http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/guncontrol/ en-us Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:59:28 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135401/posts Well the details are back up on the Messiahs website and change we got. Looks like $100k is the new $250 So help me out here, does the change.gov site change daily? Does this mean if you make over 100K you are considered "Rich"? I think I need to create a spreadsheet to keep score...Also, I feel like I need to go take a shower...wandering around Change.gov is akin to reading DU Obama's Change Website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135401/posts#comment Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:59:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135315/posts Every year, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives finds thousands of licensed gun dealers in violation of federal law, often for very minor problems. The agency, which conducts about 11,000 inspections a year, says it has come up with a way to eliminate many of those violations before they happen. Instead of filling out the required ATF paperwork by hand, gun buyers and dealers will now be able to complete what officials say is a fail-safe electronic version of the document, known as Form 4473. Speaking at a gun shop in Upper Marlboro where he announced the change,... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135315/posts#comment Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:13:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135153/posts On the Presidential campaign trail, two of America's most reactionary gun-grabbers - Joe Biden and Little Lord Fauntobama - promised that they wouldn't take away "your guns." And they weren't lying. Mostly. For now, it appears they only want to take away gun shop owners' guns. You see, they can't take guns from you they didn't allow you to own in the first place, now can they? According to his website, our present-day Cedric is champing at the bit to reinstate the assault weapons ban. AN ASSAULT WEAPON IS NOT A MACHINE GUN For those who don't know, an "assault... examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135153/posts#comment Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:18:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2135359/posts Hi Everyone, Not really to not take the alarmist, scare tactic route but we feel compelled to email the hundreds of thousands of casual gun people who come here every month (in addition to the hundreds of thousands of gun nuts) that the election of Barack Obama is almost definitely going to bring changes to the gun laws in the form of new taxes and hoops for gun dealers to jump through, as well as permanent bans on individuals selling firearms themselves. The days of being able to bring grandpa's old guns to a gun show and sell them off... letter from guns america http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2135359/posts#comment Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:09:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134850/posts WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina sheriff's official has apologized for plunging a funeral into chaos when undercover agents tried to arrest the dead man's son—and used a Taser on him in the process. It happened as the coffin was being loaded into a hearse. The officers planned to quietly arrest pallbearer Gladwyn Taft Russ III, The Star-News of Wilmington reported Wednesday. Relatives said two deputies dressed in coats and ties grabbed Russ and kneed him in his back before Tasering him. One deputy's gun fell out of its holster. Russ' sister, Taffy Gause, said when she got out... BreitBart/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134850/posts#comment Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:57:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134491/posts There are pressures to give up rights, according to Wayne LaPierre Historic victories for gun rights occurred in 2008, but the fight for firearm freedoms must continue to preserve the Second Amendment, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre told a crowd on Monday at Ashland University. Despite the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down a handgun ban in Washington D.C., that affirmed the right to keep and bear arms, there is a battle for firearms ownership in America, LaPierre said. He urged NRA members and firearms owners to stay vigilant while pressures mount domestically and internationally for... Times-Gazette (Ashland, OH) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134491/posts#comment Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:02:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134355/posts 40 Reasons for Gun Control 1. Banning guns works, which is why New York, DC, & Chicago cops need guns. 2. Washington DC's low murder rate of 69 per 100,000 is due to strict gun control, and Indianapolis' high murder rate of 9 per 100,000 is due to the lack of gun control. 3. Statistics showing high murder rates justify gun control but statistics showing increasing murder rates after gun control are "just statistics." 4. The Brady Bill and the Assault Weapons Ban, both of which went into effect in 1994 are responsible for the decrease in violent crime rates,... GeoffMetcalf.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134355/posts#comment Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:34:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133155/posts Armed, People fly their Colors, . . Disarmed, Victims wear their Colors YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133155/posts#comment Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:07:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2121296/posts “The problem that progressives have on the gun issue has far less to do with the typical policies they espouse than the rhetoric they employ.” - The Third Way “It’s critical that progressives recognize that only an aggressive outreach strategy to gun owners will ensure that your opponent’s message about your gun record does not define your candidacy.” - The Third Way Those two instructions to so-called “progressive” political candidates explain Barack Obama’s camouflage of lies and deceptions that hide his consistent history as an aggressive proponent of virtually every aspect of gun control -- from gun-owner licensing and universal... Towhnhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2121296/posts#comment Sat, 1 Nov 2008 00:08:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131390/posts A seven-page questionnaire being sent by the office of President-elect Barack Obama to those seeking cabinet and other high-ranking posts may be the most extensive - some say invasive - application ever. The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131390/posts#comment Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:37:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130112/posts COOS BAY, Ore.- The shelves at the Coos Bay Bi-Mart looked pretty bare Monday, with the main ammo for hunting practically sold out. And Bi-Mart's not the only retailer in town seeing this trend, it's happening across the board. Employee Dan West says it's not that more people are going out to purchase ammo, it's the same people who already buy ammunition purchasing more than usual. He says people have been buying $200- $600 worth at a time. West says the only thing left is guns, with nothing to fill them. He says customers have been telling him they are... KCBY http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130112/posts#comment Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:04:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2130005/posts 1. Repeal of the Tiahrt Amendment, 2. Ban scary looking guns, 3. Ban private gun sales, 4. And of course make guns childproof. How about make government idiot proof? