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Gun-control groups concede the frivolity of the �assault-weapons ban.�
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. . . "An example? Take the statements made recently on National Public Radio by a representative of the Violence Policy Center. NPR described the VPC as 'one of the more aggressive gun groups in Washington.' Yet the VPC's representative claimed: 'If the existing assault-weapons ban expires, I personally do not believe it will make one whit of difference one way or another in terms of our objective, which is reducing death and injury and getting a particularly lethal class of firearms off the streets. So if it doesn't pass, it doesn't pass.' " ...

OH: 73-year-old gun rights activist challenging Constitutionality of weapons laws sentenced to 33 months in prison
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TOLEDO -- "Oak Harbor gun control opponent Francis J. Warin has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for mailing a homemade pistol and silencer to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Toledo."

"Warin, 73, was charged with two counts of possessing an unregistered firearm, mailing a firearm, and two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He has been prohibited from owning firearms since 1975 -- he was convicted for carrying a 9 mm submachine gun into the Toledo federal courthouse."

"He was sentenced on the five felonies Monday by U.S. District Judge David Katz." ...

"Warin, who is of French descent, is an outspoken critic of American gun control laws. In May, he mailed a homemade .22 caliber handgun and a silencer -- made of a toilet paper roll, mesh and foam -- to Assistant U.S. Attorney Lawrence Kiroff." ...

"During a hearing last year, Cocoves said Warin's primary goal was to bring his case before a federal court so he could challenge the constitutionality of weapons laws." ...

UT: Governor Signs Three NRA Backed Bills Into Law
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"On Tuesday, March 23, Governor Walker signed Senate Bill 48, HB294 and HB 295 into law."

"SB 48 clarifies existing Utah law, which asserts that the right to keep and bear arms is a constitutionally protected individual right and that there should be uniform laws across the state. SB 48 will also ensure that unelected bureaucrats cannot usurp the legislature�s authority on the subject and impose restrictions on law-abiding citizens."

"House Bill 294 brings Utah into conformity with Federal law in respect to firearm purchases. It repeals outdated language regarding background checks necessary to comply with Federal law and the bill repeals the requirement that individuals purchasing firearms from dealers show multiple pieces of identification."

"House Bill 295 streamlines the application process by reducing unnecessary and duplicative materials which applicants for permits must file and which the Bureau of Criminal Identification must process."

MN: Temporary gun ban allowed on religious properties
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"Religious organizations temporarily have the right to ban guns from their parking lots, rental facilities and child care centers, a Hennepin County District judge ruled last week."

"Judge Marilyn Brown Rosenbaum ruled March 16 that the Minnesota Citizens� Personal Protection Act of 2003 � commonly known as the �conceal and carry� handgun law � interferes with religious organizations� beliefs."

"Provisions in the conceal-carry law deprive churches of the right 'to act in conformance with their sincerely held beliefs' and limit their control of their religious real estate, the judge wrote."

IL: Senate OKs Self-Defense Exemption To Gun Bans
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Gun owners who use their weapon in self-defense got another vote of support from Illinois lawmakers.

The state Senate today approved legislation to protect people who violate local gun laws but end up using a gun in self-defense. It would let them argue in court that their possession of the gun was justified.

It would apply only to local gun charges and not state charges, such as assault or attempted murder.

Critics say it would make it easier for people to use illegal weapons and escape punishment.

It passed 38-to-20 and now moves to the House, which passed a similar bill yesterday.
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Proof positive that these "critics" are, in fact, opposed to individual self-defense.

FL: Senate bill would shield gun ranges from regulators' suits
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"The Senate passed a bill Thursday advocated by the National Rifle Association and designed to protect sport shooting ranges from environmental regulators' lawsuits."

"The bill (SB 1156) is a toned-down version of an earlier measure that would have held the state accountable for cleaning up ranges where accumulated lead bullets contaminate area ground water."

"Passed in a 32-6 vote, the Senate bill now gives Florida's more than 400 gun ranges immunity from Department of Environmental Protection lawsuits, if they follow best management practices, though it doesn't protect ranges from other types of suits."

CA: Suit planned over ban on powerful firearms
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"As legislation for a statewide ban awaits a state Senate committee hearing, gun owner groups have vowed to file a lawsuit over the county Board of Supervisors' 4-0 vote Tuesday to ban the sale of the powerful weapons in the county's unincorporated areas." ...

