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TN: A family in fear, a family destroyed, a woman who counted on "paper protection"
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"Cowering in a closet in her home, gunshots popping in the background, Freda Elliott knew the end was near."
"In ragged breaths, she whispered her fears to a 911 operator, begging her to send help quickly."
"As the door to the tiny closet flew open, she begged her ex-husband not to shoot her or her two children." ...
"Co-workers said Freda Elliott was so scared of her ex-husband, whom she divorced last year, that she had taken out court orders of protection against him ..." ...
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Why trust the politicians who take your guns?
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... "If a politician isn't comfortable with any individual being able to walk into a hardware store, pay cash for any firearm without producing identification or signing a single scrap of paper (and that individual being able to carry that protection concealed or open), then that politician does not support freedom. Gun-control laws only disarm potential victims, thus creating a safe work environment for criminals - kind of like an OSHA for felons." ... |
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"The primary organizing principle of libertarianism is and must remain the rejection of initiated force. But the rejection of force does not imply that all voluntary organizing principles are equally effective and desirable. Individual action to further freedom needs no coordination or organization. If you see an opportunity to advance freedom that doesn't require anyone's assistance, just do it! Seeking a request, permission, blessing, or title from others for such activity is a total waste of time and energy." ... |
Unfairenheit 9/11 - The lies of Michael Moore
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... "To describe this film as dishonest and demagogic would almost be to promote those terms to the level of respectability. To describe this film as a piece of crap would be to run the risk of a discourse that would never again rise above the excremental. To describe it as an exercise in facile crowd-pleasing would be too obvious. Fahrenheit 9/11 is a sinister exercise in moral frivolity, crudely disguised as an exercise in seriousness. It is also a spectacle of abject political cowardice masking itself as a demonstration of 'dissenting' bravery." ... |
Rocket Hobbyists Dropping Hobby
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... "Thanks to increased regulation after 9/11, it is more difficult than ever for rocket hobbyists like Ebert to legally store rocket motors -- which often include fuel that is now classified as an explosive -- at home. That often means the motor has to go straight to the launch site in the middle of nowhere." ...
"Part of the problem, say people like Wickman, is that the ATF doesn't even understand the hobby it is trying to regulate." ... |
AL: Accidental shootings prompt debate over police weapons
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"Gun drawn, Summerdale police officer Randy Witherington last month lowered his shoulder and burst through the door of a trailer park on Baldwin County 38 South."
"The gun went off, sending a single bullet into the outside steps leading to the door. No one was hurt."
"Coincidentally, the May 28 incident happened just two days after a Baldwin County grand jury blamed an Alabama state trooper's gun for a fatal shooting that occurred on the Causeway."
"Not coincidentally, said District Attorney David Whetstone, Trooper Angel Rodriguez and Witherington had the same kind of weapon -- a Glock pistol with a 5-pound "trigger pull."
"Whetstone, whose office is investigating the Summerdale incident, said it is just one more piece of evidence that supports the case that law enforcement officers should not use guns that are so easily fired." ...
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NY: Leader of Corrupt NYPD Cops Pleads Guilty
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"A former narcotics detective pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge Friday, telling a judge that he led a group that stole millions of dollars worth of cocaine and resold it on city streets."
"Thomas Rachko, 46, said he was the leader of least five people who stole 100 kilograms of cocaine between 1998 and 2003."
"At least seven other police officers have been implicated in the scandal _ the worst to hit the New York Police Department in a decade."
"Rachko's leadership role and abuse of public trust are among factors that could bring him between 21 and 27 years in prison, prosecutors said." ... |
CO: Raid on Stanley Raises Questions
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... "...the rights of the oddballs are precisely those with which we must be most concerned. Liberty always is eroded at the margins. If we do not stand up against over-aggressive state power when directed against those we dislike, we will be unable to stop that power when directed against our friends or ourselves." ... |
Firearms Industry's Last Chance
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"Read this sentence twice: Your rights are meaningless if you can't afford to exercise them."
