Arizona Handgun Sales Skyrocket Following Giffords Shooting
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WASHINGTON (AP/The Blaze) — The FBI says background checks for handgun sales jumped in Arizona following the shootings in Tucson.
There were 263 background checks in Arizona on Monday, up from 164 for the same day a year ago.
The bureau’s figures show big increases in some other states as well. For example, in Ohio handgun background checks went up from 240 on Jan. 10, 2010, to 395 on Monday.
At the same time, the number of background checks declined in some states. In Tennessee, they went down from 448 a year ago to 165 on Monday.
In releasing a state-by-state list, the FBI cautioned that the number of checks initiated through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System don’t reflect the number of handguns sold.
Just two days after a Glock-weilding gunman killed six at a Tucson shopping center, Greg Wolff, the owner of two Arizona gun shops reported the significant increase in business to Bloomberg.
“We’re at double our volume over what we usually do,” Wolff said Monday.
Gun dealers attribute rising sales to the growing debate over new state and federal gun restrictions in the time after the shooting, claiming individuals fear they won’t have as easy access to firearms in the future.
“When something like this happens people get worried that the government is going to ban stuff,” Wolff told Bloomberg.
One-day sales of handguns in Arizona jumped 60 percent to 263 on Jan. 10 compared with 164 the corresponding Monday a year ago, the second-biggest increase of any state in the country…
Handgun sales rose 65 percent to 395 in Ohio; 16 percent to 672 in California; 38 percent to 348 in Illinois; and 33 percent to 206 in New York, the FBI data show. Sales increased nationally about 5 percent, to 7,906 guns.
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GoingBeck
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:08pmObama’s White Fright.
Report Post »HWWolf
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:00pmGood, Love the Book MORE GUNS LESS CRIME, and as this tragety shows that this deranged young man who was suspened from school, who had a history of making death threats and never held by the Sheriffs department for a psyc eval, (which is reportable to FBI and ATF and would deny you from purchasing a firearm). That goverment and police will never make you safe. Go ahead and trust them if you want your just puting your life in their hands and their hands don’t give a rats behind.
Report Post »The only one that can save you is yourself, WELCOME TO LIFE, REALITY, AND THE LAWS OF NATURE,
TheHonestAmerican
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:00pmGun sales are up is good news. More Americans need them.
Report Post »EP46
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 6:18amAlso easier for the Feds to knock on your door and demand your weapon.
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 10:36am@EP46, I’m sorry, how does that make it easier for the Feds to confiscate all weapons? IMO, it would make it that much more difficult to go to EVERYONE’s home…just sayin’
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:00pmGuns are tools Americans have used to keep foxes out of the hen house and vermin out of there homes. Still holds true today. Considering how many Americans own guns, we aren’t doin to bad stastically in way of crime and crim has been going down in the US over the past three decades. All those crack babys that got aborted beginning in 1970 correlated to a significant drop in crime right on 1990 when those babys would have turned 20.
Report Post »clwnsondaleft
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:54pmOMG If only someone competent in that crowd had a gun! As usual we americans have let our guard down once to often. WE MUST BE VIGILANT!!!!! Dont ever depend on others to protect you take the law into your own hands when necessary. these stupid libs will stop at nothing to take all of our protections away when the s!@#$ hits the fan they will run and leave destruction in their wake. They have already done enough damage these gun laws and all the antigun rhetoric have left people feeling guilty for carrying a gun and now we are left defenseless .
Report Post »ksagpilot
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 12:33pmThere was a guy in one of the stores who claims he had a gun, when he heard the shooting it was too late by the time he got to the scene.
Report Post »Canuck GB Fan
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:54pmWoohoo! Great idea!
Report Post »U2XM202
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:50pmIt’s a losing scenario
Report Post »Imagine if someone else would’ve shot and killed Jared BEFORE he killed others.
The left would’ve been yelling “Who made this guy Judge, Jury and Executioner?”
Sgt.Crust
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 11:00pmNot so, you have the right to defend others in immient danger, and who cares what the left thinks anyway?
