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... �'Unarmed security guards.' Clearly, they can�t protect their customers and evidently would prefer them being raped, brutalized or killed instead of lawfully armed. And some companies aren�t satisfied to merely impose such stupid, life-endangering rules�some enthusiastically work toward criminalizing gun ownership." ...

Humanizing Gun Nuts -- An anthropologist shoots down stereotypes about gun enthusiasts
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"Shooters: Myths and Realities of America�s Gun Cultures, by Abigail A. Kohn, New York: Oxford University Press, 224 pages, $29.95"

"If there�s a gun in a scene, an old writer�s adage says, it had better go off. As that bit of advice suggests, there are few symbols more powerful than guns. They can represent liberation from oppression or serve as a weighty physical reminder of a lurking existential threat. No matter the association, the powerful emotional responses that guns elicit are largely responsible for the stagnant and vitriolic nature of the current gun control debate." ...

VA: Gun bills make easy targets
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"Gun control bills at the Virginia General Assembly usually enjoy the fate of a wounded quail in hunting season."

"It�s only a matter of time �til death comes calling."

"Bills piled already on this year�s dust heap include proposals to ban guns in libraries and day-care centers and to close a glaring loophole in gun-show regulation. A companion bill to the latter still lives in the House, but surely not for long." ...

NE: Armed Homes Are Safe Homes
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"Recently, three young criminals in Omaha were looking for a home to rob. Their criteria included an interesting condition. Pointing to a particular target, a townhouse in the northwest part of town, one person told them, 'That house has no guns.'"

"And since Nebraska has no concealed carry law, they could be fairly certain that none of the residents would have one on their person, either."

"Shortly before noon last November 11, the three punks (all of whom did have guns, of course) broke into the townhouse, demanded money and order residents to the floor. During a struggle in the hallway, all three intruders fired their guns, killing Trevor Lee, a 23-year-old aspiring stock market analyst." ...

TX: Concealed gun law turns 10
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"As the Texas Legislature gears up for the biennial legislative push, the issue of concealed weapons has become just another routine program in need of tweaking."

"'When it passed, there was a big hue and cry about blood in the streets,' concealed handgun permit holder Harold Shirley said of Texas' decade-old experience with letting residents carry hidden firearms. 'Obviously, that hasn't happened.'" ...

"Concealed handguns 'are no good,' [Northeast El Pasoan Jessie Gonzalez] said. 'You might be around children, and that's very dangerous.'"

"She said that although concealed weapons aren't allowed in certain places and their carriers are licensed, she would still feel safer if they weren't around." [emphasis added] ...

AZ: Utah concealed-gun permit called loophole
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"An apparent 'loophole' in Arizona's concealed weapon permit system may be prompting some people - including convicted felons - to get more easily obtained, cheaper Utah CCW permits instead."

"Under a reciprocal agreement, Arizona is required to accept permits issued by Utah and six other states."

"'There are about 1,000 Arizona residents who have Utah concealed weapon permits,' said Sgt. Bill Whalen, spokesman for the Department of Public Safety's concealed weapon permit system."

"Arizona has 68,538 holders of its own permits, he said."

"'The department basically is concerned about Arizona residents who have been denied a permit here getting a Utah permit and then coming back here, circumventing the system.'" ...

OH: Second Amendment speaker says gun laws are racist, unconstitutional
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"Gun-rights advocate Reginald Jones used humor and a dynamic, informal speaking style to deliver his inflammatory message -- 'Gun control is racist' -- at Ohio University Thursday night."

"'People are surprised to hear that,' Jones told a small crowd of about 25 people ... Jones maintained that gun-control laws were used to keep blacks from defending themselves against the Ku Klux Klan in the old South and against the 'criminal class' in the urban ghettos of today." ...

"'The inception of (gun-control) laws were to keep blacks down,' he said. 'Blacks are at the mercy of the criminal class. We can't hold criminals accountable, so we hold guns accountable.'" ...

New Zealand: Why Gun Registration Fails
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"'With Gary Mauser attending the ANZSOC conference in Wellington this week, politicians, justice officials and police will be able to receive first-hand information as to why gun registration is the ultimate in political folly,' claims Peter Linton, Libertarianz spokesman for Firearm Deregulation." ...

