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Guns divide campaign - Kerry�s silence on the issue frustrates control advocates
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"Gun-control advocates say that Sen. John Kerry�s presidential campaign is divided about how vocal the senator should be in calling for the assault-weapons ban to be renewed." ...

"Asked if Kerry will highlight the issue in his campaign, Blaine Rummel, a spokesman for the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence said, 'There is some shiftiness.' "

"Another gun-control advocate said the campaign is divided on the matter and pointed out that Kerry does not mention gun control measures in his speeches."

Democrats may use assault weapons ban against Bush, GOP
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"When former President Bill Clinton sought to frame differences between Democrats and Republicans in his prime-time convention speech Monday, he made a point of citing the soon-to-expire federal ban on semiautomatic assault weapons." ...

T"he ex-president's charges demonstrated how some Democrats hope to use the assault weapons issue against President Bush and members of Congress in the campaign."

"Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry supports extending the ban, which is due to expire Sept. 13 unless Congress renews it. ..."

"But while many Democrats would like to cast the issue in good-versus-evil terms, it's more complicated than it appears to be, like many matters of public policy."

The Brady Bunch On The Australian Gun Ban
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"1 -- Since the new laws went into effect, there has not been a single massacre of four or more people."

"Well, not by guns, but there have been several using knives, carbon monoxide gas and arson reported by the Australian news media."

"2 -- Homicides committed with firearms have been declining since the 1997 ban took place."

"...Australia's murder rate dropped 11%, while the U.S. murder rate dropped 32% -- even though Americans bought 70 million guns during that same period.' "

"3 -- Since the gun ban, Australia has seen a drop in the use of firearms in armed robberies."

"It is true, only 6% of the robberies in 2001 involved a firearm. However the robbery rate has risen 70% since the ban went into effect. ..."

Kerry can't shoot deer or stop terror
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"He was in Wisconsin the other day, pretending to be a regular guy, and was asked what kind of hunting he preferred. 'I'd have to say deer,' said the senator. 'I go out with my trusty 12-gauge double-barrel, crawl around on my stomach... That's hunting.' "

"This caused huge hilarity among my New Hampshire neighbours. None of us has ever heard of anybody deer hunting by crawling around on his stomach, even in Massachusetts. The trick is to blend in with the woods and, given that John Kerry already looks like a forlorn tree in late fall, it's hard to see why he'd give up his natural advantage in order to hunt horizontally."

"Possibly his weird Vietnam nostalgia is getting out of control. Still, if I come across a guy in the woods in deer season inching through the undergrowth with a mouthful of bear scat, at least I'll know who it is."

Cheap Imports Outgun Kalashnikov Sales Submitted by: RPA-PAC Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The Kalashnikov, like vodka, seems quintessentially Russian. But, as with vodka, plenty of other countries make versions of the assault rifle, and Russia's arms export agency isn't flattered. It doesn't help that the foreign versions come cheaper."

7,000 gun purchases slip through system
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"More than 7,000 people who should have been barred from buying guns were able to buy them anyway in 2002 and 2003, according to a Justice Department review released Monday."

"The government rarely prosecutes such cases, the report said."

"Federal law stipulates that gun buyers wait three business days before receiving their weapons so background checks can be conducted by the FBI. Of the 17 million gun purchases in the last two years, 122,000 were denied because of the checks."

According to JTO, "...the review further found that retrieval time took a year or more, allowing sufficient time for the illegal purchaser to commit a crime with the gun."

Question is: how many did?

Anti's Trying to Rescue the Semi-Auto Ban from Death Row (GOA)
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"The ban on magazines and firearms -- passed in 1994 -- represents one of the most hated pieces of gun control ever enacted. But with less than two months to go (and Congress being in recess most of that time), the ban is scheduled to sunset on September 13, 2004."

"Anti-gun Senator Dianne Feinstein, however, is not giving up and is pushing hard to get the semi-auto ban tacked on to some other bill."

Michele Malkin: Five Reasons to Fear a Democrat Administration
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1. Ted Kennedy. The senior bloviator from Massachusetts has worked relentlessly since the Sept. 11 attacks to cripple homeland defense. ...he has exploited the War on Terrorism to advance his anti-Second Amendment agenda.

