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Patriot Act's renewal unites unlikely allies
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"Congress is moving steadily toward re-enactment of the USA Patriot Act, which gave the federal government extensive search and surveillance powers to fight terrorism."

"But there are a few surprises."

"An unlikely coalition of groups including civil libertarians and gun owners want changes, Republican senators are asking tough questions, and a former top legal adviser in the FBI told Knight Ridder that some of the Patriot Act's powers are too broadly defined."

This Machine Reads Your Mind
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"Scientists from Japan and the United States have figured out how to read a person's mind by remotely measuring brain activity, extracting information of which the subject is not even aware. Science fiction? No. It's real."

"So far it's pretty rudimentary stuff in that the mind-reading machine can only identify visual patterns a volunteer can see or has chosen to look at. But the researchers are hopeful that the approach will eventually probe into a person's awareness, focus of attention, memory, and movement intention, report New Scientist and Scientific American."

Ballistics Database Has Too High a Cost
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"Solving a single murder -- even if the murder could not have been solved by other means -- is surely a modest threshold for The Post's pronouncement that Maryland's ballistics database makes sense ["Bullet Proof," editorial, April 16]."

"By all means, let's continue with 'ballistics imaging' to link multiple shootings (e.g., the D.C. sniper case) or tie a recovered gun to a particular crime. But that's quite different from a database on all guns, or even all new guns. Among the obvious problems: A database is not reliable because ballistics markings change over time; markings can be easily altered; an effective database that covers resales, thefts and existing guns -- in short, the guns used by criminals -- would be too costly; and a database is equivalent to a registry, a slippery slope toward prohibition, which is the acknowledged goal of many anti-gun advocates."

"Even the Fraternal Order of Police has concluded that a ballistics database is unwise and unnecessary..."

Press keeps getting it wrong (blog)
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"All of the facts are available to any journalist wanting to report the truth of what happened last week in the Tennessee legislature when House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh broke House rules in order to kill HB 0887, a gun-rights bill he opposes. The video of the April 27 and April 28 sessions are online, as are numerous facts about the case brought out by several enterprising bloggers and other citizens seeking the truth."

"So, then, WSMV's story last night on the controversy was in every way it could be a complete failure to commit responsible, honest journalism. ..."

FL: Stay calm in Florida: New law expands citizens' right to deadly force
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"Just to be safe, police probably also ought to post signs warning panhandlers, substance abusers and any mentally ill residents given to angry outbursts that a new state law gives Floridians the right to use deadly force against anyone when they fear for their lives outside their homes, in their cars or businesses, or on the street."

"Back off, squeegee man. This ain't no foolin' around. The new Florida law, the first of its kind in the nation, expands the 'castle doctrine' ...to include one's car and one's body. It extends the right to 'stand your ground' and defend your castle to virtually any location where you might experience reasonable fear that a person's aggressive actions could lead to your injury or death."

NY: Sheard shooting will go to grand jury
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"The case of a Falls pizza deliveryman, who shot and killed one of two teenagers who were attempting to rob him, will go to a Niagara County grand jury."

"'We are going to conduct an investigation,' Niagara County District Attorney Matthew J. Murphy III said, 'and it will probably be submitted to the grand jury sometime in June.'"

"Murphy�s announcement was hailed by the family of Anthony 'Tony' Sheard, the 16-year-old Niagara Falls High School 10th-grader who was killed by a single gunshot wound to the head."

MA: City pays kin of student killed at Red Sox game
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The city gives away $5 million belonging to the taxpayers, but doesn't fire the murdering LEO (JBT).

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"The city paid $5.1 million Monday to the parents of a college student who was killed by a pepper-spray pellet fired by police trying to quell rioters after the Boston Red Sox won the pennant last fall."

"Victoria Snelgrove, a 21-year-old Emerson College senior, died hours after she was hit in the eye socket with the projectile outside Fenway Park on Oct. 21. The crowd was celebrating Boston's victory over the New York Yankees."

MN: Former St. Paul police officer sentenced for lending gun used in shootings
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"Tou Mo Cha, the former St. Paul police officer who admitted loaning out his department-issued pistol for a pair of drive-by shootings in the Hmong community, today was sentenced to 30 days in the county workhouse and five years probation."

"The 11-year police department veteran pleaded guilty to one felony count of terroristic threats in Ramsey District Court in February and agreed to resign immediately from the department."

CA: No more weapons with dessert
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"San Joaquin County may soon prohibit the sale of toy guns from ice cream trucks, and it's following on the heals of the city of Stockton, which is considering a similar change to its municipal code."

"Ice cream vendors are 'taking advantage of the kids,' said Beverly Foster, a trustee of the county's Board of Education."

"Problems arise when kids take the toy guns to school. Two students were suspended and one expelled after violating Stockton Unified School District's Student Conduct Code prohibiting weapons or look-a-like weapons."

