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G.W. Bush Is Backing the Clinton Gun Ban
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"The so-called assault weapons ban was the benchmark piece of legislation reflecting the anti-gun policies of people such as Clinton, Gore, Feinstein, and New York Senator Charles Schumer." ...
"Not only is Bush betraying the pro-gun voters who helped elect him, he is breathing new life into a nearly dead anti-gun movement..."
"The real question will be, 'Will pro-gun conservatives continue to support Bush?' " |
Is cross burning ever free speech?
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"But that turns history on its head. Adolph Hitler and the Nazis exploited hate speech during the Weimar Republic to poison the minds of the German electorate and to capture the Reichstag. And then came the end of free speech and the Jews. Cross burners in the United States, whether or not they intend to intimidate, aim at a similar grisly chapter for blacks and speech celebrating equal rights. Why should the risk that they might succeed, no matter how tiny, be accepted when cross burnings make no contribution to civilized discourse?" |
The Ability to Determine One's Own Destiny
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"The ability to determine one's own destiny, for good or bad, for better or worse, is as much the definition of freedom as any. I know that this definition may seem flawed by the fact that some may choose to do badly to others. I am not so naive to believe that there is no line of demarcation between this freedom and another person's freedom. In fact, unlike most of my peers ... I believe there is only one line that a person cannot cross without destroying freedom." |
TX: More Wrongdoing Found at FBI Crime Lab
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"One FBI lab scientist, who connected suspects to bullets through lead analysis, has been indicted after admitting she gave false testimony, and a technician has resigned while under investigation for alleged improper testing of more than 100 DNA samples..."
"In addition, one of the lab's retired metallurgists is challenging the bureau's science on bullet analysis, prompting the FBI to ask the National Academy of Sciences to review its methodology..." |
UK: Killers taken off our streets
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"More than 60 weapons were handed in to police in Cheshire during the first week of the National Gun Amnesty."
"And 18 weapons, including shotguns, pistols, handguns and knives, were handed into police stations in the Congleton and Vale Royal Division." |
UK: Detectives hunt for lone gunman
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"Detectives were tonight hunting a lone gunman who unleashed a volley of 16 shots at a father of two, killing him instantly."
"Mohammed Sabir, 22, was murdered outside a kebab house in Lozells, Birmingham, as he chatted to three friends, West Midlands Police said." |
UK: Officers have say on arming police
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"Thousands of police officers across the Midlands are being asked if they want to be routinely equipped with guns."
"One-fifth of all officers across the country are being polled by the Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file members, on safety issues as well as the question of arming." |
SC: Hero State Trooper now facing charges
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"Hutto raced to a burning apartment complex and helped people get out just a few days before the interview. The month before that, he helped deliver a baby on the side of Interstate 20." ...
"Alonzo Hutto, 35, is now facing assault and battery charges. Investigators say he attacked Robert Lee Corley Jr. on two separate occasions." |
Gun supporters baffled by Bush stance
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"President Bush's stated support for the renewal of a controversial 'assault weapons' law passed during the Clinton administration has caused anxiety and consternation among a spate of gun groups, gun owners and fellow Republicans." |
Join MMM FL Rally in Opposing the NRA on April 26th
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"All Million Mom March members and supporters who want to show America that Florida and others are united against gun violence and for kids, and oppose the extremists who run the NRA are cordially invited to join us at the Orlando Convention Center on April 26th. The convention center is the site of the National Rifle Association's annual convention where Jeb Bush will be the Keynote Speaker on Saturday night." |
MA: Suspended Sergeant Faces New Drug Charges
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"A state trooper already accused of trying to kill his wife was charged Tuesday with stealing drugs from a state police bunker."
"NewsCenter 5's David Muir reported that prosecutors allege Sgt. Timothy White stole 13 kilos of cocaine and had a friend sell it. White was accused in January of domestic assault after allegedly sticking his service revolver in his wife's mouth." |
LA: Loaded Gun Found on Slain Student
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"A loaded handgun was found Tuesday on the body of a 15-year-old boy who was gunned down in a high school gym, according to police who say they believe the attack was retaliation for an earlier slaying."
"Police did not know how Jonathan Williams got the gun past metal detectors into John McDonogh High School, where four young men burst into the gym Monday and opened fire with an AK-47 rifle and at least one handgun." |
Our outrageous tax system
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"As you struggle to prepare your taxes this year, you may take some comfort in knowing that your headache is being felt across the country. The following odd and outrageous facts show how widespread income tax problems are..."
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VA: Va. Prisoner Has Support in Innocence Claim
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"But in Virginia, Maryland and several other states, that's not enough. No judge is allowed to hear the testimony of former Richmond commonwealth's attorney Joseph D. Morrissey and Detective Charles M. Martin. The only evidence of innocence a Virginia court will consider more than 21 days after a judge imposes a sentence is DNA. McAlister can't back his claim with DNA because his case has none."
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OH: Gun law challenge 'important case'
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"A lawsuit challenging Ohio's ban on concealed weapons is drawing national scrutiny from many sides of the gun rights debate."