"The current wave of lawsuits against gun makers and sellers might well kill the Second Amendment. If the lawsuits succeed, most Americans will not be able to afford to keep and bear arms. Their Constitutional right will be dead." ...
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MD: Group rallies pro-gun voters
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"Maryland gun owners must unite as a potent political force to fend off left-wing attacks on their constitutional rights, a conservative state lawmaker says."
"That's why Sen. Alex X. Mooney of Frederick has helped form the Second Amendment Coalition, a pro-gun organization nicknamed the 2AM coalition, that aims to register gun owners to vote. Yesterday, the group launched a weekend voter registration drive at the Silverado Gun Show at the Frederick Fair Grounds."
"Many gun owners distance themselves from politicians, and want little to do with government, Mooney said, explaining the need for the effort."
"'Some of them view government as something to be avoided,' said Mooney, a Republican. 'Government is not their thing.'" ...
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PA: Hill District home invasion reported [and invader driven off by armed occupant]
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"Shots were fired yesterday after a gunman entered a Hill District home only to be chased off by the occupant." ...
"In recent weeks, Barber, of the West End, got involved in a dispute between Anderson and the woman. Since then, the two men have been feuding. Anderson said Barber has threatened him."
"Yesterday afternoon, as Anderson dozed on his sofa with his shotgun nearby, he said he heard Barber enter the back door. Barber then entered the living room and fired a shot that narrowly missed Anderson's head. Anderson then fired three shots as Barber shot a second time from his .45-caliber pistol as he fled out the door and down a back street. Neither man was struck." ... |
MO: Report describes how police fired on car carrying 3 children
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"A newly released St. Louis police report adds details to the story of a chaotic shooting scene three months ago that endangered three young children, left two officers facing termination and led to a lawsuit against the city and a rift in the department."
"It reports statements by officers who said they were unaware of youngsters in a car whose driver they say threatened their lives."
"The report also contains statements from Emanuel Khaafidh, 34, father of the children and target of the 28 shots fired by police, that include his account of unlatching his younger two children from their car seats and handing them to his wife while police pursued the car." ... |
AL: Police worry about availability and vest-piercing power of assault rifles
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"Law enforcement leaders in the Mobile area say they're concerned about the availability of assault weapons after three Birmingham police officers were shot to death by a gunman with an SKS rifle last week."
"The three Birmingham police officers were wearing standard bullet-resistant vests when they were killed while trying to serve a warrant at a home that neighbors say was known as a drug den." ...
"The SKS is readily available in Mobile-area gun stores, according to some local store owners, though at least one said it should be outlawed."
"Larry McCoy, owner of Larry's Gun Shop on Pleasant Valley Road, sells the Chinese version of the SKS for $200. ..."
"'I think it's a fine rifle,' McCoy said. 'I think most people buy them to hunt with, but you can use them for self-protection.'"
"The owner of Rowell's Sporting Goods in Semmes, on the other hand, said he does not sell the SKS."
"'I think it should be outlawed unless they are used by police or the military,' Keith Rowell said. 'There is no (civilian) use for them. It is not a gun you can hunt with. It's a gun you shoot somebody with.'" ... |
Australia: It's Official -- Self-defence will not be considered a lawful excuse
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[Original title: Police to crack down on blades]
"A SECRET police probe has exposed the extent of Asian gang activity in Victoria for the first time."
"The Asian Squad's Taskforce Mystical has found that gangs of up to 40 people, many of them part of the Asian community, are active in the inner city and Western suburbs."
"Their sophisticated, three-tier criminal networks engage in extortion, identity fraud and drug trafficking, and members arm themselves with fierce blades."
"The revelations come on the eve of a crackdown on swords and crossbows across Victoria."
"From July 1, the weapons will be classed as prohibited, which means anyone caught carrying one without lawful excuse risks six months in jail or a $12,270 fine."
