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Source: Greeley Gazette Author: Mike Bauman Posted on 12.16.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “The City of Chicago has some of the most restrictive gun control laws in the nation. Up until a few months ago, it was illegal for a private citizen to own or possess a handgun anywhere within the city, including in one’s own home. For 2010, Chicago also holds another distinction. More Chicago Police Officers were killed by gunfire this year than any other police agency in the nation. The city also boasts one of the highest violent crime rates in the country, with 1 in 89 residents being victims of violent crime last year.” (12/15/10) Link: http://www.greeleygazette.com/press/?p=7101 Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Gun Rights Examiner Author: David Codrea Posted on 12.16.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Superintendent Bill Husfelt, who acted bravely, albeit futilely, had time to say ‘Please don’t’ before assailant Duke opened fire. The rest had to resign themselves to diving for cover in terror. Why? Isn’t Florida one of those states with ’shall issue’ concealed carry and a ’stand your ground’ law …. Yes it is. But that’s trumped — at least in the eyes of the Bay District Schools board — by policy …” (12/15/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/3az9vvl Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Truth About Guns Author: Brad Kozak Posted on 12.15.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Stop me if you’ve heard this one … a blowhard, anti-gun Senator rags on gun owners, day in and day out. So one night, he’s at home, living his Life O’Reily, when an intruder shows up to burgle/home invade/rob/commit mayhem. What’s a poor Progressive that abhors gun ownership to do? Silly wabbit! If they are a state senator, they do what any other gun owner would do — they pull out their gun and air condition the criminal with a little lead. … Seems die-hard, left-wing, anti-gun crusader and N.C. state senator R.C. Soles, 74, shot one of two intruders at his home just outside Tabor City , N.C. about 5 p.m. Sunday.” (12/14/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/24zqykk Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Missourian Author: Ken Paulson Posted on 12.15.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “It’s the holiday that got away. Wednesday is the 219th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights, a critical turning point in the history of this country and one that transformed this nation forever. Still, you won’t find any Bill of Rights greeting cards in local stores. It’s not that Americans are short on patriotism. In fact, we celebrate Veterans Day, Constitution Day, Flag Day, Memorial Day, Washington’s Birthday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Independence Day.” (12/14/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/25zdwj2 Filed under: 2AM Commentary and LAND Commentary and PND Commentary and RRND Commentary and Twitter-Worthy | |
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Source: Chicago Now Author: Warner Todd Huston Posted on 12.12.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “So let’s go over the details here. A 21-year-old outsider with a fifty pound weight advantage admittedly forced his way into the woman’s home several times. He admits he attacked her. He admits he ‘restrained’ her physically. He admits that he was trying to date the woman’s underage daughter. And when the mother armed herself against this attacker in her own home … the cops arrest the mother?” (12/10/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2ctu7du Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner Author: Kurt Hoffman Posted on 12.12.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “St. Louis, as home to the St. Louis VA Medical Center, plays an important role in caring for our wounded warriors, who have sacrificed so much in our nation’s service. Awareness has steadily grown of the fact that not all war wounds are physical in nature. American service members have been fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq for most of a decade now, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) afflicts an enormous number of these brave men and women, with the VA treating over 140,000 new PTSD sufferers last year.” (12/10/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/283gaf5 Filed under: 2AM Commentary | |
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Source: AmmoLand Author: Gun Owners of America Posted on 12.12.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Your attention to and activism with Gun Owners of America has made a world of difference over the past several months. The past couple of years were supposed to be the worst on record, as far as gun rights are concerned. With the election of Barack Hussein Obama, Americans went rushing to gun stores and generated a buying spree that created shortages of firearms and ammunition around the country.” (12/10/10) Link: http://www.ammoland.com/2010/12/10/gun-owners-year-in-review-2010/ Filed under: 2AM Commentary and LAND Commentary | |
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Source: Madison County Journal Author: Andy Taggart Posted on 12.09.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “So here’s a call to arms, quite literally. If you are a gun owner, and can use your weapon safely and responsibly, think seriously about whether you might owe a duty to yourself, your family and your neighbors to carry a sidearm in public. Even if not, hold yourself as though you might well be armed. Ladies can keep a hand inside their purses and look people in the eye as they approach in a parking lot. Gentlemen should keep a hand in a coat pocket and walk confidently and tall. And if that hand clutches a personal defense arm, so much the better. Bad guys won’t like it. That’s a good thing.” (12/08/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/287qeoq Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: New York Times Author: Marc Lacey Posted on 12.07.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Arizona used to be a knife carrier’s nightmare, with a patchwork of local laws that forced those inclined to strap Buck knives or other sharp objects to their belts to tread carefully as they moved from Phoenix (no knives except pocketknives) to Tempe (no knives at all) to Tucson (no knives on library grounds). But that changed earlier this year when Arizona made its Legislature the sole arbiter of knife regulations. And because of loose restrictions on weapons here, Arizona is now considered a knife carrier’s dream, a place where everything from a samurai sword to a switchblade can be carried without a quibble.” (12/05/10) Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/us/05knives.html Filed under: 2AM Commentary and LAND Commentary | |
