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Angel Shamaya: Jailed
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"Angel Shamaya, Founder and former Director of Keep and Bear Arms (www.keepandbeararms.com) was arrested recently on four misdemeanor counts of possessing firearms not properly registered in the state of Michigan. Mr. Shamaya has since been released from jail pending trial."
"Many of the facts of this case remain private under the advice of Mr. Shamaya's legal representation."
"The Liberty Belles has maintained a 5+ year relationship with Angel Shamaya during which time Mr. Shamaya became a charter lifetime member of our organization. Based on what we know about his character and his actions as an American citizen, we are inclined to believe that the charges against him are purely technical in nature." ... |
Protection Of Lawful Commerce In Arms Act Forces Dismissal Of Junk Lawsuit Against Glock, RSR (NSSF)
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"Today, in a 58-page decision, Los Angeles-based federal district court Judge Audrey B. Collins became the first judge in the nation to dismiss a junk lawsuit based on the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, signed into law by President Bush in October. The judge dismissed a public-nuisance lawsuit filed against Glock and the distributor RSR brought by victims and family members of the now infamous 'Jewish Daycare Center' shooting in Los Angeles in 1999 by Buford Furrow, a crazed homicidal maniac. Furrow illegally obtained and criminally misused a Glock pistol originally sold by Glock to a Washington state police department. RSR never owned, sold or possessed the firearm. ..." |
NRA's Annual Meetings & Exhibits 2006: Moving on to Milwaukee; Several Acres of Top Manufacturers, Outfitters & Vendors
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"The National Rifle Association is pleased to announce this year's Annual Meetings and Exhibits will be held at the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee, Wis. from May 19 to 21." ...
"With an estimated 40-50,000 attendees and about 350 exhibits, this year's Annual Meetings and Exhibits promises to be among the best in NRA history. The exhibit hall will contain one of the largest and best displays of firearms, guides and outfitters in the country; featuring new firearm models, various hunting and shooting accessories, and an extensive private firearms collection displayed by NRA affiliated gun collector clubs." ... |
Human Factors Issues In Firearms Design And Training
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"Guns are tools. Like any other tools, they can be either good or poor at achieving their purpose. In an article published in the Winter 2005 issue of Ergonomics in Design entitled 'Human Factors Issues in Firearms Design and Training,' the authors look at the design and operation of firearms from a human factors perspective. Observations on standardization and the prevention of inadvertent use highlight some important ways in which the human factors/ergonomics (HF/E) community can contribute to the production of safe and effective future firearms." ... |
State Of Emergency . . .
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"A lot of non-gun owner households may not have noticed, but there is a lot of activity in state legislatures about barring authorities from confiscating personal weapons during an emergency." ...
"The individual is the asset of the community, and communities make up the nation. The sovereign individual is the authority of the country."
"These mean that the person is at once the beneficiary of the nation and it�s authority in one. Officials tend to forget this, and freeze people out of their neighborhood�s disaster recovery. Confiscation of weapons in time of emergency is one such example. Illegal or not, it works against the interests of the community. It stomps on the rights of the people. It delays recovery, and for what?" ... |
MO: Court hears arguments on gun permit case
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"A man who was denied a permit to acquire a gun after being evaluated at a mental health facility argued Monday to the state Supreme Court that his constitutional right to due process was violated."
"David Nelson was sent to a mental health center for a 96-hour evaluation in September 2003 over fears he would harm himself. He was evaluated and released with no finding of mental illness or need for further treatment."
"Last year, he applied for a permit to acquire a weapon. The Callaway County sheriff's office denied the request, citing a section of law barring people who were committed to a mental health center from obtaining a permit." ... |
LA: NRA Sues Ray Nagin and City of New Orleans
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"Don't mess with the NRA. That�s today's little nugget of wisdom for liberals."
"Being a liberal is normally like a get-out-of-jail-free card when it comes to media scrutiny or paying the consequences for poor decisions. Leftists are accustomed to doing pretty much whatever they want without repercussions ..."
