Publicola 2

Friday, July 11, 2003


Blogger Firearms Instruction

Update: an update of this post can be found at publicola.mu.nu

Basic rules for safe firearms handling & use

Jeff Cooper's Four Rules Of Gun Safety

Publicola joins Kim du Toit & The Smallest Minority in offering free instruction to new shooters

The Shooters' Carnival: a group blog that deals with firearms safety, marksmanship & a few things in between

Please substitute . for DOT in the contact infromation.

List of persons willing to instruct by area:




Arizona


Tucson, Arizona.

Kevin of The Smallest Minority. E-mail at gunrights@comcast DOT net




Colorado


Denver, Colorado.

Publicola. E-mail at publicola_mu@yahoo DOT com




Conneticut

Torrington, CT

Jennifer Zordan E-mail at zordan@snet DOT net




Kansas


Manhattan, Kansas.

Iceberg. E-mail at mark@pipka DOT com




Michigan


Lapeer, Genesse & Macomb counties in Michigan

"I can supply the ammo... and I can supply hearing protection, shooting glasses, shoot-n-see "fun" targets, and several different quality pistols, with ammo, for the new shooter to try out. All I ask is that they pay their $7 range fee. they'd get the chance to shoot a browning hi power... a S&W revolver in .38 spec... and a ruger MKII .22 with a red dot... all fun... nothing wild.... I wont make them shoot my .454 casull!

The range (to be used) is:
Williams Gunsite Co
Burton Michigan

I am in the "thumb" area of michigan"

GenghisEd's wife is also available for women who would feel uncomfortable receiving instruction from a man.


GenghisEd. E-mail at estrange@intouchmi DOT com




Ohio


Columbus, Ohio

"Helping handicapped people (such as those with arthritis or joint problems) is a speciality. Not to mention the aged."

James R. Rummel. E-mail at james_43202@yahoo DOT com




Pennsylvania


Tioga County, Pa.

2bullets. E-mail at Jneally@stny DOT rr DOT com




Texas


Dallas, Texas.

Kim du Toit. E-mail at kim@kimdutoit DOT com


Thursday, July 03, 2003


Blogs

For new visitors to Publicola...

The Shooters' Carnival: a group blog that deals with firearms safety, marksmanship & a few things in between

Alphecca's New & Improved Weekly Check on the Bias at Yahoo with Double Barreled Graphics By Request is up. (September 3rd Edition)

Alphecca's Weekly Check on the Bias with New & Improved Graphics Still By Request is up (August 27th Edition) & Alphecca has now archived his Weekly Reports

Alphecca's Weekly Check on the Bias at Yahoo with New & Improved Graphics by Request is up (August 20th edition

Alphecca's Weekly Check on the Bias at Yahoo with New & Improved Graphics by Request is up (August 11th edition)


Alphecca has his Weekly Check on the Bias at Yahoo with New & Improved Graphics (August 6th Edition) up.

Alphecca's Weekly Check on the Bias at Yahoo with New & Improved Poddle Shootin' Graphics is up. (July 16th edition)

Alphecca's Weekly Check on the Bias at Yahoo with New & Improved Graphics (June 28th edition)

Alphecca's weekly table of Yahoo's anti-gun bias is up

Alphecca's weekly Yahoo gun control debate table.

Alphecca's weekly table of Yahoo's anti-gun bias is up

Alpheccas Weekly Check on the Bias at Yahoo is up with New & Improved Graphics (July 9th edition)/ Alphecca covers a UN report about gun ownership in America

Alphecca posts about loss of Rights in England/Coyote At The Dog Show proposes moving tax day to the monday before the election/Clayton Cramer posts about Sean Penn & his CCW Permit/Instapundit posts about U.S. Marines standing back to let Iraqi citizens hunt down Hussein supporters/Is That Legal has some more info on Wy. Rep. Cubin's alledgedly racist remarks.

