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When Johnny went a-huntin'
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"In Ohio this week, John Kerry tried to stage something for the press to show that he's not an anti-gun elitist who looks down his nose at the voting public. But the dog-and-pony show he put on in order to hunt geese in Ohio the other day largely served as another political opportunity for the Bush campaign and the National Rifle Association to remind gun owners that few senators have been as hostile to them as Mr. Kerry."

"Mr. Kerry's Ohio hunting adventure started last Saturday, when the senator, campaign entourage in tow, went into a grocery store and asked the owner: 'Can I get me a hunting license here?' Even the phraseology sounded staged. Mr. Kerry ordinarily doesn't talk this way, and his language sounded fake and patronizing � as if he was pretending to talk like someone from rural Ohio." ...

President Bush Opening More Inroads For Hunters
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"The Bush Administration has announced plans to open new hunting and fishing programs on 10 national wildlife refuges and wetland management districts in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, North Dakota, South Carolina and South Dakota as part of its annual Refuge-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations."

"With the changes in this proposed rule, there will be 325 public hunting programs and 283 public fishing programs on national wildlife refuges."

"'With this proposal, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will have launched over 60 new hunting and fishing programs on national wildlife refuges since 2001, enhancing access and opportunity for millions of Americans to enjoy their favorite outdoor traditions,' said Steve Williams, usfws director." ...

Whose Goose Will Kerry Cook, His or Everyone Else's?, Gun Rights Group Asks
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"Senator John Kerry went hunting for a goose in Ohio Thursday morning, but his record of anti-gun votes could mean that America's gun owners will find it is their 'goose getting cooked' if Kerry becomes president, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA), said today."

"'Pictures are supposed to be worth a thousand words,' said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, 'but Kerry has managed to show his true feelings about gun rights with a lot fewer words over the years. He supported legislation that would ban ammunition for hunting rifles. He backs a poorly-drafted bill that could ban semi-automatic shotguns. He voted to allow anti-gun politicians to file frivolous lawsuits against law-abiding firearms manufacturers. He has, in fact, never seen a piece of gun control legislation that he did not vote for.'" ...

Kerry Rated �F�...Fake, Fraud and Second Amendment Phony
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"Remember Bill Clinton? During the campaign, he staged a duck hunt and posed for the cameras as a hunter and sportsman. He got elected and signed into law the most sweeping gun ban in American history, posing for the cameras with Chuck Schumer, Sarah Brady and the rest of the anti-Second Amendment lobby."

"Remember Jane Fonda? She loved guns so much she had her photograph taken with an anti-aircraft gun in Vietnam. The problem was, it was in North Vietnam! She didn�t mind that gun, but spent years trying to deny your firearms freedom in America."

"Don�t believe the campaign photos and rhetoric. Believe the record." ...

NRA and Kerry Don�t Mix
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"The National Rifle Association doesn�t want voters to miss the mark this November when voting for America�s next president." ...

"'He has voted not once, not twice, but 50 times against the Second Amendment,' says Chris Cox, NRA�s executive director for legislative action. 'He�s voted to close all hunting lands.'"

"In addition, the NRA says Kerry voted to ban guns nine times, and Kerry proved himself to be a hypocrite by accepting a Remington 1187, a popular hunting shotgun, at a West Virginia rally."

"'Under legislation that John Kerry is currently sponsoring in Congress, this gun would be banned,' explains Cox, at a press conference in Gnesen Township." ...

New book deals with shotgunning
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... "Dave has a list of writing credits that is simply too long to include in a newspaper column. However, his latest book (he was written a number of books) is 'Shotgunning For Deer.' Dave claims this book is a 'labor of love.' I can state with out fear of being proven wrong that Dave Henderson is considered one of the few true authorities on slug shooting in this nation. Noted gun-writer, Wayne van Zwolll acknowledges that in the foreword by stating 'There are other books on hunting. But if you hunt deer with a shotgun, you must read this one. It�s that good.' That�s a strong testimony, for the book." ...

NRA Losing Sportsmen Members (JTO)
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"A growing number of hunters are losing faith in the National Rifle Association due do the organization's positions on a variety of issues, including the assault-weapons ban and anti-environmental measures, the Knight Ridder news service reported Oct. 20."

"Mike Hayden, secretary of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, has allowed his NRA membership to lapse because 'I just don't think the NRA represents the best interests of hunters, with the extreme positions it takes.'" ...

