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"In 1981, Morton Grove, Illinois became the first town in the U.S. to pass a flat out ban on the possession of handguns within the town limits by anyone except police and active duty military ... In response, the town of Kennesaw, Georgia passed a gun law of their own in March of 1982. The Kennesaw law was almost the exact opposite to the Morton Grove ordinance. ..."
"While Morton Grove became an instant media darling, Kennesaw became a pariah and a punch line. ..." ...
"After 25 years, Kennesaw and Morton Grove stand out as proof positive that the only gun control laws with any hope of reducing crime are laws which empower the law-abiding people rather than disarming them. ..." |
Gun Rights an Important Component of 2008 Elections
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"With just weeks left in the longest presidential campaign in American history, the road to the White House appears to run through fewer than 10 states." ...
"As 2008 began most pundits and a lot of people were willing to bet good money that the Democrat who was nominated would be the next president. ..."
"Now, however, for a lot of reasons we don�t have to pursue in detail in this column, the Democrats risk the very real possibility that they will snatch defeat from a sure victory. The reason is issues and one of those issues in personal security in terms of firearms civil rights. That issue will play out differently in different states, but it will have a bearing in most of those battleground states mentioned above." ... |
Principles for sale--cheap!
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"So . . . the NRA has endorsed McCain/Palin. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but when we had gotten to within a month of the election without such an endorsement being announced, I had begun to hold out hope that maybe this time, principles would trump expediency. Foolish of me." ...
"With this endorsement, the NRA has sent the message (in case anyone missed it before) that all one has to do to receive the NRA's blessing is to be somewhat less hostile to gun ownership than the opposition is. ..."
"That's a perfect strategy . . . if the intention is to render gun rights irrelevant as a political issue." ... |
Since Assault Weapons Ban Lifted, At Least 163 Dead, 185 Wounded, 15 Police Officers Dead, 23 Wounded
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"In the four years since the federal assault weapons ban expired on September 15, 2004, at least 163 people have been killed and 185 wounded with military-style semiautomatic assault weapons, including at least 38 police officers killed or wounded, according to a report being issued today by the Brady Center ..."
"Restrictions on assault weapons ... have been addressed by both major candidates for President: 'Senator Barack Obama has stated as recently as his convention acceptance speech that it is imperative that criminals be denied the use of assault weapons,' the report says. 'Senator John McCain, who has opposed the NRA on gun shows and other issues, has been firm in his opposition to an assault weapon ban.'" ... |
Sailor Zac Sunderland endures first pirate scare
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"Zac Sunderland, 16, who is attempting to sail around the world alone, was sure he was falling under attack by pirates."
"Somewhere in the Indian Ocean, ... nearing lunchtime on Tuesday, he saw a large boat four miles away. Swells were 8 feet, so he was rising and falling aboard his 36-foot vessel."
"The large wooden boat didn't show on the radar, which was unsettling. He couldn't reach the crew on the radio, which was scary. The large boat flew no flags and was closing in, so Zac took emergency measures." ...
"'I got my gun and waited,' Zac wrote in his blog. 'We passed a couple of hundred yards apart and they stopped dead in my wake.'" ... |
NY: Armed pizza deliveryman fights off 3 robbers, wounds one
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"A pizza deliveryman fought off three robbers at gunpoint and shot one of them in the back Thursday night ..."
"The deliveryman, who works for Tomatoes Pizza ... walked up to the house ... and was confronted by the three would-be robbers, police said. At least one of the bandits had a gun."
"The deliveryman, whose name has not been released, works for the same pizza shop where another deliveryman was fatally wounded during a robbery on New Years Eve 16 years ago."
"No charges have been filed in the overnight shooting and attempted robbery, as detectives continue to investigate."
"Buffalo police say that the deliveryman, who was not injured, has a legal permit for the gun and apparently used it lawfully." ... |
WI: Boy shoots intruder at North Side home with BB gun
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"A boy used a BB gun to shoot one of two men who were trying to break into his house Thursday night, Madison police said."
"The two men went up the front steps of the boy's home ... about 8:20 p.m., then went around to the side of the house where they started to break in."
