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Magpul: No individual LE sales unless officer vows to support 2nd & 14th Amendment
Written by reg mathuszAlready threatening to leave Colorado if House Bill 1224 becomes law, Magpul Industries now says it will not sell gun magazines to law enforcement officers unless they pledge to uphold the Second and 14th Amendments [remat: I corrected capitalization] to the U.S. Constitution.
“Back in 1990, when I was deployed in Desert Shield and Desert Storm as a Marine grunt, some companies prioritized me items for my M16 for shipping that I purchased with my own funds,” Magpul president and founder John Fitzpatrick said in a statement on the company’s website. “After getting out and forming Magpul in 1999, I established the same priority policy for Military and Law Enforcement, due to the requirements of their profession.”
“The same policy has been in place for 13 years now and has never been an issue until a few days ago. I do not support the idea that individual police officers should be punished for the actions of their elected officials. That said, I understand the concerns that some have with Law Enforcement officers getting special treatment while at the same time denouncing second amendment rights to another citizen in the same state.
“With the fight in Colorado right now we do not have time to implement a new program, so I have suspended all LE sales to ban states until we can implement a system wherein any Law Enforcement Officer buying for duty use will have to promise to uphold their oath to the US Constitution – specifically the Second and Fourteenth amendments – as it applies to all citizens.”
Magpul, a gun magazine manufacturer based in Erie, Colo., and employs about 200, has said it will leave Colorado if House Bill 1224 passes. That bill, which has already passed the Democratic-controlled House and is now working its way to the Senate floor, would limit gun magazines to 15 rounds.
John Jackson, police chief in Greenwood Village and chairman of the legislative committee for the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police, said the move was unwarranted. While the chiefs association supports the legislation, individual officers shouldn’t be targeted, Jackson said.
“Law enforcement is not involved politically, and it’s our opinion that public safety has no partisan line,” Jackson said.
“They (officers) have already taken an oath to follow the Constitution,” Jackson said. “There is no reason for them to have to reaffirm that for any individual business or purchase. [remat: I corrected capitalization]
“That’s like asking them to reaffirm the First Amendment if they want to go to a movie.”
News media didn't capitalize the Constitution or Amendments. I corrected it. Sad.
Student suspended for disarming armed student from shooting another
Written by reg mathuszSOURCE: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/3/student-suspended-wrestling-loaded-revolver-away-g/
Really not clear what this student was supposed to do? Stand by and let the other student get shot?
Stand by and let himself get shot?
Some much for "gun free zones."
Bizzarro-world.
This student should be heralded as a hero.
A 16-year-old student from Fort Myers, Fla., was suspended for three days after he wrestled a loaded gun away from another student on the school bus.
The Cypress Lake High School student grappled a loaded .22-caliber RG-14 revolver away from the 15-year-old suspect on the ride home Tuesday.
Witnesses say the suspect, a football player, aimed the weapon point-blank at a teammate and threatened to shoot him.
“I think he was really going to shoot him right then and there,” said the student who wrestled the gun away and who requested to be unidentified.
“No doubt he was going to shoot him point-blank,” he added.
According to Fox4Now.com, the student was suspended for his role in an “incident” in which a weapon was present and given an “emergency suspension.”
“It’s dumb,” he said. “How they going to suspend me for doing the right thing?”
“We cannot discuss specifics involving students,” district spokesman Alberto Rodriguez said in a statement, according to Fox4Now.com. “Florida law allows the principal to suspend a student immediately pending a hearing.”
Principal Tracey Perkins refused to comment.
The 15-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm on school property and assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, Fox4Now.com reports.
According to Chicago top cop just being Pro-gun is a crime
Written by reg mathuszOn a Sunday talk show, as reported by the Illinois State Rifle Association, police Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy said that firearm owners who lobby their representatives, or who donate money to political campaigns, for pro-Second Amendment issues are guilty of corruption and of endangering public safety.
I kid you not. Since when is having a certain position or supporting your cause against the law? This is the mentality that we are up against -- if someone doesn't like something they outlaw it. This is the top cop from the 3rd largest PD in the U.S.! His views on the Constitution are even more frightening.
Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/feb/18/chicago-police-chief-second-amendment-supporters-g/
The embattled police chief — who previously blamed “government-sponsored racism” and Sarah Palin for Chicago’s gun-related violence, and who once said the Second Amendment itself was a threat to the nation’s security, according to a report by Red State — also said judges and lawmakers should focus more on public opinion polls when considering constitutional matters, the ISRA reported.
On Sunday, Superintendent McCarthy also said the Second Amendment does, in fact, allow for governments and police agencies to impose mandatory liability insurance requirements on gun owners, and that GPS tracking devices can be lawfully affixed to firearms sold to civilians, according to the ISRA.
ISRA spokespeople hit back.
“Garry McCarthy’s understanding of our Constitution barely qualifies him as a meter maid, never mind the chief of the nation’s third-largest police department,” said ISRA executive director Richard Pearson. “What on earth would possess McCarthy to assert that constitutional rights should be meted out based on public opinion polls?”
Mr. Pearson reminded, in the Red State report, that if public opinion polls were the deciding factors for constitutional law, women may never have received the right to vote.
“It has been said that our Constitution exists to protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority,” he said in the Red State report. “McCarthy’s view of our Constitution is dangerous and unbecoming of a civil servant.”
Sheriff & Armalite video demonstrating reload time of high capacity vs restricted capacity mags = ALMOST NONE
Written by reg mathuszA lot of criticism has been levelled at Armalite for their NY policy. However, in support for the 2nd Amendment they funded this video. It is a very good video demonstrating the amount of time required to reload - first using standard capacity mags (high capacity to some) vs restricted capacity 10 and then 6.
They use two different shooters to show that the lack of time difference (a couple of seconds) was not rigged due to shooter.
Law enforcement, firearm industry and gun owners need to stand together
Written by reg mathuszI have never seen so many draconian laws proposed.
I have never seen such a focused mainstream media assault.
I have never seen the Executive Branch continuously evangelize gun control.
And it is a truth be darned onslaught - Examples: Biden doesn't seem to know that machine guns are actually legal for civilian to buy/own, mainstream media calls any tactical vest bullet-proof body armor (Lanza and today's MIT hoax). I think if they were wearing a fishing vest they would call it a bulle-proof vest. If a firearm can be called an "assault weapon" it is. If it is a semi-auto of any type it is called out. "Clips" [sic] and ammo, even if not involved (kept at home) are always enumerated.
Never mentioned is how many current gun laws were already being violated. CT has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the Nation! including much of which is being promoted as needed by other states!
They rarily talk about the drugs or medical treatment the assailant had or was undergoing. I hear mental health mentioned (as of late) but little about its failings and how it is going to be fixed. Apparently gun control advocates believe that gun shows are the real enablers to these killers.
The 2nd Amendment is openly being called 'antiquated' and 'obsolete' (because we can pick and choose from it. The anti-gun people and media spin is in overdrive and they are not pulling any punches.
And in response to the above I have never received so much direct correspondence from firearm companies to act and contact my legislators.
Law enforcement seems to be split and this confuses me. Previously I posted a national newspaper article which questioned whether or not law enforcement should even be armed with a poll! This article basically lumped law enforcement with lawful gun owners - it said we were all potential criminals!
When a Canadian Police Officer goes home for the day they are required to CHECK IN their sidearm!
Law enforcement - at the end of the day are civilians. When you retire you are a civilian. I urge you take this into consideration. You may be issued a sidearm today, but what about tomorrow? Please stand with lawful gun owners and oppose these new draconian firearm restrictions -
you know as well we do that a criminal is not going to go to his local police station for a background check.
You know that maniacs are always choose targets that are the least defended and easiest targets. The
Newtown Shooter said he picked the school, a "Gun Free Zone,"
on purpose because of this.
Let me also remind you that New York currently doesn't even honor your right to carry a firearm as professional courtesy - even though it is Federally legislated!