"'I'm all for hunters rights,' said Rick Dykstra, a hunter and former police officer in Milford, Kan. 'But when you look at the Second Amendment, I don't think our founding fathers had any way of predicting where firearms would be today." ...
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Submitter's Comment: First of all Rick, the Second Amendment isn't about hunting. Second, the Founders couldn't have predicted high-speed printing presses, radio, TV and the internet. Does that mean the First Amendment only applies to quill pens and hand operated printing presses?

CA: On guard on the tracks -- Armed with automatic weapons, high-profile SWAT teams patrol BART trains
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"Passengers did plenty of double-takes Friday morning as BART police Sgts. Eugene Wong and Kevin Franklin, carrying assault rifles and gas masks and clad in SWAT uniforms, made their way through the Balboa Park station in San Francisco."

"'D-a-a-a-amn!' exclaimed Stephan Lee, 40, as the sergeants strode past him on the platform. 'This isn't even the airport!'"

"Bernedette Bell, 40, had a similar reaction. At first, she thought that something was wrong. But Franklin reassured her, 'Just high-profile patrol right now.'" ...
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Submitter's Comment: That's right, get the sheeple used to having JBTs everywhere, armed to the teeth with full-auto weapons. Get them used to submitting to 'random searches' and 'identity checks'. Pretty soon we'll be seeing tattoos on the arms or the RFID equivalent thereof . . .

NJ: Intruder's killer gets cleared by grand jury
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"A Gloucester County grand jury has voted not to indict a Franklin Township homeowner who shot and killed a man trying to steal an all-terrain vehicle from a backyard shed in April, officials said yesterday."

"Law enforcement officials had charged Robert J. Clark Jr., 34, with murder and other offenses for killing William Hamilton, 39, of Clementon."

"The Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office will review the grand jury's decision, which was returned Wednesday, and possibly present the case to another grand jury, spokesman Bernie Weisenfeld said." ...

PA: Sadly, domestic violence not a top priority
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"For those of you who read the Pocono Record you may have been horrified by a suicide-murder by a husband in his Penn Estates home on Monday night after his spouse received a protection from abuse order from county court."

"Our readers may still be feeling the tragedy and drama of a recent story detailing the shooting of a Saw Creek woman. In the latter case, a protection from abuse order was denied the woman who feared for her life and said to the judge: 'What does he have to do (before I can get an order) put a gun to my head?!' He shot her seven times, but she survived." ...

"[A decade ago a] district attorney went before the parole board and begged it not to grant her former husband a parole, because, he said, he would kill her. The board ignored her impassioned plea."

"Eventually, the parolee tracked her (or should I say his property?) down, and as he broke down her door carrying four guns, she blew him away with a shotgun." ...

OK: Tulsa Domestic Violence Call Ends With One Man Shot [in self-defense]
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Tulsa Police are investigating a late Thursday night domestic violence call.

It sent one man to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the head. Authorities received a call in the 1500 block of South Lewis Place that two men were fighting over a DVD player.

One man pulled out a knife; the other man pulled a gun, fired a shot, and hit the other man in the head.

Authorities say his wound is not-life threatening. No one has been arrested.

Tulsa Police say it appears to be a case of self-defense.

New Zealand: Jury clears farmer of injuring thief
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"A jury has cleared a Northland farmer on a charge of shooting and injuring a man trying to steal his quad bike."

"After a five-day trial in the Kaikohe District Court, Paul McIntyre was last night found not guilty on a charge that, with reckless disregard for the safety of others, he injured Samuel Hati of Moerewa on October 20, 2002."

"McIntyre also faced a second charge that, without reasonable cause, he discharged a shotgun and put the safety of others at risk."

"The jury, which took nine hours deliberating, could not agree on a verdict on the lesser charge and Judge Michael Lance remanded McIntyre on bail to appear in the Kaikohe District Court again on November 11 for a date to be set for another trial." ...

NY: Not a real gun in middle school
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Police in Irondequoit said it was not a real gun that a middle school student brought to school earlier this week.

The investigation began when a student told his parents another student was carrying what appeared to be a gun in his backpack.

The student was suspended while police investigated.

Parents were informed of the incident in a letter sent home by school officials.

MI: Rifle found in car at high school
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Three Saginaw Arthur Hill high school students face possible expulsion after a gun was found in a student's car.

The .22 caliber long rifle was found in the trunk of a car parked at Arthur Hill High School Thursday afternoon. The car belongs to an 18-year-old male student.

A 17-year-old female student who is identified as the ex-girlfriend of the 18-year-old said she was threatened by him because she and a third student scratched his car.

The weapon was found inside of that car a short time later.

The 18-year-student and his ex-girlfriend were both arrested and charges are pending.

They face expulsion as does the third student who is believed to have scratched the car.

