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Suspected terrorists still can buy guns
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"Dozens of terrorist suspects on federal watch lists were allowed to buy firearms legally in the United States last year, according to a congressional investigation that points up major vulnerabilities in federal gun laws."
"People suspected of being members of terrorist groups are not automatically barred from legally buying a gun, and the new investigation, conducted by congressional officials at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), indicated that people with clear links to terrorist groups had taken advantage of this gap on a regular basis." ...
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.50-caliber rifles threaten security
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"One would imagine that after Sept. 11, every conceivable effort would be made by state and federal authorities to limit the extent to which terrorists could operate in America. As far as ideas go, this one is far from revolutionary-it's common sense. Everyone, it seems, agrees that we ought to be gunning for more stringent national security measures. Everyone, that is, except for the National Rifle Association."
"The NRA, not surprisingly, is acting aggressively to derail a proposed gun-control initiative in the Illinois state legislature. What is surprising, however, is the gun they are protecting is designed to destroy airliners. The weapon in question is the .50-caliber sniper rifle." ...
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Ill-will Ambassador
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"Neoconservatives everywhere are breaking out the champagne. In a breath-taking victory for right-wing hawks, President George W. Bush has nominated a man best know for his die-hard unilateralism to become his next ambassador to the United Nations." ...
"In the summer of 2001, he shocked foreign delegations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) at the UN Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons when he announced that Washington would oppose any attempt to regulate the trade in firearms or non-military rifles or any other effort that would 'abrogat(e) the constitutional right to bear arms.'" ... |
IL: When the Police Power Becomes Caprice Power
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... "My son is an electrical engineering major at the University of Illinois-Chicago campus and an Illinois National Guardsmen."
"He thinks that the National Guard does not afford him an adequate opportunity for rifle marksmanship, and felt that the purchase of this [AR-15A2] would accomplish two objectives." ...
"My son decided he would purchase this firearm and presented his valid Illinois firearm owners identification (FOID) card along with a valid credit card to complete the deal."
"The gun dealer saw his Chicago address and perturbedly asserted that he could not sell such a weapon to a person with a Chicago address. I told the gun dealer that there is no such state law ..."
"The dealer reluctantly conceded this to be true, but he went on to say that Mayor Daley's lawsuits and undercover investigations had created such a hostile atmosphere toward law-abiding gun dealers that he feared selling such a weapon to anyone who lived in Chicago. ..." ... |
Doing it Right the First Time
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"At 15, I went deer hunting for the first time on Thanksgiving Day in Pickens County, Ala. For some time, I�d been bugging Uncle Dennis about taking me. My dad doesn't hunt, but all my cousins do, so I wanted to try it. After lunch that day, Uncle Dennis said he would take any of us hunting who wanted to go. Although they didn't say it, I knew some of my cousins didn't want to go hunting with a girl, especially one that had never been. Turns out that I was the only one who wanted to go period!"
"We were at my grandparents� house in Fosters, and Uncle Dennis told Dad that he would take me to a shooting house on some of his property that was only 20 minutes away. My dad teased me and said I wouldn't have the heart to shoot a doe." ... |
CA: Gun shows draw smaller crowds
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"For the past 20 years, Anda Padgett and her family have promoted gun shows throughout the state."
"She has seen the faces and the guns come and go, but lately the faces and the guns are becoming fewer and fewer."
"'I'll admit that California has about smothered us to death with all the laws, and it has really slowed the shows down,' said Padgett, owner of Central Coast Gun Shows. 'It's slowly going.'"
"Gun shows, like the one she promoted Saturday and Sunday at the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds, allow gun enthusiasts a place to get together to talk guns and to trade and sell."
"'They'll come in and talk about things, hunting stories, and won't leave for two days,' she said." ... |
CA: Robber shot to death by gas station owner
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"The owner of a Beacon gas station on Charter Way exchanged gunfire with a robber early Monday, killing him in what police say appears to be a case of justifiable homicide."
"Investigators believe a second robber, whom the businessman also may have shot, remains at large, said Officer Sean Fenner, spokesman for the Stockton Police Department." ...
"The investigation into the shooting scene continued into the night Monday. Officers questioned the unidentified business owner and released him, Fenner said."
