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NY: NRA shoots down idea of microstamping in NY
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Voices opposing gun control and defending Second Amendment rights echoed from inside The Well at the Legislative Office Building last week at the second annual Sportsmen and Outdoor Recreation Legislative Awareness Day. Chuck Cunningham, director of political affairs for the National Rifle Association, gave the keynote address at the Jan. 25 event and emphasized his stance against what he described as New York's strict gun control laws and the NRA's commitment to the state. |
AZ: 33 Arrested on Illegal Immigrant Charges
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The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has made 41 arrests in the first day of its 2-day crime suppression and illegal immigration sweep in the valley on Thursday.
Sgt. Jesse Spurgin said 33 suspected illegal immigrants were arrested on human smuggling charges, failure to provide ID and transporting marijuana.
Eight others were arrested for drug possession, open warrants and driving on a suspended license, Spurgin said.
Submitter's note: Big Sis Napolinato still states that the border is the most secure that it has ever been. Yea, right. |
GOP pushing for ISPs to record user data
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The House Republicans' first major technology initiative is about to be unveiled: a push to force Internet companies to keep track of what their users are doing.
A House panel chaired by Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin is scheduled to hold a hearing tomorrow morning to discuss forcing Internet providers, and perhaps Web companies as well, to store records of their users' activities for later review by police.
One focus will be on reviving a dormant proposal for data retention that would require companies to store Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for two years, CNET has learned.
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TX: Grapevine 911 Service Restored
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After nearly 42 hours, Grapevine residents once again have 911 service.
City officials haven't said what caused the outage, which also affected the central dispatch radio used to communicate between headquarters and officers in the field.
Radio service and 911 both went out at about 1 p.m. Friday.
Submitter's note: Don't become dependent on the government for protection. |
UT: Young reaches firearm agreement
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After weeks of confusion, the rules regarding firearms on campus might have been settled once and for all.
On Thursday, Rep. Curtis Oda, R-Clearfield introduced a House Bill 75, which would clarify that it is legal to openly carry a firearm on a state college campus. Oda spoke with U President Michael Young, and they came to an understanding that the U cannot ban open carry or regulate any other state firearm laws.
Oda has since removed the language from the bill, deeming it unnecessary. |
IN: POLICE: girlfriend says shooting was self-defense
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It happened at a home on Alabama Street shortly after seven Friday morning. Police say the man's girlfriend called 911, saying her boyfriend needed help because she had shot him in the leg.
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Police say they have been called out to the same home several times this month because of arguments between the couple. The girlfriend told detectives the two got into a fight Friday morning, but that she pulled out the gun in self defense. |
Rehberg Fights to Protect Veterans from Federal Gun Control Prosecution
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During WWII and the Korean War, many veterans acquired war relic firearms, which was a lawful practice at the time. Under current law, if the firearms were not registered with the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record during a single 30-day registration period in the 1970s, the veteran or their heir may be convicted of illegally possessing the firearm.
The Veterans� Heritage Firearms Act will provide a limited amnesty for veterans who served overseas between 1934 and 1968. During the amnesty period, veterans will be able to register war relic firearms without fear of prosecution. This amnesty also extends to the veteran�s lawful heirs who inherited these weapons.
Ed.: Fixing a limited amnesty with another limited amnesty? |
TX: Store manager shoots armed robber in self defense
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Police say that a robber entered the Leal Food Mart on the 2100 block of Leal Street in San Antonio, TX during the night shift, while wearing a black wrap over his face to hide his identity. After the robber displayed a handgun and pointed it at the manager and a female employee, the manager reportedly told the employee to run while he grabbed and fired his own .380 pistol. The robber was struck in the head, and the manager and employee were unharmed, police say. |
GA: Latest News: Police say shooting may have been 'self defense'
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The shooting death Saturday of an Athens man may be ruled self-defense, according to police officials.
Officers responded to a residence in the 1800 block of Belleview Drive shortly before 2:30 p.m. and found shooting victim Gregory Bailey, 45, of Elkmont, dead outside the home.
The victim reportedly fought with his nephew, William "cordall" Bailey, and Greg cut Cordall during the altercation.
Greg reportedly refused to vacate the Belleview Drive property after Cordall Bailey grabbed a handgun and demanded that his uncle leave. Police said the arguing continued and led to the shooting death of Greg Bailey.
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PA: Bill allowing deadly self-defense revived in Pa.
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The so-called "Castle Doctrine" measure, which expands an individual's right to deadly self-defense, passed the Senate and House by wide margins last year, but was vetoed by Gov. Ed Rendell.
Senate sponsor Richard Alloway, a Republican, is hoping for a fast vote. "I actually spoke with leadership last week, face-to-face. And they told me that they want to move this bill quickly. They support it. It has strong support in the Senate. It passed 45-4 last year," he said. |
CA: Man held in stabbing death released from custody; self-defense �an issue'
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An Oak Park man arrested on suspicion of murder in the stabbing death of a 41-year-old father of two was released from custody today after the Ventura County District Attorney's office decided the case warranted further investigation.
