American Sheepdog Community Forums http://americansheepdog.com/Forum/ Discussion on Concealed Carry, Gun Laws, and CCW Information en Fri, 18 May 2012 17:11:40 GMT vBulletin 120 http://americansheepdog.com/Forum/images/misc/rss.png American Sheepdog Community Forums http://americansheepdog.com/Forum/ Sen. Cornyn wants to know if ICE agent was victim of ‘Texas-based operation similar t http://americansheepdog.com/Forum/showthread.php?11107-Sen-Cornyn-wants-to-know-if-ICE-agent-was-victim-of-‘Texas-based-operation-similar-t&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 14:53:34 GMT Texas Sen. John Cornyn said Wednesday that he wants to know whether murdered Immigrations & Customs Enforcement agent Jaime Zapata “was a victim of a second Texas-based gun-walking operation similar to Fast and Furious.”

More... ]]> NRA-ILA Current Legislation - Auto Feed Newt http://americansheepdog.com/Forum/showthread.php?11107-Sen-Cornyn-wants-to-know-if-ICE-agent-was-victim-of-‘Texas-based-operation-similar-t South Dakota: Sioux Falls might change gun rule on city property http://americansheepdog.com/Forum/showthread.php?11106-South-Dakota-Sioux-Falls-might-change-gun-rule-on-city-property&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 14:53:34 GMT Sioux Falls city attorneys might ask Mayor Mike Huether to change an executive order that bars firearms from city property.The order does not have... Sioux Falls city attorneys might ask Mayor Mike Huether to change an executive order that bars firearms from city property.The order does not have the force of law, and the lawyers’ review of it has garnered particular interest from gun-rights advocates who think it violates state law and the state and U.S. constitutions.

More... ]]> NRA-ILA Current Legislation - Auto Feed Newt http://americansheepdog.com/Forum/showthread.php?11106-South-Dakota-Sioux-Falls-might-change-gun-rule-on-city-property D.C.: Soldier wants his guns back http://americansheepdog.com/Forum/showthread.php?11105-D-C-Soldier-wants-his-guns-back&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 14:53:34 GMT Republicans are trying to ensure the District respects the full constitutional rights of our military personnel. The House this week is expected to... Republicans are trying to ensure the District respects the full constitutional rights of our military personnel. The House this week is expected to take up a measure by Rep. Phil Gringrey, Georgia Republican, expressing the sense of Congress that the approximately 40,000 active-duty military personnel who live in or are stationed in Washington should be exempt from local firearms restrictions. While the amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act would not be binding, it adds to the mounting pressure on the liberal D.C. Council to consider allowing carry rights.

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More... ]]> NRA-ILA Current Legislation - Auto Feed Newt http://americansheepdog.com/Forum/showthread.php?11104-Missouri-NRA-License-Plate-Possible-This-Year Emergency Powers Becomes Law in Oklahoma http://americansheepdog.com/Forum/showthread.php?11103-Emergency-Powers-Becomes-Law-in-Oklahoma&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 06:52:27 GMT On Wednesday, May 16, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed into law Senate Bill 1760, the Emergency Powers legislation.* Additionally, your NRA-ILA... On Wednesday, May 16, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed into law Senate Bill 1760, the Emergency Powers legislation.* Additionally, your NRA-ILA continues our work to facilitate passage of additional legislation to expand firearm freedoms in the Sooner State, such as Senate Bill 1743, the “Landowner’s Hunting Freedom Act,” and Senate Bill 1420, legalizing the use of laser scoping devices for hunters with various physical handicaps.* The Oklahoma Legislature must complete their business by May 25, but an earlier adjournment is increasingly likely.

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More... ]]> NRA-ILA Current Legislation - Auto Feed Newt http://americansheepdog.com/Forum/showthread.php?11102-Missouri-Gun-Bills-Move-in-Final-Hours California: State Senate Passes Anti-Gun Legislation http://americansheepdog.com/Forum/showthread.php?11101-California-State-Senate-Passes-Anti-Gun-Legislation&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 18:59:37 GMT On Monday, May 14, the anti-gun California Senate passed two guns bills that are detrimental to California gun owners. *Senate Bill 1315 passed in... On Monday, May 14, the anti-gun California Senate passed two guns bills that are detrimental to California gun owners. *Senate Bill 1315 passed in the state Senate by a vote of 21 to 14 and Senate Bill 1366 passed by a vote of 23 to 14.

