Virginia Citizens Defense League

Virginia - -(AmmoLand.com)- As we reported earlier Sussex County VA was to Voting On Restricting Shooting Ranges. About 25 gun owners showed up at the Sussex Board of Supervisors meeting last night.

Everyone who spoke, spoke in opposition to the proposed ordinance that would require special use permits for shooting ranges.

Many of the Board did not seem enthusiastic about the ordinance. In the end they rejected the wording defining what a pistol range was and sent the issue back to the planning commission.

We may have to go out there one more time in the future for the whole concept to be put to rest, but I think if we keep the pressure up, the proposed ordinance will be defeated.

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Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. (VCDL). VCDL is an all-volunteer, non-partisan grassroots organization dedicated to defending the human rights of all Virginians. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms is a fundamental human right. Visit: www.vcdl.org

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Sussex County Va Backs Down On Shooting Range Infringement For Now

Virginia Citizens Defense League

Virginia - -(AmmoLand.com)- I had a report that the Dickenson County Circuit Court Clerk, Richard W. Edwards, was not issuing temporary permits when permit approval exceeded the 45-day limit.

I called Mr. Edwards and we spent some time on the phone. He said that permits were typically taking 60 to 90 days to issue, due to the judge not signing off on them in a timely fashion. Mr. Edwards was not aware that he was supposed to issue temporary permits (which do not require approval by the judge, BTW) after 45 days.

I pointed him to the code section (18.2-308 D) and he said he would correct his procedures as soon as his deputy clerk returns from vacation in a week or so.

If you live in Dickenson County or have any gun owning friends that do, let me know permits are being issued on time and if not, if temporary permits are being issued on time.

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Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. (VCDL). VCDL is an all-volunteer, non-partisan grassroots organization dedicated to defending the human rights of all Virginians. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms is a fundamental human right. Visit: www.vcdl.org

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Dickenson County Va Not Issuing Temporary Gun Permits

Virginia Citizens Defense League

Virginia - -(AmmoLand.com)- It is with very great sadness that I must report that Mack Elliott, VCDL’s treasurer and VCDL-PAC Chairman, died Thursday morning from complications due to knee-replacement surgery.

Mack was a cornerstone of this organization, a wonderful friend, and a patriot.

To say that he will be greatly missed is a massive understatement.

Services are expected to be Monday, but I will post another alert as soon as I have the time and location of the service for those who wish to pay their final respects.

About:
Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. (VCDL). VCDL is an all-volunteer, non-partisan grassroots organization dedicated to defending the human rights of all Virginians. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms is a fundamental human right. Visit: www.vcdl.org

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Mack Elliott, VCDL’s Treasurer – RIP

Oregon Firearms Federation

Medford , Oregon --(AmmoLand.com)- In a case funded by the Oregon FIrearms Educational Foundation, Jane Doe Vs Medford School District, the court ruled that Oregon’s preemption statute does not protect employees from gun restrictions imposed on them by state employers.

This case, which got international attention, pitted a Medford school teacher against her employer. When it was learned that the teacher, Shirley Katz, possessed a concealed handgun license, her school and school district began a campaign of abuse and threats against her. We agreed to take her case to court.

After the Circuit Court ruled that the school could, in fact, create rules to prevent her from possessing a self-defense firearm, we appealed. The Court’s decision can be seen here.

It’s interesting that the Court continues to use and misunderstand the case of Starrett vs City of Portland, another case funded by OFEF. In their decision they state “In Starrett, the City of Portland leased Pioneer Square to a privately owned company, Entercom, which owned and operated a number of radio stations in the area. Id. at 536. Entercom leased the property in order to host a New Year’s Eve celebration. ”

This is exactly the opposite of what happened. In fact, Entercom radio did not “lease” space from the city. The city PAID Entercom radio to run a City party on City property with taxpayer money. So once again, the Courts reach a conclusion based on incorrect former conclusions.

About:
The Oregon Firearms Federation has proven itself to be Oregon’s only no compromise lobbying group, OFEF takes the same tough stands and serves as a vehicle for educating gun owners, promoting their rights and when necessary, fighting the freedom haters in court.

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Oregon Appeals Court Rules Against Gun Owners…Again

GunBroker.com

Florida --(AmmoLand.com)-After a three-year fight, the Orlando Sentinel reports, gun rights advocates in Florida won the right to keep firearms in their cars at work.

According to a story in the Orlando Sentinel, you can take your gun to work, but there are restrictions. “Florida’s Preservation and Protection of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms in Motor Vehicles Act of 2008″ isn’t completely cut-and-dried. So don’t put your pistol in your lunchpail until you know the rules.

First, not just anyone can bring a gun to work.

Only those with a concealed weapon permit from the state of Florida are protected by the law. The NRA had pushed for this change for years, arguing that many law-abiding gun owners were left unprotected on their way to and from work because their employers prohibited firearms on their property.

The Florida Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Retail Federation fought hard against the bill. They argued it would trample businesses’ private property rights by taking away their ability to set policies for their employees.

But a federal judge upheld the law, which applies to full- and part-time employees, independent contractors, volunteers, interns and other similar positions. Employers aren’t allowed to search workers’ vehicles looking for guns — or even ask employees if they have one, according to the story in the Sentinel.

What was labeled the “guns-at-work” law really should be called the “guns-in-the-parking-lot” law, gun-rights advocates say.

“It conjured up images of people having guns in their office or in their plant. It was deliberately misleading,” NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer said.

The law doesn’t allow gun-owners to carry semi-automatics weapon into offices or supermarkets where they work. Rather, it only allows them to leave it locked up in their car outside. In effect, it prevents most employers from telling their workers to leave their weapons at home.

There are exceptions. The law doesn’t apply to schools, prisons, nuclear power plants, defense plants or businesses that have combustible or explosive materials.

The exemptions built into the law became controversial after the law was passed. Some employers, including Disney and Universal Studios, twisted themselves into odd shapes to get an exemption.

Disney claims an exemption because it has a permit for explosives — namely, fireworks used in its extensive pyrotechnic displays. Universal Orlando houses a work-study program staffed by Orange County Public Schools, so it also prohibits firearms on its property.

A Disney security guard defied the ban and sued after he was fired. Eventually, the case was dismissed.

State law also allows people to carry a gun in their vehicle even without a concealed-weapon permit, as long as it is secured and “not readily accessible for immediate use.”

So, businesses can’t kick you out for having a firearm on their property, as long as it’s locked up and not being brandished.

About:
GunBroker.com (www.GunBroker.com) is an informative, secure and safe way to buy and sell firearms and hunting/shooting accessories. GunBroker.com promotes responsible gun ownership. Aside from merchandise bearing its logo, GunBroker.com sells none of the items listed on its web site. Third-party sellers list items on the site and Federal and state laws govern the sale of firearms and other restricted items. Ownership policies and regulations are followed using licensed firearms dealers as transfer agents.

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Floridians Retain Right to Keep Firearms in Cars

Wisconsin Firearm Owners, Ranges, Clubs & Educators

Wisconsin --(AmmoLand.com)- If you read the newspaper everyday, you can become very frightened by the future. That’s because never a day goes by that someone does not try to take away one of our freedoms in the name of safety, or political correctness, or whatever.

Opponents to our freedoms are well organized and strong. I know that “I” cannot do anything to stop them. Only a strong “WE” can serve as a defense against a strong “THEY”.

This month, I watched a club meeting at which members argued relentlessly over a relatively meaningless issue. Board members of an association to which I belong, ripped each other apart by email, including attacks on personal integrity, all over a minor issue. It’s not just me, you’ve all seen it. This is where I see our weakness. “WE” (those who pull a trigger) just can’t seem to get along with each other. It’s true at the local club level, the state level, and even the national level.

For us to succeed in this never ending battle to defend our freedoms, we must find a way to set aside petty differences of opinion and focus on the real goals.

Today WI-FORCE is an active force in Madison, and the NRA is a force in Washington, but our strength is in numbers so we must band together to succeed. It doesn’t matter if you like EVERYTHING the NRA does or what the WRPA/Wi-FORCE did in the past, now is the time to join together to make a strong “WE”.

Ask your family, friends, fellow hunters, etc., if they are members of the NRA and most importantly WI-FORCE. It is the simplest thing anyone can do to be a part of the “WE” in Wisconsin.

About:
Wi-FORCE promotes and protects the shooting sports, hunting, and the lawful ownership and use of firearms in Wisconsin. We coordinate match schedules of member clubs, sanction the state championship matches, monitor and recommend legislation, and provide training and educational programs for our members, competitors and Wisconsin shooters. Wi-FORCE supports the interaction and education of all individuals and groups interested in the shooting sports and the natural right of citizens to own arms.  Visit: www.wi-force.org

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Can We Succeed In Our Fight To Maintain Shooting Sports, Hunting, And The Lawful Ownership Of Firearms

National Rifle Association

New York, NY --(AmmoLand.com)- Billionaire anti-gun zealot Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, recently appeared on “Meet the Press.” Host David Gregory asked him, “How can you muster the clout and the power to take on the NRA?” Bloomberg raised some eyebrows with his response.

“If you look at what the real numbers are, I think that we can pull together here and raise enough money . . . to take on this issue and explain to Congress this is just an outrage,” said Bloomberg.

Having called your Second Amendment rights an “outrage,” Bloomberg went on to add, “I`m going to not only do that myself, I`m going to ask plenty of other people to do it. If you want to beat the NRA, you have to go out and get your message out. And it costs money to do that.”

But not all is well in the ranks of Bloomberg`s supporters.
His anti-gun lobbying group, “Mayors Against Illegal Guns” (MAIG), is in a state of turmoil. That may explain why Bloomberg has had to provide more than 95 percent of the funding for his anti-gun crusades from his personal fortune.

Bloomberg proudly cites the number of mayors in his group. But at least 25 members of his group are not mayors at all. Another five members have already lost their re-election campaigns or have retired.

The superstitious might wonder if joining Bloomberg`s group brings bad luck to its members. But read the rest of this column before you decide, because that`s just the beginning. There`s more. Much more.

Nine members of the group–all of them actual mayors, at least for the moment–were arrested or indicted on criminal charges. These include the perennial misdeeds of corrupt politicians at the lowest levels of government–bribery, corruption and money laundering. The list of charges hanging over Bloomberg`s members also includes conspiracy, tax fraud, possession of child pornography and sexual assault on a child.

Criminal cases involving five other members of the Bloomberg corps have already been completed, with the mayors in question convicted of the charges against them. Again, we have the garden variety of government corruption–bribery, extortion and conspiracy. But we also see charges for assault and even assaulting a police officer.

That particular ex-mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick of Detroit, faced 10 felony charges in two cases before he made a plea deal. He has been erased from MAIG`s official membership roster, but is still counted when Bloomberg proudly states that “over 450 mayors from more than 40 states have joined” his group. He doesn`t talk about how many have left his group (and political office) in disgrace.

But corruption charges and criminal trials aren`t the only reason mayors have resigned from MAIG. More than 40 other mayors have resigned from the group when they were made aware of its true legislative agenda.

Oldmans Township, N.J., Mayor Harry Moore resigned his membership in a letter to Bloomberg, which said in part, “I joined your coalition because of its purported purpose to combat the criminal acquisition and misuse of guns, which is a goal shared by all Americans. Regrettably, it has become abundantly clear to me that you are using this coalition of mayors to advance a hidden agenda of bringing lawsuits against members of the firearms industry and spreading anti-gun propaganda.”

Moore also protested Bloomberg`s illegal “sting” operations, which jeopardized the safety of actual law enforcement personnel.

“The Department of Justice warned you to refrain from these actions … I do not want the blood of a police officer on my hands so that you can advance your anti-gun litigation campaign,” wrote Moore.

Another resignation came from Mayor Marlene Anielski of Walton Hills, Ohio.

Her letter forcefully stated, “Mayor, you and your coalition of allies have misrepresented yourselves to the mayors of America and its citizens,” and closed by saying, “I can only hope that you will see my departure and the recent departure of other mayors from your coalition as a sign that things must change. We are all on the same side when it comes to stopping criminals from getting guns. Where you lose me is in your true quest–to end lawful firearms ownership and destroy a lawful American industry.”

One current MAIG member, Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, N.J., actually reinforced our point when he said,

“I`m not concerned about law-abiding citizens having access to guns. Not one shooting in my city last year was by somebody who went, had a background check, bought a gun and shot somebody in my city. Does not happen.”

Bloomberg apparently did not hear Booker`s wisdom, despite the fact that they were sitting next to each other on the same Sunday show when Booker made the comment.

Is your mayor on Bloomberg`s list? You can find out by visiting our website at www.NRAILA.org/mayors, or by calling us at (800) 392-VOTE. If so, we have seen that polite protests from local voters do have an impact.

Don`t let your city`s or town`s good name be used against your Second Amendment rights. Check the list today–and if your mayor is on it, it`s time for City Hall to hear from you.

About:
Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America’s oldest civil rights and sportsmen’s group. Four million members strong, NRA continues its mission to uphold Second Amendment rights and to advocate enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce crime. The Association remains the nation’s leader in firearm education and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the military.

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Bloomberg`s Phantom Mayors Against Illegal Guns

FirearmsCoalition.org

Manassas, VA - There has been a close association between sexually transmitted diseases and the military for as long as the two have existed, but the focus of this article is not Venereal Disease, but a different kind of VD that has shocked the military community and the nation.

