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By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:04 AM
We're Number Two!
Poor Oaktown is closing in on a record year for homicides. Up about 55% from last year. Approximately 555 in the last 5 years. I wonder how ...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:46 AM
Sex, Guns and Goldilocks
A man charged in November in connection with an Internet sex sting in Newtown is being held on a $750,000 bond for allegedly possessing an a...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:26 AM
Just Like Boston
Hamilton County Sheriff Simon Leis said he supports a proposed program to curb gun violence in Cincinnati. The program...dropped gun-relate...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:21 AM
We're the Only Ones Enduring Enough
Philadelphia Police Endure A Night Of Gun Violence But...but...but... And I don't suppose non-" Only Ones " are enduring anyth...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:15 AM
This Day in History: December 31
On this day in 1775, Patriot forces under Colonel Benedict Arnold and General Richard Montgomery attempt to capture the city of Quebec und...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
Saturday, December 30, 2006
The Fix is In: Destroy Wayne Fincher
A man charged with possessing illegal machine guns shouldn't be able to make constitutional arguments at trial, according to a motion fi...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
7:21 AM
We're the Only Ones Strapped and Unstrapped Enough
It seems a lot of police officers don't wear their seat belts when they are driving their patrol cruisers. And researchers think that pl...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:59 AM
Wrongful Termination for 2A Advocacy
A former security researcher for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory at Richland says he was fired for advocating gun rights. Fifty-on...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:45 AM
We're the Only Ones Scared to Death Enough
Thieves stole the gun and nearly $5,000 worth of other police equipment from the personal car of a Cincinnati police investigations supervis...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:59 AM
Reflections on Silveira
Part of the recent attack on me has focused on criticism of the Silveira case . While the commenters in this instance aren't high on m...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:57 AM
This Day in History: December 30
On this day in 1803, Francis Lewis , signer of the Declaration of Independence, dies in New York City, at the age of 90.
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
Friday, December 29, 2006
Mr. Connery, You'll Have to Check That Shotgun
Taking a lesson from the 1981 Sean Connery sci fi western Outland, which showed how dangerous it can be to mix guns with spaceflight, the F...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
8:07 AM
Is the Story Getting Legs?
Via email fom SayUncle : Check it out: http://volokh.com/posts/1167404621.shtml http://instapundit.com/archives2/2006/12/post_1331.php Many ...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
7:20 AM
Shameless Plug: A Request for BIDS
NICS, whether "improved" or not, creates a record of gun purchases, that is, a de facto registration list of gun owners. And wh...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:55 AM
GUNS Magazine Review of Domestic Enemies: The Reconquista
Matthew Bracken's latest novel is a brave book. It's brave because it's a sequel, and expectations from a readership that e...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:52 AM
Further Thoughts on the Bush 2A Reversal
I made a comment yesterday over at SayUncle's that I realized I had not yet articulated here on my own site, regarding the "execu...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:40 AM
We're the Only Ones "Calm and Assertive Pack Leaders" Enough
A deputy constable is now out of the hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the foot Thursday morning... "Attempted to bite me...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:03 AM
Letter from Wayne Fincher
From the Sebastian County Jail [In response to AFV editor’s request, this is a day in the life of Hollis Wayne Fincher inside the Sebastian...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:01 AM
This Day in History: December 29
On this day in 1778, British Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell and his force of between 2500 and 3600 troops, which included the 71st H...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Phillipines: We're the Only Ones Exempted Enough
THE Commission on Elections yesterday began accepting requests for gun ban exemption. James Arthur Jimenez , Comelec spokesman, urged gun ow...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
4:40 PM
Sniff Dogg Redfines Hypocrisy and Gall
Snoop Dogg has called for a world gun amnesty. The rapper - who was arrested in October for possession of drugs and a firearm - wishes the ...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
4:22 PM
Return from Mountain Paradise
What a great mini-vacation. The kids hardly ever see snow, and we got it, about 8" yesterday. I'd forgotten the magic of walking ...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
4:19 PM
This Day in History: December 28
British troops commanded by Major James Henry Craig are posted at John’s Island, just outside of Charleston, South Carolina, on this day in ...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Banned Forever!
