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NRA: McCain has ‘work to do’ with gun owners

Link: TheHill.com - McCain has ‘work to do’ with gun owners: NRA.

If Sen. John McCain expects the support of gun owners in this year’s presidential race, the Arizona Republican must make an effort to overcome some decisions the National Rifle Association (NRA) has found troubling. “John McCain still has some work to do to give them a comfort level,” Chris Cox, executive director of the NRA, said during an interview with The Hill. “Truth be told, he’s not there yet.”

Civil Rights Leader Charlton Heston, RIP

Walked with Martin Luther King, Jr.  NRA president and 2A defender.  I doubt even now it could be pried from his hands.

Link: Statement by the Family of Charlton Heston: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., April 5, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary actor, civil rights leader and political activist Charlton Heston passed away today, at the age of 84. He died at his home with Lydia, his wife of 64 years, at his side. Mr. Heston was loved by his two children, Fraser Clarke Heston and Holly Heston Rochell, and his three grandchildren, Jack Alexander Heston, Ridley Rochell and Charlie Rochell.

Pictures of Guns in School

I think from various news reports we have the impression that just about all schools have zero tolerance with respect to any child bringing any photo of a gun to school, and I would guess that Catholic schools would not be much better than government schools on this point.  Indeed, our daughter was in a Catholic school last year that seemed to have this extreme prejudice against guns.

So I was pleasantly surprised that my daughter's new Catholic school here in South Orange County, Serra Catholic School, took no adverse action when my daughter presented the pictures below in an album to her first grade class, along with a spirited recitation of Eddie Eagle's four admonitions:

1. Stop!
2. Don't Touch!
3. Leave the Area!
4. Tell an Adult!

Did Ayn's teacher make any derisive comments about guns?  No--she actually recalled before the class her own positive experience, as a little girl, shooting with her father!

All of the kids' albums were reviewed the following week by faculty and administration from other area schools, private and governmental, and we have had no negative feedback.

The picture of Ayn marching with Eddie Eagle below is from the recent St. Patrick's Day Parade in Hermosa Beach.  The picture of Ayn (wearing her Kalashnikitty T-Shirt) flanked by Marines is from her participation with NRA in last year's Memorial Day Parade.  The shooting pictures are from NRA's Family Fun Shoot last December benefitting Marines.  It was her first time shooting any rifle, she had a GREAT time.  She just got one of these (Henry .22 Mini Bolt Action Youth, with an orange stock) for her seventh birthday.

[FYI, video here.  Yes, I'm proud.]

Here are some of the pictures from her album:

John Longenecker's site is: Good For The Country

I just found John Longenecker's website site, "Good For The Country," due to his (much appreciated) request to be added to the "Catholic Guns" blogroll (right, sidebar) which I administer.  Now that I've seen his site, I recall seeing his work elsewhere.

Mr. Longenecker, one of the first paramedics in LA, articulate advocate of RTC and radio guest, now has a book out making the case for nationwide concealed carry.  The book is called Transfer of Wealth, a title I find interesting given my professional work as attorney and financial planner.

From the main page of Good For The Country is this reminder:

"Law enforcement agencies and personnel have no duty to protect individuals from the criminal acts of others; instead, their duty is to preserve the peace and arrest lawbreakers for the protection of the general public." - Lynch v. N.C. Dept. of Justice, 376 S.E. 2nd 247 (N.C. App 1989)

The idea that police can be relied on to protect everyone everywhere at all times (or at least, that there is no better solution than relying on police for such protection) is the primary example of what I call "blue helicopter thinking."  Thank you, Mr. Longenecker, for your efforts at countering this type of thinking.

Clayton Cramer for Idaho State Senate (District 22)

If I was in Idaho, he'd get my vote.  Link: Clayton Cramer for Idaho State Senate (District 22).

I'm running for Idaho State Senate seat 22 against the Republican incumbent, who I don't see as conservative enough for our district. This was something of a last minute decision for me, and it was not an easy one. As this web page demonstrates, I am not spending money on campaign consultants and web developers. Please look around, and if you think I am a bit more what you think your representative in the upper house of the Idaho legislature should be, please vote for me in the May primary.

Justice Dept Approves XM-Sirius Deal

Hello NRANews.com!

