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Source: Independent Institute Event Date(s): June 9,2008 Posted on 06.04.08 by Mary Lou Seymour Last year, a federal appeals court overturned the District of Columbia’s ban on handguns. Now the U.S. Supreme Court will decide the case after nearly seventy years of silence on the Second Amendment. Observers expect the Court to finally settle the legal question of whether the constitutional ‘right of the people to keep and bear arms’ is an individual right held by all, or a ‘collective right’ of the state governments to maintain militias. What did the Founders intend when they drafted the Second Amendment? Please join us as constitutional legal scholar and Independent Institute Research Fellow Stephen P. Halbrook and George Mason University Law School legal historian Joyce Lee Malcolm examine these issues. Wine & Cheese Reception 5:00 pmProgram 6:00-7:00 pmQ & A to follow The Independent Institute,1319 Eighteenth Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. (06/04/08) Link: http://www.independent.org/events/detail.asp?eventID=137 Filed under: 2AM Events | |
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Source: BBC News [UK] Posted on 12.06.07 by Thomas L. Knapp “A gunman has opened fire with a rifle in a shopping centre in the US state of Nebraska, killing eight people before fatally shooting himself, police say. A further five people were wounded — two critically — in the shooting at the Westroads Mall in Omaha. Police have identified the gunman as Robert Hawkins, 19, from Bellevue, close to Omaha. They said a suicide note had been recovered. Hawkins struck as the centre was crowded with Christmas shoppers. Witnesses spoke of shoppers screaming and scrambling to find safe shelter as the gunman struck.” [editor’s note: Naturally, no witnesses spoke of the armed citizen who put this animal down BEFORE he had time to shoot 13 people and himself. Why? Because there were almost certainly “no guns” signs posted at the entrances to the mall pursuant to the idiotic agenda of declaring such places to be free-fire zones for people who don’t obey such signs - TLK] (12/06/07) Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7129906.stm Filed under: 2AM Events and RRND News | |
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Source: Buckeye Firearms Association Posted on 10.09.07 by Mary Lou Seymour “On April 16, 2007, twenty-seven students and five faculty members at Virginia Tech lost their lives to a madman who possessed one distinct advantage over his victims — He was not concerned with following the rules. Undeterred by Virginia Tech’s status as a ‘gun free zone,’ this mentally unstable individual carried two handguns onto the university campus and indiscriminately opened fire. During the week of October 22-27, 2007, college students throughout America will attend classes wearing empty holsters, in protest of state laws and campus policies that stack the odds in favor of armed killers by disarming law abiding citizens who are licensed to carry concealed handguns virtually everywhere else.” (10/09/07) Link: http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3989.html Filed under: 2AM Events and LAND Action Items and RRND Events | |
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Source: Firearms Coalition Event Date(s): 08/28/07 Posted on 08.26.07 by Mary Lou Seymour “In honor of the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic ‘March on Washington’ for civil rights, The Firearms Coalition is joining with other gun rights groups to declare August 28 ‘National Exercise Your Rights Day.’ Reverend Jesse Jackson is calling on citizens to exercise their First Amendment rights by participating in anti-gun/anti-violence protest marches in 25 cities nationwide on that day. The Firearms Coalition echoes that call to supporters of the Second Amendment, encouraging them to exercise their rights by purchasing a firearm or ammunition on August 28.” (08/26/07) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2loz6f Filed under: 2AM Events and LAND Action Items | |
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Source: Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership Posted on 06.03.07 by Mary Lou Seymour “It’s here at last — the long-awaited 85-minute DVD documentary exposing the irresponsible, malicious, and criminal actions of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE). After just the first few shocking minutes you’ll fully understand why we call it: The Gang. … DVDs are for sale NOW at www.thegangmovie.com (or through our online store at www.jpfo.org/store.htm ). Now it’s time for each of us to use The Gang. Really use it to rid ourselves, once and for all, of what can rightly be called an infamous criminal syndicate masquerading as a legitimate federal agency.” (05/28/07) Link: http://www.jpfo.org/alert20070528.htm Filed under: 2AM Events and LAND Action Items and RRND Events | |
