 | Newslinks for Wednesday, June 19
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Bloomberg bus to stop in N.H. after cops called on activists in Conn.
• Reese lawyers reply to prosecutor move to deny assets for defense
• This is why everyone should have a revolver.
• JPFO offers chance to win gun denied to NYPD
• Natalie Foster: Using the Abused (video story)
• Browsing Holland & Holland’s New York City Gun Room
• Daily Digest: Is Anyone Surprised? Edition
• Ice-T Narrates Gun Control Film Focusing On Civil Rights
• Why I got my CCW Permit and Why You Should Too
• 'Great New Orleans Gun Grab' author part of gun-rights documentary
• Learn why we have the Second Amendment
• ‘Pro-Gun’ Ricin mailer turns out to be Hollywood anti-gunner
Self-Defense News and Views • Self-Defense Tip: 3 Rules to Defend Against Home Invasions
• OR: Some Oregon residents arm themselves on 'Glock blocks' amid rising crime
Editor's Choice • Supreme Court: You Must Invoke Your Right to STFU
• Testing A Bullet Resistant Mercedes S600 (video available)
• FNS-9 Contest Entry: How A Gun Made Tank03 a Better American
• FNS-9 Contest Entry: Tony G.’s Anti-Williams Addendum
From the Enemy Camp • After Gun Vote, Giffords Group Slams Pro-Gun Republicans
• Rick Perry wooing gun makers is slap in the face to Sandy Hook families
• CA: OFA Gun Control Rally in San Bernardino Draws 3 Protesters
• CO: Stop telling lies (sixth letter)
• OH: Anti-Abortion Group In Ohio Is Fundraising By Selling Assault Rifles
Shrieking Hysteria From the Antis • My Month With a Gun: Week One
• Ms. Magazine‘s ‘My Month with a Gun’ Story Shooting Blanks?
Carry Coming to Illinois? • Illinois AG seeks to deny forcibly disarmed young woman her day in court
• Illinois AG wants yet more time to decide on how to restrict armed self-defense
• IL: Champaign won’t join six other counties in allowing carry
• IL: Crazy Lisa is crazy like a fox: Madigan gets another delay for certioari
• IL: High court grants delay as Illinois weighs appeal to gun order
Brave New Schools and Campuses • 8th grader who wore NRA shirt faces year in jail--for talking
• WV: Arrested for Wearing NRA T-Shirt
• VA: THANK YOU – School Board Gets Rid of Zero Tolerance After Boys Suspended for Using Pencils as “Guns”
Politicians and Legislation • Alaska Senator Murkowski Says She Will Consider Expanded Gun Sale Background Checks
• Biden concedes W.H. gun push falters in Congress
• Bill Would Allow Importation Korean M1 Garand, Carbine Rifles
• Father’s Day Photo Shows Obama Playing With Toy Guns With Daughters
• Obama: 21 of 23 Gun Control Executive Orders Have Been Put Into Motion
• White House declaring victory on guns as Biden speaks?
• CO: Anti-Gun Colorado Sen. Close to Recall
• CO: No fan of Giron (fourth letter)
• CT: An unexpected victory for the Second Amendment
• NY: Crowd encourages Massena to oppose SAFE Act
• TX: CCRKBA Lauds Gov. Perry’s Repeal Of Onerous Knife Restrictions
The "Authorities" • CO: Ex-Loveland police officer Rodney Bretches pleads to child pornography charges
• IL: Former Country Club Hills Police Chief Pleads Guilty
• NC: Eyewitnesses describe the terror of DWI checkpoint shooting (video available)
• NC: Sheriffs: Money & Power More Important Than Gun Rights?
• OH: Officer officially fired after alleged sexual misconduct (video available)
From the States • Dog the Bounty Hunter Supports The Second Amendment But . . . (video available)
• Local shooting chapters arm women with safety, confidence, camaraderie
• CO: Colorado Gun Rights Advocates Plan to Break New Magazine Law on Capitol Steps
• CO: Shoot In Colorado…While You Still Can
• CO: Siding with the elite? (fifth letter)
• MD: FBI Nixes NICS in MD
• NY: Youth Marksmanship Programs In New York State Are Dead
• WA: New Wash. state CPL tally more than 7,000 higher than mid-May
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| | Business Owner Pulls Own Gun, Kills Robber In Newark (NJ)
OpSD --A business owner shot and killed a robber Monday in Newark. ... The suspect announced a robbery, and ordered the owner to fill the backpack with money and gold. The suspect said he would shoot the owner’s family members if the owner did not comply, authorities said. But the owner fought back. He pulled his own gun, and shot the suspect.
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| Man claims self defense in deadly shooting (TX)
OpSD --"It's reported that they started smashing his vehicle with 2x4's," said San Antonio Police Spokesperson Sgt. Javier Salazar. Police say after smashing the windows, the two brothers threatened the boyfriend. That's when multiple shots were fired. The medical examiner's office confirmed 28-year-old Manuel Cantu died at the scene, and his brother's name has not been released.
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| Police: NY man shot and killed after stabbing ex-girlfriend (VT)
OpSD --Police said Allen has a pending charge in New York for allegedly unlawfully restraining Thompson, who afterward obtained a restraining order prohibiting Allen from coming near her. But state police say that Allen arrived at the mobile home early Sunday evening when he attacked and stabbed Thompson multiple times. White, who witnessed the attack, used a rifle to fire two shots that struck Allen, who was pronounced dead early Monday morning at Rutland Regional Medical Center, police said.
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| Newslinks for Tuesday, June 18
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • A Conversation on Guns in America – ‘Assaulted’
• July Issue Of Shooting Illustrated 2013
Gun Rights Legal Action • IL: Madigan’s office seeks dismissal of teen’s suit over FOID Card Act
Armed Self-Defense *Works* • NJ: Business Owner Pulls Own Gun, Kills Robber In Newark
• TX: Man claims self defense in deadly shooting
• VT: Police: NY man shot and killed after stabbing ex-girlfriend
Self-Defense News and Views • NJ: Suspect shot and killed in Newark robbery attempt
• OR: Bully Beatdown: Victim Turns Tables On Would-Be Robbers
Right to Carry • IL: Concealed carry violators shouldn't be prosecuted
• IL: White County Allows Concealed Carry
News and Views from the Antis • MS: Styling and the Second Amendment
• White House cites progress on gun issue
Increasing Blowback from Illegitimate Legislation • NY: Hundreds rally against SAFE Act
• NY: NY gun control law protest draws crowd in Lewis County
News and Views of Zimmerman DGU • FL: George Zimmerman Trial: Can His Defense Team Pull Off a Win, Or Will They Just Look Racist?
• FL: Media Outnumber Protesters at Murder Trial
Politicians and Legislation • House unanimously adopts Kelly Amendment to ban funding for UN Arms Trade Treaty
• IL: Buffalo Grove trustees defer on assault weapons ban
• NM: Santa Fe City Council considers magazine ban in "City Different"
• Sen. Durbin pressures gun lobby with threat to move ATF authority to FBI
From the States • IL: Chicago body count a monument to gun control failure
• IL: CHIRAQ: Chicago has some serious problems
• MD: Carroll residents' taste in guns altered by new law
• WI: Milwaukee County Sheriff Clarke Encourages Gun Ownership, Now Under Attack by County Board
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| | Police: evidence backs up self-defense in Tupelo shooting (MS)
OpSD --Police say evidence backs up a Tupelo man's statement that he was defending himself when he shot and killed a neighbor on his back porch. Police Capt. Rusty Haynes tells The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal that tests indicate that 41-year-old Brad Nance was four to six feet away when he was shot and killed Thursday.
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| Police: Pharmacist Shot At Robber (NY)
OpSD --A pharmacist who purchased a gun after two fatal pharmacy robberies on Long Island used it to shoot at a robber Friday afternoon, according to Nassau County Police.
