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Why McCain cannot be our nominee in '08
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"When the election of '04 was still being discussed on television news channels, the blogosphere was already onto the next big topic of discussion: the primaries in '08."
"Then, as now, every poll shows one man in the lead three years out: John McCain."
"At first, we erupted with disdain at the prospect of McCain being our nominee. A RINO take our party into the next 8 years? Are you kidding? ..." ...
"What about the bedrock issue of gun control? McCain voted in favor of a bill that would require storage or safety locks on all handguns prior to their sale or transfer." |
Howard Nemerov: Rebuttal to Michael Barnes, Brady Campaign
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"'This is a day in America when the little guy lost out to powerful special interests.' – Michael Barnes, President, