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UK: Gun victim dies
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"A murder inquiry has been launched after a man shot in the head during an attack in Birmingham died in hospital."
"Detectives investigating last Monday�s shooting of two Asian men in Waverley Road, Small Heath, said one of the victims, Shaham Ali, died in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital." |
Surviving Terror: 15 Things You Should Do Now
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"Get a shotgun and stock up on ammo. Terrorist attacks, massive war protests, and emergency regulations could spark riots. Many in fact believe that panic, fear and riots are actually the greatest danger we will face in the next few years."
"As the L.A. riots prove, you and your neighbors may be your last � and only effective � line of defense from arsonists, thieves, and rapists." ... |
CT: State officials want broader powers for health emergencies
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"State lawmakers are considering a bill to grant emergency powers to public health officials, including the ability to order the quarantine and vaccination of large groups of people in the event of a smallpox outbreak or other health emergency."
"The bill would allow people to abstain from vaccinations for medical or religious reasons, or if they are conscientious objectors." |
U.S. Passenger-Screening Plan Questioned
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"The government's plan to assign a threat level to all airline passengers is running into trouble with budget officials who aren't convinced it will reduce the risk of terrorism."
"Mark Forman, associate director of the Office of Management and Budget, said Tuesday the agency won't let the plan go forward until questions about its effectiveness are answered. He said the Transportation Security Administration hasn't been forthcoming with information about how the program or the technology will work." |
House hearing offers clash over use of data mining
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"A coalition of privacy groups wants the U.S. Congress to halt the creation of a federal database of airline-passenger profiles until more details about who would be included and how it would be operated are available. Meanwhile, the White House's CIO questioned today at a U.S. House of Representatives hearing whether that data mining program would be effective."
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The New Boogeyman In The Gun Debate
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"New Hampshire state senator Sylvia Larsen is typical of the new generation of gun grabbers. Senator Larsen says that: 'Common sense, as well as federal law, states that mentally ill persons need help, not firearms.' To this end, she has introduced legislation to prohibit such folks from legally owning a firearm."
"But when Larsen talks about the 'mentally ill,' one wonders who exactly she has in mind." |
Trolling for Crimes, Not Criminals
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"Despite the recent controversies, government agencies have successfully used data mining techniques for years. States work with localities by providing them access to their data sources. This has allowed local and state enforcement agencies to zero in on tax evaders, perpetrators of financial crimes or those conducting any number of fraudulent activities."
"At the federal level, the Treasury Department uses the technology to identify and prosecute money laundering schemes, the IRS to track down delinquent taxpayers, and U.S. Customs to identify drug trafficking activities at U.S. borders."
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GA: Child Endangerment Law Passed
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"A bill to create Georgia's first felony child endangerment law unanimously passed the Senate on Tuesday, but only after Republicans tried unsuccessfully to attach a gun owner exemption and an anti-abortion amendment."
"The bill states that a person could be charged with felony child endangerment if his or her conduct places a child in 'imminent danger of death, bodily injury or mental injury.' "
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New Zealand: NZ Gun Dealer Appeals US Jail Sentence
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"Convicted Christchurch gun dealer David Tipple is appealing his American jail sentence."
"Tipple was sent to a US federal prison last month to serve a year-long sentence after pleading guilty to firearms charges arising from his attempt to check guns and ammunition onto a United Airlines flight in Los Angeles."
"His wife Betsy Tipple says her husband has instructed his American attorney to file a special motion. If it is successful, he would serve home detention instead of a jail sentence." |
OR: Senate Bill 742 Creates crime of terrorism. Punishes by life imprisonment.
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72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
Relating to terrorism; creating new provisions; and amending section 19, chapter 666, Oregon Laws 2001.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + (1) A person commits the crime of terrorism if
the person knowingly plans, participates in or carries out any act that is intended, by at least one of its participants, to disrupt:
(a) The free and orderly assembly of the inhabitants of the State of Oregon;
(b) Commerce or the transportation systems of the State of Oregon; or
(c) The educational or governmental institutions of the State of Oregon or its inhabitants.
(2) A person commits the crime of terrorism if the person conspires to do any of the activities described in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) A person may not be convicted of terrorism except upon the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act or upon confession in open court.
(4)(a) A person convicted of terrorism shall be punished by
imprisonment for life.
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Dems Need Lesson from NM Governor
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"The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today said Democrats across the country should take a lesson from New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, State Senator Shannon Robinson and State Rep. John Heaton for their sensible efforts to bring licensed concealed carry to the Land of Enchantment." |
TN: National Guard Sgt. Facing Aggravated Assault Charges
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An army national guard sergeant is facing aggravated assault charges after allegedly pulling a gun at his commanding officer. Lewisburg police told News 2 the incident took place at the National Guard Armory in Marshall County.
An army officer claims Sergeant Charlie Smiley was waiting outside the armory when he arrived there Monday afternoon. Smiley is accused of pointing a gun at the officer. Investigators said a warrant has been issued for his arrest. |
Petition to Oppose the SSSCA
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"We strongly oppose the proposed 'Security Systems Standards and Certification Act' (SSSCA), which would force all new consumer electronics devices and personal computers to have government-mandated 'policeware' built-in."
"Any person who disables this policeware would be subject to five years in federal prison and a $500,000 fine."