"Supporters of the ban worry that the 28-pound weapons, which reportedly can fire bullets capable of penetrating steel and concrete from as far as a mile away, could be used by terrorists to mount a catastrophic attack on a refinery, a chemical plant or on trains."

"But gun advocates say the ban is meaningless and infringes on their rights to carry weapons."

NY: More details on self-defender being prosecuted for using unlicensed gun
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FOLLOW-UP STORY WITH LOTS MORE DETAILS...

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"A Queens bodega manager shot a would-be robber in self-defense but still faces a year in prison because he was not licensed to use the gun, authorities said Thursday."

"Edwin Marte, 35, found himself with plenty of supporters after the Wednesday night shooting: his family, customers and fellow merchants said he did the right thing, and Fernando Mateo, an advocate for Latino business owners, escorted him out of court after his arraignment and tried to shield him from photographers."

" 'I defended myself,' Marte told investigators."

"Police and prosecutors, meanwhile, say that while it is clear Marte was defending himself when he shot Devin Keitt, 26, in the head, he did not have a license to use the .38-caliber revolver."

"Marte was charged with misdemeanor criminal possession of a weapon and released without bail." ...

OH: Handgun trainers have their hands full
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"Northwest Ohio gun dealers have been flooded with customers interested in training classes required to get a concealed-carry permit." ...

"Rick Osterwalder, owner of Route 53 Recreation Inc. north of Tiffin, said 40 people signed up for the $125 classes this weekend. Route 53 Recreation provides facilities for Saturday's eight-hour instructional class and written test. The other four hours of training at a shooting range will be Sunday at Izaak Walton League." ...

"Theresa Cleland, owner of Cleland's Outdoor World in Swanton, said a couple hundred people have completed the concealed-carry class since mid-February. She said the next class, April 3, is almost full."

"New Riegel Police Chief Craig Robbins teaches the class at Route 53 Recreation. The first class Feb. 28-29 had 15 members. He said mostly retired people from Van Wert to Sandusky were in that class." ...

MO: Conceal law drives increase in gun sales
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"Missouri's new conceal-carry gun law has sparked a steady increase in handgun sales in recent months, area gun dealers say." ...

"At Garner's Gun and Pawn in Springfield, owner Herschel Garner said people are buying smaller handguns that are more suitable for self-defense and concealment." ...

"His handgun sales have increased between 10 and 15 percent since last fall, when Missouri's conceal-carry law first went into effect, he said."

MO: Man shot after firing on Hickory County house
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"A 41-year-old Wheatland man has been accused of blasting a Hickory County house with a shotgun this morning where his wife was apparently staying."

"He is accused of injuring two men before he, too, was shot. No charges have been filed in the case."

"The upset husband � whom authorities found unconscious, lying face-down with an upper-chest wound � was in critical condition this afternoon."

"Two occupants of the house suffered 'minor to moderate' injuries in the 2 a.m. shootout, authorities said. The two were treated and released."

"It wasn't clear this afternoon who shot the husband at least one time in the chest with a .44-caliber black-powder pistol, Hackett said." ...

MN: Moms march again on D.C.
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"A similar thing happens with Eileen Collard, of Minneapolis. She says she got involved in the Million Mom March movement not because of personal experiences with firearm violence, but because of the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo." ...

"Collard was in the crowd of 750,000 at the Million Mom March in 2000."

"Burns and Collard will be there on Mother�s Day of this year, and want as many Twin Cities residents as possible to join them."

"The second Million Mom March is scheduled for Sunday, May 9, in Washington, D.C."

NJ: Schools' resource officer to target campus crime
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"Northern Burlington County Regional School will add a law enforcement officer within the school to prevent crimes that take place on campus." ...

" 'The SRO program is a proactive approach to deal with the pressures today's young people find themselves having to confront,' said Superintendent James Sarruda in a letter to parents. 'Though not a necessity in our schools, any time an officer is in an area, his or her presence will usually deter behavior not normally accepted in society.' "

MD: Law Would Protect Homeowners Who Confront Intruders
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"Maryland lawmakers on Wednesday discussed a bill that gives homeowners greater leeway when they defend themselves against intruders."

