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Kerry to party in D.C. Super Tuesday
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"U.S. Sen. John Kerry's decision to participate in Tuesday's Senate gun control vote means he will celebrate Super Tuesday in Washington." ...
"The vote will decide whether to renew the ban on assault-type weapons and extend background checks to gun shows. Also scheduled to attend the vote is Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., who is fighting Kerry for the nomination."
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Brady Campaign: Senator Allen Breaks His Pledge, Says He'll Vote to Allow Assault Weapons Ban to Expire
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"Senator Allen today discarded his commitment and announced he'll vote against reauthorizing the assault weapons ban. If the ban expires in September, Uzis and AK-47s will once again be readily available on the streets of Richmond, Hampton and Fairfax." ...
" 'Senator Allen has reneged on a firm, unambiguous campaign pledge,' said Michael Barnes, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence united with the Million Mom March. 'He has broken his promise to the people of Virginia.' "
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On Eve of Assault Weapon Vote New Study Shows Weapons Ban Successful Despite Industry Efforts at Evasion; Dramatic Drop in Assault Weapon Use in Crime
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"As the United States Senate prepares to vote on an amendment that would renew the Federal Assault Weapons Act for another ten years, a new study shows a substantial drop in the use of high-firepower assault weapons ..." ...
"The trace data shows that the assault weapons banned by name in the Act have plunged by 66 percent as a percentage of overall crime gun traces since the statute was enacted in 1994. It also shows a substantial decline -- 45 percent -- in assault weapons as a percentage of overall crime gun traces, even after inclusion of 'copycat' guns."
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Gun Suit Reform Could Still Be Shot Down
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"Since October 1998, 33 cities and the state of New York have brought lawsuits against gun makers and retailers seeking to hold the companies responsible for the misuse of their products. More than 35 major private suits have also been filed since 1998. Funded with millions of dollars from George Soros, the Brady Campaign (and its predecessor Handgun Control) has paid for much of the legal costs behind these suits."
"The goal has not been to win these legally weak cases but rather, with so many simultaneous suits, to bankrupt these companies through massive legal costs. ..." |
Senators Try to Extend Assault-Weapons Ban
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"Senators pressed Monday for votes on the reauthorization of the nation's assault weapons ban, with Democrats and Republicans both close to winning one of the most contentious, closely watched gun votes so far this year."
"Democrats think they have the votes needed to add the 10-year assault ban renewal to a popular bill that would keep gun makers and distributors from being sued over gun-related crimes."
"They are taking no chances. Sens. John Kerry and John Edwards - locked in a heated Super Tuesday primary battle for their party's presidential nomination - are stepping off the campaign trail to add their votes to the Democratic side. A vote on the bill is expected Tuesday." ...
"With the Senate split with 51 Republicans, 48 Democrats and one independent senator, Democrats already are lobbying Vice President Cheney." |
Monday Morning Gun Liability update (Blog)
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"I support the passage of S1805, but only without any further anti-gun amendments. The gun show bill is unacceptable. So are any amendments renewing the Assault Weapons Ban. I urge you to vote against any anti-gun amendments, including either version of the armor-piercing ammunition amendment. If the Assault Weapons Ban or the Gun Show Ban are passed as amendments to this bill, I insist that you vote to kill the entire bill. I support a clean bill only; no compromises for additional gun control." |
Neal Knox's opinion on the recent events...
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Here is Mr. Knox's latest take on things, courtesy of www.packing.org.
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"Yes, S. 1805 is in danger of being loaded up with anti-gun amendments in the Senate. But anyone with two brain cells to rub together knows that the Senate is overloaded with anti-gunners and has been for several years."
"The only way to get the bill passed is to get it back to the House, where it can be cleaned up or killed."
"The identical House version, H.R. 1036, passed last April 285-140."
"The Senate bill has 55 co-sponsors -- five more than necessary for passage. Last week the Schumer-Lautenberg, et al, filibuster failed by 75 votes -- fifteen more votes than the two-thirds necessary to bring it to the floor."
