GRE Round Up, JuL. 22 (better late than never)

Here's the latest from my Gun Rights Examiner colleagues:

Anthony Bouchard/Cheyenne:
Ron Micheli attacked by D.C. based union SEIU

Chicago style union thuggery makes an entrance into Wyoming. You say - "Not here, it can't happen in Wyoming"...Think again. SEIU, the...Keep Reading »

Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:

The Second Amendment Foundation reports live from the UN Arms Trade Treaty Prep Committee

At first glance, the following report from the Second Amendment Foundation might not seem to be pertinent to Iowa residents. Think again. First, the... Keep Reading »

John Longenecker/Los Angeles:

Safer Streets 2010: Editors DO get the Second Amendment.

Yes, editors are getting it. Even the Los Angeles Times seems to understand the purpose of the second amendment when it writes that its health is the...Keep Reading »

David Codrea/National:
Professor thanks 'four black men and a gun'

"I thought I should take a moment to mention four Americans who have made a relatively uncelebrated contribution to the freedom I cherish and enjoy," Stanford Law Professor Marcus Cole writes... Keep Reading »


Dave Workman/Seattle:

Next big 'gun rights' battle may be over knives

The next major battle in the right to keep and bear arms may have nothing at all to do with firearms, but with... Keep Reading »

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GRE Round Up, JuL. 21 (better late than never)

Here's the latest from my Gun Rights Examiner colleagues:

Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:
Iowa Public Radio talks about the new gun laws and gets it almost right

Iowa Public Radio released a story today about the upcoming changes in the Iowa gun laws. Highlighted in the story... Keep Reading »

Steve D. Jones/Fort Smith:

Arkansas Senators vote for perjurious Supreme Court justice

Related article: Open letter to Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor During the past several years, I have become acquainted with the military academies... Keep Reading »

David Codrea/National:
'Bouquet bandit' demonstrates conditioned sheeplike compliance of victims

"The charming bouquet bandit, who handed a bunch of flowers to a frightened teller when he robbed a Manhattan bank, has been connected to a second heist... Keep Reading »

Dave Workman/Seattle:

America continues to ‘Fight Back’ and one editor really ‘gets it’

(Shameless plug acknowledgement.) A couple of years ago, this writer teamed up with Alan Gottlieb, founder and... Keep Reading »

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GRE Round Up, JuL. 20

Here's the latest from my Gun Rights Examiner colleagues:

Anthony Bouchard/Cheyenne:
Matt Mead for governor, plagued by anti-gun past

What does a politician like Matt Mead do when they want to cover-up their “anti-gun” past? Simple, just use the media. But let us shine...Keep Reading »

Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:

A discussion of firearms in private businesses

In the July 17 edition of The Hawkeye, Sheriff Mike Johnstone of Des Moines County was interviewed by Steve Delaney... Keep Reading »

Steve D. Jones/Fort Smith:

The infringement of gun rights in Arkansas

Related article: McDonald ruling makes Arkansas's carry ban unconstitutional On June 28th, the Supreme Court of the United States determined the...Keep Reading »

McDonald ruling makes Arkansas's carry ban unconstitutional

Since the last column, the Supreme Court has passed down its judgment on the McDonald v. Chicago case. Even though this historic event has created the...

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Liston Matthews/Knoxville:

Tennessee gun rights quiz, revised

This list was originally published March 1, 2010, with periodic updates. In this revised edition, candidates who... Keep Reading »

TN candidates respond to gun rights quiz - TN State 7th Senatorial District: Walker

In an effort to learn candidates' views, I am providing a gun rights questionnaire to Tennessee political candidates. Here are candidate Randy... Keep Reading »

Tennessee Firearms Association Endorses Ramsey for Governor

HERE is the PDF file of the TFA endorsement. The text is reproduced here: July 16, 2010 I write to... Keep Reading »

Tennessee Gubernatorial Race

For gun owners, Ron Ramsey is the clear choice! Today is the first day of early voting in Knoxville, and the State... Keep Reading »

David Codrea/National:
Will disarming elderly be next 'gun control' push?

"With the 85-and-older population growing faster than any group in the country, gun ownership among the very old is increasingly a concern of adult children... Keep Reading »

Dave Workman/Seattle:

NRA members at fault for L. Sammamish double-homicide? Say what?

