcement."
"The first two claims are true, the third a flat out lie. ..." ... |
Beretta U.S.A. Corp. Wins Largest U.S. Military Handgun Contract Since World War II
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"Beretta U.S.A. Corp.recently announced its receipt of a U.S. Army contract to provide up to 450,000 Beretta Model 92FS pistols to U.S.military customers throughout the world. The total value of the contract ... is $220 million."
"The contract was awarded along with a first delivery order for 20,000 pistols intended for the Iraqi military. Delivery of pistols against the contract has already begun."
"'We are honored to see the quality and performance of the Beretta Model 92FS pistol continue to be acknowledged in this dramatic way,' commented Cav. Ugo Gussalli Beretta, President of Beretta U.S.A. 'It is clear that the Beretta 9mm pistol still sets the standard for military users throughout the world.'" ... |
VA: Guns in Virginia - Lawmakers should close the gun show loophole.
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"THE VIRGINIA Senate has an unprecedented opportunity today to begin to reverse the state's abysmal record on gun regulation."
"For years, state lawmakers have defeated bills requiring vendors at gun shows to conduct background checks of would-be buyers. ..."
"Licensed gun dealers in Virginia are required to conduct background checks on buyers, including those to whom they sell at gun shows. Yet, according to the Virginia State Police, up to 35 percent of vendors at the scores of gun shows throughout the state are unlicensed and thus are under no obligation to perform the checks. ..." ...
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VA: Bars, Booze and Guns Just Don't Mix Well
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"There are some things that naturally go together. Steak and potatoes. Mom and apple pie. Pittsburgh and Steelers."
"And then there are things no person would pair up, some of those being guns, booze, bars and restaurants."
"Try telling that to Sen. Emmett Hanger ... Hanger's a big proponent of people with concealed weapon permits being allowed to take their guns, hidden from view, into restaurants serving alcohol so long as they don�t drink." ...
"It just makes no sense for individuals packing heat ... to be allowed to surreptitiously take those weapons into bars and restaurants. Situations where alcohol and guns mix are inherently volatile and unpredictable, despite the best intentions of all involved." ... |
Who's Haunted now?
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"When Barack Obama announced that he intended to nominate Eric Holder to be his Attorney General, we at The Firearms Coalition launched an aggressive campaign to block the appointment and urged all other Second Amendment organizations to do likewise. Holder was Janet Reno's top deputy in the Clinton administration and has proven himself to be a radical opponent to the rights of firearms owners. Holder ... signed an amicus curiae ... brief in DC v. Heller in which he espoused the theory that the Second Amendment's 'right of the people to keep and bear arms' is actually a right of the states to organize militias. Someone with such twisted opinions about the Constitution should not even be considered for the position of Attorney General." ... |
A No-Brainer on Holder
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"It is a no-brainer that Eric Holder will be a disaster for gun rights as the Attorney-General of the United States."
"It is also a no-brainer that his confirmation as Attorney-General by the U.S. Senate is virtually a foregone conclusion, I am sorry to say."
"Holder picked up some key 'conservative' support when Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama threw his hat into the ring, informing the Senate Judiciary Committee that he will be voting in favor of the nominee."
"This announcement came on the heels of news that Arlen Specter and Orin Hatch also stated their intentions to support Holder."
"We can expect RINOS such as John McCain and his underling, Lindsey Graham, to follow." ... |
Ed. ChoiceDefeat of fingerprint scanner with tape raises questions about Real ID
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"The folks at Mythbusters can say 'I told you so' now that Japanese authorities have found a 51-year old woman slipping in and out of the country by using a piece of tape to defeat fingerprint scanners. The seemingly simple exploit raises questions about expensive border security systems -- and about the usefulness of the biometric data the federal government wants to incorporate into drivers licenses with its controversial Real ID scheme." ...
"U.S. authorities use a similar fingerprint identification system at the border, raising questions about the level of security provided by the high-tech devices. ..." ... |
LA: Armed home owner helps police capture alleged car thief
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"Lafayette Police officers arrested an alleged armed car thief after they say a homeowner helped capture the man." ...
"The suspect exited the vehicle and was pursued by the officer on foot."
"The officer lost sight of the suspect, but received information that a black male armed with a gun had forced open the door at a residence in the 200 block of Strasburg."
"The home owner observed Noel inside of the residence and immediately armed himself."
