Android users can now target homes of the “dangerous” (i.e., gun owners)

And it doesn’t even have to be someone you KNOW has a gun.  You just have to suspect it.

Who is tracking those little markers, anyway?

Am I the only one who finds this creepy, invasive, and tattle-tale-y?

 

http://survivalfoodprep.com/news/new-app-paints-target-on-homes-of-suspected-gun-owners/

 

From the page:
“According to the developers, “The Walkingtools Gun Geo Marker has a simple goal: letting parents and community members mark, or geolocate, sites associated with potentially unsafe guns and gun owners.””

NSA collecting phone records of millions of Verizon customers daily | World news | The Guardian

The court order expressly bars Verizon from disclosing to the public either the existence of the FBI’s request for its customers’ records, or the court order itself.

via NSA collecting phone records of millions of Verizon customers daily | World news | The Guardian.

–This isn’t about guns, but it IS about liberty, and you need to know about it.

Here is the court order:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2013/jun/06/verizon-telephone-data-court-order

New from CalGunLaws: Microstamping Rule Freezes Number of Semiautomatic Pistols Available for Sale in California

LINK IS NOW WORKING! – Microstamping Rule Freezes Number of Semiautomatic Pistols Available for Sale in California

Despite the flaws in the technology, the obvious ways that criminals will circumvent the technology, and the difficulties crime labs will have in deciphering the marks, on May 17, 2013, California Attorney General Kamala Harris certified that microstamping is available to firearm manufacturers.

With this simple announcement, new and safer state-of-the-art pistol models essential for home and family defense became impossible for Californians to acquire, because to be sold in California all new semi-automatic pistol models must now have microstamping incorporated into their design in order to be approved for sale in California.

Given the manufacturing costs involved, it is highly unlikely that any manufacturers will adopt the microstamping technology, particularly considering their current pistol production can barely meet the demand from other states. As a practical matter, this will limit the types of new handguns available to the California market to those handguns ready all approved for sale and listed on the roster of approved handguns as of the date of the certification.

NRA and NSSF are exploring all legal avenues for challenging this action in court, and a lawsuit is very likely.

Michel & Associates, P.C. has made a legal memorandum and a collection of other materials on the topic available here.

 

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Theater shooter stopped but no national media attention.

Bad person with a gun is stopped by a good person with a gun.

But that’s not news.

GOVERNOR BROWN TAKES ACTION ON MAJOR GUN LEGISLATION [from NRA-ILA]

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GOVERNOR BROWN TAKES ACTION ON MAJOR GUN LEGISLATION    In a legislative session that saw mixed results for California’s sportsmen and firearms owners, the Governor has signed or vetoed the legislation that we have been closely following.  Some of the bills that we have supported or opposed are listed herein.      A huge THANK YOU goes out to everyone who helped the NRA stand up for our Second Amendment freedoms during this extremely busy and sometimes hectic legislative session.           THE GOOD NEWS Senate Bill 1366 – Lost and Stolen Reporting of Firearms  – VETOED   SB 1366, introduced by state Senator Mark DeSaulnier (D-7), would require every person to report the theft or loss of a firearm he or she owns or possesses to a local law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the theft or loss occurred within 48 hours of the time he or she knew or reasonably should have known that the firearm had been stolen or lost. Law-abiding gun owners should not be made a victim twice and punished for theft of their firearm(s). Assembly Bill 2333 – Liability for Negligent Storage of BB Devices – VETOED AB 2333, introduced by Assemblyman Jose Solorio (D-69), would expand California’s negligent storage law to any person who knowingly or reasonably should have known that a minor is likely to gain access to a BB device without the permission of the minor’s parents or legal guardian and the minor carries the BB device in a public place.  The definition of “public place” includes a “front yard, driveway, doorway or entrance to a building or dwelling.” If a minor possesses a “BB device” that is visible from your own private property you and your child would be in violation.  Violators would be subject to a civil penalty and/or community service. Assembly Bill 2460– Ban of Law Enforcement Transfer of Firearms – VETOED AB 2460, introduced by Assemblyman Roger Dickinson (D-9), would ban law enforcement officers from transferring handguns that are not on California’s approved “roster” to anyone but law enforcement officers.  Currently, California law allows for the transfer of firearms that are not on the approved “roster” to be transferred to law-abiding civilians.  These transfers must go through a licensed firearms dealer and are only transferred when the new civilian owner has passed a criminal background check. Senate Bill 1367 – Archery Season, Deer: Concealed Firearms – SIGNED     SB 1367, introduced by state Senator Jean Fuller (R-18), would revise the Fish and Game Code to authorize a peace officer, whether active or honorably retired, to carry a firearm on his or her person while engaged in the taking of deer with bow and arrow, but would prohibit taking or attempting to take deer with that firearm. The current Fish and Game Code section governing possession of firearms while archery deer hunting is in conflict with the Penal Code section that permits peace officers and honorably retired peace officers to carry a concealed firearm. SB 1367 will remedy the conflict between the two codes.       THE BAD NEWS Assembly Bill 1527 – Open Carry Ban (of unloaded long guns) – SIGNED AB 1527, introduced by Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-44), would expand on last year’s ban on open carrying of an unloaded handgun to also include unloaded rifles and shotguns. Senate Bill 1221 – Hunting Ban – SIGNED   SB 1221, introduced by state Senator Ted Lieu (D-28), would ban hunting bears and bobcats with dogs.  Hunting with dogs is a tradition that continues across the country.  Many dog breeds with select characteristics for hunting can be traced back for thousands of years.  Seventeen states allow bear hunting with dogs.  The use of hounds for hunting has never been shown to have an adverse impact on wildlife numbers.  Biologists and other wildlife experts determine regulations and bag limits, just as they do with other hunting seasons. Senate Bill 1315 – Local Regulation of Firearms – SIGNED SB 1315, introduced by anti-gun extremist state Senator Kevin de Leon (D-22), is just a stepping stone to completely destroying California’s firearms preemption law.  Firearms preemption laws are in place to standardize firearm laws across the state.  This critical law keeps law-abiding gun owners from being placed in jeopardy of running afoul of local restrictions they don`t even know exist simply because they have crossed from one municipality to another. SB 1315 would authorize Los Angeles County to enact and enforce an ordinance or resolution that is stricter than state law regarding the manufacture, sale, possession or use of any BB device, toy gun, replica of a firearm, or other device that is so substantially similar in coloration and overall appearance to an existing firearm as to lead a reasonable person to perceive that the device is a firearm and that expels a projectile that is no more than 16 millimeters in diameter. MORE GOOD NEWS Senate Bill 249 – Semi-Automatic Component Ban – DEFEATED IN COMMITTEE   SB 249, introduced by state Senator Leland Yee (D-8),as amended, would make a small but profound change to the definition of what constitutes a detachable magazine for a semiautomatic firearm.  By doing so, hundreds of thousands of semi-automatic rifles, which were legally sold in California over the last decade, would become illegal on July 1, 2013. SB 249 also has no provisions to allow permitting, licensing or reimbursement for the loss of valuable property.  Worse yet, the bill doesn’t require a public notice program to advise owners of this change in state law. Thousands of owners could be arrested for inadvertent violations.  If you own an affected firearm, your only choices would be to destroy it, surrender it to a law enforcement agency, sell it out of state or have it confiscated at the time of your arrest!   For more legislative details, go to CALNRA.com     Thanks to the many pro-Second Amendment groups in California that are helping us distribute the important information contained in this CAL-ERT.  Because this topic is so important and many of us are members of multiple groups, we might receive multiple copies of this message.  Thank you for your understanding.        ______________________________ Sign-up to NRA-ILA email alerts HERE

