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Scaring the white folks, again. (Hide the children.)
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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... "The fascinating thing about intellectuals is that they actually believe that their trench warfare over footnotes and data actually MEANS anything in the grand scheme of things as we are faced with today."

"All of your snarky arguments are about to be overwhelmed by events. Either the society collapses under the economic tidal wave that is about to hit (in which case those who have firearms will no doubt survive better than those who eschew them, and the armed will be ill-disposed to obey any scheme that works toward their disarmament) or the Obamanoids will proceed with AWB2 and the federal seizure of control over all private transfer of arms ... thus sparking armed civil disobedience if not outright civil war." ...

It�ll Never Happen Here
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"Gun owners now face what appears to be the seeming inevitability of nationwide gun registration and ammunition registration. Many longtime pro-gun advocates, even in their most fitful dreams, had not foreseen the immensely somber showdown we are confronting."

"... The goal: Confiscation."

"Is 'confiscation' too harsh a word? ..."

"Ironically, no one element of this 'perfect storm of gun control' is actually new ..."

"1. We've heard of ammunition registration schemes for years ... Desired goal: Confiscation."

"2. Let�s all watch as thousands of homecoming veterans become ineligible for gun ownership ... Desired goal: Confiscation."

"3. Universal handgun registration ... Desired goal: Confiscation."

"4. Obama's pick for Attorney General, and pending legislation to give that officeholder complete personal discretion to ban firearms that were originally designed for military or law enforcement use ... Desired goal: Confiscation."

The Gathering Storm
Submitted by: Larry

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"Critical decisions, based purely on emotions, at the expense of reason, are at the very least, dangerous in the extreme. The emotional hysteria involving the coronation of our new president is frightening indeed and should be seen by those who truly believe in the Bill of Rights, especially the Second Amendment (2A), as a gathering storm. This type of intense worship and adulation for a statist leader has not been witnessed since the 1930s in Europe."

"The deck is stacked against liberty and personal freedom: the President is anti-gun, the Vice-President is anti-gun, the Speaker of the House of Representatives is anti-gun, the Senate Majority leader is anti-gun, the Attorney General is anti-gun, as is the majority of congress." ...

Day 1: President Obama officially declares war on your guns!
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"Within minutes of being sworn in yesterday, Obama posted a new White House website announcing the administration's declaration of war on American gun owners." ...

"We warned you of this. And now it's official. Here's what it really means."

The new administration plans to:"

"reinstate and expand the federal Assault Weapons Ban"

"repeal the Tiahrt Amendment and allow anti-gun activists to sue gun dealers and manufacturers out of existence"

"mandate criminal background checks for ALL firearm transfers, including private transactions"

"force gun manufacturers to include unproven and astronomically expensive 'child-safe' features on newly-manufactured firearms" ...

Imagining gun control in America -- Understanding the remainder problem [.pdf]
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"Gun control in the United States generally has meant some type of supply regulation. Some rules are uncontroversial like usertargeted restrictions that define the untrustworthy and prohibit them from accessing the legitimate supply. Some have been very controversial like the District of Columbia�s recently overturned law prohibiting essentially the entire population from possessing firearms. Other contentious restrictions have focused on particular types of guns�e.g., the now expired Federal Assault Weapons Ban. Some laws, like one-gun-a-month, target straw purchases but also constrict overall supply. Various other supply restrictions operate at the state and local level. ..." ...

Speak Softly and Carry a Concealed Handgun
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"In September the National Rifle Association unveiled a $15 million advertising campaign urging voters in key states to 'Defend Freedom' and 'Defeat Obama.' It declared that the Illinois senator 'would be the most anti-gun president in American history.' FactCheck.org, a nonpartisan project of the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center, issued a scathing analysis of the NRA�s effort, saying it 'distorts Obama�s position on gun control beyond recognition.' A co-author of the FactCheck critique went further, telling Fox News the ads were 'one of the worst examples of lying' he had 'ever seen.'" ...

New Day Dawning for Gun Violence Prevention
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... "Make no mistake, however, there is much work to do. There are only a handful of national gun control laws on the books today, and even those have loopholes. To help keep guns away from dangerous people:"

"We need to require Brady criminal background checks for all gun sales in this country, including at gun shows."

"We need to restrict access to military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines."

"We need to limit bulk sales of handguns to cut illegal gun trafficking."

"We need to crack down on the 1.2% of corrupt gun dealers who account for almost 60% of crime guns in America."

"We need to give law enforcement agencies like the [BATFE] the funding and staff they need to disrupt the illegal gun trade." ...