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2130005/posts#comment Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:49:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129894/posts Gun enthusiasts are stocking up on firearms out of fears that a Democrat-led administration will result in tougher gun control. Last month, as polls showed a Barack Obama lead, background checks for gun purchases jumped by 108,000 compared with October 2007 — a 15 percent increase — according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Gun sales as of Oct. 26 were up 8 percent for the year. Jerry Sharr said gun and ammunition sales have increased significantly since October. “It’s usually been hunters and homeowners,” said Mr. Sharr, owner of Jerry’s Guns & Shooting Range in Maryville, Mo. The variety... The St. Joseph News-Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129894/posts#comment Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:21:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129865/posts Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign slogan, "the audacity of hope," should have instead been "the audacity of deceit." After months of telling the American people that he supports the Second Amendment, and only hours after being declared the president-elect, the Obama transition team website announced an agenda taken straight from the anti-gun lobby--four initiatives designed to ban guns and drive law-abiding firearm manufacturers and dealers out of business: "Making the expired federal assault weapons ban permanent." Perhaps no other firearm issue has been more dishonestly portrayed by gun prohibitionists. Notwithstanding their predictions that the ban's expiration in 2004 would bring... NRA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129865/posts#comment Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:53:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129043/posts PHOENIX (Reuters) - Sales of rifles, pistols and ammo are surging in parts of the United States, as many gun owners fear President-elect Barack Obama's administration may seek to tighten ownership of certain weapons. "The day after the election, I had many more calls than usual from people looking for semi-automatic rifles," said David Greenberg, the owner of the Second Amendment Family Gun Shop, in Bisbee, Arizona, who sold out of AR-15 rifles in recent days. "There seems to be a fear they will be banned, and it's fairly likely," he added. "Obama and Biden are driven to eliminate firearms... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129043/posts#comment Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:08:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128481/posts On November 7, the New York Times reported that "sales of handguns, rifles and ammunition have surged in the last week, according to gun store owners across the nation who describe a wave of buyers concerned that an Obama administration will curtail their right to bear arms." Buyers were stocking up on guns because during his time as an Illinois state senator, Obama earned a reputation as being as virulently antigun as one can get. Rich Pearson, longtime chief lobbyist for the Illinois State Rifle Association, released an open letter to sportsmen in October about Obama, saying, "I lobbied Barack... The New American http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128481/posts#comment Sat, 8 Nov 2008 06:02:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2128233/posts Went to the gun shop today looking for an AR-15 and this guy came in wanting to sell this gun to the shop owner. Guy told me that he ran 50 rounds through it and bought it here at this gun shop. 28 years ago I was a member of IPSC (International Pratical Shooting Conferation). I shot in national events and was qualified in 1980 to shoot in the Bianchi Cup. Couldn't afford it and lost interest in pistol shooting, sold the comp gun and went on to shoot trap and skeet. I have been away from hand gun shooting... http://freerepublic.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2128233/posts#comment Fri, 7 Nov 2008 23:23:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2127902/posts I have been wanting to pursue a CCW permit for a while. I just wonder if it's a good idea in an Obama administration. Will I be an easier target for gun confiscation if I'm a registered CCW holder? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2127902/posts#comment Fri, 7 Nov 2008 16:20:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2127526/posts Poll on the middle right side of the page Would you like to see tighter restrictions on gun ownership in America? (Read the related story.) Total Votes = 6715 Yes 1736 Votes, or 25.85 % No 4756 Votes, or 70.82 % I don't know 89 Votes, or 1.325 % I don't care 134 Votes, or 1.995 % Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2127526/posts#comment Fri, 7 Nov 2008 02:36:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2121927/posts Joe Biden on Gun Control and watch Obama's reaction CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2121927/posts#comment Sat, 1 Nov 2008 19:59:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2121106/posts Under the ordinance, developed by the Police Department, Worcester district attorney’s office and city officials, any knife with a blade larger than 1.5 inches would be illegal to carry; people caught with such knives in their possession would be fined $300, as permitted by state law. Worcester Telegram & Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2121106/posts#comment Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:39:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2119778/posts Warrenton gun shop owner Steve Clark said buyers fear restrictions on weapons that have been restricted before. (By John Mcdonnell -- The Washington Post) Buy Photo Americans have cut back on buying cars, furniture and clothes in a tough economy, but there's one consumer item that's still enjoying healthy sales: guns. Purchases of firearms and ammunition have risen 8 to 10 percent this year, according to state and federal data. Several variables drive sales, but many dealers, buyers and experts attribute the increase in part to concerns about the economy and fears that if Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois wins... WaPo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2119778/posts#comment Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:00:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2118657/posts Poverty, unemployment, homelessness and a budget deficit are not the only results of Maine's communist welfare state. The attraction of a loosely regulated and generous hand out from BIG government has brought with it criminals and other undesirables who not only continue to strain the system but bring with them their lack of morality and work ethic. Crime in Maine has soared over the years. Gang related crime has also become alarming. Gangs from Boston, Providence and New York have found it easy to sell dope on Maine's cities. Thanks to a relaxed law enforcement, that job has become easier.... Mainestategop Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2118657/posts#comment Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:52:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117804/posts Gun Sales Thriving Despite Tough Economy Oct. 27, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Washington Post) This story was written by Fredrick Kunkle. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Americans have cut back on buying cars, furniture and clothes in a tough economy, but there's one consumer item that's still enjoying healthy sales: guns. Purchases of firearms and ammunition have risen 8 to 10 percent this year, according to state and federal data. Several variables drive sales, but many dealers, buyers and experts attribute the increase in part to concerns about the economy and fears that if Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois wins the presidency, he will join with... WAshington Post & CBS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117804/posts#comment Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:53:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117535/posts 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. The Outdoors Wire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117535/posts#comment Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:08:23 GMT