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Reactions in the US to the Swiss gun initiative result – swissinfo

Reactions in the US to the Swiss gun initiative result – swissinfo.

ATF moving to require multiple sales reports for long guns starting January 5, 2011

And they were so quiet about it, too….

YouTube – Bill O’Reilly Supports Gun Confiscation During Weather Emergencies

YouTube – Bill O’Reilly Supports Gun Confiscation During Weather Emergencies.

Thanks to SayUncle and Days of our Trailers for the link.

Cop’s Facebook remarks reveal anti 2nd Amendment sentiment

This falls in the category of WTF.

There’s a snapshot of the convo here.  And here are  Rod Tuason’s words, verbatim:  “Sounds like you had someone practicing their 2nd amendment rights last night! Should’ve pulled the AR out and prone them all out! And if one of them made a furtive movement…2 weeks off!!!”

Now, I understand that having people walking around with guns on their hips would make cops jumpy. It means they have more people to keep an eye on, and only God knows if any of those people are serious nutjobs or if someone in the group is a closet felon.  Cops have to be hypervigilant to stay alive, and seeing a bunch of guns in the open has to be nerve-wracking.  I get that, and I think there’s probably a less antagonistic way to call attention to this issue.  (one guy wrote: ‘if you’re going to go out there and “educate” people…walk around places that needs [sic] that visual deterrent.”)

How-freaking-ever.

I do not like the idea that any police officer is scathing about our 2nd Amendment rights.  Seriously. WTF.

About that FBI Flyer that Worries Gun Store Owners

The article is here

Thanks to SayUncle for the link to the article.

I haven’t received notification from the FBI that they’ve got a flyer for us, and I think it’s weird that FBI is doing this rather than ATF.  And if ATF was doing it, one would think they’d have sent us a bulletin.

“It instructs store owners to look out for certain customer characteristics, like insisting on paying with cash only, or purchasing large quantities of ammunition or other gun accessories. Store owners are also supposed to look for people with missing hand or fingers, chemical burns, or stains on their clothing.”

Purchasing large amounts of ammo? What constitutes a large amount? Here in California there was talk of only allowing a set amount each month (I think it was 100 rounds, but that could be wrong.) Two boxes of ammo. Geez.
In any case, that’s not a good indicator–target shooters go through tons of ammo in a single weekend.

Stains on their clothing? Really? Farmers and mechanics come in after work, and paying in cash–for crying out loud. You know how women are [sometimes!] guilty of buying clothes and purses and jewelry and then sticking them with their ‘older’ stuff?  Guys do the same thing [sometimes! lol] with guns. (sorry, guys, for outing you.) And they pay with the cash that they’ve been secretly stashing.  Again, not a good indicator of nefarious intentions.

We are always careful who we sell to. I recently had a guy come in who was kinda twitchy,  and he made the hair on my neck stand on end. He said he wanted to buy a gun, and pointed to a 9mm. Then he changed his mind and wanted to see a .40 (with no apparent aim in mind) then he changed his mind again and pointed at the far end of the rifle rack and asked to see one of the rifles.  Again, not particular.  Just a vague, “Lemme see that black one.”   I didn’t even know which one he was pointing at.  All I knew was that he wanted me zipping here and there, and then I got a whiff of alcohol.  That was the final red flag.  I asked him to leave.  Of course he argued and called me a bitch and said I would never sell guns that way.  Yeah, yeah, whatever.  OUT.

The main bogus thing about this flyer, though, is the preconceived notion that criminals are going to legitimate FFL dealers for their weapons.  Why would they want a paperwork trail? And why would this be the one area they do something legally?