"Under the measure people who use deadly force to defend themselves would not be held civilly liable."

"Currently a homeowner can be sued for money damages by a burglar or their beneficiaries if the homeowner hurts or kills the intruder."

"Supporters of the bill say that burglary is a risky business and homeowners shouldn't have to be concerned about being hauled into court when defending themselves, their family, or their property."

" 'This is purely simple self defense,' said bill's sponsor Maryland Delegate Carmen Amedori." ...

MI: Gun found in female student's purse
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Another case of a gun found in a Saginaw area school, this time at Saginaw High.

A teacher found a loaded.380 caliber pistol Wednesday in a 16-year-old student's purse.

The purse was left in a room and the teacher was looking through it for identification.

The 16-year-old female has been suspended.

Police say her boyfriend slipped the gun into her purse.

The young man said he put the gun in her bag for protection but didn't say who he was protecting himself from.

He has not been arrested.
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Boy those "gun-free" schools are really working out well!

LA: Welsh police chief accused of lying about past domestic violence conviction to obtain a handgun
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"This town's police chief is accused of lying about a past domestic violence conviction to obtain a handgun, according to a federal indictment."

"A grand jury indicted Ben Richard on March 11 on two counts of making a false statement in the purchase and acquisition of a firearm, one count of possession of a firearm by a person convicted of domestic violence and one count of forfeiture."

"A record check of Richard's purchase of a .40 caliber Glock handgun in early 2001 showed that did not tell the firearm dealer about a 1999 simple battery charge."

"Richard was convicted of simple battery of Jennifer McCoy, the mother of his child. He was placed on six months unsupervised probation." ...

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But only the police . . .

LA: New Orleans police officer indicted for using service weapon to forcibly rape a female relative
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A former New Orleans auxiliary police officer was indicted Thursday on felony charges of aggravated rape and intimidating a witness in the alleged sexual assault of a female relative.

Lawrence M. Hingle, 39, allegedly used his police pistol during the rape, then threatened to harm her if she reported the attack, prosecutors said. Hingle had been an auxiliary officer for about a year when he was arrested Dec. 4, 2003, police spokesman Capt. Marlon Defillo said.

Hingle faces a maximum life sentence if convicted of rape and a maximum five-year sentence on the intimidation charge.

PA: Officer who allegedly sold stolen guns re-indicted
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"A suburban Pittsburgh police officer accused of selling a stolen rifle and handgun from his department and then lying to an FBI agent was re-indicted on federal charges."

"U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan on Wednesday said a federal grand jury handed down new charges of selling stolen firearms and making a false statement to a government agent against Carl McBane, 42, a police officer in McKees Rocks."

"Federal prosecutors claim McBane in 2001 sold a .22 caliber revolver and a .22 caliber rifle, knowing that each had been stolen. When he was interviewed by an FBI agent about a year later, he lied and said the firearms were still at the police station, authorities said."

NY: NYC man charged after accidentally shooting self in leg during movie
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A man accidentally shot himself while watching a movie in a Times Square Theater Wednesday night.

Police say 21-year-old Anthony Clark was taken to a nearby hospital with a gunshot wound in the leg.

They say he was apparently handling a 25-caliber pistol in his pocket during a tense moment in the 9:50pm showing of "Dawn of the Dead."

After the shot theater workers turned on the lights and called the police. An usher said Clark "was bleeding a lot from his leg."

He is reported to be in stable condition in the hospital. New York City Police say he is being charged with possession of a weapon.
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More gun violence in NYC! Maybe they should ban . . . oh, never mind.

CA: Correctional employees lied about Jan. 20 beating of two inmates
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"Correctional employees lied about details of a Jan. 20 incident when two inmates were beaten by counselors at N.A. Chaderjian Youth Correctional Facility, contradicting a videotape showing the abuse, according to a report."

"A videotape shows two counselors, Delwin Brown and Marcel Berry, beating inmates Vincent Baker, 19, of Stockton and Narcisco Morales, 21, of Madera."

"In the footage, one employee is striking one of the youths at least 15 times in the head, while the other jumps up and down on the back of the second youth."

