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<i>A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed</i><br><br>
HOW ODD THAT MASSACRES MOSTLY HAPPEN IN "GUN-FREE ZONES"! When will the brain-dead Left wake up and draw the obvious conclusion? Gun bans kill kids<br>jonjayrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363092874281160320noreply@blogger.comBlogger20327125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-78352418124846768492024-03-18T21:51:00.000+10:002024-03-18T21:51:03.743+10:00Three Attacks by Coyote(s) in Arlington Texas in Five days<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/lssWvHG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="500" height="509" src="https://i.imgur.com/lssWvHG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>On Saturday, February 10, 2024, at the Parkway Central Park in Arlington, Texas, a Coyote attacked a little girl, dragging her toward the woods. The girls father chased after the coyote and girl, and recovered the girl. <a href="https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/arlington-texas-coyote-attacks-911-calls-audio-released-parkway-central-park/287-65210a1e-6a83-458d-b305-c0a68d7ff0fc">From khou.com</a>:</p><blockquote><div class="article__section article__section_type_text utility__text"><p><i>"I have a little girl who just got attacked by a coyote," the 911 caller said. "It's a big coyote. It's coming back. Oh Lord Jesus."</i></p></div><div class="article__section article__section_type_text utility__text"><p><i>The caller described that children were playing on a playground when the coyote "attacked the little girl on the playground and dragged her, like, in the woods and her daddy went chasing after her."</i></p></div><div class="article__section article__section_type_text utility__text"><p><i> "So kids are in the car now but the coyote is still on the playground," the caller told 911.</i></p></div><div class="article__section article__section_type_text utility__text"><p><i>The caller then described the girl's bite wound, as dispatch worked to get an ambulance and officers to the scene.</i></p></div></blockquote><p>Traps were set in the park, but the park was not closed. No signs were posted at the park to inform users of the danger.</p><p>On Monday February 12, another child was bitten and taken to the hospital. More traps were set.</p><p>On Tuesday, February 13, a six year old boy was attacked, bitten, and dragged for some distance. <a href="https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/kept-me-up-all-night-witness-shares-story-after-seeing-coyote-attack-boy/3462589/">From nbcdfw.com</a>:</p><blockquote><p><i>“All of a sudden, I heard a mom scream, ‘Oh my God! That dog just bit that kid!'" Estreitta de Kluetz recalled. “I immediately called 911, went over to the little boy, and the little boy was — his whole shirt was filled with blood and he was crying." </i></p><p><i>She said the woman, who was holding a baby, herself, threw her shoe at what they soon realized was a coyote. Both ran to help the little boy, who was sitting next to the swings with his brother. </i></p><p><i>She said she saw the coyote still hovering in the distance.</i></p><p><i>"... Like watching us. And I was like, ‘You guys, we need to get out of here because he — and then he started kind of creeping," she said. </i></p></blockquote><p>After the Tuesday attack, city officials closed the park. On Wednesday, February 14, a coyote believed to be responsible for all three attacks, was captured alive after confronting officers. It does not appear any of the traps were successful. The coyote was not rabid. The city said the coyote will be euthanized.</p><p>In the nbcdfw.com coverage, a resident made this statement:</p><blockquote><p><i>“I understand this is their habitat, they were here before we were, I<br />get that completely.</i></p></blockquote><p>Another coyote attack in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metropolitan <a href="https://www.ammoland.com/2022/05/coyote-attack-in-dallas-leaves-child-in-critical-condition/#axzz8TA5hxR53">area occurred in 2022 on May 3rd</a>. In that attack, a three-year-old was critically injured, but recovered.</p><p>Analysis: Coyotes are protected in urban areas. It is generally against the law to shoot them inside city limits. When the attitude of the public is "this is their habitat, they were here before we were", they will continue to be protected. As they become more and more accustomed to people, the number of attacks on children will increase. Coyotes were seen in the area immediately after the initial attack. They were not shot. It is hard to understand why the coyotes present were not killed as a safety concern, as soon as possible. This happened in Texas, where then Governor Rick Perry took out a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-governor-shoots-kills-coyote-who-threatened-dog">coyote which menanced his dog </a>in February of 2010. Ruger even issued a "<a href="https://www.collectorsfirearms.com/products/5152-ruger-lcp-380-acp-ipr19494.html">coyote special</a>" version of the pistol he used. This did not change coyotes protected status inside Texas cities.</p><p>Coyote attacks will continue to increase as long as urban areas offer coyotes sanctuary status.</p><p> </p><p>©2024 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice and link are included.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/">Gun Watch</a></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p> </p><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-54162855037709675912024-03-18T21:49:00.003+10:002024-03-18T21:49:27.656+10:00TN: Gunfight at McDonalds, Employee Wounded<p></p>
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</div><p>Metro
Nashville Police say the incident occurred around 4:23 a.m. at the
McDonald's located in the 3300 block of Dickerson Pike. </p><p>According
to officials, a red Chevrolet Impala was going through the drive-thru —
with two females in the driver and passenger seats, and two males in
the backseat.</p><p>The four individuals were upset about the order they placed and began arguing with the restaurant staff, police say. </p><p style="font-family: Libre Franklin; font-size: 1vw; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center;"><br /></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p>Both
of the male passengers then got out of the vehicle, pulled out
handguns, and shot at the teen employee through the drive-thru window. </p><p>Police say the teen also had a handgun and shot back at the men.</p><p><a href="https://www.newschannel5.com/news/juvenile-critically-injured-in-dickerson-pike-shooting">More Here</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-81864957519725848092024-03-17T21:16:00.001+10:002024-03-17T21:16:56.479+10:00TX: Woman says she shot, killed, man who Drugged, Kidnapped her<p data-v-7dd7fde0=""><span class="dateline"><strong>GILLESPIE COUNTY, Texas</strong> - </span>Deputies are investigating after a woman called to report that she was kidnapped and drugged and had shot someone in <a href="https://fox7austin.com/tag/us/tx/gillespie-county" target="_blank">Gillespie County</a>.</p> <p data-v-7dd7fde0="">On
March 15, around 12:42 p.m., deputies tracked the woman down near a
winery in the 10800 block of East US Highway 290, where they say she
