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Terrorists Not Legally Buying Guns (3rd item on page)
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"In response to media claims that Al-Qaeda operatives are arming themselves over-the-counter at U.S. gun stores, NSSF President Doug Painter wrote the New York Times and other newspapers that 'The Government Accountability Office report demonstrates that the FBI-run National Criminal Instant Background Check System (NICS) is working in screening potential firearm purchasers. The FBI is alerted when a person on a government watch list purchases a firearm and can take whatever action law enforcement deems appropriate. There is no need for lengthening the 24-hour period for destroying background check records since other records covering the purchase of a firearm are available to law enforcement, if needed. ...'" |
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"A RECENT WAVE of violent attacks with axes and cleavers raises the issue, once again, about the effectiveness of restricting, banning, or simply scaring people away from owning firearms."
"In London, a man was brutally murdered with an ax on a busy street in an affluent part of town. In San Diego, a man terrorized a neighborhood with an ax. And in Australia, a man nearly lost his hand after being attacked with a meat cleaver."
"Each episode represents a horrific act of senseless, brutal violence that should be unheard of. Yet all three incidents were reported within days of each other. And since we cannot blame the presence of firearms in these crimes we must wonder whether the absence of firearms was a contributing factor." ... |
Our gun laws are too lax
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"Imagine that a known terrorist walks into a gun shop and buys an assault rifle or other high-powered weapon. Imagine that person is confronted over the purchase but argues it is legal, and that none other than the U.S. Department of Justice and the National Rifle Association agree with that interpretation of law."
"Now imagine that this isn't a bad plot from a TV crime show but everyday reality in America. In fact, 35 gun purchases by people on the nation's terrorist watch list were approved in a five-month period last year. And those are just the ones uncovered by the Government Accountability Office in a study done for Congress." ... |
IL: Gun control editorial missed the mark
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"I read with interest the editorial 'A gun for one reason only' in the March 10 issue of the Journal Standard. Then I did some research on this particular firearm."
"The 'Five seveN' is a conventional semi-automatic pistol designed to fire various types of ammunition in Fabrique Nationale of Belgium's, new caliber, 5.7x28 mm."
"As required under federal law, only non-armor-penetrating types of 5.7 mm are imported for sale to the public. The 5.7 mm is approximately 22 caliber."
"There is nothing special about the 'Five seveN.' It is a semi-automatic pistol, just like millions of other semi-automatic pistols. BATFE ... has determined that it is 'particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes,' ..." ... |
Pilots: Gun certification moving slowly
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"While the pace of training and deployment of armed pilots on commercial flights has picked up, supporters of the program say the Bush administration still is making it unnecessarily difficult for crews to take guns into the cockpit."
"Pilots who monitor the program estimate that between 4,000 and 4,500 have been trained and deputized to carry guns since the Federal Flight Deck Officer program began in April 2003. That total is about three times as many as a year ago, yet a fraction of the 95,000 pilots who fly for U.S. airlines." ... |
NY: Cops accused of killing for the Mob
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"It looked like a classic gangland hit. A Mercedes abandoned on a Brooklyn highway. A bullet-riddled corpse slumped across the seat."
"The dead man was Eddie Lino, a Gambino crime family 'captain'. It was November 1990, the height of the Mafia's brutal civil war."
"In the years that followed the shooting, the police, the Brooklyn district attorney and the federal prosecutor's office scoured the underworld for sources. One informer alleged in 1994 that two corrupt detectives had killed Lino, but the investigation stalled."
"Eleven years of silence followed. Last week, however, the silence was broken with a stunning indictment as investigators announced what their colleagues could never have fathomed 13 years ago when they arrived at the scene of the blood-soaked car: that the men who murdered Lino were not Mafiosi but police." ... |
The Truth About Sunday Hunting: Why Hunters Shouldn't Be Treated as Second-Class Citizens
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"In the early days of America, so-called blue laws restricted many activities on Sunday. In recent years, however, state governments have recognized that the people's right to choose for themselves what they do, or don't do, on Sunday is more consistent with America's founding principals. Present day bans on Sunday hunting are the last holdouts of these blue laws, and hunters are questioning why they are being treated differently from their fellow citizens."
"The majority of hunters will agree that the biggest obstacle to hunting, and the biggest obstacle to recruiting new hunters, is lack of access and opportunity to hunt. By restricting Sunday hunting, states are not only limiting opportunities for today's hunters but are making it harder to recruit new hunters ..." ... |
FL: Stuart science teacher cleared for pulling a gun in road rage incident
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"Prosecutors on Monday dropped an aggravated-assault charge against a popular Jensen Beach High School teacher arrested last month after brandishing a gun during a road rage incident."
