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GA: Roadside violation: Drivers, passengers say police searched inside underpants
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Officers are supposed to pull drivers over for traffic violations, but a Channel 2 Action News investigation found traffic stops leading to a violation of another kind.
Driver after driver told investigative reporter Jodie Fleischer officers searched inside their pants while they were stopped for minor traffic violations. In several cases, the invasive searches targeted passengers who were riding in the car.
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TX: Rookie cop who shot 72-year-old dead in his home while investigating burglary at the WRONG address will not be charged
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Fort Worth, Texas police officer R.A. Hoeppner shot dead Jerry Waller last May while accidentally searching his property in a burglary call
Waller saw bright lights outside the home and took his pistol to investigate
According to records, police told him to put the gun down but he refused and pointed at Hoeppner, causing the officer to shoot him seven times
Both cops involved have been with the Fort Worth Police Department for less than one year
A grand jury decided Wendesday there wasn't enough evidence to bring up charges against Hoeppner |
IL: Dismantling the stigma of guns
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The first lesson Gerald Vernon shared with his conceal-and-carry class is, to him, the most fundamental: "The only thing that stops bad people with guns is good people with guns."
His ten students�eight men and two women, all African-Americans�were listening intently. They had gathered in a meeting room at a south-side social service center to learn about gun ownership and self-defense from Vernon, a veteran firearms instructor who was seated at the front of the room next to a table set with an array of revolvers and semiautomatic handguns from his collection. |
FL: Guns in school back on Florida's political landscape
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A year ago, amid national calls for more gun controls after the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Florida state Rep. Greg Steube filed a bill to allow teachers to be armed in schools.
The bill failed in the Senate. The clamor for controls died down. And now Steube has filed his bill (HB 753) again.
The stated intent: "To prevent violent crimes from occurring on school grounds." Of course, gun control backers have questioned whether arming teachers will have the desired effect. Teachers groups also have opposed the idea. |
One Commercial You Won't Be Seeing During the Super Bowl
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Daniel Defense is a Georgia company that makes guns, including AR-15 style rifles. It attempted to place a 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl broadcast, but the NFL turned it down. The commercial featured a Marine who has returned to civilian life and uses a Daniel Defense firearm to protect his home and family. The commercial was inoffensive and never depicted a gun, but the NFL apparently has a policy against commercials for firearms or ammunition. Of course, the league didn�t have any problem with airing a Michael Bloomberg �Mayors Against Illegal Guns� ad during last year�s Super Bowl. |
KS: Legislator tries to muzzle Wyandotte County lobbyist on gun bill
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The latest proposal would prohibit local governments from sponsoring gun buyback programs, regulating the "carrying" of firearms through their jurisdictions or regulating the manufacture of knives differently than any other consumer good. It would also allow for expungement of convictions for possessing several types of knives that were legalized last year, allow minors to carry handguns with parental permission and prohibit trial courts from destroying confiscated weapons if such weapons can be used by the Kansas Department of Parks, Wildlife and Tourism for hunter education.
Another provision would compel law enforcement agencies to return confiscated weapons within 30 days unless there are ongoing legal proceedings... |
Rand Paul Faces Resistance to Allowing Guns at the Post Office
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A proposal by Sen. Rand Paul to allow guns in post offices is being met with skepticism by the chairman of the committee that oversees the Postal Service.
The Republican from Kentucky floated his measure Wednesday as an amendment to a postal overhaul bill being debated by the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The initial reaction from Chairman Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., was not positive, but it�s unclear how the votes will turn out.
The panel�s scheduled to resume the markup next Thursday, at which point Paul plans to propose a revised version designed to address concerns about Postal Service facilities housed within other federal buildings. |
PA: Harrisburg happy to host NRA, its friends
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There we were � a couple of National Rifle Association guys, a visitors bureau guy and me � gathered at a pub table in the lobby of the Midtown Scholar Bookstore in Harrisburg.