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If the supermajority already supports the immunity bill, why not destroy the evil anti-gun amendments at the root, instead of relying on the House to clean it up? |
HFA Alert: Oppose Immunity and Protect D.C. Gun Laws
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"Tomorrow, the United States Senate is scheduled consider S. 1805 - legislation that would provide unprecedented blanket immunity to reckless gun dealers. This is a terrible piece of legislation that would close the courthouse doors to victims of gun violence and allow reckless gun dealers to continue flooding guns onto our streets and into our communities. We urge you to contact your Senators today to demand they vote AGAINST S. 1805." |
Leading Healthcare Coalition Lauds Sen. Warner for Medical Liability Reform Amendment to Gun Bill
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"Praising an amendment introduced by U.S. Senator John Warner (R-VA) Friday (2/27) to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, the Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Health Care (CARH) said today the measure will bring stability to a health care industry that is staggering under the weight of oppressive medical liability costs resulting from frivolous lawsuits and a beleaguered liability environment."
"Warner's amendment, the Protecting the Practice of Medicine Act (SA 2624), contains proven reforms including a $250,000 cap on non-economic damages in medical liability lawsuits." |
Voting For Gun Safety
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"A Bill supported by the National Rifle Association and making its way through Congress would shield gun dealers from lawsuits arising from crimes in which guns they sold were used."
"The public needs to take notice before this bill passes."
"Such legal immunity would nullify lawsuits arising from gun crimes." ...
"Playing politics with vital legislation that can help protect Americans from violent crime is dangerous. Eight young people (ages 19 and under) are killed in gun incidents each day. Senators should vote their conscience on each piece of this legislation, and not the NRA's agenda."
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The latest "news" source to cite this onerous lie. People aged 19-24, who usually make it into the gun banner "children" statistics, ARE NOT CHILDREN! Teenage gangbangers killed in the commission of crimes by police, armed citizens or their fellow criminals ARE NOT CHILDREN! |
The Return of a Legislative Legend - Debating "Cop Killers"
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"As the Senate considers legislation to prohibit abusive lawsuits against Second Amendment rights, Sen. Ted Kennedy is offering an amendment to ban ammunition. Kennedy claims that he is aiming at 'cop-killer' bullets, but he appears to be badly misinformed on the issue."
"There never has been any such thing as a 'cop-killer' bullet. The issue is a fiction, invented for purposes of politics, not public safety. In any case, since 1986, federal law has prohibited the rare types of handgun ammunition that have unusual abilities to penetrate body armor."
"The BATF reports that current ammunition laws are fully sufficient to protect the police, and that attempts to change these laws could actually lead to increased police fatalities." |
Talking sense on gun laws
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"Well, here we are again, in the throes of another election-year battle over how to keep guns out of the hands of all the modern Jesse Jameses while not trampling on the rights of the intrepid Elmer Fudds. Don't expect Congress to do anything exceptionally courageous." ...
"While gun shows provide legitimate enterprise and entertainment for thousands of good citizens, they also have become a major marketplace for the trafficking in illegal weapons by criminals who can easily avoid the deterrent of a background check through a loophole in the federal law."
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Is this a joke? A MAJOR MARKETPLACE? Less than one percent of criminals get their guns at gun shows. But apparently, to Dan K. Thomasson, the former editor of the Scripps Howard News Service, that's MAJOR! And they have the nerve to call this column "Talking sense on gun laws." |
Frank Lautenberg 'a liar' in statements about Tacoma gun shop
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"New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg, in public debate over passage of S.659/S.1805, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, today lied about the role that a Tacoma, WA gun shop played in the acquisition of a rifle by convicted Beltway snipers John Allan Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, said the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA)."
"Speaking to the Senate, Sen. Lautenberg asserted that the Bull's Eye Shooters Supply 'sold' the Bushmaster rifle used in the October 2002 murder spree."
