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NRA calls for ConocoPhillips boycott Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The National Rifle Association, one of the most powerful conservative U.S. political organizations, on Monday asked its 4 million members to boycott leading U.S. refiner ConocoPhillips in retaliation for a ban on firearms on company property."

Gun makers target new markets in effort to boost U.S. sales
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"When grizzled gun dealers gathered for their big annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show in Las Vegas in January, they found themselves rubbing holsters with a decidedly different demographic: people who play and profit from the booming sport of paintball."

"Experiencing sluggish sales, largely because hunters represent an aging demographic, the $2 billion-a-year gun industry has launched bolder marketing pitches to attract novices into the world of weaponry. Gun makers see potential growth in the self-defense, security and target-shooting markets, and the young, edgy, camouflage-clad Gen Y crowd is squarely in the cross hairs."

Sensor could detect concealed weapons without x-rays
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"Unlike X-ray machines or radar instruments, the sensor doesn't have to generate a signal to detect objects � it spots them based on how brightly they reflect the natural radiation that is all around us every day."

"There is always a certain amount of radiation � light, heat, and even microwaves � in the environment. Every object � the human body, a gun or knife, or an asphalt runway � reflects this ambient radiation differently."

Mark Dayton: Senate bows shamefully to powerful gun lobby
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"In one of the most disgraceful actions since I have become a senator, the U.S. Senate passed legislation that provides special immunity from liability for negligence to American gun manufacturers and dealers."

"The legislation has absolutely nothing to do with protecting Americans' Second Amendment rights, which I fully support."

"Instead, this bill would provide a special exception from the laws regarding negligence of 50 states and the federal government that apply to every other manufacturer and seller of every other consumer product in America. ..."

CCRKBA Says Voters Will Not Forget Cantwell's Anti-Gun Votes In 2006
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"Law-abiding Washington State firearms owners will not forget the series of anti-gun votes cast by Sen. Maria Cantwell during debate of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, passed by the Senate Friday afternoon, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) predicted."

"Senator Cantwell has demonstrated that, despite her rhetoric about supporting the rights of law-abiding American gun owners, she only talks the talk, she does not walk the walk... Evergreen State gun owners will remember her votes against the gun industry, and ultimately their right to keep and bear arms, when she is up for election in 2006."

Zell Miller: Ending Anti-Gun Harassment
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"By any standard, S. 397 is common-sense legislation. Let's think about it for a second but remove firearms from the equation. We'll substitute some other products. Do you believe that Ford Motor Co. should be dragged into court to be held responsible for damage to life and limb caused by drunk drivers? Do you believe that Callaway Golf should be held accountable because someone was assaulted with one of that company's Big Bertha irons? Of course you don't."

CA: Man shot to death by security guard after argument outside North Hills bar
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A security guard shot and killed a man outside a North Hills bar yesterday in what police say appeared to be self-defense.

Police say the man argued with the guard after he wouldn't let him back into the bar on Roscoe Boulevard early Saturday morning.

The man walked away and returned swinging a big stick, threatening the guard.

During the confrontation, the guard fired once at the man, hitting him in the upper body. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not been released.

The 30-year-old guard was questioned by police and released.

GA: Teenager claims he fired gun in self-defense
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"Police still are seeking answers about a firefight at a Buford party last week that left one man dead and one injured."

"On Monday, police identified 18-year-old Christopher Jerome Cunningham as being 'involved' in the incident, but did not say he is a suspect. Cunningham, of Buford, told police he fired shots, but only in self-defense. Police were awaiting results of ballistics tests on his weapon, police spokesman Darren Moloney said."

TX: Suspect shot in robbery attempt
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"An Everman resident shot and wounded a would-be home invasion robber Saturday night, police said."

"The man was shot three times with a rifle, police said. He was at John Peter Smith Hospital on Sunday, said Randy Sanders, Everman director of public safety. The man appears to have suffered spinal cord damage and may have suffered paralysis, he said."

India: IG turns gun on tormentor
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"With people and politicians baying for blood and demanding more stringent punishment, suspended inspector-general of police P.S. Natarajan today described his tormentor as 'mentally unbalanced' and alleged that she had accused her own father of raping her and acknowledged her relationship with many other men." ...

"The lady appeared today in a New Delhi studio and spoke of her traumatic experience and physical exploitation in the hands of senior IPS officers, Pervez Hayat, former DIG of Palamau, and Natarajan."

PA: Group takes aim at gun violence
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"The Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation and its partners have an ambitious goal: reduce gun violence in the region."

