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Locals Come Face To Face With Homeland Security
Submitted by: Orange Fuzzy

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"A few North Country residents got a firsthand look at Homeland Security in progress last week."

"Calvin Kittredge and his wife, June, were on their way home to Danville, Vt., from Colebrook, N.H., last Monday when they came upon a check point operated by the U.S. Border Patrol on Route 3 in North Stratford, N.H."

"The Kittredges take a trip to Colebrook on business about once a month. Last Monday, at about 11:30 a.m., they were held up between one-half and one hour answering questions and having their vehicle searched."

" 'They didn't say anything or explain anything,' said Calvin. 'I've never been through anything like it before.' "

"Just over the hill from North Stratford village in the large parking area along Route 3, Calvin Kittredge said there were federal and state law enforcement vehicles lined up on both sides of the road. Law officials were out of their vehicles with their guns drawn." ...
 

LA: Program to teach gun safety
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"The Caddo sheriff's office will hold a free First Gun class next month to promote gun safety among children ages 8 to 12."

"Keeping children safe once they receive their first gun is the main goal of the program, now in its second year, Sheriff Steve Prator said. The class will provide basic instruction for those who may never have fired a gun but want to be able to use one safely." ...

"Youths, who must have one adult with them throughout the one-day class, can bring BB and pellet guns, .22-caliber rifles and shotguns with them. BBs and .22-caliber ammunition will be supplied." ...
 

New Total Information Awareness Details
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New Total Information Awareness Details

"EPIC has obtained the system description (PDF, 4.5 MB) for the Total Information Awareness (TIA) Program. The document describes an elaborate system of human identification and surveillance. EPIC is pursuing a FOIA lawsuit against the Department of Defense to obtain further information about the TIA Program. (Nov. 15)"
 

'A supersnoop's dream'
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"Language tucked inside the Homeland Security bill will allow the federal government to track the e-mail, Internet use, travel, credit-card purchases, phone and bank records of foreigners and U.S. citizens in its hunt for terrorists."

"In what one critic has called 'a supersnoop's dream,' the Defense Department's Total Information Awareness program would be authorized to collect every type of available public and private data in what the Pentagon describes as one 'centralized grand database.' " ...

"The project first appeared in the Senate Democratic proposal for the new Homeland Security Department, which was defeated Wednesday in a 50-47 vote. However it was included in the Republican-brokered agreement that passed the House later that night in a 299-121 vote and is on the fast track to pass the Senate by next week." ...
 

No loopholes needed
Submitted by: Jim Sr

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"Like clockwork, the gun controllers are shamelessly exploiting the D.C.-area sniper horror to press their agenda."

"How unseemly it is to attempt to parlay every decent American's revulsion at random serial murder into support for their program, which would do nothing to prevent such crimes in the future." ...

"When the gun-makers redesigned the guns to comply with the law, the controllers cried 'loophole' and have been looking for an excuse to ban more guns ever since..." ...
 

Exposed: Pelosi's Socialist Ties
Submitted by: Anonymous

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"Something the leftist media establishment doesn't want you to know: San Francisco Democrat Nancy Pelosi's ties to socialism."

"Writing in the Washington Times, Balint Vazsonyi notes that in a recent New York Times article about the soon-to-be House minority leader, there was not 'a single mention of her executive position in the Progressive Caucus, and the latter's ties to the Socialist International.' " ...
 

CA: LAPD Chief Wants 12,000 Officers - a 30% increase
Submitted by: P. Jones

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"Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton said Thursday that the city needs a minimum of 12,000 police officers -- an increase of more than 30% over the size of the current force -- to properly patrol the streets." ...

"The hiring and training of each new LAPD officer costs about $100,000, mayoral aides said, putting an initial price tag of more than $300 million on Bratton's vision." ...
 

Guard's nap triggers airport chaos
Submitted by: Nicki Fellenzer
Website: http://www.armedfemalesofamerica.com/index.php?section=TAKING+AIM...

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"One man's midmorning nap at a Miami International Airport security checkpoint Thursday led to the evacuation of five concourses, delayed 41 flights and forced thousands of people to queue up."

"The newly formed federal Transportation Security Administration, which began placing screeners at the airport last month, would not identify who dozed off while he was supposed to be guarding the exit of a concourse." ...
 