As a rule, I stay away from forums. While there are some notable exceptions, I've found too many of them are simply places where the clo...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
7:37 AM
The Wrong Hands
Anti-gun violence activist Lisa Price doesn't want to ban all guns. The wife of U.S. Rep. David Price , D-4th District, simply wants to...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
7:27 AM
We're the Only Ones Filial Enough
The son of Kalinga Gov. Dominador Belac Sr ., who is also a rookie policeman, was arrested for firing his gun in Baguio City before dawn Mon...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
7:24 AM
This Day in History: December 26
At approximately 8 a.m. on the morning of December 26, 1776, General George Washington's Continental Army reaches the outskirts of Tren...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
Monday, December 25, 2006
Merry Christmas 2006
To regular visitors: Thank you for the valuable gift of your time and attention, and the wisdom of your comments. To newcomers: Welcome. I ...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:26 AM
This Day in History: December 25
And such they are--and such they will be found: Not so Leonidas and Washington, Their every battle-field is holy ground Which breathes of na...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
Sunday, December 24, 2006
"Just a Victim of Circumstances"
A funeral was held Saturday for Willie Posey . Posey was the bodyguard and friend of Chicago Bear Tank Johnson . Many relatives attending th...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:57 AM
We're the Only Ones Sobbing Enough
A policewoman's gun and badge were stolen from her New York City home as she slept -- and the bandit apparently also made off with her c...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:42 AM
Apocalypto
Saw it yesterday. Loved it. I was initially not interested, wondering how Gibson could possibly have us empathize with people so culturally ...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:35 AM
We're the Only Ones Audited Enough
Tuxedo Park has hired a forensic accounting firm to sniff out any "possible village monies or property allegedly stolen by former emplo...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:27 AM
Dial "B" for BATFU
By now you've probably heard of suggestions by Wayne LaPierre and others to call the BATFU hotline and report Michael Bloomberg's ...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:22 AM
"Shooter"
Well , well , well ... Pokey-Poke with another gun ... Yeah, those "props" sure look fake ...I'm sure there'd be no way t...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:07 AM
This Day in History: December 24
On this day in 1745, patriot, physician and social reformer Benjamin Rush is born in Byberry Township, Pennsylvania. The two great "Be...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Merry Christmas, Wayne Fincher
I'm also sending him some paper, envelopes and stamps--we'll see if they let him keep those. They didn't. I can't think of a...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:28 AM
We're the Only Ones Correct Enough
City police arrested a state correction officer allegedly for possessing cocaine and a handgun. Jeffrey M. Matthews , 36, of Watervliet, was...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:14 AM
Padre Pistolas
This jolly 240-pound man isn't dressed in red, and he doesn't rely on reindeer to pull a sled. Instead, he drives a pickup and packs...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:57 AM
Don't Call it "Extortion." Call it a "Public/Private Partnership"
Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Friday that the city will team up with a South Carolina gun dealer to make sure guns do not fall into the...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:50 AM
Wayne Fincher Docket Posted
From Paul W. Davis : The Docket for Wayne Fincher's case is posted at the following url: http://usvfincher.110mb.com/docket/ Wayne'...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:48 AM
This Day in History: December 23
On this day in 1783, following the signing of the Treaty of Paris, General George Washington resigns as commander in chief of the Continent...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
Friday, December 22, 2006
Bush Administration Reverses Ashcroft Interpretation of Second Amendment
I received an email reply to my inquiry about the FAA declaring the Second Amendment a "collective right" in their recently issue...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
7:10 AM
Proof that it's the Gun's Fault
Three members of an armed teenage gang who killed a woman as she cradled a baby at a christening party were illegal immigrants with a string...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:55 AM
Gun Buy-Back Could Reduce Violence
Sure it could. And if "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, we'd all have a Merry Christmas.
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:42 AM
Unwholesome and Offensive
Not only will the sale of guns be prohibited in the village, but also within a mile of Addison... Village attorney George Marchetti said a ...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:05 AM
More Neocon Kool-Aid, Please...
But if Giuliani can make those issues seem secondary to a broader defense of American civilization, he's got a chance to go all the way...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:03 AM
This Day in History: December 22
On Friday, December 22, 1775, the Continental Congress creates a Continental Navy, naming Esek Hopkins, Esq ., as commander in chief of the ...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
Thursday, December 21, 2006
MRI Busters?
An incident recently occurred at an outpatient imaging center in western New York State, in which a firearm spontaneously discharged in a 1....
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
7:16 AM
We're the Only Ones Careless and Careless Enough
An RCMP officer will be sentenced in February for careless use of her 9-mm pistol after shots were fired inside her home during a domestic d...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
7:12 AM
And the "No, Duh!" Award Goes to...
Gun Dealer Suspects Illegal Arms Trade Widespread Ya think ? You want "gun violence"? Keep making them illegal and you'll get...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
7:07 AM
Yeah, You're Right. It's the Culture's Fault
A teenager who was shot dead by her former boyfriend was the victim of Britain's gun culture, a coroner said yesterday. Individual choic...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:58 AM
A Blunder Down Under?
A review of gun laws a decade after the Port Arthur massacre has found all states and territories have breached the national firearms agreem...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:45 AM
"Not Guilty." But We'll Just Hold on to this Gun...
