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Laws Paralyze Gun Owners – Ineffective Otherwise

Gun control laws only seem to target the legitimate gun owner. These laws place the burden upon those of us who follow the law while failing to address the real problem.

An individual by the name of Yehuda Akerman, brought a truckload of firearms in an RV to sell at a Southern California flea market; he sold 47 of them to ATF undercover agents. When they arrested him last week, they found 44 more firearms in his RV. The arrest came after a year long investigation by the agency.

The agents believed Akerman had been living in his RV while venturing across state lines to purchase guns at swap meets and other places in those other states. He used the local flea market as a base for dealing the illegitimate arms.

ATF opened an investigation in July of 2005. During the undercover operation, agents purchased the 47 firearms, including sawed-off shotguns, assault weapons, stolen firearms and a machine gun. They also purchased a large quantity of methamphetamine, cocaine base and Ecstasy. The agents think Akerman has been dealing for about two years. They do not know how many weapons he sold nor to whom.

Akerman was not alone in the operation. Also arrested were these five accomplices:

  • George Dominguez, 23, of Los Angeles on suspicion of distributing controlled substances
  • Genaro Castillo Fuentes, 42, of Downey on suspicion of distributing controlled substances
  • Jeronimo Guzman Nunez, 41, of Torrance on suspicion of being an alien illegally in the United States in possession of a firearm
  • Salvador Uribe, 54, of Gardena on suspicion of dealing firearms without a license
  • Guillermo Robles, 22, of Los Angeles on suspicion of distribution of controlled substances

It’s interesting that among those arrested there were a couple of illegal aliens. It makes one wonder how many illegal firearms are in the possession of illegals, drug dealers and other unsavory thugs.

State gun controls, with all their strict provisions, did nothing to prevent this man from illegally importing and selling guns to other criminals. The state’s gun laws that paralyze the legitimate gun owner have no effect on those willing to bring illegal weapons to the black market.

Reference Daily Breeze article Gun seller arrested.

08 Oct 2006 by Degenerates Firearms Law and Order

Ralph “Bucky” Phillips in Custody

Live blogging the press conference:

Wayne Bennett, NY State Police Superintendent was asked by the press what the arresting officers said to the fugitive upon his capture. “They said, ‘Get on the ground!'” was the Superintendent’s answer.

The Fox affiliate reporter asked the Superintendent “What would you say to him if you could speak to him now?” “Nothing I can discuss with you here,” was the answer.

What great answers to those moron’s questions. Worse than a bunch of paparazzi – jeez!

CARROLL, N.Y. — Ralph “Bucky” Phillips suspected of shooting three New York state troopers — one of whom later died — was captured Friday night after more than five months on the run, New York State Police Inv. Gary Colon said.

Phillips surrendered to police around 8 p.m., walking out of a cornfield with his hands up. The end of the state’s largest manhunt came after a frantic day of searching that started with troopers firing at Phillips then squeezing him into a tighter and tighter hole just over the Pennsylvania state line.

Cheers went up at two state police barracks, one in Pennsylvania and one in New York, as news of Phillips surrender spread.

We’re glad to see this degenerate scumbag is in custody (apologies to bags with scum in them). God bless the cops — now I hope they go after the other scumbags that were helping Phillips hide.

Photo and story courtesy Fox News and Associated Press.

08 Sep 2006 by Degenerates Law and Order

Firearms Discussions in the Blogosphere

A recent topic seen in the blogosphere deals with how to own and bear arms. The topic surfaced after threats were made against bloggers exercising their first amendment rights, and one blogger asking how he might act to exercise his second amendment rights. Here are my thoughts on the subject.

Remington Model 870 Express® Shotgun

Why have guns? Well, first, there is the growing concern over illegal aliens and violent groups including terrorists like MS13 and Hisb’Allah. Both factions have gangs and cells throughout the country, with intent to do harm to the United States and it’s citizens. And you certainly can’t ignore the garden-variety domestic creeps among us. With these potential threats and with law enforcement spread too thin, having an in-home defense plan makes a lot of sense.

Given the premise that owning guns is a good idea, let’s discuss firearms, what to get, how to get and how to operate guns safely. First, choose a firearms dealer (one with an indoor shooting range is good). Once you select a dealer, make your purchase. In California, there is a ten-day waiting period for your initial gun purchase. You must be given a handgun safety quiz (mostly common sense answers) and briefed on the answers to questions you missed. 70 percent is a passing score. I’m not sure about other states/territories rules, but those should be similar.

To ensure safety (yours and others around you), be sure to take private or group instruction. The National Rifle Association website has links to affiliated training and instructors. For advanced learning you ought to consider taking some tactical training in home defense — seriously, you should be trained for, and prepared to use, deadly force if faced with a life-threatening encounter.

