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NRA Management's Support for �Assault Weapons� Banners
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"With all of the recent rumors going around about the NRA Management having possibly cut a deal to allow the renewal of the Clinton/Feinstein semi-auto rifle and magazine ban, perhaps it's time to take a look at NRA management's Congressional strategy back when the original ban was signed into law in 1994. Maybe we should carefully consider NRA management's other shows of support for the banners of 'assault weapons,' too. After all, there must be some logical reason a dozen or more non-NRA grassroots groups don't trust the '800 pound gorilla' when it comes to this particular federal gun ban, right?"
"The following sections are covered in this report, which you can read in less than five minutes:
� How NRA Management's Strategy Helped the 1994 Gun Ban Pass
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� NRA Director Awarded After Voting for 1994 Ban
� Who Else Was Rewarded for Supporting Rifle Bans?
� NRA's �Second Amendment Champion� Voted to Renew Ban
� Current NRA Director Working Against Us
� Why Don't People Trust the NRA? |
Saddam's Heirs: A Look at the New Iraqi "Constitution"
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"The Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq has just signed what is being described as a 'landmark interim constitution.' A quick scan of the document tells me all I need to know: Meet the new boss -- same as the old boss." ...
"Still -- the question I was most interested in: Do these 'FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS' include an unalienable right to keep and bear arms? For the government, sure. But if you're a lowly citizen, forget it. It's Orwellian the way they worked this prohibition into their Bizarro Bill of Rights:"It shall not be permitted to possess, bear, buy, or sell arms except on licensure issued in accordance with the law." KABA NOTE:
Also banned in the "new and improved" Iraq: militias. If you look at their "Constitution," you'll also notice that there's a virtual green light for warrantless searches and seizures. Read the above short article to see some of the other "freedom" being brought to the country America is "liberating". |
Alleged "pro Second Amendment" former cop "cannot imagine a reason where there would be a need for a citizen to possess an assault type weapon"
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A so-called "conservative" and former law enforcement officer espouses the Second Amendment while insulting anyone who believes in it:
"I cannot imagine a reason where there would be a need for a citizen to possess an assault type weapon. These weapons are not even issued to police officers with the exception of specialized units. But, now we have armed robberies, home invasions, and assaults on police officers during the commission of a crime where assault weapons are commonplace. It seems absurd that criminals are showing up better armed than police officers whose job it is to protect the public." ...
Etc. In other words, a John Kerry. Read the rest, if you can stomach it.
Here's Your Reason, Fledgling Patriot:
To protect ourselves, our families, our communities and our nation from people who arrogantly think we need to justify the expression of any of our basic human, civil and Constitutional rights.
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"Quite frankly, when someone buys an assault weapon, it should be assumed that it will be used for some type of an assault. ... Despite these legitimate reasons, the majority of these weapons are being used to kill people in a violent act." ...
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Gun law showdown
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"Military assault rifles probably will be back on the market this fall, thanks to a bizarre day in the Senate. Efforts to extend the 10-year ban on such nonsporting weaponry died when Republicans decided to defeat their own gun legislation rather than see it pass with Democratic amendments." ...
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Military assault rifles are, of course -- as any intelligent gun owner knows -- fully automatic. The gun ban expiring in September is a useless ban on a few semi-auto rifles based on arbitrary ergonomic and safety features.
Furthermore, calling semi-auto rifles "nonsporting weaponry" only shows that gun-clueless gun bigots pretending to be journalists still work in the mainstream media. Perhaps this "reporter" would like to attend a competition featuring AR-15's. Pick a state; they happen all over the country.
Finally, the Second Amendment doesn't have a thing to do with "sport". The "sporting purpose" nonsense was a ploy by the Nazis. Click here to read the facts.
So what we have here, at the Buffalo News, is a bigoted, gun-ignorant Nazi sympathizer, plain and simple. And is anybody surprised? |
David Crosby Arrested on Gun Charges in NYC
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NEW YORK -- Musician David Crosby was arrested on marijuana and gun possession charges early Saturday at a Times Square hotel, police said. Crosby, 62, a two-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, had checked out of the hotel but left a piece of luggage behind, police said.
