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The Stand Your Ground Movement Stands Against The Looting Of America.
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"The Stand Your Ground movement, in my surmise anyway, includes the battle against the abuse of invoking eminent domain, as many states have re-examined eminent domain and have passed laws making it more difficult for authorities to back the confiscation of private property for the investment/so-called better use of others."

"Who knows? Maybe America is turning back to its core values with the realization now of what it�s really been all about all along. Freedom from ambitious officials. The never-ending battle against the looting of America."

"Stand Your Ground laws � such as affirming self-defense and disallowing confiscation of weapons from law-abiding, not to mention confiscation of private property � reflect a respect of constituents and an understanding of the nature of the relationship between officials and the governed. As an official, it�s hard to go wrong when you listen to the will of the people and have a similar values system, and across America, the Stand Your Ground movement has gotten legs in the multi-faceted protection of the Home."

A Silly Summit Submitted by: News Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The recent 'gun summit' led by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was yet another example of the anti-gun movement proving that their own cause has failed." ... "Considering the mountain of evidence that disproves gun-control as a viable way to reduce crime it is inexplicable that the mayors of two of America's largest cities could be so ill-informed on the issue."

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"Have you noticed that Washington politicians have given up on thinking about new solutions to gun violence? New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has noticed, and he's angry. Good for him."

Brady Campaign, Million Mom March Activists Pledge Support For Mayor's Coalition On Illegal Guns; Will Urge More Mayors To Sign On
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"Grassroots activists from around the nation who will be meeting here this weekend will be urged by organizers to help support a new coalition of Mayors that was launched Tuesday at a meeting of Mayors organized by Mayors Michael Bloomberg of New York and Thomas Menino of Boston."

" 'We are very, very grateful that the Mayors are beginning to focus public attention on the terrible toll taken by illegal guns on the streets of our American cities,' said Michael D. Barnes, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. 'Our activists at the grassroots are energized tremendously by this, and they are excited about contacting the Mayors in their communities to ask them to join the coalition.' "

IA: Where do shooters get guns? Submitted by: News Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The man Rock Island police are looking for in connection with a Wednesday night shooting is a convicted felon and like many of those charged with recent shootings � he wasn�t allowed to have a gun." ... "The increase in the number of shootings on Rock Island�s west side has led to questions about where the guns are coming from and how they�re ending up in the hands of felons."

IL: State rifle group reconsiders boycott
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"The Illinois State Rifle Association said Thursday it is taking a second look at a planned July boycott against Jewel Food Stores and Osco pharmacies."

"The group originally dubbed the monthlong boycott 'Say No to Jewel Month,' because its members thought the chain donated 1,000 $100 store gift cards to a Chicago-area gun-buyback initiative."

"After learning the partnering stores donated $10,000 instead of $100,000 to the 'Save a Life, Build the Dream' fund, the ISRA is rethinking its boycott plans."

IN: The connection between kids and guns
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"St. Joseph County D.A.R.E. Officer Corporal Dave Sults says, 'And when I go into class, and I ask what are three cool things to do, I guarantee you 90% of the kids say video games. They talk about Halo, games where they kill people.'"

"The D.A.R.E. program targets fifth and sixth graders, and while it's best known as an anti-drug and alcohol program, it also deals with violence."

"Fellow D.A.R.E. Officer Sergeant Tim Williams says, 'Kids and guns equals death, and we�ve seen that reality in this equation.'"

KS: Opinion: Concealed carry, the problem with guns
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"There is a reasonable level of concern that every Kansan who receives this permit will not be able to handle the responsibility that comes along with being a gun owner. Sure there will be National Riffle Association members and some citizens who view this concern as an exaggeration. There will be those who argue this law is a victory for individual freedom that puts the power back in the hands of the people. But while they are celebrating, lives are being put in jeopardy as guns take center stage in violent activity throughout the state."

NH: Deadly force: �Concerns� just anti-gun hysteria
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"Senate Bill 318, introduced by Sen. Peter Bragdon, R-Amherst, and passed by the House on Wednesday, allows citizens not on their own property, but in a place they have a right to be, to use deadly force against an aggressor without first trying to flee or surrender property."

"Opponents have focused on guns and claimed, as always, that more freedom to use firearms would lead to trigger-happy vigilantism and fill the streets with blood. That is baseless fearmongering. ..."

"No citizen should face prison for standing up to an attacker. With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Lynch can remove the unnecessary flight-or-surrender restriction that curtails our right to defend ourselves. He should do it without hesitation or regret."

