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USA --(Ammoland.com)- “Although San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi was a strong advocate of gun control while on the Board of Supervisors, he surrendered 3 handguns when police recently booked him on misdemeanor domestic violence charges,” KCBS reports.

“Mirkarimi apparently owned them while sponsoring legislation last summer to bolster San Francisco gun control laws against a lawsuit by the National Rifle Association.”

“Mirkarimi was elected sheriff in November after serving seven years as one of the city’s more liberal supervisors,” Fox News tells us.

Indeed, “As a longtime member of the progressive bloc on the Board of Supervisors, Mirkarimi was a vocal advocate of gun control,” The San Francisco Examiner informs us.

“But after being arrested on three misdemeanor charges including domestic violence battery, Mirkarimi was forced to turn over all his guns to authorities.”

“If Mirkarimi were convicted on the domestic violence charge, he would not be able to carry a gun as sheriff,” reporter Joshua Sabatini claims.

True, but it would entail more than that. If convicted, “thanks” to the infamous Lautenberg Amendment, he would be a prohibited person under federal law, forbidden not only to carry a gun, but to own or even touch one—forever.

Continue reading on Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/sf-sheriff-mirkarimi-caught-gun-control-net-he-helped-cast

About David Codrea:
David Codrea is a long-time gun rights advocate who defiantly challenges the folly of citizen disarmament. He is a field editor for GUNS Magazine, and a blogger at The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance. Read more at www.DavidCodrea.com.

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Gun Rights Examiner David Codrea

USA --(Ammoland.com)- Close call may reveal home invader-favoring ‘loophole’ in Garden State’s ‘castle doctrine’ law

I gave a partial recount of my speech to the Philadelphia Tea Party Patriots of Central Montgomery County as a supplement to my January 9 Gun Rights Examiner column. One of the pleasant experiences of the evening I mentioned:

“I’d also like to give a quick shout out to Sandy Berardi of Gun For Hire Radio. He had a table set up to cover the event and I spent a fun hour that went by all too quickly with him and with Kevin Fialkowski of RedEye Defensive Solutions.”

I’ve been corresponding with Berardi since the event, and he shared a story with me that deserves wider cognizance. He sent an email out on the 16th to Fialkowski and me announcing the archiving of our interview and relating a scary story:

“Sorry for the short notice guys. We had another show planned for tonight, but it never took place. I actually suffered a home invasion on Friday evening and could not leave my home on Saturday to do the remote broadcast we had planned. It’s a long story that, thank God, might have been much worse given a slight turn in events. My wife Diane actually walked into the house as scumbags were ripping my gun safe out of the wall and they fled– thank God, leaving her unharmed– but rattled. No guns were taken. Anyway, hence the short notice on the airing of the episode. We’ve been dealing with all the cleanup and re-securing… they kicked in the front door shattering the entire door frame and deadbolt locks. Chaos has hit the Jersey ‘countryside.’ Lord knows what this summer will be like. Likely a long hot summer. Please let your networks know to be extra safe. We’ll be talking about the incident on next week’s show. It’s a good teaching opportunity. Be safe.”

Intrigued, I expressed relief that Diane was physically unharmed, and then sent him some follow-up questions…

Continue reading on Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/gun-for-hire-radio-host-takes-nj-anti-gun-laws-personally-as-we-all-should

About David Codrea:
David Codrea is a long-time gun rights advocate who defiantly challenges the folly of citizen disarmament. He is a field editor for GUNS Magazine, and a blogger at The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance. Read more at http://www.DavidCodrea.com.

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