A hotel worker found the bag and went through it looking for identification, and called police after finding marijuana, a .45-caliber handgun and two knives, authorities said.
Crosby was met by police when he returned to pick up the bag, investigators said.
Crosby, a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, had been performing at the B.B. King Blues Club off Times Square and at Shea Auditorium in Wayne, N.J.
In 1985 he was convicted of drug possession in Dallas and spent a year in prison before his conviction was overturned on appeal.
Calls seeking comment from Crosby's management company were not immediately returned Saturday. |
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... "Thanks, however, to the strong efforts of opposing Democrats and a handful of enlightened Republicans, two key amendments were tacked on: One would have expanded the current 10-year assault-weapons ban, which is scheduled to expire in September. The other would have required background checks for prospective buyers at gun shows." ...
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MO: Gun ruling on concealed carry stymies counties
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" 'We've been advised not to do anything until the dust has settled,' said Maj. Roger Yates in the Clay County Sheriff's Department. 'We're not accepting any applications until we get some direction from the state.' "
"Ditto for Platte County, Buchanan County and Johnson County. And Green County, Barry County and Clinton County."
"And on and on." ... |
OH: Armed Ohioans required to be on target
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"You're not going to make it," an instructor softly tells him.
Not everyone does, according to Dave Williams, a retired Dayton police lieutenant who opened Miami Valley Law Enforcement Training last year, and who is offering the CCW classes. Some people are rejected outright.
"We removed him from the range," Williams said. "We are very selective about who we let in here. I am under no obligation to teach anyone." |
MN: Effort to repeal concealed carry is joke
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"Former Gov. Arne Carlson and his repeal-conceal group are a joke. The facts are clear about concealed carry in Minnesota: 90,000 permits predicted to be issued, and 15,000 actually were. Lawlessness and gunplay were predicted, and nothing has happened."
"Overwhelmingly, concealed carry is supported by the citizens if Minnesota."
"Gov. Carlson harkens back 'to a time when there was safety and quality of life' in Minnesota."
"Guess what, governor? My family is safe now, and so are many others. Has increased safety not been proved yet? Does it need to be? You don't need to use an air bag in a vehicle to be safer; why do you need to use your legally carried weapon to prove this point?" ... |
Armed Pilot's Gun Goes Missing
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"Southwest Airlines and the Transportation Security Administration are investigating the disappearance of a Federal Flight Deck Officer's (FFDO's) semi-automatic pistol stowed in his luggage aboard a flight from Las Vegas to Oakland. The pilots blame the TSA's insistence that the weapons be checked in baggage, when they are deadheading, for the disappearance of the guns." ... |
MO: Greene County sheriff's department readies for concealed gun permit applications
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SPRINGFIELD -- "The Greene County sheriff says his department will begin making appointments on March 15 for concealed gun permit applications. That means March 15 is the first day someone can call the sheriff's department to make an appointment."
"Applicants must be at least 23 years old, must show proof of having completed a certified firearms training course, must have a valid Missouri driver's license and must be ready to pay a $100 nonrefundable application fee."
"The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Feb. 26 that the Missouri Constitution allows the Legislature to legalize carrying of concealed guns by some people." ... |
OH: Some unlikely candidates are ready to carry firearms
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"It's not surprising that some Ohioans want to carry guns. But it is surprising to shooting instructors just who some of those people are."
"One is a fifth-grade teacher, another a stroke victim who walks with a cane."
"Not exactly the folks you would expect to be packing heat."
