 | Police: evidence backs up self-defense in Tupelo shooting (MS) OpSD --Police say evidence backs up a Tupelo man's statement that he was defending himself when he shot and killed a neighbor on his back porch. Police Capt. Rusty Haynes tells The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal that tests indicate that 41-year-old Brad Nance was four to six feet away when he was shot and killed Thursday.
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 | Police: Pharmacist Shot At Robber (NY) OpSD --A pharmacist who purchased a gun after two fatal pharmacy robberies on Long Island used it to shoot at a robber Friday afternoon, according to Nassau County Police.
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Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • A 14-Year-Old Faces a Year in Jail for Wearing an NRA T-Shirt to School • Gun Range Wounds • Happy Father's Day, now go shoot a bear. • JFK warned about secrecy • State photo-ID databases become troves for police • WH tweets Father’s Day photo of Obama and daughter playing with toy guns
Gun Rights Legal Action • VA: Petersburg, Va. Circuit Court Clerk backs down to gun group
Armed Self-Defense *Works* • MS: Police: evidence backs up self-defense in Tupelo shooting • NY: Police: Pharmacist Shot At Robber
News and Views from the Antis • NY: Gun Control Advocates Rally Six Months After Sandy Hook • Second Amendment--Iconic Millstone
Increasing Blowback from Illegitimate Legislation • NY: Pro-Gun Rally in Lowville • NY: SAFE Act PROTEST draws crowd in Lewis County
News and Views of Zimmerman DGU • FL: Week 2 of Jury Picking Resumes in Zimmerman Case
Politicians and Legislation • AR: Left and right already swinging at Ark. senator • CA: S.F. gun rules likely to spur lawsuits • KS: Gun ordinances up for debate at Tuesday’s City Council meeting • KS: Kansas concealed carry laws changing July 1st • NY: Upstate Empire State pols work to repeal Cuomo’s gun law • WV: Joe Manchin takes on NRA in new TV spot
The "Authorities" • N.J. Judge Arrested For Allegedly Hindering Search For Her Live-In Boyfriend
From the States • IN: Laws will not deter criminals • LA: City Issues Notice for Film Crew's Fake Gunfire • NY: Mayor Mike’s misfire on guns • UT: Gun show offers free concealed weapons classes to Utah educators
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Comments and Commentary • Bloomberg bus tour coy with locations and dates for a reason • Interview with Dr. Adam Goldstein on assessment of competency for concealed-weapons permits and physicians' roles in reducing gun violence (audio story) • Daily Digest: Voters Fight Back Edition • Santa Monica college shooting may provoke push to regulate '80% receivers' • Today's Five-Minute Activism • CO: Faith leaders organize Boulder County gun buyback
Industry News • Ask Foghorn: Is 300 Blackout a Good Caliber for a First AR-15? • Ask Kirsten Weiss: Best .22 Rifle for a Newbie • New From ACCU-GRIP: Adjustable AR and AK Pistol Grips • The New XDS 9mm – Not Buying Into The Hype. • Thompson/Center Recalls All ICON, VENTURE and DIMENSION Rifles • We are shooting ourselves in the foot with ammo we cannot afford or find.
Editor's Choice • New Ammo Cancels Free Ticket To Terrorist Paradise • Pro Gun Maxim Model Brittney Leigh – No, not Michelle Viscusi • Smith & Wesson booked record sales as gun debate raged
News and Views from the Antis • Anti-gun-violence rally in Gary draws small crowd • Bill Clinton: Gun Groups Trying to “Terrify” People (available)) • City Lawmakers Renew Call For Stricter Gun Control On Six-Month Anniversary Of Sandy Hook Shooting • Gasoline prices may not be the only thing shooting up this summer • Inside the Twisted Mind of a Gun Grabber – Part 11: Bill Clinton Edition • NY City Hall Gun-Control Rally Marks Six-Month Anniversary of Newtown Shootings • Reid mentions father’s suicide in urging renewed gun control push (video available) • Rescind the 2nd Amendment • Six Months After Newtown, Battle Over Gun Control Continues (video available) • Six Months After Sandy Hook, Cuomo Pushes Washington On Guns • CA: Organizing for Action rallies in San Bernardino for gun control
News and Views of Bloomberg's Mayors Against Any Guns • Bloomy bus tour states identified; Northwest gets a pass • Mayors launch bus tour on Sandy Hook anniversary
Brave New Schools and Campuses • Zero-tolerance efforts in school misguided • OR: Eagle Point debates arming school staff • WV: 14 Year Old Student May Face Year in Jail For Refusing to Remove NRA Shirt in School (video story)
