CCWing Reporter Won’t be Charged

About time. And what about those “Only Ones” who arrested him falsely? Something tells me they’re going to get away with it. Oh well, nothing new there, move along…

Thanks to Say Uncle.

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No charges for TV reporter who was arrested carrying loaded gun near Florida high school

MIAMI - Prosecutors have dropped the case against a TV reporter who was arrested carrying a loaded gun near a high school while working on a story on school violence, authorities said Tuesday.

Jeffrey Weinsier of WPLG, an ABC network affiliate, was arrested last month after police said he carried a weapon onto the grounds of Miami Central High School and refused to cross the street when asked by an officer.

A cameraman caught the encounter on videotape, which the state attorney’s office used in deciding not to pursue the charges, Assistant State Attorney Maggie Gerson wrote in a memo released Tuesday.

Weinsier had been charged with armed trespass on school property, possession of a weapon, violation of carrying a concealed weapon and resisting arrest without violence. But he was not on school grounds when police approached him and ordered him to leave, Gerson said.

“Since the defendant was not trespassing, anything that was found on the defendant after he was arrested will be suppressed as a matter of law,” Gerson wrote.

Weinsier’s actions did not appear disruptive and students had been dismissed from classes when he was arrested, Gerson said.

The reporter began carrying a gun after he received death threats stemming from a series he did about unsanitary conditions at restaurants, according to the station. Weinsier has a concealed weapons permit, police had said.

“From day one, I knew that I had been on the public sidewalk outside the school,” Weinsier said Tuesday. “I knew the law clearly. This is false arrest.”

The reporter said he has filed a formal complaint with the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department and is considering legal action.

WPLG is owned by The Washington Post Co.

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Only 5 days left!

Don’t forget, Sarah Brady cries with each box of ammo sold!

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No wonder they’re extinct!

So I happened to see Cavemen tonight. I’m not a fan of the show, but it was on when I went into the front room. In this episode, the cavemen get robbed and so the girlfriend takes one of them to the shooting range, after suggesting they get a gun for protection. When it comes the caveman’s turn to shoot, he’s all bravado and piss about how many video games he’s played. When he actually pulls the trigger, he hits the target’s head, lucky shot…

At this point he goes all weepy that he “killed” the target, drops the gun and curls up in the fetal position on the floor.

Shortly after, one of the three roommates gets the other to support a candidate who’s against guns and shooting people.

It was at this point I turned it off.

Damn! It’s not like I expected anything different, but this was so blatant!

Sorry, I just had to get this off my chest.

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Another One Down!

Following the lead of Barrett (also), STI has now decided to stop selling anything to the state of California. As many of you already know, California recently brought out their “Microstamping” law. The following is from Dave Skinner, STI’s Commander-In-Chief.

On the “flip side” of states? laws, we have California! As you know, we let all of our DOJ listings lapse several years ago. We also stopped selling to CA law enforcement agencies in the same time frame. We did, however, continue selling to individual officers, who could get their agency to approve, for (IPSC, IDPA, etc.) sporting purposes. Now we have more even MORE onerous restrictions on the general populace? No more! We?re sorry! We?re done! No guns! Nobody! ?Nuff said!

Thanks to Larry Correia for the tip.

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Veterans Day

I’d like to wish everyone a great Veterans Day!

My deepest thanks go out to those who have in the past, and those who currently put their lives on the line to defend our country and way of life!

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Because everyone else is doing it…

And no, I wouldn’t jump off a cliff just because everyone else was doing it either. LOL

Since I am actually from the west I find this vaguely reassuring. I guess I really do belong!

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Oregon Teacher Loses Right to Defend Herself

Click here for PDF of the ruling.

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Judge rules teacher cannot bring gun to school

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An English teacher in Southern Oregon has no right to take her semiautomatic handgun onto school grounds, a judge said Friday in a ruling that may clarify a possible conflict between school policy and state law on concealed weapons.

Shirley Katz claimed she had a right to carry a handgun, as a defense against intruders or her former husband, despite Medford School District policy against teachers carrying weapons.

Her attorney, James Leuenberger, argued that only the Legislature, not local governments, can regulate firearms under state law.