"While the suspect attempted to remove clothing, the home owner was able to hold the suspect at gunpoint until police arrived." |
ME: Kennebunk homeowners thwart would-be burglars by scolding, firing a shotgun
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"Quick thinking on the part of a Heath Road couple kept what police say was a late-night burglary at their home from turning into a tragedy." ...
"Martel decided to head upstairs and wake her husband, John. Her next priority was calling 911."
"John Martel had slept through everything up until that point."
"'I'm a Vietnam vet, so I sleep with a white noise machine,' he said. 'When she woke me I grabbed my shotgun and the one shell I keep in the house.'"
"Running out the kitchen door, John Martel saw that the man had broken into the barn and was heading toward the house. When the man saw John raise the gun, he turned to run." ... |
GA: Juliette man defends home from invasion
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"Marvin Bowdoin was sitting at his desk when the 'cat bandit' kicked in his kitchen door Tuesday night, he said."
"It was shortly after 9 p.m."
"'When I sat down, I heard that door crash open for some reason and I knew someone was in the house.'"
"Bowdoin said within seconds the intruder had gone from the kitchen to the dining room and nearly to the foyer with a shotgun in hand."
"That's where Bowdoin stopped the bandit � firing two shots from his .22 Magnum revolver."
"'I tried to do my best to protect my family,' he said."
"'This weapon was in my pocket. I tote a weapon every day of my life. It's never away from me at any point. It's some mean folks out there.'" ... |
PA: DA: No homicide charge for city man-Fatal street shooting was self-defense
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"A Pittsburgh man was pistol-whipping a woman on a Lancaster city street last year when another man opened fire and killed him, officials say."
"The fatal shooting of Curtis Howard was justified, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office ruled Thursday, because the shooter, Carlos Oyola, was defending the woman being assaulted and himself." ...
"Police said Howard was on the block seeking revenge for being robbed there a month earlier, but that Oyola and the woman weren't part of the group that had robbed him."
"Oyola, of Juniata Street, is at Lancaster County Prison on a felony gun charge. He will not face any additional charges stemming from the incident, including homicide, investigators said." ... |
Guns for good guys
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"The right to carry a concealed handgun comes with a certain honor. It is voluntary action that requires a substantial investment of time and money. The concealed carrier must obtain a permit, undergo a background check and complete a sequence of basic training in handgun usage. ... Most concealed carriers will also invest considerable time and money in going to the firing range to practice shooting." ...
"Should people licensed and certified to carry a concealed weapon have this right restricted on a college campus? Even if people are not allowed this legal right, anyone can still illegally carry a weapon onto campus. ... Therefore, someone who wants to take a gun onto campus is completely uninhibited � except by the law." ... |
Upcoming events for shooters, gun rights activists
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"I have spent all week writing about national issues, but today, I'm going to bring the focus back closer to this area. ..."
"The first is Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day (IGOLD) '09 in Springfield, IL, on Wednesday, March 11. 'But wait a second,' you're thinking, 'why, as a St. Louisan, should I bang my head against the wall of the nightmare that is Illinois gun politics?' The answer is that if you legally carry a defensive firearm in Missouri, and if you ever have occasion to cross the river into Illinois, you are now faced with the unsavory choice of being rendered defenseless, by Illinois law, or of becoming a 'criminal.' No one should be forced to make that choice ..." ... |
'Ammunition Accountability' is a fraud
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"Given the stated intentions of Emperor Obama to renew the 'assault weapon' ban, repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, register private gun sales and promulgate 'smart gun' technology, gun rights supporters are jumping at shadows more often than at any time since the Clintonistas."
"Understandably, you might have panicked if you got the following e-mail:""SUBJECT: Ammo legislation
Checked out on Snopes.com and it is true.
NOBODY CAN SELL ANY AMMUNITION AFTER JUNE 30, 2009
IT HAS ALREADY STARTED....
AMMUNITION ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION ..."
"Will the world as you know it end on June 30?"
