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Bush's talk on terrorism draws cheers
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"I've come by because, first, I love to hunt and fish... Secondly, because I heard you're expanding the job base here... We stand for the Second Amendment, which gives every American the individual right to bear arms. I've got a record on that issue. It stands in stark contrast to my opponent."

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Yes, you've got a record there, sir. You support the unconstitutional "assault" weapons ban. You claim to support all of the unconstitutional laws on the books and want to enforce them. You want to increase the minimum age for gun ownership to 21. And you have not lifted a finger to encourage the Supreme Court to hear a Second Amendment case. Quite a record.

"American Candidate"
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"The other nine include former Arizona sheriff Richard Mack, 51, a gun-control opponent and author ('From My Cold, Dead Fingers'); Bruce Friedrich, 34, a vegetarian and animal-rights advocate who has served prison time for his protest activities; Joyce Riley, 55, a former combat nurse whose big issue is veterans' rights; Park Gillespie, 38, a conservative schoolteacher, small-business owner and father of four; and Malia Lazu, 27, a liberal, tri-racial political activist from Hawaii whose life's work, for now, is stimulating voter turnout in urban neighborhoods.

"The most fascinating thing about these folks is that, like most of us, they can't be neatly categorized. ..."

Supreme Court to Settle Sentencing Rules
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"The Supreme Court agreed Monday to settle whether long-standing federal rules for sentencing criminals violate the Constitution, a question that has thrown federal courthouses into disarray this summer."

"The high court said it will hear two cases suggested by the Bush administration. The Justice Department had rushed the appeals just weeks after the court ruled major portions of a state sentencing system unconstitutional." ...

"The Bush administration is defending the federal sentencing system, usually known as the sentencing guidelines. The guidelines give judges a range of possible punishments for a given crime, and make it difficult for judges to go outside those boundaries."

Schwarzenegger doll losing gun Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A bobblehead doll featuring California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger packing a machine gun will drop the weapon, and profits will go to charities under an agreement between the governor and the maker of the toy dolls." ------- Nice and hypocritical. He made a fortune peddling violent movies, but now all of a sudden he's too pure to carry a weapon? Spare us!

Behind the Badge: Responsible gun owners should not be punished
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"I look at the assault weapons ban kind of like the teacher you had in grade school who, after getting hit in the back of the head with a spit ball, made the entire class stay after school. Everyone was punished for the actions of one. While it's true that there have been some horrific, terrible crimes against people committed with these weapons in this country, do we punish everyone for the actions of a few?"

Gunning for the NRA
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"It�s not the criminal�s fault, he killed because somebody sold him an 'assault rifle.' So goes the thinking expressed recently in an absurd editorial in the Wilmington, NC Star-News."

"A young women student at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington was shot 11 times by a deranged, convicted felon; a former boyfriend she rejected. Later, in western North Carolina her killer shot himself and died when his truck crashed in a mountain ravine. The gun, wrote the editor, 'allowed him to take two young lives.' "

"The gun allowed . . .? The gun didn�t permit anything. Guns are inanimate objects�cold steel, until someone chooses to heat them up. They can be used for good or evil. ..."

Government Turns to NRA for Help with Guns on Planes (JTO)
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"The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has asked the National Rifle Association (NRA) to help reduce gun violations at airports by educating its members about federal gun laws at airports..."

"Andrew Arulanandam, an NRA spokesman, confirmed that talks with federal security agents are being held. 'They've asked us to help inform our members about the proper procedures,' he said."

"But Arulanandam said education is also needed among airline agents. He cited several circumstances where gun owners were not allowed to travel with their firearms."

Legislation For The 6,000,000+ Legally Armed Civilians Needs To Be Implemented Like The "Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act of 2004"
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"Small arms are still the key ingredient when it comes down to close fighting including urban warfare. Why then do laws exist that restrict law enforcement officers and law abiding legally armed citizens, from carrying their firearms? These restrictive laws do not do anything to discourage individuals intent of committing acts of terror. They only make the odds of committing these acts of terror higher because; there is less resistance for them to overcome, or to cause harm to them before they can complete their act of terror. ..."

Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Challenges New Haven, CT Police Chief, Jesse Jackson About Wal-Mart Gun Sales
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"The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today chided Wal-Mart for giving into pressure from city officials in New Haven, Conn., and agreeing to stop the sale of firearms, bowhunting equipment and paintball guns at its store, scheduled to open this month." ...

" 'It's widely known,' Waldron said, 'that gun rights are sacred in the South, where Wal-Mart is headquartered, so the store managers in New Haven are as wrong about their decision as Jackson is about Wal-Mart, and about the Second Amendment. Jackson needs to be reminded that the right to keep and bear arms is as much an individual civil right as voting or attending the church of your choice.' "

Thoughts on Courage Submitted by: LFA Editor Website: http://www.libertyforall.net	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
" 'Now why on earth would anyone want to emasculate our society,' you might ask? Simple; they want us to be docile when they take away our rights. They don't want us to be used to fighting, let alone winning. They don't want us to develop our natural survival instincts."

