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Holland: Dutch rifle club reacts to German school massacre Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Reacting to the recent massacre in a German high school, the Royal Dutch Rifle Association (KNSA) says incidents with legal weapons in The Netherlands are few and far between." "The social control among members of the association is so great that an incident such as that in Germany could not happen here, said P. Hoogeveen, chairman of the KNSA."

MI: Madison Heights joins gun debate
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"City buildings should be off-limits to those carrying concealed weapons, according to Madison Heights officials. The City Council this week adopted a resolution urging the state Legislature to include municipal facilities among gun-free sites identified under a new concealed weapons law."

"The state law, which went into effect July 1 of last year, eased requirements for obtaining a concealed weapons permit. Before then, gun owners had to prove a need to carry a concealed weapon."

NYC: Cops Pass Firearms Backlog to Feds
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"The NYPD, apparently strained by the terror attacks, dramatically slowed down gun-crime investigations - until last week, when it feverishly unloaded hundreds of guns on the feds to be traced after a Post inquiry into their status."

"After being asked about the number of firearms recovered this year, the NYPD submitted requests to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to trace an estimated 500 guns, law-enforcement sources said."

NV: Shootings could spark weapons screening at Street Vibrations Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A shooting that left three people dead during a motorcycle festival in Laughlin on Saturday could prompt weapons screening at Reno�s annual Street Vibrations, the event�s producer said." �I�m sure it will be considered,� Randy Burkecq of Road Shows productions said Saturday night. �We will take the lead from Reno police. And we would be in full support of it.�

UK: Armed police to take on drugs gangs
Submitted by: Stuart Heal

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"POLICE officers carrying machine guns and pistols were out in force today to reclaim the streets of Manchester from armed thugs."

--The "machine guns" mentioned in the story are actually MP5 submachine guns converted to fire semi-auto only. Note that while the plods on the street are getting more and more heavily-armed, their bosses are doing their level best to prevent the tax-paying citizens who pay their wages from protecting themselves.

TX: HPD probes shooting by Missouri City officer
Submitted by: Lyndell Rottmann

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"Houston police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Saturday night in southwest Houston."

"Missouri City officer Mario Gehret shot Willie Cleven Tottenham... Tottenham continued to resist arrest and struggle with Gehret, who eventually took cover behind his vehicle. When other officers arrived at the scene, Tottenham tossed his weapon into the grass, where it was recovered."

"Tottenham was charged with attempted capital murder of a police officer."

FL: Delray gun range called into question again on firearms law
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"For the second time this year, a local gun dealership and shooting range is causing government officials to take another look at gun laws."

"At issue this time at the Delray Shooting Center is a Palm Beach County ordinance that requires anyone buying a handgun to wait five days to receive the weapon."

"Weeks after a young man's January suicide at the shooting center, federal agents paid the center a visit to make a routine compliance check."

Europe: It can't happen here (but does) Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Four years ago, after a young student in Tourcoing, France, was killed with a pistol he brought to school, politicians, government officials and sociologists blamed the unusual incident on the spillover of violent culture from the United States making its way to Europe."

Brady: Instead of Courting NRA, Lawmakers Should Make Communities Safer
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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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."

"The NRA leadership does not represent the views of mainstream Americans. Rather than working to prevent gun violence, the NRA fights to keep military-style assault weapons - high-powered weapons with no civilian purpose - easily available and on our streets."

Australia: Hand-gun laws on agenda
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"THE Tasmanian Government would consider any national move to strengthen gun laws, Premier Jim Bacon said yesterday. Responding to calls for tighter controls on hand guns, Mr Bacon said if improvements to gun laws were proposed at the Police Ministers Conference in Darwin next month, they would be considered by State Cabinet."

"We have no intention of watering down gun laws in Tasmania," Mr Bacon said.

IA: Teen arrested in prom poison punch plot Submitted by: Mike McCafferty	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
--More evidence that people can kill, no matter what tool they choose...

CO: Swing votes need pressure to fix or kill bad CCW bill
Submitted by: Rocky Mountain Gun Owners
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"With the good concealed carry bill dead (HB1242 was killed in the Senate Judiciary Committee last week), the real question is whether Colorado is so desperate for a concealed carry bill that we'll accept the worst concealed carry bill ever offered (if you doubt that, compare the provisions of HB1410 to any of the previous year's bills)."