Two new blogs: Courtney & The Smallest Minority

Another newcomer: Annika

Updated blogroll: newcomers added

Assume The Postition posts about the April 3rd, 2003 massacre of 1,000 civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo & the UN's lack of involvement

Alphecca has a table comparing Constitutional Amendments as written to how he feels they are applied

Rachel Lucas posts about some recently found photos of a Nazi death camp & a recently found Nazi

The Volokh Conspiracy links to story of man imprisoned for life for spitting on a police officer

The Volokh Conspiracy pints to a post at Is That legal which reprints a 1941 Independence Day speech by then Attorney general (later Supreme Court Justice) Robert Jackson

"A Mistake Free People Get to Make Only Once" by Kevin of The Smallest Minority

Kevin of The Smallest Minority posts about the Corzine-Kennedy bill/ Why it stands a chance of passing despite Republican control

Say Uncle posts about Francis Warren who is in jail for challenging the NFA of '34/ links that discuss problems with the NFA

Walter in Denver posts some quotes concerning the origins of the War on Drugs

A Coyote At The Dog Show has an interesting & informative discussion with The Fusilier Pundit of Weck Up To Thees concerning bull-pup rifles.

Kevin of The Smallest Minority properly fisks a Brady Campaign/Jointogether press release concerning a judge's denial of a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against Bushmaster filed by relatives of the DC sniper victims & The Brady Campaign

Kevin of The Smallest Minority has an essay called RACIST!™ about the difference between U.S. & European crime rates

Kevin of The Smallest Minority has a post up concerning the NRA's challenge to the D.C. gun ban

Spoons, The Smallest Minority, Kim du Toit, Stop the Bleating & Say Uncle cover the recent workplace shooting in Chicago

Random Acts of Kindness posts about home schooling & intrusive school boards

The Serfdom Times posts a disturbing letter from Rep. Ron Paul about a constitutional debate in Congress

Clayton Cramer has new book, Armed America: Firearms Ownership, Hunting & Gun Culture in the Early United States The first 2 chapters are available online while he seeks a publisher

Matt from Stop The Bleating has a review of the recent Ohio Supreme Court decision regarding concealed carry

New posts up at The Shooter's Carnival 9-29-03

New posts up at The Shooter's Carnival 10-06-03

Say Uncle has the scoop on the VPC's new site devoted to renewing & strengthening the AWB


Wednesday, July 02, 2003

Friday, March 14, 2003

Thursday, March 13, 2003

Tuesday, March 11, 2003


Lawsuits & Court Cases

Ronald Dixon prosecuted for self defense in Brooklyn

More on Ron Dixon: NY Times says he should be prosecuted

DA Hynes refuses to drop charges against Ronald Dixon

DA Hynes is attempting to deny trial by jury for Ronald Dixon

Ronald Dixon turns down plea bargain, even though judge reduced sentence to probation

Ronald Dixon pleads guilty to a reduced charge & gets 3 days

NYC airman prosecuted for having means of defense

NYC Airmen's arraignment moved to May 2nd.

NYC cops take aim at guns

Dimitri Vassilaros & Nicki Fellenzer respectively have written articles about Ronald Dixon's plight

Nicki Fellenzer writes about a man who was wrongly arrested & prosecuted over CCW permit in Oklahoma

Rick Stanley arrested & tried for open carry in Denver

Don Bird hopes SCOTUS will grant cert since he's spent $5,000 so far defending his rights

Ohio man arrested & charged for shooting an armed robber in the act

Indiana teacher faces charges for having firearm in car parked on school grounds

In Indiana Will Hutchins challenges local ban of arms on public property

NAACP & the Klan team up for the sake of gun control

Lawyers seek testimony from opposing council in NAACP lawsuit against gun manufacturers

Judge rules that oppossing counsel may testify in NAACP case against gun manufacturers

Townhall.com article on NAACP lawsuit/NAACP has Robert Riker as witness

NSSF press release concerning the NAACP lawsuit against gun manufacturers

GOA condemns NAACP's lawsuit against gun manufacturers

sf-indymedia: support of assault ban renewal causing loss of support for Bush among gun owners/CCI asks gun shops to deny arms to black people because of NAACP lawsuit

NAACP rests it weak case, but the NSSF fears anti-gun bias will figure prominently in decision

NAACP vs. gunmakers jury deliberates for 3rd day

NAACP vs. gunmakers jury side with gunmakers but judge could still rule in favor of the NAACP

A statement from Bushmaster concerning the Brady Campaign's lawsuit against them

Ricker switches sides: condemns gun makers

Brief analysis of the Ricker affidavit

Dave Limbaugh on the popularity of suing gun makers

D.C. gun ban challenged/Ohio ruling supports Right to carry concealed/SCOTUS copywrite decisions may affect 2nd Amendment cases/Dred Scott may affect gun rights cases

More on DC gun challenge/ NRA donates to GMU

NRA launches lawsuit against DC gun ban that could interfere with the Cato Institutes lawsuit

Cato lawyers ask the NRA to butt out of their lawsuit, citing possible misconduct of the NRA's attorneys & damage to their case.

