http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/gun/ en-us Tue, 5 Jan 2010 12:42:16 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421258/posts Police in Moorhead, MN recently finished their investigation of a June, 2009 self defense shooting. This lengthy investigation concluded that the citizen who fired in self defense was justified in doing so. The details of that self defense case, comments made by the father of the dead home invader, and my thoughts are below: The self defense shooting Joel LaFromboise Based upon the many news reports which covered this self defense shooting, the facts can be summarized as follows: Joel LaFromboise was a 17 year old whose MySpace page is said to have contained gang signs and indicated that he... Self Defense Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421258/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 12:42:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421251/posts A Houston, TX homeowner reportedly used his shotgun to save himself and his wife from a violent burglar. Police say that the husband and wife, who own a home on Cloverleaf Street in Houston, were awakened by the sound of breaking glass and their home security system siren. The wife reportedly noticed an intruder, and yelled for her husband to grab his shotgun. Shotgun in hand, the husband is said to have seen a burglar dressed in black, who was brandishing a fire extinguisher. The husband reportedly fired one shot in self defense, hitting the burglar in the hip and... Self Defense Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421251/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 12:28:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420477/posts Delegate Scott Lingamfelter (R - Prince William and Fauquier Counties) Virginia State Delegate Scott Lingamfelter (R - Prince William & Fauquier Counties), a retired US Army Colonel who sits on the influential Militia, Police, and Public Safety Committee, has pre-filed House Bill 49 ahead of the 2010 Virginia General Assembly session. HB 49 would repeal Virginia's one handgun a month purchase rationing scheme. Only 3 other states ration handgun purchases: California, Maryland, and New Jersey (South Carolina repealed their gun rationing law several years ago). Governor-elect Bob McDonnell (R) voted for the one handgun a month law in 1993 as... DC Gun Rights Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420477/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:20:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420464/posts Switzerland is the safest country in the world to live in. It is not because it is a neutral country or anything of that sort. I believe it is due to the fact that each male citizen is required to keep a firearm in his home. When every male citizen of Switzerland turns 20 years old, he is issued a fully automatic assault rifle. Every male citizen is on call to defend his homeland if his country calls on him. The Swiss people and firearms go together like peanut butter and jelly. Olympic-style target shooting is Switzerland's national sport and... courierpress.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420464/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:47:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420462/posts The Otero Tea Party Patriots and the newly formed Alamogordo Second Amendment Task Force held an anti-Obama protest rally on Saturday in Alamogordo New Mexico. The rally appeared to be more of a second amendment rights rally than an anti Obama rally. Several hundred people, many carrying rifles and handguns, attended the 2-hour event. There were no reported incidents of violence. Leslie Feilner, who recently moved to Alamogordo from Alaska with her husband, said about the .454 Taurus Casull that she was carrying, "It's a bear gun. We've never had to use it." Feilner's English Pointer had a 9mm strapped... Pasco County Independent Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420462/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:42:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420458/posts Each week, I discuss a few of the many self defense cases that have occurred. In each of those cases, a citizen has defended themselves against an act of violence, often defending their loved ones at the same time. Society benefits as well, since a criminal who has been fatally shot, shot and apprehend by the police, or held at gunpoint until the police arrive will be taken off the streets. Sadly, there is no shortage of cases where a violent criminal is able to harm an innocent person. When that happens, the immediate victim suffers, and a violent criminal... Self Defense Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420458/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:38:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420457/posts An armed burglar who broke in to a Carroll Township, PA beverage distributor was reportedly shot in self defense by an employee. Police say that a burglar alarm was triggered at Shermans Dale Beer & Beverage, just before 11 PM. An employee is said to have learned of the alarm, and gone to investigate. Upon arriving, the employee reportedly found the front glass door broken and a burglar inside. After the burglar become violent, the employee is said to have fired one shot from his pistol, killing the armed burglar and saving himself. Police reportedly identified the deceased burglary suspect... Self Defense Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420457/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:34:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420107/posts Attempt to help viewers appreciate the importance of reasonable and effective gun control! Youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420107/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 19:11:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420037/posts examiner.com — Virginia Delegate Scott Lingamfelter . . . has pre-filed House Bill 49 [to] repeal Virginia's one handgun a month purchase rationing scheme. Only 3 other states ration handgun purchases . . . growing . . . recognition of gun ownership as a fundamental constitutional right makes gun rationing increasingly seem "about as un-American as book burning. The Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420037/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 17:12:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419673/posts Please contact the Assembly Judiciary Committee Today! On Monday, January 4 at 10:00 am in State House Annex Room 9, the New Jersey Assembly Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on S3104/A4361. It is important that members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee hear from you today! Pending introduction and referral, the Committee has also posted a possible hearing on AJR133-Creates Firearms Advisory Task Force (D-Burzichelli). While no language is available for AJR133, this bill might seek a permanent Firearms Task Force where all firearm laws may be open to review. NRA-ILA will keep you updated as soon as language is... NRA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419673/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 21:01:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419452/posts In the last three installments of the Chicago Gun Rights Examiner, we've examined new, more onerous restrictions on military personnel who own "privately-owned firearms" while serving at Fort Hood in Texas. Today, in the final installment of the series, it's time to answer the most relevant question that the criticisms of Fort Hood's restrictive new firearm policies leave unanswered: So registration and regulations won't work? Fine--what measures would stop "the next Hassan"? As many reader comments seem to suggest, targeting specific weapons a terrorist might use is guaranteed to fail over time. Major Hassan's terrorist attack was not made possible... chicago gun rights examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419452/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 13:40:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419440/posts ABC News 4 of Charleston is the latest media outlet to perpetuate misinfor- mation in a debate known for trying to confuse semi-automatic firearms with machine guns. Photo: Lori D. Roets, LazyRPhotography.com Media inaccuracy on gun-related issues stems occasionally from ignorance, often from deliberate attempts to mislead the public. In either case, the result is increased public support for gun control measures based on misinformation. (Or, some would say, “disinformation.”) Which is the case in a report by ABC News 4 of Charleston, SC entitled “Group of Tough Crime Bills Head to State House,” you can decide for yourself. At... Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419440/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 13:24:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419422/posts A car burglar was reportedly shot in self defense when he was caught in the act and then became aggressive towards his would-be victim. Police say that during the middle of the night a Putnam County, Tennessee resident found a burglar in his car. The resident is said to have ordered the burglar out and tried to detain him at gunpoint until the police could arrive and arrest him. Rather than complying, the burglar is said to have become aggressive towards the resident, causing the resident to fire in self defense. The burglar was reportedly hit multiple times, at which... Self Defense Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419422/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 13:01:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419420/posts COLUMBIA, Ky. -- A man is dead after a shooting in Adair County. Troopers said the attack happened at about 11 p.m. on Christmas. Investigation said Bobby Bunch, 35, tried to force his way into the home of Michael Compton at 2294 Cane Valley Road. Troopers said Bunch was shot during the altercation. An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday in Louisville. No arrests have been made. wlky.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419420/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 12:57:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419313/posts A Roanoke man says officers violated his rights during a dispute about his gun license. A Roanoke man is suing city police over an altercation with officers that he said began as an argument about his permit to carry a concealed firearm. Aaron A. Stevenson filed a lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Roanoke alleging that his constitutional rights were violated during a May 6 traffic stop. He named two officers, Chief Joe Gaskins and the city as defendants. On Wednesday, police spokeswoman Aisha Johnson referred questions to City Attorney Bill Hackworth, who was out of town and could... The Roanoke Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419313/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 03:09:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418978/posts Reducing the number of guns in Finland would be a challenge – but if it prevents another shooting it would be worthwhile Four people were shot dead in a shopping mall near Helsinki today on a clear, bright day of new snow. It was the third mass killing in the last three years. Many Finns were also shocked to discover today that there are 1.6 million guns in our country of five million people. Some hunt with rifles, which is a very popular activity in the Finnish countryside, while others use pistols on shooting ranges. Good, ordinary people keep illegal... The Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418978/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 16:15:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418919/posts SELAH -- It began when two young men with machetes walked into a Union Gap convenience store early Wednesday morning and demanded cash. What they didn't expect was a second clerk who pulled a handgun and held one of the men until police arrived. The other ran off. It didn't end there. Hours later more than a dozen officers -- including the Yakima police SWAT team -- encircled a Selah house and after a three-hour standoff forced out three other people suspected in at least one other machete-point robbery in Yakima. "It was a busy morning," Yakima police Sgt. Kelly... yakima-herald.