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Source: Backwoods Home Author: Masaad Ayoob Posted on 12.05.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “I remember one of my first female students. She was in her sixties, an accomplished academician and author with strong roots in what was then called ‘women’s liberation.’ She had considered the gun to be a hideous side effect of testosterone poisoning. Then, she was assaulted by armed criminals and nearly died. ‘It occurred to me,’ she told me later, ‘that I had neglected one element of my empowerment.’” (12/05/10) Link: http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/ayoob63.html Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Human Events Author: Mark Walters Posted on 12.01.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “The holidays are upon us and our time is stretched beyond its usual capacities as we strive to meet the demands of the season. Our lives become rushed as we focus on getting places, beating crowds, shopping, etc., and understandably we may be focused on the tasks at hand, thereby reducing our normal levels of alertness. How aware are you of your surroundings at any given time on any given day? Are you prepared to avoid certain unpleasant situations that may befall you simply because you were unaware of what was going on around you?” (11/30/10) Link: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=40255 Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Truth About Guns Author: Brad Kozak Posted on 12.01.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Went to the range today. If you’d like to read my in-depth review of the gun I’m carrying for the 30-day project, click on over. I’ll wait. Back? Good. Okay, so I was having a discussion with Fearless Leader the other day, and RF casually mentioned that he and his significant other keep a gat strapped to their person pretty much every waking moment. (There’s a story there, I’m sure, but he’s not sharing — yet — and I’m not prying.) Since I don’t live in downtown Beirut, I’m disinclined to keep a gun on my while I’m at home.” (11/30/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2cu4vr9 Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: The Libertarian Enterprise Author: Paul Gallant, Alan Chwick and Joanne Eisen Posted on 11.30.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “We American gun-owners need to become more familiar with the process of ‘norming.’ The ‘norm’ of civilian disarmament already surrounds our country and has the potential to nullify our Second Amendment right. When global firearm-prohibitionists speak about ‘norming,’ they are actually discussing the process wherein society becomes increasingly hostile to the possession of arms in the hands of civilians.” (11/29/10) Link: http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2010/tle597-20101128-03.html Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Canada Free Press Author: Diana Clark Posted on 11.29.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “They deny us our First Amendment right to Freedom of Speech and Press, while claiming its protection for themselves. They squelch any expression of our religious belief or patriotism, while demanding the freedom to spread THEIR lies. They seek to deny our Second Amendment right to Keep and Bear Arms — our right to self-defense — while they will use violence to impose their will on the rest of us.” (11/28/10) Link: http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/30482 Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: The Libertarian Enterprise Author: Neale Osborn Posted on 11.22.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Between the proliferation of AGW (anthropogenic global warming) BS being used to control businesses and manufacturing, the ever increasing reduction in both the size and comfort of cars, and the ever rising prices of gasoline, voluntary travel is being cut more and more every year. So, is the latest round of security bullshit another round in the anti-travel gun?” (11/22/10) Link: http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2010/tle596-20101121-06.html Filed under: 2AM Commentary and LAND Commentary and RRND Commentary and Twitter-Worthy | |
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Source: The Price of Liberty Author: Robert Greenslade Posted on 11.22.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “Opponents of the private ownership of firearms always claim there is no need for individuals to own a firearm for self-protection because the police are entrusted with that duty. Nothing could be further from the truth. Courts throughout these United States have consistently held that police have no legal duty to provide police protection to any individual citizen.” (11/22/10) Link: http://www.thepriceofliberty.org/2010/11/22/greenslade.html Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary and Twitter-Worthy | |
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Source: Buckeye Firearms Author: Charlie Earl Posted on 11.21.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “This is not a retrospective on the life of Axl Rose, although he may be nearly as old as Moses. This entry is an exploration of the necessity for an armed citizenry. In a perfect world there would be no need for citizens to bear weapons. Today’s world is not perfect, however, and members of our society should be armed for a number of reasons.” (11/19/10) Link: http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/7525 Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Gun Rights Examiner Author: David Codrea Posted on 11.21.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “But if this survey is true, can we as a society afford allowing twenty percent of the population to roam free among us potentially armed?” (11/19/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/33w35hu Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Seattle Gun Rights Examiner Author: Dave Workman Posted on 11.16.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Ten years is a very long time, during which a political landscape can change, and so can the judicial arena. Ten years ago, if someone had suggested that the politically-fashionable handgun bans in Washington, D.C. and Chicago could be struck down on Second Amendment grounds, he might have been laughed out of town. Today, a herd of municipal attorneys for cities and towns large and small are paying a lot closer attention to firearms regulations.” (11/15/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2alq8km Filed under: 2AM Commentary and LAND Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: The Libertarian Enterprise Author: Neal Osborn Posted on 11.16.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “My wife is forcing me, against my will, to get a CCW. I don’t acknowledge the right of the state to grant this right, as the 2nd Amendment states ‘The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms Shall Not be Infringed,’ and being forced to buy a license IS infringing. But she’s tired of my bitching about the license, and thinks I need to carry as the society deteriorates, so we’re gonna get the licenses together.” (11/14/10) Link: http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2010/tle595-20101114-04.html Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Gun Rights Examiner Author: David Codrea Posted on 11.14.