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Airport screening not improved, reports say
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"Two upcoming government reports will say the quality of screening at airports is no better now than before the Sept. 11 attacks, according to a House member who has been briefed on the contents."
"The Government Accountability Office ... and the Homeland Security Department�s inspector general are expected to soon release their findings on the performance of Transportation Security Administration screeners."
"'A lot of people will be shocked at the billions of dollars we�ve spent and the results they�re going to see, which confirm previous examinations of the Soviet-style screening system we�ve put in place,' Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., told The Associated Press on Friday." [emphasis added] ...
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Submitter's Note: And allowing pilots to carry their pistols would have cost . . . nothing? |
'No-fly' procedures still plague air travelers
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"Thousands of airline travelers a day are wrongfully identified as being on the government�s 'no fly' list of known or suspected terrorists due to the failings of the airline industry�s pre-screening process, experts told a congressional panel Wednesday. Meanwhile, the government system intended to take over that screening process is so underfunded it might not get off the ground, a government official warned." ...
"Moreover, because of national security concerns, only a portion of the information on government-controlled no-fly lists is shared with the airlines, Paul Rosenzweig of the Heritage Foundation told members of a House Homeland Security subcommittee." ...
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Submitter's Note: If I'm not mistaken, this list is the same one that Kennedy et al, want to be able to deny our basic rights over. If the airlines can't get it right, and the process is so overwhelmed, what's to say that we the little people won't be overwhelmed as well? |
Constitutional Militia Required by 2nd Amendment
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"In an attempt to shut down the Minuteman Project and demonize them, seditionist groups like La Raza and Hermanidad Mexicana Nacional started slinging the same worn out standard that anyone opposed to illegals smuggling themselves across the border is a racist." ...
"... Not to be outdone in all the shouting, President Bush let loose with the accusation that the Minutemen were 'vigilantes.'" ...
"We are all aware of the massive assault on our Second Amendment rights regarding our God-given right to own and bear arms. Richard Celata has even raised the specter about our gun rights and the National ID:"
"In my opinion, the National ID is more about control � and when it comes, and your guns are listed in the database, they will know exactly what you have. ..." ... |
Congress assails domain ruling
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"Congress lashed out at the Supreme Court yesterday for expanding government powers of eminent domain and vowed to ban any federal funds for state and local governments that employ the new authority." ...
"Arguing that Congress has no business interfering with the ruling unless it wants to amend the Constitution, Mrs. Pelosi said: 'This is almost as if God has spoken.'"
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Toyobo Statement on Zylon(r) as a Ballistic Fiber Used by Body Armor Manufacturers
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... "Toyobo Co., Ltd. stands behind Zylon(r), a lightweight high strength fiber used by manufacturers in a number of different applications, including by body armor manufacturers for ballistic use. Leading body armor manufacturers continue to use Zylon as a ballistic component in their products that are certified by the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice for use by the nation's law enforcement community."
"A recent press release by Second Chance Body Armor, Inc. claiming 'new issues' by a company consultant with its use of Zylon is another attempt to divert attention from Second Chance's admission that its vests do not satisfy its own warranties. ..." ... |
TX: Robber Shot By Jewelry Store Owner During Robbery Attempt
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"An East Texas store owner turns the tables on a would be robber. Their confrontation sends the robber to the hospital."
"It all began just after 5 o'clock Thursday evening at the American Gold and Diamond Exchange at the intersection of Fifth Street and Fleishel."
"Police said 22-year-old David Daniel pulled a butcher knife on the clerk and told her to get down on the ground. The owner was in the back of the store and saw what was going on. Police said he took out his pistol and shot Daniel in the leg."
"Daniel then fled around the corner into a nearby store, Tyler Nails. The owner followed him and held him at gunpoint until police arrived. ..." ... |
FL: Gun owners have solemn responsibility
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"Owning guns is not the problem. But in the wrong hands, toting them around and using them can be big ones."
"Carrying a concealed weapon is a pretty simple process. These days there are about 345,000 folks legally packing heat in Florida." ...
"And we're just talking about the people who've bothered to fill out the paperwork ... Requests for applications more than quadrupled after 9/11 from 10,186 in October of that year to 44,728 in October 2002."