UK: 72-year-old admits contract killing
Submitted by: Nicki Fellenzer
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"A pensioner has admitted at the Old Bailey that he gunned down a businessman in a contract killing which has remained a mystery for more than a quarter of a century."

"Alan Savage, now 72, from Hastings, East Sussex, was told he would be jailed for life after pleading guilty to the murder of newsagent Geoffrey Small, in 1976 by shooting him four times at close range."

"Hitman Savage was arrested in September this year after police received information after a BBC Crimewatch programme." ...
 

NC: 7-year-old charged in gun at school
Submitted by: G. Hughes

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"A first-grader who reportedly took a gun to school in his book bag on Tuesday has been charged in juvenile court. Officials have also charged his 9-year-old brother.
A first-grade teacher discovered the loaded .380-caliber revolver in the book bag, said Capt. Roy Norris of the Columbus County Sheriff's Office." ...
 

Pakistan: Brit gunned down at shop
Submitted by: Nicki Fellenzer
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"A housewife from Birmingham was shot and killed by two robbers who tried to mug her as she bought groceries in Pakistan, a city inquest heard."

"Mumtaz Aman, aged 62, of Fox Green Crescent, Acocks Green, died instantly on November 6."

"She was blasted in the chest with a pistol by two men who attempted to steal her handbag, Birmingham Coroner's Court was told." ...
 

Australia: Whistleblower warns from the grave: investigate if I'm found dead
Submitted by: Nicki Fellenzer
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"...Gary Lee-Rogers... claimed four months before he died that a police officer had pushed a pistol into his mouth."

"Mr Lee-Rogers was found dead in his Queanbeyan flat on October 1, five days after claiming to his landlady that federal police had beaten him up."

"In a May 18 email, he complained of serious harassment. '... I am in fear of my life and make it known through the WBA [Whistleblowers Australia] if I suicide that there is someone behind my demise.' " ...
 

The 'Great Generation'?
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"The American generation who suffered through the Great Depression and defeated the tyrannical designs that Adolf Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo Hideki had for the world has often been called 'the great generation.' Will history see it that way? Let's look at it, but first start with a couple of statements from two truly great Americans." ...
 

South Africa: Police concerned about attacks on its members
Submitted by: Nicki Fellenzer
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"The police in the far north area have raised serious concern about recent attacks on their members."

"The police spokesperson in the Far North area, Capt Ailwei Mushavhanamadi, said they were appealing to the community to help them arrest suspects who are responsible for three incidents directed to three police inspectors in different areas last week." ...
 

'Ballistic fingerprinting' advocates follow emotion, not reason
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"With the advent of the 'Beltway Sniper' shootings, there has been the predictable hue and cry for more gun control, mostly in the form of a 'ballistic fingerprinting database' for all firearms. Simply put, the idea is that bullets recovered from shootings could be matched to images stored in a computer, the owner of the weapon could then be determined and an arrest could be made." ...
 

WI: Concealed weapons law debated in court
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"The state�s concealed weapons ban prevents people from exercising their right to bear arms guaranteed by a state constitutional amendment, two attorneys told the state Supreme Court Thursday."

� 'Rights matter, and rights have to be respected,' attorney Michael Gould said." ...
 

Firearms lawsuit filed (another report on traitor cops' lawsuit)
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"A lawsuit filed today in Kanawha Circuit Court targets gun industry practices for allegedly allowing firearms to end up in the hands of convicted felons."

"Backed by the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a Washington, D.C. gun- control lobbying group, the lawsuit claims that a South Charleston pawnshop allowed the sale of a 9 mm handgun to fall in the hands of a three-time convicted felon, who used the weapon in a gunfight that seriously wounded two New Jersey police officers." ...
 

Is that a gun in your pocket? (more on rapper's concealment wear)
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"Rap music and ultra-violence have a long history as cellmates, but cops and community workers say a record label's release of street wear with hidden gun holsters is a new low in glorifying crime."

"Rap artists Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel of New York-based Roc-A-Fella Records boast that their new State Property Wear will give homeboys a place to stash a gun that will withstand a police search." ...

"Sigel has bragged about the clothes having hidden pockets -- 'You don't have to worry about having to run from the police neither, because State Property can stand the search,' -- and said the designers would change the clothing's stash spots in case the cops got clued in." ...

"We are alert to any bulky clothing, it's just like searching someone in a coat," [Lieutenant Kit Crenshaw of the San Francisco Police Department's Violent Crimes Detail] says. "And if they've got a gun, they are going to get arrested."
 

