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School Shootings and Gun Control: Good For The Country Foundation Releases Its First White Paper
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"The Good For The Country Foundation � a newly formed patriotic philanthropy to educate in the public interest � has issued its first White Paper. It is titled How American Gun Control Is Adverse To The Public Interest In An Abuse Of Due Process."
"'Some things may be a matter of opinion,' observes Foundation CEO John Longenecker, 'But deterring officials from their oath of office for mere opinion is hardly in the public interest. Holding officials to their oath of office is no opinion, it�s good for the entire country because it is their oath of office all citizens expect.'"
"Where officials are deterred from their oath of office is in going against an inalienable right on the say-so of activists purporting anti-violence goals. ..." ... |
Free speech? -- Liberals always defend the First Amendment for themselves only
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... "That darned old First Amendment is just a problem for progressives. All right, there I go again with an accuracy problem. It's no problem at all for progressives - until someone disagrees with them."
"Somehow it's fine for MoveOn.org, funded largely by a single donor, to lobby Congress - extort is probably more accurate - or air political ads or insult a commanding general. But it's an outrage for the National Rifle Association to represent its 6 million members and their rights under the Second Amendment." ... |
The 2nd Amendment and the Future of Gun Control
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"Second Amendment interpretation and the future of gun control laws in America were the focus of a ... debate between Harvard Law Professor Mark Tushnet and Clark Neily, a senior attorney at the Institute for Justice. The event ... came in response to the expected certiorari grant for Parker v. District of Columbia ..."
"Neily, who served as co-counsel for the plaintiffs challenging the ban, explained that while some view the Second Amendment as a 'collective right,' the view that the Second Amendment protects a right of individuals to own guns is likely to prevail. He explained that most legal scholars on the subject support the individual rights theory, and that efforts to advocate the 'collective rights' theory appear hypocritical." ... |
WY: Gun lawsuit draws national attention
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"National groups on both sides of the gun control debate are training their sights on Wyoming."
"The state has been waging a legal fight to uphold a 2004 state law that allows people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence to regain their right to own firearms by having their records expunged."
"Although all states have the authority to restore gun rights, the federal government objected to the Wyoming law. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it would not recognize the state's law ..." ... |
TN: MTSU students reject guns on campus (another view)
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"Student leaders at MTSU made it clear Thursday that there is no room for guns on campus."
"The student Senate voted down a resolution 22-5 that would have asked school administrators to request changes in state law to allow students, faculty and staff members who have state-issued gun permits to legally carry those weapons at the school."
"Criminal justice major Jeremy Anthony applauded the vote in a crowd of concerned students leaving the meeting."
"'It's irrational to think that after an eight-hour (gun permit) course, students in a dangerous situation would be able to hit their target in a crowd of 24,000 students,' the junior said." ... |
TN: 'Update' Guns on campus? No way
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"Middle Tennessee State University�s Student Government Association soundly rejected the idea of guns on campus Thursday."
"The Student Defense Resolution ... would have asked the university to petition either the General Assembly or the Tennessee Board of Regents to allow student and faculty with concealed carry permits to carry firearms on MTSU�s campus."
"The resolution was defeated with a vote of four in favor and 23 against ..."
"'My major concern with the bill is that people fail to separate college students from the rest of the public population. Issues such alcoholism, and suicide are major concerns that are unique to college students, not even by age,' said Lemon Keith, SGA senator who opposed the resolution." ... |
NY: Giuliani Pulled No Punches on the Radio
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"So what should a mayor do? Just let constituents call his weekly radio program on WABC � the one called 'Live From City Hall ... With Rudy Giuliani' � and whine and complain and get in his face without answering back?"
"Puh-leeze." ...
"When a National Rifle Association member opposed a ban on assault rifles in 1994, Mr. Giuliani really got annoyed."
