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IL: Chicago Tribune Poll On Guns Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft Website: http://home.comcast.net/~bruce.krafft/	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Should municipalities ban handgun ownership? A simple vote "yes" or "no." As of 6:30 EST, 84.1 percent of readers voted "No!"

India: Bihar traders take to arms in self-defence
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"Bihar's traders will take to arms to defend themselves against criminals as the government had failed to protect them, a traders' organisation said Thursday."

"Traders have been target of criminals but the state government has failed to protect their lives and business, said the traders' organisation."

"Traders are regularly abducted for extortion and killed if they refused to pay, said [organization] president Tekriwal."

"Five traders were killed in the past fortnight alone, he claimed. 'Hardly a day passes without reports of crimes against traders,' he added." ...

"Asked if their decision did not violate the law, he said arms were permitted in self-defence."

Canada: Top court considers inmate's self-defence argument
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"The Edmonton Institution was an 'armed camp' over-run by violent gangs when Jason Kerr fatally stabbed a fellow prisoner in self defence, says evidence being weighed by Canada's top court."

"The Supreme Court of Canada reserved judgment Friday on whether Kerr should be convicted of carrying a weapon 'for a purpose dangerous to the public peace.' "

"Seven high court judges heard from lawyers for Kerr and the Crown for two hours. They won't likely release a judgment for several weeks in a case that some fear could escalate what has been called a prison 'arms race.' "

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Their government can't even control arms in their prisons, guarded by armed officers, but they expect to somehow control firearms outside?

IL: CCRKBA Calls Upon Sarah Brady to Intervene, Clear Illinois Man in Gun Ban Case
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"In an open letter to gun control advocate Sarah Brady, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is asking her to intervene in the case of a Wilmette, Ill., man who has been charged with violating local and state gun laws, simply because he defended his family with a handgun against a home invader."

"In his letter to Brady, CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb reminded the longtime gun rights opponent that she and her organization, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, has long insisted that it does not oppose gun ownership, or self-defense." ...

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Think the Brady Campaign to Eradicate Gun Ownership will do what's right?

The U.S. Constitution v. rebellious federal judges and cowardly republicans
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"Writing a book, such as, 'Restoring the Constitution, 1787-1987: Essays in Celebration of the Bicentennial' will not solve the problem either, for that book has been on the shelves for 17 years and the federal courts have grown increasingly unconstitutional."

"Article 3, Section 1, and Section 2, Clause 2, along with the impeachment clauses are the viable solutions. In the 107th Congress Congress used the authority of Article III, Section 2, clause 2 on 12 occasions to limit the jurisdiction of the federal courts. As you can see, jurisdiction stripping is far more common and easier to accomplish than amendment or impeachment; and far more effective than hoping for a favorable decree." . . .

NY: When is it justified?: Recent shootings raise questions about the use of deadly force
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"You wake with a start, not immediately sure why." ...

"Is someone inside? And if they are � what, dear God, should we do?"

"First of all, if possible, call the police immediately. But in rural Finger Lakes areas, help can take a few minutes � potentially life-altering minutes � to arrive."

"That leaves residents wondering: What am I allowed to do to protect myself?"

"The answer is spelled out in Article 35 of the state Penal Code, 'Defense of Justification.' " ...

..."You can legally use deadly physical force in your home when you reasonably believe it is necessary to prevent or stop a burglary, arson or other violent crime."

"After the fact, law enforcement officials may be the ones to rule whether a belief was reasonable, but when a stranger is entering a home, or already inside, the law gives that resident the benefit of the doubt." ...

"Also, in New York state, only those who have applied for and received a handgun license are allowed to own or possess handguns."

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This means that you can only defend yourself after you have jumped through a myriad of bureaucratic hoops, paid extortion money to the government for the "privilege" of owning a tool of self defense, passed a background check and waited months for permission. Aren't you glad to know how "free" you are, New York?

UK: Gun found at Stansted Airport
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A man has been arrested at Stansted Airport in Essex after security officials found him in possession of a handgun.

He was taken into custody on Friday morning, but Essex Police say he is not being questioned under the Terrorism Act.

The 44-year-old businessman from Norfolk was passing through a routine security check at 0500 GMT when he was found carrying the weapon, which fires ball bearings.

Essex Police say the firearm is similar to an airgun and is not able to discharge bullets.

It is believed the man is British and was preparing to travel to Spain alone.