"'A business owner has the right to protect himself,' Fenner said. 'He has to be able to articulate that he felt his life was in danger.'" ... |
CA: Shooting stirs outrage, blame (follow-up)
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"It all began with the word 'snitch.' It ended with the shooting of a 16-year-old boy and a still-raging controversy over who was to blame and whether someone should be criminally charged."
"Scores of people across the city have offered an opinion, with many � including police � voicing opposition to charges being filed against Patrick McCullough, the man who shot Melvin McHenry on Feb. 18."
"Many have hailed McCullough a 'Citizen Crime Fighter' and have drafted petitions to the district attorney's office urging that he not be charged."
"But McHenry's attorney, relatives and some residents think McCullough should be charged with shooting the unarmed boy who McCullough said was harassing him and seemed ready to pull a gun on him." ... |
OH: Elderly paper carrier for 'no-guns' Toledo Blade savagely beaten (OFCC)
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"Just months after a Toledo Blade news carrier was raped while doing her paper route, WTOL.com (Toledo's CBS affiliate, News 11) is reporting that an elderly Toledo Blade paper carrier was savagely beaten in an attempted robbery last Friday morning."
"The Blade didn't cover the news of Phyllis' victimization on its website, just as it did not cover news that two of the paper's night employees were robbed in the Blade parking lot just a few months ago, within view of the "No Guns" signs on all of the doors of the Blade building in downtown Toledo." ... |
OH: Newspaper carrier raped on the job; her employer bans self-defense (OFCC)
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"The Toledo Blade reported today that one of its delivery personnel was raped early yesterday morning by a man who forced himself into her car on Tremainsville Road in the northwest part of Toledo."
"Toledo police Sgt. Paul Hickey told the newspaper the suspect assaulted the woman at 5:30 a.m. in the 2800 block of Tremainsville. The Blade said he declined to release further details of the attack." ...
"John Fortner, circulation director for The Blade, was quoted as saying the victim was a contract employee of the newspaper." ...
"It is incumbent upon incoming the 126th General Assembly (2005-2006) to remove civil liability immunity from businesses which act to render employees and/or customers defenseless." |
OH: Guilty conscience? Blade offers reward for information in rape (OFCC)
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"The Toledo Blade announced yesterday it is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the man who raped a female newspaper carrier in northwest Toledo early Sunday."
"Police said the man forced himself into the car of the woman in the 2800 block of Tremainsville Road about 5:30 a.m. and sexually assaulted her."
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How sensitive. The Blade is offering a whole $5000 to find the person who raped one if its contract carriers while she was on the job. What is that - about the price of a few full-page ads? Real generous."
"At the same time, the Blade continue to enforce a ban on armed self-defense for its employees and contract carriers. ..." ... |
NY: Mistrial in NY Police Shooting of African Immigrant
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"A mistrial was declared on Monday in the manslaughter trial of New York police officer Bryan Conroy, who shot and killed an unarmed African immigrant nearly two years ago."
"The District Attorney's office said it would retry the case."
"A $150 million civil lawsuit has been filed by Zongo's estate against the city, Conroy and the police department. It cannot proceed until the criminal trial is resolved."
"Conroy, 26, faced a prison term of up to 15 years for shooting Ousmane Zongo, 43, four times while working undercover in May 2003, in a Manhattan warehouse raid."
"Justice Daniel Fitzgerald declared a mistrial after the jury advised its members could not agree on a verdict in the Manhattan's State Supreme Court trial after more than five days of deliberation." ... |
MD: Lawmaker Questions MSP Head's Gun Stance
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"A state lawmaker holds the state's top law enforcement officer at issue for his recommendation to kill the state police ballistics fingerprinting program."
"Howard County Delegate Neil Quinter, D-District 13, charges that state police Superintendent Col. Tim Hutchins' decision may have been influenced by the powerful pro-gun lobby, WBAL-TV 11 News reporter David Collins reported."
"Guns leave a ballistic fingerprint, and spent shell casings have a unique mark. State police contend the program wasn't working, but supporters said the program should be given a chance, Collins said." ...
"But Hutchins recommended killing the program last month, claiming the system doesn't work." ...
