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[colin traveller]

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He is clearly 2 short planks of a braincell ... Comedy Gold .

 

[HisRoyalHighness]

Here's a good article from a reputable author detailing the weapons used in the Halle Attack:

Homemade Firearms Used In Halle Attack

Several improvised / homemade weapons were employed in an attempted mass shooting attack on a synagogue in Halle, Germany on Wednesday during Yom Kippur. The whole event was live-streamed via a GoPro to the video game streaming website Twitch. Luckily the attacker’s inability to breech a door prevented him from entering into the building where 70 to 80 worshipers gathered inside. A passer-by was shot and killed after which the shooter entered a nearby kebab shop where another victim was shot dead. After being injured during an exchange of gunfire with police the shooter was apprehended and is currently in custody.

The weapon used most during the attack was an improvised pipe shotgun known as a ‘slam-bang’ or ‘slam-fire’ shotgun. This is probably the easiest type of improvised firearm a person can make and simply consists of two lengths of steel tube with a fixed firing pin either welded into a block at the rear of the large diameter pipe or tapped into an screw-on end cap. The weapon is fired by inserting a shell into the barrel tube which when inserted into the larger diameter outer tube is pulled to the rear to fire, forcing the shell against a protrusion fixed into a plug or screw on end cap. The weapon first came to prominence during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during WW2. Guerilla fighters would salvage water pipe to make them for use against Japanese soldiers, who after being ambushed could have whatever weapons they were carrying taken. Throughout the attack this weapon functioned reliably with no failures, owing to its sheer simplicity and lack of moving parts aside from the barrel.

An improvised slam-fire 12 gauge shotgun fitted with a 3D printed shell holder capable of holding 5 shells. Each shell was loaded with 5 grams of homemade black powder.

A mixture of poor performing ammunition coupled with general incompetence of the shooter likely prevented further deaths in this case. Had the attacker armed himself with the sword he also had instead the outcome may have been the same or perhaps even worse.

Homemade Firearms Used In Halle Attack

Several improvised / homemade weapons were employed in an attempted attack on a synagogue in Halle, Germany on Wednesday during Yom Kippur.

www.thefirearmblog.com

Read it, it's pretty good.

 

[HisRoyalHighness]

Utah leads states in gun sales growth over past decade, study shows

SALT LAKE CITY — As lawmakers heard statistics Wednesday on the state of gun crime in Utah, a new study shows Utah’s rate of gun ownership has increased more than any other state over the past decade.

The study, conducted by Security.org using FBI background check data, said Utah’s rate of gun sales per 1,000 adults grew 80.4% between 2009 and 2018. Only the District of Columbia, which recorded a jump of over 600%, had a greater increase — which is likely tied to the Supreme Court’s 2008 ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, striking down the district’s most restrictive gun laws.

Utah also posted a low age-adjusted rate of gun-related homicides per 100,000 population — 2.2, tied for sixth-fewest — and a high rate of gun-related suicides per 100,000 — 11.9, tied for seventh.

Overall, Utah was estimated to have 82.8 gun sales per 1,000 adults in 2018, checking in at No. 16 among states. Montana led the way with an estimated 141.9 gun sales per 1,000 adults.

Utah leads states in gun sales growth over past decade, study shows

As lawmakers heard statistics Wednesday on the state of gun crime in Utah, a new study shows Utah’s rate of gun ownership has increased more than any other state over the past decade.

www.ksl.com

Interesting.

 

[HisRoyalHighness]

AG: New Tennessee law lets felons have antique guns

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s attorney general says a new state law allows felons to have antique guns.

An opinion last week by Attorney General Herbert Slatery’s office says the law removed a ban on guns manufactured before 1899, certain replicas and black powder-using muzzleloaders for people convicted of felonies or certain misdemeanors.

The bill passed this year without any state lawmakers voting against it. The change took effect in May.

AG: New Tennessee law lets felons have antique guns

An opinion last week by Attorney General Herbert Slatery’s office says the law removed a ban on guns manufactured before 1899, certain replicas and black powder-using muzzleloaders for people convi…

www.wkrn.com

YES!

I hope this catches on to other states because rehabilitation for Felons includes earning back their 2nd Amendment rights.