"We believe this . . . is terribly wrong and completely contrary to both the letter and spirit of our Constitution and Bill of Rights." |
Canada: Liberals fire more funds at gun registry
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"Suspending or dismantling Canada's controversial gun registry would be irresponsible, despite massive cost overruns, the head of the Canadian Police Association said on Tuesday."
" 'It would be irresponsible to suspend or abandon any element of this program, now that it is starting to deliver the intended results,' the association's executive officer, David Griffin, told a news conference in Ottawa. The association represents 28,000 rank-and-file police officers across Canada." |
CA: Governor Orders National Guard Back to LAX
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"Governor Davis has ordered National Guard troops back to Los Angeles International Airport."
"The move comes almost a year after the Guard ended its post-September eleventh deployment at the world's third-busiest airport."
"Dozens of troops are being deployed to patrol the airport perimeter and guard outside checkpoints starting Thursday. They are not being stationed inside the terminals." |
UK: Children shot with airgun at school
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"A teenager has been arrested after pot-shots were taken at primary school pupils with an airgun as they played outside, police said today."
"Three children, aged between seven and 11, were treated for minor injuries after the incident at lunch-time today."
"Staff at Pentrechwyth Primary School, in Swansea, south Wales were alerted after one pupil complained of a bee-sting-like pain after being hit." |
CA: Cops upset over gun dismissal
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"Facing an escalating gang war in the Western Addition, cops were thrilled a few weeks ago when they nabbed gang member Andre 'Tiger' Benard after finding two handguns stashed in his bedroom."
"But the next day Benard, a 22-year-old convicted gun felon cops say is a 'shooter' for the 'Eddy Rock' crew, was out ...taunting the very officers who had cuffed him." ...
"District Attorney Terence Hallinan's office had dismissed the Feb. 25 case, saying it would be too tough to prove." |
UK: Youths burst into meeting with gun
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"The two or three youths burst into the management committee meeting at the drop-in advice centre at about 7.20pm. One pointed what appeared to be a brown pistol at the members and shouted at them."
"They then left the building and ran off in the direction of the Crown Way shops. Armed officers were dispatched to the scene." |
UC Davis Study Shows Youth Gun Carrying Reflects General Gun Ownership
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"Previously published studies have shown that gun-related deaths among young people are most common in states where gun ownership rates are highest. Now a researcher at the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program has shown that gun carrying among high school boys is also most common in states where gun ownership is high. The study, based on data from 30 states for the year 1999, is published in the March issue of the Annals of Emergency Medicine." |
Unintended consequences One man's observation
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"1. The United Nations has demonstrated to the world that they are a dysfunctional incompetent gaggle of petty, venial special interests." ...
"2. The Democratic Party is self-destructing." ...
"3. California's congressional delegation has done irreparable harm to the already reeling state." ... |
Police Officer Shot While On Duty Stands Up To The Gun Lobby In New Ad
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"In an ad published in today's (Monday) Roll Call by the Brady Campaign United With the Million Mom March, a former New Jersey police officer blasts NRA-supported bills introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives that would provide unprecedented immunity from lawsuits to the gun industry. The bills would override last week's ruling by a West Virginia court allowing former Orange County Detective Kenneth McGuire to proceed with his lawsuit against a West Virginia gun dealer." ... |
It's Time for Congress to End Lawsuits Against Gun Manufacturers
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"...each Congressman swears to uphold the Constitution of the United States, and this bill is a step in satisfying that pledge. How so? The Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees the individual's 'right to keep and bear arms.' However, as mentioned above, the firearms industry is relatively small. These lawsuits have already helped push two companies into bankruptcy. If the industry as a whole is forced into bankruptcy, the 'the right to keep and bear arms,' becomes academic." |
CO: Wildlife division may pay for destroying guns
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"State budget writers voted unanimously on Monday to slash $90,000 from the Colorado Division of Wildlife's operating budget in retaliation for the same dollar value of handguns the division destroyed."
"The decision to chop the money came after lawmakers discovered the division had purchased new weapons for its officers and destroyed the old ones rather than selling them back to a dealer." |
Thought control replaces academic freedom
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"More than two-thirds of colleges and universities have speech codes even though, at least at public universities, they are unconstitutional. The codes are aimed at forbidding the free speech of conservatives, Christians and humor magazines, because the politically correct brigade and the feminists have no sense of humor."
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Rural Areas Lacking Reliable 911 Help
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"Despite a mandate from Congress that residents of every community have 911 service by last November, more than 400 U.S. counties have minimal emergency calling capability, according to the National Emergency Number Association."
"That means thousands of Americans do not have quick access to police or paramedics, said Roger Hixson, an official with the organization that promotes improvements to America's 911 system." |
UT: Quick Arrest: Gunman Stalked Wife
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"A man spotted climbing to the roof of a Brickyard Plaza store with a rifle Monday was facing numerous domestic violence-related charges and was planning to shoot his estranged wife, police alleged." ...
"Authorities received a call regarding a suspicious person in the area about 10:40 a.m., Isakson said. The responding officer saw a man climbing to the roof and asked what he was doing." ... |
TN: Officer under investigation placed on sick leave
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"Randolph was placed on administrative leave Jan. 22 after he created a disturbance at police headquarters to which all available officers were dispatched in response. In that incident, Randolph began to draw his gun on another officer and told all non-Christian officers and those with more than 25 years on the force they should look for other jobs, officers who witnessed the incident told The Tennessean." |
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