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AL: Audit Says Historical Society Violated 'Federal Firearms Laws'
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"Alabama state auditors reported that a nonprofit military group violated federal firearm laws as well as Alabama surplus property laws in a transfer and sale of surplus WWI guns. The auditors also reported that the Alabama National Guard did not comply with state property inventory laws when they violated procedures in the transfer of 536 artifacts to a private group made up of retired National Guard members." |
S.Africa: Gun centre will set the style
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"The first firearms registration centre under the new Firearms Control Act has been opened in Pretoria. Gauteng security MEC Nomvula Mokonyane says the centre will serve nine police stations in the Pretoria North region."
She said at the launch: "Through this facility, we hope to improve our administration process aimed at effectively monitoring firearms circulating in our communities while improving the time necessary to issue licenses. ... It is essential that gun owners, including dealers and gunsmiths, come here to have their licenses renewed. Failing that, their firearms will be declared unlicensed." |
OK: State HomeSafe program offers "free" gun locks
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"Free gun locks will be available for Oklahomans in several cities this weekend through the Project HomeSafe program. The program, which began its first statewide campaign in Oklahoma, provides free gun locks for residents."
"Officials said the locks make homes with guns safer, especially when there are children." |
TX: Family's suit against HISD is dismissed
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"Showalter collected depositions from students who were involved in or witnessed an on-campus fight the day before Samuel was stabbed that "involved weapons and more particularly gunfire."
"[No] evidence that by their actions, school officials increased the dangers to their son or created an opportunity for Balderas to commit his crime. On the contrary, security cameras, hall monitors and police officers are among the measures in place to prevent campus violence." |
IL: Terror Warning Prompts Demand for Concealed Carry
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"Wednesday's FBI warning that Al Qaeda terrorists plan to attack U.S. shopping centers is yet another frightening reminder of how dangerous our world has become. The prospect of terrorism in our
shopping malls is even more frightening for Illinois citizens who, due to partisan politics, would find themselves totally defenseless in the face of such an attack." |
Agents to Mineta: Rethink airport-security plan
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"They say the officials' strategy so far to tighten security at airports after the Sept. 11 hijackings is fundamentally flawed, in large part because they have little or no hands-on experience in aviation security. And they refuse to consult with people in the field who do, the agents complain."
"We were never asked to get involved in solutions," said Bogdan Dzakovic, a senior airport-security inspector at the Transportation Security Administration here. |
Firearms "Folly"
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"Most Americans would be astounded and offended to learn that the federal government used to spend millions of dollars a year to restore the gun privileges of convicted felons. They would be happy to know that Congress chose to defund that program. And they would be flummoxed to hear that the Supreme Court must now step in to prevent federal judges from arrogating themselves the power to rearm those felons." |
NV: High court OK's police monitoring
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"In a 5-2 decision, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Thursday that police can hide electronic monitoring devices on peoples' cars - without a warrant and for as long as they want."
"The police will be able to place a vehicle monitor on any vehicle, for any reason, and leave it there for as long as they want," dissenting Justice Bob Rose said. "There will be no requirement that the monitor be used only when probable cause - or even a reasonable suspicion - is shown." |
Germany: School Massacre (despite strict gun control)
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"Police said the 19-year-old man, clad in black and armed with a handgun and a pump-action gun, killed two girls, 13 teachers, a school secretary and a police officer who had responded to an alert by the school janitor. He then shot himself when German police stormed the school hallways."
"It was unclear where the gunman got his weapons. Like most European countries, Germany has tight gun control laws. But there are millions of legal weapons in Germans' homes..." |
KY: Putting politics over policy
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"Before Boone County goes off half-cocked and builds a gun range, it would be wise to ask a few more questions. We know that some questions are being asked, like where a shooting range for handguns and rifles could be built or how to resolve any environmental issues. That's clear. It's the brainchild of Commissioner Tim Hamilton, who was appointed last year to fill a vacancy on the fiscal court by Gov. Paul Patton." |
Hypermart.com is found to be Anti Gun
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"Dear Hypermart, It has come to our attention that one of your customers had their hosting service quickly shut off and all the content of the web site removed without their knowledge. The so called "violation" was under your "Terms of Service" number 9 sub category 9.4.1 "Sell weapons or promote the use thereof;". The person you violated has joined our organization, and formed his own hosting service, which will compete heavily against yours." |
OH: OU allows decorative weapons on campus
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"Inoperable weapons now qualify as approved office decorations at Ohio University, according to changes to OU�s Workplace Violence Policy administrators announced yesterday."
"Controversy erupted in January when OU Police Department officials asked journalism professor Patrick Washburn to remove an antique rifle from his office on the first floor of Scripps Hall. A complaint from another employee drew attention to OU�s violence policy against firearms." |
Massacre in Germany Highlights Impact of Gun Trafficking, says CSGV
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"While we do not yet know how the gunman obtained his weapon, the gun lobby likely will use today's shooting to say that gun laws do not work -- that Germany's strict gun laws failed to prevent
this massacre. But the real issue here is the illegal gun market, fueled by the smuggling of weapons from countries with weak gun laws -- such as Eastern European and Balkan nations as reported in
press accounts today -- into countries with tough laws like Germany." |
India: Axeman kills 10 members of family
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KABA NOTE: But this isn't getting worldwide coverage, because this killer used an axe instead of a firearm, like that guy in Germany. Meanwhile, butchery of civilians by their governments goes on every day -- nobody is suggesting that governments have restricted access to weapons. |
Brady Campaign Statement on NRA Announcement of Keynote Speaker
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"As America struggles to increase national security, Senator Miller and other lawmakers should be acting on measures that will make our communities more secure rather than courting the NRA -- an extreme special interest that is systematically working to dismantle sensible gun laws that have proven to save lives." |
Addressing The Growing Dependence On Government
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"A Republican congressman says Americans are too dependent on government, and politicians are taking advantage of it."