Fisking of the NRA & Senator Hatch's bill to partially restore DC gun rights while negating CATO's lawsuit.

CATO Institute question motivations of the Sen. Hatch/NRA bill

Kevin of The Smallest Minority has a post up concerning the NRA's challenge to the D.C. gun ban.

EPIC files Amicus Curiae in Chicago vs. BATF

COA is asking for donations to help with the Silveira vs. Lockyer appeal

9th Circuit denies en banc hearing in Silveira vs. Lockyer

More on 9th Circuit decision & dissent/Nosanchuk doesn't need guns to put down another Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Silveira attorney Gary Gorski asks NRA attorney C.D. Michel to butt out in a very blunt letter

Briefs are in for Silveira vs. Lockyer

Silveira attorney Gary Gorksi is not happy about the NRA taking credit for his work

Judge upholds suit against gun maker filed by two NJ cops

Kevin of The Smallest Minority properly fisks a Brady Campaign/Jointogether press release concerning a judge's denial of a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against Bushmaster filed by relatives of the DC sniper victims & The Brady Campaign

Nevada court bans Irwinn Schiffs book

Schiff gets hearing before the 9th Circuit over banning of his book & demands his customer list be turned over

Oakland, California jury finds maker, distributor & retailer partly liabel for accidental shooting

Accuracy of the evidence against Mcveigh is being questioned

Denver prepares to challenge pro-gun laws

Denver files a challenge to pre-emption law

More on the NRA having an NRA member arrested for passing out pro-Rights literature

Federal judge overturns law that prohibited publishing info about public officials

Mark Lancaster arrested for possessing militia weapons/some problems with the NFA

Livefire that features attorney Scott Bach who pursued a case about anti-gun groups influencing school children.

The Valor Corp. sues widow who sued them

GRNC isn't happy with the NRA's lawsuit against them, or the NRA's support of NC SB 919

Reader Gunner forwards NRA response to GRNC's allegations Sunday, August 10th 2:47 a.m.

GRNC responds to NRA's response concerning the lawsuit filed against GRNC

Say Uncle posts about Francis Warren who is in jail for challenging the NFA of '34/ links that discuss problems with the NFA

Memphis, Tennessee jury aquits woman because IRS could not prove that she was liable for income taxes

David Kopel piece entitled The Self Defense Cases:How The United States Supreme Court Confronted a Hanging Judge in the Nineteenth Century and Taught Some Lessons for Jurisprudence in the Twenty First

A letter from Mr. Pritchett, who followed every asinine, constitutionally questionable law Chicago had & is being prosecuted for it

A reminder that Roderick Pritchett's trial is coming up on September 15th

Roderick Pritchett's trial has been postponed, but he still needs your help

Mr. Bean pardoned by Texas Governor

Family of slain pizza delivery drivers settle out of court for $17 million with the two killers, two thieves, two burglar alarm companies & the store the gun was stolen from.

Matt from Stop The Bleating has a review of the recent Ohio Supreme Court decision regarding concealed carry

Brain Puckett has a book out called United States v. Miller and Short Barreled Shotguns

Republicans & Democrats aren't worth a damn/ 2 men pleaded guilty for citizen's arrest on border

Missouri's new CCW law being challenged by anti-gunners


Miscellaneous
What would the founders think?

Video of Gun Control & the Second Amendment debate at Harvard featuring Volokh, Dershowitz & Henigan

Patriots' Day

Lawyers attempting to prohibit non lawyers from giving legal advice

Judge pro-tem was fired in Az because he refused to hear drug related cases

Marines still teach the basics

U.S. servicemen denied housing in NYC

Tucson, Az. Pep Boys fires Navy Reservist for 'job abandonement' after his unit was activated.