"The boy shot one of them with a BB gun, possibly hitting him in the shoulder, and both suspects fled the area on foot."
"The suspects were described as white and about 18 years old. One is about 6 feet tall and 210 pounds and was wearing a white winter hat, a black, long-sleeve shirt and blue jeans. The other was wearing a white short-sleeve T-shirt, blue jeans and black shoes and it appeared to the boy that he had something metallic in his hand." |
WI: Man shot man in self defense
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That shooting over the weekend in Roxbury was apparently in self-defense, according to investigators.
According to the Dane County Sheriff's Office:
Douglas Deviney was shot by Brian Butler who had been trying to break up a fight between Deviney and Deviney's wife. Deviney broke into Butler's house when Butler and Deviney's wife fled to that location during the dispute. Butler told investigators he fire his .9mm handgun at Deviney "in an attempt to defend himself."
Deviney was shot three times.
He is accused of battery, domestic battery, and strangulation in the incident.
Butler has not been charged with a crime. The Dane County DA's office is still reviewing the case. |
NJ: A Real Solution to Self Defense in New Jersey
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"Over the past 5 years we have all become aware of the senseless violence and terrorism that has happened in gun free zones across the United States ... After learning about each of these horrible events, I remembered thinking, 'That's a real tragedy, but I am glad those kinds of things don't happen around here.' On July 25 ... it happened in front of my home with my wife and children in the next room. I witnessed a robbery and assault of two people in which the criminal was armed. After that incident, I suddenly realized that my wife and I could not adequately, and legally, defend ourselves if that happened to us outside our home ... I have concluded that New Jersey is one very large Gun Free Zone. That thought disturbs me very much." ... |
NC: State law allows people to arm themselves with handguns
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"Newlyweds David Hall and Krista King of Wilmington are among thousands of people in Southeastern North Carolina arming themselves with handguns for protection and doing it legally."
"From Dec. 1, 1995, when it became legal to carry a concealed handgun in the state, until July 31 of this year, sheriff's offices in Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties received 8,167 permit applications. The state total was 225,762 for the same time period."
"The purpose of the law that allows North Carolinians to carry concealed handguns is to deter crime, said Richard White, a former Boiling Spring Lakes police chief and current investigator with the New Hanover County Public Defender�s Office." ... |
WA: Concealed Pistol License Numbers Soaring in Washington State
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"The number of concealed pistol licenses (CPLs) issued to Washington state residents shot up 44% between 2003 and 2007, according to statistics from the state�s Department of Licensing, with the Evergreen State now boasting more than 258,000 citizens who can carry concealed."
"That does not include a number of people who are involved in the open carry movement who do not require a license to carry their hardware. Washington is one of a handful of states with a very active and gradually growing open carry cadre, and open carry has always been legal in the state, with at least two appeals court rulings upholding the practice." ... |
Obama's record clearly 'anti-gun'
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"I vehemently disagree with John Gregg's letter ... wherein he cited Obama's strong support for our Second Amendment rights. If such is true, then Obama is the first leopard I have known of to actually change his spots."
"There are countless actions and comments by Mr. Obama that show his contempt for our right to keep and bear arms. ..." ...
"Go to Obama's Web site and you'll see his claims of respect for your rights, claims which are, at best, misleading. Obama's Web site claims, 'He will protect the rights of hunters and other law-abiding Americans to purchase, own, transport and use guns for the purposes of hunting and target shooting.'"
"But, as the bumper sticker says, 'The Second Amendment ain't about duck hunting.'" ... |
Mccain Offers a Clear Choice to Western Virginia
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"This year's presidential candidates, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, could not offer two more definitive visions for the people of Western Virginia. ..." ...
"To compare these candidates, consider their approaches on two issues important to us -- energy independence and the right to bear arms. ... the right to bear arms protects personal, inherent constitutional rights." ...
"... McCain represents a state where many ranchers still carry sidearms, and he has consistently defended the rights of all American gun owners. Nor need anyone doubt that a moose-hunting mom like Gov. Sarah Palin will defend the Second Amendment in Washington ..." ... |
Bail Bond Enforcer Prefers McCain's Take On Gun Rights
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"Andrew Bloom bought his first gun when he was a 21-year-old working security and thought a 9mm might help his career."