Report Post »spendthrift
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:48pmArizona once again takes the lead to restore our constitutional rights.
Report Post »butchcoolidge
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:46pm“An armed society is a polite society.” -Thomas Jefferson. And By God, its true. I NEVER see impolite people at the range or in hunting camp, just never do…
Report Post »ksagpilot
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:45pmI have plenty of guns, I’m going to stock up on ammo. If they can’t get the guns they can make it harder for companies to manufacture ammo, and very expensive to buy.
Report Post »Proud Navy Dad
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 10:51amWhat you said is soo true, ammo in bulk quarantines is getting expensive and harder to find. Its just a matter of time before the anti gun nuts find a way to control ammo, if they do then it will be gun control
Report Post »plain and simple .
People should be stocking up right now !
scout n ambush
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:41pmMost people here have more guns in their house than people we grow up using and respecting guns states that don’t have more problems crime or accidents.People want to protect themselves we don‘t all live in big city’s where there is a cop on every corner and we don’t want to.
Report Post »SunnyJ
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:00pmIt’s a different world out here in the country, and you are so right…do not want to live in the cluster f…, known as city life. I’ve farmed as a single woman and with my daughter, now 18 for nearly 28 years. Just bought a S & W bodyguard for myself and cc due to increase in thefts and a break in just a few miles up the road. It would take the police 10-15 min to answer a call out here, even under the best of conditions. Still keep a pump action shot gun next to the bed…the sound of that lock and load is a universal language in the dark. However, I’ve felt like that young man in AZ who stepped forward to help with his cc weapon, that I just need to have something on me that’s quick and ready. I just keep seeing those school board members in Florida, sitting there like ducks in the arcade waiting for the shooter to kill them. I had a Great Aunt that used to purse my Uncle like that when he drank too much…she would have taken that shooter out with one swipe! No city life for me.
Report Post »AmericanStrega
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:45pmI know what you’re saying sunnyj. Out here where we live it takes 30 to 45 minutes for law enforcement to show up. That is if the snow drifts haven’t blocked the highway. :-) We fend for ourselves here in rural NE Kansas.
Report Post »shorthanded12
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:40pmNotice in the article the gun sales in “LIBERAL STATES” of California, New York, And the Land of Bamster…what does that say?
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:30pmThat a lot of liberals will be shooting themselves in the groin or foot or worse?
Report Post »bulletsinthegun
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:40pmWhat can you say, They just looked in the mirror and saw dipstick sheriff duffnic and came to the conclusion that he could not get his bullet out of his pocketand into his weapon quick enough to do any good. God help us
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 11:33pmBarn, be careful with that bullet, ya’hear!
Report Post »Patriot Z
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:36pmoh the gov wont “ban” guns. they just make it so difficult and a pain to get one(read for citizens not nuts or criminals) that nobady will get one. but they will still be “legal”. and the brainless or corrupt will state exactly that. funny how the biggest crime riddent areas and cities have strict gun contol laws and are Dem/liberal controled…
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:34pmI wish we could educate the public to the point where they didn’t fear guns, I hate concealed carry laws, I would much rather people walk around with them on their sides. As someone who used to own a bar, I had a ton of trouble with girls walking in with guns in their purses getting drunk and pulling out a gun. People with them on their sides were asked to put them in their cars or not get in. If this guy had had his gun on his side he wouldn’t have gotten anywhere near her, and everyone would have known to keep away from him. If the cops found one hidden on someone/hidden in their cars, they could arrest them. I can‘t think of any legitimate reason to hide the fact you are carrying a gun if you aren’t a cop.
Report Post »stitchak
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:47pmHmmm… Living in Alaska in the winter and having to carry your weapon on the outside of your parka… I don’t see that happening here… way too bulky. :)
Report Post »NJartificer
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:54pmDont most states have laws prohibiting firearms in bars? Would a petite woman more easely dis-armed if she was unable to conceal?