2. The American Civil Liberties Union.

3. The Professional Grievance-Mongers. ...the collective response of the Diversity Is Our Strength crowd to the War on Terror has been to cry, "Racist!"

4. The Open Borders Lobby. ...

5. First Responder Fetishists. ...there is no question that our brave firefighters, cops and emergency personnel need increased training and support -- but dialing 911 is not the solution to stopping another 9/11.

Praise for law permitting police to carry weapons across state lines
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"A new federal law permitting working and retired police officers to carry their weapons in all 50 states was praised yesterday as a deterrent to crime and terrorism."

"The legislation passed by Congress and signed by the president exempts police officers and some other law enforcement personnel from needing permits to carry their guns when traveling outside their state of residence."

"The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act won approval after 10 years of lobbying by law enforcement groups, including the National Fraternal Order of Police. Without the new law, police officers could be charged with illegally possessing a gun in a state where they did not have a carrying permit."

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Yeah, we can't possibly prosecute "the elite" for breaking the law. They always must have special privileges not afforded to the "common man."

VA: 'No violations' in police fogger use
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"An internal investigation by the Richmond Police Department has concluded that 'there were no violations of our existing policy' when a police supervisor deployed a pepper spray fogger inside a crowded East Main Street apartment May 30."

"But the city police policy governing the use of pepper spray foggers has been changed in the aftermath of the incident that forced more than 100 young people to flee down a 3-foot-wide stairway."

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Hmmm, let's see. There was nothing wrong with sending a throng of youngsters down a narrow stairway, possibly causing injury or death, but the regulations will have to be changed anyway? That's not suspicious or anything!

PA: With all the negative stories about cops lately, we figured we'd post something positive
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"Trooper Walasavage was on patrol Easter Sunday last year when he spotted a murder suspect and gave chase. 'The first thing I did was say a prayer. It was Easter Sunday. I thought it would be a quiet day but I ended up getting into a pursuit. Here's a guy that killed two people and was holding a girl hostage and holding a gun to her head,' Walasavage recalled."

"Police said the double murderer was Robert Hixson. They said he gunned down a brother and sister-in-law last year in the Poconos and kidnapped their daughter. It ended in Bucks County. Trooper Walasavage was able to talk to Hixson into freeing the girl, drop his gun and surrender. Several times, Walasavage said, Hixson threatened him with a gun."

On Guns and Abortion
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"Consider firearms as the rough equivalent of a motor vehicle. Both require a degree of maturity and skill for proper operation. Both face concerns over safety and lawful application, since both are potentially deadly weapons. Both have restrictive provisions for their use (such as age, criminal background, drug abuse, etc.). Using the template of a driver�s license, we could explore federal legislation on firearms that would involve a test-based license - one for simple ownership, with a more extensive test for a concealed-carry permit. These exams - uniform, and nationally administered - would encompass knowledge of gun safety, gun laws, and a shooting-range assessment of minimal skill levels."

UK: Gun fiasco a 'success' say police
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"POLICE have described an operation in which 50 officers failed to apprehend a gunman in Leather-head as an 'outstanding exercise'."

"Officers sealed off Kingston Road on September 26 last year, bringing the town to a standstill, after Alan Lynserd Mullings, 40, from Addlestone, convinced police negotiators he was at the address."

"Surrey Police's comments about the siege come after Mullings was sentenced to nine years in prison at Northampton Crown Court on July 9 for possessing a firearm with intent after an incident in that town."

AL: Federal Court OKs Ban on Sale of Sex Toys
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"A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld a 1998 Alabama law banning the sale of sex toys in the state, ruling the Constitution doesn't include a right to sexual privacy." ...

" 'If the people of Alabama in time decide that a prohibition on sex toys is misguided, or ineffective, or just plain silly, they can repeal the law and be finished with the matter,' the court said."

"On the other hand, if we today craft a new fundamental right by which to invalidate the law, we would be bound to give that right full force and effect in all future cases including, for example, those involving adult incest, prostitution, obscenity, and the like."

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First guns, then toy guns, now toys? But what's this businesss about federal courts "creating new rights?"

