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"The American Bar Association (ABA) last week called for an end to discrimination against people with alcohol and other drug addictions, and urged lawmakers to fully implement and enforce the nation's existing gun laws." ...
"Tackling the issue of gun violence, the ABA House of Delegates adopted on a voice vote a recommendation that Congress and the administration support full implementation and enforcement of existing gun laws by directing adequate investigative and prosecutorial resources at gun crimes and beefing up prosecution of major federal gun crimes ..."
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Nicholas Kristof: Who Needs Assault Weapons?
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"If you've been longing for your very own assault rifle and 30-round magazine for the next holiday season, you're in luck."
"President Bush, sidestepping a promise, is allowing the ban on assault rifles and oversized clips to expire on Sept. 14. ..."
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And further a bit of advice from KABA: You don't want to start your article off with a bold-faced lie. President Bush promised he would sign the reauthorization of the "Assault" weapons ban, and he has not gone back on that promise. Maybe people like you didn't whine enough or didn't tell enough lies to get it to his desk. |
David Kopel: Avoiding Genocide
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Kopel and others argue that an armed population is more effective at stopping genocide than the UN, and applies this lesson to Sudan.
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"If genocide is to be averted, it is essential to understand that once a victim population has been disarmed, those victims require protectors. If the protectors are absent or refuse to act, then the killing continues � as when the French garrison abandoned 20,000 Armenians in February 1920, and when U.N. forces stood idle in Srebrenica and Rwanda." ...
"Sometimes genocide against disarmed victims ends when another nation invades, for the invader's own interests, as when the Allies invaded Germany, when Vietnam invaded Cambodia, or when Tanzania � defending itself against incursions by Uganda's military � invaded Uganda and overthrew Idi Amin." |
Defending those who defend the public
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"Whistleblowers typically risk their professional and economic survival for 'committing the truth.' " ...
"...When Transportation Security Administration Red Team members found guns still getting through airport checkpoints, they were silenced. Department of Energy employees were punished for disclosing security failures at nuclear weapons facilities. Richard Foster, the chief actuary for Medicare, was threatened with termination if he provided correct cost information to Congress. This pattern of whistleblower mistreatment and cover-ups deprives the Congress and the public of vital information about government wrongdoing, and poses a substantial threat to an open, accountable government." |
FL: Deputies Defend Using Taser Gun On Charley Evacuee
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"Deputies are defending their actions a day after using a Taser gun on a man who had evacuated during Hurricane Charley."
"Lee County sheriff's deputies said they used the Taser gun to get the man under control after he refused to stop and turn around at a roadblock."
"The man was trying to get back over a bridge to his home on Fort Myers Beach."
"Deputies said when he ignored their orders to stop, they shot him with the Taser gun, pulled him from his minivan, and arrested him."
"The incident was partially caught on home video." ...
"The man had three children in the vehicle with him. Many in the crowd felt for the man who hadn't seen his home in days." |
HI: Ex-police officer gets life for murder of wife
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"Former Kona police detective Albert Pacheco has been sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years for 'ambushing' his wife and shooting her to death two years ago."
"Deputy prosecutor Michael Udovic said Cathalene Pacheco, 43, was talking on the phone to one of her daughters when she was attacked on Jan. 4, 2002. ..." ...
"Big Island Circuit Court Judge Greg Nakamura sentenced Albert Pacheco, 48, on Monday to a mandatory sentence of life in prison with possibility of parole for second-degree murder, and imposed a 15-year minimum because a firearm was used." ...
"Albert Pacheco resigned from the Big Island department a month after the murder, and pleaded guilty to the slaying in June 2004." |
NY: Officer Under Investigation
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"Last week, Caledonia Police officer David Witherspoon was charged with providing alcohol to an underage girl."
"Witherspoon has been with the Caledonia department for years. He has hired well-known attorney John Parrinello to defend him." ...