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:25pmNot Virginia, we passed a law allowing them in bars/resturants last year, can’t drink though, which I wouldn’t recommend anyway, guns and alchohol don’t mix! If memory serves, you have to tell the manager, and he can chose to let you in or not.
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:27pmI can give you one reason, so you don’t scare the begeesus out of people, especially granny!
Report Post »Rmingtn
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 11:27pmA good reason? Because as a law abiding citizen sometimes the ONLY advantage I have over a criminal is his not knowing I’m armed. Plenty of times places get robbed and the robbers start shooting those they consider the biggest threat first. I’d rather NOT be labeled the biggest threat till I know they are there and can take cover/threat asses/and engage or retreat if needed.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 11:56pmDon’t fool yourself .. GRANNY IS ARMED.
Report Post »AzCowboy
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 6:37amOutlaws don’t follows the laws, duh?
Report Post »jH…
sbleve
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 9:35amArizona – Legal has parameters. A pistol carried in the open is legal. CC – concealed carry is legal (AZ. Background check at pistol purchase point is required – FBI is the source of this check – data base electronically interconnected with other states). 2010 AZ SB1108 law allows CC for any citizen. AZ law ‘Immigration’ is a less stringent version of the Federal Law.
Arizonian’s, in particular the southern half, are under attack threat by an armed foreign force. The Federal government has done little to contain this invasion by organized armed groups (which defines army). The Fed’s have posted a number of bill boards warning AZ citizens do not travel beyond this point. There are avenues – alleys of travel that are used by organized smugglers-drug cartel managers that are very dangerous to a citizen. These known alleys of travel reach 150 miles north of the border. Federal Border Patrol agents work daily 150 miles north of the border. Arizona is under invasion and the confusion and fear is part of the recent increase in pistol purchasing. Self Defense?
The same may have happened with some Mexican border citizens in the immediate vicinity of these alley entry points in obtaining illegal, under Mexican law, pistols for in-home self defense. Some of these pistols come illegally from the United States via brotherhood gangs.
The possession and use of a pistol is cultural. Fear is also cultural.
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 1:06pmyou got me there catb…
Report Post »NJartificer
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:33pmThey just saw thier sheriff for the first time and are running to protect themselfs.
No surprise here, Dumdic is damn near useless
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:48pmI agree about Dupnik .. if you haven’t seen this yet .. it is a very good read about him.
http://hennessysview.com/2011/01/10/sheriff-dupniks-culpability/#
Report Post »NJartificer
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:13pm@CATB
Report Post »Two faced backstabing self righteous traits are commonplace with liberals in power, this should not surprise anyone.
Sgt.Crust
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:21pmOne other thing, I think he may have been protecting this madman (just gave the defense team a possible defense), and Jared’s mother is Pina county administrator, I wonder if they know each other?…not an inditment, just sayin’
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 11:12pmPointing finger in the other direction…. away from himself .. hopefully ALL the truth will come out and this idiot will be gone! I would not live or even visit this county .. not with this type of “law enforcement” or lack there of .
Report Post »Opinionmonger
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 9:13amNow I am sure why he is called dupnik.
Report Post »it means as much as ‘fff &$%# er’ in polish.
OneRepublic4us
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:32pmEnforcing the laws would solve the problem. To everything.
Report Post »Paul -Indiana
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:30pmHere in Indiana the applications for CC permits jumped after Obama was elected. That’s when I got mine, too. Did Obama‘s election beat out this shooter’s influence?
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:29pmI love capitalism and guns, America is great and will remain great because of the two.
Report Post »workin4alivin
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:28pmthere was atown in Ga. that passed a law years ago requiring ( i believe) every household to own a gun..
Report Post »Raul
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:36pmKennesaw, Georgia…………….no crime
Report Post »flagbearer
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:51pmThe Swiss must also have guns. Interesting that a “neutral” country would, but when you think about it, it makes perfect sense.
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:17pmThat is the reason they a nuetral, they don’t need allies, everyone has a Army weapon, and the terrain there is tailor made for self defense!
