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Riding With Kennedy Worse than Hunting With Cheney, Group Says
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"A gun rights group on Tuesday ridiculed Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) for admitting he was under the influence of at least two prescription drugs when he crashed his car on Capitol Hill."
"'I'd rather go quail hunting with Dick Cheney than get in a car being driven by a Kennedy,' said Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) founder Alan M. Gottlieb. 'As it stands right now, I think Congress should consider mandating drug testing of its members before they vote on legislation that would take away any of our civil rights.'" ...
"Gottlieb said that under federal law, 18 USG 922(G)(3), now that Kennedy has admitted he has a drug problem, it is probably illegal for him to own a gun." ... |
Stand Your Ground Movement, Part IV: Legislation
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"Citizens For A Safer Minnesota have a most mistaken notion of that state's adoption of the Stand Your Ground movement. In their April 4th, 2006 press release, Citizens For A Safer Minnesota referred to the Florida birthplace of that movement and cited three incidents where people died in the commission of a crime. The thrust of the position is that the law promotes murder as the recent experience with its new legislation." ...
"Mistaken again, Mrs. Brady announces that the people of Florida are somehow identical to the criminal shooters, the hot-heads, the aggressive who shouldn't even be in possession of any weapon, madam. The acts Brady cites are likely criminal in nature, and not at all likely to meet a standard of self-defense. ..." ... |
Study links guns, aggression in men
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"Handling a gun stirs a hormonal reaction in men that primes them for aggression, new research suggests."
"Psychologists at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., enrolled 30 male students in what they described as a taste study. The researchers took saliva samples from the students and measured testosterone levels."
"... on the table were pieces of paper and either the board game Mouse Trap or a large handgun. Their instructions: Take apart the game or the gun and write directions for assembly and disassembly."
"Fifteen minutes later, the psychologists measured saliva testosterone again and found that the levels had spiked in men who had handled the gun but had stayed steady in those working with the board game." ... |
Illinois State Rifle Association Lands Glock Competitive Event Series
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The ISRA is pleased to announce that the association has been chosen by the Glock Shooting Sports Foundation (GSSF) to host a series of competitive events at the ISRA's Kankakee Rifle Range. League matches are scheduled for 11 June, 16 July and 20 August. The Glock League is open to all Glock owners who hold GSSF memberships. GSSF membership is not necessary to participate in the 11 June match, but membership applications will be available at that time for participants. |
A Market Response to the Statists' War on Gun Makers
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"I was perusing the May 2006 print edition of the American Rifleman when an advertisement for Barrett Firearms Manufacturing (featured on page 66) caught my eye. ... what caught my attention and, upon further reflection my admiration, was a tiny small-print blurb at the bottom corner of the ad. This inkblot read as follows:"
"'The California Legislature has banned the .50 BMG from the good citizens of the state of California , violating their rights and the constitution of our republic. Therefore, Barrett will not sell to or service any California government agencies.'"
"That was indeed refreshing! Barrett was willing to forgo any sort of government business ... because of the state of California's laws ..." ... |
TX: Woman fatally shoots intruder in her northeast Houston home
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"A woman in northeast Houston has turned the tables on an intruder overnight. Now he's dead, and she's answering questions from police."
"It happened around 3am at a home on Bender near Kurt. Police say the woman was home with her three-year-old son when someone reportedly knocked on the door."
"The woman asked the person to identify himself but he didn't answer. She told him to go away since she didn't know him. That's when two men apparently forced their way in the home."
"The men were armed with a knife and a pellet gun. The homeowner struggled with the intruders, but managed to get to the kitchen, where she keeps her gun."
"The woman shot one of the men. He was dead on the scene." ...
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MI: Jury deems killing justified
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"For the second time in six months, a Hinds County grand jury has declined to indict a person who killed another while defending his home or business."
"In the latest case, the grand jury said Fred James Perry ... should not be prosecuted for fatally shooting suspected burglar Timothy Darby ..."
"Police did not arrest Perry in Darby's death but did charge him as a felon in possession of a firearm because of Perry's 1982 conviction for armed robbery."
"But the grand jury also returned no indictment on that charge." ...
"'We presented to the grand jury on both a felon in possession of a firearm and the homicide, and they returned a no bill (didn't indict) on both charges,' Hinds County District Attorney Faye Peterson said. ..." ... |
TX: 61-year-old vigilante speaks out
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"Police released the mug shots of four suspects after authorities said they attempted an armed robbery on a 61-year-old man who turned vigilante." ...
