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NRA Still Waffling on Nevada Senate Race: …Because Harry Reid is the Majority Leader, this is arguably the most important Senate race in the 2010 election, featuring two candidates who are both appealing to gun owners for support. Plus it's close – a real nail-biter. And the 800-Lb. gorilla is sitting this one out. That NRA will not consider issues outside of the Second Amendment is something those of us who disagree with their refusal to make an endorsement understand. We also understand that NRA should never allow itself to be considered a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Republican Party.
So shall we examine Mr. Cox's sole focus? …The last grade we have from NRA for the candidates is from six years ago. Angle got an "A" and Reid got a "B." Will NRA tell us how they have currently been graded, so we can take that information and "put it in the forefront of [our] decision-making"? How else would we be able to? And if they do, will they also explain how they derived the grades if asked for details? How will not doing either "encourage" us? How will taking no position "position [them] to help [our] rights"? …
http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/will-nra-release-grades-reid-angle-race
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More on GRPC: …This event has been hosted each year for 25 years by the Second Amendment Foundation and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms… This event was packed with informative panels and presentations. A copy of the agenda is at: http://saf.org/2010.GRPC.Agenda.pdf. You will see that the agenda reads like a roster of Who's Who of the RKBA movement in the U.S. (except for the obvious absence of the NRA. The NRA, we are told, is keeping a very low profile because of serious backlash by NRA members and others over some recent political compromises made by the NRA leadership.) I chaired a panel on Saturday on the Montana Firearms Freedom Act, the FFA movement, and our lawsuit to validate the MFFA, MSSA v. Holder. This effort is seen as really big deal in RKBA circles across the U.S. I had LOTS of people approach and congratulate me on MSSA's efforts in re the MFFA…
http://www.ammoland.com/2010/09/27/gun-rights-policy-conference-roundup/
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Arizona Attorney Disputes MAIG "Study": A new report says almost half of the guns that crossed state lines, and were used in crimes in 2009, were sold in 10 states. Arizona is one of those states. Using stats from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, a federal agency, the report found 49 percent of weapons traced to crimes in 2009 were sold in states with relaxed gun laws. The report, 42 pages long says 10 states, Arizona included, sell half of imported crime guns. Sounds alarming. What exactly is a crime gun? David Hardy, attorney and gun advocate says, "If it's your gun and it gets stolen, and police recover it, under the Mayor's study it would be labeled a crime gun even though neither you or a thief ever used it in a crime." Hardy disputes the report. He's quick to point out page 32 which reads, "traced firearms in the report do not represent all crime guns." Even so, the group who produced the report Mayors Against Illegal Guns stand by their numbers, saying "there is no evidence that this systematically distorts the findings." So where do their findings come from? The report sites the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. But AFT spokesperson Special Agent Tom Mangum, in Arizona tells News 4, "We did not participate in the report. Right now it's under review to measure the methodology and validate their findings." Hardy hopes they do. He says Mayors Against Illegal Guns is an advocacy group pushing for stricter gun laws…
http://www.kvoa.com/news/gun-trafficing-and-crime-report-stirs-critics/
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Legal Guns in NYC: J.Lo and her 2-year-old twins can rest easy at night: Daddy is packing heat. Singer Marc Anthony is one of dozens of celebs, millionaires and high-profile athletes authorized to carry a concealed weapon in the city, records show. And the number of A-listers who have guns is growing. "We have seen an increase in celebs seeking their own permits," said John Skylar Chambers, a lawyer who has helped New Yorkers get gun permits for more than 20 years. "They can get their own security, but with the Internet, it is much easier to find people. They don't want to find someone on their lawn at 5 in the morning." Other big names licensed to carry a gun include actor Robert De Niro, shock jock Howard Stern and supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis. Billionaire Donald Trump and his son, Donald Jr.; celebrity lawyer David Breitbart, and artificial-heart inventor Robert Jarvik can also carry steel, police records reveal… (I wonder how many of these celebs actually invest in meaningful training with the guns they carry.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/09/27/2010-09-27_celebrities_seeking_pistol_permits_on_the_rise_in_the_city_lifestyles_of_rich_n_.html
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20429404,00.html