Report Post »DocH
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 11:37pmKennesaw, Georgia city code says that every family must own a firearm and ammunition. In Switzerland, every male is required to serve time in the military. Then they must take the rifle and ammunition home and store it. If they move they must keep the rifle and ammunition with them. Both Kennesaw and Switzerland have little or no crime.
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:26pmThe cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were infested with liberals and if you know history you know how God dealt with the problem. I think he’s close to doing it again
Report Post »Canuck GB Fan
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:59pm“Liberals are so open minded, their brains fall out” :)
Report Post »Strife
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:21pmProbably didn’t rise here in Texas, cause we all already own guns.
Report Post »APatriotFirst
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:40pmTexas…50 million guns own legally
Report Post »Workforit
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:07pmSame with Montana…
Report Post »rojotx
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 11:40pmHave gun, Will travel!!
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 4:45amI kive in Texas and you still have to wait in line to buy one in most stores. Ammo gets to be hard to get for some weapons also. Walmart stopped selling handguns, they only sell shotguns now…sad.
Report Post »Lion420
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:19pmHaven‘t there been books about gun ownership’s effect on crime rates?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:46pmYes more guns LESS crime.
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:15pmJust look up Chicago, nuff said.
Report Post »TrueGrit
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 6:19amOne more time.
GLOBAL GUN BAN being prepared to sign by Hillary and BHO which will
mean confiscation, etc. and override our Rights internationally.
Look it up.
Been carrying for 25 plus years in NY.
(We have good old Bloomberg here.)
Carry .45, 9mm, 22.(CCI Stingers are great), depends on the situation.
All the gun owners- stay alert for the ‘end run’
GLOBAL GUN BAN TREATY
Wolverine
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 10:48amI dunno truegrit, seems like a stretch:
International Gun Ban Treaty?
December 5, 2009
Q: Has Obama found a “legal way around the Second Amendment”?
A: The administration’s agreement to talk about writing a United Nations treaty to regulate arms exports and imports is a far cry from banning possession of firearms, which Obama says he doesn’t want to do and the Supreme Court has said can’t be done anyway.
FULL QUESTION
Is this correct?
Obama Finds Legal Way Around The 2nd. Amendment and Uses It. The Full Article Here http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE59E0Q920091015
Subject: Obama Takes First Step in Banning All Firearms On Wednesday Obama Took the First Major Step in a Plan to Ban All Firearms in the United States
⬐ Click to expand/collapse the full text ⬏
On Wednesday the Obama administration took its first major step in a plan to ban all firearms in the United States . The Obama administration intends to force gun control and a complete ban on all weapons for US citizens through the signing of international treaties with foreign nations. By signing international treaties on gun control, the Obama administration can use the US State Department to bypass the normal legislative process in Congress. Once the US Government signs these international treaties, all US citizens will be subject to those gun laws created by foreign governments. These are laws that have been developed and promoted by organizations such as the United Nations and individuals such as George Soros and Michael Bloomberg. The laws are designed and intended to lead to the complete ban and confiscation of all firearms.
The Obama administration is attempting to use tactics and methods of gun control that will inflict major damage to our 2nd Amendment before US citizens even understand what has happened. Obama can appear before the public and tell them that he does not intend to pursue any legislation (in the United States) that will lead to new gun control laws, while cloaked in secrecy, his Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton is committing the US to international treaties and foreign gun control laws. Does that mean Obama is telling the truth? What it means is that there will be no publicized gun control debates in the media or votes in Congress. We will wake up one morning and find that the United States has signed a treaty that prohibits firearm and ammunition manufacturers from selling to the public. We will wake up another morning and find that the US has signed a treaty that prohibits any transfer of firearm ownership. And then, we will wake up yet another morning and find that the US has signed a treaty that requires US citizens to deliver any firearm they own to the local government collection and destruction center or face imprisonment.
This is not a joke nor a false warning. As sure as government health care will be forced on us by the Obama administration through whatever means necessary, so will gun control.