Troops have weapons, but are not being issued ammo

Some of our Marines are under British command

Response to Jacob Levy's comments about the civil war & symbols not being protected speech

History Channel poll

Aldermann in NC urges people to buy guns

Revisionist history of revisionist history

Response to cost of slavery article in NYT

Redundancy: a group of wealthy democrats to start liberal radio network

Doctors are more dangerous than gun owners

Message for AOL users

Ohio cops respond to complaint of busty snow woman

Sheryl Crow chooses Grammy over principles

Lawyers insist on denying appeals even when death row defendant is innocent

Canadian Justice Minister found in contempt of Parliament for leaking details of gun registry costs

Canadian who shot at robbers receives support from Canadians despite prosecution by government

Massachussetts Gov calls them registraion fees, not taxes so they're o.k & he hasn't broken his no new taxes campaign pledge.

A man shoots PC in Lafayette, Colorado & is charged with a felony

Judge claims legal system is corrupt

Now I know my ABC's

The Police Foundation has anti gun links on it's site, but no pro guns links

Ted Nugent speaks at College Republicans rally.

Safari Club sponsors trip to Albany

In Canada a thief is let go in exchange for testimony against his victim

Toledo Blade article on soldier of the future

US Government plan to pay Iraqi workers with taxpayers money angers libertarians.

China's executioners now make house calls

With all eyes on Iraq, tyrants worldwide increase oppression

Radio spot where anti-war debater continually refuses to answer questions by a pro-war Iraqi.

Seattle Times article about responsibility for items stolen from checked baggage

Wal-Mart stops selling guns in California

Article that chastises Geraldo for carrying a gun in a war zone.

Parisian media watchdog critizices CNN for having armed escorts in a war zone.

British troops start disarming Iraqi citizens

Alphecca posts about loss of Rights in England/Coyote At The Dog Show proposes moving tax day to the monday before the election/Clayton Cramer posts about Sean Penn & his CCW Permit/Instapundit posts about U.S. Marines standing back to let Iraqi citizens hunt down Hussein supporters/Is That Legal has some more info on Wy. Rep. Cubin's alledgedly racist remarks.

Two new blogs: Courtney & The Smallest Minority

Another newcomer: Annika

Updated blogroll: newcomers added

Assume The Postition posts about the April 3rd, 2003 massacre of 1,000 civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo & the UN's lack of involvement

Alphecca's weekly table of Yahoo's anti-gun bias is up

Tennessee man arrested for risking life to save his dog from fire

Interordnance warns the BATF may be confiscating parts it has sold

Jeff Cooper's commentaries

The U.S. imposes gun control in Iraq

NY Times has more details about the U.S. military disarming Iraqi civilians

U.S. tells Iraqis to disarm by mid-June

Iraqis riot when US troops search for & seize weapons

British Military suspends civilian disarament program in Iraq.

Capitalism Magazine interviews John Ross, author of Unintended Consequences

UN plans include global civilian disarmament

UN will hold another conference about civilian disarmament/global tax on arms proposed at G8 summit

Norinco is sanctioned for the next two years

EU strategy anaylsis by former Marxist

PBS & Bill Moyers have anti-gun educational plan

Virginia is using information from electronic toll tags


Fictional account of a new revolution in America

Colorado man excercises his Rights.

Colorado Gun Market.com brought to you by RMGO

Hillary Clinton is upset that the Chinese government edited her book for content


Proposed Bans

VPC calls for ban of .50 rifles

Barrett letter to LAPD

Feinstein proposed ban of all .50 caliber rifles

Another example of unbiased journalism about the .500 S&W Magnum

2 Illinois Democrats call for .500 S&W Magnum ban

Co-blogger Mark on the proposed .500 S&W ban

L.A. considers .50 caliber handgun ban while S&W hasn't learned any lessons about hanging together

Michael Marks writes about his experience with the California legislature as they considered a ban on .50 rifles & ammunition

California Assembly passes anti.50 caliber bill

Lautenburg may propose ban on .223 ammo

NYC contemplates restricting ammunition sales

Bush supports continuing assault weapons ban

Knight-Ridder surprised Bush supports AWB/KABA poll shows Bush is making a political mistake

Update on KABA poll: will you vote for Bush if he supports AWB extension?