"Not exactly, but there is a measure of truth to the Chicken Little message ..." ... |
Nationwide concealed carry, Part III: A national paradigm shift
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"Americans are tired of being bullied. We're tired of being hated, mischaracterized as jingoistic when we're working for self-defense and safer streets. In 2009, when we speak of the armed citizen, we are speaking about being able to resist in the absence of police such that many, many nonsense policies which depend on our surrender are impeached as worthless. More programs are on the way, and they, too, depend entirely on crisis. When activists hide the most obvious solution in substituting their official boondoggle, they're just hiding the ball. Aren't there lawsuits right now in the news about denying constituents their right to public service best? Keep an eye on these; they�re as important as the gun ban lawsuits are." ... |
The President Is Not a Gun Slinger
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"Politically savvy gun owners have long distrusted President Barack Obama, and for perfectly fair reasons�even ... after he went out of his way to tell them that lawful gun owners have nothing to fear from his administration."
"Perhaps, Obama seemed to be gently suggesting, they could cool it with the spike in gun purchases since he won the election. December showed a 24 percent rise in FBI instant background checks for gun purchases from the previous December, and there was a 49 percent such hike the week of his election.
"... Despite his insistence that he respects the doctrine settled by the Supreme Court in June's Heller decision ... Obama has a far narrower vision of what that means than, say, your average [NRA] member." ... |
TX: 2 gun bills are likely to set off flurry of debate
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"Michael Guzman uses his concealed handgun license to carry a lightweight stainless steel .45-caliber pistol for self-defense."
"The 25-year-old Texas State University senior, a former Marine, takes his Kimber Ultra Carry II firearm just about everywhere � except school. State law prohibits him from bringing the firearm on campus."
"Guzman would like to see that change this year, and legislators appear to be listening."
"Lawmakers are drafting bills � one to authorize the ability to carry a gun on campus and another to allow licensed handgun owners to openly carry their weapons � that likely will be the most hotly debated among several pieces of gun-related legislation to be considered this session. " ... |
TX: Tension between gun groups
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"A couple of interesting things stood out while researching today's story on proposed gun laws."
"First: Gun control advocates appear to be doing little this session in terms of pushing legislation they deem favorable." ...
"For now, the Brady Campaign's top priority for the session, McCartney said, will be trying to mount a good defense to the issue of concealed carry on campus."
"On that note, there appears to be some hostility brewing between the group advocating for concealed carry on campus and the group backing the push for licensed Texans to be allowed to openly tote their pistols." ... |
VA: Gun show questions raised in General Assembly
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"Should people have to undergo more than one criminal background check at a gun show, and do people who buy antique weapons need to be checked at all?"
"Those were some issues before the Virginia Senate Thursday."
"'This first amendment says people with a valid concealed carry permit who have already gone through a criminal background check don't have to go through another one at a gun show,' says Senator Creigh Deed (D) Bath County."
"The senate recommended that one background check is enough and is leaning toward not requiring a background check for people who buy antique weapons -- defined as weapons that can't fire modern ammunition." ... |
NV: Residents react to ban idea
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"'I am totally against this gun ban,' said Mike Hickey, before the Pahrump Town Board meeting began on Tuesday. 'If this is the way the town manager thinks, he can go somewhere else. He is new in town and he's trying to flex his muscles. I don't know where he's from, but he can just head right on back there. I'm still a believer in the Constitution.'"
"His friend, Daniel Spooner added, 'I'm here to find out what's going on and to put in my two cents worth if necessary. I want to know if a study has been done on barring arms by the town manager. If they take our firearms, only the crooks will carry guns and law abiding people won't. I believe in my Second Amendment rights.'" ... |
NV: Town withdraws effort to ban guns
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"There was definitely a hot time in the old town Tuesday night, due in part to an item placed on the town board meeting agenda by Pahrump Town Manager Bill Kohbarger that would have barred firearms on town-owned property, in town-owned buildings and at town-sponsored events."
"Fired up residents braved the frigid winds blowing down from snow-capped Mt. Charleston as they streamed into the Bob Ruud Community Center 30 minutes early to ensure a seat for the meeting."
"By the time the meeting was called to order at 7 p.m., dozens of residents were standing in the back of the hall."
"The board's first order of business after the pledge of allegiance was to permanently remove the firearms ban from the agenda ..." ... |
Military to Pledge Oath To Obama, Not Constitution
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"Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is extremely frustrated with orders that the White House is contemplating. According to sources at the Pentagon, including all branches of the armed forces, the Obama Administration may break with a centuries-old tradition."
"A spokesman for General James Cartwright, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, states that the Obama Administration wants to have soldiers and officers pledge a loyalty oath directly to the office of the President, and no longer to the Constitution."