described the vehicle and the weapon used.</p><p data-v-7dd7fde0="">A deputy found the vehicle in the outside lane of westbound traffic and found a man dead in the front-seat area.</p> <p data-v-7dd7fde0="">An investigator interviewed the woman at the local hospital while deputies gathered evidence.</p> <p data-v-7dd7fde0="">Police identified the dead man as 49-year-old Lance Demon Reid, who they say had been living in the Houston area.</p><p data-v-7dd7fde0=""> </p><p><a href="https://www.fox7austin.com/news/woman-shot-man-after-kidnapped-drugged-gillespie-county">More Here</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-76697113945376405202024-03-16T22:16:00.001+10:002024-03-16T22:16:18.242+10:00NICS Numbers for February, 2024 Steady on the New Normal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/VLWVk80.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="1000" height="368" src="https://i.imgur.com/VLWVk80.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The number of National Instant background Check System (NICS) checks and estimated gun sales show little change from 2023.</p><p>In February, 2024, the number of gun sales is 99.7% of what they were in February of 2023. Total estimated gun sales in February of 2024 are 1.29 million. In February of 2023 they were 1.29 million. There were 4k sales difference between the two months. This makes February 2024 the fifth highest February for gun sales recorded in the NICS system and the Sixth highest February for total background checks done. The numbers for the various types of gun sales recorded were close to those in February of 2023. Handgun sales were slightly lower and long gun sales were slightly higher.</p><p>The National Shooting Sports Foundation has adjusted NICS numbers for February over the 25 years of history available. Sales were fairly flat from 2000 to 2007, then trended up during the Barak Obama Presidency, with a relatively new normal starting in 2012.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/owXyKui.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1000" height="765" src="https://i.imgur.com/owXyKui.jpg" width="1000" /></a></div><p>There are about 505 million privately owned firearms in the United States today.</p><p>To estimate the number of guns in the private stock in the United States, this correspondent uses the method pioneered by Newton and Zimring in 1972. The method was extended by Professor Gary Kleck through 1987 in his highly acclaimed book "Point Blank: Guns and Violence in America" p. 49-50. Numbers from the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) are used to update the estimates through 2022. Estimates derived from corrected FBI figures in NICS are used for 2023 to the current time.</p><p>Using the Newton-Zimring-Kleck method, there are about 505 million privately owned firearms in the United States of America to date. This is essentially the same method used by<a href="https://www.smallarmssurvey.org/sites/default/files/resources/SAS-BP-Civilian-Firearms-Numbers.pdf"> the Small Arms Survey</a> based in Switzerland. According to the Small Arms Survey, the private stock in the USA was about 393 million at the end of 2017. About 95 million firearms have been added to the private stock since the end of 2017. An updated Small Arms Survey figure would be about 490 million firearms in the USA private stock. Given the uncertainties of the data, the two numbers are reasonably close.</p><p>Analysis: Why does the United States of America dwarf the rest of the world in the number of firearms owned per capita? Here are two obvious reasons.</p><p>The foremost reason is the government of the USA has not imposed strong restrictions on the ownership of common arms (although some state governments have), in large part due to the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution. Firearms are desirable possessions for large numbers of people. For a great many people they are seen as necessities rather than luxuries. When government imposed restrictions on the ownership of firearms are removed, the number of firearms owned by the population increases dramatically.</p><p>A second reason is the relative prosperity of the population. Unskilled labor in the USA today can earn about $100 a day. In much of the world, unskilled labor has difficulty earning $2 a day. Two hundred and fifty years ago, a rifle cost <a href="https://revolutionarywarjournal.com/how-colonial-gunsmiths-forged-musket-and-rifle-gun-barrels/"> the equivalent of $22,000</a> today. A musket would cost about one third that amount. A far more capable modern single shot shotgun, today, can be p<a href="https://www.sportsmans.com/shooting-gear-gun-supplies/shotguns/rossi-blued-12-gauge-3in-single-shot-shotgun-28in/p/1477427">urchased new for $120</a>. Reasonably quality firearms are much more affordable today than they used to be.</p><p>People in the USA have much more disposable income than people in most of the world. For the cost of a bit over a day's labor, an ordinary person can purchase an <a href="https://www.ammoland.com/2022/12/emperor-firearms-mxp12-12gauge-shotgun-blem/">inexpensive shotgun</a> or<a href="https://www.ammoland.com/2023/01/inexpensive-22-rifles-with-threaded-barrels/#axzz8TA5hxR53"> rifle</a>. For two days labor, a <a href="https://www.ammoland.com/2022/11/heritage-manufacturing-rough-rider-22lr-revolver/">perfectly usable revolver</a> or <a href="https://www.ammoland.com/2023/06/taurus-g3-9mm-pistol-rebate/">semi-automatic handgun</a> is available. For a weeks labor, a <a href="https://www.ammoland.com/2024/03/anderson-am-15-utility-5-56-223-rifle/">decent quality AR15</a>, suitable for militia service and defense of self, home and community is available from multiple sources.</p><p>Residents of many countries <a href="https://www.ammoland.com/2024/01/usa-a-shining-city-on-a-hill-with-second-amendment/#axzz8TA5hxR53">envy the United States for its freedom</a>, security, and Second Amendment.</p><p>©2023 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice and link are included.<br />
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<a data-mce-href="http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/" href="http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/">Gun Watch</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-89696239676442331502024-03-16T21:49:00.002+10:002024-03-16T21:49:38.862+10:00GA: Atlanta Disarm, Victim and Aggressor both Wounded<h2 class="detail-title">Aggravated Assault: 3208 MLK JR</h2><h3 class="detail-subtitle">240750469</h3><div class="detail-list"><span class="detail-list-label">Post Date:</span><span class="detail-list-value">03/15/2024 11:59 AM</span></div>
<p>Preliminary Information: On
3/15/23, around 6:00am, officers responded to 3208 MLK JR. Dr in
reference to a male shot. Upon arrival, officers located a male victim
with a gunshot wound to the knee. He was alert, conscious and breathing
and transported to the hospital for treatment. A short time later,
officers responded to another call regarding a male shot at 242 Napoleon
Dr. Upon arrival, officers located a male with a gunshot wound to the
head. He was transported to the hospital for treatment. </p>
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<p>Preliminary investigation indicates the two incidents are related.
