Penny Dean and Your Rights

Senate Confirms Radical Anti-gunner to the U.S. Supreme Court
-- But Obama nomination suffers a higher than normal number of opposition votes

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Thursday, August 6, 2009

The Senate easily confirmed the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. Only 31 Senators took seriously their oath to uphold the Constitution and voted against this radical anti-gun nominee, with 68 voting for confirmation.

That is the headline at <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2009/08/05/DI200... Washington Post article</a> but it probably should read "Rouge Mayor Thinks <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Q._Public" title="John Q. Public" rel="wikipedia">Joe Sixpack</a> Shouldn't Have Guns."

Take a big breath, plug your nose, and read this article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2009/08/05/DI200...

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CONCORD — New Hampshire residents who are denied licenses to carry concealed weapons and wish to appeal must take their cases to the local courts, the state Supreme Court upheld Friday.

The ruling was in response to an appeal brought by Exeter resident Dan Garand who argued that his appeal should be heard in Rockingham County Superior Court, not Exeter District Court.
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This article starts with this picture:

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And it just gets better and better:

<div style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;">Sometimes, it’s good to reflect upon living in a country where Liberty remains more than words on parchment. The following stories remind us why Liberty is worth preserving.</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt;"><b><font size="4"><font color="#17365d">80-year-old man saves his life with pistol</font>

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Appeals Court Sets Rehearing on Ruling That Eased Gun Restrictions

By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Published: July 30, 2009

In a setback for supporters of gun rights, a federal appeals court in San Francisco has set aside a major ruling by three of its own justices that made it easier to challenge local gun restrictions.

Without explanation, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, on Wednesday ordered a hearing before 11 judges on an earlier decision by a three-judge panel that applied the Second Amendment right to own guns to state and local laws.

Finding that the officers unlawfully arrested Mr. Woodard with a lack of <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probable_cause" title="Probable cause" rel="wikipedia">probable cause</a> while also finding that the officers had "arguable" probable cause results in the conclusion that Mr.

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and specifically check out this quote:

That is, once you make a decision, right or wrong, who is responsible for the consequences of that decision? You are, of course. You can get all the advice you want, listen to it or not, but ultimately, it is your choice and you live or die with the results of your decision. John Longenecker says:

This report is so important that we are repeating at PennyDean.org in entirety. To see the original, visit http://www.examiner.com/x-3253-Minneapolis-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m7d2...

<a href="/node/22">Click this</a> to read it here.