Posts Tagged ‘Guns’
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Chief Justice John Marshall (1833). Strong States' Rights proponent.
If you were watching the confirmation hearing of Elana Kagan, you would have seen Feinstein and Schumer announce with glee that the Supreme Court upheld the Second Amendment, once again, and reversed the gun laws in Illinois banning handguns.
The important thing is that, reading that decision, we find what this matter of incorporation was all about. Section II, B of the Opinion of the Court reads:
The Bill of Rights, including the Second Amendment, originally applied only to the Federal Government. In Barron ex rel. Tiernan v. Mayor of Baltimore, [32 US] 7 Pet. 243 (1833), the Court, in an opinion by Chief Justice Marshall, explained that this question was “of great importance” but “not of much difficulty.” Id., at 247. In less than four pages, the Court firmly rejected the proposition that the first eight Amendments operate as limitations on the States, holding that they apply only to the Federal Government
I would have been surprised to learn that Chief Justice John Marshall wrote such an opinion, if I had not been reading his decision in Gibbons v. Ogden. I am pleased to learn that the Senators aforementioned hold in such esteem the decisions of Chief Justice Marshall’s.
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Thursday, May 27th, 2010
No, Obama did not lie. He was just satisfied to let people THINK that the guard troops were coming in support of Article IV., Section 4 of the Constitution. In reality, they are here to be used against American citizens.
Remember the heady days of health care when violence ruled the streets? That is, violence caused by those who supported health care. Not the terrorists of the Tea Party. Remember when we could call a person who opposed health care a Racists and get away with it? Even Jimmy Carter had lust in his heart to call those racists who are tired of the government thinking of the Constitution as a G** D*** piece of paper. Remember how the White House vigorously used the term racists against those who opposed health care?
O, that’s right. They came out and truthfully said that they did not use the term racist against those who opposed health care. Obama was just satisfied to let the media run with that term for nearly two-months before coming out and saying that they did not agree with it. After the damage was done.
The big O learned from that, though. He announced that he will send 1200 troops to the border. He was happy to let the media run wild with the story of National Guard troops having illegals face-down in the burning sands of the desert with tanks and M-16s pointed squarely at their heads.
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
The public is divided over whether state and local governments should be able to pass laws banning the sale and possession of handguns. The Supreme Court is expected to rule in the next few months on the constitutionality of a 28-year-old Chicago law prohibiting handgun ownership in that city.
Half of the public (50%) says that state and local governments should not be able to pass laws barring the sale or possession of handguns in their jurisdictions, while 45% say they should be able to pass such laws.
Previous Pew Research surveys have found broad opposition to a law banning the sale of handguns. In April 2008, 59% said they opposed a law banning handguns while 36% favored such a law. There was less opposition to a law banning handgun sales in 2000 and the late 1990s. In March 2000, 47% opposed a law banning handgun sales while the same percentage favored it.
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Saturday, May 15th, 2010
Plan to suspend sales tax on guns bought during the first weekend of October is part of a national trend.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia would suspend sales taxes on gun purchases during the first weekend of October under legislation that unanimously passed the state House of Delegates Feb. 26.
The Second Amendment Appreciation Act would mandate that the first weekend of every October become a sales tax holiday for gun purchases. The lead sponsor, Delegate Scott Varner, D-Marshall, said the holiday could actually bring in increased tax revenues, given that bargain-hunting shoppers likely will buy other things that are taxed.
“The idea is to get them in to purchase the firearm and, along with that, you get all the ancillary benefits,” he said.
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Friday, May 7th, 2010
(Reuters) – Mexican drug hitmen are shooting up houses and terrorizing remote farming towns on the U.S. border, forcing residents to flee, as they try to secure key trafficking routes into the United States.
In the latest flare-up of border drug violence, masked, heavily-armed men are torching homes, firing on shops and businesses and have killed at least three local politicians in a cluster of towns near the deadly drug war city of Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas.
