“The idea is to cut down on the amount of potential guns that could be stolen during house breaks,” the mayor is quoted as saying. If someone were breaking into their house, would the people he’s appealing to not wish to have the means to protect themselves and their loved ones? Would Hizzoner? [More]I just posted this short piece over at AmmoLand.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Gun ‘Buybacks’ Endanger Citizens, Help Crooks and Crooked Officials
Texas church bludgeoning shows no place is safe from violence
Whether or not the church in Forest Hill was posted is unclear at this time. What should be crystal clear is the law, particularly if criminal penalties can be applied to those unwittingly violating it, or if it has the consequence of discouraging people from protecting themselves. [More]This morning's Gun Rights Examiner report notes that purposeful obscuring of rights creates a clear and present danger that may not be resolved solely with prayer.
Burden of Proof
And if you have evidence that your use of force was justified, it’s the state’s burden to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that it wasn’t. [More]So what we need is a system of guilty until proven innocent? Do you think Emily Bazelon ever listens to herself? And she's a Slate senior editor?
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
"It's going to be really scary," Jennifer Maldonado said. [More]From the "Peekaboo!" school of thought--the childish notion that if you can't see it, it doesn't exist.
Daft as a hairbrush...
On another note, look at all those on "our side" who have viciously attacked open carriers. Thank goodness we have activists willing to ignore them and press on to normalize and expand the recognition of rights for all of us--even their "pro-gun" detractors.
The Kitchen Loophole
It's hard to determine whether New York style anti-knife laws actually make the streets safer. According to the FBI, knives were used in 13 percent of homicides in 2010. Jan Billeb, the executive director of the American Knife and Tool Institute ("Imagine Your Life Without a Knife"), claims that the overwhelming majority of knife crimes are committed with kitchen knives. [More]And people on the terror watchlist can get them! Without background checks! Something must be done! For the children!
We're the Only Ones Demonstrative Enough
Let me show you what happens to people who do not listen to the police. [More]Why no criminal charges?
Sorry, stupid question...
[Via several of you]
ATSNTV Long Range Shooting
John Paul of JP Rifles on Long Range Shooting at JP RM3G with Host James B. Towle, NRA Whittington Center, Raton, NM
ATSN TV Host, James B. Towle, discusses long range shooting with John Paul of JP Rifles, host sponsor of the JP Rocky Mountain 3 Gun event in Raton, NM. ATSN sponsors the 10 th Anniversary JP RM3G side match, “The Long Range Challenge” and gets tips before the event. If you are a long range rifle shooter and want to fine tune your precision rifle shots, tune in to this episode!
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10:00pm PST
Fridays-Shooting Destination Night
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This Day in History: October 31
HMS Ontario was a British warship that sank in a storm in Lake Ontario on October 31, 1780, during the American Revolutionary War. She was a 22-gun snow, and, at 80 feet (24 m) in length, the largest British warship on the Great Lakes at the time. [More]