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Happy New Year to You and Yours
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOURS

We who make KeepAndBearArms.com happen wish you and your loved ones a genuinely bright and prosperous New Year filled with peace and freedom.

While it does appear that the enemies of liberty are very committed to stealing what is left of your rights, let's all keep one thing in mind this year: we're armed to the teeth, and we each have personal lines in the sand that nobody will ever get to cross.

Let's hear some New Year's Resolutions about using civil means and our collective voices to restore this nation. And let's see some follow-through.

MD: City Police Commissioner would "like to get better at getting guns off the street and making good gun cases."
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City Police Commissioner Kevin P. Clark was asked:

"What do you think needs improvement?"

His response includes:

"I'd also like to get better at getting guns off the street and making good gun cases. [U.S. Attorney Thomas M.] DiBiagio has been very receptive to taking any cases that we get. [The number of gun cases accepted by federal prosecutors has increased to 216 through the first 11 months of last year, up from 89 in 2002]. ... If we get a guy, we need to take the time to look at his background, see if he has a prior arrest for a gun or a conviction. The cases DiBiagio has taken, the success rate exceeds the state level." ...

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A "prior arrest for a gun" could be as simple as carrying a firearm for self-defense without the hard-to-come-by "permit". In other words, this "civil servant" wants to increase the persecution of American citizens for exercising their right to keep and bear arms -- and he's brazenly bragging about it in the largest newspaper in the State.

Feds refuse court order to return medical marijuana to victim of government "raid"
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"In a clash between state and federal law, a Routt County man whose medical marijuana was seized in a law enforcement raid was still waiting to get it back Monday."

"A county judge had set the date as the deadline for the government to return the marijuana."

"A federal official said the government had no intention of giving it back."

"Nine members of a drug task force made up of local and federal officers seized the drug and other items from Hayden resident Don Nord in October."

"Routt County Judge James Garrecht gave the Drug Enforcement Administration until Monday to return 2 ounces of the drug to Nord, who is registered in the state medical marijuana program."

"DEA spokesman Bill Grant said the agency wasn't bound by the order." ...

West: Landowners battle driller invasion
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"Scott Brynildson is sure he told the gas company guys just where he didn't want them to build before they started drilling for gas on his property."

" 'I went to Lake Powell for two weeks on vacation with my wife and came back and they had built the road exactly where I told them not to build it,' said Brynildson, a business owner in western Colorado."

"The fact that Brynildson and his wife, Linda, had little say over the decision by Encana Oil and Gas USA is at the heart of one of the fiercest fights over energy development in the West: the so-called 'split estate,' where landowners have surface rights and someone else -- like an energy company -- owns the rights to the underground minerals." ...
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"Private Property"?

Eminent Domain. Split Estate. Refuse to pay "property taxes" on the land you've paid off, and see how "private" your property truly is.

DC: More brainless mouthings from an anonymous, intellectually-bankrupt moral coward
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An Anonymouse says: "THE AVAILABILITY in America of heavy weaponry for criminal uses remains a serious homeland security issue of its own, yet the men and women on Capitol Hill who should be doing something about it have been ducking for the past four years. Too many lawmakers who know full well the need for tighter gun safety laws have been spooked by 'gun rights' groups into believing that talking about more controls is political suicide. True, the controlling players in Congress have been less than open to serious gun-control advocacy; but this hush is now giving way to truly bad moves to undo some of the best gun safety measures on the books and to give the gun industry an excessively large and unnecessary special-interest shield against lawsuits." ...

The rest of this whiny rant serves up empty and meaningless soundbites designed to scare, and nothing more.

MD: Delegate sees self as target Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Website: http://www.nysrpa.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Del. Neil F. Quinter says there's a bull's-eye on his back because of his gun-control views. Quinter, an outspoken first-term Democrat from a competitive Howard County district, is a lead sponsor of legislation to ban assault weapons in Maryland." ...

MO: Police allege kidnap-rape in club area
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"A man on probation for kidnapping and attempted rape was charged Tuesday with abducting a woman from the Washington Avenue entertainment district and sexually assaulting her several times over the next 7 1/2 hours."