FULL ANSWER
We’ve received many queries about this chain e-mail, which refers to a proposed United Nations treaty to regulate the global trade of conventional weapons.
Much of what this e-mail claims is simply false. A “complete ban on all weapons for US citizens” isn’t possible under our Constitution, according to the Supreme Court, which held just last year that:
District of Columbia v. Heller, 26 June 2008: (T)he enshrinement of constitutional rights necessarily takes certain policy choices off the table. These include the absolute prohibition of handguns held and used for self-defense in the home.
Furthermore, if an arms trade treaty ever materializes, the administration won’t be able to “bypass” Congress, as the e-mail maintains. All international treaties require the approval of two-thirds of the Senate before they are considered ratified and in effect.
In addition, the idea that a treaty necessarily would make U.S. citizens “subject to those gun laws created by foreign governments,” as the e-mail claims, is wrong. Treaties don’t subject one nations’ citizens to the laws of other nations. They do commit governments to whatever actions a treaty specifies, such as ceasing to test nuclear weapons, in the case of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (a treaty signed by the U.S., but never ratified by Congress).
As for this particular treaty: First of all, it doesn’t yet exist. What is true is that the Obama administration, reversing the line taken by the Bush White House, has voted to support a process that could, in 2012 at the earliest, result in a treaty.
The idea of achieving an international agreement on trade in conventional arms has long been kicking around, and in 2006 the UN General Assembly passed a resolution titled “Toward an arms trade treaty.” The measure instructed the UN secretary-general to get the views of all member states on “the feasibility, scope and draft parameters for a comprehensive, legally binding instrument establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms.“ A panel of ”governmental experts” was tasked with providing advice as well. The resolution was approved 153-1, the only dissenter being the U.S.
Then in 2008, the General Assembly passed another resolution, this one calling for further efforts toward an arms trade treaty (ATT) through a new open-ended working group. Again, the U.S. provided the only vote against the measure.
Since President Obama took office, though, the U.S. has been more receptive to the notion. In mid-October, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a statement saying: “The United States is committed to actively pursuing a strong and robust treaty that contains the highest possible, legally binding standards for the international transfer of conventional weapons.” And on Oct. 28, the General Assembly voted 153-1 to move forward in preparation for a United Nations conference on the arms trade treaty in 2012 that could yield a formal document. This time, Zimbabwe was the lone naysayer (19 nations abstained).
Some critics of the concept of an arms trade treaty say they believe, like the author of the e-mail above, that it’s a back-door avenue to gun control. In fact, suspicions that the UN wants to seize Americans’ guns have been circulating since the mid-1990s. Those fears dovetail with trepidations that some have about Obama on this issue. John Bolton, former ambassador to the UN under the George W. Bush administration, recently told the NRANews:
from: http://www.factcheck.org/2009/12/international-gun-ban-treaty/ (for the full story)
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:18pmand….?
Report Post »101
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:38pmMay I suggest a Glock 9mm for a great all around carry or a Colt 45 ACP 1911 government model for the woman a Bursa 380 semi-auto is a nice one to carry in your purse, Smith & Wesson also makes a 9mm compact that is a nice cc! The more people that carry the safer the state of AZ.
Report Post »John 1776
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:56pmFNP-9 is a lot lighter.
Report Post »AmericanStrega
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:35pmI disagree with the Bursa .380. I have one and it jams all the time and also is really dirty. It takes a bulldozer to clean the sucker. I have the Millenium 9mm. It’s light enough for carry and shoots great.
Report Post »Neuhouser
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:45pmor if your just interested in scaring the crap out of someone get a Smith and Wesson Magnum 500 Bone Collector. I doubt there is really any way to conceal and carry this gun as it the biggest revolver I’ve ever seen in person. It’s commonly used to hunt big game
If you seriously looking for a concealed carry personal defense gun I heard good things about the Smith and Wesson Judge series of revolvers.
Report Post »AmericanStrega
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:46pmWe have a S&W Model 500. Beautiful gun. Big BOOM though. :-)
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 11:17pmHad a guy come in my fenced backyard one night…He crapped himself when he heard me pump my 12 gauge…He was lucky he only went to jail that night…I don’t want to shoot anyone, I really came close that night.. I have to admit it was fun to see him cry like a little girl…my bad
Report Post »lionslayer44
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 4:28amneuhouser S&W doesnt make the judge, Taurus makes it. yes sir it is a great gun .45 long colt lots of knockdown .410 shotgun also i stack rounds.
Report Post »quarter horseman
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 6:51amHey! AmericanStrega! just open carry the thing! like I do
Report Post »quarter horseman
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 6:55amoops I ment Neuhouser! Open carry your 500
Report Post »Opinionmonger
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 9:03am@ AmericanStrega
Report Post »Nah, that biggy it’s a bit cumbersome.
A Glock 27 does the job ‘in the nicest possible of ways’.
And really does fit better in my G-string too.
TruthTalker
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:17pmI already got mine
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:45pmMerry Christmas to me … too!
Report Post »BONETRAUMA
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:46pmpurchase for your children, grandchildren, great grandchildren… revolver…shotgun…rifle.
Report Post »GdavidH
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:49pmSTIMULUS!!!!!!!
Report Post »I love capitalism
John 1776
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:52pmGood! Look at the Swiss… very low death rate by guns because most own them. Then look at DC, almost a total ban, and a very high death rate. People are less likely to shoot if they think the fire will be returned.
All this is not going to affect those that are mentally ill, such as the AZ shooter, who would kill no matter what the laws were.
Report Post »TOSKIMAN
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:52pmSpringfield XDM 40 cal. great gun.
Report Post »BMartin1776
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:57pmYea better get that money out for a rainy day and buy one if you have been on the fence. This attempted assassination is what radicals have been hoping for to reign weapon restrictions. Stock up on ammo too b/c some bleeding heart liberal will screw you on that front to as to what kind and how much you can buy like CA.
Dont you know guns kill! Not the lunatics using them no, no guns kill! I hope they also decide to ban cigarettes, alcohol, CARS, trucks, knives, belts, rope, shoestrings, tools…. need I go on. AZ hold your ground dont let this sad event take hold of common sense and restrict 2nd Amend rights.
Here in the tyrannical CA we are already restricted to no end with coming ammo registration Feb 1 thanks to progressive RINO Schwarzenegger! We can open carry just cant be a loaded gun!
56 men, our Founding Fathers, knew what had to be done and do what’s right, what about you? http://www.savingtherepublic.com
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:00pmHow do you deal with a crazy with a gun?
A sane person with a concealed carry permit and a 9MM.
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:01pmAvoid the background checks if you can. The ratifiers of the Bill of Rights, at the time of the establishing of the Constitution, amended the Constitution with the Second Amendment to prevent government abuse.
Forced registration of firearms defeats the purpose of the Second Amendment, and is therefore unConstitutional.
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:13pmIf you have to stop someone cold – Glock 21 (.45) big and nasty (also easy to work on and clean)…and for home defense Remington 870 Express Magnum pump with 18′ barrel, the magnum designation will allow one to fire several size cartridges 3″ 2/12″ etc – buy double odd buck, can’t miss…just some advice for those that are looking for self/home defense weapons.
Report Post »Dchappelear
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:41pmWhat do those city slickers think other than controling our lifes? That we sit out here waiting on them to save the world? They’ve done a good job on the Global wariming issue, oops who is getting dumped on for the 3rd time with snow? Al the truth… HA HA you can’t handle the truth>>>>
Report Post »101
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:57pmFacebook…
Report Post »Governor Jan Brewer
Tonight I signed SB1101 into law, which creates a 300-foot barrier between picketers and any location where a funeral or burial service is held. Such despicable acts of emotional terrorism will not be tolerated in the State of Arizona. This legislation will assure that the victims of Saturday’s tragic shooting in Tucson will be laid to rest in peace with the full dignity and respect that they deserve.
AzDebi
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 11:05pmMe too…SEVERAL!
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 11:10pmThis is the ONLY way the liberals can stimulate the economy. Mention tighter restrictions…or elect a MORON as President…that works too…
Lock and load and don’t let them take your guns for any reason!!
Report Post »Cold dead finger to you ********!
Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 11:36pmOf course gun sales skyrocket. Everytime the Dems open their mouth, they are stimulating the economy, one bullet at a time, one gun at a time, Smith and Wesson stock is soaring. To bad they can’t threaten the first amendment, oh wait, they are, how is this going to stimulate the economy, megaphone sales?
Report Post »idrathermisstotheright
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 12:15amGetting one for the wife soon since I have mine already.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 12:21amSounds like a great weapon for killing people! No better advertisement for a gun than a real life example of how many dead people a person can make with a particular handgun, especially over a few seconds of time. Awesome.
Stand your ground everyone! Background checks might reveal mental illness or prevent Al Quaida members from buying guns, but also for all of you who have no current intention of exercising our God given Constitutionally Second Amendment remedies for public officials who won’t listen to us! Praise God for the power he has given us to, as individuals, direct the course of history with a simple purchase and a patriotic duty to our country!
Report Post »KICKILLEGALSOUT
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 12:25amBuy them up people!
You should have multiple weapons and stockpiles of ammo just in case.
If you haven’t bought one yet to defend yourself against the lunatic liberals in our country, Socialists traitors who may try to attack you, illegal alien criminals, and regular criminals check out budsgunshop they are pretty good.
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KICKILLEGALSOUT
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 12:26amOh Yes, don’t forget to stock up to defend yourself against all the terrorist Muslims they are mass importing to our country!
Report Post »voiceofsanity
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 12:36amI have mags for my pistol that hold 33 rds, when I go to the range, I found that I was wasting time reloading the standard mags when I could be target shooting with my extended mags. I would not trust the extended mags to save my life as they are not as reliable as the standard ones. It was reported the shooter’s 2nd mag failed due to the spring.
Report Post »101
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 12:40am@jzs
Report Post »It already requires, two forms of ID, filling out an in-depth form, then they call you in for a background check to authorize the sale of a firearm…so terrorist & people with a felony record or living out of state cannot buy a firearm!
click4cheapandeasyweb
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 12:43amDustyluv, I had a similar event take place when I lived in S.C. but my situation involved two people. It was a little after 2:00 am and very dark outside, so I was going by the sound of their voices. I heard enough to tell me they were there for bad intentions so I shot in their general direction not really wanting to hit anyone but managed to graze one of them. The following morning I had a Sheriffs deputy come out to the house and made a report. That’s when we found a light blood trail and followed down the dirt road to where they had parked their vehicle. That was the last time we ever had any problems living where we did.
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 2:09amThe Telegraph: regarding AZ: “The southwestern state ranks third out of 50 for the permissiveness of its gun laws and last year saw the second highest number of gun deaths per thousand of the population…”
TXPilot
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 7:38amIt’s simple, people buy guns when something like this happens, because they fear both the criminals and the government, so it comes down to a sense of personal responsibility to protect ones self self and our families, because everyone knows the government isn’t going to do it. Lock and load America, because the Communists want unarmed sheep that are easier to lead to slaughter. I, like most people, really hope that oneday we can live in a peaceful society where we can trust our neighbors and our elected officials, but til then, I will put my trust in Smith & Wesson.
Report Post »My Sacred Honor
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 8:32amSGT. CRUST, That is TERRIBLE advice.You fire a shotgun in your home, especially the rounds you are recommending and you will kill or injure everyone else the. For home defence, buy a pistol (I recommend H&K .40 USP) and Glaser rounds. They are like encased shotgun rounds that slow very fast upun first impact. Hit your invader, you drop him. Miss? Hit a wall and the round dies.
Report Post »Also a very defensable round in court if you have to shoot it in public. .357 regular round? Not so much.