"To hit its target, the foundation is sponsoring a series of full-page ads in the Sunday edition of the Valley News Dispatch starting today and continuing through Sept. 4."

"The Harrison-based foundation will have a tour of the Westmoreland County Jail on Aug. 18 and it has scheduled a gun violence prevention symposium in September. It held two jail tours and co-sponsored an anti-violence summit in November."

OK: Tuttle Police Department hosting free gunlock giveaway
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"Lieutenant Robert D. Felts of the Tuttle Police Department is pleased to announce the Tuttle Police Department�s participation in Project Childsafe. Project Childsafe is a program of the National Shooting Sports Foundation and is funded by the Department of Justice."

"On July 25, 2005 from 4 to 7 p.m., the Tuttle Police Department hosted a free gunlock give away at the Tuttle Police Department. Lieutenant Felts of the Tuttle Police Department and Paul Turner of Project Childsafe gave away 91 gunlocks to local residents. The gun locks will fit most firearms and were free to anyone."

OH: DeWine rails against gun lawsuit limit
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"In a vote held late on a Friday, just as Congress was about to break for a month-long recess, the Senate approved a bill to shield firearms manufacturers, dealers and importers from lawsuits brought by victims of gun crimes."

"The bill was co-sponsored by Sens. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, and Kentucky Republicans Mitch McConnell and Jim Bunning."

"Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, was one of 31 senators to vote against it."

UK: Police to raid in socks Submitted by: John Fansler	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"POLICE have been told they must show respect by taking their SHOES OFF before raiding the homes of Muslim terror suspects." "It was one of 18 rules laid down in new guidelines for officers in Luton � a hotbed of Islamic fundamentalism." ------- Total insanity but not much worse than the elaborate instructions for the guards at Gitmo who must wear rubber gloves when touching the Koran.

LA: Ex-Cop Who Killed Denies Setting Up 'Hit' On Whistleblower
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"A former New Orleans police officer told a jury Monday that he did not order the killing of a woman who filed a brutality complaint against him, but was instead setting her up in a drug deal."

"Representing himself, Len Davis is undergoing a second sentencing hearing to decide whether he will die for the 1994 slaying of Kim Groves, a killing that federal prosecutors said he ordered another man to perform."

UK: Natasha killed by a 'home-made' bullet
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"NATASHA Derby was killed by a 'home-made' bullet, a firearms expert revealed at her murder trial last week."

"Michael Vaughan, a gun specialist, said he believed the bullet was 'home made' as it was an 'improvised' metallic object for a modified cartridge case."

"The expert, with 13 years experience, also ruled out Natasha having been hit by the bullet after a ricochet. There was 'no evidence' to back this theory as the wound to Natasha was circular."

"Natasha, 23, of the YMCA, Crest Road, High Wycombe, was killed after being struck on the dance floor of a Ragga night at the Multi Racial Centre in High Wycombe in September 2004." ...

Philippines: Man kills brother over land feud
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An argument over a piece of land turned bloody when a 39-year-old man shot dead his younger brother in Barangay Ginacot, this city the other night.

Nolipayo Hermosilla, 37, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Danao District Hospital due to a bullet wound in the head.

The suspect, his elder brother Mario, was detained in the Danao police station, pending the filing of charges against him.

Police said the two were attending a benefit dance in Ginacot when, after getting drunk, they engaged in an altercation over a land dispute.

Mario went home and came back with a .9 mm pistol and shot his brother in the left side of the head.

Philippines: 77 unsolved murders prod cops to seek public help
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"The ever rising number of people being killed vigilante-style has alarmed the Cebu City Police Office, prompting acting Director Melvin Gayotin to appeal to the public to help the police in running after the perpetrators."

"'It is already alarming but without the cooperation of the public, we will have difficulty solving the problem,' Gayotin told reporters yesterday."

"Last night, a summary execution was reported in Toledo City."

"Nobelito Tarongoy and Richard Lazaga were walking by the roadside ... when two men on a motorcycle fatally shot them." ...

"The number of victims�some of them suspected criminals and drug suspects�killed since Dec. 22 has now reached 77. And these all remain unsolved." ...

Mozambique: Police Team Ambushed With Connivance of a Colleague
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"A team of the Mozambican police were ambushed at the administrative post of Nhangau, in the outskirts of Beira, the capital of the central Sofala province, where they went to recover a firearm in possession of a group of suspect criminals, on Saturday, reports Monday's issue of the daily paper 'Noticias'."

