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FL: Program pushes harsher sentences for even non-violent offenders because they have a firearm
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"The cardboard poster points a gun at its viewer and asks one question: 'Since when does a traffic stop lead to time in a federal prison?' "
"The answer is printed beneath: 'Since the officer found a gun in your car.' "
"The warning is one component of Operation Cease-Fire, an initiative by state and federal prosecutors and police agencies launched Friday to prosecute certain gun crimes in federal court, leading to quicker trials and harsher sentences."
"Operation Cease-Fire can affect penalties in even nonviolent firearms cases, however. For example, a convicted felon [even an old, non-violent felony with society long since repaid] who's convicted of carrying a firearm faces almost double the sentence in federal court than what a state court could impose." |
IL: Group calling for parents to rid their homes of guns
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"An advocacy group is calling for parents to rid their homes of guns and urging federal regulation of handguns as a consumer safety issue."
"The Champaign County Health Care Consumers made the calls at a press conference Friday at Leal School in Urbana."
� 'What we want to do is focus on youth in Illinois' and the dangers they face from handguns, said Brooke Anderson, organizer of the group's gun regulation efforts." |
"Man Sought by Secret Service Nabbed in Washington; 16 Guns Found in Car"
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"Earlier Wednesday, the Secret Service received information suggesting a man was driving from Pennsylvania toward the White House with explosives, and issued an alert for police agencies to be on the lookout for him."
"Cloutier was held for investigation of possessing unregistered firearms and ammunition. A woman identified as Cloutier's wife left the scene with Secret Service agents. It was not immediately clear whether she would face charges." |
Man with 16 guns arrested in D.C. (CNN Version)
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The Anti's are going to have a field day with this. It looks like people are getting fed up. One has to wonder though how they knew about this person so far in advance. The alert for him went out yesterday.
"A man was arrested Wednesday afternoon in downtown Washington after a cache of weapons -- including 10 rifles and six handguns -- was found in his car, law enforcement sources said." |
Gun Control - Simple Solutions for Simple Minds (satire)
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"Guns are used in self-defense over 2 million times a year. However, this makes the attempted crime a 'non-event,' which necessarily complicates the Police investigation. Without civilian ownership of guns, these Police investigations would not have been compromised. Civilians should leave crime prevention to the Police, who are properly equipped to investigate following the crime's completion." |
UN Attacks Freedom's Foundations
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"Name any aspect of your life that you believe is your right, as an American citizen to determine and it will be taken away from you in the name of 'Sustainable Development.' "
" 'Sustainable Development' is the phrase that those who seek to control the world use to hide their totalitarian ambitions." |
Scotland: Police call for blade crusade
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"An increase in knife crime has led to calls from police chiefs for society to do more to combat the problem."
"The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (Acpos) said the message about the danger of carrying knives must be driven home, especially to young men."
"That call was echoed by Victim Support Scotland which said knife attacks had a terrible effect on the victims."
"The Scottish National Party said it wanted to see new measures to tackle Scotland's knife culture but the Scottish Executive has argued that the latest statistics show that a police crackdown is working."
"The latest figures for knife crime and the use of offensive weapons were published in the Scottish Parliament following questions by the SNP."
"They show that convictions for carrying an offensive weapon rose from 227 in 1996 to 1,137 in 2000." ... |
TN: Police officer faces charge for violating order of protection after alleged assault/kidnapping
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"A [Nashville] Metro police officer has been accused of violating an order of protection and taken into custody. The latest charge follows a separate arrest on criminal charges relating to domestic violence last week."
" 'The official charge is criminal contempt, but the underlying matter is violating an order of protection,' [police spokesman Don] Aaron said."
"Hunt was accused of aggravated assault and aggravated kidnapping Aug. 28 after Carpenter told police that Hunt threatened her and a cousin with a firearm, police records show. Carpenter also told police Hunt handcuffed her against her will for about 30 minutes and threatened to 'kill her or arrest her,' records show." |
VA: Fingerprints may be requirement for handgun
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SUFFOLK -- "Residents soon could be required to get fingerprinted every time they apply for a permit to carry a concealed handgun."
