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"For months, President Bush's advisers have assured a skittish public that law-abiding Americans have no reason to fear the long reach of the antiterrorism law known as the Patriot Act because its most intrusive measures would require a judge's sign-off."

"But in a plan announced this week to expand counterterrorism powers, President Bush adopted a very different tack. In a three-point presidential plan that critics are already dubbing Patriot Act II, Mr. Bush is seeking broad new authority to allow federal agents � without the approval of a judge or even a federal prosecutor � to demand private records and compel testimony."

Terrorism subpoena powers pushed
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"To aid the fight against terrorism, the Bush administration wants to add a subpoena power that does not require federal investigators to seek approval from a judge or grand jury."

"Justice Department officials say use of 'administrative subpoenas' would enable the FBI to obtain information from records or witnesses that might more quickly prevent a terrorist strike."

"Critics say the extension of power is unnecessary and would permit investigations with no judicial supervision." ...

"Legislation authorizing the new power would require that the person getting the subpoena in national security cases keep that information secret from nearly everyone except his lawyer."

Please Oppose S. 504 & H.R. 1078 And Protect Our Second Amendment Rights
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"S. 504 and H.R. 1078 are bills that would continue the dangerous trend towards erasing our foundational principles from America's schools -- principles such as the right to keep and bear arms."

"These companion bills will fund the creation of Presidential Academies that will train educators. No doubt, these educators will be trained in revisionist history and civics, because federally subsidized curricula in the schools have been teaching this already -- chipping away at our national sovereignty and the notion of God-given rights for several years."

Liberty Bushwhacked
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"This radical new power is unnecessary as well as dangerous. " ...

Asked to account for the extraordinary power proposed in the bill, a department spokeswoman initially suggested that Mr. Feeney may have drafted it badly. Only when it was pointed out that similar language had appeared in the so-called "Patriot II" draft bill the Justice Department prepared and leaked early this year did the department even acknowledge that it supports this bill as written. We hope Congress will take a different view.

IT'S HERE: Innocents Betrayed�JPFO's documentary film is shipping now! Submitted by: Robert Lewis	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Give it 58 minutes ... Innocents Betrayed will shake you, enrage you, energize you to say 'never again�and never let it happen in America!' " "Give it 58 minutes ... Innocents Betrayed will change your life." "But there's more. You've probably wondered how we can possibly get all gun owners to unite in a common vision. We're announcing a bold plan to do just that."

Service industry hit by terror laws
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"Tough new regulations aimed at stopping terrorists from laundering 'dirty' money through banks could engulf British travel agents, property consultants and car dealers in a mass of red tape, a former offshore regulator claimed yesterday." ...

"On October 1, America's Patriot Act comes into full force. It has been designed to be 'extra-territorial', giving the US jurisdiction over all transactions that are settled in America. It will make banks, credit unions, trust companies, mutual funds, stockbrokers, futures commission merchants and dealers in precious metals and stones collect information about their customers."

US Puts on Hold New Machine-Readable Passport Requirement
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"The United States is postponing enforcement of rules requiring citizens of certain countries, most of them European, to have machine-readable passports to enter the United States. However, the U.S. government is still pushing for them to have more tamper-proof passports in one year."

"New rules that would have required 27 countries to issue their citizens computer-coded, machine-readable passports have been put on hold."

"The rules, which apply to foreigners who normally can enter the United States without a visa, were laid down by Congress in the "USA Patriot Act," and would have gone into force on October 1st."

Licensing Of Gun Owners: Tool Of Control
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"South Africa has a new gun control law that comes right out of Sen. Charles Schumer's playbook. Gun owners are licensed, their guns registered, and the quantity of ammunition and firearms they can own is strictly limited. Most gun owners are limited to owning four firearms -- legally. Happily the country is awash in illegal guns, and hopefully the good guys will stock up while the opportunity permits." ..."

"Meanwhile, South Africa is one of the most violent countries in the world. Gun control clearly is not designed to control crime. It is intended to control subjects."

MO: Companies prepare weapons policies
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" 'No Firearms' signs at many workplaces and businesses open to the public may be the first outward indication that Missouri has joined the states that allow residents to carry concealed weapons." ...

