Firearms

The Central Oregon Shooting Sports Association provided the Gun Owners Caucus of the Democratic Party of Oregon range rental Sunday Sept 28 and provided Range Officers for a very reasonable price. Association President Bill Flocker worked with GOC Vice-chair Chuck Butcher (me) to make this work, and it did and the Assn deserves great credit. This is a fine organization with great facilities, and it appears they may have gained a few members. Sandra Lowry of Deschutes Co Democrats provided... Read Full Story

Hello, Have a read about what you have to do to cross American borders with ammunition and firearms. http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/kbyg/prohib Firearms The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) regulates and restricts firearms and ammunition; and approves all import transactions involving weapons and ammunition. If you want to import or export weapons or ammunition, you must do so through a licensed importer, dealer, or manufacturer. Also, if the National... Read Full Story

Right Honourable Stephen Harper Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Prime Minister: WHEREAS Mayor Miller of the City of Toronto is petitioning for a handgun ban, outlawing the possession of handguns by law-abiding citizens who present no harm to the public, AND WHEREAS a handgun ban will not keep firearms, including handguns, out of the hands of criminals who have no regard for the law, AND WHEREAS sport shooting and hunting is a long-time hobby and passion... Read Full Story

By now you probably think I'm a gun totting, tobacco chewing, stars n' bars – son uh bitch. Not really… However, I did decide to shut my mouth and show you something I received an e-mail on. As far as I know it’s anonymous. I researched the statements and they seem very accurate. You be the judge. In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated... Read Full Story

27 weapons and drugs seized when gardaí stopped a car near Dublin airport on Tuesday were displayed for the media at Garda Headquarters at Phoenix Park.The haul included four types of firearms. Among them were four Glock 19C semi-automatic pistols converted to fire fully automatically, along with accessories such as magazines and speed-loaders. These sub-machine guns are capable of firing up to 1,000 rounds of ammunition a minute, detectives said.There were also 15 Glock 19 semi-automatic... Read Full Story

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ET AL. v. HELLER CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT No. 07–290. Argued March 18, 2008—Decided June 26, 2008 District of Columbia law bans handgun possession by making it a crime to carry an unregistered firearm and prohibiting the registration of handguns; provides separately that no person may carry an unlicensed handgun, but authorizes the police chief to issue 1-year... Read Full Story

I am pretty sure the civics lessons, which Mary Catherine Roes taught did not include anything about the Second Amendment—except maybe mentioning in passing it as the National Guard Enabling Clause. So I think we can assume when Lacey, Washington Police arrested her at the Middle School she taught at for carrying a .38 Special in her purse, it was not her intent to make any kind of constitutional point. And the facts bear this out. Last year Miss Roes was assaulted by her... Read Full Story

The general types of handguns are listed below in their order of historical appearance. Each type can be classified into many subtypes. Some of these types can also be differently classified using the general distinction between muzzle-loading firearms (loading from the front of the barrel) and breech-loading firearms (loading from behind the barrel). Single-shot pistols Western European handgun, 1380. 18 cm-long and weighing 1.04 kg, it was fixed to a wooden pole to facilitate... Read Full Story

We’ve all been there: hiking around a tranquil forest, taking in the lush old-growth trees, listening to the soothing trickle of a nearby waterfall when suddenly, BLAM! Out of nowhere, you’re caught in the crossfire of a gang shoot out. And what’s worse: You’re unarmed. A proposal being pushed heavily by the NRA could change all that. Right now, visitors can bring in firearms to national parks, they just have to be unloaded and out of reach. The new proposal would allow visitors to carry... Read Full Story

I was reminded today why I pack a glock. And I am sorry-- this is one of those stories, as hard as I try, can not be made cute or funny. Josie Smith-Malave , a contestant on season two of Top Chef , along with her sister and a friend, were attacked in a gay bashing incident in Long Island over the Labor Day Weekend. The trouble started when the women went to Partners bar in Sea Cliff for a drink and began dancing together. Incidentally, Smith-Malave's sister is straight. Its not like... Read Full Story