"The question now is, did he put something in the alcohol? Several sources said investigators will try to determine if Witherspoon used a sedative in the drink."
Poster's Note: History has shown that those with a monopoly on force don't need alcohol and date-rape drugs to coerce their victims. |
OR: Accused former deputy also named in civil suit
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"A former Deschutes County Sheriff's deputy accused of having sex with two 17-year-old girls allegedly forced a naked La Pine woman out of bed after responding to the wrong house on a domestic violence call..." ...
"According to the suit, deputies Malloy and Nathan Garibay were dispatched to a domestic violence call at 52576 Skidgel Road in La Pine. Instead, they went to an address across the street � the home of Roberta and Bobby Steffens."
"While Garibay stayed with Bobby Steffens, Malloy went upstairs into the darkened bedroom where Roberta Steffens was sleeping... The complaint alleges that Malloy ordered the woman, who was sleeping naked, to get out of bed without identifying himself as a sheriff's deputy." |
MA: Man Shoots Bear Who Came a Knocking
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"A homeowner fatally shot a 300-pound bear who first made off with bird seed from a porch, eluded police, then returned and tried to enter the front door." ...
"Jurkowski, who fired four rounds Sunday night from his shotgun into the male bear, said he felt bad but feared the bear returned for his Chihuahuas or for him and his wife."
"Though he's seen bears near his home before, Jurkowski said it was the first time in the 50 years he's lived there that he has encountered an aggressive bear." |
OH: Store owner: 'We're going to have to start carrying guns to protect ourselves'
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"Akron police are investigating an armed robbery at a Rolling Acres Mall jewelry store." ...
"Mike Awad, owner of the jewelry store, said he is concerned about the safety of his employees because of what he calls a lack of adequate security at the mall."
" 'For it to be broad daylight and for someone to come in here and feel secure enough to rob the store like that is crazy,' Awad said. 'How can two security guards protect this entire mall? No wonder no one wants to come here.... We're going to have to start carrying guns to protect ourselves.' " |
VA: "Don't Allow Guns In County Parks" (letter)
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"Why would the citizens of this county sit still for a law that could turn a place of rest, family gatherings, and peaceful contemplation into a shooting gallery?"
"This issue is sure to set gun-rights advocates into a frenzy of Second Amendment declarations, so let's examine that. The Second Amendment says, A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. To my way of thinking a 'well-regulated militia' translates, in modern vernacular, to members of law enforcement."
"I have no problem with law-abiding citizens willing to exercise prudence and caution owning firearms. If a person feels the need to have a firearm in his home to ensure personal safety, fine. If someone has a legal permit to carry a firearm, fine. It's the specific addition currently under discussion that I have a problem with."
"If this law is enacted, then it would be reasonable to assume that the public at large would become accustomed to the sight of people carrying firearms in such wide-open and public areas as our parks. The more people see something of that nature, the more desensitized they become to it. The more desensitized, the less diligent they become. ..."
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MD: Man Arrested For Concealing Gun Before Boarding Plane
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Police arrested a man at Baltimore-Washington International Airport Wednesday afternoon for trying to bring a gun onboard a Delta Airlines plane.
A Maryland Transportation Authority police official told WBAL-TV 11 News that they do not believe the man was going to do any harm.
They arrested the man, however, because he tried to hide the weapon. Police did not release the man's identity.
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UK: Trio arrested in gun incident
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Three teenagers have been arrested and two more remain barricaded inside a block of flats, after shots were fired in Bath on Wednesday evening.
Police were called to the incident on Lower Bristol Road after a member of the public reported hearing shots.
Two further shots were fired when police attended the incident shortly after 1820 BST.
Officers are continuing to talk to the two teenagers who have barricaded themselves inside a flat.
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UK: I would do it again, says father who stabbed intruder
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"A man who admitted stabbing a suspected burglar with a bread knife to protect his wife and child is being investigated for assault."