"The law prohibits guns being taken into stadiums holding more than 5,000 people, hospitals, places of worship, casinos or bars without the owner's consent. But other workplaces will need to post signs if they want to keep weapons out. The law says any private property owner, business or organization may prohibit people from bringing guns onto their premises."

"A person with a carrying permit who violates that prohibition could be cited and fined $100 for a first offense but would not be charged with a crime." ...

MI: Board member, parents want state to revisit weapons law
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"Parents and a school board member want to see the state's laws on weapons in schools refined after eight students were suspended for playing with air-propelled guns on a playground when school was not in session."

"Seven Central High School students and one East Junior High Student initially were suspended last week for playing with the guns on an elementary school playground in July, the Traverse City Record-Eagle reported Saturday."

"The suspensions ultimately were deferred, but that has not stopped calls for legislators to revisit the issue."

"Traverse City Area Public Schools Superintendent James Pavelka said the district followed state law regarding dangerous weapons because the students were on school property."

Canada: Man finds bear eating bananas on floor Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"An adult bear and her two cubs were shot on the outskirts of Pembroke this week after the mother pried open a homeowner's window, then proceeded to devour peaches and bananas on the kitchen floor." "It was her last meal."

UK: Crackdown on armed robbers
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"A crackdown on robbers who target security vans full of cash has been launched by police in Coventry and the West Midlands."

"Officers in Coventry joined forces with their colleagues across the region to launch the scheme as part of Operation Safer Streets yesterday."

"For the first time, they will use high-profile specialist surveillance vans to carry out covert and overt patrols covering the routes and destinations of security vehicles."

"The scheme is being run with a number of security companies."

"Its launch comes just weeks after a spate of robberies in Coventry."

UT: Parents' right to know (Letter)
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I have read with interest recent editorials on guns in schools side-by-side with angry statements from parents about medical treatment decisions for Parker Jensen. Many parents may not know the connection between the two issues.

Utah law gives unique protection to concealed-weapon permit holders and keeps their names secret from the public. As a parent, you have no right to know if a teacher, coach, employee or volunteer in your child's school is carrying a gun. Shouldn't all parents have the same right to protect their children and make profound parental decisions that the Jensens seek? Being able to know if a gun is in your child's classroom seems like a very important parental right.

TX: Man with gun robs Papa John's Pizza
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A man robbed Papa John's Pizza in the 1800 block of East Amarillo Boulevard minutes after midnight Friday.

The man showed a gun and demanded cash from employees, according to Amarillo Police Department. No one was injured.

The suspect is described as a black man in his mid-20s, 5-feet 8-inches tall, weighing about 175 pounds, wearing blue jean shorts and a jersey with a jacket over it.

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Papa John's has a well-known "no weapons" policy at their stores. Employees are just expected to roll over and give the criminals what they want. This is what is called "reaping the consequences of your actions."

UK: Police searching for an armed man in "disarmed" UK
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Alarmed members of the public called the police after a man was spotted walking through Cambridge with a gun.

People reported seeing the man in full camouflage gear and military helmet in Newmarket Road and Coldham's Lane area yesterday morning with a gun clearly visible in a shoulder holster.

After the call at about 9am police officers were sent to the area and the force helicopter was sent up to carry out an aerial search, but there was no sign of the man.

He was white and in his 30s, unshaven and with a dark complexion. He was also wearing dark glasses.

NY: More gun violence in a city with stringent gun control
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"Police are seeking Thompson Garnell for questioning in connection with the fatal shooting of a Brooklyn woman." ...

"A 27-year-old man suffered a graze wound to his head yesterday when a man opened fire at him in a Sunset Park building, police said." ...

"A gun-wielding motorist shot and killed a man on a Bedford-Stuyvesant street, police said." ...

"Two thieves - one wearing a black mask and brandishing a gun - robbed a Rego Park bank yesterday, police said."