"Science teacher Michael William Lehning ... was arrested after he pulled a holstered .22 caliber Ruger pistol and showed it to another driver in downtown Stuart traffic." ...
"[Stewart] told police Lehning passed him at high speed in a no-passing zone. He then passed Lehning on the drawbridge. Both drivers then stopped in traffic at Sailfish Circle downtown."
"Stewart said he got out of his car to tell Lehning his headlight was out, reports state."
"That's when he saw Lehning pull a gun, he told police."
"But Lehning told police he saw an aggressive Stewart come toward him with 'a dark object in his hand and assumed it was a gun,' the reports state." ... |
PA: Sheriff feels violent spree unlikely here [because deputies are armed]
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"Could a courthouse shooting similar to what happened in an Atlanta courtroom last week ever happen here?"
"Luzerne County Sheriff Barry Stankus says it�s extremely unlikely."
"Stankus says his deputies have enough training and safety policies in place to ensure it doesn�t happen." ...
"That�s why Stankus has his deputies carry their 9mm pistols in court."
"When Stankus took office in 2000, deputies did not carry weapons in courtrooms."
"He changed that unwritten practice when he took office, before the courthouse security system was in place. Even with the new security screenings, Stankus allows his deputies to carry their weapons in court as a safety precaution." ... |
WI: Gunman kills 7 at church service
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"In a minute, a quiet church service at a suburban Milwaukee hotel turned into a bloodbath."
"Terry Ratzmann, a buttoned-down churchgoer walked into the room and fired 22 rounds from a 9mm pistol."
"One of Ratzmann's friends begged him to stop, calling him by name and saying "Stop, stop, why?" police Capt. Phil Horter said. Chandra Frazier dove under a chair. The man sitting in it died."
"'I just remember crawling on the carpet and just praying, screaming out and praying,' Frazier told 'Good Morning America' yesterday."
"Before it was over, seven people, including the minister and his teenage son, were killed and four others wounded. Ratzmann, 44, then took his own life ..." ...
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FL: Armed and dangerous -- NRA-backed gun bill deadly for Florida
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"The Florida Legislature is on the verge of approving a bill that could turn streets into free-fire zones, enabling people to pull out guns and blast away whenever they feel threatened."
"Lawmakers should get a grip. The state already has a reasonable self-defense law. People are allowed to use deadly force -- including guns -- if they fear their life is in imminent danger and see no way to safely avoid the threat. The "duty to retreat" from a potential attacker does not apply to a person inside his own home, defending against an unlawful intruder." ...
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NE: Concealed Carry Law is a Priority for 2005 Legislature
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... "State Sen. Jeanne Combs of Friend, who prioritized the concealed handgun bill, said she has enough votes to get the long-controversial proposal voted out of committee and debated by the full Legislature."
"But she knows she needs a two-thirds majority to get her measure past Chambers."
"Chambers, who calls himself 'King Cobra' because of his ability to kill bills, told her that concealed-carry is a 'four-fanger,' Combs said."
"But Combs, who owns a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson, believes in the concealed-carry bill. She said she started carrying a gun in the early 1990s while working as a hospice nurse in Kentucky."
"'You don't have 911 in the hills and hollers of Appalachia. You have to protect yourself,' she said." ... |
FL: HB-249 Use of Force/Castle Doctrine Hearing Scheduled (NRA-ILA)
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"Last week HB-249 by Rep. Baxley was withdrawn from House Justice Appropriations Committee and moved on to its last committee before going to the House floor."
"The Florida House Justice Council could hold a hearing as early as Wednesday, March 16, 2005"
"Please immediately send email to members of the Florida House Justice Council and URGE THEM TO SUPPORT HB-249 by Rep. Baxley." ...
"This bill REMOVES the 'duty to retreat' in the face of attack; it creates the presumption that an attacker or intruder intends to do great bodily harm and therefore force, including deadly force, may be used to protect yourself, your family and others in the face of attack; it prohibits prosecution for defending that which you have a right to defend and prohibits civil lawsuits by criminals or relatives of criminals when criminals are injured or killed while attacking law-abiding people." ... |
OH: Gun goes off in class; pupil shot in the hand (5th story on page)
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A gun that a second-grader said he found on his way to school went off in his book bag in a classroom yesterday, shooting him in the hand, police said. There were about 15 children in class at the time, police Sergeant David Sicilian said. No one else was hurt. Police said they did not know what caused the weapon to go off. The boy told police he found the .45-caliber pistol while walking to school. The gun had not been reported stolen, but investigators did not know to whom and whether the weapon was registered. |
OR: Man charged with gun possession on school property
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"A man faces 15 counts of possessing guns in a public building after a small arsenal was found at a house on Mazama High School property."