The victim was working security at the location when a male suspect
entered the store and pointed a firearm at him. A struggle ensued
resulting in the victim sustaining a gunshot wound to the knee. The
victim was able to struggle the firearm away from the suspect and shoot
him. The suspect fled the scene and called 911. After thorough
investigation, it was determined the suspect who was shot was also the
primary aggressor in the incident. He has been arrested and charged
while in Grady Detention. Charges and the suspect’s identification are
pending at this time as the investigation continues. </p><p>Link<a href="https://www.atlantapd.org/Home/Components/News/News/5389/71"> Here</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-45803081177235753332024-03-16T21:47:00.001+10:002024-03-16T21:47:18.419+10:00OK: Police Investigate Early Morning Shooting inside Residence<p>"When officers arrived, they found one person there suffering from a
gunshot wound," MSgt. Gary Knight, with the Oklahoma City Police
Department, said. "It appears that some sort of altercation broke out
inside of the residence."</p><p> Police at the scene told KOCO 5 that a married couple and a child were
inside with the victim, but the relationship between them is still under
investigation. Officers said the victim pulled out a gun, which is when
the homeowner shot him.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-city-deadly-shooting-argument-se27th/60215707">More Here</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-19389250987100130762024-03-16T00:12:00.003+10:002024-03-16T00:17:53.546+10:00Four NRA Directors to Vote For<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/rvkrKhI.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="750" height="402" src="https://i.imgur.com/rvkrKhI.jpg" width="750" /></a></div><p> </p><p>The NRA is in serious trouble, the worst crises in the history of the organization. There is no point in sugar coating the reality. Many of the problems are self-inflicted by the current administration of the organization.</p><p>It is this writer's considered opinion the fight to restore the Second Amendment can best be served by voting for the following four nominees for NRA Board Directors:</p><p><b>Phil Journey </b></p><p><b>Denis Fusaro</b></p><p><b>Rocky Marshall</b></p><p><b>Jeff Knox</b></p><p><b>Vote only for those four nominees. Voting only for those four magnifies your vote.<br /></b></p><p>In addition, <b>vote Yes on the proposed bylaw change</b> to create a Chief Compliance Officer. It is a position which is badly needed at the NRA.</p><p>Then, place your director election ballot and the bylaw change ballot in the provided envelope, seal it, sign it, place a stamp on it and send it off.</p><p>About 95% of ballots are never returned. This makes your ballot all the more valuable.</p><p>For those who are eligible, the ballot is in the March edition of the NRA magazines.</p><p>This correspondent started paying for a life membership in the NRA in 1973 on the installment plan. By 1979 I had voting status. Along the way I became an endowment member. Organizations go through a sort of evolution. Eventually, organizations move from focusing on accomplishing their mission to focusing on benefiting the people running the organization. This correspondent saw it happen in the NRA and fought against it with many others. We lost the battle in the middle 90's.</p><p>The NRA is a valuable organization. It has accomplished many useful and worthy goals. There is much in the NRA which should be preserved and much which needs to be reformed. Nominees who have shown themselves to understand the need for reform, early, should be voted in as directors to aid in reconstructing the NRA.</p><p><b>Phil Journey, Denis Fusaro, Rocky Marshall, and Jeff Knox are those nominees. </b>The way the NRA elections work, voting for only these four nominees magnifies your votes. The nominating committee is a construction of the current leadership.</p><p><b>All four reform candidates have been nominated by membership petition in this election. </b></p><p>Most members who are eligible to vote either: do not fill out the ballot(s), do not place the ballots in the envelope, do not seal the envelope and sign it; do not place a stamp on the envelope; or do not mail the envelope with the ballot(s) inside.<b><br /></b></p><p>The voting members who do the above decide the election for all those who do not. Talk to your friends and relatives. Give them advise on how to vote.<b> </b></p><p><b>Those who vote make the decisions for those who do not vote.<br /></b></p><p>This is your chance to make a difference in the NRA. Changes are coming. Much <a href="https://www.ammoland.com/2024/03/nra-wayne-lapierre-cost-gun-rights-movement-north-of-billion-dollars/#axzz8TA5hxR53">will be decided by the judge in New York</a>. The current NRA leadership has failed the NRA membership. They deserve to be replaced. Those who brought the NRA to this disaster should not be kept in charge of the organization.</p><p><b>The envelopes must be received by April 28. Now is the time to vote, and to send off your vote. <br /></b></p><p><b> </b><br />©2024 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice and link are included.<b><br /> <br /> <a href="http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/">Gun Watch</a></b></p><p><b> <br /></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-68396044633254301012024-03-16T00:11:00.000+10:002024-03-16T00:11:08.073+10:00OH: West Columbus, Domestic Defense, Stepfather Shoots Stepson<p><span class="dateline">COLUMBUS, OH (WSYX) — </span>An argument between a man and his stepfather led to a shooting in south Columbus on Wednesday.</p><p>Police say the stepfather shot his stepson in self-defense.</p><p>The incident took place just before 9:30 a.m. in the 2300 block of South 5th Street.</p><p><a href="https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/person-shot-in-south-columbus-south-5th-street-police-ohio-crime-grant-medical-center-shooting#">More Here</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-22387576131188857802024-03-16T00:09:00.004+10:002024-03-16T00:09:33.054+10:00ID: Elderly Woman is injured, Shoots, Kills Home Invader<div class="subscriber-preview"><p>A home invasion turned deadly for the intruder on Wednesday north of Blackfoot, authorities said.</p></div><div class="subscriber-preview"><p>The
Bingham County Sheriff’s Office said the elderly female homeowner
fatally shot the adult male suspect during the home invasion that
occurred around noon at a residence at 134 West 600 North in the Rose
area.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only"><p>The elderly
woman suffered injuries during the incident and was transported via
ambulance to a local hospital. She’s expected to survive, the Sheriff’s
Office said. Her name hasn’t been released.</p></div><p><a href="https://www.idahostatejournal.com/freeaccess/authorities-say-suspect-dead-after-elderly-victim-defended-herself-during-home-invasion-near-blackfoot/article_8c286728-e171-11ee-9ba8-b7f87f34d276.html">More Here</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-29594874422284048402024-03-14T21:08:00.002+10:002024-03-14T21:08:12.004+10:00Dallas Seavy Kills Moose in Defense of Self and Dogs on Iditarod Trail<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/xfwLhmn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1000" height="598" src="https://i.imgur.com/xfwLhmn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose#/media/File:Moose_superior.jpg">Moose Image USDA</a> public domain</p><p> </p><p>Iditarod five time champion <a href="https://iditarod.com/dallas-seavey-encounters-and-dispatches-moose-outside-of-skwentna/">Dallas Seavey had to kill a moose </a>in self defense 14 miles out of the Skwentna checkpoint. It was 1:43 a.m. when race officials were notified on March 4th. <br /></p><p>In 2015, Dallas Seavey stated he carried a Taurus stainless .357 magnum on the Iditarod trail. In 2015 Seavey said he had to use the revolver to defend one of his dogs two years earlier. The dog still lost a leg in the attack. This year, in 2024, Dallas had to shoot a moose which was attacking his dogs in the first hundred miles of the race. It is unknown if he still had <a href="https://www.taurususa.com/revolvers/small-frame-revolvers/taurus-605/taurus-r-605-357-mag-38-spl-p-matte-stainless-2-00-in-soft-rubber">the Taurus 605SS2 </a>or a different firearm. <a href="https://www.gunsandammo.com/editorial/guns-iditarod-trail/249389">From gunsandammo.com</a>: </p><p></p><blockquote><i>"I carry a beat-to-death, dirty, I mean horrible-looking .357 Mag. stainless <a href="http://www.taurususa.com/product-details.cfm?id=247&category=Revolver&toggle=tr&breadcrumbseries=CC2" target="_blank">Taurus 605SS2</a>
