http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/guns/ en-us Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:35:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2286416/posts For the Associated Press, Tim Klass shows that taking liberties with facts by enveloping them in wild hyperbole can sex up a boring story into something much more alarming. Unfortunately, what one ends up with is not a presentation of news, but a promulgation of a narrative that befits a particular political agenda. And this time writer Klass uses his hyperbolic style to advance the guns-are-evil story line. The headline startles the reader by screaming out "Powerful weapons found in Northwest drug raids." One immediately imagines an image of dozens of high powered and dangerous guns, those above and beyond... Publius' Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2286416/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:35:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286001/posts There is a current offer to join the NRA for FREE for one year. I would not have considered this to be important a year ago, but now, I wanted to stand with others for our constitional rights. http://www.thunderfap.com/miscellaneous-samples.htm web http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286001/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 17:36:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285986/posts In sum, Sotomayor's joining of the Sanchez-Villar opinion's preemptive ambush on the Second amendment is a smoking gun example of her stealth activism against gun rights. This objection to Sotomayor may not be as sexy as a speech about latinas or a ruling against white firemen, and it may not be a silver bullet capable of taking on werewolves, but at least its on-point and relevant to the open question of Sotomayor's worthiness to be a lifetime decider of the rights of Americans. The Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285986/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 17:05:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285501/posts An elderly couple was in a Toledo hospital Friday after being beaten by two or more men who broke into their rural Gibsonburg residence the day before and robbed them of 31 guns, authorities said. James Kohler, 74, was listed in serious condition and Mary Kohler, 76, was listed in good condition at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center early Friday, a hospital spokesman said. The Toledo Blade http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285501/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:08:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285366/posts Tomorrow, Saturday, July 4, we celebrate American independence! During this time I hope that Americans will take a few minutes to reflect on how we gained our independence … while so many, to this very day, are still unable to achieve liberty. The fact is, we can thank our success on one thing — the individual right to bear arms. If it were not for the firearms owned by private citizens in the late 1700s, the British would have easily defeated us. Yet so many today are willing to give up this basic right in the hope that government will... InsideNova.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285366/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:05:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2285254/posts Hiya FR Gun Club members, I received the following email today, with the attached pics of the new STG-556 E4. Looks like a kewl new toy to go shoot!!!! The email: From: guns@ratworxusa.com To: al@ratworxusa.com Subject: New STG-E4 Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 00:45:34 +0000 Hey, we just thought we would share with everybody some photos of the new MSAR STG-E4. We received our shipment of rifles today. We demo'd the very first production gun to leave the factory to 11 L.E. Departments, and the gun worked flawlessly all day. For those of you who had pre-oders, right now we... Via Email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2285254/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 03:43:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2284073/posts The San Francisco Chronicle is proving the old bromide true. That's the one that goes: "a lie can be half way 'round the world before the truth can pull its boots on" (often incorrectly attributed to Mark Twain). Then there is another one Twain didn't originate but aptly fits here, "there are three kinds of lies: Lies, damned lies and statistics." The subject of this scoffing is that factoid the Old Media has been promulgating like gospel where "90% of Mexico's confiscated guns are from the U.S." The problem with this "90%" refrain is that it just isn't true. There... Publius Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2284073/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 14:33:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283228/posts ~ EXCERPT ~ In front of a run-down shack in north Houston, federal agents step from a government sedan into 102-degree heat and face a critical question: How can the woman living here buy four high-end handguns in one day? The house is worth $35,000. A screen dangles by a wall-unit air conditioner. Porch swing slats are smashed, the smattering of grass is flattened by cars and burned yellow by sun. >>> snip <<< Among other things, the agents are combing neighborhoods and asking people about suspicious purchases as well as seeking explanations as to how their guns ended up... Houston Chronic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283228/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 13:51:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283296/posts In front of a run-down shack in north Houston, federal agents step from a government sedan into 102-degree heat and face a critical question: How can the woman living here buy four high-end handguns in one day? The house is worth $35,000. A screen dangles by a wall-unit air conditioner. Porch swing slats are smashed, the smattering of grass is flattened by cars and burned yellow by sun. “I’ll do the talking on this one,” agent Tim Sloan, of South Carolina, told partner Brian Tumiel, of New York. Success on the front lines of a government blitz on gunrunners supplying... The Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283296/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 15:10:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280433/posts A great video from the Jews for Preservation of Firearm Ownership (JPFO) site entitled "No Guns for Negros" how gun control was used to prevent Blacks from owning firearms and how gun control itself is ineffective to control crime. A must see video to show when people have nothing to defend themselves, they will be prosecuted easier without resistance. Jews for Preservation of Firearm Ownership http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280433/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:28:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279812/posts Madison police would enlist parental permission to search for guns in their children’s bedrooms in one part of a multifaceted plan outlined Thursday by Mayor Dave Cieslewicz. The search and seizure proposal is one of a long list initiatives — some new and some old — that Cieslewicz wants examined in the wake of a sharp increase in gun violence on the south and west sides of Madison this year. “We’ve got to be tough,” Cieslewicz said. “We’ve got to pull every enforcement lever we have to deal with people who deal drugs and people who fire guns.” Wisconsin State Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279812/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:15:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279696/posts LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Ken Pagano, the pastor of the New Bethel Church here, is passionate about gun rights. He shoots regularly at the local firing range, and his sermon two weeks ago was on “God, Guns, Gospel and Geometry.” And on Saturday night, he is inviting his congregation of 150 and others to wear or carry their firearms into the sanctuary to “celebrate our rights as Americans!” as a promotional flier for the “open carry celebration” puts it. “God and guns were part of the foundation of this country,” Mr. Pagano, 49, said Wednesday in the small brick Assembly of... NYT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279696/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:15:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279282/posts It can happen to anyone, and does all the time. It can happen to you: One day, if the world is falling apart around you, you are going to need to know how to protect yourself. And that’s why you might be thinking about obtaining a concealed weapons permit. read the Rest in the FreeTimes FreeTimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279282/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:03:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2278686/posts These guys have to be the worlds biggest morons, complete idiots, all of them. Never, ever, ever try this. Also, note, there is some language, so NSFW without headphones. Video on site, you can also find it on metacafe I think. Here is notoriouslyconservative.