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Rep. Moran to Introduce Legislation to Ban 50 Caliber Sniper Rifles
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"Representative Jim Moran (D-VA) along with DC-area public officials and law enforcement officials will hold a press conference on Monday, May 3, 2004, at 10:30 AM outside, next to the Aerospace Building, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW, Washington, DC, to announce federal legislation to ban 50 caliber sniper rifles recognizing the clear terrorist threat such weapons represent to homeland security."

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Note that these rifles have not been used in any terrorist attacks. However, Mr. Moran and his gun banner buddies will use any excuse and even play the "terrorism" card to push through their anti-freedom agenda.

Tragic results of gun control
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"A look at history will show us that gun control does not benefit ordinary citizens. In fact it makes them far more likely to fall victim to violent crime. After a thorough investigation of the history of gun control, any logical-thinking person can only come to one conclusion - gun control advocates are either ignorant or they are evil."

"The only people empowered by gun control laws are governments and criminals. And unfortunately sometimes one is the other. ..."

If It's Not in the Paper, It Didn't Happen
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"Gun control scholar Alan Korwin calls attention to a front-page story in the Arizona Tribune that credulously reported a local 17-year-old's conclusion that 'almost nobody uses their guns in self-defense.' High-school senior John Denton started his research project when he was 12 by collecting Tribune articles about defensive gun uses from April through June 1998. With help from his father, William Fabricius, a psychology professor at Arizona State University, Denton followed up on the cases to see how they were resolved by the legal system. 'Of 81 incidents in which a gun was used,' the Tribune reported, 'only two were legitimately for self-defense.' The father-son team concluded that survey data indicating as many as 2.5 million defensive gun uses a year in the U.S. must be wrong. Fabricius certified his son's work, which will be published in the Canadian journal Injury Prevention, as 'scientific.' "

"As Korwin notes, this study has the same weakness as research that estimates defensive gun use based on police records: The data represent just a small share of the total. Most cases where guns are used in self-defense--which (according to surveys by criminologist Gary Kleck and others) typically means brandishing the weapon to ward off an attacker--do not show up in police records, and they are not covered by the news media. ..."

"Can you imagine conducting a similar 'study' that finds most black people are either criminals, entertainers or sports figures, based on an analysis of blacks who are covered in the paper? It is too outrageous to consider! Can you then see how similarly flawed your father-and-son project was, as far as meaningful research goes?"

The most important link: Liberty, Courage and Firearms
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This is an excellent and lengthy essay by Peter Mancus on liberty and the right to keep and bear arms...

"Anyone who tells you you need to surrender your rights for dependence on government to protect you is your enemy. I repeat: your enemy." ...

"Alleged necessity has always been the historical plea of tyrants and their useful idiots. When you hear anyone advocate that it is necessary to surrender any right codified in the Bill of Rights to promote the general welfare, that person is your enemy. Regardless of that person's intentions or good faith, that person is your enemy. A well intentioned person can still be, and often is, your enemy."

"It is never necessary for an ordinary citizen to surrender Liberty. Never."

A list of conservatives who oppose the "Patriot" Act Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The distinguished list includes: Kevin Starrett, Executive Director, Oregon Firearms Federation Bob Barr, former Republican member of Congress Larry Pratt, Executive Director, Gun Owners of America Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) and David Keene, Chairman of the American Conservative Union

Aaron Russo: A choice not an echo
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"Both the incumbent and his Democratic challenger are welfare wastrels. The costs to a debt-laden United States of Republican "conservative" compassion vs. Democratic "do-goodism" amount to much the same. ..."

This is exactly what Aaron Russo � who will be the Libertarian Party's presidential candidate � plans to do." ...

"In Aaron Russo, we have someone who is not a political neophyte (he finished close in the Nevada Republican gubernatorial primary in 1998) and is an award-winning entertainment entrepreneur ...Aaron Russo is a man who made his fortune not through well-connected friends or a felicitous marriage, but through productive and voluntary exchanges on the free market."

Bush, Kerry Seek Middle Ground on Guns (JTO)
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"Kerry is promoting a sportsman image on his website. A photo shows Kerry in his hunting gear with a rifle slung over his shoulder. The website emphasizes Kerry's strong belief in the right to bear arms, as well as a commitment to gun control."