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Implications for Campus Carry in Texas?: The University of Texas has issued an all clear hours after a gunman opened fire with an assault rifle at a campus library then fatally shot himself… Officials say a man fired A weapon on the sixth floor of the library early Tuesday before killing himself. Police Chief Art Acevedo told NBC News that that the dead man suffered what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No shots were fired by law enforcement, Acevedo said. NBC News reported that officers had recovered an AK-47 from the scene. University spokeswoman Rhonda Weldon said that no one else was hurt in Tuesday morning's shooting at the library… Tuesday's shooting is not the first at the school. On Aug. 1, 1966, Charles Whitman went to the 28th floor observation deck at the UT clock tower in the middle of campus and began shooting at people below. He killed 16 people and wounded nearly three dozen before police killed him about 90 minutes after the siege began… (Rarely mentioned is that a private citizen, armed with an M1 Carbine, accompanied the two officers up the tower, then split in the opposite direction on the landing and fired a shot that distracted Whitman, allowing the two officers to close in for the kill. Whitman had also been taking suppressive fire from several students who had hunting rifles in their fraternity houses. On autopsy, Whitman, a USMC-trained rifleman, was found to have a small brain tumor, which may have accounted for his actions.)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39398736/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/
http://www.newsmax.com/US/USUTGunman/2010/09/28/id/371836
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One More Push for Pennsylvania Self-Defense Law: For nearly 6 years we have 'all' been working to improve the use of force laws (known as Castle Doctrine) here in Pennsylvania so that gun owners would feel that they would be treated fairly 'if' they have to use force to defend their families with lethal force. Unfortunately we have been frustrated by the idiosyncrasies of Pennsylvania politics. Again, we want 'nothing more' than what other states have: reasonable legislation that will provide important protections for 'law-abiding' citizens who must use protective force when confronting criminals. Thousands of volunteer organizations' dollars and thousands of man-hours have been dedicated to this effort. Grassroots leaders of Pennsylvania gun rights organizations have bent over backwards trying to be fair in a good faith effort to accommodate critics of this important legislation. Sadly, this legislation has been held hostage by a shrill minority in the legislature consisting of the Philadelphia Legislative caucus and certain agencies… Please contact your legislator and members of the House of Representatives leadership and let them know that you not only support this legislation but that you want them to 'swiftly' move it through the House to the Senate and to the Governor…
http://www.ammoland.com/2010/09/27/pennsylvania-self-defense-rights-are-on-the-line/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ammoland+%28AmmoLand.com%29
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Meanwhile, in Missouri…: The Ripley County Prosecutor's Office told Region 8 News Monday that changes in the state's deadly force law have provided more protections for homeowners and residents who fall victim to burglary and other criminal action. According to Prosecutor Christopher Miller, homeowners or residents who use deadly force to protect their family or property from a person who unlawfully enters their home cannot face civil lawsuits from the criminal nor their family. "If they're going to come in and do anything, steal your crockery, you can use deadly force and that was a significant change. Prior to that time, the use of deadly force just to protect property was not authorized," said Miller. Miller said the state of Missouri adopted new legislation in 2007, strengthening the protection for residents. According to Miller, the legislature recently passed an amendment to include vehicles as part of a person's "castle." …
http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=13226170
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Wisconsin Open-Carry Event: Nearly everybody was packing heat during Saturday's open carry picnic at Haskins Park in West Baraboo. However, other than some passionate political speech, the firearms advocates had a cool celebration of their cause. The gathering by supporters of the right to openly carry firearms for self defense is one example of a movement that has held similar picnics around Wisconsin. It was sparked last year when state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen published an opinion that the state constitution allows people to carry unconcealed firearms as long as the armed person does not violate other laws… Later the picnic took on a more political cast as Wisconsin Carry, Inc. Vice President Hubert Hoffman spoke about securing citizens' rights to be armed. He argued a recent Supreme Court ruling involving the Second Amendment of United States Constitution gives people an "absolute right to carry a firearm." … (I'm not sure which decision Hoffman has been reading but I don't recall such verbiage.)