The VD which currently plagues the military and puts our soldiers at grave risk is the policy of Victim Disarmament which has been increasingly prevalent even as laws in the civilian world have been moving in the opposite direction.

While some have pointed to regulation changes during the Clinton administration as the turning point, VD on military bases has been the trend since at least the 1960’s and to a lesser extent even before that. In military society, so heavily steeped in discipline and control, it is only natural that those in power would be inclined to drift in the direction of micro-management and centralized control. Commanders in the modern military seem to have gravitated toward a paternalistic role and that paternalism runs all through the chain of command and seems to apply to all subordinates regardless of their age, rank, or experience.

When a Muslim major decided he was on the wrong side in the War on Terrorism and began shooting soldiers and civilian workers in a premeditated attack at a Ft. Hood processing center, we were all shocked. Shocked that anyone in the U.S. military could turn on his brothers- and sisters-in-arms with such viciousness. Shocked that a commissioned officer could hold such radical religious views and not be recognized as a threat.

But we were especially shocked that anyone could go on a killing spree in the middle of a busy Army base and not run into any armed resistance for over 10 minutes.
The public was dumbfounded to learn that virtually everyone on all military bases outside of war zones is required to disarm while on base. Even officers and senior NCOs who are licensed to carry concealed in the state where the base is located are forbidden to have a readily accessible firearm virtually anywhere on base. Only MP’s and contract security guards may legally go about a military installation armed and even they are generally forbidden to carry when not on duty.

But who could have imagined that anyone would ever dare to attack soldiers on an Army base? Well, just as the “unimaginable” idea of using commercial aircraft as guided weapons had been widely publicized in popular novels and was officially included in national threat assessments as a likely scenario, the idea of attacking personnel on a military installation was not novel or new. A group of home-grown wannabe Muslim terrorists made elaborate plans to do just that back in 2007. After their plot was uncovered, many in the rights community pointed out the huge vulnerability created by the Army’s Victim Disarmament policies and called for changes, at least to allow qualified officers and senior NCOs to keep weapons handy. Those calls went unheeded. Some commands went in the opposite direction with commanding officers tightening restrictions on weapons in base housing units and even forbidding soldiers from legally carrying when off-base and out of uniform.

In the wake of the atrocity at Ft. Hood the Army says it – along with the other branches – will be reviewing security policies and procedures. I don’t expect to see them give up their VD policies. It is much more likely that they will conclude that they need to hire more civilian security guards and perhaps implement some sort of alert system similar to those implemented by universities, based around text messages sent to cell phones.

After all, what if the Army allowed soldiers to be armed and they used them to commit crime, or to shoot each other over traffic disputes? What about the danger of police mistaking an armed defender for the active murderer or an armed defender accidentally shooting innocent bystanders?

We’ve heard all of the “what if” arguments in every state that has ever debated concealed carry legislation or talked about extending the right to carry to college campuses. For some reason the fact that none of the dire “what ifs” have ever materialized and that armed defense is consistently demonstrated to be safe and effective, just carries no weight with paternalistic authoritarians who don’t fully trust their charges.

More than two years after the Army received a dramatic warning about the vulnerability created by their VD policies, that vulnerability has been horrifically exploited. And in the face of that experience, soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines remain helpless in the face of threats of armed attack.

Unlike Venereal Disease, Victim Disarmament can be easily eradicated, particularly in the military. All it takes is the will and a little bit of trust.

Visit www.FirearmsCoalition.org where you can also order your copy of Neal Knox – The Gun Rights War.

To receive The Firearms Coalition’s bi-monthly newsletter, The Knox Hard Corps Report, write to PO Box 3313, Manassas, VA 20108.

About:
The Firearms Coalition is a loose-knit coalition of individual Second Amendment activists, clubs and civil rights organizations. Founded by Neal Knox in 1984, the organization provides support to grassroots activists in the form of education, analysis of current issues, and with a historical perspective of the gun rights movement.
©Copyright 2009 Neal Knox Associates – The most trusted name in the rights movement.

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VD & Its Effects on Gun Owners Time to Eradicate VD

IllinoisCarry.com

Illinois --(AmmoLand.com)- Americans watched in shocked outrage as the murdered were carried away and the wounded were rushed to emergency rooms. Attacked, gunned down, murdered and UNARMED in a Gun Free Zone.

What was more shocking – that the murderer was a fellow officer or the fact that our own military, our soldiers who are trained for combat, are rendered defenseless on their own home base?

Or maybe it was more shocking to hear Mayor Daley of Chicago blame America’s love of guns for the 13 deaths and untold injuries?? How far can his sick opposition to firearms go? Is it beyond his comprehension that the carnage would have continued if not for a gun in the hands of a civilian policewoman. Is it beyond his grasp that the only way to stop a violent killer with a gun is a good guy/woman with a gun?

Mayor Daley refuses to see – it isn’t the gun – it’s the hand that wields it.

Mayor Daley thinks it’s right and necessary to disarm everyone – the innocent people of Chicago and even our military men and women. He thinks it’s okay, he has his body guards.

But it’s not okay! Call your U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative today – demand that our armed military men and women who put their lives on the line in combat be armed when they put their lives on the line at home as well.

Call your State Senator and State Representative and demand that the right to lawfully carry a firearm for self-defense be restored to the good people of Illinois – the one and only state left that does not recognize that right.

About:
The IllinoisCarry forum was started in April 2004. The idea was that Illinois needed a central location to communicate ideas and information regarding 2nd Amendment issues in Illinois. There are many organizations in Illinois working to protect our 2nd Amendment Rights. Working with these groups IllinoisCarry has become the central location for information and Action Alerts. IllinoisCarry will not endorse political candidates. We simply provide information so voters can make informed decisions. Our goal is to join the other 48 states that allow their citizens to carry concealed firearms. We encourage you to register on our forum and join the fight for your 2nd Amendment Rights in Illinois.

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America Stunned as U.S. Military Attacked from Within

Jews For The Preservation Of Firearms Ownership

Hartford, WI - -(AmmoLand.com)- If only we had followed the Ten Commandments, the massacre at Fort Hood would not have happened. Tautological, no?

Oh, I didn’t mean that Ten Commandments. I meant “The Ten Commandments of Self-Defense.”

Commandment #1: “G-d has given you the right of self-defense, even with deadly force, when warranted.”

The murdered US soldiers, those who voluntarily trained to stand in the line of fire against our enemies in order to keep us safe, they were denied the right to defend themselves. Why? Because the US government — that same government that they are sworn to defend — took away their G-d-given rights. Gun Free Zones

Army Regulation 190-14, promulgated under Commander in Chief William Jefferson Clinton on March 12, 1993, “Limits and controls the carrying of firearms by Department of the Army military and civilian personnel (para 2-6).”

Yes, that’s right — soldiers of the United States, those in whom we entrust our safety and security, are not trusted by the Commander in Chief to carry arms: “Due to the serious responsibility imposed on persons authorized to bear or use firearms, such persons must be selected with care.” (2-2a)

Apparently selecting a soldier for active duty is not considered sufficient care. Oh, you can risk your life for our country. You’re old enough to die for our country. You can bear arms when we send you into battle — but not on base. Best be advised before you enlist: “It is DoD Policy… [t]o limit and control the carrying of firearms by DoD military and civilian personnel.” (Appendix B, DoD Directive 5210.56, Policy D.1.)

What does The Gun Rabbi say?
G-d has given us not only the right but the obligation to defend ourselves and others from aggression. G-d’s Law says that both soldier and a civilian have the right to keep and bear arms. Our Founders understood G-d’s Law and enshrined it in the Second Amendment along with other such inalienable rights.

But we live in a world today where some put themselves above even G-d’s Law. And so we have this “Man’s Law” which limits and controls the carrying of firearms by DoD military and civilian personnel.

How many soldiers would be alive or uninjured if the targets of our treasonous Mujahid had been “allowed” to protect themselves with force of arms? How many more victims of Man’s “Gun Control” do we need to count before our Commander in Chief recognizes G-d’s Law?

G-d says I can defend myself. We must all choose: G-d’s Law? Or Man’s?

About:
The Gun Rabbi offers you a unique combination of Jewish Law and firearms training. A Certified NRA Instructor, the Gun Rabbi offers practical instruction in pistol safety and shooting accompanied by the religious and ethical insights on self defense that only an Orthodox Rabbi can provide.

About:
Jews For The Preservation Of Firearms Ownership Mission is to destroy “gun control” and to encourage Americans to understand and defend all of the Bill of Rights for everyone. Those are the twin goals of Wisconsin-based Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO). Founded by Jews and initially aimed at educating the Jewish community about the historical evils that Jews have suffered when they have been disarmed, JPFO has always welcomed persons of all religious beliefs who share a common goal of opposing and reversing victim disarmament policies while advancing liberty for all.

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Man’s Law Kills Again – The Sin of Gun Free Zones

National Association for Gun Rights

Virginia - -(AmmoLand.com)-These days, our soldiers aren’t even safe here at home stationed on secure military bases.

On November 5th, a lone gunman murdered 13 fully-trained, ready to deploy soldiers, and wounded 29 more, in the most shocking terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11.

How was Nidal Hasan, a psychologist, able to take down so many trained soldiers? Because the government thinks its better to keep it’s armed service members unarmed . . .

That’s right. Our military men and woman are banned from carrying the weapons they are trained and trusted to use in the heat of combat.

President Clinton authored this asinine policy back in 1993 when he declared all military bases “Gun Free Zones.”

As you know, “Gun Free Zones” do nothing but assure criminals, and now terrorists, that they will find unarmed victims defenseless against a homicidal rampage.

Maybe I’m crazy, but I’d rather the soldiers delivered a barrage of bullet to end Hasan’s attack the second he opened fire.

I’d rather Hasan was dead and the heroes he murdered were still alive.

But because of Clinton’s ingenious policy of an unarmed armed forces, this psychopath methodically executed soldier after soldier before a local traffic cop could arrive on the scene.

If we didn’t have “Gun Free Zones” and our armed forces were . . . I don’t know . . . ARMED, Nadir Hasan would have met bullet s instead of bodies.

On this Veteran’s Day, remember that the safety of our armed forces is of paramount importance whether it’s on the battlefield or here at home.

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Another ‘Gun Free Zone’ Tragedy

Virginia Citizens Defense League

Virginia - -(AmmoLand.com)- Yesterday 24 VCDL members showed up at the Portsmouth City Hall to support VCDL urging the Mayor to drop his membership in the disgraceful Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) – a front for generic gun control run by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

The first problem we had was a requirement that you sign in and show photo ID. Board member John Fenter is working to get that fixed. Under the Freedom of Information Act they cannot turn someone away from a public meeting because they didn’t bring any ID.

John and I went up to the City Hall chambers to work that issue, only to be told by a police officer that guns were not allowed in City Hall chambers!

WHAT?!?!?!! My reaction was to break into laughter and to tell John that this would be one heluva law suit. We explained 15.2-915 to the officer.

The officer, to his credit, realized that perhaps he had best check this out. He told the other officers to just wait a minute and not turn away any armed citizens.

Upon checking with the City Attorney, the officer returned in a couple of minutes and sincerely apologized for his error and he said we were more than welcome to enter the chambers.

Dennis O’Connor was also involved and approached Sheriff Watson on the issue and filed this report:

Apparently, no one had ever carried firearms to a Portsmouth city council meeting before, because the security and police seemed not to know how to handle it, and at one point a city officer was attempting to deny us entrance. This was resolved by the city attorney, but thankfully, Portsmouth Sheriff Watson was also on site and was very aggressive about ensuring no one’s rights were infringed. He was a shining example of a professional law officer who was well versed in both the law and the constitution, even making making numerous pro- second amendment statements throughout.

He stated that as an elected constitutional officer, he would not allow anyone’s right to bear arms to be violated. Sheriff Watson related to me that when someone initially approached him, excitedly exclaiming that people were coming in who had guns, he simply replied ’so do I.’

Sheriff Watson make a point of giving me his personal cell phone number, saying if any of our group were excluded or harassed in any manner for carry of firearms to call him immediately and would intervene and correct the problem.”

Thank you, Sheriff!

We had no further issues with the police or the Sheriff’s deputies and we thank them for their professional handing of the event.

Once inside 3 of us spoke, asking the Mayor to resign from MAIG.

The Mayor did not comment, nor did anyone from City Council, but I’m sure Council, and perhaps the Mayor, didn’t realize until last night the implications of the Mayor being a part of MAIG.

As far as Portsmouth’s illegal gun ban on their lakes and surrounding properties, Ken Richards got this email from the City today after contacting them about that ordinance:

Mr. Richards,

Thank you for bringing this concern to the members of the Portsmouth City Council’s attention.

It is the intention of the City Council to consider repealing the referenced ordinance at it’s November 24th Meeting.

If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Portsmouth City Council.

Thank you, Thank you for bringing this concern to the members of the Portsmouth City Council’s attention.

It is the intention of the City Council to consider repealing the referenced ordinance at it’s November 24th Meeting.

If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Portsmouth City Council.