"And while liberals seem to be able to get away with breaking most laws, spitting on Constitutional Amendments they don�t like ... there�s one thing they�re not very good at: messing with the National Rifle Association." ...
"The NRA has filed a motion for contempt against [Mayor] Nagin and the City of New Orleans over the confiscation of guns last fall in the chaos that accompanied Hurricane Katrina." ... |
WI: This highlights need for concealed-carry law (second letter)
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"As the horrific details of Teresa Halbach's kidnapping, rape, torture and murder come to be known, we as a society must be ashamed of ourselves for letting such an innocent being be delivered to the living room of evil itself." ...
"The lion's share of this responsibility must be placed at the feet of those who deny law-abiding citizens the opportunity to defend themselves in the face of such unthinkable evil. Twice, Gov. Jim Doyle and his minions have flatly refused to allow innocent, law-abiding citizens the access to their Second Amendment right to defend themselves." ... |
Exercising the Right
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"Handy Enough for the Job"
"Damian Powell was going to a Raleigh, North Carolina, apartment when two teenage males demanded money. One of the young men produced a gun, but the gun didn't get the reaction he sought." ...
"Refuge in a Gun"
"After hearing glass breaking in her house at 6:00 a.m., a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, woman called the police, armed herself, and investigated." ...
"Hard-earned Lesson"
"When a burglar struck the Clean As A Whistle clothing store for the second time in one day, the store's owner was ready and waiting." ...
"Close Was Good Enough"
"A New York City man found out that it's hard to deny culpability in a burglary when bullet holes inflicted by the burglary victim still mar your car." ... |
PA: Recent Violence in Berks Puts Neighbors on Edge
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"Another shooting in Reading left another person dead. It happened during a robbery on Friday at 12th and Green Streets. The victim was 27 year-old Jason Mallow. Police say he was shot by the store's owner after Mallow threatened him with a knife and robbed him. That store owner might still be charged by police for his role in the shooting. And that has some on that block thinking about what self defense really is. WFMZ's Joel D. Smith reports." ... |
Second Amendment defends our freedom
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"While Paula Felder is a gifted and noted historian and I am no scholar of constitutional law, I am perplexed at her interpretation of the phrase 'the people' as she uses it regarding the Second Amendment ['Gun fans, take second look at Second Amendment,' Feb. 10].
"Ms. Felder indicated 'the people' referred to were the white, male, property-owning populace only."
"If this were entirely true, wouldn't the same interpretation be applicable for "the people" referenced in the First and Fourth Amendments?"
"And how would that interpretation impact 21st-century society? Just ask anybody what he or she thinks about our right to free speech."
"The Bill of Rights was intended to keep government from unchecked authority." ... |
Second Amendment is clear: Our right to bear arms is inviolable
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"The Second Amendment states, 'A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.'"
"The Second Amendment is very straightforward. The U.S. government is restricted from infringing upon our fundamental right to own and use firearms."
"This understanding is consistent with all the other writings from the Founding Fathers, who always linked the preservation of liberty to an armed populace."
"George Washington once said, 'A free people ought to be armed.'" ... |
An armed populace can protect our liberty
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"Ron Miller makes some valid points certainly worth consideration."
"However, he opens his op-ed with these words: 'I should say at the outset that I believe that I have a right to own a gun and I do own one.'"
"My question to Mr. Miller is, what 'right,' then, does he have to own a gun?"
"Without the words of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and similar wording in the constitutions of many individual American states, his 'right' to own a firearm would not exist."
"I believe the rationale behind the Second Amendment is the same as the rationale of the first 10 amendments: The writers were expressing what they considered 'God-given' rights of all citizens." ... |
The right to bear arms, the right to self-defense: Essential
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"In his op-ed, Ron Miller overlooks a few pertinent facts ['Hold your fire: Second Amendment was aimed at building militia,' March 1]."