Sgt.Crust
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 9:27am@Honor, that is a matter of opinion sir. I’ve shot that weapon (pump) with those rounds and it is a tight enough pack, doesn’t go everwhere, but spread enough to hit a moving target very well, I have to say we have to agree to disagree. Most folks who would break into your home, after hearing the action of the pump cranking, clickety, clack, would skiddadle just by that sound, no shots fired. So there is always a potential for collatoral damage, even with a richocette of a pistol, and a shotgun does do damage, but a person in the hallway can’t duck these pellets, a sure hit!
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 9:55am@Honor, so I guess you must be the TOP expert, and I’ve talked to many, done much research and here is the consensus:
The Best Guns for Home Defense
Pump Action Shotgun
Mossberg 500 – 12 Gauge Pump Shotgun
The general consensus in the firearms community is that the pump action shotgun is the top choice for home defense. They’re relatively easy to use and nearly impossible to break. More importantly, the sound of chambering a hot round into a pump action 12 gauge is sure to soil the britches of even the most hardened criminal.
The Mossberg 500 and the Remington 870 are extremely popular choices in this category. Both are proven to be extremely reliable for a reasonable price, beginning at around $200.
this is from: http://artofmanliness.com/2009/07/23/the-best-guns-for-home-defense/
Please don’t trash my advice when it is sound, k…
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 10:05amHere’s my weapon. Very accurate, I might add – even at 25 yards.
http://tdsguns.com/store/product/8554/Sig-P226R-Navy-9-MM/
I figure, if it‘s good enough for the Special Forces it’s good enough for me.
Report Post »Xcori8r
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 11:39am“Laws that forbid the carrying of arms…disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed one.”
Report Post »— Jefferson’s “Commonplace Book,” 1774-1776, quoting from On Crimes and Punishment, by criminologist Cesare Beccaria, 1764
Rogue
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 12:47pm@ Tifosa – your selective stats may be true, but how about looking into it further. Gun ownership per capita: Arizona – 39th. Firearm related deaths are higher in low population states, mainly because any incidence of gun death (murder, suicide, or hunting accident) effect the stats more than states with a large population.
How about the District of Columbia- the state with the most strict gun ownership laws, being #1 in gun deaths per capita. it’s not tied to the gun laws, its a result of skewed numbers – DC has a low population compared to other states.
Another misleading fact in these statistics – in any given year, around 50% of gun deaths in the USA are suicides, maybe 10% of deaths are accidental, leaving around 40% of the total statistic to be the actual number of violent gun deaths.
You are better served by looking at murder rates, not firearm deaths. Wyoming, which is near the top in both gun ownership and gun deaths as a whole, ranks 49th in murder rate(low population, high incidence of accidental deaths with hunting weapons). If you look up murder numbers by state, you will see that higher population states have far more murders than lower population states, obviously, but come in lower on the per capita death statistics. In fact, most states with high gun ownership per capita have very low total murder rates.
Take for example a large state, Califronia. 41st in overall gun ownership per capita. 30th in firearm deaths per capita. Yet leads the nation in murders and manslaughter with more than 14% of the TOTAL violent gun deaths in the entire nation. 6 times the murder rate of Arizona.
Report Post »foolsgold
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 1:41pmHere are the facts:
O’reilley: “Tiller the Baby Killer” Result: Tiller shot dead by rightwinger
Palin: “Take back the 20 in the crosshairs. Dont retreat, reload.” Result: Gifford shot
Beck: “Dollar is Crap. Revive the Gold Standard!!” – Result: Loghner’s Youtube video saying the SAME crazy thing.
Now there’s a US gun manufacturer who has put “You Lie” on the butt of a semi-automatic. Result: That scares me.
Report Post »gunnyx
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 10:09pmI’m definitely going to stock up. The firearms industry must be loving it!
You can also check out other people unloading their stuff at Gunsxchange: http://gunsxchange.com
Report Post »NJartificer
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:01pmPerfect low cost solution
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:35pmLOL, nicely put!
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:57pmAmen, we love them too!
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