Prosecutors Wednesday dropped their case against a Colorado Springs liquor store owner who was arrested in 2010 on suspicion of shooting a shoplifter he allegedly chased into the parking lot.
Chang Ho Yi, 58, faced a potential charge of attempted first-degree murder, though prosecutors never officially charged him with a crime.
Bryson Dewberry, then 22, was wounded in the jaw, and a second person hit in the leg, when Yi fired once into a car after the Oct. 25 theft at Austin Bluffs Plaza Liquor, Colorado Springs police said at the time.
The thief jumped into the car after stealing a bottle of Grey Goose vodka, and the driver was pulling away, police said in an arrest warrant.
In a brief court appearance before 4th Judicial District Judge Ronald Crowder, prosecutor Dan Zook said the District Attorney's Office would defer to a grand jury, which declined to return an indictment. Read more
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A Clearlake man who drove his pickup into the home of a former employer and allegedly threatened to kill the man was shot and mortally wounded early Sunday.
The Clearlake Police Department said 51-year-old Kevin Quinn of Clearlake died shortly after he was shot multiple times by 67-year-old James Mitchell.
“They've had previous issues,” Clearlake Police Sgt. Tim Hobbs told Lake County News on Sunday afternoon.
Hobbs said that Quinn had worked for Mitchell a few years ago, noting, “They weren't on good terms then.”
Hobbs' report on the incident explained that at 2 a.m. Sunday Mitchell was asleep in his residence in the 14200 block of Olympic Drive when Quinn allegedly drove a 1994 Chevrolet Silverado pickup into the front of Mitchell's home.
Hobbs said Mitchell armed himself with a handgun and went to the area of his residence where he heard the crash. When Mitchell went into the room he reportedly was confronted by Quinn, who had gotten out of the pickup.
Quinn allegedly advanced toward Mitchell in a threatening manner while making threats to kill him, Hobbs said.
Mitchell attempted to flee his own residence, and as he was trying to get out of the house Quinn caught up to him, Hobbs said.
Mitchell fired his handgun at Quinn and struck him multiple times before going outside of the residence to notify police, according to Hobbs' report. Read more
Predators look for helpless targets. Have there been any mass shootings at churches? How come you never hear about mass shootings at gun shows. The recent passage of a new law in Louisiana makes it legal to carry your sidearm in church. Check out this link: https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/294375
Whooo RAYY for that! You SHOULD have a sidearm in church. You SHOULD be able to stop evil people anywhere they perpetrate evil. And if some nut job decides to shoot up a church, he should fear that rounds will be coming back at him. End of story. If you disagree with me you are just plain wrong. We need to fight back.
Around the Ocala area, “Throughout the past two years, Davis has scoured hunting stores and pawn and gun stores for ammunition,” the Ocala Star-Banner reported.
“Those that could keep it in stock were asking premium prices and usually getting them.
“Since I was a young man, I never remembered having difficulty finding ammunition,” Davis noted. “It's never been like this.”
While many reason for the shortage are cited, including two wars and fears over the bad economy, “there's the obvious, quantifiable reason: After the 2008 election, a lot more guns were sold. And those guns require ammo, especially since the new owners started enjoying the sport of target shooting.”
“We had people who never owned a handgun in their lives come into … the store and buy,” said Sandy Brygider, owner of Ocala Armory on U.S. 27. “And the big demand for guns was from Obama getting elected. Obama sold more guns than Clinton, which I never thought would be possible.”
Jackson County District Attorney Gerald R. Fox said in a statement he will no longer prosecute Wisconsin's prohibitions on carrying concealed weapons, transporting uncased or loaded guns in vehicles, carrying guns in public buildings and taverns and carrying switchblades and butterfly knives.
He said the Supreme Court's ruling renders those statutes unconstitutional.
“These so-called ‘public safety' laws only put decent law-abiding citizens at a dangerous disadvantage when it comes to their personal safety, and I for one am glad that this decades-long era of defective thinking on gun issues is over,” Fox wrote in the statement, released this week.