Oppose the New Homeland Security Bureaucracy!
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"Mr. Speaker, when the process of creating a Department of Homeland Security commenced, Congress was led to believe that the legislation would be a simple reorganization aimed at increasing efficiency, not an attempt to expand federal power. Fiscally conservative members of Congress were even told that the bill would be budget neutral!" ...
 

CA: An Open Letter To California's Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (from Jim March)
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"As of today, I am urging all California residents with a clean criminal background who are following the CCW reform saga to apply for a CCW permit, as soon as possible. In some cases, these folks are going to walk into their local agencies and try to obtain the application forms in vain...at which point they'll pull out the copy of the state-standard form they can download from this website. How they'll be treated at that point is a crapshoot. Some will be able to apply; if past experiences hold, some will be threatened in various ways for even daring to apply, some will be pressed for campaign contributions or outright bribes, some will be turned away flat. In as many cases as possible, the reactions will be fully documented in affidavits and/or declarations by the applicants."

"Why all this effort?"

"Because we're fed up." ...
 

Homeland Security Bill a 'Threat to Our Civil Liberties'
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"While the announcement that Congress will likely reach a compromise on the proposed new homeland security agency is seen by many as a victory for Republicans in general and President Bush specifically, some conservatives complain that the deal gives up too much."

"Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., who serves as the ranking member of the House Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee, urged her fellow Democrats to support H.R. 5710, the bill to establish the department." ...
 

MA: Furious mom busts suspect: Bat in hand, she confronts man accused of kidnap try
Submitted by: John Fansler

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Bear Arms Means Bats Too!!

Massachusetts is trying to ban aluminum bats, as anyone who lives here knows. After this incident, we may have to wait five days to obtain one.

She must have one of those pre-ban aluminum bats.
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"A hulking homeless man accused of trying to snatch school girls off the streets of Lynn twice in the past five months is behind bars thanks to a mad-as-hell mom who took justice - and an aluminum baseball bat - into her own hands." ...
 

NOW With Bill Moyers Investigates "Gun Land" -- on PBS
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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Already ran by the time Newslinks are up, but worth being aware of...
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"Airing Friday, November 15, 2002, at 9 P.M. ET/PT on PBS (check local listings at www.pbs.org/now/sched.html): In America terrorists can get guns-in large part because of loopholes in federal law regulating firearms that have been pushed through by the gun lobby. A review of hundreds of federal terrorism cases reveals a clear pattern of terrorists using the United States as an open market for gun trafficking. But if loopholes in the gun laws are allowing terrorists to purchase guns, why did Attorney General John Ashcroft limit the FBI's power to use gun records to investigate terrorism?" ...
 

UK: US allows pilots to carry firearms
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NOTE: The website address for this report is too long for our Newslinks system. Click Here for the full story.

CHOICE EXCERPTS...

"It is a move that seemed unthinkable even a year ago. Then a majority of pilots said they feared that taking guns on an aircraft would increase the danger, and that guns could be seized and used by terrorists."
Actually, that's pretty far from the truth. The coalitions of pilots may not have been organized enough yet to show the strength they now show. But smart pilots have always wanted to be able to protect the cockpit, their passengers and crew, and the people on the ground.
"The main obstacle to total White House approval appears to be concern about firearm security - particularly the way in which the guns will be carried through airports."
Make pilots carry them in non-ready status -- in a box, or locked and unloaded, for example -- and you're inviting pilots to be attacked by criminals who would like a free handgun. Only an irrational or ill-informed person would suggest or support such a thing.
"Britain's Department for Transport has said that the US will have to negotiate with every country it flies to on the 'logistical and legal' arrangements for handling the firearms on arrival."
Well, then get to it. Draw up your anti-gun plans and let's see how many people refuse to fly foreign flights but return to flying domestically.
 

Anti-Tax Group Makes 'Final Warning' to Federal Government
Submitted by: Nicki Fellenzer
Website: http://www.armedfemalesofamerica.com/index.php?section=TAKING+AIM...

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"A cross-country anti-tax rally culminated in the nation's capital Thursday, with protestors warning all branches of the federal government to 'obey the Constitution, or else.' "

"...the Anti-Defamation League regards the protest as an 'extremist' threat."