Ron Paul isn't happy with Bush over assault weapons ban & circulates letter to that effect/ This is the man the NRA may not support?

sf-indymedia: support of assault ban renewal causing loss of support for Bush among gun owners/CCI asks gun shops to deny arms to black people because of NAACP lawsuit

World Net Daily has article on coalition of pro gun orgs that oppose assault weapons ban renewal

Denver Post Op-ed supports extension of assualt weapons ban

JPFO Alert on the bipartisan support of the assault weapons/magazine capacity ban

McCarthy-Conyers Assault Weapons Ban & Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003

CFA supports assault weapons ban renewal/DeLay says House doesn't have votes to pass it/Kim duToit thinks it won't pass, but could be negotiating tool/ pro-gun minorities vs. anti-gun majorities in Congress

Not enough votes in the House to renew the Assault Weapons Ban unless Bush applies pressure

Brady Campaign & Million Mom march call on Bush to actively support Assault Weapons Ban renewal

House Speaker Hastert opens door to vote on Assault Weapons Ban

Possible leverage to pressure Bush to actively support assault weapons ban

McCarthy-Conyers Assault Weapon Ban has 100 co-sponsors

Say Uncle has the scoop on the VPC's new site devoted to renewing & strengthening the AWB

JoinTogetherOnline tells us that "...Congressmen Richard Gephardt (D-MO) and Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) have co-sponsored H.R. 2038, a bill that will renew and strengthen the federal assault weapons ban..."

UN plans include global civilian disarmament

Join Together Online press release says UN civilian disarmament plan is poorly implemented

Broomfield, Colorado wants to create victim disarmament zones

Kevin of The Smallest Minority posts about the Corzine-Kennedy bill/ Why it stands a chance of passing despite Republican control

Cortez, Colorado tables ban on the open carry of weapons on public property


Journalism or the Lack Thereof

Alphecca's weekly Yahoo gun control debate table.

Alphecca's weekly table of Yahoo's anti-gun bias is up

Yet another example of unbiased reporting from Ed Montini of the Arizona Republic

Another example of unbiased journalism about the .500 S&W Magnum

Fuddite.

Fuddite of the Week

More on Fuddite of the Week

New Fuddite of the Week - Bob Johnson

More unbiased journalism: Colorado preemption bill & the Denver opposition

Newspapers, lawmakers & law enforcers urge Governor to veto pre-emption bill

RMN reports gun rights have 'expanded'/ decent preemption law, bad CCW law

Denver Post is upset about gun purchasers not paying for their own background check

Denver Post Op-ed supports extension of assualt weapons ban

Bookstore will destroy records to protect privacy: reporter misses the point

In Texas there's a possible increase in fees for concealed carry permits, a bill to loosen restrictions on concealed carry is oppossed, & local paper condemnes pro gun legislation

NY Times 7 page attack on Ashcroft

Boris Johnson tells of the NY Times editorial process

Article that chastises Geraldo for carrying a gun in a war zone

The Sun tells of two Royal Marines who made incredible 900 yard shots

Parisian media watchdog critizices CNN for having armed escorts in a war zone.

NRA does something good for a change - they call CNN on a misleading & deceitful story

CNN admits error in assault weapons stories, but Instapundit doesn't let them off easily

David C. Stolinski, M.D. wonders if they're Journalists or Propagandists

Colorado man excercises his Rights.

Jim Spencer feels Colorado Springs' victim disarmament law doesn't go far enough

LAPD plans to adopt Glock

Carl F. Worden is not happy about how Fox News treated the Kuglin case


NRA

NRA backs terrible CCW bill in Co.

About NRAwol

The NRA has good PR

More on DC gun challenge/ NRA donates to GMU

NRA launches lawsuit against DC gun ban that could interfere with the Cato Institutes lawsuit

Fisking of the NRA & Senator Hatch's bill to partially restore DC gun rights while negating CATO's lawsuit.

CATO Institute question motivations of the Sen. Hatch/NRA bill

Don Bird hopes SCOTUS will grant cert since he's spent $5,000 so far defending his rights

Despite NRA oppossing the idea, Utah passes law to allow guns in schools

Despite opposition from pro-gun groups, the NRA & Sheriffs CCW bill passed house panel

NRA vs. Ron Paul

Ron Pauls reasoning for oppossing the frivilous lawsuit against gun makers bill

Carl F Worden essay: "Is It The NRA Vs. The GOA In Texas All Over Again?"