OH: Prepared to defend themselves
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"Capt. Charmaine McGuffey and Lt. Earl Price of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office typically teach the two-hour classes twice a year at the downtown YWCA, 898 Walnut St., in the spring and the fall. An extra class was added last week to meet demand, McGuffey said. The next workshop is scheduled in April."

"The classes include assertiveness training, pointers on becoming more confident, and hands-on practice in self-defense techniques. Studies have shown that women who immediately fight back during an attack greatly increase their chances of escaping danger, McGuffey has said."

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And women who defend themselves with a gun have an even better chance of escaping unharmed from danger.

PA: Philly offers criminals a chance to get rid of the guns they used in crimes with impunity
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The official observance of Martin Luther King's Birthday will kick off a Gun Amnesty program in Philadelphia.

The group "Men United For A Better Philadelphia" announced the gun-buyback program in Center City yesterday.

Starting on Monday through January 30th, anyone with an illegal gun or an unwanted gun can turn it into any police district office, no questions asked.

In return, you will receive a receipt for a 25 dollar gift certificate that can be used from one of the local businesses participating in the program.

The group along with law enforcers are hoping to help reduce the homicide rate across the city.

PA: Police offer "free" socialist indoctrination and self defense tool incapacitation
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"The Quarryville Borough Police Department is promoting firearm safety by handing out free gun locks to residents."

" 'In Lancaster County we have a lot of people who hunt and who are gun owners,' said police Chief Ken Work. 'Every year you see children get a hold of a gun and don't know if it's loaded or not and pull the trigger. Here is a free substantial gun lock that you can secure your guns to prevent that.' "

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You ever hear of the cardinal rule of gun safety? Don't point the gun at anything you don't intend to shoot and treat all guns as loaded.

Rendering your tool of self defense useless by chaining it up is not security. It's insanity.

GA: Fort Oglethorpe Police gun pointing incident questioned
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"The Fort Oglethorpe Police Department is continuing to investigate an incident that occurred Tuesday afternoon, spurred by complaints from a man alleging an officer pointed a gun at him and his daughter outside of the Animal Medical Center on Battlefield Parkway."

"Police Chief Steve Blevins said officers responded to a call from an employee of the animal hospital around stating that a woman had entered the business and said she had been kidnapped and her armed kidnappers were waiting for her in a car outside."

"Blevins said Everett Verrill and his 14-year-old daughter entered the business� parking lot shortly after officers arrived, where Verrill said an officer pointed a gun at them."

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But only cops are responsible enough to have guns.

TN: Crime gun sales continue to flourish
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"FIVE TENNESSEE gun shops are among 120 that led the nation from 1996 to 2000 in the sale of guns linked to crimes that also showed evidence of being illegally obtained, according to a recent Americans for Gun Safety Foundation report. Most are still open for business."

"And while some of those dealers cite high sales volume as a logical explanation for large numbers of 'crime gun' sales, AGSF researchers point out that many of the high-volume national chains don't show up on the list. Individual gun dealers, the organization insists, have to accept some of the responsibility."

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Nevermind that the ATF cites this report as misleading. An agenda must be followed.

Judge's Ruling on D.C. Gun Ban an Outrage Says Second Amendment Foundation
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"U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton's ruling Wednesday that the Second Amendment does not apply to residents in the District of Columbia because the District is not a state is an outrage, said the Second Amendment Foundation, which suggested that Judge Walton delineate other constitutional rights District residents do not have, such as voting or free speech." ...

" 'Judge Walton has reached for a new low in tortured political hypocrisy,' Gottlieb stated. 'If citizens do not have an individual right to bear arms, as he contends, just how are they supposed to protect themselves against an oppressive government? Certainly not by petitioning for such protection in his courtroom.' "

NY: Gun crime in "gun-free" New York
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JAN. 5th - Additional police officers were needed to assist with a crime scene after a 19-year-old male Hispanic had been shot in the leg.

JAN. 1st � A 33-year-old Hispanic male was admitted to Lincoln Medical Center after being shot.

JAN. 1st � The staff at Lincoln Medical Center treated a 20-year-old black male after he was shot once in the leg.

JAN. 5th � A gun was taken off the street after a 16-year-old boy was arrested.

JAN. 1st � One suspect remained at bay after shots rang out.

JAN. 3rd - An inquiry got underway as officials tried to obtain the facts concerning a shooting.

JAN. 4th - A 25-year-old man was shot twice while having a dispute with two other males.

NM: No gun at court upsets sheriff, police
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"A no-gun policy at the new Metropolitan Courthouse scares Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White."