"But the report said four employees who witnessed the beating provided information that is 'misleading, factually false and contradicted by witness statements and the videotape evidence.' "

OH: Sheriff's office to host concealed carry meeting
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"The Licking County Sheriff's Office will host a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. April 6 to answer questions concerning the new gun law that goes into effect April 8."

"The forum will be held at the Newark Campus of the Ohio State University in Founders Hall, according to a news release from the sheriff's office."

"The new law allows those who successfully complete a 12-hour gun safety course and pass a background check to apply for a permit to carry a concealed handgun."

"Seating for the hearing is limited to the first 350 people and no reservations are being accepted, the release stated."

SD: Bear sighting reported in city
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At first, Linda Larive thought she was looking at a big brown dog in the distance Wednesday afternoon near her home in the hills.

"It was a bear. Trust me, no question," Larive said later Wednesday. "I kept looking at it, and pretty soon, it stood up. And dogs don't stand up on their hind legs and sniff the air."

Larive called authorities. And soon, Rapid City police officers were checking the area near her home. They didn't find a bear. But her son later found some tracks.

. . . Still, any bear should be respected, left alone and reported to GF&P, Kintigh said.

"Don't press them or try to get close. Keep your distance and back away," he said. "And remember, they're still listed as a threatened species in South Dakota."

AZ: New tool for sheriff's department, deputies to be armed with tasers
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"The Sheriff said he was pleased with the new Taser, but he cautions that it won't be an ultimate weapon in his Deputies arsenal."

"It's a great tool, but it's not the answer to everything. Like a mechanic who needs the right tool for the job, this will be just one of our tools." ...

"Following an hour demonstration where 15 subjects were voluntarily Tasered, Messing shared a sobering comment with the group: 'Your gun is your life insurance. Your Taser is your health insurance.' "

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If your gun is your life insurance, why do so many police chiefs -- and too many wayward officers -- advocate disarming the citizenry?

KY: Women in the Outdoors 'to educate and have fun'
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"The women who will converge on the Lake Cumberland 4-H camp near Jabez tomorrow will be there for various reasons."

"Some will shoot a rifle, shotgun or muzzleloader for the first time. A few will hone their already considerable marksmanship skills. Others will learn fishing basics. Some will be introduced to orienteering."

"But most of those who will be attending the National Wild Turkey Federation's 2004 Women in the Outdoors program probably simply want to become a bit more outdoor savvy."

" 'We're there to educate and to have fun,' event coordinator Anita Hardin said. 'There are a lot of different things to choose from.' " ...

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Don't believe it girls! This is all a trick by the NRA. At least that's what N.O.W. says.

CA: Ninth Circuit Throws Out Saudi Man�s Gun Conviction
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"A Saudi Arabian national�s conviction of being an alien in unlawful possession of a firearm was thrown out yesterday by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which said the temporary Arizona resident was misled into believing that he could legally own the gun." ...

"Batterjee, who came to this country in 1992 on a student visa and later received a non-immigrant H-1 visa for temporary employment, was arrested after a search of his residence pursuant to a warrant."

"The search took place less than three months after the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and the underlying affidavit, signed by an agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, erroneously asserted that Batterjee was in the country illegally."

AK: Combat curriculum: Women's self-defense class attacks the ugly reality of sexual assault
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"Think of this as the 'tough love' of domestic violence and rape prevention. No dancing around painful topics. No euphemisms for what's being prevented here. The talk is blunt about rape and how devastating it is. Simulated attacks can seem disturbingly real."

" 'There is nothing nice about sexual assault,' said founder Alex Mordine, 45, of Eagle River. 'Everything about it is dark. Our job is to get (women) to open that closet door and reach way deep down in that very, very dark, disgusting place ... where rape is and take a proactive approach to it.' "

" 'The only way to deal with this is to be proactive. Reactive means you're a statistic. That's how it works.' " ...

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Best way to be proactive is hold him at gunpoint until the police arrive -- or, if he's uncooperative and has the means to seriously injure or kill you and shows the intent to do so, shoot him.

MI: Witch museum owner gets apology
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"The Tuscola County Board of Commissioners is officially sorry for the way it treated the atheist proprietor of Anonka's Witch Museum." ...

"Anonka has routinely clashed with Caro citizens and government officials. She claims that a Bible-toting mob once backed her into an alley, spit on her and threatened her, she said." ...

