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Anti-Gun Group Lies about GAO Report
Submitted by: David Codrea
Website: http://www.examiner.com/x-1417-Gun-Rights-Examiner

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"Headlines are important. Often times while scanning through news, that is all that will be noticed or retained. They are also crafted to facilitate SEO--search engine optimization--and thus the likelihood that a piece will feature prominently in searches to maximize traffic. Skilled press release writers know this, and VPC has been issuing press releases for a long time."

"In other words, a media professional wrote a headline knowing it was false. The press release was authorized. The VPC legal director is quoted, so we also know it was vetted. The lie was not only calculated, it was sanctioned. And the perpetrators are counting on two things: media complicity and us not knowing any better."

The Devil In The Details: LA Times Ignores Substance, Attacks U.S. Gun Manufacturers
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"The L.A. Times is parsing math."

"If you were to not read Josh Meyer's June 17 article very carefully, you might think that 90 percent of the weapons recovered from Mexican cartel raids originated in the United States:" ...

"Pay close attention, however, to the wording. That�s 90 percent of the seized firearms � that authorities are able to trace. This wording actually reflects the vagueness of the GAO report's highlights:" ...

"Holy bureaucracy, Batman � these statistics are based on an incomplete knowledge of sample size? Not only that, but the much-ballyhooed 'tracing' of these weapons is apparently done by looking at the firearm and saying 'Yep, that looks like an American weapon.'" ...

Cities' gun restrictions begin to topple
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"It's been a disappointing year for American cities seeking to curb violence via tough gun laws."

"Since last June, when the US Supreme Court struck down key parts of the District of Columbia's gun-control ordinance, cities have seen the 20,000 local gun regulations enacted over the years begin to slip from their grip, one by one." ...
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Submitter's Note: Their disappointment is akin to that of alchemists seeking to transform lead into gold: no matter how many different ways you try "to curb violence via tough gun laws", it just doesn't work!

U.S. guns fuel Mexican drug violence
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"Fresh[sic] evidence[sic] that high-powered[sic] U.S. firearms are behind much[sic] of the Mexican drug violence isn't likely to change America's gun-control policy, experts say"

"A Government Accountability Office report says 87 percent of guns Mexican officials seize and turn over to U.S. authorities come from America. Many firearms used to kill thousands of police and government officials in Mexico come from gun shops and gun shows in Southwest border states, the GAO said."

"But critics told The Christian Science Monitor the report covers no new ground and appears to be an attempt to 'embarrass Republicans for their ties to the NRA,' in the words of Bill Vizzard, a criminologist at the California State University in Sacramento." ...

TN: Keep your gun and yourself at home
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"Well, OK, the 'Guns in Bars' bill goes into effect July 14, one month away, before the moving companies are booked from the mass exodus out of Tennessee."

"There are three main arguments the permit carrying gun owners are using to justify this bill:"

"'Other states don't have any problems,' 'concealed weapon gun carriers are some of the brightest people walking the earth,' and 'it's my Second Amendment right.'"

"The honkey tonks on Broadway, numbering over 60 in a two-block area, make Tennessee unlike any other state." ...
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Submitter's Note: So much idiocy, so little space. "Mass exodus" - there are nine states remaining that ban guns in bars, which one are you going to? "Other states ..." - so you are saying that Tennesseans, as a whole, are less responsible that inhabitants of other states? "The honky tonks ..." - Oh, I guess that is exactly what you are saying.

Court Upholds States in DNA Testing of Convicts
Submitted by: Larry

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"Convicts have no constitutional right to DNA testing, the Supreme Court found, a ruling that left the accessibility of potentially critical evidence to the discretion of individual states." ...

"'A criminal defendant proved guilty after a fair trial does not have the same liberty interests as a free man,' Chief Justice Roberts wrote, adding that it remains an 'open question' whether 'proof of 'actual innocence' is enough to overturn a conviction after a fair trial." [emphasis added]...
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Submitter's Note: So if proof of actual innocence is not sufficient, whatinthehell IS 'sufficient'?!? The Chief Justice has a frightening take on Blackstone's classic "Better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer".

NV: Resident Opens Fire During Home Invasion
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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An attempted home-invasion in the southwest valley today ended with shots fired. It happened around 10:30 a.m. at a house on Ocotillo Falls Avenue, near Grand Canyon and Patrick. Police say a homeowner fired five shots in self-defense after a man kicked in his door. No one was hit, but two suspects left the scene in a car. One was caught and arrested, the other fled on foot and is still being sought.