"The policy will require armed law enforcement representatives to secure their guns in one of the 100 lockers at the Albuquerque courthouse, 401 Lomas Blvd. N.W."

"My biggest fear is . . . somebody produces a weapon or has some type of a violent outburst, and one of the law enforcement officers goes to grab the gun in his holster, and the only thing they find is the key to the locker that holds their firearm..."

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How's it feel to be a disarmed peon and be stripped of your elite status?

UK: Met launches revamped squad to target gun crime within London's communities
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"A revamped squad of specialist detectives to target gun crime within London's diverse communities is to be launched by Scotland Yard next week."

"As David Blunkett joined up to a thousand victims of gun crime for a remembrance service at Westminster Abbey yesterday, it emerged that the Met will refocus the work of its pioneering Operation Trident squad so that there is less emphasis on gun violence within the black community and more concentration on crimes afflicting and committed by other communities."

"The force is concerned that too little is being done to address criminal activity involving gangs from other groups, including the Turkish, Albanian, Somalian and Colombian communities."

OK: Armed Citizen Stops Robbery Leading To Recovery Of $75,000 In Stolen Property
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"Already fed up after previous break-ins at the store, Combs swung his pickup behind the other driver. He tried to call 911, but wasn't sure if there was a link to Longtown so he wasn't surprised when that didn't work."

"As the driver in front of him started to pick up speed, Combs threw the phone in his pickup seat, pulled into the passing lane and grabbed a pistol he carried with him." ...

" 'I told him to keep his hands up. He had on a long black leather coat and he kept putting his hands down and I couldn't see his left hand, so I fired a shot into the ground" Combs said. 'He quit doing it after that.' "

Germany: Bank robber handed back gun after release from jail
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Here's another one for the "DUH" files...

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"Prison guards who handed back a gun to a convicted bank robber on his release from jail have come under fire after he allegedly used it to carry out another robbery."

"German Manfred D, not named for legal reasons, was handed the gun after he was released from a 13 year sentence for a series of armed bank robberies."

"The 42-year-old however was caught allegedly trying to hold up a bank in Krefeld, western Germany, and is now standing trial at the Krefeld Regional Court."

NY: New York sucks more money out of residents as well as inmates
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"The Department of Transportation will expand its commercial parking zone from 33rd to 59th Street, to include avenues from Second to Ninth, and 282 muni-meters will be added at $2 an hour or $5 for two hours to rake in $1.5 million."

"DOT will also bring in an additional $1 million by charging utility companies more for adjusting manhole heights to meet new pavement levels."

"And the agency will open up one of its parking lots on Leonard Street during the weekdays to the public at $5 an hour in hopes of raking in $490,000."

"The current fee of $255 for a pistol license will go up to $340. Rifle permits will go from $55 to $144. The new fees will produce $1.3 million."

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A person cannot be compelled 'to purchase, through a license fee or a license tax, the privilege freely granted by the constitution.' � MURDOCK V. PENNSYLVANIA 319 US 105 (1942)

WI: GOP to try to override veto of gun-toting bill
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"The GOP-led state Senate will try to override Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle's veto of a concealed weapons bill Wednesday, hours before the governor is due to deliver his annual State of the State address."

"Opponents of the measure, which would lift the state's long-standing ban against carrying concealed weapons, seized on the announcement to highlight what they said were core differences between the two parties."

UK: Insanity: Doing The Same Thing Over And Over And Expecting A Different Result
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"North Yorkshire Police are giving full support to a measure designed to reduce the flow of deadly weapons to criminals. The force is preparing for a little-heralded provision of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act which could make a key difference in the fight against gun crime."

"The Act, which becomes law next Tuesday (20 January) includes a measure to ban a type of air weapon that can be adapted to fire live ammunition. The intention is to reduce the number of guns falling into the hands of criminals.

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If the first batch of draconian laws do nothing to keep guns out of the hands of criminals, implement another batch of worthless draconian laws. The very definition of "insanity."

WI: DHS student arrested for gun in truck (Even though he threatened no one and kept the ammunition and the firearm separate from one another)
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"An 18-year-old Davis High School student was arrested Thursday morning for possession of a firearm at school."

"According to the Davis Police Department, Adam Howard Liston came to school for two consecutive days with a 12-gauge shotgun in his pickup truck, which was parked in a school parking lot." ...

" 'On Wednesday, (Liston) completed his classes at noon, went home to change with the intent of taking his new shotgun to the range for target practice before going to work,' Sabbadini said today. 'He decided to have lunch with friends. After lunch, he dropped his friends off at the Davis High School parking lot.' "

" 'He was only in the parking lot momentarily on the way to target practice,' the attorney added." ...