" 'They told me that I'm going to die,' she said. 'It will be a bullet in the brain or a stab in the back. I won't know where, and I won't know when.' " ...

"Anonka took a gun safety course over the winter, and said she intends to buy a gun and apply for a concealed weapons permit for personal protection."

OR: Fake guns can be deadly if mistaken for real
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"A 12-year-old Aloha boy is lucky to be alive after flashing an air pistol at Washington County Sheriff's deputies."

"The sheriff's office wants to use this incident to remind the public about two things: Be careful how you use real-looking firearms, and follow a police officer's orders when he's yelling at you with his gun drawn." ...

"The gun, made by Airsoft, is one of several types of spring-action air pistols that shoot plastic pellets. Airsoft makes the guns with an orange cap on the end of the barrel -- as required by law -- but this gun didn't have a cap. Stoneberg figured it had been filed off."

Australia: NSW police plan extra gun training
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New South Wales Police Minister John Watkins says all frontline police officers will be given extra training to help them deal with the problem of illegal handgun crime.

Mr Watkins says police will be trained in the new firearms legislation, introduced last year in New South Wales, as well as definitions of handguns, licence categories, common offences, search powers and the safe handling of firearms.

Mr Watkins says most of the state's frontline officers should have completed the training by the end of July.

UK: Seventh Person Charged over Gun Death
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"Police charged a seventh person tonight in connection with the murder of a man shot dead in a city street."

"Stephen Henry, 32, was hit three times as he got into his car after leaving a nightclub in Bristol on September 14 last year."

"Four shots were fired after he came out of The Level club in Park Row. He died later from his injuries."

"Four men and a woman appeared at Bristol Magistrates Court in February and another man appeared in March charged with his murder."

Glock Press Release Regarding G21 problems
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"We have repeatedly asked the Portland Police Department to allow us to do technical examinations of the pistols and ammunition. As of the date of this Release, our requests have been denied. The Portland Police Department has only provided us with pictures of the damaged firearms. A review of these pictures appears to indicate a classic over-pressured ammunition problem."

"Additionally, we contacted the Portland Police Department to schedule a meeting at our headquarters in Smyrna, Georgia at our expense to examine the pistols and ammunition. Thus far, the Portland Police Department has not agreed to this meeting."

"Our products are manufactured under the highest standards and are submitted to rigorous testing before leaving the factory. GLOCK pistols have been adopted by thousands of military and law enforcement agencies throughout the world because of its excellent safety and reliability record."

OH: Former Police Chief To Stay Behind Bars
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A former Medina County police chief behind bars for sexual assault will stay there.

An appeals court has refused Rick Schmidt's request to shorten his six-year sentence for sexual assault, NewsChannel5 reported.

About a dozen women accused Schmidt of forcing them into various sex acts in patrol cars and in the Lodi jail, including one woman who said Schmidt propositioned her while her husband was holding a gun to his own head, threatening suicide.

Schmidt will also be required to register as a sex predator and report his whereabouts to authorities every 90 days for the rest of his life.

To Rock the Vote, Knock It, or Block It?
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"But while I applaud Rock the Vote for so vigorously fighting in the name of free speech, its energies seem misspent. I'd much rather see them focus on things such as Clear Channel's recent firing of Howard Stern. That decision had nothing to do with so-called decency standards. He didn't even do anything indecent! As Stern himself has pointed out, he was yanked for condemning the government a day before Clear Channel was set to testify before Congress. He was sacrificed on the altar of the FCC."

"Yet, instead of fighting the good fight against said government agency, Rock the Vote's devotion is voter turnout. Its street teams and online registration programs, along with its support for laws like the Motor Voter Act, serve to feed the same federal beast threatening free speech in the first place."

MI: Another failure of "gun-free" school zones
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"It's another case of a gun brought into a school. For the second time in two weeks a gun is discovered at Saginaw High."

"The district says they have security in place and check students, but with such a large school and large districts, things can slip by."

"The loaded .38-caliber was found in a 16-year-old female student's purse Wednesday afternoon. The purse was left in a room. A teacher was checking it for an ID when she found the gun."

