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A Vigilant Course of Action
Submitted by: Newslinks Admin

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"Understand something -- simply paying your life membership or your $35 annual fee to the NRA and sitting back to watch what they can do for you is worthless. It�s the cheap, lazy way out. Logging onto firearms message boards and complaining about the rotten shape of current affairs is worthless, unless you take action to remedy the sad state of politics you spend so much time complaining about."
 

MD: Police Expand Investigation Into Homemade Weapons
Submitted by: Orange Fuzzy

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"Wheeler is charged with several misdemeanors that are all related to the gunpowder police found in the home. Miller reported that police will not disclose the other locations they've searched ..."

"While police are pushing forward, prosecutors are proceeding with caution. The charges against Wheeler are under review to make sure they're viable and will hold up in court."

"Miler said one concern prosecutors have is did police have sufficient reason to enter Wheeler's home in the first place?"
 

TX: Collegiate Firearms Instructor Program Trains Alamo Area Scouts
Submitted by: Students for the Second Amendment
Website: http://sf2a.org

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"On Memorial Day, May 26, 2003, volunteers from the Collegiate Firearms Instructor Program conducted a six hour First Steps Rifle class for sixteen San Antonio Area Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts."
 

NY: Homeowner nabs suspect at gunpoint
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
Website: http://www.nysrpa.org

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"At about 5 a.m. Monday, Syracuse homeowner Richard Resch was making his routine safety check of his property through a second-floor window when he saw a man in the driveway hefting a speaker from a public address system he stores in the garage."

"Further back in the yard in the 800 block of Avery Avenue, a second man was lifting another speaker over the back fence."

"...Resch said he grabbed his .22-caliber rifle, pointed it out the window and ordered the man nearest the house to freeze or get shot."
 

Canada: Participation, enforcement issues face Canadian weapons registry
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
Website: http://www.nysrpa.org

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"The grace period to register rifles and other long firearms ended Monday with about 1.6 million shotguns and rifles - about one of every five such weapons in the country - still outside of the national database."

"But the federal government is not rushing to track down and charge people with unregistered long weapons."

"Despite being past the deadline, Canadians will not face punishment if they voluntarily contact the Canadian Firearms Center to register a weapon in the coming weeks."
 

Kill 'Em & Grill 'Em
Submitted by: Anonymous

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"Good Cajun and Creole cooks (I live in New Orleans; I know a few) always say they never follow a recipe exactly as printed. They�ll curl up with a cookbook the way they curl up with an arresting novel, picking and gleaning from different recipes, reading it for the sheer joy."

"If EVER a cookbook was designed for this, here it is. Between recipes for such as Jamaican Jerk Venison, Squirrel Casserole and Maple Bourbon Wild Boar, the Nugents� book comes peppered with hunting stories and punchy aphorisms. 'Vegetarians are cool! All I eat are vegetarians!' "
 

NY: Gun athletes score a victory in New York.
Submitted by: Newslinks Admin

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"Two weeks from now, when competitors line up in Buffalo for the Empire State Games, New York shooters will also be toeing up to the line. The shooting sports have been part of the games every year since they began a quarter century ago, but this year just being allowed in is a victory, of sorts, for gun-carrying athletes."
 

European Union Influenced Supreme Court Sodomy Ruling
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"In his dissent, Justice Antonin Scalia expressly condemned this apparent reliance on foreign precedent, writing, 'Constitutional elements do not spring into existence ... as the Court seems to believe, because foreign nations decriminalize conduct.' "

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SCOTUS used non-US law -- from the United Nations -- to overturn the Texas Sodomy law.

When non-US law governs the US, and SCOTUS defines the Constitution as, "a living document subject to interpretation according to the prevailing public attitudes of the times,' what could they do with Silveira vs. Lockyer?

Let's hope this is not an indication of things to come.
 

CT: 2 former police officers arrested for carrying gun onto plane at Bradley
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.idcWebDev.com

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"State troopers have arrested two former Waterford police officers on charges they carried a gun onto an airplane at Bradley International Airport earlier this year." ...

"Carboni, an 11-year veteran of the police force, and Flannigan, a lieutenant who had been with the department 25 years, retired in June after an investigation into the gun incident began."
 

CA: Anti-Davis Group Claims 1.4M Signatures
Submitted by: Newslinks Admin

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"Organizers of a Republican-led effort to oust Democratic Gov. Gray Davis declared Tuesday that they have 1.4 million signatures - more than enough to force a recall election in the fall."
 

