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Beware of Brady's in camo... (blog)
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... by which I mean anti-gun organizations pretending to be pro-gun organizations. In this case I'm talking specifically about www.huntersandshooters.com. They've got a nice website that quotes from the 2nd Amendment and claims to favor 'protecting our homes, preserving our liberties, hunting, and sport shooting'. But when you start to dig a little deeper, it seems they are all about regulation.
"... by which I mean anti-gun organizations pretending to be pro-gun organizations. In this case I'm talking specifically about www.huntersandshooters.com. They've got a nice website that quotes from the 2nd Amendment and claims to favor 'protecting our homes, preserving our liberties, hunting, and sport shooting'. But when you start to dig a little deeper, it seems they are all about regulation." ...
"Make no mistake, we have existing pro-gun organizations working very effectively on training, safety, hunting and range regulations, and so on. We don't need another organization doing this... especially if we can't trust it."
"And we can't trust these folks. ..." ... |
Ruger: Locked And Loaded
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"Neil George, editor of Personal Finance, recommends buying shares of Sturm Ruger & Co., the Southport, Conn.-based firearms maker. Founded in 1949 by Alexander M. Sturm and William B. Ruger, the company makes and sells 34 models of firearms in four primary categories: rifles, shotguns, pistols and revolvers. It also sells accessories and replacement parts."
"The reason for George's bullishness on Sturm Ruger is the Senate's passage last Friday of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (S. 397) by a 65-to-31 vote. ...'" ... |
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The U.S. Senate passed a bill that would prohibit victims of gun violence from receiving damages from manufacturers and sellers.
1. Should gun manufacturers be held responsible for gun violence?
Yes. If they weren't making guns, there'd be no victims of gun violence.
No. It's not their fault people are shooting others with guns.
I don't know. |
IL: Justice misfires over gun
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"An Alton woman embroiled in a divorce case spent more than four hours in jail for contempt of court after she refused a Madison County's judge's order to return a handgun to her ex-husband, a convicted felon."
"Elizabeth 'Beth' Ritchie, 30, said that complying with Associate Judge Ellar Duff's order, delivered at a hearing on Thursday, would have required Ritchie to commit a crime herself."
"It is a felony in Illinois for a felon to possess a firearm, and for anyone to transfer a gun to a felon."
"Duff said in an interview Friday that she did not learn until after the hearing that Ritchie's ex-husband was a felon, and that she then ordered Beth Ritchie released from the Madison County Jail." ... |
CA: S.357: Keeping The K In Kalifornia (blog)
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... "Kalifornia's S.357 calls for the semi-automatic handguns, such as those worn by police officers and owned by millions of law-abiding givers in society, to be designated as 'unsafe' by the year 2009 if their ammunition is not stamped with a serial number 'as they fire', which weapon must be in compliance by Jan 1st, '09. For the millions of weapons already in the hands of law-abiding, I don�t know how those owners will comply."
"Assuming the technology is actually usable � workable and reliable as evidence, which, I trust, is its feel-good intent � this legislation is oppressive for a few reasons. I�ll start with my best evidence argument here, which any adult, including public servants, should already know:" ... |
CA: Girl tried for felony over thrown rock
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"Advocates for an 11-year-old girl who was arrested on a deadly weapon charge for throwing a 2-pound rock during a water balloon fight say the charge in no way fits the crime."
"But Fresno's mayor and police chief say Maribel Cuevas's case was handled appropriately, and that assault with a deadly weapon is the proper charge for an act that might have had fatal consequences."
"The case was to go to trial Wednesday in the Juvenile Delinquency Division of Fresno Superior Court. In an unusual move for a case involving a minor, the trial will be open to the public." ... |
CA: 11-year-old Fresno girl who threw rock spared felony trial (follow-up)
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"An 11-year-old girl who threw a rock at a boy during a water balloon fight escaped jail time Wednesday on an assault with a deadly weapon charge as she was ordered to talk about the fight with her young victim."
"Maribel Cuevas was prepared to face a felony trial when lawyers reached a deal behind closed doors that allowed her to avoid pleading guilty."