"The day of the incident, two men pounded on his door ..."
"'They were knocking pretty hard and I thought, 'Well, who is that?' he said. 'Whoever it is, I'll tell them 'Don't come beating on my door like that.'"
"Ken said he opened the door, but not before grabbing his pistol. However, he said he wasn't the only one with a gun. The suspects allegedly were armed with a 20-gauge shotgun."
"'And I hit it and knocked the barrel up and it went off,' Ken said." ...
"Ken fired his gun three times. The first shot hit a wall and the second hit the robber." ...
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India: Man prevents burglary by firing at robbers, injures one
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"AN advocate in Bharuch thwarted a burglary attempt in his house early on Tuesday morning by firing at the four robbers with his licensed weapon, injuring one of them. The three others managed to escape on a motorcycle before the police arrived at the spot."
"According to the complainant, senior advocate Bhadrasinh Raj, the burglars had already broken into the ground-floor drawing room of his two-storey house."
"'After locking myself and my wife in the bedroom I warned the robbers from inside that I will fire at them if they did not leave. When they attempted to break open my bedroom door, I fired one round,' said Raj in his complaint to Bharuch Town police." ... |
MA: Police: Boy, 14, shoots classmate with BB gun
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"A 14-year-old Sullivan Middle School student allegedly shot another student in the back of the head with a BB gun yesterday morning, saying he wanted to know what it would feel like."
"Police arrested the eighth-grader at the school and charged him with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, said Lowell police Capt. William Taylor. Taylor declined to give the name of the suspect because he is a juvenile."
"The 14-year-old suspect made the statement shortly after police arrived at the school, Taylor said."
"'I think it's pretty concerning,' Taylor said. 'Obviously, it leads you to believe the child needs some intervention.'" ... |
OR: Ritchie learns hard way that air guns, school don't mix
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"Dan Ritchie carries a 3.5 grade point average. He's a three-sport athlete. His warm smile and engaging personality make him one of the more popular students at Phoenix High School."
"But two seconds of foolishness earned Ritchie a suspension from the classroom and a pink slip from the Pirates' baseball team ..."
"Ritchie, 18, has some advice for fellow students who own air guns: Leave them at home."
"On the afternoon of April 21, in the Talent Middle School parking lot, Ritchie fired his air gun in the vicinity of a female student. The projectiles - plastic BBs - ricocheted off a car and no harm was done, but Ritchie had committed a major transgression as far as school policy goes." ... |
NY: Janet Reno backs O'Donnell in N.Y. attorney general race
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"Democratic attorney general candidate Denise O'Donnell on Monday picked up the endorsement of former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, who praised O'Donnell's experience fighting crime and gun violence during her years as a federal prosecutor in western New York." ...
"O'Donnell served as a U.S. attorney under Reno in the Department of Justice during the Clinton administration and was a member of Reno's advisory committee."
"At the news conference, O'Donnell announced an eight-point proposal to reduce gun violence. She recommended imposing tougher penalties for criminals who use firearms during violent crimes and requiring all gun-related incidents in schools to the attorney general's office." ... |
AL: Moore receives support from Gun Owners leader
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"Former Chief Justice Roy Moore, who picked up an endorsement Tuesday from the Gun Owners of America, has more guns than he can count."
"Larry Pratt, director of the Gun Owners of America, appeared at a news conference on the Statehouse steps to formalize the endorsement, which had been announced April 24 - the same day Gov. Bob Riley got an endorsement from the National Rifle Association."
"When asked what guns he owns, Moore said, 'The more appropriate question is what kinds of gun do I not own?'"
"Moore, a West Point graduate, said he has a gun collection that includes shotguns, rifles and pistols." ... |
PA: Game Commission could drown in a sea of bills
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"Keeping up with outdoor-related legislation in Harrisburg is practically a full-time job. ..."
"Here are updates on a handful of notable items working their way through the General Assembly:" ...
"To end on a high note, kudos to Rep. Ed Staback, D-Lackawanna and Wayne, for introducing House Bill 2563, which would all law enforcement officers and citizens with a valid firearms license to carry a gun for personal defense while hunting during non-firearms seasons."
"Staback's bill makes it clear that the gun cannot be used to harvest game. However, it's nice to see Staback and the bill's 42 co-sponsors recognize that a sportsman's Second Amendment rights don't end when he clips a hunting license onto the back of his jacket." |
NY: Legislators need to know teens are safe in woods
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"New Yorkers, at least some of them, don't feel that properly supervised 14- and 15-year-olds should be allowed to hunt big game. It might be considered crass of me to note here that New York is the only state in the nation to feel this way - we are the only state to limit big game hunting to 16-year-olds and older."
