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GA: County OKs gun resolution Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"County commissioners passed a resolution making it illegal to discharge a firearm within 500 feet of residential areas in unincorporated parts of the county." "Exemptions include on-duty law enforcement officers, residents using firearms in self-defense and shooters at private or public skeet or trap facilities or other official shooting ranges."

What gun owners want from the AMA Submitted by: J. R. Miller	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Gun ownership has been a part of American life since colonial times, and it's not likely to disappear anytime soon. So let's welcome gun owners as knowledgeable allies in our effort to reduce gun injuries." --Timothy Wheeler, MD Director, Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership, a project of the Claremont Institute, Upland, Calif.

CA: .50 caliber ban to be voted on in committee this month Submitted by: Du Eulear	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A committee of the California Assembly is set to consider a bill that would outlaw the sale and ownership of .50-caliber rifles in the state. The measure, known as A.B.2222, was introduced Feb. 28. Sponsored by Assemblyman Paul Koretz, D-Hollywood, chairman of the Assembly's Select Committee on Gun Violence, the bill would also outlaw 'small-arms armor-piercing ammunition'."

OK: School mock drill teaches real lesson Submitted by: serinde Website: http://www.progunwomen.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Gunshots at an Edmond high school Monday may have seemed like an April Fools' Day prank. But for teachers and police officers it was a lesson to prepare for the worst." "Todd Bules, school safety officer, said the drill was successful. He said teachers needed to know how the police department would react on the scene. The drill also helped officers become familiar with the school building."

NC: Case may affect thousands Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The Supreme Court waded into a gun case Monday that could affect the sentences of thousands of inmates. Justices are reviewing the seven-year prison sentence given a former pawn shop operator in Albemarle to decide if sentencings in federal weapons cases have been handled properly. Prosecutors in two dozen states worry the eventual ruling could strike down their sentencing arrangements."

NYC: Woman Raped on Bronx Rooftop Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
--Thanks go to the Brady Campaign for making our point! "An armed rapist attacked and robbed a woman at gunpoint at her Bronx apartment building yesterday - then fired a shot as he fled to keep her from chasing him, police said." KABA NOTE: The woman, of course, was disarmed by the City.

Demeaning of the Constitution
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"Now consider the Second Amendment. It reads, 'A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, (there's that word again with its dual meaning) the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed'. The working of that is emphatic and inclusive. There is no room for interpretation as to whether it refers to the federal, state or local governments. It means all governments in the entire polity of the United States of America."

CO: New 'Concealed Carry Compromise' a step backward Submitted by: Bryan S. Sampsel Website: http://www.libertyactivist.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Much like Senate Bill 60 (which died in a Senate committee earlier this session), HB1410 by Democrat Rep. Louis Tochtrop and GOP Sen. Ken Chlouber has all of the components demanded by anti-gunners, and virtually nothing to offer the gun rights community."

John Lott: 'When are we going to get real about security?'
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta has based airline security on three policies: improved screening, air marshals, and strengthened cockpit doors. While all are helpful, no one can ignore the evidence from the last couple of weeks that all three policies are simply not enough. If the administration is going to be serious about keeping terrorists out of the cockpit, Mineta and Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge need to being considering something they have long resisted � arming pilots."

VA: His time in 'Exile' not enough
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"When considering the effectiveness of Project Exile - the mandatory sentencing program for gun-toting hoodlums - we should consider the telling tale of Milton Glenn Dunkley Jr."

"Even though the 6-foot-2-inch, 170-pounder had been arrested numerous times for trespassing in Richmond housing projects - often accompanied by guns and tiny bags of cocaine and heroin packaged for distribution - he rarely was convicted."

IL: Duncan Awarded Civil Liberties Infringement Prize
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"Montgomery County Executive Douglas Duncan is the Civil Liberties Infringement Prize awardee for April Fool's Day, John Michael Snyder, Public Affairs Director of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, announced here this morning."

"Snyder said Duncan "deserves this mock award because he uses his political position to undermine the civil rights of Montgomery County citizens."

NYC: Murders Put Spike In Falling Apple Crime Rate Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Despite a continuing decline in serious crime, the number of shootings and rapes in the Big Apple has jumped sharply this year, new police statistics show. And the increase in gun violence apparently was responsible for a steep spike in murders last week, when 17 slayings were recorded for the week ending Sunday - compared to just three killings during the same period last year."