Ron Paul isn't happy with Bush over assault weapons ban & circulates letter to that effect/ This is the man the NRA may not support?

Cato lawyers ask the NRA to butt out of their lawsuit, citing possible misconduct of the NRA's attorneys & damage to their case

Silveira attorney Gary Gorski asks NRA attorney C.D. Michel to butt out in a very blunt letter

Silveira attorney Gary Gorksi is not happy about the NRA taking credit for his work

NRA has one of its members arrested for passing out pro-gun poltical literature at NRA event

More on the NRA having an NRA member arrested for passing out pro-Rights literature

Larry Pratt says White House poked gun owners in the eye/Michael Powers has skepticism about the number of republicans who are pro-gun/David Codrea wonders why NRA asks Sen. Frist about sports rather than about stance on gun control

NRA does something good for a change - they call CNN on a misleading & deceitful story

NRA backs candidate in Virginia who demonizes pro-gun opponent

Nicki Fellenzer writes about the NRA in an article entitled "Betrayal of Trust"

GRNC isn't happy with the NRA's lawsuit against them, or the NRA's support of NC SB 919

Reader Gunner forwards NRA response to GRNC's allegations Sunday, August 10th 2:47 a.m.

GRNC responds to NRA's response concerning the lawsuit filed against GRNC

CSSA (Colorado's NRA affiliate) disowns Colorado Springs man who exercised his Rights & proved too pro-gun for their taste

Jim Duensing's article entitled Who's The NRA?

Reincarnation of Our Lady of Peace bill looks likely to pass

Kevin of The Smallest Minority has a post up concerning the NRA's challenge to the D.C. gun ban.


Quotes

The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naive and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair. —H. L. MENCKEN


All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. — Edmund Burke

"The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt." — John Philpot Curran, 1790


Gun control? It's the best thing you can do for crooks and gangsters. I want you to have nothing. If I'm a bad guy, I'm always gonna have a gun. Safety locks? You will pull the trigger with a lock on, and I'll pull the trigger. We'll see who wins. — Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, whose testimony convicted John Gotti.


The purpose of the Bill of Rights being to limit government, I suggest that it be given teeth. The Eleventh Amendment to the Bill of Rights should provide for the preservation of the Bill of Rights by imposing a non-commutable death sentence upon any politician, at any level, who votes for legislation that would limit or infringe upon the practice of the first ten Amendments. — Tom Kozan, Greeley, Colorado, LP News, June, 1998


If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is then no recourse left but in the exertion of that original right of self defense which is paramount to all positive forms of government. — Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist (#28)


The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. — Tacitus (A.D. 55?-130?)


Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law', because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual. —Thomas Jefferson


A state may not impose a charge for the enjoyment of a right granted by the federal constitution... The power to impose a license tax on the exercise of these freedoms is indeed as potent as the power of censorship which this Court has repeatedly struck down... a person cannot be compelled 'to purchase, through a license fee or a license tax, the privilege freely granted by the constitution.' —MURDOCK V. PENNSYLVANIA 319 US 105 (1942)


The said Constitution be never construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms. — Samuel Adams, during Massachusetts's Convention to Ratify the Constitution (1788).


All laws which are repugnant to the Constitution are null and void. — Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (2 Cranch) 137 (1803)


If we advert to the nature of republican government, we shall find that the censorial power is in the people over the government, and not in the government over the people. — James Madison


The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg. — THOMAS JEFFERSON (1781)


It is reported that the Governor has said, that he has Three Things in Command from the Ministry, more grievous to the People, than any Thing hitherto made known. It is conjectured 1st, that the Inhabitants of this Province are to be disarmed. — "ABC" (PSEUD., SAMUEL ADAMS)


The NRA has a point about the inadvisability of simply taking guns away from the populace. If that were possible, it would not disarm that small percentage of the population willing to break the law.... Punishing people who obey the law is backward thinking. — Hugh Downs, Veteran ABC newsman


