A Delphos veteran who sued the sheriff after he was denied a
concealed carry license said Thursday he knew he would win while
sharply criticizing the sheriff.
"The sheriff overstepped his authority and broke the law. I tried
twice to tell him before filing the lawsuit and he treated me as if I
were not worth of speaking to him and blew me off," James Redmon said.
Van Wert County Sheriff Tom Riggenbach denied Redmon a concealed
carry license citing in a letter a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress
disorder that was more than six years old. Riggenbach also said he took
into consideration Redmon once had been charged with felony crimes when
he made the decision.
More Here at Buckeye Firearms Association
Thursday, September 05, 2013
NM:Resident Shoots Aggressive Bear
Bears that start to associate people with food eventually cause problems and have to be put down. Feed a bear, kill a bear. Each
generation of dangerous animals have to be taught that humans are the
apex predator, and that they are very dangerous to be around.
Around 5 a.m.
Friday, a bear was spotted on Casa Loma. A resident told Action 7 News
that the bear was somewhat hostile and trying to make contact with a
person.
A
few hours later, the bear was still around the neighborhood. The bear
became aggressive and was shot by a homeowner around 7 a.m.
More Here
Wednesday, September 04, 2013
AL:Rep Holmes of Alabama Seeks Repeal of Law that Clarifies Open Carry Rights
Poster by Oleg Volk
Armed citizens a "bad example" for kids? Open carry promoting violence? Open carry of weapons has been legal in Alabama for hundreds of years, but some police officers and judges have used the disorderly conduct statute to disarm those who they wished to discriminate against. Given the history of black codes, and the Klan, this discrimination was practiced mostly against black people.
Openly carried guns tend to put a damper on criminal attacks. That is one of the reasons that police openly carry guns. An openly carried gun loudly proclaims to observers: "I am not a criminal! I am a citizen, and I have rights!" Convicted criminals are not allowed to possess guns, and openly carrying one is an invitation to arrest and incarceration for someone who is legally forbidden from possessing a gun. From blog.al.com:
A Montgomery legislator is seeking to repeal Alabama’s new gun law saying that the law encourages violence by encouraging people to openly carry firearms.The story has drawn hundreds of comments, quite a number pointing out that Representative Holmes does not know what he is talking about. There are the usual emotive outbursts claiming that guns are bad, the NRA is evil, along with the repeatedly disproven "blood in the streets" hyperbole.
“We already have too much violence that is taking place particularly in the black community,” Rep. Alvin Holmes, D-Montgomery, said.
"Somebody walking around with a .38 on their side like Roy Rogers, it doesn’t look right. It’s a bad example for the kids. We don't need to make it convenient for people to openly carry weapons like that," Holmes said.
Holmes last week pre-filed a bill to repeal the sweeping NRA-backed gun legislation approved by lawmakers in the last session. However, Holmes’ bill faces steep odds of winning approval in the GOP-majority Alabama Legislature.
Representative Holms may be the most honest with his claim that people carrying guns "doesn't look right" and is a "bad example for kids". It is clear that Holmes, who has a concealed carry license, wants to be sure that only people that he approves of have guns, and that it is "bad" for children to have clear examples of responsible people who can protect themselves.
It is good that the Alabama legislature had the sense to stop the police abuse of the disorderly conduct statute.
©2013 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice is included.
Link to Gun Watch
NC:Wilmington Turn In Produces Scant Results, Public will Benefit in Future
Photo of most of the guns turned in by WECT
The gun turn in event was held at three separate churches on 24 August, 2013, in Wilmington, NC. The total number of guns turned in, for all three locations, was reported as 67. More guns might have been turned in, but the organizers ran out of money and gift card incentives.
The organizers offered $100 for rifles, pistols, and shotguns, and $200 for "assault rifles". No definition was given for "assault rifles" so the one SKS turned in might have qualified. It is not known if it was turned in without a magazine, or if the magazine was removed at the event.
The guns turned in can be roughly classified into two categories: those worth less than the incentive offered, and those worth more. An intact SKS is worth more than $200, but I do not know if it was intact when turned in. For all the other guns, $100 would be the price break.
