Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 1:12 PM
Subject: Freedom Times, Issue no. 86
Wayne LaPierre's Freedom Times Issue No. 86 | | October 2012 | | Obama Hints at Handgun Restrictions Too | | By Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner
The National Rifle Association, jumping on President Obama's new and firm support for a Clinton-style assault weapons ban, is stepping up its attack on the president in Ohio, Virginia, Florida and Wisconsin with a new "we told you so" theme...
Read this | | NRA's Chris Cox Goes One on One with Paul Ryan | | Daily Caller
On August 11, Gov. Mitt Romney named U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate in the 2012 presidential election. For gun owners, this was outstanding news...
Read this | | Justice Stevens: Second Amendment is 'No Obstacle' to Banning Automatic Weapons | | By Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens called for Congress to tighten gun laws in the wake of shootings such as the one that took place in Aurora, Colorado. Stevens noted that the legal precedent for restricting gun rights - United States vs. Miller - still stands despite the ruling in the 2005 Heller case...
Read this | | Commentary: Gun Owners' Election | | By Emily Miller, Washington Times
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens demonstrated the importance of America's upcoming presidential choice as he spoke Monday to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence...
Read this | | Op-Ed: Six Big Reasons Gun Owners Should Vote Like Rights Are At Stake | | By Larry Bell, Forbes
Think it's alright to relax now? After all, didn't a record number of people purchase firearms just before the 2008 presidential election anticipating a worst-case gun control scenario that never materialized...
Read This | | NY Court's Decision in Gun-Liability Case Described as Groundbreaking | | By Sam Favate, Wall Street Journal / Law Blog
A decision last week by a New York State appellate court to reinstate a gun liability lawsuit is being held up as a landmark by the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence...
Read this | | DOJ Seeks Dismissal of Fast And Furious Lawsuit | | By Todd Ruger, Blog of the Legal Times
Allen West gives a Second Amendment speech to the Palm Beach County Friends of the NRA annual banquet...
read this | | Issa Statement on DOJ's Assertion that Court Does Not Have Jurisdiction in 'Fast and Furious' Legal Action | | U.S. House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform
Today, Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa issued the following statement on the Justice Department's request for dismissal of legal action requiring the production of subpoenaed documents related to Operation Fast and Furious...
read this | | Florida: Gun Rights Advocates Testify Before Task Force | | By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
A Former National Rifle Association president Marion Hammer told the task force that there is no need to change the law. But she said recommendations were needed to make sure the law is applied and interpreted consistently...
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