Politicians and Legislation • House votes to exempt military from D.C. gun laws • Senator Schumer Calls for the Ban of Creating Undetectable Guns using 3D printers • IL: Beiser Discusses Conceal Carry (audio available) • IL: Illinois, is a Firearm Ban Coming to Your Community? • NC: North Carolina: Your Urgent Action is Needed to Help Repeal Permit-to-Purchase
The "Authorities" • Public locked out of trial in former ATF agent Jay Dobyns' suit • MO: Cop Must Pay $2 Million for Forced Sex • NJ: Montclair cop tied to wide-ranging drug and money laundering scheme • OH: Lawsuit against Cleveland "Super Cop" Simone moves forward • TX: Arlington officer accused of buying steroids and helping supplier spot police surveillance • UT: Truck driver suing for allegedly being jailed without charges for 17 days (video available) • VA: Ex-Norfolk cop must pay $500K in rape lawsuit
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Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Pro-gun Republican wins vacated Democrat seat in Connecticut • Government sues employers for background checks; wants to expand checks for guns • OMG! The IRS! With AR-15s! OMG! • BREAKING NEWS: Four people shot dead after argument in at a St. Louis business • Daily Digest: “Wind at Our Back” Edition (video available) • Trigger reset? Don't need no stinkin' trigger reset. • MN: Proposed Gun Range Would Sit Next To Osseo HS (video available)
Industry News • Gun Review: Walther PPX • Is your laser tornado tuff? • Kevin Brittingham Sues Freedom Group Over Firing • New From iSniper: iDryfire Laser Training System iPhone App (video available)
Editor's Choice • White House cancels Obama's African safari after plans are revealed to include a military SNIPER team 'to take out lions and cheetahs if they threaten first couple'
From the Enemy Camp • Debating For Dummies…Like Julian Sarafian • Honor the 'innocent children and the brave educators' • You Can't Argue With Stupid: Best Gun Control Debate (video story)
Media News and Noise • Chris Matthews: Weird Gun People Are Not 'Normal,' 'Obsessed,' Racist • WA: Washington press lemmings fall in behind gun control effort
Illinois Carry Issues • IL: Concealed carry bill: Illinois prosecutor 'goes rogue,' allows concealed carry • IL: Illinois prosecutors to allow concealed carry, won’t wait on governor to sign CCW bill (video available) • IL: Three Illinois Counties Refuse to Enforce Ban on Concealed Carry
Politicians and Legislation • Congressman questions IRS training with AR-15 rifles • Michael Bloomberg Aggressively Trying to Financially Cripple Pro Gun Democrats • NRA Launches Anti-Manchin Attack Ad (video available) • Schumer says Bloomberg's gun ads won’t have the desired effect • CO: Are Supporters of Recalled, Anti Gun Colorado Lawmaker Being Paid in Cash to Protest Illegally?!? (video available) • NJ: BREAKING: NJ Democrats Rig Committee Votes to Pass Gun Bill After it Was Originally Going to be Defeated • NJ: NJ Assembly Vote Rigging – Sweeney FID Bill Moved to New Committee • NV: Gov. Sandoval says no to Nevadans, vetoes background checks on gun sales • NV: Gov. Sandoval vetoes universal background checks in Nevada • NY: NYC Announces Bill to Regulate 3D Printed Parts
The "Authorities" • Feds to Force States to Surrender Mental Health Records • KY: Villa Hills assistant police chief to be reinstated • NC: SBI investigates fired lieutenant for prescription drugs • NY: Off-duty cop allegedly kills wife before turning shotgun on himself • OH: Cleveland punishes 12 officers in deadly chase • OH: Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Officer Barry Accorti (video available)
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Latest Armed Self-defense News Stories: • Police: evidence backs up self-defense in Tupelo shooting (MS) • Police: Pharmacist Shot At Robber (NY) • Gun-toting grandma, 72, shoots at intruder, saves wheelchair-bound husband (CA) • Brunswick, GA Homeowner Shoots Knife Wielding Assailant Multiple Times With .45 (GA) • Woman holds burglar at gunpoint until police arrive (OH) • Homeowner in GA Shoots and Kills 1 of 3 Armed Burglars (GA) • Store Owners Confronts and Shoots Armed Burglar, Leading to His Capture (FL) • Store owner shoots accused burglar (FL) • Mother and Son in NC Use Shotgun to Shoot and Kill Armed Home Invader Who Kicked in Their Door (NC) • Homeowner Shoots and Kills Would Be Home Invader (GA) • Homeowner in Lafayette, LA Shoots and Kills 1 of 2 Armed, Late Night Home Invaders (LA) • 60 Year Old TX Man is Shot by