"'The oath to the Constitution is as old as the document itself.' the spokesman said, 'At no time in American history, not even in the Civil War, did the oath change or the subject of the oath differ. It has always been to the Constitution.'" ... |
TX: Dallas police chief fires four officers
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"Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle on Thursday fired four officers."
"... Fired ... were:"
"� Officer Larry Bankston, for working off-duty security jobs at apartment complexes while skipping his police job and falsely collecting worker's comp."
"� Senior Cpl. Edward Mindieta, for allowing a woman who had been a drug informant access to an apartment he rented at a reduced rate."
"� Officer Fernando Perez, for using a department car to drive to and from work after his private vehicle had been repossessed."
"� Senior Cpl. Anthony Williams, for failing to respond to an emergency call. Investigators found that he ignored the call while he argued with a former girlfriend." ... |
TN: 2 Memphis police officers arrested
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Two Memphis police officers have been arrested on unrelated criminal charges.
Police say 36-year-old patrol officer Ravell Slayton was charged with official misconduct and theft.
Charged with selling information from a police department database is 45-year-old Lt. Billy Smallwood.
The arrests were announced Thursday for Police Director Larry Godwin. |
AR: Concealed Carry Common Sense & Courtesy
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"While I have typed about this particular topic before, I feel the need to do it again. I was recently emailed a document from the Arkansas Department of State Police. It details the Concealed Handgun Carry License Rules. In section 3.2 it requires any CCW holder to surrender said license 'upon request for identification by any law enforcement officer.'" ...
"While I certainly understand the outlook of the folks who say they don't want to surrender their CCW license; that they feel it will only be used as a harassment tool; that their rights are being violated if they have to identify themselves as legally carrying a gun, I say this: it's better than getting shot!" ... |
CA: Gun-permit abusers should be sheriff's target-Hutchens seems to lack solid legal support for pulling so many concealed-weapon permits.
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"... The action was part of the department's disturbingly heavy-handed security efforts as gun-rights supporters sought to speak out against the sheriff's gun policies. ..."
"Ms. Hutchens had been trying to revoke the CCW (carrying a concealed weapon) permits of people issued them by the previous sheriff. Her argument has been that former Sheriff Mike Carona, now a convicted felon, had issued permits to his cronies. Instead of targeting people who may have abused their permits, Ms. Hutchens is targeting an entire class of people � the majority of whom have nothing to do with Mr. Carona and who have handled their permits responsibly." ... |
NC: Sales figures show more Gaston residents packing heat
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"Spurred by fears of strict gun control policies under President Obama and the desire for personal protection, Gaston County handgun sales climbed 147 percent in the past year."
"The Gaston County Sheriff's Office issued 420 handgun purchase permits in December 2007 compared to 1,039 last month ... Handgun permits increased by 56 percent from November to December 2008, a timeframe that coincides with Barack Obama's Nov. 4 presidential victory."
"'I'm a die-hard conservative,' said Randy Millwood. 'I believe in the Second Amendment, and I believe we ought to have the right to bear arms. Based on what I know about his past ... if he has his way, he's going to legislate a lot of those rights away from us.'" ... |
SC: Gun Permit Numbers Skyrocket
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"The number of people applying for gun permits has risen sharply in recent months here in the Mountains."
"The rise began right after the November election, when rumors spread that new President Barack Obama would seek to imposed restrictions on gun owners."
"Now, it appears even more people want to own a gun for fear of becoming a victim of crime." ...
"Records show there were 2,790 pistol purchase permits issued in Buncombe County in 2007."
"That number increased by more than 55 percent last year."
"The number of applications for concealed weapons permits has also doubled." |
NC: Gun sales skyrocket in WNC
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"Permits to carry concealed weapons are up as much as 90 percent in some Western North Carolina counties amid worry the Obama administration would restrict gun ownership."
"That fear, along with concern a depressed economy will increase crime, also is fueling firearm sales ..."
"The spike started around the time of the election. Nationally, the FBI reported completing more than 1.5 million background checks for gun purchases in November, a 41.6 percent increase over November 2007 ..."
"That's meant brisk sales for gun dealers. But the increase has left even those in the gun business a little baffled."
"'I don't know,' said Bill Sherrill, who teaches a class for those seeking concealed weapons permits. 'The people are scared.'" ... |
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| In the end, more than freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all � security, comfort, and freedom. When the Athenians finally wanted not to give to society but for society to give to them, when the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again. � EDWARD GIBBON [On ancient Athens] |
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