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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GRE Round Up, Jun. 30

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

Ed Stone/Atlanta:
Filibuster Kagan!

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan should be filibustered. We have learned a lot more about Elena Kagan and her...
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Anthony Bouchard/Cheyenne:

The Disclose Act, why the NRA has it wrong

The Disclose Act goes against the one thing Wyomingites cherish even more than guns, PRIVACY. Aside from that, letting the political elite decide how...

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Mike Stollenwerk/DC:

Free market acceptance of customer gun carry grows

Last March experts were lauding Starbucks for its best business practice of accepting legal customer gun carry. Subsequently the Brady Campaign...

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Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:

Local preemption keeps gun rights secure

As Iowa transitions to a “Shall Issue” system of issuing the Iowa Permit to Carry Weapons, one area of concern is local preemption. In...

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Elena Kagan testifies as pro-gun advocates gear up to press for her rejection

Elena Kagan, President Obama's most recent appointee to the United States Supreme Court, is currently testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee...

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David Codrea/National:
NRA's Cox calls RedState report 'a lie'

The head of the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action denies that NRA has prohibited its directors from testifying during the Kagan hearings. Appearing on NRA's "Cam and Company" program...
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Dave Workman/Seattle:
Post-McDonald: Anti-gunners clearly will push the limit

It hasn’t taken long for Chicago Mayor Richard Daley to make clear his intentions to push the limit on how...
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Chris Woodard/Tucson:

Open letter to: Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor.

Dear Justice Sotomayor, May I humbly pose a question? Can a Supreme Court Justice be impeached? The...
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What does the McDonald decision mean to you or your state?

The NRA is just one among several gun rights groups that are hailing McDonald as a landmark decision. Lets just...
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McDonald decision 'racist'?

That "gun rights advocacy is racist" theme is one of Karlin's (who has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the rabidly anti-gun Joyce Foundation, for his "gun control" efforts) favorites, as we've noted here and here. [More]

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GRE Round Up, Jun. 29

Been super busy and have not had time to do one of these for a few days. Here's the latest from my Gun Rights Examiner colleagues:

Howard Nemerov/Austin:

Statement of Glenn Hegar on Supreme Court's McDonald ruling

Austin, Texas--Today is a great day in American history! The United States Supreme Court affirmed today what a vast...
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From citizen to ‘smart ass’
Vice President Joe Biden is in Wisconsin to help raise money for Senator Feingold’s reelection bid. Real Politics posted a video of Biden in a...
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Paul Valone/Charlotte:

Gun rights legal battle shifts to North Carolina

Grass Roots North Carolina joins suit challenging constitutionality of gun restrictions in North Carolina “state of emergency” law....
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McDonald v. Chicago: Supreme Court 'incorporates' Second Amendment

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) today returned its Second Amendment decision in McDonald v. Chicago...
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Dan Bidstrup/Denver:

California town can actually mandate Crime Free Zones

As innovative as I thought I was with the invention of the Crime Free Zone, I was not the first. Incredible as it may seem, I have found a municipal...

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Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:

US Supreme Court finds for McDonald and upholds the Second Amendment

As most are probably aware by now, the U.S. Supreme Court today released the long-awaited decision in the McDonald vs. Chicago case. As expected, the...

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Waiting for the McDonald vs. Chicago decision to arrive

It is reported that the decision that gun rights activists have been waiting for all year will be released on Monday. At that time, the United States...

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John Longenecker/Los Angeles:

Safer Streets 2010: Safer streets finally underway again.

Once in a while, a Los Angeles Times Editorial surprises me on liberty and second amendment issues. Today's editorial finds the Times agreeing with...

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Safer Streets 2010: The Supremes Affirm The Second Amendment.

In a 5 to 4 decision handed down this morning, the United States Supreme Court repealed the gun ban in McDonald v....
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Safer Streets 2010: Leftists do not dispute second amendment facts.

Fox News' John Stossel has been a friend of the second amendment from the beginning. John is a great example of...
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John Pierce/Minneapolis:

Contempt of court George Wallace style

"To what purpose are powers limited, and to what purpose is that limitation committed to writing, if these limits may, at any time, be passed by...

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‘Substantive’ victory for gun owners

“I would follow what I believe was the original purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment-to extend to all the people of the nation the complete...