Link: Justice Dept Approves XM-Sirius Deal.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department approved Sirius Satellite Radio's $5 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio on Monday, saying the deal was unlikely to hurt competition or consumers.

Obama Gets Richardson Endorsement

Richardson has received high ratings from gun groups for endorsing CCW, a reminder perhaps that pro-CCW is not necessarily pro-gun rights. 

CCW can turn out to be merely registration and ultimately, confiscation.

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NEWS ALERT

from The Wall Street Journal

March 21, 2008

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is endorsing Sen. Barack Obama for president, calling him a "once-in-a-lifetime leader" who can unite the nation and restore America's international leadership, according to the Associated Press.

The governor's endorsement comes as Sen. Obama continues to build momentum in the contest for superdelegates against Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, even as national public opinion polling shows Sen. Clinton pulling ahead of the Illinois senator amid controversy over statements by his former pastor. As a Democratic superdelegate, Gov. Richardson plays a part in the tight race for nominating votes and could bring other superdelegates to Sen. Obama's side. He also has been mentioned as a potential running mate for either candidate.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, please see: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120608338455654529.html?mod=djemalertNEWS

Eddie Eagle in St. Patrick's Day Parade

Ayn marches with Eddie Eagle in NRA's entry for Hermosa Beach's St. Patrick's Day Parade:

Long Live OC CCW! Contact info (email, phone, fax) for Orange County Supervisors

UPDATE: I just spoke with a wealthy PI/former LEO who also has a CCW here in OC.  He warned me that backing the wrong horse for sheriff could result in my CCW being revoked if my horse loses.  I've already had to fight off one attempt to non-renew, and I certainly don't want to go through that again!  So this is not an endorsement of Bill Hunt--just urging folks to prod the Supes into appointing someone who, like Hunt, strongly supports CCW.....Isn't America great?  Maybe I'll retire there.

With Carona gone, there is an air of fatalism about gun rights in Orange County.  An NRA officer recently told me, pessimistically, that CCW is dead in Orange County, that most Orange County Supervisors are basically RINO's who do not share our values.  (Witness the sneaky multi-stage attempt to get rid of John Wayne's name from the airport.)  Maybe a positive can be found?  Maybe this will spur statewide RTC? So far, no legislator or candidadate has been gutsy enough to offer what has spread like wildfire across forty (40) states.  And the Respublikanskiys that are running?  Let's just say that after talking with them, I have serious doubts about their fealty to 2A.  What is it about their California constituents they find so inferior to residents of those forty (40) other states?  Are we not responsible enough?  Are we not men enough?  Are we not mothers enough?

I am not giving up.  I briefly tasted having my CCW non-renewed (until I appealed), as a result of some "free speech" of mine.  I don't carry as much as I used to, for practical reasons, but I didn't like--even temporarily--not having the option to protect my family.

Perhaps the recent Mission Viejo Mall Shooting will help our side. 

Here is an email from Deborah Courtney, a local 2A activist:

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Friends:

Bill Hunt is independent of all the nonsense that is involved with the Sheriff's Department, and he sacrificed his career to clean things up.  Unfortunately, The Machine was strong.

I personally attended meetings where 30 plus Deputies attended and gave their full support to Bill.  They are loyal to him, and respect him immensely.  At this time, they need someone with inside knowledge, and outside the box.

He is staunch Pro 2A and CCW, anti illegal immigration, and traditionally and fiscally Conservative.  He is endorsed by the deputies union, and the firemen.  They know a respected leader when they meet one.

I personally give Bill Hunt my endorsement, and am asking you to contact the Board of Supervisors and let them know that you do, too.

Also, please invite Bill to come and meet your friends, family, and service groups, and send messages to your friends in Orange County.  I encourage YOU to set up groups for him to meet.  He is willing to come out to meetings or groups and visit, and answer any questions as to how he would run the department as Orange County's next Sheriff, Sheriff Bill Hunt!

