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New Orleans Will Begin Returning Seized Firearms Monday, Says SAF
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"More than seven months have passed since New Orleans residents were forcibly and illegally disarmed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and starting Monday, April 17, the City of New Orleans will be returning seized firearms to their rightful owners, thanks to legal action by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and National Rifle Association (NRA)."

"'We've learned from the police that starting Monday at 8 a.m., New Orleans gun owners can get their firearms back,' noted SAF founder Alan Gottlieb. 'The city had been denying for more than five months that these guns were in possession. Only when SAF and the NRA filed a motion to have Mayor Ray Nagin and Police Superintendent Warren Riley held in contempt of court did city officials miraculously discover that more than a thousand seized firearms were being stored.'" ...

Wal-Mart Drops Gun Sales
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"Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has decided to stop selling guns in about a third of its U.S. stores in what it calls a marketing decision based on lack of demand in some places, a company spokeswoman said Friday."

"The world's largest retailer decided last month to remove firearms from about 1,000 stores in favor of stocking other sporting goods, in line with a 'Store of the Community' strategy for boosting sales by paying closer attention to local differences in demand."

"'This decision is based on diminished customer relevancy and demand in these markets,' said Wal-Mart spokeswoman Jolanda Stewart."

"Stewart declined to specify what stores were affected." ...

Small Arms and Light Weapons: Making the UN Programme of Action work
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"A thief shot Miriam Morales shortly after she started work at a kiosk in a San Salvador city park on January 9. A single parent struggling to feed her three children, Morales was left a quadriplegic with no prospect of looking after her family or herself. On January 15, Kapila Arora was shot in the neck during a road rage incident in New Delhi, India. ..."

"These are only a small sample of the estimated fifty- to eighty thousand gun deaths and injuries that occurred just in one month - January - this year. Spinal cords severed, brains blown out, families destroyed, hearts broken. At least 300,000 lives are lost every year to gun violence, one million people injured and countless more traumatised." ...
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Submitter's Note: Interesting that Ms. Peters does not mention the almost 170 million killed by their own governments in the 20th century.

TX: Man fights back against would-be carjacker in SW Houston
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"A man turned the tables on two men who tried to carjack him. Now one suspected carjacker is dead and the other is on the run."

"The shooting happened around 11:30pm ... Police tell Eyewitness News that the man was returning home ... when a gunman approached him in the parking lot and demanded money and his car."

"The man shot at the victim after he handed over his keys, but the victim had his own gun and returned fire, shooting and killing one of the carjackers."

"An accomplice took off in the victim's car and apparently returned to the scene to pick up his friend. That's when the suspect got into a shootout with the victim. The suspect then tried to get away again but he didn't have a very smooth exit." ...

TN: 6-Year-Old Girl Dies in Tenn. Bear Attack
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"A bear attacked a family at a camp site in the Cherokee National Forest on Thursday, killing a 6-year-old girl and injuring her 2-year-old brother and mother, authorities said." ...

"Witnesses described the bear picking up the boy in its mouth while the mother and other visitors tried to fend it off with sticks and rocks, Hicks said. The mother was injured before the bear was chased away."

"The girl ran away during that attack, but was found dead a short time later with the bear nearby. A park ranger fired at least one shot at the bear before it bolted off." ...
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KABA Note: From the Forest Service website: "Use, possession or transportation of firearms, bow & arrows and other arms or ammunition are prohibited ..."

TX: Alleged would-be robber shot dead by intended victim in Houston
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"The fatal shooting of an aggravated robbery suspect ... will be referred to a Harris County grand jury, Houston police said." ...

"The robbery victim is identified as Derriun Raney, 26. He suffered a cut on his head."

"Police said the suspect, dressed in black and wearing socks on his hands, knocked on the front door of Raney's residence. Raney, who had been asleep inside, opened the door with a pistol in his hand. He said he was repeatedly struck in the head with a tire iron by the suspect."

"He then fired several shots at the suspect striking him in the abdomen, police said. The suspect fell to the ground and died on the front yard, police said."

"Witnesses told police that the suspect intended to rob Raney."