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “The fact remains — ATF has the testing conclusions to execute this aborted ruling if and when they wish to — in fact, if their analysis about what constitutes a United States Code-defined ‘firearm’ is ‘correct’ — and if they don’t know, who does? — this could be a Sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of airgun dealers and owners that could be dropped at any time.” (11/12/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2cebsnj Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Human Events Author: Amelia Foxwell Posted on 11.10.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “The story of a female grad student who aspires to do refugee work with children in war torn countries, who is a daughter, a girlfriend, a friend, and is also a member of the local militia, might sound strange to most. Once you understand the truth about militias, my life doesn’t seem strange at all. Militia members are normal everyday people. We are just like you, and some of us may be your neighbors, your friends, and your family.” (11/09/10) Link: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=39780 Filed under: 2AM Commentary and LAND Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: LA Gun Rights Examiner Author: John Longenecker Posted on 11.09.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Guns on campus is in the news again. In my ongoing series on Guns On Campus, I answer issues that somehow seem to be guesswork on the part of non-gun owner students and trustees. I say this because anti-liberty reasoning sounds like good faith dealings at first, but when assumptions are corrected and excuses run out, trustees play the one card which vexes adults: No guns on campus. This disturbing final maneuver gives credence to the claims of abuses of power as it continues to avoid the practical solution to violence, and that is recognizing the adult student’s authority over the violent situation.” (11/08/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2uuhc8a Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Gun Rights Examiner Author: David Codrea Posted on 11.07.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “What I expect is for someone who took an oath to the Constitution to understand that free citizens have a right to be where they want to be, that their right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, and that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. That’s what I expect.” (11/05/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/32nfceg Filed under: 2AM Commentary | |
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Source: AmmoLand Author: staff Posted on 11.04.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Candidates backed by Gun Owners of America scored tremendous wins in Tuesday’s elections. In many cases, GOA was the ONLY national pro-gun organization to actively oppose Nancy Pelosi’s ‘Blue Dog’ Democrats. Our aggressive opposition to these Representatives — who are mistakenly considered to be somewhat conservative — was well worth the effort as Pelosi has now been reduced to minority status.” (11/03/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/28p7zfa Filed under: 2AM Commentary | |
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Source: Gun Rights Examiner Author: David Codrea Posted on 11.04.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Are we safe? Can we relax? Does anyone think the anti-gunners are going to fold up their tent and go away? Does anyone think politicians will now place commitment to principle over self-interest?” (11/03/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/289r79n Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Truth About Guns Author: Robert Farago Posted on 10.31.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Ostensibly, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence is about, wait for it, preventing gun violence. To that end, they constantly harp on about the need for ‘reasonable’ gun regulations: rules that keep society safe from criminals who use guns, by doing everything possible to block criminal access to firearms. This is the organization’s public position. And just like most of the regulations the Brady Campaign champions, it seems like a reasonable stance. Who wants criminals to have guns? But just like the regulations that the Brady Campaign champions, things are not exactly what they seem.” (10/30/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/23f3kus Filed under: 2AM Commentary | |
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Source: St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner Author: Kurt Hoffman Posted on 10.31.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “The Washington Post has, over the course of this week, run what they’re calling an ‘investigation’ — a multi-part hit piece on gun dealers, blaming them for ‘gun crime.’ The series starts with Sunday’s five-page article about Realco guns, in Forestville, Maryland, which has, according to the article, sold more than 2,500 ‘crime guns’ over the last eighteen years. What the article does not do, however, is present any evidence of wrongdoing on the part of the owners/operators of Realco — just the opposite …” (10/29/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/27ycok3 Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Buckeye Firearms Association Author: Jim Irvine Posted on 10.27.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “There was a double murder on Friday at Park-Ohio in Cleveland. The business has ‘no guns’ signs posted, but as we have seen demonstrated many times, killers do not obey the signs. The victims always obey them, and are dead. Maybe that was part of the killer’s plans. The accused killer was a former employee. He knew company policy and protocol. He likely knew of the ‘no guns’ signs and that neither his victims, nor any of their co-workers would be able to stop him. Police say Graciela Morales was shot and killed in her car in the parking lot. Then the killer used her ID to enter the building where he killed Eduardo Pupo.” (10/25/10) Link: http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/7496 Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Albuquerque Libertarian Examiner Author: Kent McManigal Posted on 10.26.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “[State Senator Mary Jane Garcia] has said that as a result of the mugging she is more aware of the [e]ffects of criminal violence, and that she intends to be much more active in promoting ’support for victims.’ She says she wants ‘women to be more aware of what they can do to protect themselves.’ Good. I expect to see her become very active in fighting the repeal of ‘laws’ that make it harder for people to own and to carry weapons with them everywhere they go. If she does anything else, she is a liar and a hypocrite. And a typical statist.” (10/25/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2a4huoe Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary and Twitter-Worthy | |
