http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/bang/ en-us Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:32:38 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413554/posts NEWARK -- Among the more than 700 firearms turned in for cash at last week’s gun amnesty buyback program in Newark, East Orange and Irvington were: an M-16 assault rifle, a Streetsweeper rifle that resembles a "Tommy Gun" and shoots multiple shotgun shells, scores of revolvers, semi-automatic handguns, rifles and shotguns. Hundreds of the weapons were on display today during a news conference with Essex County Prosecutor Paula Dow, county Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Newark Mayor Cory Booker and others on hand to tout the program’s success. "I think that the best thing money can buy is saving a life," Dow... NJ.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413554/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:32:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417822/posts A federal prosecutor blasted Fairview’s police chief for going to bat for a Cliffside Park man who was sentenced Monday to 51 months in prison for keeping a small arsenal of illegal firearms, including a silencer-equipped 22-caliber pistol, in his home.   Assistant U.S. Attorney Lisa M. Colone told U.S. District Judge Joseph A. Greenaway that he should not consider Chief John Pinzone’s letter in support of leniency for Giovanni DeMaio, because the chief neglected to mention he is dating the defendant’s daughter.While the judge received more than 90 letters similar to Pinzone’s, attesting to DeMaio’s kindness and charitable endeavors in... northjersey.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417822/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:28:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414132/posts Freepers---Today I decided not to renew my NRA membership. Think I am going off the deepend? Here is my letter to Wayne LaPierre: Dear Mr. LaPierre, I have been a member of the NRA a number of years, and while I have often felt that the NRA can be a little too soft, I have always supported the NRA because it has traditionally been the 800 lb gorilla of lobbying for both first and second amendment rights. I am a member of other pro-2A groups, but I have felt the NRA was the anchor organization. However, the absence of the... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414132/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:11:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413283/posts Clay County prosecutors say the Moorhead man who shot and killed a 17-year-old who entered his apartment on June 20 was acting in self defense and will not be charged with a crime. The Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413283/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:28:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409954/posts Senator wants to ban semi-automatic weapons      By HEATHER BOSCH KIRO Radio  Expect to hear a lot about gun control when the legislature reconvenes in January. Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles is among those who want to ban the sale of military-style, semi-automatic weapons. "These are guns that I don't see have any function in our society." Kohl-Welles said she was prompted to act after the murder of Seattle Police Officer Tim Brenton. "He was believed to be killed by a semi-automatic assault weapon. Of course, we also had the killing of several other police officers not by assault weapons.... My Northwest http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409954/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:16:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407713/posts The letter extols Giovanni DeMaio’s "love and understanding," his efforts to raise money for a young girl with cancer, his propensity for treating others "as he treats his own children." The gushing note was one of more than 90 written on behalf of DeMaio, a reputed organized crime associate facing sentencing for possessing a trove of illegal weapons. What caught the attention of federal prosecutors, however, was the name signed at the bottom: John Pinzone, police chief in the Bergen County community of Fairview. Odder still, prosecutors say: Pinzone didn’t mention he was dating DeMaio’s daughter. That omission drew an... Star-Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407713/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2398003/posts Thanksgiving night ended bizarrely for a Redwood City family after a man who thought he was protecting his children against would-be burglars is now facing a chance of misdemeanor charges himself for brandishing a weapon. Edmond and Melissa Zencirci, their three children and Edmond’s mother, were settling down for bed after a long Thanksgiving day, when the family heard a loud bang in the alley on the side of their house. The father of three, dressed only in his underwear, immediately reached for his gun out of the bedroom nightstand and a clip that was stored separately to protect his... San Mateo Daily Journal (California) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2398003/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 23:48:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389669/posts As the new hunting season begins today, animal rights activists are threatening to disrupt meets as "observers", as well as joining hunts undercover. The saboteurs will film constantly using new telescopic lenses so hunts can be monitored from a distance. They will also use hidden cameras in clothing and time-delay devices dotted around the countryside. (edit) Hunting was banned in 2005 but since then the number of people taking part in the sport has continued to increase, with 50,000 mounted followers expected this year compared to 40,000 in 2004. This year there are expected to be a further 50,000... The Telegraph (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389669/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:59:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2387648/posts The Philippine government is experiencing the same kind of compliance with their Gun Registration Amnesty as New Jersey had with their “assault weapon” turn in program of the 1990’s. It was virtually ignored too. It is being ignored by thousands. Over 119,129 “loose” firearms have been registered in the Philipines gun registration amnesty. If a firearm isn’t registered with the Philippine police, it is considered “loose.” The police director general wants all owners of “loose” firearms be classified as a member of a "terrorist group." The Bradys haven't even come up with that one...yet. They would love to have everyone... secondamendmentfreedom.blogspot.