MA: Conservative radio host to take on Frank Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Mr. Morse also wants limits on gun control." " 'I'm in favor of less gun control, but not no gun control,' Mr. Morse said. 'I respect the Second Amendment right of the law-abiding citizen to keep and bear arms. At the same time, I'm not in favor of bazookas.' "

MN: Poll Finds Mixed Feelings about Concealed-Carry Gun Law
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"A new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll finds that those who fear the newly liberalized gun law will make the state more dangerous still overwhelmingly out number those who think it will be safer."

"The biggest change since late April is an increase in those who foresee no change in overall safety, to more than one third of the state's adults."

"The percentage saying that the new law will make Minnesota safer, fell six points since April, to eleven percent. Those saying that the state will be more dangerous were 51 percent of those polled; in April it was 55 percent. The percentage predicting no effect from the law rose ten points to 35 percent."

FL: Miami man beaten with pool cue kills attacker
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"...Witnesses told police that the victim, Ector Urraco, 37, of 625 Marrida St. in Miami Beach, approached another man, Freddy Fernanadez, 33, in the bar and began beating him with a pool cue, Miami Police spokesman Delrish Moss said."

"That's when Fernandez pulled out a handgun and fired multiple shots into Urraco's chest and into the ceiling of the bar before running away, Moss said. Other bar patrons chased Fernandez as he ran and tore off his clothes. When they captured him a short time later, he was dressed only in his underwear."

"Police charged Fernandez, of 5550 NW Miami Pla. in Miami, with second degree murder, Moss said. Urraco died at the scene."

GA: Dog owner questions validity of why animal control had to shoot his pet
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"Try as he might, Whitfield County resident David Phillips can't understand why his dog, Rebel, was killed this past week by a county animal control officer."

"The officer and a witness said Rebel had gotten out of his pen Monday and fought with a neighbor's dogs. He was shot when he became aggressive toward the officer and another bystander, they said." ...

"Phillips said Rebel had never bitten or even growled at a person or dog. 'He was the most laid-back dog I have ever had the pleasure of knowing.' "

"But the animal control officer and a witness said Rebel acted aggressively when he and Phillips' female bulldog, Crystal Gayle, got out of their pen." ...

MO: Law allows officials to carry guns into meetings
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"St. Louis Alderman Lyda Krewson, D-28th Ward, whose first husband was fatally shot in a 1995 carjacking, had one question: 'Can we pass an ordinance that no one can 'pack' in City Hall?' "

"Yes, it appears you can, and here's why.
The law says concealed weapons cannot be brought into 'any meeting of the governing body of a unit of local government,' including the Legislature, except by a member of the body."

"However, the next section goes on to say that local government offices, such as courts and municipalities, can pass their own regulations to ban weapons in any 'portion of a building owned, leased or controlled by that unit of government.' "

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"Soap opera stars joined ten of thousands of Rio residents Sunday to demand more stringent gun control in a country in which gun violence is rampant." "Firefighters estimated about 50,000 braved the driving rain to march along Copacabana beach, waving banners reading 'Brazil Without Guns' and calling on the government to pass a stringent gun-control law pending in Congress."

Australia: 800 guns turned in
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"ABOUT 800 guns were surrendered to police during the Bendigo leg of the national hand gun buyback, exceeding all expectations."

"More than 250 people handed in their weapons during the scheme's four-day visit to the Bendigo Clay Target Club, some waiting for up to six hours to have their guns destroyed. Before the local buyback began last Thursday, police predicted that about 300-400 guns would be destroyed."

"The scheme's project manager, Craig Richardson, said the response was excellent. 'It's more than we profiled from the Bendigo area. It's at the higher end of what we would expect,' he said."

Concealed Carry Marches On In America's Heartland (GOA Press Release)
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"Yesterday, Missouri became the latest state to adopt concealed carry legislation. In the narrowest vote imaginable, the Missouri Senate joined the House in overriding Gov. Bob Holden's veto, thus making Missouri the 36th state in the union to let residents carry firearms without giving state officials the power to unduly deny law-abiding citizens of their right of self-protection." ...

"While heralding the ability of more citizens to protect themselves, Gun Owners of America remains concerned that many honest Missourians will not be able to jump over the high and costly hurdles that their state's new law imposes."