SC: Richland deputy shoots and kills himself/ Russian Roulette
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"A Richland County sheriff�s deputy died Wednesday night in what authorities described as an accidental shooting."

"Cpl. Scott Corley, a 10-year sheriff�s department veteran, shot and killed himself just before 8 p.m. at his home ..."

"An acquaintance told investigators Corley placed a revolver to his head and mentioned the term 'Russian roulette' before pulling the trigger, the statement said. Corley had removed all the bullets from the weapon but put one round back into the handgun before the shooting."

"Officials believe Corley was intoxicated at the time, the department said." ...
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Submitter's Comment: A police officer playing Russian Roulette while drunk, but only police and military are qualified to carry weaponry.

CA: Fraud Alleged in Winning Bid for Gun Manufacturer
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"Money used to defeat an effort by a California teenager paralyzed by a defectively designed handgun to buy the bankrupt manufacturer and dismantle it came from the family that owned the company, according to bank records and the young man's lawyer."

"The lawyer, Richard Ruggieri, said he would ask the federal bankruptcy court in Jacksonville, Fla., to invalidate the sale of Bryco Arms, since the records suggested it was based on fraud." ...

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"Assaults in the subway have soared this year � a figure that was compounded by a 130 percent spike last month, The Post has learned." "There were 202 assaults in the system over the first nine months of the year � a 9.8 percent increase compared to the same period last year, NYPD statistics show." ... ------- Submitter's Comment: Bernie Goetz once ran for mayor. He should try again.

MS: Free firearms locks available
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"The Picayune Police Department, through a partnership with Project ChildSafe, will provide 5,000 free firearm safety kits to local residents today from 2 until 6 p.m. at the Wal-Mart Supercenter on Frontage Road."

"Each kit will include a safety brochure and a cable-style gun lock that fits on most types of handguns, rifles and shotguns."

"Picayune Police Chief Jim Luke said the goal of the kit is to prevent a child or unauthorized person from gaining access to a firearm." ...

"According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health 2001 statistics, the most recent available, there were five accidental firearm deaths among men and women ages 0 to 19 in Mississippi." ...
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Submitter's Comment: I wonder how many DGUs there were, and how many of those would have been prevented had people "locked up their safety"? And 'paid for by the taxpayers' is not the same as 'free'.

OH: Local Community Plans To Reduce Deer Population
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"Sharpshooters armed with high-powered rifles plan to kill hundreds of deer in a Cleveland suburb."

"Solon City Council has approved hiring three to four sharpshooters to pick off deer as they feed on corn bait."

"Officials believe it will be the largest city-backed deer killing in the state."

"The killings are scheduled to begin in February and last six weeks."

"The goal is to destroy 600 deer, which would be about half of Solon's estimated deer population." ...

"The rifles will be equipped with sound-reducing mufflers, and Klunzinger said the sharpshooters are trained to avoid firing if anyone is nearby." ...
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Submitter's Comment: They are called silencers and are classified as 'dangerous ordnance' by Ohio statute and possession is prohibited. Except, of course, for minions of the state.

OR: Roll out the barrels
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"Jerry Huddleston is what you'd get if you spliced Davy Crockett's DNA with Leonardo da Vinci's. Huddleston mixes beauty with black powder. He chisels cold hard steel and then he tempers its brutal glare by draping it with inlays of warm soft gold."

"He creates works of art that you could display in a museum today, and hunt deer with tomorrow. Huddleston's 52-year career as a gunmaker is rife with such seeming contradictions. He carves tiny, delicate floral patterns but his fingers are as thick as hot dogs and as gnarled as oak branches."

"His Baker City workshop could model for a 2005 tool catalogue, but he rarely tinkers with any weapon that George Washington couldn't have had in his arsenal." ...

FL: Rifle users take aim at pistol targets
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"Louis DeZayas spent Friday morning at the Indian River County Public Shooting Range, firing bull's-eyes at a target 25 yards away with a 50-caliber, bolt-action muzzleloader."

"'Hunting season is coming up (Oct. 30),' he said. 'I'm a great shot here. But I'm not that great at 100 yards.'"

"But he couldn't sight his muzzleloader at 100 yards, he said, because Hurricane Jeanne already hit the facility's rifle range."

"The Public Shooting Range normally has space for 28 rifle users, with targets set at 50, 100 and 200 yards." ...

"Since the Oct. 8 reopening of the range after the hurricanes, however, rifle users have had to settle for the 35 stations in the pistol range, with its targets at 15 and 25 yards." ...

