 | 87-year-old 'sharpshooter' wounds suspected burglar (CA)
OpSD --"Quick thinking and a sharpshooter's aim enabled an 87-year-old retired postal worker to thwart an attempted burglary and critically wound one of two burglars trying to break into his Baldwin Hills home, police said."
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| Newslinks for Friday, February 3
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • 'Gunwalking' documents shared by Issa prior to Holder hearing cite DOJ failures
• Study: Guns Effective for Self Defense Against Criminals
• January Gun Sales Pick Up Where Record 2011 Left Off
• CA: The meaning of 'infringe'
Armed Self-Defense *Works* • CA: 87-year-old 'sharpshooter' wounds suspected burglar
Blowback From Uncle Sam's 'Guns for Goons' Program • Buerkle: US Attorney General Testimony "Shameful"
• Holder didn’t know…but somebody did; the F&F ‘main justice’ problem
• House panel to Holder: Give us 'Fast and Furious' documents
• In Light of Fast and Furious Probe, Eric Holder Should Just Step Down
• More Gun Control Not Needed to Stop Another "Fast & Furious"
• Rep compares Fast and Furious to Penn State case
• Republicans grill Holder over Arizona gun scandal
• Video: Eric Holder Testifies on "Fast & Furious" Gun Operation (video story)
From the Enemy Camp • Regulate replica guns
• Victims Group to Boycott Starbucks Over Firearms
Campus Carry in the News • AZ: Sander rejects guns on campus
• NH: Bring universities in line with second amendment
Politicians and Legislation • IA: HJR 2001 "Lead Shot Ban Reversal" legislation passes full House vote
• IA: Proposal that could kill gun-control laws advances
• NJ: "Big Win" for New Jersey Gun Owners: Ammo Ban on Hold
• SD: Concealed Weapons Bill Moves Forward
• UT: Legislator works to clarify Utah open carry law
The "Authorities" • IA: Officers should be held accountable
• IL: Is Paintball Gun "Capable of Causing Severe Injury?"
• PA: Triumverate of Philadelphia Officials Responsible for Violent Crime
• TX: Ex-Texas Officer Indicted Over Alleged Sex Assault
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| | Homeowner Shoots At, Wounds Burglar. Burglar was captured. (TX)
OpSD --"A TX man shot at a burglar who was robbing his barn, striking him once. The burglar turned up at a local hospital and should be arrested by police after treatment. The homeowner installed surveillance cameras and armed himself after suffering numerous break ins and thefts on his property."
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| Resident Shoots & Kills One of Two Armed Home Invaders (TX)
OpSD --"Two armed home invaders tried to force their way into a Houston, TX apartment. One of the residents inside the apartment armed themselves and fired at the suspects, hitting, and killing, one of them. The other suspect fled after the shots were fired and remains at large."
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| Newslinks for Thursday, February 2
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • ‘No Fifth Amendment Theater’ in tomorrow’s Holder hearings
• Starbucks Appreciation Day Update: Tip Jar or Till?
• Rethinking the Second Amendment – Part 1
• Fox Sports Bans Gun & Ammo Ads from UFC
Self-Defense In the News • TX: Homeowner Shoots At, Wounds Burglar. Burglar was captured.
• TX: Resident Shoots & Kills One of Two Armed Home Invaders
• Downloading Empowerment: Application Gives Citizens Control Over Crime
• MO: Greene County prosecutor defines 'Castle Doctrine' after citizens hold burglars at gunpoint (video available)
Equipment News & Reviews • .950 JDJ: Oye Como Va (video story)
• Armalite .50-Caliber Rifle. Pre-Ban Sales Surge?
• NM: Sandia Labs' bullet doesn't miss -- Scientists patent self-guided bullet (video available)
Ongoing Fallout From 'Fast & Furious' • Blood Bath on Capitol Hill: Preview of Eric Holder Under Oath
• Contempt of Congress would be the least of Holder's crimes
• 'Fatally Flawed' report has some flaws of its own
• 'Gunwalking' documents shared by Issa prior to Holder hearing cite DOJ failures
• Holder Wednesday: Between the rock and the hard place
• What Was Motivation For Fast And Furious?