He ended the statement with “Let Freedom Ring.” Read more
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I shot the Tactical Hunter off of a good rest and portable bench. McMillan gives bench-rest accuracy in a hunting rifle that is easy to carry.
Dave Morelli puts the McMillan Tactical Hunter through the paces at the range. Will this out-of-the-box hunting rifle live up to its accuracy promise?
I always wondered why our tactical guns had to be so precise and shoot one-half-minute groups but it was acceptable for the hunting rifle to shoot one or even one-and-a-half minute groups. I realize that the target area is bigger, but I always thought if a one-minute gun was good enough, then a half-minute gun should be better.
Many manufacturers like Remington and Savage are producing off-the-rack varminters or police rifles with tighter tolerances than the general population of rifles and some guarantee one-half-minute groups. Other choices would include having a gun custom made or having a gunsmith re-barrel and chamber one of your rifles adding components that are known to improve accuracy. Now McMillan offers another choice: a hunting rifle made with one of their custom actions and built with the same care and precision as their high-quality tactical rifles.
McMillan’s Tactical Hunter is a lightweight hunting rifle with all the performance of a custom gun. It comes in all the traditional hunting calibers. My test rifle was already equipped with a Leupold scope from the McMillan shop. The rifle they sent was a .308 Winchester caliber and the first ammo I shot through it was the 168-grain variety from Black Hills. The 168-grain bullet is probably the best all-around weight to shoot out of this caliber. I did switch to 175s in my F-Class gun because it holds super sonic speed at 1000 yards more consistently, but that is another story.
The G-30 action has great lines and is well machined. The bolt slides effortlessly but has a comfortable fit. McMillan holds non-critical tolerances at .005 inch and critical tolerances to ½ thousand.
The ultra light graphite technology that goes into the McMillian stock gives the hunter a rifle that he can carry all day and not sacrifice strength. The un-scoped rifle weighs in at 7 pounds. It has a one-inch Pachmayr decelerator pad and the barrel is full floated off of a glass pillar bedded action. The barrel has a generous float with plenty of space to keep debris from jamming in between the barrel and stock.
The barrel is a lightweight, hunting contour; however it is made from match-grade stainless steel, fluted with a target crown. The barrel and action are covered in a matte black finish that appear to be tougher than a bag of nails. The 22-inch barrel comes with a 1-in-12 twist, which is a little slower than most .308s where a 1-in-10 is most common.
The action is McMillan custom (G30) and is well built with good lock up and a properly fit bolt. One of the important features of an action is how it is tuned and fitted to the barrel. This action is blueprinted perfectly perpendicular to the axis and the barrel is threaded and hand fitted for a perfect fit, providing bench-rest accuracy in a rifle that can be carried all day.
The action is machined out of premium grade 17-4 stainless steel. It is one of the toughest stainless materials and the machining in non-critical parts is .005-inch tolerance. Critical parts are machined to .0005 inch. That’s a half a thousandth! The fluted bolt aids in reliability helping to sweep mud and debris away for smooth action and is pleasing to the eye. The bolt is fitted with a Remington-style plunger ejector and a robust Sako-type claw extractor that has been redesigned by McMillan. It is on the front of the bolt and threw brass clean away with mild working of the bolt.
The raceways are cut and finished with tight tolerances and are polished with no tool marks. The bolt is also designed for easy no-tool takedown. I really like this feature. Most bolt problems I get in my shop are critters that haven’t been cleaned because sportsmen don’t have the tools or knowledge to disassemble the bolt. I disassemble my bolts about once a year these days but I would recommend more often for a professional marksman. The bolt handle is easily manipulated, and I thought it would lend to a quick follow-up shot if needed.
McMillan redesigned the Sako type extractor, which is a robust choice for a tactical or hunting rifle. Although Remington extractors rarely fail, the Sako type is a stronger design. They used the Remington style plunger ejector, which is also battle proven.
