Tag Archive: gun rights

on September 9, 2014 in World News

‘Don’t Get Up or I’ll Shoot Again’

                      911 Audio of Widow After Shooting Intruder: ‘Don’t Get Up or I’ll Shoot Again’ On September 3, AZ Central posted the audio of a 911 call that provides frightening insight into the terror that gripped a Phoenix, Arizona, widow as her door was kicked in and she came under attack. At the same time, the audio stands as further proof that a gun becomes an equalizer in the hands of a woman who finds herself in this situation. As the tape reveals, the attacker–Michael Lewis–pounced on the 47-year-old woman,… View Article

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on September 8, 2014 in World News

Taxpayers subsidize defence industry’s participation in arms trade shows

Taxpayers subsidize defence industry’s participation in arms trade shows The trade group representing Canada’s arms industry is defending the fact it has been using taxpayer dollars to attend international trade shows and engage potential customers abroad. The Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) is just one of 38 trade associations benefiting from a $3-million annual fund set up by the federal government to bolster Canadian exports and business outside the country. The list includes trade groups representing Canada’s independent music industry, post-secondary institutions, and the aerospace sector. But some are wondering why the defence industry in particular...

Taxpayers subsidize defence industry’s participation in arms trade shows The trade group representing Canada’s arms industry is defending the fact it has been using taxpayer dollars to attend international trade shows and engage potential customers abroad. The Canadian Association...

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on September 8, 2014 in World News

Tax-Free Second Amendment Weekend Sends Guns, Ammo Sales Surging by 600 Percent

Tax-Free Second Amendment Weekend Sends Guns, Ammo Sales Surging by 600 Percent Mississippi and Louisiana saw guns sales surge September 5-7 as both states held their tax-free Second Amendment weekend. In Mississippi alone, stores saw “guns and ammo…sales rise by as much as 600 percent.” Guns.com reported that Freddie Russell, “a clerk at Scruggs Sporting Goods in Tupelo,” said his store’s sales were like those usually seen only on Black Friday. He said customers spent months finding guns, ammo, and accessories they wanted, then flooded in during the tax-free holiday to purchase them. New Orleans’ WDSU spoke to outdoorsman David… View Article

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on August 17, 2014 in Right Edition

Gun Right Vs Privilege – Canada Gun Rights

Brian Lovig on Gun Right Vs Privilege – Canada Gun Rights He said the failure to expand background checks on firearms sales was his “biggest frustration” as president, and called on concerned citizens to vent their anger loudly. Obama said it was “stunning” Congress couldn’t pass laws making it harder to obtain firearms in the aftermath of the 2012 elementary school shooting that devastated Newtown, Connecticut, and stunned the nation. Obama said the violence on that December morning amounted to the “worst day” of his presidency. http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/10/politics/obama-guns/ Canada Gun Rights “To possess a firearm is a right, and it’s...

Brian Lovig on Gun Right Vs Privilege – Canada Gun Rights He said the failure to expand background checks on firearms sales was his “biggest frustration” as president, and called on concerned citizens to vent their anger loudly. Obama...

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on July 27, 2014 in Right Edition

Brian Lovig Talks to Ed Burlew Gun Rights Lawyer

Brian Lovig Talks to Ed Burlew Gun Rights Lawyer ED Burlew discusses The new Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act is poised to: • Merge the Possession Only License (POL) and the Possession and Acquisition license (PAL) • End the Authorization to Transport system for target shooting • Restrict the ability of Chief Firearms Officers (CFO’s) to make arbitrary decisions • Create a grace period at the end of a five-year license expiry to prevent criminal charges for expired paperwork • Create mandatory firearms safety courses for first time gun owners • Strengthen firearms prohibitions for those who are convicted of… View Article

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on July 27, 2014 in World News

Federal Judge: DC Ban On Carrying Handguns

Federal Judge: DC Ban On Carrying Handguns In Public Is Unconstitutional On July 26, federal Judge Frederick J. Scullin Jr., ruled the District of Columbia’s ban on carrying firearms in public is unconstitutional and ordered that the enforcement of the ban be halted. The ruling came as the result of a suit filed against DC “by four plaintiffs and the Second Amendment Foundation.” According to The Washington Post, Scullin said he wanted enforcement of the ban halted “unless and until” DC adopts “a constitutionally valid licensing mechanism.” It is not yet clear whether DC will appeal the ruling. Scullin’s decision… View Article

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on July 18, 2014 in World News

Concealed Carry Permit Holder Intervenes

Florida Concealed Carry Permit Holder Intervenes, Stops Knife-Wielding Attacker On July 16 a “good Samaritan” with a concealed carry permit intervened to stop a knife-wielding thief at an Orlando bus stop. According to the Orlando Sentinel, witnesses say Thomas Thorpe “attacked Donald Sacco and attempted to steal his bag as the man screamed, ‘I don’t have any money, leave me alone.’” They said Sacco tried to use his cane to ward Thorpe off as he stabbed “several times” at Sacco. Thorpe’s robbery attempts were foiled when a passerby with a concealed carry permit pulled over, got out of his car,… View Article

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on July 16, 2014 in World News

‘Looking for Someone to Kill’

Man Knocking on Hotel Room Doors ‘Looking for Someone to Kill’ Shot Dead On July 12, a man knocking on doors at San Antonio’s Grand Hyatt while trying to find “someone to kill” came across an armed guest who shot him dead. According to MySanAntonio.com, 34-year-old Moises Torres “started breaking lights in the hallway” on the sixth floor and then knocked on a guest’s door around 1 p.m. When the guest opened the door, Torres said he was “looking for someone to kill.” The guest slammed the door, and Torres knocked on another one. The guest inside the second room… View Article

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on July 15, 2014 in World News

Kills Man Who Kicked in His Door

89-Year-Old WWII Vet Shoots and Kills Man Who Kicked in His Door On July 12, a Wake Forest, North Carolina, World War II veteran shot and killed a man who kicked in his door. According to WRAL.com, 89-year-old Calvin Anderson Ray went to answer his door and saw 47-year-old Jeffrey Daylon Mitchell standing there. Mitchell was upset over a broken air conditioner on a property Ray owned and had allegedly “threatened to kill [Ray] two or three times over the last 12 months,” so the WWII veteran retrieved his gun. Ray said that as he was coming back to the… View Article

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