"'Now the reason why the N.R.A. has lost all credibility is statements like that,' he said. 'By definition these are attack weapons. They are used for offense. It really is absolutely astounding that the N.R.A. continues to have influence in areas in which they make no sense at all.'" ...
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AL: Ron Paul: Hope for America in '08
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"Students at the University are known not only for their passion for football but also for their passion for and knowledge of conservative politics." ...
"So, I find it a little bit strange that there is not more support on campus for Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. I can only conclude that this lack of support is simply because people don't know about him."
"I think the best way to get to know Paul - other than ... going to his Web site, www.RonPaul2008.com - is through a brief 'Did You Know?'"
"So, did you know that Ron Paul:" ...
"- Is one of our nation's greatest defenders of the Second Amendment?" ...
"- Wants to return to the citizens of the United States the liberty guaranteed by our Constitution?" ... |
FL: Presidential candidates listening too much to NRA
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"It is obvious that those presidential candidates pandering to the National Rifle Association and other Second Amendment fanatics don't have to face the realities of living in South Florida and other high crime areas where up to 20 percent of the homicides are committed by criminals armed with assault rifles."
"On the day that Miami-Dade Police Office Jose Somohano was brutally murdered and three other officers injured by a subject armed with a military grade assault rifle, Sen. Fred Thompson, in a Miami press conference, reaffirmed his position that this country doesn't need additional gun control laws. His inappropriate and insensitive comments were an affront to all law-abiding citizens ..." ... |
Opposition to HR 2640 continues to mount
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"Ted Nugent calls this bill 'Janet Reno's dream.' I've blogged about it a number of times. Veterans from the American Legion and the Military Order of the Purple Heart have added their voices in opposition to this bill. The NRA STILL insists the bill is a good thing. I invite you to read all sides of the issue and make an informed decision."
"The NRA may claim that the bill is a good thing, and is consistent with 'NRA�s decades long support ...' But frankly, the only thing it can do is mire law-abiding citizens erroneously adjudicated as mentally incompetent and those 'accidentally' placed on the nutball list in red tape, as they try to get the government to restore their rights. ..." ... |
Gun Lobby Splits on Improved Background Checks
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"The normally solid 'gun lobby' has split on a bill intended to improve the system for conducting instant background checks on would-be gun-buyers."
"The bill would require federal agencies to provide records of all individuals who are prohibited by law from owning guns to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System ..." ...
"The bill -- sponsored by gun control advocates Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) among others -- has the support of the National Rifle Association." ...
"But the much smaller Gun Owners of America ... said the NRA has 'taken a course which, we believe, would be disastrous for the Second Amendment and the pro-gun movement.'" ... |
MN: Minneapolis votes to restrict fake guns
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"The Minneapolis City Council this morning voted 13-0 to restrict the carrying of nonlethal guns."
"The vote follows more limited action by St. Paul earlier this year; both cities appear to be in the forefront of U.S. cities taking such votes."
"Police officials say they're encountering more cases in which replica firearms are used in crimes or pose split-second decisions for officers."
"It's a source of concern for police, who have a particular worry about fake guns."
"Police don't want to find themselves using lethal force against someone who's pointing a fake gun at them." ... |
OH: HB238: Getting Tough on Poachers
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"Deer season is upon us with all the anticipation and excitement for that possibility of the Ohio big buck trophy. That means sleepless nights for deer hunters after seeing the 'big one' but not getting a shot. In far too many instances Ohio�s law-abiding sportsmen and, in fact, all Ohioans are being robbed. As Ohio's deer herd has grown and become known for quality hunting, so have the instances of poaching." ...
"Earlier this year Rep. Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) and Rep. Jimmy Stewart (R-Albany) introduced House Bill 238 aimed at getting tough on the problem. This legislation is not going to make the poachers go away but it will hit them very hard in the pocket book. ..." ... |
De Cive by Thomas Hobbes; Intro., "naturall right of preservation which we all receive from the uncontroulable Dictates of Necessity", 1651
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"...Good men must defend themselves by taking to them for a Sanctuary the two daughters of War, Deceipt and Violence..."