Thank you, Debra White City Clerk

About:
Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. (VCDL). VCDL is an all-volunteer, non-partisan grassroots organization dedicated to defending the human rights of all Virginians. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms is a fundamental human right.

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VCDL Protests VA Mayors Membership in the Anti Gun Group Mayors Against Illegal Guns

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ICarry.org

Rockford, IL --(AmmoLand.com)- I just got these in. They look fantastic — the company we chose really did a fine job.

These stickers are 3″ x 8″ and stick to the INSIDE of glass (car window, store window, etc). They are viewable to people on the outside. Great for your rear window in your car, side windows, or shop windows.

I will get some pictures taken today. We’re going to be sending a free sticker out in the mail to everyone who has already donated $10 or more.

If you’ve already donated more than $10 and would like more than one sticker (for multiple vehicles, friends, etc) please let us know by using the Feedback link or emailing us at info@icarry.org. Tell us how many you would like. We would be happy to send you more stickers!

We haven’t worked the bugs out of the store, so we’re putting up a new system that WILL work. It will take another day or two to get up. Stickers are limited, so if you’d like to be sure to get one for now you can make a donation of $10 or more (let us know if you want more than one sticker). We will make sure yours go out with the first batch.

ICarry.org inside window sticker is available now.

If you can’t see the image click here www.icarry.org/article382.html

This is what the stickers look like. They feature a super strong adhesive that will not fail yet allows them to be peeled off easily and repositioned or place somewhere else. 100% clean no residue left behind.

ICarry.org, 1817 18th Avenue, Rockford, IL 61104, USA

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ICarry.org Window Stickers Are Here

Virginia Citizens Defense League

Virginia - -(AmmoLand.com)- Over 45 students, faulty, and guests turned out for my talk last night at Virginia Tech. There was one anti-gunner there – a professor who teaches statistics (I wonder what the odds were of that?

The professor asked some good questions and we had a healthy discussion of issues, mostly dealing with “will more people with guns make the university safer?”

Unlike the Dark Side, we welcome debate and don’t shutdown a meeting when someone wants to challenge our facts, logic, and reason.

The event was video taped and I will let you know when I get a link to it.

And as a souvenir, Virginia Tech gave me my own personal $30 parking ticket for parking somewhere where you need a magnifying glass and a GPS to locate the “faculty only” parking sign. I am having to take it on faith that the sign really exists at all.

About:
Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. (VCDL). VCDL is an all-volunteer, non-partisan grassroots organization dedicated to defending the human rights of all Virginians. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms is a fundamental human right.

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Good Turn Out At Virginia Tech Talk In Support of Guns

Shooters Committee on Political Education

Mineola, NY –-(AmmoLand.com)- The Nassau County local law banning the possession of handguns mislabeled “deceptively colored” remains on hold indefinitely pending the outcome of a legal challenge by gun-rights activists.

In June 2008, Nassau passed Local Law #5, criminalizing the possession and sale of “deceptively colored handguns” as a supposed danger to law enforcement. The law originally banned all handguns except for those that are “black, grey, silver, steel, nickel or army green.” It does not grandfather currently owned guns and mandates that gun owners surrender all banned guns for destruction without any compensation, and with no opportunity to sell them outside the county.

Three New York State pistol licensees—Alan Chwick of Freeport, Edward Botsch of Franklin Square, and Thomas Fess of Rochester—filed an action on July 23rd in Nassau Supreme Court (Index #: 013564/2008) to challenge the laws. The proceeding was filed pro se, with the assistance of a New York gun-rights activist and attorney.

The action sought a ruling that Nassau’s local law is invalid because it is “preempted” by New York State’s extensive gun control laws, which already ban “disguised guns.” Under the doctrine of preemption, localities may not pass laws in areas already regulated by state law, unless state law permits such local laws. The suit also sought to overturn the law because it violates the right to keep and bear arms under both the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and a similar provision of New York State Civil Rights Laws.

The proceeding was brought on the day the law was to go into effect, and sought a temporary restraining order and an injunction to stay enforcement of the law. That led to Nassau to enter into a binding stipulation not to enforce the law unless the court rules against the petitioners. Further, filing of the action alone resulted in the Nassau County legislature amending the law to remove the prohibitions against gold plated, blued, and brown handguns.

The action is currently on appeal to the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department (Docket No. 2009-1468). The petitioners have retained attorney Robert Firriolo, a litigation partner in the New York office of Duane Morris LLP.

The local law challenged affects not only Nassau pistol licensees, but all New York gun owners and visitors to Nassau County. Anybody found with a banned handgun is subject to arrest and prosecution. The law is particularly hazardous to the many shooters who come into, or pass through, Nassau to participate in shooting events and have no way of knowing about this law. The suit was brought to protect the interests of all of law-abiding gun owners and dealers, most of whom are still unaware that many ordinary, popular and valuable handguns are banned. The law imposes a penalty of one year in jail and a $1000 fine.

The petitioners continue to express their gratitude to SCOPE, the Freeport R&R Association Junior Club, SAFE, SASI, NCF&G, and to all those individuals who have donated to help us succeed in this important appeal. The petitioners, though, are still seeking donations to help with the appeal of Chwick v. Mulvey, as we have requested 15minutes of Oral Argument time..

Please remember that a victory in this appeal may well be the springboard for challenging other burdensome and senseless New York gun control laws. In fact, Chwick v. Mulvey has already been cited in Albany County Appellate Division, Second Department, and the cite was positive on our points 3 & 4 (Cites to Heller and NYS Civil Liberties, Second Amendment). Additionally, Chwick v. Mulvey, may be another doorway for incorporation of the Second Amendment by NYS. But appeals are not inexpensive, so please donate whatever you can to SCOPE, SAFE, SASI, or directly to Petitioner Chwick. Every dollar helps, and any funds leftover, will be returned. Please send donations to:

SCOPE, PO Box 12711, Rochester, NY 14612
www.scopeny.org
Please make checks payable to SCOPE, Inc.
SAFE, PO Box 343, Commack, NY 11725

www.nysafe.or
Please make checks payable to SAFE, Inc.
SASI, 215 Waldo Street, Copiague, NY 11726

www.suffolkalliance.org
Please make check payable to: SASI
Alan Chwick, 5 Brunella Street, Freeport, NY 11520
www.iNCNF.org

Please make check payable to: Alan Chwick

Please, note in the memo area of your check: “Legal Defense Fund-Chwick v. Mulvey.”.

We ARE looking forward to a successful appeal, but we can only do it with your help. Thanks.

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Lawsuit Derails Nassau NY Handgun Ban

Buckeye Firearms Foundation

Ohio - -(AmmoLand.com)- Buckeye Firearms Association is a single issue, non-partisan PAC concerned with gun rights. As such, the debate on health care reform occurring across the U.S. is not something that would be within our normal sphere of coverage.

However, my good friend Chad Baus posted a story a few days ago highlighting how the Centers for Disease Control has begun researching gun violence and the impact of gun violence on health care costs. This immediately set off alarm bells in my head as the pieces fell into place.

Why, you ask?

Health care reform is a brilliant way to regulate guns without violating the Second Amendment.

As an attorney, part of my job is risk management – sit around and think big thoughts on how things could go wrong, and then plan accordingly. (Some of my less charitable friends describe it as “being paid to think of ways to screw things up.”)

Health care reform, which seems completely innocuous to gun rights at first blush, is a Trojan Horse. Of that, there can be no doubt. The only real question is whether our enemies will choose to use it as such. Given the string of court and legislative defeats the anti-gun groups have suffered, is there any doubt whether the Brady Bunch will pass up an opportunity to regulate guns in this oblique manner?

Chad’s article pointed to a Washington Times editorial taking the CDC to task for circumventing congressional orders to abstain from gun control “research.” The original reasoning behind this “research” ban was that the CDC would be using tax dollars to advance a gun control agenda, and the taxpayers rightly put an end to these shenanigans. Now, under President Obama, the CDC is defying this ban by researching “health care costs” and how guns impact health insurance and health care services. If any reader is in doubt as to what the results of this “research” will be, you might as well stop reading now.

So, sometime in the near future, a tax-payer funded study will show that gunshot wounds take up a tremendous amount of medical resources, almost all of which goes unreimbursed, because the victims are uninsured. The study, of course, will fail to mention that the majority of this care goes to criminal/gang elements injured during illegal activities. I will readily concede that the Crips, Bloods, Triad, Mongols and the Mexican Mafia have woefully deficient employee benefit plans (no 401K, dental, paid vacation etc) but is that really a basis for national health insurance policy?

Why should gun owners care that this “research result” will show such an impact on health care costs?

Underwriting.
Insurance premiums are calculated, in part, based upon your risk group. If you smoke, your premiums are higher and/or it is harder to get coverage. Why? Cigarette smoking demonstrably increases your health care costs over the long term. Have diabetes? Ditto. High blood pressure and cholesterol? Get out your wallet.

So now, armed with a “study” showing that the presence of a gun greatly increases health care costs, gun owners are now considered a high risk group and the insurance companies have Science! to back up that claim. “Owning a gun is no different than having cancer…” “No sir, we aren’t violating your civil rights. You may still own whatever guns you wish, you just are going to pay at-risk rates rather than preferred rates.”

I assure the reader that this scenario is not far-fetched or fanciful, the mechanism is already in place and is capable of operating exactly as I have outlined. The only question is whether the antis will have the political will to use it in such a manner, and to what extent. (i.e would they try to divide us by “finding” that ownership of a $5,000.00 trap gun has no impact on healthcare costs, but ownership of a handgun does and ownership of an ugly black rifle drives the costs right through the roof.)

Here is a preview of the new health insurance application forms:

Name, address, age, gender, height, weight, prior medical conditions, do you smoke, do you own guns, if so how many and what kind….

Then there is the whole issue of de facto gun registration, since this information will now be on your wonderful, portable healthcare chart that is all residing on a computer someplace. Don’t forget the new taxes on guns and ammo to help provide insurance for those poor Crips, Bloods, Triad, Mongols and Mexican Mafia members who find themselves suffering from uninsured gunshot wounds incurred during a drug deal gone wrong . The anti-gun possibilities are limited only by the imagination.

Please don’t delude yourself into thinking that this would only be part of any “public option” insurance plan. The private insurance companies are going to be in direct competition with any of the pre-existing or new government insurance plans, so if the public plans get an “upcharge” for gun ownership you know the private ones are going to demand this extra money, too. After all, they have Science! to provide the justification for the higher premiums.

These are not paranoid delusions or ramblings, just possibilities that are there for the taking should the political muscle be flexed to do so.

So what do gun owners need to do? We need to be calling our “Congress Critters” and demand, at a minimum, two things. (If you are just outright opposed to any of the health care reform going on, simply add the above objections to the pile of objections you already have when you call in, and skip over making these demands.)

First, any health care reform bill must be absolutely, affirmatively firearm neutral. The law must explicitly state that no insurer, public or private, may use ownership or use of guns as a basis for underwriting or benefit decisions.

Second, any health care reform bill needs to explicitly deny insurance benefit payments for care provided to anyone who is harmed during the commission of a violent felony, and allow hospitals/doctors to choose to refuse treatment to these same people if they feel they can ethically do so. They may ethically feel they have to treat these people, but you and I should not be subsidizing medical care to Johnny Crackhead when he finds himself shot during a robbery, nor should we be subsidizing someone’s ethics. It is time these criminals start bearing the consequence of their actions and allow natural selection to work its magic.

Ken Hanson is a gun rights attorney in Ohio who serves as the Legislative Chair for Buckeye Firearms Association. He is the attorney of record for Buckeye Firearms Foundation, which filed an amicus brief in the Heller case. In 2008, the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) awarded him with its Defender of Justice Award. He is the author of The Ohio Guide to Firearm Laws, a certified firearms instructor and holds a Type 01 Federal Firearms License.

About:
Buckeye Firearms Association is a grassroots political action committee dedicated to defending and advancing the right of Ohio citizens to own and use firearms for all legal activities.

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Will Health Care Reform Regulate Guns?

Military Gun Free Zones

AmmoLand.com

Manasqaun, NJ - -(AmmoLand.com)- I am glad I am not the only one to see a common trend here? Gun Free Zones are Death Zones.

Jacob G. Hornberger, founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, recently wrote a good article entitled “A Gun-Free Zone at Ft. Hood” that makes my point quite well and is worth reading.

“With the massacre at Ft. Hood, we once again see the consequences of gun control.

Remember what the gun controllers say: that once gun control is imposed, would-be murderers will obey the gun-control law by resorting to some other form of murder. At least the killers won’t use a gun, the gun-controllers exclaim, because gun possession is now against the law.

Yet, once again that reasoning hasn’t panned out at Ft. Hood, any more than it panned out at Virginia Tech, Columbine High School, Luby’s Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, or, for that matter, on the streets of Washington, D.C., the gun-control, murder capital of America.”

Time and time again Gun Free Zones have been come killing grounds where evil men can go about killing innocent people with no chance of having to face an armed citizen.

“Now, you would think that of all places where people would be armed, it would be a military base. Not so, however. There are strict gun-control laws on military bases, including a prohibition against concealed-carry, even if the state in which the base is located permits concealed-carry.

Thus, at Ft. Hood, the shooter knew that the likelihood of anyone being able to defend himself from the coming onslaught was virtually nil. He knew that since this was a federal gun-free zone, he would be able to shoot his gun and kill his victims until he ran out of ammunition or until the local police arrived and gunned him down.