CCRKBA Acting Against Terrorism in Supporting Capitol Hill Promotion of Cockpit Security Corrections Legislative Act
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" 'We support fully an initiative by Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina seeking original cosponsors for a proposed Cockpit Security Technical Corrections and Improvements Act we understand the Congressman expects to introduce next week,' John Michael Snyder, Public Affairs Director of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA), said here today."

" 'Hopefully,' he continued, 'when the measure is introduced next week, it will list numerous original cosponsors. We understand also that Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky intends to introduce an identical measure in the Senate and we urge full support there as well.' "

IL: Statute of Limitations Saves Officer
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Rock County DA David O'Leary says the statute of limitations prevents him from charging Tom Schaefer with perjury.

Officer Schaefer has been suspended with pay last month. He admitted that he had not identified himself as a police officer when he began shooting at Dan Tuescher in a 1995 burglary.

Tuescher had claimed self-defense and said he didn't fire his gun until someone began shooting at him.

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How about "assault with a deadly weapon"? Because if he failed to identify himself as a police officer, he was on the premises illegally.

CA: Students can't have fake guns
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"Police could cite or recommend probation for students who bring realistic-looking toy guns to school under a city ordinance that will take effect in May."

"The law will make it a criminal offense to have so-called replica guns at Antioch's public schools."

" 'It gives us a little more teeth in the law and hopefully, it will save somebody's life someday,' said Antioch Police Capt. Steve McConnell."

"The greatest danger of replica guns is that a police officer could easily mistake one as real and shoot in self-defense or to defend others." ...

UK: Boy, 14, bought deadly weapon
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"A 14-YEAR-OLD Merseyside schoolboy imported a deadly 100,000 volt stun gun over the internet after becoming embroiled in a gang war."

"The stun gun - bought from a US website - is classed as a firearm in the UK and can kill."

"Now an inquiry has been launched to find out how it ended up in the teenager's hands."

"Customs and police are looking at how it got into the country undetected but it is believed officials classed it as an electric razor."

UT: Free gun lock kits available
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"Free gun lock safety kits continue to be distributed throughout Utah."

"The South Jordan Police Department announced this week that 600 gun locks are available at its Public Safety Building, 1600 W. Town Center Drive (10600 South).
South Jordan is one of 117 law enforcement agencies throughout the state that have been given gun locks by the national advocacy group Project ChildSafe."

"The group is part of the Project HomeSafe program developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). The group recently received a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to purchase 20 million gun locks to be distributed nationwide."

Trinidad: Attorney to challenge Coroner�s ruling
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"ATTORNEY Martin George intends to file an application for a judicial review of a decision taken by Coroner Sherman McNicolls. After months of hearing the evidence of the witnesses at the inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Phillip Seerattan, McNicolls yesterday ruled that warrants be issued for the arrest of PC Gary Moore and WPC Suad Weekes for the unlawful killing of Seerattan. Seerattan had been fatally shot during an exchange of gunfire with the officers at the International School on November 20, 2002."

"...George said, 'We are convinced that the magistrate�s ruling is one which cannot stand up to scrutiny or review..."

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But only cops should have guns, right Sarah?

Australia: Man 'stabbed to death' with breadknife
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"A MAN stabbed his mate to death with a breadknife after an alcohol-and drug-fuelled row in a Glenorchy unit, a court heard yesterday."

"Scott John Gazzignato, 34, of Gagebrook, pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court to murdering James Albert Blenkinsop, a father of two, in November 2002."

"Wayne Owen Stevens, 36, of Bridgewater, pleaded guilty to causing Mr Blenkinsop grievous bodily harm."

"Stevens's lawyer Greg Richardson said the stabbing had not been premeditated."

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Time to ban bread knives and sell all food pre-cut.

MN: Effort to stop proposed mourning dove season falls short
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"An effort at stopping a proposed mourning dove hunting season in Minnesota fell short in Senate committee Wednesday (March 24)."

"Currently, both House and Senate game bills contain provisions establishing a hunting season."

"Minnesota has not had a season on mourning doves, a federally recognized migratory bird, since 1947."

"Supporters of a season argue that 39 other states, including Wisconsin, have mourning dove seasons."

Industry debunks myth of $20 bill
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"The new $20 bills may char when microwaved, but that doesn't mean tiny tracking chips are embedded in Andrew Jackson's right eye." ...