Can our form of government, our system of justice, survive if one can be denied a freedom because he might abuse it? — HARLON CARTER


The right of a citizen to bear arms, in lawful defense of himself or the State, is absolute. He does not derive it from the State government. It is one of the high powers" delegated directly to the citizen, and `is excepted out of the general powers of government.' A law cannot be passed to infringe upon or impair it, because it is above the law, and independent of the lawmaking power." [Cockrum v. State, 24 Tex. 394, at 401-402 (1859)]


The supposed quietude of a good mans allures the ruffian; while on the other hand, arms like laws discourage and keep the invader and the plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. The same balance would be preserved were all the world destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some will not, others dare not lay them aside...Horrid mischief would ensue were one half the world deprived of the use of them... — Thomas Paine, I Writings of Thomas Paine at 56 (1894).


False is the idea of utility that sacrifices a thousand real advantages for one imaginary or trifling inconvenience; that would take fire from men because it burns, and water because one may drown in it; that has no remedy for evils except destruction. The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crime. — Cesare Beccaria, quoted by Thomas Jefferson


A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government. — Edward Abbey


Arms are the only true badges of liberty. The possession of arms is the distinction of a free man from a slave. — Andrew Fletcher 1698


I don't know what all the fuss is about. Every state in America already has a concealed weapons permit. It's called the 2nd Amendment. — Jim Houck, Creative Director, Citizens of America


No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another, and this is all from which the laws ought to restrain him. — Thomas Jefferson


The maintenance of the right to bear arms is a most essential one to every free people and should not be whittled down by technical constructions. [State vs. Kerner, 181 N.C. 574, 107 S.E. 222, at 224 (1921)]


The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God. — JOHN F. KENNEDY


The Brady Bill's only effect will be to desensitize the public to regulation of weapons in preparation for their ultimate confiscation. — Charles Krauthammer, The Washington Post, April 5, 1996


Laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man. — Thomas Jefferson, quoting Cesare Beccaria in On Crimes and punishment (1764).


Corrupt politicians inspire assassins. Of course they don't want people to have guns. Politicians never trust the people to whom they give reason to lock and load. — Angel Shamaya


A system of licensing and registration is the perfect device to deny gun ownership to the bourgeoisie. — VLADIMIR ILYICH LENIN


If you have to obtain a government license or permit to exercise a right, the government doesn't view it as a right at all. — Angel Shamaya


The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.' The right of the whole people, old and young, men, women and boys, and not militia only, to keep and bear arms of every description, and not such merely as are used by the militia, shall not be infringed, curtailed, or broken in upon, in the smallest degree; and all this for the important end to be attained: the rearing up and qualifying a well-regulated militia, so vitally necessary to the security of a free State. Our opinion is that any law, State or Federal, is repugnant to the Constitution, and void, which contravenes this right. [Nunn vs. State, 1 Ga. (1 Kel.) 243, at 251 (1846)]


How a politician stands on the Second Amendment tells you how he or she views you as an individual... as a trustworthy and productive citizen, or as part of an unruly crowd that needs to be lorded over, controlled, supervised, and taken care of. — Representative Suzanna Gratia Hupp (TX)


One of the ordinary modes, by which tyrants accomplish their purpose without resistance is,
by disarming the people, and making it an offense to keep arms ..."
Joseph Story, U.S. Supreme Court Justice



To disarm the people [is] the best and most effectual way to enslave them.
George Mason, American Statesman
and Author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776

It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood . . .
James Madison


Big Brother

Feds had clues about OKC bombing

Accuracy of the evidence against Mcveigh is being questioned

Bookstore will destroy records to protect privacy: reporter misses the point

Nevada court bans Irwin Schiffs book

Denver mayor agrees to 8 out of 10 terms of proposed settlement of Denver spy files case

Delta passenger screening/ Bush asks for biometrics/DOD funding TIA research/ etc, etc.

Boycott of Delta is called for

Airport security or the lack thereof

Article discussing present & future methods of passenger screening

Barbara Renner writes of how she was targeted by the TSA

GPS technology & how it can be used in law enforcement

California sells items stolen from flyers on E-bay/ proposed ban on dove hunting/California has been abusing National Instant Check System

British school bans books concerning pigs so as not to offend Muslims

Terrorism 'expert' warns of militias

Why are police departments stocking up on military weapons?