Why do shooters select gun-free zones to commit their massacres rather than, say, gun shows? No doubt that question continues to befuddle the gun-control crowd.”

The greatest irony in all this is that we have the best trained military in the world and some cowardly politician who is to afraid to take on the responsibility to defend themselves and needs to feel better about this personality flaw has created policy that say no one else including the best soldiers on earth can have a weapon to defend themselves or their family’s!!?

Of all the place in the USA our Military Bases should be the last places that are Gun Free Zones.  Am I the only one outraged by this?  If you are to then email your representative and tell them you want change.  Republish this article on your blog or book mark it in your social media network and lets make a change so that the best military on earth does not have to lay down and die without the tools they are trained with to defend you and me.

Action: Write your politician and demand that they end Military Gun Free Zones. We have included a sample letter below that you can use of modify and you can easily find and email your representative through the NRA-ILA Cap-Wiz Tool:

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Dear Congressman:

I was deeply disturbed and heart broken, as I am sure you were, to see the number of servicemen and women that were killed or wounded in the recent Fort Hood Shooting in TX.

But what was even more shocking is that the best trained fighting forces in the world, trained in multiple deadly weapons systems and expected to be ready to take on our worst enemy’s, are not allowed to have a simple common everyday firearm for self defense.

Apparently not even their on-base security is allowed to have weapons? The same weapons that any law abiding citizen of Texas can have in his or her home, stored in their car or carried on their person with minimal training?

Instead our top fighting units were gunned down like sheep with no way to defend themselves because some government coward decided our brave soldiers could not be trusted with a gun and should have to live and work in a Gun Free Zone.

I am ashamed that our government would allow this to happen and demand that you correct this issue and remove all Gun Free Zones from US military bases and allow our servicemen and women the god given right to self defense.

Do the right thing and end this absurd policy of US Military Gun Free Zone at once!

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End The Absurd Policy of Military Gun Free Zones

ICarry.org

Rockford, IL --(AmmoLand.com)- Gun ownership is increasing at an unheard of rate in the US this year.

The largest contributing factor to this is the fear that the Obama administration will attempt to pass new sweeping legislation that would ban certain types of guns based on their cosmetic appearances, like the so-called Assault Weapons ban that expired in 2004.

With 48 states having adopted concealed carry legislation, and the vast majority of those – 40 – have what is referred to as shall-issue licensing, meaning anyone who qualifies for a license or permit MUST be issued one. 8 states still have discretionary or more accurately discriminatory issue, it’s easy to see where this trend is headed.

The Supreme Court has ruled that individuals DO have the right to own and carry (keep and bear) arms for self-defense and other uses. The Supreme Court is also set to rule next year on whether or not, or to what extent, states can restrict this right. If the highest court follows the intentions of the founders of this country, “that every man be armed,” then we should see even more drastic reduction of the approx. 30,000+ gun laws on the books that have been completely ineffective at reducing crime, since criminals readily ignore the laws and illegally obtain and use guns in crimes regardless.

Truth is finally prevailing, and the right to protect yourself and your family is on a major comeback! With minimal training and practice, the average person can protect themselves very effectively. It’s time for all of us to step up to the plate and take advantage of this trend. There’s simply no need to let gun control get you down anymore!!!

ICarry.org Update
A lot is happening at ICarry.org. After a short leave due to my personal obligations, I have now been able to dedicate myself to this cause full time. By using the Internet, our website, and these simple newsletters in addition to other marketing, we’ve been able to come a long way in a short time. I’m very thankful to the volunteers who have been helping with these tasks, and to the many people who have stepped up to help support what we’re doing with donations.

Right now we’re getting our store running. In the next week it should be fully functional, and we will have a lot of neat things to offer. The store will also help us bring in the revenue needed to keep going! By popular demand, high-quality car window stickers are being printed. These stickers will look fantastic, last a lifetime, and they’re easily removable and re-stickable without leaving any residue. It took some work, but I found the best ones I could, and you’ll see them start popping up on cars everywhere very soon.

We’ve also partnered with Gun Owners of America to help defend the right to keep and bear arms in a no-compromise fashion on the state and federal level. Larry Pratt, the executive director of GOA, put it this way: “Illinois [and Wisconsin] has needed a take-no-prisoners group to defend the right to keep and bear arms. ICarry.org is that group.” We’re thankful for the kind words and look forward to working together to see that no new restrictions are placed on the ownership of firearms and remove as many of the unneeded current restrictions as possible.

We are also making really cool distributable business cards that everyone can use to raise awareness of the right-to-carry in Illinois and Wisconsin! Our survey showed that you wanted these, so we are putting out! These will be available as inexpensively as possible on our store in the next week or two just like the window decals.

Other than that, we’re working diligently to bring some nice new firearms for our One Gun a Month Giveaway. This month, November 09, Armalite, Inc. based right here in Geneseo, Illinois, has been gracious enough to partially sponsor one of their nice AR 24-15C pistols. If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out on the homepage of ICarry.org. For December, we have been given a full sponsorship by one of the largest pistol manufacturers in the world. I’ll announce that after this month’s drawing

We have a lot going on right now, and as busy and hectic as it is, it’s also very exciting. A good friend of mine has agreed to help out with the workload on a part time basis. I’m very excited to have her on board, as she’s very talented and will be a huge help!

I was trying to find an interesting and entertaining story for this newsletter. I need to get it out so time is running out. I have started a thread in our forum for members to post their fun/interesting/entertaining personal stories (or stories of someone they know personally). It doesn’t have to be gun related, but it can be! This should be a fun thing, so check it out here and see who’s posted or better yet throw your own in there!!

www.icarry.org/ftopict-1877.html

Thanks for reading our newsletters and staying informed. Campaign-wise there isn’t much going on right now, so we get to focus on what we’re doing and how local businesses and politicians are supporting the cause. We appreciate your support and ALWAYS value your input. If you have questions, ideas, suggestions, criticisms, whatever, please let me know. Send me an email personally by replying to this newsletter. I’ll read it, reply, and do something about it as well!

Thanks again to all of you who have supported us with donations to keep us going. We are getting more corporate sponsors and will be more self-sufficient as time goes on, but right now is a very critical time for us. We have a lot of expenses, a lot of bills, lots of advertising and other costs. If you haven’t donated yet, please consider giving what you can. It all goes directly to the fight for right-to-carry in Illinois and Wisconsin. We don’t have any salaries

It took some real work, but I got this cool donation meter going. See it here (it’s on the left side of the page):

www.icarry.org/donate.html

We’re trying to raise $2,700 this month to cover costs and have some money to work with. When you donate, the meter will update in a few seconds. If you login, you can also show your support by having your ICarry username show up if you want, or you can keep it private. Let’s see how much we can raise this month and try to go past our goal!

www.icarry.org/donate.html

For every $10 you donate we will automatically enter you into this month’s drawing for the Armalite another time again. There’s no limit to entries!

Stay in the fight, and so will we! Take care.

About:
ICarry.org, a website devoted to to bringing concealed carry to Illinois and Wisconsin – the only two states without it.

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ICarry.org & Expanded Gun Rights On The Move

National Association for Gun Rights

Washington, DC --(AmmoLand.com)- Make no mistake! Our Founders were onto something when they enshrined the right to keep and bear arms as the Second Amendment to our nation’s founding document, the United States Constitution.

Because the Second Amendment is part of our nation’s supreme law, attacking gun rights means attacking the very foundation of the country.

The gun grabbers know they have to deal with this supreme law at some point if they’re going to push their radical agenda through.

And so they’ve decided to rewrite the Bill of Rights to best suit their plans.

That’s right. In an attempt to circumvent our nation’s fundamental law, Barack Obama has rewritten his own version of the Bill of Rights and posted it on the White House website.

According to Obama, “The Second Amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms.”

I don’t know about you, but my right to defend myself comes from my Creator — not from government, not from some bureaucrat or politician, but from my very nature as a human being.

I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that redefining a fundamental right as a privilege is a very dangerous path to start down.

A right is inherent in our humanity and can never be taken away.

A privilege can be removed at the whim of one’s rulers.

But the President’s redefinition of our nation’s fundamental law isn’t enough for some anti-freedom zealots.

Gun grabbers in our government-run education system are now seeking to brainwash your children into accepting their anti-gun agenda — also by rewriting the Bill of Rights.

Lesson plans in Garland, Texas, (Texas?! Really?!) now teach the Second Amendment by summarizing as follows, “Amendment 2: We can get permission to own weapons to protect ourselves.”

This couldn’t be any further from what the Second Amendment clearly states!

“The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”

(NOTE: The Garland Independent School District has admitted that this was a mistake and says they are taking steps to ensure proper education on the second amendment.)

I want you to call the White House and the Garland Independent School District and demand they restore the original language to the Second Amendment.

The White House Comment Line: 202-456-1111
GISD Superintendent Curtis Culwell: 972-487–3023

Tell them you will not stand for revisionist history or the weakening of our nation’s fundamental law. The Founding Fathers wrote it that way for a reason!

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Anti-Gunners and Obama Intent on Rewriting the Bill of Rights

“…it is hard to be treated in such a condescending manner because you actually took the time to study the issue and realize having a gun is the best way to keep your family safe….”

United States Concealed Carry Association

USCCA - -(AmmoLand.com)-Every vocal pro-gun advocate is familiar with the condescending look of so-called friends or family members who are sure we’re nothing but bloodthirsty members of the NRA cult. We’ve all been there when someone belittles our judgment by saying, “I hope you have those guns locked up so your kids won’t get them,” or asking, “Aren’t you afraid you will shoot a family member by accident?” You might even get to hear my favorite silly anti-gun statement, “You know, someone who keeps a gun in the house is 75% more likely to kill a friend of family member than an intruder.”

Personally, I have a family member who is a self-described intellectual and, based on the desire to feed his feelings of superiority, he looks down his nose at anyone who carries a gun for self-defense.

A common answer when asked, “Why do you keep a gun in the house with those kids?” is to simply say, “I have it because I love my children and value their lives.” Usually, that is followed by a nod as if the person asking the question understood my answer, and then a puzzled furrowing of their eyebrows. No reason to go any further at that point, since usually the antagonist walks away wondering if you’ve lost your mind. Jim Irvine, Buckeye Firearms Association’s Chairman, delivers the line better than anyone I’ve met, with equal parts sarcasm and scorn. His delivery is a joy to behold.

But the unfortunate reaction to the social crusaders who want to tell us how to keep our family safe is to react with anger. Nobody wins if that happens since the person spewing the misguided anti-gun propaganda is probably parroting the rhetoric heard on the latest episode of Ellen or Oprah. It only shows a lack of willingness to investigate an issue properly as opposed to true anti-gun feeling. Still, it is hard to be treated in such a condescending manner because you actually took the time to study the issue and realize having a gun is the best way to keep your family safe.

As pro-gun advocates, we have an obligation to lay out our arguments in a calculating and logical manner. To do so isn’t easy. I fail to tolerate the simple minded nature of our anti-gun adversaries on a daily basis. Like most pro-gun advocates it is beyond my ability to comprehend that people still believe in the validity of gun-control after the mounds of evidence that has disproved it over the last thirty years. Even worse is trying to educate the establishment media on how much they don’t understand about guns. Anger is never the answer, however, since it only reinforces the idea that people who own guns can’t be trusted–an ironic twist since it is backward anti-gun ravings that should incur the scorn of every day Americans.

In contrast to my so-called intellectual family member is a sister with an autistic son. There is true concern over keeping a gun in the house under those circumstances, and I have the utmost respect for their decision to not keep one. Although my nephew is a wonderful child, it is simply impossible to adequately teach him not to touch a gun. My sister’s situation teaches me that my choice to own a gun isn’t practical for everyone I come across in daily life. I actually have more respect for people who might want to keep a gun at home but have honest reasons that make it impossible compared to those who simply have their heads in the sand. The same people who think their house is utterly secure scoff at the thought that keeping a gun is akin to having a smoke detector or fire extinguisher.

Some of the people who obsess the most about picking the right car seat, the safest crib and go to great lengths to baby-proof their house don’t take simple precautions to keep their kids from becoming the victim of a gun accident. The benefits of the NRA’s Eddie Eagle program are lost on people who refuse to look at the gun issue logically and instead react out of emotion. A failure to teach your kids how to avoid becoming an accidental gun death is equivalent to not teaching them to be careful with strangers, look both ways before crossing the street, or wear a helmet while riding a bike.

Still, your well-intentioned friends at work don’t see it that way. To many of them, keeping a gun in the house is equal to child abuse because their favorite anti-gun celebrity said so. Their gullible nature has been crafted by years of anti-gun establishment media misinformation and they are also guilty of taking political advice from the likes of Rosie O’Donnell, Sean Penn or Ellen DeGeneres. Only when we succeed in changing the culture will we succeed in changing the minds of those so enamored with celebrity they would vote based on their favorite actor’s political endorsement or demonstrate in front of a Marine Corps recruiting station because their favorite celebrity said it was the right thing to do.