Australia: The man who has to live in a nightmare
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"A DECADE after shooting dead an armed service station robber, the life of former tow-truck driver Kingsley Foreman is in tatters."

"Battling horrifying nightmares and daily flashbacks, Mr Foreman said if he were in a similar position again, he would take the risk of being shot and killed rather than firing in self-defence." ...

"Mr Foreman maintains he does not battle with feelings of guilt. 'I didn't really have much choice in what I did,' he said. ..."

"'But I still can't believe they charged me with the actual murder, which had a mandatory life sentence. All the stress ... mucked my nervous system up.'"

"The shooting case was politically charged, with a strong focus on South Australia's self-defence laws ..." ...

MI: Man Charged In Connection With Proof Shooting Incident
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"A man was charged Friday with weapons violations in connection with a shooting earlier this week that took the life of Proof, a hip-hop artist and Eminem confidante."

"Mario Etheridge, 28, of Detroit has been charged with carrying a concealed weapon and discharge of a firearm in a dwelling or occupied structure." [emphasis added]

"Both charges are felonies and carry a maximum penalty of nine years in prison combined, according to Wayne County Prosecutor's Office news release."

"Prosecutor Kym Worthy issued the charges on Friday in connection with a shooting at the C.C.C nightclub in Detroit on April 11, according to the release." ...

IL: Rock Valley College student, gun-rights activist, sues college over arrest
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"A Rock Valley College student who says college police officers wrongfully arrested him is suing the community college for violating his civil rights and asking a federal judge to award him more than $1.3 million in damages."

"A gun rights activist who founded ICARRY.org, Shaun A. Kranish, 20, said he was arrested for disorderly conduct in October after he approached college officials to discuss its weapons policies which prohibits guns on campus."

"The disorderly conduct charge in December was dismissed in a Winnebago County courtroom."

"Kranish said he was wearing his ICARRY.org jacket and carrying an empty nylon gun holster to symbolizing the disarmament of Illinois residents and the states erosion of Second Amendment rights." ...

TX: Student is arrested for having gun
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"An Arlington Heights High School student was arrested Wednesday after he was found with an unloaded gun in his pocket on campus, authorities said Thursday."

"Acting on a tip, the police officer assigned to the school approached Carlos Delgadillo, 17, as he sat at a computer in the school library."

"The officer saw a bulge in one of Delgadillo's pockets and searched him, said Lt. Dean Sullivan, a police spokesman. The bulge was an unloaded .380 pistol, Sullivan said."

"Ammunition was found in Delgadillo's locker. Later, at Delgadillo's home, police found a checkbook and ID that another student had reported stolen after a field trip, Sullivan said." ...

WI: West Bend West Student Arrested For Bringing Gun To School Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
FULL TEXT BELOW: A West Bend high school student has arrested for bringing a gun to school. Police discovered the rifle and ammunition in the trunk of the student's car at West Bend West High School. The 17-year-old told police he forgot he left the gun in the car after he had gone hunting. He was arrested on charges of possessing a dangerous weapon on school grounds.

PA: Panther Valley officials suspend teacher, students
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"Six students and one track coach/teacher at Panther Valley High School have been suspended after the students allegedly shot each other with pellet guns. Coach Robert Thomas allegedly knew about the incident, which took place during multiple track practices, school officials said."

"District Superintendent J. Christopher West said that during practice Monday, student-athletes had been firing a pellet gun pistol at each other."

"West added that other incidents happened during previous track practices this season."

"The superintendent said the students firing the pistol considered it a 'joke.'"

"But school administrators werent laughing when they learned about it Tuesday when someone informed the high school principal." ...

OH: Students get to live history
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"High schoolers playing with guns?"

"Normally this would be cause for alarm, but not so for students in American History class at Milton Union High School."

"They were treated to a Living History 502nd PIR presentation about World War II Paratroopers in an effort to give facts and figures a human front."

"Dave Dehart ... wearing an original 1942 jumpsuit, and John Fowler ... gave a rundown of what it was like to be a soldier in World War II, describing the missions, food and basic details."