The Marlin .22 with the repaired stock is a less than $100 gun, as is the bolt shotgun with the repaired stock. The single shot shotguns are in the neighborhood of $100. There are about a half dozen of them. The two double barrel shotguns are likely worth twice that, and the Savage/Stevens .22 over .410 combination gun is worth about $300-$400 (right side, third from top, muzzle pointing in) The two 1894 Winchester lever guns are worth more. I believe the Enfield is an Ishapore 2A copy in 7.62X51, because of the magazine shape. It should be worth a couple of hundred.
There appears to be a Remington semi-auto version of the Browning take down .22 on the left side about half way down. If in working condition, it is definitely worth more than $100.
There are maybe three more .22 rifles worth about $100 or a little less.
The short barreled shotgun (sawed off) has no legal value.
The handguns are harder to evaluate because not all are easily identifiable.
There are about 18 inexpensive revolvers worth less than $100, and 14 inexpensive semi-autos of about the same value.
The Savage semi-auto (probably a .32) that would bring about $150-$200. I cannot make out the 1911 type semi-auto in the center of the table to identify it. It has a grip safety, target sights, large magazine well, and some kind of recoil spring guide rod. Perhaps someone else can tell us what it is. I suspect it is worth more than $100.
There appears to be a Unique (French) .22 with extra magazines in one of the pictures. Likely a $300 gun. While unclear, there appears to be a couple of single action revolvers that might be Rugers. If so, they are worth more than $100. At the top of the table, I think there is a .38 Charter arms.
It would be worth more than $100.
Readers are invited to make comments, speculations or corrections. The pictures were not designed for identification purposes.
I am only counting 23 long guns (including the short-barrel) and 42 handguns, which comes to 65 total. I might have missed a couple.
The clear losers in this event are those who gave away valuable property only to have it destroyed.
North Carolina has passed a law to prevent this senseless destruction of valuable assets. In the future, guns surrendered to police, or confiscated, will be sold to benefit the public treasury.
The new law will take effect in October.
This Link to the WECT article has a slide show with more pictures.
Dean Weingarten
Lessons learned from the “open carry” controversy in Mississippi
House Bill 2 is settled, with a 9-0 MS Supreme Court decision, there
is not much room for questions about the bills constitutionality. So
now we move on to understanding what H.B. 2 actually said and what that
means to the citizens of Mississippi. We’ve discussed what the bill
does at length on Mississippi Gun News but a quick review might be in
order.
First the bill never directly addressed “open carry” so the idea that this was an open carry law was a complete fabrication by those who seek to limit our freedoms. Open carry has always been “legal” in Mississippi since the adoption of our most recent constitution in 1890. Article 3, Section 12 states;
The right of every citizen to keep and bear arms in defense of home, person, or property, or in aid of the civil power when thereto legally summoned, shall not be called in question, but the legislature may regulate or forbid carrying concealed weapons.
It’s easy for anyone, other than Judge Kidd, to see that the legislature has no authority to regulate or forbid carrying any weapon other than a concealed weapon. So Mississippi has been an open carry state for a long time.
Secondly, House Bill 2 clarified and defined when a weapon was legally considered “concealed”. Before H.B. 2 the MS law used the term “in whole or in part” when addressing concealed weapons. That definition had been interpreted many different ways throughout the years and left those with a handgun permit without a clear definition of when they were actually concealing their weapon. It also left those who preferred to carry their weapon more openly confused about when they were legally carrying.
House Bill 2 clears up the confusion by providing a clear definition of concealed and even provides examples of when a weapon would be considered concealed or not concealed. In section 1 paragraph 4 of House Bill 2 states:
“For the purpose of this section, “concealed” means hidden or obscured from common observation and shall not include any weapon listed in subsection (1) of this section, including, but not limited to, a loaded or unloaded pistol carried upon the person in a sheath, belt holster or shoulder holster that is wholly or partially visible or carried upon the person in a scabbard or case for carrying the weapon that is wholly or partially visible.”
More Here at Mississippi Gun News.com
First the bill never directly addressed “open carry” so the idea that this was an open carry law was a complete fabrication by those who seek to limit our freedoms. Open carry has always been “legal” in Mississippi since the adoption of our most recent constitution in 1890. Article 3, Section 12 states;
The right of every citizen to keep and bear arms in defense of home, person, or property, or in aid of the civil power when thereto legally summoned, shall not be called in question, but the legislature may regulate or forbid carrying concealed weapons.
It’s easy for anyone, other than Judge Kidd, to see that the legislature has no authority to regulate or forbid carrying any weapon other than a concealed weapon. So Mississippi has been an open carry state for a long time.