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TX: Lawmen may buy new rifles
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"Even before the deadly shooting in Tyler last week, Athens police were evaluating weapons that will give them more fire-power on the street."
"'Our intention is to have rifles in every (patrol car),' said Athens Police Chief Jim Vance."
"It wasn't only the shootout in Tyler that originally spurred city police to upgrade the department's arsenal. It was also violent bank robberies in Richardson several months ago that got the attention of lawmen."
"Vance said he saw footage taken from inside police cruisers of the robbers outgunning Richardson police."
"The department is currently evaluating different types and brands of semi-automatic rifles, including at least two models of AR-15." ... |
NC: A sweet deal for a rotten cop
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"A Wilmington police officer accused of repeatedly extorting sex from a suspect has gotten no jail time after pleading guilty to bribery and assault on a female. The deal was approved by the New Hanover County District Attorney's Office and Superior Court Judge Allen Cobb Jr."
"Apparently bribery and assault on a female aren't considered that big a deal � at least, if they're committed by a police officer. David Dean Allen is an ex-officer now, but not at the time he admitted to committing the crimes." ...
"... In this case, the penalty for bribery and assault on a female by a Wilmington police officer is a suspended sentence, six months of probation, 50 hours of community service, a $500 fine, and a mental health evaluation." ... |
FL: Nassau County Sheriff's Officer Arrested for Fraud
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"The Nassau County Sheriff's Office arrested one of its own on fraud and grand theft charges."
"Investigators arrested Lt. Clarence J. Card Friday."
"He's accused of buying more than 14,000 Nextel cell phones at a reduced rate and then selling them for a significant profit to a distributor."
"'It's a sad day that a police officer has these kinds of situations that come up,' said Sheriff Tommy Seagraves."
"Seagraves said Card told the cell phone company he had authorization to buy phones for the department of 258 people when he did not." ...
"Nextel sold Card the phones at a government rate."
"'This government rate would be prices that would include from 99-cents to $5 per phone,' remarked Seagraves." ... |
NC: Officer sentenced for shooting wife
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A former Southport police officer is in jail after shooting his wife nearly a year ago.
Monday in court, 41-year-old Edward Meyer pled guilty to shooting his estranged wife, Kelly, in the arm during an argument. That happened last April.
Meyer will serve a 90-day sentence and must also surrender his law enforcement certificate, undergo counseling and have no further contact with his estranged wife. He will also be on probation for five years.
Kelly Meyer has already undergone two surgeries to repair her shattered shoulder. She says the 90-day sentence does not fit the crime, and wished Meyer had been sentenced to more.
The judge said Edward Meyer was supposed to enforce and uphold the law and he must now pay the price. |
MI: Former GRPD officer sentenced for assaulting a suspect
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A former grand Rapids police officer has received his penalty for assaulting a suspect.
Matthew Lockhart had pleaded no contest to misdemeanor assault and battery, an incident that stemmed from the arrest of Darius Joseph in June 2004.
Other officers reported that Lockhart beat Joseph with a police radio and kicked him.
In court Friday, Lockhart received 80 hours of community service or 15 days in jail.
He then spoke publicly for the first time about what happened last year.
"I would like to apologize for the incident and indicate to you that my behavior during this incident was totally out of character, and I regret it, and I assure you that I will not be before this court again," Lockhart told the courtroom.
He worked for the police department for nine years before being fired after his arrest. |
Thailand: Three Thai generals lose jobs over Muslim deaths
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"Three Thai generals have been removed from their jobs following the deaths of 78 Muslims in army custody last year but will face no further disciplinary action, army chief General Pravit Wongsuwan said on Monday." ...
"'Punishment through dismissal is already regarded as the most severe. All the three have carried out their jobs faithfully, but they still need to be held accountable.'" ...
"Seven people were killed when soldiers and police opened fire on the protest, which they said had threatened to become a riot."
"The security forces detained hundreds of demonstrators and 78 died of suffocation or were crushed to death in army trucks during a long journey to an army base." ... |
Dominican Republic: Riot, fire in Dominican Republic prison kills 134 inmates
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"Rival gangs battling over the drug trade in an overcrowded, vermin-infested prison set their bedding ablaze and blocked the entrance to their cellblock, killing at least 134 inmates in one of Latin America's worst jailhouse blazes." ...
