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Daschle Wants Changes to Gun Legislation
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"Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle says he will back legislation to protect gun makers from lawsuits arising from criminal use of the weapons, as long as it is changed to ensure legitimate claims can go forward."
"A group of Democrats -- not including Daschle -- had pledged to filibuster the bill. Daschle said his support depends upon an amendment to protect future claims arising from defective products or situations where people buy guns for felons or others who are barred from doing so themselves." |
Lawmakers say gun check bill ready to move through Congress
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"Congress is ready to improve the instant background check system for gun buyers by offering states financial incentives to provide more records and threatening to withhold federal dollars for those failing to comply, lawmakers said Thursday."
"Members of Congress said that the biggest problem with the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System is that many state records are not in the federal government's system." ...
"New legislation would give states financial incentives to put their records into the system."
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Bipartisan Support Grows for Federal Legislation to End 'Junk Lawsuits' Against Firearms Makers (Another Report)
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"Senator Daschle becomes the 55th senator to cosponsor the legislation. The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act passed the House in April by an overwhelming and bipartisan margin (285-to-140)." ...
"In a statement released today announcing his support, Daschle said, 'It is wrong -- and it is a misuse of the civil justice system -- to try to punish honest, law-abiding people for illegal acts committed by others without their knowledge or involvement. That's not the way we do things in America. We don't hold innocent people responsible for acts they are not involved in and over which they have no control.' " |
Violence Policy Center Releases 'When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2001 Homicide Data'
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"The Violence Policy Center (VPC) today released 'When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2001 Homicide Data.' This annual report, which details national and state-by-state information on female homicides involving one female murder victim and one male offender, illustrates the unique role firearms play in female homicide. ...In 2001, the most recent data available from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's unpublished Supplementary Homicide Report, firearms were the most common weapon used by males to murder females (846 of 1,720 or 49 percent). Of these, 76 percent (642 of 846) were committed with handguns." ...
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Good News, Your Phone Calls & E-mails Have Made A Difference!
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"Your activism has gotten the attention of folks on Capitol Hill." ...
"* After hearing from gun owners, one cosponsor of the bill, Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO), has removed her name as cosponsor of the bill;
* Other cosponsors have called the GOA offices, now that they have been made aware of the dangers in the bill because of the calls and e-mails coming from their constituents -- specifically, gun owners;
* Hill sources have told GOA that a group of current cosponsors of H.R. 1078 have indicated they might remove their names from the bill; and
* The White House (which is in strong support of this bill) called Gun Owners of America to express their concern over the mounting opposition against the bill." |
Handgun debate: My opinion
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"First of all, Mr. Silvern, because of all our country�s frivolous lawsuits, you, as a financial adviser, should surely know that insurance premiums are so high now that many folks cannot afford to start a new business. Just a month ago a Marseilles family doctor wrote a column in The Daily Times stating she could no longer afford the malpractice insurance required because of our sue-happy society. As a result, she can no longer provide some of the care that she has been trained for."
"If the firearm industry were allowed to be sued in such a manner, all industries would be in danger of such legal actions, resulting in many moving out of the United States which � by the way � is already happening." |
IRS considers giving data to other agencies
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"The Internal Revenue Service is exploring ways to share names, addresses, birth dates, employee records, and other taxpayer information with law-enforcement agencies, particularly the Immigration and Naturalization Service, according to legislative aides and senior tax attorneys."
"Aides said any such move, though taken in the name of national security, could violate the spirit if not the letter of US nondisclosure laws. These privacy rules were first established in the mid-1970s as part of an overhaul of the tax code after the Nixon White House used IRS records to intimidate its enemies." |
Our Over-budget Government
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"...Officials routinely low-ball costs of proposals to win initial spending approval. When programs go over budget and do not work as promised, politicians place the blame on blunders by the bureaucracy or private contractors. In reality, cost overruns and program failure are not isolated problems but are systematic and widespread across the federal government." ...
"... 'Project promoters routinely ignore, hide or otherwise leave out important project costs and risks in order to make total costs appear low.' Politicians use 'salami tactics' whereby costs are only revealed to taxpayers one slice at a time in the hope that the project is too far along when true costs are revealed to turn back." |
What the hell is wrong with politicians?