"Several years after World War II, Japanese Adm. Yamamoto admitted to U.S. Adm. Chester Nimitz that our Second Amendment played a significant part in Japan's decision to not invade the West Coast of the U.S."
"The U.S. Supreme Court decided a few years ago that the phrase 'the people' refers to individual rights, not state rights."
"The Bill of Rights is rightly called such, as it was submitted en masse for ratification in order to win the support of many patriots who demanded its creation as a requirement for ratification of the Constitution." ... |
ND: Playing it safe on college campuses
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ho were attacked walking alone to cars or to residence halls."
"To help combat these unfortunate and sometimes tragic occurrences, NDSU will offer a free self-defense class for all students at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Memorial Union Ballroom."
"The American Taekwondo Association�s Black Belt Academy in Fargo is sponsoring the event, and Mike Beyer will teach the class."
"'There have been a couple of attacks on campus this year, and (the class) is just so if you get approached at night, you�re able to defend yourself,' Frank Michael, issues and ideas coordinator at Campus Attractions, said." ...
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GA: Police find gun on suspended student at Perry High School
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"Police found a small-caliber handgun strapped to the ankle of a suspended Perry High School student who was arrested in the school parking lot Monday morning."
"Perry Police Capt. Bill Phelps said an investigation indicated the student was there to sell the gun, not use it. 'He didn't have anything planned,' Phelps said. 'He was just going to sell the gun to one of his buddies.'"
"The .22-caliber pistol was loaded, Phelps said, along with a .357-caliber handgun found in the suspect's car. The student, Justin Emerson, 17, is charged with four counts of possession of a weapon on school property ... He was being held late Monday in the Houston County jail, officials said." ... |
KY: Help shoot down crime-abetting gun bill
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"You have to admire LaPierre's Pistoliers for persistence."
"I'm talking about Wayne LaPierre, the National Rifle Association's executive vice president, the man who assigns agendas for NRA lobbyists, and ... the NRA's water boys in Kentucky."
"This is the same group who a few years ago passed legislation to arm preachers in their pulpits, just in case Osama bin Laden ever interrupted service to wage jihad. Same guys who forced police to auction confiscated handguns, putting guns back on the streets and in the hands of criminals."
"This year, LaPierre's Pistoliers are sponsoring House Bill 290, which would prevent anyone other than law-enforcement officers from obtaining the names of concealed handgun permit holders." ...
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VA: Ban on restriction of guns in parking lots clears panel
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"Guns could not be banned from public parking areas, under a compromise bill that narrowly cleared a Senate committee on Monday."
"The bill pits private property rights against the right to carry a lawfully obtained gun."
"'It's a tough call, I admit,' said the bill's patron, L. Scott Lingamfelter, R-Prince William. 'I've been very open-minded, to the extent we can be.'"
"The Senate Courts of Justice Committee approved the measure, 8-7, sending it to the full Senate for consideration later this week."
"Lingamfelter championed the bill after hearing reports of private businesses banning some employees from bringing a gun to work and keeping it in their locked cars." ... |
VA: Senate OKs bill for guns in cars
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"The Senate voted Monday to approve a bill that would allow individuals without a concealed weapon permit to store guns in a locked glove compartment or briefcase in their cars."
"House Bill 1106 had been amended in committee to require that guns stored in a glove box be locked, but the amendment was initially defeated on the Senate floor."
Sen. Ken Stolle, R-Virginia Beach, argued against passing the bill without the amendment, saying it endangered police officers during traffic stops.
"... Stolle said. 'Anybody -- a drug dealer, anybody -- can carry a concealed weapon in a vehicle and there's no charge that can be placed against them, and they'll be able to take advantage of this law in its current format.'" ... |
IN: House OKs bill reducing self-defense requirements
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The Indiana House gave more power to Hoosiers to protect themselves with deadly force by approving House Enrolled Act 1028 by an 81-10 vote.