http://www.wiscnews.com/baraboonewsrepublic/news/local/article_80beb664-c9e6-11df-8b13-001cc4c002e0.html
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California Open-Carry Incident: Just before 3 p.m. Saturday, a white Chevy Blazer pulled up to the arrival curb outside Terminal A at Mineta San Jose International Airport. Two men dressed in black parked the SUV, switched on its hazard lights and approached the information desk to inquire about American Airlines Flight 1205 from Dallas. Both carried assault rifles strapped across their chests, with handguns in their holsters. A volunteer at the desk politely told them the plane was due at 3:02 p.m. And another volunteer asked one of the armed men, "Are you one of the people who ride on the plane" looking for terrorists? "No," he replied. Then the pair casually waited near the escalator that ferries travelers to the luggage carousels… It appears that airport travelers that day either figured the pair's mission was benign, or perhaps thought they were part of a ninja movie. San Jose police said they received no calls inquiring about the men with rifles… It turns out the men with the assault rifles were from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and were meeting another security staffer returning from assignment, lab spokesman Don Johnston said. San Jose police and airport officials, who were unaware of the armed greeting until questioned by the Mercury News on Sunday, said protocol is for a law enforcement agency to give notice when sending armed personnel into another agency's jurisdiction, according to police Lt. Mike Sullivan. An airport videotape showed the men in the baggage area for seven or eight minutes, airport spokesman David Vossbrink said… (I'm sure they'd get a bigger response if they tried that at a beach or pier in southern California.)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_16181812?source=most_viewed&nclick_check=1
Related Lawn Decorations:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Unpainted-Combat-Garden-Gnomes-with-assault-rifles-/180562105065?pt=Art_Sculpture&hash=item2a0a5712e9
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Oops, Wrong House: Authorities said a pistol-packing homeowner scared three men suspected of trying to break into her home Friday afternoon, causing them to drive off. They were arrested after a short chase. According to the Livingston Parish [LA] Sheriff's Office, Leon Guerin, Dominique Griffin and Scevera Alexander Jr. were taken into custody in connection with the burglary. The suspects are all 19 years old and from Baton Rouge. Investigators said a Satsuma woman heard a knock at her back door and then a very loud noise. She said she thought someone was "tearing down the wall." Detectives said she grabbed a .357 magnum pistol and surprised the men, one of which was already in her kitchen. Deputies reported the men ran to a red car and drove away… Investigators said the trio was wanted in connection with other burglaries in the area. They were each booked into the Livingston Parish Detention Center on two counts of burglary of an inhabited dwelling…
http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=13223654
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Oops, Wrong Old Man: Charles Place is 83 and frail. He has back problems and a bad hip. And, if he has to, he said he will kick your — well, you get the picture. Clearwater [FL] police say Bryan Treloar learned that lesson Thursday morning when he tried to rob Place in the parking lot outside Costello's restaurant. Instead of handing over his belongings to a man 40 years his junior, Place struggled with him and pulled out a .25-caliber semiautomatic handgun. "He was probably one surprised son of a gun," Place said… This Clearwater senior citizen totes a gun and knows how to use it. He has carried it around for 10 or 15 years, he said… (Actually, from the photograph, Mr. Place needs to learn to keep his finger out of the trigger guard, until his sights are on the target and he's prepared to fire.)
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/83-year-old-clearwater-man-pulls-gun-on-would-be-robber/1123803
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Oops, Wrong Restaurant: Police say a Connecticut restaurant worker shot and killed one of two suspects who tried to rob the Bridgeport establishment. Police tell WTNH-TV that the suspects attempted to rob the Peking Restaurant on Wade Street Sunday night, but a worker with a gun shot one of them. The station reports that the worker has a gun permit. Authorities say both robbers fled in a getaway car, but it crashed nearby. Police say they found one suspect dead inside the car. Police haven't named the worker or the dead suspect. It's not clear if police caught the other man. (Recall that a reporter in Wisconsin recently opined that the risk of a serious crime at a restaurant was very low.)
