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TSA "Terrorist" Turns Out To Be A Homeward-Bound Marine!
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"The Transportation Security Administration bagged a terrorist in Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday, or so they thought. Daniel Brown's name came up on their no-fly watchlist, so they dragged him into interrogation and grilled him, despite the protestations of Brown and his fellow travelers, who swore they could vouch for him."
"The others in Brown's party went on their Northwest Airlines flight to Minneapolis-St. Paul, where they waited on a bus at the airport. You see, the detained man was Staff Sergeant Daniel Brown, USMC Reserve, and he was traveling with the other members of his Marine Reserve Military Police unit, which was heading home to Minnesota from eight months of combat in Iraq. The Marines were in full uniform and all, including Brown, had travel orders and military identification cards." |
Citizen Soldiers: The Militia (Excerpt)
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"The story of America's citizen soldiers shows that the militia and the Second Amendment are not obsolete. The populace at large will always fulfill essential militia functions."
"The militia system, based upon universal military service for able-bodied men, played an integral part in the founding of America. Transplanted from England, but modified to meet the requirements of a new environment, it enabled colonists to subdue the native population and to defend British interests from foreign incursion. But beyond that, it imbued Americans with a sense of martial responsibility, and a love of freedom that ultimately enabled them to achieve independence and forge a new country out of what was once a community of loosely united colonies." |
University professors shape laws
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"Kleck's research is just one example of what can happen at the unpredictable, and growing, intersection of politics and university research. Sometimes research takes on a political life of its own. Often, politicians discard good science if it contradicts their beliefs. And with business and governments increasingly paying professors for studies to validate causes, it can be hard to tell the difference between pure academic research and a politically expedient consulting job."
"To keep up, taxpayers must think critically about the research that shapes their lives." |
AZ: Immigrant trespassing bill among Napolitano's vetoes
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"Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano vetoed a slew of Republican-approved bills Monday, including a National Rifle Association-backed gun bill and one that looks to have local police arrest illegal immigrants on trespassing charges."
"Napolitano, a Democrat, nixed the trespassing bill, citing opposition to the idea from local law enforcement, including police unions and Phoenix and Chandler police." ...
"The governor also vetoed a bill that would have restricted her powers to limit gun and ammunition sales during a time of emergency. The NRA has been pushing similar bills in other states in the wake of attempted emergency powers being invoked in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans." |
AZ: Bill strengthens rights to use force
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"The state House passed a bill today to strengthen Arizonans' rights to claim self-defense and to use force against intruders."
"The bill would scrap a decade-old state law by imposing a new burden of proof on prosecutors to demonstrate beyond a reasonable doubt that a defendant's self-defense claim was unfounded."
"It also would implant in Arizona law the so-called 'castle doctrine' that gives a person the right to use force in a home or vehicle against an intruder without having to retreat." |
IL: Pointing toward November: Gun lobby plays role in governor's race
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"Gun owners may not like Gov. Rod Blagojevich, but Republican Judy Baar Topinka wasn�t necessarily their first choice to run against him."
"Topinka squeaked through a close Republican primary and did it without the endorsement of the gun lobby, which threw its support behind dark horse Bill Brady. Yet one local guns advocate likely will support her."
" 'I think she�ll stand up for our rights better than Blagojevich has although he said he was going to,' said Teri Kramer of rural Spring Valley, who co-owns a firearm business with husband Chris. 'I believe she would definitely be better for our gun rights and not going so much with everything (Chicago Mayor Richard) Daley has to say.' "
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IL: Ambitious campaign aims to get guns off street
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"The Chicago Police Department is teaming up with church and business leaders to get guns off the street in a program that offers cash for weapons -- with no questions asked."
" 'We are never going to lower crime in this city while guns proliferate the streets,' said Rev. Michael Pfleger, St. Sabina Church." ...
"...The message will be carried live April 29 on three radio stations, and big corporations like Jewel Osco and Chase Bank are putting up the cash to provide a $100 debit card for each gun turned in."
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FL: Wounded Hollywood man fends off robbers with hail of bullets in driveway
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"A 69-year-old man was grazed by a bullet on his cheek during an attempted robbery in the driveway of his Hollywood home Sunday, but escaped with his life when he pulled out his gun and fired back."
