Monthly Archives: April 2008

NYC Lawsuit against gun makers dismissed

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April 30, 2008

Hot news from NSSF: NEWTOWN, Conn. — Today, a Manhattan-based federal appeals court ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against firearms manufacturers by the City of New York that sought to hold the manufacturers responsible for the criminal misuse of firearms. Judge Robert J. Miner, writing for the U.S. Court of Appeals, held...
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Assault Weapons ban in Louisiana

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April 30, 2008

HB 68 has been introduced in the Louisiana house – the text of the bill would make it one of the most draconian gun bans this side of of Washington DC.  Here is a partial list of firearms which would banned under HB 68: Center Fire Rifles: Benelli R1; Browning BAR, Mark II Safari...
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Poor ad placement

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April 30, 2008
Poor ad placement

This banner ad was emailed to me by a reader – he was surfing about.com for info on .380 vs. 9mm (get the 9mm – ed) and was sort of tickled by the odd appearance of what we’re calling a Barack Obanner ad. As always, click to enlarge. Now, I know that the Obama...
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LASO Deputies have super-hearing

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April 30, 2008

Because according to the sergeant that deals with the press, they can tell what the caliber and make of a rifle is just by the sound. Castano says judging by the noise of the weapon, the gun was likely an assault rifle. … He could not confirm media reports the weapon was an AK-47...
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More Pin Shooting

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April 29, 2008

So, I am going to buy a gun for pin shooting, but because I’m kind of anal retentive, I want it to be a gun that can pull double duty doing other things. I’m leaning towards getting a .40 S&W, even though I promised myself I’d never get a .40, it seems like a...
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A good standard

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April 29, 2008

With the upcoming decision in the Heller case, Sebastian is talking about what standard of interpretation we should be prepared to accept or should be pushing for on the 2nd Amendment. I wanted to note that what I’m speaking of is not what interpretation of the second amendment is most correct historically, but which...
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5th District Primary update

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April 29, 2008

Yesterday I had sent Dr. McGoff a letter asking his campaign to clarify his position on the 2nd Amendment, to this date I’ve haven’t yet received a response.  However, a little digging into his background has produced some detailed information on his association with anti-gun groups.  If you recall from yesterday’s post, Dr. McGoff...
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Indiana 5th Congressional District Primary

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April 28, 2008

During all the coverage of the Democrat presidential primary, I’ve neglected to mention a Republican primary race that could have serious ramifications for Indiana gun owners; namely the 5th Congressional District Primary race. The incumbent, Dan Burton is being challenged in the primary by Dr. John McGoff – Dan Burton has received an “A”...
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H&K – Like Prada for guns

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April 28, 2008

According to Breda, that is. but I just don’t get the H&K hype, or the price that goes along with it. I’m thinking it’s the firearms equivalent of buying a Prada handbag. I’m just not impressed by name brands. Que legions of raving fanboys in 3…2…1…there they go.  But seriously, I don’t get the...
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Obama supports the right to bear arms

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April 28, 2008

In this interview in the Sun-Times, Obama says that he supports the right to bear arms, but only if that right is essentially meaningless. My view continues to be that the constitution, I believe, does provide a right to bear arms; but that local communities, and state governments, as well as the federal government,...
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