"Cuevas spent five days in juvenile hall and a month under house arrest after throwing a two-pound rock at 8-year-old Elijah Vang, cutting his forehead after he pelted her with a water-filled balloon." ...
"Top brass on the force defended the response, but others took up Maribel's cause, saying it was no way to treat a childish crime. ..." ... |
VT: Police search neighborhood after [apparent self-defense] shooting
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Police in Burlington (Vermont) are investigating a shooting in the city yesterday that they say left a man with a non-life-threatening injury.
A witness to the shooting says Lucien Benway fired a shotgun in self-defence and hit a knife-wielding man in the leg. Police so far are not confirming that account.
Police swat teams cordoned off and searched the neighborhood for about two hours after the incident, before turning the scene over to detectives.
The wounded man was being treated at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington. |
IN: Police Rule Shooting Was Self-Defense
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"Police in Clay County, Indiana responded to a shooting around 4:00pm Tuesday."
"Police say the victim attempted to break into the house of his girlfriend at 8062 North County Road 400 East when he was shot."
"The Clay County Sheriff's Department says they found Doug Fulk shot in the leg. He was air-evaced to St. Vincent Clay Hospital and then to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis with non-life threatening injuries."
"Police say Jaimee Gillen, a male acquaintance of Fulk's girlfriend who was in the house at the time, shot Fulk with a rifle."
"Gillen was detained briefly but released after police determined he acted in self-defense."
"The investigation continues as they attempt to track down all people involved." ... |
MS: Teenager Will Not Be Indicted For Killing Mother's Boyfriend
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Police say a Jackson teenager who killed his mother's live-in boyfriend last year acted in self defense.
A grand jury has decided not to indict 17-year-old Michael Smith, who was accused of killing 47-year-old Robert Day August 3rd, 2004. Police say day allegedly shot the boy's mother, 35-year-old Margaret Smith, in the head before the 17-year-old pulled a gun on day. The shootings occurred in a field, blocks from the couple's home. Margaret smith died the next day at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Day was pronounced dead at the scene. |
HI: Man suspected of murdering friend released from prison
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The 19-year-old man suspected of murdering his friend in Waialua was released from police custody pending further investigation.
Police say Jeremy Deloach shot his former classmate Thomas Kawahakui on Sunday morning after an argument.
The autopsy reveals Kawahakui died from a gunshot wound, and classifies the death as a homicide.
Police are looking into a possible self defense motive. They believe Kawahakui threatened Deloach with a cane knife. [emphasis added] |
AZ: Prosecutors accused of misconduct; appeals delay trial
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"Coconino County can continue to prosecute a 58-year-old retired school teacher accused of killing a hiker, a judge ruled July 27 in Flagstaff." ...
"Moran's ruling was in response to a motion filed in May by Fish's attorney Mel McDonald. In it, McDonald asked that county prosecutors be removed from the case because, in part, they were guilty of misconduct and had used intimidating behavior, including attempts to bar Scott Feagan, a detective from the Coconino County Sheriff's Office, from testifying." ...
"The original grand jury indictment against Fish was dismissed after Moran ruled prosecutors erred in not telling the grand jury about the aggressiveness of the dogs and had also allowed misleading testimony." ... |
NV: Winslow soldier held in Las Vegas shooting death
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"A Winslow soldier home from Iraq remained jailed Tuesday in the slaying of a woman and the wounding of a man in a weekend shooting in an alley."
"Army Spc. Matthew Sepi, 20, was carrying an assault rifle on his way to buy beer at a downtown Las Vegas convenience store early Sunday when gunfire erupted, according to police and court records ..."
"Sharon Jackson, 47, was killed and Kevin Ratcliff, 26, was wounded in the 1 a.m. Sunday shooting near Las Vegas Boulevard and Sahara Avenue. Ratcliff was hospitalized. He was expected to recover, authorities said." ...
"Las Vegas homicide Lt. Tom Monahan identified Jackson as Ratcliff's girlfriend and said some evidence suggested the shooting was self-defense." ... |
AZ: Records refute details of reservist's story
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"An Army reservist who was arrested in April for detaining seven undocumented immigrants at gunpoint at an Arizona rest stop was on the verge of being removed from the military, a newspaper reported Wednesday."