"They displayed the equipment that the paratroopers had to wear - 150 pounds of parachute, shovel, ammunition, and of course, guns. The artillery ranged from rifles to machine guns to the hand held pistols and knives." ...
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Submitter's Note: Only a cause for alarm if you are a panty-wetting socialist who doesn't want your 'guns are eeeevil' agenda challenged with facts and evidence.

TN: State. Rep. David Davis Gives His Views On Issues
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"State Rep. David Davis, R-6th of Johnson City, who ran for Congress in 1996, visited Greeneville Wednesday to officially announce that he is again seeking to be elected to Congress."

"In front of the Greene County Courthouse, with a small gathering made up mostly of people who had traveled with him, Davis said, 'As Christian, and as a conservative, I consider it a great honor to have the privilege to run for the United States House of Representatives.'" ...

"Davis said he is a 'strong believer, and supporter, of the second amendment to our Constitution the right to have and bear arms,' and has defended that right in the legislature." ...

KS: Decision remains to make conceal carry permit records public, private
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"It was a fight to get a concealed weapons law passed, but the struggle is not over."

"The debate now centers on whether the records of citizens who get the permits will be open to the public."

"'I think there's no reason for that. I don't know what could be gained by having a list of these people's names, for what reason,' said Dennis Hagemann, Capital City Gun Club." ...

"But the Kansas Press Association disagrees."

"Director Doug Anstaett said open records would benefit Kansas citizens."

"'For instance, if you're wanting to take your child to a baby sitter you may want to know whether that person or a person in that house has a concealed carry permit,' Anstaett said." ...
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Submitter's Note: Maybe you should ask?

AZ: Firearm defense bill set for final vote
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"The House of Representatives approved a change in state law Thursday to make it easier to shoot someone and claim self-defense."

"One legislator contends the proposed law would let people with criminal records kill police officers who pull them over, and get away with it."

"But backers said the change just brings Arizona in line with the rest of the country."

"The bill would scrap existing law requiring a defendant to prove to a jury that a claim of self-defense is more likely true than not. Instead, the burden would be on prosecutors to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the killing was not done in self-defense." ...

AR: Trooper Indicted In Shooting
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"An Arkansas State Police Trooper was indicted by a Benton County grand jury Thursday for shooting a mentally disabled Springdale man last month."

"The indictment came on a misdemeanor charge of negligent homicide."

"Trooper Larry Norman shot Joseph Erin Hamley on March 7 along U.S. 412 just east of Tontitown."

"Norman and other officers on the scene thought Hamley was a Michigan escapee who had eluded police for two days."

"Hamley, who also had cerebral palsy, was lying on his back on the ground, and officers said they ordered him to show his hands but he didnt comply. Hamleys mother, Mary Hamley, says her son had a habit of putting his hands in his pockets when he was nervous." ...
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Submitter's Note: The fix is complete. Murder is just a misdemeanor now for the "authorities".

FL: State clears officer in boy's death
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"Sheriff's negotiators spent a half-hour trying to talk 15-year-old Chris Penley into dropping what they thought was a real gun. But the Milwee Middle School student appeared 'nervous, agitated,' according to a report released Thursday."

"Cornered in a bathroom ... Chris said little more than his first name as he paced back and forth. He pointed the gun at his chin, then toward officers positioned outside the bathroom."

"Three times he took aim at SWAT team member Lt. Michael Weippert, the report said."

"The third time, Weippert pulled the trigger on his assault rifle and shot Chris once in the head."

"It was a fatal shot, but one that was lawful, the Seminole-Brevard State Attorney's Office said Thursday ..." ...

VA: Family Says Delay Cost Victim His Last Rites
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"After shooting an unarmed man to death, Fairfax County police waited nearly five hours before notifying the man's family, preventing the Roman Catholic victim from receiving last rites, his relatives said yesterday." ...

"Fairfax police spokeswoman Mary Ann Jennings said she did not know why police did not contact Culosi's parents until 2:20 a.m., nearly five hours after Culosi was shot. ..."

"The SWAT officer, Deval V. Bullock, 40, told investigators he fired his .45-caliber pistol accidentally, and Fairfax Commonwealth's Attorney Robert F. Horan Jr. (D) decided last month not to charge him."

"The police internal affairs bureau began an investigation of Bullock after the criminal case was closed. ..." ...