"Bush, meanwhile, has expressed support for extending the federal assault-weapons ban, a position unpopular with many gun owners and the National Rifle Association (NRA), but remains a staunch conservative on other gun issues."

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The problem with the "middle ground" of gun politics is that it won't hold still or move right, it just moves left.

KABA Note: Bush also stated his support for instant background checks on purchases at gun shows and taxpayer funded gun locks, in addition to his support for the AW ban. Is this what JTO calls "staunch conservative"?

Land of the Serf (or, Fighting for our Masters)
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"A few years ago I was astounded to learn that during the War Between the States, many slaves fought for the Confederacy. It seemed a paradox, as if they were fighting against themselves."

"Since then I�ve come to see that it�s not unusual for slaves to fight for their masters. No slave system can work unless the slaves accept their servitude and even regard their masters as benefactors. It�s naive to imagine all slaves as shackled, grudging, and dreaming of liberty." ...

"Many Americans see nothing wrong with servitude to the state � in the forms of military draft, limitless taxes, or what is now being touted as 'national service.' All these things presume that we belong to the state and must do whatever it demands of us."

Private property rights: In Florida, a win. In San Diego, a loss
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"...No man�s life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session. ..."

"Let�s add the United States Supreme Court to this list of entities dangerous to the basic concepts of liberty and to your property rights. ...In the mid-1990s the Supreme Court opened a floodgate of government abuse of private property rights with its interpretation of the 'public use' restriction on government seizures of private property contained in the Fifth Amendment. ..."

"Since the date of that Supreme Court evisceration of private property rights, local governments have engaged in an orgy of land seizures, often at the behest of private developers, for projects that in no real sense constitute a 'public use.' "

CT: Arrested cop gets gun back
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"A Norwich police lieutenant, arrested on domestic violence charges, could get his gun back as early as this week and leave legal troubles behind within a year."

"Lt. Michael Blanchette, 38, appeared in Danielson Superior Court Wednesday with his wife, Daneen, at his side. He was successful in a bid to modify a protective order that would allow him to carry his gun while on duty." ...

"Blanchette, 6-foot-3 inches tall and bald, has been barred from the residence since his Feb.18 arrest on domestic charges. Protective orders are issued as a rule in domestic cases."

CA: Paper protection does not work
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"A parolee was in custody Thursday, accused of barricading himself in his ex-wife's Glendale home for four hours and threatening to kill her, police said." ...

"Foster, armed with a semiautomatic handgun, showed up early Wednesday at his ex-wife's house in the 1600 block of Grandview Avenue in violation of a restraining order, police said. He refused to leave and at one point threatened the lives of the occupants, according to authorities."

CT: West Haven woman's death was homicide
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"The death of a West Haven woman was ruled a homicide Wednesday, prompting police to seek another interview with the woman's husband, who had claimed in court papers that the FBI had implanted a computer chip in his body." ...

"Vonda Bennings was granted restraining and protective orders against her husband in 2002 after he allegedly handcuffed, beat and terrorized her in the couple's bathroom, the New Haven Register reported."

"She sought the restraining order on March 21, 2002, saying her husband was 'very mentally ill' and she feared he would kill her, court documents say. She petitioned to drop criminal charges against her husband less than three months later, the newspaper reported."

FL: DEA agent shoots self in leg during gun-safety class for kids
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"The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is investigating an incident in which one of its agents giving a presentation to Orlando-area children on gun safety shot himself in the thigh." ...

"During the speech, the agent drew his .40-caliber duty weapon and removed the magazine, the report said. He then pulled back the slide and asked a man in the audience to look inside the weapon to make sure it was not loaded, the report said." ...

"Witnesses told police that the agent kept his gun pointed toward the floor and when he released the slide, the weapon fired one shot into the top of his thigh."

IN: Police Officer Ticketed for Bringing Loaded Gun in Carry-on
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Indianapolis Airport baggage screeners kept a high-ranking police officer from boarding a flight after they found a loaded handgun in his carry-on luggage.

Marion County Sheriff's Department Colonel John Layton said he forgot the .40-caliber glock pistol and an extra clip were in his laptop case Thursday. He was at Indianapolis International Airport for a flight to a police conference in Florida.

Layton was issued a misdemeanor summons for bringing a firearm into an airport inspection area.

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And if this had been an ordinary, badge-less citizen?