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"Do they actually think the general public has the IQ of freshly cut lettuce, or is it that they actually believe the vapid tripe they spew day after day in hopes that their vague emotionalism, vacuous rhetoric and unbridled fanaticism will triumph over logic and facts?"
"... In a frothing state of hoplophobic frenzy, Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan addressed a crowd of freedom's enemies, who waved a replica of a Bushmaster rifle outside the Montgomery County Courthouse. 'A real version of that weapon terrorized our community. I can think of no greater memorial to the sniper victims than to get this law passed.' " |
Can we Democrats be your next province?
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"We look to Washington and hear -- rather than solutions for pressing problems -- little but sound bites and lies, the all-too-familiar litany about weapon-finding, children leaving, job growing, tax cutting, Arctic drilling, missile defending, and terrorist hunting."
"In stunned disbelief, we have signed petitions, given money to progressive causes, and joined street protests. But arghhh! and aarghhh! again, many of us have had it. We're fed up and need to move on -- or out. But where to go?"
"A map of the state-by-state voting in 2000 suggests the obvious answer. With the anomalous and proud exception of New Mexico, Gore states are contiguous either to Canada or to other Gore states. In the most peaceful and democratic way, without invoking images of Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee, these states need to secede from the Union, reform into provinces and join Canada." |
Battlefield Ops: My Weapons Of Choice
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"I was approached by a person the other day who asked me if I had such a big dislike for the Colt M-16 issued by the military, what weapons did I like? Well after a quick answer and some reflection I believe I have the answer." |
UK: Stores warned about till-snatcher
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"SHOPKEEPERS are being urged to tighten up on security following a series of till snatches and hold-ups in Felixstowe."
"Business owners are being asked to keep a look-out for a particular suspect � and to ring 999 if they see someone answering the description."
"In the past two weeks there have been four incidents at shops and takeaways, but all premises are being urged to be on their guard."
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Bangladesh: Six policemen sent to jail on killing charge
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Six policemen, including a sub-inspector, were sent to jail custody in Chittagong yesterday on charge of killing a road builder.
A team of the Special Branch of Police arrested the cops Wednesday night for their alleged involvement in the killing of Farid Uddin alias Forak Sawdagor and took them to a court yesterday.
The court sent Sub-Inspector Nesar Ahmad and constables Ismail Hossain, Mainuddin, Amanullah, Afser Uddin and Birendra Debnath to jail.
Forak was shot dead in a clash over construction at Tailerdwip on the Chittagong-Banshkhali Road under Anwara upazila in the district in July in the presence of the policemen.
The policemen allegedly took the side of Forak's rivals and a bullet fired with a police rifle felled him. |
MS: Cameras Watching Students, Especially in Biloxi
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"Fearful of violence, particularly in light of the nation's experience with schoolhouse shootings, educators across the country are rushing to install ceiling-mounted cameras in hallways, libraries and cafeterias. But no other district has gone as far as this Gulf Coast community, which, flush with casino revenue, has hung the cameras not only in corridors and other common areas but also in all of its 500 classrooms."
"That has made virtually everything that happens at any of Biloxi's 11 public schools subject to instant replay, though so far, principals report, they have used such replays to confront only humdrum problems like clarifying the disappearance of a child's ice cream money or ensuring that students do not sleep in class." |
Homeland Insecurity: Enough is Enough!
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"Dear Government, re: President Bush, Vice-President David Cheney, A.G. John Ashcroft, Tom Ridge and all media outlets."
"Enough is enough! You lie to citizens of the United States! We demand true homeland security first, before you provide security for citizens of Iraq or any other country!"
"I just read an article in the Detroit News by George Hunter, Wed., Aug. 27, 2003. U.S. lays off 27 border inspectors in Michigan Homeland Security officials say they lack money to pay them."
"Absurd, and unacceptable! This is outrageous and treasonous behavior on the part of all officials listed in the header of this letter." |
What Is Evil?
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"I believe that in the main, stupid people do not get elected to Federal office. In addition, aside from a large dose of power madness and a smattering of personality disorders, 'insanity' does not apply to most elected officials -- e.g., they understand perfectly well that their policies are actively harmful."
"The only remaining explanation is that they're unspeakably evil." |
TX: Bake sale shutdown draws fire
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"Southern Methodist University is drawing fire from conservative students for closing down a student bake sale intended to protest affirmative action."