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2387648/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:53:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386055/posts Battling with one of the world's highest murder rates, Venezuela on Wednesday crushed more than 30,000 guns seized from the streets during police raids this year. Policemen used blow-torches to chop up some of shotguns and pistols. They compacted weapons including home-made pistols into a 5 ton block... "This act forms part of the disarmament policies that we have been promoting." With 13,000 murders in 2007... Venezuela's murder rate is about 8 times that of the United States. Crime has risen under President Hugo Chavez... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386055/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:47:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385193/posts Ex-soldier faces jail for handing in gun Thursday, November 12, 2009, 10:30 A former soldier who handed a discarded shotgun in to police faces at least five years imprisonment for "doing his duty".Paul Clarke, 27, was found guilty of possessing a firearm at Guildford Crown Court on Tuesday – after finding the gun and handing it personally to police officers on March 20 this year. The jury took 20 minutes to make its conviction, and Mr Clarke now faces a minimum of five year's imprisonment for handing in the weapon. In a statement read out in court, Mr Clarke said:... This Is Surrey Today http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385193/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:26:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2385212/posts On Wednesday the Obama administration took its first major step in a plan to ban all firearms in the United States. The Obama administration intends to force gun control and a complete ban on all weapons for US citizens through the signing of international treaties with foreign nations. By signing international treaties on gun control, the Obama administration can use the US State Department to bypass the normal legislative process in Congress. Once the US Government signs these international treaties, all US citizens will be subject to those gun laws created by foreign governments. These are laws that have been... DefendUSx http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2385212/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:01:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382159/posts Prosecutors said a Parsippany man who was charged last week with possessing an arsenal of firearms in his home allegedly manufactured and converted guns into illegal automatic weapons at his home and sold them.Adam Coughlan, 29, who was arrested Thursday in a raid of his Lake Hiawatha home by authorities, also is a flight risk because he may have ties to the "neo-Nazi" underground, Morris County Assistant Prosecutor Bradford Seabury said during a bail hearing. Since the arrest, investigators have been examining Coughlan's computers, documents and books, and found instruction manuals on how to convert guns into fully automatic weapons... star ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382159/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:36:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375650/posts “There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. That’s one firearm for every 12 people on the planet. The only question is: how do we arm the other 11?” said the gun-running protagonist in the 2005 Nicolas Cage film Lord of War.  The filmmakers based that character in part on real-life weapons dealer Viktor Bout, a former Soviet officer turned arms merchant on the black market. But was he just a businessman seeking a quick profit, or is there more to the story? The New American has previously reported on Bout’s ties to Russian intelligence, as well as his... tna http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375650/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2009 02:34:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373875/posts <p>A New Jersey appeals court has concluded that Americans have no Second Amendment right to buy a handgun.</p> <p>In a case decided last week, the superior court upheld a state law saying that nobody may possess "any handgun" without obtaining law enforcement approval and permission in advance.</p> CBSNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373875/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:43:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373451/posts GOA-PVF Supports Doug Hoffman in New York Special Election October 27, 2009 Dear Friend of the Second Amendment, You may have heard about a special Congressional election taking place next week in upstate New York. The race features a Nancy Pelosi Democrat and a Republican with long-standing ties to ACORN against a genuine pro-gun leader named Doug Hoffman. Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund is proud to endorse Doug Hoffman in this race. Doug Hoffman is a 100% gun rights supporter who will be a leader in the battle to defend the Second Amendment. Doug Hoffman Mr. Hoffman believes... Gun Owners of America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373451/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:12:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372275/posts Scotland Yard has abandoned plans for armed foot patrols and marksmen on motorbikes in gun crime hotspots in the face of mounting political criticism. Sir Paul Stephenson, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, was forced to withdraw the proposal before a meeting of his police authority on Thursday, where he would have faced fierce criticism. The plan to deploy armed officers on the beat as a response to rising gun crime in the capital was announced last week when Sir Paul was out of the country. A team from CO19, the unit that shot dead Jean Charles de Menezes in 2005,... The Times (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372275/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:26:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367632/posts Gun store posters take flak By Geoffrey Cooper - Rocky Mount Telegram Tuesday, October 20, 2009 NASHVILLE — For more than a week, a local gun shop owner has been under scrutiny regarding certain advertisements outside his front door. Nashville Guns owner Dennis Nielsen has been met with the watchful eyes of a few county officials and town residents for the storefront posters of women holding guns. Facing two documented complaints, Nielsen maintains that he has done nothing wrong and runs a clean business. Facing the Washington Street sidewalks are two posters inside of Nielsen’s gun shop windows. The first... Rocky Mount [NC] Telegram http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367632/posts#comment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:16:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367574/posts Officials say a law signed by President Obama in May will allow gun owners to openly carry firearms in Grand Teton and the Wyoming portions of Yellowstone when the law goes into effect in February. Several National Park Service employees and legal experts who interpreted the legislation say it extends to all, not just those with concealed weapons permits. When U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., attached a rider to a credit card reform bill earlier this year, almost all reports indicated it applied to concealed weapons only. While federal officials are trying to figure out the nuances of the law... Jackson Hole News&Guide http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367574/posts#comment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:22:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366734/posts After bad bets on cars and home loans, Cerberus Capital Management is turning to guns and bullets. The private-equity firm is in advanced preparations for an initial public offering of Freedom Group Inc., said people familiar with the situation, hoping to sell shares in a little-known company it has built into a dominant player in the red-hot rifle-and-ammunition business. ... The origins of Freedom Group date to April 2006, with Cerberus's acquisition of Bushmaster Firearms. A year later, it paid $118 million for Remington Arms Co., the country's largest and oldest maker of rifles. Since then, Cerberus and its affiliates... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366734/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:35:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363221/posts SEATTLE -- Seattle Parks and Recreation on Wednesday put into effect a new rule banning the possession or display of firearms at playgrounds, community centers and other places where children are likely to be.   Firearms will be prohibited at designated facilities once signs are posted notifying people of the new rule. The first signs are to be posted Friday, with the rest up by Dec. 1.   In all, the rule will be applied at more than 500 parks, recreation centers, pools, beaches and golf courses. KIRO TV / Various http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363221/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:03:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362794/posts Among the training regimes that Russian cosmonauts pass before being admitted into orbit is the shooting range. The reason is that they must learn how to use a special three-barreled gun found on every Soyuz spacecraft. Russia Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362794/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:10:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358690/posts (AP / CBS) It's not unusual for employees to be fired for browsing pornographic Web sites at work. But a Pennsylvania gun owner named Tony Jackson may have been the first person ever fired for looking at Web sites featuring gun parts. Jackson worked at a Lotus Notes administrator at Planco, a subsidiary of Hartford, Conn.-based insurance company The Hartford. He's a firearms instructor and self-described Second Amendment advocate who, while at work in May 2007, visited Web sites including shotgun maker Mossberg and Impact Guns's online store because he and his wife were planning on going skeet shooting and... CBS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358690/posts#comment Fri, 9 Oct 2009 18:07:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358158/posts WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- A Massachusetts man who stole a hot dog from another man sitting under a tree in a park has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Antonio Judd pleaded guilty Monday in Worcester Central District Court to charges including larceny from a person. WHAS-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358158/posts#comment Fri, 9 Oct 2009 06:25:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2353954/posts At only five years old, Simon Hughes already knows how to use a gun. His early trainning paided off recently, when an 800-pound alligator took some bait at a nearby marsh. Soon, Simon was face-to-face with one big alligator. He quickly grabbed his gun.. cbs47 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2353954/posts#comment Sat, 3 Oct 2009 04:26:51 GMT