CA: Recall would put Davis in company of one other
Submitted by: Newslinks Admin

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"California's Republicans are trying to get Gov. Gray Davis, a Democrat, to join a club so exclusive that it has only one member: Lynn J. Frazier, governor of North Dakota during World War I."

"Frazier served from 1917 to 1921, when he became the first � and for now, the only � governor recalled from office."

"He was ousted as the economy faltered and his Nonpartisan League party's socialist policies fell into disfavor. The voters were exercising a power they had attained just a year earlier."
 

WV: Salem gun club to give concerns over annexation at meeting
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"Several members of the Salem Rifle and Pistol Club are planning to attend today's Salem City Council meeting to express their concern over a city plan to annex about 435 acres."

"If the annexation plan is approved by the County Commission, it will most likely force the gun club to close, because a city ordinance prohibits the use of firearms within city limits." ...

" 'So the annexation will effectively ruin the rifle range,' said club President Mike Kozakewich."
 

MS: Brady Bunch and MMM exploit another tragedy for political gain
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"This morning, a tragic shooting occurred at a Lockheed Martin plant."

"In the wake of yet another horrible mass shooting, Congress and President Bush need no more reminders of why they should work to reauthorize and strengthen the federal ban on assault weapons. While we don't yet know what weapon was used in this tragedy, we do know that rapid-fire assault weapons are designed for this type of terrible assault." [emphasis added]

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At least wait for the bodies to cool, Mr. Barnes!

You'll use any excuse, dancing on the graves of fresh corpses to push through your political agenda.
 

MS: Six Dead in Miss. Plant Shooting Rampage
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.idcWebDev.com

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"Authorities said Williams was carrying a .223-caliber semiautomatic rifle when he entered the plant, but he apparently only used the 12-gauge shotgun. He also had three other small-caliber guns in his truck."

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Notice how quickly the Brady Bunch began dancing on the fresh, bloody corpses of the victims, calling for a renewal to the "assault" weapons ban, even though the killer didn't use one.
 

Revolt against the Constitution
Submitted by: Newslinks Admin

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"In sum, the Justice Moore aimed to proselytize in favor of the supremacy of the Ten Commandments over the Constitution and laws of the United States through the exploitation of his control over the Alabama State Judicial Building. He would not be satisfied with missionary work as a private citizen preaching to persons eager to listen with unbuttoned ears."
 

OR: You could be at end of gun next [Letter]
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"Someone had better start criticizing before 'we' find ourselves at the end of an incompetent police officer's weapon."

"A good place to start is by replacing a police chief who refuses to fire incompetent officers who use deadly force and a mayor who refuses to fire a police chief who seemingly sticks around in order to apply for a better job elsewhere."
 

CA: Five shot dead in California home
Submitted by: Newslinks Admin

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"Police searched Tuesday for the vice principal of an elementary school as a possible suspect in the shooting deaths of five people, including three children."

"The five -- including a grandmother and a mother -- were found dead in their Bakersfield home Tuesday morning. Police said they apparently had been shot multiple times."
 

MD: Moose settles ethics dispute over sniper case book
Submitted by: Newslinks Admin

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"Former Montgomery County, Maryland, Police Chief Charles Moose reached a deal with the county ethics commission Tuesday that clears the way for him to write a book and pursue a movie project about the sniper investigation, his attorney said." ...

"The settlement comes just two days before a planned farewell party for Moose, although Karp called the timing a coincidence."
 

UT: From golf to guns [Letter]
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.idcWebDev.com

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"You go on to mention all of the public services that could be in place should the golf courses (which are consistently losing money) be replaced with parks, soccer fields, and so forth. However, you miss the point of King James' lament: why not turn some of that public land now used for golf courses into shooting ranges for those who would practice firearms marksmanship and training to further the defense of this country?"

"After all, the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is in place as a national, home and personal defense measure. Would we not all be better off if it were easier for the majority-percentage of Utahns (firearms owners) to practice with their guns in more convenient locations?"
 

August vote planned for Free State Project
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"Advocates of limited government who have organized under the Free State Project say they will begin voting next month on which state will be their home base."

"The 10 candidate states are Idaho, Alaska, Delaware, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming."

"The Free State Project is trying to sign up 20,000 limited-government advocates to move to a state where they can launch a campaign to reduce the reach of government."
 