"What makes all this much more interesting is that in April, Gov. Jeb Bush signed into law a bill that will allow Floridians to use force on an attacker without first trying to escape."
"It adds a whole new dimension to the idea of being armed." ... |
CA: Westside on lookout for lion
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"When Leslie Meyer looked out her window into her backyard, twice this week, she couldn�t believe what she saw."
"'It looked like it had cat ears and a really long, bushy tail. It looked like a cat, but when it turned around I noticed it was huge,' Meyer said. 'It was a mountain lion and it was pretty amazing. It was actually pretty scary.'"
"That was about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Then about the same time Wednesday, the animal returned to the pond below the family�s home on Limestone Lane, adjacent to the UC Santa Cruz campus."
"'At that point, my mother called 911 and was told animal services would be out,' Meyer said. 'We stayed around to warn people that it was here, but we never saw them or police or anybody come out here.'" ... |
AK: Protect yourself from predatory bears
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"The mauling deaths of Rich and Kathy Huffman remind us again of the need for extreme precautions when camping in bear country. Ignoring precautions was probably a major factor in the deaths of Tim Treadwell and his fiance nearly two years ago."
"But the Huffmans took many precautions. They camped far from where they cooked and ate; they stored food in bear-proof containers away from where they slept. ... But it didn't save them from a predatory grizzly. What more could anyone do?"
"First, surround your camp with a four- or five-strand 3,000- to 10,000-volt electric fence. Strands are placed at 1-inch intervals, starting an inch above ground level. Use a lightweight, battery-operated charger and twine-wrapped wire." ...
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NM: New Mexico border vigil planned
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"Minuteman volunteers in New Mexico will begin civilian border patrols in October in what organizers said yesterday will be an effort to shut down a portion of that state's border to rising numbers of illegal aliens and drug smugglers."
"New Mexico organizer Bob Wright, a field coordinator during the 'Minuteman Project' patrols in Arizona in April, said he has begun meetings with ranchers and landowners in the border areas near Columbus, N.M., where his volunteers will man observation posts to report -- not detain -- illegal aliens and other border intruders." ... |
PA: Easy Gun? Easy Go -- How Lawmakers Are Helping Killers
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"WITH FACTS and figures a few weeks ago, the Daily News showed how many guns used in crimes could be traced to local gun shops."
"Turns out it was a lot. No. 1 on the list: Colosimo's, the popular gun shop on Spring Garden Street, with 263 guns traced to crimes in 2003 according to federal figures. Right behind Colosimo's was a pawn shop, two other gun shops and an archery and gun merchant."
"We're sympathetic to the store owners who spoke to Daily News reporters Barbara Laker and Myung Oak Kim and argued that they shouldn't be held responsible for what people do with guns purchased from their stores." ...
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OH: July 11 Vote by Columbus, OH Council On Extensive Gun Ban Expected
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Columbus City Council will meet [July 11] starting at 5 pm for its routine weekly meeting. What is NOT routine is that Council will likely be holding its final public comment, and a final vote, on the controversial and irrational ban on most semi-automatic rifles, and many shotguns and handguns.
Council has indicated that it will hear from three proponents of the ban/registration scheme, and three opponents, prior to its vote that night. Some minor modifications are possible to the proposed ordinance, but the ban is likely to pass. Under Columbus City Code, the ban would become law 30 days after any such vote by Council.
This is an anti-gun City Council that has largely ignored the comments of law-abiding Columbus residents who do not wish to be "criminalized" with the stroke of a pen.
PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND THIS COUNCIL MEETING TO SHOW YOUR CONTINUED OPPOSITION TO THIS ENTIRELY UNNEEDED PIECE OF LEGISLATION. |
RI: Campaign urges more gun awareness
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"As gunfire continued to crackle on the streets of Providence, the Rhode Island Medical Society yesterday renewed a campaign to have parents do more to keep their children away from guns."
KABA Note: And these two things are connected how?
"Using a national estimate, the campaign stresses what it calls a startling fact: 'More children play in a home with a gun than play in a home with a dog,' 43 percent to 30 percent."
"And Mayor David N. Cicilline announced a no-questions-asked policy for anyone who turns in a firearm to the police." ... |
OH: Testimony of Peoples Rights Organization Against Gun Ban in Columbus Ohio (PRO)
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"Council Member Mentel, ladies and gentlemen of Columbus City Council, thank you once again for the opportunity to address this body in this very important matter."