NJ: Sheriff worries about real gun made mostly of plastic
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A real pistol made almost entirely of plastic has turned up during a drug bust in New Jersey.

And that's adding to fears that something similar could pass right through an airport security scanner.

The unusual weapon concerned the Essex County Sheriff so much, he took it to Newark Liberty Airport to see whether it looked like a weapon in the X-ray machines. It didn't. Only the benign-looking metal barrel was visible.

The guns are known to police departments, but haven't turned up often in public.

The sheriff tells The Star-Ledger newspaper he wants to warn other law enforcers that drug dealers may be getting their hands on the plastic pistols, putting them into wider circulation.

OK: Handgun taken from Alcott 8th grader�s locker Submitted by: News Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A handgun was found Thursday morning in a locker at Alcott Middle School, 1919 W. Boyd Street, school officials confirmed Friday afternoon." "Superintendent Joe Siano said students reported seeing the gun in the possession of an eighth grader. That student�s locker was searched early Thursday while students were in class and the gun was found. No ammunition was found."

OK: Oklahoma State Rep. Shelton's Gun Grab Mentality Condemned by CCRKBA
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"Said Shelton: 'During states of emergency, I think police need total control. They don't need to worry who has guns and who doesn't. If the governor calls for Oklahomans to relinquish their guns, the public needs to do so.'"

" 'Shelton's attitude is outrageous, especially for someone who holds public office and is supposed to serve the people, not violate their civil rights,' said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. ..."

"...Unfortunately, Shelton's attitude reflects that of far too many Democrats, whose party leaders still seem far more interested in locking up people's guns than they are in locking up criminals."

Australia: Gun loophole 'invites new massacre'
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"CALLS for a review of gun laws have received crucial backing following allegations that all states and territories are flouting key elements of the national firearm reforms 10 years after the Port Arthur massacre that led to their implementation."

"National Coalition for Gun Control spokesman Roland Browne said permits allowing children as young as 10 to use guns was only one of many clear breaches by all jurisdictions."

"He urged John Howard to commission a national review of compliance with the 1996 agreement, which covered semi-automatic rifles, and of the 'inadequate' 2003 agreement on handguns."

NY: A notch in Mike's gun belt (Another report)
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"Mayor Bloomberg scored a major legal victory yesterday when a Brooklyn federal judge ruled that the city can use federal data tracing the history of illegal guns in its suit against nine weapons makers."

"The gun makers had argued that using the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms data violated a ban that Congress passed in late November."

"But Judge Jack Weinstein ruled that the ban - attached to a federal budget bill - only applied to the future use of such information."

"The city was exempt from the measure, he said, because it received the data before the ban was approved."

UT: Report card dings Legislature
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"A conservative group that annually ranks Utah lawmakers on how 'correctly' they vote on a number of issues says the 2006 Legislature let Utahns down on at least two dozen so-called traditional family and fiscal matters." ...

"Don Guymon, chairman of GrassRoots and editor of this year's report, said the 2006 session 'started with great promise � large tax cuts proposed and many conservative issues that died in the past having the chance of passing this year. But that promise went unfulfilled.' "

LA: 16-year-old found with gun at school Submitted by: News Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A 16-year-old boy was arrested Friday after he was found with a semiautomatic hand gun at school, Sheriff Harry Lee said." "The boy, who's name was not released because of his age, was seen showing the Hi-Point .40 caliber gun to another student."

Australia: Shooting incident
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"Detectives are appealing for public assistance following a shooting incident in Sydney�s south west yesterday."

"Witnesses have told police that at 6.10pm, a vehicle described as a white Mazda stopped at the intersection of the Hume Highway and Moore Street at Liverpool. A man stepped out of the vehicle, produced a firearm and fired a number of shots in the direction of the north eastern corner of the intersection."

"The man got back into his vehicle and drove from the scene. The vehicle was last seen turning into Moore Street and heading west."

"No one was injured during the incident."

IN: Gun found in parking lot at Adams High School Submitted by: News Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"While hundreds of South Bend officers attended the funeral of fallen South Bend Officer Scott Severns, St. Joseph County and Mishawaka Police Officers pitched in to cover their patrols. One 911 call sent them to Adams High School." "A gun was found in the school's north side parking lot around 3:45 Friday afternoon."

CT: Toy gun causes scare at school
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"Rumors fueled parents� fears when school officials confiscated a toy pellet gun from an East School elementary student Thursday morning."

"'(The student) did not bring the gun to hurt anyone,' said Grace G. Michnevitz, principal of East School on Hogan-Petricone Drive, Thursday night. 'He was upset that it was broken.'"