Secondly, House Bill 2 clarified and defined when a weapon was legally considered “concealed”. Before H.B. 2 the MS law used the term “in whole or in part” when addressing concealed weapons. That definition had been interpreted many different ways throughout the years and left those with a handgun permit without a clear definition of when they were actually concealing their weapon. It also left those who preferred to carry their weapon more openly confused about when they were legally carrying.
House Bill 2 clears up the confusion by providing a clear definition of concealed and even provides examples of when a weapon would be considered concealed or not concealed. In section 1 paragraph 4 of House Bill 2 states:
“For the purpose of this section, “concealed” means hidden or obscured from common observation and shall not include any weapon listed in subsection (1) of this section, including, but not limited to, a loaded or unloaded pistol carried upon the person in a sheath, belt holster or shoulder holster that is wholly or partially visible or carried upon the person in a scabbard or case for carrying the weapon that is wholly or partially visible.”
More Here at Mississippi Gun News.com
MD:Followup:Homeowner Kills one Intruder, Wounds two Others
A comment at the source says that there was a facebook post of a bed covered with $100 bills involved. Not smart if true.
ACCOMACK Co., Va. - Investigators have questioned the owner of the Sanford, Va. home where an overnight shooting took place.
It happened on the 9000 block of Marsh Market Road, where Accomack Co. sheriff Todd Godwin tells WMDT that police received a call at 9:49 PM for a home invasion and shooting.
One suspect was reportedly shot and killed by the homeowner. A female suspect was wounded Another female suspect remains in the hospital recovering from wounds sustained during the alleged attempted robbery.
Two more suspects are still at-large.
More Here
ACCOMACK Co., Va. - Investigators have questioned the owner of the Sanford, Va. home where an overnight shooting took place.
It happened on the 9000 block of Marsh Market Road, where Accomack Co. sheriff Todd Godwin tells WMDT that police received a call at 9:49 PM for a home invasion and shooting.
One suspect was reportedly shot and killed by the homeowner. A female suspect was wounded Another female suspect remains in the hospital recovering from wounds sustained during the alleged attempted robbery.
Two more suspects are still at-large.
More Here
Gun proponents plan nationwide rally
Americans have been learning that if you do not exercise your rights, you lose them.
Gun Rights Across America issued the public call to arms this way: “We want you to strap on a holstered handgun to your hip, and give one hour of your day to make our presence as law-abiding gun owners known.”
Differing gun laws mean the “Guns Next Door” demonstration will take different forms in each state.
In New Hampshire, gun owners are asked to wear holstered handguns in the front yard and carry unloaded rifles outside their home.
The plan for Massachusetts is unclear, but will fit within the Bay State’s gun laws.
Californians will wear empty holsters because that state’s laws are so strict.
More Here
Gun Rights Across America issued the public call to arms this way: “We want you to strap on a holstered handgun to your hip, and give one hour of your day to make our presence as law-abiding gun owners known.”
Differing gun laws mean the “Guns Next Door” demonstration will take different forms in each state.
In New Hampshire, gun owners are asked to wear holstered handguns in the front yard and carry unloaded rifles outside their home.
The plan for Massachusetts is unclear, but will fit within the Bay State’s gun laws.
Californians will wear empty holsters because that state’s laws are so strict.
More Here
Tuesday, September 03, 2013
FL Followup:Homeowner Fires at Intruders who Smashed his Door
LAKE MARY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35 ORLANDO) -
A
couple of accused burglars got more than they bargained for Wednesday
morning, when Lake Mary police said they tried to break into a man's
house on Webster Street.
Lake Mary police told FOX 35 that the burglars weren't counting on the homeowner being inside when they smashed his back doors. Instead of money and jewelry, the first thing they saw was the barrel of his 9mm.
(snip)
That's why he hopes to send a message to anyone else looking to target his house.
"I'm just sorry if I missed."
More Here
Lake Mary police told FOX 35 that the burglars weren't counting on the homeowner being inside when they smashed his back doors. Instead of money and jewelry, the first thing they saw was the barrel of his 9mm.
(snip)
That's why he hopes to send a message to anyone else looking to target his house.
"I'm just sorry if I missed."
More Here
WI:200,000 CCW Permits, 1 Appeal
200,000 permits is 3.5 percent of the population of Wisconsin, close to the national average for permits. The Lautenberg Amendments mandates the loss of the constitutional right to keep and bear arms for conduct as simple as "threatening violence" to a related person. In this case, pushing an adult stepdaughter.
