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Bloomberg gun-control group targets more than 12 states

Fredreka Schouten, USA TODAY 4:21 p.m. EST December 2, 2014


(Photo: Tsafrir Abayov, AP)


WASHINGTON — Fresh off a string of election victories, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun-control group is gearing up for a "significant" legislative push in more than a dozen states to curb gun violence, its leaders say.
First up: Nevada, where election officials could certify this week that the group and its allies have collected enough signatures for a 2016 ballot initiative that would impose stricter background checks on people buying firearms from private sellers and at gun shows. Bloomberg's Everytown for Gun Safety also is weighing similar background-check initiatives in Arizona and Maine.
It also plans to back legislation in several states that would either expand background checks for gun purchasers, remove guns from the hands of domestic abusers or give family members the power to seek court orders to temporarily confiscate firearms from people they fear may commit gun violence — modeled on a "gun-violence restraining order" law signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown earlier this fall following a shooting rampage in Santa Barbara.
The California law, the first of its kind, is one of a slew of little-noticed victories gun-control groups have scored at the state level — even as Congress has rebuffed expanding background checks on all commercial sales of guns or restrictions on high-capacity magazines.
Six states have enacted measures that make it harder for people convicted of domestic violence to have firearms. In Colorado last month, two legislative seats lost in the state's historic 2013 recall election over the state's stricter gun-control laws moved back to Democratic control. One of the victors, Michael Merrifield, once worked for a Bloomberg gun-control group.
On Thursday, meanwhile, a voter initiative that expanded background checks in Washington state will take effect — joining six other states and the District of Columbia that require background checks on all firearm sales, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
The successes come as the second anniversary of the Dec. 14, 2012, mass shooting at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school approaches. The massacre left 20 schoolchildren and six educators dead and sparked a national debate about gun laws.
"This is a huge amount of movement in two years on an issue where Republicans and Democrats ran for the hills for more than a decade," said John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety. "We're going to build on the successes of 2014 and do more."


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Bloomberg pledges $50 million to battle NRA



The group still is identifying the states in which it will be active, but could end up participating in legislative fights in as many as 20 states, officials say.
In all, Everytown spent $12.1 million on the 2014 election battles, including the Washington ballot initiative and legislative contests in states such as Colorado and Oregon, said spokeswoman Erika Soto Lamb. It's part of a $50 million election-year commitment Bloomberg made to gun-violence prevention.
Americans for Responsible Solutions PAC, a gun-control super PAC started by former Arizona congresswoman Gabby Giffords, spent $10.5 million on politics this year. Pia Carusone, a senior adviser to the group, said ballot initiatives are a "promising" way for gun-control proponents to take their case directly to voters.
"They have come up with a strategy that seems to be working so far," said Robert Spitzer, a political scientist at State University of New York-Cortland and an expert on gun politics. "For the first time in gun-politics history, the NRA is being outspent by the pro-gun control forces."
Bloomberg's group has suffered setbacks. While gun-control governors in Colorado and Connecticut prevailed at the ballot box last month, another Everytown-backed gubernatorial candidate, Maryland Democrat Anthony Brown, lost. It also backed unsuccessful Democrats in U.S. Senate races, including Sens. Mark Udall in Colorado and Kay Hagan in North Carolina.
The Nevada ballot initiative push comes after the state's Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval, vetoed another background-check measure backed by Bloomberg in 2013.
The National Rifle Association has pledged to fight Bloomberg at the state level and has sought to portray the billionaire as a rich carpetbagger seeking to impose his will in wide swaths of the country.
"Their approach is to go into states where it's easy to pass something and claim national momentum," NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam said of Bloomberg's group.


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NRA launches new round of anti-Bloomberg ads



"We have $38 billion reasons to take Mike Bloomberg seriously," he added, referring to estimates to Bloomberg's net worth. "His money has exponential reach."
In a sign of its organizing strength, a Bloomberg-aligned group said it has collected a record 247,000 signatures for the Nevada ballot initiative — more than double the number necessary to qualify for the 2016 ballot.
Clerks in each of the state's 17 counties have until Thursday to sample petitions and report any problems with the signatures, and the state could certify the petitions as early as Friday, said Catherine Lu, a spokeswoman with the Nevada secretary of State's office.
A gun-rights group in the state, Nevadans for State Gun Rights, is trying to challenge the petitions, arguing that initiative proponents missed the deadline to deliver signatures in one county. The group's president Don Turner said he doesn't have the resources to mount a full challenge to all the signatures nor has he received the NRA's help in trying to kill off the Bloomberg effort in its early stages.
"There's an old saying that, 'If you want to be a big dog, you've got to get off the porch,' " Turner said. "Right now, they are just watching," he said of NRA officials.
Arulanandam declined to discuss the NRA's strategy to counter Bloomberg in specific states.
NRA officials "may be doing a bit of political triage in terms of how and where they allocate their resources," Spitzer said. "I have a feeling the NRA thinks they could be bled dry if they try to match Bloomberg's spending."
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Police Chief Wants You To Turn In Gun Enthusiasts: “We Might Want To Vet These People”

Mac Slavo December 7, 2014




Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo has asked residents of his city to keep an eye on neighbors and family members after Larry Steven McQuilliams went on a shooting spree through the Texas Capitol last week.