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Friday, May 7th, 2010
(Reuters) – Powerful groups in the United States appear to be blocking efforts to stem the flow of assault weapons fueling Mexico’s drug war, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said in an interview broadcast on Sunday.
Calderon, who has deployed tens of thousands of soldiers and police to fight drug cartels, told Fareed Zakaria’s “GPS” program on CNN that there was resistance in Washington to Mexico’s demands that sales of such weapons be stopped.
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Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
The AP reported yesterday:
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says he won’t send National Guard troops to quell Chicago street violence unless Mayor Richard Daley wants them.
Daley said Monday that a call by two Illinois lawmakers to bring in the National Guard was “something to think about.”
Democratic state Reps. John Fritchey and LaShawn Ford want Quinn to order troops to Chicago because of recent violence, including one night when seven people were killed.
Daley and Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis (wees) say a key to ending violence is getting guns off the street. Weis says he doubts the National Guard is the answer.
As of midnight Sunday, the city had 113 homicides this year. There were 109 homicides from January to April last year and 134 during the same period in 2008.
WGN-TV reports that Mayor Richard Daley is cold to the call for troops, but is, “…open to ideas on how to fight crime.”
Continue reading “Chicago proves gun laws.” »
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Friday, April 16th, 2010
PHOENIX — Republican Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a bill making Arizona the third state allowing people without a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
The bill she signed Friday afternoon takes effect 90 days after the current legislative session ends. That likely will put the effective date in July or August.
“I believe this legislation not only protects the Second Amendment rights of Arizona citizens, but restores those rights as well,” Brewer said in a statement.
Alaska and Vermont now do not require permits to carry concealed weapons.
By eliminating the permit requirement, the Arizona legislation will allow people 21 or older to forego background checks and classes that are now required.
Supporters say the bill promotes constitutional rights and allows people to protect themselves from criminals, while critics worry it will lead to more shootings as people with less training have fewer restrictions on carrying weapons.
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Friday, April 16th, 2010
PHOENIX (AP) – Gov. Jan Brewer is nearing the deadline to act on a bill that would make Arizona the third state to not require a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
The Legislature sent the bill to Brewer on Monday, setting a Saturday deadline for her to sign the bill, veto the legislation or allow it to become law without her signature.
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Friday, April 9th, 2010
Four states have filed suit against the federal government.
Ed. Note: This article refers to H.B. 2307 signed into law last week. States that have passed such laws have been informed that the ATF will still unconstitutionally enforce their federal laws in those states.
PHOENIX – There could be another federal lawsuit on the horizon that Arizona may want to jump into.
According to The Associated Press, the attorneys general for Utah, Wyoming and South Dakota joined a lawsuit Wednesday filed by the attorney general of Montana protecting the state’s right to regulate guns within the state boundaries.
The Arizona Legislature passed and Gov. Jan Brewer signed House Bill 2307 on April 5. The new law exempts any gun, gun accessory or ammunition from the federal regulation as long as the weapon is manufactured, sold and used within the state.
It excludes firearms that require more than one person to fire them; firearms that have ammunition that explodes after leaving the weapon; firearms that have a bore diameter of more than 1-½ inches and use smokless powder; and firearms that shoot more than one projectile at a time.
The new law is based off of the Montana Firearms Freedom Act that was passed last year. Similar laws have been introduced in 21 other states.
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Arizona asserts Tenth Amendment.
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Friday, April 9th, 2010
PHOENIX — The Arizona House voted Thursday to make the state the third in the nation to allow people to carry concealed weapons without a permit, sending the governor a bill that would allow Arizonans to forego background checks and classes that are now required.
SB 1108, approved by the House 36-19 without discussion, would make it legal for most U.S. citizens 21 or older to carry a concealed weapon in Arizona without the permit now required. Currently, carrying a hidden firearm without a permit is a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.
Sen. Russell Pearce, a Mesa Republican who sponsored the measure, said last week that he added changes requested by Gov. Jan Brewer’s office, an indication that she is likely to sign it. The governor can sign or veto the measure, or allow it to become law without action.