"Wal-Mart conducted 'clandestine tests' that allowed researchers 750 miles away 'to watch consumers in action' when lipstick packages tagged with the chips triggered nearby surveillance cameras, Mr. Leahy said."

"The Defense Department last week announced that IBM will help prepare its 43,000 suppliers to tag everything from weapons to food by January."

What Would Mises Do?
Submitted by: LFA Editor
Website: http://www.libertyforall.net

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"But there is nothing certain in this life. That is one thing I have learned in my 29 years. Even my gold certificates could be taken from my bank by government dictate. I could buy land, and it could be downzoned into worthlessness, the taxes could be jacked up to the sky, and I could lose it, as in Richland County, SC and the 'Congaree Preserve'. Any monies in my bank accounts can be frozen or garnished. If I store my dollars under my mattress at home, cops could bust down my door, take my basil plant and my sack of flour and all my cash and claim I was dealing in substances, and even board up my house. While the labs were verifying that no, I'm just someone who cooks food, my cash would be on its way to the U.S. Marshall's office to be processed and sent back to the thieves, er, DEA agents who stormed my house and they'd be under no obligation to return anything to me. (That VERY thing happened in NC, this state, a year or so ago, AND was in the papers. How often does it happen when the press isn't looking?)"

Striking out on crime
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"The Justice Policy Institute's study added new data to the mounting evidence of the failure of 'three strikes.' For instance, the total prison population increased by 23 percent since the law was passed, with those sentenced under the new law increasing by a whopping 863 percent. A second finding is that, contrary to promises of getting tough on violent criminals, more than half of those sentenced for their 'third strike' were convicted of nonviolent crimes ...while almost two-thirds (65 percent) of both second and third strikers were nonviolent offenders. ..."

VA: Gun-control backers claim progress
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Website: http://www.vasportsmen.org

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"Gun-control advocates yesterday touted their success during this winter's General Assembly, although they acknowledge they face an uphill battle in a legislature long considered supportive of the Second Amendment." ...

"Advocates pointed more to legislative advances than passage of actual bills, but said that's part of their ongoing effort to tighten the state's firearms laws." ...

"Virginians for Public Safety released a 'dirty dozen' watch list of Republican members of the House Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety, known as the graveyard of gun-control bills. The group plans to compile a 'public safety report card' of each member."

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In other words they slandered and vilified their fellow legislators for daring to support the Constitution of the United States.

NV: Federal jury in Las Vegas indicts anti-tax author Irwin Schiff
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"A federal grand jury indicted anti-tax author Irwin Schiff and two associates Wednesday, charging them with conspiracy to defraud the United States by helping others file false tax returns."

"Schiff, the author of 'The Federal Mafia: How It Illegally Imposes and Unlawfully Collects Income Taxes,' argues there is no legal requirement to pay income taxes. Government lawyers have been pursuing civil actions that would bar Schiff from selling his book and from holding tax seminars."

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Apparently when it comes to the government stealing its citizens' earnings, the First Amendment does not protect free speech. Apparently the First Amendment protects defiling religious symbols and upholding the "rights" of pedophiles, but not interference with the appropriation of earnings.

Present day America would have made King George real proud.

WA: Cross Burned on Black Minister's lawn
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"A cross was burned on the front lawn of a black minister in the middle of the night following threats to his son at school." ...

"The Rev. Jason Martin, 38, pastor of a Pentecostal congregation in Marysville, said he moved into the neighborhood with his wife and six children 17 months ago. He said he wasn't afraid, but 'I'm very concerned for my children.' "

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Hopefully the good minister has a gun with which to defend his family.

Voting For The Lesser of Two Police States
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"In 2000, many libertarian-leaning voters decided to vote against Al Gore, giving their endorsement to rule the country to George W. Bush." ...

"Bush promised a more 'humble' foreign policy, respect for states� rights on medical marijuana, a tax cut, and a fledgling Social Security 'privatization' plan. Across the board, said many of my friends, George II was the lesser of two evils.

"Of course, he also called for more education spending, bizarre 'faith-based' welfare programs, and expanded Medicare coverage for seniors. 'Even so,' chided many of my friends, 'he�s still the lesser of two evils.' "

"By now, most sensible people have abandoned that theory. Bush won the presidency by the smallest margin in American history, and has pretty much gotten away with everything we feared Gore might have inflicted upon us."

