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20,000 U.S. M-16s Stolen From Warehouse In Kuwait

weaponsKuwait has reported the theft of a massive amount of
U.S. weapons.

The Interior Ministry said thieves broke into a warehouse and stole a
huge amount of firearms and ammunition. The ministry said 20, dosage 000 U.S.-origin M-16 assault rifles and 15, doctor 000 rounds for 9mm pistols were stolen.

“There were no guards during the break-in, about it ” the ministry said on April
7.

The ministry said the target was a warehouse of the Interior Ministry in
Subiya, Middle East Newsline reported. The statement said thieves broke three doors and removed the entire contents of the warehouse.

Kuwait has been a major defense client of the United States. The U.S.
military has stationed some 13,000 troops, most of them assigned to
logistics, to the Gulf Cooperation Council sheikdom.-[source]

4-Year-Old Kills Wife Of Sheriff’s Deputy At Family Cook-Out

dorkalertA 4-year-old child got his hands on a loaded gun during a family cook-out and killed the wife of a Sheriff’s deputy.

The victim has been identified as 48-year-old Josephine Fanning.

The shooting happened Saturday evening inside Deputy Daniel Fanning’s home in Lebanon.

Authorities say Deputy Fanning and a male relative had been looking at firearms in a bedroom.  Wilson County Sheriff Robert Bryan says no one noticed Fanning’s 4-year-old nephew walk into the room.

The child reportedly picked up the loaded gun from a bed and fired it once, hitting Josephine.

“Split second, and we’re  talking about seconds for that kid to run in that room unbeknownst to them, grab that gun and it goes off,” explained Bryan.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Bryan says this was all just a horrible accident.

“It’s a sad, sad set of circumstances.  You never prepare yourself for anything like this.”

Authorities say the gun was not Fanning’s service weapon.  He works as a school resource officer.-[source]

PTR To Move From Connecticut

weaponsA STATEMENT CONCERNING MANUFACTURING ENCOURAGEMENT, page ECONOMIC GROWTH, viagra 60mg AND PROTECTION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF CITIZENS.
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This past week an historic and highly controversial bill was passed by the State of Connecticut which will have far reaching consequences to the state, its citizens, and businesses. The bill we refer to is Bill No. 1160, AN ACT CONCERNING GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND CHILDRENS SAFETY. This bill purports to reduce gun violence by banning hardware responsible for less than 3% of homicides in 2011 ; and claims to increase children’s safety by restricting the ability of those most responsible for it – their parents – to defend them.
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As a firearms manufacturing firm, our industrial roots reach deep in the State of CT. Along with other companies in the trade, we were deeply apprehensive at the hurried process to develop new gun laws and fearful that it would generate unintended consequences for our industry. On Thursday April 4th 2013, upon reading the full text of Bill 1160, our worst fears were confirmed. What emerged was a bill fraught with ambiguous definitions, insufficient considerations for the trade, conflicting mandates, and disastrous consequences for the fundamental rights of the people of CT.
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The magnitude of the constitutional and economic importance of this bill is such that the disregard for public input (in the final version), and the haphazard production of the legislation should be insulting to any citizen or business in CT. It should be a shock to us all that such landmark legislation could be written in one week, and seen by no one (including the rank-and-file legislators) prior to its emergency certification. Having been present in the deliberations in both legislative chambers, it was clear that a majority of our legislators had not even read the bill – and those that had read it had only a cursory understanding.
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The process with which this legislation proceeded, along with the language that resulted gives us no confidence that this will be the last violation of our rights in our beloved home state, and we only hope that this does not set a precedent at a national level.
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The rights of the citizens of CT have been trampled upon. The safety of its children is at best questionably improved from the day of the tragedy that triggered the events that lead us here. Finally, due to an improperly drafted bill, manufacturing of modern sporting rifles in the State of CT has been effectively outlawed. With a heavy heart but a clear mind, we have been forced to decide that our business can no longer survive in Connecticut – the former Constitution state.-[source]

NY State Police suspending handgun permits of people prescribed meds for anti-anxiety

rkbaNew York State Police are suspending the handgun permits of people in the state who are prescribed anti-anxiety medication.

This, shop according to Jim Tresmond of the Tresmond Law Firm in Hamburg, order New York. Tresmond Law specializes in firearm litigation.

“We are representing a client right now who is impacted by this onerous activity of the government, information pills ” Tresmond told WBEN, a news talk radio station in Buffalo, New York.

Section 9.46 of the NY SAFE Act of 2013 authorizes therapists, doctors, nurses and social workers to report patients they determine may engage in conduct that may result in harm to self or others. If a determination is made that the person in question poses a threat, the provision permits the government to confiscate firearms. The provision is a direct violation of the Fourth Amendment and the legal standard of probable cause.

Experts said many mental health providers will likely ignore the provision.

NY SAFE was passed by the New York State Legislature on January 15, 2013, and was signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo the same day. – [ read more ]

 

Kalifornia CCW Business Owner Catches Repeat Offender

rkbaPlagued by repeated burglaries and damage to his small businesses, health owner fights back!