with a 2-inch barrel," he said. "It's easy to grab, it always works,
and if it falls through the ice on some river and never seen again, no
big deal."</i> </blockquote><p><a href="https://cloud.iditarod.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2022-Race-RULES.pdf?784550ee">Iditarod rule number 34</a> deals with the necessity of killing an animal in defense of self and/or the dog team. </p><blockquote><i>Rule
34 --Killing of Game Animals: In the event that an edible big game
animal, i.e., moose, caribou, buffalo, is killed in defense of life or
property, the musher must gut the animal and report the incident to a
race official at the next checkpoint. Following teams must help gut the
animal when possible. No teams may pass until the animal has been gutted
and the musher killing the animal has proceeded. Any other animal
killed in defense of life or property must be reported to a race
official, but need not be gutted.</i></blockquote><p>Iditarod officials<a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/snow-sports/this-cross-country-skier-just-ended-americas-41-year-losing-streak/"> have ruled Dallas Seavey</a> did not gut the moose properly. He will be penalized two hours of the race. It could cost him his sixth, record setting win. <br /></p><p> In 2022, Bridgett Watkins found her .380 pocket pistol was insufficient to stop an attack on her dog team, while training for the Iditarod. <a href="https://alaskapublic.org/2022/02/09/moose-attacks-iditarod-rookies-sled-team-injures-4-dogs/">From alaskapublic.org</a>: <br /></p><p></p><p></p><blockquote><p><i>“It’s not that I wasn’t prepared. I wasn’t prepared to kill a moose,
that’s correct,” Watkins said. “It’s not my intention to go around in
February and hunt and kill an animal. This is like worst-case scenario
defending my life.”</i></p>
<p><i>She did carry a .380 caliber gun because there are few people where
she trains, and she keeps it to to deter or scare off animals. She has
since upgraded to a larger caliber firearm after it didn’t stop the
moose.</i></p></blockquote><p>In March of 2022, a dog sled racer in Maine had to kill a moose which was attacking their dogs. From<a href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/aroostook-county/maine-teen-kills-moose-after-it-attacks-sled-dog-team-ahead-of-canam-race/97-7624beef-8254-4190-b364-17ab7f2100f4"> newscentermaine.com</a>: <br /></p><div class="article__section article__section_type_text utility__text">
<p></p></div><blockquote><div class="article__section article__section_type_text utility__text"><p><i>"When the team started pulling Caleb toward the moose, the moose
turned its attention to the team and charged the team several times,
stomping through the team," Hayes explained.</i></p> </div>
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<p><i>"It probably didn't know the difference between a wolfpack and the sled dog team, because it just charged," Caleb said.</i></p> </div>
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<p><i>Caleb said the moose retreated every five minutes or so, only to come
back with violent attacks at the puppies and the dogs. After about 15
or 20 minutes, Hayes told Caleb to take the snowmobile and try to find a
gun from a neighbor while he stayed and held back the dogs.</i></p></div></blockquote><p>The Maine attack lasted for 45 minutes while Caleb Hays went to different neighbors trying to find a gun they could use to kill the moose. He finally returned with a Savage .30-06. The rifle was sufficient to stop the attack. A game warden ruled the Hayes could harvest the moose meat for their own use. </p><p>Seavey's father, Mitch, who has won three Iditarod races, says he carries two guns: a .357 magnum and a .44 magnum, to be ready for anything, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2024/03/06/iditarod-moose-threat-sled-dogs-mushers/72862996007/">according to USAtoday.com</a>. </p><p>Moose are big animals, typically, in Alaska, weighing in over 1,000 lbs. Gutting an animal that size, alone, takes real time and effort. </p><p>©2024 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice and link are included.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/">Gun Watch</a></p><p> </p><div class="article__section article__section_type_text utility__text"><p></p> </div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-58840080313876481372024-03-14T21:06:00.002+10:002024-03-14T21:06:17.655+10:00IL: Chicago, Gun Battle, Two Victims and a Suspect Wounded<p>A 16-year-old boy and two men were wounded when the boy tried to rob
them causing a shootout late Monday in North Lawndale, police said. </p><p>The attempted robbery of the men, 34 and 50, happened about 10 p.m. in the 3800 block of West Roosevelt Road, police said. </p><p>A fourth person on the scene was armed and exchanged shots with the 16-year-old alleged robber before fleeing, police said. </p><p>The 34-year-old man was taken to St. Anthony Hospital with a gunshot
wound to the neck, and the 50-year-old man was taken to Mount Sinai
Hospital with a gunshot wound to the wrist. </p><p>The 16-year-old was shot in the leg and taken to Stroger Hospital. All three are listed in good condition.</p><p><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/03/12/3-shot-north-lawndale-robbery-attempt-west-side-chicago">More Here</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-53398852513476773902024-03-14T21:03:00.004+10:002024-03-14T21:03:43.910+10:00FL: Targeted Gun Battle, 3-Year-Old and Attacker Killed, 23-Year-Old Victim Wounded<p>The unidentified man stuck the rifle in the passenger side window,
Taylor said, and there was a struggle over control the gun. The chief
said he thinks it was during this struggle the rifle went off, the
bullet going into Einzig's hip.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Baez grabbed her 3-month-old daughter from the
middle of the back seat and fled from the shooting, Taylor said. Baez
and the infant were not injured in the shooting.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Einzig,
who was armed with both a handgun and a rifle, fired back at Wilson and
the second man resulting in an "ongoing gun battle," Taylor said.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"> </p><p><a href="https://www.theledger.com/story/news/crime/2024/03/12/two-killed-including-3-year-old-child-in-north-lakeland-shooting/72941396007/">More Here</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-2550065049881487782024-03-13T21:07:00.002+10:002024-03-13T21:07:12.053+10:00CZ at SHOT Show 28.625" barreled Jaguar .22 Rifle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/AnLTZTP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="800" height="321" src="https://i.imgur.com/AnLTZTP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>One of the replacements for the CZ 455 line at the 2024 SHOT Show is the 457 Jaguar long barreled .22 rifle. The rifle has one of the longest .22 barrels in production at 28.625 inches. It has open sights regulated from 25 to 200 meters. The long barrel allows precision shooting without a telescopic sight. The rifle replaces the 455 Ultra Lux. The wood on the Jaguar is beech, and often produces an excellent figure in a rifle stock. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/lWPrZzh.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="800" height="559" src="https://i.imgur.com/lWPrZzh.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The exhibit of CZ rimfire rifles at the 2023 SHOT Show displays the Jaguar barrel as over four inches longer than the next longest barrels. Even with the 28.625 inch barrel, the Jaguar only weighs a comfortable 6.4 lbs. This correspondent has the older version, the Ultra Lux. It handles well. The long barrel helps to stabilize off hand shooting. Another advantage of a long barrel is it allows more time for combustion gasses to cool and lose pressure, reducing the sound of the report when the rifle is fired. Care must be taken with very low velocity cartridges. <a href="https://www.ammoland.com/2019/01/cci-quiet-22-sem-auto-new-22-lr-ammunition-at-shot-show-2019/#axzz8PY8UDf8d">CCI has put a warning </a>on their Quiet 22 ammunition. The Quiet 22 should not be fired in barrels longer than 24 inches. This author had a Quiet 22 bullet stick part way out the muzzle of his Ultra Lux rifle.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/7gTHRoc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="711" height="478" src="https://i.imgur.com/7gTHRoc.