"...yet the naturall right of preservation which we all receive from the uncontroulable Dictates of Necessity, will not admit it to be a Vice..."
"...But now on the contrary, that neither the Sword nor the pen should be allowed any Cessation; That the knowledge of the Law of Nature should lose its growth, not advancing a whit beyond its antient stature..."
"...That Appendage which is added concerning the Regiment of God, hath been done with this intent, that the Dictates of God Almighty in the Law of nature, might not seem repugnant to the written Law, revealed to us in his word..." |
De Cive By Thomas Hobbs; Liberty, Chap. I - Of the state of men without Civill Society, 1651
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"...It is through fear that men secure themselves, by flight indeed, and in corners, if they think they cannot escaPe otherwise, but for the most part by Armes, and Defensive Weapons..."
"...It is therefore neither absurd, nor reprehensible; neither against the dictates of true reason for a man to use all his endeavours to preserve and defend his Body . . . . and with right; Neither by the word Right is any thing else signified, then that liberty which every man hath to make use of his naturall faculties according to right reason: Therefore the first foundation of naturall Right is this, That every man as much as in him lies endeavour to protect his life and members..."
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VA: Drunk DEA Agent faces retrial -- 'I was going to die'
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"Timothy Glen Workman began to cry as soon as he took the witness stand."
"He recounted the high points of his life up till the day he shot Keith Edward Bailey in a Roanoke parking lot ..."
"The evening of Feb. 11, 2002, Workman and his partner relaxed by going to O'Charley's at Valley View Mall for drinks [and carrying concealed guns] ..." ...
"What started as a night of drinking and flirting ended just after 2 a.m., when Workman says he found himself struggling for his life with Bailey -- who died when Workman fired three times point blank."
"The former DEA agent said he regretted taking Bailey's life. 'I'm sorry for his family.'" ... |
NY: Police Department Officials Point To Success on Guns
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"After an illegally obtained gun nearly killed a detective and injured another in a Bronx shootout this week, Mayor Bloomberg lamented that there are 'too many guns' on city streets."
"Police are the first to agree with that assessment, but yesterday officials told The New York Sun that the local illegal gun market has suffered a significant blow this year."
"Since January, undercover officers have already made a gun trafficking arrest for each of the days of the year. Besides the 365 arrests for illegal gun sales as of this week, police officials also said they have obtained 472 illegal guns through seizures and undercover purchases." ... |
NY: Gun owners beware
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"A string of gun thefts from North Olean homes has prompted Olean Police to warn homeowners to lock up their guns and their doors and windows."
"Capt. Jeff Rowley, commander of the Olean Police Criminal Investigation Unit, said seven long guns, six shotguns and one rifle have been stolen from North Olean homes in the last month. He's convinced the crimes are being committed by the same criminal."
"'We believe we've got somebody who is breaking into homes specifically to steal firearms,' Capt. Rowley said. 'Every time they left behind valuables that normally would be taken in a burglary such as jewelry and electronics.'" ...
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OH: Ohio's 2007 Deer Outlook -- Part 1: Where To Find Our Best Deer Hunting
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"Once again, Ohio hunters crushed 2006's deer-harvest record with a total kill exceeding 237,000 deer. With an estimated pre-hunt population of 650,000 deer, Ohio is on track for another record-breaking harvest."
"Read on to learn how each part of state looks this year and get predictions from the Ohio Division of Wildlife's leading biologists."
"No one can argue that Ohio's deer herd and the upcoming 2007 deer season will provide more opportunity to harvest deer than ever before. During the 2006-07 season, hunters took a record 237,316 deer." ... |
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| And what country can preserve its liberties, if its rulers are not warned from time to time that this people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms....The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants. � Thomas Jefferson in a letter to William S. Smith in 1787. Taken from Jefferson, On Democracy p. 20, S. Padover ed., 1939 |
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