"Mauser has studied the fiasco of the clumsy attempt to register firearms in Canada, the evidence showing it is a financial calamity threatening to engulf the current Canadian Government:"

"Costs have escalated from a projected $2 Million to a current $2 Billion, and no evidence can be found to show that the Gun Registry has accomplished anything of value."

"Violent crime & suicide rates remain constant in Canada, even though they are falling in the US. The homicide rate is falling faster in the US than in Canada." ...

NC: Police: Burlington resident shoots home invasion suspect
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"A man authorities allege participated in a home invasion was shot in the upper torso early this morning by one of the residents he was trying to rob, police report."

"About 1:30 a.m., Burlington police responded to a reported burglary in progress ..."

"Officers found a man later identified as Tele Richmond ... lying in the front yard suffering a gunshot wound to his torso."

"Richmond was one of four men who entered the Rosenwald Street home and tried to rob the residents at gunpoint, police said."

"One of the residents, apparently acting in self defense, fired at the suspects with a handgun, striking Richmond, police said."

"The other suspects were last seen running north toward Sharpe Road." ...

CA: Family of slain men sue agencies -- Restraining orders not enforced, lawsuit says
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"The family of two men killed in April 2003 in Los Lunas has filed an $11.7 million wrongful death lawsuit claiming three police agencies and the state's probation office failed to protect them."

"On April 3, 2003, Elias Chavez, 43, was arrested on two counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, two counts of child abuse, aggravated stalking and tampering with evidence. ..." ...

"The complaint charges that the officers had numerous opportunities to arrest Chavez for violating several restraining orders that had been ordered by the court, but failed to do so. The family also charges that police 'refused to respond to the family's many calls and concerns reporting the escalating pattern of violence and death threats from Elias Chavez.'" ...

LA: Murder & Carnal Knowledge Indictments
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"It's been a busy week for grand jurors in Calcasieu Parish. The jury returned indictments in three high-profile cases."

"Kevin Gasaway was indicted for first-degree murder. He's accused of shooting and killing his estranged wife, Courtney Lewis Gasaway, back in December. Jurors, however, opted not to indict Gallaway on the lesser charges of aggravated burglary and violation of a protection order." [emphasis added]...

IN: Officials: Child Brought Unloaded Handgun To School
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A third-grader was suspended from school on accusations that he took an unloaded gun to the building Monday morning, school officials said.

Karen Schuldt, principal of Adams Elementary School on Indianapolis' southeast side, found the weapon in the boy's coat after talking to him about threats he allegedly made against another student last week, RTV6 reported.

The gun's trigger was locked, and the boy did not have ammunition, the Franklin Township Community School Corp. said.

No students saw the gun, which belonged to one of the boy's relatives, officials said.

VT: Second Teen Charged in Essex High School Gun Incident
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"A second teenage suspect faces charges in connection with a handgun that was brought to Essex High School by a 15-year-old student."

"Essex police and federal agents are still tracing the ownership history of the 45-calibre pistol that was found concealed in the student's backpack on December 8."

"Police say the gun was legally purchased new from a dealer, changed hands at least once in an undocumented private sale, before it was eventually stolen and ended up in the high school."

"Investigators subsequently learned that the boy brought the semi-automatic .45 cal Glock into the school several times, and it was loaded during one of the incidents, according to police." ...

TN: Gun in School Drawing Update
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Last week you found out on News Channel 11 that children at Jonesborough Elementary School were sent home with letters to their parents saying a kindergartner had brought a gun to school.

Some parents were not only shocked about the gun-- they were upset about a $5 drawing that students would be entered in once the letter was signed and returned.

We talked with the principal Jonesborough Elementary. He says they do this for all notices to encourage kids to return letters sent home.

TN: Dyer Pleads Guilty In Hixson High Gun Incident
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A Cleveland, Tn., man charged in a gun incident at Hixson High School has been given a suspended one-year prison sentence.

Daniel Dyer entered a guilty plea to carrying a gun on school property in Hamilton County Criminal Court on Monday.

Students had spotted the gun on Dyer, who had a girlfriend at the school. A school resource officer was able to confiscate the weapon as Dyer sat in his car.

A stalking charge was dismissed.

Dyer will be on supervised probation.

NY: Slain immigrant's family arrives
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"The widow of the unarmed African shot to death by a police officer during a Chelsea raid nearly two years ago still has not told her children their father is dead."

"Salimata Sanfo, 28, arrived at Kennedy Airport Monday from her home in Burkina Faso to attend the trial of Officer Bryan Conroy."