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418919/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 14:07:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418917/posts Happy New Year from Ohioans For Concealed Carry! 2009 was a special year for OFCC as we celebrated our ten year anniversary. We'd like to thank each and every one of you who have helped us be successful and done so much for protecting and expanding gun rights in the state of Ohio. As we look back on the year, we saw some key victories as well as some unfortunate tragedies, in particular the loss of OhioCCW Forums moderator Jeff Kirchner in late July. Jeff was a long-time volunteer and his loss is still felt. One of the key themes... Ohioccw.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418917/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 14:02:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418685/posts On numerous Internet forums, and some email lists, gun owners periodically report being hassled by police when pulled over for routine traffic infractions. . . . But often there is a common thread to these stories – the dorky gun owner brought up the gun thing all on her own! . . . The Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418685/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:59:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418290/posts FLORENCE, AL (WAFF) - The gun used in an attempted robbery that ended with the robber being shot had been stolen. On Saturday, Florence police said the suspect walked up to two men and tried robbing them at gunpoint. One of the men fought back, took control of the gun and fired it at the suspect as he fled, wounding him. The investigation is ongoing. No arrests had been made Monday afternoon, but police said they do have a person of interest in the case. waff.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418290/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:39:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418289/posts Wichita police are trying to determine if a shooting late Monday was in self-defense. It happened in the 1300 block of N. Emporia at around 10:30 Monday. A man told police he heard a crash outside. He got his handgun and went outside, where he found a 47-year-old man trying to break into his pickup. Police say the suspect then stumbled toward the homeowner. The homeowner shot the man once in the hip and called 911. Investigators interviewed the homeowner at city hall after the incident, and he was later released. Police say the case will be turned over to... kwch.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418289/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:36:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418277/posts A Wauconda homeowner shot a 49-year-old man over the weekend after the man forced his way into the homeowner's house in an attempt to pick up his 11-year-old son from a birthday party that was actually held a block away, police said Wednesday. Wauconda police said the 49-year-old man went to an incorrect address in the 300 block of Indian Ridge Trail in the far north suburb about 5:45 p.m. Saturday with another son, 15. After the homeowner and his wife told him the 11-year-old wasn't there, police said the man didn't believe them and allegedly pushed his way in,... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418277/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:16:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418122/posts I don't know exactly how long Colleen Long has been employed by the Associated Press, but if the journalist publishes many more facts that expose the lies of the gun control movement, I expect she'll be visiting the unemployment lines very soon. In an article noting an increase in the number of officers killed in the line of duty by gunfire in 2009, Long departed from the anti-gun media template by providing a great deal of perspective on the increase. From the story: "The number of officers killed in the line of duty by gunfire increased 24 percent from 2008,... Buckey Firearms Association http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418122/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:22:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417535/posts Seattle Weekly writer/editor Nina Shapiro is at it again in her “Daily Weekly” blog, demanding that the Legislature do something in the wake of a sixth law enforcement death since Oct. 31. Five of those officers, including the only female police officer killed in the line of duty anywhere in the country during 2009, were murdered with handguns. The sixth, Seattle officer Timothy Brenton, was killed with a Kel Tec sport-utility rifle, fitted with an after-market magazine. That particular firearm does not fit any known description of an "assault rifle" except that somebody in the Seattle Police Department called it... Seattle Gun Rights Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417535/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:15:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417532/posts The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence believes that keeping firearms in the home is dangerous for women. But recent research indicates that their conclusion has little factual support. On a page entitled “Facts, Studies and Reports,” the Brady website references a 1997 study originally published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. This study surveyed just three counties across the country, which the authors called an “analysis of a large population.” The authors’ conclusion: “keeping a gun in the home is associated with increased risk of both suicide and homicide for women.” Sampling error According to the U.S. Census Bureau,... Austin Gun Rights Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417532/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:09:02 GMT