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Concealed Carry Reform in Wyoming

March 9, 2010

While this is a step in the right direction it certainly does not go far enough, as was written about HERE, or HERE. Small victories are better than no victories. What really surprised me was that the pro epic fail obama Governor signed this. Along with his announcement last week that he will not be seeking reelection …

Concealed Carry Reform Becomes Law in Wyoming!

On Thursday, March 4, Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) signed Senate File 26 into law.  The bill is effective immediately.

Sponsored by State Senator Cale Case (R-25) and State Senator Eli Bebout (R-26), SF 26 will reform Wyoming’s concealed weapons permit laws regarding eligibility, reciprocity, and issuance of permits. This bill will limit the Attorney General’s ability to determine reciprocity by taking away his/her power to determine if that state has similar laws authorizing permits.

Please join us in thanking the sponsors of this bill, Senator Case and Senator Bebout, for all of their hard work and support.  Also please contact Governor Freudenthal to thank him for signing such important legislation into law. Contact information for the Governor can be found here.

Senator Cale Case (R-25)

ccase@wyoming.com

Senator Eli Bebout (R-26)

senbebout@wyoming.com

SOURCE: NRA / ILA

Wyoming: Carry Reform Bill Heading to the Governor!

March 1, 2010

And someday I will finally figure out why any permit of any kind is needed to exercise a right…

Please Contact the Governor Today!

On Friday, February 26, the Wyoming State House passed Senate File 26 on third and final reading.  The bill will now move to the desk of Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) for his consideration.

Sponsored by State Senator Cale Case (R-25) and State Senator Eli Bebout (R-26), SF 26 would reform Wyoming’s concealed weapons permit laws regarding eligibility, reciprocity, and issuance of permits. This bill would limit the Attorney General’s ability to determine reciprocity by taking away his/her power to determine if that state has similar laws authorizing permits.

It is critical that we respectfully urge Governor Freudenthal to sign SF 26. Contact information can be found here.

SOURCE: NRA /ILA

ANTI-GUN POLICE UNION …

February 24, 2010

No, I refuse to drink the Kool Aid, this is not at all about “officer safety” it is about power and control. It is about the taking of Freedoms and Liberty from the American people, not just the people of Wyoming!

When Constitutional Carry Legislation is brought forth like HB-113 the ANTI-GUN POLICE UNION begins to lobby the legislature with the mantra “we just want to keep our officers safe” as if somehow law abiding citizens are the threat. The legislators even treat these lobbyists as an authority, forgetting the duty to represent the people and protect their “Second Amendment Rights” guaranteed to them by the Constitution.

The Venomous Union will stop at nothing, even performing background checks on law abiding gun rights advocates. These tactics don’t belong in Wyoming, it’s time the ANTI-GUN POLICE UNION stops lumping “Law abiding citizens” in with the COP KILLERS!

Here’s the truth about the COP KILLERS – they are Career Criminals!
The following is a summary of “Cop Killer Profiles” from the 2008 FBI Summaries of Officers Feloniously Killed. To see report click here

Of course none were in Alaska, Vermont or Wyoming…the following reveals the profile of the Cop Killers that don’t care what the law is.

Arizona

1. The 25-year-old suspect had a prior criminal record and was known to use drugs.

2. The 42-year-old a known drug dealer, was arrested in Mexico and at the time of this publication, was still in custody there for unrelated smuggling charges and was awaiting extradition to the United States to face trial in this case.

California

1. The man had a prior criminal record including weapons violations and was a known user of narcotics.

2. Call that became a tactical situation…at a beauty shop where an employee’s ex-husband had broken the front window to gain entrance and was making threats and displaying a weapon

3. The man, who was on parole at the time of the incident and who had a prior criminal record that included violent crime, drugs, police assault, and weapons violations…

Florida

1. The man had a prior criminal record that included violent crime, drugs, and weapons violations.

2. The man had suffered some mental problems…His family had attempted twice on the previous day to have him involuntarily placed under psychiatric observation, but he had left the hospital twice on his own. He had proven to be verbally abusive and uncooperative to law enforcement and hospital staff involved in both episodes…the man’s brother was waiting in a pickup truck at the house. He informed the deputies he and his companion could hear his brother moving about in the house and that his brother had a shotgun in his possession.

