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IL State GOP Sees Need to Moderate
Submitted by: Ken Bach
Website: http://www.gunssavelife.com

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This news couldn't come at a worse time in IL.

Please remind your Republican representatives that concealed carry is not an "extreme right" issue. IL is one of 7 states that doesn't have it, and the provisions of HB401 are probably the most restrictive of the "shall-issue" format (and I apply that term to HB401 loosely). Also remind them that HB401 was introduced by a pair of democrats.

We can't afford to let them knee-jerk the FIOD over Navistar either.

Self-Defense: Gunman Flees Jewelry Store After Shooting Submitted by: Ken Bach Website: http://gunssavelife.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
One citizen wounded, but nothing like a shotgun to scare the thugs off before they finish the job. "A South Side jewelry store owner stopped an attempted holdup by pulling a shotgun on the robbers Monday..."

NV Bill Targets Use of Laser Pointer as a Weapon Submitted by: G. Hughes	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Assembly approves ban on aiming devices at police,emergency personnel. ~~What is next?

Man Arrested After Hammer Attack
Submitted by: Paladin

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"A piece of paper does not protect you," Eighth Squad Lt. Vincent Robustelli said yesterday of the order of protection.

What's that? An implication you may want to take responsibility for your own protection? Should we not depend on the courts and police for our safety?

"Detectives recovered the bloody hammer on the street."

Is it time to ban hammers? Should we be storing our hammers separately from our nails?

U.S. Supreme Court Says Suspects Can Be Barred From Home
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At what point should we become alarmed by bigger government?

"Washington-Police who are convinced that a drug suspect will destroy evidence if left alone, may hold him outside his home while they get a warrant."

In a second case exploring the balance between law enforcement and privacy rights, the court also heard the arguments of a man arrested after police outside his house used a heat-measuring device to detect a marijuana-growing operation inside.

Boston Herald Wrongly Assaults NRA Submitted by: Angel Shamaya Website: http://www.KeepAndBearArms.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"With the arrest of two suspects in the recent tragic stabbing deaths of the husband and wife Dartmouth College professors, one of the stalwarts of the left-wing media has seen fit to unnecessarily besmirch the NRA, apparently for no good reason other than that a murder has been committed."

OH Bill Would Lift Concealed Gun Ban Submitted by: Al Hambidge	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Rep. Tom Brinkman (R-Cincinnati) is seeking co-sponsors for a 'Vermont-style' concealed carry bill, whereby any adult - except felons and the mentally ill - could carry a handgun without obtaining a permit or completing formal firearms training. ~~~~~ KABA NOTE: Contact your OH Reps to CO-Sponsor this Bill www.keepandbeararms.com/information/capitolwiz

IL Concealed Guns Debate Continues
Submitted by: Ken Bach
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"Critics of permit-to-carry are what I call the 'Chicken Little' types � they claim that the sky will fall and we will have road rage and shoot-outs at every corner with minor traffic accidents," Klein said in an email. "Such suggestions are delusionary. In reality, more than 1 million Americans exercise the right to carry on a daily basis, and we are not seeing shoot-outs and rage, but rather documented drops in rates of violent crime."

Botti Stops A Woman With A Gun Submitted by: Ken Bach Website: www.gunssavelife.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A lawyer stopped a workplace rampage by a gun/incendiary-bomb weilding woman bent on revenge against the legal system. (This sounds remarkably similar to something I read about weeks ago, maybe its a repeat.)

SERIES 7 - Reality? or Hollywood Propaganda? Submitted by: Skypod Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
I saw this movie that will be coming out soon called "Series 7" and in it are many realistic depictions of people getting shot with AR15's and Glock19's. The whole movie is supposed to be real, as in "survivor" or "big brother" or other reality TV shows. I'd be intersted to know what others think of the possible impact on gun lobbying and future laws this film might have due to it's content.

Secret Messages Come in .Wavs Submitted by: Skypod Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Neil Johnson has a job that's nothing if not unusual: He investigates how to uncover concealed messages embedded in sound and video files ("steganography").