"HB1410, which has passed the House, is now assigned to the Senate Agriculture Committee, and, should it pass, the Senate Appropriations Committee. Both committees have tight margins, and both committees could kill the legislation."

IL: Chicago Police Officers Warned About Possible Gun Sweeps Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The ISRA is warning employees of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) that the department's Chicago Anti-Gun Enforcement (CAGE) unit may soon swoop down on their homes." "The warning comes after the release of CPD Notice 02-18, which directs CPD employees to dispose of many of their personally owned firearms by May 1, 2002 or face the consequences."

Europe: Ominous Cracks Seen in Gun Control Utopia
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"On paper, Western Europe seems like a gun control utopia. The laws governing firearms are tougher than those in the United States. Citizens are less likely to be armed. And the number of gun crimes is substantially lower."

"On the street, though, there are signs of ominous change. Friday's massacre at a school in Germany was the latest in a series of bloody gun crimes around the continent during the last year."

Australia: Gun crime up 40% since Port Arthur Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"SERIOUS crimes involving guns in NSW are running at almost three a day, with offences soaring to record levels, a The Sunday Telegraph investigation has shown." "Six years on from the Port Arthur massacre � when Prime Minister John Howard vowed to end Australia's gun culture � firearms offences have risen by a third, with armed robberies and shootings a daily event."

CT: "Gun hotline" doesn't ring much, but "could" make a difference
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"No one's surprised that the gun hot line isn't exactly ringing off the hook at the Hartford Police Department. When he was told to start it, Lt. Paul Hammick, head of major crimes, did as instructed. "I follow orders," he says."

"But while he doesn't disparage the hot line, he says it can't rid the streets of drugs and guns, no matter how many times it rings. Only good police work can do that. Mostly, the phone rings at night or on weekends when there aren't many people around."

MI: Local court battle may decide gun laws across state
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"A court battle between Ferndale and a gun-owner's group is shaping up as a test case for whether Michigan cities have the authority to ban anyone from carrying guns inside city buildings."

"Residents who have permits to carry concealed weapons say Ferndale's ban unfairly targets them.
Ferndale officials enacted the measure in response to the state Legislature's action last year that eased requirements for gun owners seeking permits to carry concealed weapons."

Australia: Lobbyists call for hand gun ban Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Gun control lobbyists have called for an all-out ban on semi-automatic handguns in the wake of Friday's massacre in Germany and amid reports gun related crime has risen 40 per cent since the Port Arthur tragedy." "But the call has been met with an ambivalent response from NSW Police Minister Michael Costa and been dismissed by gun owner groups as predictable."

CA: Enthusiasts at gun show decry state court ruling Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The aficionados at yesterday's gun show reminisced about spending entire weekends at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds show before it was stopped. Tens of thousands of people would attend each year." "Los Angeles County and Alameda County officials banned gun shows from taking place on their property in 1999 and a court ruling last Monday affirmed their ability to make that decision."

NRA: Media Gets Thumbs Down On Firearms Coverage
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"The mainstream media gets a failing grade when it comes to covering firearms and Second Amendment issues, according to a panel discussion of media coverage at the National Rifle Association convention on Sunday."

"Kellyanne Conway, a political pollster who runs her own polling firm in Washington, joked that media coverage of gun issues has actually improved slightly in the past year."

"You know why it's slightly better? Because there's been less of it."

AZ: Phoenix police officer, family victims of home invasion
Submitted by: Michael Lewis

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"A Phoenix police officer and his family were victims of a home-invasion early Monday."

"Police say the officer, his wife and their two small children were asleep when four men broke into their house in northeast Phoenix about 3a.m."

"The suspects, who were armed and wore masks, asked for money and made off with the officer's wallet."

"The officer received some minor injuries but no one else was hurt."

CO: Gun bill in hands of single senator Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The future of a highly controversial concealed-gun bill rests with just one lawmaker. At least in the short-term." "Republican Sen. Marilyn Musgrave knows her vote this week could determine whether House Bill 1410 survives the Senate Agriculture Committee - even if it dies later in the Senate Appropriations Committee."

Canada: Battle against guns heats up
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"It was Constable Vicki Dawson, one of 8 detectives moving through the west-end apartment, opening cupboards, lifting cushions, tapping walls for hidden compartments, who found the gun between the Saran Wrap and baggies in a kitchen drawer."

"The arrest didn't make the news, since the recovery of a gun, and charging a 25-year-old who has a criminal record reaching back into his teens rarely does. But it's stopping what could have been that made members of Toronto's gun task force feel they did their job that night."