Armed Robber, but He Still Manages to Shoot and Kill the Suspect (TX) • Would-be robber shot dead--Resident fires on pair who attacked him on his porch (IN) • Concealed Carrier in FL Turns the Table on Robber When He Draws His Gun and Opens Fire (FL) • Missouri Woman Fires at and Hits 1 of 3 Would be Home Invaders (MO) • Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Double-Aught Deterrance Edition (NC) • Dogs Corners Home Invasion Suspect Then Homeowner Holds Him at Gunpoint (AL) • Houston Man Wins Gunfight Against 4-5 Armed Suspects, 1 Suspect Killed, 1 Wounded (TX) • 77 Year-Old Senior Citizen Shoots Burglar (TN) • Man shot, killed in Douglas County in likely case of self-defense (MO) • 26 Year Old Young Lady Uses Gun to Fight Off Man Who Stabbed Her Twice (MI) • Alleged robber fatally shot on Detroit's northwest side (MI) • Homeowner Shoots 1 of 3 Daytime Burglars (FL) • Alabama Homeowner Shoots Registered Sex Offender (Just Released from Prison) During Home Invasion (AL) • Elderly mom shoots, kills drunken son in self-defense during gun battle, deputies say (FL) • Toledo woman confronts would-be home invader with handgun (OH) • Homeowner Shoots Vandal, Won't Face Charges (TX) • Adamsville homeowner shoots possible attacker while walking dog (AL) • See What Happened When a Suspected Burglar Returned a Second Time to 98-Year-Old Grandma’s Home (MI) • Homeowner Users Gun to Defend Against Burglary, Shoots Attempted Burglar Multiple Times (KY) • Man put in closet where guns were; suspect shot (TX) • BCSO: Woman Kills Common Law Husband in Self Defense (TX) • Newspaper deliveryman who shot man in self defense: "I'd do it again if I had to" (FL) • Washington Jewelry Store Owner Wins Gunfight With Armed Robber, Sends Him Fleeing (WA) • War Veteran Chases Down, Captures Burglary Suspect, Holds Him at Gunpoint for Police (WA) • Homeowner Shoots at Multiple Burglary Suspects (PA) • Liquor Store Owner Shoots Robber Armed With Sawed Off Shotgun (AL) • Homeowner Shoots Daytime Home Invader Who Shattered Glass Door of Home (WA) • Homeowner with Gun Detains Parolee during Residential Burglary (CA) • Homeowner Catches Burglar in Bathroom (OH) • Gas Station Clerk Wins Gun Battle Against Multiple, Armed Robbers (FL) • Rifle Used To Thwart Home Invasion (GA) • Elderly woman fatally shoots son in self-defense during domestic dispute (MO) • Iraq War vet thwarts break-in at Michigan gas station (MI) • Two stabbed in downtown incident (WV) • NOPD: Man defends himself by fatally shooting suspect in home (LA) • Bethel Park music store owner shoots, kills attacker (PA) • Resident Shoots 1 of 2 Home Invaders Multiple Times (OH) • Police arrest Ardmore man in attempted robbery (OK) • Resident Uses AR15 to Defend Himself and His Wife from Intruder Who May Have Been on Drugs (PA) • Mormon Bishop Saves Female Neighbor From Robber – Using a Samurai Sword (UT) • Attempted robbery in Houston ends in suspect being shot and killed (TX) • Montana Woman Proves Guns Work Better Than Restraining Orders (MT) • Concealed Carrier Shoots and Kills Armed Robber During Gunfight (TX) • Pipe, club and finally gun needed to stop savage pit bull attack on woman in Detroit (MI) • 80-year-old Flint man fires shots at five robbery suspects (MI) • Home invasion suspects killed in gunfight with NC homeowner (NC) • California Concealed Carrier Captures Serial Burglar at Gunpoint (CA) • Concealed Carrier Shoots and Kills 1 of 2 Armed Street Robbers (TX) • Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Once Too Many Edition (TX) • Burger King diner defeats would-be robber by shooting him (FL) • Cops: Stockton shooting might have been self defense (CA) • Beaumont Serial Robber Caught After Victim Shot Him (TX) • Shooting in Walla-Walla (WA) • Maryland Homeowner Shoots and Kills 1 of 2 Baseball Bat Wielding Home Invaders (MD) • 60 Year Old Homeowner in Kansas Shoots Would be Intruder in the Foot (KS) • Grandmother holds burglar at gunpoint until police arrive (WA) • Burglar shot after Pennsylvania homeowner interrupts home invasion (PA) • Woman pulls gun on attacker, attacker takes off running (OR) • Florida man shot and killed by family member in self-defense (FL) • 82-year-old Oregon farmer holds burglar at gunpoint until police arrive (OR) • Off-Duty Officer Shoots Alleged Armed Robber (FL) • Calvert County police investigate fatal attempted home invasion (VA) • Police investigate deadly crime scene (FL) • Philadelphia father of two shoots, kills home intruder (PA)
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