"Antonio Caeiro, 33, who said he wounded a 19-year-old intruder at his home in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, said yesterday that he would do the same again to defend his family." |
LA: Illicit gun buyers target of effort
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"While the prosecution of gun crimes should be a local responsibility, the fact is the federal government is making it a priority for prosecutors. For most people, it probably does not matter what level of government is getting bad guys off the streets."
"If there is a threat of a federal prosecution, and long sentences in the federal prison system, then that should have some deterrent effect on violent crime."
"For that reason, we welcome the publicity given the possiblity of federal gun-crime conviction for illegal gun purchases. Louisiana's three top federal prosecutors on Tuesday endorsed a new national awareness program that warns the public of stiff prison terms for illegal gun purchases." |
UK: Gun victim's mother will fight on
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"She is the mother who campaigned for two years to bring her son's killer to justice after he was shot dead outside a London nightclub."
"Lucy Cope founded Mothers Against Guns after Damian, 22, was gunned down in July 2002."
"But this week Mrs Cope, 48, watched as the man accused of killing Damian walked out of the Old Bailey after two of her son's friends refused to give evidence. The charge of murder against Andrew Wanoghu, 25, was dropped."
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UK: Man, 22, in court on gun charges
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"A PAISLEY man has appeared in court charged with firearms offences."
"John McGuire, of Springbank Terrace, Shortroods, is alleged to have had possession of a gun at The Golden City takeaway restaurant in Greenock Road, Paisley, on August 15 with intent to cause Yiu Ching Ip and Mary McGuire to believe that unlawful violence would be used against them." |
UK: Man threatens staff with gun at off-licence
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"A MAN threatened off-licence staff with a gun during an armed robbery."
"The man carried a gun and demanded money from staff at Threshers in Desborough Road, High Wycombe, at about 11.15am last Monday."
"He threatened a female member of staff and pushed her out of the way before grabbing a small amount of cash. The woman was not hurt and no shots were fired." |
RI: C.F. looks to bash toy guns
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"With the help of Channel One-Central Falls, a local substance abuse prevention and youth development organization, the attorney general�s office is looking to bring its gun safety awareness program, the 'Toy Gun Bash,' to the Square Mile City."
" 'We�ve never done anything with guns before,' said Channel One Director Angelo Garcia, 'but in the last two weeks, we�ve had instances where kids have brought toy guns to some of our programs.' " ...
"I hope this program will start a community discussion of gun violence in Central Falls." |
FL: Martinez on Security, Taxes, Gun Rights, Stem Cells, Abortion ...
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"The Second Amendment: As a gun owner, sportsman and as Florida�s next United States senator, I will always vote to protect our Second Amendment rights. I know firsthand what can happen when government limits gun rights. As a child I witnessed the communist takeover of Cuba. One of the first things Castro did when he came to power was to confiscate our guns." |
WA: More time for gun crime
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"No gun-toting felon bent on committing a crime is likely to be suddenly dissuaded by a marketing slogan on a billboard or radio ad. So there may be that silly side to local implementation of the national Project Safe Neighborhoods program. But cracking down on criminals who use firearms is serious and sound law enforcement policy." |
NY: Board tables gun policy until September
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"The Pawling Town Board voted to table the issue of the formal town policy on constables, and plans to take it up at the workshop meeting on Sept. 8." ...
"Coursen's proposal would continue to authorize the
constables to bear firearms while serving in the town court, but would bar them from carrying the guns outside the court, except when expressly requested to do so by the town board."
"The constables now carry guns at all times while on duty, including in the town court, and while on duty at all town properties..."
"Coursen's proposal would also prohibit the constables from wearing plain clothes while on duty, and prohibit them from carrying concealed weapons." |
UK: Gun play with a message
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"A NEW drama about the growing gun culture is to tour Liverpool communities."
"The play, The Trouble With Guns, has been written by Liverpool writer Robert Awork."