"Now he's a bail bond enforcer who tracks down fugitives ... He doesn't have time to hunt deer, the way he did as a teen."
"These days, Bloom says, he hunts people."
"His right to bear arms is a 'pretty strong reason' why a McCain-Palin sign is staked into his front lawn, he says. In a Democratic Obama administration, Bloom fears that the Second Amendment, an American freedom he considers as basic as voting, will come under attack. Little by little, Bloom contends, all semiautomatic guns will be labeled 'assault weapons' and new applications for pistol permits will be put on hold." ... |
Smerconish grills Obama: Ayers, guns, Mumia, Phils
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"'Dare I say I cover more ground in ten minutes than they do in most of these debates in 60 or 90?'"
"That's how Philadelphia talk-show host Michael Smerconish introduced a taped interview this morning with Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama."
"Among the topics: William Ayers, immigration, gun ownership, Mumia Abu Jamal, and even the baseball playoffs." ...
"Smerconish asked if gun owners, like himself, had anything to fear from an Obama administration.
"'No, I am a strong believer in the second amendment,' Obama said. 'I believe it's an individual right.'"
"He does, however, back measures that benefit public safety, like supporting ways that bullets and guns can be traced back to purchasers." ... |
Guns, Flags In Obama Local Ad Buys
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"Yesterday, hours after the NRA issued its ... endorsement of John McCain, the Obama campaign announced a new radio ad designed to counter the fears of gun owners concerned about Obama's Second Amendment record. Outdoorsman and TV host Tony Dean, who describes himself as a 'lifelong Republican' now supporting Obama, assures voters in the ad that Obama will allow them to 'keep our guns and our jobs.'"
"In a script rife with hunting metaphors (McCain's attacks are 'way off target,' and he's 'trying to camouflage his record'), Dean says that 'Barack will protect our Second Amendment rights � our freedom to own guns and defend ourselves. ...'"
"The 60-second ad will run in Wisconsin and Minnesota." ... |
Obama takes aim at his Second Amendment critics
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"Rather than posing their man with a gun in his hand -- as Democrats are oft to do, sometimes awkwardly, around election time -- the Barack Obama campaign is rolling out a top gun surrogate to make the case that the presidential hopeful favors gun rights."
"American Hunters and Shooters Association President Ray Schoenke is making stops in Orlando, Lakeland, Ocala, Micanopy and Palatka Saturday to talk up Obama�s 'plan to support the rights and traditions of America�s sportsmen. Barack Obama believes the Second Amendment creates a specific, constitutional right for Americans to bear arms,' the campaign says." ...
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Obama and gun issues
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"No one should be fooled by Wyoming Gov. David Freudenthal�s recent characterization of Sen. Obama�s position on the second amendment."
"Obama does not favor gun rights, and his record is very clear."
"While in Illinois, Obama successfully fought a bill which would have allowed victims of domestic violence to get carry permits. In 1996 Obama endorsed a ban on all handguns."
"In 1998, he declared himself to be in favor of a ban on the sale of all semi-automatic weapons. While running for the U.S. Senate, Obama called for a national ban on all concealed carry permits. ..." ... |
Ohio governor tells gun owners not to fear Obama
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"Gov. Ted Strickland on Friday sought to allay concerns of gun owners in his state who fear Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama would push for greater restrictions on firearms."
"'There is probably no governor, I would say, in the United States of America, who has a stronger, better record in the support of the Second Amendment than does Governor Ted Strickland and I'm proud of that,' Strickland told a rally in Chillicothe as he warmed up the crowd ahead of a speech by Obama."
"Strickland, whose battleground state is a focus of intensive campaigning by Obama and Republican John McCain, said he spoke directly to Obama about the right to bear arms in the Second Amendment." ... |
WI: Brady Campaign Endorses Wisconsin Candidates
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"The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the nation's leading gun violence prevention organization, along with its Wisconsin Million Mom March Chapters, today announced its support for several candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives in Wisconsin�s general election."