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| Newslinks for Monday, June 17
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • A 14-Year-Old Faces a Year in Jail for Wearing an NRA T-Shirt to School
• Gun Range Wounds
• Happy Father's Day, now go shoot a bear.
• JFK warned about secrecy
• State photo-ID databases become troves for police
• WH tweets Father’s Day photo of Obama and daughter playing with toy guns
Gun Rights Legal Action • VA: Petersburg, Va. Circuit Court Clerk backs down to gun group
Armed Self-Defense *Works* • MS: Police: evidence backs up self-defense in Tupelo shooting
• NY: Police: Pharmacist Shot At Robber
News and Views from the Antis • NY: Gun Control Advocates Rally Six Months After Sandy Hook
• Second Amendment--Iconic Millstone
Increasing Blowback from Illegitimate Legislation • NY: Pro-Gun Rally in Lowville
• NY: SAFE Act PROTEST draws crowd in Lewis County
News and Views of Zimmerman DGU • FL: Week 2 of Jury Picking Resumes in Zimmerman Case
Politicians and Legislation • AR: Left and right already swinging at Ark. senator
• CA: S.F. gun rules likely to spur lawsuits
• KS: Gun ordinances up for debate at Tuesday’s City Council meeting
• KS: Kansas concealed carry laws changing July 1st
• NY: Upstate Empire State pols work to repeal Cuomo’s gun law
• WV: Joe Manchin takes on NRA in new TV spot
The "Authorities" • N.J. Judge Arrested For Allegedly Hindering Search For Her Live-In Boyfriend
From the States • IN: Laws will not deter criminals
• LA: City Issues Notice for Film Crew's Fake Gunfire
• NY: Mayor Mike’s misfire on guns
• UT: Gun show offers free concealed weapons classes to Utah educators
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Latest Armed Self-defense News Stories: • Man claims self defense in deadly shooting (TX)
• Police: NY man shot and killed after stabbing ex-girlfriend (VT)
• Business Owner Pulls Own Gun, Kills Robber In Newark (NJ)
• Police: evidence backs up self-defense in Tupelo shooting (MS)
• Police: Pharmacist Shot At Robber (NY)
• Gun-toting grandma, 72, shoots at intruder, saves wheelchair-bound husband (CA)
• Brunswick, GA Homeowner Shoots Knife Wielding Assailant Multiple Times With .45 (GA)
• Woman holds burglar at gunpoint until police arrive (OH)
• Homeowner in GA Shoots and Kills 1 of 3 Armed Burglars (GA)
• Store Owners Confronts and Shoots Armed Burglar, Leading to His Capture (FL)
• Store owner shoots accused burglar (FL)
• Mother and Son in NC Use Shotgun to Shoot and Kill Armed Home Invader Who Kicked in Their Door (NC)
• Homeowner Shoots and Kills Would Be Home Invader (GA)
• Homeowner in Lafayette, LA Shoots and Kills 1 of 2 Armed, Late Night Home Invaders (LA)
• 60 Year Old TX Man is Shot by Armed Robber, but He Still Manages to Shoot and Kill the Suspect (TX)
• Would-be robber shot dead--Resident fires on pair who attacked him on his porch (IN)
• Concealed Carrier in FL Turns the Table on Robber When He Draws His Gun and Opens Fire (FL)
• Missouri Woman Fires at and Hits 1 of 3 Would be Home Invaders (MO)
• Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Double-Aught Deterrance Edition (NC)
• Dogs Corners Home Invasion Suspect Then Homeowner Holds Him at Gunpoint (AL)
• Houston Man Wins Gunfight Against 4-5 Armed Suspects, 1 Suspect Killed, 1 Wounded (TX)
• 77 Year-Old Senior Citizen Shoots Burglar (TN)
• Man shot, killed in Douglas County in likely case of self-defense (MO)
• 26 Year Old Young Lady Uses Gun to Fight Off Man Who Stabbed Her Twice (MI)
• Alleged robber fatally shot on Detroit's northwest side (MI)