" 'I wrote the play knowing that people I had known had suffered as a result of weapons,' he says. 'I wanted to try to pass the message on to try to dissuade more young people from going the same way.' "
"The play follows a spate of shootings in Liverpool."
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Crime committed with firearms continues to increase in the UK. But instead of allowing their citizens to arm themselves and protect their own lives, their government punishes self defense and promotes touchy-feely plays and concerts to appeal to the criminals' "humane" side. |
NE: Crime Lab Matches Gun Crimes
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"The Nebraska State Patrol Crime Lab recorded its first cold 'hit' on its National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN/IBIS). The two cases linked through entries into the data base were generated by the Lincoln Police Department."
"The first case involved a drive-by shooting from October 2002, which was entered into the NIBIN data base in March 2003. The second case was the arrest of a man carrying a concealed weapon in January 2004. The two cases were not connected prior to the match..."
Poster's Note: How many millions of taxpayer dollars have been spent to build and maintain this system? A lot can happen to a gun - especially a black market gun - in two years. |
NC: Elementary Student Arrested For Bringing Gun To Victim Disarmament Zone
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An elementary school student was arrested after bringing a loaded handgun to Stanfield Elementary school in Stanly county.
A letter from the school says the weapon was discovered when the child asked to speak to the principal.
The Stanfield police chief says the school will now come up with lock down procedures in case this ever happens again. |
UK: Vandals spark guns warning
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"Youngsters have been warned about carrying air guns through a Warwickshire town after a spate of attacks by vandals."
"Police are asking the public to report anyone seen carrying pellet guns and ball bearing guns after a series of broken windows, and one attack on a child."
"There have been windows broken in the Lillington Road, Upper Holly Walk and Campion Road areas of Leamington, and a boy was shot in Mason Avenue last month, causing an injury below his eye."
"PC Dave Valente, beat manager for Lillington, said: 'It is no longer acceptable for people to have these guns in public.' "
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NY: 'Heeb' Magazine Schumer Schlemiels Bash Brasco (JPFO)
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"Have you ever seen 'Heeb' magazine? We hadn't, until a JPFO supporter from New York City sent us a copy. With a name like that, you might think 'Heeb' is published by white supremacists to smear Jews. But no. It's a slick, stylish magazine by and for urban Jews who seem to have decided that self-hatred is chic, sophisticated, and profitable." ...
"Our New York friend sent us the Summer 2004 issue of 'Heeb' because it contains a sneeringly sarcastic endorsement (which is really a put-down) of JPFO's Brasco the Bear pro- gun greeting cards. They snipe that the cards encourage 'trigger-happy children.' "
"These people think it's bad for children to learn that their lives are worth defending." |
MN: Supreme Court denies swift review of gun law ruling
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"An appeal of a judge's decision declaring Minnesota's new concealed handgun law unconstitutional won't get quicker-than-usual consideration from the state Supreme Court."
"Lawyers for state government had asked the high court to take the case immediately, bypassing the Court of Appeals. In a two-sentence order filed Tuesday, Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz denied the petition for accelerated review and also rejected the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union's request to file a friend of the court brief in the case."
"In July, Ramsey County District Judge John Finley ruled that the new handgun law was unconstitutional because it was passed after being attached to a seemingly unrelated bill for the Department of Natural Resources. ..." |
Alien Vs Predator: The Politics of a Action Movie (Blog)
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Well, I went into this movie expecting... well... something exciting, maybe a little suspense, not as good as the first two movies (obviously), but which might offer an hour's diversion. What I didn't expect was to walk into something that might be better titled 'The Primitivist Manifesto'." ...
"The setup in the movie is simple: the Predators have created a temple in Antarctica, where in ancient times humans worshipped them as gods. The Predators treated us as cattle, using us to breed Aliens in a ritual sacrifice. The Predators would send three warriors of their own race into this temple, where they would battle the Aliens and hopefully emerge victorious -- a rite of passage, in other words. Into this ancient temple to wake the two evils come a small team of humans lead by a rich asthmatic and a spunky ice-climber who doesn't like guns."
