NRA vs. Obama: ...The NRA is right to go after this gun grabber. And
while political pundits continue to highlight Obama's dangerous
associations with vile humans like Jeremiah Wright and William Ayers,
the NRA will be one of the few outlets reminding you that Obama has some
equally dangerous anti-gun associations as well. They'll trumpet the
fact that "the Brady Campaign (formerly Handgun Control, Incorporated),
[has] endorsed Obama for president." Which means he can now boast of
being endorsed by the same gun control organization that also endorsed
"Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.),
Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.), John Conyers (D-N.Y.), Sheila Jackson Lee
(D-Texas), and, of course, John Kerry (D-Mass.), to name [but] a few..."
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=29208
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Chuck Norris Speaks for the NRA: The NRA is going up in 10 battleground
states with an featuring a tough-talking Chuck Norris touting the Second
Amendment and warning against those unnamed politicians who have not
supported gun rights. "He's an American badass," said Chris Cox, the
NRA's chief lobbyist, of Norris. Cox wouldn't say how much they were
spending on the ad, but that it would be on broadcast and cable, cycled
into a seven-figure buy they have up now. They'll air the spot in
Colorado, Nevada, Missouri, North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Florida, Minnesota and Wisconsin...
http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/1008/NRA_goes_up_with_its_own_closing_argument.html
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NRA Spends Money, Manpower in Nevada: The National Rifle Association is
pouring money and manpower into Nevada - the state's 3rd Congressional
District in particular - in hopes of defeating Democratic presidential
nominee Barack Obama and carrying Republican Rep. Jon Porter to a fourth
term in Congress. The group is spending $40 million nationwide this
election season to tell its 4 million members - and tens of millions
more gun owners - Obama would be the most anti-gun president in history.
In Southern Nevada, the NRA has organized 60 volunteers to promote early
voting and absentee balloting. Through last week, they had made 3,800
phone calls, visited 1,800 households and dropped 11,500 pieces of
campaign literature throughout the Las Vegas Valley...
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/oct/27/galvanizing-gun-vote/
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Obama Finds Shills in New Hampshire: ..."I believe that hunting, fishing
and spending time in the outdoors is a valuable experience for all
generations - young and old," said Clinton King of Berlin. "An Obama
administration will protect those rights, allowing national lands to
stay open and continuing to allow gun owners to use our firearms,
especially for hunting. As president, Obama will stand up for
conservation, preserving national forest lands and ensuring that our
wildlife is protected..."
http://www.nhinsider.com/press-releases/2008/10/27/obamabiden-campaign-granite-state-sportsmen-fired-up-for-oba.html
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Obama Could Computerize Firearm Records: The Outdoor Wire has confirmed
from confidential sources that the "transition team" for the Democratic
candidate has already begun looking into the current approval system for
firearms transactions. It seems the digital recordkeeping approval
recently granted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives (BATFE) has piqued their curiosity. With a virtual Form 4473
in existence, we should be on the lookout for a new record-keeping
initiative that will "simplify" the hassles of off-site digital record
storage by allowing FFLs to, say, store the information on secure
governmental servers. Of course, the government will never access the
information. (This paragraph appears about two-thirds of the way down
the page.)
http://www.theoutdoorwire.com/archives/2008-10-27
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Obama Specter Boosts Sales of EBR's: With nine days left until the
election, people aren't only lining up to vote early; they are also
apparently heading to sporting goods stores and gun shops as owners have
reported an increase in business...Target Master, a gun store in
Garland, used to sell a couple of assault weapons, such as AR15s and
AK47s, every week. But now, a little more than a week away from the
election, sales have tripled. "I had a customer today who came in and
bought an AR15," Mannewitz said. "He said he had always wanted one and
he was afraid if Obama got elected there wouldn't be anymore." At least
ten other gun stores in North Texas, contacted by News 8, have reported
a recent spike on sales of assault weapons... (EBR: Evil Black Rifle)
http://www.txcn.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/tv/stories/wfaa081027-mo_gunsales.154ffc009.html
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Falwell's University to Consider Campus Carry: Students at Liberty
University in Lynchburg, Va., have successfully petitioned the college
to consider lifting a ban on carrying guns on campus. Members of
Liberty's Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, or SCCC, brought the
matter before the school's chancellor, Jerry Falwell, Jr...Falwell, who
said he has no opinion on the issue, told the newspaper that the board
of trustees will consider the merits of lifting the college's ban on
allowing people with concealed weapons permits to carry guns on campus
at its March 2009 meeting...