"Self-defence will not be considered a lawful excuse." ... |
NY: 'Delusional' agent sent home armed
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"A Kennedy Airport customs officer suffered delusions at work that someone was plotting to kill her - but was sent home to Brooklyn with a gun she then turned on her stepfather, her incensed family told the Daily News."
"Ulannie Watson, 26, was being held without bail yesterday on charges she killed Hubert Yarde at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, shortly after returning to their Brownsville home with her mother, Barbara."
"According to her family, Watson was hallucinating at work that day, and her supervisors ordered her into a counseling session that lasted two hours - but then sent her home with her service pistol." ...
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CA: Commissioner Wants to Keep Police Guns Off the Streets
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"As the San Francisco Police Dept. begins replacing 2,000 side arms this week, some members of the police commission have expressed worry about where the department�s old guns may eventually wind up." ...
"The SFPD plans to return the old Berettas to the company which supplied the new guns in exchange for a $350,000 credit."
"[SF Police Commission president Louise] Renne, who as a City Attorney took gun manufacturers to court on charges that they allegedly supplied dealers who knowingly did business with criminals, said she wants to make sure that the department�s old guns do not wind up on the streets."
"'We believe that gun manufacturers were not careful in their sales, in that they did make sales where guns ended up on the street. What assurance do we have that this gun manufacturer is not going to make a subsequent sale to places where they could end up in the hands of the criminals?' Renne asked." ...
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CA: Congress must renew ban on semiautomatic weapons
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"Bay Area residents remember with horror that July day in 1993 when a man armed with two semiautomatic pistols killed eight people at a San Francisco law firm. Who can forget the descriptions by survivors of gunman Gian Luigi Ferri calmly shooting employees as they cowered in fear?"
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Saudi Arabia: Saudis offer foreigners right to carry guns amid rising fears
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"Foreign residents of Saudi Arabia will be allowed to carry guns, the police minister announced after a series of militant bombings, attacks and kidnappings targeting Western workers in the kingdom."
"'In principle, a citizen has the right to carry a licensed weapon, and so does the resident. If he senses danger, he can carry a personal weapon as he does in his country,' Prince Nayef said late Wednesday."
"A Western diplomat had said some embassies and foreign companies had asked Saudi authorities to ease rules barring private security guards from carrying weapons. Nayef's comment appeared to be a response to the requests."
"Under Saudi law, foreigners - even security guards - cannot have weapons, while Saudis must apply for a permit. Nayef's comments suggested foreigners would be allowed to seek permits, though he did not elaborate." ...
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UK: Ex-Cop Jailed For Assault On Barman
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"A former policeman and judo champion who launched a terrifying attack on a barman after he refused to serve his 15-year-old daughter has been jailed for 12 months."
"Six-footer Andrew Costello claimed he had been acting in self-defence when he had punched moderately-built Carlos Susin to the ground and had used a chair as a weapon with which to hit him."
"After Costello was convicted by a jury of wounding, Judge Graham Cottle said his defence had been 'fanciful'."
"He told Costello at Exeter Crown Court yesterday: 'You are a large man and he is a comparatively small man.'"
"'You should have known better how to deal with the situation with which you were confronted. You have been a police officer. You asked no questions, you went straight in and attacked him.'"
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Italy: Italy probes G8 riot police case
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"A court in Italy has begun proceedings to determine if 29 policemen should stand trial for injuring protesters at the G8 summit in Genoa in 2001."
"Hundreds of protesters and police were injured in the rioting, and one demonstrator was shot dead by police."
"Charges against the police included inflicting grievously bodily harm, falsifying evidence, slander and abusing police powers."
"Police chiefs said their men were acting in self-defence."
"Television viewers around the world saw pictures of police beating and kicking protesters at the G8 summit." ...