ME: Assault weapons ban not sensible as a state-level firearms regulation Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The federal ban on certain types of assault weapons made sense. Police credit the now-expired legislation for ridding urban streets of guns used by gangs to tip the balance of firepower toward the bad guys." "What doesn't make sense, however, is for Maine to try to implement its own ban on assault weapons."

NC: Middle School Students Suspended, Accused Of Bringing Gun To School
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"Eight middle school students have been suspended after being accused of having a gun at a Wilson school."

"The Wilson County Sheriff's Office said all eight students had handled a .357 caliber handgun at Speight Middle School."

"The Sheriff's Office said school officials and investigators found the gun under the bed of one of the students' homes after another student reported to a teacher that a gun had been on campus."

"Aside from a 10-day suspension, the students face juvenile charges that could put them in prison for 10 to 12 months."

UK: Police shoot suspect dead
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"Police have launched an investigation after a suspected criminal was shot dead in his car by an officer in Edgware on Saturday night."

"The Independent Police Complaints Commission IPCC is appealing for witnesses after 24-year-old Azelle Rodney, from west London, was shot dead by police outside The Railway Tavern pub, in Hale Lane, at 8pm."

"In a pre-planned operation, officers had been tailing Mr Rodney and his associates Wesley Lovell, 26, and Frank Graham, 23, as they drove their silver Volkswagen Golf around London. Intelligence led police to believe they were on their way to commit a crime."

MA: Hunter course teaches skills and safety
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"An interest in hunting and firearms brought together an eclectic group of about 30 men and women of varying ages from across the Island at the Rod and Gun Club, Saturday afternoon for day three of a four-day hunter safety education course, sponsored by the state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife."

"Participants in the course, which is offered every year, ranged from experienced shooters looking to obtain a firearms identification (FID) card, to first-time hunters looking to learn a new sport. Successful completion of the state-certified course meets certain state firearms licensing application requirements, as well as out-of-state hunting license requirements."

Philippines: 15,000 cops have no guns Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Some cops may be trigger-happy, but thousands of others have no triggers to pull." "The Philippine National Police (PNP) said yesterday it wants to purchase another 1,000 to 2,000 firearms to make up for the chronic gun shortage faced by police in the field." "Some 15,000 PNP personnel nationwide have no government-issued firearms, PNP chief Director General Arturo Lomibao admitted yesterday."

FL: School Bus Emptied, Searched For Weapon
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Miami-Dade school police emptied students off a bus Tuesday afternoon after reports of a possible weapon on board the school bus.

Sky10 was overhead as the students were removed from the bus. Officers and nearly a dozen cruisers surrounded the bus at 179th Street and Northwest Ninth Avenue.

The driver told police that she had looked in the rearview mirror and thought she saw a gun being passed around.

Police thoroughly searched the bus and the students, and no weapon was found.

ATK Awarded $40 Million Bushmaster III Chain Gun Contract
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"Alliant Techsystems has received a $40 million order from BAE Systems for the Bushmaster III dual feed chain gun. The Bushmaster III chain gun will be mounted on the Netherlands' CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles. Deliveries will begin in May, 2006."

"The Bushmaster III fires 35mm ammunition. It offers a unique dual feed system that allows the operator to select different types of ammunition for use against a variety of targets. The compact size of the Bushmaster III facilitates easy upgrades to existing turrets and it shares significant commonality with other cannons in the Bushmaster family. The safety, reliability and low life cycle costs of the Bushmaster III add to the system's value."

Mexico: Mexico Detains 2 U.S. Border Agents
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"Mexico detained two U.S. Border Patrol agents during a routine border check that uncovered a box filled with illegal ammunition in their car, the Mexican federal attorney general's office said Tuesday."

"U.S. Border Patrol agents German Verdugo and David Allen Navarro were arrested late Friday in Mexicali, across from Calexico, Calif., said U.S. Border Patrol spokesman Miguel Hernandez."

"He said the agents were off-duty and driving a private vehicle when they were arrested. Hernandez did not know why they were carrying the ammunition, the same assigned to other border patrol agents for use while on-duty."

MO: Fix OK'd for concealed-gun law
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"Senators gave final approval Tuesday to legislation intended to fix a flaw in Missouri's concealed-guns law."

"In a highly publicized ruling last year, the Supreme Court upheld the legality of concealed guns, but it said the law's funding mechanism could impose an unconstitutional, unfunded mandate on local governments."

"The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill 29-3 that seeks to correct the flaw. The House passed the same bill 142-7 in March. The bill now goes to Gov. Matt Blunt and will become law as soon as he signs it."

UK: Air Pistol Attack Teacher Freed by Appeal Judges
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"A teacher who won sympathy from political leaders after she was jailed for firing an air pistol while confronting a gang of youths outside her home was freed on appeal today."

"Linda Walker, 48, was told by the Court of Appeal there was 'no excuse' for what she did and, on the face of it, she deserved imprisonment."