[Use BugMeNot to bypass site registration] FARMER Padraig Nally , who was last week acquitted of the manslaughter of a Traveller is now hop...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:52 AM
Green Party: Stupid or Evil?
A gun lobby group says licensing firearms is ineffective in controlling a black market. The Green Party is calling for tougher gun control l...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:44 AM
This Day in History: December 21
On this day in 1761, Revolutionary War hero and faithful Patriot Robert Barnwell is born in Beaufort, South Carolina. Beaufort enthusiastic...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
"pH Factor" Reaching Point of No Return
Celebrity bad-girl Paris Hilton and social networking website Bebo were the hottest topics on Google in 2006, the superstar online search e...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
7:04 AM
NRA Sides With McCain on "Gun Show Loophole"
Here's what NRA tells politicians seeking their favor: The NRA does not oppose an expansion of instant checks to firearms sales by non-d...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:37 AM
BATFU Gives Pokey-Poke a Passy-Pass
A while back I received an email from CD Tavares about my " Planet of the Ape " exposé on anti-gun Mark "Pokey Poke" Wa...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:20 AM
These Boots are Made for Stompin'
Kicking somebody during a fight can be more dangerous than using a sharp or blunt weapon, research shows... Firearms injuries, which were ve...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:55 AM
We're the Only Ones Locking Down Enough
Deputy Greg Gardner accidentally discharged a bullet from the rifle he was carrying while located in an “incident staging area at the schoo...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:52 AM
This Day in History: December 20
On this day in 1783, Virginia cedes the vast territory it had previously claimed by right of colonial charter to the federal government of t...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
We're the Only Ones Superior Enough
An off-duty Detroit police sergeant who was shocked with a Taser gun in Farmington Hills last week has hired an attorney... Reed added that ...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:10 AM
Bush Administration Declares Second Amendment a "Collective Right"
As in the NPRM, under Sec. 460.53, a space flight participant may not carry on board any explosives, firearms, knives, or other weapons. XCO...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:07 AM
Assault on Home Rule
Ohio lawmakers recently voted to override Gov. Bob Taft's veto of a bill wiping out local gun laws. When they did that, they may as wel...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:50 AM
Fashionably Late to the 2A Carnival
Welcome to the seventh edition of the Second Amendment Carnival ...better late than never You got that right, Stan . I almost missed it com...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:46 AM
This Day in History: December 19
“These are the times that try men’s souls; the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his ...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
Monday, December 18, 2006
I'm King of the World!
Asked what rules they would make if they were king or queen of the world, the number one response from the under-10s was to ban knives and g...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:32 AM
We're the Only Ones Elephanticidal Enough
A killer elephant named after Osama bin Laden by fearful villagers was killed by sharpshooters, officials said Sunday. The animal was blame...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:18 AM
A Protection Racket
But Ohio’s cities were not happy with the state’s overriding their right to enact gun protections... See the way the " authorized journ...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:01 AM
Reagan Knew Value of Gun Ownership
President Reagan most assuredly understood that honest gun owners are not a threat to anyone, and neither are they a threat to national sec...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:53 AM
Rational Review 2A News Announcement
From Mary Lou Seymour : Due to either a Yahoo breakdown or a cyberattack by unknown persons, the 2AM News email edition, located at Yahoo gr...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
5:50 AM
This Day in History: December 18
The new United States celebrates its first national day of thanksgiving on Thursday, December 18, 1777, commemorating the American victory a...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
Sunday, December 17, 2006
There Are Bad Ideas...
...and there are really bad ideas. Cryptic Subterranean alerts us to the latter: " Password-protected bullets ." Good grief.
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
7:30 AM
Handgun Owners Irate Over Having Names Published Online
Dozens of readers have taken issue with The Journal News over its decision to run a list of pistol permit holders in Westchester and Rocklan...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
7:23 AM
A Questionable Fellow
Gun control researcher Philip Alpers has accused the police officer in charge of firearms licensing of bias over a series of emails questio...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
7:01 AM
We're the Only Ones Fumble-Fingered Enough
In an unrelated incident, a reserve police officer who was entering the building at the time of the evacuation shot himself in the arm and t...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:43 AM
Like Sheep to the Slaughter
So a school district actually comes up with a response to school shootings that will actually stop or lessen the blow of a school shooting, ...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
6:41 AM
This Day in History: December 17
On this day in 1777, the French foreign minister, Charles Gravier , count of Vergennes, officially acknowledges the United States as an inde...
By DAVID KURNIAWAN
Saturday, December 16, 2006
The Devil in the Details
New details are emerging about what led to the shooting of two ATF agents at an apartment complex in DeKalb County on Friday morning... Reed...
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