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David Codrea/National:
Supreme Court: Chicago gun ban falls

The Supreme Court has reversed Chicago's gun ban. Per SCOTUS Blog:...

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Is NRA squelching dissent on Kagan?

"On Monday, June 28, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will begin confirmation hearings on the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be an Associate Justice...

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Dave Workman/Seattle:
Kagan should be held to the Palin standard

As questioning continues today on the nomination of Elena Kagan to replace retired Justice John Paul Stevens on the...
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Anti-gun hysteria follows landmark ruling in Chicago gun ban case

One group says Monday’s Supreme Court ruling in McDonald v. Chicago will result in more homicides and another...
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Chris Woodard/Tucson:

McDonald v Chicago. A different point of view

Within the gun community there is great jubilation because of the decision on McDonald. My colleagues David...
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Dissenting justices in McDonald decision illustrate extremism of anti-gun mindset

Getting back to the WSJ article, the point it makes about the motivation of the four dissenting justices is worth exploring. Presumably, if they consider Heller a settled point of Constitutional law (and both Justice Sotomayor and nominee Elena Kagan say they do), they wouldn't object to accepting the basis of the Heller ruling, in order to gain some participation in the discussion about how much latitude state and local governments get.

The fact that they chose not to do so perhaps indicates a more ambtiious agenda on the part of the Supreme Court's anti-gun wing. [More]

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Supreme Court's McDonald v. Chicago decision leaves much to be worked out

The question now becomes one of how to square this recognition of the "fundamental" nature of the right to keep and bear arms, with applying anything less than strict scrutiny to any laws regulating guns. Personally, I like the idea of a "stricter than strict scrutiny" ("draconian scrutiny," perhaps?). It's hard to imagine arguing that laws that might violate a fundamental right should receive only "intermediate" scrutiny. [More]

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GRE Round Up, Jun. 25

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

Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:
Short articles for a Friday afternoon

I received a response to my first article about the Sheriffs and the possibility of some of them not playing...
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David Codrea/National:
Is Bill O'Reilly claiming 'all' Mexican cartel guns come from U.S.?

Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly has amplified false claims about U.S. guns and Mexican crime according to a letter posted by Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership...
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Dave Workman/Seattle:

For gun prohibitionists, the clock is ticking, but state of denial remains

Those who watched John Stossel’s program on the Fox Business channel Thursday evening, which focused on the...
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Is Chicago trying to stifle right-to-carry 'town hall meetings'?

Perhaps they're making a difference--attitudes certainly seem to be changing. That's why gun rights advocates were really looking forward to having such a meeting right in Chicago itself, and why it's so unfortunate that a planned south-side Chicago meeting for June 30th has suddenly been thrown into limbo. [More]

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GRE Round Up, Jun. 24

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

Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:
The debate over the publication of permit holders lists rages on

Word comes from OregonLive.com today that a Sheriff in Oregon has been ordered to release the list of permit holders in his county. The list was...
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Liston Matthews/Knoxville:

Ron Ramsey's views on guns

Ron Ramsey is on record as being the most friendly to gun owners and conservatives. Recently, Ramsey was at Joe's...
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David Codrea/National:
Why should 'disrupting' turtles result in lifetime gun ban?

"Private property or not, state wildlife experts say two women illegally disrupted a turtle nest. The nest is on a private beach in Englewood, and the women are now facing felony charges...
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DISCLOSE Act passes House

H.R. 5175, the Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act was passed this...
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Dave Workman/Seattle:
It’s Monday for SCOTUS ruling in SAF’s McDonald v. Chicago case

As expected for weeks, the Supreme Court is holding off its ruling in the Second Amendment Foundation’s case...

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Broke Illinois Department of Corrections releasing, losing violent parolees

This is a state where citizens are expected to abdicate all responsibility for their personal security, and to trust the state to provide that security for them--the very means of effective self-defense are denied the "law-abiding" of Illinois while out in public. To trust the state with one's personal security is to gamble with one's life. To trust Illinois with it is to make such a gamble while holding a pair of threes. [More]

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GRE Round Up, Jun. 23

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

Dan Bidstrup/Denver:
Second amendment freedom ridersWhen I wrote my last column, I thought the controversy would be over the comparison to the civil rights activists, not who would get shot at first....
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Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:

Brenna Findley is the logical choice for Iowa firearms owners

While much of the attention in Iowa politics is on the Branstad vs. Culver race for Governor, there is another race that is even more important to...
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Change for Iowa sheriffs and the issuing of concealed weapons permits

By now, it's no secret that the 2010 Iowa legislative session changed the landscape for the Iowa Permit to Carry Weapons. As of January 1, 2011,...