TX: Disbelieving 911 operator ignored home invasion call
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"A Fort Worth family is demanding that a 911 operator be fired after she failed to respond to a potential life-threatening situation."

"Police are now investigating - and taking very seriously - the concerns of the Diaz family. They placed a 911 call while someone was attempting to break into their home, and they now say the operator blew them off during that time."

"The kicked-in front screen door provides a sign that someone tried to break into the Diaz home two weeks ago. However, the best evidence may be the terror in the voice of Jeannette Diaz, 14, who placed the 911 call."

WA: Woman accuses police of misusing Taser gun
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"Javonna Williams was tased with a stun gun.
Williams was walking home to Highland �when she got into a confrontation with two King County deputies."

"They claim she was drunk and disorderly."

"They were shocking me on my back, I was passing out, begging them can you please stop."

"She was put in a squad car, where she was zapped again after deputies say she slipped a handcuff."

FL: Wrong Car 'Stuns' Honor-Roll Student's Life
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"Amanda Conroy expected her high-school years to end in celebration on prom night this weekend, then graduation in three weeks."

"The honor-roll student never expected to be kicked out of Barron Collier High School."

"Police conducted a random search of students' cars and, after a trained drug dog alerted investigators, Amanda was asked to open up her mother's Durango."

"The teen had forgotten about her mom's stun gun." ...

"...school administrators explained the zero-tolerance policy for any weapons found on campus."

FL: Zero tolerance policy; Board's already in place to inject common sense
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"The student, Amanda Conroy, explains that her car was on the fritz that day and she borrowed her mother's car � with her mother's self-protective, high-voltage stun gun in a case in a front-door panel where many of us store maps."

"By school system standards, that is a weapon; and having a weapon on campus means expulsion." ...

"Zero tolerance."

"Which too often means zero common sense."

"There has to be a place for common sense amid a system that equates a student's mother's stun gun with violent threats allegedly drawn up and even e-mailed to entire schools."

OH: Kindergartner Suspended for Knife
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"School officials in suburban Harrison Township have suspended a 5-year-old kindergarten pupil for 10 days and may expel him for bringing a pocketknife to school. ..."

" 'They are immediately suspended when they bring a weapon,' school board president Sharon Gibson said. The board has a zero-tolerance policy regarding dangerous weapons. The small knife -- with blade, file, toothpick and spoon -- was given to Kevin by his grandfather's best friend. 'We told him not to take it to school, but he hid it in his pocket. He showed it to his friend, and his friend told on him,' his grandmother, Roberta Lewis, said Thursday."

IA: Neighbors say slain husband was abusive
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"Defense witnesses testified Wednesday at Dixie Shanahan's first-degree murder trial that her husband was repeatedly abusive and became upset each time she became pregnant." ...

"...The jury will be asked to decide whether Shanahan was an abuse victim who killed her husband in self-defense, or if she's a murderer who intentionally shot her husband in his sleep." ...

"The testimony came a day after Dixie Shanahan testified that she killed her husband in August 2002 to save her life and the life of her unborn child from Scott, who was upset she would not have an abortion."

IL: Cook County state's attorney calls for renewal of assault weapons ban
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"Cook County State's Attorney Richard Devine and gun control advocates today called on Congress to renew the federal assault weapons ban and President Bush to sign it."

"At a news conference in Chicago, Devine said he can't think of any reason that a hunter, sportsman or target shooter would need an AK-47 to hunt deer or pheasants."

"Devine says gang members, drug dealers and other violent criminals are those most interested in using assault weapons."

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The lies and neo-nazi propaganda in these few paragraphs are staggering! The Nazis first developed the "sporting and hunting" test for firearms and Devine is apparently following in their less-than-respectable footsteps.

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"Huntland law enforcement officials are continuing to distribute gunlocks free of charge to the public. The locks are provided to local law enforcement through a partnership with Project ChildSafe, the nationwide firearms safety education program."

Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. Recognized for Innovation and Leadership
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"Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., the nation's largest firearms manufacturer, received several awards presented by Shooting Industry magazine's Academy of Excellence at the 2004 National Rifle Association annual meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On April 16th, Sturm, Ruger received two top awards from the Academy of Excellence and was a top-three finalist in two other categories."

