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Kids, officer learn from each other
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Standing 6-foot-2 in big black boots and wearing a blue police uniform with a bulletproof vest underneath plus handcuffs and a gun around his waist, Officer Sean Sullivan is a commanding presence in Belmont Middle School's hallways.
But as soon as a child walks by, his hard police exterior disappears as his blue eyes crinkle into a smile.
"Hey, Officer Sullivan, high-five," a fifth-grader yells as she walks by and slaps his hand. |
Walmart caves in, agrees not to sell guns at Florida store
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which had originally planned on selling guns at its new Wal-Mart Supercenter in Tampa, Fla., has reconsidered its decision, the Tampa Tribune reported Sept. 15.
The company announced that the new Tampa store would not display or stock guns on the premises. "We are solely about making this a store of the community," said Jessica Moser, a Wal-Mart spokeswoman. "We came down and met with school faculty and our local associates, and we decided this was best..." |
Jim Brady speaks out against Bush on gun control
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Brady says:
"If Bush is elected, you can bend over and kiss the country goodbye."
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"I know first hand that handguns don't make you safer."
I guess the fact that FAR more people save their lives than lose their lives by guns doesn't matter to this person very much. He's a whore for the socialists, and that must be enough for his weak mind. |
ISRA Statement on Dismissal of Chicago Gun Lawsuit
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On 9/15, Cook County Circuit Court Judge Stephen Schiller dismissed a multi-million dollar public nuisance
lawsuit filed by the City of Chicago against major sporting arms manufacturers and several local firearm dealers. The action came as a predictable response to a case labeled by legal scholars as a blatant misuse of the judicial system for political gain.
Cook County political powers have long been hostile to the fact that law-abiding citizens have a right to own firearms. |
Calif. ads aim to inform about new gun laws (supported by NRA)
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"The state will produce and air public service announcements about California's new gun laws under legislation Gov. Gray Davis has signed."
"AB 2536 by Assemblyman Jack Scott, D-Pasadena, appropriates $125,000 and requires the Department of Justice to produce the ads about newly passed laws, such as those requiring trigger locks and limiting handgun purchases to one a month."
"The measure, which passed overwhelmingly and was supported by gun control advocates and the NRA..." |
The Right to Bear (and Conceal) Arms
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A judge has refused to throw out a lawsuit that claims Ohio's concealed
weapons law is unconstitutional because it does not allow ordinary
citizens to carry guns for protection.
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Fed up Californian shoots government employee
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"A man whose disability claim had been denied walked into a Social Security office Monday and fatally shot a security guard before surrendering, police said."
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Unfortunate incident, but not surprising considering how frustrated people are with government agencies. |
Charlton Heston visits Minnesota to campaign for Gramms
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"He is one of the most useful and powerful men in the Senate and it is essential that he be returned," Heston said at an evening news conference and fund-raiser at the Armstrong Ranch and Kennels in Ramsey.
Heston, 75, spent the day with Grams in a fly-around that took him from Moorhead to Duluth to Anoka, where he was the featured attraction at the $100-per-person event, which drew more than 150 supporters. |
Ohio teenager shoots at ceiling in classroom
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"A 14-year-old student fired a shot into the ceiling of a classroom at a suburban Cincinnati junior high school and was arrested Monday, police said. No injuries were reported."
"Kevin Harley, an eighth-grade student at Mount Healthy North Junior High, brought the gun to school and fired the shot, Springfield Township police said."
"Michael Webb, a township police officer assigned to the school as a resource officer, persuaded Harley to surrender the .380 caliber semiautomatic handgun." |
Senate bill requires registration, photo licensing (S.2525)
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A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would require all firearms to be registered and mandate the creation of a record of sale for virtually every firearm sold in the U.S.
The "Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2000," S 2525, is sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and has three noted gun-control advocates as Senate cosponsors: Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.; Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.; and Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J. |
Fake E-Mail Raises Concerns Among Gun Owners
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"A fake e-mail saying that Congress may require citizens to list all the guns they own on their tax forms has prompted hundreds of worried citizens to contact Capitol Hill."
"There are handgun registration bills currently filed in both the House and Senate, but none would require an American to list their guns on tax forms. And the unpopular bills have either little or no support."
Jack Reed's S.2099 is DEAD IN THE WATER. |
NRA gives $75,000 to fight Amendment 22
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"The National Rifle Association has opened its checkbook in Colorado."
"The nation's largest gun-rights group kicked in $75,000 this week to fight the gun-show ballot measure, NRA officials said Friday."
"Citizens for Responsible Lawmaking, a group fighting the ballot initiative in Colorado, received the NRA check." |
Interview with Harry Browne
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Running for president for the second time, candidate Harry Browne talks to Georgemag.com about his message of eliminating the income tax, stopping the War on Drugs and why Al Gore and George W. Bush might belong in prison. |
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