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2278686/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:00:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278248/posts "... in our country people do not have the right to bear arms as in some countries, like the United States..." "... during these demonstrations, it was only the Basij that were wearing plain cloths and also carrying guns..." youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278248/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:36:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277941/posts Less than 24 percent of the guns seized last year by Mexican authorities, mostly from drug trafficking organizations, were traced back to the United States, according to data released in a report by the Government Accountability Office. Of the 30,000 guns seized by Mexican authorities in 2008, only 7,200, or approximately 24 percent, were submitted to the U.S. for tracing. Of those 7,200 firearms, 6,700 (or about 22 percent) were actually determined to have originated in the United States. The country of origin for the remaining 22,800 guns seized by Mexico that were not traced cannot be known. “Government of... CNSNEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277941/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:05:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277903/posts Libertarians recommend Senate defeat Koh nominationObama nominee to negotiate treaties says U.S. must adopt "global gun control" WASHINGTON -- America’s third largest party Tuesday recommended the Senate defeat the nomination of Harold Koh to be State Department legal adviser, citing a history of opposition to gun rights and national sovereignty. “The State Department legal adviser is supposed to protect our national sovereignty in treaty negotiations and negotiate pacts that uphold the Constitution and protect Americans’ rights. Under no circumstances should the Senate confirm someone who believes the Constitution should give way to what he calls ‘the global rules,’” said Donny... The Libertarian Party http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277903/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:19:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277079/posts The violence in Mexico is caused by prohibition, not firearms. Jacob Sullum | July 2009 Print Edition During his April visit to Mexico, President Barack Obama suggested that Americans are partly to blame for the appalling violence associated with the illegal drug trade there. “The demand for these drugs in the United States is what’s helping keep these cartels in business,” he said. “This war is being waged with guns purchased not here but in the United States.” Obama is right that the U.S. is largely responsible for the carnage in Mexico, which claimed more than 6,000 lives last year.... July 2009 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277079/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:14:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276750/posts Surprisingly the National Rifle Association (NRA) may be the cause of this problem. A new Government Accountability Office report provides us with the startling news that an FBI investigation proved 865 of 963 or 90% of those listed on the Homeland Security “Terrorist Watch List” had no trouble legally purchasing guns and even explosives! Felons, illegal aliens and drug addicts can’t buy guns or explosives presumably because they are a danger to our safety, yet those on the “Terrorist Watch List”, and thereby deemed extremely dangerous, are having little trouble legally buy weapons to kill us with. Currently there is... The Collins Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276750/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:07:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2276345/posts Notice how politicians love to punish recalcitrant voters who refuse to pass tax increases?From the Columbus Dispatch: Columbus police will be pulled from highways, high schools and other duties if voters reject a proposed city income-tax increase on Aug. 4, Chief Walter Distelzweig said yesterday. Nearly 300 officers would lose their jobs in layoffs. Can't get the taxpayer to hand over more money? Then scare it out of them!We'll cut the police force, crime will be rampant! Those brave, loyal firefighters will be out of a job, and your house will burn down. Like driving? City streets will be a... Nietzsche is Dead http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2276345/posts#comment Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:52:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275849/posts NRA Grassroots update 6/19 YouTube-NRAVideos Channel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275849/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:01:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275839/posts ... There is no Obama gun ban on the way. Gun control advocates are, frankly, disappointed [so far]. What’s important to grasp here is that this madness has nothing to do with hunting, which the politicians always claim to be defending, and everything to do with the use of firearms to resist policies and lawful government actions that some gun owners don’t like. In a speech in February to the Conservative Political Action Conference, the executive vice president of the N.R.A., Wayne LaPierre, said: “Our founding fathers understood that the guys with the guns make the rules.” A new book... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275839/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:38:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275685/posts One armed robber is dead and another in the hospital after a resident opened fire with a shotgun during a home-invasion robbery late Wednesday in Mesa. According to Sgt. Ed Wessing, Mesa police spokesman, the two armed men entered the home and demanded money in the 1400 block of south Allen, near Stapley Drive and Southern Avenue, about 11:30 p.m. The robbers, both 19, rounded up three men and a woman who lived there into one room. The victims ranged in age from 20 to 24. Wessing said one of the residents had a pistol and aimed it at the... East Valley Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275685/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:37:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275480/posts At long last, Teddy Kennedy has partially revealed the health care system he wants to foist on the whole country -- and it isn't pretty. It won't be pretty for your pocket book... OR FOR YOUR GUN RIGHTS! But first, let us explain what TeddyCare is all about. At the center of the plan is what's called a "universal mandate." What this means is that you -- and virtually everyone in the country -- will have to buy as much health insurance as the government demands, and that insurance plan will actually have to be approved by the government. If... Gun Owners of America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275480/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:02:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2275472/posts A colleague is requesting if anyone has trajectory info on a 55 grain, .223 caliber bullet from the guns muzzle out to 300 yards or so from a (Colt if that matters) 20" Heavy Barrel AR15 using a scope mounted about 2- 2 1/2" above the bore of the barrel.. Freerepublic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2275472/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:55:16 GMT