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How often do Americans use guns for defensive purposes?
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"Forty-six-year-old Joyce Cordoba stood behind the deli counter while working at a Wal-Mart in Albuquerque, N.M. Suddenly, her ex-husband � against whom Ms. Cordoba had a restraining order � showed up, jumped over the deli counter, and began stabbing Ms. Cordoba. Due Moore, a 72-year-old Wal-Mart customer, witnessed the violent attack. Moore, legally permitted to carry a concealed weapon, pulled out his gun, and shot and killed the ex-husband. Ms. Cordoba survived the brutal attack and is recovering from her wounds."
"This raises a question. How often do Americans use guns for defensive purposes? We know that in 2003, 12,548 people died through non-suicide gun violence, including homicides, accidents and cases of undetermined intent." ... |
Michael E. Cook: A Nation of Wimps
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"I have received many contacts after my article on the United Nations. . . . well informed people who informed me that the Constitution is not trumped by a treaty and that any treaty signed must be within the limits of our Constitution." ...
"The sad fact is that this nation is being run by a minority, not the majority as it should be. If a person stands up against these so called leaders then they are called extremists and belittled by the minority until they hide their head in shame. ..."
"You must ask yourself if we will stand by and surrender our weapons when the time comes, or will we fight. I�m not talking about a shooting war; I�m talking about demanding that our government do what is right and Constitutional. ..." ... |
The 50 Best Guns Ever Made (1-15)
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"1. Winchester Model 70 (pre-1964)"
"It was not even an original design. The Model 70 was an improvement of Winchester�s Model 54, which in turn was based on the Mauser Model 98. But upon its birth in 1936, it kindled a love affair that has never died. ..."
"2. Mauser Model 98"
"Imagine someone building an automobile two years before the end of the 19th century, five years before the Wright brothers flew. Now imagine that this same automobile is still very much in use, still regarded by many as the best car around, and still in production. That is exactly what Peter Paul Mauser did when he designed his Model 98 rifle in Germany." ... |
FL: Second Amendment rights
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... "The amendment reads: 'A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.' These 27 words have a deeper meaning after reading about the loss of the right to bear arms in Restoration England."
"The right to keep and bear arms was as rare in old England as it is today. The right of English subjects to own weapons was not asserted in the Magna Carta, or in The Petition of Right."
"Since the 13th century, English citizens not only had been permitted but also were obliged to own weapons. This was essential to their fulfilling the variety of police and military functions expected of them. The subjects were required to practice on Sunday afternoons in the village greens ..." ... |
LA: Owners take up arms as looters press advantage
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... "Many people with property brought out their own shotguns and sidearms. Many without brought out shopping carts. The two groups have moved warily in and out of each other�s paths for the last three days, and the rising danger has kept even some rescue efforts from proceeding."
"Because the New Orleans police were preoccupied with search and rescue missions, sheriff�s deputies and state police from around Louisiana began to patrol the city, some holding rifles as they rolled through the streets in an armored vehicle."
"But on Wednesday night, the mayor ordered about 1,500 city police officers, nearly the entire force, back to their traditional roles."
"The looters 'are starting to get closer to heavily populated areas,' Mayor C. Ray Nagin told The Associated Press, 'hotels, hospitals, and we�re going to stop it right now.'" ... |
MT: Grizzly mauling of two stuns Scripps colleagues
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"A grizzly bear attack on a Scripps Health executive and his 18-year-old daughter has left his colleagues in shock."
"Johan Otter, 43, and his daughter, Jenna, were hiking in Glacier National Park in Montana when they reportedly rounded a switchback curve on a trail and encountered a mother grizzly, only five feet away, with two cubs. She attacked and both were badly mauled. They were airlifted to a hospital in critical condition." ...
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LA: City of misery, guns & despair
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"I went looking for the Big Easy yesterday. I found Dodge City instead. Looters ran wild, some desperate for food and water, others just taking advantage of a chance at free cigarettes and beer."
In the Carrollton neighborhood, two armed men - self-appointed sheriffs in a white pickup - confronted them. Spotting thieves who had commandeered a forklift and smashed into a Rite Aid store, the two men fired above the looters' heads and ran them off." ... |
LA: Cops turning in badges
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"New Orleans descended into anarchy Thursday as corpses lay abandoned in street medians, fights and fires broke out, cops turned in their badges and the governor declared war on looters who have made the city a menacing landscape of disorder and fear." ...