Finger-pointing follows national trend As the investigation continues into Saturday’s double homicide at... Keep Reading »

L. Sammamish incident will bring calls for park gun bans

The weekend’s gun battle at Lake Sammamish State Park between what appear to be two rival groups –... Keep Reading »

Bellevue’s SAF sues in New York over ‘good cause’ requirement

At what point does a civil right become a highly-regulated privilege? That question may be answered by a... Keep Reading »

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GRE Round Up, JuL. 15

Here's the latest from my Gun Rights Examiner colleagues:

Dan Bidstrup/Denver:
Wheat Ridge man faces attempted murder charges for using his gun

What are we to think? Last February, a Wheat Ridge, Colorado man named Robert Wallace, saw two men hooking his...Keep Reading »

Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:

West Burlington Mayor Trousil responds to NRA and IFC members

In the face of growing criticism over West Burlington's “Chapter 30” ordinance that bans the carry of...Keep Reading »

David Codrea/National:
Why would Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore pledge servitude to a man who wants to ban their guns?

"Ashton Kutcher Tweets pic of his machine gun wielding wife Demi Moore," the UK's Mail Online "U.S. Showbiz" headline tells us...Keep Reading »

Dave Workman/Seattle:

New Orleans indictments further vindicate Bellevue group’s post-Katrina lawsuit

Five years ago, in the post-apocalyptic environment that was New Orleans following its devastation by Hurricane...Keep Reading »

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GRE Round Up, JuL. 14

Here's the latest from my Gun Rights Examiner colleagues:

Dan Bidstrup/Denver:
In California it just gets better and better

The second Amendment is needed more than ever! Oakland, California announced yesterday a list of crimes they simply can't get to if they lay off...Keep Reading »

Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:

West Burlington still gets it wrong, with help from the Des Moines Register

As reported in a previous Examiner article, the City of West Burlington (Iowa) currently has an ordinance in place...Keep Reading »

John Longenecker/Los Angeles:

Safer Streets 2010: Reader response to the L.A. Times gun piece.

Some readers have responded to the Los Angeles Times coverage of the South Bay Open Carry event. My piece is here. The Times' letters are here. They...Keep Reading »

David Codrea/National:
Congressional 'gun show loophole forum' excludes opposing views

"Rep. Bobby Scott Hosts Forum on the Closing the Gun Show Loophole Act," the 3rd District Virginia Congressman's web page tells us:...Keep Reading »

Dave Workman/Seattle:

NRA’s ‘disgraceful’ ad on Kagan, and why it is spot-on

The National Rifle Association of America is being criticized in various quarters for its advertisement urging...Keep Reading »

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GRE Round Up, JuL. 13

Here's the latest from my Gun Rights Examiner colleagues:

Don Gwinn/Chicago:
America's Victory Shoot--celebrating McDonald victory with handguns and training

Under a cloudless July sky in downtown Chicago last week, McDonald plaintiffs David and Colleen Lawson addressed the irony of Chicago's response:...Keep Reading »

David Codrea/National:
UN global gun control conference begins in New York

Nations open talks on world arms trade treaty," the Reuters headline informs us...Keep Reading »

Dave Workman/Seattle:

Harris-Moore’s most serious charge in Bahamas ‘Illegal gun possession’ says a lot

He has allegedly stolen airplanes, motor boats and committed lots of other crimes including commercial and...Keep Reading »

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GRE Round Up, JuL. 12

Here's the latest from my Gun Rights Examiner colleagues:

Don Gwinn/Chicago:
New York Times editorial page mocks a Chicago son's "hypothetical" defense of his mother(This piece interrupts a continuing series on the Benson v. Chicago lawsuit, which began here and here. That series will continue.) Today, Gun Rights...Keep Reading »

Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:

Hancock County and West Burlington respond to the NRA

As reported in a previous article on The Examiner, the NRA has made contact with Hancock County regarding their...Keep Reading »

Liston Matthews/Knoxville:

Oath Keeper guest speaker at TFA meeting

The guest speaker at the July meeting of the Knoxville chapter of the Tennessee Firearms Associaton (TFA) was Rand Cardwell of the Oath Keepers.... Keep Reading »

John Longenecker/Los Angeles:

Safer Streets 2010: The Los Angeles Times right again??

What is going on here? This is the third time I have remarked that the Los Angeles Times is right on about the second amendment. The other times were...Keep Reading »

David Codrea/National:
Foremost psychologist calls New York City's gun laws 'work of desperate people'

"City police recruits are taught that they are the only ones who should have pistols," the photo caption for "The People vs. The Sullivan Law" informs us...Keep Reading »

New York Times editorial shows desperation of anti-gun arguments

"Thirteen days ago, the Supreme Court undermined Chicago’s ban on handguns by applying the Second Amendment to the states, ruling that people have a right...Keep Reading »

Dave Workman/Seattle:

NY Times editorial underscores why media elite is losing relevance

Right up front, the New York Times editorial page Sunday made it perfectly clear that it thinks the U.S. Supreme...Keep Reading »

