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Category Archives: Gun control
Eric Holder: ‘We must brainwash people against guns’
I wonder…
H/T Don L
Gun control is an instrument of totalitarianism sooner or later, always.
Shooting rampage at Oregon mall stopped by man with own handgun.
One man with his own gun saved a lot of lives.
Brian Lilley and John Bolton, former US Ambassador to the UN
Government seizes legal guns for the most spurious reasons
More proof that Canada, and everywhere, urgently needs a second amendment. In fact this is exactly why US founding fathers created it. So that individual people would have a way of protecting themselves from government run amok.
Carry your gun at all times, British troops are ordered: Afghan ‘traitor’ killings trigger security blitz
Excellent advice. It is a testament to how far down the slope of totalitarianism we have already come that to obey this excellent and obvious advice as a non-criminal, productive member of a ‘free’ society we could face a decade or more in jail (at least in Canada) for being prepared to defend ourselves.
Daily Mail:
By Ian Drury
PUBLISHED: 16:40 GMT, 2 October 2012 | UPDATED: 06:33 GMT, 3 October 2012
British troops are carrying loaded weapons at all times inside Camp Bastion to protect themselves against insider attacks by rogue Afghan soldiers and policemen.
Servicemen and women moving around Britain’s main base in Afghanistan have been told to carry their personal firearm following a spate of ‘green on blue’ murders, in which allied troops are killed by the local forces they are training.
US General John Allen, the top soldier in the warzone, is understood to have issued a fresh directive to coalition forces at all bases in the country in mid-August.
Troops at Camp Bastion, pictured, are now carrying loaded weapons with that at all times because of the rise of ‘green on blue’ attacks
Precautions were originally bolstered in the spring after US defence secretary Leon Panetta was the target of a suicide attack at Camp Bastion by an Afghan worker driving a stolen vehicle.
This year, rogue security forces have killed more than 51 coalition troops – including nine British servicemen.
A serving British soldier told the Mail: ‘Whether we’re going to the canteen or out for a run, we have to have a loaded weapon with us so we are able to react in an instant.
Some see it as an inconvenience but safety and security is paramount.’
More…
Camp Bastion, in Helmand province, is home to most of the 9,500 UK troops in Afghanistan and thousands of local employees and contractors.
Afghan forces are not allowed inside with a weapon.
Details about the latest directive emerged as the head of Nato admitted that insider attacks were sapping morale and had damaged relations between international forces and the Afghan police and military.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Nato’s secretary-general, said: ‘There is no doubt that insider attacks have undermined trust and confidence, absolutely.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has admitted that the attacks, where troops are killed by the Afghan forces they are training, are sapping morale
‘The householder is the victim here and justice should support them’: MP backs homeowner who is held by police after ‘burglars’ were shot during break-in
Seems its not just Canada that suffers from the, ‘When seconds count the police are just minutes away’ Syndrome.
Daily Mail:
- Andy Ferrie, 35, and his wife Tracey, 43, have been arrested on suspicion of GBH
- Couple had been burgled multiple times and were hoping to start a new life in Australia
- Police received 999 call from homeowner Mr Ferrie, who allegedly opened fire on intruders at the isolated cottage in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
- Four men have been detained on suspicion of aggravated burglary
By Vanessa Allen and Rebecca Seales
PUBLISHED: 09:13 EST, 2 September 2012 | UPDATED: 11:02 EST, 3 September 2012
Supporter: Alan Duncan MP said the couple should have a right to defend their property
A government minister has issued an impassioned defence of two of his constituents, saying they should not be prosecuted for shooting two suspected burglars who allegedly broke into their remote farm cottage.
International Development Minister Alan Duncan, who is MP for Rutland and Melton, spoke out in support of homeowners Andy Ferrie, 35, and his wife Tracey, 43.
The couple were arrested in the early hours of Sunday after they were disturbed by the break-in at their home in the Welby area of Leicestershire, near Melton Mowbray.
They are presently being questioned by Leicestershire Police on suspicion of GBH.
It is understood Mr Ferrie grabbed a legally-owned shotgun and fired at two of the four intruders before calling the police himself.
Minister Mr Duncan said the Ferries should not face charges for defending their home.
‘If this is a straightforward case of someone using a shotgun to defend themselves against burglars in the dead of night, then I would hope that the police will prosecute the burglars and not my constituents,’ he said.
Never bring a crowbar to a gunfight
Here is an example of why the good guys, law abiding citizens, need to be able to legally carry weapons. As they say, when seconds count, the police are just minutes away.
From the youtube page where the video lives:
Israeli driver schools Arab Muslim Carjacker. Meet the Israeli George Zimmerman. When an Arab Muslim grabs a crowbar to smash into his car, he gets out his gun.
Ezra on gun con control and how it is partially responsible for the death of innocents.
This is quite interesting.
Just think about how many lives could have been saved if just one person had a gun and some training at that Batman movie
How many more would have died here had that man not been able to stop the killer right away.
Brian Lilley of SUN TV does a great segment on liberty and gun control
Brian is really very good.
France vows gun crackdown after nightclub shootings
France 24:
The subject of gun crime is back on the agenda in France after two separate shootings outside nightclubs within a matter of days. The government has vowed to take action while fearful nightclub owners are demanding police support.
By Ben MCPARTLAND (text)
A second nightclub shooting on consecutive weekends in France forced authorities on Monday to promise swift action against the growing issue of gun crime.
Ten people were injured in the early hours of Sunday morning when a man armed with a hunting rifle burst into the Vamos nightclub in the northern town of Bertry and opened fire, sending panicked revellers and staff running for cover.
The attack came just a week after a cloak-room attendant and a party-goer were killed at Theatro nightclub in the northern city of Lille when a gunman shot indiscriminately at terrified staff and patrons, with what was believed to be a Kalashnikov. Five other people were injured.
The shootings have sparked concern among the government, France’s poorer communities, where guns are seemingly more and more commonplace, and those who work in the night-club industry.
FRANCE
Gun crime a ‘priority’
Mustafa Belaïdi, whose 27-year-old son Hamza was killed in the Theatro club shooting, led the calls for tougher action.“We must dismantle the gun networks and severely punish those who carry military weapons,” he said.
It continues to say:
“Authorities are under pressure to explain how both alleged gunmen, who had a history of violent crime, were able to get access to firearms despite the existence of a recent law which bans criminals convicted of violent crimes from owning weapons.”
No names of course.
Obama admin after both the 1st and 2nd amendments now.
Bill Whittle: Obama and ‘Fast and Furious’
H/T Don L