"'We make it too easy for dangerous people to get dangerous weapons, and these candidates will fight for common sense gun laws to help keep children and families safe,' said Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign."
"The Endorsed Federal Candidates For U.S. House Are:"
"Rep. Tammy Baldwin, Second Congressional District
Rep. Gwen Moore, Fourth Congressional District" ... |
NY: Gun Violence Prevention Groups Endorse New York State Senate Candidates
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"Three major gun violence prevention organizations today announced their endorsements in several New York State Senate races. New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV), GunFreeKids.org, and The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence along with its Million Mom March Chapters work together to help protect New Yorkers from the threat of gun violence and support candidates who support strong gun laws. The endorsed candidates announced today include three incumbents and three challengers."
"'The three incumbents we endorse today have been strong leaders in the fight to enact life-saving legislation,' said Jackie Hilly, Executive Director of NYAGV. ..." ...
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NJ: Boyce Receives 'A' From Gun Owners of America
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"Peter Boyce (www.BoyceYourChoice.com), the Constitution Party candidate for Congress NJ-2 has received an 'A-rating' in this year's Gun Owners of America Congressional Voters Guide. Boyce whole-heartedly believes in and supports the wisdom the Founding Fathers used in creating the 2nd Amendment."
"'The Second Amendment is quite clear the word 'people' means people and the word 'infringed' means infringed,' explains Boyce. '... Those who assert the word [people] refers to only military/police personnel and not private citizens ignore the fact that the word 'people' in the First Amendment, if so interpreted, would mean that only the military or police would have freedom of speech, press, religion, etc. ...'" ... |
NC: Foxx Endorsed by NRA
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North Carolina�s 5th District House Representative, Virginia Foxx has been endorsed by the National Rifle Association.
The NRA is a non-profit organization that is designed to protect Americans Second Amendment rights and the promotion of firearm ownership rights, marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection of hunting and self-defense.
Foxx is a lifetime member of the NRA.
The republican received the NRA's endorsement for re-elections because of her "solidly pro-Second Amendment voting record." |
IL: ISRA Political Victory Fund Announces List of Pro-Gun Candidate Endorsements
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"The ISRA-PVF is pleased to announce its candidate endorsements for the 2008 general election. In total, 69 candidates for various races for the Illinois House, Illinois Senate, and Cook County State's Attorney were endorsed. An additional 21 were granted a 'preferred' status by the ISRA-PVF. Campaign endorsements are granted to candidates who have demonstrated a deep appreciation for Illinois' heritage of safe and lawful firearm ownership and who have proven themselves to be reliable and unwavering supporters of the issues important to law-abiding Illinois firearm owners."
"Topping the ISRA-PVF endorsement list is Tony Peraica, who is the Republican candidate for Cook County State's Attorney. ..." ... |
PA: Panel advocates new stolen gun law for Easton
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"The city's public safety committee recommended Thursday that city council adopt a gun law requiring owners of lost or stolen handguns to report those guns missing or face a penalty."
"The proposed ordinance, which council will introduce at its Oct. 22 meeting, requires an owner report a lost or stolen handgun within 24 hours of discovering the gun missing. Failure to comply could result in a $1,000 fine and up to 90 days in prison."
"Mayor Sal Panto and six other mayors pledged in September to introduce the law in their respective cities as a tool for combating straw gun purchases. The measure is also designed to get the attention of state lawmakers, in hopes they move on similar legislation." ... |
Inside Account of U.S. Eavesdropping on Americans
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"Despite pledges by President George W. Bush and American intelligence officials to the contrary, hundreds of US citizens overseas have been eavesdropped on as they called friends and family back home, according to two former military intercept operators who worked at the giant National Security Agency (NSA) center in Fort Gordon, Georgia."
"The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), called the allegations 'extremely disturbing' and said the committee has begun its own examination." ... |
CA: Sheriff begins taking away concealed weapons permits
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"The Sheriff's Department has begun the process of revoking hundreds of concealed weapon permits across Orange County."
