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Nicki F: End gun buys by terrorists
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"New York criminal illegal gun purchaser and mayor Michael Bloomberg and his hoplophobic bitch Frank Lautenberg are once again pushing for legislation that would deny the right to purchase firearms to terrorist suspects." ...

"Look, I don't relish the idea of terrorists walking around with guns, but fact is a gun attack by terrorists would not be nearly sensational enough ... Terrorist attacks on America have mostly been perpetrated with explosives ... But even though history suggests otherwise, Bloomberg and his pet snake Lautenberg want to prevent Americans from exercising their Second Amendment rights without a trial or a verdict about their guilt or innocence. The mere presumption that someone is a terrorist is enough." ...

John Longnecker: Catching Murderers Or Catching Guns?
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"For all its wind, the gist of California's AB 1471 [the so-called Crime Gun Bill] can be found under Need For This Bill. within the text of the bill. To answer the one and only rationale given by its author, there are five rebuttals."

"Need for This Bill According to the author: California has an enormous and diverse problem of unsolved homicides committed with handguns. No arrest is made in approximately 45% of all homicides in California because police lack the evidence they need ..."

"As a legally interested constituent, let me detail how this bill will affect Californians and others around the country." ...

Which Pistol Caliber For Self Defense? Submitted by: RPA-PAC Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"One of the staple questions of gun magazine readers and Internet gun enthusiasts is, 'What's the best caliber for self-defense?' I found myself recently in a district attorney�s office, chatting with the DA and two of his investigators. The coats were off, and I noticed we were each wearing different caliber pistols." ...

Guns prevent chaos
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"A new international poll has revealed that Americans have substantially more guns than any other country. According to the poll, nine out of 10 Americans own a gun and possess more than 250 million of the world's 600 million guns."

"As expected, many people are using this poll to call for more gun control. Gun critics seem to think that more guns mean more crime and fatalities. On the other hand, gun rights supporters claim it is their inalienable right to own a gun for self-defense or any other legal purpose."

"The simple fact of the matter is that the gun critics are just plain wrong. Time and time again, guns have proven to deter crime, not encourage it." ...

Thin Is In
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"Walther, in concert with S&W, has produced a sleek, slick and stylish 9mm that may redefine the way we think about 'pocket pistols.' Meet the PPS."

"The Duchess of Windsor is noted as having said 'One cannot be too rich or too thin.' I'm not sure she could have foreseen today's world, where rail-thin supermodels charge a hundred grand for a photo shoot ... While the rich part doesn't apply to us, the thin part does when it comes to a carry gun. In fact, a daily concealed carry handgun cannot be too thin, too light, too compact or too easy to shoot." ...

Update: Celata to Speak in Montana with us (Red's Trading Post) Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
FULL TEXT BELOW: I am happy to report that Richard Celata from KT Ordnance and Molon Labe Arms will be joining be at the Lake County Republican Lincoln-Regan Day Banquet to talk about the Second Amendment and the attacks this industry is experiencing. Celata attended the Premiere of The Gang in Twin Falls and also has a legal defense fund set up by GOA.

FL: Miami-Dade Officer Killed by Assault Weapon on Third Anniversary of Ban's End, Shootings of Officers on the Rise (Brady Campaign) Submitted by: RPA-PAC Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Miami-Dade Police Sergeant Jose Somohano was killed with an AK-47 three years to the day after the Federal Assault Weapons ban expired. Today, he will be laid to rest. The death of Sgt. Somohano is in addition to the deaths of 54 other police officers who have been killed by a firearm in the line of duty so far this year." ...

IA: Issue of arming campus police to be settled soon
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"The issue of arming campus police officers has divided the University of Northern Iowa campus for decades."

"Questions abound about whether officers protecting the college --- considered one of the safest in the country --- need to carry weapons to do their jobs."

"Officers say yes: They do the same job as city police officers and should be equipped accordingly."

"But it isn't just UNI's officers talking about the issue this time around. Since school began last month campus communities in Cedar Falls, Iowa City and Ames have spent hours debating the issue. The Iowa Board of Regents will finally have its say when members meet Tuesday in Council Bluffs." ...
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Giuliani To Woo NRA
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Rudy Giuliani, an ardent gun-control advocate as mayor, will address the National Rifle Association on Friday.

The GOP White House hopeful, who backed the federal assault-weapons ban in 1994 over the objections of the NRA, has changed his position as a presidential candidate. He now says he supports the Second Amendment and believes gun laws should be addressed by the states.

It is possible that the NRA would endorse Giuliani.

"We take into consideration a candidate's past record and what they're saying now and what they'll do in the future," said NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam.

Anti-gun California Senator Dianne Feinstein Is At It Again! (GOA)
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"You may recall that in recent years, GOA has enlisted your aid in fighting so-called "gang" legislation, which typically includes attempts to apply federal RICO anti-racketeering statutes to minor gun infractions -- thus harassing and prosecuting otherwise law-abiding gun owners as though they were Mafia bosses."

