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Digital dog tags: Would you wear one?
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Sun Microsystems has joined Auto-ID (funded by Procter & Gamble, Gillette, Wal-Mart, Unilever, Tesco, Target and others) to build wireless digital ID tags into everything.

People might not be comfortable walking around with items that identify themselves as medication, or pornography, or with manufacturers tracking where products go after being purchased.

"If legislators mandate mandatory tagging of firearms or ammunition, we could get both the left and right wing pissed off."

PA: Anti-gun policy issued - then rescinded Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A directive banning off-duty officers from carrying guns into Philadelphia public schools, implemented yesterday after a boy was grazed by an officer's bullet Wednesday, was rescinded hours later because it was [OOPS!] sent without the commissioner's OK.

Brady Campaign: 'Maine, NH fail in protecting kids from guns' Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Our efforts to protect children from senseless gun violence are paying off," said Sarah Brady, chair of the Brady Campaign. "But nine child gun deaths per day nationwide is still nine too many."

Russians to be provided with the Right for Self-defense Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On Friday the State Duma passed amendments to the Criminal Code that are to increase the rights of the Russians for self-defense. For example, a new norm has appeared: �if an attack has posed a threat to the life, the harm to the assailant can not be treated as a crime.�

TX: State House District 128 Candidate: Gonzales for 2nd Amendment Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"None of the three men contending for state representative for House District 128 have ever held a public-elected office, but that�s about all they have in common. "Gonzales, 55, calls for tax relief, education reform, protection of 2nd Amendment firearms rights and using training to build a first-line defense against terrorism."

KY: Bill forces schools to post 'no gun' signs Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Officials would be required to post signs warning against the possession of guns on school property around that property under a bill passed by the House on Friday. Firearms are already prohibited on school grounds and signs are supposed to be posted at building entrances. The bill passed Friday would require the posting on property boundaries and entrances to any access roads.

VA: Gun-Control Backers Fear Loosening of Curbs Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"As supporters and opponents of gun control offer competing bills in the state General Assembly, local governments and restaurant owners across Northern Virginia are bracing for changes that some fear could loosen restrictions on bringing weapons into their facilities."

MN: Get involved in handgun law Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
It seems odd that one of the first bills to hit the floor in the 2002 Legislative session was a �concealed weapons� bill that would change the way law enforcement grants permits to carry loaded handguns in public. The debate about this bill started last year and was narrowly defeated. Proponents of the measure have vowed to bring it back and keep bringing it back until it passes...

'NRA had KMART in its sights' Submitted by: Robert Waters Website: http://KeepAndBearArms.com/Waters	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"There are many reasons Kmart went bankrupt - unfashionable clothes, poor financial decisions and general mismanagement - but now a card-carrying member of the National Rifle Association claims gun-toters were responsible for the discount retailer's bankruptcy filing."

CRIME: Facts matter
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You would have to pay close attention to know it, but several lives were saved recently because someone had a gun available. Yet, John Lott of Yale University found by searching a database, only four of 280 news stories mentioned that rather pertinent fact.

The debate continues in a historical quarterly this month. But the point is that emotional arguments in favor of gun control constantly run aground on the shoals of hard facts and actual events.

SC: Hidden guns at schools off target?
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State Sen. Andre Bauer of Newberry, who has a permit to carry a concealed weapon, has worked as a substitute teacher and is being trained as a reserve deputy. "As it stands now," says, "Criminals know they can enter schools and be certain that people there are not armed. Criminals have the upper hand."

Mary Jo McInerny, head of school "safety" says the idea "fails every last one of her tests for school safety. On a scale of 1 to 100 with 100 being ludicrous, the idea is a 101."

SC: Gov. Hodges fights effort to allow guns on school grounds Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"I will veto any attempt to weaken South Carolina's gun-free zones," Hodges said in a statement Friday. "As a parent with two children in public school, I don't buy the argument that guns make schools safer for our children. Schools and guns do not mix." -- Wake-up Hodges, it's an election year.

An Open Letter to President George W. Bush
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"I'm writing to alert you to an ominous, potentially tragic gap in your homeland security preparations. ... The gap exists in the millions of square miles of the U.S. that simply can't be safeguarded by federal agents, even with the aid of sophisticated technology.

"Fortunately, you have at hand the one force that can most surely close this dangerous gap: The American people." -- Aaron Zelman, Executive Director, JPFO.org

UN: Tax Police Potential
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The U.N.'s upcoming "Financing for Development" conference is meant to boost foreign aid spending. To finance their scheme, the bureaucrats want to create a World Tax Organization with the power to impose global taxes.

These proposals may sound too ridiculous to be true, but the evidence can be found from the U.N. itself -- links to its report can be found at their deceivingly-named website: "FreedomAndProsperity.org"

CA: Slain teacher feared for her life
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Bakersfield teacher and homicide victim Suzanne Walck was worried in recent weeks that her husband would kill her, according to police investigation reports. Suzanne confided in her best friend about threats from her husband, and, just two days before the killing, she said that her husband was buying a new gun to kill her.

KABA NOTE: Apparently, like always, "gun control" laws DO NOT PREVENT CRIME.

New England Group Finds Value in Regionalism
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Nearly 1 year ago, a group of activists from 5 New England states met for the first time to talk about issues of common interest ... their dedication has proven to be the real thing ... activists representing a dozen organizations gathered for what has become a regular quarterly meeting and made plans for stronger coordinated activity.

KABA NOTE: An inspiring story of people who follow through with their convictions, whatever they may be.

MI: 'Shoot for your Rights' event to support MCRGO lawsuit
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Date: Saturday, February 16,
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Total Firearms, 1380 N. Cedar Street, Mason MI 48854

MCRGO is taking legal action against local units of government who improperly seek to bar law-abiding citizens from public property.

It�s up to us to fight for our rights and we�ll only keep the rights we�re willing to defend. Hopefully the right to carry your firearm in parks, libraries and other public areas is one that you�re willing to help us fight for.

UK: 'London has become like New York', say police Submitted by: John Fansler	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Shooting in suburban pub shows London has become like New York at its worst," say police. --Wait! I thought making guns illegal would bring a "safer, nicer" society.

UT: No Proven Benefit to Gun Safety Classes Submitted by: Kevin Novak	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A person whose life is being threatened should not have to wait weeks or months for a class to become available in order to carry a firearm to defend herself. "Likewise, lower-income people, who are often most in need of effective means of self-defense, should not be excluded from concealed-carry based on their inability to afford a class." --Sarah Thompson, UTGOA.org

UT: Gun Packers Don't Leave Home Without It
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"When Vice President Dick Cheney came to town last summer, a lot of people didn't see any reason to leave their guns at home. If something happened, wouldn't the vice president be better off with a roomful of law-abiding armed Utahans there to help?..."

--Just a reflection of the deep seated mindset of Big Government: The people are not to be trusted. Demonrat or Rino Administration. (Even if we understand why the secret service has this condition, it is unconstitutional.)

IL: Villages pledge to track gun sales (Update) Submitted by: John Kupski	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The mayors of Palatine, Buffalo Grove and Prospect Heights are among suburban officials pledging their support to Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley's efforts to fight gun violence by tracking the sale of guns from town to town." (This issue has been covered here before, but this story provides a bit more information.)