It seems a very small offence to lose a constitutional right over.
Wisconsin has issued nearly 200,000 permits to carry concealed firearms since Act 35 took effect in late 2011, while turning down about 5,800 requests.
Only one of those who were denied a permit has appealed that decision, according the state Department of Justice, and if he prevails it could clear the way for those with certain domestic violence convictions to legally carry hidden guns.
Congress in 1996 banned people convicted of domestic violence from possessing guns, and some gun rights advocates have challenged the reach of the so-called Lautenberg Amendment ever since.
More Here
It seems a very small offence to lose a constitutional right over.
Wisconsin has issued nearly 200,000 permits to carry concealed firearms since Act 35 took effect in late 2011, while turning down about 5,800 requests.
Only one of those who were denied a permit has appealed that decision, according the state Department of Justice, and if he prevails it could clear the way for those with certain domestic violence convictions to legally carry hidden guns.
Congress in 1996 banned people convicted of domestic violence from possessing guns, and some gun rights advocates have challenged the reach of the so-called Lautenberg Amendment ever since.
More Here
Monday, September 02, 2013
More Gun-Grabbing Executive Orders
Shamelessly exploiting the nation's grief-stricken state last December after the murder of 20 children and seven adults in Newtown, Connecticut, Barack Obama announced that he would bypass Congress and sign 23 executive orders to "do something" about "gun violence." At Thursday's ceremonial swearing-in of new ATF director Todd Jones, the White House announced two new orders.
One order closes the "loophole" that allowed the registration of a firearm to a National Firearms Act (NFA) trust or corporation, which the White House claims provided a way for "felons, domestic abusers, and others prohibited from having guns [to] easily evade the required background check and gain access to machine guns or other particularly dangerous weapons." By "machine guns," of course, they mean semiautomatic rifles. But when was the last time an inner city thug went to the trouble of securing a firearm through an NFA trust before perpetrating a drive-by shooting?
The second order prevents anyone save museums from buying firearms previously exported from the U.S. to allied military forces. "This new policy will help keep military-grade firearms off our streets," the White House said. The Left continually complains about guns "on our streets" in order to scare people, though the White House "fact sheet" didn't point to a single crime committed with these guns. What it does mean is that ex-military M1 Garands -- not exactly the gang banger's weapon of choice -- will be even harder to come by. No word on how this order will affect illicit government sales to Mexican drug cartels.
http://patriotpost.us/editions/19782
NY:Gun Conviction Buckles Under Stop and Frisk
An instructor in a law enforcement class once told me that he never knew a judge to rule a search illegal, if it produced an illegally held weapon. Now this New York Court has proved him wrong. I am glad to see the court upholding 4th Amendment rights.
(CN) - Concluding that police had used illegal stop-and-frisk tactics to seize a loaded handgun from a man in the projects, a New York appeals court ordered suppression of the evidence.
The ruling came down with two weeks to go until Primary Day in New York City. Stop and frisk, one of the more controversial policies embraced by the outgoing Mayor Michael Bloomberg, has been a rallying point for hopeful candidates.
More Here at Courthous News Service
(CN) - Concluding that police had used illegal stop-and-frisk tactics to seize a loaded handgun from a man in the projects, a New York appeals court ordered suppression of the evidence.
The ruling came down with two weeks to go until Primary Day in New York City. Stop and frisk, one of the more controversial policies embraced by the outgoing Mayor Michael Bloomberg, has been a rallying point for hopeful candidates.
More Here at Courthous News Service
TX:Longview Open Carry Walk.
President Obama did not abolish the Civilian Marksmanship Program. He is banning importation of rifles previously made in the U.S., most specifically Garands and M1 Carbines. This is bad enough, silly, and stupid, but it does not abolish the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
The link has wonderful pictures of the long gun open carry walk on Saturday, 31 August, in Texas. Dean
While we were politely and safely having a very respectful walk in Longview with our children and rifles, Obama was abolishing the Civilian Marksmanship Program. 133 folks came out to walk in support of Human Rights.
Kind of get the sense that respectful walks aren't going to get it done. We are walking and the Government is outlawing gun rights at the same time.