"Conroy has been charged with manslaughter in the death of Sanfo's husband, Ousmane Zongo, 43, who was ... fatally shot in a Manhattan storage facility May 22, 2003." ...

"Conroy, 25, who was wearing a postal uniform, was guarding a storeroom of counterfeit CDs when he encountered Zongo, who rented a storeroom at the facility. Conroy pointed a gun at Zongo in an effort to get him to identify himself, Conroy's lawyer, Stuart London, said." ...

FL: FBI Van Burglarized; SWAT Rifles, Ammo Taken
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"Four sniper rifles, scopes and ammunition were stolen from an FBI SWAT van parked outside a Baymeadows Road hotel before dawn Sunday."

"The FBI said the guns belonged to a team from Atlanta in Jacksonville to provide extra security for the Super Bowl."

"A spokesman for the FBI said officials are concerned these weapons are out on the street and are doing everything possible to try and find whoever took them."

"Four high-powered rifles with scopes and 80 rounds of 308 ammunition was taken from the unmarked, locked van parked outside the Holiday Inn at Baymeadows and Interstate 95. An agent parked the van at 3:45 a.m. and discovered the padlock cut and van burglarized a few hours later." ...

OH: Man not guilty of assault on officer
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A judge has found Christopher J. Brundrett, 33, an employee of the former Ned Peppers, 419 E. Fifth St., not guilty of assault on a peace officer stemming from an Oct. 26, 2003, incident with an agent from the Ohio Department of Public Safety.

Brundrett waived a jury trial and claimed self-defense in the incident that began when eight agents visited the Oregon Historic District bar early that morning. Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge G. Jack Davis filed his decision Jan. 28.

A second Ned Peppers employee, James W. Wilkson, 25, also is charged with assault on a peace officer stemming from the same incident during a Halloween party, but involving a different agent who was pepper sprayed.

Wilkson, who also has waived a jury, is to be tried before Judge Davis on March 23.

CA: Calif. Police Kill Suspected Gangster, 13
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A 13-year-old suspected gang member driving a stolen Toyota was killed by police early Sunday after a pre-dawn chase in which he rammed an LAPD patrol car, authorities said.

The vehicle was moving erratically and police began their pursuit after suspecting the driver was drunk.

The driver stopped and a passenger, described as another suspected gang member, fled on foot.

The driver ignored commands from police, then shifted the 1992 red Toyota into reverse and rammed a black-and-white cruiser, prompting police to open fire.

She could not say how many officers opened fire, or how many shots were fired.

The driver died at the scene. It's not known how many times the youth was hit by bullets.

The passenger, a 14-year-old boy, was arrested after a foot chase, Sandoval said.

South Africa: Manhunt underway for 13 escapees
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A manhunt was underway in the Vaalbank area near Bronkhorstspruit for 13 awaiting trial prisoners who escaped from the police cells in the town yesterday, Mpumalanga police said.

"We have to arrest them as quickly as possible," police spokeswoman Inspector Marlene Waldeck said.

She said the 13, who were awaiting trial on a variety of charges including murder, armed robbery and robbery, overpowered a policeman while he was giving them water to drink.

They took his service pistol and the keys to the cells before fleeing.

"Members of the public must not confront these men if they see them. They must contact their nearest police station without delay."

The men are between the ages of 17 and 35.

Jamaica: Ballistic expert says he found spent shells from cops' guns inside death house
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"A police ballistic expert testified in the Braeton murder trial yesterday that he found cartridge casings and bullets in the death house that came from police guns, an implication that cops also fired from inside the home where seven youths were shot dead in March 2001."

"However, Daniel Wray, a retired assistant commissioner of police, said he couldn't say with any precision when the guns were fired, being unaware of how they were kept or whether they were fired before being handed over to him for testing." ...

"Six policemen are on trial for the murder of seven young men, between ages 15 and 20, during what the police say was a shoot-out with gang members, who were blamed for several murders." ...

NY: Deerpark aims to protect hunting clubs
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"Hunting clubs all over the Hudson Valley are being impacted by the rapid growth in housing and development."

"Some clubs close to growing residential areas find themselves boxed in. The real impact comes when residential or commercial construction borders hunting club properties. That can severely limit a hunting club's ability to use all of its property for the benefit of its paying members." ...