McQuilliams, who held some extreme views and was reportedly targeting as many as 30 people, has been described by local police as a "homegrown extremist."
In response to the shooting Acevedo has called on the Austin community to keep a watchful eye on people they know and to report any suspicious behavior to the police so that individuals, especially gun owners, can be vetted.
There are assuredly dangerous individuals in our society who have no qualms about killing innocent people, but could Acevedo's request to citizens to say something if they see something be opening a Pandora's box of government surveillance?

Let me tell you what keeps me up at night. It's these guys. It's these homegrown extremists that are lone wolfs, that are mad at the world, that are angry… That's why it's important for us as Americans to know our neighbors, to know our families.
Tell somebody.
If you know somebody that's acting with a lot of hatred towards any particular group… especially if you know that somebody's a gun enthusiast or is armed with these types of firearms and they're showing any type of propensity for hatred… it doesn't mean we're going to go in and take them to jail… But we might want to vet these people.

Within the context of the Chief's call to action it's difficult to argue with reporting to police an individual who poses a danger to others around them – especially if the individual is fueled by rage and hate, has weapons in their possession and has made claims that they intend to injure or kill others.

But where is the line? If you give them an inch they will no doubt take a mile.

In California, Governor Jerry Brown has already signed a bill that gives police the authority to "vet" individuals and seize their firearms if a family member reports that they may be mentally unstable. No proof of the allegation is necessary.

And the Veterans Administration is feverishly working to ensure that any veteran who has Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or even fails to pay their personal bills on time loses access to their right to bear arms.

So, while the actions of Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo are commendable and seemingly geared for protecting the general population, could this trend of seeing something and saying something lead to a complete breakdown of Constitutional protections?

As noted above, the government has already found loopholes, legal or not, that they say give them the authority to seize firearms from individuals who have been convicted of doing absolutely nothing. Moreover, law enforcement agencies have already stripped the Fourth Amendment, as evidenced by the almost daily reports of peoples' doors being kicked and their homes searched without any sort of probable cause or on fabricated charges.

Are the police and other surveillance agencies going through a door that, once opened, can never be shut again? Are we creating a society where it's patriotic to snitch on one's neighbors? Could it potentially lead to what we've seen throughout history where even the innocent get "vetted" and detained for no other reason than having upset someone for a totally innocuous reason?

With over 1 million Americans now on No-Fly and Other Terror-related Watch Lists it should be clear that the "vetting" process is already in full swing.
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He wants to "vet" American's with guns. Hmmm it seems the days of vetting are long past, he forgets about the Oath of Office he swore to. WOW how quick he forgets... He took the Oath of Office to protect and serve, and follow the Constitution including protecting our rights.... I would be curious to know if he got "vetted" himself..Probably not..... Where was this guy and his vetting before some of our treasonous politicians were elected into office, apparently not doing his due diligence again at that time either..Way to go, Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo..

United Nation Gun Treaty to Take Effect Christmas Eve

by Liberty News Now - Dec 8, 2014




For the past 13 years, the United Nations has been working on a small arms treaty that has been ratified by 55 of their member states, crossing the threshold to take effect.

The treaty will begin on December 24, 2014.

The UN Gun Treaty would focus on imports and exports of conventional weapons and track their use among each nation’s civilian population.
The purpose of the treaty, according to the United Nations, is to ensure weapons don’t cross existing embargoes and do not end up being used for human rights abuses, including terrorism.

However, critics of the treaty feel the resolution goes much further.

The NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) has been fighting the treaty for years.

The NRA-ILA states, “Anti-gun treaty proponents continue to mislead the public, claiming the treaty would have no impact on American gun owners. That’s a bald-faced lie.

“For example, the most recent draft treaty includes export/import controls that would require officials in an importing country to collect information on the ‘end user’ of a firearm, keep the information for 20 years, and provide the information to the country from which the gun was exported.

“In other words, if you bought a Beretta shotgun, you would be an ‘end user’ and the U.S. government would have to keep a record of you and notify the Italian government about your purchase. That is gun registration.