"Col. Henry Whitehorn, chief of the Louisiana State Police, said he heard of numerous instances of New Orleans police officers - many of whom from flooded areas - turning in their badges."
"'They indicated that they had lost everything and didn't feel that it was worth them going back to take fire from looters and losing their lives,' Whitehorn said." ... |
LA: New Orleans' Looting: Where Are The Gunnies?
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"Gunnies are Gun Owners. Gunnies are the Liberty Nuts who like to exercise all of their civil rights in the Bill of Rights."
"Since the beginning of the Republic, citizen involvement has been the secret to everything from day to day functioning to resistance to attack to way of life. Things run smoothly in self-governance."
"Even when disaster strikes." ...
"New Orleans is not a matter of looting - it is in a condition of complete anarchy. But it is much more of an example than that: the murder, mayhem, bedlam and rampant crime is an example of citizen disarmament. Only this time, the guns of defense have been submerged, floated away or otherwise irretrievable."
"The power of the people to participate in their own defense has been drowned." ... |
WA: Trial Starts For Former Kennewick Police Officer
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"Today the 63 year old victim told jurors he thought 29 year old Ryan Bonnalie was waving him over because food had flown out of the back of his truck. However Don Schnell says when he pulled over nothing was missing so Schnell says he walked back to Bonnalie's truck to find out what was wrong. That's when Schnell says Bonnalie pushed him, told him to get away, and pointed this gun at his head." ...
"Schnell and his sister were delivering meals to senior citizens when this happened. Schnell says after Bonnalie drove off, they followed him to get Bonnalie's license plate number and then went straight to the West Richland police department." ... |
GA: Victims Of Apparent Murder-Suicide Both Customs Agents
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"Glynn County police have identified the victims of an apparent predawn murder-suicide dawn Wednesday on St. Simons Island as an estranged couple, both of whom were U.S. Customs agents."
"Police responding to reports of gunfire and a woman screaming just after 5 a.m. found 37-year-old Tammy Schaeffer dying in the parking lot on Salt Air Drive with a gunshot wound to her abdomen. They then found 44-year-old William Waisanen dead in a nearby vehicle. Police said both were shot with a shotgun, and investigators believe it was a murder-suicide."
"Schaeffer, a Customs agent, was an instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. Waisanen was also a Customs agent, working out of the Jacksonville office." ... |
MO: Sheriff to directly process gun permits
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"Boone County residents who want to apply for permits to carry concealed weapons can now fill out applications at the Boone County Sheriff�s Department."
"Beginning today, the sheriff�s department, 2121 County Drive, joins the Hallsville and Ashland police departments as the third location in the county where residents can apply for permits. Maj. Tom Reddin said applications can be submitted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in the main lobby of the sheriff�s department building."
"About 700 permits have been issued in Boone County since the fall of 2003, when the Hallsville Police Department first began accepting applications, Reddin said. Ashland police joined the effort in the spring of 2004." ... |
FL: Area police chiefs approve stun gun guidelines
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"A group of Palm Beach County police chiefs Thursday unanimously approved guidelines for policies on how and under what circumstances area police officers use electric stun guns." ...
"Policy recommendations approved Thursday included ones restricting officers from using the weapons on people who are only passively resisting efforts to arrest them, and specifies that officers should not use the weapon unless a person poses an immediate threat or has committed a crime leading to arrest." ...
"The call for policy recommendations came after The Palm Beach Post published a review ... Findings from the review included that:"
"One out of every four suspects shocked was unarmed, nonviolent and not posing an apparent immediate threat." ... |
Haiti: Haitian police accused of brutal attacks, killings
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"The police carried assault rifles and wore black masks. The gang they accompanied had new machetes."
"According to witnesses and United Nations investigators, they stormed into a soccer match in half-time, ordered everyone to lie on the ground, and began shooting and hacking people to death in broad daylight as several thousand spectators fled for their lives."
