The U.S. House of Representatives voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress on Thursday for his role in suppressing and withholding Fast & Furious documents from congressional investigators. The bi-partisan vote marks the first time in history that the U.S. Congress has held an attorney general in contempt.
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Archive for June 30, 2012
House Holds AG Holder in Contempt of Congress
Issues involving the Use of Deadly Force From Front Sight
On issues involving the Use of Deadly Force, we have laws to guide us, but ultimately the standard of conduct is set by the courts and juries through their decisions in criminal and civil trials. Their decisions filter down and impact the policies of the District Attorney’s Office, your local law enforcement agencies, and civil litigation attorneys. Our own, individual decisions on the Use of Deadly Force may or may not conform to the accepted standard of conduct of the collective group of people we interact with.
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SAF Sues Alameda County For Civil Rights Violation In Gun Shop Case
The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a federal lawsuit against Alameda County, California and the county’s Board of Supervisors for violating the constitutional rights of three businessmen by wrongfully denying them permits to open a gun shop.
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Stag Arms Lands Contract With Cleveland PD
Stag Arms has said that the Cleveland, Ohio police department has chosen a custom configured Stag Arms Model 2 as the official rifle of the department. The rifles are being delivered this week.
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Remington and Bushmaster Sponsor Major Rifle Matches
(GunReports.com) – Remington and Bushmaster recently sponsored two of the biggest long range and high-power rifle competitions of the year at the Remington-Bushmaster Open-Long-Range Regional Championship and the Freedom Group Classic- High-Power Regional Championship.
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Ruger’s “Inside & Out” TV Show Details Firearms Product Development
Ruger’s new television program, ‘Inside & Out,’ gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the product development process at Ruger and other industry leaders. Ruger ‘Inside & Out’ will premiere on Sportsman Channel June 25 at 9 p.m. EST during Monday Night’s Lock & Load primetime block.
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April 2012 Arms & Ammo Imports Up 7%+ over 2011
NSSF reports that overall U.S. imports in six sporting arms and ammunition categories increased 7.1 percent in April 2012 compared to April 2011.
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Rumor Control: The Truth About Indiana SB 1
You may have recently read some so-called ‘news’ reports that there is a new law in Indiana that allows homeowners to legally shoot police officers if they believe the officers are unlawfully on their property. If you think this sounds too crazy to be true, rest assured, you’re right! NRA-ILA’s Rumor Control has the real story.
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17,000 Border Agents: Holder Must Resign
The National Border Patrol Council, which represents all 17,000 of the agency’s nonsupervisory agents, called Monday for the resignation of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. for his role in the botched “Fast and Furious” gunrunning operation that resulted in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent.
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Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon 28 Gauge
Particularly among the hunting crowd, who like to pit their wingshooting skills against those gray ghosts of fall — darting and diving aerobatic mourning doves and their white-winged cousins — more and more 28s are replacing their larger 20- and 12-gauge cousins. There is still a time and a place for big guns, but a growing number of hunters and clay target shooters are finding out that a smaller gauge can mean more shooting with less punishment.
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