"The male student, who is 9 or 10 years old, was carrying a clear-colored Airsoft gun that fires plastic pellets in his backpack, Michnevitz said."

"The gun had a broken piece and the student was planning on going with his babysitter to get it fixed after school, but was upset on the bus ride and threatened to get a gun and kill himself to gain attention, Michnevitz said."

With a friend like this . . .
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"...Up to now, Bloomberg has been playing footsie with pro-gun politicians, knowing full well that the number of horrendous deaths of children in our city would drop if grinning pols, their campaign accounts flush with gun-lobby cash, would stop voting against restrictions on the sale of firearms."

"That brings us to the case of Rep. Vito Fossella of Staten Island, who co-chaired Bloomberg's reelection committee last year. Fossella, who has a B-plus rating from the National Rifle Association, along with $9,000 in contributions from the group since 1999, has a long record of battling the reforms Bloomberg now champions."

NY: A Gun Summit and The False Promises of Gun Control
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"Gun control isn't working for Boston. Maybe it's not the way to go. Maybe the best thing that Boston and New York can do is call for the common citizen to learn how to use a gun, and to take gun safety courses. I would say, 'Hey Mayor Bloomberg. Mayor Menino. Mayor Greg Nickels of Seattle. Encourage the average, law-abiding, responsible citizens of your cities to apply for concealed carry permits. Encourage people to be capable and well-trained to use guns.'"

"If they are well-trained, those law-abiding citizens will have an advantage over most common criminals (who accidentally shoot little kids because they're not skilled enough to hit their targets). ..."

NY: Spitzer: Government should do more to protect kids Submitted by: News Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Democratic candidate for governor Eliot Spitzer was in Buffalo earlier today to unveil his child protection platform." "During his appearance at a Y-M-C-A in the city, the New York attorney general called on corporations to stop treating children as what he called 'fair game' for products that can cause them harm. He says it's up to government to step in if there's no corporate responsibility."

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"A decade after more than 640,000 guns were compulsorily handed in and destroyed under tighter gun controls - prompted by the Port Arthur massacre - the question of whether Australia is a safer place remains controversial." "Does gun control make Australia safer?" ------- Read some of the replies.

Australia: Put gun thugs behind bars: Debnam
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"THE NSW government and its judiciary have betrayed police and the community by failing to jail most of the state's 'gun-toting thugs and criminals', the Opposition says."

"Today, on the 10th anniversary of Tasmania's Port Arthur massacre, state Liberals leader Peter Debnam quoted figures from the NSW Judicial Commission showing that in local courts, only 14 of 53 criminals convicted of possession of firearms were imprisoned."

"The statistics also showed that just 20 of 87 offenders convicted of using a firearm served a full-time custodial sentence, Mr Debnam said."

"In the Supreme Court, only half of those convicted of using a firearm were jailed."

WI: DeForest High School Student Arrested With Loaded Guns
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A 17-year-old DeForest High School student was arrested on Thursday for allegedly keeping two loaded guns in his car in the school parking lot.

Authorities said that a loaded 9 mm and a loaded .25 caliber automatic pistol were in the student's car.

The student was booked into the Dane County Jail on charges of possession of a concealed weapon on school grounds, WISC-TV reported.

Canada: 'Toy' gun bylaw could come into force locally
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" 'Toy' guns may soon be outlawed in Brock Township."

"At Monday's protection to persons and property committee meeting, council reviewed a sample bylaw to regulate the possession of replicas and imitation firearms to anyone under 18 years old."

"Many Durham municipalities have passed similar bylaws in recent months and local politicians are looking for similar measures here. And it could come as soon as the next council meeting, slated for May 8."

"The bylaw would not outlaw all toy guns -- only those that look startlingly like real ones."

PA: Mayor queried on gun incident
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"A Bethlehem City Council panel on Thursday questioned why Mayor John Callahan's administration did not inform council or Northampton County's top prosecutor about a report of a city police captain holding a loaded gun to the head of another officer."

"The police quietly closed the case without making an arrest six months ago when Capt. William McLaughlin, a 26-year veteran of the police department, agreed to retire immediately and the victim said he did not want to press charges."

CA: Replica gun gets student in trouble
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"A 15-year-old girl was detained by Simi Valley police for allegedly taking a toy replica gun to Simi Valley High School on April 20."

"Simi Valley Police School Resource Officer Arnold Baynard received information from a Ventura County sheriff's deputy that the student was in possession of a firearm on the campus. The deputy had received the information from a student in another city."

"The girl was found and detained at school. Baynard took an Airsoft pistol out of the student's pocket."