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Source: Dekalb Daily Chronicle Posted on 05.17.07 by R. Lee Wrights “Openly armed firearms enthusiasts packed a normally sedate government building Thursday night, hoping to win a pistol or rifle and at the same time send a defiant message to gun-control advocates, especially New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The Virginia Citizens Defense League, a gun-rights group, organized the ‘Bloomberg Gun Giveaway’ in large part to thumb its nose at Bloomberg, who accuses some shops of allowing illegal purchases of firearms that later were used in crimes in his city.” (05/17/07) Link: http://tinyurl.com/2mtwfo Filed under: 2AM Events and RRND News | |
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Source: Students for Concealed Carry on Campus Posted on 04.23.07 by Mary Lou Seymour “As students, parents and citizens we demand our State Legislatures recognize our right to defend ourselves on college campuses across the nation. School shootings and violence will never be stopped. As individuals and concerned citizens we deserve the right to defend ourselves even when we are on campus. We are licensed by our State Governments to carry handguns to protect ourselves but they tie our hands at school. We are adults who have taken on the responsibility to carry concealed weapons to defend ourselves. We are not criminals. We are not crazy. We are citizens who have proved that we are capable of being responsible carrying weapons in public.” (04/18/07) Link: http://concealedcampus.org/index.htm Filed under: 2AM Events and LAND Action Items and RRND Events | |
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Source: Desert News Event Date(s): December 1,2007 Posted on 04.08.07 by Mary Lou Seymour “The NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund is sponsoring an essay contest for students in the United States celebrating the Second Amendment as an integral part of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.The theme for the essay is: ‘The Second Amendment to the Constitution: Why it is important to our nation.’ The contest is open to all students enrolled in an elementary, junior high, or high school during the 2007-08 academic year who have not previously received a prize. … The entry deadline is Dec. 1. … Mail entries to The NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund, c/o NRA Office of General Counsel, 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030.” (04/06/07) Link: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660207873,00.html Filed under: 2AM Events | |
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Source: Buckeye Firearms Association Event Date(s): May 12,2007 Posted on 03.28.07 by Mary Lou Seymour “On Saturday, May 12, 2007 the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and the Second Amendment Foundation will jointly host a leadership training conference in the Cincinnati, Ohio area at the Drawbridge Inn and Convention Center, 2477 Royal Drive (I-75 at Buttermilk Pike), Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky 41017. This conference is free—ABSOLUTELY FREE! All training materials and handouts as well as lunch will be provided free. Link: http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3627.html Filed under: 2AM Events and LAND Action Items | |
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Source: JPFO Posted on 03.27.07 by Mary Lou Seymour “How important do you consider your Second Amendment rights? We want to find out! Visit here to take part in our Second Amendment voter poll. You can only vote once, so make sure you answer all of the questions before submitting your response. And make sure to tell others to vote in this critically important poll!” (03/27/07) Link: http://www.jpfo.org/alert20070327.htm Filed under: 2AM Events and LAND Action Items and RRND Events | |
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Source: Montana Shooting Sports Association Event Date(s): ongoing Posted on 07.12.06 by Mary Lou Seymour Rick Celata the proprietor of KT Ordnance needs our help. K T Ordnance of Dillon, Montana was raided by the BATFE, FBI and the Canadian ATF in June. KT manufactured what proprietor Rick calls “80% firearms” — incomplete frames that needed additional manufacturing work to be made into operable firearms. Help with Rick’s legal expenses. (07/12/06) Link: http://www.marbut.com/KT/ Filed under: 2AM Events and LAND Action Items | |
