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    Prohibited Persons Trying to Buy Guns: Prosecutions?

    Here's a claim from the Utah Shooting Sports Council (USSC) that astounded me: The USSC does not list a source for this claim, but I would love to know if this is accurate. Could some one help me dig up some statistics? Where would I find the number of prosecutions for prohibited persons...
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    Cop in Melee with Gun Drawn

    A police officer went to an Ohio pharmacy to pick up security video of robbery hours earlier and walks in on a second robbery in progress. How he handles his weapon during the encounter is, I think, worthy of discussion here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdAOexg9oCc
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    Badger Guns in Milwaukee, WI Being Sued by Brady Campaign

    LINK to the Complaint Seems like a frivolous suit/PR stunt. It appears that they're trying prove that Badger Outdoors, Inc. somehow should have 'know' the guy was a drug abuser.
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    Brady Campaign on Oprah this Monday at 4pm ET

    :banghead: Looks like the Anti's are mobilizing for a push... I'll lay money that one of them will say "Well, just this weekend in the Washington Post there was an article about illegal gun sales..."
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    Realco guns tied to 2,500 crimes in D.C. and Maryland

    Another Washington Post Anti Hatchet Job... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/23/AR2010102302994.html
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    How Do You Know When...?

    Post the answer to my question and then pose your own gun-related question in the same format (HDYKW...?). How do you know when....you have too many guns?
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    Long Island Man Arrested For Defending Home With AK-47

    Link to Article on CBS.com [I hope this post conforms to the new forum rules - If not it's unintentional] This situation sounds like a nightmare. A gang on your lawn shouting death threats at you & your family. One wonders why he attracted their attention in the first place. A...
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    3 Years to Life in Prison in Utah "Neighborhood Watch" Shooting Case

    Link to article: http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=12258402 This story very clearly illustrates why responsible firearm ownership is ninety percent exercising good thinking & dispassionate judgement. Here's a link to some THR discussion & backstory as the case developed...
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    Legalese Ruining Firearms

    I've got to say that I'm sick of the legal 'warnings' that are stamped all over firearms today. You look for a nice pistol with eye-catching style & design and the entire slide is covered in legalese: WARNING: RETRACT SLIDE TO SEE IF LOADED! WILL FIRE WITHOUT MAGAZINE! READ OWNERS MANUAL...
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    Utah Man Found Guilty on all Counts in Shooting Case

    Some of you may remember this case of Permit holder vs Permit holder** from earlier in the year. Permit Holder #2 was just found guilty of Attempted Murder for shooting & paralyzing Permit holder #1 after claiming self defence. You can read it for yourself on www.ksl.com I can't post a link...
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    And so it Continues: Chicago PD's List of "Unsafe Handguns"

    Well, that didn't take long. Chicago PD/Mayor Daley have produced a list of "unsafe handguns". It's just about every manufactured out there. Take a look: https://portal.chicagopolice.org/portal/page/portal/ClearPath/About%20CPD/Firearm%20Registration/Unsafe-Roster-final.pdf
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    Human Nature and the Second Amendment

    I wanted to share this with the hopes that it will serve to clarify and distill the contest we are constantly up against in defending the US Constitution, and particularly, the Second Amendment. I realize that the article isn't news to many of you who have worked to protect firearm rights...
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    Open Carrier Robbed at Gunpoint

    http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/95999354.html
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    Open Carry Segment on "The Daily Show"

    I found it funny, and a fairly balanced piece. http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-april-12-2010/open-carrier-discrimination
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    Utah, 2A Paradise and Model for the Nation

    BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE For Immediate Release Thursday, February 18, 2010 BRADY CAMPAIGN STATE SCORECARD: UTAH HAS WEAKEST GUN LAWS IN U.S. Washington, D.C. – Utah has the nation’s weakest gun laws that help feed the illegal gun market and allow the sale of guns without...
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    Open Carry is Finally Getting Some Attention

    Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Tell Starbucks: Offer Espresso Shots, Not Gunshots Over the past few months, more and more gun owners have been gathering at restaurants and coffee shops like Starbucks with guns strapped to their hips, intimidating fellow patrons. Businesses can...
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    Hit This USA Today Poll!

    HELP - I'm at work and can't get to the page. USA Today has a "quick question " poll asking "Does the 2nd Ammendment grant an individual right to keep & bear arms?" Will someone find this poll and post a link? Mahalos, Chris.
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    Armed Home Invasion in Orem UT

    http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=9096348 Roommates fend off would-be robber December 20th, 2009 @ 3:40pm By Nicole Gonzoles OREM -- Four roommates took on an intruder who broke into their Orem home early Sunday morning. According to Orem police, the suspect entered the home near 950...
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    Washington Post: Making Gun Safety Politically Safe

    I find this article troubling. Here's the "core idea": gun regulations and gun rights complement each other. Did anyone here participate in the survey they conducted? Beyond the NRA's absolutism By E.J. Dionne Jr. ([email protected]) Thursday, December 10, 2009 When it comes to...
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    Brady's VT Poster Boy, Goddard, a la Bloomberg

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baPgr_tw79Q What I fail to understand is, how can he go, LIE, commit a crime, admit to the commision of a crime and not be charged? Anyone have the phone # for Ohio's Attorney General?
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