"The City Council is expected to vote today on the measure that a gun-shop owner triggered when he recently applied for a new five-year permit."
"Richard Harris, who's been carrying a concealed weapon since 1974, reapplied in August for his new permit."
"When asked for his police-issued fingerprint card, the 57-year-old former councilman pointed out that no law in the city requires it. City officials agreed."
"But as a result, the council is considering an ordinance that makes fingerprinting a condition for a gun permit."
NOTE: There is a poll on this site asking for your opinion. |
Reporters Sneak Knives Onto Planes
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"Reporters investigating airport security were able to smuggle small knives and pepper spray through checkpoints at 11 U.S. airports during the Labor Day weekend, the Daily News reported Wednesday."
"The reporters carried utility knives, rubber-handled razor knives, a pocket knife, a corkscrew, razor blades and pepper spray through every airport security checkpoint they encountered, the newspaper said." |
CA: Federal investigators: L.A. airport shooting a terrorist act (CNN Version)
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"Federal investigators have concluded that the July Fourth shooting at the El Al ticket counter at Los Angeles International Airport was a terrorist act carried out by a lone gunman bent on becoming a martyr, sources told CNN Wednesday."
"The report came two months to the day after Hesham Mohamed Hadayet, a 41-year-old Egyptian national, opened fire at the airport, killing two Israelis and wounding four others, including the El Al security guard who shot him dead." |
Ted Nugent has bargain for Lance Bass
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"Why would Lance Bass want to go into space, when he could be home on the range with Ted Nugent?"
"The 'N Sync singer was rejected this week in his bid to visit the International Space Station because his sponsors were unable to come up with the $20 million fee in time." |
CA: Video shows unarmed man with no criminal record killed after raising hands
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"Gonzalo Martinez had no criminal record."
"His mother says he was a hard-working young man in an import-export business who supported her while helping to put his brother through college."
"But on Feb. 15 he was shot dead after being pulled over for a traffic violation by Downey, Calif., police. A video, shown last night on 'The O'Reilly Factor,' |
General Ashcroft's Detention Camps - Time to Call for His Resignation
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" 'Attorney General John Ashcroft's announced desire for camps for U.S. citizens he deems to be 'enemy combatants' has moved him from merely being a political embarrassment to being a constitutional menace.' Actually, ever since General Ashcroft pushed the U.S. Patriot Act through an overwhelmingly supine Congress soon after September 11, he has subverted more elements of the Bill of Rights than any attorney general in American history." |
"Goodbye Guns" Petition - so we remember that such gun nuts exist
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"We, the people, are faced with only 2 choices: place guards, metal detectors, etc designed to invade personal liberties at every single place public gathers OR eliminate all guns, firearms from USA. Given that we must choose, we, the people, choose to eliminate all guns, firearms. We, the people, therefore call upon you, our elected reps, to enact legislation to remove all guns, firearms. We, the people, call upon you to enact laws..."
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ProGunMail.com, Pro Gun Direct Mail - Web Design / Hosting
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Progunmail.com was formed by a core of committed gun rights activists who wanted to use their experience in direct mail to help gun groups nation wide.
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Our commitment to the issue will help you save valuable resources to use in the fight against the freedom haters. |
Ground Zero Sum
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"The U.S. has been dragged into war in Afghanistan (a war... with the Taliban still in control of vast portions of the country and Iran moving in as "our" puppet government's patron and benefactor). ... The American people are no safer than they were on the morning of September 11th, 2001 and considerably less free. U.S. policy threatens to destroy even the facade of stability in the Middle East and Central Asia and plunge both regions into another period of unremitting war..." |
UK: ID cards 'will sneak in fingerprint database'
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"The Government wants to give police the power to access fingerprint records of any British citizen as part of the new national "entitlement card" scheme."
"Police and law enforcement agencies would be allowed to check millions of fingerprints to help to track down suspects of serious crimes or terrorist offences. They could centre searches on cities and towns in which crime had been committed."