As for vendors/gun companies standing to boycott NY's ridiculous, arbitrary, and ex-post facto new laws:
http://www.ncgunblog.com/new-york-boycott/
Here is a recent Y! News Article that talks about the boycott and law enforcement. It surprisingly is a decent article. The criticism is good. I hope that the bigger companies take note. They need to stand with us or they face their buying public being outlawed. The flaw is that they think that they don't realize they face themselves being legislated out of existence too.
WA: Tacoma PD drops Kimber 1911 as an issue pistol and goes all Glock Gen4
Written by reg mathuszFor those that didn't know Tacoma PD (TPD) located in Tacoma, WA has for the last 10 years has issued a Kimber 4" 1911 (Pro Carry II or Pro Carry HD) or a Glock (22, 23, or 21).
According to the 2013 Glock Annual that has now changed. They are dropping the Kimbers in favor of Glock Gen4 pistols. Additionally, they have added 9mm to the list of approved calibers (already 40 and 45). They say that it is easier to have one platform to train, and reduced maintenance costs. I assume lower initial purchase cost was a big factor also.
Transition training is anticipated to be from Jan - June 2013.
This is a good win for Glock too, having recently lost WSP and a (lot) of Corrections to the S&W M&P. While I am a Glock fan (as well as M&P), I am sad to see TPD no longer as one of the fairly large PD's (3rd largest city in WA) issuing a 1911.
The 21 is the most popular choice (40%), followed by the 17 (33%), 19 (13%), 22 (10%), 30 (2%) and 23 (1%).
WA STATE misguided background checks for all private sales -- needs action, sample letter included
Written by reg mathuszHR1588 just came out of House Committee and a House floor vote is expected soon.
Here is the poorly written bill: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2013-14/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1588.pdf
It makes a mess of ownership, transfers, ends private sales, and in my opinion sets us up for a push towards complete registration.
Here is how you can find out your legislator and brings you to links where you can email/contact them easily: http://app.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/
Here is what I wrote to my legislators. Feel free to use and modify it to fit your needs.
I am writing to object HB1588. I will attempt to be brief. While well intentioned it simply won't stop crime and it is very poorly written. First, criminals are not going to get a background check - Period.
Second, what constitutes a sale? There is no title like a car. It seems like this law can be legally bypassed by (a) saying you don't own it (borrowed) (b) it wasn't a sale but a gift.
Third, there is no exemption for concealed pistol license holders or time period that the background check is valid for?
Fourth, who keeps the new DOL form? Does the owner keep it with them? The seller? The dealer? Law enforcement?
Fifth, Unenforceable-How are you going to determine if the sale was made prior vs post implementation?
Sixth, are law enforcement going to do background checks? There appears to be no requirement for them to do so.
Seventh, piggying back on #6 the $20 fee is less than most dealers charge for background checks (yes, you can voluntarily do this already). There is no requirement for dealers to do the background check. I suspect many won't.
Eighth, the fee of $20 (plus $25 for background check) is going to be a strain on lower income families and possibly high %-wise depending on the item. $45 extra on that old $100 .22 rifle?
Ninth, is there a supporting study to show this may even work? If this is a response to Newtown, I would invite those to take a look at the restrictive laws of CT and how they completely failed. For example, CT already had a universal background check requirement for handguns.
Ten, a repeat of #1 but bears repeating: only law abiding citizens will follow the laws, no matter how well-intentioned they are.
Thank you for your time.
Still think the media isnt' against gun owners? ComCast drops ALL gun shop ads
Written by reg mathuszIn the latest attack on gun owners – Comcast drops all gun shop ads from its nationwide cable network–
This is how it is in the new America.
A constitutional and very moral product is being targeted by the thugs in politics… While they force us to watch condom and impotence ads on a regular basis.
ABC 12 – WJRT – Flint, MIABC12 reported:
A gun shop owner said firearm manufacturers, distributors and retailers are being targeted unfairly after Comcast announces it’s dropping all gun shop ads from its nationwide cable network.
Have to do some research, but I will be switching to DirecTV in the next week or so.