"The violence began when one inmate shot and wounded another Sunday night and dozens of members of three gangs began fighting for control of who would sell drugs and cigarettes ..." ...
"Jose Luis Dominguez, the police chief for internal affairs police chief, confirmed there were weapons inside the prison."
"'We're investigating how they got the pistol and machetes into the cell,' he said."
"'Often machetes are snuck in but not firearms,' he said." [emphasis added]... |
PA: Hunters take aim at state's deer management practices
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"After suffering through what they say were two lousy rifle deer hunting seasons, some local hunters are firing back at state Game Commission regulations by circulating petitions to limit doe hunting."
"About 50 hunters came to Philipsburg-Osceola Area High School on Sunday to hear a presentation from Richard Laurent, of Penfield, who in January started a one-man crusade against the state's concurrent doe and buck seasons."
"Laurent, who conducts guided animal hunts on his property, formed the Central Pennsylvania Deerhunters organization to gather support for his cause. His first lecture in January, in DuBois, drew 650 people, he said. Since then, he has had offers to speak at five other locations across the state." ... |
IA: NRA leader faults state DNR hunting rules
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"The Iowan who leads the National Rifle Association, on Monday told an Iowa House committee that excessive regulations and rising costs hurt hunters."
"Kayne Robinson, former chairman of the Iowa Republican Party and a retired Des Moines police officer, singled out the Iowa Department of Natural Resources as top maker of bad rules."
"'Hunting is being killed off, here in Iowa and nationally, and hunters are being driven out,' he said."
"He said the problems include an increase in costs and regulations and a lack of public places to hunt and shoot."
"'We all might want to take a lawyer hunting, but we shouldn't have to hire a lawyer to go hunting,' he said." ... |
OH: Public needs access to gun permit list
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"The ink was barely dry on Ohio's concealed-carry weapons law before it became a new target.
"Proposals by two Republican lawmakers from Cincinnati must be rejected. They don't want public access to lists of people who have concealed gun permits." ...
"Under a compromise before the bill was passed, Taft accepted denying direct public access, while maintaining media access to the information. The difference is incomprehensible since once the media publish the list, it is in fact public." ...
"The best way to ensure public accountability is for unlimited public access to the information. Someone must have access to those records, so all must have access." ... |
NY: New York Bill Creates Anti-Hunting Office
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"A New York bill will create a new taxpayer funded office that will fight for the animal rights movement."
"Assembly Bill 4306, introduced by Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz, D-Brooklyn, will create an Office of Advocacy for Wildlife. The office will advise and assist almost every entity in the state including the governor, legislature, local governments, and state agencies on issues that pertain to wildlife conservation."
"One of the office�s objectives according to the bill will be to 'study, develop, encourage, and provide assistance for non-lethal management of wildlife.'"
"This objective is a covert move to introduce anti-hunting ideas into the scientific management of New York�s wildlife." ... |
AZ: Gun enthusiasts push public school training
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"Jonathan Dean, 12, yanks on the action slide to load the 20-gauge shotgun, then sights down the length of the barrel. 'Pull,' he calls softly."
"The 5-2, 104-pound boy barely flinches as the shotgun recoils against his right shoulder. ..." ...
"There�s only one downside to attending the program at 6 p.m. every other Thursday."
"'It kind of interferes with my homework,' says Jonathan, a student at Mesa�s Poston Junior High School."
"Gun-rights advocates say they have the answer to Jonathan�s problem. They want public schools to teach students how to use shotguns and rifles. With the help of Arizona Game and Fish officials, firearms enthusiasts have been quietly shepherding a bill through the Legislature that would encourage schools to offer a semester long elective ..." ... |
ND: Senate OKs removal of concealed weapon permit shooting test
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"North Dakota senators approved a firearms bill that would eliminate a requirement that someone who wants to carry a hidden pistol must demonstrate they know how to safely handle and shoot it."
"'Most people like to go out and shoot at targets on Saturday or Sunday,' said Sen. John Syverson, R-Fargo. 'They get the experience from going out to the range.'"
