Authorities say Donald Canham tried to rob a cabbie last night on 17th Street in Jericho. Police say the driver, a former federal law enforcement officer, pulled out his licensed handgun and opened fire after taking a few punches to the head.
Canham was shot in the leg. He is now under arrest....
Northwest gun rights advocates might ask what Connelly – a liberal and something of a Seattle icon – would say about this remark, perhaps from one of his “progressive” contemporaries: “Gun nuts are the irrational dregs of society.”
That was one of several comments posted by readers of the Seattle Times in reaction to a Wednesday editorial headlined “Lawmakers favor gun lobby over voters on background check bill.”
When it comes to social bigotry, Catholics might have to take a back seat to gun owners as victims of viciousness from the anti-gun Left.
Connelly was discussing how the church is faring these days in a column that is hardly coincidental to the naming of its new Pope Francis, a “man of the cloth” who so far appears to be bringing his rather modest lifestyle as something of a culture shock to the Vatican City. Connelly acknowledges that he recently “returned to the Catholic church” and there is still much with which he disagrees. However, he doesn’t take issue with the church the way anti-gunners take issue with people who own firearms.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says a resident shot and killed a gunman who broke into a Bryan County home early Thursday morning.
OSBI agents say 27-year-old Parker Allen Tyson kicked in the door of a home at 14 Main Street around 12:30 a.m. He was armed with a handgun at the time.
When Tyson entered the house, the resident fired his own handgun at Tyson, striking him several times. An ambulance rushed Tyson to a hospital in Durant. Tyson died about two hours later.
America has a mature, stable government, they say, and the possibility of it suddenly going off the rails and needing to be “taken back” by its citizens is simply preposterous. They cite history as showing that the government has never been that overbearing, and there’s never been a need in over two centuries for the armed citizens to rise up. Therefore there will never be such a need.
This view is very shortsighted and misses out on the prime role of the Second Amendment. I’ll leave it to others to defend the concept that a citizen militia can force the government back onto the right track. I want to concentrate of the Second Amendment as a prophylactic.
Merriam-webster.com defines a prophylactic as:
1: guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
2: tending to prevent or ward off: preventive
It comes from the Greek words prophylaktikos and prophylassein; to be on guard, from pro- before + phylassein to guard, from phylak-, phylax guard.
The best known use of the word in the general public is probably when it is referred to in birth control. An example would be when a condom is referred to as a prophylactic.
Medical staff use the concept on a daily basis, as many medicines are used as a prophylactic to keep diseases away. A smallpox or measles vaccination is an example. Sterilizing the equipment used for patient treatment is a prophylactic measure, along with washing hands frequently.
The vision of a free and open source of 3D printable objects extends far beyond what is possible today, taking us into the realms of what is possible in the foreseeable future, when additive technology will reach down to the nanoscale level.
At that point, it will be possible to create nearly anything that is possible under the constraints of the existing universe. Drugs? Designer organs? Armed drones the size of Mosquitoes?
All are possible within known constraints.
Cody Wilson and Defense Distributed’s vision is to make sure that everyone has access to all such information. You can see his presentation of their vision at the link.
The presentation is a little less than three minutes long and works well for those with modest Internet connections. It has limited video.
Link to Defense Distributed Presentation
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“Giles has a way of exposing the absurdity of the left,” said Kirkwood, “his article was in response to some Pastor from St. Louis and his ‘toy gun’ buyback program. That and the news about 7 year olds getting suspended for threatening pop-tarts and menacing cupcakes led me to stand up for true American values and the Biblical wisdom that underlies them.” The Pastor, referring to two recent cases in which a pop-tart shaped like a handgun and cupcakes topped by plastic soldiers brought on what many felt was over-the-top school discipline, decided to respond in kind.
“We had an ‘assault’ pop-tart challenge in our Jr. Church where each child who wanted to participate chewed a pop-tart into the shape of a gun and the top four would win prizes; in this case a toy gun,” said Kirkwood, “the guns were named for celebrities.”
“Second runner up received a double barrel shot-gun that we nicknamed ‘The Biden,’ and when we presented it we made sure to say what ‘not’ to do with it in a real situation. The prize for runner up was a Navy Seal sniper rifle that we named ‘The Chris Kyle’ in honor of the American Sniper. We felt that it was appropriate,” added Kirkwood, “given the insulting way that this administration ignored the death of this American hero, yet had the crust to send a delegation to the memorial service for Hugo Chavez.”