Not so safe streets
Submitted by: Daniel White
Website: http://www.OhioCCW.org

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"The warmer months always bring with them an increase in violent crime. With the tough economic times, we could be in for a greater increase than usual. ..." ...

"As criminals become more brazen in their attacks, what is the average citizen to do?"

"Some 'experts' will tell you that the odds you'll come into contact with any of these criminals are low, so you should just go about your life, don't go out after dark unless you must, never go anywhere alone, and rely on the (now dwindling) police forces to keep you safe."

"A better option is to take responsibility for your own safety. Buy a gun and get training to use it properly. Get a concealed handgun license. Say 'no' to crime." ...

Official GAO Gun Trafficking Report Corrupted by Anti-Gunners Submitted by: Bruce Krafft	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The Government Accounting Office has released their 'GAO Gun Trafficking Report' and it has been clearly corrupted by the same anti gun speech we have heard from the Obama Administration and the likes of Senator Dianne Feinstein." "A brief sampling of quotes shows the same old lies and half truths." ...

GAO report being deliberately misinterpreted for sensationalism
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"A new report issued by the Government Accounting Office headlined Firearms Trafficking: U.S. Efforts to Combat Arms Trafficking to Mexico Face Planning and Coordination Challenges is being deliberately misinterpreted by gun prohibitionists to push a gun ban agenda." ...

"A report appearing in the next issue of Gun Week ... raises serious questions about the reliability of the report, and how it is being used by anti-gunners."

"The Gun Week report, under my byline, details how easy it is for people to be misled by what is written, but also how the agenda-driven gun prohibitionist lobby can exploit the public's lack of knowledge about what is really happening south of the border." ...

D.C. Permits Broader Range of Handguns
Submitted by: Foo Bar

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"D.C. police have adopted emergency regulations to greatly expand the models of handguns that District residents can own, a victory for opponents of gun control."

"The changes mean District residents can legally obtain at least 1,000 additional types and models of handguns that had previously been banned. The changes, published today, are designed to keep the city compliant with last year's Supreme Court decision that overturned the city's long-standing ban on handguns." ...

"In determining what types of handguns can be kept in the city, District officials compiled a list based on the types of weapons are certified for sale in California."

"Some gun rights advocates protested, saying the list was too restrictive." ...

TN: Gun debate passes to county, cities
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"State lawmakers have put local officials on the hot seat with the recent passage of a law allowing guns to be carried in public parks."

"... Municipalities have until Sept. 1 to opt out of the new provision and ban guns from their own parks." ...

"'This thing turned 180 degrees,' said County Commission Chairman Houston Naron Jr. '... The biggest issue overall that makes this something we've got to give careful consideration to is this is involving children.'"

"... If local officials take no action, then handgun carry permit holders can pack heat while watching baseball games, hiking or strolling by playgrounds." ...
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Submitter's Note: You say this like it is a bad thing.

ME: Guns in Parks
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"Congress bowed to the National Rifle Association last month and voted to permit loaded guns into Acadia National Park. It is not too late to reconsider this move before the federal law takes effect on Feb. 22, 2010."

"Year after year, NRA-sponsored bills to let loaded guns into the national parks had failed. This year, Rep. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican, slipped an amendment to that effect into a popular credit-card reform bill. The amendment was adopted 67-29 with both of Maine�s Republican senators, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, voting for it. So did Rep. Michael H. Michaud, Democrat, of Maine's Second District. Rep. Chellie Pingree, Democrat, of Maine's First District, opposed it." ...

MA: SJC will review gun lock ruling
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"The state�s highest court plans to review the constitutionality of a recently challenged state law that requires gun owners to lock their weapons, making it the first test in Massachusetts of a landmark US Supreme Court ruling that Americans have the constitutional right to own guns and stow them as they see fit."

"The SJC decided to review the law less than a year after a Lowell District Court judge dismissed firearms charges against a Billerica man whose handicapped son was accused of shooting a BB gun at a neighbor and who then showed police officers where his father kept other unlocked weapons."

"The Lowell judge cited the Supreme Court�s ruling in dismissing the case against Richard Runyan of Billerica ..." ...

CO: Want Some Fries With That Felony, Officer?
Submitted by: Larry

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Two of Denver�s �Finest� placed an order at a McDonald�s drive-through in the early morning hours of May 21. Distressed over what they perceived to be unsatisfactory service,the officers became agitated, and one of them �flashed his police badge and pointed a pistol through the drive through window in a threatening manner, before driving off without paying,� reports the local CBS affiliate.