News and Views from the Antis • Chickens come home to roost
• During Super Bowl, for 30 Seconds, 2 Mayors Will Be on Same Side
Politicians and Legislation • DC: Inside a Gun Hearing in Washington, D.C.
• IA: Iowa firearms legislation update
• VA: Virginia House Passes Repeal of 1-Gun-Per-Month Law
• WV: UPDATE: Legislation In The Works For The Mascot To Carry His Musket (video available)
The "Authorities" • FL: Deputy arrested, charged in road rage incident (video available)
• IL: Ex-cop, four others guilty of participating in drug crew
• KY: Grand jury indicts Louisville constable
• MA: FBI Uses Chainsaw In Raid On Wrong Fitchburg Apartment (video available)
• NV: Metro officer arrested for prompting women to expose themselves (video available)
• OR: Portland to pay $1.2 million to settle civil rights suit in Aaron Campbell shooting
From the States • This Is Madison Rising's New Pro-Second Amendment Music Video (video)
• ID: Magic Valley Women Gain Confidence Through Better Shooting Skills
• OH: Concealed Carry Law Enforcement Notification: Is it a duty, or a courtesy?
• SD: 'Constitutional Carry' can't be disputed
• UT: Craig Swapp enters plea in airport gun case
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| | Homeowner Shoots at One of Two Burglars (WV)
OpSD --"A WV homeowner shot at, and scared off 2 burglars he caught in his home. Both suspects got away, and it is believed neither was shot. Police are asking the community for help in capturing the men."
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| Homeowner Shoots Burglar With RUBBER Bullets From 12GA Shotgun (OR)
OpSD --"An Oregon homeowner opened fire on a burglar with a 12GA shotgun. However, rather than getting hit with the normal buckshot, deer slugs, or birdshot the burglar was hit by rubber bullets the homeowner keeps in the gun (followed by a standard shell, which was unfired). The suspect was later caught."
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| Is This Wisconsin’s First Concealed Carry DGU? (WI)
OpSD --"Milwaukee police late Monday were investigating whether a 20-year-old man who showed up at a hospital with a gunshot wound is the same man who tried to rob an Aldi store and was shot at by a customer."
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| Mother With Young Son Shoots & Chases Down Daytime Burglar (TX)
OpSD --"A TX mother, returning home after picking her son up from school, was confronted by an intruder in her home. The woman shot the man once and then chased him out of the home and down the street. Police found the man wounded, and hiding nearby. The suspect is being treated for his wounds and will then be arrested."
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| Retired School Librarian Holds Three Thieves At Gunpoint Until Police Arrive (MO)
OpSD --"A retired MO school librarian and his brother in law held three thieves they found on their family’s land until police arrived to arrest the trespassers. The librarian and his brother used a firearm and a machete to hold the men until police could arrive. The three men will likely be facing burglary and possibly other charges."
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| Newslinks for Wednesday, February 1
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Does ‘fatally flawed’ minority report on gunwalking ‘absolve’ administration?
• New Jersey Second Amendment Society Supports Starbuck’s Pro Gun Policy – Feb 14th 2012
• Starbucks Redux
• Live Free or Die? Not on Campus
• Columnist Pitts aims finger of blame at wrong target
• "So get more rocks and build you a dam." A high compliment and a metaphor from one rock to another.
• Catholic Bishops Should Listen to American Gun Owners on Obama (video story)
• Ricardo Pimentel’s Faustian Bargain
• Why Do Concealed Carriers Carry Concealed?
• Are Guns And Ammo The New Gold?