"The Arizona Republic said it obtained military records that showed that Sgt. Patrick Haab, who described himself as an Iraq war veteran, never served in Iraq."
"The newspaper also said the records indicated that Haab was on the verge of being removed from the military because he was paranoid, threatened to kill himself and pulled a knife in an altercation with fellow soldiers." ... |
AL: Anti-government extremist asks court to stay execution in Alabama
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"An anti-government extremist convicted of capital murder in the shooting death of an Opelika police officer has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block his execution, which is set for Thursday."
"George Sibley Jr., 62, who previously has contended the courts don't have any jurisdiction over him, filed the petition Wednesday. His personally written filing says his appeal has never been fully reviewed by the court in Washington, D.C., and it is 'crucial in a case such as this.'" ...
"[Officer] Motley was shot to death as he approached the couple's car after a passer-by said a child in the car had asked for help. Block's 9-year-old son was in the car. Sibley and Block claimed the officer was going for his gun and they shot him in self-defense. Witnesses said Sibley fired first and Block then fired repeatedly at the wounded officer." ...
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OH: Columbus Announces Gun Ban Implementation, Registration Plans
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"Columbus city officials today will unveil their registration scheme through which citizens are to 'register' their firearms if they meet the definition of a so-called 'assault weapon' under the wide-ranging gun ban passed by City Council on July 11. The ban goes into effect on August 11, and city residents have 90 days from that date to register or dispose of their firearms that meet the city's definition of an assault weapon."
"... Of course, easy process or not, criminals still won't be registering their guns. Even the assistant city attorney who worked on the language for City Council, Josh Cox, admitted to the Columbus Dispatch in a story a few weeks ago that the ordinance will have no effect on criminals. One lawsuit already has been filed on this issue, and others are expected." ... |
OK: NRA Banquet Raises Funds for Youth Programs
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Supporters of the National Rifle Association gathered for the annual NRA Banquet and Auction Thursday night, July 28, at the Woods County Fairgrounds.
A variety of guns and hunting items were auctioned off to raise funds for youth hunting programs in Woods County.
In addition to the auction, gifts of deer grunt and duck calls were passed out to the children with a contest to see which child could make the least noise.
Approximately 200 people attended the auction and fund raiser. |
NY: Fulton tightens weapon controls
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"Concealed weapons - even those held by a hunter returning from a hunting trip - are no longer allowed in certain public buildings in Fulton."
"The Fulton City Council passed a resolution Tuesday approving a local law which amends chapter 72 of the Fulton City Code."
"The code, which already prohibits 'open carry and display' of weapons, was amended to add a prohibition of concealed weapons."
"'Weapon' is defined by the city code as a 'firearm, electronic dart gun, gravity knife, switchblade knife, cane sword, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, metal knuckles, chuka stick, sandclub, slingshot, dagger, dangerous knife, dirk, razor, stiletto, imitation pistol, or any other dangerous or deadly instrument or weapon.'" ... |
OH: Outdoor education event focuses on women
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"The hesitation that comes with trying something new can be left behind at the National Wild Turkey Federation's Women in the Outdoors program because introducing women to new outdoor activities is the focus of the day."
"Women in the Outdoors is a day-long program where women take up to four courses, choosing from variety of outdoor activities, ranging from archery and learning how to operate a handgun to self defense and outdoor photography."
"The Women in the Outdoors day will take place 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Eastern Hills Rod and Gun Club, 5595 Ansteatt Road in Stonelick Township." ... |
India: Delhi to train women in self defence techniques
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"In view of the spurt in incidents of violence against women in the capital, the Delhi government has started 'Project Raksha' to impart self-defence training to female physical education teachers."
"The trainers would in turn impart training to girl students to make them conversant with self-defence techniques, Union Minister of State for Home S Reghupathy said ... on Wednesday."
"He said the central government would be happy to share the details of the scheme taken up in Delhi with other states if they were interested in similar initiatives."
"Reghupathy informed that the number of rape cases registered in the National Capital Region had increased from 718 in 2001 to 735 and 796 in the subsequent two years." ...
