http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:48:45 -0700 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:05:13 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d29-Reid-Amendment-barring-gun-data-from-health-care-bill-likely-to--backfire-on-gun-owners?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) at press con-ference after offering amendment to prevent gun data from be used in health care bill. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)In guns, politics and health care reform, bad bills are ... Gun Legislation gunrights Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:05:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d29-Reid-Amendment-barring-gun-data-from-health-care-bill-likely-to--backfire-on-gun-owners?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d14-Guns-and-the-law-The-use-of-deadly-force-part-2?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner Image courtesy of bing.comCan you legally use a firearm to defend others? Personal property? Against home invasion? Attorney Thomas Faulk clarifies common misconceptions.By some estimates, 30,000 or more federal, state and local laws regulate the own... Armed Self-Defense gunrights Guns and the Law Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:45:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d14-Guns-and-the-law-The-use-of-deadly-force-part-2?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d11-Media-propagandizes-Times-Square-shooting?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner Described variously as “A Mac 10 machine gun,” a “submachine gun” and a “Mac 10 9mm machine pistol” by the AP and New York Times, the low quality semi-auto used by Raymond Martinez malfunctioned after firing only t... Shootings gunrights Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:08:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d11-Media-propagandizes-Times-Square-shooting?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d7-Guns-and-the-law-The-use-of-deadly-force-part-1?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner Image courtesy of bing.comWhen can you lawfully use deadly force in defense of yourself or others? Attorney Thomas Faulk discusses “perfect” and “imperfect” self-defense.By some estimates, 30,000 or more federal, sta... Armed Self-Defense gunrights Guns and the Law Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:21:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d7-Guns-and-the-law-The-use-of-deadly-force-part-1?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d7-Gun-Rights-101-Imperfect-selfdefense?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner As described by Thomas Faulk, author of "Firearms Law of North Carolina":“Imperfect” self-defense is when a citizen shooting in self-defense held the honest but unreasonable belief that the requirements authorizing the use of a ... Armed Self-Defense gunrights Gun Rights 101 Guns and the Law Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:56:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m12d7-Gun-Rights-101-Imperfect-selfdefense?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m11d25-Not-without-a-fight-Documentary-sets-record-straight-on-guns?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner Photo: Oleg Volk, www.olegvolk.netIndependent film-maker Max Lemus interviewed gun rights activists for documentary, “Not without a fight,” and asks critical questions: “If not you, then who? If not now, then when?”Director&nb... ammunition accountability Individual Freedom Second Amendment gunrights Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:00:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m11d25-Not-without-a-fight-Documentary-sets-record-straight-on-guns?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Intolerant-Americans-Fort-Hood-massacre-was-your-fault?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner Tell USA TODAY how you, as an American and gun owner, feel about being blamed for the Fort Hood murders This photo from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress Web Site shows Nidal Malik Hasan. Military officials say the suspected shooter a... Multiple Victim Homicides Mass Shootings gunrights Liberal Agenda Fort Hood Shootings Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:01:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Intolerant-Americans-Fort-Hood-massacre-was-your-fault?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Gun-foes-exploit-Ft-Hood-tragedy-to-subvert-vets-rights?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner It takes a special kind of Chutzpah to exploit the massacre of military personnel as justification for depriving those very same military personnel of due process of law …Photo courtesy of Senator Richard Burr Gun rights advocates followi... Multiple Victim Homicides Mass Shootings Gun Legislation gunrights Fort Hood Shootings Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:21:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Gun-foes-exploit-Ft-Hood-tragedy-to-subvert-vets-rights?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Gun-rights-101-The-Veterans-2nd-Amendment-Protection-Act?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner What follows is the verbatim text of Senate Bill 669, the "Veteran's 2nd Amendment Protection Act," introduced by Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina:Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (Reported in Senate)S 669 RSCalendar No. 78111th ... Gun Rights 101 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:46:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Gun-rights-101-The-Veterans-2nd-Amendment-Protection-Act?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d31-With-US-support-UN-negotiates-global-small-arms-export-restrictions?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner As noted in Obama and Clinton cede on U.N. arms treaty, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced recently that the U.S. would reverse Bush administration opposition to global small arms negotiations, paving the way for the U.N. “Conferen... gunrights International Gun Control Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:15:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d31-With-US-support-UN-negotiates-global-small-arms-export-restrictions?