"The police say that the incident, where three of the suspect criminals were shot to death, and the chief of the police team, Leonardo Massinga, was seriously wounded, had the connivance of one of the police officers in the team."

"This officer was identified as Antonio Chabalezua, whose wherebout is unknown since the incident." ...

CA: Artist parodies ads to bring awareness
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... "A case in point is Thomas' second piece ... a giant print of a photograph he took at his cousin's funeral."

"Superimposed over the somber scene are the words,"

"'3-piece suit: $250; new socks: $2; 9mm pistol: $79; gold chain: $400; bullet: $.60. Picking the perfect casket for your son: priceless.'"

"Catching our attention as an advertisement would, the piece sends a pointed message about how violence destroys real lives. By using the credit card campaign as a backdrop, Thomas highlights the status-conscious drive of the assailants who killed Songha over the gold chain. And even if such senseless violence does not often reach us individually, advertising and consumerism are something that reach all of us daily." ...

CA: Councilwoman's Boyfriend Pleads Not Guilty To Weapons Charges
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"The longtime boyfriend of a Burbank city councilwoman pleaded not guilty Monday to weapons and drug charges that prosecutors say stem from dealings with an East Valley street gang."

"Scott Schaffer, 51, remained behind bars Monday afternoon pending posting of a $1 million bond to be secured with property, according to Thom Mrozek, of the U.S. Attorney's Office."

"The Glendale businessman was indicted on charges of selling a firearm to a known felon, cocaine possession with intent to distribute, possessing nine handguns and one rifle while addicted to cocaine, and carrying a gun during a drug trafficking crime."

IL: Governor vetoes three pro-gun bills 'to help police do their job'
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"Gov. Rod Blagojevich vetoed three bills Sunday that were backed by gun-rights advocates, saying the measures would have weakened laws aimed at keeping firearms out of the hands of criminals."

"One bill called for the Illinois State Police to purge background check data 90 days after the check is performed. The measure also would have required background checks on potential firearms buyers at gun shows, but Blagojevich signed separate legislation on Friday that accomplished that same goal."

"Richard A. Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, has said the group supported the elimination of background check data because of concerns about how that information is used."

MN: Handgun law back in legal bullseye
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"Opponents of a controversial state law covering who can carry a handgun in public resumed their legal fight Monday, a couple of months after the Legislature reinstated the measure the courts had struck down."

"Two Twin Cities churches filed a new lawsuit in Hennepin County District Court, saying the law continues to violate religious freedom." ...

"Joe Olson, president of the Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance and a chief proponent of the law, said he expects the law to withstand further challenge."

"'They are not suing over religious freedom. They are suing because they don't like guns,' Olson said, adding later, 'Essentially they want ... the state to come along and establish their religious beliefs ...'" ...

Israel: Israel To Use New Sand Bullet
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"The Israeli military said it is changing riot control methods, replacing its sometimes-lethal rubber-coated steel pellets with compressed sand bullets."

"Rubber bullets have killed dozens of Palestinians in the past two decades. The new sand bullets were originally developed for close-quarter hostage rescue situations."

"An Israeli human rights groups praised the decision but said it was surprising the army had taken so long to find non-lethal means of dispersing Palestinian demonstrators."

Brazil: Front for the Right to Self-Defense says that only government policies will reduce violence
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"The strategy of the Parliamentary Front for the Right to Self-Defense is to convince Brazilian voters that banning firearm sales will not alter the situation of violence that prevails in the country. According to the president of the Front, Federal Deputy Alberto Fraga (PFL-DF), the weapons that feed organized crime are sold illegally - while the referendum addresses the population on the matter of legal sales of firearms. 'Eighty-seven percent of the weapons used in crimes are illegal. So why punish a well-meaning citizen who purchased an arm and left his ID number and his address? What is the government's true intention? That's what we want to discuss,' Fraga declared." ...

Parker v DC: Government's motion for denial of rights (blog)
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"Well, OK, it's actually a motion to 'remand with instructions to dismiss or, alternatively, for summary affirmance'. For all practical purposes, it's a motion to deny 2nd Amendment rights to residents of the District of Columbia, but if you've been following the Parker v DC case at all, you already know that."

"This is a very brief motion, and it contains no surprises. The government clearly thinks that Seegars is controlling precedent and that they need only go through the motions of arguing the point here; after all, they will have another opportunity to respond directly to the arguments raised by the Parker attorneys. The government suggests that the case should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction (following Seegars) or the dismissal of the lower court should be affirmed."