"The Young Conservatives of Texas sponsored the sale, which charged prices based on the customer's race or gender. White males paid $1 for a cookie, white woman 75 cents, Hispanics 50 cents, and blacks a quarter."
"SMU officials closed the sale Tuesday after 45 minutes because they were concerned about shouting and students crowding the table. A black student also filed a discrimination complaint saying the sale was offensive."
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Why American Students Don't Love This Country
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"A report from the Albert Shanker Institute says that American school students are getting a slanted view of our nation's history. By focusing on many of our historic and cultural failings, while ignoring our roots as the world's first modern democracy and our centuries of improvement, students are increasingly negative toward America."
"I think there is a lot of truth to that. But I think there are other things at work here, as well." |
ACLU Chief Assails Patriot Spin
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"Coming on the heels of Attorney General John Ashcroft's summer tour to promote the Patriot Act, President Bush is pushing to expand government powers with Patriot Act II. But experts say the government's assertions about what the first Patriot covers constitute outright deception of the public."
"Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, speaking Friday at a conference on information technology and homeland security at the University of California at Berkeley, said the government has 'repeatedly made false statements about the Patriot Act, presumably to deceive listeners into thinking the act gives the government less unilateral power than it actually does.' " |
CA: L.A. police officer arrested for drug possession
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"A Los Angeles police officer was arrested at a motel for methamphetamine possession in this desert resort town, authorities said."
"Ingram Rodriguez, 34, was arrested early Saturday morning when officers went into a motel room after reports of heavy foot traffic there."
"The four-year Los Angeles Police Department veteran pleaded innocent to possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance with a firearm, and being under the influence of narcotics. He was to appear in court in Indio on Thursday." |
UT: Legislature May Overturn University's Gun Ban
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"Gun-rights activists may look to the Legislature rather than the courts to overturn the University of Utah's ban on campus firearms."
"Third District Judge Robert Hilder ruled last month that the firearms ban was legal. Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff recommended appealing the ruling to the Utah Supreme Court."
"The appeal is expected to be filed sometime next month, but Shurtleff says he will drop it if legislative leaders enact a measure to overturn the university's policy." |
NV: FAMILY TRAGEDY: Sister, brother killed
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"A Las Vegas woman beat her two young children to death with a baseball bat Tuesday morning, then stepped in front of a moving truck, critically injuring herself, police said."
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NY: The Public Ought to Know: Congress, Council must act to stem gun violence
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"Despite a dramatic drop in firearm-related murders in the last decade, nearly 60 percent of all homicides in 2001 (the latest year in which figures are available) were firearm-related. Some 40 percent of American homes contain at least one gun. And 14 children die of gun-inflicted wounds each day; four of those 14 used a gun to commit suicide. The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms traced guns used in crimes to original purchases in nearly all 48 contiguous states." ...
"At the federal level, we need Congress to at least renew the 1994 ban on the production of semiautomatic assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola), who lost her husband in the Long Island Rail Road slaughter a few years back, proposes H.R. 2038 extend this law, which is set to expire Sept. 13."
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CA: Susan B. Anthony for Governor of California
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"In a real revolution the revolutionaries would go home and get real jobs. In the 'political revolutions' of today's world the revolutionaries immediately get jobs in politics. That is a very wrong picture. How could it be otherwise? Politics fulfills the definition of an attractive nuisance. It tempts people who are at moral risk. People who want to be in politics or talk about politics instead of holding honest jobs are always at risk." |
MD: Indictment issued in shooting of brother
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"A 41-year-old Columbia man accused of shooting his younger brother after he heard him disrespect their mother - and smacking the wounded man in the face after he fell to the ground - was indicted yesterday on attempted murder and related charges." ...
"Howard police had gone to the house an hour earlier after receiving a call reporting a domestic dispute, authorities said. At the time, Sierrah and his mother, Greer Hall, 60, asked the officers to 'remove' Chad Hall, but police could not persuade either brother to leave, according to the charging documents. "
"Fifteen minutes after police left, authorities received a call about a shooting at the house."
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MD: County police investigate fatal shooting in Pasadena
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"A Pasadena homeowner told officers he used his handgun to fatally shoot a 42-year-old man Monday night as the man tried to come through the front door of the shooter's Elvaton Drive home, according to Anne Arundel County police." ...