Had Gun, Done Traveling; Moore is ‘Barefoot in the Bahamas’

This column can hardly wait for the TV movie or the feature film debut, because outside of the theaters there will...Keep Reading »

Iowa case shows why police chiefs, sheriffs should have no discretion on CCW

A federal court case involving the denial of a concealed carry permit to an Iowa resident because of his First...Keep Reading »

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GRE Round Up, JuL. 9

Here's the latest from my Gun Rights Examiner colleagues:

Don Gwinn/Chicago:
Second Amendment Freedom Rally today in downtown Chicago

As this morning dawns clear and blue in Chicago, representatives from the ISRA, IllinoisCarry, the Second Amendment Sisters and others are wrapping up...Keep Reading »

David Codrea/National:
Will Luby's end Fuddruckers' 'no guns' policy?

That Fuddruckers, with its parent company filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, would go out of its way to alienate a large segment of its customer base is indicative of the judgment...Keep Reading »

Dave Workman/Seattle:

Seattle Times columnist uses vet’s suicide to push anti-gun bigotry

The other day Seattle Times columnist Jerry Large – who did not respond to my e-mail, and he should have out...Keep Reading »

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GRE Round Up, JuL. 8

Here's the latest from my Gun Rights Examiner colleagues:

Don Gwinn/Chicago:
If you liked Mcdonald v. Chicago, you'll love Benson, Count II: teenagers with guns

This is Part II in a series. For the whole picture, start with Part I: "If you liked McDonald v. Chicago, you'll love Benson" at...Keep Reading »

Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:

District Court Judge awards permit and requires training for Sheriff

On June 17, 2010, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Bennett issued a ruling from the bench that overturned a permit denial from Osceola County (Iowa)...Keep Reading »

David Codrea/National:
Al Sharpton shows unreasonableness of anti-gun zealotry

[W]hen the Supreme Court ... overruled Chicago's ban on handguns, they literally opened the floodgates for a drastic rise in shootings, instability and homicide...Keep Reading »

Dave Workman/Seattle:
In self-defense — The Quiz

As promised earlier this week in this column, readers now get to test their retention skills (or maybe just refer...Keep Reading »

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Time for the next round--challenges to gun laws piling up

It attacks Chicago gun laws on eight counts (defining the "home" as not including the porch or garage, 21-year age minimum for gun ownership, gun shop ban, etc.).

The next few (or perhaps rather more than a few) years of litigation will play an enormous role in determining how far the forcible citizen disarmament lobby will get in turning the Constitutionally guaranteed, fundamental human right of the individual to keep and bear arms into a mere privilege, to be granted or not at the whim of the government. [More]

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GRE Round Up, JuL. 7

Here's the latest from my Gun Rights Examiner colleagues:

Don Gwinn/Chicago:
If you liked Mcdonald v. Chicago, you'll love Benson v. Chicago

Don't forget that Second Amendment Freedom Rally III is only two days away! Come to downtown Chicago and show Mayor Daley a celebration of freedom....Keep Reading »

Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:

Hancock County decides not to ignore local preemption - for now

It was reported today that Hancock County (Iowa) decided not to enact their new weapons ordinance. The ordinance was to be read for a third time...Keep Reading »

David Codrea/National:
Armed self-defense news stories have two things in common

There is no shortage of armed defense stories in the headlines. While many such accounts go unreported (particularly the ones where no shots are fired...Keep Reading »

Dave Workman/Seattle:

In self-defense, Part II

It has been nearly four years – and will be this coming Sunday, July 11 – that Seattle resident Mary...Keep Reading »

Chris Woodard/Tucson:

Arizona in Fed's firing line......Part 3

Yesterday, July 6, 2010 The US Justice Department filed suit against Arizona, Governor Jan Brewer in her capacity...Keep Reading »

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GRE Round Up, JuL. 6

I hope everyone had a good Independence Day weekend. I haven't done a Round Up since last Friday, so here's what my Gun Rights Examiner colleagues have been up to:

Don Gwinn/Chicago:
Chicago's Second Amendment Freedom Rally is this Friday!

What: Second Amendment Freedom Rally Where: Downtown Chicago at the James R. Thompson building (located at the corner of Randolph and Clark Streets,...
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Mike Stollenwerk/DC:

43 states now allow gun carry where alcohol is served

On July 1, 2010, Virginia and New Mexico legalized the concealed carry of handguns in restaurants where alcohol is served. That makes 43 states...

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Dan Bidstrup/Denver:

Why wasn't the McDonald v Chicago case decided 9-0?

I was delighted when the Supreme Court case District of Columbia v Heller was decided in favor of the individual's right to keep and bear arms. I...