" 'The tax protest movement is a right-wing extremist movement,' said Mark Pitcavage, director of fact finding for the ADL. 'You're not talking about tax reformers here. You're talking about people who have incredible conspiracy theories about the government.' " ...
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He spins paranoid tales about peaceful protesters, and THEY're the extremists?
 

NY: Seasoned hunters emphasize safety
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
Website: http://www.nysrpa.org

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"When regular deer hunting season begins Monday, local hunters will look to take down more than just that prized buck. They'll also be looking to bring down the number of hunting-related deaths and injuries, both of which had an increase in 2001." ...
 

NY: Teen busted with gun at school
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
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"A 15-year-old student was arrested yesterday for trying to sneak a loaded gun into Christopher Columbus High School in the Bronx, authorities said. The ninth-grader, who was not identified because he is a minor, was carrying the .22-caliber handgun in his backpack." ...

QUESTION...

If the handgun ban in the greater New York City area is so effective, how is it that a kid can get his hands on one?
 

"$11 theft gets three-strikes career criminal 25 years to life"
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Notice the Headline says "$11 theft gets three-strikes career criminal 25 years to life" NOT- "17 times serious felony convict sent to jail"
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... "His oftentimes violent criminal resume included a 1971 home-invasion robbery and rape of a woman and her 15-year-old daughter in Ventura, the shooting of a police dispatcher and six armed robberies in Virginia."

"Superior Court Judge Frank Ochoa on Thursday called Herrera, 57, of Oxnard, one of the worst criminals to pass through his courtroom." ...
 

Why gun control works, Part 2
Submitted by: Jeff Coen
Website: http://www.thec-team.com

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Satire, but an interesting read:

"Last week, I wrote, 'Gun enthusiasts aggravated with liberal gun-control politicians in Washington and the states need to understand that they who seek to stifle your constitutional right to keep and bear arms are only interested in your safety.' "

"I'd like to revisit this topic again because, after a successful election last week, Republicans have another chance to revisit the 'success' of more restrictive gun control." ...
 

Justice Department STILL refuses to turn over Patriot Act documents
Submitted by: Nicki Fellenzer
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"In a letter dated Sept. 3, the Justice Department granted the groups' request to expedite the process, writing that the request concerned a 'matter of widespread and exceptional media interest in which there exist possible questions about the government's integrity which affect public confidence.' "

"However, the DOJ still has not turned over any documents, or even a list of documents, covered by the request."

"Justice Department spokesman Charles Miller declined to comment on the delay." ...
 

Gunned Down - The case for prohibiting abusive lawsuits.
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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Dave Kopel's Latest...

"Yesterday in West Palm Beach, a jury imposed $1.2 million in damages against Valor Corporation, a wholesaler which distributes a wide variety of products, including firearms, to retail stores. While a 2000 Florida law prohibits abusive lawsuits by local governments, Thursday's case shows the necessity of stricter laws, at both the state and national levels, modeled after statutes in states like Colorado, which prohibit all abusive lawsuits." ...
 

"This lesson is designed for Social Studies classrooms, grades 9-12"
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PBS -- the "Public Broadcasting System" -- is promoting anti-gun fanatical fascist cowards.

And they are using Brady and VPC material to train teachers to brainwash America's children.

While they do provide data from our side, it doesn't take much effort to see which way they lean.
 

"Strict gun control won't stop snipers"
Submitted by: Nicki Fellenzer
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"The Constitution provides the right to bear arms. I would imagine the framers ...put this in so we could provide for and protect our families." ...

"If this was truly their intention, there are some guns that the civilian population has no business owning."

"A shotgun with a 99-round magazine has no practical application in civilian life. You can't hunt with 100 rounds and if you need that much firepower to protect your home you're probably "protecting" it against a SWAT team.' " ...
 

AZ: Chandler officials dismiss officer charged in murder
Submitted by: Nicki Fellenzer
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"Chandler police officer Dan Lovelace, who stands accused of killing an Ahwatukee Foothills woman, was terminated by the city of Chandler shortly after the brief hearing on Wednesday in Maricopa County Superior Court."

"If found guilty of the murder charge, Lovelace, a six-year veteran of the Chandler police, faces 10 to 22 years in prison." ...
 