" 'That's not true, and Sen. Lautenberg knows it,' said CCRKBA Executive Director Joe Waldron. 'Why he would deliberately introduce a prevarication into serious floor debate about this legislation is a mystery. Sen. Lautenberg surely knows that the rifle was shoplifted from the store by Malvo. There is no evidence that the rifle was sold to anyone, and attempting to give truth to such an easily-exposed lie should be beneath the dignity of a United States senator.' " |
OH: Woman Dies After Home Burglarized
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"Cleveland police have a mystery on their hands: A man breaks into an elderly woman's home, she dies and the would-be burglar gets away."
"NewsChannel5's Jonathan Costen reported that the coroner is trying to figure out how the woman died and police are trying to find the burglar." ...
"...Wascak died after she called 911. Police found her unconscious in her kitchen. Levis has lived here for more than 50 years and this is a shock because he can't recall any problems." |
DC: City Leaders Seek to Keep DC citizens disarmed and vulnerable against armed thugs
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"District leaders are pushing to preserve the city's ban on handgun ownership."
"D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton says a measure seeking to repeal the ban threatens to make the city's streets more dangerous." ...
"District Police Chief Charles Ramsey says his officers have confiscated 385 guns since the first of the year. That represents an increase of 53 weapons compared with last year. The weapons include, shotguns, rifles and assault weapons."
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And DC currently has a gun ban in place! What does that tell you about the efficacy of said ban, Chief Ramsey? Maybe you should start thinking about the safety and security of the law abiding citizens of the District and restore their right to armed self defense, since you and your police force are obviously incapable of protecting them. |
Iraq: Should jornalists be armed?
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"As violence continues to plague postwar Iraq, American journalists there say they have never been more nervous about their safety. Since major combat operations ended in April, six deaths and a number of injuries and close calls among news staffers have prompted a soul-searching debate over whether they, or their bodyguards, should carry guns." |
PA: College student gets warning for gun in class
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The student, whom university officials did not name, has a permit to carry the gun. However, university officials said they don't allow students to carry firearms on campus.
Bob Watson, vice president of student life, said no charges were filed in the Jan. 15 incident but the student was given a written warning not to bring the gun back to on university property.
"At this point, the situation is closed," Watson said.
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DC: Victims' kin plead for Senate to leave intact D.C's handgun ban
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"Marita Michael, mother of a student who was fatally shot last October outside his D.C. high school, and Kenneth Barnes, who lost his son two years ago in a U Street shooting, pleaded with Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist today to not introduce legislation that would repeal D.C.�s handgun ban." ...
City Administrator Robert Bobb said the repeal would 'bring an avalanche of guns to our city.' "
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KS: Collector's show draws from all over
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"The intoxicating aromas of antiques, gunpowder, chili and fresh-baked cherry pies - along with the lure of potential bargains - attracted thousands of collectors from around the region to the annual Sand and Sage Rifle and Pistol Club Collector's Show this weekend at the Finney County Exhibition Building."
"The show regularly draws vendors and patrons from all parts of Kansas and surrounding states to the fairgrounds for a weekend of trading, bargaining and just-plain eyeballing. This weekend was no different, said Olga Montgomery, who was manning a table at the show for the Finney County Historical Society." |
NC: Project ChildSafe locks delivered to local agencies
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"Polk County firearm owners may pick up a free child safety lock, which were recently delivered to the Polk County Sheriff�s Office and each town police department."
"The sheriff�s office was given 1,400 and the towns of Tryon, Columbus and Saluda were given 800 apiece to be distributed to citizens with firearms."
"The safety locks were given through the national Project ChildSafe program from a $50 million grant through the U.S. Department of Justice." |
Candidates playing it safe on gun issues
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"This time around, Democrats have lunged toward the middle on gun control, avoiding edgy proposals like gun registration and gun-owner licensing and sticking with stands that almost match, at least rhetorically, those of President Bush." ...
"Guns have been largely silent in this presidential campaign. But Congress is forcing the issue into the open with a vote scheduled Tuesday on renewing the ban on assault-type weapons and extending background checks to gun shows."
"Candidates John Kerry and John Edwards, the only Democrats to miss a Senate vote on another gun issue last week, have been summoned back from campaigning to bolster the party's ranks for what is expected to be a close vote." |
CA: Gun-safety kits available in Orinda
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"Residents can pick up free firearm safety kits with gun locks at the police department in a nationwide firearms safety education program."