Patriot games
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"While many other cities and counties have passed measures condemning the act, none has gone so far as to make compliance with it against the local law, although the ordinance itself would certainly be challenged by the federal authorities if it was ever used."

"Nationwide, 126 local councils have passed measures opposing the act, says Nancy Talanian, director of the Bill of Rights Defense Campaign, formed in Northampton, Massachusetts. Three states, Hawaii, Alaska and Vermont, have also expressed their official opposition."
 

MI: TC bans paintball wars
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"Rules banning the firing of paintball guns within the city limits - spurred by problems with paintball wars around the Grand Traverse Commons campus - was approved by the city commission Monday night."

"The commission, without discussion, approved an ordinance prohibiting the discharge of paintball guns, and similar compressed-air devices like BB and pellet guns, throughout the city."

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So if paintball is the problem, why ban BB guns too?
 

VA: Muhammad's lawyers seek dismissal of capital murder charge
Submitted by: Newslinks Admin

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"Sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad's attorneys sought to have a capital murder charge stemming from the state's new anti-terrorism law dismissed, arguing that under the statute all potential jurors are conceivably victims."

"The new anti-terror law makes a murder defendant eligible for capital punishment if the crime was intended to intimidate the public or influence the government."

"Under that criterion, attorneys Peter D. Greenspun and Jonathan Shapiro claimed Monday in a motion filed with the Prince William County Circuit Court that every resident of the county where the crime took place would also possibly be a victim."
 

LA: Patriot Act stirs concern at libraries
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.idcWebDev.com

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"Area librarians are hoping they never have to come face-to-face with one aspect of the Patriot Act - the part that allows the government to secretly gather information on what people read." ...

"According to television news reports, at least one of the Sept. 11 hijackers used a library computer for communication and planning the murderous act."
 

SC: US "Patriot Act" Anti-Terror Law Raises Civil Liberties Fears
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.idcWebDev.com

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"Carrboro�s residents were most worried about the government�s new right under the Patriot Act to conduct secret searches of homes and workplaces. So, with a vote of the town council, Carrboro became one of about 100 cities and towns around the country that have passed 'Bill of Rights defense' resolutions."
 

MI: Ann Arbor city council passes resolution on Patriot Act
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"The city council has passed a resolution designed to safeguard civil liberties some say are threatened by the USA Patriot Act."

"The city council on Monday passed the resolution before an overflow crowd of 150 people. Other municipalities around the country have passed similar resolutions."

"The measure could limit Ann Arbor police enforcement of immigration laws, but was revised to give the police chief more discretion..."
 

Smarter, Harder Patriot
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.idcWebDev.com

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"The Patriot Act gave the government sweeping authority to gather intelligence on American citizens and imprison them for long periods without due process. Ever since the law was passed, libertarians and liberals have been decrying the government's newfound ability to curtail and even deny our cherished civil liberties." ...

"Another Patriot Act is not the answer. When it comes to law enforcement, quantity is no substitute for quality. More surveillance tools will not help if the authorities already misuse the ones they have. Would you expect schoolteachers to become better educators if you gave them additional copies of grossly inaccurate textbooks?"
 

Kenya: Making Kenya a Police State
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.idcWebDev.com

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"However, the recent publication of the Suppression of Terrorism Bill, 2003 seems to have split the country down the middle at a time when unity of purpose is paramount in standing up to the terrorist threat."

"Human-rights and religious groups, with the notable exception of the Catholic church, have argued that the Bill may be misused by the executive to return Kenya to a police state so soon after its 'second liberation' was achieved with the removal of the much-discredited Kanu regime last year."
 

NY: Lawsuit Says School Forced Pregnancy Tests
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"School administrators forced several eighth-graders to be tested for pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases after they skipped school to attend a party where some students reportedly had sex, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday."

"About 10 girls were told they couldn't return to Intermediate School 164 without a doctor's note after they attended the 'hooky party,' said Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union."
 

Recent U.S. Workplace Shootings
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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A listing of recent mass shootings in the workplace. Notice that almost all of these take place in "may-issue" or "no-issue" states. And the ones that didn't probably were employer mandated disarmament zones.
 

Passengers don't object to long lines
Submitted by: Newslinks Admin

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"Most people believe the long lines at airport passenger-screening points are worth the long wait and also have given high marks to federal airport screeners, a new Zogby poll says."

"According to the survey of 1,012 likely voters, more than nine in 10 believe the tighter security measures in place since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks � the cause of most delays � are worth the time it now takes to get to planes. Only 5 percent disagreed."
 