NY: Council targets gun biz
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"City Council members launched an assault on the gun industry yesterday by touting a city liability law that would let gun victims sue manufacturers and dealers for damages."

"A bill proposed by Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz (D-Manhattan) and supported by 11 other sponsors will have its first hearing tomorrow before the Public Safety Committee."

"Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum endorsed the bill, saying the July 23 killing of Brooklyn Councilman James Davis in City Council chambers 'makes this even more poignant.' "

Japan: Military freak made machine gun from U.S. parts in junkyard
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"An Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) sergeant who accidentally blew himself up earlier this month while handling explosives, assembled a machine gun used by the U.S. military from parts he picked up in Okinawa Prefecture junkyards, the Mainichi has learnt."

"Sources said Chief Master Sgt. Takio Tamura sold the M60 machine gun to a model gun manufacturer in the Kanto region a few years ago." ...

"Tamura, 53, reportedly collected parts for the M60 through regular visits to Okinawa junkyards where the U.S. military disposes their waste material."

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What's next in Japan? Licensed and supervised visits for any citizen wanting to go to a junkyard?

NJ: Settlement reached in pizza delivery slaying
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"The families of two pizza deliverymen killed in an ambush have settled lawsuits against the killers, burglar alarm companies and others for more than $17 million." ...

"Koskovich and Michael Conklin, 25, also were convicted of stealing the handguns used in the killings by breaking into Adventure Sport."

"Under the settlement, Koskovich and Vreeland each were ordered to pay $8.5 million, and Conklin was assessed $100,000."

"The now-defunct gun store and two burglar alarm companies, T&R Alarm System Inc. and Monital, agreed to pay undisclosed amounts."

"Jason Kelly, who admitted supplying Koskovich with stolen ammunition, also agreed to pay an undisclosed amount."

IL: Gun industry suits show Illinois, Missouri split
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"The Illinois Supreme Court last week began considering whether gun makers can be sued for the damage done by their products. Even leaders of the state's pro-gun lobby believe the Democrat-controlled court will likely side with gun-control forces on the issue."

"But as Illinois' seven justices were beginning to examine that touchy question, state lawmakers next door in Missouri were answering it, resoundingly, in favor of the gun industry. The Missouri Legislature overrode a gubernatorial veto to protect gun manufacturers from litigation. They threw in approval of a conceal-carry measure to boot - a measure similar to one that never got out of committee in Springfield earlier this year."

MA: Townsend police offering free gun locks to residents
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"Residents who want to lock their guns can pick up cable-style gun locks free of charge at the police station."

"The lock 'prevents the gun from being loaded and discharged,' said Police Chief Erving M. Marshall Jr."

"Marshall said because the locks are cable style they can fit and work on any type of firearms."

"The department received its shipment of 200 locks Monday as part of National Shooting Sports Foundation's 'Project Child Safe.' "

OH: Pepper gun wins converts at mall
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"Until Saturday, Coretta Rutherford's weapon of choice - if she ever needed to defend herself - was a rock in a footie sock tucked discreetly under the driver's seat of her car."

"But after squeezing off a baby-powder-packed round from a handgun and watching as it slammed into the torso of a battered mannequin 10 feet away, she had an epiphany."

"As the cloud of talcum dissipated, the 58-year-old Kennedy Heights resident, who had never shot a firearm before Saturday, resolved to buy a pepper spray gun."

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What they won't tell you is that a lot of people are practically immune to pepper spray. Others have built up a tolerance to it intentionally. What are these folks going to do if their assailant is one of those people?

MO: Concealed gun law confusing for many
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"Law enforcement and other Northwest Missouri interests that have had a stake in the state�s conceal-carry debate are pausing to ponder the new law�s meaning."

"To those on the gun-control side of the argument, the Missouri General Assembly�s override of Gov. Bob Holden�s veto of the bill is unfortunate. That�s contrasted with the views of gun owners, who view the lawmakers� historic vote as a Second Amendment victory."

"And to law officers, concealed-carry translates into another mandate from state government requiring their attention and a concern for residents to comprehend the law."

MO: Gun law gets mixed reaction
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"Local law enforcement officials are expressing varied opinions about a state bill passed Thursday that allows most Missourians to carry concealed guns.