"But both recently took firearms training so they can become eligible to carry a concealed weapon come April." ... |
MD: Governor Ehrlich Refuses to Meet with DC-Area Sniper Victim Families
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"The federal ban on assault weapons expires this September unless Congress acts to renew it. SB 288 is a way for Maryland to provide protection for its citizens if, as expected, the federal ban is allowed to lapse. Barrett commented: 'Maryland already bans semi-automatic assault pistols. SB 288 and HB 1298, the House bill, merely extend that ban to the 'big guys', the rifles." ... |
OH: Basic training on concealed carry
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MOUNT VERNON � "Even though permit applications won�t be available until early June, those interested in applying for a concealed carry permit should obtain the necessary training prior to submitting the application. A total of 12 hours of training is required, and some courses may fill up quickly with those trying to get their training in."
"According to the Ohio Attorney General�s office, in order to meet the concealed carry law�s criteria, a program must:"
"Have a total of 12 hours of training, including two hours of live-fire training."
"Provide students with a copy of the pamphlet prepared by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission and the Attorney General regarding firearm law, dispute resolution and use of deadly force."
"Have a competency examination that includes a written section on the ability to name and explain the rules for the safe handling of a handgun and proper storage practices for handguns and ammunition as well as a physical demonstration of competency on handgun usage and rules for safe handling and storage of a handgun, and a physical demonstration of the aptitude necessary to shoot a handgun in a safe manner." ... |
CT: New gun sales legislation considered
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"Connecticut gun laws are being reviewed and may soon be revamped. A couple of bills on the table would require new checks when it comes to the owning and selling firearms."
"Democratic lawmakers are looking at two new laws: One changes licensing for the person who sells you your gun. The other makes you responsible for reporting when someone takes your gun." ...
"The gun sellers we spoke to are all legitimate businessmen. The gun owners we spoke to are all law-abiding citizens. They all say they will obey the new laws, but the criminals will just ignore them." |
MT: Escaped abduction/rape victim takes refuge, gets help at shooting club
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There probably couldn't be a safer place for this woman to escape to in the entire area.
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"A 21-year-old University of Montana student grabbed her attacker's gun and jumped from a moving truck Saturday morning after being kidnapped and raped by a man who had asked her for help." ...
"At about 10:30 a.m. Saturday ... a man asked if she could give him a lift to his vehicle and maybe jump-start it for him ... She agreed, but as she drove, the man pulled a handgun out of his jacket and told her she wouldn't get hurt if she did as he said."
[He raped her. Then...]
"She then walked about half a mile in stocking feet to the Deer Creek Shooting Center. ... Two men at the shooting center helped the woman to safety and called 9-1-1." |
IL: Goble proclaims conservatism
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SPRINGFIELD � "It�s time to get a conservative Republican elected in the 75th Illinois House district says Don Goble, a Morris man who thinks he fits the bill."
"Goble is running against Morris Police Chief Doug Hayse in the March 16 Republican primary. Both are vying to take back the seat that since 1997 had been held by Mary K. O�Brien, a Democrat who stepped down in December to become a judge." ...
"He supports gun rights, doesn�t believe gun owners should be restricted in the number of weapons they can have and would like to see Illinois enact a concealed carry law. At the same time, though, he doesn�t believe weapons should be sold at gun shows without background checks." ...
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Pink Pistol takes shots at hot issues
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"Political cross-breed Kim Rife of the Central Ohio Pink Pistols told an audience at Ohio University Thursday night that LGBT members have all the more reason to support gun rights, since they're so exposed to anti-gay 'bashing.' "
" 'Bashers perceive the gay community as weak, maybe defenseless and anti-gun,' Rife told an audience in Baker Center. 'Pulling out a weapon says, 'I'm not as weak as you think I am.' ' " ... |
NY: Female Bonding, Punctuated by Gunfire
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"In New York City, it is a rule of thumb among the legal community that the First Amendment comes first, and the Second Amendment comes last."
"There is, though, a small but enthusiastic shooting culture in the city, and one place to find its members is at meetings of the Women's Shooting Sports League, which gathers the first Monday of each month in Chelsea for a night of rifle fire and female bonding." ... |
"Gun bill aims to hold manufacturers, dealers liable"
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"Hong Im Ballenger was shot to death in a Baton Rouge, La., parking lot two years ago as she left her small business. Police determined the bullet came from the same Bushmaster rifle used by two men now known as the D.C. snipers for 10 fatal shootings in the Washington, D.C., area."
