Earlier this week, Cam Edwards interviewed Dave Adams of the Virginia Shooting Sports Association about the potential repeal of Virginia’s one-a-month handgun rationing law.
As Dave notes, when he pointed out to an anti that when South Carolina repealed a similar law to Virginia’s and it hadn’t increased crime in South Carolina, she couldn’t answer his question as to why Virginia even needed the law.
That says it all.
Ask the Brady Center.
In a case coming from Connecticut, Gilland v. Sportsman’s Outpost, Inc., four minutes meant a lot. From Larry Keane, General Counsel of NSSF:
After the Superior Court granted the motion to dismiss, the plaintiffs continued their attack against the PLCAA by renewing their motion to file a third amended complaint and separate motion to reargue the order dismissing their case. Unfortunately for the Brady Campaign, their attorneys filed their paperwork four minutes after the filing deadline. The Superior Court subsequently denied the motion to reargue as untimely and denied their motion to amend — in part because the plaintiffs had already been granted several opportunities to establish that their claims were not barred by the PLCAA and failed to do so each time.
In this case the plaintiffs tried to hold a store in Connecticut responsible for a wrongful death claim as well as negligence for a firearm that was stolen from it. The defendents argued that under the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (“PLCAA”) they couldn’t be sued and the Superior Court agreed.
The Brady Center appealed to the Connecticut Appellate Court arguing for a chance to reargue their case and again challenging the PLCAA’s constitutionality. This appeal was denied and the court issued a ruling affirming the Superior Court’s decision dismissing the case on PLCAA grounds and upholding its constitutionality.
The full opinion of the Superior Court in Hartford from May can be found here.
The NSSF reported on this in their May 31st Bullet Points saying:
Last week a Connecticut trial court dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the Brady Center against a Connecticut firearms retailer, Sportsmen’s Outpost, on the grounds that the case was barred by the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). A firearm and ammunition were stolen from the dealer in 2007 and used by the thief several weeks later to murder his ex-wife and commit suicide. The Brady Center unsuccessfully argued that the stolen firearm was somehow transferred by the dealer and that the dealer should have conducted a Brady background check on the thief when he walked into the store acting like a customer asking to see firearms. Of course, the Brady Center knows background checks can only be performed when a firearm is being transferred, not whenever any customer asks to look at a firearm. The U.S. Department of Justice intervened in the case to defend the constitutionality of the PLCAA. Representing Sportsmen’s Outpost was the Renzulli Law Firm of White Plains, N.Y.
Sebastian has reports on one plea deal and another that may be pending on the recent arrests for possession of firearms in New York City.
First, a plea deal has been struck for the Tea Party leader arrested at LaGuardia Airport when trying to check a firearm. He pled to disorderly conduct and had to forfeit his Glock 27. An updated link to the story can also be found here.
The second involves registered nurse and medical student Meredith Graves. According to what Sebastian is reporting, a plea deal to a similar charge may be in the works.
Read both and push your Senator to support HR 822 which would have, at the least, exempted Meredith Graves from this madness.
UPDATE: Mark Meckler writes about his whole experience here. It makes for some interesting reading.
If you look, you will notice a new feature in the blog sidebar. Just above the blog archives is a widget that features a direct feed from the Professional Outdoor Media Association.
This feed will feature news and video from the both the 2012 SHOT Show next week and the 2012 Archery Trade Association show this week.
Let me know if you like it or not.
A 68-year old Greenville, SC woman who used a walker was told to back up by an armed man at her door who was attempting to enter her house. Armed herself, she replied, according to her neighbor, “I am not going to back up but I will kill you.”
You just don’t mess with little, old ladies in the Upstate!
This is a follow-up to a post I did last week on the introduction of the Ruger SR22 pistol. Ruger just released a video detailing the features of their new SR22 pistol. Compared to a Ruger Mk I, II, or III, take-down looks incredibly easy.
Linoge’s fundraiser for the organization Soldier’s Angels ends tomorrow at 6pm EST. To date, he has raised $2,325 for this great organization. If you haven’t donated – and gotten your ticket to win one of the the prizes – there is no time like the present!
Soldiers’ Angels has sent hundreds of thousands of care packages to our deployed soldiers, marines, sailors and airmen. They have provided over 6,000 voice-activated laptops to seriously wounded servicemen and women. And this is just the beginning. They – and our servicemen and women – deserve our help. so please be generous.