TX: Resident kills burglar at NW Houston apartments
Submitted by: Curtis Storz

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"One man was killed and another ran for his life early today after they broke into a northwest Houston apartment and were met with gunfire from one of the residents, police said."

"Detectives this morning were trying to identify the man who was killed by a shotgun blast about 3:15 a.m. at the Shadow Creek Apartments in the 7500 block of Pinemont near Hollister."

"The two men who live in the ground-floor apartment told officers they were preparing to watch a movie when they heard a loud noise. Their front door was suddenly kicked open and two men burst into the apartment, one of them holding a revolver ..."

"Both residents grabbed shotguns and one of them fired, killing one of the intruders while the other ran away." ...

More Blood for Larry Hincker
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"On Wednesday, Jan 21, at 7:06 p.m., Virginia Tech Police received a 911 call reporting that a female was being assaulted in the cafe at the Graduate Life Center at Donaldson-Brown..."

"Gee, Larry, why is it you don't come right out and tell people she was brutally stabbed to death in that gun-free zone you're so damn proud of?" ...

"Oh, and look: President Charles W. Steger is slinging BS around like the seasoned pro that he is:"

"We will continue to do everything we can to support the Virginia Tech family."

"Really, Charlie? You'll rescind the firearms prohibition in Section 10 of your Student Conduct Code and get the hell out of the way of human beings who choose to be able to defend themselves?" ...

FL: Man killed in robbery attempt identified (follow-up)
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"The man killed earlier this month while apparently trying to rob a customer at an Orange County carwash was identified Wednesday as Jonathan Washington, 21."

"Investigators said they think Washington was involved in several other robberies in the county. The Jan. 9 robbery attempt ... was similar to five other robberies within a mile of the area ... Washington was charged in 2006 with carrying a concealed weapon. He was acquitted. Washington was shot by a man who told deputies that two men approached him, one with a shotgun, and tried to rob him. The victim, who has a concealed-weapons permit, pulled out a handgun and shot Washington ... witnesses corroborated the victim's story, and detectives consider the shooting a case of self-defense."

VA: Another Murder at Virginia Tech; Mass Notification System Successful
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"Nearly two years after the massacre at Virginia Tech, another violent tragedy has struck the Blacksburg, Virginia, campus."

"Around 7 p.m. last night, a Chinese graduate student ... stabbed to death a female graduate student in the Graduate Center's caf� ..." ...

"Word of the attack triggered the university's mass notification system. At about 7:45 p.m., the system sent 40,000 text and e-mail messages to alert students, faculty, and even parents of the attack ... The text and e-mail message blast took about 15 minutes to reach every name in its database and told students to stay in place. ..." ...
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Submitter's Note: The warning is issued 45 minutes after the incident -- feel safe now?

KABA Note: Isn't "staying in place" what enabled Cho to kill so many disarmed victims?

VA: Governor Tim Kaine�s statement on Virginia Tech murder
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FULL TEXT BELOW:

Governor Timothy M. Kaine issued the following statement today on the campus murder at Virginia Tech this week:

"My thoughts and prayers are with the friends and family of Xin Yang today�and with the broader Virginia Tech community. The tragic attack on campus this week has no doubt revived terrible memories for countless members of the Hokie family.

"I urge the citizens of the Commonwealth to join me in sending sympathies and support to Virginia Tech in the days and weeks to come."
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Submitter's Note: Might be more useful to send guns and ammo instead...

They've been hiding for years, but Washington's gun ban extremists are baaaack
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Like cockroaches waiting for the lights to go out before scurrying out into the open, the anti-gunners have sulked in their little holes, feeding off political scraps while we were increasing the pro-gun footprint. ..."

"Now that the Democrats control Congress, they see it as the cue to scurry from their hiding places. Their plan is to take away private ownership of guns in America."

"Despite their failures over the years, their current plan is devoid of new strategies which leave little hope for success. Americans have grown tired of the lies, poor prognostications and outright falsification they use as 'proof' that guns are a threat to public safety." ...

Brady Campaign hopes gun control dreams will be coming true
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"While the 'political experts' try to lull us to sleep by claiming President Obama has better things to do than to push for restrictive gun control measures, anti-gun groups are mobilizing and nearly tripping over themselves trying to get their proposals to him as fast as they can."

"After sending Obama their wish list, they are now working on spreading their lies through the mass media."

"An article by Paul Helmke, Brady Campaign president, details their goals and is filled with faulty logic and bald-faced lies." ...