"Gary Leon Hawk, 60, was arrested last Thursday but released Friday after he agreed to give up the guns and leave school grounds."
"Hawk is married to a custodian at Mazama, and the couple lived in a two-story house directly in front of the school."
"School administrators saw the guns on a March 4 inspection tour to become acquainted with school-owned property."
"Administrators told Klamath County sheriff�s deputies about the guns, and a search last week resulted in seizure of 25 guns, mostly rifles and shotguns, authorities said. ..." ... |
NM: Heaton bill would change concealed carry laws
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"A bill backed by local concealed carry advocates cleared a final state House committee over the weekend and is expected to be heard by the full House early this week." ...
"After the bill cleared the House Government and Urban Affairs Committee Feb. 22, proponents were optimistic it would have no problem making it through its second committee in time."
"But last week, when it still hadn�t been heard, they flooded Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Joseph Cervantes, D-Las Cruces, with hundreds of emails." ...
"Among the changes, House Bill 641 would lower the qualifying age from 25 to 21; extend the license renewal term from two to four years; and allow a license holder to not only carry a handgun of the caliber they were certified on, but any smaller caliber." ... |
MO: Two plead guilty in corruption case
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"A former East St. Louis auxiliary police officer and a former police chief's secretary pleaded guilty Monday of conspiracy to obstruct justice - and agreed to cooperate in a continuing investigation of the ex-chief, Ronald Matthews."
"Ayoub Qattoum and Janerra Carson-Slaughter claim to have participated with Matthews in a bribery scheme designed to clear Qattoum after his arrest on Aug. 7."
"At a short hearing at the federal courthouse in East St. Louis, the two signed documents attesting to their participation in the scheme and agreeing to work with prosecutors." ... |
FL: Fatal shooting of mentally ill man draws criticism of Miami police
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"The Miami-Dade Police Department is again under fire for the way its officers respond to calls involving the mentally ill, this time after the fatal shooting Sunday of an unarmed mentally ill Florida International University student."
"Police shot Cesar Rada, 31, a psychology student and aspiring actor and model from west Miami-Dade, at least three times late Sunday in front of his home after his father called police to say his son was having a manic episode. Rada, who his family said had a bipolar disorder, was killed in front of his father and brother. Both said they warned police about Rada's mental problems before the shooting." ... |
AZ: Officer shoots self in D-M mishap
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"A federal probation officer accidentally shot himself - causing non-life-threatening injuries - at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base small-arms shooting range Tuesday afternoon."
"Reginald Gaddis, an officer with the U.S. Probation Office in Tucson, likely was taking his gun out of his holster at a shooting practice when it discharged, piercing his left forearm, said Magdeline Jensen, chief probation officer for the U.S. Probation Office's Arizona district." ...
"Gaddis, who has worked in the Probation Office for nearly seven years, is not on duty while he recovers, she said."
"He was using an agency-issued Glock semiautomatic pistol, which is he is certified to carry, Jensen said." ... |
India: Jawan kills girlfriend, attempts suicide
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"A young Army jawan allegedly shot dead his girlfriend at a hotel here this afternoon before shooting at himself. He sustained bullet injuries and was rushed to a local hospital in a serious condition, from where he was later referred to the PGI, Chandigarh."
"... He had come to the town this morning to meet his girlfriend, who was a BA second-year student at a local private college, he said."
"... While they were having some snacks, they had a quarrel over Satinder�s proposal for marriage."
"They had a heated exchange, which provoked Satinder. He took out an unlicensed .315 bore pistol from his pocket and fired at least four bullets at her. She allegedly died on the spot." ... |
India: Constable, two others held for fake raids
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"CBI constable Jagdish Patil had been part of several CBI search and seizure operations . Three months ago, he decided to carry out some raids of his own. Posing as a CBI officer, Patil, along with two accomplices, duped businessmen of more than Rs 25 lakh. The trio has now been arrested by inspector Dilip Patil of the crime intelligence unit. ..."
"Patil's modus operandi was to raid a businessman's office in south Mumbai claiming to be a CBI officer and then extort money. The trio had recently gone to Goa on a vacation and had booked return air tickets for 12 members of their family. They were arrested on their return from Goa, the police said." ... |
OH: Another shoot-out in the streets NOT perpetrated by CHL-holders
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"The WHIOTV.com is reporting that an attempted robbery Saturday night turned into gunfire at a Dayton grocery store."
"According to the story, the shooting happened at the Kroger Store on Smithville Road, where bullets shattered windows. Officers told reporters a man and a woman whispered into a cashier's ear, making a security guard suspicious. Authorities the pair then ran outside and began shooting. Witnesses said the guard, an off-duty Montgomery County Sheriff's deputy, fired back. Police said the suspects drove off in a car, but officers caught up with them." ...