"The kits, which include a trigger lock, are part of Project ChildSafe, a partnership of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the California State Sheriff's Association and the state Department of Fish and Game."
"The project is funded by a U.S. Department of Justice grant that aims to make homes safer by raising awareness about firearm ownership and storage. Organizers expect to distribute more than 1 million gunlocks throughout the state." |
NY: Erie County legislators oppose new gun fees
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Pataki's latest attempt to eradicate self defense and gun ownership in New York continues to draw fire.
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"County legislators have taken aim at proposed new pistol permit fee changes."
"Erie County Legislator Timothy M. Wroblewski, D-West Seneca, sponsored a resolution in opposition to pistol permit fee increases included in the New York State budget."
County legislators voted, 15-0, in support of the Wroblewski resolution, which calls upon the state Legislature to reject Gov. George E. Pataki's proposals for new fees." |
UK: Talking signs voice U.K. police warning
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Gun Controlled UK now has talking to sign posts that warn visitors about the possibility of being mugged! YIKES!!
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"London police have mounted 'talking' signs on lampposts to warn dwellers of the British capital�s most dangerous borough of muggers waiting to prey on them."
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OR: Parents are key in keeping children away from guns
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"Shaun Lacasse's 4-year-old daughter Carrie has been told guns aren't cool, they're dangerous." ...
"Last year the 13-year-old son of a Clark County sheriff's sergeant got a hold of his father's gun and accidentally shot and killed his sister."
"Even when a gun accidentally goes off, if a parent isn't around, the parent can be held liable." ...
"Psychologist Heather Stein says parents need to keep their guns locked up...and talk to their kids." ...
"Stein says kids are curious, but without access to a gun their curiosity won't turn lethal."
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MD: Maryland Rethinking Mandatory Gun Lock Law
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Amazing what can happen to an anti-gun politician's stance when a major gun manufacturer threatens to move from their district. This proves once again that it's not "for the children," it's "for the money."
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"State Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller wants to loosen Maryland's pioneering gun-lock requirement, a measure enacted four years ago over the objections of Italian gun-maker Beretta, which has a U.S. headquarters in Miller's district."
"A bill introduced by Miller would allow gun manufacturers to sell weapons in the state without the internal locking mechanisms required by the Responsible Gun Safety Act of 2000, a change hailed by gun dealers and bemoaned by the state's gun control advocates." |
Israel: Young Palestinians with homemade guns
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"They were young, perhaps the youngest ever to try an armed attack against Israelis, and they were ready to die."
"The arrest of three boys ages 12, 13 and 15, accused of trying to slip into Israel with homemade guns, sparked horror among their families and concern by Palestinian officials that militant groups have gone too far in their choice of recruits."
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KS: Equal protection under law
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"A bill is working its way through the Kansas House that would recognize the right of all citizens to carry concealed firearms. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has stated she would be willing to sign a bill that would allow retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms. Sebelius is bright individual who, tragically, is incapable of rising above liberal doctrine." ...
"There is a wealth of information to dispel any fears that property trained citizens who exercise their right to carry a gun pose any threat to society. Two-thirds of all citizens now live in states that allow concealed carry of firearms. The anarchy predicted by liberals has failed to emerge." |
Oscar winner Charlize Theron's mother shot her father in self-defense
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"Charlize's mother, Gerda, shot and killed the star's father, Charles, on their smallholding in Putfontein, Benoni, about 13 years ago."
"An inquest into the shooting found that Mrs Theron had shot him in self-defence." ...
"He shot open the lock in the gate and then the door. He stormed through the house and threatened to kill all of us."
"Her father fired a shot in Charlize's room. She was 15 years old at the time."
"My mother grabbed her own gun and shot him dead." ... |
Australia: Gunned down in the land of gun control
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"A MAN, who was shot in the shoulder from behind after a scuffle in a Sunshine Coast carpark, has identified the gun-man as a member of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club."