• Homeowner Shoots 1 of 3 Daytime Burglars (FL)
• Alabama Homeowner Shoots Registered Sex Offender (Just Released from Prison) During Home Invasion (AL)
• Elderly mom shoots, kills drunken son in self-defense during gun battle, deputies say (FL)
• Toledo woman confronts would-be home invader with handgun (OH)
• Homeowner Shoots Vandal, Won't Face Charges (TX)
• Adamsville homeowner shoots possible attacker while walking dog (AL)
• See What Happened When a Suspected Burglar Returned a Second Time to 98-Year-Old Grandma’s Home (MI)
• Homeowner Users Gun to Defend Against Burglary, Shoots Attempted Burglar Multiple Times (KY)
• Man put in closet where guns were; suspect shot (TX)
• BCSO: Woman Kills Common Law Husband in Self Defense (TX)
• Newspaper deliveryman who shot man in self defense: "I'd do it again if I had to" (FL)
• Washington Jewelry Store Owner Wins Gunfight With Armed Robber, Sends Him Fleeing (WA)
• War Veteran Chases Down, Captures Burglary Suspect, Holds Him at Gunpoint for Police (WA)
• Homeowner Shoots at Multiple Burglary Suspects (PA)
• Liquor Store Owner Shoots Robber Armed With Sawed Off Shotgun (AL)
• Homeowner Shoots Daytime Home Invader Who Shattered Glass Door of Home (WA)
• Homeowner with Gun Detains Parolee during Residential Burglary (CA)
• Homeowner Catches Burglar in Bathroom (OH)
• Gas Station Clerk Wins Gun Battle Against Multiple, Armed Robbers (FL)
• Rifle Used To Thwart Home Invasion (GA)
• Elderly woman fatally shoots son in self-defense during domestic dispute (MO)
• Iraq War vet thwarts break-in at Michigan gas station (MI)
• Two stabbed in downtown incident (WV)
• NOPD: Man defends himself by fatally shooting suspect in home (LA)
• Bethel Park music store owner shoots, kills attacker (PA)
• Resident Shoots 1 of 2 Home Invaders Multiple Times (OH)
• Police arrest Ardmore man in attempted robbery (OK)
• Resident Uses AR15 to Defend Himself and His Wife from Intruder Who May Have Been on Drugs (PA)
• Mormon Bishop Saves Female Neighbor From Robber – Using a Samurai Sword (UT)
• Attempted robbery in Houston ends in suspect being shot and killed (TX)
• Montana Woman Proves Guns Work Better Than Restraining Orders (MT)
• Concealed Carrier Shoots and Kills Armed Robber During Gunfight (TX)
• Pipe, club and finally gun needed to stop savage pit bull attack on woman in Detroit (MI)
• 80-year-old Flint man fires shots at five robbery suspects (MI)
• Home invasion suspects killed in gunfight with NC homeowner (NC)
• California Concealed Carrier Captures Serial Burglar at Gunpoint (CA)
• Concealed Carrier Shoots and Kills 1 of 2 Armed Street Robbers (TX)
• Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Once Too Many Edition (TX)
• Burger King diner defeats would-be robber by shooting him (FL)
• Cops: Stockton shooting might have been self defense (CA)
• Beaumont Serial Robber Caught After Victim Shot Him (TX)
• Shooting in Walla-Walla (WA)
• Maryland Homeowner Shoots and Kills 1 of 2 Baseball Bat Wielding Home Invaders (MD)
• 60 Year Old Homeowner in Kansas Shoots Would be Intruder in the Foot (KS)
• Grandmother holds burglar at gunpoint until police arrive (WA)
• Burglar shot after Pennsylvania homeowner interrupts home invasion (PA)
• Woman pulls gun on attacker, attacker takes off running (OR)
• Florida man shot and killed by family member in self-defense (FL)
• 82-year-old Oregon farmer holds burglar at gunpoint until police arrive (OR)
• Off-Duty Officer Shoots Alleged Armed Robber (FL)
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