Contact Bill at 949.456.0205 and I HAVE MADE IT EASY FOR YOU TO CONTACT THE SUPERVISORS at:

Supervisor Janet Nguyen
Supervisor, First District
Phone: 714.834.3110
Fax: 714.834.5754
janet.nguyen@ocgov.com

Supervisor John Moorlach
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
Phone: 714.834.3220
Fax: 714.834.6109
district2@ocgov.com

Supervisor Bill Campbell
Supervisor, Third District
Phone: (714) 834-3330
Fax: (714) 834-2786
Bill.Campbell@ocgov.com

Supervisor Chris Norby
Supervisor - 4th District
Phone: 714.834.3440
Fax: 714.834.2045
Chris.Norby@ocgov.com

Supervisor Patricia C. Bates
Vice Chairperson
Supervisor, 5th District
Phone 714.834.3550
Fax: 714.834.2670
PatBates@ocgov.com

Or contact me if I can be of service to you:
Deborah Courtney
714.508.5789 phone

National Academy of Sciences Report Advises Against New National Database of Ballistic Images

National Academy of Sciences Report Advises Against New National Database of Ballistic Images

A national database containing images of ballistic markings from all new and imported guns sold in the U.S. should not be created at this time, says a new report from the National Research Council. Such a database has been proposed to help investigators link ballistics evidence -- cartridge cases or bullets found at crime scenes -- to a firearm and the location where it was originally sold. But given the practical limitations of current technology for generating and comparing images of ballistic markings, searches of such an extensive database would likely produce too many candidate "matches" to be helpful, the report says.

Link: The National Academies | News | Report Advises Against New National Database of Ballistic Images.

McCainus Maximus fortune traced to organized crime

Link (WND): McCain fortune traced to organized crime.

John McCain's personal fortune traces back to organized crime in Arizona, through his father-in-law, according to a report published by a multi-news agency team called Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc.

WND: John McCain funded by Soros since 2001

Receiving funds from Soros generally means the recipient is an enemy of freedom.  (Another example: I posted previously about Soros' funding of a museum to commemorate young Soviet hero Pavlik Morozov, who turned his family into the KGB.)

Link (WND): John McCain funded by Soros since 2001.

As Sen. John McCain assumes the GOP front-runner mantle, his long-standing, but little-noticed association with left-wing donors such as George Soros and Teresa Heinz Kerry is receiving new attention among his Republican critics.

WND: Bloggers attack feds after agent forgets gun in airport

Zero tolerance urged for federal agent who left firearm in restroom, and who is allegedly tied to shock prosecution of drill instructor for transferring "machine gun" (mafunctioning semi-auto) to student.

Link: Bloggers attack feds after agent forgets gun in airport (WND).

Bloggers are raising their voices in unison calling for punishment for a federal agent who left her gun in a restroom inside the secured area at Milwaukee's airport.

ABC News: Captain America Is Packing Heat

Link: ABC News: Captain America Is Packing Heat.

Berman: Does carrying a gun make you any less "super" of a super hero? Captain: The weapons don't make or unmake the man, or the hero, they're simply tools. I don't have the enhanced strength and speed that Steve did, so using other weapons might give me an edge against multiple attackers.

Murdock: Romney all over map on guns

Link: Matthews Machine-Guns 2nd Amendment: 'I Want People Disarmed' | NewsBusters.org.

MURDOCK: Yah, I think that would probably be helpful. There are people who do conceal guns here, and to the extent that people think that criminals might be retaliated on, I think that helps keep the place safe. I would point out that Romney, who claims to be Mr. Second Amendment now, actually increased the cost for gun permits, and he claimed when he ran for governor that he wasn't a man of the NRA, and now that he's running for president he claims to be a lifetime member of the NRA -- lifetime being defined as joining in August of 2006. So even on the gun issue he's sort of all over the map.

WorldNetDaily: Mitt or Huck: Who's more conservative?

Link: WorldNetDaily: Mitt or Huck: Who's more conservative?.

And by the way, you knew that Romney's Bain Capital owns Clear Channel, right? And that Clear Channel broadcasts Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity? Any appearance of a conflict of interest in turning a Massachusetts liberal into the Reagan-like robot is purely coincidental; opinions of the talent do not necessarily reflect those of ... the owners.

Limbaugh Endorses Fred Thompson

Link: WorldNetDaily: Answering Fred's call.

Supporters have asked Fred to step up, and he has – he has shone brilliantly in the last month, setting himself head and shoulders above the pack in many cases. Now it's time for conservative voters to step up and quit placing artificial limitations on Fred, and on themselves.

Romney Flip-Flops on Guns, Abortion, Boy Scouts etc.