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/national/northeast/view/20100927police_conn_restaurant_worker_kills_robber/srvc=home&position=recent
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Rule Five Reminder: A 2-year-old boy shot himself Monday with a pistol he found under a bed in an apartment in western Maryland, authorities said. The boy, who was not named, was hit in the chest and critically wounded, said Hagerstown police chief Arthur Smith. Smith said the boy was taken to Children's Hospital in the District after the incident, which occurred about 1:15 a.m. Smith said the incident taught a "hard lesson" about the need to store firearms securely. (Rule Five: Maintain control of your firearm.)
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-breaking-news/maryland/boy-2-shoots-self-with-found-p.html?hpid=sec-metro
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When Guns Are Outlawed…: Gunmen stormed a police headquarters in the northern Mexico and escaped with around 70 firearms, officials said. The criminals took assault rifles, pistols and tactical equipment from the state police headquarters in Chihuahua early Monday, an official spokesman said. No one was hurt in the robbery and the gunmen only threatened the officer in-charge of the storage area, Chihuahua Public Safety Secretariat spokesman Fidel Banuelos said. The incident is 'unprecedented' because this is the first time that a state police facility has been stormed, Banuelos said…
http://sify.com/news/gunmen-rob-police-in-mexico-news-international-kj2mucecjic.html
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Tangentially Related: People who've been alerted by electric alarm systems on their homes about a home invasion or other emergency are legion, have to number in the tens anyway. Fact check: do you set your alarms when you are home? (You do? Congratulations!) The number of people alerted to emerging disasters by dogs? I imagine there are lots of people, whole tribes if we stretch back to antiquity. Why would prehistoric peoples work with the strains of wolf to make them a whole line of domesticated stock - but to help with chores and to be another set of ears and eyes alert to danger. If you're not a dog person, do us a favor - don't get a dog just to be "tactical." It doesn't work that way. Dog owners just have an early warning edge in that department. They should. There's a huge investment in time, effort and the practice of patience in having a dog. What kind of dog is best? The kind you like. Having read articles about the "small yappers are as good as the big dogs" and "big dogs are better," I'm convinced it doesn't matter. It's having the dog and letting the dog know at what it's appropriate to sound the alarm - and when it's important to be quiet…
http://www.thetacticalwire.com/archived/2010-09-28_tactical.html
So shall we examine Mr. Cox's sole focus? …The last grade we have from NRA for the candidates is from six years ago. Angle got an "A" and Reid got a "B." Will NRA tell us how they have currently been graded, so we can take that information and "put it in the forefront of [our] decision-making"? How else would we be able to? And if they do, will they also explain how they derived the grades if asked for details? How will not doing either "encourage" us? How will taking no position "position [them] to help [our] rights"? …
http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/will-nra-release-grades-reid-angle-race
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More on GRPC: …This event has been hosted each year for 25 years by the Second Amendment Foundation and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms… This event was packed with informative panels and presentations. A copy of the agenda is at: http://saf.org/2010.GRPC.Agenda.pdf. You will see that the agenda reads like a roster of Who's Who of the RKBA movement in the U.S. (except for the obvious absence of the NRA. The NRA, we are told, is keeping a very low profile because of serious backlash by NRA members and others over some recent political compromises made by the NRA leadership.) I chaired a panel on Saturday on the Montana Firearms Freedom Act, the FFA movement, and our lawsuit to validate the MFFA, MSSA v. Holder. This effort is seen as really big deal in RKBA circles across the U.S. I had LOTS of people approach and congratulate me on MSSA's efforts in re the MFFA…
http://www.ammoland.com/2010/09/27/gun-rights-policy-conference-roundup/
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Arizona Attorney Disputes MAIG "Study": A new report says almost half of the guns that crossed state lines, and were used in crimes in 2009, were sold in 10 states. Arizona is one of those states. Using stats from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, a federal agency, the report found 49 percent of weapons traced to crimes in 2009 were sold in states with relaxed gun laws. The report, 42 pages long says 10 states, Arizona included, sell half of imported crime guns. Sounds alarming. What exactly is a crime gun? David Hardy, attorney and gun advocate says, "If it's your gun and it gets stolen, and police recover it, under the Mayor's study it would be labeled a crime gun even though neither you or a thief ever used it in a crime." Hardy disputes the report. He's quick to point out page 32 which reads, "traced firearms in the report do not represent all crime guns." Even so, the group who produced the report Mayors Against Illegal Guns stand by their numbers, saying "there is no evidence that this systematically distorts the findings." So where do their findings come from? The report sites the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. But AFT spokesperson Special Agent Tom Mangum, in Arizona tells News 4, "We did not participate in the report. Right now it's under review to measure the methodology and validate their findings." Hardy hopes they do. He says Mayors Against Illegal Guns is an advocacy group pushing for stricter gun laws…