• 2012 SHOT Show - A look into the Firearm Industries Trade Show from the perspective of two new members
• Obama continues ban on importation of 600,000 historical, collectible M1 Carbine rifles; Fate of 86,000 Garands still in doubt
• Score: NYC 1 v. Bill of Rights 0
Recovering from the DC & Chicago Gun Bans • DC: Running D.C.’s gun-owner gauntlet -- Re-registration requirement criminalizes innocent conduct
• MILLER: My testimony at D.C. city council (VIDEO)
• MO: Retired School Librarian Holds Three Thieves At Gunpoint Until Police Arrive
• OR: Homeowner Shoots Burglar With RUBBER Bullets From 12GA Shotgun
• TX: Mother With Young Son Shoots & Chases Down Daytime Burglar
• WI: Is This Wisconsin’s First Concealed Carry DGU?
• WV: Homeowner Shoots at One of Two Burglars
Blowback From Uncle Sam's 'Guns for Goons' Program • After 'Fast and Furious' effort, U.S. government has blood on its hands
• Assistant AG Lanny Breuer wanted to walk guns months AFTER Agent Terry's murder
• ATF Death Watch 135: The Smoking Gun
• Congressional Democrats: Fast & Furious is Arizona’s Fault!
• Democrats Fully Engaged in Fast and Furious Coverup
• Fireworks Expected This Week...But No Celebration in Wake of Fast & Furious Scandal
• Friday F&F document dump could mean more trouble for Holder
• Grassley on gunwalking: 'Clean hands' excuse 'doesn't pass laugh test'
• Issa threatens contempt proceeding against Holder if Justice fails to comply with Fast and Furious subpoenas
• Resist the ever-louder siren song of 'Holder must resign' demands
• The Obama administration, the Tiahrt Amendment, and 'Project Gunwalker'
• Under the bus? Dem report blames AZ officials only for F&F
Praxis • A Combat Gear Primer by Andrew A.
• Bilateral Carbine Transfers (video story)
• Gun Review: Beretta M9/92A Take Two
• Pink Mist Tech Reactive Blood Packs: Channeling Your Inner Peckinpah (video available)
• Praxis: A Combat Gear Primer at Survival Blog; An Inexpensive Dutch LBV & M76 Grendade Launcher Attachment for M14 Rifle.
• The Lanchester Mark I Submachine Gun: Stolen Designs, Done Right
• When It Needs to Be One and Done: Aiming for the T-Zone in Hostage Situations (Video)
From the Enemy Camp • Mayor Bloomberg has simple message for Giants in the Super Bowl: ‘Win’
• CA: In Support of Portantino's Open Carry Rifle Ban
Politicians and Legislation • Voters should know Republican candidates views on gun rights
• IA: HF 573 passes House Public Safety Committee
• NC: Anti Second Amendment forces do not stop their incessant attack on our freedom to keep and bear arms
• NH: New Hampshire on the verge of passing 'constitutional carry'
• TX: Texas Upholds the 2nd Amendment or Does It?
• UT: Clinton legislator seeks relief from police when lawfully carrying firearm
• VA: McDonnell going wobbly on shutting down Va. gun check system?
• VA: Virginia House advances one-gun-a-month repeal
The "Authorities" • 'I'm going to destroy America and dig up Marilyn Monroe': British pair arrested in U.S. on terror charges over Twitter jokes
• Fury in Frisco: Park ranger shoots dog walker in back with taser
• CA: Seems Fair: Man Walks Dog without Leash, Cop Shoots Him with Taser (vidro available)
• CT: East Haven police chief retiring amid scandal
• FL: Ex-BSO deputy sentenced in concert ticket scam
• FL: Two Putnam deputies fired over high-speed incident
• KS: Ex-Wichita cop pleads guilty to sexual battery while on duty
• TN: Officer charged with trying to buy cocaine
From the States • FL: Gun shows part of important rights (third letter)
• NH: North Hampton gun noise limits talk leads to legal action
But Don't They Have Gun Control There? • UK: Gunshot Detectors Don't Work
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