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"Bob Owens<br /><br />More than 100 years ago, inventor Hiram Percy Maxim created two almost identical products to accomplish the same goal in two very different industries. The divergent ways we treat those products today reveals the irrationality driving our national firearms debate.<br /><br />One of Maxim's inventions, a muffler for the internal combustion gasoline engine, was lauded for its ability to reduce ear-splitting noise. Now mufflers are mandatory for cars, trucks, buses, and industrial machinery to keep people from suffering permanent hearing loss.<br />Even "silenced," the most common rifles and pistols are as loud as a rock concert.<br /><br />Maxim also invented a gun muffler. Popular among hunters and target shooters worldwide, even President Theodore Roosevelt was an avid supporter of the so-called Maxim Silencer. Silencers were in common use in the United States until the Great Depression, when impoverished Americans began using silenced rifles to poach deer, rabbit, and other animals — sometimes even livestock — to feed their families. This did not sit well with game wardens, ranchers or the federal government.<br /><br />When Congress passed the National Firearms Act in 1934 to regulate machine guns, sawed-off shotguns and short-barreled rifles favored by Prohibition-era gangsters, silencers were thrown in for good measure. If a person wanted to buy a silencer, he had to seek approval from the federal government and then buy a punitively expensive tax stamp. (That's still true today.) Gun mufflers have largely been associated with crime ever since, thanks to the Hollywood cliche of an assassin ominously screwing a silencer onto the barrel of a gun before a fight he almost always loses.<br /><br />In the movies and on television, silencers reduce the sound of gunfire from a loud and distinct bark to a faint cough that can't even be heard from the next room. In the real world, the three sounds created when a gun fires — the supersonic crack of the bullet, the muzzle blast of gasses created by burning gunpowder, and the cycling of the weapon — simply cannot be completely eliminated.<br />Our global guns problem<br />Our global guns problem<br /><br />The end result is that a “silenced” gun shot still sounds like a gun shot, but roughly 30 decibels lower. That's about as much of a noise reduction as you would expect from wearing earmuffs or sticking your fingers in your ears. Even “silenced,” the most common rifles and pistols are quite loud.<br /><br />Gun silencers, to those with no actual firearms experience, seem scary — they seem criminal. Hoplophobes cannot conceive of why a law-abiding person would want to own one. But for the millions of Americans who understand that guns, like cars, are tools, silencer regulation is a nonsensical nuisance. We use mufflers on engines to spare drivers' ears on the road; why shouldn't we use mufflers on guns to spare shooters' ears at the firing range?<br /><br />Even with good noise-canceling equipment, several hours of shooting still exposes the shooter to a racket that can cause a temporary ringing in the ears and long term hearing loss. By using both silencers and earplugs, frequent shooters can not only help their own hearing, but cut down on environmental noise as well.<br /><br />Infrequent shooters also benefit from silencers. Firing a gun indoors in self-defense, for instance, can temporarily deafen a homeowner with a single shot, and any subsequent shots compound the problem. This could lead to a nightmare scenario in which a traumatized homeowner can't hear law enforcement officers responding to a 911 call, or orders to put their hands up.<br /><br />There are now more than 800,000 silencers in the hands of citizens who are refining and defining their role in American society.<br />Get your free weekly take on the most pertinent, discussed topics of the day >><br />Get your free weekly take on the most pertinent, discussed topics of the day >><br /><br />We now know that silencers make precision rifles more accurate, shotguns easier to swing on a consistent arc after clay pigeons and training guns much less intimidating for new shooters.<br /><br />And at last there is a strong national push to remove silencers from the National Firearms Act via the Hearing Protection Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill has 50 co-sponsors, and would remove the $200 tax and six to nine month delays that typically accompany suppressor approval from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.<br /><br />Under the revised law, anyone wishing to buy a silencer to protect their hearing would still be required to fill out an ATF form at their gun dealer, and would still undergo a background check.<br /><br />Second Amendment restrictionists often say they want “common sense gun safety” measures, but more often than not their proposals are neither common sensical, nor about safety. Making silencers readily available to protect hearing, on the other hand, is a supremely logical way to defend shooters and bystanders from harm.<br /><br />Bob Owens is the editor of BearingArms.com, a firearms educator and a frequent radio and television commentator about Second Amendment issues." AmazonVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10703817443910964893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930813484981526152.post-41448583549836246192014-01-25T19:31:00.001-08:002014-01-25T19:31:45.242-08:00MAIGMayors Against Illegal Guns<br />