"Our neighbors in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine all have a lower minimum age and Vermont is one of 26 states that has no minimum age at all.
"So long as properly trained and supervised 14- and 15-year-old hunters are lumped by misinformed legislators with gun-toting street thugs that terrorize our metropolitan areas, we can expect no change." ... |
LA: Treated Like Trash: New Katrina Report Reveals 'Dickensian' Abuse of Incarcerated Youth
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"Imagine you are a 14-year-old boy incarcerated for a minor offense and a category five hurricane is bearing down on the city. You are told nothing but then the lights go out, they come on for a short time, but go off again for good. The water is rising up to your legs then to your thighs."
"A day passes and you are given no food and water."
"'The water was past our hips. Beaucoup feces was everywhere, and we hoped the water wouldn�t go over our heads'� So begins the story of Eddie ... who said he will never be able to get out of his mind what happened during Katrina."
"In a telephone interview on May 8, Eddie told of his experience in the South White Detention Center at the Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) during Hurricane Katrina." ... |
NJ: Weapons cache seized at home in Greenville
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"An arsenal of exotic weapons - including a sniper rifle, a spear and a set of 8-inch metal claws - were seized from a 23-year-old Jersey City man after his worried father called cops."
"When South District cops responded to the Greenville home yesterday morning, they found the sniper rifle - with a powerful scope and a laser sight - as well as three Glock handguns and more than 1,200 rounds of ammunition, reports said. Among the bullets were illegal 'hollow-point' rounds, police said." ...
"The owner of the weapons lived with his father, his brother and two younger brothers, police said. The man's father found the weapons and, worried about the safety of his younger sons, filed a restraining order Friday ..." ... |
CO: Sheriff hopeful faces 4 charges
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"A candidate for Montezuma County sheriff faces four charges for allegedly using excessive force when shooting a dog at a Mancos residence."
"The 22nd Judicial District Attorney's Office filed the charges Monday against Mancos Deputy Marshal Sam Sparks for a March 8 incident during which Sparks allegedly shot a dog three or more times with a semi-automatic weapon ... The German shepherd died after Sparks transported it to the Cortez Animal Shelter." ...
"The dog's former owner ... indicated Sparks was about two to three feet from her and her 3-year-old son ... when the deputy marshal fired the shots.
"Sparks said March 20 that he has written documentation stating the animal was vicious, and claimed he was acting in self defense." |
FL: Taser stun guns aren't water pistols for officers to shoot at will
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"In 2000, when Ron McNesby first ran for sheriff, he pledged to reduce the number of deputy-related shootings."
"He succeeded."
"... Since McNesby became sheriff, deputy-related shooting fatalities have declined to five."
"But now, McNesby ... is facing growing criticism stemming from the use of Taser stun guns." ...
"Keep in mind that Tasers aren't water pistols."
"They shouldn't be used to punish suspects who may raise a deputy's ire or when the situation can be handled with good, old-fashioned handcuffs."
"Nor should they be used on civilian witnesses, as former Deputy Charles Dix is accused of doing at least twice. The Sheriff's Office just agreed to pay out $400,000 of your tax dollars to settle those claims." ... |
An Ideal Varmint Hunter's Rig: Sako 75 & Burris Diamond Scope
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... "The Sako Model 75 holds the distinction of being the only commercially built centerfire rifle to be offered in five different action lengths, from the extremely short No. 1 action for the .223 Remington to the No. V action, which is long enough to handle full-length belted magnums such as the .300 Weatherby Magnum and .375 H&H Magnum."
"The new SM action is about the same length as the No. III action, which is of the correct length for the .308 Winchester, but it was designed specifically for the .300 WSM and other short, beltless magnums. Regardless of which action length you choose, you will find a 70-degree bolt lift, compliments of three locking lugs, along with an extremely smooth bolt travel." ... |
KY: MSU's Morgan Hicks To Compete For Team USA
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"Former Murray State rifle standout and current rifle assistant coach Morgan Hicks has been invited to compete in the rifle World Cup and rifle World Championships. The World Cup is scheduled for May 30 in Milan, Italy, while the World Championship is scheduled for July 22 in Zagreb, Croatia."
