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Concealed carry permit holder fends off 4 attackers (AZ)--"A Buckeye, Arizona man reportedly used his handgun to stop 4 attackers who were beating him with a baseball bat."

Kenner Business Owner Shoots and Kills Robber (LA)--"One member of the trio produced a gun and struck the man in the head and then grabbed a backpack the victim had in his possession. The intended victim retrieved the backpack, pulled a gun from it and shot two of the suspects."

Police ID robbery suspect shot, killed by Phoenix homeowner (AZ)--"... the 59-year-old homeowner told police Gomes tried to rob him at gunpoint and at some point he was able to get a shotgun and shoot the intruder."

Shotgun handy for Yakima man with burglars (WA)--The homeowner armed himself with a shotgun as the would-be burglar entered the house. When he saw the gun, the intruder jumped into a getaway car. It sped off with the homeowner firing three shots at the car. The third suspect fled on foot.

Suspect shot during attempted robbery (KY) --"The delivery man then pulled out a handgun, shooting one of the kids in the abdomen."

Armed homeowner stops 2 violent home invaders (MS)--"A Forest, Mississippi man reportedly used his gun to stop a pair of armed home invaders."

Homeowner Shoots Intruder; OKC Police Arrest Suspects (OK)--"The intruders forced the residents into a back bedroom when the homeowner shot one of the intruders. The intruders fled in a dark-colored SUV, police said."

Thanks to Keep and Bear Arms for the links.

Gun free zones strike again.

But I thought they weren't allowed to have guns on school property?!?!

Firearms are a gals best friend.

Cuba gives its citizens 2 months to register guns.

We all know what happens after that.

I love innovation, but all too often, when it comes to guns politicians will see some new tecnology that might or might not have large safety benefits (like microstamping) and try to force it on the rest of the gun industry.

That's usually when you see this kind of stuff.

My personal belief is, for personal defense firearms: keep it simple. The more stuff you have attached to a firearm the more stuff can go wrong.

Also, has it ever occured to anybody who would suggest technology like this that maybe it might be a good idea for more than just the guy wearing the watch to be able to shoot the firearm?

What if you are in a mass shooting situation and the guy wearing the watch and carrying the gun is shot? Then what? That perfectly good firearm is rendered useless unless someone has the time to take off his watch before grabbing the gun and confronting the gunman.

Just saying. No technology can make up for stupid.

Well I dont think we'd need a law against texting while shooting at the range but you get it.

Pretty funny stuff.

An ant-gun, anti-hunting animal rights group.

And I used to be such a fan of his too.

I knew he used to talk about spay and neutering your pets too much!

2nd look at that ATF reform bill, huh?

H/T to Say Uncle.

Very soon the Supreme Court will decide wheather of not the 2nd Amendment apllies to the states.

You can follow the case here.

Ha!

H/T to Say Uncle.

Im not a conspiracy theorist but as we saw during Katrina you don't have to be one, this stuff can happen. So, along with your emergency preparedness kits, what firearms would you take if you had to evacuate your home in the middle of some catastrophe?

UPDATE - Fox 16 has the letter that Abdulhakim Muhammad sent the judge claiming it was a, "Jihadi attack on Infidel forces"

To Judge Wright Jr.
From Abdul Hakim Muhammad

I'm writing this because I wish to plead guilty. To all charges I'm facing. Without deals without respite. I wrote the prosecutor and Federal Buerau of Investigations and TBI (Tenn. Buerau of Investigation. Informing them of all of the acts I was involved in around or about May 29 - June 1 2009. I do not wish to recieve funds for my defense. I don't wish to have a trial. I'm affiliated with Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Member of the Abu Basir's Army. This was a Jihadi Attack on infidel forces. That didn't go as plan. Flat out Truth. I plead to capital Murder, Attempt capital Murder and The other 19 counts without compulsion without Deals. My lawyer and prosecutors have fail to comply. I wrote John Johnson informing him of this. He responded I couldn't plead guilty to capital Murder Case. Which I think is a lie. That's why I'm writing you my lawyer has no defense. I wasn't insane or post traumatic nor was I forced to do this Act. Which I believe and it is justified according to Islamic Laws and the Islamic Religious Jihad To fight Those who wage war on Islam and Muslims. At the next hearing I look forward to pleading guilty and Await sentencing.

Abdul Hakim Mujahid Muhammad
11 pm 1/12/2010

This from the N.Y. Times, "In a letter to the judge presiding over his case, the accused killer, Abdulhakim Muhammad, calls himself a soldier in Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and calls the shooting “a Jihadi Attack” in retribution for the killing of Muslims by American troops. ....

It remains unclear whether Mr. Muhammad really has ties to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula .... But if evidence emerges that his claim is true, it will give the June 1, 2009, shooting in Little Rock new significance at a time when Yemen is being more closely scrutinized as a source of terrorist plots against the United States.

Mr. Muhammad, 24, a Muslim convert from Memphis, spent about 16 months in Yemen starting in the fall of 2007, ostensibly teaching English and learning Arabic. During that time, he married a woman from south Yemen. But he was also imprisoned for several months because he overstayed his visa and was holding a fraudulent Somali passport, the Yemen government said.

Under pressure from the United States government, Yemen deported Mr. Muhammad in late January 2009. But just four months after his return, Mr. Muhammad used a semiautomatic rifle to gun down two soldiers — Pvt. William A. Long and Pvt. Quinton Ezeagwula — while they were standing outside a military recruiting station in Little Rock, killing Private Long and wounding Private Ezeagwula. ..."