Irreconcilable Differences
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"OFCC noted that even before the General Election, Barack Obama had anti-gun goals listed on his campaign website."

"Today, those goals have been transferred to the official White House website." ...

"So much for the promise to 'preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.'"

"This isn't surprising considering Obama's long history of support for gun control schemes. Each one of these has been proven to be a false measure to decrease crime." ...

One set of laws is better than two. Or three. Or four...
Submitted by: Daniel White
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"Those in government who wish to rule us instead of serve us really don't like it when you take some of their power away. That is the real impetus behind the opposition to statewide preemption laws by big city local politicians."

"Sure, they'll tell you it is about 'knowing what is best for their community' or say that what works in the country doesn't work in the city (can you name any other rights that are dependent on your type of community before you can have them?), but the truth is they don't like losing the ability to enact their anti-gun agenda and control 'their' people." ...

Closing the Bill of Rights Loophole Submitted by: David Codrea Website: http://waronguns.blogspot.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"So the main result of this Obama dream will be to incentivize millions of us to defy and disobey federal law, turning peaceable people who want to be left alone into criminals."

The best kept secrets of the anti-violence movement, Part III. Why the gun isn't Vigilante
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"What we call Vigilante dates back before the War Between The States. Many countries report centuries of organized groups of raiders and marauders plundering in their history, but ours is a little different."

"America saw more than one terrorist group two centuries ago, one of which was called the Vigilantes. They were largely opposed to the abolitionists, those Americans who felt so impelled to abolish slavery that they acted, spoke out, and even died for the one thing which would define our nation from the rest of the world. Freedom. Freedom from being owned by another. ..."

"Today, the right to be free from being owned by another and the right to bear arms are both absolute. ..." ...

The best kept secrets of the anti-violence-movement, Part IV: The first line of defense
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Nearly everything in the emotional armamentarium of the anti-violence movement is anti-self-defense, as if fighting back in resistance contributes to violence. This is a social engineering change that has taken rather capably by now, as so many anti-gun laymen actually believe it, having abandoned their own values of self-preservation. Does this not affect the ones they love? Non-gun owners, especially heads of household, need to examine just how they will meet and answer violence in their lives at home and away from home. After all, you do not find violence, it finds you. Quitting or planning to do nothing is to abandon that responsibility for self and loved ones, and, of course, that decision of political protest will not stop thugs." ...

CA: UC Davis Student Challenges Gun Control On Campus
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"To some observers, incidents like the Virginia Tech shooting of 2007 prove the need for tighter gun control. But to a growing group of students, such tragedies show that people on college campuses should be allowed to arm themselves for protection against school shooters. UC Davis psychology major Brendan Chan says such protection is 'crucial in the minute or so that it takes police officers to respond.' Chan is forming a local chapter of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus ..." ...

"FOX40 surveyed students at random on campus, and found no support for the idea. But Chan says he has signed ten members to his local chapter so far, and received several emails from interested students ..." ...

Obama's day wasn't a thrill for everyone
Submitted by: Trapper

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... "'I know many young people are excited about Obama. My concern is that it's more stardom,' Henry said. 'If the youth are so excited, why can't they name anything that Obama has done or is going to do?'" ...

"On Tuesday night, while liberal types might have been partying, Henry and 10 members of Young Conservative Babes went to Wade's Eastside Guns in Bellevue to do some shooting."

"It was their way of marking Inauguration Day, and to 'celebrate the Second Amendment.'"

"Available for rent were a choice of numerous calibers, ranging from a .22 Ruger to a .500 Smith & Wesson."

"'We had a great time,' Henry said."

Obama's First Days Brings Change to West
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... "It's not unusual for an outgoing president to issue a flurry of eleventh-hour regulations, or for his successor to try to undo them. ... Bush sought to slip in about two dozen rules, hoping to have them published before Obama could block them."

"Many already went into effect. They include ... a measure to rescind a ban on guns in national parks. ..." ...

"The freeze on those regulations comes as Salazar takes the helm of Interior, a department fraught with scandals. Salazar was confirmed on Tuesday, pledging 'openness in decision-making, high ethical standards and respect for scientific integrity,' and promising to 'work for a more proactive and balanced stewardship to protect our national parks and open spaces.'" ...

U.N. messin' with guns
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) instructed United Nations Ambassador nominee, Susan Rice, to ensure she preserves the gun rights of United States citizens while serving as U.S. representative to the U.N."

"'As our nation�s top representative to the United Nations, the next United States U.N. Ambassador has an important responsibility to defend and protect our citizens' second amendment rights from international gun control.'"