"My name is Brent Greer, and I am secretary of Peoples Rights Organization. I do not work for the National Rifle Association, nor am I a lobbyist. I am a private citizen, associated with an organization that is concerned that Council is readying to pass a law that is solely for show, but will do nothing to fight crime � because by its very design it will have absolutely no effect on criminals."
"It will merely turn law-abiding citizens into criminals � with the simple stroke of a pen." ...
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UK: Ex-officer fails in assault appeal
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"A FORMER Cheshire police officer, who assaulted his wife in a row over a sponge used to wash the dog, has failed to get his conviction overturned."
"Anthony Potter, 55, appealed at Mold Crown Court on Monday following a conviction at Flintshire Magistrates Court for assault."
"The appeal was dismissed and the conviction must stand. However, a community penalty imposed was quashed."
"Magistrates had ordered a 12-month community rehabilitation order on condition Potter attended a 27-week domestic violence course."
"But at the appeal, a conditional discharge for 12 months was imposed."
"Recorder Mr Jonathan Furness QC questioned what benefit a man who had served in the police for 30 years would get from the course." ... |
Japan: Rise in Japanese military suicides blamed on bullying
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"JAPAN'S defence agency is looking into an alarming increase in suicides among armed forces personnel, after an increase of more than 30 per cent in three years."
"But while the Self Defence Force (SDF) says it has 'no idea why there has been an increase' in the number of suicides, others believe it is down to a culture of bullying within the ranks."
"There were 94 suicides among SDF members in the year to March 2005 ..."
"An SDF spokeswoman said they had 'no idea' why there had been an increase, but were investigating the suicides and introducing new measures including counselling." ...
"Suicide notes left for family members have detailed SDF members being shot with airguns, punched and forced to buy pornographic videos." |
UK: Soldier dies in 'tragic' accident
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"An 18-year-old British soldier died after accidentally shooting himself at a base in Iraq, it has been confirmed."
"Signaller Paul William Didsbury, from Blackpool, is understood to have discharged his own weapon while at the Basra airport base, southern Iraq."
"Military officials are believed to have ruled out suicide and are investigating Wednesday's incident."
"His commanding officer said Signaller Didsbury was known as 'Dids' and was 'outgoing and irrepressibly cheerful'."
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Canada: Not gun-shy -- Sculptor uses art to provoke dialogue on violence
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"The 'Gun Sculpture' is just one of many high-calibre artworks on display at the Works Art and Design Festival."
"With that obvious joke out of the way, Edmonton sculptor Sandra Bromley insists that she and her partner, Wallis Kendal, are not aiming to take away your guns - the Canadian government is doing that. They're just making a comment about guns."
"'We created it to provoke dialogue on issues of violence in our communities,' Bromley says. 'It's a pretty simple message.'"
"In short, guns kill people."
"That, too, seems obvious, hardly worth mentioning at all, until you actually see the thing. ... the Gun Sculpture is ... made entirely of lethal weapons welded together. ... more than 7,000 weapons in all. ... Frankly, it can give you the creeps - or at least attract creeps who say things like, 'Man, what a waste of good guns.'" ...
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NY: Gun owners seek return of property
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"Todd Johns sent his gun, which was given to him by his father, to Ithaca Gun Company for repairs in January."
He still doesn't have his gun barrel, and last week he discovered he might never get it back because Ithaca Gun Company has closed its doors." ...
"The New York State Attorney General's regional offices in Binghamton and Syracuse have received about a dozen calls as of Monday from people concerned about the deposits they put down for repairs and their property they sent in, said Paul Larrabee of the Attorney General's press office."
"Larrabee said the Attorney General is helping in expediting the return of people's property." ... |
GA: ASK isn't anti-gun, it is pro-children (first letter)
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Bob Barr's dismissal of the ASK program ("Anti-gun initiative full of blanks," @issue, June 29) is paranoid bluster.
As a parent who asks, I can attest that I couldn't care less if someone owns guns, enjoys shooting or is a National Rifle Association member. I simply won't let my children become a statistic by playing unsupervised in a home where guns are present. Further, every parent of whom I've ever asked this awkward question has been candid and appreciative.
