SFGATE.COM 7 Hours Ago Hawaii gun lobby shoots down gun bills by Anita Hofschneider HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii gun enthusiasts are organizing to stop gun control bills from gaining any traction at the state Legislature. Hawaii Rifle Association President Harvey Gerwig said Wednesday that more than 400 people successfully opposed a bill that would have made firearm instructors liable for accidents that occur during training. Rep. Karl Rhoads, a Democrat who chairs the Judiciary committee and supported the bill, says he wasn't swayed by the crowd of opposition. "In the aftermath of Newtown, I don't think it's responsible not to do something," Rhoads said, referring to the Connecticut town where 20 first-graders and six adults were killed in a Dec. 20 shooting rampage. Rhoads recommended that the committee pass the bill but the committee voted not to approve it. Rhoads said he doubts the chances of similar measures this session after seeing the gun lobby...

BREITBART.COM 4 Hours Ago Gun-Free Zone: Shooting Reported at Atlanta Middle School by AWR Hawkins31 Jan 2013, 1:07 PM PDTpost a comment Scant details are available at this time. What is known is that the shooter was another student--a male--who is now in custody. The shooting victim has been transported to a hospital, and was alert and conscious when medical personnel arrived on the scene. This is yet another shooting in a gun-free zone. Add it to a growing list of shootings where guns have been banned that includes Lone Star College, the Martin Luther King Jr. parade route in New Orleans, Sandy Hook, the Aurora theater, and Virginia Tech.

THELIBERTYZONE.WORDPRESS.COM 4 Hours Ago So It Starts... Injured Army Vet is First Victim of New York's Abominable Gun Law January 31, 2013 Nickiauthoritarian swine, gun control, GunsAR-15, arrested, criminal, felony, gun control, magazines, New York, veteran An Army veteran was arrested in Watertown for possession of AR-15 magazines. Nathan H. Haddad, 32, of 25240 Waddingham Road, town of LeRay, faces five felony counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was released without bail before town of Watertown Justice Andrew N. Capone, and is ordered to appear Wednesday in town of LeRay Court. Deputies made the arrest shortly before 7:30 p.m. Sunday on Steinhilber Road in the town of LeRay, where Mr. Haddad is accused of possessing five 30-round AR-15 magazines of ammunition. He is cited under a state penal law statute that prohibits possession of “a large capacity ammunition feeding device.” An injured Army vet, who until now has never been arrested. Invol...

GUNSSAVELIVES.NET 2 Hours Ago Suspect Who Tried to Attack Woman With a Knife is Stopped by Good Samaritan With a Gun A WA man tried to attack an unnamed female with a knife on Wednesday. The woman ran from the suspect, but he chased her, still wielding the knife. An armed bystander witnessed the incident and fearing for the female’s safety, he drew his gun and fired one shot in the air. It is unclear if the bystander fired a shot in the air because he was afraid of possibly hitting the female or another reason. The suspect stopped his pursuit of the female at that point. Several other bystanders then help subdue the man until police arrived and arrested him. It appears the suspect and victim knew each other and the incident may have been an incident of domestic violence. The bystander who fired a shot was detained briefly by police and then released. No charges are expected against him. Read the full article here:http://www.officer.com/news/10861537/wash-man-fires-g...

FIREARMSPOLICY.ORG 2 Hours Ago Powerful Pro-Gun Group West Virginia Citizens Defense League Joins Firearms Policy Coalition BELLEVUE, WA (January 31, 2013) – While the U.S. Senate held hearings on new federal gun control proposals, another prominent Second Amendment rights group joined the fast-growing Firearms Policy Coalition, noted managing director Brandon Combs. In addition to the existing Coalition representation in Washington, D.C., California, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Texas, West Virginians now have the backing of FPC’s innovative and dynamic cross-state gun rights advocacy platform. “The West Virginia Citizens Defense League is pleased to partner with the Firearms Policy Coalition in the defense of our rights,” commented WVCDL president Keith Morgan. “We recognize and support the need for nationwide cooperation in this critical fight.” Morgan’s televised interview on The State Journal’s “Decision Makers” program in mid-January became an ...

FOX NEWS 2 Hours Ago Biden says curbs on guns won't stop massacres WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden says curbs on guns can reduce firearm deaths but won't ensure an end to mass killings like December's slaying of 20 first-graders in Newtown, Conn. Biden met with Senate Democrats on Thursday to urge them to support the gun restrictions that President Barack Obama has proposed. They include bans on assault weapons and on high-capacity magazines for ammunition and requiring all gun buyers to undergo background checks. After that session, Biden told reporters that the administration's plans would not eliminate the chances of another mass shooting, or bring gun deaths down to 1,000 yearly from the current 30,000 estimated by the Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence. Biden said lives can be saved by curbing firearms without restricting the right to bear arms.

SAYANYTHINGBLOG.COM 2 Hours Ago Gun Control Law leaves Cuomo Pistol-Whipped in Poll Gov. Cuomo’s job-approval rating is dropping faster than a speeding bullet. Republicans and gun owners started turning against him after he rammed through the nation’s first post-Newtown gun-control law, a new poll found. Democrat Cuomo’s approval rating slid from 74-13 percent last month to 59-28 in the Quinnipiac University poll released yesterday, a 30-point differential swing. The news came a day after the New York affiliate of the National Rifle Association filed an intent to sue to stop enforcement of the law, arguing it unconstitutionally deprives New Yorkers of their rights. While voters in nongun homes gave Cuomo a whopping 68-19 thumbs- up, those households with guns turned against him by 50-40, the Jan. 23-28 telephone survey of 1,127 state voters found. His standing remained high in the city and suburbs, but not so in upstate and in rural areas.