"An 'Arms Trade Treaty' ... has been introduced in the U.N. The treaty could impose restrictions on gun ownership and place strict registration requirements on law abiding U.S. citizens."

"'The U.N. should not be interfering with our second amendment rights,' Barrasso said. ..." ...

OSHA: Federal act does not pre-empt state gun law
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"The federal agency in charge of workplace safety does not believe the Occupational Safety and Health Act pre-empts an Oklahoma law prohibiting employers from forbidding the storing of firearms in workers' cars, according to a letter filed in an appeal with the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals."

"Oklahoma has appealed an October 2007 federal judge's ruling, which said the 2004 state law conflicts with federal worker-protection laws, including the OSH Act.The letter stating [OSHA's] position ... was filed on the state�s behalf by Washington, D.C., attorney Charles J. Cooper."

"Cooper said Stohler's letter makes clear that the federal law does not pre-empt the Oklahoma statute." ...

Gun Controllers Target Ammunition
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"The new and heavily liberal legislative bodies now ensconced in Washington and in many statehouses across the nation now pose a slow equivalent to the march on Lexington and Concord that sparked the American Revolution. Taxation, regulation, and government inroads into personal liberty, including gun control, are now proliferating."

"Many of our elected officials are using widespread ignorance and fear of guns and the fallout of immorality in the form of crime to help accomplish a disenfranchisement of the Second Amendment piecemeal. They tout their proposals as measures to prevent crime or capture criminals, while completely ignoring the rights of victims and the average citizen." ...

NY: Rep's gun stance protested
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"The executive director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence is trying to stop Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-Hudson, from succeeding Hillary Rodham Clinton as New York's junior senator." ...

"However, Gillibrand, a strong supporter of Second Amendment rights, is still on the radar screen, and that worries Jackie Hilly, NYAGV's executive director."

"'I don't think she represents most New Yorkers on gun-control issues,' Hilly said Wednesday."

"Gillibrand, a Democrat who easily won a second term last year, has received an 'A' rating from the National Rifle Association, which opposes many gun-control measures. Hilly said the rating shows Gillibrand is out of step with most New Yorkers." ...

MT: MT Rep Kerns proposes conceal-carry for workplace
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"MT Representative Krayton Kerns ... is proposing a bill that he says is much more effective than the proposed 'Castle Doctrine' legislation ..."

"In addition to protecting yourself at home, Kerns' bill would allow a conceal-carry in Montana towns and would also allow for gun protection in the work place."

"Kerns says the other bills do not address all the issues: 'Those bills are very weak and they don't really accomplish much. They're a feel-good, pro-gun bill. We won't hinder gun rights by passing those bills, but we won't advance them a heck of a lot either. They're frosting. They're fluff.'" ...

PA: York City Council tables gun law
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"The York City Council on Wednesday tabled a controversial gun proposal at the request of the mayor, despite four council members saying they oppose the legislation."

"The proposal ... would require gun owners to report lost or stolen guns within 72 hours."

"The legislation was aimed at cracking down on straw purchasers who illegally give or sell guns to others. Supporters said it would also encourage the state legislature to take up the issue, but opponents said it would criminalize victims and face costly legal challenges." ...

"Councilman Cameron Texter said solicitor Shaleeta Washington gave council an opinion saying it would be best to wait because of a state law that prohibits municipalities from making their own gun laws." ...

NY: Mayor Signs Bill Aimed At Tracking NYPD Gun Use
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
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"Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed legislation Wednesday calling for the New York Police Department to release information about all weapons discharged by members of the department."

"The information will include details like the race, age and gender of anyone who is shot or shot at."

"This is something some politicians and organizations like the New York Civil Liberties Union have been pushing for."

"The bill comes as the department releases new figures showing there were fewer weapons discharges by members of the NYPD in 2008 than any year since they began compiling that information record going back to 1971." ...

WY: Anti-violence coalition opposes gun bill
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"The Wyoming Coalition against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault is opposing a House bill that would allow people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence to petition to expunge their records to regain federal firearms rights." ...

"Suzan Pauling, public policy director of the domestic violence coalition, said her group opposes completely expunging domestic-violence convictions."

"'Our major concern is taking away an offense and having it not show up on a record,' Pauling said. She said that of five domestic homicides committed in Wyoming last year, all involved the use of firearms." ...
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KABA Note: And how many of those involved people who had had their records expunged? If the answer is 'Zero' then your statement is completely irrelevant.