"Hicks will leave for the World Cup on May 20, and she will compete in both air rifle and smallbore along with two other Team USA members in Emily Caruso (Norwich University) and Jamie Beyerle (University of Alaska-Fairbanks). Air rifle consists of 40 shots, while smallbore includes 60 shots � 20 in each of the positions of prone, kneeling, and standing." ... |
WV: Rifle Gets New Leader
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"Jon Hammond has been named head rifle coach at West Virginia University, athletic director Ed Pastilong announced today. He will begin his duties on June 1."
"'I'm really excited about working with our current team members and newcomers to improve their performances, and ultimately getting us back at the top of the national standings,' says Hammond. 'I look forward to getting started.'"
"Hammond has extensive experience as an international competitor. He was the world junior prone champion in 1998, and has competed as a member of the Great Britain and Scottish national teams at world, European and Commonwealth championships. He shot for WVU from 2002-03 while working on his master's degree." ... |
Philippines: District Collectors funshoot to be held on May 27
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"After topping the team event in the Bureau of Customs 104th Anniversary Shootfest last March, the Cebu BOC will hold the 1st District Collector of Customs Defensive Pistol Charity Funshoot at the Casey Gun Club at Tambuli Beach Resort on May 27."
"'One purpose of this activity is for the Customs personnel to have a recreational activity to develop our camaraderie and since our team also won.'"
"'Aside from that, we are also trying to raise funds for charity, to be able to help,' said Customs Collector Lourdes Mangaoag." ... |
OH: 4-H members gearing up for fair
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"It's a long-standing tradition at the Butler County Fair: ..." ...
"The sharpshooters club is part of 4-H, in which King has been a member for three years. The club has been around for 13 years for students ages 6 and older, and considered a nontraditional 4-H project by officers. Club members compete at the sportsman club in July and are given awards at the fair."
"King, who is home-schooled, said he joined the sharpshooters club at the suggestion of a friend. The club offers archery, muzzle-loading and shotgun training."
"During the winter months, students learn rifle and pistol safety. Safety is stressed among the five certified safety shotgun instructors, club advisers said." ... |
CO: Just another Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Party
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"They do it different out West, well, at least some are different. Consider this invitation from Colorado's Independence Institute:"
"'Slam it, smoke it, shoot it: Mark your calendar for our 4th annual Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Party on Saturday, June 24. Celebrate your diminishing rights to be politically incorrect at the most fun event of the year! More to come!'"
"To ensure your ability to talk intelligently during the cocktail hour about how we 'are winning the battle for gun rights,' listen to www.ivoices.org. Hear the Institute's Second Amendment project director Dave Kopel detail 'the victories for gun owners sweeping the country' in 'The State of Your Gun Rights. [mp3 audio file]' ..." ... |
TN: Class to instruct women on guns
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"Olive Branch police, responding to frequent requests from women interested in protecting themselves, will be conducting a firearms class May 20."
"'Bring your gun and some ammunition. We'll provide some ear protection and eye protection,' said Sgt. Paul Davis, the department's range master."
"The course will be 8 a.m. to noon at the pistol range. The number of participants will be limited to about 20. ..."
"Olive Branch resident Terri Gray plans to take the class."
"After becoming a burglary victim several years ago, she felt vulnerable and signed up for karate. She ended up a board-busting black belt." ...
"Despite her martial arts abilities, she wants to attain all the skills she can to self-confidently defend herself." ... |
UK: 'Gun Hell' Of QPR Director
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"A FOOTBALL club boss yesterday told a court he was forced to sign a resignation letter at gunpoint by a boardroom rival and his hired thugs."
"QPR director Gianni Paladini, 60, said he was handed the letter by David Morris and six henchmen after a fall-out over the way the West London club was being run."
"The Italian-born tycoon sobbed as he told the court the thugs surrounded him in a club office, punching and slapping him before one pulled a pistol."
"Mr Paladini, QPR's major shareholder, added: 'A man at the back of me said 'Sign or we'll kill you.'"
"'A man standing next to me said 'We are serious people, we don't mess about.' He tried to use Italian saying, 'Capiche?' That means do you understand?'" ... |
Australia: Man faces court on firearm charges
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A Dimboola man will appear in Moe Court today charged with possessing high powered automatic pistols and firearms.
Richard Jaroszczuk was arrested at Erica early last month.
Police say they seized an automatic .22 rifle, an automatic nine-millimetre pistol, a 30-06 rifle and a .357 pistol.
Police at Dimboola raided a house and seized a cache of weapons and ammunition after the arrest. |
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