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ATF Required to Release Data on Gun Crimes to Chicago Submitted by: Melissa	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A federal court ruled that the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) must release gun data to the City of Chicago, Ill., so the information can be used in the city's lawsuit against gun makers.

New Hampshire Gun Control Package Drawing Fire Submitted by: Melissa	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"When Sen. Burt Cohen said a proposed gun control package would not water down a constitutional right to bear arms, 400 people grumbled and booed. ..."

Irvington, NJ pupils face charges for playing with paper gun Submitted by: Melissa	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Two second-graders playing cops and robbers with a paper gun were charged with making terrorist threats.

Michigan anti-gunners got their signatures, but it isn't the end
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The group 'People Who Care About Kids' [yeah, right!] say they have over 200,000 valid signatures to force a referendum on the new concealed carry law.

But even with enough valid signatures, they'll likely face a legal battle to get the issue on the ballot. Legislators added a $1 million appropriation to the concealed-weapons bill shortly before approving it. In theory, appropriations bills cannot be overturned by referendum. Both sides say they are prepared to fight a court battle.

Second Amendment Sisters' Rally in Virginia, May 13 Submitted by: Melissa	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On Sunday, May 13, the Second Amendment Sisters (SAS) will hold a rally supporting the basic human right of self-defense. The rally will be held from 11:00am to 3:00pm on the Capital Square grounds in downtown Richmond, Virginia.

This is America
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"What we are enduring today at the hands of our own government is far more oppressive than our founding fathers had to endure, yet we are Americans. And, because we are Americans, we will always live in peace. There will never be another war on our own soil. There will never be anyone raiding our homes, and if we just keep giving, maybe one day our Government will find a way to feed, clothe and control us all." -by Shonda M. Ponder

Pistol-Packin' Polyester (Anti-Gun Editorial on the SAS) Submitted by: Melissa	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Because what this country really needs now is more bored undereducated bitter terrified badly dressed pasty hate-spewin' suburban white women from lost Midwestern towns with names like Frankenmuth all carrying firearms and somehow thinking they're aiding the species." -By Mark Morford, SF Gate Columnist

Flaws Found in Gun Background Check System Submitted by: Ron Dotson Website: http://home.pacbell.net/rsdotson/	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
If background checks are so flawed, why not dump them? ~~~~~ Just a "Guess": Because background checks were only the first step to outlawing all guns. Now that they've "discovered" the flaws, they'll have to make the checks more and more stringent, until nobody can "legally" buy anything....

Four Years After Dunblane... Submitted by: Melissa	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Britain's gun control laws, introduced after the Dunblane massacre in 1996, have proven to be a disaster. There are now an estimated three million illegal firearms in the UK, perhaps double the number of four years ago, and the only effect the knee-jerk political reaction that led to the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 has had is to shut down legitimate gun clubs. ..." --Peter Woolrich

AZ ALERT: Pro-Gun Carry Bill HB2562 Needs More Support Submitted by: Melissa	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Another pro-gun bill, having passed the House, is sitting in the Senate Judiciary Committee. HB 2562 is the best kind of concealed carry reform, since it takes great strides towards the Vermont model of true concealed carry rights. Contact your AZ Senate Judiciary Committe to support this bill!

McCarthy Seeks to Close "Gun Loopholes"
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"Yesterday, McCarthy sent a letter to Attorney General John Ashcroft asking that the Justice Department retain data from background checks so it can be used to track those who use false identities and straw purchases. McCarthy also wants gun sellers to be given more training and states more money to link their databases to a federal network that can make it easier to check those with criminal records."

'The Predator'
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"I am the guy your mother warned you about. You believe I am only found lurking in the shadows, but I am a master of disguise. I can be anyone, anywhere. I can be the quiet employee in the cubicle down the hall; I can be the cute hunk at the bar. I can be your neighbor. I can be your ex. It really doesn't matter because when I strike I will become the monster of your worse nightmare." -by Clint Cook

Bush Would Sever ABA's Role in Screening Judges Submitted by: Melissa	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"President Bush's legal advisers have told the American Bar Association that they want to end the group's nearly half-century role as a semiofficial screening panel for judicial nominees, lawyers involved in the discussions said."

"Firearm Deaths a Public Health Emergency"
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A coalition of 13 medical associations that include over 600,000 physicians, approximately 2/3 of the doctors in America, called on the medical profession, lawmakers and the public at large to consider handgun injuries a public health emergency. The coalition, joining together as 'Doctors Against Handgun Injury' (DAHI) bases its policy recommendations on a public health analysis of handgun injury sponsored by the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) and funded by the Joyce Foundation.