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Source: New American Author: Bob Adelmann Posted on 10.24.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Jennifer Willis exhibited all the symptoms of hoplophobia in explaining her return to sanity in her article in Salon magazine, ‘I Was Anti-gun, Until I Got Stalked.’ ‘I’m afraid of guns … I abhor them. I used to date a guy who owned a handgun … I made him move [his] small gun safe … to another room …. ‘The idea of owning a gun made me sick to my stomach … I dreamed that people were pointing double-barreled shotguns at me.’ These are all classic symptoms of hopolophobia, defined by author and firearms instructor Colonel Jeff Cooper as ‘an unreasoning, obsessive neurotic fear of weapons as such, usually accompanied by an irrational feeling that weapons possess a will or consciousness for evil, apart from the will of their user.’” (10/22/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/3xs2hbs Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Daily Kos Author: Jeff from PA Posted on 10.21.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “I grew up in a non-gun state where they all had to be registered, both handguns and long guns. We had a rifle and shotgun in the house, to be handed down to me by each of my grandfathers, but they sat in their cases … It was also a nice neighborhood where everybody checked on each other when the power went out or the water pipe broke, a couple neighbors had a housekey to take in the newspapers and mail if we were away. … So what could have possibly taken me from such a life of rainbows, unicorns and warm fuzzy pooties?” [editor’s note: This is a little old, but, important … from a ‘group of second amendment supporters who also have progressive and liberal values. We don’t think that being a liberal means one has to be anti-gun’-MLS] (10/05/10) Link: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/10/5/6267/39794 Filed under: 2AM Commentary and LAND Commentary and PND Commentary | |
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Source: Gun Rights Examiner Author: David Codrea Posted on 10.20.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Once it was determined he did not pose a danger to himself or others, why was Aitken not released and his property returned to him?” (10/19/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/24ofmbb Filed under: 2AM Commentary and LAND Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Living Freedom Author: Claire Wolfe Posted on 10.19.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “On the other hand, when you’re a mature, self-responsible, sapient creature living in a land of laws (even if it’s no longer a land that has much use for the rule of law), the Second Amendment is one potential self-defense tool. Especially if you’ve already been captured by the state.” (10/19/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2698t8r Filed under: 2AM Commentary and LAND Commentary and RRND Commentary and Twitter-Worthy | |
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Source: LA Anti-Establishment Examiner Author: Charles Nichols Posted on 10.18.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “A Federal Magistrate Judge in Massachusetts just outdid the Brady Center in their ludicrous interpretation of the United States Supreme Court Heller decision which declared that we have an individual, fundamental enumerated Constitutional right to carry a weapon for the purpose of self defense.” (10/17/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/39lcxrh Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: The Missourian Author: Corey Motley Posted on 10.17.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Looking through comments on news stories dealing with conceal and carry on campus, most people immediately bring up the worst possible things that could happen if students were allowed to carry guns on campus. Allow me to shoot some holes (excuse the pun) in these arguments. College is stressful, no doubt, but so is life, whether you’re in college or not. Perhaps students should all be locked in padded rooms without sharp objects during every finals week? The possibility of students using guns while under the influence of drugs or alcohol is frightening, but people use cars every day under the influence. Should legislatures take away all the cars in the U.S. because only a percentage of the population is too irresponsible to use them correctly? Is this kindergarten?” (10/15/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2wnfn73 Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner Author: Kurt Hoffman Posted on 10.17.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Wednesday, a Wisconsin judge threw out, on Constitutional grounds, charges against a man accused of violating Wisconsin’s prohibition against carrying concealed weapons …. as of this moment, the ruling will have little effect outside Judge Counsell’s own court. The defense attorney who made the successful motion to dismiss the case, however, expects the ruling to be appealed, and that the case will end up, in his words, in ‘either the Wisconsin Supreme Court and or the United States Supreme Court,’ before this is over. Needless to say, the anti-self-defense lobby is nearly apoplectic.” (10/15/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2atfejx Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Backwoods Home Author: Dave Duffy Posted on 10.14.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Bradford Metcalf remains in prison these past 12 years on trumped-up charges concerning weapons possession, but the Supreme Court may hear his case. … Please join me in contacting the Supremes to consider this case. Bradford Metcalf is a political prisoner left over from the Janet Reno/Bill Clinton crackdown on conservative dissidents in the wake of Waco and Ruby Ridge.” (10/11/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2euw5e8 Filed under: 2AM Commentary and LAND Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Sipsey Street Irregulars Author: Mike Vanderboegh Posted on 10.14.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “‘Mad Anne’ Bailey was born Anne Hennis in Liverpool, England, in 1742 and came to America at age 19, probably as an indentured servant. Her first husband, Richard Trotter, was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant, West Virginia on 10 October 1774. Grief-stricken and hungry for vengeance, Anne … joined the militia, took up ‘male dress,’ the rifle and the tomahawk, and became a frontier scout, messenger, spy, and Indian fighter. She was the subject of many adventures … She became known as the ‘White Squaw of the Kanawha’, but was more widely known as ‘Mad Anne.’” (10/13/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/37rvlpn Filed under: 2AM Commentary and LAND Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner Author: Kurt Hoffman Posted on 10.14.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “‘More than 4,000 guns’ in Chicago this past May.’ ‘1,700 weapons’ in Los Angeles the same month. ‘5,337 guns’ in Los Angeles County late last December.’ What do these, and tens of thousands of other guns throughout the country, just over the past year, have in common? They were turned in as part of ‘gun buybacks’ (a classic example of a misnomer — these guns aren’t being returned to a previous owner — not, in other words, being bought ‘back’). There’s something else it would seem they have in common: they are very likely being used to bolster statistical ‘evidence’ about ‘crime guns,’ without any regard to whether or not the guns in question were involved in any crimes.” (10/13/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2g4l6cc Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary and Twitter-Worthy | |