The bill would no longer require people who claim self defense to retreat or run away first before they use deadly force. The bill gives immunity to a person if he thinks he needs to use force to protect himself or another from serious bodily injury. The bill now advances to Gov. Mitch Daniels for action. He can either sign it, veto it or let it become law without his signature. |
OK: Guns for Judges OK in Okla. Courthouses
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Oklahoma judges could carry guns in courthouses under legislation approved today by the Oklahoma House.
Tulsa state Representative Daniel Sullivan allows district judges and associate district judges to have firearms in a courthouse. It was approved 94-to-4 and sent to the Senate for a vote.
The measure arose from an incident in Tulsa in which a judge became concerned that a defendant had overpowered a deputy sheriff, prompting the judge to arm himself in self-defense.
Current state law doesn't technically allow judges to carry weapons in the courthouse.
In March 2005, three people were killed, including a judge, after a defendant overpowered a deputy in a Georgia courtroom. |
ID: New trial for shooting death
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"A man sentenced to life in prison in 1991 for murdering a 15-year-old girl in Ashton will face a new trial and could soon be free on bail."
"Rauland J. Grube was convicted for the June 1983 murder of Amy Hossner, who was found shot to death."
"Last month, U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ordered a new trial for Grube after he determined that state investigators withheld a key witness in the original trial and that police logs had been tampered with, the Idaho Falls Post-Register reported Sunday." ...
"The ballistics evidence was one key element in obtaining a conviction, but it has since been disavowed by the FBI, Winmill said. And former Police Chief Ed Sebek, who could testify about the police log alterations, is now in prison on an unrelated crime." |
CO: Police officer honored for his restraint
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"No one would have faulted Monument police officer Kevin Degenkolbe if he�d shot Larry Bailey."
"Bailey had pointed a weapon in the officer�s direction, an action that justifies the use of deadly force."
"Instead, Degenkolbe talked Bailey into putting his gun down."
"For his bravery last year, Monument Police Chief Jake Shirk awarded him a Distinguished Service Medal at Monday�s Town Board meeting."
"Degenkolbe, 43, and a 12-year veteran of the Monument police force, said he�s proud of the award but doesn�t think his work that day was any more exceptional than that of his fellow officers."
"I�ve seen other things that deserve this,' he said. 'We�ve had officers here save other officers' lives.'" ... |
China: China official says police held for protestor deaths
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"Some police have been detained for not following orders properly after shooting protesters to death in China's southern Guangdong province in December, the provincial governor said on Tuesday."
"At least three people died and eight were wounded in Guangdong's Dongzhou village when police shot villagers protesting against a lack of compensation for land lost to a wind power plant, the government said."
"Villagers put the number of dead as high as 20."
"'At the scene, some police did not follow orders properly, leading to mistaken firings and mistaken deaths,' governor Huang Huahua told a news conference on the sidelines of the annual meeting of China's parliament." ... |
Brazil: Brazil troops search for stolen rifles
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"Army troops backed by tanks invaded a hillside slum, raising to nine the number of shantytowns across Rio de Janeiro occupied in recent days in a search for weapons stolen from an army barracks, police said Tuesday."
"A joint task force of police and troops surrounded Rio's Mangueira hill Monday night and deployed soldiers on the slum's narrow streets, in a surprising show of force to recover 10 assault rifles and a 9mm pistol."
"Some 500 soldiers in helmets and camouflage uniforms climbed the hill, home to more than 10,000 people and famous for the traditional Mangueira carnival group, to monitor access and question residents about the missing weapons." ... |
CA: Lock and unload weapons
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"Corona resident Lew Chase loves guns."
"Chase, 55, owns 14 weapons, including a Colt .357 magnum revolver, semi-automatic pistols from .22 to .45 caliber, and a variety of rifles for short- and long-range target shooting."
"He keeps his weaponry locked up in a gun safe in his garage."
"So he isn't worried about the safety of his two grandchildren, ages 5 and 8 months, who live in close proximity to all that firepower."
"As an instructor with the National Rifle Association, Chase is well aware that keeping guns around the house can be one of the most fateful decisions anyone can make."