"Enter Deerpark. By passing local law No. 1 2005 last Monday, Deerpark helped the many well-established hunting clubs within the town protect land assets."

"The new law requires that any 'new construction shall be set back 500 feet from the property line where such property adjoins established hunting club property.'"

"The local law also provides an alternative solution, as well. A new construction owner can give the hunting club written permission to hunt within 500 feet of a building and up to the club's property line for a period of 99 years." ...

UT: Loaded guns in cars
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"For good reason, it's against the law to carry a loaded gun in a car in Utah without a concealed-carry permit. That should remain the law, despite a freshman senator's proposal to change it." ...

"The wording of Senate Bill 175 had not been filed as this was written, but Sen. Madsen says his intent is to allow residents to defend themselves by keeping a handgun at the ready in their vehicles."

"The two sides of this argument are graphically illustrated in The Tribune's archives of past news stories. Carjackings do occur in the Beehive State, which may be one reason why someone would want to carry a loaded weapon in a car."

"Of course, it might be safer not to resist a carjacker's demands. Giving up a car probably makes more sense than challenging another gunman to a shootout." ...

MA: Gunning for new market
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"Springfield's heralded gunmaker Smith & Wesson has a new market in its sights - one that is sure to keep the company in the forefront of law enforcement technology."

"Already known for its revolvers and pistols, the company is considering entering the booming market for non-lethal weapons - such as the stun-gun device made by industry leader Taser. It is also looking into manufacturing ammunition."

"Although there are no definite plans yet, Tom Taylor, vice-president for marketing at the company, sees the potential for another lucrative name-brand niche for products used by law enforcement agencies around the world." ...

SD: House panel endorses changes in state gun laws
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"Law officers should be able to find out 24 hours a day whether someone who claims to have a valid pistol permit actually does, a South Dakota House committee recommended Monday." ...

"HB1209 would give law officers access to the records even at night. ..."

"The panel also approved a bill that would let people from more states carry concealed weapons in South Dakota as long as they held valid permits from their home states."

"Police would not be able to check whether someone had a permit to carry a concealed weapon before the person presented one or claimed to have one, said David Conway of the South Dakota Shooting Sports Association, the state affiliate of the National Rifle Association." ...

AZ: Local shooting group aims for period authenticity
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"Folks who think they see Hopalong Cassidy popping off his pistols out east of town aren't just seeing things � well, not exactly."

"That vision of a time gone by is probably just the Colorado River Shootists out enjoying a day at the firing range, complete in era appropriate get-up, of course."

"'It's just a great family activity, with men and women and children of certain ages,' said Leon Wilmot, who is also known as 'Cactus Jack.'"

""Even the younger children can participate by just being there and wearing the time-period clothing,' he said.

"Sure, belonging to the Colorado River Shootists is about guns and ammo, but it's also about the duds, too." ...

OH: Loveland gun range on ballot Feb. 8! (OFCC)
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"The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Saturday that residents will decide Tuesday about the fate of a proposed indoor shooting range on Loveland-Madeira Road."

"The owners of Shooters Supply, a 16-year Loveland business, are proposing a new retail store and indoor shooting range on Loveland-Madeira."

"The newspaper reports that Loveland council last year passed an amended gun law that allows the range, but opponents, who say the proposed range is too close to residences, successfully forced the issue to the Feb. 8 ballot."

"Proponents have informed the Enquirer the proposed range will be built well beyond current safety standards, and will benefit the community because local police officers will practice there." ...

WY: Range growth in crosshairs
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"The manager of Trail Creek Ranch and its former owner question doubling of the size of the Cody Shooting Complex north of Cody."

"But most of the 30-40 people attending the BLM open house Thursday were shooters who support the project. They cited the 500 members, numerous classes and trainings, and events that help the local economy."

"The expansion will allow more open hours for the public, complex board president Mike Schnell said. He said two options weren't feasible - reconfiguring the shooting areas or limiting the number of events, because they help pay the bills."

"The range is typically open twice per week to non-members and more for sighting. Membership is $50." ...

SC: The Citadel Women's Rifle Team Breezes Past Wofford
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The Citadel women's rifle team captured first place firing a 2229 to defeat Wofford's 1999 at home in Deas Hall last Saturday. Junior Amara Atella led the Bulldogs with a mark of 573.

Senior Sarah Deuschle, junior Vanessa Swan and freshman Jacquelyn Pastick rounded out the winning total firing a 569, 563 and 524, respectively.