While we have logic, statistics, facts and even moral rightness on our side, one thing pro-gun advocates can’t account for is how hard people will resist changing long-held beliefs. That holds true whether those beliefs are based on emotion, faith, or in the case of gun control, poorly executed social policy. For millions of Americans who grew up in cities such as Chicago, Boston, New York or Washington D.C., the never-ending drumbeat of anti-gun propaganda wore down the citizen’s objectivity. The overwhelming evidence which proves that gun control led to the exact type of crime it was designed to stop leaves people even more confused. They have shut down on the issue and stick by their misguided values.

The simple fact is that the establishment media and media elites in our country are very good at their job. For years that included selling the value of gun-control with the all the gusto they could muster and an uncanny ability to drown out dissent. To overcome that bias will take time and dedication to the cause. It helps that we are right but that only goes so far. Unless all gun owners protect their right to bear arms with unwavering dedication they will one day be confiscated.

It’s our job to keep that from happening.

Gerard Valentino is the Buckeye Firearms Association Central Ohio Coordinator, BuckeyeFirearms.org, teaches the Ohio concealed carry class through Center Mass Ltd. and writes for the ValentinoChronicle.com

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The Good Fight Against the Anti Gun MindSet

United States Concealed Carry Association

USCCA - -(AmmoLand.com)- Every now and then, I get emails from people asking me to leave politics out of the USCCA.

They say that they LOVE the information we give, but they don’t want to hear about how ’so and so may or may not be after our guns’.

Here’s the deal: If you like drinking coffee, and some special interest group suddenly begins howling that coffee is a national health hazard, and it could save taxpayers $100 Billion per year if coffee were outlawed, you sort of have a decision to make:

“Is my passion for coffee worth fighting for? Or do I go with the flow.”

The fact of the matter is that guns are controversial… And if you’ve carried concealed for any amount of time, you already know that it really becomes a defining part of your lifestyle.

So… unless you are willing to give up the Concealed Carry lifestyle, you sort of have to recognize that it’s impossible to discuss Concealed Carry without bringing politics into it.

There are a LOT of people who don’t agree with your way of life, and they are willing to spend a lot of money and time to take your right to Carry Concealed away from you.

Well, I have big news- the USCCA is stepping up to the plate.

I’m sure you’ve heard about the Supreme Court decision from last year, which struck down Washington D.C.’s ban on handguns.

Well, now our allies in the gun-rights battle are going after the next biggest 2nd Amendment offender- Chicago, who also bans handguns.

In order for the case to even show up as a blip on the radar, a brief has to be filed, outlining the entire case. This can be VERY expensive- like, $30,000 expensive.

Well, the Buckeye Firearms Association is spear-heading the drive to have this brief written, and I have a huge announcement to make:

The USCCA just donated $10,000 toward this effort!

They hate your way of life. We love it, and we thank you for having made the correct choice.

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USCCA Donates $10,000 To Fight For Gun Rights

Iowa Gun Owners

Iowa – -(AmmoLand.com)-Besides promoting and working to pass the REAL Right-to-Carry bill in the upcoming session, Iowa Gun Owners is also working on repealing Iowa’s permit-to-purchase laws as well.

The permit-to-purchase law requires you to seek approval from the government, in the form of a government issued card, before you can purchase a handgun for self-defense. The criteria for this permit are similar to the criteria for a permit-to-carry: you can not be a felon, can not be addicted to drugs or alcohol, you can’t have a history of acts of violence, etc. Should you be approved for the permit, it is good for a period of one year.

While many assume that obtaining a permit-to-purchase is normal and just a part of doing business, you should know that 36 other states DO NOT have this tyrannical requirement.

That’s right – Iowa is one of only a handful of states that require people to get a permit to purchase handguns for self-defense. Delaware, Maryland, and New Hampshire are just some of the states that do NOT require law abiding citizens to get this type of permit.

The argument most commonly offered in defense of this permit goes something like this: this permit is needed to ensure that criminals and the mentally deranged don’t have access to firearms. Gun control advocates usually toss in examples of a school or church shooting at this point to silence opposition. This argument is so emotionally charged that sometimes even gun owners accept this at face value.

However, federal law already prohibits felons, fugitives from justice, illegal aliens, those addicted to narcotics, and those considered mentally deranged from owning firearms. There is no need for additional state language.

More to the point, as everyone already knows, criminals and the mentally deranged don’t buy weapons from a gun dealer or at a gun show anyway. They steal them or buy them from other criminals. In fact, a Justice Department study concluded that over 90% of criminals who use handguns in the commission of their crimes obtained the gun from some source other than a licensed dealer.1

So this argument is obviously wrong.

But worse than that, this argument gets innocent people killed. Sensational? Hardly. By requiring law abiding citizens to go through all the hassle and expense of obtaining a permit to buy a weapon for self-defense, the government ensures that many people just won’t go through the headache. How many elderly people or young single women (the kind of people who most need to be able to defend themselves) find this process intimidating? Many, I know, because I talk to them often. So these people, who want to have the means of self-defense, are being denied this option due to bureaucratic red tape.

And again, don’t forget that 36 other states don’t require a permit to purchase. The crime rates in those states are not higher than states that do require this permit – in many cases the crime rates in those states are lower! If this permit could somehow ensure public safety than all those states without a permit to purchase should have drastically higher levels of violent crime.

In fact, the opposite is true. California, Washington D.C., and Illinois all have permits-to-purchase amongst other anti-gun regulations. But according to the FBI’s ‘Uniform Crime Reports’, released in September of 2008 and based on 2007 data, Los Angeles had over 380 homicides, Washington D.C. had over 155 homicides and Chicago had over 440 homicides!

Clearly these permits are not stopping crime at all.

So if a permit to purchase does nothing to reduce crime what does it accomplish? In a word: registration. (The information below comes from Gun Owners of America located at www.gunowners.org.)

In 1994 the Justice Department gave a grant to the city of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University to create a sophisticated national gun registry using data compiled from states’ background check programs. This attempt at registration was subsequently defeated in the courts.2

In 1996, computer software distributed by the Justice Department allowed police officials to easily (and unlawfully) register the names and addresses of gun buyers. This software — known as FIST — also kept information such as the type of gun purchased, the make, model and caliber, the date of purchase, etc.3

In 1998, despite prohibitions in federal law, the FBI announced that it would begin keeping gun buyer’s names for six months. FBI had originally wanted to keep the names for 18 months, but reduced the time period after groups like Gun Owners of America strongly challenged the legality of their actions. GOA submitted a formal protest to the FBI, calling their attempt at registration both “unlawful” and “unconstitutional.”4

Of course, we can use a mid-western example as well. The government in Illinois has gone so far down this road of regulation that our friends in Illinois now can’t even own a handgun or long gun without first obtaining a government issued firearms owner identification (FOID) card!

That’s right, to even own a hunting shotgun in Illinois you must first be approved by the state. As bad as that is, it gets worse. You see, in Illinois, to even buy a single round of ammunition you need to possess a FOID card – otherwise a dealer can not sell ammunition to you. Further, if you move into the state already owning weapons, you have a limited amount of time before those guns too must be registered with the government.

Of course, we’ve not even mentioned the idea of concealed carry in Illinois, which is totally prohibited.

And again, as mentioned above, despite all these onerous gun laws Chicago had over 440 homicides in 2007! This does not count rape, aggravated assault, robberies and other types of violent crime.

Just think how many of those innocent victims would have been able to defend themselves had they been carrying weapons for self-defense.

This is what will happen in Iowa if we don’t start to fight back. If the state of Iowa can tell you when you are eligible to buy guns, carry guns, and shoot guns (all areas that they currently regulate) then it’s a short hop to the kind of total registration that gun owners in Illinois deal with.

So this session, as Iowa Gun Owners begins to promote a bill repealing the permit to purchase law in Iowa, we hope that you will do your part. Email and call your elected officials, come down to the capitol on an Iowa Gun Owners lobby day, donate to Iowa Gun Owners via our website, and tell your family and friends about us.

The time to act is now. Our rights are under attack.

Footnotes:

1. Department of Justice, “Survey of Incarcerated Felons,” p. 36.
2. Bureau of Justice Assistance, Grant Manager’s Memorandum, Pt. 1: Project Summary (September 30, 1994), Project Number: 94-DD-CX-0166.
   
3. Copy of “FIST” (Firearms Inquiry Statistical Tracking) software at GOA headquarters, Springfield, VA. See also Pennsylvania Sportsmen’s News (Oct./Nov. 1996). The default in the “FIST” computer software is for the police officials to indefinitely retain the information on gun owners-despite the fact that the Brady law only allows officials to retain this data for 20 days.
   
4. FBI’s Final Rule printed in the Federal Register (October 30, 1998) at 58311. After the FBI submitted its proposed regulations on June 4, 1998, Gun Owners of America submitted written comments (in September of 1988) to challenge the FBI’s regulations.

Aaron Dorr is the Executive Director of Iowa Gun Owners, a non-profit organization in Iowa dedicated to overturning Iowa’s abusive laws when it comes to the purchasing, carrying, and using firearms for self-defense. He can be contacted at director@iowagunowners.org.

About:
Iowa Gun Owners (IGO) was formed in January of 2009 to combat the oppressive gun laws in the State of Iowa. IGO does not believe that you, as a law abiding citizen, should have to beg permission from the government to be able to defend yourself and your family. That’s why we are working so hard to get a Vermont/Alaska style carry law passed in Iowa. In these states, unless you are a convicted felon or otherwise barred from possessing weapons, you don’t need a permit to carry a gun for self-defense! Join us now!

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The Iowa Permit-to-Purchase – The Seeds of Gun Registration

Ohioans For Concealed Carry

Ohio --(AmmoLand.com)- The first hearing for HB 203, the bill to allow concealed handgun licensees to carry a firearm into a restaurant that serves alcohol provided the licensee is not consuming alcohol, was held Thursday in the Public Safety and Homeland Security committee.

Ohioans For Concealed Carry Legislative Committee Coordinator Gary Witt, along with a half dozen OFCC members, was in attendance and heard the sponsor testimony by Representatives Bubp and Martin. Rep. Martin noted that 42 other states have some provision for carrying a firearm in an establishment that serves alcohol and Rep. Bubp noted that forcing a CHL holder to leave their firearm in their vehicle leaves it vulnerable to theft.

The next hearing will be proponent testimony and when it is scheduled we will post the date so those interested in supporting the bill can have their voice heard. It will likely be in December. If you’re planning on attending and don’t yet have an OFCC shirt, order yours today!

About:
Ohioans for Concealed Carry, founded in 1999, is a grassroots political activist organization. When founded, the primary goal of OFCC was getting concealed carry passed into law in Ohio. With that accomplished, our mission became to refine the concealed carry law and to expand and preserve the rights of all gun owners in Ohio. Visit: Ohioccw.org

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Ohio Restaurant Carry Bill Has Public Hearing

Leyla Myers Va State Coordinator Second Amendment March

Second Amendment March

Virginia --(AmmoLand.com)-We all have various milestones in our lives. I have had a number of them since May 2001 when I came to this country on the employment visa. November 18, 2009 will be another milestone in my life – I am required to take a two hour civics test and English language knowledge test as part of my naturalization process.

I got a notice from USCIS in August 2009 that I am now eligible to apply for a U.S. citizenship. I jumped for joy, to say the least. The next thing I did was to ask my lawyer which form I have to file and how much is the application fee? Next action item was to download the civics test flash cards – a sample of questions (available on USCIS website) you should expect to be asked during the test. I felt well prepared already. I’ve been preparing for a number of years – even before I got my “green card”. During last eight years, I have visited Mt. Vernon twice, went to the National Archives, as well as Philadelphia, Colonial Williamsburg, Monticello, Ash Lawn-Highland, The Hermitage, Bull Run and Petersburg battlefield grounds, and Appomattox; I met the impersonators of Gen. Washington and Patrick Henry.

I also found out that as a foreigner, I cannot contact my state’s senator or representative and ask for a pass to tour the Capitol, but if I present my foreign passport and go through multiple of the Capitol building’s security check points, I could be allowed to sit in the gallery during the session of either of the chambers. I did so with my mother while she was visiting me, who was just as surprised and excited to get this opportunity.

When my husband and I sat down one evening on our front porch and I asked him to read the 100 questions from the flash cards, I answered most of them without hesitation. Note to the developers of the flash cards – the federal government has the power “to coin Money” (Art. 1, Sec. 8), it does not have the power to print money (as the test’s suggested answer implies). We know too well what “printing money” leads to.

There were few wrong answers on my part, and one great surprise. Turned out I wrongly assumed that the right to vote was in the Bill of Rights. It could be considered as a granted right and there are 4 separate amendments that cover this subject and make sure people are not discriminated or denied a right to vote for various reasons.

But one suggested answer that brought a feeling of pleasant surprise to both of us was to the question “What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?” (The question expects you to name just two rights, although we know there are more; and the potential list of answers is not limited to just two answers.) ‘The right to bear arms’ was not the answer I expected to see. Nevertheless, there it was, on the list of correct answers. Hah! I just found the explanation to why we have such a large number of people in the anti-gun-owners movement. I can only guess that very few of them ever took the naturalization test. If they did, they would at once stop arguing with 2A activists and defenders. Let’s propose and pass a new amendment regarding voting right – that everyone has to pass a civics test before they can register to vote.