The ASK program isn't stealth anti-gunism; it's pragmatism in action. It avoids infringement on Second Amendment rights and concentrates instead on preventing the too-common tragedy of dead or wounded children. I wonder if Barr has ever considered that accidental gun deaths of children might be at an all-time low because parents are asking. |
Hornet cartridge still has some steam
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"After 75 years the .22 Hornet cartridge still hasn�t quite run out of steam and still has its share of hard-core devotees."
"Although the Hornet made its debut as a commercial varmint cartridge after being introduced by Winchester in 1930, the cartridge�s origins date back to the early or mid-1920s when wildcatters experimented loading the old .22 WCF case (originally a black powder cartridge) with smokeless powders and began using jacketed instead of lead bullets."
"The first Hornet rifles came off production lines with .223 groove diameter bores to match groove diameters of .22 rimfire rifles. Later, however, some rifle makers used a .224 groove diameter which became the standard for modern Hornets." ... |
WY: Around Wyoming
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"* The 1838 Rendezvous will be recreated today through Tuesday. Muzzle-loading rifle, pistol, and shotgun primitive matches, hawk and knife contests, children's games, and a trader's row will be featured. Water and wood is available for campers. Info: Heritage Center, (307) 856-0706." ... |
CA: Cottontail rabbit season begins today
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... "In fact, as is the case with burgeoning rabbit numbers, they are so numerous that the predacious little bunnies are causing some severe agricultural problems around the valley. Fortunately, today is the opening day of cottontail season, and hunters and farmers stand to be big winners when the shooting starts." ...
"My preference for the perfect rabbit gun lies in an air rifle. I'm not talking about using youth model Daisy BB or Crossman pellet guns, but a fully fledged, 1,000-feet-per-second adult pellet rifle. Most of these firearms are capable of incredible accuracy, keeping each pellet within a 1-inch bulls-eye at ranges in excess of 50 feet." ... |
NY: Shooting contests held every Sunday [and other events]
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"The Cayuga County Sportsmen Club is having trap, skeet, and sporting clay shooting every Sunday morning."
"For more information call the Cayuga County Sportsmen Club at 252-2031." ...
"Rifle garand in Camillus coming up"
"The Camillus Sportsmen's Club will hold a garand and military bolt-rifle match from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with registrations at 8 a.m. and noon on Saturday, July 17 at the Camillus Sportsman Club, 5803, Devoe Rd., Camillus."
"For more information, contact Stu Hallock (607) 749-2800 or Jerry Corcoran 677-9465." |
IN: Women in the Outdoors holds successful first event
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"The first ever Pokagon Longbeards Women in the Outdoors event east of Angola Saturday saw 36 participants and 22 helpers working together for a fun day of learning about, and enjoyment of, outdoor activities." ...
"Highlights of the day included lessons on shotgunning, flyfishing, turkey shooting, sighting, rifle, venison and dutch oven cooking, and self-defense lessons. No matter which lesson it was, however, laughs and applause were the rule. The day ended with drawings for door prizes and conclusion of the silent auction." ... |
Malta: Sport shooting for all ages
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"The recent discussions in Parliament regarding the Arms Bill and especially the debates on the use of arms by young children in target sport shooting shows how ill-informed are our politicians on the subject. I am sure that 99 per cent of them have never watched a shooting competition in a shooting range and yet they dare force their misguided opinions down our throats in the form of inappropriate legislation. The insular mentality of our island has probably kept them from seeing what has been happening abroad in this highly popular sport."
"In practically all countries around the world the only age related restriction to use an airgun or a smallbore rifle to practise these Olympic shooting disciplines in a shooting range is that the child has to be old enough to be able to lift the weight of the gun without damaging his spine." ... |
UK: Taking a stand against knives
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"DANCERS, singers and poets are coming together under the Roundhouse banner to take a stand against knife culture."
"Never an organisation to shy away from issues, the Roundhouse is hosting Youth Against Knives at Jackson's Lane Theatre, in Highgate, on Tuesday evening."
"The event will be staged by the Roundhouse Creative Projects team, which has worked with more than 6,000 young people since 2000."
"And it comes in the wake of a recent Roundhouse survey which found that most of the 14 to 15-year-olds questioned carried knives for self-defence."