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Source: Sun Sentinel Author: staff Posted on 10.11.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Hand grenades? Come on. Most reasonable people would agree it’s wise for the federal government to impose rules against carrying certain things, like explosives, aboard an airplane. But what about a weapon for personal protection? If a terrorist sneaks a box-cutter onto a plane, wouldn’t you want to have your handgun handy?” (10/11/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2ehrau5 Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Gun Watch Author: John Jay Ray Posted on 10.11.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “One story is that he wants to keep these weapons ‘out of civilian hands.’ Overlooking the fact that civilian hands are precisely where the Founding Fathers intended such weapons to be, let’s examine these weapons for a moment, and the dire threat to national security they represent.” (10/11/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2f6f9ce Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Gun Rights Examiner Author: David Codrea Posted on 10.11.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Several developments have occurred in recent days that indicate something as innocuous as visiting pro-gun rights websites that are critical of government Constitutional compliance, and especially participating in comments and forums, can results in heightened law enforcement scrutiny and even as a supporting criteria for ‘legal’ intervention.” (10/10/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/26tl5zo Filed under: 2AM Commentary and LAND Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Liberty For All Author: CCRKBA staff Posted on 10.11.10 by R. Lee Wrights “While the City of Chicago is currently in federal court stubbornly defending its new gun ordinance, data reveals that the city’s United Center Park is the most dangerous neighborhood in the country, a situation that reeks of hypocrisy, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. ‘The city’s new gun ordinance is deliberately designed to discourage citizens from obtaining handguns for personal protection,’ noted CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb.” (10/11/10) Link: http://www.libertyforall.net/?p=4943 Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal Author: Vin Suprynowicz Posted on 10.10.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Yes, it’s sure dumb to make any movement that a cop could interpret as ‘preparing to draw a weapon’ when confronted by an armed officer shouting at you, adrenalin pumping. But where is the statute that says we must instantly obey every shouted command of a police officer, and the punishment for failing to do so is death? Meantime, why is the public now informed that a license to carry a concealed weapon actually constitutes a license to be made to lie face down on the ground, to be handcuffed and disarmed until police are confident they have everything under control?” (10/10/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2gxk7vt Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary and Twitter-Worthy | |
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Source: Infowars Author: Paul Joseph Watson Posted on 10.10.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “A newborn baby was ripped from its mother’s arms by officials from the New Hampshire Division of Family Child Services accompanied by police after authorities cited the parents’ association with the Oath Keepers organization as one of the primary reasons for the snatch, heralding a shocking new level of persecution where Americans’ political beliefs are now being used by the state to kidnap children. … Even if the additional reasons cited in the affidavit, which are unproven at this time, could be considered sufficient reason for the state to take the baby, the fact that political affiliations were even mentioned is a frightening indictment of how far the government’s war on Americans who dissent against authority has advanced.” (10/08/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2f9s6xl Filed under: 2AM Commentary and LAND Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: The Libertarian Enterprise Author: L. Neil Smith Posted on 10.10.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Although some American firearms manufacturers and some dealers will think it’s a good thing — just as they did with other heinous and unconstitutional laws written, in part, to act as import barriers (one reason I wouldn’t buy Bill Ruger’s products for a long time) — Obama’s refusal to bring back this million guns from Korea is treasonous.” (10/10/10) Link: http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2010/tle591-20101011-02.html Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: United Liberty Author: Tom Knighton Posted on 10.06.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “One of the favorite phrases of the would-be gun grabbers is the phrase ‘common sense gun control.’ The argument is that regulating guns, at least to some extent, is perfectly normal and necessary. Using that particular terminology is designed to paint anyone who opposes such regulations as lacking in that very same common sense. The truth of the matter is that gun control isn’t common sense in any way.” (10/05/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/38k2d3x Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: The Libertarian Enterprise Author: L. Neil Smith Posted on 10.04.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Basically, the question boiled down to, will you have a life to live, after we win? I’ve made certain, ever since then, that I had an answer. … Living in a free country would mean that I could return to a dream I’ve had for years, of becoming a weapons-manufacturer. For example, as a gunsmith, I don’t believe that history and humanity are quite through with the design known as the ‘Broomhandle Mauser,’ the first commercially successful semiautomatic pistol. The Broomhandle is so different in conception and execution from the Browning-invented weapons we’re all used to, as to seem like the product of an alien mind.” (10/04/10) Link: http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2010/tle590-20101003-02.html Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary and Twitter-Worthy | |