Georgia

1. A 26-year-old male…Probation Violation, and Marijuana Possession.

Illinois

1. The 44-year-old offender, who was a known drug user with prior mental disorders.

2. The 37-year-old suspect, who had prior convictions for violent crimes, drugs, and weapons violations.

3. The 41-year-old offender, who had a prior criminal record that included violent crime and weapons violations.

Kentucky

1. The 17-year-old assailant, who had a prior criminal record

Louisiana

1. The 41-year-old suspect, who had a long list of prior offenses, including murder.

2. The 44-year-old suspect, who had a prior criminal record including violent crime.

Maryland

1. Vehiclular Homicide – The driver…struck the victim sergeant, and dragged him over 200 feet before fleeing the scene.

Michigan

1. 16-year-old assailant, who had a prior criminal record and was on conditional release at the time of the incident.

Missouri

1. The suspect, who had a prior criminal record that included violent crime.

2. The 41-year-old man, known to the police as a drug dealer and user with prior convictions.

North Carolina

1. The 37-year-old man, who was a known drug user and who had a prior criminal record that included arrests for drugs, police assault, and weapons violations.

2. Domestic dispute between a man and a woman. The woman was still inside the residence with three children, but the man had left the home, possibly armed…Following a 5-day manhunt, the 32-year-old suspect was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Ohio

1. Observed what appeared to be a drug transaction taking place between a man in a vehicle and a man in front of an abandoned house.

2. [Police Officer] was fatally shot while he was attempting to make an arrest…Officers located a 26-year-old suspect, who still had one handcuff on his wrist.

Oregon

1. 32-year-old suspect…The man had a criminal record with prior convictions, probation, and parole. a 57-year-old male was also arrested in connection with the case and charged with six counts of Aggravated Murder, two counts of Attempted Murder, First-Degree Assault, and Possession of Explosive Device.

Pennsylvania

1. The 34-year-old offender, who had a prior criminal record for violent crime.

2. The 27-year-old offender was wanted at the time of the incident for aggravated assault and parole violation, and he had an extensive criminal record of violent crime, police assault, and weapons violations.

3. The 40-year-old woman was arrested and charged with Murder of a Federal Agent, Assault by Use of a Dangerous Weapon, Use of a Firearm in a Crime of Violence, Aiding the Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Drug Conspiracy, Possession with Intent to Deliver More than 50 Grams of Cocaine Base, Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine, and Possession of a Firearm While Using Unlawful Controlled Substances. She was known to use, deal, and possess drugs, and she was under the influence of narcotics at the time of the incident.

South Carolina

1. Burglary in progress – The burglars fled the area before additional deputies arrived. In the ensuing investigation, officers arrested two suspects on September 5. The first suspect, a 19-year-old male with a prior criminal history, was charged with Murder, 4 counts of First-Degree Burglary, and 1 count of Second-Degree Burglary. The second suspect, an 18-year-old male who was on probation at the time of the incident, was also charged with Murder, 3 counts of First-Degree Burglary, and Second-Degree Burglary.
2. 41-year-old…had prior convictions for violent crime, was under the influence of narcotics and was on conditional release at the time of the incident.

Tennessee

1. While serving an individual with a warrant for a misdemeanor violation of probation….The suspect was on probation at the time of the incident and had prior convictions for drugs.

Texas

1. While handling a prisoner…The individual was able to open the sliding partition between the front and rear seats and retrieve the corporal’s backup weapon, a .40-caliber semiautomatic handgun, from the front seat.

2. The 28-year-old suspect, who had a long criminal history including arrests for police assault, violent crime, and drugs.

3. The 37-year-old suspect had an extensive list of prior convictions and was on parole. He was also known to use and possess drugs and was under the influence of narcotics.

Virginia

1. In the serving of a search warrant at the home of a suspect…28-year-old man who had a prior criminal record involving drugs.