http://www.kvoa.com/news/gun-trafficing-and-crime-report-stirs-critics/
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Legal Guns in NYC: J.Lo and her 2-year-old twins can rest easy at night: Daddy is packing heat. Singer Marc Anthony is one of dozens of celebs, millionaires and high-profile athletes authorized to carry a concealed weapon in the city, records show. And the number of A-listers who have guns is growing. "We have seen an increase in celebs seeking their own permits," said John Skylar Chambers, a lawyer who has helped New Yorkers get gun permits for more than 20 years. "They can get their own security, but with the Internet, it is much easier to find people. They don't want to find someone on their lawn at 5 in the morning." Other big names licensed to carry a gun include actor Robert De Niro, shock jock Howard Stern and supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis. Billionaire Donald Trump and his son, Donald Jr.; celebrity lawyer David Breitbart, and artificial-heart inventor Robert Jarvik can also carry steel, police records reveal… (I wonder how many of these celebs actually invest in meaningful training with the guns they carry.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/09/27/2010-09-27_celebrities_seeking_pistol_permits_on_the_rise_in_the_city_lifestyles_of_rich_n_.html
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20429404,00.html
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Implications for Campus Carry in Texas?: The University of Texas has issued an all clear hours after a gunman opened fire with an assault rifle at a campus library then fatally shot himself… Officials say a man fired A weapon on the sixth floor of the library early Tuesday before killing himself. Police Chief Art Acevedo told NBC News that that the dead man suffered what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No shots were fired by law enforcement, Acevedo said. NBC News reported that officers had recovered an AK-47 from the scene. University spokeswoman Rhonda Weldon said that no one else was hurt in Tuesday morning's shooting at the library… Tuesday's shooting is not the first at the school. On Aug. 1, 1966, Charles Whitman went to the 28th floor observation deck at the UT clock tower in the middle of campus and began shooting at people below. He killed 16 people and wounded nearly three dozen before police killed him about 90 minutes after the siege began… (Rarely mentioned is that a private citizen, armed with an M1 Carbine, accompanied the two officers up the tower, then split in the opposite direction on the landing and fired a shot that distracted Whitman, allowing the two officers to close in for the kill. Whitman had also been taking suppressive fire from several students who had hunting rifles in their fraternity houses. On autopsy, Whitman, a USMC-trained rifleman, was found to have a small brain tumor, which may have accounted for his actions.)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39398736/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/
http://www.newsmax.com/US/USUTGunman/2010/09/28/id/371836
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One More Push for Pennsylvania Self-Defense Law: For nearly 6 years we have 'all' been working to improve the use of force laws (known as Castle Doctrine) here in Pennsylvania so that gun owners would feel that they would be treated fairly 'if' they have to use force to defend their families with lethal force. Unfortunately we have been frustrated by the idiosyncrasies of Pennsylvania politics. Again, we want 'nothing more' than what other states have: reasonable legislation that will provide important protections for 'law-abiding' citizens who must use protective force when confronting criminals. Thousands of volunteer organizations' dollars and thousands of man-hours have been dedicated to this effort. Grassroots leaders of Pennsylvania gun rights organizations have bent over backwards trying to be fair in a good faith effort to accommodate critics of this important legislation. Sadly, this legislation has been held hostage by a shrill minority in the legislature consisting of the Philadelphia Legislative caucus and certain agencies… Please contact your legislator and members of the House of Representatives leadership and let them know that you not only support this legislation but that you want them to 'swiftly' move it through the House to the Senate and to the Governor…
http://www.ammoland.com/2010/09/27/pennsylvania-self-defense-rights-are-on-the-line/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ammoland+%28AmmoLand.com%29
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Meanwhile, in Missouri…: The Ripley County Prosecutor's Office told Region 8 News Monday that changes in the state's deadly force law have provided more protections for homeowners and residents who fall victim to burglary and other criminal action. According to Prosecutor Christopher Miller, homeowners or residents who use deadly force to protect their family or property from a person who unlawfully enters their home cannot face civil lawsuits from the criminal nor their family. "If they're going to come in and do anything, steal your crockery, you can use deadly force and that was a significant change. Prior to that time, the use of deadly force just to protect property was not authorized," said Miller. Miller said the state of Missouri adopted new legislation in 2007, strengthening the protection for residents. According to Miller, the legislature recently passed an amendment to include vehicles as part of a person's "castle." …