Also, can you imagine felons and gangbangers dueling with muzzle-loaders while wearing powdered wigs in period clothing all the while speaking in Colonial English?

"I say Tyrone, you have been distributing the devil's powder on my homestead without giving tribute and for that I shall have your head."
"Silence you pale knave! You bit your thumb at my generous proposal and I shall color the leaves with thy blood."

I would watch that.

 

[TheKiwi]

More like Winchester 1896's and Mausers...

 

[primer]

Dear SSANZ members,

Here is another update from the Act Party.

If you are taking part in the Christchurch Protest gathering today, we would appreciate your feedback on this. I have just seen some photos on my phone, it looks like a really professional gathering with a good turn out. Well done to all concerned.

Have a great weekend. Perhaps fine tune your submission, I know each time I look at mine I find something to add or tweak.

All the best,

 

[colin traveller]

Security Footage Shows Football Coach Disarming Student Before Giving Him a Hug [VIDEO]

On May 17, a potential mass shooting attempt at Parkrose High School was thwarted by the school's football, track and field coach who was a former University of Oregon wide receiver. It was originally reported that the former NCAA player tackled the would-be shooter to the ground, but footage from t

tribunist.com

 

[muck]

Holy cow. Balls of steel.

 

[primer]

Dear SSANZ members,

Another example of Police making things up as they go, see attached, thanks to Auckland Branch NZAHAA.

Is welding up the gas port and removing piston assembly not permanent enough? In the past disabling the full auto function of an SLR was acceptable to class it as a semi auto, so why not allow sensible modifications to semi auto to make them bolt action?

Tomorrow is the last day for making your submission, if you have not done one please add your name to the COLFO submission here:

https://www.fairandreasonable.co.nz/arms_legislation_bill

The final SSANZ Submission may be viewed here:

https://sportingshooters.nz/wp-cont...-Legislation-Bill-2019-October-2019-Final.pdf

The Select Committee is only allowing organisations 15 minutes and individuals 5 minutes to speak to their submissions, so much for the democratic process.


Armistice in Cambridge 9 & 10 November

COLFO has been offered a table at Armistice in Cambridge in order to promote Fair and Reasonable Campaign. Unfortunately all the Board members will be in Wellington attending a strategy meeting. So we are looking for members who could help out by setting up and looking after the table for this two day event, which is an extravaganzas of military vehicles and re-enactment groups as well as sales and displays of militaria and a big family event.

If you could help please get in touch.

All the best,

 

[HisRoyalHighness]

Judge Rules Washington State Preemption Statute Trumps Local ‘Safe Storage’ Law

A Snohomish County, WA Superior Court judge has ruled that a 2018-passed ordinance in the City of Edmonds requiring so-called “safe storage” of firearms “impermissibly regulates firearms in violation” of Washington’s 36-year-old preemption law, in a lawsuit filed by the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association.

Judge Rules Washington State Preemption Statute Trumps Local 'Safe Storage' Law - The Truth About Guns

By the Second Amendment Foundation A Snohomish County, WA Superior Court judge has ruled that a 2018-passed ordinance in the City of Edmonds requiring so-called “safe storage” of firearms “impermissibly regulates firearms in violation” of Washington’s 36-year-old preemption law, in a lawsuit...

www.thetruthaboutguns.com

 

[primer]

I spent most of yesterday listening to the first day of public hearings by the Parliamentary Select Committee considering the Arms Legislation Bill.

In summary, the firearms community put their best foot forward: those who spoke presented as normal people from all walks of life, rationally revealing all the flaws in the bill.

The Committee heard from representatives of groups including the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association and Fish & Game Council, through to others such as the Police Association, Gun Control NZ and the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand. You can view a video of the Select Committee hearings here.

David Seymour (ACT), Andrew Bayley and Brett Hudson (National), Kiritapu Allan (Labour) and Clayton Mitchell (NZ First) deserve credit for plainly having got themselves up to speed, and asking penetrating questions.

But, the Committee’s Chair (Dr Deborah Russell – Labour) was revealing. Even when a majority of the committee supported a request for time for more questions, they were over-ridden by the Chair.