“Two-and-a-half months of seeing this guy on video, drugs and I finally caught him,” said Fowler.

For Fowler, it’s a win. And despite the possible danger, he says he’d do it again.

“It was almost closure because now we can relax a little bit now and get back to work,” he said.

Police say [the suspect] was out on bail at the time of his arrest, and was also in possession of drugs.-[source]

 

Gun Sight Maker HiViz To Relocate Following New Gun Laws

rkbaHiViz Shooting Systems of Fort Collins said it plans to relocate operations outside of Colorado because of recent gun-control legislation.

The company makes gun sights and recoil pads. It did not disclose in a press release how many employees it has, physician and company officials did not immediately return calls for comment.

“I make this announcement with mixed emotions, more about ” chief executive Phillip Howe said in a statement. “Colorado is a beautiful state with great people, but we cannot in clear conscience support with our taxes a state that has proven through recent legislation a willingness to infringe upon the constitutional rights of our customer base.”

Howe said he is talking with officials of an unidentified neighboring state about possible relocation. He said he expects a majority of employees will make the move.

The Colorado legislature last month passed bills that limit ammunition magazine sizes to 15 rounds, require universal background checks on gun sales and charge buyers for the cost of the checks.-[source]

Dem. Mocks Senior At Gun Control Forum Over Self Defense

dorkalertDuring a public forum on gun control hosted by the Denver Post Tuesday night, Rep. Diana DeGett, D-Col., mocked a senior citizen who wondered how he was supposed to defend himself under the state’s new gun laws, Jim Hoft reported at the Gateway Pundit.

The audio was not very clear, but the man can be heard talking about being at a disadvantage when facing an armed criminal.

“The good news for you, you live in Denver. The Denver PD would be there within minutes,” she said to laughter.

“You’d probably be dead anyway,” she added, smirking.

“That’s the Democratic response to concerned homeowners? To mothers? To seniors protecting their homes?” Hoft asked.-[source]

Shop That Sold Gun To Lanza’s Mom Loses License

weaponsA shop that sold a gun to the Newtown school shooter’s mother has lost its federal firearms license.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives revoked the license of Riverview Gun Sales in East Windsor in December. The agency, which confirmed the revocation to reporters Thursday, didn’t say why.

Authorities raided the store for undisclosed reasons shortly after the December school shootings in which Adam Lanza killed 20 first-graders and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School. He also shot to death his mother, Nancy, at their home. Authorities say he fired 154 shots with a Bushmaster .223-caliber rifle inside the school, then killed himself with a Glock handgun.

Nancy Lanza purchased a Bushmaster from Riverview, according to a person close to the investigation into the school shooting who spoke on condition of anonymity because the probe is continuing. It could not be confirmed whether the Bushmaster was the one used in the shooting.

Shop owner David LaGuercia said in December that Nancy Lanza bought a gun from him years ago, but he couldn’t remember what kind. LaGuercia said at the time he was cooperating with law enforcement.

“There is nothing more devastating than the loss of a child,” LaGuercia said in a statement in December. “We are absolutely appalled that the product that we sold several years ago would be used in this type of horrendous crime. Our hearts go out to the victims and the families.”

His wife, Shelley Clemens, said Friday that she and her husband still don’t know why the ATF revoked his firearms license. She said the store remains open selling ammunition and other items that aren’t firearms while LaGuercia appeals the revocation.-[source]

Colorado Sheriffs Push Back Against Calls For More Gun Control

rkbaWith President Obama’s visit to Colorado to rally support for gun control measures, some of the state’s sheriffs are speaking out against more restrictions.

More than a dozen sheriffs held a press conference Wednesday in a Denver park near where the president met with law enforcement and community leaders to discuss the gun control package recently signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper.

Justin Smith of Larimer County was among sheriffs who gathered in advance of Obama’s visit. He and other sheriffs are slamming new regulations on firearms as unconstitutional.

Smith dismissed Obama’s visit as “a slap in the face to all Coloradans.”-[source]

Grandmother Of 10 Holds Burglar At Gunpoint

whoopassSpokane police say a grandmother held a burglar at gunpoint at her home until authorities arrived.

KXLV-TVreports that Sandy Mize, unhealthy a grandmother to 10, fired a warning shot and held the suspect, 35-year-old Sean Denny, in her living room until he tried to get away. That’s when authorities apprehended him in her backyard early Wednesday morning.

“I told him I was armed,” she told KREM-TV “He kept coming, so I started backing up.”

Mize says she fired a warning round at the suspect but it did not hit him.

“He laid on the couch. I stood there for a very short period of time. I asked him, ‘Did I hit you?’ There was no response. No movement,” Mize told KREM. “So I made my way to the telephone and dialed 911.”

Neighbors were proud of what Mize did.

“I think it’s great,” Vicki Plastino told KXLY. “She’s wonderful.”

Police say Denny went into Mize’s house after he burglarized a nearby business.

Denny has been charged with burglary and resisting arrest and is being held on $25,000 bond.-[source]