More from Politico, "In a report prepared by its investigative staff that was released this week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said there's a growing trend of jailed American converts to Islam going to Yemen and becoming further radicalized:

Law enforcement and intelligence officials told the Committee staff in interviews in December in Yemen and other countries in the region that as many as 36 American ex-convicts arrived in Yemen in the past year, ostensibly to study Arabic. The officials said there are legitimate reasons for Americans and others to study and live in Yemen, but they said some of the Americans had disappeared and are suspected of having gone to Al Qaeda training camps in ungoverned portions of the impoverished country.

But lets not get ahead of ourselves here.

Right?

H/T Ace of Spades

In the Bay Area?

We're winning the argument if this is going on in California.

Naturally the anti's in California aren't to happy with the idea of law abiding citizens having the audacity to walk around with empty firearms on their hips;

"Open carry advocates create a potentially very dangerous situation," he said. "When police are called to a 'man with a gun' call, they typically are responding to a situation about which they have few details other than that one or more people are present at a location and are armed. Officers have no idea that these people may simply be 'exercising their rights.'

"Should the gun-carrying person "... move in a way that could be construed as threatening, the police are forced to respond in kind for their own protection. It's well and good in hindsight to say the gun carrier was simply 'exercising their rights,' but the result could be deadly,"

Officers would, "have no idea if these people are just exercising their rights?" Gee, I would think it would be rather obvious, you know, by the actions they observe.

And what does, "move in a way that could be construed as threatening" mean? What happens if one of these guys drops a pen, or almost spills a cup of coffee?

And did you notice that last part? What was that? A thinley veiled threat?

FBI flyers have been popping up in gun stores instructing FFL holders how to recognize potential terrorists?!

Just look for veterans and gun owners. 

30 years of tradition, gone.

H/T to Say Uncle

Video.

Nicole's Husband was shot and killed in a bar in Nashville Tennessee last April, and because of a law that say's as a permit holder, she can't carry her firearm into a bar (much like the one we have here) she wasn't able to do anything to stop the mad man who shot him.

I wasn't going to write about this because well, quite frankly is seems pretty silly but the weight of reporting out there is against me so here it is:Trijicon, a company that makes optics for firearms has been putting bible scriptures on it's products since it was founded. So, it's no "secret."

Apparently this has ruffled some feathers. And the media finally gets to use, "Jesus Guns" as a headline.

If it's such a problem then just ask Trijicon not to place the engravings on a certain number of their optics.

I just don't see the big deal here.

Am I wrong?

UPDATE - Trijicon – Religious Aiming Solutions (this made me laugh).

More at Riehl World View.

UPDATE - Say Uncle - Got any thing in Psalms?

UPDATE - Why don't they just take it up with Obama's ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom? Oh wait....

Apparently he was flying out of N.Y. and they treated him like a sociopath for daring to have a firearm for self protection.

Then they lost his gun for him.

Arkansans' are taking their safety very seriously.

Still waiting for the, "blood in the streets, wild west shootouts" we were promised by the anti-gunners if we passed concealed carry legislation.

Update - Arkansas Matters adds their two cents worth.

EPIC!

This from Chris Cox, "On behalf of the 4 million members of the National Rifle Association, we would like to offer congratulations to Senator-elect Scott Brown on his hard-fought and well-deserved victory in the Massachusetts U.S. Senate Special Election. We would like to thank all gun owners, hunters and NRA members in the Bay State for seizing this unique opportunity to elect a supporter of our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms to the U.S. Senate.

Scott Brown‘s victory is a stunning defeat for gun control extremists, including the Massachusetts-based "Stop Handgun Violence", who spent significant manpower in an unsuccessful attempt to try and turn out anti-gun voters for Martha Coakley. Their crass attempts to misrepresent Brown's record -- a record that in stark contrast to Coakley's, has been tough on criminals yet supportive of the rights of law-abiding Massachusetts gun owners -- clearly failed.

Again, the NRA congratulates Senator-elect Brown on his outstanding and historic victory."

Again, tell me why we shouldn't be teaching kids how to safely and effectively handle firearms?

See, guns save lives!

Late edition.

Armed convenience store clerk stops armed robber (KS)--"Once again, concealed carry has allowed a law abiding citizen to stop a violent criminal. Rather than being shot for not having enough money (or perhaps just because the robber felt like harming someone that day), this armed clerk was able to save himself. Simply put, armed self defense works."

California man, 81, pulls out gun and starts shooting to scare off would-be robbers (CA)--"Sacramento police said an elderly man scared off would-be robbers inside his home when he pulled a gun and started shooting. Sacramento police spokesman Sgt. Norm Leong said the two robbers were able to get inside the home of an 81-year-old man after asking to use his phone Saturday evening."

Clerk Shoots Robber, Pair Of Armed Juveniles Arrested (TN)--"Witnesses on-scene advised that two black male suspects entered the store, pointed a gun and demanded money. During the robbery, the store clerk pulled a gun and shot the armed suspect, hitting him in the wrist."

Three men charged in botched robbery of city liquor store (DE)--"When the gunman looked away, the cashier pulled his own gun from the waistband of his pants and started firing at the gunmen, who fled the store."

Armed self defense works!