MA: Women on the defensive
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"The possible return of the MetroWest rapist has once again sent women throughout the region in search of ways to protect themselves."

"A year ago, the number of self-defense classes for women shot up shortly after the rape attacks began."

"Now that the rapist appears to be back - not to mention a recent rash of other stories of robberies and home invasions - more women are calling police to report suspicious males, to request FID cards in order to carry mace and to find out where they can enroll in self-defense classes like the one held at Jazzercise in Westborough Thursday night." ...
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Submitter's Comment: Mental preparedness aside, the single most effective self-defense tool against sexual assault is a gun.

AL: Council to consider gun law
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"Butch and Sherry Herren said they moved to Ashville about two years ago to get ready for a quiet retirement that is still a few years away."

"But the hunting and shooting that they say goes on near their home has given them second thoughts."

"'We moved out here to enjoy the peace and quiet, not to live in Dodge City,' said Sherry Herren, 60."

"Partly because of complaints from the Herrens and others, the Ashville City Council plans to consider an ordinance that would restrict the use of firearms in the city." ...

"Some don't think that's necessary"

"Jeff Meeks, who owns property next to the Herrens' home, said the complaints are either exaggerated or false. ..." ...

SC: Right on the mark
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"Some kids spend their free time playing football. Others might prefer the arts. One student at Heritage Academy, however, chose to take a road less traveled."

"Travis Brodie, 17, spends his afternoons at the Palmetto State Shooting Center honing his marksmanship."

"Brodie is an expert marksman who has won several competitions."

"'Dad used to take me shooting when I was young and I've always enjoyed it,' Brodie said. 'He used to shoot competitively and I used to tag along with him to competitions. Then I got good enough and confident enough to compete on my own.'"

"Shooting a .45-caliber Kimber 1911 Team Match II pistol, Brodie has no problem putting a clip full of bullets at center mass." ...

VA: County input sought on study of firearms hunting
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"A state agency is studying how localities across Virginia regulate the use of firearms for hunting purposes, in an effort to make local ordinances more uniform and consistent."

"While Wise County does not have such an ordinance in place now, the state Department of Game and Inland Fisheries still wants the county's input and reaction to several proposed model ordinances." ...

"... The state's suggestions include:"

"* making it illegal to hunt with a rifle larger than .22-caliber rimfire, except rifles of a larger caliber can be used for hunting groundhogs between March 1 and Aug. 31;"

"* making it illegal to hunt with a muzzleloading rifle, except that muzzleloading rifles can be used to hunt from a stand elevated at least 10 feet off the ground;" ...
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Submitter's Comment: "Study" masks attempt to limit gun freedoms

UK: 400 police raid Yardie drug gangs
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"Police have used the Millennium Dome as a base to launch a massive swoop on gun-toting Yardie drug dealers."

"In an operation three months in the planning 400 officers in stab-proof vests gathered under the empty monument's vast canopy and waited for the signal to strike."

"... It was the culmination of a blitz on drug dens with links to Jamaican gangsters which has seen police seize 15 guns in recent weeks."

"The deadly weapons uncovered in the operation ... included one described by firearms officers as among the most terrifying they had ever seen, a handgun custom fitted with a silencer from a Mach 10 machine gun." ...
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Submitter's Comment: A pop bottle stuffed with terrycloth will work just as well for a shot or two.

Ireland: Crime spiralling out of control
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"CRIME in Limerick is once more spiralling out of control, with three shooting incidents in four days. Two men are recovering in hospital after the shootings, all of which occurred on the North side of the city."

"The gun attacks come days after Chief Superintendent Gerry Kelly admitted to the City Council that one in three shootings in Ireland happen in Limerick."

"In the latest incident a man was shot in the head this Wednesday morning near the shops at St Ita�s Street. The incident happened at 2.10am, and he received wounds to his head and chest."

"It is understood he made his way to a house and raised the alarm before collapsing. ..." ...

UK: Shocking trade in teenage guns
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"Shot youth offered �100 firearm 'for own protection':"

"TEENAGERS are buying guns on housing estates in the heart of Hampstead for less than �100, the Ham&High can reveal."

"A shocking investigation has shown that 9mm guns can be bought by youngsters from underground weapons dealers near South End Green."

"One youth we talked to, Ian [not his real name], a 19-year-old who lives near South End Green, told how he was offered a gun to protect himself after he was shot twice on a north London estate by two masked youths."

"He said: 'I don't know who they were and I don't want to know.'" ...

UK: Armed gang grab man's sports car
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"Masked gunmen stole a high-performance sports car from a man in Coventry last night."