"Fingerprint information is intended to be included in the proposed new identity cards." |
Showtime: "Bang, Bang, Your Dead" movie and website
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"The SHOWTIME Digital Media Group has created an extensive website to complement the network's airing of its SHOWTIME Original Picture Event BANG BANG YOU'RE DEAD, which will premiere on SHOWTIME on October 13 at 8:00 PM (ET/PT). The film, produced by Viacom Productions, is based on William Mastrosimone's (Extremities, The Burning Season) play of the same name and deals with the epidemic of school violence." ...
"It will also serve as a resource to viewers who have experienced similar situations as those depicted in the SHOWTIME film and provide links to organizations that are experts in the field of school violence and related issues." ...
"The guide, developed by Showtime in conjunction with Kidsnet, was distributed to hundreds of high schools nation wide. Additionally, visitors will be able to link to numerous other organizations, including the National Education Association (NEA), for assistance or more information about violence in schools. ... After the movie premieres, this section will also contain footage from a special panel discussion, which will be held on October 10 in Washington, D.C. at the NEA, on the topic of school violence."
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The website promoting this "motion picture event" can be found here: http://www.bangbangyouredead.com/. As an example, one of their homepage links goes to: Ribbon of Promise -- who links to numerous liberal anti-gun organizations. |
NC: Sticking by her guns?
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"Three years ago, when Republican Elizabeth Dole was running for president, she sought to differentiate herself from Texas Gov. George Bush by her support for gun control. She opposed laws allowing the carrying of concealed weapons, voiced support for three-day background checks for guns purchased at gun shows, and supported bans on assault rifles and on armor-piercing bullets." |
Losing The War For Civil Liberties
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"It used to be that Americans packed for air travel with a mental checklist of personal items needed for their holiday or business engagement: which clothes to bring, shoes, cameras, etc. Today, however, in the backwash of the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S. mainland, a new and more detailed (often ridiculous) list of concerns must be considered." |
Nationalism: The Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse
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"Examine the motivations behind all the wars and other forms of mass aggression in human history, and four great forces stand out in stark relief: Nationalism, Racism, Religion, and Socialism. These forces are such powerful motivators that they have long induced the majority of human beings to embrace what they would otherwise naturally find unacceptable - authoritarian governments running their lives and stealing and killing in their names." |
WI: Wisconsin will allow WVU mascot's musket after all
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"West Virginia's Mountaineer mascot can shoot his musket at Saturday's game against Wisconsin after all."
"Wisconsin athletic department officials originally denied the mascot permission to fire the weapon at Camp Randall Stadium, saying university policy prohibits weapons on campus."
"Wisconsin athletic director Pat Richter asked chancellor John Wiley on Wednesday to make an exception to the policy. Wiley agreed."
" 'Obviously there was a segment of the population that was unhappy about it,' Wisconsin athletic department spokesman Justin Doherty said of the initial decision."
"The mascot has been asked before not to fire the gun inside basketball arenas and one football stadium, but the musket had never been banned before Wisconsin's decision, officials said."
"The Mountaineer mascot first appeared at athletic events in the 1936-1937 school year." |
Country singer Merle Haggard suggests punching AG John Ashcroft in the mouth.
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"Merle Haggard, the bard of blue collar America, the man who saluted the American flag more than a generation ago in songs such as 'The Fighting Side of Me' and 'Okie from Muskogee'...addressed a concert crowd in Kansas City, a few days ago [saying]: 'I think we should give John Ashcroft a big hand ... (pause) ... right in the mouth!' He went on to say, 'the way things are going, I'll probably be thrown in jail tomorrow for saying that, so I hope ya'll will bail me out.' " |
South Africa: "Are we sliding towards anarchy?"
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"First policemen, then witnesses in sensitive trials, then magistrates at home, and now accused people facing trial have been targeted."
"Who's next? Anyone who happens to express a controversial or provocative opinion?"
"Just how safe and secure are our public buildings and what is being done about security in public places?"
"Are we witnessing an incipient breakdown of the rule of law, a precipitous slide towards lawlessness and anarchy?"
"Ted Leggett, a senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, said public buildings of all kinds were at risk."