UK: Teenager robbed at gunpoint by gang
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"A teenager was robbed at gunpoint as he walked home from school shortly before Christmas."

"Police are now appealing for witnesses to the incident in which the 15-year-old was pistol-whipped as he walked through Brockwell Park."

"The schoolboy was near the two ponds in the park when a man ran towards him brandishing a gun, which he placed to the boy's head and forced him to the ground."

"He was then struck around the head with the pistol several times as a further two men appeared and joined the attack, kicking and punching him in the head."

"The victim eventually managed to get to his feet and ran up the hill away from his attackers."

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Good thing he ran instead of fighting back, otherwise he might have been charged!

Canada: Alleged shooter arrested in victim disarmament zone
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"A teen who allegedly shot a fellow student with a pellet gun last month was arrested after returning to the small-town Alberta school again this week."

"The alleged young offender was charged with assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace."

"One of his release conditions was to stay away from the school."

"Some parents are outraged they weren't told the teen made an alleged lunch-hour comeback to the K-12 school with the faculty trying to 'cover up' the incident."

"'What if he went around shooting at people?' asked a relative of a young student who didn't want to be named."

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Then your children would be dead, because no one would be armed and able to stop him.

Japan: Cop accidentally shoots building with loaded revolver
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"A police officer accidentally blasted a pistol shot through a police box window into the wall of a neighboring dental clinic after failing to check if his gun was loaded, police said."

"The incident occurred when the 23-year-old officer was practicing firing his revolver in a Matsue Police Station police box at about 1:50 p.m. on Thursday, police said. Without checking whether there were any bullets in the gun, he allegedly stood at the entrance of the locker room in the police box, and, aiming at the rear of the room, pulled the trigger."

"The shot smashed through a window, and after bouncing off the wall of a dental clinic about 3 meters away from the police box, landed within the police box compound. No one was injured in the incident."

"In addition to the officer, a senior police officer and a police sergeant were also in the police box at the time. There were reportedly five live bullets in the officer's gun."

IA: Former student remains in custody
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"A Johnson County judge ordered an Iowa City teen to remain in detention after a Tuesday incident in which he allegedly pointed a gun at students in a school bus and threatened them."

"District Associate Judge Stephen C. Gerard II ordered Damonte E. Stogner, 14, to remain at the Linn County Detention Center for an unspecified amount of time Thursday - one day after police arrested the youth and charged him with a felony count of intimidation with a dangerous weapon and misdemeanor counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and criminal trespass."

"Several witnesses told police Stogner had been at South East Junior High and brandished a gun about 3:20 p.m. Tuesday. Police could not locate the pistol, thought to be a BB gun."

Swiss leads UN efforts against illegal arms trade
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"A Swiss diplomat has been appointed to head a United Nations group working against the illegal trade in small arms and light weapons."

"The body�s main aim is to curb the spread of small arms, which are responsible for one death per minute worldwide." [KABA Note: In the 20th Century, governments were responsible for over 3.2 deaths per minute, what's the UN doing about that?]

"As president, his main task will be to help prepare a UN conference on small arms - due to be held in 2006 - which is aimed at bringing the issue to international attention."

"Thalmann will also preside over a UN action plan to make the small arms trade more transparent."

UT: Utah Bill Would Criminalize Improper Gun Storage
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"A bill introduced in the Utah legislature would charge gun owners with a class B misdemeanor if they improperly store their guns, the Associated Press reported Jan. 14."

"Under the measure, anyone who knowingly leaves a loaded gun where children can access it would be charged with a misdemeanor if the minor finds it, fires it, and causes death or injury to another person."

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And pretty soon, you'll have jack-booted thugs banging down your door to enforce those laws like this?

UK: Another terrified, disarmed victim
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"A terrified woman shop assistant was forced to hand over cash at gun point during a raid at a Plympton convenience store. The male robber was wearing a black stocking over his head when he held up Brook Stores, in St Maurice Road, Plympton St Maurice, at 5.15pm on Wednesday."

"Today the store manager, husband to the woman forced to give the raider cash, spoke of his shock."

"Terrified Susan Mills, 52, who was alone at the time, handed over about �100 from the till before the raider made his getaway on foot."

IN: Gun meltdown program a success
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"Hot air reached out and set some of the guns ablaze even before they tumbled into a 2,500-degree furnace Thursday."