"This week, department officials confirmed that 146 letters have been sent out advising current license holders that their permits to carry firearms in public � called CCWs � are being revoked. There are currently 1,024 permit holders."
"'The Department has determined that your identified risk does not meet the good cause threshold as required under the new CCW policy based upon the information you provided. As a result of this determination, the Department's present intention is to revoke your CCW license,' reads the form letter sent out this month." ... |
NY: NYPD, Brooklyn Churches Team Up For Another Gun Buyback Event
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"The NYPD is running another gun buyback program in Brooklyn � offering residents $200 for each weapon turned in."
"The event will be held in conjunction with the Brooklyn district attorney's office at four churches in Williamsburg and Bushwick this weekend."
"Officials say during the last two buybacks, more than 1,100 guns were taken off the borough's streets. But Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says there's still a lot more work to be done."
"'This is a problem not only in New York, but in every major city in America,' said Kelly. 'Police officers encounter these types of weapons every day on the streets of our city."
"Those who turn in weapons will be given debit cards in exchange." ... |
OH: Officer charged with getting alcohol for teens
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"A Miami County corrections officer and his brother were charged by Piqua police with allegedly offering and providing alcohol to Piqua High School band members during an alumni band activity at the Sept. 19 school football game."
"Geremy Mullennix, 30, of Piqua, who has been on the sheriff's department jail staff since May 1999, and his brother, Chad Mullennix, 34, of Sidney, face one misdemeanor charge each of furnishing alcohol to a minor and attempted furnishing alcohol to a minor." ...
"The charges filed Thurday in county Municipal Court follow a Piqua Police Department investigation into complaints alumni band members had been drinking before offering high school band members alcohol." ... |
PA: Ex-officer charged with harassment
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"A former borough police officer was charged Wednesday with harassing his ex-girlfriend � a counselor with the Victim�s Resource Center � and her boyfriend, a former Luzerne County assistant district attorney."
"William E. Longworth ... was charged with four counts each of unlawful use of computer, stalking, criminal use of a communication facility and two counts of harassment. ...
"Longworth was employed as a Freeland police officer from 2005 to Aug. 6, 2007 ..."
"Police said Longworth harassed and stalked his ex-girlfriend, Nina Deitos, from July to September 2007 and used his position as a police officer to get the address and vehicle ownership information of William Dunn, a county assistant district attorney." ... |
Puerto Rico: 4-Year-Old Kills Himself With Mother's Police Gun
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"A 4-year-old boy accidentally killed himself with his police-officer mother's gun as she dropped her children off at school ... The gun apparently fell between the two front seats of the car as the mother leaned over to comb her daughter's hair."
"The 35-year-old mother is a sergeant with the San Juan police department and her statement will be taken in more detail when she is ready, Commissioner Hilton Cordero said."
"Her autistic son, Jeremy Marcano, got out of his booster seat, picked up the gun and shot himself in the face..."
"Marrero said he did not know where Brenda Lee Cotto had the gun before it fell. Police did not comment on whether the boy's autism was a factor." ... |
Canada: Officer sentenced to six months house arrest
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"A police officer in Windsor has been sentenced to six months of house arrest for stealing money to fuel his drug addiction."
"Constable Michael Shannon, 40, had previously pleaded guilty to theft under $5,000 and breach of trust."
"In October, 2007, Constable Shannon stole $425 from a duffel bag in a vehicle he stopped while on duty - but the driver happened to be an undercover RCMP officer."
"In court yesterday, Constable Shannon's lawyer read a letter from him stating he started using drugs at age 10 when he was sexually abused." ...
"Windsor police say Constable Shannon has been suspended without pay and is facing dismissal." |
Canada: Metal rod killer gets 10 years
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"A drug dealer who drove a metal rod straight into the eye of a 300-pound former customer, causing his death, was handed a 10-year prison sentence yesterday."
"But Antonio Aloysius Jones, 41, will have to spend only another two years locked up."
"In sentencing Jones yesterday, Justice Nancy Mossip gave the convicted killer an equivalent of eight years for time already spent in custody, based on the usual two-for-one credit for the four years he's served awaiting his trial." ... |
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