Now, I am not trying to come across as know-it-all sort of person. To the contrary, until about 2004 I had no clue that “right to keep and bear arms” was an actual language of the Second Amendment. Fact is, I did not care to know much about it, much less to exercise it. And look at me now – I am a member of VCDL, and a life-time member of the Second Amendment Sisters.

I am also a Virginia State Coordinator for the Second Amendment March which is set to take place in Washington, D.C. on April 19, 2010. If you have not heard about it yet, I urge you to visit our website and consider volunteering and supporting our mission. We need all the help we can get. We are all volunteers and can only be as successful as your willingness to help us. The mission of the Second Amendment March is to galvanize the courage and resolve of Americans; to petition our elected officials against establishing anti-gun legislation; and to remind America that the Second Amendment is necessary to maintain our right to self defense. It is the one right that protects all others.

As I travel across Virginia and spread the word about the March, every once in a while someone would ask me a question, “Do you think we can lose our right? Do you think government can take it away?” Well, the Second Amendment states that “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”. Today there are thousands of laws on the books, regulating and restricting individuals from owning certain types of arms, carrying them in certain places, etc. How is that for not infringing on the right? You have already lost so much, and sure will lose more unless you stand up and fight any new restrictions or regulations. They will take it, one step at a time, unless we make our voices heard.

That one test question is amazing for yet another reason. “What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?” Are we to assume there is not a single living soul left today in Chicago, California, New York and Washington, D.C., except for police, politicians and celebrities? If you don’t get the irony of the question, look up the gun laws in those places.

I will update you on the results of my test and other developments on my way to citizenship. Meanwhile, I leave you with a trivia question – “Who was the President to appoint the most number of judges to the Supreme Court?”

About:
The mission of the Second Amendment March is to galvanize the courage and resolve of Americans; to petition our elected officials against establishing anti-gun legislation; and to remind America that the Second Amendment is necessary to maintain our right to self defense.

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Correct Answer – The Right To Bear Arms

NICS Back Ground Checks for October 2009

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Washington, DC --(AmmoLand.com)- Data released by the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reported 1,233,982 NICS Checks in October 2009, a 4 percent increase from the 1,183,279 reported in October 2008.

So far that is roughly 11,403,417 gun bought this year! The total is probably more as NICS background checks may cover the purchase of more than one gun at a time.

This latest jump in background checks show that Americans are solidly in-favor of keeping firearms in the hands of law abiding citizens.

This clearly shows that the Obama Administration’s OK to proceed with a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, that could be an end run on our 2nd amendment rights, is in direct opposition to his claim that he supports the 2nd amendment.

That is like saying I support the right to free speech as long as it is censored..!

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Gun Owners Buy 1,300,000+ Guns Thumbing Their Noses at Obama Arms Trade Treaty

CO Castle Rock Town Hall

Rocky Mountain Gun Owners

Windsor, CO --(AmmoLand.com)- If you’ve paid attention to the trends (and that’s what we do here at RMGO) you’ve noticed that since the “Shall Issue” concealed carry bill passed the Colorado legislature in 2003, many municipalities have decided to create their own ordinances regarding firearms.

This is, of course, usually in direct contradiction to state law.

Local governments may not willy-nilly ban firearms in public buildings, unless they take some very costly steps to make that facility “safe” for the then-disarmed citizens. But that doesn’t stop them from trying.

Other cities try a different method: they simply post “No Firearms” signs on the doors, usually knowing full well they do not have the authority to stop concealed handgun permit holders unless they install metal detectors at every entrance and place full-time security personnel there.

Sometimes these cities just make up their own rules, never stopping to think that they can’t do so. After all, government can do what it wants, right? The town of Castle Rock is just such a town.

As you can see from this picture of the entrance to City Hall (photo taken by yet another RMGO member/activist), this sign gives the impression that citizens are not allowed to carry firearms in this public facility even if carrying concealed with a permit.

Colorado Revised Statute 18-12-214(1)(a) makes carrying a concealed handgun valid “…In all areas of the state, except as specifically limited in…” other sections of law. And, unless these municipalities go to the extra steps and expense (in these days of budget cuts, very few cities can afford it), they have no choice.

RMGO contacted the city of Castle Rock after a member took pictures of the sign at the entrance to Town Hall. It took quite time, but with the diligence of an activist and RMGO’s staff staying on task, they have now changed that sign to adequately inform citizens that carrying is indeed legal in that building — with a permit.

Now, we simply have to expand that program to the dozens — maybe hundreds — of municipalities who are also skirting the law.

What can you do? Donate to Rocky Mountain Gun Owners so that we have the staff time to follow up and fix these problems as we find them.

About:
Based in Colorado, Rocky Mountain Gun Owners is Colorado’s largest state-based gun lobby. It is a group solely dedicated to the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Our strategy is simple: don’t give an inch.

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CO Castle Rock Town Hall Gun Rights Fixed – Hundreds To Go

Maryland Shall Issue.org

Maryland --(AmmoLand.com)-MSI will be teaming up with Gun Owners of America in issuance of an amicus in support of the McDonald v Chicago case that the Supreme Court will be looking at.

This so-called “Heller II” case could be the one that defines the right to keep and bear arms as a fundamental right and, thus, opening up the possibility of breaking the gridlock that we’ve faced here in Maryland for years.

MSI has pledged a minimum of $1000.00 towards this effort, though we will give more if we have it. In keeping with our long standing practice, we do not solicit funds between membership drives unless we have a specific project that is in excess of our regular expenses. We now need your additional support and are asking for the membership to donate in order to advance this effort.

When MSI joined the amicus for “Heller I” in 2008, you responded generously and raised over $2500.00 in just a week. Let’s repeat that effort to get us quickly to the $1000.00 mark so that we can show that Maryland citizens are serious about their 2nd amendment rights.

You can donate via USPS at the PO Box at the bottom of the Update or go to marylandshallissue.org to donate electronically.

About:
Maryland Shall Issue is an all volunteer, non-partisan effort dedicated to the preservation and advancement of all gunowners’ rights in Maryland, with a primary goal of CCW reform to allow all law-abiding citizens the right to carry a concealed weapon; and to the education of the community to the awareness that ’shall issue’ laws have, in all cases, resulted in decreased rates of violent crime.”

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Maryland Shall Issue Joins GOA in Support of the Chicago Gun Case

GunOwnersFellowship.com

Rockford, IL --(AmmoLand.com)- If you’re like me, you own and maybe even carry firearms to be prepared for the unknown. You’ve probably had safety training and some marksmanship or defense training as well. We all do this to be ready in case we have to defend ourselves or our family.

I was unprepared one time, however, not for defending myself against a violent attack, but for the legal implications of carrying. Far too often, gun owners are treated as second-class citizens, and even worse — as criminals. Being prepared is looked at by some as a crime!

Although I was following the law – I even carried a copy of the law with me – I was still arrested, charged, and had to defend myself in court. The charges were later dismissed, but it cost me a small fortune. While I was prepared to protect myself from attack, I was not prepared to deal with false charges.

Since then people from Illinois and even other states have contacted me looking for help because they wound up similar situations. It was too difficult to help them all, but I did what I could.

A little over a year ago I started a group called the Gun Owners Fellowship. It is a support network for gun owners who use a gun for self-defense, OR face prosecution/harassment or other persecution because they chose to be prepared instead of being a victim.

We’ve grown to about 100 members since then. There’s a small one-time fee to join as a life member, and then no one ever has to pay another dime unless one of the members needs support. If a member is arrested or harassed in any way because of his or her responsible use or possession of a firearm, all the members band together to help him or her out.

So far no one has needed the support, which is fantastic because dealing with legal issues is very stressful and difficult. I’m glad that myself and our other members have NOT had to pay any recurring cost either!

Check out the website and see what our members have to say about it. It’s very secure knowing that other people are there if I need it. I also like knowing that I can finally help people if they get in trouble that they don’t deserve.

www.GunOwnersFellowship.com

We support concealed carry, open carry, and all lawful and responsible use of firearms for self-defense and defense of family. Our members’ spouses are even covered with their membership.

This is very different and not to be confused with insurance or casualties. The advantage is it costs next to nothing and there are no monthly or yearly dues. You don’t pay unless someone really needs it.

Thanks for checking it out and we hope to welcome you and yours into the Fellowship! If you have any questions, you can reply to this email or call the number on the Fellowship website and I will personally do my best to help you.

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How Prepared Are You With Your Gun

Virginia Citizens Defense League

Virginia – -(AmmoLand.com)- Disgracefully we have 7 mayors in Virginia that are part of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun coalition.

These mayors claim they are members because the coalition’s goal is to keep criminals from getting guns, but, we know better.

In fact many mayors have left that coalition as soon as they realized that the Coalition wasn’t about keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, but keeping guns out of everyone else’s hands, too.

The coalition wants to close the non-existent “gun show loophole.” What the coalition really wants is ALL gun sales, including private sales, to be registered with the government. That way the government will know exactly what guns you have, making confiscation easier.

The coalition’s proposed changes to the law regulating gun shows would greatly burden gun shows and cause many to close (Bloomberg, I’m sure, salivates at that thought).

The coalition also wants to repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, that would allow anti-gun mayors to get raw ATF trace data. That data, which includes data on guns that were NOT used in crimes, would be twisted and used as an excuse to sue manufacturers, dealers, and distributors, with the aim of destroying their businesses.

I have yet to see a gun control proposal that Bloomberg doesn’t like and the gun control coming out of the coalition will be endless.

TIME FOR ACTION
Falls Church and Norfolk, here we come!

VCDL has decided to protest each of the seven mayors from Virginia that are part of this unholy coalition.

I will do this by addressing each mayor at one of their City Council meetings over the next few months.

And VCDL needs YOU to stand with to show support (and speak, too, if you so choose).

We are going to begin with two mayors next week:

Falls Church Mayor Robin Gardner Monday, October 26th, at 7:30 PM http://www.fallschurchva.gov/Content/Government/Council/Meetings.aspx?cnlid=276

and

Norfolk Mayor Paul D. Fraim Tuesday, October 27th, at 7:00 PM http://www.norfolk.gov/City_Hall/ContactInfoCC.asp http://www.norfolk.gov/City_Hall/ContactInfoCC.asp

I plan on being at each City Council meeting at least 1/2 hour early to get signed up to speak and to handout “Guns Save Lives” stickers to everyone showing up to support VCDL.

Falls Church and Norfolk gun owners – come stand with us!

About:
Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. (VCDL). VCDL is an all-volunteer, non-partisan grassroots organization dedicated to defending the human rights of all Virginians. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms is a fundamental human right.

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Protesting the Anti Gun ‘Bloomberg 7′ Mayors in Virginia

Brownells.com

Montezuma, Iowa --(AmmoLand.com)- Pete Brownell, President of the Iowa-based gunsmithing supply company, Brownells has announced that he is running for a seat on the NRA Board of Directors.

“Thanks to my dad, Frank, I’ve been a Life Member of National Rifle Association since I was a baby. I’ve grown up believing the NRA is the best way to protect our 2nd Amendment rights and our shooting and hunting heritage.

I grew up in the industry and believe I can serve as an effective link between the people who built our traditions, and those that are enjoying them today,” said Brownell. “As President of Brownells,

I’ve continued the family tradition – started by my granddad, Bob Brownell – of supporting the NRA with our contributions to a variety of programs. Now I want to apply my knowledge of the firearms industry and my business experience to help the NRA serve our members.”

Pete Brownell

Brownell was nominated by the petitions of members, far surpassing the required number of signatures, and by the NRA’s nominating committee.

Ballots will be delivered to eligible NRA voters in the annual voting issue of their selected NRA publication.

About:
Brownells is the world’s largest supplier of firearm parts, gunsmithing tools, reloading equipment and accessories. Stocking more than 30,000 items, the company supplies armorers, gunsmiths, and shooters worldwide. All of their products are backed by a 100% satisfaction, unconditional, lifetime guarantee. For more information, or to place an order, call 800-741-0015 or visit Brownells.com

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Pete Brownell To Run For NRA Board

Anchorage Second Amendment Task Force

Anchorage, AK --(AmmoLand.com)- The turnout was super for our dinner at Sourdough on Saturday evening. Thanks to the 70 or so of you who attended. We were busting at the seams in that room!

It was great to see the faces and talk to so many people who are behind a common cause. We hope everyone enjoyed themselves.

As we mentioned, Mayor Sullivan has been receptive to our requests to remove the illegal “no firearms” signs from municipal buildings but we know there are some buildings which still have them in place.

The more eyes we have looking out for these signs, the more chance we will catch them all. Please keep a lookout, and send us an email with the building name (and address is possible) whenever you see such a sign.

We hope to get working on our Second Amendment scholarship soon, so if you are interested in being on the committee to put this program together, let us know.

A final reminder:
If you won a door prize, please call or send a thank you to the donating business (listed below). And to all of you, please thank these companies for their support of the second amendment by doing business with them.

• Alaska Tactical–Muldoon
• Boondocks Sporting Goods–Eagle River
• Gun Runners–Northern Lights Blvd
• Gun Traders–Muldoon
• Martin’s Sharpening–Mobile Service
• Northern Security–Old Seward Hwy
• Stan’s Machine Shop–Klatt Rd
• Top Of The World Graphics–King Street

Don’t forget to sign up for the Anchorage 2ATF Newsletter
www.anchorage2atf.com

About:
The mission of The Anchorage Second Amendment Task Force is to provide Alaskans with the knowledge of the meaning and true purpose of the second amendment to the U.S. Constitution, with which they may conduct themselves as responsible citizens of our republic.