If the legislation is enacted, Arizona would join Alaska and Vermont in not requiring permits to carry concealed weapons. Forty-five other states require permits for hidden guns, and two states — Illinois and Wisconsin — prohibit them altogether.
Supporters say gun restrictions only affect people who want to follow the rules because criminals will carry hidden guns regardless of the law. Nearly all adults can carry a weapon openly in Arizona, and they shouldn’t face additional restrictions when they want to hide the weapon, supporters argue.
“What’s dangerous is when they’re in criminals’ hands, not citizens’ hands,” said Rep. David Gowan, R-Sierra Vista, a bill sponsor.
Opponents argue legalizing concealed weapons will make it easier for criminals to carry them, endangering police. They also worry the bill would lead to more accidental gun discharges by people not adequately trained in firearm safety.
But, of course, those criminals do not carry concealed weapons now. They follow ALL gun laws. I wonder how the police will feel when one of those criminals that don’t have a concealed weapon produce one and ten citizens who have concealed weapons produce theirs and point it at the head of the criminal.
“We wouldn’t give people driver’s licenses without requiring training or testing. Why would we give people the ability to carry a concealed weapon anywhere?” said Rep. Steve Farley, D-Tucson.
There are more than 154,000 active concealed weapon permits in Arizona.
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Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
Governor Jan Brewer signed into law two new gun bills. The first signed into law is HB 2543 which will prevent political subdivisions from enacting local ordinances restricting the rights of gun owners. The other is HB 2307 Amending Title 13, Chapter 31 concerning federal laws on manufacturing of firearms. Beginning October 1, guns manufactured in Arizona that are to be used and stay in Arizona will not be required to be registered under the federal firearms laws.
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Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
Cara Liu
Reporter, KPHO.com
MESA, Ariz. — Police were on campus at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa on Monday morning after a former student brought what was believed to be a gun to campus, said officers.
Investigators said it turns out it was a toy gun that looked like a real pistol.
Police say the former student, 14, pointed the toy gun at another student and tried to steal his bike, but ended up stealing another bike instead.
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Thursday, April 1st, 2010
The murder of rancher Robert Krentz is a family tragedy, the loss of a good, hard-working and generous man.
But it is also crime story, an immigration story, a border security story, a political story, a gun story and, if we’re not careful, a war story.
Krentz was armed when he was killed.
According to Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever, Krentz was murdered by a “sick and sorry” person in a “senseless shooting” with no evidence of a confrontation.
The 58-year-old rancher was on an ATV checking water lines and fencing on his 35,000-acre ranch in southeast Arizona when he came across an unknown individual who later was tracked to the Mexican border. Dever said that Krentz had weapons with him but didn’t use them.
Was he surprised? Ambushed?
Friends describe Krentz as a gentle person who had provided humanitarian assistance to some of the border crossers who trekked across his land. But he also was aware of the dangers of drug smugglers and other criminals. That had to be part of the reason he had weapons with him.
According to one report, Krentz had radioed to his brother that he’d come across an “illegal” in need of help.
A reader called me this week to ask if Krentz could have approached the unknown person on his property with a gun drawn?
The answer is yes.
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Thursday, April 1st, 2010
The McDonald v. Chicago case is a very interesting twist of legal mumbo-jumbo to try to take away your Second Amendment rights. It centers around the idea that the Fourteenth Amendment does not “incorporate” the Second Amendment to the States. Of course we know that the Constitution did that. A study of this subject would necessitate one to review the Fourteenth Amendment.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.—Fourteenth Amendment, Section 1
Reading that last clause of this amendment brings up an interesting point. Since the health care legislation does not apply to Congressmen and their staffs and the President, should it apply to me? Is that equal protection of the law?
They have given themselves different tax rates. Is that equal protection of the law?
They are exempt from depending on the Social Security system in their waning years. Is that equal protection of the law?
One might wonder just what equal protection of the law the Fourteenth amendment provides.
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