"The scrap box � a hopper the size of a railroad car, guided by enormous hooks � tipped some more and sent about 70 tons of scrap steel into the furnace on top of the guns."

"Within 18 minutes, nearly 300 shotguns, rifles and handguns collected in Lake County had been heated up to more than 3,000 degrees and turned into new steel at U.S. Steel�s Gary Works."

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Sort of reminds one of Nazi book burnings. The nazis were burning tools that set people's minds free, these nazis are burning tools that set the people free.

Take the Puzzle Out of Muzzleloading
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"In an age of high-powered scopes mounted on high-powered, reliable rifles, a dedicated fellowship of enthusiasts choose to use less accurate, less powerful and less reliable rifles."

"They are muzzleloaders - black powder sportsmen and women who enjoy stepping back in time to the age of buckskin and flintlocks. For some, it's the challenge of hunting the way Daniel Boone hunted. For others, it's a way to learn and teach about our past."

"A muzzleloader is called a muzzleloader because the projectile, a lead ball or bullet, is loaded into the gun through the muzzle, or barrel. Muzzleloading encompasses three basic (and often overlapping) areas of activities and two types of rifles."

WI: National Police Safety Group Urges Override to Governor's Veto of Right-To-Carry
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"The Law Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA) announces that their effort to support a Wisconsin Right-To-Carry law will include radio ads targeted at supporting the veto override, to be considered by the Senate next week." ...

"LEAA's ads will feature commentary from a national law enforcement safety expert who resides in Wisconsin, and a rape survivor from Wisconsin who has previously testified in support of Right-To-Carry. In one ad, Ed Nowicki, an LEAA Life Member and 34 year veteran of law enforcement, who has trained many hundreds of Wisconsin law enforcement officers and thousands more nation-wide, makes it clear that this legislation is a benefit to public safety."

DC: MPD Seizes 107 Guns In 2004
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"Metropolitan police arrested five men Thursday after they found a stash of guns, drugs and money in an apartment, bringing the number of guns seized in 2004 to 107."

"The case started at 10:17 a.m. Thursday when officers were called to the 4300 block of 4th Street Southeast on a report of a shooting and a man with a gun."

"Officers were directed to a nearby apartment. When the man inside opened the door, officers noticed a .44-caliber magnum handgun in plain view."

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Aren't drugs and guns illegal in DC? How do criminals keep getting them? /sarcasm

Trans-Atlantic divisions remain after meeting on use of armed sky marshals
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"The United States and European nations failed Friday to bridge divisions during a high-level meeting over a U.S. proposal to use armed sky marshals on trans-Atlantic flights."

"Asa Hutchinson, U.S. undersecretary for border and transportation security, sought to convince European civil aviation officials that armed guards are needed to thwart terrorist attacks in planes."

"But although Britain and France were open to the idea, other Europeans largely stuck to their reservations." ...

"If there really is a grave serious threat, we would cancel individual flights and not use sky marshals..."

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What if there's a grave threat in the air? Is it OK down the plane with a missile? Would that be acceptable?

Gun grabbers, move to Cuba
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"It is time for us to ask our elected officials whether or not we, as a free society, have the right to defend ourselves against crime and whether or not that crime is committed by a person, a group or a foreign nation."

"All that I can say is to be vigilant as to the propaganda that bombards us on a daily basis and to refute or deny that propaganda as nothing more than an attempt to persuade the American people to surrender their Constitutional rights. As for the gun grabbers, I can only suggest that pack their bags and move to Cuba where they will find their true Nirvana by living in a gun free society."

IL: Outrage Over Gun Case May Lead to New Law
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"A Chicago-area homeowner who shot a burglar in his home - only to be charged with gun violations - has spurred gun groups and lawmakers into action."

"The Illinois State Rifle Association is backing legislation that would shield law-abiding citizens from prosecution under 'politically motivated gun control laws.' "

"SB 2165, sponsored by Sen. Ed Petka (R-Plainfield), is intended to protect individuals who are charged with breaking municipal gun laws - if the individual used the gun in the act of defending himself or someone else."

WI: Concealed Carry Veto Override?
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On the same day Wisconsin governor Jim Doyle will deliver his state of the state address, lawmakers will try to override his veto of a concealed weapons bill. The state senate has been planning an override attempt since the governor vetoed the bill in November. Word of the vote spread after the national rifle association posted information on its web site, encouraging members to contact Wisconsin lawmakers. A Doyle spokesperson is criticizing the senators' decision to vote on the bill on the same day the governor is giving his speech.