"...If you turn the appropriate ancient clockwork dials, three appropriate and ancient but very high-tech firearms emerge. "Wait -- don't!" shouts the spunky female protagonist, as the over-eager bodyguard types eagerly yank the firearms from the crypt. Like children, they don't recognize them as firearms, they just want to pick them up and play with them. So to speak. Of course, removing the firearms triggers another clockwork mechanism that traps the chosen sacrifices in their chamber to be facehugged. The message? 'Don't leave firearms lying around, because ignorant children will pick them up without knowing what they are and then bad things will happen.' " |
MA: Funding Cuts Followed by Increase in Boston Gun Violence (JTO)
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"With public support for programs to keep youngsters off the city streets diminishing, several neighborhoods in Massachusetts are seeing an increase in gun violence this summer..."
"This summer, gun violence in Boston neighborhoods have skyrocketed, including several shootings in city parks."
"To address the problem, officials have launched Operation Neighborhood Shield, a coordinated effort involving city, state and federal law-enforcement officials."
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Australia: Pharmacist threatened with gun
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A MAN threatened a pharmacist with a gun last night during a robbery east of Melbourne.
Police said the man, wearing a black hooded jumper, went into the Croydon pharmacy about 6.25pm (AEST) but left when approached by the pharmacist.
He returned a short time later, produced a firearm, pointed it at the female staff member and demanded cash from the register.
As the staff member took the money out from the register the gunman jumped the counter and demanded more money.
After taking money from a second register the gunman fled.
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UK: Gun fired in bank robbery
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Two masked raiders made off with a five-figure sum of cash after robbing a bank at gunpoint in Paisley.
The gunmen also fired a shot during the robbery at the Bank of Scotland in Neilston Road, but no-one was injured.
The men, both wearing denims, made off in a red MG car which has since been recovered. Police are appealing for witnesses to the robbery.
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MO: Friends of NRA banquet Saturday
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"The National Rifle Association is leading the way in the fight for lawful ownership of guns and nowhere in the country is there a larger concentration of NRA members than in the 63901 zip code (Poplar Bluff) area."
"Those who value their second amendment rights can do something to protect them by attending the 12th Annual SEMO Friends of NRA Banquet and Auction to be held Saturday at the Black River Coliseum. The Friends of NRA is the NRA's non-profit fundraising organization." |
UK: Criminals' Guns to Become Peace Fountain
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"More than 2,000 guns used in serious crimes in the UK have been flown to the United States to be made into a peace fountain."
"The weapons were gathered from police forces across the UK and left Manchester for Ohio on Tuesday."
"They will be melted down and used to built the fountain, which aims to create the symbol of peace out of decommissioned firearms from all over the world."
"The fountain is due to be completed in Ohio by September 11, 2006."
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CA: Kerry a foe of gun owners (Letter)
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Does John Kerry truly believe in the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution, which says the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed?
Let his voting record speak for itself. He opposes the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (H.R. 1036/S.659), which grants gun manufacturers, distributors and dealers immunity from lawsuits. But, he voted "no" on more penalties for gun and drug violations.
Gun violators should be prosecuted, not innocent gun owners!
John Kerry received an "F" from the National Rifle Association in 2002. He received an "F" from the Gun Owners of America for the 108th Congress.
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MN: No charges sought against doctor who refused to draw blood from homicide suspect (Follow up)
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"Minneapolis police said Tuesday that they won't seek charges against a doctor who refused to draw blood from a homicide suspect without the man's consent."
"Instead, police officials said they are talking with administrators at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) about the issues raised by the incident. The hospital is reviewing its policy and other regulations to clarify what may have led the doctor to believe that he needed a written court order to take the blood sample, a spokesman said." |
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