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DC GUN BAN: On June 26, 2008, the
Supreme Court of the United States holds 5 - 4 that the Second Amendment
conveys an INDIVIDUAL right to
keep and bear arms!! Read the decision (157 pages, 1MB, PDF file):
SCOUS-HellerOpinion.pdf
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A District of Columbia resident filed
suit claiming the DC gun ban violates his Second Amendment rights.
The DC District Court denied his suit. The decision was appealed to
the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit which overturned the lower
court's ruling. DC has appealed to the US Supreme Court which, on
November 20, 2007, agreed to take the case. The essence of this case
is whether or not the 2A protects the individual right to keep and
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Colorado Attorney General John Suthers joins 12 other states' AGs
in defending our rights: State
AG Brief |
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US Court of Appeals for DC Circuit overturns lower court and
upholds 2A rights: DC Appeals Court
Decision |
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Link to all of the documents in this important case:
DC
Gun Ban Pleadings |
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On March 18, 2008, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in
the DC handgun ban case. Here is the transcript of this
session and audio recording (in a couple of formats). To keep
track of who is speaking, I suggest you down load the transcript and
follow along with the audio (the Real Player version, from C-SPAN,
does a good job of pointing out who is speaking):
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US Forest Service and Shooting Ranges along the Front Range: On
August 9, 2007, Brent Botts, District Ranger for the Pikes Peak Ranger
District, spoke to PPFC members about the status of the Forest Service's
Designated Shooting Area on Rampart Range Road and the effort to establish
more ranges along the Front Range. Below are the two documents he
referred to during the meeting (you will need Adobe Acrobat to read):
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Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Forest Service, Bureau of
Land Management, and many Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), including the
NRA, to facilitate cooperative relationships between the members to, among
other things, resolve issues regarding hunting, fishing, and shooting sports
activities on federal lands:
Federal Lands Hunting, Fishing, and Shooting Sports Roundtable MOU
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NRA Report on the condition of the Rampart Range Designated Shooting
Area: NRA Rampart Range
Shooting Site Report
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Twenty-six reasons why Americans have the right to keep and bear arms:
Firearm Refresher Course
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Anti-gun organization still using Columbine to take our freedoms Washington Times article and rebuttal
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Not sure how our country is supposed to work? Read Government for Dummies
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I sent mother-in-law packing by Joseph Farah
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Armed Against Terrorism by George Will
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Colorado Governor Owens Opposes Senate Bill 01-225 Read his letter to John Head
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A guns-rights civics lesson By Jon Dougherty A lesson that every legislator - city, county, state, national - should heed
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Raging Against Self Defense: A Psychiatrist Examines The Anti-Gun Mentality By Sarah Thompson, M.D. Read a great article
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SAFE Colorado trying to require background checks on private transfers at gun shows. Read about our fight to perserve our private property rights. Fighting SAFE Initiative
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"Will Amendment 22 make Colorado safer?" "NO" says Bernie Herpin in a Gazette column
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The Honorable Neil Turner, MP, Queensland, Australia, was the guest speaker at the August 10, 2000, meeting of the Pikes Peak Firearms Coalition. He spoke on the gun control laws that had been enacted in Australia as a result of a madman's attack in Port Arthur. As you read his remarks, substitute "Columbine" for "Port Arthur" and "America" for "Australia" and I think you will see where we in America may be headed if we don't wake up! Read his remarks
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Real facts about guns and violence from the Progressive Review. Read great article
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Five steps that YOU can do to help protect our Second Amendment rights: Can Do!
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Think you should support gun control? Read this!
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Nine myths of gun control: Myths!
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"Close the gun show loophole!" cries HCI. "What gun show loophole?" askes David Kopel
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"To keep and bear arms" -- the real reason by Walter Williams
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Federal Judge rules Second Amendment is an individual right! Federal Judge Sam Cummings of the Northern District of Texas recently dismissed an indictment against Timothy Joe Emerson for possession of a firearm while having a temporary restraining order against him. The judge cited violations of Emerson’s Second and Fifth Amendment rights, and rejected the Government lawyer’s claim that it was "well-settled" that the Second Amendment was only a collective right. This marks the first time in over 60 years that a federal judge has correctly interpreted the Second Amendment as a crucial individual right. View Ruling
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Results of the 12th annual survey of Chiefs of Police and Sheriffs: The following survey questions were posed in the last 60 days by mail of 16,000 Chiefs of Police and Sheriffs that was recently completed. It represents a cross section of professional officers involving every state with a 10% response. The survey was conducted for the 12th consecutive year by the National Association of Chiefs of Police. Washington, D.C., (202)293-9088. Has some interesting results on the firearm questions. The survey covers a lot of other questions as well -- check the response to question #29 about a UN police force. Read Survey Results
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Ever wonder why mass shootings take place in most white, middle-class settings? Read what Thomas Sowell thinks. Thomas Sowell: Shooting the helpless
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A classic essay on our freedoms: A Nation of Cowards
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We are told by Bill Clinton that "every day in America, 13 children are killed by guns". It's virtually the same claim made repeatedly by other politicians, and by groups advocating firearm-prohibition like Cease Fire. And the sense of urgency to enact new legislation, calculated to result from such a sound bite, is almost irresistible. But the claim is bogus: "REASONABLE" GUN-CONTROL: AN OXYMORON
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A great article on the current gun control battle -- it's not about guns, but about protecting the Constitution! Charley Reese: Worry about the freedom to own a gun -- even if you don't
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Another great article on the current gun control battle -- If you have to obtain a government license to exercise a right,
it is not a right! Charley Reese: A License to Buy Firearms Is a Sure Sign of Government Mistrust
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Registration Leads to Confiscation in California! In 1989, the California legislature enacted a law requiring the registration of a list of "assault" weapons by January 1, 1992. Now, the State Legislature has passed a law banning the SKS Sporter rifles and Californians have until January 1, 2000 to turn in these firearms. Since law-abiding citizens complied with the registration requirements, the state now has a list of SKS Sporter owners. For those not turned in by January 1, 2000, you can expect a visit by a law enforcement official shortly thereafter. California is treating this as a "buy back" program. This is real!
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Darrell Scott's Congressional Testimony (Mr. Scott is the father of a daughter killed and a son injured in the terrorist attack on Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20, 1999.)
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