" 'I have mixed feelings about it,' Branson Police Chief Steve Mefford said. 'Professionally, it's going to create added responsibility for officers.' " ...

"Mefford added that although there won't be any additional training for his officers, they'll have to be more aware when making routine traffic stops."

NY: Differing Views Are Voiced by City on Gun Lawsuits
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"The complexities of curbing gun violence were vividly apparent yesterday at City Hall. At the same time Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was denouncing efforts in Congress to shield firearms makers from lawsuits, his criminal justice coordinator was criticizing a City Council initiative to make such suits easier." ...

"The nuances of the administration's position reflect the difficulties that lie ahead as city officials, spurred by the shooting death of Councilman James E. Davis in July, try to navigate the political, cultural and legal thickets on the path to a workable gun-control law." ...

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And once again - to supplement already ineffective, draconian gun laws in NYC - they are considering adding yet more.

UK: Father and daughter shot in their home in a city where armed self defense is prohibited
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"A killer who shot dead a father and daughter in their north-west London home is being hunted by police."

"Scotland Yard said the 41-year old man and seven-year-old girl were found with gunshot wounds in a bedsit in Harrow Road, just west of Kensal Green Station."

"Both criminal and domestic motives were being considered, police said."

"There was no current evidence linking the incident to Operation Trident which investigates black-on-black gun crime."

NY: Going after guns
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"In Rochester, county prosecutors have teamed up with the U.S. Justice Department in an anti-gun program to get long federal prison terms for more than 200 felons who illegally possessed guns over the past four years."

"During the first eight months of this year alone, Monroe County District Attorney Howard Relin's office referred more than 80 cases for prosecution under the federal government's Project Exile."

"In Buffalo, where shootings and murders have escalated in a summer of gun violence, the story is much different."

"Erie County prosecutors have rarely used Project Exile to go after felons who possessed guns."

FL: Academy gives firearms training
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"Students of the Winter Haven Citizens Police Academy gathered Thursday at the Stotz-Patterson Training Center for a firearms familiarization class, allowing them to try out some shotguns and pistols."

"Students pay nothing for the classes and have 15 different sessions which include learning about the day-to-day operations of Winter Haven police officers and detectives."

"Students had classes on forensics, SWAT teams, radar guns, internal affairs, accreditation, drug enforcement and was given a speech from the Winter Haven D.A.R.E program director."

WY: Guns and roses
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"Doris Gotsch prefers a Glock."

"It's an Austrian-designed and -manufactured 9 mm pistol. The semiautomatic has a lightweight polymer frame, compared to the completely metal composition of many other handgun frames. Its firing mechanism is considered among the safest in the world." ...

"Having the gun makes her feel safe, comfortable, even proud." ...

"She is fighting for her right and every American's right to keep and bear arms. Gotsch is the Wyoming coordinator for the Second Amendment Sisters, a nationwide non-profit group aimed at promoting firearms in a positive light."

Japan: Assistant police inspector accidentally fires pistol in storeroom
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An assistant police inspector accidentally fired his gun Sunday inside a local police station's firearms storeroom, police admitted.

The bullet hit the wall of the storeroom. Another officer was present in the room but no one was injured in the accident.

Yasuo Washihira, deputy chief of Nishi Iruma Police Station in Sakado, Saitama Prefecture, was apologetic.

"This kind of accident is supposedly never allowed to happen. We will train officers better to make sure they handle their handguns with the utmost security," Washihira said.

Station officials said the 49-year-old assistant inspector accidentally pulled the trigger after loading his service pistol at the storeroom before going on duty at about 8 a.m. Sunday.

MN: As handgun permits approach 8,000, more seeing no change in safety
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"With thousands of Minnesotans obtaining permits to carry handguns in public, those who fear that the state's newly liberalized law will make it a more dangerous place to live still overwhelmingly outnumber those who think it will be safer, the latest Star Tribune Minnesota Poll shows."

"But the biggest change in public opinion since late April, before the new law took effect, is an increase in those who foresee no change in overall safety -- to more than one-third of the state's adults."