" 'The victim underwent a nightmarish, horrific ordeal,' said St. Louis Police Chief Joe Mokwa. 'She has my sympathy.' "

"Authorities say the incident began when the victim and a girlfriend left a restaurant-nightclub shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday. The two were in the girlfriend's car when a man armed with a pistol approached them, they told police." ...
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If the state's concealed carry law hadn't been blocked by a lawsuit, these ladies might have been able to defend themselves with a legally carried pistol.

OH: Pizza Delivery Driver Robbed At Gunpoint Where Self Defense is Banned
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A local pizza delivery driver luckily walked away unharmed after being robbed at gunpoint Monday night.

Investigators said late last night a suspect got away with money after approaching a Larosa's delivery driver on Rob-Roy Drive in Green Township with a gun.

If you have any information about this crime, please call Crimestoppers at 513-352-3040. You don't have to give your name and you may be eligible for a reward if your tips lead to an arrest.
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Meanwhile, Gov. Taft still opposes allowing lawful, peaceable citizens to arm themselves in defense against such thuggery -- while he enjoys around the clock armed protection.

NY: Homicides Surge in City as Year Nears End
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"An exceptionally violent Monday night and Tuesday in the city added seven names to the list of those killed in 2003, now at 594 and uncomfortably close to the 600 mark hailed for the last year as a sign of a safer New York."

"In addition, two people died in a fire in the Bronx that appears to have been set, the police said. Those deaths have not been ruled homicides, pending autopsies scheduled today."

"The homicides on Monday and yesterday occurred in three boroughs over 13 hours, and included the killing of two people in Sunset Park, Brooklyn." ...
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But why hasn't decades of gun control stopped these crimes?

UK: Warning to joggers after park attacks to exhaust every other possible remedy before defending yourself
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"JOGGERS are being warned to be on their guard following the murder of 27-year-old artist Margaret Muller in February, and the attempted murder of another woman last month."

"Police are advising runners, especially women, not to jog alone in parks or open spaces, after dark, or when the parks are closed to the public." [In other words: surrender the night to murderers. Sounds about right for the cowardly remnants of Great Britain.]

"Pc Mick Perring, of Ilford Police Crime Prevention Unit, added: 'We want to heighten awareness but we don't want to create fear.' " [Newsflash, Jocko: the murderer already created the fear. Your wimpiness adds to it.]

"He added: 'If attacked exhaust every avenue of escape to avoid physical contact and only use self-defence as a last resort.' " ...
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Surrender your property, dignity, peace of mind and anything else, but don't injure the poor criminal -- or you'll go to jail and then the bad guy will sue you and actually win.

Australia: Bank hit by smash and grab robbers in broad daylight
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"Two balaclava-clad robbers armed with a pistol, crowbar and sledgehammer have staged a daylight robbery of a western Sydney bank."

"The men smashed a window at the bank in Church Street at Parramatta at 9.10 am (AEDT)."

"As staff and customers fled, the robbers collected up a sum of cash and left again through the broken window."

"They were picked up by a third man, who was waiting for them in a stolen BMW with the registration AOS-91G."

"The men were last seen on the Great Western Highway."

"Police are appealing for anyone who may have information about the robbery to call Crime Stoppers..." ...

FL: Police raid home for practice
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"Pry bars shattered windows. Steel battering rams clobbered doors to splinters. Pistol-grip shotguns blew locks to smoking smithereens."

"The 'classroom' � a stucco house � was donated for police SWAT training. The building is scheduled to be demolished within weeks to make way for more shops."

"By mid-afternoon, the one-story house was already a wreck."

"Black streaks marked a wall where someone tossed a 'flash-bang'."

"Wood splinters covered the floor. One door lay completely off its hinges."

"When it comes to SWAT operations, the idea is to get inside a house as quickly and efficiently as possible � to rescue the hostages or subdue the drug dealers or whatever the day�s mission calls for." ...
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FLASH BANG?

For those new to various terms describing modern police equipment, the "flash bang" to which this reporter refers is a sound (percussion) grenade. Large, deafening blast of sound, without the annoying shrapnel that tends of mess up your skin and bones.

BATF uses these devices against The People with some frequency, to create an element of surprise and disorientation when coming to ruin your life in the middle of the night. The theory -- and it seems to work well -- is that if a large explosion happens a foot or two away from your head while you're soundly sleeping, you'll be less likely to harm the important government employees aiming machineguns and shining very bright lights at you. This is for your own good and should not be confused with the very same tactics used on dynamic entries by Mr. Hitler's employees.