TN: Grocery Manager Shoots Robber
Submitted by: Nicki Fellenzer
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"Taylor ran for help. The manager who was armed also took matters into his own hands. He struggled with the gunman and even grabbed his money bag back. The two exchanged shots. And, in the end it was the robber who crashed through the front door with a bullet in his leg. Employees say the manager always carries a gun. They believe it probably saved his life on this occasion. They say the store has been robbed several times before." ...
 

IN: Authorities examine if Sunoco attendant used excessive force
Submitted by: Nicki Fellenzer
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"Authorities are questioning whether the attendant may have used excessive force in repeatedly shooting the 27-year-old Fort Wayne man."

"A recent holdup at the station, however, could explain why ...John Wesley Washington III, 26, of Fort Wayne, pulled the trigger - more than just once."

"Just nine days earlier, Washington was held up inside the gas station. No shots were fired, but the robber made off with cash from the registers. Before leaving, he ordered Washington into the bathroom." ...
 

Russia: Gun Groups See Steady Bleed Into Militias; Domestic Unrest Still Growing In United States
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This report on the Russian Pravda is over a year old... but it's a good reminder that sometimes, the truth lacking in American mainstream media can be found in the international press. If you missed it when we first ran it, consider reading it.
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... "There are three issues that motivate America�s militia movement � support of gun rights, opposition to taxation, and opposition to the United Nations and the loss of America�s sovereignty to global corporate rule � a system the militias see as socialism and anti-globalists label capitalism, and which is really a blend of the worst elements of the two. Among these issues, the most important, the one that seems most immediately threatening, and which has been the prime motivation for the existence of the militia movement, has been the possibility of nation-wide confiscation of firearms by the US Federal government. In America, the people know that the foundation of their liberty is their ability to use firearms to resist government police and military personnel, and it is widely believed that an attempt to confiscate their arms will be the first step in imposing a dictatorship on US citizens." ...
 

FL: Gun-safety advocates: verdict marks shift in public sentiment
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"A $1.2 million verdict against a gun company won't send an overwhelming message of public disapproval to the gun industry, but it does signal the largest judgment yet in an ongoing campaign to make guns safer."

"Advocates for gun safety said the verdict would encourage more manufacturers to make guns safer, a trend they say began in 1995 when the first lawsuit was filed against a gun manufacturer for failing to install safety locks." ...
 

Liberals Retain Senate Control - Voting Record More Important Than Party Label
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"There are still many Republicans stumped as to what exactly happened after the infamous '1994 Republican Sweep'."

"I ran into a fellow the other day (the truth is he, in a daze, ran into me) wearing a T-Shirt that read 'Good-Bye Department of Energy/Labor/Commerce/Education . . .' and had a caricature of Newt Gingrich with an oversized foot squashing the headquarters of these Departments."

"For all the popping of champagne corks after Tuesday's elections, the overlooked harsh reality is this�the liberals retained, and are in a super-majority in, the United States Senate." ...

"...it is a filibuster proof super-majority at 61-39." ...
 

AZ: Tombstone paper calls for militia
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"Cochise County's 'official newspaper' has issued a call to arms and is spearheading the formation of a local militia to combat illegal immigration."

"Tucson human rights activist Isabel Garcia said the Tombstone Tumbleweed's rhetoric is the latest manifestation of a militant vigilantism that has long existed in Cochise County with the acceptance and encouragement of local officials."

"She said Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever's public friendship with groups like Glenn Spencer's American Patrol, the sheriff's lack of investigation into Roger and Don Barnett's armed detention of illegal entrants and the clear unwillingness on the part of Cochise County Attorney Chris Roll to investigate and prosecute the two brothers have given them credibility and encouraged groups like Texas-based Ranch Rescue and the new Tombstone Militia."

" 'To have the official newspaper of the county call on people to take up arms is very dangerous, very frightening. Law enforcement and public officials should be concerned,' she said." ...
 

Illinois Concealed Carry Activist Debating Anti-gun Lawyer on FOXNews Tonight
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"John Birch, President of Concealed Carry, Inc. will appear on 'The Heartland of America with John Kasich' at 7pm CST tomorrow, Saturday, November 16th, 2002. This show is on Fox News Cable (the same network that carries Bill O'Reilly and in fact Mr. Kasich now replaces "The O'Reilly Factor" on Saturday's.)"