"Well, Feinstein's S. 456 is the latest vehicle for such underhandedness."

"At issue is section 215 of the bill. In essence, your family, gun shop employees, or even church bowling league would be considered an organized 'gang' and subjected to draconian prison sentences if you did any of a number of things ..." ...

Lautenberg, Bloomberg Announce Support For Bill NJ Senator Sponsored To Keep Guns Out Of Terrorist Hands
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"Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (I-NY) today announced the support of members of the bi-partisan coalition of Mayors Against Illegal Guns for legislation that will keep guns out of the hands of terrorists."

"The bill, S. 1237 / H.R. 2074, was introduced by Sen. Lautenberg and Rep. Peter King (R-NY) and, for the first time, allows the Department of Justice to prohibit known and suspected terrorists from buying a gun. Currently, terror suspects are not prohibited from purchasing firearms. This bill gives the Justice Department the authority to block such purchases." ...

CA: Microstamping: Friend to Police, or Foe to Gun Owners?
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"California senators are mulling a bill to require microstamping, a new technology that imprints a tiny string of characters on each cartridge a gun shells out."

"Supporters say the tool could clue in detectives on unsolved gun crimes, linking cartridges to a gun owner within hours. Opponents say it could inflate the price of firearms, and mislead detectives after stolen guns. And experts fret that the technology, though promising, is still too new and troubleshot to impose statewide."

"'It gets a lot of attention because it has the word 'guns' written on it,' said Fred Tulleners, director of forensics ... 'But it's not really ready to implement in prime time.'" ...
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Mayor, Senator Seek To End Gun Buys by Terrorists
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"Mayor Bloomberg is calling on Congress to back new legislation to keep guns away from terrorism suspects."

"Yesterday, the mayor and Senator Lautenberg of New Jersey, a lead sponsor of the bill, said current federal law has an inexcusable loophole that allows individuals on terrorism watch lists to purchase guns legally."

"The mayor said Congress cannot wait and must act before a terrorist opens fire in a restaurant, train station, school, or other public location." ...

James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, "A constitutional negative on the laws of the States seems equally necessary to secure individuals agst. encroachments on their rights", Oct. 24, 1787
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"...Without such a check in the whole over the parts, our system involves the evil of imperia in imperio. If a compleat supremacy some where is not necessary in every Society, a controuling power at least is so, by which the general authority may be defended against encroachments of the subordinate authorities, and by which the latter may be restrained from encroachments on each other...."

"...A constitutional negative on the laws of the States seems equally necessary to secure individuals agst. encroachments on their rights. The mutability of the laws of the States is found to be a serious evil. The injustice of them has been so frequent and so flagrant as to alarm the most stedfast friends of Republicanism...."

Spotlighting ATF Abuse (Red's Trading Post)
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"After seeing the price the Department of Justice pays for meatballs; I have sent Senator Barbara Mikulski, who chairs the Senate Panel that oversees DOJ spending, a letter regarding the hundreds of thousands of dollars that DOJ and ATF have spent trying to shut us down. I also informed the Senator that when I began exposing how much the ATF were spending to audit us, they then claimed that I had Harassed and Intimidated them."

"I have received a letter from the National Ombudsman Nicholas Owens, who I had spoken to at the Regulatory Fairness Forum. Mr. Owens promises a high level review of the ATF. The JPFO has received a letter as well promising the same action." ...

NC: Fayetteville Officer Cited for Animal Cruelty
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"A Fayetteville police officer has been cited for animal cruelty in connection with an allegation that puppies were buried alive on his property over the weekend."

"John Leggett, 44, has been placed on administrative duty pending investigations by both the Fayetteville Police Department and Cumberland County Animal Control, authorities said. He has been a patrol officer in Fayetteville since 2002."

"Animal control officers were called Saturday afternoon to a gated home hidden in the woods off Jackie Hood Lane, about three miles from the Bladen County line, to respond to a report that puppies had been buried alive." ...

NY: Otsego County Environmental Conservation Officer Named 'Officer of the Year'
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"Environmental Conservation Officer Thomas Harrington was recently named 'Officer of the Year' by the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today. Environmental Conservation Officer (ECO) Harrington is a 19-year veteran with DEC's Division of Law Enforcement. He is a dedicated, hardworking, professional whose record is replete with many accolades from the state and the public." ...

FL: Florida campus cops on leave after Taser incident, student's behavior under scrutiny
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"Two University of Florida police officers have been placed on leave with pay after using an electronic stun gun to subdue a student who was questioning Sen. John Kerry at a campus forum, the school's president said Tuesday."

"The Florida Division of Law Enforcement will investigate Monday's arrest of student Andrew Meyer ..." ...

"Meyer had about a minute and a half at the microphone before police stepped in to haul him away. As he tried to escape their grip, Kerry protested, 'That's all right, let me answer his question.'"

"But as Meyer repeatedly questioned why he was being arrested, officers dragged him to the back of the auditorium and then used a Taser on him when he continued to struggle." ...