The action is designed to accept Remington-style triggers. This is great as there are a lot of aftermarket triggers produced for the Remington action. The trigger on the Tactical Hunter was phenomenal. There is nothing like a properly tuned trigger to aid the shooter into placing an accurate shot. There was no creep, a tiny bit of take up and two pounds later it is gone. The trigger is so clean and crisp I was surprised to find it measured out two pounds. I would have thought it was lighter.
The Leupold scope was a 3-9×40 with quick-detach rings and bases. The scope was easy to install and the Leupold quick mounts are rigid and repeatable. The scope can be removed and replaced without losing zero. The only thing I checked before heading in the field was to bore sight it to see if it would get me on paper. I thought it was close enough so off we went.
Using a 1000-yard target center for the first group my bore sight was off about 10 inches left and a couple low. I like using the big target so I can always have a hit on paper for quick corrections and no shots off target to calculate correction. The group was about a minute, and after correction I had it just off center a little. This was good enough for the test. The second group was slightly less than a minute.
The rifle held more than acceptable groups and shooting at the popper produced this group at 200 yards.
For a light rifle I didn’t notice the recoil was any greater than one of my heavier guns. The Pachmayr recoil pad really made up the difference. The rifle was pleasant to shoot and carry. I packed it back and forth to the target without a strap. You could definitely carry this rifle all day.
After shooting several groups and gong targets, it seemed like the groups were getting tighter. My partner shot about a ¾-inch group. I have never used Black Hills Ammo before but it proved to be some accurate stuff.
I used one of my .308 ballistics charts to calculate elevation for longer shots and came in pretty close, hitting the 5-inch popper out to 300 yards. The only other factory stuff I had around was Federal 168-grain hunting loads, which gave the same sized groups. I believe a little loading savvy would tighten them up a bit more. I did manage to group around an inch on the popper at 200 yards.
The 10-inch gong was hit over and over with ease out to 400 yards. Under a minute is plenty of accuracy for a tactical rifle and now is the standard for a hunting rifle. Normally I shoot heavy-barreled guns, I might not have let the barrel cool enough for this rifle as it had a thinner hunting type barrel. Usually in a hunting scenario the first shot is the most important with the possibility of a follow up shot.
Barrel heat is not as much of a concern. Usually the temperature when hunting is much cooler, also. I have heard some hunters go through a box of shells while in the woods. I would think that after about the fifth shot the barrel was warming up enough to throw most of the following shots off quite a bit. I think they call this phenomenon canyon busting.
I give the McMillan Tactical Hunter an A, as it gives the hunter the confidence of a custom rifle with the weight of a hunting rifle. Now the custom hunting rifle can come to you right out of the box.
This article appeared in the May 10, 2010 issue of Gun Digest the Magazine.
The hearings on Elena Kagan — President Obama's radical pick to join the U.S. Supreme Court — began yesterday.
This is a VERY IMPORTANT battle that gun owners must fight, as evidenced by the slim victory in the McDonald v. Chicago case that was handed down by the high Court yesterday.
Kagan doesn't have a record of judicial opinions, but her views on the Second Amendment are no mystery:
* Kagan drafted a directive in favor of a semi-automatic import ban while serving in the Clinton administration;
* As a law clerk, she advised against allowing the Supreme Court to hear arguments in Sandidge v. United States that the D.C. gun ban was unconstitutional;
* Kagan was also part of the Clinton team that pushed the firearms industry to include gun locks with all gun purchases and was in the Clinton administration when the president pushed legislation that would close down gun shows; and
* Just today, Kagan gave a hint to her true colors. When asked a simple question by Senator Grassley of Iowa — does the Second Amendment codify a pre-existing right from God or is it a right created by the Constitution? — Kagan looked like a deer caught in the headlights. After an awkward pause, she said: "I've never considered that question."
Yikes… the Supreme Court is no place for on-the-job training! Read more
The 5 to 4 decision does not strike down any gun-control laws, nor does it elaborate on what kind of laws would offend the Constitution. One justice predicted that an "avalanche" of lawsuits would be filed across the country asking federal judges to define the boundaries of gun ownership and government regulation.
But Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., who wrote the opinion for the court's dominant conservatives, said: "It is clear that the Framers . . . counted the right to keep and bear arms among those fundamental rights necessary to our system of ordered liberty."
The decision extended the court's 2008 ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller that "the Second Amendment protects a personal right to keep and bear arms for lawful purposes, most notably for self-defense within the home." That decision applied only to federal laws and federal enclaves such as Washington; it was the first time the court had said there was an individual right to gun ownership rather than one related to military service. Read more
Well, if there were any doubt as to what greased the skids for the DISCLOSE Act's final passage… the quote above hits the nail on the head.
Speaking on the House floor, Rep. Boehner blasted the horse-trading that occurred behind the scenes — noting that certain groups were made exempt from the legislation in order to convince them to drop their opposition to H.R. 5175.
Republican Dan Lungren of California called it an "auction behind closed doors." Some groups won, Lungren said, others lost.
Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) vilified the bill because of its ambiguity. He said that since the Federal Election Commission won't issue regulations to implement the bill before the election, people will have to guess at what the new election law is. That's because the government won’t be able to tell people what the law actually is… and if you guess wrong, you go to jail or get prosecuted.
Harper tagged liberals for trying to rush this bill (with all of its ambiguities) for immediate implementation so that Democrats can gag their opponents in the upcoming election. Why else, Harper asked, won't Pelosi and company delay the implementation of the bill until the 2012 elections?
Another irony with the whole process surrounding this legislation is that while the bill is called the DISCLOSE Act, liberal Democrats did not reveal (until a couple of hours before the Rules Committee Vote) that an amendment had been inserted at the last minute to exempt labor unions from the requirements of the bill. By the way, many of these requirements would make it much more difficult for GOA to hold legislators accountable during an election year.
The DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 5175) passed narrowly by a 219-206 vote. You can see how your Representative voted by going to: https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll391.xml
GOA thanks all its activists for their hard work on this bill. Don't be discouraged, it is MUCH harder for us to kill legislation in that chamber. The fact that we came so close — only 7 votes needed to switch — means that we probably have the muscle to kill this in the Senate!
ACTION: Please urge your Senator to oppose the Disclose Act (H.R. 5175 and S. 3295). You can use the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center to send your Senators the pre-written e-mail message below.
—– Pre-written letter —–
Dear Senator:
I stand with Gun Owners of America in opposing the DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 5175 and S. 3295).
It is outrageous that the House of Representatives passed this legislation with a deal to exempt certain large organizations from the terms of the DISCLOSE Act. This smacks of the money-for-votes fiasco which helped grease the skids for passage of ObamaCare and which has already lowered Congress' reputation to unprecedented depths.
I was glad to see that Senator Mitch McConnell blasted this deal, which was especially aimed at carving out special exemptions for the NRA leadership in exchange for their promise to sit on their hands and not oppose the DISCLOSE Act. "If there is one thing Americans loathe about Washington, it's the backroom dealing to win the vote of organizations with power and influence at the expense of everyone else," McConnell said.
"Just as it wasn't the Democrats' money to offer in the health care debate, free speech isn't theirs to ration out to those willing to play ball — it's a right guaranteed by our First Amendment to all Americans."
I agree wholeheartedly. Please do NOT vote in favor of this legislation, as it will have a chilling effect upon our free speech rights by forcing the organizations we associate with to disclose their membership lists.
How ironic that a Congress and President who treat transparency with contempt should now be trying to force legal organizations to disclose the names of their law-abiding members. The hypocrisy is blatant, to say the least.
A Telford man is in serious condition after being shot early Monday morning during an alleged Piney Flats burglary attempt.
Police report it occurred at about 12:50 a.m. at 920 Piney Flats Road. The resident, William Lusk, 46, reported that he was in his bedroom when he heard someone banging on the front door.