The lawyer representing Bikram Singh Otal said his client was protecting himself in the incident, and a county prosecutor said self-defense would be "an issue" in the death of Donald Barnes Jr. |
SD: Legislators propose mandatory firearms bill
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Five South Dakota lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require any adult 21 or older to purchase a firearm "sufficient to provide for their ordinary self-defense."
The bill, which would take effect Jan. 1, 2012, would give people six months to acquire a firearm after turning 21.
The provision does not apply to people who are barred from owning a firearm. |
LA: Man shoots girlfriend's ex-boyfriend
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...the couple was walking in the 2500 block of Wisteria Street around 3 pm Saturday when the woman�s ex-boyfriend, identified by police as Marlon Mansion, approached them and said �I told you I was going to get you.�
After hearing the verbal threat, the spokesperson said the man pulled out a handgun and shot Mansion in the thigh. |
AZ: Two new bills could allow guns on campus
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Should guns be allowed in class? It is a question brought to the forefront by two new bills which could allow for concealed weapons on Arizona college campuses.
House Bill 2001 reads, in part: "A faculty member may possess a concealed firearm on the grounds of a community college... a provisional community college... or a university... if the faculty member possesses a valid permit..."
House Bill 2014 reads, in part: "The governing board of any university, college or community college shall not enact or enforce any policy or rule that prohibits the possession of a concealed weapon by a person who possesses a valid permit..." |
Gun Rights Organization Blasts Decision By New Jersey AG
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SAF Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb called the AG's motion "predictable and disappointing."
"Considering that there are more than 6.2 million law-abiding citizens licensed to carry in 48 states, and that many of these people have either intervened in, or prevented crimes by their mere presence, New Jersey's position on this issue simply defies common sense," said Gottlieb. |
MS: Man claims self-defense in fatal shooting
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Rodgers later told police Jackson was asked repeatedly to leave, records show, and allegedly called Rodgers a coward and said he would come back and kill him.
Rodgers� son said Jackson would turn to leave, police said, but would walk back toward the residence, and had punched the younger Rodgers in the face a couple of times, causing minor cuts and scratches.
Witnesses told police the younger Rodgers then pushed Jackson into his own vehicle, Jackson tried to get out of his SUV and that�s when James Rodgers fired at him. |
UT: Official Utah firearm a step closer
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A bill proposing to designate a semi-automatic pistol as the state�s official firearm remains on target, gaining approval of a Senate committee Monday afternoon.
Rep. Carl Wimmer�s bid to honor John Browning�s invention of the M1911 semiautomatic pistol with the designation as an official state symbol has turned the debate national in wake of the January mass shooting in Tucson that claimed six lives. |
Treat guns like vehicles - with rules to save lives
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The NAA defends assault vehicles as essential for self-defense.
Auto safety advocates say that tens of thousands of lives could be saved annually if the president and Congress would register vehicles, require seat belts and require licenses to drive cars. "It's tough because our country's history is steeped in automobiles," said one advocate. "But with political leadership, we can rise above that, as every other civilized country in the world has done." |
Balancing gun rights, safety is no simple task
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Gun-control policies unleash passions. Those who advocate for firearm ownership rights argue that, in the right hands, guns reduce crime and save lives. Opponents allege that strict control is necessary to prevent access to high-powered guns that make it too easy for dangerous and perturbed individuals to kill innocent lives.
Gun ownership is a civil liberty protected by the Second Amendment of the Constitution, so it's hard to strike a balance between this right and the perils of gun violence and the rampant sale of military-style assault weapons. Approximately 100,000 shootings occur in the United States yearly. |
Calls Heard For National Firearms Carry
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Police are second responders. The first responders are always we, the people, on the scene as events unfold.
The time has come to insist upon robust restoration of our right to defend ourselves, to keep and bear arms when and where arms might be needed in public places, to forestall these serious known threats to our safety.
It is time to press forward for nationally recognized right to carry and honor and respect the plain meaning of the Second Amendment. |
IA: Iowa should impose sensible gun restraint
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In the lore of the Old West, only back shooters and card cheaters carried hidden guns. Decent people carried their weapons openly.
It is a mark of profound change in public attitudes that lots of decent people today are lining up to get permits to carry concealed weapons.
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Perhaps gun permits should stipulate that Iowans must carry weapons openly.
Ed.: Requiring permits to responsibly open-carry would almost certainly fail a constitutional challenge. |
WA: How would legislation like this be greeted in Olympia?
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Evergreen State gun owners who have been alarmed about questionnaires in doctors� offices that inquire about guns in the home might want to check what�s going on in Florida�s Legislature right now, and wonder how the same matter might be handled in Olympia.
I have seen such questionnaires here in Washington State, and even written about one case down in the Vancouver area. The argument against such questionnaires is pretty straightforward: Unless a physician is also a certified firearms instructor, he/she has no business asking about guns in the home or offering advice on home firearms safety, gun storage or whether someone should even own a gun. |
WY: Gun opponents can move
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As a simple remedy to their problem: I know of no place I can move to and continue to enjoy these rights. On the other hand, there are numerous places they can go to have their type system in place and running, the nearest and most convenient being Canada. Only a suggestion mind you, but wouldn't this mind set be much happier among their own kind? |
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