"Francesco 'Franco' D'Arpino pulled into his garage at about 5:10 a.m. after working the night shift at his North Miami Beach restaurant, Franco's Pizza, when police say a white car rammed into the back of his car and someone opened fire. A bullet grazed D'Arpino's cheek. He grabbed his gun, which he keeps on him, and shot back, driving off the attackers." |
GA: Killer of carjacker in Cobb is cleared
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"A man who chased and fatally shot a carjacker who kidnapped an Acworth woman was cleared Monday of any criminal charges."
"Cobb County grand jurors decided that Shawn T. Roberts was justified in shooting Brian Clark, District Attorney Pat Head said."
"Clark, a 25-year-old convicted child molester who was not properly registered, kidnapped Kimberly Boyd on Sept. 12, forced her to withdraw money from an ATM and was pulled over and fighting with her when Roberts drove past them. As Roberts turned around, Clark pushed the woman into the car and drove off." |
OH: Woman turns gun on, wounds assailant
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"A Milford woman grabbed a shotgun from a man who had threatened to kill her and turned the gun on him." ...
"When she got up, she saw Gary L. Glass, 32, of the 1800 block of Main Street, Goshen, standing in her doorway pointing a shotgun at her, Rodenberg said."
"He is reportedly Gray's ex-boyfriend, Rodenberg said."
"Gray said Glass told her he planned to kill her and himself, and to get dressed so they could leave, Rodenberg said. She persuaded him to let her let her dogs out first, and in the process called 911, Rodenberg said."
"Glass saw her do this and struggled with her in her bedroom, Rodenberg said."
"She got away and grabbed the shotgun." |
OH: Woman Who Shot In Self-Defense Talks To 9News
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"My dogs attacked him and he laid the gun down..."
"I grabbed the gun and ran and fell... and as I fell I rolled and he was coming toward me and I picked up the gun and shot." ...
"This was not his first violent act against Gray."
"In January he was accused of threatening her with a knife, and just last month he was charged with slashing her tires." |
OK: 7-Hour Standoff Ends; Police Discover Nobody In Home
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"A police standoff ended early Tuesday with metro police discovering there was nobody in the house they were monitoring."
"A seven-hour standoff near Southeast 59th Street and Bryant Avenue started as a drug investigation of a home in the area. Officers said they were worried about activity in the house, and they called for a tactical team."
"For hours, according to reports, they tried to make contact with anybody in the house." |
NJ: Doc testifies fall may have caused Ives' injuries
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"The case against a Weehawken police officer accused of murdering a Union City teen may have suffered a setback yesterday after a forensic pathologist testified he could not say with any degree of certainty whether Jose Luis Ives Jr.'s skull was fractured by a fall or repeated blows."
"Police Officer Alejandro Jaramillo contends Ives fell during a scuffle on July 16, 2003, and hit his head; Ives's brothers say the off-duty cop knocked the 17-year-old down, then repeatedly slammed his head against the pavement. The teen-ager, who never regained consciousness, died eight days later." ... |
Gun advocates distort facts of history (Letter)
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"The letter 'Preserve our right to keep, bear arms' (April 6) stated, 'Look what happened to Germany when Hitler confiscated the citizens' firearms. He was able to take over the country without a shot.'
This is misleading in several ways. First, Hitler was appointed chancellor by President Paul von Hindenburg, he did not 'take over' because of any restrictions on firearms."
"Second, Hitler never ordered firearms to be confiscated from the German people. The 1928 Weimar Firearms Law was in effect before Hitler came to power and continued in effect until amended by a new law in 1938. ..." |
LA: The Purists and The New Orleans Gun Confiscation
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"...Nagin et al answered that they didn�t have the guns. They later admitted that they did. The Court ordered them returned to their rightful owners."
"New Orleans balked and stalled. The City was found in contempt and was then ordered again to return them, at which time they agreed to do so through a process which included new background checks. This is, of course, harassment of lawful owners. As usual, officials like to abuse the law abiding with acts of power which never touch the criminals."
"Now, not only do the rightful owners have to jump through hoops, but some of the weapons are turning up lost according to early reports." ...
"This is where the Purists come in." |
UK: 'No police' to face charges in London shooting of Brazilian
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"None of the police officers who took part in the London subway shooting of a Brazilian man, wrongly identified as a terrorist suspect, will face charges, a newspaper reported today."