UT: Police Recover Items Stolen from Cop Cars
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"'They sure didn't have a good answer for why they did it. They thought it would be neat to get police equipment.'"

"Salt Lake County Sheriff's detectives struck back at thieves who stole from patrol cars, and came away with even more stolen property."

"Patrol cars parked at deputies' homes on the west side of the valley were the targets. It's a bold move to steal guns from cops. Seven young suspects, several of them juveniles, will find out just how foolish that was." ...

"Detectives recovered military-style police rifles, handcuffs, ammunition, police ID's, night sticks and a laser gun used for speed enforcement. The thieves stole stuff police do not want on the streets." ...

NJ: Ives prosecutor taps noted pathologist Baden to testify at Jaramillo's trial
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"World-famous forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden is expected to testify for the prosecution next week in the murder trial of Weehawken Police Officer Alejandro Jaramillo, who is charged with killing Jose Luis Ives Jr., 17, of Union City, in 2003." ...

"Yesterday morning, testimony continued in the trial, with Ives' younger brother, Ivan, on the witness stand. Ivan recounted the night of July 16, 2003, when a confrontation between Jose Luis Ives and Jaramillo left Ives with a fractured skull and in a coma from which he would not awake. Ives died eight days later." ...

WA: Toy guns lead to A very close Call
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... "On April 1, Walla Walla police officers responded to what a caller told them looked like an armed robbery of a neighborhood convenience store. When they arrived at about 10 p.m., it looked like the caller suspected - three figures were in the street, running, ducking behind trees, darting into car ports. All had hoods tied close around their faces and wore glasses or goggles."

"All were carrying pistols in their hands."

"At least, that's what officers assumed from what they saw."

"It turned out the only lethal weapons that night were in the hands of law enforcement. The three men became one adult and two youths, ages 12 and 14."

"And the armed robbery was actually a form of tag one night during Walla Walla's recent spring break." ...

NY: Garden City High School Rifle Team Update
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"The Garden City High School Rifle Team recently completed an outstanding 2006 season. After a successful 2005 season, the team was moved up to the highly competitive Dave Pike Division. The team responded to the challenge by finishing with a 7-1 record and qualified for the Nassau County Team Championship Match! In this final match, Garden City tied Valley Stream for first place. Scoring officials had to go to a second tiebreaker procedure before declaring Valley Stream the winner." ...

AK: Aiming to make a difference
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"Judy Johnson doesn't need a paycheck to know that the time she volunteers as a hunter education instructor for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is worth it."

"'I'll be grocery shopping in Safeway or Fred Meyer and have young kids who have come through the class come up to me and give me the biggest hug and say, 'I got my moose,' Johnson said with a big smile. 'It's a wonderful feeling because I've helped them do something in their life that's significant.'"

"That's what Johnson's goal is as a hunter education instructor, whether she's teaching a child or an adult."

"'It's a passion,' Johnson said of the time she puts in to teach would-be hunters the basics of firearms safety and hunting in the Last Frontier." ...

WI: UW gun club aims to educate, activate
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"A UW-Madison student group that aims to teach students responsible gun use has also done advocacy work for Wisconsins concealed-carry amendment."

"Student Alliance for Firearm Education and Responsibility, a student organization since the mid-90s, allows students to compete in shooting and discuss gun-related issues."

"According to UW-Madison senior and SAFER President Lucas Keith, the groups success lies in the commitment of its members, a mix of avid shooters and students who have never seen a gun in their life."

"'People are reluctant to come out and try it and we try to alleviate some of those concerns,' he said. 'Its all whether or not people are willing to give it a try just like anything else.'" ...

Australia: Man shot in neck while camping
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A MAN is in serious condition after being shot in the neck during a camping trip with friends in Victoria.

The victim, a 27-year-old Hoppers Crossing man, was believed to have been camping with friends in bushland near Talbot in Victoria's west yesterday when he was shot twice with a pistol.

He suffered serious injuries to his neck and a minor leg wound.

He was taken to Maryborough Hospital about 9.30pm (AEST) before being airlifted to the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne in serious condition.

Police said a 37-year-old man was helping with inquiries.