Lusk said three men then broke into his home. He allegedly grabbed ashotgun and fired one round at the suspects, not knowing he had hit anyone until he found a man in his driveway. Read More
TAMPA – A home invasion victim fatally shot one of the invaders Sunday in Carrollwood, and investigators have since arrested two other people involved in the crime, Hillsborough County deputies said.
Victim Anthony Dipaolo, 23, shot and killed suspect Jonathan Fernandez, 23, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said.
Fernandez died at the scene. Dipaolo was shot in the left leg.
Though Dipaolo fatally shot Fernandez, two other home invasion suspects also have been charged with murder: Willie Goff and Katherine Schaeffer.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said they were chargedbecause their involvement in the offense led to the fatal shooting. Read more
A Lexington man fired shots at a suspect who broke into his home early Wednesday morning.
Police say a man kicked in the front door of ahome along Republic Court around 3 a.m. and entered the house.
The homeowner woke up when he heard the noise and grabbed his gun. He says that when he went into the hall and flipped on the lights, he saw the suspect standing there.
The homeowner fired a few rounds and the suspectran out of the house. Read more
“We did what was in the best interests for the NRA and the Second Amendment, and we would do it again. We do not take positions on bills that do not affect us.”
That was NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam quoted in "Politico" discussing HR 5175, a bill that would allow free speech for the NRA and cut out almost everyone else.
HR 5175 is a blatantly unconstitutional bill that would end free speech for countless organizations and was opposed by the NRA until they cut a backroom deal with Democrats in Congress. NRA would be "carved out" of this bill and the NRA would slink away and end any opposition to it.
All other pro-gun organizations, including other national and all state-wide groups would be silenced, with the NRA's tacit blessing, and the NRA would be assured of a monopoly on political speech before elections.
Of course, just like much of McCain Feingold, this bill, if passed, will be overturned by the courts. But not before the next election, and that is exactly what the anti-gun majority is planning for. The bill is intended to protect people like NRA darling Harry Reid for one more election cycle. Read more
A top House Democrat said Monday that he remains hopeful of mustering enough votes to pass sweeping new campaign finance legislation, which has prompted a political uproar over a deal crafted to help the National Rifle Association. — The Washington Post, June 21, 2010
According to the Post article from yesterday:
Democrats are "in striking distance of getting the votes" for the package, which would require corporations, nonprofit groups [like GOA] and unions to disclose details about their political spending.
The big news last week was a "carve out" that Democrat leaders made to exempt the NRA from the provisions of the bill. This week, in order to gain more votes, there is talk about exempting many more non-profit organizations — which may include GOA.
Our answer to Congress is simple and is found in the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech." In other words, NO DEAL.
The NRA claims, in a widely circulated letter, that "some of our critics believe we should put the Second Amendment at risk over a First Amendment principle to protect other organizations."
To the contrary, sacrificing a First Amendment principle will end up putting the Second Amendment on even more precarious footing. Read more
Mayor Daley has plenty of liberals eager to argue for crime-ridden Chicago's gun ban.
Is the person next to you on the bus “carrying heat?” How about that lady in the Starbucks line, who appears to be “packing” (and I don't mean for summer vacation)? Your co-worker had a bad week and is fiddling with his pistol.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court may strike down Chicago's controversial gun ban, legal experts predict. In the landmark case, McDonald vs. the City of Chicago, the justices are expected to rule that the city's 30-year-old prohibition on the possession or sale of handguns violates the Second Amendment.
If the law is banished, the city no longer will be able to forbid the possession of handguns.
The People of the Gun argue that citizens are entitled to the right to own guns for self-protection. They may win this round. Others fear the Windy City will begin to look more like Dodge City. Maybe even Tombstone, Ariz.
Things are bad enough. Every day in Chicago is another day of gun mayhem. Children caught in the crossfire. A lady preacher shot over a poker game. Road rage gone wild. More and more lost to domestic violence, suicide, impulse killings. Read more
Looking to go armed, but are stuck in the weeds as to what to arm yourself with? Here are 20 excellent concealed carry gun options that will keep you on the defensive.
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