Dr. Lott documents Romney Flip-Flops on Guns, Abortion, Boy Scouts, Farm Subsidies, etc.  Link: John Lott's Website: Why Romney's changing positions will be so harmful.

It is not just issues like guns and abortion (this piece also hits him for his changing position on immigration). I have no problem with him learning on issues, but it is getting pretty obvious that Romney is an extremely poll driven candidate. Here is a decade ago arguing against cutting farm subsidies and here he is more recently saying how essential farm subsidies. Here he is saying that strict gun control helps protect Americans' safety, but now he is a defender of gun rights. (Personally, I am not sure that he knows what the current gun control laws are.) Here used to oppose Boy Scout policy on homosexuals.

Latest Fred Thompson Video

WorldNetDaily: Duncan Hunter for president!

WorldNetDaily has finally endorsed Hunter.  Link: WorldNetDaily: Duncan Hunter for president!.
(WorldExaminer beat them to it on 3/3/07, although Thompson looks like a more realistic option.)
LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN CALIFORNIA GOP PRIMARY IS JANUARY 21, 2008 !!!

Majority in U.S. poll support gun ownership rights - CNN.com

Link: Majority in U.S. poll support gun ownership rights - CNN.com.

Nearly two-thirds of Americans say they believe the Constitution guarantees each person the right to own a gun, according to a poll released Sunday.

Guess Who Was On Stage With Fred Thompson in Laguna Woods?

My 6 yr old daughter Ayn and I got to sit on stage right behind Fred Thompson at his Laguna Woods rally a couple Saturdays ago.  (I think they picked us because Ayn was wearing her Kalshnikitty T-Shirt. Ayn shot a real rifle for the first time last Saturday, a .22 bolt action Henry. I'll post video/pics later.)  We're behind the podium in most coverage, but the Register published this photo.  Also, we are in this short video clip of Fred calling for death of the death tax [with a Tax LLM literally :-) standing behind him]:

Click To Play

Link: News: Thompson appeals to his base in Laguna Woods | thompson, presidential, woods, know, rally - OCRegister.com.

89% of NRA-Endorsed Candidates Win

Link: NRA-ILA :: Legislation.

In contests in Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia, NRA's Political Action Committee, the NRA Political Victory Fund, issued 235 endorsements, of which a staggering 89% (210 out of 235) of candidates won their elections! These victories come on the heels of the election of Louisiana's Governor-elect, NRA-PVF-endorsed Bobby Jindal (R), who amassed enough votes in the primary election to avoid a runoff election.

Strong Endorsement From NRA Helps Elect First Non-white La. Guv Since Reconstruction (BONUS: He's Catholic and Pro-Life)

Link: Immigrants' son elected governor of La. - Politics - MSNBC.com.

U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal easily defeated 11 opponents and became the state’s first nonwhite governor since Reconstruction, decades after his parents moved to the state from India to pursue the American dream.

Jindal received a strong endorsement from NRA:

Wayne LaPierre said, “Bobby Jindal is a doer, not a talker.  He's a true friend of freedom and the second amendment. That's why the NRA Political Victory Fund is endorsing his candidacy for governor of Louisiana. We will urge every NRA member, every hunter, and everyone who believes in freedom to vote Bobby Jindal for governor on Election Day.”

BONUS: Turns out he is Catholic and staunchly pro-life, too:

In an unsuccessful 2003 run for governor of Louisiana, Jindal was specifically targeted for his ardent pro-life positions.  At that time, he unapologetically stated to a local newspaper that he was "100 percent pro-life with no exceptions.  I believe all life is precious."

Gallup poll: HUGE Drop in Support for Gun Control

Recent Gallup poll shows huge drop in support for gun control, especially among women.  Support for more gun control dropped an average of 11% nationally since May 2000.  Among women it dropped 12%.  Among Easterners it dropped 16%.  Among political independents it dropped 18%.  There was an 11% drop in urban areas.  There was a drop after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, then it increased again briefly, but has dropped to new lows as government grows to fight terror, at the expense of individual rights and privacy, and as local police are increasingly federalized.

Link: Shrunken Majority Now Favors Stricter Gun Laws.