The officers involved in the incident have been placed on �administrative leave with pay� � that is, paid vacation � while the county prosecutor decides whether to file felony menacing charges against them. Any private citizen who did the same would be in jail already, of course.

What is it with police and drive-through service, anyway?

CO: McMenacing? Cop Accused Of Pulling Gun At McD's
Submitted by: DT

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"A Denver police officer has been suspended after allegedly brandishing his gun at a McDonald's restaurant in Aurora after his order took too long to fill." ...

"A spokesperson for the Aurora Police Department said they plan to present the case -- now classified as a felony menacing incident -- to the Arapahoe County District Attorney's Office Thursday for possible filing of criminal charges."

"... the men became agitated and angry at how long their food was taking. ... one of the officer's[sic] flashed his police badge and pointed a pistol through the drive through window in a threatening manner, before driving off without paying."

"... only one has been placed on administrative leave with pay, pending the outcome of the case."

WI: Officer pleads guilty to possessing child porn
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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A police officer from western Wisconsin has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography while on duty.

Anthony Miller of New Richmond entered the plea in St. Croix (KROY) County Circuit Court Thursday.

The state Department of Justice says agents served a search warrant at Miller's New Richmond house in December of 2008.

DOJ says Miller worked as an officer in Hastings, Minn. and admitted he downloaded and traded pornographic pictures of children while on the job. Agents say Miller traded images of child pornography through a file sharing program and searched the Internet for child pornography.

Sentencing is scheduled for August 17.

OK: Two former McIntosh lawmen plead guilty -- The former sheriff and undersheriff acknowledge extorting $12,000 from motorists
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"A federal prosecutor on Thursday likened the conspiratorial crimes of two former McIntosh County lawmen to 'highway robbery,' saying they discredited their profession."

"Ex-Sheriff Terry Alan Jones, 36, and former Undersheriff Mykol Travis Brookshire, 38, ... each pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce under color of law ..."

"... they acknowledged extorting about $12,000 cash from motorists during traffic stops during a 19-month period, splitting the proceeds for personal gain."

"'What he did ... he crapped on his badge,' Sperling said outside the courtroom after Jones' guilty plea. '... It taints innocent and honorable law enforcement officers, and that's a sad byproduct.'" ...

KY: Louisville police officer arrested in Fla.
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"A Louisville police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after being arrested in Florida."

"Louisville Metro police spokesman Dwight Mitchell says Lt. Jerald Fifer will remain on leave while an internal investigation is completed."

"Fifer, 43, was arrested Thursday near Ruskin, Fla., and charged with false imprisonment, battery and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, according to online jail records. He was being held in the Hillborough County Jail on Friday."

"Mitchell says Fifer's arrest followed a domestic dispute, but he did not have details. Messages left for Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Chris Miller and Fifer's listed attorney, James Fifer, were not immediately returned Friday." ...

AR: Immigration officer arrested on drug charges at Texarkana
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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Police say a federal immigration officer faces drug charges after his arrest by local authorities.

Michael Clay Spurlock, 39, of Buckner, Ark., a law enforcement officer with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE agency, known as ICE, was arrested Wednesday, according to Arkansas-side police. The arrest followed a traffic stop that resulted in a brief foot chase when Spurlock got out of his car and fled.

He faces felony charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, simultaneous possession of a firearm and narcotics, and misdemeanor fleeing.

GA: Former Gwinnett officer arrested
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"A 33-year-old former officer with the Gwinnett County Police Department is facing charges after allegedly tasing another officer at a Waffle House. Two additional officers have resigned from the force in connection with the incident."

"The incident is said to have happened in Loganville earlier this year. The accused is identified as Corporal Gary Miles, a six-year veteran of the force."

"Miles resigned his position earlier this week. He is charged with one count of Battery and one count of Violation of Oath of Office by a Public Officer."

"Two other officers said to have been present during this tasing incident have resigned. ..." ...

UK: Terror law used to stop thousands 'just to balance racial statistics'
Submitted by: Bruce Krafft

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"Thousands of people are being stopped and searched by the police under their counter-�terrorism powers � simply to �provide a racial balance in official statistics, the government's official anti-terror law watchdog has revealed."

"Lord Carlile said in his annual report that he had 'ample anecdotal evidence' of it happening, adding that such a practice was 'totally wrong' and constituted an invasion of civil liberties."

"'I can well understand the concerns of the police that they should be free from allegations of prejudice,' he said. 'But it is not a good use of precious resources if they waste them on self-evidently unmerited searches.'" ...