"The Ruger M77 Mark II Target Rifle, chambered for the exciting new .204 Ruger cartridge, was named 'Rifle of the Year' by the Academy of Excellence. The Target Grey(TM) KM77VT MKII is one of five newly introduced rifles from Sturm, Ruger chambered for the new .204 Ruger. ..."

FL: To keep kids safe, agencies given gun locks
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"The National Shooting Sports Foundation has delivered 1,300 gun locks to law enforcement agencies in Hernando County as part of Project ChildSafe, a nationwide initiative intended to promote gun safety."

"In September, the U.S. Department of Justice awarded a $50-million grant to the Albany, N.Y., trade organization to raise awareness about firearm ownership and storage. The sporting foundation, through its partnership with agencies throughout the country, contacted officials in Hernando in March to join the program."

Canada: Voluntary gun registry idea 'absurd'
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"Liberals may be considering a proposal for a voluntary firearms registration as part of the party's effort to appease western voters."

"Toronto MP Sarmite Bulte said Thursday members of the gun-control lobby have told members of Parliament the idea surfaced when Associate Defence Minister Albina Guarnieri met advocates of the gun registry during her three-month review of the Firearms Act." ...

"Conservative MP Garry Breitkreuz called the proposal 'absurd,' saying it is legally impossible to have voluntary registration unless the government amends the Firearms Act and the Criminal Code to eliminate non-compliance offences."

GA: Gun Destruction Burns Two Officers
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It's not that we enjoy seeing officers injured. That is not the case at all. This, however, is cosmic justice.

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Two officers on routine duty were injured Friday morning while destroying guns. The officers suffered minor burns from gun powder.

The incident took place in Alpharetta, at the intersection of Old Milton Parkway and Kimball Bridge Road.

Police stress that the officers were not seriously hurt. Both were taken to an area hospital for treatment.

IL: Gun bill held up in Illinois
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"A new bill supporting gun owners' legal rights for firing in self-defense is facing opposition in the Illinois House."

"State Rep. John Bradley (D-Marion) presented a bill that would justify using a handgun in self-defense when local ordinances prohibit handgun ownership."

"State Rep. William Delgado (D-Chicago) said the bill will create loopholes allowing gun owners to use their guns on the street and avoid punishment. He said he will create a subcommittee to study the bill."

UK: Final warning over air guns
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"Police in Tayside have warned owners of soon-to-be-outlawed airguns they have until midnight tonight to comply with new legislation or face prosecution."

"Police have issued a final warning to the estimated 800 Tayside owners of self-contained gas cartridge air weapons to take action before police 'come knocking'."

"Gun owners have been warned they risk being tracked down, and should be in �no doubt� that once this legislation is in effect it will be enforced by Tayside Police."

CA: City eyes ban on replica weapons
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"Reaction to Monday�s arrest of four teenaged boys for brandishing real-looking assault rifles and handguns has been simple."

" 'Stupid' is the word heard most often, followed by 'what were their parents thinking?' " ...

"Mayor Dennis Kennedy was visibly upset when asked about parents who thought it was no big deal for their sons to play with the guns in public after removing the orange 'This Is Not A Real Gun' markers." ...

"He said he would ask the council to consider a city ordinance controlling minors and 'replica' guns. It is already against a federal law to remove or paint over the federally mandated orange tip on the guns� barrels."

UK: Jail for pensioner who shot youth
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"A pensioner has been jailed for three years for shooting a teenager after a confrontation at his home at four in the morning."

"Victor Richards, 68, of Pontrhydyfen, near Neath, shot Alan Davies, 19, leaving him with a collapsed lung. "

"Following Richards' conviction for wounding, the judge at Swansea Crown Court said he could not take the law into his own hands." ...

"Richards said in court he had been targeted by youths for years."

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Obviously the "authorities" were powerless to protect this man, but he was jailed for "taking the law into his own hands."

UK: Met to Beef Up Firearms Unit
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"Scotland Yard is to beef up its firearms unit and arm more police following a series of US-style gun attacks on officers."

"Senior officers are considering establishing a new team of 50 officers armed with MP5 Heckler and Koch rifles who will be used as a 'strategic reserve'."

"Instructions to Met staff say the group of officers would only be deployed 'in extremis' on the authority of the force�s Security Review Committee for the protection of unarmed officers, Police Community Support Officers and the public."