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Source: The American Spectator Author: Dan Peterson Posted on 09.30.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “The 14th Amendment was passed in the aftermath of the Civil War primarily to ensure that state and local governments in the South could not deprive blacks of their constitutional and civil rights, including the right to own and use firearms for protection against unlawful violence. The Supreme Court has at long last given teeth to that right. It is surely an irony that Mayor Daley and the city council are now engaged in ‘massive resistance’ to the Court’s decision protecting the civil rights of Chicago’s residents.” (09/30/10) Link: http://spectator.org/archives/2010/09/30/a-splendid-precarious-victory Filed under: 2AM Commentary and CANDi Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Tenth Amendment Center Author: Michael Boldin Posted on 09.29.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Question. How many people here own a gun, or manufacture or sell guns? And how many of you are proud felons — meaning, when the government makes rules to restrict your right to keep and bear arms, you simply ignore them because they don’t have the authority to do so?” (09/28/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/27t5x5h Filed under: 2AM Commentary and LAND Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Strike the Root Author: Paul Bonnneau Posted on 09.27.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Anarchy is often all around us, yet we do not see it. Perhaps we have been conditioned by the state propaganda organs too well. One recent event, perhaps the most significant anarchic event ever, was the huge ramp-up in sales of military-pattern rifles starting on Obama’s election in November 2008 and tapering back down to normal in the summer of 2009 — although ammunition shortages continued until just recently.” (09/27/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2cxzule Filed under: 2AM Commentary and LAND Commentary and RRND Commentary and Twitter-Worthy | |
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Source: Truth About Guns Author: Robert Farago Posted on 09.26.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “I had a phone call with a member of our armed intelligentsia. Turns out he’s more intelligent than armed, and maybe not so intelligent either. The TTAG reader has a pocket-carry Smith & Wesson revolver for home defense and … that’s it. He keeps the Smith in a bedroom safe. I told him flat out: if you’re attacked in your home, you’re dead. Not only are you bullet deficient, but you’ll never get to that safe in time. And if you do, you’ll never be able to open it. And if you do, you’ll have spent too much time with your back to the bad guy. It’s home carry or nothing. Literally.” (09/24/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2fcsxzj Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Gun Rights Examiner Author: David Codrea Posted on 09.23.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “There are actually voices in the so-called ‘pro-gun community’ who ridicule ’shall not be infringed’ and the commitment of those who mean it when they say ‘We will not disarm.’ Theirs are the voices who say we have to settle for a compromised gain rather than trying for an outright win, that we must vote for the lesser of two evils.” (09/22/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2b6xlsq Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Bakersfield Californian Author: staff Posted on 09.22.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “In light of the double murder in a prominent California city where two 16-year-old thugs with baseball bat and knife bludgeoned an elderly couple to death after first robbing them in the hopes of acquiring more money for their frequent marijuana usage, I wonder if this tragedy may have been avoided had the victims used a gun to protect themselves. Many crime victims also are victims to our society’s undying trust that if we are law-abiding, others around us will be also, and those who are not will be dealt with swiftly by law enforcement. Such is naive, impossible and a great American myth …. This is why you must preserve your right of self-defense and why the recent Supreme Court decision, McDonald v. City of Chicago, is so important.” (09/21/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/26xn99d Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Gun Rights Examiner Author: David Codrea Posted on 09.20.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “It illustrates a larger theme that, in spite of bowing to just about every infringement the gun control crowd can think up, their hypothesis fails in every laboratory where the experiment has been conducted. Guns exist. To try to limit their possession to government is not only an impossible dream, but where it’s been tried it invariably produces nightmares.” (09/19/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2etrhdo Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: AmmoLand Author: staff Posted on 09.20.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Paul Helmke and Dennis Henigan — spokesmen for the beleaguered Brady Campaign these days — are old enough to know what a phonograph record is, so for their benefit we’ll put it this way: At the risk of sounding like a ‘broken record,’ gun ownership has risen to an all-time high, and violent crime has fallen to a 35-year low. Coinciding with a surge in gun purchases that began shortly before the 2008 elections, violent crime decreased six percent between 2008 and 2009, according to the FBI. This included an eight percent decrease in murder and a nine percent decrease in robbery. Since 1991, when total violent crime peaked, it has decreased 43 percent to a 35-year low.” (09/19/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/264jkcv Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: New York Sun Author: staff Posted on 09.20.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “The idea that the constitutional principles are beyond the ken of the American people strikes us as not only condescending but inaccurate. The history of constitutional law is a long oeuvre of cases that were brought by citizens with no special training in the law, and more often than not no fame or special stature. Think Clarence Earl Gideon on the right to counsel, Oliver Brown on school integration, Norma McCorvey, who entered the captions as Jane Roe, on abortion, to name but a few. … In Utah and Montana, among other states, legislators recently passed laws to protect fire-arms manufacturing and distribution from regulation by the federal government.” (09/19/10) Link: http://www.nysun.com/editorials/avoiding-the-constitution/87082/ Filed under: 2AM Commentary and LAND Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: The Libertarian Enterprise Author: L. Neil Smith Posted on 09.19.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “There’s a reason we call it ‘victim disarmament’ rather than ‘gun control.’ Don’t ever let anybody attempt to persuade you that they are advocating such a policy for any other reason. The unpleasant fact is, there are those among us — it’s no secret; they proclaim it proudly and with increasing volume and frequency — who desire to possess that power, who yearn to be the ones who can put a bullet in the head of a helpless captive, or better yet, to order some underling to do it for them.” (09/19/10) Link: http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2010/tle588-20100919-02.html Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary and Twitter-Worthy | |