"The youths interviewed were involved in Camden-based gangs and said it was easy to get knives." ... |
Australia: Ex-publican locked up
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"AN ex-publican and his lover were behind bars last night after they allegedly tried to rob one of his former hotels."
"Armed offenders squad detectives arrested Dwayne Lord, 39, and his girlfriend, mother of two Somer Longworth, 26, after the attempted robbery in Yarraville."
"The pair were charged with two counts of armed robbery, two counts of theft, and two counts of criminal damage."
"They have also been charged with robbing the Gardenvale TAB in Martin St, Brighton."
"An out-of-sessions hearing at Footscray was told last night that Ms Longworth, of St Kilda, walked into the Victoria on Hyde, in Hyde St, Yarraville, about 8am yesterday wearing a balaclava and armed with a loaded sawn-off .22 calibre rifle." ... |
UK: Fake machine gun sparks armed response
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"Two youths waving a fake-machine gun at the dead of night sparked a major armed-response from police yesterday."
"The teenagers were spotted on the streets of Caister by a member of the public armed with what was believed to be an AK-47 rifle."
"Squads of armed officers from Norfolk police headquarters at Wymondham were scrambled to the town just after midnight and started an extensive search of the area."
"Yarmouth police officers involved in the incident, were then approached by another member of the public who had also seen two men with a gun." ...
"Shortly afterwards officers found a replica AK-47 BB gun in Caister cemetery off Ormesby Road, close to the initial sighting of the men on Branford Road." ... |
UK: Cork man jailed for storing arsenal
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"A Cork man who came to Belfast to see his children and ended up agreeing to store a terrorist arsenal was jailed for six years today."
"Belfast Crown Court heard that 43-year-old Patrick O'Mahoney hopes to serve his jail term in the Republic and return to his native Cork on his release."
"The court had heard that O'Mahoney admitted storing the rifle, pistols, airgun, replica pistols 80 rounds of assorted ammunition and the component parts of a pipe bomb in the boot of a car ..."
"He had come north in 2002 following difficulties in seeing his young children following the break-up of his marriage two years earlier, and found himself 'prevailed upon' to look after the arms cache." ... |
Canada: Fewer guns, less danger
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"The Manitoba government's one-month gun amnesty has netted at least 260 firearms, including 35 handguns and two sawed-off shotguns."
"'Hats off to all the Manitobans that participated in this one,' said Justice Minister Gord Mackintosh. 'I think they've each, in their own way, contributed to reducing the risk of these firearms falling into the wrong hands or perhaps even being used in a suicide.'" ...
"Tory justice critic Kelvin Goertzen said the gun amnesty was good in that it gave 'law-abiding citizens' -- like hunters and farmers -- an opportunity to dispose of their weapons safely. But it did nothing to get weapons out of the hands of criminals, he said."
"'If you're a duck or a gopher you can probably sleep better tonight,' Goertzen said. ..." ... |
South Africa: 14,000 KwaZulu-Natal firearms handed in
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"KwaZulu-Natal residents handed in a total of 14,028 firearms and more than 250 000 rounds of ammunition ahead of the amnesty deadline at midnight on Thursday, police said."
"'These firearms include pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, automatic and semi-automatic weapons and home-made firearms,' provincial police spokesperson Superintendent Vishnu Naidoo said in a statement."
"The figure included 4163 illegal firearms and 60,898 illegal rounds of ammunition. Police also seized more than 4000 firearms during crime-prevention operations."
"Meanwhile, in Johannesburg police said there was no last-minute rush to hand in firearms at police stations. 'We are geared up even if there's a rush,' Superintendent Chris Wilken said." ... |
Brazil: City may end speed limits in high crime areas
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"Rio de Janeiro legislators voted to end enforcement of speed limits in parts of the crime-plagued city at night to try to cut down on attacks on slow-moving cars."
"The city's legislative assembly passed a bill on Thursday to turn off cameras used to enforce speed limits of 40 kph (25 mph) in accident-prone points of the seaside city."
"It was unclear whether Mayor Cesar Maia would approve the legislation, which is necessary for it to go into effect. He argues that most accidents occur during the night."
"Many drivers already ignore traffic signals late at night for fear of being robbed or killed in a carjackings. The city has one of the world's highest murder rates." ... |
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