Feds are seizing websites now

NJ anti-terrorism czar says during red alert you will be assumed to be the enemy for leaving your house.

Prisons are a booming business

Tennessee man arrested for risking life to save his dog from fire

Feds target 'extreme right wing' groups with some success

Portland, Oregon police start using portable biometric scanners

Massachussets state troopers receive suppressed submachine guns for airport patrol

UN plans include global civilian disarmament

Ron Paul introduces bill to get the U.S. out of the U.N.

Virginia is using information from electronic toll tags

Random Acts of Kindness posts about home schooling & intrusive school boards



Politics
NRA vs. Ron Paul

Ron Pauls reasoning for oppossing the frivilous lawsuit against gun makers bill

Carl F Worden essay: "Is It The NRA Vs. The GOA In Texas All Over Again?"

Ron Paul isn't happy with Bush over assault weapons ban & circulates letter to that effect/ This is the man the NRA may not support?

Ron Paul for president in 2004?

Ron Paul introduces bill to get the U.S. out of the U.N.

Erik Root condemns libertarianism, Michael Bragg rebutts

Take Personal Responsibility For Your Own Damn Liberty written by Sean Haugh

Clinton & Dole to debate on 60 minutes

Hopefully Montana's idea of an anti-terrorism bill will catch on

If you won't vote Libertarian at least consider Alan Keyes

Va. has a worthy candidate up for reelection

Bush supports continuing assault weapons ban

Knight-Ridder surprised Bush supports AWB/KABA poll shows Bush is making a political mistake

Update on KABA poll: will you vote for Bush if he supports AWB extension?

sf-indymedia: support of assault ban renewal causing loss of support for Bush among gun owners/CCI asks gun shops to deny arms to black people because of NAACP lawsuit

JPFO Alert on the bipartisan support of the assault weapons/magazine capacity ban

More on Bush's support for the assault weapons ban/ Democrats ask Bush for help/Feinstein seeks to strengthen assault weapons ban

Larry Pratt says White House poked gun owners in the eye/Michael Powers has skepticism about the number of republicans who are pro-gun/David Codrea wonders why NRA asks Sen. Frist about sports rather than about stance on gun control

McCarthy-Conyers Assault Weapons Ban & Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003

CFA supports assault weapons ban renewal/DeLay says House doesn't have votes to pass it/Kim duToit thinks it won't pass, but could be negotiating tool/ pro-gun minorities vs. anti-gun majorities in Congress

Not enough votes in the House to renew the Assault Weapons Ban unless Bush applies pressure

Brady Campaign & Million Mom march call on Bush to actively support Assault Weapons Ban renewal

House Speaker Hastert opens door to vote on Assault Weapons Ban

WND article on possibility of assault weapons ban vote/Nicki Fellenzer takes Bush to task for his support of assault weapons ban

Possible leverage to pressure Bush to actively support assault weapons ban

JoinTogetherOnline tells us that "...Congressmen Richard Gephardt (D-MO) and Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) have co-sponsored H.R. 2038, a bill that will renew and strengthen the federal assault weapons ban..."

Denver City Council to meet to find ways around pro-gun law

Denver City Council drafts ordninance & contemplates lawsuits to get around pro-gun laws

Denver files a challenge to pre-emption law

Michael Marks writes about his experience with the California legislature as they considered a ban on .50 rifles & ammunition

California Assembly passes anti.50 caliber bill

California's proposed ammunition & component tax is in the news again


Scientists confirm that politicians lie

NRA backs candidate in Virginia who demonizes pro-gun opponent

Kevin of The Smallest Minority posts about the Corzine-Kennedy bill/ Why it stands a chance of passing despite Republican control

Free State Project has support of New Hampshire's Governor

Why McClintock is a better choice than Schwarzeneggar

I'm not the only one who thinks McClintock is the best choice

Reluctant fisking of Annika's support of Schwarzenegger instead of McClintock

McClintock is gaining momentum, has Michael Savage's endorsement/Schwarzenegger accused of racism in the 70's

Sacremento Bee poll that shows recall candidates stance on gun control

GOA endorses Sen. McClintock for governor in the California recall

House of Representatives votes 2% raise for itself



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