"Rep. Jim DeMint (R-SC) this week addressed a Heritage Foundation forum examining America's growing dependence on entitlement programs."
"Americans are becoming increasingly addicted to government, and politicians are becoming the dealers of the drug named 'dependency,'" DeMint said. |
NewsNight with Aaron Brown: Guns And Society
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"National Rifle Association President Charlton Heston joins us to discuss the Germany school shooting and gun control in the United States. Also, why are more young women buying guns? We take a look at the Mount Holyoke College chapter of Second Amendment Sisters -- a group that educates women on the use of firearms for self-defense." |
Predictions By Congressman Ron Paul
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Congressman Paul predicts our mettling in Mid-East affairs will result in escalating war abroad, leading to increased terrorism at home, and as a consequence... more American liberties will be taken.
As George Washington wrote, "The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible." - Sept. 17, 1796 |
IL: Torture probe ordered for Chicago cop
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"A Chicago cop known to other cops as 'the torturer' since the 70's may be facing criminal charges. The only official inquiry so far, by the police department's Office of Professional Standards in the early 1990s, found that "the preponderance of evidence is that abuse did occur and that it was systematic."
"While Burge was fired, he was never charged with a crime and continues to draw a police pension while living in a four-bedroom stucco home in Apollo Beach, Fla." |
CA: Gun bias continues in California
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It's no secret that lawmakers in California are some of the most paranoid, anti-gun zealots in the nation. A recent state Supreme Court decision solidifies that claim to shame.
On Monday the state's legal chieftains ruled 6-1 that it is perfectly legal for cities and counties to deny citizens the right to buy constitutionally guaranteed self-defense mechanisms at gun show venues, despite state laws that say otherwise.
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PA: High-tech devices come to "defense" of women
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"Recent high-profile attacks against women and new high-tech devices have more Tristate women reconsidering their self-defense options."
"In the last two months, two local women have died in domestic attacks. Actor Robert Blake made national headlines after being arrested for his wife's death."
KABA NOTE: Thanks, but I'll keep my RELIABLE, PROVEN "low-tech, primitive" 9mm. |
NY: Boiled Frog News takes Manhattan
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"On Sat. April 20th, a group of volunteers hit the streets of Manhattan handing out free copies of The Boiled Frog News to passers-by."
"The Boiled Frog News will bring an alternate presentation of gun news to the public and complete the story of gun ownership in America."
"The hardcopy form of the paper form will be distributed free in anti-gun regions of New York State. A $25 subscription will allow 100 copies of the next six issues to be distributed." |
MA: Massachusetts Legislative Update (NRA/ILA)
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"As gun owners and sportsmen are aware, your NRA-ILA and Gun Owners Action League (GOAL) have been working with the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Safety in an attempt to draft a bill that makes positive reforms to our gun laws. NRA-ILA and Gun Owners Action League ask you to show your support for the positive changes to gun laws outlined in the reformed version of H.1087." |
MO: Missouri Legislative Update (NRA/ILA)
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"Right to Carry has passed the House in Missouri! Representative Frank Barnitz's (D-150) Right to Carry Bill (HB 1729) received approval by the House on April 25th, and will now go to the Senate for consideration. In other legislative news, Representative Hampton's (D-147) HB 1680 to prevent reckless lawsuits against gun makers has been put on the calendar and will be up quickly in the House of Representatives."
Also see: Concealed weapons bill approved by House |
OH: Behind other states on gun law
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"The co-sponsor of legislation to give Ohioans a limited right to carry concealed handguns told an Ohio Senate panel yesterday that surrounding states with similar laws show no evidence of increased violence."
"Have you heard about any widespread gun mayhem in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Kentucky or West Virginia?" Rep. Bill Seitz asked the Senate Judiciary Committee on Civil Justice. "I know I haven't." |
Guns in Cockpits Finds Supporters
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"A campaign by airline pilots to carry guns in cockpits has gained the support of two key House Republicans despite the opposition of Bush administration officials."
"House aviation subcommittee chairman John Mica of Florida said he and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman Don Young of Alaska would introduce legislation next week to allow trained pilots to carry guns." |
UK: The British Crime "Dilemma"
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"The British government is acting like a ship captain who refuses to acknowledge that his ship is sinking or that he is the one that steered that ship to destruction."
"Crime in Britain is reaching levels never even considered. Scotland Yard has instituted the use of special officers to patrol areas where the street crime is worst. Some British officials claim that crime has increased so much in some areas that pedestrians are more likely to be mugged in London than in New York City." |
OH: 'Two prudent decisions'
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"Ohio Senate President Richard Finan said this week that the upper chamber won't act on a pending concealed carry gun bill until the Ohio Supreme Court rules in a Cincinnati case testing the constitutionality of the state's existing ban on hidden weapons."
"It was a prudent decision, as was Thursday's decision by the Supreme Court to restore the state gun law in Hamilton County until the case is decided." |
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