WV: Guns stolen from police Captain's cruiser
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"A city police captain is being investigated and may face disciplinary action after leaving several guns that were police property in his cruiser Monday night, making them an easy target for the thieves who stole them."

"Five handguns and two BB guns were removed from Capt. Roger Echard's unmarked police cruiser while it was parked at his Selmar Lane residence off Blennerhassett Heights Road. The thieves broke the glass out of the front driver's side door and damaged the top of the door to gain entry, officials said."

"The guns were left in a cardboard box in the rear passenger compartment of the cruiser, said Chief Robert Newell." ...
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This must be a misprint. Only police officers are responsible enough to have guns.

Canada: Kingston officer arrested for "assault, vandalism, dangerous driving, and breaking and entering"
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"Kingston's police chief says Ontario's police departments need stronger powers to deal with officers who repeatedly get into trouble with the law."

"Chief Bill Closs made the call after a Kingston police officer was arrested Sunday for a series of offences, including assault, vandalism, dangerous driving, and breaking and entering."

"Const. Dave Robbins was already on suspension with pay for charges laid three years ago, and hasn't been on active duty since November of 2000."

"Robbins was suspended after he fired a police-issue gun in his home and then held the weapon to his ex-girlfriend's head." ...
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But only cops are trained and responsible enough to carry guns, right Sarah?

Australia: Buyback scheme nets 19,000 handguns at a cost to the taxpayers of over $20 million
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"ALMOST 19,000 handguns have been surrendered in Victoria's buyback that expired yesterday."

"Acting Police Minister John Lenders said $20.7 million in compensation had been paid to the 4260 gun owners who had visited buyback centres across Victoria in the past six months."

"Most handguns were outlawed after the 2002 Monash University shootings, in which a student with seven handguns registered to his name went on a rampage, killing two people." ...
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You mean registration didn't stop him? What makes you think a "buyback" would have? Oh, that's right, you have registration, so you can confiscate all the registered guns. And surely all criminals registered back when that was the solution du jour.

South Africa: Gun confiscating policemen arrested for killing suspected gun owner
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"Two Mpumalanga police officers will appear in the Kabokweni Magistrate's Court on Friday in connection with the killing of a suspect, the Independent Complaint Directorate said on Wednesday."

"Spokesperson Steve Mabona said the ICD was investigating the incident in which the two police officers allegedly shot and killed a man on Tuesday at Kabokweni."

"Mabona said the officers were searching for a man suspected of carrying an unlicensed firearm. The man hid from them inside a cottage."

"The officers allegedly fired once at the door, kicked it open, fired several more shots and then dragged the suspect into a police vehicle." ...
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Need to work on that "Blue Wall of Silence," boys. But hey: at least they killed one of those gun nuts, right?

Uganda: Register Guns, Warns Katumba
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"POLICE chief Maj. Gen. Katumba Wamala yesterday directed all civilians in possession of firearms to register them with their respective district authorities."

"Katumba reminded civilian with firearms that their licenses expire today."

" 'There is a fresh registration of civilian firearms holders at district levels. All the firearms holders should make sure that they are registered,' Katumba said."

"He said it was imperative that firearm licenses be renewed immediately."

"He said district Police commanders will issue the new licences."

"Those seeking to renew their licences will submit the arms for inspection. They are also expected to produce letters of authorisation from his office." ...
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Just like Rwanda, where mass graves and outright brutal genocide followed.

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"Well, here's some inspiration for you. This year, Paul and Shirley Degener of Topeka, Kansas, decided to promote Bill of Rights Day in their community. Using their own ingenuity and http://www.jpfo.org/bord.htm. They succeeded in raising Bill of Rights consciousness for thousands of people." ...

CA: Dias Settlement in Eminent Domain Suit
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"The Santa Maria Joint Union High School District was dealt a blow in the spring when a jury awarded Mabel Dias $4.8 million for being forced to sell her land so Pioneer Valley High School could be built."

"The award was more than twice what the district had budgeted for the land and ultimately was a factor in forcing high school officials to apply for state grants to cover the cost overruns on the new school."