South Dakota, South Carolina, Utah, Georgia, Montana, and Nevada all have bills pending that would implement Constitutional, or permitless carry.
Utah is the most likely to pass a measure into law first, as veto proof majorities have already passed a bill. It only needs Governor Herbert’s signature to become law. This version varies from other state’s Constitutional carry in that it requires the firearm to be carried with an empty chamber.
In an unusual turn of events, Illinois is on the table for possible Constitutional carry. A federal appeals court ruled that their status as the only state in the country that does not have a provision for carry outside the home is unconstitutional. They have until June 10th to pass legislation to remedy this defect. If the legislature and governor fail to pass a law by the deadline, they could default to Constitutional carry. Some Illinois counties have passed Constitutional carry referendums.
This possibility looms larger because of differences between the state legislature and the Governor. The legislature passed a shall issue concealed carry bill in 2011, but it was blocked by the Governor and his allies. Illinois has an unusual provision in the law that requires a super-majority to pass legislation that is not approved of by Chicago.
If the Governor refuses to sign a shall issue bill into law, the legislature could refuse to pass any carry law, thus defaulting to Constitutional carry, as its statues prohibiting defensive carry outside the home have been ruled unconstitutional.
In 2012, Constitutional carry passed legislatures in Montana, New Hampshire, and South Dakota, but was vetoed by their respective Governors.
Link Utah Constitutional carry
Link Illinois County referendums
Link potential for Illinois Constitutional carry default
Alaska, Arizona, Wyoming, and Vermont already have Constitutional carry.
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The Senate passed HB76 Wednesday by a vote of 22-7, with all five Democrats and two Republicans voting against it.
Although Herbert has stopped short of saying he would veto HB76, he reiterated several times that Utah's gun laws aren't broken and don't need changing. But should he reject the bill, the Legislature could override his veto with a two-thirds majority vote.
The measure passed by more than a two-thirds majority in both the House (51-18) and the Senate, making it "veto proof" provided lawmakers who favored the bill wouldn't change their minds in an override session.
Just after 3 p.m. Sunday, the veteran officer was arriving for work as a security guard at the Twin City Supermarket, at 611 Broadway in Newark, only to find that the store was being robbed by a gun-wielding bandit.
A short time later, a 17-year-old male juvenile was found nearby suffering from a gunshot wound. The juvenile was transported to a local area hospital and was treated for his injuries. The juvenile, a resident of Moreno Valley, will be charged with burglary.
A second 17-year-old male juvenile, suffering from a gunshot wound, was also located nearby shortly after the reported incident. This juvenile was transported to a local area hospital and was treated for his injuries. This juvenile, also a Moreno Valley resident, will be charged with burglary.
This is an active and ongoing investigation. Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Investigator Eric Holland at the Moreno Valley Station at (951) 486-6700 or (951)776-1099.
Gun control efforts are largely a culture-war offensive by liberals who dislike the parts of America that own guns and love guns. This meddling motivation shines through in the rhetoric of gun control advocates and in the laws they push.
For many gun owners, the firearm is not merely a tool for the practical purpose of self-defense. Nor is it simply recreational equipment, like a golf club. It's a cultural signifier, and a totem of a worldview.
Dan Baum, a Jewish liberal who wears turtlenecks but also owns guns, writes in his new book, "Gun Guys," that firearms in America have long represented "a worldview that, broadly defined, valued the individual over the collective, vigorous outdoorsiness over pallid intellectualism, certainty over questioning ... "
Officers responded to a call about a gunshot wound on Abbott Road just before 9 p.m., and Assistant Chief Jamie Smith said the homeowner made the call to report the shooting.
“We are in the early stages of the investigation, but right now we’re treating it as a burglary and the homeowner defending his property,” Smith said.
The home is in the 4000 block of Humphrey Street, near Roger Place.
St. Louis police said the shooting happened at about 1 a.m. The intruder, 32, was shot in the leg and is expected to survive. He was in serious but stable condition at a hospital.
It's unclear if the intruder was trying to burglarize the home or if he thought he was home.