UK: Innocent men told to pay for jail time
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"Two men cleared of a schoolboy's murder after spending 18 years behind bars have been told by the Appeal Court they should pay for the everyday living expenses they saved while in jail."

"Cousins Michael and Vincent Hickey were jailed for life for the 1978 killing of newspaper boy, Carl Bridgwater, 13, at Yew Tree Farm, in Staffordshire."

"After years of protesting their innocence, the convictions were quashed in 1997 and the pair were awarded compensation for their wrongful convictions and estimated loss of earnings."

"Michael Hickey, who was a teenager at the time of the murder, was awarded 990,000 pounds and Vincent Hickey was granted 506,220 pounds."

"However, the official assessor who made the awards then reduced the loss of earnings aspect by a quarter to take account of the amount he considered they would have had to spend on everyday living had they not been in jail."

OH: Cleveland Editor Takes Heat for Publishing Gun List
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"Clifton, a longtime leader in the Freedom of Information battle and former chair of the American Society of Newspaper Editors FOI committee, said the information went up at noon Wednesday and sparked a flurry of phone calls to his home. 'There has been a steady stream of phone calls, some of them obscene,' he said. 'I talked to my wife at about 3 p.m. and she said they were coming about one every two minutes.' "

"The veteran editor, who said he has always had a published phone number, hoped he would not have to change it, and did not expect to alter the paper's plans for publication of the names, which will include a monthly update on any new concealed weapons permit registrants. ..."

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Time to go after the advertisers.

OH: Ohio Child Shot with "Assault" Weapon (JTO)
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"On Sept. 13th the law banning 19 Assault Weapons will sunset. The Government is ignoring the loss of life and injury from these weapons."

"This week a 12 year old Fremont boy was shot at a family gathering while playing with assault rifles. According to the News Messenger police say there were over 30 different types of weapons seized."

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Has the fact that the ban is still in effect and failed to prevent this tragedy eluded these clueless wonders?

CA: Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Applauds Schwarzenegger Veto
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"California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger did the right thing when he vetoed SB1177, a so-called "gun safety education" bill, because of its potential to allow anti-gun propaganda to be taught in the guise of safety, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today."

" 'SB1177 was an attempt to politicize hunting and self defense issues within schools in an open ended manner, with no state guidance,' said CCRKBA's California representative Jim March. 'On a cost basis alone, it was a disaster in the making.' "

NY: Rookie cop charged with reckless assault: DA
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"A rookie police officer from Jamaica was arrested last Thursday after he allegedly shot his girlfriend's sister while showing his gun to some friends in Ozone Park, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said."

"Jeffrey Rivera, 23, who lives in Jamaica and was assigned to the 70th Precinct in Brooklyn, was charged with reckless assault, evidence tampering and making a false report for reporting that the gun went off while he was cleaning it, Brown said."

NY: 80 Sirens Wailing, but Do Not Panic: This Is Only a Drill
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"Since its debut about a month ago, it has quickly become one of New York City's hottest acts for those lucky enough to catch a free, unannounced performance. Call it 'The Police Drive Fast! And Park!' " ...

"Sometimes, depending on the block, they park perpendicular to the curb; sometimes at a slant. The officers - scores of them - get out of the cars. They do not rush into a building. They do not draw their guns. They pretty much just stand around for half an hour or so. Then, officers pile back into their cars and, again in formation, the cars pull away from the curb and drive off."

"The drills, held almost daily and coming just weeks before the Republican National Convention, are alternately impressive, alarming and even amusing, but within the Police Department, they are deadly serious - so serious that Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly refused to divulge details." ...

"A woman hurried past officers from the heavily armed Emergency Service Unit, talking into her cellphone: 'I don't know. They have machine guns."

OH: Doug Clifton Defends His Paper's Action on Guns on NRA Radio Program
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"I have had guns my whole life, I have a gun in my home � a pistol... Once I retire, and have more time, I will probably buy a rifle and shoot skeet."

KABA Note: Another clueless cretin who thinks Second Amendment rights are about shooting skeet and uses the First Amendment to try and undermine the Second.