GA: Gun buy-back day fruitful, chief says
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"The gun in the hand of Glynn County Deputy Sheriff Michael Johnson was hardly as long as his forearm."

"'Now what you have here is a sawed-off, 12-gauge shotgun,' he said, snapping the weapon's foldable stock into place. 'A very good street sweeper. You can conceal this gun and take out a room full of people with one shot.'"

"And that could conceivably have been the case had the Brunswick Police Department not held its gun buy-back program in conjunction with the Anguilla Freedom Project ... Saturday."

"'The man who brought this gun in said he was just happy to get rid of it,' said Brunswick Police Chief Edna Johnson. 'He said he was planning to sell it to somebody else but decided to bring it in today.'" ...

NM: Concealed weapon permit holders rising
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"Curry County residents account for about 3 percent of concealed weapon permit holders in the state."

"There are 186 Curry County citizens and 45 Roosevelt County residents currently authorized to carry concealed handguns, according to the Department of Public Safety."

"More than 7,000 permits have been issued in New Mexico, up from 1,127 in July 2004."

"Steve Aikens of Clovis teaches a firearms training class, required prior to obtaining the permit."

"'I think that it's really important that people know how to handle their firearms,' he said, explaining he instructs students on basic firearm handling and safety in addition to the legalities of firearm ownership." ...

NJ: Gun store owner's license revoked; he vows appeal
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"A Jersey City gun shop owner's license to sell firearms was revoked yesterday by a judge who cited security concerns at the store, shoddy record keeping ..." ...

"Superior Court Judge Fred Theemling cited the June 10 incident in which two thieves entered Murray's store and while one of them distracted Murray, the other reached into an unlocked gun case." ...

"During the case Donald Mundorf of the New Jersey State Police Firearm Investigation Unit testified that he inspected the store security and records after the theft and found no reason to revoke the license."

"Theemling said the problems with Murray's records included failure to record the names of some bullet buyers." ...

OH: Another newspaper op-ed recognizes the folly of Mayor Jackson's gun control
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"As an anti-gun politician, you know it's a bad, bad, really bad day when not just one, but two newspapers publish editorials against your latest legislative proposal on gun control."

"And that is just what has happened concerning Mayor Frank Jackson's proposal to ban firearms ownership for persons under 21 years of age."

"Just 3 days after the Cleveland Plain Dealer said 'New gun laws wouldn't solve Cleveland's crime problem', the Cincinnati Enquirer published an op-ed by Tony Lang concurring with that opinion." ...

"Mayor Jackson's proposal was nothing but a shameful attempt to distract attention from the fact that he has been impotent at dealing with the growing crime problem in his city ..."

OH: How to disarm trigger-happy youths?
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"An exasperated Mayor Frank Jackson of Cleveland on Monday called on Ohio lawmakers to prohibit anyone under 21 from possessing a firearm. Jackson went ballistic over the Sept. 1 slaying of 12-year-old Asteve'e 'Cookie' Thomas ..."

"Mayors in many U.S. cities, including Cincinnati, are fed up with innocent residents getting shot up by would-be Billy the Kids not much older than the Cleveland 12-year-old that was hit by a stray bullet."

"But there are a few pesky problems with Jackson's proposal, not least of which is finding enough lawmakers to back such a ban ... Another is that current Ohio and Kentucky laws, which require gun buyers to be at least 18, haven't kept underage urban teens from packing heat or using it." ...

NY: Longeretta reveals plan against illegal guns Submitted by: RPA-PAC Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"David Longeretta, Republican candidate for Oneida County district attorney, announced a plan Monday to help rid the streets of illegal firearms without infringing upon the right to bear arms." "According to the program, any felon who carries a gun or anyone who commits a crime with a gun will face jail time without any chance for plea bargains or reduced sentences." ...

OR: Ore. suicide rate remains high
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Almost 750 Oregonians died from violence in 2005, with suicide accounting for the majority of those deaths.

State health officials report that 555 Oregon residents killed themselves in 2005 -- more than five times the amount who died from homicide.

Oregon had slightly fewer suicides than in 2004, but the state still has the 10th-highest suicide rate in the nation.

Suicide rates are higher among men and military veterans, and they rise steadily with age. Among Oregonians older than 65, the rate is 78% higher than the national average.

The suicide total does not include terminally ill people who used Oregon's Death With Dignity Act to end their lives.

OH: Governor Strickland Confirmed Keynote Speaker!
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"Ohioans For Concealed Carry is thrilled to announce that Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has accepted our invitation to serve as keynote speaker at OFCC's fourth annual family picnic, the Party in the Park. His office has confirmed that the Governor is eager to speak to our members and supporters at this great event being held on the afternoon of Saturday, September 29th in Liberty Park of Powell, Ohio (just north of Columbus). ..."

"This year's picnic will start earlier than prior years in order to accommodate the obviously hectic schedule of Governor Strickland. Lunch will be served at 11:30AM. Governor Strickland is expected to arrive at noon and will address the crowd between 12:30 and 1:00PM." ...