Our lawyers tell us that it’s unusual. There is a strong expectation that Select Committee Chairs reflect the will of a majority, on procedures. We read it as a determination by the Chair to do what she’s likely been told, and ram this Bill through with the minimum time they can get away with for consultation. From seeing the members at work, however, we think they might insist on enough time to get all the information they need.

What was said on day one

All submitters agreed that Brenton Tarrant should never have received a firearms licence. In fact, even our opponents appear on our page that more personalised interviewing and screening of firearms licence applicants is needed, rather the impersonal and bureaucratic tick-box exercises.

All firearm community submitters were against the firearms register on principle, but also because of the practical difficulties and costs. For example, as the Bill is drafted, every owner will have to update the register whenever a firearm is moved from one location to another.

The Law Society’s submission dispassionately highlighted many of the inconsistencies in the Bill. One that particularly drew the Committee’s attention was the great difference in penalty between presenting a firearm at another person (up to 6 months imprisonment, or fine not exceeding $10,000) and carrying an unregistered (illegal) firearm (up to 5 years imprisonment).

When it came time for Gun Control NZ to submit, things sometimes got a bit tetchy. In a bizarre exchange, Dr Hera Cook (from Gun Control NZ) said that the Government needs to begin taking firearms off people over 50-years old due to their “cognitive decline”.

It’s fair to say she didn’t make any friends on the Committee with that comment. I encourage you to watch the exchange with NZ First MP Clayton Mitchell here (scroll forward to 1 hour 52 minutes).

COLFO’s submission

The first day demonstrated the challenge of short hearings. COLFO opted not to present today, so we can (hopefully) provide more detail and evidence against the Bill at a later hearing.

 

[primer]

Apparently they expect to have a range officer at a range at all times its in use.
One claimed that over 50, thats it all over no gun should be permitted. Great... look forward to her handing in her drivers license at 50 to back up her story.... was give rare oral submission time and what a waste of oxygen it was.

 

[Junglejim]

Cognitive decline, and you have 70 year olds flying airliners... lol

 

[primer]

The present govt needs support for its idiocracy.... they will listen with a loaded tissue box ready for any story that supports it and cynically wastes the limited time they allowed for evidence based submissions.

 

[riderboy]

The present govt needs support for its idiocracy.... they will listen with a loaded tissue box ready for any story that supports it and cynically wastes the limited time they allowed for evidence based submissions.

That's pretty much what politicians do. Emotion over logic.

 

[HisRoyalHighness]

Jefferson and Sevier Counties added to the list of Tennessee 'gun sanctuaries'

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Jefferson and Sevier Counties are now considered "gun sanctuaries." They join Monroe, Blount and Loudon Counties who previously passed similar resolutions.
Both counties passed the Second Amendment gun sanctuary resolutions Monday night at their county commission meetings. This comes after the Town of Dandridge passed a similar resolution earlier in October.

Jefferson and Sevier Counties added to the list of Tennessee 'gun sanctuaries'

Commissioners in Jefferson County said it was important to them and members of the community to show support for the Second Amendment.

www.wbir.com

Pittsburgh Mayor Looks For Allies In Anti-Gun Fight, But Comes Up Empty

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is locked in a legal fight with several residents and Second Amendment organizations over the local gun control ordinances, including a “red flag” provision, that were signed by Mayor Bill Peduto earlier this year. At issue is the fact that in Pennsylvania, the state legislature alone has the power to regulate gun laws, which anti-gun politicians like Peduto find unacceptable. The mayor says he tried to get other cities in Pennsylvania to pass local gun control ordinances in an effort to challenge the state’s firearms preemption law, but couldn’t get any other municipality to join his anti-gun crusade.

We saw something very similar in Missoula, Montana, where a universal background check law was just struck down by the state’s Supreme Court as a violation of the state’s firearms preemption law. In Ohio, the city of Cincinnati is suing the state in an attempt to nullify the firearms preemption law in state statute. Several states, including Virginia and Florida, have seen legislation introduced that would repeal existing firearms preemption laws.