Namibia: Army Cop Runs Amok
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"NINETEEN army recruits at the Osona Military Base were assaulted and found themselves staring down the barrel of a gun when a Military Police corporal went on the rampage."

"Sources revealed to The Namibian this week that the suspect, Corporal Charles Ngeama (32), went berserk when he returned from an outing to Okahandja on the evening of Saturday April 17."

"The pistol-wielding Ngeama allegedly assaulted recruits with a metal belt, fired shots into the air and threatened them with the firearm."

"Four sustained serious injuries: they were beaten with the metal belt and kicked, and had to be treated at the military base medical centre."

MN: Firearm safety program gives away "free" gun locks
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"A PCS representative stopped April 19 at the Cass Lake, Walker and Pine River Police Departments, and the Cass County Sheriff's Department to drop off cable style gun locks and educational materials. The gun locks will be distributed throughout each community."

"PCS, which is designed to help make homes with firearms safer by raising awareness about responsible firearm ownership and storage, is an expansion of NSSF's Project HomeSafe. It is funded by a $50 million grant from the Department of Justice and will provide nearly 20 million free gun locks and firearm safety educational materials to families in all 50 states, the five U.S territories and District of Columbia."

MA: Opposing factions take aim at state gun laws
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"For both sides in the debate, it's open season on the state's gun laws."

"Gun-control proponents want a new and improved ban on assault weapons and they want to close a loophole that allows assault weapons made before 1994 to be bought and sold."

"Opponents, meanwhile, are hoping to use the newly opened debate on gun control to allow people with long-ago criminal convictions to obtain a gun license - a proposal derided by critics as 'guns for criminals.' "

WI: Madison Police Warn Of Toy Gun Dangers
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"Madison police have put out a warning about the real dangers of playing around with realistic looking toy or BB guns after responding to several recent reports."

"West District officers have been confronted with situations four times in the last couple months."

" 'The information is coming in from citizens who believe they are seeing real weapons,' said Lt. Tony Peterson. ... " ...

"Peterson says if a Madison officer ever had to use deadly force in a fake weapon case, it could be a career-ending event because the emotional trauma would be so difficult to bear."

MD: Gun Rights Advocate Challenges State's Gun Lock Law
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A Beltsville man is going to court to challenge the Maryland law requiring built-in locks on new handguns sold in the state.

Gun rights advocate Jim Purtilo filed a lawsuit this week claiming that the state's law is being enforced too strictly and should still allow gun dealers to sell some weapons that don't have built-in locks.

The law has been on the books for four years.

Purtilo believes that a safety switch already available on most firearms meets the requirements of the law - even if lawmakers didn't intend it that way. The law requires an 'integrated safety device' and Purtilo says that's vague enough to allow the sale of firearms with typical safety switches.

UK: Gun crime convicts unveiled on police posters
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"A poster campaign featuring the faces of people who've been convicted of gun crime has been unveiled today. The policy has been criticised by a civil liberties group. But senior police officers hope their naming and shaming policy will deter youngsters from getting involved with guns." ...

" In the last fourteen months in Nottingham ninety three weapons have been discharged, forty six people shot and five of those were fatal."

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Boy, that British gun ban is doing wonders!

KS: House's Falls Short of Passing Concealed Handgun Bill
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The House came up short of the two-thirds vote needed to over-ride Gov. Sebelius' veto of a concealed handgun bill.

Thursday's vote to over-ride was 77-to-47. But that's seven shy of what's needed.

The bill itself passed the House on April first with just 78 votes. It would have required the attorney general's office to issue a concealed-carry permit to any Kansan 21 or older who is a U.S. citizen, pays a $150 application fee, has no mental illness or drug or alcohol addiction, and completes eight hours of training.

Sebelius said concern over safety issues led in part to her veto.

Only Kansas, Illinois, Nebraska, and Wisconsin are without a law allowing some form of concealed carry.

WI: Police give away gun locks
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"For the second time in six months, free gun locks are available to Wood County residents, thanks to a national program that promotes firearm safety."

"Wisconsin has no laws requiring gun owners to lock up their firearms in their homes. However, if there is an accident resulting in death or bodily harm, the gun owner can be charged with a misdemeanor, according to state statutes, said Lt. Dave Laude of the Wood County Sheriff Department."