"But senior appeal judge Lord Justice Rose said it would have been open to the judge at her trial to impose a non-custodial sentence in the exceptional circumstances of the case."

Kenya: Kenyan First Lady "arrests" newspaper
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Guns are gone from Kenya. Freedom of the press appears next:

"[Kenya's First lady] Mrs Lucy Kibaki arrived at the Nation [newspaper] Center 11.20pm on Monday accompanied by six bodyguards."

"At 11.48pm, Mrs Kibaki approached a KTN cameraman, slapped him and seized his camera." ...

"And facing the photographers present, she held a copy of the Standard and said: 'I am here to protest and to say that I am tired of these two newspapers. They only write lies about the Government, about Kibaki, about Lucy, I do understand why.'"

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In 2000, Angel Shamaya wrote: " ... Kenya is a fascinating and tragic example of the horrors of disarming law abiding people."

Germany: Senior citizen trio on trial for 14 bank robberies
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Three men went on trial on Tuesday in a German court in what would normally be a routine bank robbery case except for one thing - their ages.

The three accused are 64, 73, and 74 years old, each man with a lengthy criminal record and time spent in jail.

In the trial in the northern German town of Hagen, they face charges for 14 bank heists in which they used a machine gun and an axe to threaten bank employees and get away with more than EUR 1 million.

RI: Senate committee praises revised gun surrender bill Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A bill that would make it easier for judges to take guns from alleged batterers gained got a warm reception at the Statehouse yesterday." "For several years now, members of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence and their supporters have been pushing for the legislation."

MO: Conceal Carry Bill Changed; St. Louis And St. Louis County Must Begin Issuing Permits
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"Time has run out to stop conceal carry permits from coming to St. Louis City and St. Louis County. The excuse that there is no funding to cover the costs is no longer valid."

"Tuesday, Missouri senators gave final approval to a bill that passed in the House in March. Now a spokesman for Governor Matt Blunt says it's not a matter of if he will sign this new bill, but when. ..."

"The conceal-carry law has resulted in a barrage of opinions from gun owners and those against guns getting in more hands."

"Despite his opposition, St. Louis City Sheriff James Murphy now has no choice but to allow city residents to apply for a concealed weapons permit. ..."

MT: Live-fire session stresses gun safety
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"Only in Montana would the local sheriff hand folks a loaded .45 and a paramilitary-style assault rifle and encourage them to squeeze off a few rounds."

"And that is exactly what members of the Citizen's Academy did last Saturday as part of the program, when each person was trained in firearms safety and familiarity, including shooting the .45s and AR-15 rifles utilized by the Sheriff's Office."

"The AR-15s have fully automatic capability, but folks only shot in semi-automatic mode. Both the handgun and rifle sessions followed only after attendees were properly trained in most aspects of firearms safety by Sheriff's deputy Mike Carlson."

UK: Pupils warned over BB gun danger Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Parents are being warned not to allow children to play with BB pellet guns after armed police were called to a school in South Yorkshire." "Teachers at Edward Sheerien School in Barnsley called officers after a youth was spotted firing one of the guns." "Firearms officers confiscated the weapon and made it safe."

UK: Convicted Husband Freed on Appeal
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"A husband convicted of hiring a killer to gun down the man who ran off with his wife was freed today after appeal judges heard police had eavesdropped on his talks with a solicitor."

"Three appeal judges said Edward Grant�s conviction was �unsafe�, on the grounds that the trial judge should have stayed the proceedings because there had been an abuse of process by the police in Lincolnshire."

NC: Loaded handgun found in student's backpack
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"A loaded handgun was found tucked into a student's backpack at an east Charlotte middle school this week."

"A student at Albemarle Road Middle School tipped off a school resource officer about the gun on Monday morning, said Jerri Haigler, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools spokeswoman. The officer found the loaded gun in another student's backpack, she said. Police arrested the student and the school has disciplined him, Haigler added."

WI: Council backs bill to let county stiffen gun laws
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"The Milwaukee Common Council on Tuesday endorsed a bill in Madison that would allow the county to establish tougher gun laws, despite objections that the measure would go too far and do little to stem violence."

"Mothers who lost sons to gun violence are pushing the measure, which passed 8-5. The group Mothers Against Gun Violence hopes to establish a system in Milwaukee County that would extend criminal background check requirements to person-to-person sales."

IL: Project ChildSafe to promote firearm safety
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"On Thursday, May 5, the national safety tour will visit Warren County in order to distribute free cable-style gunlocks and educational materials. Project ChildSafe representatives will distribute the materials to local law enforcement agencies, who will take charge of their distribution to county residents."

"The National Shooting Sports Foundation has partnered with many local law enforcement agencies to distribute 1,178,000 free gunlocks in Illinois as part of the national Project ChildSafe (PCS) initiative. PCS reminds gun owners to take steps to prevent a loaded gun from falling into the hands of a child, thereby preventing tragic accidents."