The gap between the proportion of Americans advocating stricter gun laws and those in favor of maintaining or weakening existing gun laws -- once nearly 60 points in favor of stronger gun control, and registering 14 points a year ago -- is just four points in Gallup's latest poll. According to the Oct. 4-7, 2007, survey, 51% of Americans believe the laws governing the sale of firearms should be more strict. When combined, the percentages saying the laws should either be kept as they are or made less strict is nearly as high (47%).
....
Americans' opposition to aggressive gun control is further evident in a question eliciting their attitude about the need to pass new gun laws. Gallup asked respondents whether they would prefer to see the United States enforce current gun laws more strictly and not pass new gun laws, or pass new gun laws in addition to enforcing current laws more strictly. A majority of Americans (58%) opt for focusing exclusively on better enforcement of existing laws -- a position similar to that advocated by the National Rifle Association.

Patriotism

UPDATE: This video of a vet acting to enforce flag code (after authorities refused) has become one of the most viewed video clips on the internet:

NRA: Proposed OSHA Regs Treat Ammo as Explosive, Drastically Curtail Availability

More at NRA-ILA (includes sample letter to submit):

The public comment period ends July 12. To file your own comment, or to learn more about the OSHA proposal, click here or go to http://www.regulations.gov/ and search for Docket Number OSHA-2007-0032”; you can read OSHA’s proposal and learn how to submit comments electronically, or by fax or mail.

Happy 4th of July!

I hope everyone had a great 4th today.  My wife joined me in the Huntington Beach NRA Member Council's entry in that city's parade this morning (2nd largest Independence Day parade in the nation).  It was the first time she participated in a parade, outside of the Ukrainian SSR.  (Lots of positive feedback from the "Kalashnikitty" T-shirt.)  There is a lot of support for the NRA out there, folks.

(Un)Fairness Doctrine

Cam Edwards (of NRAnews.com) offers his professional insight in warning us of the recent attempt to reimpose the Fairness Doctrine tyranny.  I can't believe anyone who recalls the stultifying broadcasts of that period could possibly tolerate returning to that regime.

"NICS Improvement Amendments Act" Not Gun Control!

NRA-ILA explains its support of the NICS improvement bill. 

WND is a great news source, but they seem to have erred in following GOA's criticism of the bill.

Fellow Bloggers: Front Sight Offers Free Course Cert Just for Adding Code to Your Sidebar!

Email from Naish:
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Please forward this to your friends and family.

June 13, 2007

 

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  Founder and Director

  Front Sight Firearms Training Institute

  http://www.frontsight.com

  info@frontsight.com

  1.800.987.7719

Attend a Four Day Front Sight Course for Zero, Nada, Zip!

(That means no charge for the course!)

(But you must act quickly!)

(Offer expires June 30!)

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This is a $2,000, Four Day Course of your choice at my Front Sight Las Vegas facility that you can attend at any time in the future-- at no charge!

Well, I will mail you such a certificate if you will do me the favor of placing all the following website links on your personal website, business website or blog.

You can copy the code for the Front Sight links from this

page:

  http://frontsight.com/newsletter/front-sight-links.html 

Why am I doing this? Why am I giving you such an unbelievable opportunity to take a Four Day Firearms Training Course at Front Sight at no cost?

The answer is very simple:

Upscale Beach Cities FNRA Auction Dinner Coming Soon to Irvine!

Visit Beach Cities FNRA for more info on this event:

Front Sight Challenge TV Show - June Schedule

If I had television (my daughter thinks Ukraine is advanced because they actually broadcast cartoons through the air), I would certainly watch this (and 24) - here is an excerpt from Naish's latest email:

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See this link for the remaining All-Star Competition shows in the month of June:

  http://www.versus.com/nw/article/view/25977/?UserDef=true&catID=78

Check your Local TV Cable Guide for the Versus (VS) Channel In Your Zip Code or Click:

  http://www.versus.com/findversus/
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Sincerely,

Dr. Ignatius Piazza,

Founder and Director

http://www.frontsight.com 

PS Our stats continue to increase each week! The positive word is spreading as more and more people are tuning in to see the only show in America that pits highly skilled law enforcement officers against exceptionally trained private citizens in an exciting battle of skills at arms!

Cost of Ammo to Quadruple under CA Bill

Click here for NRA's info sheet and one-click opposition.