“If the U.S. refuses to implement this data collection on law-abiding American gun owners, other nations might be required to ban the export of firearms to the U.S.”

Advocates of the small arms treaty claim it will reduce risk of use in nations where acts of genocide, organized crime and gender-based violence occur.
Secretary of State John Kerry signed the treaty on behalf of the United States in September of last year.

While Kerry signed the treaty with the support of President Obama, it must still be ratified in Congress.

However, given Obama’s unilateral action on immigration amnesty, critics of the treaty fear the president will use executive action to ratify the resolution on behalf of the United States.

The organization, Second Amendment Foundation, recently began a campaign to raise awareness of the possibility of President Obama signing an executive order on the UN Gun Treaty.

The group is also threatening a lawsuit on the issue with the organization’s founder, Alan Gottlieb, stating, “”SAF will not allow the Obama administration to attack our constitutional rights without a fight. If Barack Obama takes executive action, we will file a lawsuit to stop him, and hold him accountable.”
In the meantime, the countdown to Christmas Eve continues.

http://libertynewsnow.com/united-nat...-%2012/08/2014

Girls Just Wanna Have Guns



The Real War on Women

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Film
INTRODUCTION

Girls Just Wanna Have Gunszeros in like a bullet on the truth about guns…. and the real war on women.


Today if you want to empower a woman, put a gun in her hand. The confidence from learning to shoot a firearm is far superior to anything one could ever imagine and it’s genuinely better than any gender studies course taught on college campuses today.

Fact…

Guns save more lives than they take.

Fact…

As many as 2 million times each year law abiding citizens use guns to defend themselves against criminals.

That’s almost 7000 times each and every day.

Fact…

As many as 200,000 women use a gun every year to defend themselves against sexual attacks.

Fact…

Women are the fastest growing demographic purchasing firearms today.

Those are the facts… and a gun in a woman’s hand is her best chance of survival.
Despite government attempts to institute greater gun control on American citizens we’ve seen a dramatic increase in gun ownership, especially among women… women who have taken it upon themselves to rely upon no one but themselves.
A team of acclaimed filmmakers are producing this movie with Regis Giles, who has the website of the same title. “Girls Just Wanna Have Guns” will be a 90-minute documentary motion picture, intended for all audiences that will serve as a wake-up call to all Americans.

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Our budget is $500,000. This production will take about 1 year from start to completion. It will take thousands of man hours for research, filming, editing and distribution.
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About Film Makers

Regis Giles- Narrator & Host
Regis Giles is the creator and owner of Girls Just Wanna Have Guns.com and is a leading voice for Second Amendment rights, self-defense and conservation. Unafraid to speak her mind, Regis takes no prisoners. Her media appearances include: ELLE Magazine, Variety, The Daily Mail, ABC, CNN, CBS Miami, & Fox News.
Judd Saul- Director
Judd Saul is a film producer, director and political activist. He has produced many projects for Discovery and HDNet. He is an award-winning filmmaker who has produced various videos and commercials for national and local nonprofits and community organizations. His most notable project, prior to his work on UnFair: Exposing the IRS, was FRAG, a documentary which exposes the true life of professional video gamers; which won several festival awards and changed the professional gaming industry.
He is vice president of Patriots for Christ and has drawn the national spotlight on many issues, including Agenda 21 and Lock Box Ordinances. He is a renowned whistle blower on corruption.
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Beverly Zaslow brings with her over 30 years of experience in theatrical film and television to today’s new media and online distribution. She has produced, distributed and marketed thousands of hours of film, television & video worldwide, and her shows have been broadcast on PBS, Discovery, Fox, The History Channel, CNBC, and are available these days on Amazon, Comcast, Breitbart.com, youtube and well, just about anywhere there’s an internet connection.
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Starting back in 1980 as an accountant with Jerry Weintraub’s Management III and Concerts West, Beverly has worn many hats working at major studios and networks such as HBO, Lorimar-Telepictures and PBS.

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Craig Bergman, an author, speaker, nationally syndicated radio talk show host, and producer of UnFair: Exposing the IRS, has extensive political campaign and grassroots organization experience at both state and national levels serving as campaign manager, senior staff, or in a consulting role for multiple candidates, including: Five Presidential races, six Gubernatorial races, eight U.S. Senate races, dozens of Congressional races and innumerous state and local races.
He has worked multiple ballot initiatives across the country and served as a consultant for national organizations such as The Christian Coalition, Focus on the Family and Americans for Prosperity. He is a Gulf War I Era veteran, who prior to his political consulting, worked as a vice president in banking for several major banks, including Wells Fargo.


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56 Million Exterminated Under the Guise of Gun Control



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