"Under existing law, it's necessary to pass a shooting test and a written test to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon."
"For the shooting portion, a person must hit a target that is 21 feet away on seven of 10 attempts. The written test has 10 true-or-false questions. The test taker must answer all 10 questions correctly, but it is an open-book test." ... |
UK: Countryside Alliance - Hunt Saboteurs continue acts of violence despite 'Hunting Ban'
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"Hunt staff carrying out legal hunting activities were brutally beaten by balaclava-clad anti-hunt protesters who had trespassed onto private property on Saturday."
"Followers of the Vine and Craven Hunt were dragged from their horses and brutally beaten during the attack near Marlborough. ..."
"Huntsman, Tim Staines, 26, said: 'No foxes have been killed by the Vine and Craven since the ban came into force, so I can only assume that the saboteurs just wanted a fight. This has nothing to do with animal welfare - you hear about hooligans beating up football fans and we've had the same sort of terrorism here in the middle of the countryside.'" ... |
UK: Prankster kills best pal
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"A PRANKSTER killed his best mate by firing an air rifle he thought was unloaded, a court heard yesterday."
"Christopher Brain, 20, wanted to surprise his friend Jonathan Hughes, 21."
"But he did not realise the weapon was cocked and had a pellet in the barrel."
"It tore through Jonathan�s eye and entered his brain killing him, Leeds Crown Court heard."
"The horror happened as a group of five friends were drinking and chatting in the living room of Brain�s home in Castleford, West Yorks."
"Prosecutor Tony Kelbrick said that just after midnight, Brain had sneaked up to his bedroom to get the rifle."
"He said: 'The defendant has said that it was his belief that the gun was not loaded.'" ... |
UK: Dad Tells Of Daylight Sniper Attack
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"A DAD last night told of the terrifying moment air rifle pellets ricochet off a wall inches above his young son's head."
"Two men have been arrested after the seven year-old and his parents were shot at as they walked along a busy city street."
"The 41-year-old father said: 'We were walking along in the afternoon when I suddenly realised we were being shot at.'"
"'Around 60 pellets must have been let off and they started cracking into the wall behind myself, my wife and son. There were other people around too who just looked bewildered. Nobody was sure exactly what was happening.'"
"'Some of the pellets hit so close to my son that paint from the wall behind him fell on his head.'" ... |
Canada: Gun registry hamstrung
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"Defenders of the Firearms Act say the gun registry was not effective in preventing the shooting deaths of four RCMP officers in rural Alberta because a handful of provincial governments refused to enforce the law."
"Liberal MP Marlene Jennings, a former provincial police commissioner, said provincial opposition and an underground campaign against the Firearms Act by gun owners eroded the new law's effectiveness."
"'I think that people who opposed the gun registry did contribute somewhat to the lack of confidence and to the problems that the federal government had getting the gun registry up and running and working efficiently,' Jennings said." ... |
Australia: Armed menace was out on bail
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"POWER saw murder suspect Wayne Joannou was twice released on bail before he allegedly murdered a crime associate and got into a fatal confrontation with police."
"His most recent release on bail came just weeks before he is believed to have shot dead Brian Bottomley, 32, of Sydenham, then dismembered him with a power saw."
"Joannou, 26, had been on bail in Victoria on a string of matters stretching back to 2003 when he was accused of shooting at his stepmother at Burwood."
"He spent months on remand over that shooting. During that time he was charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice." ...
"Despite being charged over the phone calls while already behind bars, Joannou was bailed last year." ... |
Hong Kong: McDonald's gun 'hidden for hit'
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"A HANDGUN found in a toilet cistern in a McDonald's in Hong Kong could have been put there for a Godfather-style assassination plot, police sources said today."
"The Chinese-made pistol was found in the burger bar's male restroom by a cleaner, a police spokeswoman said."
"She said it was probably put there as part of an arms deal, awaiting the buyer to go and pick it up."
"But a source said police had not ruled out the possibility it had been left there for a hitman to retrieve for a job, similar to the assassination by Al Pacino's Michael Corleoni character in the famous Godfather mobster movie."
"A wave of gun crime has swept over Hong Kong recently." ... |
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