NY: With Kennedy Out, N.R.A. Becomes Issue
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
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"Representative Carolyn McCarthy of Long Island, a staunch supporter of gun-control laws, said in an interview Thursday that she would challenge a fellow Democrat, Representative Kirsten E. Gillibrand, if Gov. David A. Paterson names Ms. Gillibrand to the Senate."

"With Caroline Kennedy having withdrawn from consideration as a possible successor to Hillary Rodham Clinton, the governor is said to be leaning toward selecting Ms. Gillibrand, a congresswoman from the Albany area. But her support of the National Rifle Association and co-sponsorship of bills like H.R. 4900 have outraged Ms. McCarthy, who was elected to Congress after her husband was killed by a deranged gunman in a 1993 massacre on the Long Island Rail Road." ...

Gun sales soar with new president
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"Months of preparation and planning went into Tuesday's inauguration; but Second Amendment activists, gun enthusiasts, and first-time gun owners have been anticipating this moment even prior to Election Day." ...

"Those involved in the industry said many people are worried that President Barack Obama's administration will impose stricter gun regulation including re-implementing a ban on assault weapons -- such as semiautomatic rifles, pistols and shotguns -- and limiting the sale of firearms on a national level to one per person per month." ...

"'Demand is so high on firearms like Glock handguns, they are on back order,' ..." ...

"If new gun restrictions make it to Congress, another hike in gun sales may result. ..."

OK: Local Gun Sales
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Now that Barack Obama and a Democratic-controlled Congress are officially in office, gun owners are expressing increasing concerns over the future of their Second Amendment rights. ..."

"On the campaign trail, Obama said he supports the right to bear arms."

"But many wonder if he and a Democratic Congress will re-instate a ban on assault weapons."

"Jerry's Gun Shop in Ardmore says the majority of their customers have expressed concern about whether or not their gun rights will be affected."

"Owner Steven Harris says they're just ready to hear what position President Barack Obama is planning to take when it comes to firearms."

"They say it's scarier not knowing." ...

MO: Missourians flocking to concealed carry training courses
Submitted by: Kurt Hofmann
Website: http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com

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KY3 News (Springfield, MO's NBC affiliate) reports a dramatic spike in the number of Missourians applying for concealed carry permits.

Gun rights supporters fear the new president will get Congress to impose new gun control laws. That fear triggered a suree in gun sales nationwide after the election in November.

Instead of waiting, more people are exercising their right to personal protection.

In Springfield, concealed carry courses are booked full through April.

In fact, the difficulty in meeting the demand for defensive handgun carry training (required by law for a permit) mirrors the difficulty in keeping up with demand for popular firearms in the wake of Obama's electoral victory.

KY: Fear of Obama ban sends gun sales up
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"Local gun dealers say they've seen a significant increase 'between 20 and 50 percent' in the sales of guns and ammunition as a result of the election of President Barack Obama."

"Jason Gilbert, owner of Gilbert's Gun Shop on Louisville Road, said he's seen an increase of at least 50 percent."

"'They are buying ahead of anything that may happen at the national level,' Gilbert told The State Journal."

"According to the Associated Press, Obama said he supports the Second Amendment and the right to bear arms." ...

"However, the Associated Press also reported that Obama said he supports the now-overturned Washington, D.C., handgun ban and a proposal to make it easier to trace ammunition used in a crime." ...

CARICOM focuses on illegal guns
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"Work has begun on the development of an Integrated Ballistics Information Network for the region as CARICOM moves to tackle ... illegal guns and the attendant crimes."

"High level delegations of Firearms Examiners and Ballistics Experts from across the Caribbean Community came together at the Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain last Friday in a new security initiative that is expected to augment the capacity to combat the scourge of illegal guns and the crimes involving their use ..."

"This initiative aims to enable national and regional law enforcement agencies to overcome obstacles and delays stemming from the logistics of physical evidence exchange and afford them the tools to discover and analyze links between crimes, guns and suspects." ...

VA: Virginia tech graduate student attacked, decapitated by fellow student
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"A female graduate student at Virginia Tech was killed Wednesday night when a man she knew attacked her with a knife and decapitated her, a school spokesman said." ...

"Yang, 22, from Beijing, China, was killed at the Au Bon Pain restaurant in the Graduate Life Center at around 7 p.m., school spokesman Larry Hincker said in a written statement."

"Campus police took Haiyang Zhu, 25, into custody at the scene. The Ningbo, China, native has been charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bail at a local jail, Hincker said."

"It was not immediately known if Zhu had hired a lawyer. Additional details of the killing were not immediately available." ...