Now, let’s discuss gun selection. For most home defense, a simple shotgun will often fulfill the role. A 12 or 20 gauge model (like the Remington 870 pictured above) with number four or six shot cartridges will discourage most threats. A shotgun is easy to operate, but has a considerable recoil — smaller people should consider the 20 gauge version since the 12 gauge has a larger “kick.”

A good entry choice for a handgun is a .357 revolver. The short-barreled Smith and Wesson model 686 is pictured to the left. The advantages of this type of gun is that it’s compact, easy to point and shoot and uses either .38 special or .357 magnum ammunition. The .38 loads produce less recoil than the .357 loads. One disadvantage is after six or seven shots, you’re done until you can manually unload brass and insert six or seven unspent rounds into the cylinder. Some of us remember the drama from western movies while John Wayne or Audie Murphy would reload their Colt revolvers.

Often, a semi-automatic pistol is a good choice. The Smith and Wesson model 908S nine millimeter semi automatic pistol pictured at the right is a reasonable choice. Advantages of this type of gun include the ability to quickly reload the 8-round magazine with a standby magazine, compact size, light weight and easy to use. The disadvantages are that 9 millimeter loads have a greater recoil than .38 special and the magazine mechanism can become worn and will need replacing from time to time. Another possible disadvantage is the ejection of spent shells or “flying brass.” (Damsel actually considers this a positive effect!)

Acquire your guns, learn about them and shoot them often. Keep them clean and for goodness sake keep them away from where kids or strangers can get them. When you have this type of home protection, with the proper training, you may have confidence that you and your family will be secure. I place emphasis on recurrent training, regular use and proper maintenance of your protection investment.

31 Jul 2006 by Blogosphere California Firearms Law and Order

Car Thieves and Illegal Aliens

This is an interesting story. It seems that a local syndicate of thieves in conjunction with Central American criminals have been busy stealing over 200 high-end vehicles.

The key figures in this (literally) are a GM dealership employee and a locksmith accomplice. Gang members would scout out a likely vehicle. They would read the vehicle ID number through the windshield and forward it to the GM guy, who would then look up the VIN on GMs computer and identify the key and codes for that particular vehicle.

Then the illegal alien thieves would be given the keys and remotes so they could drive the vehicle to a cooling off location — that is a place to abandon the vehicle temporarily in case a tracking device would lead police to the vehicle. Those that weren’t “hot” were then fitted with phony VIN tags and sold at liquidation prices.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca had this to say about the illegals:

“This is a very big, international auto-theft ring,” [Sheriff Lee] Baca said. “What makes this case unusual is that four of the main suspects have been arrested in the past for this very same crime.

“They are nationals from (Central American) countries. They were deported after their previous crimes occurred and they were convicted … and here they are, back in the United States, back in Southern California, doing the very same thing.”

[read the whole article]

Deported? And they’re back already doing the same thing? This is a clear demonstration of just how lame our border enforcement has been in the past and will continue to be if we don’t get a border security policy that works.

22 Jun 2006 by Degenerates Law and Order Whacko Politics

SCOTUS Shift Toward Law and Order

In a decision today, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 in favor of law and order over a whining (and guilty) perpetrator. Thanks to President Bush for his appointments of Justices Roberts and Alito, both of whom voted in favor of the ruling. The dark side of the court, now in the minority thanks to the departure of Justice O’Connor, all voted against this important step in ultimately letting justice prevail.

Of course, The Associated Press is whining about it (emphasis added):

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that police armed with a warrant can barge into homes and seize evidence even if they don’t knock, a huge government victory that was decided by President Bush’s new justices.

The 5-4 ruling signals the court’s conservative shift following the departure of moderate Sandra Day O’Connor.

The case tested previous court rulings that police armed with warrants generally must knock and announce themselves or they run afoul of the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable searches.

Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the majority, said Detroit police acknowledge violating that rule when they called out their presence at a man’s door then went inside three seconds to five seconds later.

“Whether that preliminary misstep had occurred or not, the police would have executed the warrant they had obtained, and would have discovered the gun and drugs inside the house,” Scalia wrote.

But suppressing evidence is too high of a penalty, Scalia said, for errors by police in failing to properly announce themselves.

We should all be thankful that the court is finally ruling against criminal behavior when technicalities are involved. In Justice Scalia’s (and the rest of the majority’s) opinion, capriciously forgiving criminal behavior because of minor errors is, in itself, an injustice.

15 Jun 2006 by Judiciary Law and Order

This is Great News

For gun owners and for America.

From Michelle Malkin: GUN BANNERS LOSE IN SAN FRANCISCO

Not that such a thing would happen in our town, but the rejection of this insane San Francisco ordinance gives Damsel and I comfort knowing that our enthusiasm for home defense and sport shooting is still available for a few sane folks in the Moonbat City by the Bay.

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13 Jun 2006 by Firearms Judiciary Law and Order Whacko Politics

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