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Source: Liberty For All Author: CCRKBA staff Posted on 09.19.10 by R. Lee Wrights “The appointment of anti-gun rights former Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels as an alternate representative to the United Nations has removed any doubt about the Obama administration’s intentions regarding global gun control initiatives, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. Nickels, a founding member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns and the author of Seattle’s failed attempt to override Washington’s state firearms preemption statute, was sworn in Wednesday to ‘help represent the United States in the UN assembly,’ according to the Seattle Times.” (09/19/10) Link: http://www.libertyforall.net/?p=4850 Filed under: 2AM Commentary | |
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Source: Tibor's Space Author: Tibor R. Machan Posted on 09.19.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “It is interesting to me how morally righteous these people can be when it comes to racial or gender prejudice but how little they care about dismissing a very sizable segment of the American public such as those who are part of the Tea Party. Don’t they even sense how hypocritical it is for them to champion ‘the people’ but then drop almost half of those people from the ranks of those who should matter politically, whose input must be taken seriously? I guess not! A good case in point is the flack Sharron Angle of Nevada has received for reminding us all that the Second Amendment to the U. S. Constitution had something to do with empowering citizens to resist tyranny, should their government go completely corrupt.” (09/18/10) Link: http://tibikem.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!B2FD693F4B9A5746!2332.entry Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary and Twitter-Worthy | |
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Source: Strike the Root Author: Paul Bonneau Posted on 09.16.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “You know who you are. You’re a ‘philosophical libertarian’ or ‘philosophical anarchist.’ You might think of yourself as a bit bookish or intellectual. You tend to express yourself through words rather than action. You have a philosophical agreement, perhaps including some discomfort, with the right to bear arms. You either don’t own a gun, or the only one you have is an old .22 rifle you inherited from your grandfather which you shot once 15 years ago; it is now sitting forlorn, rusting in the closet…. Your problem is that you are not dangerous. This article is intended to help you remedy that. I know, this sounds ambitious; but bear with me.” (09/16/10) Link: http://www.strike-the-root.com/become-dangerous Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Buckeye Firearms Association Author: Jeff Knox Posted on 09.16.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “By reading this column you prove yourself to be an exception to the rule. You are an exception because you are doing things that most people don’t do or are not doing yet. First off, you are reading which is becoming exceptional all by itself, but not only are you reading, you are reading about politics and it’s still several weeks before a major election. On top of that, you are reading about gun politics which most people understand is all written by dangerous radicals and extremists. You are an exception because you care enough about our nation to seek out information, study issues, learn about candidates, and cast an educated vote.” (09//15/10) Link: http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/7432 Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Gun Rights Examiner Author: David Codrea Posted on 09.16.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “[W]hat is with these control freak martinets who think a paycheck gives them authority to dictate the life choices and freedoms their employees may exercise? ‘Company business’ my … oot. It’s none of the company’s damn business. It’s past time we as citizens adopted zero tolerance policies of our own, for any who would infringe on our unalienable rights.” (09/15/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/26zxu5y Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Liberty For All Author: CCRKBA staff Posted on 09.16.10 by R. Lee Wrights “For the third straight year, violent crime has declined in all categories while gun sales climbed, gun ownership expanded and more citizens are carrying firearms for personal protection; proof positive that gun prohibitionists have been consistently and undeniably wrong, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. The FBI released its 2009 report on Crime in the United States, showing that murder declined 7.3 percent, robberies fell 8 percent, aggravated assault dropped by 4.2 percent and forcible rape has declined 2.6 percent.” (09/16/10) Link: http://www.libertyforall.net/?p=4840 Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Albuquerque Libertarian Examiner Author: Kent McManigal Posted on 09.16.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “To allow politicians, bureaucrats, and enforcement thugs (whether in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, or Washington DC) to control the ownership and features of guns makes as much sense as allowing mosquitoes to control the deployment and voltage of bug zappers.” (09/15/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/32junhw Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary and Twitter-Worthy | |
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Source: Seattle Gun Rights Examiner Author: Dave Workman Posted on 09.15.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “For the third consecutive year, the gun prohibitionist lobby has been proven wrong in its alarmist predictions that more guns in more hands will result in more violent crime, as crime rates have fallen again. According to the FBI’s 2009 crime report, released Monday, homicides dropped 7.3 percent from 2008, aggravated assault declined 4.2 percent and forcible rape was down 2.6 percent. Yet, according to the [NSSF], 2009 was a boom year for gun sales.” (09/14/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2dqbt4p Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary and Twitter-Worthy | |