" 'He told us he was trying to protect his home and life from an intruder,' Lt. Frederick Plitt, commander of the crimes against persons unit, said of the homeowner."
"Earlier this year, prosecutors declined to pursue murder charges against a Pasadena woman who fatally shot a man she said was trying to burglarize her rented home on Fox Court." ...
"Monday's slaying is the 14th homicide in Anne Arundel County this year. There were 11 homicides last year."
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MD: Yet another victim fatally shot in a state with draconian gun control laws
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"Baltimore County police today were investigating the murder of a 25-year-old Woodlawn man who suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body before authorities found his body inside his ransacked basement apartment."
"Police responded to the first block of Westbend Court just after 12:50 p.m. yesterday after someone dialed 911 on a cell phone. Once there, officers found the body of Raymond Ancel Horton, whose nickname was "Yuck," on the living room floor, according to authorities."
"Homicide detectives believe that Horton knew his killer and that the assailant was looking for something in the apartment. Police had no motive, however."
"Authorities said the sparsely furnished apartment was left in disarray." |
ME: Woman gathers bullets to bolster case in gun club suit
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"A New Gloucester woman says bullets she gathered on her property will bolster her case against a gun club nearby."
"Deborah Whorf and her neighbor Leroy Farrington have filed a lawsuit in Cumberland County Superior Court."
"They want an order shutting down the Royal River Rod and Gun Club while the suit's pending. They also want the shooting range shut down permanently if it can't be made safe."
"Whorf says she's recovered 89 bullets from her land and 74 from two neighbors' properties. She says bullets have hit her house, dog kennels and a tree."
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NC: Eighth-grader charged with firing gun inside North Carolina "victim disarmament zone"
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"An eighth-grader fired two shots inside a middle school Thursday morning, but no one was injured and the boy was quickly taken into custody by a sheriff's deputy working at the school, a school spokeswoman said."
"Justin Earwood, 13, was charged with felony possession of a firearm on school property."
"In his first appearance in district court later Thursday, he was silent as his parents stood behind him. He did not enter a plea, and it wasn't clear if he had an attorney who could comment on his case."
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South Africa: 'They poured boiling water on them'
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"It was two men who had worked for my parents on the farm for many years. They broke into the house at 8.30am on a Sunday when my parents were at church and waited for them to come back. They got home at 3.15pm."
"They shot my mum three times, through the knees and through the back."
"She was not immediately dead; she died from blood loss after about 25 minutes. During that time they poured boiling water from the kettle over her."
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New 'Loaded Weapon' Sneaker Criticized
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"The company that brought the world the original basketball sneaker has come up with a new one: 'Loaded Weapon.' "
"What would Chuck Taylor think?"
"The name of the latest Converse sneaker is drawing criticism because of recent high-profile cases involving guns, murder and basketball players."
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NY: Brothers Stabbed On Subway Train In Harlem
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"A Mexican immigrant was fatally stabbed and his younger brother critically wounded coming to his aid after a band of robbers accosted them while they rode a subway to work Thursday morning."
"Jesus and Manuel Perea were riding the southbound No. 2 train at about 1:30 a.m., heading to their jobs as overnight cleaners for the Planet Hollywood restaurant in Times Square, when four men entered the second to last car." |
TX: San Marcos police to get taser guns
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"In an effort to find less lethal methods of self-defense, the San Marcos Police Department is considering investing in taser guns."
"Taser, or 'stun' guns shoot electricity into someone's body, rendering them incapable of hurting themselves or anyone else."
"They can shoot up to 21 feet and could prove effective in stopping someone with a knife or similar non-projectile weapon, without killing someone." |
OK: 4-H Receives Second NRA Grant
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"The second grant funded by the Friends of NRA Foundation in the amount of $525 was presented to the Woods County 4-H for its air rifle program."
"Shooting programs recently began for Woods County youth interested in competing in either air rifle, air pistol or trap shooting." |
US slow to gauge effectiveness of airport screeners
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"The federal agency that oversees U.S. aviation security does an inadequate job of assessing the performance of airport screeners, congressional investigators said Thursday."
"The General Accounting Office said in preliminary findings of an ongoing study that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), created after the 2001 hijack attacks, collects little information on the effectiveness of screeners in detecting prohibited items, like guns or knives."