FOP Should Now Endorse CCW for Private Citizens, Says CCRKBA Submitted by: RPA-PAC Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Based on the Fraternal Order of Police support for national concealed carry for working and retired police officers as "a deterrent to crime and terrorism," the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today called on the FOP to support national concealed carry for armed private citizens.

Send Kerry to Perry' to See Legitimate Use of Semi-Autos, Says SAF
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Democrat presidential candidate John Kerry need only turn his attention to the National High Power Rifle championships being held this month at Camp Perry, Ohio to observe the legitimate use of semiautomatic rifles, a use that seems to elude him and other gun control proponents, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) said today.

" 'There's no better place than Camp Perry for Mr. Kerry to see hundreds, if not thousands, of registered shooters and spectators, participating in a registered competition with the kinds of legitimate firearms for which anti-gunners claim there is no legitimate use,' said SAF Founder Alan Gottlieb. 'Camp Perry is the World Series of shooting competitions, attracting dedicated marksmen from across the nation. After visiting Camp Perry, nobody could honestly claim there are no legitimate uses for the firearms that would be affected by legislation Mr. Kerry and so many of his colleagues support.' "

IN: There are a lot of guns in some small towns
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"Measuring the number of permits against the town's population, Coatesville has the second highest firearms permit rate of all Indiana cities and towns. The ranking is approximate because it is not known how many who gave Coatesville as their address live in or outside the town limits."

"Lying in a rural stretch of the state between Indianapolis and Bloomington, Martinsville has more than 20 times the population of Coatesville. But the two communities are linked by a heritage where learning to shoot is a rite of passage and gun ownership, a God-given right."

" 'That shows we live in a free country,' Jones says."

OK: The Watermelon Candidate (GOA)
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"In some parts of Latin America, parties that sound conservative but are socialist in reality, are called watermelons -- green on the outside but quite red on the inside."

"Rep. Brad Carson, the Democrat running for the U.S. Senate in Oklahoma, is proof that watermelon candidates are not unique to Latin America."

"Carson talks conservative, but he hires socialist. Case in point: Blaine Greteman, an OSU graduate and Rhodes Scholar."

South Africa: Draconian New Gun Laws In South Africa Spell Genocide For Whites
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"South Africa is second only to Columbia when it comes to gun related violent crimes."

"Gangs of crime syndicates carry out these crimes with ILLEGAL firearms. They're notorious: Chinese Triads, Nigerian drug dealers as well as Russian Mafiosi have turned South Africa into their illegal trafficking headquarters."

"It is estimated that there are some 700 gangs who operate out of South Africa."

"In the past year illegal guns were used in 58.5% of all robberies and 48% of murders."

"Yet on July 1 the ANC Communist Marxist government by stealth put in place Draconian gun laws that will ensure that the white population who represent nearly half of the licensed firearm owners in South Africa are guaranteed to face genocide."

PA: Court decision could allow guns in all Pa. courthouses
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"If handgun enthusiasts win an appellate court order allowing guns in courthouses across the state, Westmoreland County commissioners say the consequences could be dire." ...

"A state law allowing guns to be barred from courtrooms and their 'environs' has been interpreted to mean entire courthouses in most of Pennsylvania's 67 counties."

"But a recent county court decision that permits gun owners to carry weapons in rural Jefferson County, and its subsequent appeal, could decide the issue."

South Africa: Huge backlog with gun licences Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A committee has been created to deal with a backlog of firearm licence applications, Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula said on Monday." "Replying to a written question from the Democratic Alliance (DA), he said 28 017 of these applications had been submitted in the past six months." "Another 2 865 licence applications had been outstanding for more than six months, Nqakula said."

NY: Rochester Men in Jail Following a Home Invasion
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"...When the men showed up at the couple's house in Webster Saturday, police say the men pulled out a gun, taped the couple up with duct tape, and threatened to hurt the children who were upstairs."

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Poster's note: The City of Rochester Code contains an unconstitutional provision requiring all firearms kept at home to be secured with trigger or cable locks, or stored in a safe. See this link for details.

TX Dallas Chief To Ask For Taser Guns After Banning Neck Hold Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"David Kunkle is meeting with council members after banning a neck hold." "The proposal is meant to keep officers and the people they arrest safe." "Kunkle will go to council members Monday morning to ask for 400 Taser guns. He will ask for 50 and for funding for 350 in next year's technology." ... "Kunkle banned the neck hold off over the weekend."