"Quoting a top lawyer reviewing the case for the Crown Prosecution Service, the newspaper said there appeared to be insufficient evidence of criminal offences in the killing of Jean Charles De Menezes on July 22 last year." ...
"Its source, identified as 'an authoritative legal' figure, told the newspaper: 'mistakes were made but they do not amount to criminal misconduct.' "
"The firearms officers were acting under orders. Those in charge of surveillance believed he was a suspect." |
Canada: The gun registry is worth keeping
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"Many supporters of the federal Conservatives will have to hold their fire on the gun registry. This may disappoint them, but they should realize that Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservatives will have to think carefully before carrying out their pledge to end the registry." ...
"Because Harper commands only a minority government, the opponents of gun control might not win a vote on the subject if the government permitted a vote to be held. The opponents should also know that the throne speech did not even mention gun control, so the Commons will probably not even debate the issue in the near future, let alone vote on it. Harper is not likely to devote much attention to the gun registry when it isn't one of the key priorities he has outlined for his government." |
UK: Police hunt gangs behind 54pc of London killings
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"Police are targeting 180 gangs as part of a major crackdown on organised crime, it has been revealed."
"Detectives have 'mapped' the networks active in London, which they believe are responsible for up to 54 per cent of all killings in the capital."
"Nearly half of the gangs under investigation operate across the UK or internationally, and 70 per cent are known to use violence to make money, according to Scotland Yard." |
NY: Big-city mayors to meet at Bloomberg's gun summit
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"Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will host a summit next week for about a dozen of their colleagues to discuss gun violence, a problem that has long frustrated big-city mayors."
"Mayors from Dallas, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Washington, D.C., and Seattle are among those scheduled to attend the meeting at Gracie Mansion, the historic Upper East Side house where Bloomberg holds official events." |
Australia: Magpie swoop lands cop in court
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"A POLICEMAN who shot dead a magpie appeared in court yesterday to fight charges of endangering the public."
"The constable, who cannot be named, killed the bird with one shot in his Diamond Creek back yard on New Year's Day last year."
"Melbourne Magistrates' Court heard the constable used a .22 calibre rifle to shoot the protected bird, which he claims was swooping on children." |
India: Cop injured as rifle goes off
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"A police constable received multiple injuries when the Insas rifle he was working at suddenly went off at Police Line in Chaibasa of West Singhbhum district this morning."
"The injured constable, Sakla Soren (22), was first rushed to Chaibasa Sadar Hospital and subsequently shifted to Tata Main Hospital." |
Jamaica: Cop accused of corruption out of bail
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"A police constable accused of corruption is out on bail Tuesday evening while another policeman also accused of corruption remains behind bars."
"Constables Peter O'Connor and Ricardo Evans appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court Tuesday morning to answer to charges of breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act." |
GA: Officer shoots self in leg
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"A Clayton County Police officer reholstering his gun after a brief foot chase Sunday morning accidentally shot himself in the leg."
"Officer Michael Hobbs, 36, shot himself in the right thigh after losing his balance stepping up onto a walkway behind a home on Shining Armor Court in Conley, said Clayton County Assistant Police Chief Jeff Turner. Hobbs and another officer had just chased a suspect believed to be stealing car rims behind the home. They were running with their weapons drawn, but lost him in the woods just before 5 a.m., Turner said." |
UK: Man, 19, in court after gun fired
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"A man has been charged with attempted murder after shots were fired at a house in the West Midlands."
"Police were called to an address in Erdington, Birmingham, after two shots were reportedly fired from a handgun." |
UK: Teenager shot dead in the street
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"A murder inquiry has begun after a teenager was shot dead in a street in south-west London."
"Fabian Ricketts, 18, from Mitcham, was found in York Road, Battersea, on Monday night."
"He was later pronounced dead in hospital. He had been killed by a single bullet." |
WA: Get ready for sword control
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"For more than a year now, Tacoma city officials have quietly struggled to find a way to regulate the sale of ancient weapons."
"Swords. Throwing stars. Daggers. Knives. Crossbows."
"Medieval stuff that freaks out average law-abiding citizen-types when they see it for sale at the corner store alongside candy bars and gum." |
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