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Source: Get Human Event Date(s): ongoing Posted on 03.19.06 by Mary Lou Seymour “Our goal is to improve the quality of customer service and phone support in the US. This free website is run by volunteers and is powered by over one million consumers who demand high quality phone support from the companies that they use. The most popular part of the gethuman website is the gethuman database of secret phone numbers and codes to get to a human when calling a company for customer service. Please help us grow our customer support ratings database by taking a moment to rate the quality of support you receive when calling a consumer company you use.” [editor’s note: OK, this is a really useful service! Spread the word, particularly to your elderly friends/relatives who really really HATE talking to machines - MLS] Link: http://www.gethuman.com/us/ Filed under: 2AM Events and LAND Action Items and PND Events | |
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Source: Graphix4Change Event Date(s): ongoing Posted on 03.19.06 by Mary Lou Seymour “Graphix4change is not an organization but an ongoing artistic and educational project designed to promote social and political change through the use of design and satire. The goal of graphix4change is to subvert everyday consumer images into a commentary on the current state of politics in America and the world. … Current products include Updates to the Patriot Act: The Home Version game. The game that is being played across America and around the world now includes updates on GITMO, NSA wiretaps, and the renewal of the Patriot Act. Download the new cards NOW! New design spoofing the NSA Domestic Spying is available through CafePress and ready for mass consumption!” (03/06) Link: http://www.graphix4change.com/ Filed under: 2AM Events and LAND Action Items and PND Events | |
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Source: St. Gabriel Possenti Society Event Date(s): ongoing Posted on 03.14.06 by Mary Lou Seymour “Some church bureaucrats of various denominations have joined the ranks of extremist gun grabbers in promoting bans or restrictive controls on the private possession of firearms. This undermines the right of self-defense and the right to life itself. To stop these ecclesiastical extremists, the St. Gabriel Possenti Society, Inc. works with law-abiding gun owners of various religious persuasions to oppose church gun grabbers. … Send the churches a message! Download, print and cut out this coupon. Deposit it in church collection baskets! Ask your friends and relatives to do the same.” (03/14/06) Link: http://www.gunsaint.com/ Filed under: 2AM Events and LAND Action Items | |
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Source: What is Liberalism? Event Date(s): ongoing Posted on 02.09.06 by Mary Lou Seymour “The law has been misapplied to Cory Maye. If an unidentified intruder were to burst into our home in the middle of the night, we would be within our rights to defend ourselves and our children. Given the law of Mississippi, Cory Maye acted within his right on the night of December 26th, 2001. It is a great tragedy that a police officer lost his life in this encounter. The execution of Cory Maye would magnify the tragedy, killing an innocent citizen because of the death of an officer. Haley Barbour, the governor of Mississippi, should grant an unconditional pardon to Cory Maye.” Link: http://www.whatisliberalism.com/index.php?pageId=87667 Filed under: 2AM Events and LAND Action Items and PND Events | |
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Source: War on Guns Blog Event Date(s): thru 06/06 Posted on 02.06.06 by Mary Lou Seymour “An international citizen disarmament coalition, Control Arms, is sponsoring a ‘Million Faces petition’ and ‘is collecting photos and self portraits from around the world to reach [their] goal of one million faces by June 2006. [They] will use these faces to send a powerful, global message of support to the world’s governments for an International Arms Trade Treaty.’ The idea of The Million Moon March (as in ‘mooning’) is to send them photos from the side that believes in the right of the people to keep and bear arms — to let the rights grabbers know there are untold numbers of people who refuse to be disarmed, and quite candidly, to taunt and hopefully enrage them.” [Editor’s note: Thanks to the inimitable David Codrea for this action … be sure to check his blog for the latest pictures and join in the fun by submitting your own - MLS] (02/06/06) Link: http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2006/02/million-moon-march-gallery.html Filed under: 2AM Events and LAND Action Items | |