"Pioneer Valley, the district's third high school, is scheduled to open in September 2004." ...
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"God made the Idiot for practice, and then He made the School Board." --Mark Twain

VA: Legislature To Consider Lifting Restaurant/Bar Ban
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"Another high-profile crime issue that the legislature is likely to revisit is a proposal to allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry their guns into bars and restaurants."

"The legislation, supported by gun-rights groups and opposed by the restaurant industry, narrowly cleared the House of Delegates last year before dying in a Senate committee."

" 'People who have permits are not the kind of people that would get drunk and cause trouble,' said Philip Van Cleave, president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League."

"He noted that until 1995, concealed weapons were allowed in alcohol-serving establishments and there were no problems." ...
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1) If someone wants to shoot up a bar, no "law" against it will stop them.

2) Your right to defend yourself exists independent of whether or not there is alcohol nearby.

In other words: IT IS ABOUT TIME!

PA: Man Gets Prison for Firing New Year Shots
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Philly sends New Year's message...

"A man who trumpeted the arrival of 2003 by firing a gun into the air outside the home where he was under house arrest was sentenced to almost five years in federal prison Wednesday."

"Luis Otero received his sentence as Philadelphia police and prosecutors rolled out an annual effort to halt a dangerous New Year's Eve tradition: celebratory gunfire."
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Meanwhile the government trots out the obligatory proof that guns are evil by exploiting a tragedy:

"At a news conference Tuesday, authorities were joined by a 16-year-old boy whose brain was damaged by a stray bullet that hit him on New Year's Eve 1998."

CA: Conservative Club on a Liberal Island [Another View]
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"The newly formed and much maligned Conservative Club at Rancho Cotate High School (Rohnert Park, CA) is facing a barrage of criticism. It should come as no surprise that many liberals, who claim to be the majority in this part of California, are simply beside themselves that such a club could exist in their own backyard. Suffice it to say, this is an area of the country where liberals have held a stranglehold on local, state, and national politics. Take for example, this model of progressive politics at its best: the Rohnert Park City Council recently voted to remove religious icons from the city�s seal after an atheist threatened a lawsuit." ...

AR: Store Owner Defends Himself With Samurai Sword
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"A Fort Smith business owner used a samurai sword to fight off a robber at his convenience store Sunday."

"Police said they believe the man who attempted to the Midland Boulevard Stop One convenience store is responsible for at least two other robberies in the Hometown area."

"The man allegedly threatened the clerk with a tire iron and demanded money, police said."

"But the owner, Charlie Suspin, who is trained at martial arts, grabbed a samurai sword for sale in the store and waived in at the would-be attacker. The robber fled." ...
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The right to keep and bear arms absolutely includes blades of all shapes and sizes.

NV: Woman Relies on 911 to Save Her, Dies
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Yet another example of how 911 kills.
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ORIGINAL TITLE: "Man kills wife, self after wife calls 911"
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"Las Vegas police arrived moments too late to stop a man from shooting his wife and turning the gun on himself Tuesday morning in Summerlin."

"Officers rushed to the couple's home on the 10000 block of Forum Hills Place after the woman, identified by the coroner's office as Kimberly D. Jackson, called 911 and said her husband was trying to kill her, police said." ...
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Meanwhile, the OpSD Team has amassed quite an archive of stories in which violent spouses were legally dealt with via the effective and timely application of firepower. Naturally, we'd prefer that everybody would just love one another. But given the choice of a murder/suicide or a justifiable homicide, we'll take the latter any day.

NJ: Terror threat yields airport clampdown
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More of New Jersey's efforts to create a "locked-down" police state.
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"Except for the occasional roar of a corporate jet, Millville Municipal Airport -- nestled among woods and farmland just beyond a thicket of homes -- is usually the picture of tranquility."

"But like a shrill wind on a cloudless, sunny day, all that changed this week with the arrival of special forces fighting the nation's war against terrorism in the county's back yard."

"Instead of the routine, visitors to the 916-acre facility came face-to-face with camouflage gear, flak jackets and high-powered rifles." ...

NY: Gun club request shot down
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"On Dec. 17, the Town of Rhinebeck Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) ruled that Northern Dutchess Rod and Gun Club officials must apply for a variance or variances for the new shooting stations and target throwing equipment the club had installed at the site in 2002 without town approval. The ZBA's ruling overturned the decision made by Town Zoning Enforcement Officer John Maasz in September 2003." ...