"The report was also critical of gaps in training for screeners and their supervisors, but noted the agency had made progress in other key areas and was working to correct shortfalls." |
FL: Miami Officers Cite Slain Priest To Avoid Jail
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"Four former Miami police officers convicted of corruption have launched a unique defense strategy to try and stay out of jail." ...
"On Thursday, the men's attorneys told a federal judge the officers could wind up like disgraced former priest John Geoghan, who was killed in prison after being sentenced for raping young boys."
"The attorneys said police officers, like pedophiles, are hated in prison. And the defense said the officers could face assault or even death behind bars."
"Prosecutors are asking for tough sentences -- up to 15 years for some of the officers." |
WI: Wakkinen's interest in guns leads to career
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"Jerry Wakkinen was a member of one of the last classes to graduate from Tripoli High School before the community became part of the Prentice School District."
"He remembers well some of the teachers who influenced his choice of careers. He recalls that John Hirvela talked a lot about hunting and would bring catalogs and books about shooting and hunting to school." ...
"After graduating from high school, he worked for a company in Tomahawk making caskets. Then he was hired by Prentice Hydraulics, becoming one of their youngest employees."
"While working there, Wakkinen became ill with Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a serious and crippling nerve disease believed to be caused by an auto-immune reaction." ... |
OH: Leaders can't agree on gun law
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"There is no agreement between leaders of the state Senate and House ...on what Ohio law should be."
"A Senate-passed bill, which would prohibit motorists from concealing weapons on their person in cars and is supported by Gov. Bob Taft, is unacceptable to the House in its present version."
"It's also unacceptable to Chuck Klein, a private investigator whose case won in Cincinnati, but lost at the state's highest court. 'It's an awful law. If they passed it, it would be the most repressive of any law and it doesn't give you a right to carry a gun except walking down the street.' "
"Klein also was critical of Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling. 'It's insulting and disappointing and scary.' " |
IN: Scrutiny of gun sales intensifying
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"Every buyer of a handgun from an Indiana gun dealer will face a federal background check under new rules taking effect next week."
"The changes will alter a decade-old practice in which handgun owners faced a federal check only when renewing a state permit to carry a gun. Those permits must be renewed every four years."
"Indiana State Police officials say the stricter rules, which will take effect Wednesday, will keep the state in compliance with the 1994 Brady Law and new federal laws that limit handgun purchases to U.S. citizens and legal immigrants." |
PA: Charges for 81-Year-Old Gun-Toting Candidate
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"An 81-year-old candidate for Schuylkill County commissioner was charged with illegal possession of a firearm after he allegedly carried a handgun into the county courthouse."
"Paul K. Brown of Pottsville, who is staging a write-in campaign for the office, is accused of bringing a weapon with an expired license into the courthouse when he announced his candidacy on Sept 17." ...
"County sheriff's Capt. Dennis Kane said Brown told courthouse security officers that he was carrying a .38-caliber handgun. Brown said he turned over to security officers a locked satchel containing the gun as he entered the courthouse." |
Australia: Officer draws gun in city streets
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"The man was sitting in the car with his head slumped on the steering wheel."
"A chase through city streets began when the 26-year-old man disobeyed an order by an approaching policeman to get out of the car."
"Heading west towards Darling Harbour, the man ran a red light and turned into George St in an attempt to evade pursuing police."
"As the car was held up in traffic in Eddy Ave, a police officer again approached the Mazda and ordered the man to leave the locked vehicle."
"When the man appeared to reach under the dashboard, the officer pulled his gun and screamed at the man to get out." |
South Africa: Man fires at farmer with his neighbour's gun
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"Free State police were on the look out on Thursday for a man from Wesselsbron outside Welkom who allegedly broke into his former employer's farm and stole a 12-bore shotgun with which he fired shots at another farm owner."
"The former farm employee broke into the De Hoop farm on Tuesday while the owner was away on business in Welkom, switched off the power, apparently in order to de-activate the alarm, and stole the gun, some meat and a spotlight, said Captain Rosa Benade." |
UT: Legislators may revisit gun issue
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"Round 2 in the battle between Utah lawmakers and the University of Utah over the school's gun ban may be fought in the court of public opinion rather than a court of law."
"Last month, just hours after 3rd District Judge Robert Hilder upheld the U.'s firearms ban, Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff recommended appealing the ruling to the Utah Supreme Court."