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>With the introduction of the 457 line in CZ,the company has made improvements in their excellent rifles. The action of the 457 models are almost an inch shorter than the 455 models. They have had mass removed from the sides to reduce weight. The safety on the 457 models is pushed forward to fire, bringing CZ into line with most other rifle safety directions from major manufacturers. Many youth instructors had asked CZ to make the change, to prevent confusion on the part of young shooters. The bolt rotation has been changed from 90 degrees to 60 degrees. This helps to prevent contact between the bolt and telescopic sights with large ocular bells. The trigger on the CZ Jaguar at the SHOT Show was excellent. It broke at about two pounds, or a little less. It had a very clean break and almost no over-travel. In the CZ 457 models, the trigger group is easily removed, making trigger adjustment and maintenance simple. The trigger on the Jaguar was much better from the factory than the trigger this correspondent had from the factory on his Ultra Lux, which was better than average.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/eodF2OE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="726" height="546" src="https://i.imgur.com/eodF2OE.jpg" width="726" /></a></div><br /><p>CZ has chosen to imprint the model and number on the stock of the Jaguar. The adjustable rear sight appears to be the same as on the Ultra Lux, which is known for its precision. <br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/iShHmZ1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="696" height="558" src="https://i.imgur.com/iShHmZ1.jpg" width="696" /></a></div><p>The long barrel on the Jaguar makes for a fairly quiet .22, especially if sub sonic ammunition is used. The Jaguar comes from the factory with a 1/2x28 threaded muzzle and a thread protector. Owners can easily add accessories such as flash hiders or suppressors. CZ is responding to customer demand. Over 3 million silencers/suppressors are now legally owned in the United States. The growth pattern is in the shape of an exponential curve. The main reason to produce firearms without threaded muzzle options are legal ones. Some states forbid threaded muzzles. The barrels and magazines on the 457 are interchangeable with the barrels and magazines on the 455 models.</p><p>The upgrades from the old Ultra Lux to the new Jaguar long barreled CZ .22 rimfire are responses to market demand. These upgrades make already excellent rifles even better.</p><p>©2023 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice and link are included.<br />
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<a data-mce-href="http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/" href="http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/">Gun Watch</a></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-28056705058681520882024-03-13T20:59:00.003+10:002024-03-13T20:59:45.042+10:00ID: Home Invasion in Idaho Falls, 1 Victim Killed, 1 Victim Wounded, Invader Suspect Wounded<div class="subscriber-only"><p>The reporting party said a
person had entered the residence, and two people had been shot. When
police arrived, they found two men with gunshot wounds and the victims
were taken to a local hospital, where one died from the injury.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only"><p>The
Bonneville County Coroner’s Office has identified the individual who
died from the shooting as Eric Leask, 51, of Idaho Falls.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only"><p>Idaho
Falls police, after 11 p.m. Saturday, located the suspect in an
apartment unit at the Teton Mesa Apartments, 800 block of Lomax Street.
The suspect, later identified as Broncho, barricaded himself in the
apartment and did not come out when officers directed him to do so.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only"><p>The
Idaho Falls police SWAT team was called to evacuate neighbors and sent
in tear gas into the apartment unit around 1 a.m. Sunday. Broncho exited
the apartment and was taken into custody. A second person, Blanca
Lopez, was taken into custody after 3 a.m. for pre-existing Bonneville
County warrants.</p></div><p><a href="https://www.idahostatejournal.com/freeaccess/suspect-in-fatal-shooting-at-local-home-served-prison-time-for-knife-attack/article_d4de504c-50b2-5b28-9ea6-9d302d5a0797.html">More Here</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-84567390251833679322024-03-13T20:54:00.001+10:002024-03-13T20:54:29.573+10:00PA: Teen Ignites Gun Battle by Fireing Rifle<p>A suburban teen who investigators say <a href="https://www.readingeagle.com/2024/03/09/man-shot-overnight-in-berks-county-suburb/">fired a semi-automatic rifle</a>
at an unidentified person – and was wounded by return fire – in Spring
Township’s West Wyomissing neighborhood is in Berks County Prison
following his arraignment over the weekend.</p>
<p>Ke’Sean Williams, 18, of Valley Road in Wyomissing was jailed in lieu
of $500,000 bail following arraignment Saturday night before District
Judge Tonya A. Butler in Reading Central Court.</p>
<p>Williams faces charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated
assault and reckless endangerment as well as weapons offenses.</p>
<p>Williams was arraigned after he was treated in Reading Hospital for a
gunshot wound to the leg. He was arrested as he was being driven from
the scene.</p><p><a href="https://www.readingeagle.com/2024/03/11/berks-teen-accused-of-igniting-gun-battle-by-firing-ar-15-style-rifle/">More Here</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-25250664498075636472024-03-12T21:55:00.001+10:002024-03-12T21:55:09.359+10:00South Carolina: Constitutional Carry (H 3594) Signed by Governor McMasters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/uMdOGgl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="600" height="430" src="https://i.imgur.com/uMdOGgl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina_State_House#/media/File:SC_State_House_at_evening.jpg">South Carolina State House</a>, Christmas 2006, Brandon Davis, public domain, cropped and scaled by Dean Weingarten<p><br /></p><p>The South Carolina legislature has <a href="https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3594&session125&summary=B">approved of the Constitutional Carry bill</a>, H*3594 as recommended by the Conference Committee. The House approved the Conference report on March 5, 2024, with a vote of 86 to 33. The Senate approved the Conference report on March 6, 2024. The bill is expected to be sent to Governor McMasters in a few days.</p><p>The bill is close to what was passed by the Senate, according to <a href="https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/politics/2024/03/05/permitless-firearm-carry-could-become-south-carolina-law-this-week/72849610007/">the Greenville News</a>:</p><blockquote><p><i>Ultimately, the Senate version of the bill emerged mostly intact including the addition of enhanced penalties for repeat weapons offense violators. The committee also settled on places where guns may and may not be carried, the duty to report stolen weapons, and several provisions related to concealed weapons permits.</i></p></blockquote><p>The members of the Senate appointed to the conference committee were Senator Brad Hutto (D) (Chairman), Senator Shane Massey (R) (majority leader of the Senate), and Senator Shane Martin (Senate sponsor of the bill). Senator Hutto had <a href="https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/sj24/20240201.htm#p24">voted against the bill</a> in the Senate. Senators Massey had opposed Constitutional Carry bills in the past. The three House members of the committee were the bill sponsor in the House, Representative Bobby J. Cox (R), Representative Micah Caskey (R) , and Representaive Justin Bamberg (D). All three representatives <a href="https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/hj24/20240213.htm#p33">had voted for the House version</a> of the bill.</p><p>Analysis: The <a href="https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/3594_20240305.htm">Constitutional Carry bill</a> has a number of gun free zones. Churches, in particular, are assumed to ban firearms unless particular, express permission is given. There are significant penalties for carrying firearms when a person is a prohibited possessor. Firearms may not be carried into places which serve alcohol unless the person carrying the firearm is not consuming alcohol. Members of the legislature have been removed from the list of people who may carry in the gun-free zones.</p><p>South Carolina has been working for years to pass a Constitutional Carry bill. Bills have repeatedly passed the House with large margins, only to be defeated in the Senate with legislative maneuvers, such as refusing to allow the bill to be heard in committee. Senator Massey has been opposed the previous bills. Massive public support for the current bill seems to be the reason Senator Massey agreed to pass H 3594. Governor McMasters wanted the increased penalties for prohibited possessors who carry firearms. Governor McMasters has indicated he will sign the bill. H 3594 is not a perfect Constitutional Carry bill. Most bills are not perfect. This bill removes most infringements on the right of adults to carry loaded handguns in most public places without asking a government official for permission. As seen in numerous other states, it is better to take the incremental advances in the current bill, then work to improve it later.</p><p>South Carolina will become the 29th member of the Constitutional Carry club. When both South Carolina and Louisiana have Constitutional (permitless) Carry, 67.54% of the area of the USA will be in states with Constitutional Carry or in the case of Florida, permitless carry.</p><p>The South Carolina bill will go into effect when signed by Governor McMasters. Louisiana Governor Landry signed Louisiana's Constitutional Carry bill on March 5, 2024. The Louisiana bill will go into effect on July 4, 2024.</p><p>Update: Governor McMasters signed H 3594 into law on the afternoon of March 7, 2024. It became effective when signed. <br /></p><p>©2024 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice and link are included.<br />