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b) they have a very high number of illegal activity amongst them, maybe criminals shouldn't be making rules?<br />
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d) most of the stuff they are proposing is anti-gun not gun control IMOAmazonVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10703817443910964893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930813484981526152.post-41416570618109227672014-01-25T19:21:00.005-08:002014-01-25T19:21:41.122-08:00 1,000 knife crime victims in London each month, shocking new figures show<div class="x940 " id="bellybandAlign">
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AmazonVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10703817443910964893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930813484981526152.post-31432927087107741442014-01-25T19:06:00.003-08:002014-01-25T19:06:38.063-08:00FBI Uniforn Crime reports Expanded Homicide Data Table 8 2001FBI Uniforn Crime reports Expanded Homicide Data Table 8 2001<br />
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<li>MYTH 5 -- Foreign gun control works</li>
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<li>MYTH 7 -- Semi-autos should be banned</li>
<li>MYTH 8 -- No `right' to own a gun</li>
<li>MYTH 9 -- Concealed carry laws are dangerous</li>
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AmazonVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10703817443910964893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930813484981526152.post-69261731384953240562013-09-18T20:31:00.002-07:002013-09-18T20:32:48.108-07:00My thoughts on starbucks blog post<br /><br />http://www.starbucks.com/blog/an-open-letter-from-howard-schultz/1268<br /><br />QUOTE<br /><br />An Open Letter from Howard Schultz, ceo of Starbucks Coffee Company<br /><br />Tuesday, September 17, 2013<br /><br />Posted by Howard Schultz, Starbucks chairman, president and chief executive officer<br /><br />Dear Fellow Americans,<br /><br />Few topics in America generate a more polarized and emotional debate than guns. In recent months, Starbucks stores and our partners (employees) who work in our stores have been thrust unwillingly into the middle of this debate. That’s why I am writing today with a respectful request that customers no longer bring firearms into our stores or outdoor seating areas.<br /><br />From the beginning, our vision at Starbucks has been to create a “third place” between home and work where people can come together to enjoy the peace and pleasure of coffee and community. Our values have always centered on building community rather than dividing people, and our stores exist to give every customer a safe and comfortable respite from the concerns of daily life.<br /><br />We appreciate that there is a highly sensitive balance of rights and responsibilities surrounding America’s gun laws, and we recognize the deep passion for and against the “open carry” laws adopted by many states. (In the United States, “open carry” is the term used for openly carrying a firearm in public.) For years we have listened carefully to input from our customers, partners, community leaders and voices on both sides of this complicated, highly charged issue.<br /><br />Our company’s longstanding approach to “open carry” has been to follow local laws: we permit it in states where allowed and we prohibit it in states where these laws don’t exist. We have chosen this approach because we believe our store partners should not be put in the uncomfortable position of requiring customers to disarm or leave our stores. We believe that gun policy should be addressed by government and law enforcement—not by Starbucks and our store partners.<br /><br />Recently, however, we’ve seen the “open carry” debate become increasingly uncivil and, in some cases, even threatening. Pro-gun activists have used our stores as a political stage for media events misleadingly called “Starbucks Appreciation Days” that disingenuously portray Starbucks as a champion of “open carry.” To be clear: we do not want these events in our stores. Some anti-gun activists have also played a role in ratcheting up the rhetoric and friction, including soliciting and confronting our customers and partners.<br /><br />For these reasons, today we are respectfully requesting that customers no longer bring firearms into our stores or outdoor seating areas—even in states where “open carry” is permitted—unless they are authorized law enforcement personnel.<br /><br />I would like to clarify two points. First, this is a request and not an outright ban. Why? Because we want to give responsible gun owners the chance to respect our request—and also because enforcing a ban would potentially require our partners to confront armed customers, and that is not a role I am comfortable asking Starbucks partners to take on. Second, we know we cannot satisfy everyone. For those who oppose “open carry,” we believe the legislative and policy-making process is the proper arena for this debate, not our stores. For those who champion “open carry,” please respect that Starbucks stores are places where everyone should feel relaxed and comfortable. The presence of a weapon in our stores is unsettling and upsetting for many of our customers.<br /><br />I am proud of our country and our heritage of civil discourse and debate. It is in this spirit that we make today’s request. Whatever your view, I encourage you to be responsible and respectful of each other as citizens and neighbors.