2. Felony traffic stop – a citizen reported that her former companion had been in the stairwell of her apartment building with a gun… An alert was issued and his vehicle was located in a nearby shopping center. When police approached, the man fled in his vehicle and headed directly to the apartment complex where the complainant lived.

3. Undercover narcotics sting – 23-year-old male who was under supervision/conditional release.

Washington

1. 28-year-old assailant, who had a previous criminal history that included violent crime and drug violations.

2. While investigating a suspicious person…The dispatcher advised the officer that the man was a convicted felon, had a temporary protection order and a no contact order placed against him, and that he was on parole…The deputies shot and killed the 36-year-old suspect. Further investigation revealed that the suspect had also killed a second victim, a recently retired correctional officer who was shot to death and whose vehicle was found at the store where deputies had killed the suspect.

Note: One officer killing was not in the original report and this profile summary reflects the killers not the number of officers killed.

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Wyoming 113 passes out of the House

February 24, 2010

Yes, someday,I suppose that I will understand the concept of needing some sort of permit or license in order to practice an inalienable right. But, in the meantime this old retired Paramedic simply cannot find the logic embedded in such ideology. This, however, a step in the right direction.

There was a bit of whining by some state legislators about the email strategy employed by WYGO activist (Yes, I am a member, and yes, this blog got a ton of hits when I posted about it.) when, as a point of fact, it is indeed our right, if not our duty, to keep our representatives informed about those issues that we hold dear. Not to mention that it appears,at least so far, to have been a stunning success.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – The Wyoming House has advanced a bill that would allow residents to carry concealed guns without a permit provided that they can demonstrate they’re familiar with firearms.

The House voted 42-15 on Monday to send House Bill 113 to the Senate.

The House amended the bill to specify that citizens would have to demonstrate their familiarity with guns by passing a certified firearms safety course or have a background of military or police service.

Thermopolis Republican Rep. Lorraine Quarberg says Wyoming residents have a constitutional right to carry guns without government permission.

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It seems that there was at least some oppisition from the fella that represents the area to my immediate north. Talk about political pandering… The same way that residency is established for everything else attention whore…

IMPORTANT UPDATE JUST IN! Hat Tip to Anthony Bouchard

HB-95 has passed the House and is moving to the Senate.

HB-113 is also moving to the Senate – but has taken a turn for the worst, 31 House members “WATERED DOWN” the legislation with vague language to require training. The “Anti-gun Police Union Lobby” has influenced the legislators to add an onslaught of amendments to kill HB-113 and history tells us they will continue to do so in the Senate. Legislators should realize the “Venomous Anti-gun Lobby” has not been elected by the people!!!  To see the amendments click here

For the record — A review of recent FBI reports of police officer killings reafirms that, police officers are killed by “FELONS AND REPEAT OFFENDERS”. Also many of the deaths were caused directly by the police officers actions, like one in which the officer left his back-up firearm within the reach of a suspect.

We are on to them and will be watching if Wyoming Legislators continue to fall for the same ridiculous arguments against “law abiding” citizens rights guaranteed to them by the Constitution.

This watering down of legislation will be considered as a NO VOTE on pro-gun legislation and will have grave consequences in the upcoming elections.

URGENT – It is imperative that they “CONTINUE TO HEAR YOUR VOICE”.

Our “latest” email form can be filled out quickly and delivers an email to ALL of the Wyoming Senate simultaneously.

Click here – To send an email to all Wyoming Senators.

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General Quarters General Quarters Man your battle stations!

February 22, 2010

Remember the old navy movies when the speaker would squak out that you were being attacked? Well, the obamanites are cruising at ramming speed,and they are aiming straight at you, your children, and your grandchildren.

The economic disaster that is obamacare is about to be force fed to you. Guess what Mister President? I refuse to eat the broccoli!

I don’t want you involved in my health care decisions, and if all the demonstrations that made the news last year didn’t get your attention? Then perhaps the absolute backlash that will occur as a result of your lairding it over the soiled masses will be all yours. You will not be able to blame it on Bush. You will own it, lock, stock, and barrel, period.