More Here at Blackfork blog
NC:Robber hits Woman with Hammer, is Fired on by Armed Witness
According to police, a woman was walking to her car near Old
Eastwood Road, when a man she didn't know snuck up behind her and hit
her in the head with a hammer.
Police said the suspect told the victim he had a gun, and a witness in the area started firing shots at the man.
More Here
Police said the suspect told the victim he had a gun, and a witness in the area started firing shots at the man.
More Here
Saturday, August 31, 2013
VA:Resident Shoots & Kills Intruder, No Charges Filed
Roanoke, VA - Roanoke Police say they will not file charges right now
against a resident who shot and killed a person who tried to break
inside a home.
More Here
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YouTube: VIDEO: OH: RALLY FOR GUN CHECKS QUICKLY BECOMES PRO-GUN EVENT
This is an interesting video that shows one anti-Second Amendment promoter vs a crowd of Second Amendment supporters. I am surprised that they put it on the local news. Unfortunately, I am having trouble embedding the YouTube video, so here is the link:
YouTube: VIDEO:OH: RALLY FOR GUN CHECKS QUICKLY BECOMES PRO-GUN EVENT
YouTube: VIDEO:OH: RALLY FOR GUN CHECKS QUICKLY BECOMES PRO-GUN EVENT
TX:Armed Homeowner Acts, Five Suspected Burglars Arrested
Quick action by this homeowner led to the arrest of all five suspected burglars.
“According to preliminary reports, the homeowner arrived at his residence and discovered five men in his home who were in the process of burglarizing it,” said John Moore, public information officer for the Smith County Sheriff's Office.
(snip)
He told KETK that he immediately grabbed his shotgun, and several of the burglars got into an SUV and left.
More Here
“According to preliminary reports, the homeowner arrived at his residence and discovered five men in his home who were in the process of burglarizing it,” said John Moore, public information officer for the Smith County Sheriff's Office.
(snip)
He told KETK that he immediately grabbed his shotgun, and several of the burglars got into an SUV and left.
More Here
NC:Robbery Suspect Shot Dead, Another Shot 5 Years Ago
The recent criminal may have been too young to pay attention to the previous criminal being shot at this store. These incidents should be highly publicised, to prevent future problems. Criminals are capable of making somewhat rational decisions. They seldom rob gun shops or police bars.
A 21-year-old man killed by a north Charlotte convenience store employee Thursday night is the second alleged robber shot to death at the store in the past six years.
(snip)
A fatal shooting also took place at the Fast Mart on July 23, 2007. In that case, police said a man entered the store about 10:30 a.m. and was shot to death by the owner. The owner was not charged.
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A 21-year-old man killed by a north Charlotte convenience store employee Thursday night is the second alleged robber shot to death at the store in the past six years.
(snip)
A fatal shooting also took place at the Fast Mart on July 23, 2007. In that case, police said a man entered the store about 10:30 a.m. and was shot to death by the owner. The owner was not charged.
More Here
Friday, August 30, 2013
MD:Intruder Shot Dead, Accomplice Wounded
SANFORD — A would-be robber was fatally shot Wednesday
and an accomplice was hospitalized after a homeowner returned gunfire
during a home invasion on Marsh Market Road in northwestern Accomack
County.
More Here
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NM:Homeowner Hides, is Discovered, Shoots Intruder
A man roused from his sleep by an intruder
hid in a bathroom and called police before confronting the intruder and
shooting him in his home in west Albuquerque on Thursday afternoon,
police said.
The wounded intruder was able to
make his way to the resident’s backyard, where he collapsed on the
homeowner’s lawn, Albuquerque police spokesman Simon Drobik said.
FL:Resident Fires Shots, Drives off Intruders
According to Lake Mary police Officer Zach Hudson, the burglars broke
into the Webster Street house by smashing a sliding glass door about
9:25 a.m. Wednesday.
(snip)
A resident, who was awoken by the break-in and armed himself with a semi-automatic handgun, fired two shots at the intruders, one of whom was armed, Hudson said.
Police have identified one person of interest in the attempted burglary. A man who was admitted into a Titusville hospital with a gunshot wound Wednesday afternoon was questioned by police.
More Here
(snip)
A resident, who was awoken by the break-in and armed himself with a semi-automatic handgun, fired two shots at the intruders, one of whom was armed, Hudson said.
Police have identified one person of interest in the attempted burglary. A man who was admitted into a Titusville hospital with a gunshot wound Wednesday afternoon was questioned by police.
More Here
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