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Steve D. Jones/Fort Smith:

Home invasion robberies becoming dangerous problem in Arkansas

Related articles: Legal home invasion in Barling, Arkansas Home invasion; cop or not? Home invasions are rapidly becoming a serious...

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David Codrea/National:
Panel divided on keeping all remaining jailed Hutaree behind bars

An appeals court has reversed a lower court ruling to free all Hutaree militia members pending trial.
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Dave Workman/Seattle:
‘Disclose Act’ leaps back to life as desperate Dems scramble for votes

Various published reports and sources in the Capitol say that the embattled “Disclose Act” – H.R....
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Mayor Daley channels Ozzy Osbourne in defending Chicago's handgun ban

To Mayor Ozzy er, I mean . . . Daley, the trigger-puller doesn't even enter into the picture--it's "the guns that shot people," as if they got up, entirely of their own malignant will, pointed themselves at their helpless victims, and pulled their own triggers.

And those nasty guns had a busy weekend, too: [More]

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GRE Round Up, Jun. 22

Here's what's happened since last time:

Howard Nemerov/Austin:

Bastrop TEA Party this Saturday features Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams

This coming Saturday, June 26, from 6-8 PM, the Bastrop County TEA Party hosts an event on the Bastrop County Courthouse lawn. Texas Railroad...

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There oughta be a law!

The Associated Press reports that a shooting occurred yesterday at the Del Taco restaurant in San Bernardino,...
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Paul Valone/Charlotte:

DISCLOSE Act sellout: NRA says you just don't understand

‘DISCLOSE Act’ maelstrom leads Speaker Pelosi to stall vote on bill: Redouble your efforts to kill HR...
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Dan Bidstrup/Denver:
Bravo to those who open carry their weapons

Those who choose to carry their weapons openly are making a statement every time they step out their door. It forces everyone who sees them to...

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Steve D. Jones/Fort Smith:

Constitutional Amendment needed for gun rights in Arkansas

Related articles: Attorney General opinion in opposition of right to keep and bear arms Open carry now legal in Buffalo River National Park? Message...
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Father's day and safe churches

On this Father’s day, my thoughts are full of memories of my late father, a man who had strong convictions of right and wrong, a man who never...

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Liston Matthews/Knoxville:
RouXBarbecue - bring your money, leave your gun

Yesterday afternoon, in celebration of Father's Day, my wife asked what I would like for dinner? Being a...
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You're in the Navy now

To the tune of Popeye the Sailor Man -- You're in the Navy now, You're in the Navy now, With a Nuke you can be...
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John Longenecker/Los Angeles:

Safer Streets 2010: The Ambassadors of the second amendment.

Many, many Americans think of liberty purists as Good Will Ambassadors of the Bill Of Rights. We are. The...
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David Codrea/National:
Anti-gun assembly member travels with armed security escort

Oakland's KTVU.com has posted a video of an open carry debate hosted by the Commonwealth Club in the East Bay city of Lafayette.
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Pizza Hut gun policy change reflects larger societal attitude

"The company that owns most of Southern Arizona's Pizza Huts has reversed policy and is allowing customers to carry firearms...
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Perdue gun bill actions show danger of mistaking sport shooters for Second Amendment supporters

"Gov. Sonny Perdue hit the bull's eye by signing one gun bill and vetoing another," The Times-Herald...
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Dave Workman/Seattle:

Forget a new police chief, Seattle needs Inspector Harry Callahan

Seattle’s Belltown (“Helltown?”) neighborhood has a problem, but not the kind that can be solved...
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The unintended consequences of hugging fur: Would you kill a wolf or bear in self-defense?

Much has been made of efforts to reintroduce wolves and grizzly bears into areas where they have all but vanished...
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Chris Woodard/Tucson:

Arizona in the Fed's firing line.....Part 2

Well now, The Feds are going to sue Arizona. But instead of Constitutional grounds, it appears the Justice...
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