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Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:

More fear, uncertainty, and doubt about the changing Iowa firearms laws

On January 1, 2011, all residents of Iowa will follow the same set of rules in order to obtain an Iowa Permit to Carry Weapons. Currently, the ability...

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Some review of the fallout from McDonald vs. Chicago

As we celebrate the country's 234th birthday today, we have the opportunity to reflect on some of the rhetoric and reaction to the recent McDonald vs....
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Liston Matthews/Knoxville:

A breath of cool northern Wisconsin air

Last week the Supreme Court, in McDonald v Chicago, determined that the Second Amendment is incorporated to state...
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John Longenecker/Los Angeles:

Safer Streets 2010 and Gun Control: Gun laws becoming too suspicious now.

Gun control itself has to be getting very suspicious to non-gun owners. The reaction of gun ban entities is just...
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David Codrea/National:
Is Bill O'Reilly changing tune on Second Amendment?

"Even a simple guy such as me can figure out these words from the U.S. Constitution," Bill O'Reilly writes in a July 2 editorial commenting on the recent Supreme Court McDonald decision...
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Dave Workman/Seattle:

In self-defense, Part I

Washington State’s self-defense statute is pretty clear, and it has stood the test of time and investigative...
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Mayor Daley, Sen. Burris: Meet DA Gerald R. Fox of Jackson County, WI

Washington State could use some guys like Jackson County, WI District Attorney Gerald R. Fox, a fellow who might...
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Chris Woodard/Tucson:

Chicago post McDonald

Chicago’s Mayor Daley and the Chicago City Council have been busy. Chicago approves new gun restrictions...
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OLD GLORY: That ragged old flag.......

......has served with us just about everywhere in the world. In WWI, she received many bullet holes. In WWII,...
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GRE Round Up, Jul. 2

Here's the latest from my Gun Rights Examiner colleagues:

Anthony Bouchard/Cheyenne:
Newcastle Wyoming, police terrorize family on an alleged barking dog complaint

CHEYENNE - It’s some time after midnight, you are awakened by a loud persistent pounding at your front door. As you head to the front door...Keep Reading »

Don Gwinn/Chicago:

Four things Chicago should do when its handgun ban expires--but won't

(Today's column must begin with an apology for the absence of content in this space during historic times for gun rights in Chicago. The internet is...Keep Reading »

Mike Stollenwerk/DC:

District Attorney declares most state gun laws unconstitutional

Wisconsin Army National Guard JAG officer, and Jackson County District Attorney, Gerald R. Fox has something to say about the US Supreme Court's...Keep Reading »

Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:

Open response to The Des Moines Register

The Des Moines Register published an opinion piece in today's edition, entitled Keep reasonable gun restrictions in place. Since the chances are very...Keep Reading »

Rob Reed/Detroit:

Chicago's new handgun law shows Mayor Daley's contempt for city residents

The Chicago City Council today showed its contempt for the law-abiding citizens of Chicago by unanimously passing Mayor Richard M. Daley's draconian...Keep Reading »

Liston Matthews/Knoxville:

Wassup with the NRA

A friend from middle Tennessee called yesterday and asked that question. A Knoxville friend emailed me with the...Keep Reading »

David Codrea/National:
Will Delaware anti-carry gun law 'enhance public safety'?

"Criminals who illegally carry a concealed firearm will now face longer prison sentences under a law Governor Jack Markell signed today...Keep Reading »

NRA to score Kagan vote

"The National Rifle Association says today it's opposing Elena Kagan's nomination for the Supreme Court and will score her vote...Keep Reading »

Will NRA endorse Harry Reid?

Multiple sources tell me the National Rifle Association is planning to endorse liberal Harry Reid against pro-gun champion Sharron Angle...Keep Reading »

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Brace yourselves for ‘reasonable regulation’

How do you feel about licensing gun owners, registering all of their firearms, requiring training in order to own a...Keep Reading »

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Does McDonald decision go far enough to fight race-based forcible disarmament?

As I said when Washington's inmate voting prohibition was struck down, if denying an inmate the right to vote is "racist," because the inmate population is unfairly tilted racially, then denying an ex-convict an effective means of self-defense would have to be at least as egregious an example of racial injustice. Since I agree with National Gun Rights Examiner David Codrea, that any ex-convict so dangerous so as to be impossible to be trusted with a gun cannot be trusted to roam free among the populace without a keeper, I think Ms. Adams has something of a point. [More]

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Black community embracing McDonald decision?

But what about the people who actually live in cities with the most oppressive gun laws--and often some of the most dangerous neighborhoods? Reverend Al Sharpton found what was to him a surprising answer, as reported on Brian Maloney's Radio Equalizer . . . [More]

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