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=79224
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Oops, Wrong House, Kentucky Version: A home invasion ended with the
intruder shot and killed after the homeowner said it was kill or be
killed Sunday morning in the Pleasure Ridge Park area. Shooter Joseph
McCoy is not facing charges because police said it appears he fired in
self-defense. But the victim's family has another opinion about what
happened. "I kind of panicked," said McCoy. "It was obvious he was
trying to kill us. So I did what I had to do to protect me and my
family..." ("I kind of panicked..." is not a wise statement in the wake
of a shooting - it implies that one did not make a rational assessment
and decision.)
http://www.wlky.com/news/17816029/detail.html
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Oops, Wrong House, Texas Version: An Arlington homeowner shot and killed
a masked intruder late Monday night and police continue their search for
another man. According to reports, the homeowner starting shooting when
the pair entered a home in the 900 block of Carthage Way about 10:35
p.m. He killed one of the men. The other man - who was taller than 6
feet and also wore a ski mask - got away. He wore a white sweater with
crowns on it, blue jeans and purple gloves at the time of the crime,
police said. Authorities did not say if the pair were armed, but said
the homeowner had not been charged as of 6 a.m. (Under Texas law, I
don't think it would matter whether or not the burglars were armed.)
http://cbs11tv.com/local/arlington.intruder.shot.2.850238.html
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Oops, Wrong Pet Shop: Cleveland Police believe a shop owner who shot a
robbery suspect Monday acted in self-defense...According to police, the
86-year-old shop owner, whose name police did not release, was in the
back room of the shop when the robber entered. Police said there was one
clerk working in the front of the shop. "The robber set upon him,
immediately put a knife to his throat and ordered him to open the cash
register," Stacho said. Police said the shop owner came out the back
room with a gun and asked the robber to leave. "He ordered the robber to
leave; the robber did not; he approached him in a menacing manner and
the second man fired one round striking the man in the chest killing
him," Stacho said...
http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7731495&version=15&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
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First Rule in a Gunfight - Have a Gun: ...None of the four people
injured during the shooting - including a 41-year-old off-duty police
officer with the 76th Precinct - had life-threatening injuries, the
authorities said. The officer, who was getting her hair done and was
unarmed, was shot in the foot, and each of the other three in both legs,
the police said. One of the men, who had just emerged from a different
hair salon, was shot outdoors...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/nyregion/28shoot.html?ref=nyregion
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More Airsoft Guns Used in Crime: ...The Delaware State Police have
noticed a worrisome increase in real crimes involving the toy lookalike
weapons. It's easy see why. Only the plastic orange tip mounted to the
end of the barrel marks the M-4 carbine as an Airsoft gun, but the tip
is removable or easily covered over with paint. Their sales are
unregulated - cash and carry - with no background check, age requirement
or scrutiny from an experienced gun dealer. And pointed across the
counter of a convenience store, they're as menacing as the real thing...
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/nationworld/100916.php
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Ballistic Evidence Clears Shooter at Trial: A Snohomish County jury has
acquitted a Central Washington University student accused of killing
another man during a scuffle outside a Mill Creek Halloween
party...Prosecutors had claimed that Chandler was shot when he tried to
break up a fight in which Fortier was engaged. Police said in court
documents that Chandler attempted to rush Fortier when he saw that the
man was armed. Forensic evidence, Mazzone said, told a different story.
Mazzone said he believes the jury was swayed by ballistic evidence that
showed Chandler was attacking Fortier when Fortier fired his pistol.
Fortier took the stand in his own defense, offering testimony that was
corroborated by the evidence...
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/385176_fortier28.html?source=mypi
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Free Gun Stuff: FreeGunStuff.com, in celebration of the Second Amendment
and the wisdom of the United State's Founders who granted that Right,
will offer all eligible United States citizens the opportunity to win
firearms and firearm accessories by entering a frequently updated online
contest on its website
http://www.FreeGunStuff.com... (Sorry boys,
you've got it wrong. Neither the Founders nor the Second Amendment grant
"the Right." The Founders believed that the RKBA is a Natural right and
the Second Amendment was intended to ensure that it would not be infringed.)
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/freegunstuffcom-new-us-venture-offers/story.aspx?guid={D7D600F2-5276-48A8-959C-4C975CC28983}&dist=hppr
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Tangentially Related: One of the biggest and most long-lasting "change"
to expect if Barack Obama becomes President of the United States is in
the kinds of federal judges he appoints. These include Supreme Court
justices, as well as other federal justices all across the country, all
of whom will have lifetime tenure. Senator Obama has stated very clearly
what kinds of Supreme Court justices he wants - those with "the empathy
to understand what it's like to be poor, or African-American, or gay, or
disabled, or old..."
http://townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/2008/10/28/obama_and_the_law?page=full
--
Stephen P. Wenger, KE7QBY
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