WA State proposed bill to allow yearly in home inspection of gun owners raises concern
Written by reg mathuszIt seems that the recent S.5737 blogged about last week has even raised the concern of Democrats. In fact, so much so that the sponsors now claim that it is in there "by accident." Convenient excuse when proposing illegal draconian legislation.
This is not a drill folks - please contact your legislators today.
And join the NRA.
Dems Sponsor Bill Allowing in Home Inspections of Gun Owners
February 18, 2013Source: Freedom Outpost
Washington State Democrats have sponsored Senate Bill 5737, which has a little provision that apparently was to go unnoticed that would have said that police have a right to search a private citizen’s home once per year if they own certain types of firearms.
According to the legislation:
In order to continue to possess an assault weapon that was legally possessed on the effective date of this section, the person possessing shall … safely and securely store the assault weapon. The sheriff of the county may, no more than once per year, conduct an inspection to ensure compliance with this subsection.
Yes, that means liberal Democrats pushed forward this legislation in open and defiance of the Fourth Amendment. But that’s not all. When they were caught with their hands in the cookie jar, they exclaimed it wasn’t their fault and that they made mistake.
“I have to admit it shouldn’t be in there,” said Sen. Ed Murray (D-Seattle). “I made a mistake,” said Sen. Adam Kline (D-Seattle). “I frankly should have vetted this more closely.”
Yeah, there was no mistake. This was deliberate. Murray and Kline were sponsors of the bill. They knew exactly what was in it. This is just more BS from the Left.Murray also told a gun-control rally in January, “We will only win if we reach out and continue to change the hearts and minds of Washingtonians. We can attack them, or start a dialogue.”
Interestingly, Danny Westneat at the Seattle Times writes about Lance Palmer, a Seattle trial lawyer and self-described liberal. “I’m a liberal Democrat — I’ve voted for only one Republican in my life,” Palmer told me. “But now I understand why my right-wing opponents worry about having to fight a government takeover.”
He added: “It’s exactly this sort of thing that drives people into the arms of the NRA.”
Now this part is actually somewhat encouraging. If a self professed liberal Democrat, a trial lawyer at that, understands why we believe a real danger of government takeover and abandonment of the law of the land is genuine, then that is at least one guy who is thinking. Hopefully, he’ll drop his liberalism and become a pro-gun attorney!
Lanza targeted elementary school GUN FREE ZONE because it was the "easiest target" with the "largest cluster of people"
Written by reg mathuszAre they still trying to spin GUN FREE ZONES as safe?
Let's forget the fact that he was trying to copycat the Norway Massacre (because they only happen in the U.S.) and he wanted to be sensationalized by a media willing to repeatedly do so but from: http://news.yahoo.com/connecticut-shooter-wanted-top-norway-death-toll-cbs-020949285.html
Citing two officials briefed on the Newtown investigation, CBS said Lanza targeted the elementary school because he saw it as the "easiest target" with the "largest cluster of people."
GUN FREE ZONES are UNSAFE.
People (children) are unsafe in them.
GUN FREE ZONES don't work.
After repeated school shootings I cannot fathom how people still say that GUN FREE ZONES work, how people are against trained armed security, and how they are against metal detectors and secure buildings.
Anyway, that wasn't the intended jest of the article but it jumped out at me. For your reading convenience:
(Reuters) - The man who shot dead 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school wanted to kill more people than the 77 slain by a Norwegian man in a 2011 rampage, CBS News reported on Monday, citing unnamed law enforcement sources.
A Connecticut state police spokesman dismissed the report as inaccurate speculation.
Adam Lanza, 20, who killed himself as police closed in on him at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 14, saw himself in direct competition with Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting attack in Norway on July 22, 2011, CBS said. Breivik surrendered to police.
Citing two officials briefed on the Newtown investigation, CBS said Lanza targeted the elementary school because he saw it as the "easiest target" with the "largest cluster of people."
The report did not say how the investigators learned of Lanza's desire to compete with Breivik.
Lanza was also motivated by violent videogames and had spent numerous hours playing games and working on his computer shooting skills in a private gaming room in his basement with blacked out windows, CBS said. Investigators recovered a large number of games from the basement, the report said.