What type of bloodshed will it take to get you to listen to the people of America? Your apparent disgust for the American military, as exemplified by hiring Hillary Clinton to a cabinet level post. Your abhorrent attitude toward decent Law Enforcement still doesn’t pass muster, even after a beer… Your apparent distaste for those that put their lives on the line on a daily basis, unless they are union Paramedics and Firefighters… That based upon reports from Chi Town from EMS workers while you were a “community organizer.”

Tell ya what Mister impostor in chief? I’ll keep my guns,and you can keep your “change!”

Yes, regular readers know that I really don’t get this fired up unless something  is amiss in a very big way. Well..?

A mere three days before President Obama’s supposedly bipartisan health-care summit, the White House yesterday released a new blueprint that Democrats say they will ram through Congress with or without Republican support. So after election defeats in Virginia, New Jersey and even Massachusetts, and amid overwhelming public opposition, Democrats have decided to give the voters want they don’t want anyway.

Ah, the glory of “progressive” governance and democratic consent.

“The President’s Proposal,” as the 11-page White House document is headlined, is in one sense a notable achievement: It manages to take the worst of both the House and Senate bills and combine them into something more destructive. It includes more taxes, more subsidies and even less cost control than the Senate bill. And it purports to fix the special-interest favors in the Senate bill not by eliminating them—but by expanding them to everyone.

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What next? The FBI will be taken over by the BATFE?

Don’t forget folks, as posted earlier in a Gun Owners of America alert, the thing was chock full of anti liberty items, and now? Even more of the same? It’s just a bit after seven in the evening my time. Any bets on how long before the Commie America haters, say, at the SPLC, or the Brady Bunch will will chime in like good little brown nosing storm troopers..?

Wyoming Alert HB 113: Constitutional Carry to be Heard on the Wyoming House Floor!

February 19, 2010

Constitutional Carry to be Heard on the Wyoming House Floor!
Please Contact Your State Legislators TODAY!

On Thursday, February 18, the House Committee of the Whole (COW) passed House Bill 113, legislation which would allow law-abiding persons to carry a concealed firearm for self-defense without a permit.  This constitutional carry bill is expected to be heard and voted on by the full House TOMORROW, February 19.  If passed, HB 113 would then be sent to the Senate for committee assignment.

HB 113 would allow those who meet the requirements currently set forth in the concealed carry permit system to carry a concealed firearm for self-defense without a permit.  This legislation addresses the current problem of a burdensome and restrictive permit system by removing the training requirement and other prohibitive barriers in Wyoming.

If signed into law, this legislation would also keep the current permit system intact for residents concerned about carrying in other states with reciprocal agreements.  Those who are currently prevented from legally carrying, be it open or concealed, will still face the same penalties should they decide to break the law.

It is critical that you contact your State Representative TODAY and respectfully urge him or her to support HB 113.  Also, please begin contacting your State Senator and urge them to not only support this important legislation but to give it their fullest attention. Contact information for you State Legislators can be found here.

WYOMING ALERT! : HB-95/HB-113

February 15, 2010

HB-95/HB-113 Committee Times

Judiciary Committee hearing on both HB-28 and HB 95 – will be tomorrow at 8am Tuesday the 16th of February at the Capitol.

Judiciary Committee hearing HB-113 “Alaska-Carry Legislation” – will be later the same day at Noon.

Please be there and plan on attending both meetings.

If you haven’t sent your “formal” Letter of support for HB-95 to the Judiciary Committee do so by clicking here

To Real Liberty in Wyoming,

Anthony Bouchard
Executive Director
WyGO – Wyoming Gun Owners
Http://Wyominggunowners.Org/

1-866-970-1890

WYOMING: Urgent Alert!

February 12, 2010
URGENT ALERT!   URGENT ALERT!   URGENT ALERT!   URGENT ALERT!   URGENT ALERT!

THIS IS LIFE OR DEATH FOR JAGGI’S HB-95 WYOMING FIREARMS FREEDOM ACT – 2!!!