PA: State boasts effective gun purchase check system Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Here's a tip: If you're a criminal, don't try to purchase a firearm in Pennsylvania. Most likely, you're not going to get it." "For that, there's the Pennsylvania Instant Check System to thank." "The six-year-old computer network, much of it automated, links various state and national databases, making sure that people who are trying to buy firearms are, in fact, allowed to have them."

TN: Legal loophole allows gun buyers in Tenn. to skip background checks
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"The Brady law, passed in 1993, requires licensed gun dealers to conduct a background check on every buyer. However, a loophole in the law allows people who aren't licensed gun dealers to skip background checks on buyers."

"That means you can make a purchase person to person in Tennessee without a background check." ...

"While all licensed gun sellers, including those inside the gun show, are required to do background checks, the men outside weren't doing anything illegal since it was a person to person sale. It's also not illegal to sell guns outside of a gun show."

ME: Maine City Expects Opposition to Gun Auction (JTO)
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"The Saco, Maine, police department is expecting some opposition to its upcoming gun auction, the Portland Press Herald reported July 30."

"Saco is one of the few cities in the state to sell firearms seized by police officers in drug busts or from convicted felons who are not permitted to own guns."

"The police department holds a gun auction about once every four years. Each time an auction is planned, city officials hear from critics who believe that the community should not take part in selling guns."

South Africa: Firearms owners warned to take care of weapons
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"Pretoria police warned firearm owners today that they faced prosecution if they negligently lost their firearms. This comes after 68 illegal firearms, including revolvers; hunting rifles and a sub-machine gun were seized in and around Pretoria in the last week."

"Just over 50 people were arrested in connection with the illegal possession of firearms either during, before, or after the commission of a serious crime, with most arrests taking place in Mamelodi, Erasmia and Soshanguve..."

"Preliminary investigations had revealed that firearm owners lost their firearms by leaving them under their car seat, being drunk and walking alone, or by simply leaving them unattended to. ..."

PA: Ex-Police Commander Connected To Carjacking
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Two people wanted for carjacking a former police officer's car in East Liberty remain on the loose.

Police consider them armed and dangerous.

They said the men took the BMW gun point over the weekend.

The car belongs to former police Commander Gwen Elliot.

Authorities said the men also took her badge, pistol and some cash.

The car was found in Garfield a short time later.

However, it's not known if those items were recovered.

PA: Communities plan celebrations as demonstration against crime
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"Girl Scouts from the Blue Mountain Neighborhood will swap their cookies for a bucket of buttery popcorn and a movie tomorrow night as Jonestown celebrates National Night Out for the first time."

"National Night Out will be celebrated in towns throughout the Lebanon Valley and across the United States. Under the program, which was started nationally several years ago, residents are asked to come outside on the first Tuesday of August, turn on their outdoor lights and party with neighbors and local police to show a united front against crime."

FL: Gun Safety Classes Next 2 Saturdays Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Gun safety awareness training sessions are being offered throughout Polk County this summer." "In conjunction with the League of Women Voters of Polk County, the Sheriff's Office will host classes in Lakeland, Winter Haven and Lake Wales." "After each presentation, free gun safety locks will be issued to those who complete the training."

Russia: Wow! Someone just doesn't get it!
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"For the second time lately, criminals broke into a house while the occupants were sleeping, and shots were fired."

"The shots were not made by the house occupants, but by the crimers themselves."

"If you will remember, this writer informed Pravda.ru readers that the National Rifle Association and Mr. John Lott assured, and stated without reservation, that in America, 98% of all crimes like these would be eliminated if house owners had guns."

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Wow! Talk about lack of comprehension skills! Lott claimed that in 98 percent of self defense cases, merely brandishing a weapon is enough to stop the crime.

WI: Oshkosh Searches, Seizures Should Require Warrants, Says SAF
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"...Although these searches were reportedly conducted with consent of the homeowners, taking someone's guns without telling him could be a serious legal breach, regardless of any concerns about catching an armed criminal.' "

" 'Police simply cannot get verbal consent to search, and then take property from a possible crime scene without a warrant, and without telling the owner,' he continued. 'Authorities in Oshkosh aren't helping matters any by sealing a search warrant obtained for one of the houses involved in the search, nor are police helping to allay concerns about the conduct of their neighborhood sweep by remaining silent.' "

NY: Howard Mills outlines strategy against Sen. Charles Schumer
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"New York State Assemblyman Howard Mills said he will be using U.S. Senator Charles Schumer�s strengths against him during his run for the U.S. Senate."

"Mills, a conservative Republican, discussed his campaign strategy with local media during a stop at Jeff Richard�s farm in the Town of Granby. The deputy minority leader of the New York State Assembly concedes that he has an 'uphill battle' to defeat Sen. Schumer, a liberal Democrat." ...

"Unlike his opponent, the assemblyman noted that he is a strong supporter of Second Amendment rights, including the right to bear arms."

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Including? Is there another right enumerated in the Second Amendment of which we are not aware?