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State College Bucking Preemption

They want to ban guns in parks, or rather continue to ban guns in parks. They are weaseling around the preemption language by dishonestly arguing that application of such ban is not a law “inconsistent with the laws of this commonwealth,” quoting from our preemption statute, and is therefore not preempted.

It approved sending a resolution to the Central District meeting of the Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities later this month, requesting it support legislation prohibiting firearms in municipal parks and buildings, treating them like courtrooms and schools under state law.

Got that? Because the state bans guns in courthouses and schools, it’s consistent for towns to then ban guns in their own buildings. Additionally, because hunting regulations don’t allow discharge in certain zones in parks, banning all firearms period in any municipal park is consistent with state law.

This is delusional legal thinking. This issue needs to be pressed. Let them enforce it, and then sue them. This is well established in this Commonwealth that only the state legislature may regulate guns.

More on Craigslist Killer Idiocy

This time from the Boston Globe:

Showing up at the State Line Gun Shop in Mason, N.H., Markoff presented an ID that wouldnâ€™t pass muster at a campus dive bar. The blond Markoff showed an old New York driverâ€™s license belonging to Andrew H. Miller, who is dark-haired and heavier.

Except here is a picture of the two licenses. I wouldn’t necessarily say they are identical, but there is a resemblance. We could always try some laws like making it unlawful to present a fake ID, or impose penalties for making false statements to authorities. That will surely put a stop to incidents like this.

Hawaiians Arming Themselves in Record Numbers

I am heartened by this news that even in Obama’s home state, there’s been a great Obama gun rush. The really interesting thing is that it seems to have started in 2004. It is unfortunate, that the newspaper was deceived by liars and swindlers at the VPC:

But national surveys indicate that Hawaiiâ€™s registration increase is bucking the national trend, Rand said.

â€œThe gun lobby is out there pushing the story that everybody wants a gun, people are flooding out to get a concealed carry license and the gun industry is booming,â€ she said. â€œBut surveys show a consistent decrease in household and personal gun ownership (nationally).â€

That’s funny, because the actual numbers suggest the trend is indeed national, and it’s not just limited to guns in the home. It’s disappointing that the Honolulu advertiser was taken by these frauds. Even more disappointing they didn’t take the five minutes necessary to fact check them.

Crack Down on Rapid Fire Ammo

I’m not really sure what rapid fire ammo is, but at least one New York newspaper talks about the drive to ban it. Maybe you could make the primers ignite a little slower, maybe. Or use a slow burning powder.

UPDATE: Looks like they’ve changed the headline. I am happy to help out. My editing fee is not steep. Please see the side bar for billing inquiries.

A Lot of Talk

This site suggests Daley is the number one gun control advocate in the country. Daley is all talk, though. I would put Bloomberg at the top of that list. As someone on the other side of the issue, I consider Bloomberg to be a lot more dangerous to our rights.

Daley is a buffoon for the most part, and has largely staked out an untenable position for much of Chicago’s gun ordinances. Bloomberg is a much stronger strategic thinker, and is better about both offense (MAIG) and defense. New York’s gun laws will be challenged, but Bloomberg will be far better about taking them back to a level where they are more defensible. That’s one reason, strategically, I think it’s wise to take on Chicago first.

Chicago Attorney Gets Savaged in Gun Case

Thanks to Dave Hardy for linking this audio of oral arguments in the Ezell v. Chicago preliminary injunction appeal. Ezell is the case that challenges Chicago’s ban on gun ranges, even though it requires live fire training as a condition to obtain a license to own a gun.

If you listen to nothing else this week, listen to this. It’s so sweet it will rot your teeth. The Chicago attorney gets absolutely savaged by at least two out of the three federal judges on the panel. I think he may have even been on the verge of tears at some points. Imagine if there were a couple of gun bloggers on the federal bench, pelting the Chicago attorney with questions. That’s pretty close to what it’s like.

I think Mr. Gura may very well get his injunction. Definitely a job well done.

Bloomberg Gaining Quite a Collection

Here’s yet another illegal mayor. It’s getting to the point I have to check to make sure I’m not getting this latest one confused with someone I’ve already reported on. There are that many. This one is mayor of Tamarac, Florida. Charges are bribery corruption.

One thing is pretty clear. At this point, MAIG has a considerably higher rate of criminality than people who hold concealed carry permits. Think VPC will set up a site about that?

Do the Math

The gun control supporters are unbelievable with some of the arguments they make. I’m not talking about the blatantly dishonest arguments, like about magazines holding ten rounds being dandy, while ones holding eleven rounds are baby killers. I’m talking about when they fail to do some basic math on their own assertions:

Regulation efforts have failed as courts hold the 2nd amendment to permit virtually anyone a gun, allowing 25% of the population to threaten the remaining 75%. Unequivocally, people have the right to self-defense, however, just 1.5% of the population has used guns for this purpose while over 23,000 die and 52,000 were maimed in 2010.

Even assuming those statistics are correct, which they are not, the United States, as of the 2010 census, has 308 million people. If 1.5% of them have used a firearm for self-defense, that represents 4.62 million people. Assuming an average life expectancy in the US of 78 years, that would average out to about 59,230 self-defense cases with a gun every year, and that’s without weighing the fact that children are typically not permitted to own or carry guns under most circumstances. That sounds like a great case for private gun ownership, then, if you ask me. This is more evidence the gun banning crowd doesn’t think much about what they are saying.

Insights Training New Media Effort

Looks like Caleb scored a gig with Insights Training Center. They are going to produce a new web series called Down Zero TV, “which each week will feature an ‘InSights Training Tip’, where one of InSights Trainingâ€™s top flight instructors will use their skill and knowledge to make the view not only a better shooter, but safer in their everyday activities.”

Here’s a Headline I Never Thought I’d See

“Medical Marijuana Users Fight For Gun Rights”

You really have to wonder if some mornings Helmke can’t help but cry into his coffee.