"Clifton said the posting of his personal information sparked 40 phone calls to his home during the past two days, along with several e-mails. ...'Most of it seems to be focused at home, but it is tapering off.' " ...

"If anyone is guilty of intimidation, it is Mr. Clifton. He has made public information about private citizens the General Assembly sought to protect."

IN: Local police believe Taser guns are safe Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Two Greene County law enforcement officers -- Linton Police Chief Keith McDonald and Bloomfield Town Marshal Bob Richardson -- believe the weapons are safe as well as effective, and they have no plans to suspend the use by their respective police departments in wake of national scrutiny and discussion among some news agencies questioning their safety qualities."

MI: Wayland's police officers to use tasers
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"Wayland's Police Department has an addition to its arsenal that promises to make law enforcement safer for them, as well as potential law-breakers they encounter."

"Taser X26 guns are being carried by officers. The 7-ounce, bright yellow plastic gun made by Taser International could be mistaken for a toy "gun," but it provides a police officer with a quick, easy way to disable an attacker without having to use lethal force or hand-to-hand combat."

FL: Officer Forced to Resign Over Gun Incident Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A Winter Haven police officer has been forced to resign after he lied about pulling his gun on a 16-year-old boy." "Rodger King, who has worked for the Police Department for four years, had been suspended with pay since June 30. He resigned July 9 in the face of a recommendation by Chief Paul Goward that he be fired." "King, 26, has a history of misconduct during his tenure at the agency."

Reducing Crime, But Not In The Nation's Capital... (GOA)
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"But if my dad worked in DC, defending himself like that would have been illegal. His concealed carry permit is no good here -- neither is mine, which is why I was unarmed when I stumbled into southeast earlier this summer. And let me tell you: never have I so badly wanted to have a gun on me than I did then."

"As a matter of fact, the Second Amendment itself is no good here in DC. ..."

"It doesn't have to be that way. That's why I like guns -- because they save innocent lives much more often than they are used to take them. And it sickens me to think that here, in the very heart of the place where freedom supposedly reigns, an integral part of the Constitution is being trampled."

Russia: FSB Not Taking Its Terrorism Alarms Seriously
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"For more than a week, national and local media have been kicking around news of a possible imminent attack by Chechen terrorists on a St. Petersburg clinic or hospital, according to a recent FSB warning."

"Television and newspapers tell chilling tales of how hospital staff around the city are on high alert ..."

"This would all have to be taken seriously if I did not believe that law enforcement agencies are merely manipulating the public. Unfortunately, that is what I thought after watching the NTV evening news on Monday."

NE: Preventing gun crimes
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"The United States has numerous federal efforts aimed at reducing gun-related crime and violence. They include gun buyback programs, programs to distribute gun locks, programs to prosecute gun-related crimes to maximize punishment." ...

"With all those dollars and efforts concentrated on the back end of gun crimes ...it was disturbing to learn a key finding in a recent federal report..."

"Only about 4.5 percent of the nation's federally licensed gun dealers are checked each year to ensure they comply with firearms laws. ..."

"The need to remain vigilant about gun violence is, perhaps, greater than ever. In Nebraska, for example, though crime reports are down overall, murder and rape have increased. ..."

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Overall crime is on the decrease, but somehow guns are still a major concern in one of the few states that disarms its citizens and doesn't allow them to carry concealed.

NJ: Codey to "twisted" sisters: "We're not going to take it"
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Senate President Says Gun Advocates' Message "Outside the Realm of Reality"

"The presence of a firearm rarely defuses a potentially violent situation, but rather, escalates violence to the breaking point. Rather than advocating for more guns on the street, we should bring attention to the need for more policemen in high-crime areas. I may be out of line here, but I'd rather see the decision to use lethal force being made by a highly-trained safety expert."

"While I don't disagree with the argument that women's safety issues are very important in today's society, I think it's downright unconscionable to use scare tactics to advocate for diminishing gun control laws, and allowing more weapons on our streets."

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Pot. Kettle. Black

CO: Woman accuses Springs police of misusing Taser gun
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"A Colorado Springs woman has accused a police officer of throwing her down and shocking her with a Taser gun even though she wasn't resisting arrest."