Evidence shows that in his mind, Lanza was likely acting out the fantasies of a videogame during his shooting spree with each death amounting to some kind of "score," CBS said.
Lanza killed 20 schoolchildren aged 6 and 7 plus six adults who worked at the school, shocking the United States and leading President Barack Obama to propose new gun-control legislation.
Authorities have not publicly spoken of his motive.
"This is not official Connecticut State Police information and is someone's speculation regarding the case," Connecticut State Police Lieutenant Paul Vance told Reuters in an email statement.
When asked if the CBS report was in any way accurate, Vance responded, "No."
Breivik, a self-styled warrior against Muslim immigration, killed eight people by bombing the Oslo government headquarters and then shot dead 69 people at the ruling party's summer youth camp.
A Norwegian judge last year sentenced Breivik to the maximum 21 years in prison, though his release can be put off indefinitely should he be deemed a threat to society.
(Reporting by Daniel Trotta in New York; Editing by Mohammad Zargham and Eric Beech)
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Gun companies refuse to exempt Law Enforcement from civilian restrictions / LATimes article saying all gun owners are potential criminals
Written by reg mathuszThese guys are my heroes. I am a HUGE supporter of law enforcement. However, they need to stand with the citizens they support. Push comes to shove they are civilians too. They are not military and will not be exempt from draconian requirements.
Don't believe me? Did you know that Canadian police officers are REQUIRED to turn in their guns at the end of their shift?
Here is an LATimes article that argues that all law-abiding citizens are threats and shouldn't firerarms. It even has a POLL asking if police should be allowed to be armed! Outrageous.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cap-guns-20130207,0,2714385.column
These folks are coming for guns and it doesn't matter if you are law enforcement or not. They have no disregard for innocent until proven guilty - they have anti-gun agenda- Period.
Gun companies taking a stand:
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/02/15/Gun-Companies-To-State-Governments-With-Strict-Gun-Laws-No-Guns-For-You
NIJ memo admits goal is 'draconian' gun control
Written by reg mathuszThe anti-gunners have been planning 'draconian' (their words) gun control for some time and they admit that they must trick the American Public into accepting it. They are going to use dramatics and emotional appeals Think it doesn't work? - Just look at Australia, Britain, Canada, etc. Rights lost are never regained!
This is not a drill -- this is REAL folks.
Please contact your legislators immediately!!
Criminals don't follow laws, or submit to universal background checks, or turn in their banned items. Duh.
WA State anti-gun agenda begins: in home inspections for owners of hicap mags & assault weapons
Written by reg mathuszFrom NRA-ILA today:
Washington: Your State Legislators MUST Hear from You TODAY
Pressure is building in Olympia to pass House Bill 1588, which is a bill that could criminalize private transfers of firearms and lead to handgun registration. It is absolutely imperative for your state legislators to hear from you TODAY.
Yesterday, House Bill 1588 was heard by the House Judiciary Committee. Sponsored by state Representatives Jamie Pederson (D-43), Mike Hope (R-44) and thirty-six other state representatives, HB 1588 could criminalizeall private sales of firearms. This bill mandates a $20 fee (tax) to conduct a background check. All private firearm sales would be required to be brokered by licensed gun dealers and it is unlikely that $20 would cover their cost. A likely outcome is dealers refusing to process these transactions, potentially bringing all legal private firearm sales to a halt.
HB 1588 is unworkable in its current form, as it conflicts with federal law. Furthermore, if it was able to be implemented as drafted, it would create a database of all privately sold handguns since ALL dealer handgun deliveries are registered with the state.
This bill is nothing more than a regulatory scheme that would create a huge burden for law-abiding citizens, would be unenforceable and would be ignored by criminals anyway. It is truly nothing more than a precursor to Universal Firearm REGISTRATION! For more information on this misguided measure, please see our previous report.
HB 1588 is scheduled for vote in the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, February 19 at 10:00 a.m. The contact information for committee members is provided below.