http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=13226170
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Wisconsin Open-Carry Event: Nearly everybody was packing heat during Saturday's open carry picnic at Haskins Park in West Baraboo. However, other than some passionate political speech, the firearms advocates had a cool celebration of their cause. The gathering by supporters of the right to openly carry firearms for self defense is one example of a movement that has held similar picnics around Wisconsin. It was sparked last year when state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen published an opinion that the state constitution allows people to carry unconcealed firearms as long as the armed person does not violate other laws… Later the picnic took on a more political cast as Wisconsin Carry, Inc. Vice President Hubert Hoffman spoke about securing citizens' rights to be armed. He argued a recent Supreme Court ruling involving the Second Amendment of United States Constitution gives people an "absolute right to carry a firearm." … (I'm not sure which decision Hoffman has been reading but I don't recall such verbiage.)
http://www.wiscnews.com/baraboonewsrepublic/news/local/article_80beb664-c9e6-11df-8b13-001cc4c002e0.html
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California Open-Carry Incident: Just before 3 p.m. Saturday, a white Chevy Blazer pulled up to the arrival curb outside Terminal A at Mineta San Jose International Airport. Two men dressed in black parked the SUV, switched on its hazard lights and approached the information desk to inquire about American Airlines Flight 1205 from Dallas. Both carried assault rifles strapped across their chests, with handguns in their holsters. A volunteer at the desk politely told them the plane was due at 3:02 p.m. And another volunteer asked one of the armed men, "Are you one of the people who ride on the plane" looking for terrorists? "No," he replied. Then the pair casually waited near the escalator that ferries travelers to the luggage carousels… It appears that airport travelers that day either figured the pair's mission was benign, or perhaps thought they were part of a ninja movie. San Jose police said they received no calls inquiring about the men with rifles… It turns out the men with the assault rifles were from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and were meeting another security staffer returning from assignment, lab spokesman Don Johnston said. San Jose police and airport officials, who were unaware of the armed greeting until questioned by the Mercury News on Sunday, said protocol is for a law enforcement agency to give notice when sending armed personnel into another agency's jurisdiction, according to police Lt. Mike Sullivan. An airport videotape showed the men in the baggage area for seven or eight minutes, airport spokesman David Vossbrink said… (I'm sure they'd get a bigger response if they tried that at a beach or pier in southern California.)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_16181812?source=most_viewed&nclick_check=1
Related Lawn Decorations:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Unpainted-Combat-Garden-Gnomes-with-assault-rifles-/180562105065?pt=Art_Sculpture&hash=item2a0a5712e9
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Oops, Wrong House: Authorities said a pistol-packing homeowner scared three men suspected of trying to break into her home Friday afternoon, causing them to drive off. They were arrested after a short chase. According to the Livingston Parish [LA] Sheriff's Office, Leon Guerin, Dominique Griffin and Scevera Alexander Jr. were taken into custody in connection with the burglary. The suspects are all 19 years old and from Baton Rouge. Investigators said a Satsuma woman heard a knock at her back door and then a very loud noise. She said she thought someone was "tearing down the wall." Detectives said she grabbed a .357 magnum pistol and surprised the men, one of which was already in her kitchen. Deputies reported the men ran to a red car and drove away… Investigators said the trio was wanted in connection with other burglaries in the area. They were each booked into the Livingston Parish Detention Center on two counts of burglary of an inhabited dwelling…
http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=13223654
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Oops, Wrong Old Man: Charles Place is 83 and frail. He has back problems and a bad hip. And, if he has to, he said he will kick your — well, you get the picture. Clearwater [FL] police say Bryan Treloar learned that lesson Thursday morning when he tried to rob Place in the parking lot outside Costello's restaurant. Instead of handing over his belongings to a man 40 years his junior, Place struggled with him and pulled out a .25-caliber semiautomatic handgun. "He was probably one surprised son of a gun," Place said… This Clearwater senior citizen totes a gun and knows how to use it. He has carried it around for 10 or 15 years, he said… (Actually, from the photograph, Mr. Place needs to learn to keep his finger out of the trigger guard, until his sights are on the target and he's prepared to fire.)