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Submitter's Note: But the safest and most effective means of self-defense remains prohibited to all but the powerful and well-connected. |
UK: Man killed neighbour with axe and cleaver
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"Violence exploded in the terrace house in East End Park, Leeds, while the two men were drinking and watching television, a jury heard yesterday."
"Other neighbours called police after hearing shouts and thuds from the home of Keith Arundell, 67, and officers arrived to find him dying on his living room floor with Jason Stuart Dobbs still bloodstained at the scene."
"Robin Frieze, prosecuting, told a jury at Leeds Crown Court that Dobbs murdered Mr Arundell in a 'severe and sustained attack using an axe, a cleaver and possibly a knife as well.'" ...
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Australia: Melbourne armed bandit strikes again
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"A man who has allegedly committed 10 armed robberies across Melbourne recently, has held-up another business this morning."
"Police say it is believed the same man robbed a convenience store at the corner of Bell and Elizabeth streets in Coburg, in Melbourne's north-west, at 2:30am AEST."
"The man was carrying a pistol and took cash."
"No-one was injured and police are reviewing security camera footage from similar hold-ups." ... |
Australia: Brazen bandit ups ante on weapons
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"A bandit who used knives and a samurai sword before upgrading to a handgun has held up 10 service stations, including eight in Melbourne's north and west in the past week."
"The man has been happy for his victims and police to see his face on security camera footage as he stole cash, cigarettes and magazines from 24-hour stations between Pascoe Vale and Altona Meadows. He used a pistol to rob two stations about a kilometre apart in Kings Park inside five minutes early on Tuesday."
"'He's a fairly cool customer. At one of them he went out of the service station, and then came back, so he's not concerned about how long he spends in the place,' Senior Constable Shannon Bodley, of the Broadmeadows armed robbery taskforce, said." ... |
UK: Bouncer is jailed for carrying gun
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"A CLUB bouncer found with a loaded revolver in his van has been jailed for two years."
"Martin Dixon claims he carried the gun as protection against a drug dealer who had made threats after he ejected him from a Cambridge nightclub."
"The revolver - a working Second World War-type pistol containing six live rounds of ammunition - was discovered after police were alerted following a row the doorman had with his landlord, the city's crown court heard."
"Officers stopped the 27-year-old's van in Denny End Road, Waterbeach, on April 22, as he was moving his belongings to new accommodation and asked if he had a weapon. Dixon accepted that he had and the gun was found in a sports bag." ... |
Philippines: Cop, wife slain by gunmen in Ilocos Sur
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"A policeman and his wife were shot and killed by unidentified men inside their kitchen in Barangay Naglawaan, Sto. Domingo last Tuesday evening."
"Supt. Crispin M. Agno, Ilocos Sur police director, identified the victims as Senior Police Officer 1 (SPO1) Russel Pescador y Tacal, 38, operative of the intelligence branch of the Ilocos Sur Police Provincial Office, and his wife Rosemarie, 31, nurse."
"Investigation disclosed that the shooting took place at about 8:30 p.m. while the policeman and his wife were in their kitchen."
"The assailants, who positioned themselves at one of the kitchen�s windows, fired at them with an M-16 Armalite rifle and a caliber 9mm pistol." ... |
New Zealand: Hundreds of air pistols destroyed
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Christchurch police have destroyed up to 600 plastic air pistols and BB guns being sold for just a few dollars in local dairies, and often to children.
The guns were retailing for between $7.95 and $12.95 and police say the importer did not have a licence to sell firearms.
Sergeant Roger Hutton says the guns are not toys and can be very dangerous to anyone, but particularly children. He is worried there may be more guns out in the community which were sold before police were aware of the problem. |
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| We'll take one step at a time, and the first is necessarily - given the political realities - very modest. We'll have to start working again to strengthen the law, and then again to strengthen the next law and again and again. Our ultimate goal, total control of handguns, is going to take time. The first problem is to slow down production and sales. Next is to get registration. The final problem is to make possession of all handguns and ammunition (with a few exceptions) totally illegal. � Pete Shields, founder of Handgun Control, Inc., New Yorker Magazine, June 26, 1976, pg. 53 |
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