GA: Indoor Gun Range Hits Its Market
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"When Adventure Arms closed last June, employee Ben Autrey decided it was time to start his own gun store."

"Autrey's Armory opened in early November. The business sells, buys and trades new and used guns and knives and has two indoor shooting ranges."

" 'Indoor ranges are relatively new,' Autrey said. 'Maybe 20 years ago there wasn't a need for indoor ranges, but now there is because of a lack of outdoor places to shoot.' "

"Two days before Christmas, the place was packed with customers, including Diane Dawkins, who purchased guns as gifts for her husband and a friend."

" 'I feel like owning a gun gives me an avenue of defense,' she said. 'But there is a responsibility for gun ownership that everyone must know.' " ...

CA: Salinas battling its own kind of war
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Homeland Security's Tom Ridge speaks, and I listen.

"Go about your business, but be vigilant," he tells us.

So I do. I go about my business. This past year, I've been especially vigilant.

Only it's not Al-Qaida who is the most immediate cause for my heightened alert status.

It's the Salinas-area criminals.

It's the urban terrorists living right here in town who seem to disrupt our peace of mind more so than in years past.

It doesn't matter whether we go about our business in north Salinas or on the east side or the west side, urban criminals threaten our security. ...
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That is what happens when citizens allow government to abrogate their right and duty of self-defense.

DE: "Making firearms safer in the home"
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"Area police departments are participating in Project ChildSafe, a national movement to distribute free gun locks to anyone interested making gun ownership safer."

"Fenwick Island, Ocean View, South Bethany and Bethany Beach officers, along with the owners of B&R Tackle in the York Beach Mall on Route 1 in South Bethany, are distributing safety devices."

"Manager Acie Mankins said people are coming from all over to get the locks. They are even coming from as far away as Lewes."
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Ask Jessica Lynne Carpenter how "safe" she was when the family firearms were locked up. She'll pin your ears back telling you all about watching her brave siblings getting pitchforked to death.

CA: More "Free" bicycle locks
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The National Shooting Sports Foundation, in partnership with the California State Sheriff's Association and the Department of Fish and Game, will be handing out 1.2 million free gun locks, as part of the Project ChildSafe program. The project is designed to promote awareness about responsible gun ownership and storage.

Project ChildSafe is funded by a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. The cable style locks provide an extra degree of safety, as the firearm must be unloaded before the lock can be applied.

The locks, along with a safety and instructional brochure can be obtained at the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office, Willits Police Department and Fort Bragg Police Department.

CA: Hummer bomb ruled not eco-terrorism
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"After meeting with federal agents last week, Burlingame police have concluded that the bomb found in a new Hummer was probably not planted by fanatical environmentalists."

"On Dec. 15, mechanics found a cigar-shaped bomb near the fuel tank of a recently purchased Hummer. The bomb was detonated by agents from the San Mateo County Bomb Squad and sent to the ATF for analysis." [It's always best to let the BATF examine the bombs they plant.]

"Officials explored the possibility that environmental extremists opposed to the gas-guzzling Hummer planted the bomb. In September, a number of Hummers in Southern California exploded after an environmental group called ELF � or Earth Liberation Front � planted bombs in the vehicles." ...

UK: Robbery charge denied, gun charge being pursued
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Allegedly involved in a shotgun robbery committed at the Kingsley Services filling station at Fraddon on December 19, 27-year-old Wayne Vicary, of Goverseth Terrace, Foxhole, appeared before Truro Crown Court on Tuesday. Vicary denied that together with Lee Firkins, Jemma Machin and a 17-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons, he robbed James Clemens of �71.18 and a quantity of cigarettes and that together while being arrested for an offence they had possession of a firearm, or imitation firearm, namely a sawn-off shotgun. Judge Jeffrey Rucker remanded Vicary on conditional bail.

UK: Police return cash confiscated from muslims in "terrorist raid"
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"Police leaders have returned more than �2,000 in cash to Dudley's Muslim community after it was seized during anti-terrorist raids in the town."

"West Midlands Police had taken the money from an address in the town during a series of raids in early December, carried out under anti-terrorist legislation."

"A police spokesman said that while some of the property they took from the address is still relevant to their ongoing criminal inquiry, �2,500 had been legitimately raised by the Muslim community for a new mosque project." ...
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Good thing it wasn't US civil forfeiture rules. They would have had to prove that the money was legitimate and may still have lost it anyway.