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Howard Schultz<br />END QUOTE<br /><br />"a respectful request that customers no longer bring firearms into our stores or outdoor seating areas." makes me feel that he wants all gun owners out, not just open carry<br /><br />"a safe and comfortable respite from the concerns of daily life" I am safer when I carry<br /><br />"we are respectfully requesting that customers no longer bring firearms into our stores or outdoor seating areas—even in states where “open carry” is permitted" again i feel unwelcome even as a concealer<br /><br />"First, this is a request and not an outright ban" lazy - don't ask baristas to enforce, but comply with local laws about notices. reasoning: if in TX i do not see a sign on the door, the required one, i would not even think my gun was unwelcome, and if the baristas also say nothing i will have NO IDEA this blog post existed and i am against the companies wishes. Either go through the work of putting up signs - and the cops can enforce if desired not the baristas, or continue to comply with local laws like most businesses do day to day. you are doing nothing different than most stores do day to day. until this blog post.<br /><br />"For those who champion “open carry,” please respect that Starbucks stores are places where everyone should feel relaxed and comfortable." See above points about lack of legally required signs means most people will have no idea that the store is anti-carry and too lazy to do the legal work.<br /><br />"The presence of a weapon in our stores is unsettling and upsetting for many of our customers." personal aside this annoys me, how many people see cops carrying all the time? guns are not scary and time we brought gun education back into schools.<br />AmazonVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10703817443910964893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930813484981526152.post-77190923377930434712013-09-18T13:53:00.000-07:002013-09-18T13:53:00.384-07:00http://bearingarms.com/top-8-fallacies-told-about-the-navy-yard-shooting/
Top 8 fallacies told about the Navy Yard ShootingAmazonVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10703817443910964893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930813484981526152.post-62450537647712218962013-09-10T19:49:00.001-07:002013-09-10T19:49:33.437-07:00Yes, Professor, The Founders would have wanted us to have RPGs and assault rifles
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while we're at it let's sue car manufactures when people kill one another with cars AmazonVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10703817443910964893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930813484981526152.post-25168230805605006792013-02-20T08:58:00.001-08:002013-02-20T08:58:51.668-08:00Being Shot Gave This Columbine Survivor Strong Views on Gun Control — Here’s Why He Opposes More Restrictions | TheBlaze.com<a href="http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/02/19/being-shot-gave-this-columbine-survivor-strong-views-on-gun-control-heres-why-he-opposes-more-restrictions/">Being Shot Gave This Columbine Survivor Strong Views on Gun Control — Here’s Why He Opposes More Restrictions | TheBlaze.com</a>AmazonVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10703817443910964893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930813484981526152.post-84310092636320304052013-02-20T08:56:00.001-08:002013-02-20T08:56:55.302-08:00Columbine Survivor Pens Bold Open Letter to Obama Rejecting Gun Control: ‘Whose Side Are You On?’ | TheBlaze.com<a href="http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/02/20/columbine-survivor-pens-bold-open-letter-to-obama-rejecting-gun-control-whose-side-are-you-on/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=story&utm_campaign=Share+Buttons">Columbine Survivor Pens Bold Open Letter to Obama Rejecting Gun Control: ‘Whose Side Are You On?’ | TheBlaze.com</a>AmazonVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10703817443910964893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930813484981526152.post-47748884735991115242013-02-20T08:45:00.001-08:002013-02-20T08:45:50.129-08:00Amitai Etzioni: Gun Control? We Need Domestic Disarmament<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amitai-etzioni/gun-control-we-need-domes_b_2718536.html?utm_hp_ref=daily-brief?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=022013&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BlogEntry&utm_term=Daily%20Brief">Amitai Etzioni: Gun Control? We Need Domestic Disarmament</a><br />
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They do want disarmament AmazonVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10703817443910964893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930813484981526152.post-51755419494235452712013-02-20T07:23:00.001-08:002013-02-20T07:23:58.275-08:00Gun bill giving sheriff right to inspect homes pulled by Washington lawmakers - Washington Times<a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/feb/20/gun-bill-giving-sheriff-right-inspect-homes-pulled/">Gun bill giving sheriff right to inspect homes pulled by Washington lawmakers - Washington Times</a>AmazonVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10703817443910964893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930813484981526152.post-77310284686610624702013-02-19T12:37:00.001-08:002013-02-19T12:37:17.298-08:00MILLER: Obama's real gun-control aim - Washington Times<a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/feb/19/obamas-real-gun-control-aim/">MILLER: Obama's real gun-control aim - Washington Times</a>AmazonVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10703817443910964893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930813484981526152.post-76287794861262404852013-02-19T10:05:00.001-08:002013-02-19T10:05:09.126-08:00The Armed Criminal in America<a href="http://rkba.org/research/wright/armed-criminal.summary.html">The Armed Criminal in America</a>AmazonVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10703817443910964893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930813484981526152.post-76207526395981636242013-02-19T10:04:00.001-08:002013-02-19T10:04:41.324-08:00Chicago gangs don’t have to go far to buy guns - Chicago Sun-Times<a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/14715658-418/chicago-gangs-dont-have-to-go-far-to-buy-guns.html">Chicago gangs don’t have to go far to buy guns - Chicago Sun-Times</a>AmazonVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10703817443910964893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930813484981526152.post-1375989659217602572013-02-19T10:03:00.001-08:002013-02-19T10:03:13.666-08:00frontline: hot guns: "How Criminals Get Guns" | PBS<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/guns/procon/guns.html">frontline: hot guns: "How Criminals Get Guns" | PBS</a>AmazonVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10703817443910964893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930813484981526152.post-83339638400228042072013-02-19T06:43:00.002-08:002013-02-19T06:43:59.734-08:00NRA's Letter to Congress<span style="background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">TO: NRA Members and Friends<br />
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no fluff, no hyperbole, just simple, straight forward facts. <br />
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U.S. Congress regarding so-called “universal background checks” <a href="http://www.nramedia.org/t/1163195/6727537/21951/0/" target="_blank">click here</a>. <br />
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<b>NRA and NICS<br />
</b>The National
Rifle Association supported the establishment of the National Criminal
Instant Background Check System (NICS) [1], and we support it to this
day. At its creation, we advocated that NICS checks be accurate; fair;
and truly instant. The reason for this is that 99% of those who go
through NICS checks are law-abiding citizens, who are simply trying to
exercise their fundamental, individual Right to Keep and Bear Arms.<br />
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<b>Dealers</b><br />
Since 1986,
those engaged in the business of selling firearms for livelihood and
profit have been required to have a Federal Firearms License (FFL). All
retail sales of firearms currently require a NICS check, no matter
where they occur.<br />
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<b>Private Sales</b><br />
Regarding the
issue of private firearms sales, it is important to note that since
1968, it has been a federal felony for any private person to sell,
trade, give, lend, rent or transfer a gun to a person he either knows or
reasonably should know is not legally allowed to purchase or possess a
firearm.<br />
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<b>Mental Health Records and NICS</b><br />
According to a
recent General Accounting Office study, as of 2011 23 states and the
District of Columbia submitted less than 100 mental health records to
NICS; 17 states submitted less than ten mental health records to NICS;
and four states submitted no mental health records to NICS.[2]<br />
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<b>Gun Shows</b><br />
A common
misrepresentation is that criminals obtain firearms through sales at gun
shows.<br />
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A 1997 Bureau of
Justice Statistics survey of state prison inmates who had used or
possessed firearms in the course of their crimes found that 79 percent
acquired their firearms from “street/illegal sources” or “friends or
family.”<br />
Only 1.7 percent
obtained firearms from anyone (dealer or non-dealer) at a gun show or
flea market.[3]<br />
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<b>Prosecutions</b><br />
In 2010, the FBI
denied 72,659 NICS checks out of a total of 14,409,616. But only 62 of
these cases were actually prosecuted, and only 13 resulted in a
conviction.[4]<br />
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<b>“Universal Background Checks”</b><br />
While the term
“universal background checks” may sound reasonable on its face, the
details of what such a system would entail reveal something quite
different. A mandate for truly “universal” background checks would
require every transfer, sale, purchase, trade, gift, rental, or loan of a
firearm between all private individuals to be pre-approved by the
federal government. In other words, it would criminalize all private
firearms transfers, even between family members or friends who have
known each other all of their lives.<br />
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According to a
January 2013 report from the U.S. Department of Justice’s National
Institute of Justice, the effectiveness of “universal background checks”
depends on requiring gun registration.[5] In other words, the only way
that the government could fully enforce such a requirement would be to
mandate the registration of all firearms in private possession – a
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