Great job, De Leon.  Let's make it difficult for law abiding citizens to practice shooting safely and effectively!

Sure, criminals can already (illegally) buy cheap guns on the street--but they will NEVER be able to buy ammo illegally, and they would NEVER bring it in from out-of-state or across the border, and they would NEVER dare reload in their garages, and certainly they would never steal it!

WHAT COLOR IS THE SKY

ON THIS GUY'S PLANET ???

NRA Present at Redondo Beach Memorial Day Parade

The South Bay NRA Members' Council participated in Redondo Beach's Memorial Day parade yesterday.  The invitation was circulated to some of us down in Orange County. The NRA was very well received by attendees.  Cheers for the NRA came from many of the folks attending, and even some of the active military participants.  The parade had good attendance and interesting entries.

NRA-ILA ALERT FOR CALIFORNIA - ACTION REQUIRED WEDNESDAY MAY 23

Virtual Rally -- Help Fight for the Second Amendment on
Wednesday, May 23!

Please Contact Your State Legislators!

Anti-gun hysteria has reached a fever pitch in the Golden State. The California legislature is considering numerous anti-gun bills this session that, if passed, will have dire consequences for California's law-abiding gun owners.

Gun-hating zealots have scheduled a "lobby day" at the State Capitol on Wednesday, May 23 to pressure your state legislators to stomp-out our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms in California. Gun banners from the Brady Campaign (formerly Handgun Control Inc.) will be lobbying at the Capitol in support of more gun control throughout the day.

Help Protect The Second Amendment in California by Contacting your State Assembly Member and State Senator on Wednesday May 23!

Here's what you can do to help!

·         On Wednesday, May 23, call, fax, and email the legislature between 9:30 AM until 4:00 PM and voice your opposition to any gun control proposals. Respectfully, tell your Assembly Member and State Senator to oppose any assault on our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.

·         Remember, anti-gunners will be visiting the legislative offices at the same time your calls, emails, and faxes will be arriving. To identify and contact your State Assembly Member and Senator click here. Complete contact lists for the Assembly and Senate are available below.

Assembly Roster

Senate Roster

·         Forward this message to every gun owner you know and include all gun clubs, stores, ranges and Second Amendment groups. Please cross-post this on the Internet on websites and firearm-related forums.

While there are numerous anti-gun and anti-hunting bills currently pending in the Assembly, two bills (AB 1471 and AB 1634) represent the most immediate threats, as they could be heard on the Assembly floor as soon as Thursday, May 24.

In the Senate, legislators may soon consider legislation, AB 821, to ban the use of lead ammunition for all big game hunting in the range of the California Condor. This bill has already passed the Assembly and is pending consideration in the Senate.

Help defend your Right to Keep and Bear Arms and hunting heritage in California. Please call your legislators on Wednesday, May 23 and ask them to oppose any assault on our Second Amendment rights and hunting heritage.

TOGETHER, OUR VOICES WILL BE HEARD!

TOGETHER, WE CAN STOP THE ANTI-FREEDOM FORCES AND
WIN BACK OUR RIGHTS!

To find further contact information or help identifying your legislators
please use the "Write Your Representative" feature found at www.NRAILA.org.

WND: Guns, the devil and God

Link: "Guns, the devil and God" (WorldNetDaily).  David Kupelian analyzes the anti-gun left:

As a general rule, it is liberals who tend to oppose private citizens carrying guns around with them. As I said, this is mostly because they're full of suppressed anger and therefore project their own – and others' – evil onto inanimate objects so as to maintain the denial in which they live. After all, you can't possibly believe the illogical and immoral things liberals and leftists espouse unless you're full of trauma and repressed hatred. It takes lots of inner rage to distort reality sufficiently to believe it's OK to kill beautiful little babies in their mothers' wombs...

Even the irrational fear Kupelian writes of can be cured through proper training.  Too often, the anti-gun leftist has never had the opportunity to train properly.  If she was ever given a weapon to fire, it was probably of a very large caliber (to impress her), and she was never taught proper gun handling, particularly the "four rules of reasonable gun control."

Light Blogging

Blogging will be light for awhile--I may soon be involved in a (2A-related) legal dispute with the local Diocese.  Hopefully, it will be resolved short of litigation, to the benefit of all.