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Super Turnout For Anchorage Second Amendment Task Force Dinner

Arizona Citizens Defense League

Arizona --(AmmoLand.com)-With the focus almost entirely on the budget this session, very little time was spent on other legislation, and there was a mad rush to end the session and filter out as many non-budget bills as possible. Grassroots pressure via emails, letters and phone calls kept pro-rights bills moving. Eventually a number of pro-rights bills were sent to, and signed by, the Governor. The following laws became effective on September 30, 2009.

Restaurant Carry
A limited Restaurant Carry bill was passed, laden with amendments that reduced opposition to the legislation. Not all the changes were beneficial to law-abiding gun owners. In the final version:

• • Only individuals with CCW permits may carry a firearm where alcohol is served.
• • Only concealed firearms are allowed in places serving alcohol.
• • The individual legally carrying the firearm may not consume alcohol.
• • Establishments may prohibit firearms by posting a sign in a specified location.
• • The penalty for violating the law is a class 3 misdemeanor.
• • It is an “affirmative defense” (in court, after being arrested) if the person violating the law “was not informed of the notice,” the sign had “fallen down,” the person is not a resident of Arizona, or the posted sign has not been up for 30 days.
• • Lack of knowledge that firearms are prohibited in establishments serving alcohol is no longer a valid defense.

Just because you don’t see a “No Firearms” sign near the front door of an establishment that serves alcohol doesn’t mean you are welcome. The law requires that the sign is posted near the liquor license, not as you enter the business. And, under the new law, lack of knowledge that you are breaking the law, is not a valid defense. On the other hand, the required concealed handgun is by definition, not noticeable either. Makes a lot of sense, doesn’t it? Specifics of the new Restaurant Carry law can be found in ARS 4-229.

Defensive Display
This is the AzCDL-requested legislation that clarifies when the defensive display of a firearm is justified. Defensive display of a firearm includes the following:

• • Verbally informing another person that the person possesses a firearm or has one available.
• • Exposing or displaying a firearm in a manner that a reasonable person would understand was meant to protect the person against another’s use or attempted use of unlawful physical force or deadly physical force.
• • Placing the person’s hand on a firearm that is contained in a pocket, purse or other means of containment or transport.

The new law (ARS 13-421) also establishes that there is no requirement for the defensive display of a firearm before the use of physical force, or the threat of physical force, by a person who is otherwise justified in the use or threatened use of physical force.

Parking Lot Exemption
This new law (ARS 12-781) prevents any private or public employer, property owner, etc., from banning any person from keeping a firearm in a locked vehicle in a parking area on the property, with specific limited exceptions.

School Marksmanship Program
Persons certified by a “national association of firearms owners” (e.g., NRA) have been added to the list of persons qualified to be an Arizona Gun Safety Program Course instructor. Currently, instructors may only be certified by the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

Retroactive Self-Defense Clarification
The restoration of the “innocent until proven guilty” language, that passed out of the Legislature via SB 1145 in 2006, is retroactively applied to cases pending at the time of SB 1145’s passage.

The most egregious of these was the trial of Harold Fish, who was hiking in Coconino County when a man with a violent history and his two dogs attacked him. Mr. Fish was forced to fire at his attacker, killing him.

What Mr. Fish did not know, and could not know, was the violent history of his attacker. A history, among many other facts of the case, that the judge and prosecutor would not allow in court for the jury to consider.

Before Mr. Fish’s trial, the Arizona Legislature returned the law from “guilty until proven innocent”, back to “innocent until proven guilty” in self defense cases. Unfortunately, the trial was conducted under the old law and Mr. Fish was convicted. You can read more about this case at: http://www.haroldfishdefense.org/.

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AzCDL believes that the emphasis of gun laws should be on criminal misuse and that law-abiding citizens should be able to own and carry firearms unaffected by unnecessary laws or regulations. AzCDL was founded by a group of local activists who recognized that a sustained, coordinated, statewide effort was critical to protecting and expanding the rights of law-abiding gun owners. As a like-minded coalition of activists, the AzCDL founders were instrumental in the successful passage of the first major improvement to Arizona’s CCW (concealed carry) laws since they were instituted in 1994.

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New Arizona Gun Laws Effective September 30th 2009

National Association for Gun Rights

Montana --(AmmoLand.com)- In a move typical for that fear-mongering organization with an ever-swelling acronym, the BATFE has written gun dealers in the states of Montana and Tennessee to let them know the BATFE will be disregarding the state sovereignty gun laws of each state.

The “Montana Made” law, just like Tennessee’s Firearms Freedom Act, is very simple.

Much of federal authority to regulate firearm sales and transfers stems from a liberal interpretation of every American tyrant’s favorite subterfuge, the “interstate commerce” clause. In essence, this is what gives the BATFE its nasty teeth.

With this in mind, Montana correctly understood that any weapon made in Montana by Montana residents and sold in Montana to Montana residents is Montana’s business and Montana’s business only.

Montana thus sought to take charge of its firearms industry with the application of a simple truism:

Any gun made in Montana by Montana residents and sold in Montana to Montana residents is intrastate commerce, not “interstate commerce,” and thus does not full under the purview of the federal government.

Potentially, the state would be able to say goodbye to NICS checks; Brady background checks; NFA taxes, bans and NFA databases — and most importantly, federal “assault weapons” bans, which Montana and Tennessee rightly anticipated.

In effect, the “Montana Made” law would have permitted Montana gun companies to manufacture any kind of weapon banned by federal law — including so-called “assault weapons” — and sell them to fellow Montana residents.

Moreover, in this scenario, no one — neither the manufacturer nor the dealer nor the buyer — would have to kowtow to the BATFE by paying them a $200 tax and surrendering one’s privacy to their notoriously inaccurate and oft-abused National Firearms Registry.

It was a new day for freedom — and other states besides Tennessee were thinking of following suit: Alaska, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas.

Well, the BATFE — never one to have its power downplayed (or acronym belittled)– has written letters to both Montana and Tennessee gun dealers letting them know that they proceed at their own risk.

We can only guess what new horrors those words portend — probably more dead housewives and children as disgruntled ATF thugs shoot-to-kill anyone suspected of perhaps owning a firearm not properly taxed and regulated by Washington, D.C., power brokers.

What else would be new.

A few of our members expressed interest in contacting the BATFE to vent some righteous anger — the same thing we did when the Department of Defense said they were going to ban all once-fired military brass for resale.

Remember how the DoD reneged on that commitment after just a few days due to the widespread backlash from gun owners and law enforcement?

Well, this is a bit different. Writing the ATF and providing them with your information is akin to giving thieves your home address and the hours you won’t be home.

We’re going to take a different, less dangerous approach.

We’ve been talking to state officials from both Montana and Tennessee today to try to figure out the best way we can help these state laws succeed.

Please stay tuned to updates on this supremely important issue in our next article.

For now, click here to read Luke’s commentary on his blog and leave a comment as this development unfolds.

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ATF Goes On The Offense

Wisconsin Gun Owners

Washington, DC --(AmmoLand.com)- Supreme Court Axes Gun RightsThe Supreme Court has issued its decision to not hear the case of David Olofson, rejecting amicus briefs issued by his attorneys and Gun Owners of America.

The conviction has massive ramifactions for anyone who owns a semi-automatic firearm — and for all non-gun owning Americans who cherish freedom.

David Olofson Sr. expressed his thanks to the members of Wisconsin Gun Owners, “for your help in supporting our son’s case. I wish we could do more to wake up the American public. We thought you would also be interested in the attached email we sent out yesterday.

“Let’s hope we have good news today.”

David Olofson, Sr. continues:It has been too long between updates. This is very difficult to write on the eve of pending news. The last news for the courts was like someone ripping a piece of our soul from us and we have not recovered. I truly hope and pray this time is not the same.

David OlofsonDavid Olofson, of Berlin, Wisconsin, was convicted of “transferring a machine gun” – an AR-15 which malfunctioned. This week the Supreme Court refused to hear Olofson’s case.

If I have forgotten someone, or email addresses have changed, I apologize, and please forward this to those who care and should care. But after sitting at the Fdl gun show this weekend, looking to distribute and disseminate information on David’s case, it was all too obvious that even to the gun enthusiasts and gun owners, the impact of David’s case is not recognized. This is sad. The laws on the books will make no difference if this verdict stands. I am afraid that this will give the government a blank check, and we will all pay the price.

We cannot thank enough the GOA’s support (http:www.gunowners.org), and to those who have contributed to the support effort, and the support and excellent work that Herb Titus and the attorney’s at William Olson’s have done.

If you go to www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/09-256.htm you can see the docket of David’s case. On Aug 28 the Petition for a writ was filed, the first attachment. As Herb put it, this was just the first step to get review on the merits and the court has complete discretion to say no to our petition. The Supreme Court has distributed David’s Petition, on 09.16, to the justices and scheduled it to be considered at its conference on October 9. We were anticipating one or two friend-of-the- court briefs supporting the petition and was filed by September 30. This is the second attachment, an important amicus brief that was authored by Second Amendment attorneys David T. Hardy (http://armsand thelaw.com) and E. Stewart Rhodes (http:oathkeepers.org/oath/) for the Montana Shooting Sports Association and the Virginia Citizens Defense League. After filing, those briefs were distributed to the justices in time for them to review the briefs before the October 9 conference. These were just the first steps to get review on the merits. The court has complete discretion to say no to our petition. We cannot thank them enough for their support. Lord willing we will get the needed 4 votes out of the 9 justices. Look at the courts link above 10.13.

We are praying that 4 of the justices will show more common sense than those federal judges that have reviewed this case to date. David’s petition will not be the only matter on the justices’ October 9 agenda. With respect to David’s Petition, the justices could make several decisions, the two most likely being: 1) Deny the petition; or 2) Request the Solicitor General to respond to the petition (thus far, the Solicitor General has waived the government’s right to respond). If the justices request a response from the Solicitor General, the Court would set a time for that response, after which we would have an opportunity to reply. You can note from the docket the government’s response was due 09.30, although waived??. Anyone in the real business world would have been fired for showing such indiscretions as they have done throughout this case, and to the Supreme Court??? If it is denied, well it is all over and I’m afraid it is the beginning of the end for the freedom we now have in the possession multiple cartridge firearms. If they are to consider it we all need to pick up the phone and call everyone we know and have them call their government reps and tell them this is not acceptable!

To quote from the first petition: ‘David’s conviction, if left standing, threatens countless other law-abiding citizens with becoming “felons-by-chance” should their firearm malfunction while exercising their right to keep and bear arms secured by the Second Amendment. Only the detail and precision of a Staples definition of “automatically” can protect the constitutional right to own a semi-automatic against arbitrary government classification, leading to seizure, prosecution, incarceration, and a lifetime ban on firearm ownership’.

To quote from the second: ‘If a gun owner has a firearm that malfunctions there is no remedy or safe harbor. Even if corrected then gives it to his son or grandson, and it happens again, can he be prosecuted’? According to this verdict yes he can, we all can!! -as stated in this verdict: NO MATTER WHAT THE CAUSE!

WGO Launches Operation Gun Book
Olofson is not only an Army Reservist; he spent 16 years as an army armorer. And now that he’s locked up, one way we can help is to make sure he has plenty of good gun books to read to help pass the time.

It might seem like a small gesture, but sending just one or two gun books — or gun magazines — would help him keep his mind on the light at the end of the tunnel.

“As for people sending in correspondance, or soft-cover books, they are more than welcome,” wrote Olofson. “I do go through an average of a book every day or two.”

Here are the restrictions:

• * Soft cover books only – hard covers not allowed (unless shipped directly from a publisher)
• 5 soft cover books maximum per mailing
• 7 magazine maximum per mailing
• Do not send books or magazines containing trigger lock or gunsmithing information as they are considered a “security risk”
• Letters and notes of encouragement appreciated

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WGO works for grassroots gun owners, not politicians. While many gun lobbies fight for “reasonable gun control,” WGO sets a higher standard: Defining the terrain of pro-gun political battle. Sure, many groups claim they’re “pro-gun” — all the while they provide cover for anti-gun deals cut by politicians — but only WGO truly informs gun owners, remaining committed to a 100% pro-gun position. We oppose all gun control — regardless of the political party — and work tirelessly to restore the Second Amendment.

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Justice Denied for Olofson

Phoenix, Arizona --(AmmoLand.com)- People who “have nothing to hide” are often quite happy to answer any questions and consent to any intrusion a police officer might ask of them. They may even invite officers to “look around” if they want to. If you ask a good defense attorney how much you should cooperate with police, particularly when they are conducting an investigation in which you could possibly be a suspect, he will tell you “Not at all.” Don’t give them one word more than you must and never give them permission to search your car, look through your home, or examine any of your guns.

David Olofson took the “nothing to hide” approach. When the police confiscated one of his firearms from a friend he had loaned it to, Olofson freely chatted with police about how many guns he had, how many he has built, how he helps people to buy and assemble their own AR-platform rifles, and quite a bit more. David Olofson’s loquacious ways probably helped to put him in prison for 30 months for illegally transferring an unregistered machine gun – that was actually just a malfunctioning semi-auto – and his case has set a very dangerous precedent which threatens all gun owners.

