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The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 59 - Million Gun March?

12:05am Friday, February 13, 2009
Taken from the most recent "Page Nine" Alan Korwin's "The Uninvited Ombudsman Report" ---------- STARTERS: Bill of Rights Day -- my reply to you Dear "Committee for the Bill of Rights" members, I can't reply to all the email I received from my report on Bill of Rights Day in Phoenix, http://www.gunlaws.com/BOR-Day-2008-Report.htm , there was too much, and it's still coming. It seems I touched a...

No Surprises Here: Former President Clinton Advocates New Gun And Magazine Ban

12:05am Tuesday, February 10, 2009
With President Barack Obama stating that his "urban agenda" includes reimposing the former federal ban on "assault weapons" and "large" magazines, it's out-of-date to refer to that law as it was known at the time--the Clinton Gun Ban. On second thought, maybe not just yet. In January, speaking at a meeting of the anti-gun U.S. Conference of Mayors, former president Bill Clinton took credit for...

Guns in Boston with ‘Boston Legal’

12:05am Monday, February 09, 2009
By John Lott Guns have figured frequently in "Boston Legal," with Denny Crane (William Shatner) using them defensively from time to time. Recently, in episode 3 of season 5 ("Dances with Wolves"), Denny fired a gun to defend himself from a robber who also had a gun. The robber was not really threatening, and as Denny's friend and fellow partner Alan Shore (James Spader) asked him: "Did you...

Gangs behind up to 80% of U.S. crime, yet gun ban lobby focuses on the law-abiding

12:10am Friday, February 06, 2009
By Chad D. Baus Recently, USA Today reported that a gang threat assessment compiled by federal officials estimates that criminal gangs in the United States have swelled to an estimated 1 million members responsible for up to 80% of crimes in communities across the nation. Meanwhile, the Brady Campaign Against Gun Violence has released its 2008 State Scorecards, which grade states on how they are...

Interpreting the Second Amendment

12:05am Friday, February 06, 2009
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. By Jeff Knox It has been famously said and often repeated that the Constitution means what the Supreme Court says it means. While this statement is generally true, it is incomplete. Regardless of what the Supreme Court says, the Constitution ultimately...

Firearm sales continue upward in January

12:05am Thursday, February 05, 2009
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Despite a weak economy and slumping retail sales, firearm sales continued to increase in January, continuing an upswing that began after November's election. Data from the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) show background checks on the sale of firearms jumped 28.8 percent in January when compared to January 2008. The increase follows a 24 percent...

Ten Threats To Our Ohio Gun Rights In 2009

12:10am Tuesday, February 03, 2009
By Alex Payton What follows is the third annual list of the ten greatest threats to our gun rights. To some degree, all of the threats that were previously listed are still threats to our Ohio gun rights. Some of those threats have become even more powerful and there are new threats that we are facing. In order to defend our rights, we have to know who or what threatens them. There are actually...

Deja Vu: More muscle should have been flexed in the fight against Eric Holder

12:05am Monday, February 02, 2009
By Jeff Knox When Barack Obama announced that he intended to nominate Eric Holder to be his Attorney General, we at The Firearms Coalition launched an aggressive campaign to block the appointment and urged all other Second Amendment organizations to do likewise. Holder was Janet Reno's top deputy in the Clinton administration and has proven himself to be a radical opponent to the rights of...

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