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/83-year-old-clearwater-man-pulls-gun-on-would-be-robber/1123803
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Oops, Wrong Restaurant: Police say a Connecticut restaurant worker shot and killed one of two suspects who tried to rob the Bridgeport establishment. Police tell WTNH-TV that the suspects attempted to rob the Peking Restaurant on Wade Street Sunday night, but a worker with a gun shot one of them. The station reports that the worker has a gun permit. Authorities say both robbers fled in a getaway car, but it crashed nearby. Police say they found one suspect dead inside the car. Police haven't named the worker or the dead suspect. It's not clear if police caught the other man. (Recall that a reporter in Wisconsin recently opined that the risk of a serious crime at a restaurant was very low.)
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/national/northeast/view/20100927police_conn_restaurant_worker_kills_robber/srvc=home&position=recent
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Rule Five Reminder: A 2-year-old boy shot himself Monday with a pistol he found under a bed in an apartment in western Maryland, authorities said. The boy, who was not named, was hit in the chest and critically wounded, said Hagerstown police chief Arthur Smith. Smith said the boy was taken to Children's Hospital in the District after the incident, which occurred about 1:15 a.m. Smith said the incident taught a "hard lesson" about the need to store firearms securely. (Rule Five: Maintain control of your firearm.)
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-breaking-news/maryland/boy-2-shoots-self-with-found-p.html?hpid=sec-metro
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When Guns Are Outlawed…: Gunmen stormed a police headquarters in the northern Mexico and escaped with around 70 firearms, officials said. The criminals took assault rifles, pistols and tactical equipment from the state police headquarters in Chihuahua early Monday, an official spokesman said. No one was hurt in the robbery and the gunmen only threatened the officer in-charge of the storage area, Chihuahua Public Safety Secretariat spokesman Fidel Banuelos said. The incident is 'unprecedented' because this is the first time that a state police facility has been stormed, Banuelos said…
http://sify.com/news/gunmen-rob-police-in-mexico-news-international-kj2mucecjic.html
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Tangentially Related: People who've been alerted by electric alarm systems on their homes about a home invasion or other emergency are legion, have to number in the tens anyway. Fact check: do you set your alarms when you are home? (You do? Congratulations!) The number of people alerted to emerging disasters by dogs? I imagine there are lots of people, whole tribes if we stretch back to antiquity. Why would prehistoric peoples work with the strains of wolf to make them a whole line of domesticated stock - but to help with chores and to be another set of ears and eyes alert to danger. If you're not a dog person, do us a favor - don't get a dog just to be "tactical." It doesn't work that way. Dog owners just have an early warning edge in that department. They should. There's a huge investment in time, effort and the practice of patience in having a dog. What kind of dog is best? The kind you like. Having read articles about the "small yappers are as good as the big dogs" and "big dogs are better," I'm convinced it doesn't matter. It's having the dog and letting the dog know at what it's appropriate to sound the alarm - and when it's important to be quiet…
http://www.thetacticalwire.com/archived/2010-09-28_tactical.html
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