TN: Gov. Bredesen isn't afraid to pull trigger
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"Last fall, gubernatorial candidate Phil Bredesen was fending off accusations by opponents that his credentials as a hunter and gun owner were just campaign creativity."

"Bredesen wasn't out to prove a point, but he spent part of his summer hunting."

"While some of the hunters at the 2003 Governors Dove Hunt were probably picking up a gun for the first time this season, Bredesen already had a big game hunt under his belt. Two weeks ago, he and some friends went antelope hunting in New Mexico and Bredesen came home with 'a pretty decent antelope.' "

Paranoia in Dear Abby letter
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"I am a senior in high school and I'm worried about my best friend, 'Holly.' She's started hanging with some raunchy guys who get into all sorts of trouble. Holly insists that she 'connects' with them on many levels. It's a well-known fact that the guy she's now dating carries a gun."

"I've tried to tell Holly how scared I am for her and that she could do better, but she refuses to listen. Should I continue to be her friend in spite of all these dangerous circumstances?"

Abby's reply:

"It is time to start backing off. Whether she realizes it or not, Holly is headed for serious trouble -- and you must not get caught in the crossfire, literally or figuratively."

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Notice the letter says nothing about whether the boyfriend is of age, or whether he carries the gun legally. However, Dear Abby persists in perpetuating the teen's paranoia.

MO: Engler says he is pleased with passage of concealed weapons law
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"If you are 23 years old, never been convicted of a felony, have not used drugs or been in a habitual intoxicated condition, you will soon be able to carry a concealed weapon."

"In a historic override of a Missouri governor, the legislature approved a concealed weapons law. Citizens must complete special training before being permitted to carry."

"Rep. Kevin Engler, R--Farmington, said he was pleased with the passage of the law, which will take effect in 30 days."

UK: Gun murder closes city centre street
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"Armed police have closed off part of Bristol city centre after a man was killed in a shooting in the early hours of Sunday morning."

"Avon and Somerset Police launched a murder investigation after the 2.30am incident."

"Three people have been arrested in connection and are being questioned, police said."

"Murder hunt detectives are searching for a black man wearing a baseball cap who was seen running from the scene directly after the shooting."

MA: Illegal firearms violations on rise, but officials say the reasons vary
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"Illegal gun activity has soared in communities south of Boston over the past five years, according to court records, but slower than the rate statewide." ...

"Firearms charges filed in seven district courts south of Boston climbed 54 percent between 1998 and 2002, according to data collected by the state court system. The numbers were up in all the courts -- Brockton, Dedham, Hingham, Plymouth, Quincy, Stoughton, and Wareham -- and the total number of charges climbed from 388 to 597."

"But officials said the number of people involved is probably far fewer than the number of violations, because one person often faces several firearms counts. The statistics also do not indicate the number of convictions."

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Regardless of the vapid excuses of Massachusetts officials, what you see here is the logical consequence of their gun control policies.

NY: Gun bill in Mike's sights
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"Firing back at gunmakers, Mayor Bloomberg joined the mayors of Chicago and Los Angeles yesterday in a joint message to the Senate: Don't let gun manufacturers off the hook." ...

"The mayor's comments came as the City Council held a hearing on measures related to gun control, including a bill to make it easier for gun-violence victims to sue the industry for damages." ...

"The measures were pending before the July 23 shooting death of Brooklyn City Councilman James Davis in the Council chambers, but supporters said it underscored the need for action."

NY: Differing Views Are Voiced by City on Gun Lawsuits
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"The complexities of curbing gun violence were vividly apparent yesterday at City Hall. At the same time Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was denouncing efforts in Congress to shield firearms makers from lawsuits, his criminal justice coordinator was criticizing a City Council initiative to make such suits easier."

MI: Resident Ready for Armed Confrontation over Zoning Dispute
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"Lyle Barkley is bulldozing four-foot berms around his three acres in Bay Township and requesting support from conservative militia groups to prepare for a possible armed confrontation with county law enforcement officers over a zoning dispute."

"The 55-year-old excavator vows that neither he, his family nor the three manufactured housing units in dispute will be removed from his property without a shootout."