Pittsburgh Mayor Looks For Allies In Anti-Gun Fight, But Comes Up Empty

bearingarms.com

 

[HisRoyalHighness]

Maine Lawmakers Reject Gun Control Bills Before Session Even Begins

Huge news out of Maine, where the state’s Legislative Council, comprised of 10 lawmakers from both parties and legislative chambers, met this week to decide what bills would heard in the legislative session beginning in early January. Anti-gun moms may have demanded action by lawmakers in Maine, but they’re not happy with the action taken by legislators. There were seven gun control bills submitted by several lawmakers, and the Legislative Council rejected every single one of them.

Gun control activists in Maine were hoping that with a Democrat in the governor’s mansion and Democrats in control of both the House and the Senate, their legislative agenda would be front and center next year. Instead, they’re now complaining that a small group of politicians is putting politics ahead of public safety.

Maine Lawmakers Reject Gun Control Bills Before Session Even Begins

bearingarms.com

New Mexico Sheriffs Prepare For Red Flag Fight

Sheriffs in New Mexico are rejecting a “red flag” firearms confiscation law proposed by a Democrat in the state legislature, and the issue could soon take center stage when the state’s lawmakers kick off the 2020 legislative session in Santa Fe in just a few weeks.


State Rep. Daymon Ely has held meetings with sheriffs, but says he can’t accept the changes to the bill that they’ve requested. Today, Cibola County Sheriff Tony Mace tells Bearing Arms’ Cam & Co. that if the bill becomes law, you’re likely to see it go unenforced by sheriffs offices around the state.

New Mexico Sheriffs Prepare For Red Flag Fight

bearingarms.com

I love when left-leaning states tell the gun banners to piss off.

 

[HisRoyalHighness]

Beto O'Rourke 'open to the idea' of letting people use AR-15s, AK-47s at hunting clubs, gun ranges

DES MOINES – Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke said Friday he was open to allowing people to use assault-style weapons like AR-15s and AK-47s at gun ranges and hunting clubs, despite his plan to ban the weapons' purchase and to require owners of existing weapons to sell them to the government.

During a visit to North High School in Des Moines that included a tour and town hall-style school assembly, a student told O'Rourke he has used an AR-15 for hunting deer and asked about how O'Rourke's gun policy would affect people who do.

O'Rourke responded that it was the first time he had heard the case for using an AR-15 to hunt deer, but he said he has heard from Texas ranchers and farmers who use them to fend off feral hogs.

"Perhaps a way to address a legitimate concern or need is to ensure that those who have or want to use an AR-15 are able to keep it at a hunting club or at a gun range so that there is some control and safeguard still placed on that firearm," he said.
"This is why I'm here," he added. "I want to listen to those who feel, perhaps, differently than I do, (and) include their point of view and ideas in whatever becomes the final piece of legislation or the law that we adopt."

Asked about his response by reporters later in the morning, O'Rourke reiterated that it's something he would consider.

"I'm open to the idea of — actually as proposed originally by Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-California) — that in a mandatory buyback there would be places like a gun range or a hunting lodge where you could securely keep an AR-15 or an AK-47. I'm open to it," he said.

Hunters and hunting outlets include reasons and instructions for using AR-15s or AK-47s for deer hunting.

Beto O'Rourke 'open to the idea' of letting people use AR-15s, AK-47s at hunting clubs, gun ranges

Beto O'Rourke on Friday left the door open for allowing some people to keep assault-style weapons like AR-15s and AK-47s at gun ranges and hunting clubs.

www.usatoday.com

Piss off Beta.

The United States is not like South Korea nor China where gun owners are only allowed to keep their firearms at a gun range or hunting preserve. Hell, even Japan allows firearm owners to keep their firearms in their homes.

But still, nice to know how Mr. Confiscation is ultimately a massive coward.

 

[Usemame]

yup, now its just give up your guns or go to prison instead of taking your land.

Yeah, right. Like one can't own as many bolt/lever/break action rifles and mechanical shotguns as one likes. Hysterical gun nuttery is not needed in this country from those too selfish to make a small sacrifice to reduce the incidence of mass killings. Remember, this dude purchased his weapons legally and as I understand it was a member of various shooting clubs. How many lessons do you need?

 

[Usemame]

They (NZ First) and Labour are both economic nationalists. In fact even though they'd both hate the comparion, they're pretty close to Donald Trump in terms of being anti free-trade and anti-migrant (except for the good kind of migrants which is whoever they favour on the day).

I guess that's why Labour signed the CPTPP.