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Bangladesh: Revolver of State Minister's Gunman snatched
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"A gang yesterday snatched a licensed revolver and its bullets from the gunman of State Minister for Environment and Forest Zafrul Islam Chowdhury at Kamlapur in Motijheel."
"The gang of four to five youths waylaid Abdus Sattar, assistant-sub inspector of Special Branch (SB) of police, near Peer Jangi Mazar at about 6:10am when he was going to receive the minister at Kamlapur Railway Station, police said." ...
"'One of the youths pointed a pistol at my forehead, two brandished machete and home-made bombs while another forcibly snatched my 7.62 revolver, magazine, ammunition and my purse with Tk 150 and some important documents,' Sattar said in a FIR (first information report) filed with Motijheel Police Station." ... |
Ghana: Firearm possession trial continues
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"Prosecution in the case of Michael Soussoudis on Wednesday said it would prefer that the investigator of the case told the Court where one of the missing renewal receipts covering a weapon could be traced."
"Mrs Meley Wood, Chief State Attorney, was replying to an order of an Accra Fast Track Court, which asked the Prosecution to furnish it with a missing renewal licence receipt that was not among 42 others." ...
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Bangladesh: Burglars take away pistol, cash from Officer in Charge's house
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Burglars made away with a loaded pistol, cash and other valuables from the house of the officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station in Rajbari on Saturday.
According to Abul Khayer Fakir, some unknown people broke into his police station compound flat at around 3:00am and took away a pistol with nine bullets, two cell phone sets and Tk 6,000 when he was sleeping.
The intruders cut the toilet window grills for their business, he added.
"I fell asleep at about 1:00am, but woke up sensing something wrong," Fakir said.
As he searched the house, the police official found his belongings, all kept on the table, missing.
Local police held two persons yesterday morning suspecting their alleged link to the stealing. However, police declined to disclose their name.
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VA: Former officer pleads guilty to felony [for trading his service pistol for cocaine], misdemeanor [for filing a false report]
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"A former Gordonsville police officer accused of selling his service pistol to buy cocaine pleaded guilty Thursday to embezzlement and filing a false report."
"Emerson L. Brown II, 36, faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced Aug. 24. Prosecutors dropped charges of possession of cocaine and obstruction of justice in exchange for his guilty pleas."
"Brown failed to show up for work Oct. 10, prompting a regional search that ended three days later when he was found in a Fredericksburg subdivision. According to court records, Brown originally told police he had been abducted in Orange and brought to Fredericksburg, but later admitted he made up the story." ...
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Philippines: 2 quarreling cops disrupt fiesta revelry
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"A policeman and his uncle were wounded when the officer�s gun went off in a scuffle with another cop, also a relative, during a quarrel in the southern Negros town of Cauayan early Saturday morning."
"Police Officer 2 Joe Gilbert Salcedo of the 1st Police Mobile Group was wounded in the left shoulder when his .45-caliber service pistol went off as he and PO2 Darwin Piansay of the Cauayan police grappled for possession of the weapon."
"His uncle, Antonio Lozada, 52, was shot in the chest, the bullet lodging just above his heart, when he threw himself between the quarreling policemen in an attempt to pacify them." ...
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OK: Cowboy Mounted Shooting competition to begin this week
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"Independence Day Circuit Shoot-Out, a Cowboy Mounted Shooting sponsored by the Red River Rough Riders, will begin at 7 p.m. on July 2 and competitions will continue through July 4 at Hardy Murphy Coliseum. Admission is free."
"Les Weatherford, president, said the Red River Roughriders is a Cowboy Mounted Shooting club headquartered in Burneyville, Texas. Organizers expect 65-75 competitors for the Cowboy Mounted Shooting competition in Ardmore."