"The Aug. 20 attack left at least six dead and has raised fears among U.N. officials trying to stabilize Port-au-Prince that bands of police � working with gangs and guided by some unknown player in Haitian politics � are 'cleaning up' before November�s elections." ... |
India: Pathribal fake encounter: CBI holds 4 Army officers guilty
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"Holding four officers of Army�s Rashtriya Rifles (RR) guilty in the much publicized Pathribal fake encounter that shook the Valley five years ago, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on completion of investigation has recommended proceedings against the guilty." ...
"In March 2000, Army killed five persons in Pathribal forests in Islamabad claiming those killed were foreign mercenaries involved in the massacre of 36 Sikhs ... However the case took a critical turn when the relatives of the deceased identified the bodies of the civilians, all residents of Islamabad district."
"It later turned out that the Army had arrested five civilians across Islamabad district and later killed them in a fake encounter in Pathribal." ... |
India: Cops, Army in news for murders in J&K
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"Counter-insurgency remains the main lead from Srinagar since 1998. But this time, state police and the Army, two vital members of the J&K CI grid, are in the news for all the wrong reasons."
"Days after the Northern Command placed under suspension the services of two of its officers for the racket involving supply of water to the 14-Corps instead of IOC fuel, a group of soldiers posted deep-north is accused of mowing down four Hindu porters and dubbing them militants to get the honours. On its part, the state police are hunting for one of their SSP rank officers involved in the murder of a young boy who dared to develop an affair with his daughter and probably married her too." ... |
OH: Cleveland Home Invasion Shooting
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"Various television stations and news radio is reporting that a shooting took place on Cleveland's east side overnight."
"Initial reports indicate that the shooting may have been in self-defense during a home invasion. A woman was supposedly in her closet calling 911 after shots may have been fired at the intruders by another member of the household."
"We will update this story block as additional information is obtained."
"8:25am: A story on Newsnet5.com (Channel 5 Cleveland) indicates a robber and victim may have both died in the fracas:"
"2 People Shot, Killed In Eastside Home" ... |
NY: Pataki signs law allowing hunters to use rifles
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"Big-game hunters can use rifles in Otsego, Schoharie and Chenango counties this fall under legislation recently signed by Gov. George Pataki."
"The law also applies in Allegany, Cattaraugus, Herkimer, Montgomery, Oneida, Oswego and Tioga counties."
"In the past, hunters in all or part of those counties have been limited to shotguns, muzzleloaders, pistols and bows when pursuing deer and bear. Because of their longer range, rifles were considered too dangerous for relatively flat, open landscapes." ... |
MA: Basic marksmanship for teens
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"The Woburn Sportsmen's Association has scheduled a six week, Basic Marksmanship Course for Juniors -- boys and girls ages 12 - 18 years -- starting Saturday, Sept. 10, at 9 a.m. The course will run for six consecutive Saturday mornings. All sessions will be held in the club's Indoor Range ..."
"The course is designed for novices and those new to rifle. It emphasizes safety: safe handling of firearms and safe practices. Popular types of firearms actions and sighting systems are examined with hands-on training in nonfiring sessions. The students will also be trained in firing target grade, rim fire rifles. Instruction is both group and one-on-one. All coaches and instructors are NRA and Massachusetts State certified." ... |
IL: Let's settle this with a duel!
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"Organizers of the Jersey County Victorian Festival are adding a very unusual event this year -- a 'duel of honor.'"
"Two men will get into a disagreement just before a Lincoln re-enactor delivers the Gettysburg Address. One will challenge the other to a duel later that day."
"The men will march 10 paces, turn and pretend to shoot at each other with reproduction 1845 Henry LePage 44-caliber percussion pistols."
"'We thought it would be a historical attraction that would fit in well with what we do here (at the festival),' said co-organizer Brenda Nolan." ... |
AR: Shooting range debate a draw
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"Funding $2,500 to lease a shooting range in Atkins caused heated debate during Tuesday night�s Pope County Quorum Court Budget Committee meeting, even though the issue was eventually tabled and will be discussed at next month�s committee meeting."
"'This shooting range is in my district,' Justice Nell Warren of Atkins said, adding she had calls from residents who were very upset about it, and there should have been community input. Warren said she was not aware of the project until dirt was dug for it."