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Obama-and-Clinton-cede-to-UN-small-arms-treaty?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses Moscow University(AP Photo/ Mikhail Metzel)As noted in “British gun control: Coming soon to a country near you? ” seven countries, led by the United Kingdom, are attempting to revive U.N. effor... gunrights International Gun Control Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:02:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Obama-and-Clinton-cede-to-UN-small-arms-treaty?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d13-British-gun-laws-Coming-soon-to-a-country-near-you?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner Photo: Oleg Volk, www.olegvolk.netBritish authorities are apparently so satisfied with the results of stringent gun laws that they intend to use the United Nations to bring gun control to the United States.According to "The State," seven co... gunrights Gun Registration International Gun Control Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:44:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d13-British-gun-laws-Coming-soon-to-a-country-near-you?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Guns-and-the-law-How-many-gun-laws-have-you-broken-today?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner The vast number of arcane gun laws inevitably makes you a law-breaker. Are you safe from prosecution? Watch for upcoming segments in the multi-part series, ‘Guns and the law,’ addressing state and federal laws on guns, self-defense and th... gunrights Guns and the Law Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:32:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Guns-and-the-law-How-many-gun-laws-have-you-broken-today?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d3-Gun-Rights-101-The-Gun-Free-School-Zones-Act?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner First enacted in 1990, the federal “Gun Free School Zones Act” prohibited most guns within “school zones” defined as within 1,000 feet of an elementary or secondary public or private school. Congress justified the ability of t... Gun Rights 101 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:57:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d3-Gun-Rights-101-The-Gun-Free-School-Zones-Act?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Is-a-vote-for-health-care-reform-a-vote-against-gun-rights?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner Presaging the impact of national health care in the United States, the British Medical Association plans to 'tag' medical records of patients who own guns The implications of "Obamacare" reach beyond socialized medicineto the article w... Barack Obama Liberal Agenda Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:15:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Is-a-vote-for-health-care-reform-a-vote-against-gun-rights?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Gun-Rights-101-Mental-health-checks-for-gun-purchases?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner Passed in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre and backed by the NRA, H.R. 2640, the “NICS Improvement Act of 2007,” requires states to report mental health data for inclusion in gun purchase background checks via the National Instant C... Gun Rights 101 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:31:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Gun-Rights-101-Mental-health-checks-for-gun-purchases?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d26-The-Liberal-Lion-stalked-your-rights?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner “… [the] manufacture and sale of handguns should be terminated. Existing handguns should be acquired by the states.” – Senator Edward Kennedy, 1974. Of like minds: President Barack Obama embraces Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-M... Civil Liberties Second Amendment Gun Legislation gunrights Liberal Agenda Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:11:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d26-The-Liberal-Lion-stalked-your-rights?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d12-Are-NC-democrats-trying-to-kill-Castle-Doctrine?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner Representatives Hugh Holliman and Deborah Ross deny hearing for popular bill Rep. Deborah Ross (D-Wake). Photo: NC General AssemblyRep. Hugh Holliman (D-Davidson). Photo: NC General Assembly In politics, committees are graveyards for bills.... Castle Doctrine Gun Legislation gunrights Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:28:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d12-Are-NC-democrats-trying-to-kill-Castle-Doctrine?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d4-Leftwing-tries-to-suppress-progun-voice?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner Mark Hill/CNN/AP/FileI operate under the premise that any day you can tick off a liberal can’t be entirely bad. Under that premise, CNN’s Lou Dobbs must be having some very good days indeed.Apparently fretting that left-wing media&nb... gunrights Liberal Agenda Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:16:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d4-Leftwing-tries-to-suppress-progun-voice?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m7d23-The-sham-vote-on-national-concealed-carry-Thune-Amendment?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner (Or “When a ‘pro-gun vote' … isn’t”) Senator John Thune (R-SD), whose amendment for nationalconcealed handgun reciprocity failed by 2 votes. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)Plenty of ink (and not a little hot air) has been... Gun Legislation Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:42:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2698-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m7d23-The-sham-vote-on-national-concealed-carry-Thune-Amendment?cid=exrss-Charlotte-Gun-Rights-Examiner