"... bill pending in the Senate this week could kill a lawsuit that he and seven other families of sniper victims have pending in Washington state. They are suing Bull's Eye Shooter Supply of Tacoma..." ... |
National Police Group Sets Guidelines for Home Gun Storage
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"The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. has adopted new guidelines for 'safe and proper storage of agency-authorized firearms' when police officers are off duty, the Columbian reported March 3."
"The new guidelines were prompted by a fatal shooting earlier this year in which Emilee Randall, the 10-year-old daughter of Clark County Sheriff Sgt. Craig Randall, was shot by her 13-year-old brother, Matthew, in their Washington home." ... |
Republican Gun-owning Lesbian Leaning Toward Bush
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"As a lesbian in a long-term relationship, Margaret Leber objects to the idea of amending the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage."
"But Ms. Leber, a software engineer and a registered Republican in Jeffersonville, Pa., is also a member of the Pink Pistols, an organization of gay and lesbian gun owners, and marriage is not the only issue on her mind."
" 'Right now, I am leaning toward Bush,' Ms. Leber said. 'All the Democrats just rolled into Congress to vote for this gun-control bill. Somebody with my values and beliefs can't be a single-issue voter.' " ... |
Mom fears son visiting homes with guns
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"Some of these friends have guns in their homes, and I am worried sick that something could happen to my child."
"I have heard so many horror stories of accidents happening when kids become curious about guns. How should I approach this with his friends' parents? Is it reasonable to tell my son that he cannot play at a home where the parents own guns?"
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Or, instead, maybe we should all make sure our kids and all their friends know proper gun safety. |
NH: Good reason to be armed with a good handgun
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"This warmer than normal weather has had its affect on wildlife. Bears in particular have woken a bit and are in the hunt for food. The problem is there are no berries and nuts a scarce so they will be looking for the easy meal. This in the form of backyard bird feeders and, of course, garbage cans and dumpsters."
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Are 'culture wars' diverting our attention?
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"An attempt to shield gun manufacturers from liability lawsuits failed to pass the Senate, in part because an extension to the current ban on assault weapons was attached to the bill. With likely Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry speaking in favor of the ban, the vote's failure injects gun issues into the presidential campaign." ... |
Gun locks: Helping criminals, not children
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" 'During the five full years after the passage of the safe storage laws, the fifteen states face an annual average increase of 309 more murders, 3,860 more rapes, 24,650 more robberies, and over 25,000 more aggravated assaults,' Lott concluded." ... |
Putting a lock on gun safety (or how to waste taxpayer money)
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"In the greater Snoqualmie Valley these days, golf bags in the backs of SUVs are nearly as common as rifles in the windows of pickup trucks."
"Maybe that's why police Chief Craig Barnes has barely made a dent in the inventory of gun locks his department has been trying to give away since last fall."
"The infusion of federal money will allow distribution of 20 million free locks nationwide."
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NJ: Stevens helps establish National Small Arms Center
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HOBOKEN, N.J. -- "Stevens Institute of Technology is a partner in the founding of the National Small Arms Center at New Jersey's Picatinny Arsenal, it was announced recently."
"Stevens' Design and Manufacturing Institute (DMI), headed by Dr. Souran Manoochehri, will work closely with other consortium partners at the Small Arms Center to develop the sensors, lightweight materials and electronics that are the future of small-arms technology." ...
... "Among the groups and institutions participating in the consortium are FN Manufacturing Inc., one of the federal government's biggest small-arms suppliers, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology, which has been active in researching 'smart gun' technology."
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[Lessons from] The Killing of Kitty Genovese
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"Her public slaying in Queens becomes a symbol of Americans' failure to get involved."