CO: Gun law may be altered
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"Amendment 22, the law that closed the so-called gun-show loophole to require background checks on gun buyers, could be altered for the first time by the Colorado legislature."

"On Thursday, a House committee took the initial step toward changing the voter-passed law, approving a bill requiring gun sellers to run background checks only when there's a sale, not when there's an 'attempted' sale."

"The wording in the bill is subtle, but anti-gun advocates say it would make profound changes by allowing sales transactions started at a gun show to be completed off-premises later - without the background check."

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This absurdity is enough to send one running for the vomitorium. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, less than 2 percent of guns used in crime are bought at gun shows.

THERE IS NO GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE!

NY: Disarmed New York resident recounts horrific rape
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" 'They punched me so hard that I was knocked to the floor,' the woman said in a scathing letter read to Supreme Court Justice Randall Eng yesterday before he sentenced Victor Cruz, one of her attackers, to 21 years in prison."

"They savagely dragged me like an animal, like a piece of furniture, and took me to a secluded area of the park, a hut, a foul place that smelled so bad that not even animals should be made to be there, where I was brutally and repeatedly raped by five or more men." ...

"All of the attackers, except Carmona, were in the United States illegally." ...

"The woman was sexually tortured for three hours before cops rescued her. The men were arrested and gave confessions."

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So while New York is busy prosecuting fathers, bodega owners and senior citizens for daring to defend themselves with a non-nanny-state-approved weapon, President Bush is busy giving amnesty to illegal aliens, Immigration is busy being incompetent, and mayor Bloomberg is busy confirming his hatred for guns and freedom by joining with other socialist hellholes to prevent the "Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act" from being enacted.

OH: Media ignorance
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A teenage girl was shot in her home after a gun accidentally went off in the apartment below.

Few details are available, but WLWT Eyewitness News 5 reported that the shooting happened at 1654 Gellenbac Road in West Price Hill.

According to police, a man in a second-floor apartment was cleaning a gun when it discharged. The bullet went through the ceiling and hit the 13-year-old girl in her shoulder, WLWT reported.

Investigators said the man went upstairs to check on the girl, then fled the scene. The victim was taken to Children's Hospital with an injury that reportedly is not life-threatening.

No other information is available.

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Notice not once does this story mention that the reason the weapon fired was because this irresponsible moron was cleaning it with a round still chambered, or that his finger happened to pull the trigger and made the gun go, "BOOM!"

No, the gun "went off" apparently all by itself.

If someone pulled the trigger, the agenda would be compromised.

IA: An inspiring sight Submitted by: Melissa Seaman Website: http://Skypod.DeadBangGuns.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
There is a huge rock near a gravel pit on Hwy. 25 in rural Iowa. For generations, kids have painted slogans, names, and obscenities on this rock, changing its character many times. A few months back, the rock received its latest paint job, and since then it has been left completely undisturbed. It's quite an impressive sight.

It�s time for a change for the better...
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"What do the drug war, Child Protective Service, Gun Control and Anti-smoking laws have in common? EVERYTHING. Each are examples of well intentioned policies that either don�t work or won�t work in the long run. Each is based on political reaction instead of reasonable action. Each violates basic constitutional rights and all are based on the politics of personal preference instead of logic and reason. Moreover, each has
created huge bureaucracies that are now self feeding monsters."

TX: Permian Basin Gun Show ready for another round
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"As many as 200 tables of guns, knives, antiques and collectibles will be on display and up for sale at the show. Even after 28 years, Pokorny has a single purpose in mind for the show."

" 'Gun shows have been controversial nationwide because there�s not necessarily any background checks or waiting period,' said Odessa Chief of Police Chris Pipes. 'Then there are those who feel that if two individuals want to trade guns, then they should be able to do so without government interference.' By law, individuals are allowed to trade or sell guns to each other freely without filing paperwork or performing background checks. Federally licensed vendors, however, must perform background checks."

FL: Miami Cops New Trial Begins
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The retrial of four Miami police officers accused of beating a suspect during a 1997 arrest is scheduled to begin today.

In the original trial last year. 11 officers were tried. Four were convicted of planting guns at questionable police shootings in the 1990s; three officers were acquitted; and the jury couldn't agree on the other four, forcing a retrial.

Singer Gloria Estefan was called as a potential juror for the trial, but she left the federal courthouse Thursday evening after being excused from jury duty.

During the questioning, Estefan said she thought her celebrity status might influence other jurors.

She also wrote on her questionnaire that she was recruited by the CIA during her college years.