"In a complaint filed with Colorado Springs police, Kim Breazell, 33, said she argued with police, but was complying with three officers as they walked her from her house."

"Police reports dispute her account, saying Breazell was planting her feet and refusing to walk and that she was shocked only after officers warned her several times."

"The complaint is one of several filed with police since they began arming patrol officers with Tasers about six months ago..."

FL: Leon County Sheriff's deputies now carry stun guns
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FULL TEXT BELOW:

Sheriff Larry Campbell's deputies are all carrying Taser stun guns now, and a deputy zapped Campbell with one this morning in law enforcement's newest rite of passage.

Tallahassee police have had a few stun guns for about a year, but not enough for every officer on patrol.

Tasers are being used by more than 5,000 agencies across the country, but not everyone is convinced they're as safe as they're supposed to be. Human rights groups think they're too cruel and want the government to independently test their effect on humans.

MI: Mayor's top aide ranted way out of ticket
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"Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's top aide got out of a speeding ticket last month after berating officers and calling the police chief from her city-owned car, the officers said."

" 'I've had dope men treat me better,' Detroit Police Officer Zack Weishuhn said of Christine Beatty, the mayor's chief of staff. Weishuhn told the Free Press his supervisor advised him not to ticket Beatty." ...

"When Weishuhn approached the window of Beatty's city-issued Ford Crown Victoria, he said she asked him: 'Do you know who the (expletive) I am?' " ...

"After the traffic stop, Weishuhn and Tomsic were summoned to their precinct house, the 12th (Palmer Park) Precinct, where they met with the inspector in charge of police operations."

"Lalone said he heard the inspector tell the officers to be more discreet. He said he stands by his decision to let Beatty go."

" 'I'd show the same courtesy to any city worker,' Lalone said. 'Because we're all underpaid and overworked.' "

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Your government at work! In bureaucrat speak it's called "courtesy," but in real terms, it's called "elitism" and "corruption."

TX: Texas says no to Mizzou gun permits Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"If you are a Missouri resident who's 'packing heat', you had better stay out of Texas." "Missouri's concealed gun permits won't be honored in a state the prides itself on its cowboy past." ... "The concern from Texas officials is that Missouri permits do not indicate whether a background check has been done."

FL: Nassau Deputy Used Kids As Human Shield
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"More details are coming to light in the case of a Nassau County deputy who reportedly shot himself during a standoff with police. Investigators say the man was using his kids as a human shield and his ex-wife called 911 as the event unfolded."

"Deputy Sam Lucero reportedly threatened to shoot himself, police and his 2- and 7-year-old children in what police say began as a fight between the deputy and his ex-wife."

DC: Woman gets arrested for eating a candy bar
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"An American scientist working for a government agency has learnt the hard way that when the authorities say 'no chewing of gum or eating candy in subway stations', they mean it."

"Stephanie Willett, a 45-year-old scientist for the Environmental Protection Agency, was eating a candy bar while riding the escalator into the Metro Centre junction in Washington, DC."

"Metro Transit Police Officer Cherrall Curry-Hgler warned Willett to finish the candy before entering the station because eating or drinking in the Metro system is illegal."

"Suspecting that Willett would not be obeying her order, she followed her."

"Moments after she repeated her warning to Willet, Curry-Hagler searched, handcuffed and arrested her for chewing the last bite of her candy bar after she passed through the fare gates, reports said."

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What can you say to such insanity? Anyone remember the kid in New York City who was fined for sitting on a milk crate? How is this revolting display of police abuse and lack of common sense any different?

NY: Feeling safe vs. being safe
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Our local lefty arts/culture rag, misleading the good people of Rochester when it comes to crime and self-defense.

1) "...taking precautions isn't enough, and he'd like the police to do more..." - The police aren't responsible for your protection, buddy.

2) They give some benign suggestions on avoiding crime, but don't directly advocate effective self defense. Good thing they clarify that their little list of measures is only to help you "feel" safe...but doesn't actually do anything to help you *be* safe!

3) They post a list of places to go for martial arts training - but no mention of the local S.C.O.P.E. chapter, which helps people through the NYS right-to-carry permit process free of charge.