Great News & Special Deal for Pro-RKBA Businesses Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"If you or your business contributes $1,000 or more toward the Innocents Betrayed documentary film project, then your business can get a 10% (ten percent) discount on all advertising rates in SWAT Magazine. The discount will apply to ads running in the September, October or November 2002 issues only, but there is plenty of time to get the ads prepared."

Smith & Wesson refinances debt
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"Scottsdale-based Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. has a new $15 million loan agreement with BankNorth, company officials said Monday."

"Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. used the funds to pay off $15 million in short-term debt related to its acquisition of gun maker Smith & Wesson Corp. last year. The company retired a short-term $10 million note owed to Tomkins PLC and a $5 million note to Colton Melby, a member of the board of directors."

'USA PATRIOT' Act: Law may impede rights
Submitted by: Newslinks Director

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"A little known provision of the new anti-terrorism law may make it easier for FBI agents to walk into public libraries and search records and computers for signs of subversive activity."

"But don't bother asking your local librarian if anyone has been peeking in the files or checking the computers. The law says they can't talk about searches - not to you, not to the press, not to their congressmen and not to each other."

KABA NOTE: "May"?

COME THE REVOLUTION! Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"I never set out to be a revolutionary. Honest, I didn't. I distinctly remember telling my mother I wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up. I learned to fly airplanes, and I learned to repair them." "Then came Ruby Ridge." "And Waco." by Kathryn A. Graham

SC: Court Rules Gun Club Now A Shooting Range
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"the court decided that the owner could no longer keep the range open as a gun club but he could operate it as a shooting range open only ... by invitation. Operator Mark Bilicki said he is happy with the decisions but neighbors told News 4 they worry the shooting may never stop."

"Bilicki said his property is now covered by the South Carolina gun range protection act and designed to prevent noise and nuisance lawsuits from adjoining property owners."

AZ: State Worker Fights to Carry Gun to Job (followup) Submitted by: William Bolt Website: http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_114000.html	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A Second Amendment group in Arizona is rallying behind a woman there who wants the right to carry a pistol to work." "Shannon Flynn, an Arizona Department of Revenue collector, wants to carry her 9mm pistol to her state office because she fears her father, now serving time in state prison for molesting her, will come after her when he is released."

Police fighting Bush's plans to cut popular federal law enforcement programs Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Criminals are the only ones cheering the Bush administration's proposed cuts to several Justice Department programs that pay for local law enforcement efforts, say police chiefs and sheriffs across the country who are fighting the plan."

Repeal the 'USA Patriot' Act! Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"This is the first in a six-part series of articles on the USA Patriot Act ... This Act, passed in response to the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks on our country, was passed hastily and in a time of fear. It affects all of us in some very basic and important ways. Part I of this series states briefly why we should demand the immediate repeal or amendment of the USA Patriot Act."

5th Annual Sovereignty & Your Rights Seminar - June 1st Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Keynote speaker is Derry Brownfield, a national radio talk show host. Other noted Constitutional Rights advocates on the agenda: Cathie Adams, Eagle Forum of Texas, Tom DeWeese, Editor in Chief of The DeWeese Report, and Henry Lamb, the founding Executive Vice President of the Environmental Conservation Organization. Alamogordo Civic Center, 1st Street and S. Florida Ave., Alamogordo, NM

FL: Duck, doe seasons on state's agenda Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Changes in Florida's duck season, doe season and fishing tournament regulations for Lake Okeechobee are on the agenda when the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meets in the Capitol Wednesday and Thursday." "On Wednesday, commissioners will consider a rule that would change the hunting season dates for ducks, light geese and coots."

VPC: 'Guns and France in Wake of Mass Handgun Shooting' Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The direct link between firearm availability and gun death was confirmed last month in a Harvard School of Public Health study published in The Journal of Trauma analyzing gun death among American children." KABA NOTE: More of the same lies.

CO: Ralph Shnelvar for Governor Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Do you have the courage to vote for freedom?" "Do you care about the right of self-defense?... Bill Owens signed Amendment 22 on the very first line, thereby stabbing gun owners in the back... If I am elected Governor of Colorado, I will work hard to protect your 2nd Amendment rights." Hear Ralph Shnelvar's powerful speech (You'll need RealPlayer)

Airport Insecurity
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"a man grabbed his carry-on luggage and fled after a security official thought he saw a pistol in the bag."

"a woman crashed her truck through a gate, scaled a 10' barbed-wire fence and boarded a plane... the cleaning crew described her as "hysterical" and "believed" people wanted to kill her."

"a man carried 8 knives and 2 scissors past a checkpoint... Most of the knives and scissors were found during a random search; the others, after he was taken off the plane."