I might not be able to release details, but I do appreciate your prayers.  And please consider joining the Catholic Guns blogroll.

2nd Annual Gun Blogger Rendezvous

The Second Annual Gun Blogger Rendezvous is being organized by Mr. Completely to take place this October, again in Reno.

This year's event should be even bigger and better than last year's inaugural effort.

At left is a shot of me seated at last year's dinner next to Cam Edwards (Cam & Company) of NRAnews.com.

The guest of honor of last year's dinner was Dan McKown, who was recovering from paralyzing gunshot wounds suffered when he drew his concealed weapon to engage the Tacoma Mall Shooter:

Chilling Video: Former Disney Chair Eisner Advocates Brainwashing of Public (i.e., appealing to emotions) On Gun Issue

VIDEO OF EISNER: Link: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Video: Eisner says it’s time to get the public “emotional” about gun control.

“I’ve always wanted to do position through story on the ridiculousness of having guns and automatic weapons in our society. And it’s been very much obviously in the news, sadly, sadly. But when you’re in a public company and you’re in Washington — I was just saying “Don’t fight the NRA” — or you’re in a big company where your major constituencies are middle Americans, and where you don’t own the company, you’re working for your shareholders, you’ve got to be very careful. And we pushed through same-sex health insurance, some very advanced things… But we never could do the kind of material that I can now do because nobody can tell me I can’t do it. So I think the solution is to get the public, in an emotional, story-driven way, behind the goal of an abolition of handguns and automatic weapons. Because politicians are almost co-conspirators in this bloodshed. They are chickens, I was even a little chicken at Disney. Nobody will take on what I consider the imbecilic arguments of arming America.”

If not chilling to you, you might want to check out "Innocents Betrayed," a documentary by Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, showing how gun control routinely precedes genocide.

NRA: The largest civil-rights group ever

Link: WorldNetDaily: NRA: The largest civil-rights group ever.

I am the president of the largest civil-liberties organization this nation has ever seen. No, it's not the ACLU. It's not the NAACP. It's the NRA.

WorldNetDaily: NRA chief to pen column

Link: WorldNetDaily: NRA chief to pen column.

Sandy Froman, president of the National Rifle Association, joins WorldNetDaily as an exclusive columnist today.

ABC's 20/20 Seeks Armed Citizen Stories

(Via NRA-ILA.)  ABC's 20/20 show (one of the few that approach the gun issue with some fairness, at least with reporting by John Stossel re: Myths of Gun Control), now seeks "armed citizen" self-defense stories.  You can sumit the story with a simple online form on ABC's site.  (I like that the form acknowledges: "Perhaps you warded off a potential attacker by simply showing a gun?")

Thanks, Faciamus!

Thank you, Faciamus!, for joining the Catholic Guns blogroll.

I also should note that awhile back I got a kind and supportive email about the blogroll from Dave Kopel.

(You don't have to be Catholic to put it on your site--I'll send you the code and add you to my other blogroll instead, as you prefer.)

How to Join: "Catholic Guns" Blogroll

If you are a Catholic gunblogger, please consider joining the "Catholic Guns" blogroll (sidebar):

1. Add to your site a link back to this page.
2. Let me know (info-at-lawnews-dot-TV).
3. I will then add you to the roll.
4. If you want the code to add the full roll to your site, let me know that, too, and I will send it.

This is simply a way for Catholic bloggers to keep an eye on how our parishes/schools treat the issue of self-defense, an issue which should be on par with other right-to-life issues. There are other Catholics leading on this issue such as Dave Kopel and John Snyder, but I am not aware of any other blogroll such as this, so here goes.  I have "primed" the list with several pro-gun Catholic celebrities.

SoCal NRA Members' Councils Sponsor Charity Shoot for Injured Marines

NRA Members' Council of Orange and NRA Members' Council of Huntington Beach are sponsoring a Charity Fun Shoot, to be held at Burro Canyon on April 28, 2007.  The fee is $15 for an entire day on the range.  This is a major outdoor range and you can bring just about anything--rifle, pistol and shotgun. 

If you are in or near SoCal ask your pastor/rabbi/community leaders to help publicize this event: Download the flyer (pdf).

All proceeds go to the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund (www.semperfifund.org), to benefit injured marines and their families.