But Jackson County Circuit Judge G. Philip Arnold ruled Friday that an ordinance is different from a school district employment policy for its teachers.

“The district has the right to enforce its policy,” Arnold wrote to conclude his nine-page ruling.

State law does not prohibit carrying a gun in school if the owner has a concealed weapon permit issued by a county sheriff.

But the Medford School District has a policy that prohibits employees from carrying firearms. Teachers or staff could face disciplinary action or be fired for violating the policy.

Tim Gerking, the school district’s lawyer, welcomed the ruling.

“Allowing staff to carry weapons into school buildings wouldn’t enhance safety, it would only make it worse,” Gerking said. “We’d have a completely new risk of accidental injuries as a result of these weapons.”

Leuenberger said he planned to appeal.

“I think the judge obviously is wrong,” Leuenberger said. “To make a big difference between a policy and an ordinance makes no sense. This is just an antigun decision.”

Katz has said she obtained the Glock 9mm handgun - favored by many police departments - to protect herself against alleged threats from her ex-husband during their divorce in 2004. The ex-husband has denied the allegations, but a judge granted a restraining order against him that since has expired.

Arnold noted in his ruling that Katz’s “personal problems are not a factor in deciding this case” and that, “likewise, the wisdom of the district’s policy is not a factor … the issue before this court is whether or not the state statute prohibits the district from having its policy … .”

Most Oregon school districts have policies against guns on school grounds.

A spokeswoman for state school Superintendent Susan Castillo said Oregon Department of Education officials had not seen the ruling and could not comment.

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Alrighty…

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More Volquartsen Goodness

The little truck of happiness came again today and dropped off the vertical compensator for my Ruger 22/45. In the same box was the extended bolt handle for my custom Ruger 10/22. I was under the impression it was supposed to be polished, but instead I got the frosted/bead blasted finished one in. I’m not going to bitch about it too bad since I think it looks just fine on my gun the way it is. Oh yeah, I realize the vertical compensator is brushed stainless steel and not blued, but I happen to like the way it looks and ordered it that way on purpose. It gives the gun a kind of “Buck Rogers” space pistol kind of vibe. I got the vertical compensator to help in speeding up my shooting at the plate match. See, last month in one of my runs I tied another competitor, a really good competitor, for speed. If I can gain anything in regards to getting back on target quicker I think I can take him. People don’t think there’s much recoil on a .22lr, and they’re right, but when trying to hit a 6″ steel plate from 10-15 yards anything helps. I can see the recoil in my red dot scope as it bounces around after each shot. Anyway, here’s some gun porn for you since you read this entire paragraph and didn’t give up!

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On The Reloading Front…

Today I received my Lee Pacesetter Dies in 7.62×54R from MidwayUSA. That’s them below. Now all I need is some brass, powder and bullets. The Lapua brass looks good, but expensive. Another thing I could try, as Jeffersonian suggested, is buy some Wolf Gold ammo and reload the brass. Winchester also makes a loaded hunting round in this caliber, but it’s also very expensive. Any suggestions? For powder, I think I’ll be using IMR 4320, and for bullets, Sierra makes a good .311 bullet in 125 gn (ProHunter #2305). It’s a softpoint hunting bullet, and while I’d prefer a FMJ, it looks to be pretty good. Not to mention Sierra’s reputation for quality.

Oh, I got around to modifying my reloading setup the other day. I got a piece of scrap plywood from Home Depot and some assorted mounting hardware and this is what I came up with.

What do you think? The powder measure, reloading press and case trimmer are all mounted to the plywood with bolts from the back side, the heads mounted flush, and the whole mess can be clamped to the counter top and then removed as needed. I had been clamping just the press to the counter top before, but that has proved to be unsatisfactory. Now, with four clamps along two sides of the plywood, I have a secure enough platform I can operate the press with no worries of ripping the decorative molding off the edge of the counter. Also, under the reloading press, there is a small hole cut out of the wood that roughly matches the interior recess to aid in removing spent primers, since they collect in the body of the press.

BTW, that brass you see is .303 British rifle brass and the die currently in the press is the decapping/resizing die for the same caliber.

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