The Citadel's coed team also got in some shots as they came in third with a score of 1927.

"It was good to compete at home before the SEARC 5 match that we are hosting this weekend," commented coach Bill Smith.

The Bulldogs are back in action this Saturday, February 12 at home as they host a conference and NCAA match in the gym in Deas Hall.

UK: Call to ban fake guns
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"A TOTAL ban on replica firearms is being planned after a dramatic rise in gun crime."

"The Government's new law and order chief Charles Clarke has ordered officials to look at how the fake weapons can be taken off the streets."

"A senior Home Office source said: 'The fact is these weapons are terrifying. If one is pointed at someone they have no idea whether it is imitation or real.'"

"'This is a policy area we cannot ignore.'"

"Official figures show there were 2,950 firearms offences involving replica weapons in the 12 months to September 2004, up from 1,990 the previous year."

"Police fear fake handguns are becoming the weapon of choice for teenage thugs who try to portray themselves as gangsters." ...

South Africa: Armed gangs rob restaurant diners and assault convenience store staff
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Armed groups struck twice last night, at a restaurant and a convenience store, robbing patrons and assaulting workers.

Just before 8pm four men entered the Woolworths Family store in Belvedere Road, Claremont, firing shots as they went for the cash registers. A manager and a woman worker were pistol-whipped as the robbers took an undisclosed sum.

Two hours later diners at the Mohican Spur in Capricorn Park, Muizenberg, were robbed of cellphones, cash and valuables when five men entered the restaurant and held them up at gunpoint. The gang emptied the cash registers.

Indonesia: Aussie yachtsman sorry for gun cache
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"Champion Australian yachtsman Christopher Packer apologised for not declaring a stash of firearms to Indonesian authorities when he entered the country's waters, saying he had made a big mistake."

"But the millionaire Sydney to Hobart and Admirals Cup sailor told a Bali court that if he had not kept guns on his boat to ward off pirates he would probably be dead." ...

"He told the court the guns had been on the vessel to protect against pirate attacks and told of experiencing several previous raids at sea by bandits since he first became a boat captain at the age of 28." ...

"When his defence lawyers asked why he had not simply relied on maritime police for protection, he quipped: 'Have you got their number?'" ...

Canada: Man shot in throat by teen playing with rifle
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"A 19-year-old Winnipeg man was accidentally shot in the throat by a teenager playing with a sawed-off .22 rifle Sunday."

"A relative says Michael Laquette was shot by a younger cousin at a home about 5 p.m. Sunday."

"It's the third shooting involving young people in Winnipeg in a week."

"The victim's aunt says Laquette was also hit in the hand and could lose a finger."

"He was in stable condition in hospital last night."

"A teenager who says she is the victim's girlfriend says Laquette was playing video games in a room with several others when the incident happened."

"Seventeen-year-old Daisie Foster says she thinks it was an accident."

"She says she was in the house at the time but did not see what happened." ...

UK: Art of self-defence is a bit of a shot in the dark
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"THE boys are really confused by the government's new guidance on how far an Englishman can go to defend his castle. Apparently they can give any burglar what-for if they feel threatened."

"They needn't worry if they hit him so hard with an iron bar that they kill him. They were even told this week that they can shoot an intruder if a gun happens to be handy."

"Well, that may work in England, but it just isn't possible under the law as it operates on Aberdeenshire farms. If you keep your gun as instructed by the Grampian police it cannot 'happen to be handy'."

"My shotguns have to be locked in a special gun cupboard. The key has to be in a place that is secret, even from the Breadwinner, and the cartridges have to be kept in a separate place with another secret key." ...

Jamaica: Police claim progress in probe of constable's murder
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"The Montego Bay police yesterday claimed they were close to a breakthrough in Sunday's fatal shooting of police constable Joshua Brissett ..."

"'We are pursuing the investigations vigorously and we have some suspects, and so we are hoping to bring the matter to closure soon,' said Superintendent John Morris, crime chief for the Area One police division." ...

"The Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) deputy spokesman on national security Clive Mullings, in whose constituency the killing occurred, described the shooting as 'a wanton act of murder which continues unabated across the country'."

"Mullings said the incident 'underscores the fact that both citizens and police officers alike are under the tyranny of the gun'." ...
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Submitter's Note: But guns are Banned (at least for 'commoners') in Jamaica!