"Guns kill kids with startling regularity ..." ...
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1999 . 1
2000 . 7
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UT: Stemming the tide of handgun violence in America
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"Last month, The Salt Lake Tribune reprinted a moving op-ed written by Jenny Price in The Los Angeles Times. Ms. Price's column recounted a chilling act of handgun violence experienced by her family, and then renewed the call for a national ban on handguns."
"My own experience with the handgun problem is professional, but no less poignant than Ms. Price's. Ten years ago, I represented a lady named Tonya Copier. She had been shot in the back by her ex-husband with a Smith & Wesson .38 Special. The shots caused immediate paralysis and internal organ damage. Tonya died of her injuries after two years of incredible suffering."
"Before Tonya died, I filed a suit for her against Smith & Wesson. ..." ... |
NV: Ted Nugent Wins Gun 'Fight' On VH1 Set
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"A pistol-packing Ted Nugent startled a VH1 film crew member."
"Gun enthusiast Ted Nugent won a showdown with a VH1 film crew assistant director the other day."
"Nugent, in town for the filming of VH1's 'Supergroup' reality show, walked onto the set early this week exercising his right to bear arms."
"The startled assistant director asked the rocker to remove the holstered firearm from the active set, citing safety concerns."
"Nugent, 57, stuck to his guns (gun), and the AD has not been seen on the set since, I'm told."
"Reached at VH1 in New York on Friday, spokeswoman Michelle Clark said Nugent 'has a license to be a firearm carrier no matter where he might be. I'm sure he wasn't waving it around.'" ... |
SC: Safety program touts responsible firearm ownership
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"When Cathie Strawn was 16, her twin brother, Albert, used a pistol to commit suicide in his bedroom. Their father found his body."
"Now 41, the Florence resident wants to make sure her 14-year-old son, Joseph, and 13-year-old daughter, Rachel, don't have access to the shotgun Strawn and her husband keep hidden."
"'I think it's vital to the safety of our teenagers,' she said. 'It's not that I'm against (guns), but at the same time, there's a responsible way to handle them and an irresponsible way. Children don't know the responsible way.'"
"Strawn picked up a free silver and yellow gun lock from Wal-Mart SuperCenter on South Irby Street for her family's shotgun." ... |
Field Test: The Stoeger P350 Shotgun
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"Stoeger�s new P350 is a 3 �-inch magnum pump made for duck blinds, goose pits, and the turkey woods. With its rotary bolt, extra-long forearm, tall vent rib, and grooved synthetic buttstock, it bears a strong resemblance to sister company Benelli�s Nova pump. Made by Vursan in Turkey, the P350 carries a price tag so low that it reads like a typo." ... |
South Africa: Are Dick's pals safer in SA?
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"Barely two weeks ago, one of the world�s most powerful men ... mistook a 78-year-old friend for a bird and shot him in the face. And recently, the South African government took at least one step back from the full implementation of legislation intended to allow only the most capable people to own and use firearms."
"The two events appear unrelated, but they raise an intriguing question: Would Dick Cheney�s friends be safer if he were South African?"
"The main innovation of the Firearms Control Act, passed in 2000 amid much wailing and gnashing of teeth among gun-owners, was the dual permit system."
"The first permit is the competency certificate ..."
"The second permit is the firearm licence itself, issued on the basis of a demonstrated need ..." ...
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Australia: Shop-keeper injured following armed hold up
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"Police are investigating an armed robbery in Auburn overnight."
"About 10.15pm yesterday, a man armed with a pistol entered the Wellington Road convenience store and allegedly threatened the female shop-keeper."
"The woman�s husband came to her aid and was allegedly punched a number of times to the face and upper body. The 43-year-old man fell to the ground and suffered cuts and bruises as a result of the attack."
"The armed man stole a small sum of cash and cigarettes before running from the scene."
"A crime scene was established and police conducted a canvass of the area." ... |
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