"The criminals are accused of an attempted robbery at a 'no-guns' Aldi store earlier in the evening." ... |
MN: Minnesotans await decision on concealed-carry law
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"Minnesotans should find out within weeks how the state's controversial concealed-carry handgun law will play out, with a decision from the Minnesota Court of Appeals due by April 13."
"That's what the lead attorney for opponents of the law said Saturday at a meeting of the Million Mom March anti-handgun violence group ..." ...
"Twin Cities attorney David Lillehaug, former U.S. attorney in Minnesota, has led efforts against the state's 2003 law, representing several churches across the state."
"In July, a Ramsey County Judge ruled the law unconstitutional because it passed the Legislature as an unrelated amendment to a natural resources bill. ... It's that district court decision the appellate court must decide on by April 13." ... |
NY: Queens women celebrate passing gun control bill
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"The night was filled with a range of emotions that reflected the group's recent accomplishment as well as its founding purpose."
"It was the 11th anniversary marking the creation of Mothers against Guns and in an elegant celebration at Antun's Catering Hall in Queens Village Friday, there was rejoicing for recently passed gun control legislation along with solemn mourning for those who have been lost to gun violence." ...
"The law, know as introduction 144-A, now makes it more difficult to purchase ammunition for guns by requiring a license for a gun that matches the ammo being purchased to be presented by the buyer. It also raises the age from 18 to 21 for purchasing a rifle or shotgun in New York City." ... |
NJ: Audubon Society labels deer a threat and pushes for hunt
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"For the first time in its 108-year history, the New Jersey Audubon Society is taking a stand on hunting and will ask the state to reduce the population of white-tailed deer."
"In a special report to be released today, the bird-watching group says white-tailed deer have become an ecological "stressor" for birds and other wildlife by eating away the natural landscape. Hunting, the report says, is a viable option to bring the deer population down to a manageable number that doesn't eat through thousands of acres of forest underbrush."
"The group is also considering opening some of its own preserves to hunters."
"'I can't look at myself in the mirror anymore,' said Eric Stiles, vice president for conservation and stewardship of New Jersey Audubon. 'As stewards of the forest, we have to do something to stop this disaster.'" ... |
CA: Pistol range's future on agenda
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"A Ventura city councilman wants to readdress the future of a controversial public pistol range, saying it should be relocated, cleared of its lead contamination and considered for recreational use."
"Councilman Bill Fulton contends the council's January decision to shutter the range to the public next year stopped short of leaving a clear course for the decades-old facility on Brakey Road in Grant Park."
"The second-year councilman now is asking the council to set a clear policy direction to relocate the range, clear the lead and incorporate the site into a new recreation plan for Grant Park by the year 2010." ... |
UK: Why air guns are the obvious target
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"THE tragedy of little Andrew Morton, who died after being shot with an air gun, is undoubtedly extreme."
"Usually air guns cause rather more minor wounds or they are used to terrorise and hurt innocent animals . . . like the one-year-old collie cross bitch who was shot in Dumbarton last week, has lost an eye and may die because of the pellet lodged in her brain, rather like Andrew�s injury."
"For most of us the obvious thing to do is ban air guns. Make them illegal. After all, who needs them? What legitimate use can they possibly have? All we do know for sure is who uses them . . . those who think firemen are great targets, those who think it�s hysterically funny to cause pain and suffering to defenceless animals and now . . . those who kill children." ... |
UK: 'Beheading' horror in street
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"A man was beheaded in a frenzied and prolonged axe attack in a London street today."
"The axeman, smartly-dressed and in his thirties, felled his victim with one blow and then struck repeatedly 'as if he was chopping wood'."
"The assault lasted several minutes near the Hampstead Theatre in Belsize Park. The attacker ignored his victim's screams and the pleas of two women passers-by and workmen. He stopped when police arrived. He then put down the axe near the body. He was described as looking 'emotionless and cool' throughout."
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Australia: 'Testosterone' led to shooting
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"'BRAVADO and testosterone' sparked a shootout at caravan park in the southwest of Brisbane on Christmas Eve 2003, a court was told yesterday."
"Recreational shooter Kurt Willett pleaded not guilty to attempted murder over the incident which the Crown alleged could have claimed the life of van park resident Brett Lloyd."
"Prosecutor Sal Vasta told Brisbane Supreme Court Willett � who had become friendly with Lloyd's former de facto partner � became embroiled in a confrontation with Lloyd at the Durack Gardens caravan park just before midnight which culminated in Willett leaning out the window of his car and aiming a pistol at Lloyd." ... |
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