"The two men pistol-whipped the 25-year-old driver before stealing the car." ...

"Det Sgt Chris Bates, of Stoney Stanton Road police's robbery team, said: 'Two men in black balaclavas approached the driver of a black Subaru Impreza, threatened him with a gun, told him to get out of his car and drove it away.' The car, registration X763 KNP, was driven off towards Hinckley Road."

"The attackers are thought to be part of a gang responsible for a string of smash and grab cigarette raids in Coventry and Warwickshire." ...
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Submitter's Comment: But pistols are banned in the UK!

Romania: Man smuggles (machine) gun into nuclear powerplant
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Romanian police have arrested a man after he smuggled a handmade machine gun into the country�s sole nuclear power plant, a private TV station said on Friday.

The 31-year-old man, a locksmith at the 750-megawatt reactor on the river Danube in Cernavoda identified as Eleodor Covaliu, told investigators that a person offered him 100,000 lei ($3) to smuggle the bag into the plant and hide it there.

�I�ve been asked to tie it (the bag) up with sticky tape and plant it inside,� Covaliu told Realitatea TV. �I would have earned 100,000 lei.�

Police have launched an investigation.

Analysts have said Romania, which joined NATO early this year and has been a staunch supporter of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan and Iraq, could be a target of terror attacks.

South Africa: 'Stressed' sergeant commits suicide at work
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A flight sergeant at the Bloemspruit Air Force base, outside Bloemfontein, has shot himself due to work-related issues, Free State police said on Thursday.

Constable Thandi Mbambo said the sergeant went to his commanding officer to allegedly confront him about work-related issues and stress.

Mbambo said after a short discussion the sergeant left the office and then returned with his service pistol.

The commanding officer went to seek help but on returning to the office heard a shot.

The 36-year-old flight sergeant was found dead on the floor.

He left a note to his wife, apologising for his actions.

UK: Gun Police in B&B Raid
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"ARMED police swooped on a bed and breakfast after a man twice fired a gun down at Workington harbour."

"West Allerdale magistrates were told that it was only later that the weapon was found to be an air rifle." ...

"Police quickly traced the taxi Merner had taken back to his guesthouse. Armed police entered the room, arrested him and recovered the weapon."

"The court heard there was no violence or aggravating circumstances to the incident and that Mercer had bought the air weapon for 'recreational' purposes."

"He was put on a 12-month community rehabilitation order and told to pay �43 towards prosecution costs. The gun and pellets will be destroyed." ...
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Submitter's Comment: No violence, no 'aggravating circumstances', and he's fined and loses the air-gun for recreational shooting.

Philippines: High-powered arms, ammo seized from farm guards
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"Nine high-powered firearms were seized from six security guards of a banana plantation in Davao del Norte during a police operation last week, said a belated report released by the police Friday."

"Police conducted a surprise inspection on Darmupco banana plantation ... last week after receiving information that the security guards there were in possession of unlicensed high-powered firearms." ...

"The confiscated firearms include: two M16 rifles with two magazines and 38 live ammunition; two M14 rifles with eight magazines and 135 live ammunition; two M1 carbine rifles with two magazines and 37 live ammunition; two caliber .38 revolvers with 11 live bullets; and one Garand rifle with four clips and 28 live bullets." ...

Ireland: Limerick garda� on high alert after shootings
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"Garda� in Limerick are on high alert this weekend following a third serious shooting incident in the city in less than a week."

"The latest gun attack happened last night when a man in his late 20s was shot in the back in the St Mary's Park area of the city shortly before midnight."

"The victim suffered minor wounds to his back from shotgun pellets. He was treated by ambulance personnel at Henry Street Garda station after refusing to go to hospital."

"The man, who is from the St Mary's Park area, told garda� he was shot from behind by a man carrying a gun and had hidden for an hour in a bush before raising the alarm." ...

Canada: Violence tally increases along Hudson Bay coast
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"Police added two more violent incidents last week to their tally of gun-related offenses along Nunavik's Hudson Bay coast."

"Since the beginning of the year, the Kativik Regional Police has dealt with 60 incidents in which guns were fired, and some 300 seized firearms are now sitting in the KRPF exhibit room ..."

"Last Thursday night in Puvirnituq, around 3 a.m., police were called to intervene in a shooting that involved two men in their early 20s who are cousins."

"According to police, the two men were in a house where they had been drinking all evening." ...

"As the night wore on, the two men ended up in a bedroom, where one man loaded a 20-gauge shotgun and shot the other at close range, leaving a hole about six inches wide in his leg." ...
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But why hasn't your $2 Billion gun registry stopped these incidents?