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TX: City to debate alarm policy
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"Under [Arlington Police Chief Theron] Bowman's plan, the city would be the first in Texas to adopt such a 'verified response' policy, which would not apply to panic or holdup alarm calls or 911 calls. The city now requires a $10 annual alarm permit for each home or business, although police respond regardless of whether they are registered."
"Last week, alarm companies said they would support a move by Arlington city leaders toward the 'no permit, no response' policy." |
TX: Urban Realism could take over in Arlington
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"[W]e are living in an era that might be classified as the dawn of Urban Realism: Large numbers of suburban residents such as those in Arlington are worried more about their personal safety and the quality of their personal spaces ... than they are about public space or general welfare."
"It's ... become fashionable to beat up Big Brother ..."
"[D]issident elements [are] correlating a video traffic monitoring package with municipal spying and even future police ticketing." ... |
NY: Man Starting Career in City Is Slain on Lower East Side
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"A 25-year-old man who arrived in New York last week to begin a career in banking was shot to death by an unknown killer early yesterday as he returned from an evening out to an apartment building on the Lower East Side where he had been staying with his sister and friends, the police said."
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AL: Lawmakers to discuss wage boost for selves
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Read it and weep. These "public servants" want an 80% raise. $55K for a part time job.
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"Lawmakers and lobbyists often say the first year of a lawmaker's four-year term, or quadrennium, is the best time to do things that might be controversial, since voters would have three years to forget about it or cool off before the next election." |
AR: Another Gun Found At LR Airport
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"Security personnel at the Little Rock Airport have turned up yet another loaded gun inside baggage that had been checked for a flight. It's the third such gun found since new security measures took effect on New Year's day."
"Jerry Henderson said the .40 caliber handgun had a bullet in the chamber, and wasn't stored in a hard case, as required by regulations. He said that made the gun a danger to airport staff as well as other passengers." |
Some MEUs still carry proven .45s
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"Not everyone in the U.S. military carries Beretta�s M-9 9 mm handgun. A small group of Marines still carry .45-caliber pistols � but they�re a far cry from Grandpa�s World War II gun." |
VA: Ruby Ridge survivor shares his view at annual gun show
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"Saturday, he was in Richmond, at the Dixie Classic Gun and Knife Trader's Show, standing behind yet another folding table, signing copies of a book with the silhouette of a mother and child on the cover - her darkened face marked with the red crosshairs of a gun-sight, her profile turned, unaware, unsuspecting." |
NC: Two shot in attempted carjacking; suspect dies
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"It's believed the suspect jumped into their car as the two were returning from a concert and that the 16-year-old son was driving as his father wrestled with the gunman."
"Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Captain Dale Greene says the father was shot in the abdomen, but wrestled the gun away from the suspect and shot him."
"The suspect walked to a nearby house where paramedics were
called. However, he was pronounced dead a few hours later at the hospital." |
LA: More area women carrying guns
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"Being kidnapped is something women never want to consider. But for some time in the Baton Rouge area, learning to shoot and carry a gun has become their only solace."
"For the second time since the summer, the number of women buying handguns is skyrocketing. Many say they made up their minds when Mari Ann Fowler was abducted." |
CO: Two more charged in Dover under new liquor law
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"Before the new 'internal possession' law went into effect, police had to catch minors with alcoholic drinks in their possession in order to charge them. But they can now issue summonses if someone under 21 years of age tests above .02 percent blood alcohol content. Police can also rely on an officer�s observations, field tests or other information gained during an investigation. Violators are subject to minimum fines of $250."
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Australia: Allegations police officer gave gun to criminal
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"A serving West Australian police officer unlawfully and corruptly passed a firearm into the hands of a criminal for his own personal gain, an investigation has heard." ...
"...in September 1994, Senior Constable Furness made an insurance claim for $37,532 and among the goods listed stolen were a Smith and Wesson .38 calibre gun and a semi-automatic pistol."
"Mr. Hall said the Smith and Wesson was later found under a mattress in D-One's home, during a raid by drug-squad officers..." |
Australia: Police guns 'corruption risk'
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"Police who privately owned guns could be exposed to corruption, the Kennedy inquiry has been told."
"At its first public hearings this year, the commission returned to its examination of inappropriate police links with criminals."
"Counsel assisting Stephen Hall said because officers got to know criminals, their owning guns might be a corruption risk." |
Canada: Canadian cops divided over gun registry
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"As the political debate over the federal government's controversial gun registry continues to rage, Canadian cops on the beat say they are divided over whether the new system will help them fight crime."