ProTEQ's 2001 Indiana Gun Show Schedule Submitted by: Skypod Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The next one, in Rushvile IN, Sat-Sun Feb.24-25, has a special guest: Randy Weaver.

The Golden Age Of Surveillance Submitted by: Skypod Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The debate over ever-more sophisticated ways of snooping on the public at home, at work, and at play is beginning to move onto the desks of lawyers and lawmakers.

Asking about Guns Can Save Lives? Submitted by: Skypod Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A new national campaign encourages parents to ask if there are guns in homes where their children are invited to play.

H.R.382 - Nationwide Gun Carry!
Submitted by: John Rich

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Rep. Cliff Stearns of Florida has introduced Bill H.R.382 in Congress.
This is a good one we can all support without reservations! The Bill would:
- Authorize a person who has a permit to carry a concealed firearm in one State to carry a concealed firearm in any other State in accordance with the restrictions of that State.
- Exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns.

Citizen Charged with Felony for Protecting the Life of His Friend
Submitted by: Angel Shamaya
Website: http://www.KeepAndBearArms.com

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Nelson Humphrey awoke early Sunday to find as many as 5 uninvited teenagers in his house. Using a shotgun, he kept in his bedroom, he detained two of the boys. His friend, who came to Humphrey's aid, is facing a felony charge after he allegedly struck one of the boys in the head with a hammer. Humphrey is angry at being twice a victim: once because of the home invasion, and then again from the investigation by the sheriff's deputy.

U.S. Supreme Court Affirms California Weapons Ban
Submitted by: Skypod--Fixed Link
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"The U.S. Supreme Court passed up a challenge to California's pioneering assault weapons ban, opting Tuesday not to decide if the state is applying the law unconstitutionally. The court, without comment, let stand a lower court decision that upheld the state's ability to selectively add weapons to the list of banned models while allowing the sale of nearly identical guns." --Who are they trying to fool? THAT IS a decision.

Current Gun Laws Restrict Women's Defense Submitted by: Skypod Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
This is the second in a two-part series detailing how women can use guns to defends themselves against rapists.

GOA ALERT: Getting HUD Out of the Gun Control Business
Submitted by: Skypod
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Gun Owners of America is working with Rep. John Hostettler (R-IN) to strip former President Clinton of his anti-gun legacy. Hostettler is asking other legislators to join him in signing a letter that will ask the new Department of HUD Secretary Mel Martinez to disassemble the agency's Communities for Safer Guns Coalition -- a syndicate intended to encourage and assist anti-gun lawsuits around the country. --GO TO LINK FOR PREWRITTEN LETTER.

VA ALERT: Gun Control Amendment Added to H.B.1969
Submitted by: Skypod
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The Senate Courts of Justice Committee amended H.B.1969 to allow cities, towns & counties to skirt the firearms preemption law by banning their employees from carrying concealed into government buildings. It's critical you contact your Senator and ask him or her to reject the Senate Courts of Justice Committee's substitute amendment and restore the bill as the House passed it. www.keepandbeararms.com/information/capitolwiz

The United Nations Treaty Collection Online Submitted by: Skypod Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Prepared and updated regularly by the Treaty Section of the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations, this on-line service offers access to over 40,000 treaties and international agreements."

Legal Shipment Seized in Atlanta
Submitted by: Skypod
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While the shipment contained plants (not guns) it is again more evidence of police-state mentality.

"Despite the fact that the plant materials themselves are legal, and that the shipment from Peru came from a licensed plant dealer and was cleared by Customs and the Department of Agriculture in both Peru and the US, the DEA swooped down on the home of the shipment's recipient and seized the nearly 2,000 pounds of dried plant matter without explanation."

Armed police take on city gunmen in London
Submitted by: Michael Pelletier
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THE number of armed officers on patrol in Liverpool was doubled yesterday amid fears that a new breed of criminal is resorting to an almost casual use of firearms.

Police are also putting twice as many conventional patrols on to the streets and stopping and searching the vehicles of known criminals. The action has been taken after two young men were shot dead in Liverpool within four days. There have been six other shootings in the past three weeks.