Charlie Blackmore was driving home from work at 4:00 a.m. along Lincoln Avenue when he saw something on the sidewalk. Blackmore didn’t realize it was a woman on the ground being kicked in the head and stomach until he got closer.
That’s when he jumped out of his car and sprung into action.
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Police refused to identify the restaurant owner, but Treviño said he spent the night inside the establishment in order to protect his business. When Medina broke in, the owner confronted Medina and fired at least three gunshots, Treviño said.
To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Responsible Gun Sellers Act of 2013”.
SEC. 2. Findings.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Congress supports and respects the right to bear arms found in the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
(2) Congress supports the existing prohibition on a national firearms registry.
(3) There are deficits in the background check system in effect before the date of enactment of this Act and the Department of Justice should make it a top priority to work with States to swiftly input missing records, including mental health records.
(4) If the citizens of the United States agree that in order to promote safe and responsible gun ownership criminals and the mentally ill should be prohibited from possessing firearms, it should be incumbent upon all citizens to ensure weapons are not being transferred to such people.
Who could possibly have a problem with a bill like this, right?
Well, there’s obviously a reason sleazy Chuckie Schumer hid the text of the bill until it passed committee! Because when legisleeches ask who could possibly oppose a bill to keep guns out of the wrong hands, they mean YOUR hands.
No more private sales, folks! Each transaction will have to go through an FFL, after paying a fee set by…
…the Justice Department!
Does anyone else see anything wrong with allowing Eric Holder – the man embroiled in a scandalous program that funneled thousands of firearms to Mexican drug cartels – to set a fee for a private transfer of a firearm? Heck, all he has to do is set the price prohibitively high, and he’s just prevented a whole lot of people from exercising their rights!
Karen Marangi from Mayors Against Illegal Guns made it a point to tell us that gifts between family members and spouses, as well as firearms passed through estates are exempt from the bill’s onerous provisions. A temporary transfer of a firearm doesn’t have to go through an FFL either… IF the temporary transfer of possession occurs in the home or curtilage of the unlicensed transferor; IF the firearm is not removed from that home or curtilage during the temporary transfer; and IF the transfer has a duration of less than seven days.
So what if I go TDY for a month, like I will this summer, and Rob has my firearm for a month? We’re not married. An overzealous prosecutor may charge me with an unauthorized transfer.
Oh, and by the way – if we happen to come home and our house has been ransacked by robbers, our possessions strewn all over the house, our home destroyed, our possessions, including my firearms stolen…
…I’d better have those things reported to the police within 24 hours. No getting over the victimization. No taking a breath to get over the shock. Report it, or you’re in violation of federal law.
Same if you lose a gun on a trip. Your ass had better get back within 24 hours to report it, or it’s prison for you!
You know what?
No thanks!
No wonder that swine Chuckles kept this bill under wraps until the last minute!
If you haven’t read this thing, you need to.
Note that this bill prohibits you from teaching a friend to shoot, because that would involve a "transfer" of a gun outside your home or curtilage.
It essentially shuts down teaching most people to shoot, until *after* they have bought a gun.
Note that in Chicago, you are not allowed to buy a gun until you show that you have been taught to shoot.
Wearing bulletproof vests and carrying 40-caliber Glock pistols, nine California Justice Department agents assembled outside a ranch-style house in a suburb east of Los Angeles. They were looking for a gun owner who’d recently spent two days in a mental hospital.
They knocked on the door and asked to come in. About 45 minutes later, they came away peacefully with three firearms.
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“Very, very few states have an archive of firearm owners like we have,” said Wintemute, who helped set up the program.
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At a house in Fontana, agents were looking for a gun owner with a criminal history of a sex offense, pimping, according to the attorney general’s office. Marsh said that while the woman appeared to be home, they got no answer at the door. Without a warrant, the agents couldn’t enter and had to leave empty- handed.
They had better luck in nearby Upland, where they seized three guns from the home of Lynette Phillips, 48, who’d been hospitalized for mental illness, and her husband, David. One gun was registered to her, two to him.
“The prohibited person can’t have access to a firearm,” regardless of who the registered owner is, said Michelle Gregory, a spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office.
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In an interview as agents inventoried the guns, Lynette Phillips said that while she’d been held involuntarily in a mental hospital in December, the nurse who admitted her had exaggerated the magnitude of her condition.
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