"The Ohio Supreme Court, which will hear oral arguments in the Hamilton County case this morning, has received friend-of-the-court briefs from no fewer than 30 groups and individuals. Among them: the National Rifle Association, the Washington-based Violence Prevention Center, Ohio cities and counties, even an interest group for private detectives." |
Court Urges Sides to Compromise on Moussaoui Evidence
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"A federal appeals court on Tuesday asked prosecutors and the defense to find a compromise on classified information that could salvage the trial of terrorism suspect Zacarias Moussaoui."
"The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., asked the government, court-appointed lawyers and Moussaoui himself to propose ways the trial could proceed." |
IL: Schakowsky Asks Illinois Senators To Stop Gun Bill
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"The National Rifle Association says the bill it is promoting on Capitol Hill would, quoting, 'block the baseless lawsuits being brought by anti-gun groups and greedy trial lawyers in an effort to bankrupt the American firearms industry.' "
"One of the lawsuits that would be affected is the City of Chicago's suit against the gun industry. The city maintains that gun dealers outside the city have created a public nuisance for the city." |
Agency uses polygraph despite shortcomings
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"The Energy Department decided yesterday to continue using polygraph tests to protect the nation's nuclear-arms stockpile, despite a scientific study that found severe shortcomings in the tests' accuracy."
"Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said the department must use the best tools available to protect sensitive information about the stockpile." |
DC: Police focus on terror, security
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"Guarding against terrorist activity and providing security for antiwar protests has made it more difficult to keep officers in city neighborhoods, Metropolitan Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey said."
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Bottom line: Don't depend on the cops to help you while you sit disarmed in the Murder Capital of America. |
UK: Gun culture is twisted for campaign
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"A statue of a knotted gun, pictured, will stand in front of the Peckham Pulse for a week as part of an anti-gun push."
"Mums Against Guns campaigner Lucy Cope joined Simon Hughes MP and Southwark council boss Councillor Nick Stanton as the statue was unveiled yesterday."
"Campaign group the Non-Violence Foundation tours the sculpture - designed after John Lennon was gunned down - worldwide to promote the message of giving up guns." |
UK: Girl shot dead by teen lover
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"A teenager shot his girlfriend dead after he had been bailed for theft and fitted with an electronic tagging device, a court heard."
"The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is believed to be the first defendant to be convicted of a killing carried out while wearing the device." |
UK: Gun amnesty numbers fall
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"Revolvers, illegal since the Dunblane massacre in 1996, have been given in at the front desks of local police stations."
"Although officers are pleased with the response, the number of weapons being handed in seems to be falling."
"Police say they also expect people to hand in weapons that have been handed down through the family as well as weapons that have been kept as war souvenirs to be handed in." |
GOP Senator Slams Lawsuit-Happy Culture
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"A U.S. senator is calling on Americans to reject the 'culture of victimhood' and instead embrace 'personal responsibility' in rejecting the trend toward class action lawsuits against politically unpopular companies like tobacco and gun manufacturers."
"Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) declared that the recent spate of lawsuits against tobacco and gun manufacturers and 'big fast food' companies is creating an America of 'regulation by litigation.' " |
VPC Welcomes President Bush's Support on Reauthorization of Federal Assault Weapons Ban
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"VPC Public Policy Director Joe Sudbay states, 'Undoubtedly, the NRA's leadership did not envision that the debate over the federal assault weapons ban would be between the NRA and the White House--which they vowed to be working out of if Bush won. We have long been concerned that Bush would choose the NRA over public safety. This reaffirmation of the President's campaign promise is a positive step in protecting the American public.' " ... |
Cross-burning outlawed, but not flag-burning?
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"But what about the public burning of the United States flag, which a 5-4 decision of that highest court years ago ruled was a form of communication? Why isn't a burning cross a form of communication as much as a burning flag?" |
Orwell Redux - Your Medical ID Number
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"If you're a U.S. citizen, as of today (4.14.03) you now have a medical identification number."
"Some will tell you that your new ID number helps protect your privacy. And while to some extent it does, the protections are largely superficial. The disturbing truth is that your medical privacy is now beyond your control." |
How the Federal Government Steals your Money
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"Irrespective of which interpretation is correct, there is one fact that cannot be disputed. Congress is blatantly usurping power under this provision in order to expand and consolidate its control over the American people. In fact, Congress is so driven by power that it cannot even stay within the constraints of the expanded interpretation espoused by Hamilton and adopted by the Supreme Court." |
ME: Sportsmen support plan to disarm abuse suspects
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"Advocates for domestic violence victims have found what looks like a winning formula in their bid to crack down on gun possession by suspected abusers, after failing at least twice in recent years to push a similar gun-control bill through the Legislature. Their proposal would allow state judges to force some suspected abusers to give up their guns when the courts issue temporary protection orders against them. Judges already have that power when issuing permanent protection-from-abuse orders." |
LA: Man fires eight shots at truck robber
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"A Poydras area man fired eight shots at a man he saw burglarizing his truck Sunday night, saying he thought the man was holding a gun."
"Apparently none of the shots fired from a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun hit the burglar, who escaped, but at least two hit a neighbor's shed and the other six couldn't be accounted for, St. Bernard Parish authorities said." |
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