CO: Shotgun taken into Colorado Springs City Council Meeting
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.idcWebDev.com

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FULL TEXT BELOW:

A man took a shotgun into Colorado Springs city hall this morning. His actions were completely legal. The man carried the shotgun in plain sight, over his shoulder. The gun was unloaded, but the man was carrying ammunition. Security guards were aware of the shotgun when the man entered city hall, but couldn't stop him because he was within his rights. Colorado law allows people to carry guns, as long as they're not concealed. Residents can obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon from county sheriffs. The man with the shotgun sat quietly in the back of city council chambers during a meeting. Most people seemed unaware that the gun was there. Extra police officers arrived to ensure public safety, but there were no incidents.

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If no crime was committed and nothing happened other than a citizen exercising his Second Amendment rights, why is this a news story?
 

Philippines: Shooting down the Pro-Gun pitch
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"...for a nation that has been called several times the kidnapping capital of Asia, the lure for many people to buy guns for their own protection is valid."

"But the Philippine National Police (PNP) refuses to succumb to the efforts and influence of Pro-Gun officials and immediately thumbed down the demand of firearm owners. Director Ricardo de Leon of the Police Community Relations sums up the government�s fear should it loosen up the rules on permit to carry firearms: The danger of having too many firearms on the streets."
 

NY: They Wouldn't Ride Shotgun
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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FULL STORY BELOW:

Two Bronx cops were suspended after they came to blows at roll call because both of them wanted to drive the patrol car on their shift, sources said yesterday.

Officers Paul Damore and Farrell Conroy, both of the 45th Precinct in the Schuylerville section of the Bronx, were suspended Sunday at 3 p.m.

Sources said the pair, who were sharing a car, could not agree on who would get to drive and began fistfighting at roll call, a time when each precinct's patrol officers gather for the start of their shift.

Police officials said the two were suspended for "conduct unbecoming of the Police Department."

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But mature and responsible "professionals" like this are the only ones who should have guns.
 

UK: Man killed in knife attack
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"A man was stabbed to death in the street as violence erupted once more in Birmingham's troubled inner-city."

"This latest incident happened in the same area as two recent shootings."

"But police ruled out any connection between the shootings and this latest incident, saying it was not a 'tit for tat' revenge attack."
 

OH: Women on target program offered
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"The National Rifle Association is presenting an instructional shooting clinic for women only at 6:30 p.m. July 18 at the Camp Perry Shooting Club in Port Clinton. The Women On Target program will feature hands-on training in the safe handling of shotguns, plus the fundamentals of shooting."

"All necessary equipment will be provided by the club. There is no cost to attend the clinic. Firearm use, ammunition, lunch, eye protection and ear protection will also be provided free of charge."
 

Congress of Goons
Submitted by: LFA Editor
Website: http://www.libertyforall.net

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"There's an article on this Vote/Blog/Committee/Caucus web site by Phyllis Schlafly, borrowed from townhall.com, called 'COG stands for surprising assault on democracy'. Personally, I think COG stands for Congress of Goons. Because that's what we would get."

"The COG Committee is distressed that it would take several months for special elections to vote up a second string of US congresscrooks, leaving us lowbrows leaderless. That's a problem? Months of no new taxes, no new regulations, no new unfunded mandates, no new rights violations, no new interns inaugurated by incumbents. What a horrifying happenstance for the Big Government class. People might actually discover that they don't need to be lead!"
 

FBI guide warns of hidden knives
Submitted by: Newslinks Admin

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"Since the Sept. 11 hijackings, an FBI lab here has been compiling a database of easily concealable knives � including long, fixed blades hidden in canes, retractable short blades hidden in keys and lipstick tubes, and others made of nonmetal composites that can escape detection by airport magnetometers and X-ray machines."

"Most of the nearly 90 samples photographed in the extensive database of concealable weapons are commercially available for less than $20, the FBI says."
 

Warning system like 'boy who cried wolf'?
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"Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge risks becoming like the boy who cried wolf with his frequent, unsubstantiated orange alerts... Soon the public might start ignoring him � and that could be a real disaster."
 

OH: Cincinnati Registers Panhandlers
Submitted by: Newslinks Admin

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"These days identification cards are needed for everything from driving to renting movies, and now the Cincinnati City Council has passed a new ordinance that requires people who want to beg for money to register with the city."
 

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