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<a data-mce-href="http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/" href="http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/">Gun Watch</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-80869208764774789542024-03-12T21:52:00.003+10:002024-03-12T21:52:34.562+10:00Chicago Gunfight, Suspect Killed, Armed 64-Year-Old Victim Survives<p>The alleged robber approached a 60-year-old man who was outside in
the 1500 block of West 82nd Street around 5:30 a.m., according to
Chicago police. </p><p>He pulled a gun and demanded property from the 60-year-old, who also pulled out a gun, which he was licensed to carry. </p><p>The two exchanged gunfire, and both suffered gunshot wounds.</p><p>The
alleged robber, who was not identified, was shot several times
throughout his body and pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical
Center in Oak Lawn, police said. </p><p>The 60-year-old suffered gunshot
wounds to his back and left leg, and his condition had stabilized at
the same hospital, police said.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/03/08/ccl-holder-fatally-shoots-robber-shootout-armed-robbery">More Here </a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-82440941031802162082024-03-12T21:50:00.001+10:002024-03-12T21:50:14.615+10:00PA: Domestic Defense? Father Shoots Son in Leg, Dog hit with Same Shot<p class="has-medium-font-size">An initial investigation found that a father fired at his son, who was assaulting him, police Captain Pete Feeney said. </p>
<p class="has-medium-font-size">Shotgun pellets from the blast hit the son in the leg and some struck the family’s dog, killing the pet, Feeney said. </p>
<p class="has-medium-font-size">The son was taken to St. Mary Medical Center for treatment, police said. </p>
<p class="has-medium-font-size">Feeney said the shooting may have been in self-defense, but investigators continued to probe the incident as of late morning. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://levittownnow.com/2024/03/08/man-in-hospital-dog-killed-in-friday-shooting/">More Here</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-32320623918276755072024-03-11T22:11:00.002+10:002024-03-11T22:11:59.623+10:00Louisiana Joins Constitutional Carry Club in 2024<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/a7mzHaJ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="672" height="484" src="https://i.imgur.com/a7mzHaJ.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Louisiana, shown as shall issue (blue) on the Gulf of Mexico, between Texas and Mississippi, will Have its Constitutional Carry law go into effect on July 4, 2024. </p><p><br /></p><p>On March 5, 2024, Governor Landry of Louisiana signed Bill SB 1, Constitutional Carry into law, now known as Act No. 1. The new law will go into effect on July 4, 2024. Constitutional Carry is one of <a href="https://gov.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/4439">eleven interrelated crime bills</a> designed to reduce crime in Louisiana. All eleven bills were passed in the special session on crime called for by Governor Landry</p><p>SB 2 was another of the crime reform bills SB 2 limits the liability of a person who justifiably uses a handgun in self-defense. It provides immunity from civil liability for damages for injury, death or loss suffered by a perpetrator. The eleven crime bills are listed below. All eleven bills were signed on March 5, 2024.</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span data-ogsc="black">SB 1: Constitutional Carry</span></li><li><span data-ogsc="black">SB 2: Concealed Carry Permit Immunity<span class="x_apple-converted-space"><br /></span></span></li><li><span data-ogsc="black">HB 3: Expanding Access to Drug Courts</span></li><li><span data-ogsc="black">HB 4: Post Conviction Reform</span></li><li><span data-ogsc="black"><span class="x_apple-converted-space"><span data-ogsc="black">SB 5: Pardon and Parole Reform</span></span></span></li><li><span data-ogsc="black">HB 6: Justice for Victims</span></li><li><span data-ogsc="black"><span class="x_apple-converted-space"><span data-ogsc="black">SB 7: DUI Penalties</span></span></span></li><li><span data-ogsc="black">SB 9: Preserving Prosecutions for Rape</span></li><li><span data-ogsc="black">HB 9: Probation and Parole Violations</span></li><li><span data-ogsc="black"><span data-ogsc="black">HB 10: Truth in Sentencing </span></span></li><li><span data-ogsc="black"><span data-ogsc="black">HB 11: Offender Rehabilitation </span></span></li></ul><p>Constitutional Carry, as exemplified by SP1 in Louisiana, has an exemption for those who are prohibited from carrying a firearm under state or federal law. From a <a href="https://www.ammoland.com/2024/02/louisiana-constitutional-carry-bill-passes-state-senate/#axzz8TA5hxR53">previous article on AmmoLand</a>:</p><blockquote><p><i>M. The provisions of Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section shall not apply to any person who is eighteen years of age or older and is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under R.S.14:95.1, 18 U.S.C. 922(g), or any other state or federal law.</i></p></blockquote><p>SB 1 is a good step toward restoring the free exercise of the right to keep and bear arms in Louisiana. Adults who are not prohibited possessors of firearms under state and federal law will be able to carry loaded handguns, openly or concealed, in most public spaces, without fear of being arrested. They will not be required to ask permission of a government official before exercising their rights.</p><p>SB1 was passed with overwhelming margins along party line votes in the legislature. On February 2, 2024, it passed in the Senate 28 to 10. On February 28 it passed in the House, 76 to 28. SB1 was sent to Governor Landry on February 29, 2025.</p><p>With the passage of SB 1, Louisiana becomes the 28th member of the permitless (Constitutional Carry) club. Every new state entering the club has met with predictions of "blood in the streets". It has not happened. Detractors of Constitutional Carry can, with considerable searching, find statistical anomalies where a particular type of crime increased in a state or a city for a period of time. These are outliers. When all the data is looked at over long periods of time, the pattern is clear. There is little change. What change there is, tends to be positive. Murder rates tend to drop a little. Justified homicides tend to rise a little. Property crime may rise a little as confrontational crime against persons drops a little. With the addition of the State of Louisiana, the ability of an ordinary person to carry a loaded handgun in most public places, without asking for permission from a governmental authority, is now the law in over 2/3 the land area of the USA.</p><p>The states who now have Constitutional (permitless) Carry are:</p><p><b>Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida (permitless), Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.</b></p><p>Analysis: This correspondent is not a fan of placing exemptions in state law which depend on federal law or federal definitions. The practice places the state at the mercy of law changes at the federal level. Such a practice limits the purpose of federalism and reduces the sovereignty of the state.</p><p>The major effect of removing infringements on the exercise of Second Amendment rights is a return to the rule of law. Citizens see the Constitution means something. The power of government is limited. The Bill of Rights is not completely changeable by Judges who wish to impose their personal theories on the rest of society.</p><p>©2023 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice and link are included.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/">Gun Watch</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p> <p> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-73693848656972469162024-03-11T22:00:00.002+10:002024-03-11T22:00:56.889+10:00AL: Jefferson County Man Breaks into Home, is Shot, Killed<p><span class="dateline">JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — </span>A 33-year-old man was shot and killed at a home in McCalla early Friday morning.</p><p>The