ALTHOUGH THE HOUSE HAS PASSED THIS BILL TO COMMITTEE, THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, KEITH GINGERY, IS ESSENTIALLY PUSHING THIS BILL TO THE SIDE BY REFUSING TO PUT IT ON THE SCHEDULE.  GINGERY HAS OPTED INSTEAD FOR MILLER’S HB-28, A DRASTICALLY WATERED DOWN VERSION OF HB-95 WITH NO TEETH.

IF YOU DO NOT VOICE YOUR OPINION  —  PRIOR TO 8:00 AM TOMORROW MORNING —  THIS BILL WILL NOT EVEN BE HEARD IN COMMITTEE!  IT WILL BE DEAD ON ARRIVAL.

IT IS CRUCIAL THAT YOUR EMAIL GETS IN BEFORE 8:00 AM TOMORROW MORNING!!!

TO FURTHER THIS END, WE’VE DEVISED A FORM THAT CAN BE FILLED OUT QUICKLY.  IT WILL SEND YOUR PERSONAL EMAIL TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, AND AS WELL, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE COLIN SIMPSON SIMULTANEOUSLY.

HERE’S THE LINK TO THE FORM

IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU TAKE A MOMENT OF YOUR TIME – NOW – TO SUBMIT YOUR OBJECTIONS TO THIS BRAZEN DISREGARD OF JAGGI’S HB-95 FIREARMS FREEDOM ACT – 2!!!

SINCERELY,

ANTHONY BOUCHARD

Executive Director
WyGO – Wyoming Gun Owners
http://wyominggunowners.org/
1-866-970-1890

Wyoming Representative Allen Jaggi HB 95 firearms freedom act with “teeth”

February 11, 2010

Hot on the heels of Utah the Cowboy State looks to wrestle the steer that is the Federal Government. This is about States Rights, pure and simple!

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HB 95 Wyoming Firearms Freedom Act -2

Don’t be confused by similar legislation, Miller HB 28 just doesn’t go far enough.

To see a comparison between HB 28 and HB 95  click here you will see Representative Jaggi (pronounced Ya-Gee) has introduced legislation with “real teeth”.

“As gun guy and someone that believes the federal government is out of control, I wanted to introduce legislation fitting to Wyoming” said Representative Allen Jaggi.

HB 95 Wyoming Firearm Freedom Act – 2 click here

This legislation is a combination of Alaska and New Hampshire’s Firearms Freedom Act containing both a penalties clause like New Hampshire as well as a defense clause like Alaska.

HB 95 has strong “Legislative findings and declarations of authority”. Also it amends the preemption to say “no other entity”, in essence backing up this legislation with law.

Email your legislator–
Place the following in subject line  – “YES on Jaggi HB 95 Firearms Freedom Act-2″

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10th Amendment on steroids

February 11, 2010

The state of Utah isn’t passing toothless resolutions they are taking on the federal Government over states rights with a vengeance. I must say that several others have similar things on the board, however, the Utah position appears to be a no holds barred, knees and elbows approach to a fight that everyone knows will be coming.

Read on

SALT LAKE CITY — Guns made and kept in Utah would be exempt from federal regulations under a measure passed by the Utah Legislature Wednesday, despite concerns over an expensive legal fight at a time when the budget is already stretched thin.

Senate Bill 11 was passed by the Utah House 56-17.

The proposal mirrors one Montana signed into law last year that’s intended to trigger a federal court battle. The measures would allow guns made in the respective states to be exempt from federal gun registration rules like background checks and dealer-licensing.

The goal is to circumvent federal authority over interstate commerce, the legal basis for most gun regulation in the U.S.

In the process, it could lead to small arms dealers in the state operating with little to no oversight.

Sen. Margaret Dayton, an Orem Republican, has said her bill is part of a broader effort to send a message to Congress that the federal government is overstepping its bounds.

Rep. Stephen Sandstrom, R-Orem, said the bill isn’t just about guns. It’s also about state’s rights, he said.

The House sponsor of the proposal, Sandstrom said other states have similar bills in the works and he’s been speaking with legislators across the nation who are actively involved.

The bill now goes to Utah Gov. Gary Herbert. Spokeswoman Angie Welling said Herbert supports legislative efforts to reaffirm states’ rights, but is concerned about the possible legal costs that would go with constitutional challenges.

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