" 'Maybe it's a good thing that criminals haven't yet worked out how vulnerable we are,' he said." |
UK: Police raid leads to gun confiscation, prison sentence pending
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"A COUPLE face jail after being caught with guns and drugs in a raid by police."
"Donald Campbell, 34, and Marie McLaughlan, 40, were caught with heroin and cocaine worth thousands of pounds, plus two revolvers, in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, the High Court at Kilmarnock heard."
"They will be sentenced later this month." |
US to test allowing armed pilots
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"The US will test a policy arming commercial pilots, reversing its previous opposition to guns in the cockpit."
"One plan would see as many as 1,400 pilots armed."
"The previous Transport Undersecretary said in May he would not allow pilots to carry guns."
"He said reinforced cockpits and armed air marshals provide enough protection against terrorists who try to take over an aeroplane."
"But in July, Congress voted to allow commercial pilots to carry guns, and the new Undersecretary said he would consider the proposals."
"The government has already strengthened cockpit doors, bolstered airport security and is adding air marshals."
"Airlines have generally opposed plans to arm pilots, but the pilots' union and the National Rifle Association have backed them."
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Lengthier CBSNews.com report: A Test Of Guns In The Cockpit. |
GA: Teen arrested with toy gun charged with 'possession of a firearm'
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"Cedartown teenager was physically restrained by police after he pointed what the officer believed to have been a weapon at a policeman on Wednesday, August 28."
"The weapon was later identified as a black plastic toy made to look like a handgun. Mitchell was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possessing a concealed weapon, pointing a gun at another person, two counts of aggravated battery, criminal trespass, and possession of a pistol by a person under 18 years old." |
AL: Federal initiative targets guns
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"Federal prosecutors are taking aim at felons caught carrying guns in Alabama as part of a nationwide effort to reduce violent crimes."
"U.S. Attorney Alice Martin said they plan to take statewide the Northern Disrict�s three-year initiative Project ICE, or Isolating the Criminal Element."
"The strategy, to be spun off as Alabama ICE, is part of the U.S. Justice Departent�s Project Safe Neighborhoods to reduce violence involving guns across the country." |
UK: Tough new airgun laws to be launched
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"TOUGH new laws restricting the use and ownership of airguns is expected in the Queen's Speech in November - after a spate of shootings across Britain."
"MPs believe they have won a nationwide campaign for stricter control of the weapons following a meeting last week with Home Office Minister Bob Ainsworth." |
AZ: Gun locks given away on Friday
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GLOBE, ARIZONA -- "Project HomeSafe is returning to Arizona to distribute free gunlocks throughout the state. The goal of the project is to raise awareness among firearm owners about proper storage and safe handling of firearms in order to help reduce the risk of gun-related accidents in the home."
"Project HomeSafe will be at the Globe Safeway (4567 Hwy. 60) on Friday, Sept. 6 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m."
"The program is supported by Secretary of State Betsey Bayless and the Arizona law enforcement community." |
FL: Guns save lives
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"Many people buy firearms for self-protection because they believe guns can help even the odds. Sure enough, a pistol allowed Steve D. Robey and his 16-year-old daughter to beat the odds against two armed robbers at a Fort Myers hotel."
"Robey, 46, told authorities he had ordered room service at the hotel. When Robey answered a knock on his door, two intruders met him and demanded money. When Robey refused, they barged into the room, the Fort Myers News-Press reported." |
MI: Guilty plea entered in 'felony' CCW case
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"A 41-year-old Hart man arrested in July for violating concealed weapon laws recently pled 'guilty' Sept. 3 in 27th Circuit Court in Hart."
"Stephen J. DeLore, 41, of 1554 E. Cross St., Hart, was charged July 24 with...failing to obtain a purchase permit or to properly register a pistol, possessing a firearm under the influence of a controlled substance, and carrying a concealed weapon."
"Carrying a concealed weapon is a felony under the new CCW law. DeLore is in the Oceana County Jail on a $10,000 cash or surety bond. A sentencing date was not scheduled yet." |
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