Europe: Al-Qaeda 'plotting to seize hostages in days'
Submitted by: Rick Schwartz

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"GERMAN police are hunting three terrorists who have hatched a plot to take hundreds of hostages in Britain, France and Germany within the next 20 days to force the release of al-Qaeda prisoners in Europe. Details of the report suggest that the men could take a large number of hostages by bursting into a cinema or a church service."

--And in civilized "gun-free" Europe, who is going to stop them?

Israel: Weapons Accompany Worship in Jerusalem
Submitted by: Rick Schwartz

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"The flier thumbtacked to the Shtiblach Synagogue bulletin board looks like the others posted around it, advising the congregation of schedules and events. Its message, however, is striking: "Worshippers who have firearms are requested to bring them to prayer services."

"Asaf Teboulle, 22, an Orthodox Jew, does just that. On the Sabbath, when prayer replaces work of every kind and even using a phone or a pen is prohibited, he heeds the call to arms and tucks a black 9-mm into his pants."

CO: Foot Can Be Weapon, Court Says Submitted by: Rick Schwartz	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
DENVER -- "A foot can become a deadly weapon, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday, overturning a lower court's decision." --Sounds like you now need less justification to defend yourself with deadly force against a purely physical attack.

NH: Gun Club Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Residents are protesting a gun club they say is growing increasingly noisy." "About 20 residents say noise from the Lone Pines Hunter's Club is unbearable, and they worry about the environmental effects of the lead shot left on the ground." "The club's owner says the business has been there for more than 30 years, and guns are no noisier now than they were 100 years ago."

Germany: Shooter "Played Violent Games"
Submitted by: John Salsgiver

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Well, it seems that the little psychopath, Robert Steinhaeuser, may have been "influenced by comic books and computer games" that were "infested with violence and extensive use of weaponry, in a manner that was not responsible."

Then again, the parents have some culpability in this since during his youthful years, he was allowed to fill his mind with that rubbish.

Of course, the easy way out is to further restrict the use of firearms. Morons!

FL: Women Face Jail Time for Patriotic Spirit
Submitted by: BobL

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--What about private property rights?

"For months, the names of Sept. 11 victims painted on the outside wall of Theresa McCann and Ginny Dixon's home stood as a patriotic memorial to the dead... But last week, two neighbors insisted that the grieving period was over and anonymously filed complaints with the town's code-enforcement department... The matter has now been handed over to the city attorney, who must decide if the memorial wall constitutes graffiti."

TX: Citizen ride-along program draws criticism
Submitted by: serinde
Website: http://www.progunwomen.com

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"A program by the Chambers County Sheriff's Department that allows armed residents to ride on patrol with deputies is being called a "disaster waiting to happen."

"volunteers are not licensed law officers but are licensed to carry concealed handguns. Volunteers ride along with deputies as many as three times a week ... some county and law enforcement officials say the program is too much of a liability."

NRA: Democrat chides own party for ignoring gun rights Submitted by: serinde Website: http://www.progunwomen.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Sen. Zell Miller of Georgia wowed the National Rifle Association as a Democrat who wants more guns. He also chastised his own party for failing to recognize the social and political reach of gun issues." "What many do not understand is that the gun issue is not just about guns. It's about values. It's about setting priorities. It's about personal freedom. It's about trust," he said.

NRA: Gun-bearing faithful not resting on laurels Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Charlton Heston raised an 1874 rifle over his head this weekend as if it were the staff he used to part the Red Sea in "The Ten Commandments." With his toothy grin and a snarl that sent thousands of fellow National Rifle Association (NRA) members into ecstacy, the four-term president of the group bellowed, "From my cold, dead hands!"

DE: Are Delaware's Gun Laws Harsh Enough? Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Are the penalties for the use of a gun in committing a crime in Delaware harsh enough? House Speaker Terry Spence doesn't think so." "State Representative Spence's bill would increase those penalties significantly. Five years for possessing a gun during a felony, 15 years for displaying the weapon, 25 years for firing it"

NRA: Has Their Own Homeland Security Plan
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"The National Rifle Association leadership offered a scathing critique yesterday of two of President Bush's most prominent actions -- beefed-up airport security after Sept. 11 and campaign finance reform -- even as they took credit for getting Bush elected."

"Tens of thousands of NRA members, mostly from California and Nevada, crowded into the convention center for their annual gun-and-gadget show and political rally."