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Source: Gun Owners of America Event Date(s): ongoing Posted on 12.06.05 by Mary Lou Seymour “House and Senate negotiators are reportedly close to hammering out differences on legislation that could greatly impact gun owners. You will remember that before the Thanksgiving break, legislators were trying to ram PATRIOT Act revisions through the Congress and onto the Presidents desk. Some of these revisions would improve the PATRIOT Act … some would not. Of greatest concern to gun owners is a provision in H.R. 3199 that would allow the FBI to obtain ‘firearms sales records.’ … This bill is clearly on the fast track. It is rumored on Capitol Hill that negotiators are nearing a deal on H.R. 3199. You can greatly help by making them aware that gun owners are closely watching what they do on the subject of ‘firearms sales records.’” (12/06/05) Link: http://capwiz.com/gunowners/issues/alert/?alertid=8297891 Filed under: 2AM Events and LAND Action Items | |
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Source: JPFO Posted on 12.05.05 by Mary Lou Seymour “You asked for them, and we responded! BOOT THE BATFE t-shirts. 100% cotton, full-cut. Shirt is ash-gray with black & yellow text (be sure you read the back!) With your t-shirt order, you get a FREE ‘Boot’ lapel pin (valued at $9.95), as well as a copy of the Congressional Research Service report that has the potential to destroy the BATFE and even free thousands of innocent gunowners from prison!” [Editor’s note: what an excellent gift idea! I want one under MY tree - MLS] (12/05) Link: http://www.jpfo.org/jpfowear.htm#boot Filed under: 2AM Events | |
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Source: Revolutionary War Veterans Association Posted on 11.11.05 by Mary Lou Seymour “RWVA is launching a nationwide effort to rebuild America as a Nation of Riflemen. Instead of Apple trees, the goal is to plant the Spirit of the Rifleman. It is time once again to sow the seeds of the Tree of Liberty in every town, village and city of America. This is our new Appleseed program. With your help, we’ll spread the American tradition of practical rifle marksmanship across our great land. We’ll work together to find or create the facilities and resources to allow every able and willing citizen to learn to shoot a rifle safely and well close to home. We’ll help each other gain the skills and equipment needed to defend our country, if the need arises.We will establish again what once stood as the primary protection of our unalienable liberties.” (11/05) Link: http://www.rwva.org/appleintro.htm Filed under: 2AM Events and LAND Action Items | |
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Source: My Bill of Rights Event Date(s): ongoing Posted on 10.19.05 by Mary Lou Seymour “Our mission is to promote awareness and respect for the Bill of Rights as the foundation of our individual freedoms, our laws, and the American system of justice, through the design and crafting of Bill of Rights displays to be placed on public lands throughout America, beginning with those sites where displays of the Ten Commandments are currently found.” Link: http://www.mybillofrights.org/ Filed under: 2AM Events and LAND Action Items | |
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Source: Gun Owners of America Posted on 10.17.05 by Mary Lou Seymour “Last week, a bill containing a mandatory trigger lock requirement looked to be dormant on Capitol Hill. The prevailing wisdom was that the bill was dead for the year. However, given the mercurial nature of legislation and legislative bodies, one can never be certain of what is going to happen as long as Congress is in session. One event that can always shake up the legislative calendar is experiencing a leadership change — such as when pro-gun House Majority Leader Tom DeLay stepped down from his position recently. What we do know at this point is that the bill is before the Rules Committee today, and will most likely reach the House floor sometime this week. … Please ask your Representative to urge the House leadership to take up H.R. 800, which contains no gun control proposals, rather than its Senate counterpart.” (10/17/05) Link: http://www.gunowners.org/a101705.htm Filed under: 2AM Events and LAND Action Items | |
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Source: Gun Owners of America Posted on 09.15.05 by Mary Lou Seymour “Last week, GOA alerted you to the fact that officials were illegally confiscating firearms from law-abiding citizens in New Orleans. National Guard troops and police were going door-to-door and seizing guns from honest residents, without any constitutional or legal power to do so. Despite a few initial reports in the New York Times, the Associated Press and ABC News, there has been nothing said in the mainstream news since then. Not surprisingly, GOA has found that many offices on Capitol Hill are completely unaware that gun confiscations were occurring! To help overcome this appalling lack of information, GOA has constructed a special section at http://www.gunowners.org/notb.htm on the GOA website, so that gun owners, media pundits and congressmen can see for themselves what has been happening in New Orleans. ” (09/15/05) Link: http://www.gunowners.org/a091505.htm Filed under: 2AM Events and 2AM News and LAND Action Items | |
