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05-11-09

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The Beat Goes On: The firearms industry appears to be riding out the
recession in fine form, with sales across the country flourishing. And
the enthusiasm for purchasing such weaponry has spread to communities
south of Boston, according to area gun dealers. Firearms of all types
are in demand as well as the ammunition to feed them. Customers run
the gamut from the seasoned hunter and skilled marksman to the novice.
Training classes for new gun owners are not only full but booked
months into the future. Eric Goldman, president of the Braintree
Pistol & Rifle Club's executive board, said training class enrollment
has gone up dramatically over the last several months. "Classes are
required of all new owners," Goldman said. "It teaches safe gun
handling. We offer new members' classes once a month, and used to have
from 30 to 35 people take them. Right now, our classes are 70 to 75."
The Braintree club boasts more than 3,000 members. "It's gone up
lately because of new gun users," Goldman said…

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/05/10/a_semiautomatic_sir_and_pass_the_ammo/?page=1

Fueled by rumors that the Obama administration will ban assault
weapons and heavily tax ammunition, gun enthusiasts are stocking up.
Handguns, semiautomatic weapons, and all types of ammunition are
flying off store shelves, despite the recession. The FBI reports a 27
percent increase in background checks for guns purchased by federally
licensed dealers for the first three months of this year compared with
the same period in 2008. The National Shooting Sports Foundation, an
industry trade association, notes on its Web site that manufacturers
are working at "full capacity (24/7)" to keep up with the
"unprecedented" demand for ammunition…

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20090510_Gun_enthusiasts_are_stocking_up.html
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Elite out of Touch on RKBA: Many years ago, political scientists came
up with a theory that elites lead public opinion. And on some issues,
they clearly do. But on some issues, they don't. Two examples of the
latter phenomenon are conspicuous at a time when Barack Obama enjoys
the approval of more than 60 percent of Americans and Democrats have
won thumping majorities in two elections in a row. One is global
warming. The other is gun control. On both issues, the elites of
academe, the media and big business have been solidly on one side for
years. But on both, the American public has been moving in the other
direction…

http://townhall.com/columnists/MichaelBarone/2009/05/11/on_guns_and_climate,_the_elites_are_out_of_touch?page=full

A number of recent polls show that Americans are growing increasingly
less supportive of new restrictions to regulate firearms. The Houston
Chronicle reported this week that the shift in public opinion is so
strong that a potential ban on so-called "assault weapons" - once
backed by 3 in 4 Americans - "now rates barely 1 in 2." Said Frank
Newport, editor-in-chief of the Gallup Poll, "Every bit of data is
showing us that Americans are getting more conservative about gun
control." Here are results from some recent polls…

http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-polls-say-americans-against-gun-control
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Reject Gun-Free Zones at Sea: …Whether it is on land or sea, gun-free
zones are magnets for criminals and terrorists. There is a reason that
all multiple-victim public shootings in the United States with more
than three people killed have occurred where concealed handguns are
prohibited: Assailants are confident no one will fight back because
their targets legally cannot be armed to defend themselves. Commercial
seamen suffer the same vulnerability because pirates can be sure the
ships' crews are unarmed… Liability concerns of some shipping
companies are similarly unfounded, as commercial aviation has shown.
U.S. pilots were allowed to carry guns until as recently as 1987. No
training was required, and yet there were no accidental gunshots or
incidents of pilots harming others. After the program to allow armed
pilots was renewed in 2003, there has been only one accidental shot
and no one was harmed…

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/11/arming-sailors/
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New York Democrats Infringe RKBA: The state Senate's new Democratic
majority could soon pave the way for tighter restrictions on gun
ownership. Under measures adopted last month by the state Assembly,
gun owners would have to renew their permits every five years and
undergo background checks if they buy guns from pawnshops. They also
would have to give up their 50-caliber weapons, including the 12-gauge
shotgun. If passed by the state Senate and signed by Gov. David
Paterson, the laws would also require all semiautomatic pistols to be
capable of stamping spent ammo casings so they can be identified and
matched with the firearm, and new restrictions will be imposed on
merchants to make it harder for criminals to purchase weapons. (If
12-gauge shotguns fall under the ban, I would imagine the 20-gauge
shotguns would too as they also exceed .50 caliber. Does New York
really send BATF 4473 forms to the FBI?)

http://post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/530151.html?nav=5018
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Oops, Wrong Cop, New York Version: A retired cop shot and wounded a
thug who had attempted to rob him in Bedford-Stuyvesant, authorities
said. James Singleton, 32, walked up to the 45-year-old retired police
officer near Schenectady Avenue and Herkimer Street at 4 p.m. Thursday
and pulled a gun from his waistband, officials said. The cop grabbed
his own revolver and fired, hitting Singleton once in the shoulder,
cops said. A loaded .25-caliber handgun was recovered at the scene.
Singleton was treated at Kings County Hospital. He was charged with
attempted robbery and weapons possession.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/05092009/news/nypdblotter/nypdblotter.htm
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Oops, Wrong Cop, California Version: A boy playing "cops and robbers"
with a toy handgun has been shot and wounded by a Los Angeles County
sheriff's deputy, officials say. The boy was shot shortly [sic] Sunday
night in Palmdale. Deputy Jeff Gordon says the boy was hospitalized in
stable condition and is expected to survive. His age and identity were
not immediately released. Gordon says deputies were responding to
reports that someone was riding a bicycle and brandishing a handgun.
They spotted the rider and ordered him to drop the weapon but instead,
Gordon says he pointed it at the deputies. One deputy fired a shot and
hit the boy in the upper body. Palmdale is about 50 miles north of
downtown Los Angeles.

http://www.newsmax.com/us/us_boy_shot/2009/05/11/212895.html