"Sheriff Jay Winters said Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO) and the city of Russellville has helped the county greatly, but everyone has upgraded since Sept. 11, 2001, and it would be easier for scheduling to have a separate shooting range." ... |
AK: Hunters aiming for full freezers
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"The spitting rain and chilly breeze at Chena Pump Landing on Wednesday morning didn't bother Mike Jenkins and Ken Butler as they loaded up their 17-foot Roughneck aluminum johnboat." ...
"Decked out in full camouflage and armed with permits to shoot cow moose on the Tanana Flats south of Fairbanks, the two construction workers from the Matanuska Valley had made the 300-mile drive north in hopes of filling their freezers with moose meat."
"'I'd prefer not to shoot a cow; I'd rather get a nice little spiker,' confided Jenkins, taking a break to roll a cigarette. 'I'd feel bad shooting a cow, but I'll do it if we have to.'"
"The goal, after all, is to come home with a year's supply of meat, not a set of antlers." ... |
TN: Match director right on target
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"Jim Branham, match director for the Cherokee Rod and Gun Club�s monthly Black Powder Cartridge Match, was busy setting up when I arrived early Saturday (Aug. 20) morning at the range on Reservoir Road in Kingsport."
"Branham, the owner of Eagle Arms and Ammunition in downtown Kingsport, is a graying, mid-sized, high energy gentleman with an outgoing enthusiasm for his sport that is contagious and his hospitable welcome reflected the best elements of club level competition."
"Competing with projectiles dates to the time when the second caveman (or woman) learned to throw a rock. ..." ... |
MI: Shooting contest benefits Goodfellows
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"Like John Wayne coming to the rescue, Westland police officers and a local gun range will sponsor a pistol-shooting contest to raise money to help needy children."
"The Westland Police Officers Association and the Firing Line Indoor Gun Range will sponsor the competition to help the Westland Goodfellows buy Christmas gifts this year for children who might otherwise not receive any." ... |
MI: Mourning dove shooting ban now in effect
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"A mourning dove shooting ban, effective today, will suspend the Sept. 10 - Oct. 30, 2005 and 2006 mourning dove shooting season, an issue that has been the cause of sometimes heated debate."
"In June 2004, after a 100-year state ban, Governor Jennifer Granholm signed a bill, Public Act 160, allowing a three-year trial hunting season of the bird. ..."
"One year later ... the Board of State Canvassers approved and certified more than 275,000 petition signatures calling for the restoration of the mourning dove shooting ban ..."
"According to Article II, Section 9 of the Michigan Constitution, the certification of the petition signatures stops the shooting of mourning doves until the next general election." ... |
NJ: New Jersey Members: Please Attend a Public Hearing on Black Bear Management!
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A public hearing regarding the Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy is scheduled for Wednesday, September 21, 2005, at 6:30 p.m. at Cook Campus Center (Rutgers University), 59 Biel Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.
For a full policy review, visit the Division of Fish and Wildlife's website at http://www.njfishandwildlife.com beginning Tuesday, September 6, when the "Notice of opportunity for public comment on the New Jersey Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy" is published in the NJ Register. The Notice will contain information on how to submit comments on the policy. |
Canada: Ontario to do blitz inspections of gun shops, ask for guns to be turned in
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"The Ontario government and Toronto Police Service are working together to get more guns off the streets of the province's biggest city."
"Toronto has seen a deadly spate of gun violence this summer. Attorney General Michael Bryant says there will be 'blitz' inspections of gun businesses to ensure they're storing their guns safely. Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair says half the illegal guns on the city's streets come from robberies of gun shops or gun owners."
"Bryant says the province and various police forces will hold a gun amnesty where people can turn in any illegal guns or guns they feel they can't store safely."
"But he doesn't know yet when that will start or which police forces will take part." ... |
Norway: Norway investigating drunk guardsman
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An allegedly drunken man arrested in Norway for carrying a rifle was a member of the national guard.
Aftenposten reports police in Bodo were called after a man was seen visibly drunk and stumbling around the downtown, dropped a bag and his government issued AG3 rifle fell out.
The man was arrested on a train heading to a national guard exercise.
His rifle was confiscated and he spent the night in the drunk tank.
No ammunition was found either in the rifle or in the man's luggage.
An investigation is underway to determine what charges the man will face.
National guard Chief of Staff Magne Larsen said they regret the incident and are taking it very seriously. |
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