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A good example of how a gun would have made the difference for Kitty. But she died the politically correct way -- like a helpless victim -- so in the eyes of the local government, that's a good thing. |
AL: Girl Allegedly Kills Uncle In Self-Defense
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- "A man died from a stab wound over the weekend, allegedly at the hands of his young nieces. Lorenzo Robinson, 35, was fatally stabbed Saturday at the family home."
" '(He) grabbed her; hit her with a 2x4 or monkey wrench,' said the mother, Tiffany Robinson. 'Now, she has a gash in her head.' " ...
" 'He grabbed a vacuum cleaner, swinging it at them,' Robinson said. 'My oldest pushed her younger sisters out of the way because he then tried to grab the chicken grease and tried to pour hot grease on them.' " ...
"They ran into the front yard, but their uncle followed. The girls said their uncle then grabbed the youngest girl and began choking her. That's when the 14-year-old girl knew she had to do something..." ... |
CA: Store Owner Kills Intruders; Fears Retribution
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"A Sacramento grocery store owner says he fears retribution after killing two men while defending his life and property."
"Chong Her, 67, said his Franklin Boulevard store has repeatedly been burglarized."
"Her also lives on the premises, and said he was sleeping early Saturday morning when two young men broke into the store."
"Authorities said the men broke in through the roof about 3 a.m. and confronted Her, who was armed with a shotgun. Her shot and killed both men."
" 'They broke into somebody's business ... basically came at him in an aggressive manner and he defended himself,' Sacramento County Sheriff's Department spokesman Lou Fatur said."
"On Sunday, Her found his storefront vandalized and a memorial set up for the dead men with flowers and burning candles." ... |
SC: Intruder Shot, Killed In Anderson Home
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One man is dead after a shooting in Anderson late Sunday night.
Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore said the shooting happened just before midnight at 1208A N. Main St.
Shore said a man broke into the apartment looking for money and found an ax. The man living in the apartment grabbed a gun and shot the intruder in the neck when the intruder came at him with the ax.
The intruder, Earnest Leroy Miles, 41, of Anderson, died at Anderson Area Medical Center a short time later.
Detectives said the apartment resident, Lance Myers, will not face charges. |
TX: Man who stabbed five people may not face charges, self-defense cited
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A man who San Antonio Police say stabbed five people in a fight late Saturday night may not face any charges.
Police say the fight in front of the Rivercenter Mall is gang-related. Investigators say a man was attacked by five rival gang members outside the mall parking garage Saturday.
Officers say the man's brother pulled out a knife and fought back. Police caught him a few minutes later, but he's not been charged with the stabbings. Police say the man was fighting back in self-defense.
The man is charged with deadly conduct because of a threat he made earlier that night.
All five people hurt in the fight are recovering. |
NY: Cops: After bat attack, girl killed dad; dad had three arrested for domestic violence
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"A teenager stabbed her father to death with a kitchen knife Saturday after the enraged man began beating her with a baseball bat in the family's Brooklyn apartment during an argument about her new boyfriend, police said yesterday."
"The girl, 17, will not be charged with a crime, said a spokesman for Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes, because she killed her father in self-defense."
"The girl, who was not identified by police or family, stabbed her father in the chest at approximately 3 p.m. Saturday. He was taken to Coney Island Hospital, where he died."
"The father, 50, had been arrested three times for domestic abuse, and the police had filed 23 domestic incident reports from the Coney Island apartment since 1996. The most recent was a 911 call made last year on Aug. 7." ... |
Security Lax At Smallest U.S. Airports
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"If you're flying Scenic Airlines from tiny North Las Vegas Airport to Merced, Calif., you won't be delayed by security procedures. The airport has no metal detectors, no screeners and no X-ray machines for luggage."
"Scenic flies 19-seat planes to other small western cities and plans to begin service soon to Palmdale, Calif., putting its turboprops within 60 miles of Los Angeles. Swift boarding at the North Las Vegas airport -- in contrast to the slow going at nearby McCarran International Airport -- is a selling point that Scenic highlights in its marketing pitches to travel agents, airports and passengers." ... |
Court overturns conviction on Sixth Amendment grounds
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Too bad these black robed phonies don't have more respect for the Second Amendment.