"Many officers who've been discussing the issue over their daily coffee believe the registry is already a bust. 'It just seems like it's been an exercise in futility,' Edmonton police Sgt. Patrick Tracy says of the system, which became operational on Jan. 1." |
CA: Shooting range issue on agenda
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"The Tulare County Sheriff's Deputies Association is asking the board to overturn a Tulare County Planning Commission decision to suspend all shooting at the range until a registered civil engineer submits a plan to ensure that no airborne bullets leave the range."
"Neighbors have complained bullets are ricocheting onto their properties. Association representatives say that is not true." |
UK: Plastic gun sparks alert
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"Armed police were called out following reports of a man armed with a gun in Harlow on Sunday afternoon."
"But the incident turned out to be nothing more than a man carrying a plastic gun."
"The incident has led to police issuing a strong warning against anyone carrying a gun whether it is real, a replica or a toy gun." |
UK: Gun flint maker comes to aid of TV programme
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"...Stetchworth flint expert Richard Stanbridge is attempting to revive the ancient art of flint knapping and was happy to help out."
"Richard, 40, recently set up a company making gun flints for battle re-enactments across the world. He knew he had his work cut out for him when the order came in for the seabound television series." |
UK: Fake guns with a real risk of death
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"The potential for tragedy is all too clear."
"Inspector Jim Dougal, who heads the force's Tactical Firearms Unit, said: 'It's the young people between 12 and 17 who are carrying these ball bearings guns. They don't realise the danger � they are putting themselves in situations which could be life threatening.' "
"He urged parents to think before letting their children have such weapons."
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CO: GOP lawmaker's bill would override city gun-control laws
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"A state senator is sponsoring a bill that would bar Denver and other cities from imposing tougher gun laws than the state does."
"The bill has no House sponsor but opponents are already lining up against it." ...
"Dyer criticized the state's current patchwork of laws and said urban and suburban areas don't need different gun legislation than rural areas have." |
School violence hits lower grades
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"Elementary school principals and safety experts say they're seeing more violence and aggression than ever among their youngest students, pointing to what they see as an alarming rise in assaults and threats to classmates and teachers." ...
"Federal figures also show that of the 3,523 students who were expelled in the 1998-99 school year for bringing a gun to school, one in 10 was in elementary school." |
System detects gunshot details
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"Synchros Technologies Inc./On Alert LP has constructed the On Alert Gunshot Detection System (GDS). The system can detect exact details of gunshots, including the type of gun used, the number of shots and the precise location from which they were fired." |
Machias man denies packing luggage to provoke bomb alert
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"Paul Donahue, 50, and his wife, Theresa Wood, 46, spent three days in jail before a prosecutor said no charges would be filed against them because there was no fake bomb in the luggage."
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In this era of paranoia and heightened sensitivities, the enclosed note was probably considered harassment of "security" buffoons. |
True Stories Of Americans Defending Their Lives With Firearms
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"In case after case you read about real people: women who wake up in the middle of the night to find strangers on top of them while their children sleep in the next room, elderly who wind up in hand-to-hand combat with crack addicts, or store owners who find the business end of a gun jammed in their faces. ...About the only time you see a cop in this book is when he shows up to take the report after the thug has been downed." |
CO: Fight with computer brings SWAT team
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"It turned out that the man was simply upset at his computer � which he had called a "bitch" he "wanted to kill," police said � and the gun was a plastic pellet gun, not the .45-caliber automatic handgun it was made to resemble." ...
"Hundreds of people driving near the housing complex � which is adjacent to banks, a grocery store and the Alterra retirement community � were detoured as police officers directed traffic to keep residents of the complex from going home." ... |
NY: DEA agent to face manslaughter charge in federal court
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"A Drug Enforcement Administration agent who fatally shot an unarmed drug suspect will be tried in federal court, even though he was indicted by a state grand jury, a judge ruled Monday."
"U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis granted the request by lawyers for Jude Tanella, who killed Egbert Dewgard last year after a car chase in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. A state grand jury indicted the agent last year on a manslaughter charge." |
Iraq: Iraqis Buying Guns to Fight Possible U.S. Invasion
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"Iraqi clan groups, a key force in the country, are stocking up on rifles and pistols from the Iraqi capital's 45 retail gun outlets, taking heed of government calls for the populace to ready itself for a U.S. invasion, Jabbouri says." ...
" 'I have a tribe of 200,000 people and 12,000 of them are in Baghdad ready to fight. We are all human shields against America,' the 50-year-old Bedouin chief told Reuters." |
NJ: N.J. Bill Requires Repair Shops To 'Fingerprint' Guns
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"New Jersey has already enacted the nation's first 'smart gun' law. Now the gun-control debate has shifted to ballistics fingerprinting and legislation that would require repair shops to install these markings on firearms."