The Rules:
How to Earn a Ticket:
1. Every five dollars you donate directly to Soldiers’ Angels nets you one numbered ticket.
2. Every five dollars you spend in their Dollar Days or Amazon shops (where the products are shipped directly to them) gets you one ticket.
3. Every five dollars you spend in the Angels’ Store for any product that is shipped to “ANY Hero”, “ANY Wounded Soldier”, or “A SPECIFIC Soldier” earns you one ticket.
4. DO NOT SEND ME MONEY. All money and goods should go directly to Soldiers’ Angels.
5. DO SEND ME THE RECEIPT. Anonymize it however you like, and use the actual receipt or a screencap, but email from an address I can reach you back at. Send the receipt/proof to “linoge (at) wallsofthecity (dot) net”.
6. Specify how many of your tickets you want in the “holster”, “belt”, and “general” pools.
7. Within 24 hours, you should receive an email from me indicating your ticket numbers. If you do not, feel free to email me again or comment here.How We Will Do the Drawing:
1. The drawing will occur in decreasing fair market value (in other words, most-expensive item first, according to MSRP).
2. You can only win once.
3. When you send me your receipt, please indicate how many tickets you want put in each pool.
4. A single drawing will take place for each prize (currently 29), not each pool.
5. At 1800 EST on 12JAN12, with Better Half watching over my shoulder, I will hit up Random.org and generate however many numbers I need. I will email the winners that day.
Iain Harrison of Crimson Trace just announced their lineup of events for those like JayG lucky enough to go to the SHOT Show this year.
Crimson Trace Announces All-Star Lineup for SHOT 2012
(Wilsonville, OR) Building on the success of 2011, the industry-leading laser company has a packed Las Vegas schedule to launch an even bigger 2012. Kicking off the week with a bang, Crimson Trace will host a reunion of the cast of Top Shot, History channel’s hit shooting show. Competitors from all three previous seasons will be at the CTC booth at 4.30 on Tuesday to sign autographs, meet with fans and introduce the cast of Season 4. Shot Show attendees are invited to stop by booth #16731 and say hello to their favorite heroes and villains, as well as get an exclusive preview of the new season.
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 2pm, fans of the #1 shooting show on The Outdoor Channel, Shooting Gallery, can meet broadcaster and host Michael Bane as he streams content live from SHOT, covering everything that’s new & newsworthy from this year’s show. Michael loves interacting with fans and shooting enthusiasts – plan to drop by and be a part of his show. Thursday sees a packed schedule, with Tom Gresham’s popular Gun Talk radio show broadcasting live from the Crimson Trace booth between 10 and 1pm, before handing the stage back to Michael Bane.
Lastly, Crimson Trace stages its biggest event ever on Thursday afternoon at 4pm to celebrate 17 years of industry-leading innovation by giving away 17 units of their newest product launch: the Rail Master™. The first universal fit product from Crimson Trace delivers the quality, confidence and innovation expected from the leader in the laser industry and will go home free to 17 lucky winners. In addition, Crimson Trace is giving away a spectacular grand prize that’s made up from other innovative and industry leading companies from the great Pacific Northwest : Danner, Gerber, Leatherman, Leupold, Nosler and Crimson Trace have contributed over $3000 worth of gear. In order to enter the drawing for these unprecedented prizes, show attendees need only turn up and register at 4pm.
”Crimson Trace first came to SHOT in 1994 as a small company with a big, innovative idea we thought would help some folks and maybe catch on. Seventeen years later, we’re still small company and still focused on innovation, said Kent Thomas, Director of Marketing for Crimson Trace. “We’ve planned a huge celebration and want to celebrate with everyone who have made Crimson Trace who we are today – a difference maker in the industry and the leader of laser sighting solutions.
In another of their excellent short training videos, Mark Thomas of the National Shooting Sports Foundation discusses a Type 1 or failure to feed malfunction with Gunsite Academy instructor Bob Whaley. They show the immediate action drill for the AR-15.
Ruger sponsored this video of a beginner’s guide to IDPA. Shooting an IDPA match or two is on my list of things that I’d like to do this year.
Another great resource is the PowerFactor Show which is available as both video and audio podcasts. It was started by Pacific NW shooters Steve Sopfi and Rick Brenneman. They have added Caleb Giddings to their lineup as a co-host. It is part of the Gun Rights Radio Network and the videos are available on iTunes, Zune, and YouTube.
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