"The appeal is still on track and is expected to be filed sometime next month. But Shurtleff says he will drop it if legislative leaders make good on their promise to pass a bill this winter countering the U.'s policy of the past 27 years that prohibits employees and students from bringing weapons on campus." |
Egypt: Magistrate's gun goes off
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An Egyptian magistrate was killed when one of his colleagues accidentally fired a bullet into his head while cleaning his revolver, a judiciary source said on Thursday.
Islam Ghazi, a junior public prosecutor in this town on the Sinai peninsula, was cleaning his gun when he accidentally pulled the trigger, hitting Ahmed Attiya in the skull, the source said.
Ghazi and Attiya were sitting in the same court office when the accident happened.
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UK: Operation to tackle gun crime
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"Escalating gun crime in Greater Manchester is being tackled by a new police operation."
"Detectives have launched an operation after a number of firearm incidents in the south Manchester and Trafford areas."
"Four people have already been arrested and bailed since the start of Operation Bradford on 15 September."
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IL: Gun-related crimes down
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"Chicago may be starting to win the war against gun-related crimes. New statistics show a significant drop in the number of murders and other cases involving the use of firearms. Officials credit their new strategies with the drop in numbers." |
TN: City wants written policies for gun club
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"City residents who have complained about noise at the Dyersburg Gun Club off Phillips Street Extended south of the Dyersburg Industrial Park would have to take private action in order to reduce noise at the shooting range."
"City attorney John Lannom in a meeting with aldermen and gun club representatives said that any reduction of noise levels at the range would have to be 'achieved through a private course of action. The chief question is if any substantial change in use can be proven.' " |
MA: Antique gun, stolen 45 years ago, to be returned to Springfield Armory
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"A one-of-a-kind historic firearm stolen 45 years ago is headed back to the Springfield Armory museum after the FBI recovered the gun from a private collector."
" 'Its a great discovery,' U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, said Thursday of the 1839 musketoon, a short flintlock musket manufactured at the national armory in Harper's Ferry, Va."
"The weapon will be presented to the museum on Friday by FBI officials, who said the collector had innocently purchased it at auction."
"The musket, marked 'USM' for United States Model, is the only one of its kind known to exist, and is valued at $50,000, said J. Douglas Cuillard, superintendent of the museum." |
OR: Gresham officers pick up gun safes, peace of mind
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"In all, the department and its officers purchased 160 gun safes, which can be bolted to a wall or floor and come with a key and electronic lock." ...
"When an officer leaves the department, the safe will be given back to the city and then reissued as standard equipment to a new officer."
"Piper said the shooting death of 10-year-old Emilee Randall by her 14-year-old brother in January in Vancouver prompted the department to buy the safes." |
UK: Porter Kept Gun in Locker
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"Stanley Michael Wills admitted possessing a regulated weapon without a certificate when he appeared before High Bailiff Michael Moyle on Tuesday."
"Wills was suspended from work following the gun's discovery and his future with the hospital is under review."
"It was revealed he used to belong to a gun club."
"Pamela Butterworth, prosecuting, said police were called to Ramsey Cottage Hospital on August 15 and were taken to the porter's lodge by hospital manager Brian Pressley and staff member Helen Okell."
"The call came after a member of staff reported Wills had the firearm in his locker."
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FL: Slaying Prompts Paper to Reject Gun Ads
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"The Sarasota Herald-Tribune will begin rejecting classified ads for firearms after police say a man used a gun he bought through one of the ads to kill his estranged wife."
"Beginning Oct. 1, the paper will accept classified advertisements for only collectible antique firearms made before 1898. The ads must be published in the 'Antiques' or 'Collectibles' categories. The paper's 'Guns & Rifles' category will be eliminated."
"Retailers can still advertise firearms in display ads and inserts but they must include their dealer's license number."
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OH: Brady Center Hails Ohio Supreme Court's Upholding Ban On Concealed Weapons
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"Today the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence hailed the 5-2 decision by the Supreme Court of Ohio's ruling in Klein v. Leis, upholding the constitutionality of Ohio's longstanding law prohibiting the carrying of concealed weapons. The Brady Center's Legal Action Project, along with the office of the City Solicitor, represented the City of Cincinnati, a primary defendant, throughout the case. The Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police and Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio also submitted an amicus curianyonwaie brief."
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