"Sunday night's shooting took place in the carpark of a Sixth Avenue apartment building in Maroochydore." |
IL: TSA officials display confiscated property
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"One-year after the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, the local branch's TSA screeners show off hundreds of confiscated items people tried to pass through Midway Airport." ...
"From stun staplers to scissors to a butane lighter shaped like a little handgun, most of these items were confiscated on a single weekend last month at Midway Airport. It never ceases to amaze the screeners who are assigned to check carry on luggage." |
Tajikistan: Tajik Policemen Die in Duel
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Two policemen died from gunshot wounds after what appears to have been an old-fashioned duel in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, police said Monday.
The pair were guarding the mayor's office late Sunday when they fired at each other. A police official said the motive for the duel was unclear.
"As a result of a pistol duel, the two died in a hospital from their wounds," the police official told Reuters. He said the two were noncommissioned officers, aged 29 and 33.
Duels were a popular way of settling disputes and matters of honor among the nobility in czarist Russia and claimed the lives of writers Alexander Pushkin and Mikhail Lermontov, but are almost unheard of in Tajikistan, a former Soviet republic. |
TN: Growing Number of Tenn. Women Getting Gun Carry Permits
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"6 News looked at the fastest growing group of people getting gun carry permits in Tennessee and discovered they're packing in their purses." ...
"Reynolds said that she changed her mind after North Dakota college student Dru Sjodin was kidnapped from a mall parking lot. Her body is still missing. 'If that poor little girl had some way to defend herself, she wouldn't be in the situation she's in now,' Reynolds explained."
"When asked if she believes she would use her gun when threatened, Reynolds said, 'I hope I never have to. But I will.' " |
TN: Law agencies provide "free" firearm safety kits
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"The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department will provide 1,800 free firearm safety kits to local residents through a partnership with project ChildSafe, the nationwide firearms safety education program."
"The safety kits, which include a gunlock, are being distributed now on a first-come, first-serve basis, until all kits are gone. Safety kits are also being distributed by the Fayetteville Police Department." |
IL: Oodles of gun violence in "gun-free" Chicago over the weekend
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"Numerous incidents of violence were reported in Chicago neighborhoods during an unusually warm winter weekend, including at least one homicide." ...
"A 30-year-old man was found shot to death around 6:20 p.m. in the 8700 block of South Colfax." ...
Detectives in Area One were investigating the death of a man who was found beaten in the 5600 block of South Michigan about 8 a.m. Sunday." ...
"The Grand Central District had multiple shootings. A total of three people were shot, including two in the 6100 block of West Grand just after midnight Saturday."
"Another person was shot at about 5 a.m. Sunday in the 1400 block of North Kedvale in the Shakespeare District." |
OH: Ohioans Gear Up For New Concealed Carry Law
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"People have been lining up to buy them and now they are lining up to learn how to use them."
"Ohio's new concealed carry law has driven a tremendous amount of interest in handguns."
"The new law signed in January does not go into affect until April 8, but Ohioans who are anxious to carry a concealed weapon are getting their 'ducks in a row'."
"Maybe you've seen the full-page gun sale ads in the paper."
"People are also spending money on training, taking pistol training classes at Target World and around the state." |
MO: Concealed guns sponsor gets permit to carry weapon
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"State Rep. Larry Crawford, the lead sponsor of Missouri's new concealed guns law, received a permit Monday from his local sheriff to carry a concealed weapon."
"Crawford was granted the permit by the Moniteau County sheriff after last Thursday's state Supreme Court ruling upholding the Legislature's right to legalize concealed weapons. That same ruling, however, also declared the law's funding method illegal in counties shown to have new costs not covered by the state." |
NY: Syracuse University to allow some guards to carry weapons
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"Syracuse University chancellor Kenneth A. Shaw has accepted a recommendation from the school senate supporting peace officer status for selected public safety officers, the university announced Monday."
"The changes will allow the officers to carry firearms. Public Safety Director Marlene Hall said the changes will be implemented over three years and include 47 officers. She said the first 16 officers would be fully trained and equipped by the summer or fall of 2005." |
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