Also heard yesterday was House Bill 1676, sponsored by state Representative Ruth Kagi (D-32) and thirteen other state representatives. This so-called “child access prevention” bill would single out the storage of firearms for criminalization under certain circumstances. Today, fatal firearms accidents are at an all-time low and are at the bottom of the list of causes of accidental harm to children.
Washington’s current reckless endangerment statute already provides a remedy to address the rare incident of negligent storage and, more significantly, there is a civil remedy available that provides for civil action by the parents of a minor child who is injured or killed.
Please contact your state Representatives and state Senator TODAY and urge them to oppose HB 1588 and HB 1676 and all other attacks on your Second Amendment Rights! To find your elected officials and their contact information, please click here. You may also contact your state Senator and Representatives by calling the toll-free legislative hotline at 1-800-562-6000.
The latest attack on law-abiding gun owners comes in the form of a ban on so-called “assault weapons” and magazines that hold more than ten rounds. Senate Bill 5737, just introduced by state Senators Ed Murray (D-43) and Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36), would ban the sale of commonly owned semi-automatic firearms. This bill would ban the manufacture, transfer, possession, purchase and sale of firearms arbitrarily defined as “assault weapons”, semi-automatic firearms commonly owned by law-abiding citizens for self-defense, based on mainly cosmetic features!
SB 5737 would also ban the possession of any semiautomatic firearm along with a magazine that holds more than ten rounds. A violation of these, and other provisions listed in the bill, is a class C felony. Owners of these firearms could keep them IF they subjected themselves to annual in-home inspections by law enforcement and complied with stringent and impractical storage and transportation requirements.
Your NRA-ILA will continue to keep you informed on these and other important bills. Thank you for continuing to contact your state lawmakers - they must hear from you now!
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Representative Jamie Pedersen (D-43), Chairman
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Gun bill hearings to be held tomorrow (WED) in Olympia, WA!
Written by reg mathuszFrom an NRA-ILA email:
WASHINGTON: Attend Critical Gun Bill Hearing this Wednesday in Olympia
Two anti-gun bills are scheduled to be heard by the House Judiciary Committee this Wednesday, February 13. This hearing will begin at 8:00 a.m. in House Hearing Room A of the John L. O’Brien Building in Olympia. Please attend this critical hearing and express your opposition to the following bills:
House Bill 1588, sponsored by state representatives Jamie Pederson (D-43), Mike Hope (R-44) and 36 other state representatives, would criminalize the private sale of firearms. HB 1588 is nothing more than a regulatory scheme which would create a huge burden for law-abiding citizens. It would require that anytime you sell any firearm to a family member or friend, you will have to go through a gun dealer or law enforcement agency and pay a $20 fee (tax), with no guarantee of timely processing. Additionally, while Concealed Pistol License (CPL) holders are currently exempt from having to undergo a background check when purchasing a firearm from a dealer, there is no provision in HB 1588 extending that CPL exemption to private sales. For more information on this misguided measure, please see our previous report.
House Bill 1676, sponsored by state Representative Ruth Kagi (D-32) and thirteen other state representatives, is a so-called “child access prevention” bill which would single out the storage of firearms for criminalization under certain circumstances.
Today, fatal firearms accidents are at an all-time low. Firearm storage legislation ignores the fact that Washington gun owners are extremely responsible with their firearms and that firearms are involved in a disproportionately low number of fatal accidents among children. Children are about thirteen times more likely to die as a result of drowning, thirteen times more likely to die by suffocation and about seven times more likely to die in a fire than to be fatally injured with a firearm in the state.
Not only is HB 1676 misguided in that it is demonizes firearms, it is also unwarranted. Washington’s current reckless endangerment statute already provides a remedy to address the rare incident of negligent storage. More significant, however, is the civil remedy available which provides for civil action by the parents of a minor child who is injured or killed. The prospect of losing your own child, or facing civil litigation brought by the parents of a young victim, should serve as greater motivation to store firearms responsibly than the criminal penalty provided in this legislation.
It is critical that you contact your state Representative TODAY and express your opposition to HB 1588 and HB 1676.
You may also contact your state Representative by calling the toll-free legislative hotline at 1-800-562-6000.