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said the shooting happened in the
6600 block of Newbridge Drive around 4:30 a.m. during a reported home
invasion.</p><p>The sheriff's office said deputies were told the man
broke into the home and engaged in a physical altercation with the
occupants. </p><p><a href="https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-jefferson-county-sheriffs-office-mccalla-trace-parkway-bessemer-man-shot#">More Here</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-26181922227614958482024-03-10T23:06:00.002+10:002024-03-10T23:06:27.297+10:00CA: Failure to Recognize Vacated Convictions or Restored Rights Violates the Consitution (Linton v Bonta)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/UXovVuy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="600" height="377" src="https://i.imgur.com/UXovVuy.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>On February 28, 2024, US District Judge for the Northern District of California granted summary judgement to three individuals whose Second Amendment rights were unconstitutionally violated by the State of California. The case began over five years ago. <br /></p><p>On December 20, 2018, the case of Linton v Bonta (originally Linton v Becerra, the California AG at the time) was filed. Individual plaintiffs and several organizations, including Calguns, Firearms Policy Foundation, Madison Society Foundation, and SAF sued the state of California for flagrantly denying the exercise of Second Amendment rights, the legal judgments of other states, the Full Faith and Credit clause of the Constitution, and the Fourteenth Amendment. <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/8446570/1/linton-v-becerra/">From the lawsuit</a>: <br /></p><blockquote><i>The question presented by this case is whether the State of California, through its chief law enforcement officers, can prevent current California residents who are not federally or otherwise prohibited from purchasing and possessing firearms if their previously-disqualifying offenses, which occurred in other states,have been vacated, and especially when their fundamental, individual rights have been fully restored to them by courts of competent jurisdiction in those respective states. Asked differently: In their zeal to prohibit as many citizens from owning firearms as possible, may this State, its chief law enforcement officer, and those responsible for the enforcement of California’s firearms laws and policies, ignore the judgments and pronouncements of the courts of other states because they do not prefer the policy outcome? The only honest,constitutionally-grounded answer to these questions must be a resounding ‘no’.</i></blockquote><p>On March 5, 2021, the case was stayed and administratively closed, because of pending ajudication of the Duncan v Becerra case. When the Supreme Court issued the decision in Bruen, on June 22, 2022, the elaborate structure erected by the Ninth Circuit to gut the Second Amendment was abolished. A m<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/8446570/57/linton-v-becerra/">otion to lift the stay was filed on June 28</a>, 2022. From the motion:<br /></p><blockquote><i>Good cause exists to lift the stay in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen, --- S. Ct. ---, No. 20-843, 2022 WL 2251305 (June 23, 2022) (“Bruen”), in which the Court has restated the standard to be used in Second Amendment cases. Going forward, means-end scrutiny analyses are no longer permissible in Second Amendment claims, and instead, the courts are to consider the Second Amendment’s text, “as informed by history,” and tradition.</i></blockquote><p>The stay on the case was lifted on June 30, 2022. On February 28, 2024, Judge Donato issued an order of summary judgement against the defendants (State of California). <a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/chad-jay-linton-et-al-v-rob-bonta-et-al-ruling.pdf">From the Order</a>:<br /></p><blockquote><p><i>California Penal Code Section 29800 prohibits individuals who have been convicted of felonies from owning or possessing firearms. Plaintiffs Chad Linton, Paul McKinley Stewart, and Kendall Jones were convicted of felonies in other states several decades ago. None of the convictions involved a weapon, drugs, or violence, in the ordinary meaning of the word. Each of the plaintiffs had their conviction vacated, set aside,or dismissed, and their right to possess firearms restored, by the jurisdiction in which they were convicted. Linton legally acquired firearms in California on prior occasions, and Jones was a career law enforcement officer in California with special training and certification as a firearms instructor. Even so, California has acted to permanently deny Linton, Stewart, and Jones the right to possess or own firearms, solely on the basis of their original convictions. </i></p><p><i>Plaintiffs ask for summary judgment on the grounds that California has violated (1) the Second Amendment, (2) the Full Faith and Credit Clause, and (3) the right to travel protected by Article IV and the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. See Dkt. No.62-1. These are as-applied challenges, and plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief for themselves individually. Id. at 1.</i></p></blockquote><blockquote><i>After multiple hearings and several rounds of briefing, and in light of the guidance provided by New York State Rifle& Pistol Association, Inc.v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1(2022), the Court concludes that California has violated the Second Amendment rights of the individual plaintiffs. Consequently, summary judgment is granted in favor of Linton, Stewart, and Jones on their as-applied Second Amendment claim. The Court need not reach plaintiffs’ other constitutional claims. </i></blockquote><p>It is not known if the State of California will appeal the case to the Ninth Circuit. </p><p>Analysis: This case is on "as applied" claims, therefore it only applies to the three individual plaintiffs, Linton, Stewart, and Jones. The decision is significant because Judge Donato has ruled California must recognize the right of people who live outside of California to exercise their Second Amendment rights inside of California. Donato ruled non-violent felonies are not sufficient to deny someone their Second Amendment rights, especially if they occurred decades ago, and the person has been a "law abiding citizen" since then. California must take the legal actions of other states into account when determining if a persons Second Amendment rights can be taken away. </p><p>Judge Donato did not consider the Full Faith and Credit Clause, and the right to travel. Those issues are percolating just below the surface of Second Amendment federal cases. It is difficult to see how one state can nullify the Second Amendment for people who travel to that state from other states. One state court, in Massachusetts, ruled a <a href="https://www.docdroid.net/524o4XV/opinion-coffey-comm-v-donnell-pdf#page=2">Massachusetts law cannot invalidate the Second Amendment rights</a> of individuals from another state. The case was not appealed, and so is not available as precedent in Massachusetts. The Supreme Court has ruled the Second Amendment is not a second class right. The right of people from outside a state to exercise Second Amendment rights inside a state will eventually be before federal courts. </p><p>©2024 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice and link are included.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/">Gun Watch</a></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-56448275784291653512024-03-10T23:04:00.002+10:002024-03-10T23:04:49.513+10:00PA: Man Attacks two Homeowners, is shot, wounded<p>Harris attacked two people when confronted by the building's
occupants, prompting one of them to shoot him in the leg, police said.</p><p>According
to police, Harris fled the scene and was soon found by Reading Police.