On the other side of the coin is Albert Kwan. A Seattle Class III firearms dealer and collector, Kwan followed the path of minimal cooperation. When agents asked him about a pair of Makarov barrels they thought he might have bought and asked to examine any Makarovs or Makarov parts he might have, Albert told them he had only purchased one barrel and that they should get a warrant if they wanted to examine it or anything else he owned. Kwan says he wasn’t trying to hide anything; he just wanted to make sure his rights were respected and his privacy protected. Unfortunately, under-cooperating can be as problematic as over-cooperating.

Albert Kwan’s lack of cooperation “raised red flags” with agents investigating a murder case – the murder of a federal prosecutor. Albert was never a suspect in the murder, but agents thought he might have sold the gun, or at least the barrel, that the murderer used and they wanted to know where that barrel had gone. When he refused to let agents look at his guns and take his Makarovs, agents’ were peeved and they began trying to force Kwan to tell them what they wanted to hear – something Kwan has consistently maintained that he is unable to do because he says he never had a second barrel.

The persecution of Albert Kwan escalated from agents knocking on his door and asking a few questions, to agents serving a search warrant on his home and business confiscating firearms, ammunition, computers, and business records, to his arrest as a “material witness” in a murder investigation, and his eventual prosecution on trumped-up violations of the National Firearms Act. The ATF claimed that a legal, “de-milled,” semi-auto M14 was actually a machine gun, and that Kwan’s possession of a detachable shoulder stock for one of his legally owned submachine guns made a semi-auto pistol he owned, which could also accept the detachable stock, an unregistered “short-barreled rifle.” Both accusations blatantly disregarded ATF policy and established legal precedents.

When the jury learned that ATF had to extensively machine and add extra parts to Kwan’s M14 to make it fire full-auto, they rejected that charge, but prosecutors were able to convince them on the short-barreled rifle charge. Then the judge discovered that ATF and prosecutors had misled him and the jury about the stock and its multiple applications so he took the unusual step of overturning the conviction. But the government still didn’t want to let go of Albert Kwan so they appealed the reversal, but Kwan won the appeal in November of 2008. Since then Kwan has been going through legal channels trying to recover his property. The ordeal has cost him more than three years, his Army Reserve retirement, his firearms business, his commercial real estate business, his reputation, and tens of thousands of dollars above and beyond his life savings.

So, how much should one cooperate with the police? The principled answer remains the same – cooperate only as much as the law requires. But in a world where federal prosecutors are willing and able to use the system to retaliate against people who don’t cooperate, the principled response carries its own set of risks. That shouldn’t be the case in a nation based on laws. And it begs the question of just what kind of nation we are becoming.

Christmas is coming! Make sure the next generation fighting for our rights understands the struggles, successes, and mistakes of the last generation. Give the gift of knowledge; Neal Knox – The Gun Rights War. Available now at www.NealKnox.com.

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Prosecution as Punishment The Troubling Case of Albert Kwan

New Jersey Gun Law Guide

Somerset, NJ --(AmmoLand.com)- New Jersey gun rights attorney and author Evan Nappen is scheduled to be keynote speaker at the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs (ANJRPC) combined Annual Meeting Banquet and Friends of NRA Dinner & Auction on Saturday, October 17 starting at 6:00 p.m. ANJRPC is the official NRA State Affiliate in New Jersey (www.anjrpc.org).

Attorney Nappen’s third book on New Jersey gun laws (http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/new-jersey-gun-law-guide/7690746) will be launched at the banquet, and signed, numbered copies will be available to attendees at a discount.

The festivities are guaranteed to be lively as Attorney Nappen shares his unique perspective on how New Jersey’s tangled web of gun laws entraps law abiding gun owners. The auction portion of the banquet will feature collectible merchandise, and half the proceeds will be donated back to New Jersey shooters by the NRA Foundation.

Banquet seating ($50 per ticket) is open to the public on a first come, first-served basis. Prepay for a ticket to ensure that seats are still available and that the event is not sold out (contact Lisa Caso at lisa@casosguns.com or 201-424-5536).

The event will be held at the Ramada Inn Somerset, 60 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873 (732-560-9880)

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New Jersey Gun Law Guide to Be Launched at State Association Annual Banquet

Second Amendment Sisters

Washington, DC --(AmmoLand.com)-What a perfect day for a protest! The weather was not too cold, not too hot and overcast most of the day but it did not rain on our parade. I heard estimates throughout the day of numbers in attendance ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 million. Our local news reported thousands on one channel and tens of thousands on another. I was told that MSNBC reported 2 million!

We filled up 3 busses leaving from Beaverdam, VA with a total of 146 passengers. The trip up was uneventful, with only minor traffic delays beginning at Springfield and continuing for the rest of the way into DC. We disembarked at 6th and Constitution at about 10:30 and the march was already well under way with massive amounts of people filling Pennsylvania Avenue for as far as the eye could see. We fell in with the marchers and headed for the Capital.

My first encounter with law enforcement was when I left my family sitting on a wall and went around a corner to get a better vantage point for my pictures. I entered a cordoned off area thru a gate and was taking pictures when a Capital Police Officer approached me and said that he noticed the empty holster I was wearing and asked if I had a weapon to go with it. I responded that I didn’t, since guns were not allowed in DC and he thanked me and left me alone.

My next exchange with LE was at the National Museum of Art; we had gone inside to use the restrooms and were told that our flags and signs were not allowed in the building and our bags must be inspected. It was obvious that this was a temporary checkpoint, as the “guard station” consisted of two folding tables and no permanent structures.

We carried our things outside and some of us waited there with the bags, signs and flags while the rest of the group went in to the restrooms. When the others returned, my husband and I went back in and questioned the guard about the policy on the signs. We were told that the flags were not allowed because they had points on them.these are the small 4 x 6 inch flags on a stick maybe 12 inches long with a little wooden or plastic tip at the top. The guard informed us that non-folding umbrellas were not allowed either and that the points could damage the artwork! Then I asked about the reason for not allowing signs and the response was that they did not want to support any one opinion, so they ban all signs. We asked about the buttons and stickers on our shirts and were told that they were permissible!

Later on, I walked away from the demonstration to meet a friend and fellow Second Amendment Sister a few blocks away. While we were standing on the sidewalk taking, two LEOs approached me, one of them, I think a DHS officer, was bending over sideways to look at my holster. He asked me to come over to where he was so he could “talk to me” so our whole group moved closer to him.

He didn’t like that much, but he asked me if I had a weapon and I responded that I was aware of the prohibition on guns in DC. I explained that the holster was a “silent protest” to the gun ban in DC. He then said that he would have to ask me to remove my holster and I got the distinct feeling that he intended to confiscate it. When my husband pulled the video camera out of the bag, he changed his tone only slightly and asked me again to remove the holster, this time saying that I needed to “put it away”. I asked him why and he told me that it was illegal to have “gun paraphernalia”. I told him that I had no guns, no ammunition and no magazines and that the holster was only a piece of leather and not against the law. He again insisted that I take the holster off, this time stating that it made it look like I had a gun.

He said that he was pro-gun but still insisted that I need to take the holster off. I asked him why, since it was not against the law and he said that someone might see it and, thinking I had a gun, shoot me! One of my companions asked him how that could happen, since guns were not allowed in DC! As the situation progressed, the other LEO, either DC or Capital police, pulled out his cell phone and took my picture or videotaped portions of the incident.

By then, we were drawing a small crowd of people wondering why these two cops were having this exchange with us. The crowd was telling the DC cop that they should quit harassing us and he told them that I was a “threat”! In the mean time, my friend from SAS had pulled out her camera and was blatant about recording the encounter. The DHS officer asked her to [sic] get that camera out of his face, which of course she did not comply with. As time progressed, the officer gradually backed down from demanding to requesting that I remove my holster until he was “advising” me that it was in my best interest to comply.

Finally he conceded that he could not make me remove my holster but warned me that if I persisted that I *would* be detained and possibly arrested or shot, that not every LEO was “pro-gun” like he was! I will upload the video when I get it from my friend in SAS. Until then, stay safe!

Please let us know if you were there and what the experience was like for you!

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Second Amendment Sisters. Founded by 5 women from across the country, SAS has now grown to thousands of members across our Great Nation. We have taken on many functions. We teach and advocate for women to have the right to life – that is, we work to protect our basic human right to self-defense. Our members span the ages from the very young to the mature. We are a grassroots national organization with representation in all 50 states. Second Amendment Sisters, also known as SAS, was formed in response to the Million Mom March.

Visit: www.2asisters.org

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Second Amendment Sisters, Washington DC Police and Empty Holsters

Associated Gun Clubs of Baltimore

Maryland --(AmmoLand.com)- The AGC has received several verified reports of the Maryland State Police questioning citizens about the firearms they legally own.

These incidents involve citizens and firearms that have no apparent nexus to any crime or any illegal activity.

If you are visited by the Maryland State Police, please make a careful and accurate record of the date, time and location of the visit, the names and badge numbers of the officers (they are required to provide this information if you ask for it), whether they were in uniform or out of uniform, the firearms they are inquiring about as well as the make, model, color, tag number and state of registration of the vehicle(s) involved.

If you have been questioned by the Maryland State Police regarding your legally owned firearm(s) please call: 410-296-3947

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Associated Gun Clubs of Baltimore, Inc. (AGC), located in Marriottsville, Maryland. The Associated Gun Clubs of Baltimore, Inc. was formed on July 1, 1944 when a number of World War II veterans in the Baltimore, Maryland area began looking for a place for recreational and competitive shooting. They organized with several other Baltimore area shooting clubs to form the “AGC”

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Maryland State Police Questioning Citizens About Legally Owned Guns

Virginia Citizens Defense League

New York, NY --(AmmoLand.com)- What he found was there are those who are willing to commit criminal acts by selling to someone they believe can’t possess a gun legally.

But that is already a crime and the law would just need to be enforced!

Bloomberg also discovered that you can’t stop straw purchases the vast majority of the time.

I love this one – because it totally destroys what Bloomberg claims he can accomplish by requiring background check for private sales! The admission that 16 out of 17 straw purchases attempted at the gun shows were successful proves that background checks won’t stop criminals from getting guns.

Even more obvious
If private sales had do go through a background check, the same people who sold guns to someone who said they couldn’t pass a background check, could simply break the background check law and still sell the gun without the check. If you are going to break one law, why not two, or ten? Duh.

The change in the number of criminals getting guns by making private sales go through background checks: no change, just more hassles for everybody else - and THAT is Bloomberg’s real goal.

ALSO, I just watched the video on Fox News of one of the sales. I don’t think the seller even heard the undercover agent say he wouldn’t be able to pass a background check – the agent said it quietly while the seller himself was talking! The microphone, which was on the agent, picked it up, but it was pretty clear to me that the seller did not hear the statement.

Of course admitting that the seller was unaware of that statement would screw up Bloomberg’s amateurish “sting” and the truth hasn’t stopped Bloomberg before.

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Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. (VCDL). VCDL is an all-volunteer, non-partisan grassroots organization dedicated to defending the human rights of all Virginians. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms is a fundamental human right.

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Gun Rights Hater Bloomberg Does It Again – This Time With Gun Shows

IllinoisCarry.com

Illinois --(AmmoLand.com)- In a huge win for Illinois gun owners, the Illinois Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgment, announced this morning that an enclosed center console of a vehicle is indeed considered a legitimate case for transporting a firearm within the meaning of the IL Criminal Code sec. 24 -1.4(c)iii:

(iii) are unloaded and enclosed in a case,
firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other container by a person who has been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner’s Identification Card; or

The case in question, People vs Diggins, involved the transportation of two unloaded firearms and two loaded magazines in the console of a vehicle driven by an individual in possession of a valid FOID card.

In unanimous agreement the justices ruled the trial judge erred in denying defense the right to argue that a console is considered a “case” or “other container” under sec. 24 -1.4(c)iii and for instructing the jury that the console is not considered a “case”.

This ruling would also seem to resolve the question as to the legality of transporting unloaded hanguns in the glove box of a vehicle by IL citizens in possession of a valid FOID card.

Because there is a disagreement between the arresting officer, defendant, and a witness at the scene as to whether or not the console was completely closed at the time, the Diggins case has been remanded back to the lower court for further proceedings.

Illinois License to Carry Petition
Please sign this online petition in support of a License to Carry law in Illinois. The petition is the project of Robert Moon. Results will be sent to IL Gov. Pat Quinn and state legislators.
IllinoisCarry.com video Rights Denied in Illinois

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The IllinoisCarry forum was started in April 2004. The idea was that Illinois needed a central location to communicate ideas and information regarding 2nd Amendment issues in Illinois. There are many organizations in Illinois working to protect our 2nd Amendment Rights. Working with these groups IllinoisCarry has become the central location for information and Action Alerts. IllinoisCarry will not endorse political candidates. We simply provide information so voters can make informed decisions. Our goal is to join the other 48 states that allow their citizens to carry concealed firearms. We encourage you to register on our forum and join the fight for your 2nd Amendment Rights in Illinois.

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Illinois Supreme Court Rules a Vehicle Glove Box is a Gun Case