UK: Concerns that drivers are getting away with offenses
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"Sweeping cuts to traffic police units across Cornwall and Devon have sparked serious concerns that scores of drivers are getting away with all sorts of motoring offences."

"During the past decade the number of policemen and women in both counties working solely on motoring offences and road safety has fallen by at least 20 per cent."

"More than half of the region's remaining 184 traffic bobbies are regularly taken away from traffic duties to deal with firearms incidents and other serious offences."

"There are now 93 speed cameras and 32 red light cameras in Cornwall and Devon. Yet road deaths have neither declined nor increased dramatically since 1993." ...
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Guns are banned, yet "bobbies" are taken off of traffic duty to deal with firearms. Try explaining that to some dim bulb who wants to ban guns in America -- where literally millions of firearms are in private possession.

UK: United States citizen charged with shooting UK cop to death
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"A 37-year-old United States citizen was charged with murdering an unarmed British policeman on duty in northern England last week, police said."

"Nathan Wayne Coleman, until recently a nightclub doorman in northern England, was charged with the murder of traffic policeman Ian Broadhurst and attempted murder of two other officers, police said."

"Coleman was tracked down on Wednesday at a hotel in the northern town of Gateshead after a massive four-day manhunt."

"He was taken for questioning to the city of Leeds, where the murder occurred the day after Christmas." ...
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If they'd banned handguns, this would never have happened, right Mrs. Brady? Only handguns ARE banned. Yet, surprise surprise, here's a dead cop, and there are sure to be more in this gun banner's socialist utopia.

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"Gun violence is up 35% in Toronto this year and almost half the city's murder victims were dispatched by a firearm. The rise in the use of guns appears based on drug turf battles, squabbles involving any of the more than six dozen identified gangs, retaliation for a previous tiff or sign of disrespect." ...

Ghana: Armed robber killed in a shoot-out
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"A worker at a kraal at Aputuogya in the Bosomtwe-Atwima-Kwanwoma District risked his life, took on a four-member armed robbery gang and shot to death one of the robbers who stormed the kraal on December 28. Named only as Tetteh, he and the other workers ignored the order of the robbers, who were all masked and wielding guns, to be quiet or face instant death."

"Tetteh entered a room, took a gun and fired at the robbers killing one instantly, while the rest fled into the nearby bush. Inspired by the bravery of Tetteh the residents of the town combed the nearby bush for the rest of the robbers and arrested Nuhu Musah, aged 27, member of the gang and handed him to the police." ...

South Africa: Man held for kidnapping young girl
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A 36-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the abduction and attempted rape of a 14-year-old girl in Umtata, Eastern Cape police said on Wednesday.

Superintendent Nondumiso Jafta said the man had kept the minor at his home after abducting her on Christmas Day and tried to rape her.

On Tuesday the man was seen with the girl by members of the public who alerted the police.

Noticing he was being followed, the man fired shots at the police, who returned fire. He was arrested. No was injured in the shooting, Jafta said.

The suspect will appear in court on January 2 on charges of kidnapping, attempted rape and illegal possession of an unlicensed firearm.
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And the gov't is disarming the peasants . . .

South Africa: Cop shot dead at home
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An off-duty police officer was shot dead at his home at Mandela Park in Umtata on Tuesday, Eastern Cape police said on Wednesday.

Superintendent Nondumiso Jafta said the policeman was at home with his wife and two children when three men wearing balaclavas entered the house.

One of the men fired several shots at the police officer, who died.

The policeman's wife and children were held at gunpoint while the killers took the victim's service firearm, fifteen rounds of ammunition and two cellphones.

Police found six cartridges at the scene.
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The police can't even protect themselves, but they want the people to disarm into complete defenselessness. If this cop was one of those who disarmed innocent people, the Law of Cosmic Justice just exacted restitution.

Australia: Police seize shootout car
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POLICE have impounded an Audi sedan which they believe was one of the cars involved in a shooting at Punchbowl last Friday afternoon.

The silver car was one of three sighted speeding from the front of a house in Wattle St -- as a gunman standing outside the residence fired at least eight shots.

Acting on information that they had received, police found the Audi dumped in the rear yard of a home in Macquarie Fields on Saturday.