UK: Teenager gets 7 years for armed robberies in the Great British Gun Free Wonderland
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"A 17-YEAR-old who took part in a string of armed robberies with a friend in Croydon has been sent to youth detention for seven years." ...

"Sarah Lindop, prosecuting at Croydon Crown Court, said hooded men went into a shop in Bingham Road, Addiscombe, on November 8."

"One jumped over the counter and pushed shopkeeper Joni Sathyavana out of the way." ... [etc. etc, detailing several armed robberies]

"...in all three cases, CCTV caught the intruders, and the 17-year-old's fingerprints were found on a counter. He was arrested on December 4 and admitted robbery, two charges of attempted robbery and having a firearm with intent to commit an offence."

"His previous convictions include three robberies." ...

WV: WVU reloads its rifle program
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"At the university famed for its gun-wielding mascot, West Virginia reinstated its successful rifle program yesterday with a gift from the state legislature."

"A line-item appropriation in the newly approved state budget provides $100,000 a year earmarked strictly for the revival of the Mountaineers' coed team -- the school's only program to win an NCAA championship, and it has captured 13."

"Rifle, with a yearly budget of $163,000, was dropped 11 months ago..."

"Yet a statewide show of support caused legislators to include the money in a budget that was passed Sunday and expected to be signed as late as today by Gov. Bob Wise, who came out publicly in support of bringing back Mountaineers rifle within days of its closure in April." ...

TN: Man uses baseball bat to help capture robbers
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. . . "Two would-be robbers knocked at the front door. And when no one answered, they mistakenly thought that nobody was home. But Robert Austin was home and he knew something wasn't right. He explains, 'Then I went back to my bedroom and grabbed my bat. By the time I got back, we were face to face. I said what are you doing in my house? He (thief) couldn't say anything. He ran out the front door and I ran right behind him and busted the back window out.' " ...

"It worked, because about ten minutes after calling 911, Memphis police caught up with two guys -- 19 year old Jeffrey Boyd and 21 year old Teddy Norris. They were a few blocks away and easy to spot -- in their car with the busted out back window." ...

Democrats use foul-mouthed gun-toting "rapper" to raise money
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"Though the Democratic Party is known for its aversion to weapons and has pushed legislation limiting firearm rights, ex-Presidents Carter and Clinton are to join a star-studded fund-raiser tonight featuring the rap duo Outkast, which promotes itself with an image of one member of the group brandishing a handgun." ...

"Before the club event, Democrats were to gather at what was billed as one of the largest party fund-raisers off all times, with an anticipated net of $11 million. Besides Carter and Clinton, luminaries planning to attend were former Vice President Al Gore, presidential candidate John Kerry, most of the other Democratic presidential candidates and former candidates Eugene J. McCarthy and George McGovern." ...

Australia: Police Warning: Against the law for one licensed gun owner to sell a gun to another licensed gun owner
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Police say they have uncovered a misunderstanding by firearm owners of their right to sell their gun.

A firearms audit by the New England local area command has uncovered registered owners who believe they can sell their weapon to another licence holder.

Police say it is against the law.

Under firearms laws, the sale of firearms can only be arranged through a licensed firearms dealer, or if it is witnessed by an authorised police officer where there is not a dealer within a 100 kilometre radius.

KY: Police officer facing murder charges after shooting drug dealer three times in the back
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. . . "Prosecutors Thursday turned over evidence that they plan to use in the murder trial of a Metro police officer who shot and killed a teenage suspect after an undercover drug buy." ...

"The report includes statements from Officer McKenzie Mattingly, as well as from 12 witnesses. In January, Mattingly shot 19-year-old Michael Newby three times in the back, killing him, when Newby ran from the officer after the two struggled over Mattingly's gun." ...

"Mattingly told investigators during the interview that he felt Newby had a gun. '(I had to) prevent him from killing me -- to stop the threat,' Mattingly said. 'I felt that he was trying to get a gun out and, you know, shoot me.' "

"But the witnesses who were interviewed, including Mattingly, agreed they never saw a gun until Newby was being transported to the hospital." ...