He is charged with criminal trespass and assault-related offenses,
police said.</p>"We're very happy that none of the homeowners were
injured during this altercation. It's definitely very scary to have
someone that you don't know coming into your home," Pentheny continued
to say.<p><a href="https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/police-man-breaks-into-reading-building-shot-after-attacking-2-occupants/article_49b4ddd4-dd5e-11ee-9dc1-07fbb2055203.html">More Here</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-91647809369701594772024-03-10T23:02:00.002+10:002024-03-10T23:02:16.378+10:00LA: Victims Diarm Robbery Suspect, who Runs Away<p>The New Orleans Police Department reported three men and a woman were
walking in the 1200 block of Bourbon Street around 2:12 a.m. when
another man approached them, pulled out a gun and asked for their
property.</p><p>NOPD officials said the victims fought the man for the gun, got control of it and told him to leave. </p>
<p>According to police, the suspect then ran from the scene.</p>
<p><a href="https://wgno.com/news/crime/four-victims-turn-gun-on-suspect-in-bourbon-street-armed-robbery/">More Here</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-28542149098359543472024-03-09T21:54:00.001+10:002024-03-09T21:54:45.707+10:00Legacy Double Nine leads to Sidekick at Diamondback<p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/EYmqpJ5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="582" height="348" src="https://i.imgur.com/EYmqpJ5.jpg" width="582" /></a></div><p></p><p>Image from Diamondback advertising </p><p>At the 2024 SHOT Show industry day at the range, this correspondent stopped at the Diamondback Firearms booth. Unfortunately, they did not have any examples of their new .22 revolver, the Sidekick, available. This lead to a discussion of how the Sidekick, which strongly resembles the old Hi-Standard Double Nine revolver, was brought into production. </p><p>Jimmy Stroda was director of product development at Diamondback firearms. He related the story to this correspondent. Diamondback had been looking at product sales in the United States. It is clear .22 caliber single action revolvers have a very large market share, as seen by the numbers of Heritage arms revolvers which are sold every year. Diamondback management believed they could capture part of this market. They started to make plans to produce a .22 single action revolver. Then Ruger entered the inexpensive end of the market with the Wrangler series of revolvers. Diamondback was re-considering its options.</p><p>Jimmy had a legacy Hi-Standard Double Nine revolver he had inherited from his grandfather. He thought highly of the handgun. The Double Nine is a nine shot, double action revolver styled to look and handle much like a Colt single action revolver. It fires both double and single action. It has a side swing out cylinder, and ejects all nine cartridges at once. It has the advantages single action style with double action mechanics and ease of loading and unloading. It can be supplied with a magnum cylinder to give more versatility to the handgun.<br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/g6DRn9g.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="800" height="332" src="https://i.imgur.com/g6DRn9g.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Image by permission of Rock Island Auctions<br /><p>The owner of Diamondback, was considering the idea of manufacturing a double action .22 revolver. Jimmy put forward the idea of re-creating a modern version of the Hi-Standard Double Nine. Another member of the management team piped up. He had one of the legacy Double Nine revolvers and thought it was a great gun. Diamondback decided to move forward with a new version of the Hi-Standard. During the development, they contacted previous Hi-Standard management. Any patents were long out of date. The previous management was very helpful, suggesting areas where Hi-Standard had problems, and how they had been solved. Jimmy has since moved to Diamondback Knifeworks. <br /></p><p>The Sidekick uses a zinc alloy casting for the frame. The Hi-Standard Double Nine used an aluminum casting for the frame. Diamondback has strong experience with both zinc and aluminum casting. Zinc frames result in a revolver with a weight closer to the original Colt single action. The Heritage revolvers use a similar material in their frames. The Ruger Wrangler uses an aluminum casting, the Super Wrangler has a steel frame. <br /></p><p>The Double Nine was offered in a variety of colors and finishes. The Sidekick is offered in a variety of ceracote colors. There are <a href="https://www.ammoland.com/2024/01/22-revolvers-should-not-be-overlooked-by-gun-owners/#axzz8PY8UDf8d">advantages to .22 rimfire revolvers</a>, which make them competitive with .22 semi-automatic handguns. This correspondent has owned several of the Hi-Standard Sentinel .22 revolvers. The Double Nine is a variant of the Sentinel design. The Diamondback team is always working on improvements. This correspondent expects the Sidekick to maintain and build on the legacy of the Hi-Standard Double Nine. </p><p>©2024 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice and link are included.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/">Gun Watch</a> <br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-65258313586821135632024-03-09T21:53:00.001+10:002024-03-09T21:53:04.311+10:00IN: Homeowner Shoots Suspect who reached into Pocket<p>INDIANAPOLIS — An attempted home break-in led to a man being shot and wounded on Indy’s near east side.</p>
<p>Just after 5 a.m. Tuesday on Forest Avenue, police were called
following a confrontation between a homeowner and a would-be thief that
turned violent.</p>
<p>The homeowner admitted he shot the suspect, who was trying to steal his generator.</p>
<p>“As I confront him about my generator, he goes into his pocket like
he’s about to pull a weapon, and I shot him in the leg to make him
stop,” said Alfred Burdine.</p><p><a href="https://cbs4indy.com/news/home-burglary-leads-to-man-being-shot-and-wounded-as-impd-reports-double-digit-decrease-in-non-fatal-shootings/">More Here</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br></div>Dean Weingartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.com0