"The bill's sponsor, Assemblywoman Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen), said it is part of a much broader ballistics fingerprinting initiative that has already passed the Democrat-controlled Assembly and is awaiting action from the evenly split Senate." |
Designers offer bags with gun impressions
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"Will it pass airport security?"
"The Guardian Angel purse has arrived. A pair of Dutch designers is selling handbags that feature the fake but unmistakable shape of a handgun embossed on the pink felt surface, in bold relief." |
Listen to the Words of a Madman
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"But our 'crippled economy' was largely due to increased spending in the federal budget, sharp increases in hidden taxes and regulations, and the reckless spending by all federal agencies. Let's also not forget that an increase in inflation and the increase in the printing of more money by the Federal Reserve also contributed to our economic decline. And let's not even leave out the fact that the government also bailed out Amtrak, the airline industry, and the U.S. Postal Service..." |
WA: Bend proposes rule to outlaw body odor on city buses
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"Planning to ride the bus in Bend? You might not want to skip your morning shower."
"Proposed new city rules would ban anyone who 'emanated a grossly repulsive odor that is unavoidable by other Bend Extended Area Transit customers' from being in bus stations or on the buses." ...
"Forbes said he will recommend that riders be allowed to carry a firearm if they have a concealed weapons permit with them..." |
Stop! Police!
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"Jim Purtilo, a gun-rights advocate in the area, smells a rat. He believes many neighbors of law-abiding gun owners reported them as suspects merely because they owned firearms. 'A witch hunt,' warns Purtilo of the coming investigation." ...
"But there is another form of crime reporting that police are letting go by the wayside insofar as possible. Burglary -- more exactly, burglar alarms. ...Why? Because, like those 70,000 tips piled up in the drawer of Montgomery County Headquarters, they so frequently lead nowhere. They are false alarms." ...
"So let the alarm ring, unless of course, the old man in that house happens to have a firearm, in which case we'll be right out. With 'cuffs. For him." |
NC: Gun sales to women on the rise
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"You don't have to look too closely in Fayetteville to know Fort Bragg deployments are on the rise. Car sales are slowing. Military surplus stores are doing big business ..."
"One of Fayetteville's most prominent gun shops said that concern is what's fueling some of their sales lately. Since news of deployments began filtering out, more than two times the normal number of females are shopping the aisles." |
IL: Chicago cop accused of drunken driving in fatal crash
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"A Chicago police officer is accused of driving drunk and killing a 19-year-old woman from Bridgeview."
"Jadzia Bobek was apparently walking to work at a bakery early Sunday morning when she was hit at 3056 North Milwaukee."
"At court Monday family members and supporters of Alonzo Cadillo turned out for a bond hearing. The judge set the bond at $125,000." |
NE: CCW bill introduced in Nebraska Legislature
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Senator Gene Tyson of Norfolk ,NE, a staunch supporter of RKBA, introduces LB 265
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"Both the U.S. Constitution and the Nebraska Constitution enshrine the right to keep and bear arms."
"Nebraska law prohibits the carrying of concealed weapons."
"However, people who are caught with a concealed weapon may claim they were in a dangerous situation that warranted carrying a concealed weapon. Local law enforcement authorities and prosecutors have discretion on whether to arrest or charge the person." |
UK: Bloody Toll
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"Two people are murdered every week in Scotland, according to new figures."
"And the rate shows no sign of slowing with 108 killings recorded last year."
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NC: N.C. Lawmakers To Look At Tougher Gun Safety Measures
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"A child safety task force is trying to get state lawmakers to order tougher gun safety measures."
"Gun locks or other safe storage methods are required by law for parents with children in the home. However, there is no requirement for families without children. Bruce Thompson, who heads North Carolinians Against Gun Violence, said he wants lawmakers to expand the law this year."
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'Smart' Guns - Dead Kids
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"As continued gun control aimed at law-abiding citizens proves to be a horrible failure in reducing crime as demonstrated in England, Australia and Washington, D.C., the new rage is no longer 'crime control,' but 'child safety.' In New Jersey, 'smart gun' technology is now the latest government oxymoron." |
Deadly machismo
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"The slaying of an Ateneo de Manila University law graduate on Friday by a motorcycle rider whose bike was bumped by the Atenean's car is another argument for leaving one's gun at home unless he is a law enforcer on duty. The killer may have a license for his gun but had he left it at home, he would not have shot Jose Ramon Llamas dead."
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It's been proven time and time again that irrational crazies will find other ways to hurt innocent victims if guns are not available. However, some "news" outlets insist on propagating lies about the availability of firearms. |
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