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WASHINGTON - "The Constitution guarantees a criminal defendant may confront his accusers, and that right means prosecutors can't use a wife's taped statement to police to try to undermine her husband at trial, the Supreme Court ruled Monday."
"The high court sided with a man convicted of assaulting an acquaintance he had accused of trying to rape his wife. Sylvia Crawford did not testify at Michael Crawford's trial, but prosecutors played a tape they claimed showed her story did not match his."
"Michael Crawford's lawyers had no opportunity to cross-examine Sylvia Crawford about the tape, a unanimous Supreme Court said." ... |
Citizen "quite possibly saved my life," says police officer
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This is the kind of thing most any armed citizen would jump into, to help an officer in need. Fortunately, many good police officers understand that -- in some areas of the country.
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"The Town of Stratford honored this man for stepping into a dangerous situation to help a police officer."
" 'I can't thank him enough, he quite possibly saved my life.' " ...
" 'Basically he started going for my gun, he was punching me and going for my gun, I'm radioing for help.' "
"As the two wrestled near this guardrail a postal worker parked in the parking lot saw the officer was in trouble."
"66-year-old John Valenti jumped out of his truck and into a violent situation." ... |
Ashcroft Gets His Pound of Flesh
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"Since we began to write about federal criminal law about a year ago, we have come to realize that the federal criminal justice system itself is a moral outrage. No barriers exist at all to prevent criminal behavior on behalf of federal prosecutors and 'law' enforcement officers. Once they target an individual, it is almost certain that the person either will go to prison or be nearly destroyed in the process, even on those very, very rare occasions where there is no conviction." ... |
Rewind to Columbine
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"Towns, cities and schools that normally turned out hardworking, life-loving, good children 'all of a sudden' were spawning children of the damned. Bizarre, demonic kids capable of the unthinkable, who instead of shooting BB guns at tin cans, were now unloading Uncle Bob�s Glock on their school lunch room just because 'Stacy mocked my acne' or because they got flamed in the 8 Mile chat room." ... |
Judge: Unabomber can't donate writings
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Submitter's Comment:
Once again, our benevolent rulers give us their interpretation of the 1st Amendment by denying the release of PRIVATELY OWNED documents (the government's possession and control of which is a blatant infringement on the 4th Amendment) to posterity.
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"Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski has no right to donate his writings to a university for research, a federal judge has ruled."
"U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. ruled Friday that the government legally possesses the papers on behalf of the victims of Kaczynski's bombs, and may keep the documents indefinitely." ... |
The Pentagon's Secret Scream
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"The device is a powerful megaphone the size of a satellite dish that can deliver recorded warnings in Arabic and, on command, emit a piercing tone so excruciating to humans, its boosters say, that it causes crowds to disperse, clears buildings and repels intruders."
" '[For] most people, even if they plug their ears, [the device] will produce the equivalent of an instant migraine,' ... |
Papua New Guinea: "Offenders" of gun bans "should be deprived" of "visitation by friends and relatives"
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"MINISTER responsible for Police Bire Kimisopa wants tougher laws against illegal possession of guns which, he says, are too lenient and cumbersome."
"Mr Kimisopa said women, children and the elderly no longer enjoy freedom, harmony and peace and order." ...
"Offenders should be locked away in maximum detention in jails and deprived of certain privileges like visitation by friends and relatives. We must give them lengthy sentences and deny them the privilege of having good meals offered by friends and relatives on Sundays. The punishment has to be harsh if we are to deter crimes associated with guns and illicit drugs." |
New Zealand: Human Rights Record Of The US In 2003
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"The United States has long been in a violent, crime-ridden society with a severe infringement of the people's rights by law enforcement departments and with a lack of guarantee for the life of people, their freedom and personal safety."