"'We dress as if we were back in the late 1800s,' Weatherford said. 'We ride horseback and we carry two 45-caliber long Colt pistols. It's the same pistol they used back in the late 1800s. We load those with a light powder black that's especially formulated for this.'" ... |
IA: Buffalo Bill lives at Wild West Show in downtown LeClaire
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"Make-believe gunfire erupted and horses left road apple 'souvenirs' in downtown LeClaire as Buffalo Bill (also known as Jim Brown of Adell, Wis.) and his band of Wild West Show re-enactors chased off the Sam Bass gang Saturday afternoon."
"'That Buffalo Bill never did pay me,' growled Bass (portrayed by Dave Elrod of Rogers, Minn.) before the start of a confrontation along Front Street. 'I tell you we�re going to settle our differences the cowboy way, and that means my horse is going to bite him.'"
"Goldie Griffith (better known as Shannon Arritola of Madison, Wis.) and eight gang members readied themselves and their horses for the confrontation." ... |
NC: School gun bill goes to House floor Monday
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"The N.C. House of Representative is expected to give final passage to a House Bill on Monday that would make it a felony to fire a gun on school property ..."
"The bill was introduced after a Burns Middle School student, 13-year-old Justin Arrowood, fired shots inside the school in September 2003. No one was injured but a school resource officer had to tackle the student before arresting him."
"The current law states that felony possession of a firearm on school property is the most serious charge the boy could have faced. An active sentence is not allowed for first-time offenders."
"... Members discussed an amendment that would specify the crime would not apply to someone who fires a gun in self-defense." |
TX: Shooting Leaves Lubbock Man in Serious Condition
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A 23 year-old man underwent emergency surgery Saturday after he was shot in the abdomen.
Police say the man was carrying a pistol when he tried to gain entry into a house in the 6300 block of 28th street. Once inside, he got in a fight with an 18 year-old who was in the house.
During the altercation, the 23 year-old dropped the gun. The other man then picked it up and shot the 23-year-old in the abdomen. The victim then drove to the hospital.
He is listed in serious condition at Covenant Hospital. The shooting is under investigation.
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MO: Ruling keeps club�s lawsuit alive in court
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"The gun club that sued the Boone County Commission over a decision about a rifle range near Hallsville has won a small victory but still awaits final judgment."
"Green Valley Rifle and Pistol Club is suing the county over some of the stipulations that accompanied the county�s conditional-use permit for a 600-yard range planned by Green Valley. The club has an existing shooting operation in Hallsville."
"After protests from neighbors, the Boone County Planning and Zoning Commission initially denied the permit. The club appealed, and the county commission granted the permit on April 1, 2003, with a slew of stipulations. The club filed a lawsuit four weeks later." ... |
NY: Robbed cabbie begs for car
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"Bring back my car!"
"That was the plea a Bronx livery cab driver made yesterday to three men who beat him, tried to shoot him and stole his vehicle." ...
"The three thieves hailed the cab around 12:30 a.m. yesterday on E. Tremont Ave. and asked to be taken to Jackson Ave. When the cab got to 147th St. and Jackson Ave., one of the men pulled a handgun and demanded money."
"'I gave them all I had,' said Sanchez, who forked over $262 and jewelry, including his wedding ring."
"But that was not enough for the thugs, who smashed Sanchez on the back of the head with the pistol and tossed him out of the car. One of the attackers then trained the gun on Sanchez and pulled the trigger." ...
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Philippines: Gunmen murder Marikina trader in this "Brady Paradise"
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"A businessman was shot dead while hugging his five children after two gunmen barged into their house in Marikina City dawn of Saturday." ...
"[SP04] Cruz said that the gunmen pretended to be buyers of meat, but Ervie was surprised when he saw one of the men pulled out a gun."
"Ervie ran back to his house but the killers followed the victim."
"When the gunmen gained entry, Ervie was already hugging his five children."
"At this juncture, the killers fired at him. The children were unharmed."
"Recovered from the scene were nine shells of a 9mm and .45-caliber pistols and a round of ammunition."
"Police are still determining the motive behind the killing of the meat dealer." ... |
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