More... ]]> NRA-ILA Current Legislation - Auto Feed Newt http://americansheepdog.com/Forum/showthread.php?11101-California-State-Senate-Passes-Anti-Gun-Legislation Rehberg Amendment to Restrict Funds Used for a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty Passe http://americansheepdog.com/Forum/showthread.php?11100-Rehberg-Amendment-to-Restrict-Funds-Used-for-a-United-Nations-Arms-Trade-Treaty-Passe&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 18:59:37 GMT Fairfax, Va. – Congressman Denny Rehberg’s*(Mont.) amendment to restrict the use of federal funds for advocating or lobbying for a United Nations... Fairfax, Va. – Congressman Denny Rehberg’s*(Mont.) amendment to restrict the use of federal funds for advocating or lobbying for a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty has passed the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations by a bi-partisan vote of 30 to 20.* The amendment mandates that no taxpayer funds may be used to negotiate a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty that would restrict the Second Amendment rights of any United States citizen or regulate firearms or ammunition.

More... ]]> NRA-ILA Current Legislation - Auto Feed Newt http://americansheepdog.com/Forum/showthread.php?11100-Rehberg-Amendment-to-Restrict-Funds-Used-for-a-United-Nations-Arms-Trade-Treaty-Passe Missouri: Last Chance to Help Pass Important Right-to-Carry Legislation http://americansheepdog.com/Forum/showthread.php?11099-Missouri-Last-Chance-to-Help-Pass-Important-Right-to-Carry-Legislation&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 18:59:37 GMT Please*call your state Representative today and urge him or her to vote for NRA-supported Senate Bill 760.* Time is running out and this bill needs... Please*call your state Representative today and urge him or her to vote for NRA-supported Senate Bill 760.* Time is running out and this bill needs your help to pass by THIS Friday. Since Senate Bill 489, a critical Right-to-Carry cleanup bill, has been scheduled for a House floor vote today, we need to focus on SB 760 to make sure it gets the same opportunity.

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More... ]]> NRA-ILA Current Legislation - Auto Feed Newt http://americansheepdog.com/Forum/showthread.php?11096-Boehner-to-Obama-Tell-Holder-to-cooperate-with-Issa-on-Fast-and-Furious Oklahoma: Gov. Fallin signs emergency powers bill http://americansheepdog.com/Forum/showthread.php?11095-Oklahoma-Gov-Fallin-signs-emergency-powers-bill&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 13:59:27 GMT The governor and other state officials would be prohibited from banning or confiscating firearms during a state of emergency under a bill signed into... The governor and other state officials would be prohibited from banning or confiscating firearms during a state of emergency under a bill signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin.

More... ]]> NRA-ILA Current Legislation - Auto Feed Newt http://americansheepdog.com/Forum/showthread.php?11095-Oklahoma-Gov-Fallin-signs-emergency-powers-bill Confronting Hoplophobia In Modern Society http://americansheepdog.com/Forum/showthread.php?11094-Confronting-Hoplophobia-In-Modern-Society&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 21:45:43 GMT
Original definition of hoplophobia from the term's creator, Jeff Cooper*.

HOPLOPHOBIA. (1966) From the Greek___(weapon) plus __ (terror).

An unreasoning, obsessive neurotic fear of weapons as such, usually accompanied by an irrational feeling that weapons possess a will or consciousness for evil, apart from the will of their user. Not equivalent to normal apprehension in the presence of an armed enemy. Hoplon also means instrument, tool or tackle, but it is the root of hoplite (man-at-arms, gendarme) and thus principally signifies "weapon" in English derivations.



HOPLOPHOBIA EXPLORED

"RAGING AGAINST SELF DEFENSE"
A Psychiatrist Examines the Anti-Gun Mentality
by Sarah Thompson, M.D.

This is the original article that started the debate on gun rights
as a medical issue. Col. Jeff Cooper* coined the term "hoplophobia,"
but it was Dr. Thompson who initially examined it
from a medical point of view.


Read Dr. Sarah Thompson's brilliant essay on the medical nature of this afflicition, the article that got the ball rolling on serious medical study of a condition affecting millions of Americans.

http://www.gunlaws.com/Hoplophobia Analysis.htm

*Col. Jeff Cooper, widely acclaimed as "The Father of the Modern Technique of Shooting," introduced the two-handed grip at eye level, when it was standard for people to shoot one-handed, and often from the hip. Far less known, Cooper was a historian with a Masters Degree in History from the University of Calif. at Riverside and he held a B.A. from Stanford in Political Science.


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