"The United States ranked first in private ownership of guns, resulting in drastic rise in gun-related crimes." ...
"Improper management of firearms led to the frequent occurrence of juvenile offenses involving the use of guns." ... |
UK: Infants escape injury gun attack
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"A baby aged ten weeks and a 15-month-old toddler were in a caravan at the site in Dunmurry which was fired on three times at about 0400 GMT on Monday."
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Australia: Handyman Nailed with His Own Nail Gun
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"An Australian handyman admitted he was stupid to shoot himself in the head with a nail gun in a misguided prank that left him with a nail lodged in his brain."
"Brad Shorten, a father of three from Victoria state, was enjoying a few beers with friends after working on his house when they began joking about industrial accidents."
"Shorten, 33, picked up a nail gun that he thought was empty, pointed it at his head and pulled the trigger."
"He later said he had turned off the gun's compressor and taken out its nail cartridge but did not realize there was still enough pressure in the gun to fire a nail." ...
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NAIL GUN CONTROL NOW! It's for the children.
The first rule of nail gun safety: treat all nail guns as if they were loaded. |
Cambodia: Post-genocide Cambodians banned from keeping and bearing arms -- again
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"After decades of war and upheaval, including the Khmer Rouge genocide of the 1970s, Cambodia remains awash with guns, in particular Chinese- or Russian-made AK-47."
"However, with the gradual spread of peace in the 1990s and increased security for Cambodia communities in even the most far-flung, jungle-clad provinces, householders no longer need to be armed."
"In fact, it is now illegal for civilians to keep a weapon under their roof." ...
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Jamaica: Chaos in Paradise
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WESTERN BUREAU -- "There were almost nine hours of mayhem and chaos in Paradise, St James yesterday as police, who said gunmen fired at them from among a crowd of protestors, hurled tear gas canisters into the angry mob that had set fire to utility poles, used tyres and derelict vehicles."
"The burning debris was combined with tree stumps and boulders to mount a mile-long roadblock." ...
"One of the four men then pulled a gun, and after he opened fire in Thorpe's direction the other men in the car joined in, firing high-powered weapons. Thorpe was shot four times, and suffered wounds to his upper body and legs. He was taken to the hospital where he has been admitted in stable condition." ...
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UK: Children should be taught to use guns, says Tory
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"A MEMBER of Michael Howard�s shadow Cabinet has described a handgun ban brought in after the Dunblane massacre as shortsighted and said children should be taught how to use guns."
"Patrick Mercer, the Conservative spokesman on homeland security, likened the ban to outlawing cars because of deaths in road accidents." ... |
Australia: "Find out the correct way to store your firearms"
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"FOLLOWING our page one article on Friday February 13 which outlined the story of a middle-aged man sentenced to one year's jail in relations to firearms offences, several concerned gun owners have contacted the Times seeking information to how firearms should legally be stored."
"While the following information comes direct from the NSW Firearms Registry website it is intended as a guide only..." ...
Requirements for licence category A and B firearms.
*All category A & B firearms registered to the licence holder must be stored in a gun cupboard or commercially produced display case or gun rack.
A gun cupboard must comply with the following standard:
*The cupboard must be sturdily constructed in wood or steel so as to provide a reasonable level of security against unauthorised entry
*If the weight of the cupboard is less than 150kg when empty it must be secured to the floor and or wall of the structure.
*It must be fitted with a solid metal lock/s with a minimum body width of 40mm, a hardened steel shackle and have a minimum of 100 key changes; and
*The door must be fitted with a three point locking mechanism and padlocked by means of a hasp and staple or lever handle.
The premises where the firearms are stored must be a permanent structure with secure locks on all openings (structures such as garden sheds would not be considered a permanent structure).
All category C, D and H firearms registered to the licence holder must be stored in a locked steel safe.
When both longarms and pistols are being stored then pistols can be stored in a longarms safe provided the pistols are secured by other means inside the safe. |
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