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Source: Truth About Guns Author: Robert Farago Posted on 09.15.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “‘The bustling hive of activity on campus is great, but it’s also scary business,’ Students for Concealed Carry on Campus write. ‘The ‘gun-free zones’ are back in session; an open invitation for a psychotic killer or rapist. Of course, no one thinks your school will be targeted. But then, that’s what they thought about Virginia Tech, NIU or University of Alabama (Huntsville) too. It’s time to take the next first step. It’s time to get people talking, get their attention and remind them that feeling safe is a feeling, not reality.’ To that end, the gun rights group are asking members to confront their classmates …” (09/14/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2665m8t Filed under: 2AM Commentary and LAND Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: South Coast Today Author: Kevin Carden Posted on 09.15.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “It is unlikely that the founding fathers of this country would be all too thrilled with how large government has become today, and actually has been for countless decades now. One of the primary reasons supporting this conclusion would be the Second Amendment …. The Constitution’s authors believed that if everyone possessed a gun, that we would all be equal, without government being able to control the actions of its citizens. … So, would the men who led the revolution which gained America independence from the British be pleased with what our government has developed into, or gladly face the firing squad in opposition to it?” (09/15/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2cle9em Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: University of Idaho Argonaut Author: Pierce Beigh Posted on 09.14.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “There comes a time in a man’s life when he must decide whether or not to take his girlfriend fishing. He must also decide if the risk of getting out-fished by his significant other is worth the embarrassment. Perhaps he has no idea that his petite girlfriend really has an inner fishing talent waiting to be released, or maybe the fish decide to take one for the team and bite her lure just to prove a point — who knows. If the connection is strong between the two of you and you trust her, a friendly shooting match may be in order. Sounds fun right? Just the two of you — love, guns and the great outdoors. … it is lots of fun, but only if you can take the embarrassment of being out-shot, because I guarantee it will happen.” (09/13/10) Link: http://www.uiargonaut.com/content/view/10705/50:testset/ Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Independent Record Author: staff Posted on 09.13.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “A group of states seeking freedom from federal gun laws suffered a setback last week when a federal magistrate recommended dismissing a lawsuit by gun rights advocates who argue Congress has overstepped its bounds with gun control. The magistrate upheld a ruling by the U.S. Department of Justice, which says courts have already decided that Congress can set standards on such items as guns through its power to regulate interstate commerce. The recommendation now awaits a federal judge in Missoula.” (09/13/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/27oa84n Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Courier Press Author: Robin Church Posted on 09.13.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “The crime wave began in October 2008 and by the time Christmas rolled around the perpetrator was brazenly breaking into our homes in the early evening hours while we were home and awake and attacking men and women both. We weren’t dealing with the usual nickel and dime thief. Neighbors started whispering the word ‘psychopath’ and sellers of security systems, surveillance cameras, guns, pepper spray and big barking dogs started doing a brisk business down in our ‘hood. The new neighborhood status symbol was a laser sight (for a gun). But ‘He’ continued breaking in, each home invasion becoming more violent.” (09/12/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/23fuj27 Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Denver Gun Rights Examiner Author: Dan Bidstrup Posted on 09.12.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “George Grier of Uniondale ran afoul of New York’s poor gun laws and may spend prison time for trying to defend his family. It seems he was unaware that New York has no law supporting the ‘Castle Doctrine’ specifically recognizing a right to defend ones home and family from intruders. Instead, New York recognizes a sort of honorable fair fight concept, saying you are only entitled to use physical force to deter physical force. This doesn’t take into account age, fitness, training, or size, but it looks great in action movies where the hero tosses away his helmet after he knocks off the helmet of his foe, and tosses away his own shield after removing his enemy’s shield to keep the fight fair. Give me a break!” (09/10/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/27dycte Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Truth About Guns Author: Robert Farago Posted on 09.12.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Earlier today, I posted the following statement: ‘In battle, you do what you gotta do, live, call 911 and deal.’ The 911 part of the formula is no small point. All your go-to gun gurus and lawyer friends (oxymoronic as that sounds) agree: you must call the cops immediately after a shooting. That’s the only way you can establish yourself as the victim rather than the aggressor. It’s also critical for guiding the first responders to your 10-40, and pre-identifying yourself so you don’t get yo’ ass capped by the good guys. Only there’s a fly in the cellular ointment. The rabbi sent me a link to a CNN story that raises the alarm about raising the alarm by calling 911 from your cell.” (09/10/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/25cynpa Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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Source: Liberty Belles Author: Jennifer Freeman Posted on 09.09.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Law-abiding New York resident, George Grier, might be disarmed for life after firing warning shots into the ground. Mr. Grier, the lawful owner of an AK-47, was leaving his Long Island home when he noticed five gang members in his driveway. … Mr. Grier immediately ran back inside the house and told his wife to call the police. He then grabbed his rifle, went outside, and asked the gang members to leave. The gang members did not leave. … They also threatened to kill him and his family. … Fearing for the safety of his family, Mr. Grier shot into the ground four times knowing that shots-fired calls get top priority.” (09/08/10) Link: http://www.libertybelles.org/articles/disarmedforlife.htm Filed under: 2AM Commentary and RRND Commentary | |
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