"The topic will be the City of Chicago's law suit against gun manufacturers. John will be debating Attorney Steven L. Baron who is assisting Chicago in this law suit. http://www.dancona.com/Cfm/attorney.cfm?RID=7

"The show runs from 7pm to 8pm and it is anticipated (but not certain) the segment will air in the second half hour. This show is broadcast LIVE." ...
 

NM: Judge rules shooting was self-defense at hearing
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"A state District Court judge ruled today that the shooting death of an Albuquerque man in March was justifiable homicide and dropped all charges against Reed Albright, the man who killed him."

"The two-day preliminary hearing concluded today with the decision in favor of the defense by state District Judge Albert S. 'Pat' Murdoch."

"Albright, of Cedar Crest, had been charged with an open count of murder, aggravated battery and two counts each of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and false imprisonment in the death of Richard Dear, 20, of Albuquerque." ...
 

OR: Knife no match for gun owner protecting his family
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ORIGINAL TITLE: "No charges filed in Oct. Killing"

Good story. Police called out more than once, guy threatening family with knife and bottles through windows. Mr. Psycho returns five minutes after police leave.

No alternative but to end him.

Goodbye.

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"During his assault, Rios-Gomez threw bottles through the windows of the residence and then kicked in the door of the home, all the while continuing his verbal threats."

"Police responded to the home for the third time, at approximately 4:10 a.m. As officers were en route to the call, they received word that shots had been fired." ...

"After examining the physical evidence and hearing from a number of witnesses, the grand jury returned its findings -- the shooting was not criminal."
Irresponsible people who are afraid to protect themselves and their loved ones can let knife-wielding, bottle-throwing freaks try to kill them while police are en route -- if that's the value they place on their lives. We'll stick to our guns and count ourselves lucky we're not afflicted with whatever it is that would make someone surrender to a violent predator intent on killing.
 

IN: Rally planned in support of teen who fatally shot brother
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"A rally is planned in hopes of clearing a LaPorte County boy who admits killing his older brother but claims it occurred after years of being sexually abused by him."

"Evan Epley, 17, is charged as an adult with voluntary manslaughter for the June shooting death of his brother, Justin Epley, 22, at their home near Rolling Prairie."

"Unless evidence turns up proving self-defense, LaPorte County Prosecutor Rob Beckman vowed the case is going to trial no matter how much public pressure mounts." ...

"A Dec. 7 march around the courthouse in downtown LaPorte is being organized by Talbot Dorr."

"The LaPorte man wants to generate enough media attention and public support to have the charges dismissed."

" 'Once you've been beaten and raped by somebody, if you want to defend yourself, I think you have that right,' Dorr said." ...
 

MT: Another report on Eagle Scout who shot grizzly in self-defense
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New data we hadn't seen yet...

"The bear was familiar to Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials."

"The 3-year-old female had been captured as a cub with its mother and a sibling two years ago, said Tim Manley, the state's grizzly bear management specialist in the Flathead. It had then been relocated to an area between the heart of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area and Glacier National Park." ...

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IN: Cops track prescription drug users
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"State police use list to bust abusers, druggists, and doctors"

"Indiana State Police are keeping a list of everyone in the state who buys high-powered painkillers prescribed by doctors."

"They are collecting the information with the permission of a little-known law that forces pharmacists to send them patients' names, the drug they are taking, the name of their doctors and even the number of pills they receive."

"This means whenever you have a prescription filled for Schedule II drugs, such as Percodan, Vicodin or Lorcet, a record with your name on it is created and shared with a number of agencies." ...
 

MD: Ehrlich vows to toughen gun laws
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"During his honeymoon with the General Assembly, one of the toughest challenges for Gov.-elect Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. could be fulfilling his campaign promise to stiffen the state's enforcement of gun laws."

"Ehrlich has vowed to implement Project Exile, a federal program started five years ago in Richmond, Va., that imposes mandatory minimum sentences on criminals convicted of gun crimes and ships them to prisons outside the state." ...
 

NC: Onslow schools review crime figures
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"Onslow County saw its total number of reportable offenses more than double, according to the report. Onslow�s 34 schools reported a total of 182 incidents last year compared to just 80 in 2000-01." ...

"In the definitions included in the reporting instructions, DPI defines 'a weapon,' as a 'BB gun, stun gun, air rifle, air pistol, bowie knife, dirk, dagger, slingshot, leaded cane, switchblade knife, blackjack, metallic knuckles, razors, razor blades, any sharp or pointed instrument." ...
 

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