In bustles Eric Papenfuse, the newly minted mayor of Harrisburg. (This is not entirely surprising. It�s his bookstore, after all.)
Papenfuse exchanges hearty handshakes with one and all, then comes to the table and launches into a detailed account of the careful planning by city leaders to ensure that they�re ready for this weekend.
Why? The NRA is in town, and they�re bringing their friends.
The NRA is sponsoring the new Great American Outdoor Show at the Pennsylvania Farm Show complex, beginning Saturday and running through Feb. 9. |
Gun Test: Bond Arms Derringer
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Henry Deringer (note, only 1 letter r in his name,) developed the Derringer in the 19th century, and it has been attributed as the original �pocket pistol.� also It also is known as the gun that John Wilkes Booth used to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. You don�t need to search the Web to find out that the Derringer is popular because of its small size, allowing a person to carry concealed in the summer. The gun fits inside a cowboy boot, too. Sometimes considered as a backup gun, it also is known as a �belly gun� because its short barrel makes it convenient to shoot at close quarters. |
FL: Palm Bay Shooting May Have Been Self-Defense
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It has been noted that the shooting comes two months after a Florida appeals court struck down a decision that would keep students from storing guns in their cars on campus. In addition the infamous Florida �Stand Your Ground� law has played a huge role in recent shootings throughout the state.
Despite this, the college may still decide to take disciplinary action against Hamilton.
According to EFSC Spokesman John Glisch, the college is waiting to see what the final decision from law enforcement is. However, �if it was his gun, and he did bring it onto campus, he�d be subject to student discipline up to and including expulsion.� |
Political Nonviolence, Private Self-Defense
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Nicholas Johnson, a professor at Fordham Law School and the author of the new book Negroes and the Gun, has written a series of guest posts for The Volokh Conspiracy this week. His topic is the relationship between the black freedom movement and armed self-defense, and his first post draws a distinction that many people miss: |
IN: Legislature has chance to strengthen gun laws
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This year the legislature has chances to improve gun regulation in Indiana. Senate Bill 45 would require eight hours of training before issuance of a concealed carry permit. Senate Bill 46 would eliminate the self-defense claim for firearm homicide when the defendant institutes the event, preventing self-defense as an excuse for the kind of vigilante stalking that killed Trayvon Martin. Senate Bill 169 would set state penalties for gun trafficking to a known felon, which, if pursued, could help decrease the high homicide rate on city streets. |
WI: Listen to experts, not anti-gun activists
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The statistics: �The chances that a perpetrator of a mass shooting displayed signs of mental illness prior to the crime are one in two. Ten per cent of U.S. homicides ... are committed by the untreated severely mentally ill.� (based on analysis of studies). �And,� he adds, �I�m thinking that is a conservative estimate.� ibid.
You know from your own experience with the history of these events (quoted above) that the national media reported these people had mental problems. And that the law-abiding gun owner had no part in any of these crimes. |
ID: Support S.E.C.U.R.E. Idaho Campuses
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On Tuesday, the Idaho Senate State Affairs Committee voted to consider a bill that aims to achieve a Safer Environment for College and University Residents and Employees (S.E.C.U.R.E.) on Idaho campuses.
The legislation, Senate Bill 1254, introduced by Senator Curt McKenzie (R-13), will permit qualified retired law enforcement officers and law-abiding adults who have obtained an Idaho �enhanced� concealed carry license to possess a firearm on public college or university campuses. However, this legislation would give universities discretion to prohibit qualifying individuals from carrying within a student dormitory or residence hall and a public entertainment or sporting facility with a seating capacity of more than 1,000 persons. |
VA: Sunday Hunting Bill Passes in House
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In great news for Virginia sportsmen as well as the future of gun rights and hunting in the Commonwealth, today the Virginia House of Delegates passed House Bill 1237 by a 71-27 vote � without the inclusion of any amendments, such as the local option amendment, which would have created a patchwork of confusing ordinances for Virginia hunters. |
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