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Photo of boy handling gun upsets many readers Submitted by: Skypod Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The photo we published Tuesday of a 3-year-old boy pulling the trigger of an M-16 provoked complaints from a dozen readers." --The Roanoke Times

'Virginia Exile' helps local cities prosecute gun crimes Submitted by: Skypod Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"... Suffolk is one of three Hampton Roads communities awarded state grants this year to prosecute criminals eligible for mandatory five-year sentences under Virginia Exile, a program that targets certain armed felons. ..."

Hail to the chief! The Kyoto Protocol is dead. Submitted by: Skypod Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The president�s rejection of Kyoto may well be the most important result of the November election. The world now has a chance to avoid a U.N. global-energy czar and let the ingenuity of free people and free markets find ways to meet the world�s energy requirements with as little negative environmental impact as possible." --Henry Lamb

Convicted rapist escapes from MA state prison Submitted by: Skypod Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Police and corrections officials are searching for a convicted rapist who escaped from a medium-security prison Friday, March 29. James Visser, 29, was last seen at 7:55am and was reported missing at 11:15am when he did not appear for a scheduled count, according to the state Department of Correctional Services. ~~~~~ He certainly has his pick of defenseless female victims in MA!

Lawsuit: "He should have known she'd use her gun."
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"Jonathan Andrews, whose pregnant wife was killed last fall for her unborn baby, is suing her killer�s husband, saying that he knew his wife had a gun and might harm someone with it."

"In the lawsuit, the family says that Thomas Bica knew or should have known that by letting his wife possess a firearm, she might harm someone."

~~Is this not the most rediculous thing you have ever heard, or what?

First Day of the New Colorado Gun Show Law? Submitted by: Skypod Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Hopefully, it will slow down the weapons to people who are irresponsible in society. It doesn't affect us at all - it's business as usual." --Leasure, a federally licensed firearms dealer (FFL) at the show. ~~I'd like to hear more buyers' and sellers' perspectives on this.

911 tapes released in Santee slayings Submitted by: Skypod Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The newly released calls differ from tapes of three calls released earlier by the Heartland Fire Department. Calls that went to 911 were routed either to the fire department or the sheriff's department. The dispatch system was overwhelmed by the number of calls and lines were tied up, causing many callers to receive only busy signals, the sheriff's department said." ~~Dial 911 And Die.

NY gun laws force closing of gun range & store
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Declining gun sales have forced the closing of Creekside Gun Shop, a 43-year old, once-popular western New York weapons store & gun range.

And what says the owner?: "I never realized how many of our customers had criminal records. I doubt if we sold more than 1,000 guns last year." And: "The law has been good. It's keeping guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them."

~~He probably voted for Hillary Clinton.

Carjack Terror for 2 in Queens, NY Submitted by: Skypod Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A gunman forced his way into a car early yesterday, robbed two Queens women of cash and jewelry, ordered them to strip and then stole the vehicle, leaving the victims naked and terrified at Kennedy Airport, cops said." ~~This is an interesting contrast to the carjacking that was stopped last week by a citizen who was armed (see previous Newslinks for story).

Daylight robberies hit too close to home in Boston, MA Submitted by: Skypod Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The fleecing at Fleet, the ripoffs of elderly women, the heist at the Green Cross Pharmacy - no one in the neighborhood wants to call it a crime wave." ~~Of course not. Then you'd have to face the fact that you have allowed yourselves to be rendered defenseless by your government.

Teenager charged in cap-gun incident Submitted by: Skypod Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The youth was charged Thursday with making terroristic threats, possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes in connection with a cap gun taken from a car outside the party." ~~A cap gun? How is that a weapon (unless you throw it at someone)?

SHOOTINGS TRIGGER SAME COVERAGE ON TELEVISION NEWS Submitted by: Skypod Website: http://GunControlVictories.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
You can't switch channels without seeing that school, the shooter's face, the shooter in handcuffs. You can't help but hear the experts, the so-called friends, the pundits, all talking about this deranged kid. It makes the cover of Time and Newsweek. And somewhere, in some little town, a lonely, angry, desperate-for-attention teenager is watching all this and thinking to himself: "Hmm ..."