The officers questioned the vehicle's owner, but later released him without charge.

Meanwhile, ballistics tests are still being carried out on a semi-automatic rifle recovered from the Wattle St house. Police said they were still looking for the gunman.

UK: Suspect in PC shooting held after tip-off
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"POLICE were questioning a 37-year-old nightclub doorman last night in connection with the murder of a police officer."

"Nathan Coleman, who is thought to be American, was arrested by armed police at a hotel in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, after a tip-off from a member of the public. He was later transferred to a Leeds police station in a high-speed convoy that included an armed escort."

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And yet, the indoctrinated Brits still claim DISARMED police are superior to an armed police force and populace.

Canada: Trucker carrying frozen chickens hijacked at gunpoint
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Toronto police are searching for two armed men who hijacked a tractor-trailer load of frozen chicken from a trucker in Montreal.

The unidentified truck driver received minor injuries when the two men, armed with a shotgun and assault rifle commandeered his truck in Montreal. The men bound the driver with duct tape and tossed him into the cab's sleeping compartment, the Toronto Sun said.

The thieves drove to Toronto and unloaded the cargo of 56,000 pounds of chicken at an unknown location and then abandoned the vehicle on a major highway Tuesday morning.

The driver managed to free himself and drove to the nearest pay phone.

The value of the haul, depending on the cuts, could be as high as $80,000, the newspaper said.

UK: Hunt For Cop Murder Suspect: So Cool, So Calm
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"SUSPECTED police killer Nathan Coleman stayed ice cool as a cab he hired stopped right outside a police station."

"Driver Mahmood Akhtar told the Mirror: 'Despite where we were he was as cool as you like and showing no signs of nerves.' "

"Mahmood drove Coleman to a Bradford B&B on Boxing Day."

"It was revealed yesterday that the suspect was linked to a secret lock-up containing equipment for manufacturing 9mm bullets."

"Coleman - said to be interested in martial arts and survival techniques - took a cab from his Leeds home to Bradford four hours after PC Ian Broadhurst, 34, was gunned down with a 9mm pistol. Then Mahmood picked him up."

"Mahmood, 48, said: 'He asked me to take him to a cheap B&B for the night." ...

Canada: Gunplay blamed in area killings
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"Illegal handguns were used to kill seven of the 12 homicide victims in Peel Region in 2003."

" 'The use of handguns was an alarming trend for us this past year,' Peel homicide Inspector Mike MacMullen said. 'It's become clear that getting access to illegal handguns has become easier and there is less hesitation to use them.' "

"Just three days into the year, Peel homicide investigators found themselves probing three disturbing deaths � the gut-wrenching accidental shooting of a 6-year-old boy by his 7-year-old sister and the execution-style slaying of two young men in their apartment." ...
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But didn't gun registration cure these problems?

Kenya: 'Nation' man robbed of car
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"Three armed gangsters on Tuesday night waylaid a Nation cameraman and, at gunpoint, robbed him of a car and a camera."

"Mr Moses Nyakiti was returning home at 9pm after dropping a colleague, Mr Sylvester Onyango, when the gunmen struck near Kisumu's Kondele market."

"The gangsters, posing as passengers waiting for transport by the road, jumped onto the road as Mr Nyakiti slowed down at a bump, and ordered him to surrender the car keys. They pointed a pistol at his head."

"They then bundled him on the back seat and sped off towards Kibos, on the eastern outskirts of the town. But their get-away bid was short-lived as the vehicle ran out of fuel, forcing two of them to jump off and run back to a nearby filling station." ...

Thailand: Two teens nabbed with guns, drugs
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"Two Burmese teenagers were arrested near the Thai-Burmese border in Mae Sot district yesterday allegedly with 10,000 methamphetamine pills and guns."

"A patrol unit of the Fourth Infantry Regiment Task Force arrested Kaung Gyi, 15, and Ah Du, 18, in a pick-up truck in Ban Wang Takhien village of tambon Tha Sai Luad and found the pills, a shotgun, a pistol and 34 bullets in addition to the drugs."

"The young men said they had worked for a week at a pig farm owned by Chainarong Busarakham, 41. They did not know the drugs were in their boss' pick-up truck. The guns also belong to Chainarong." ...
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You mean drug and gun bans don't work?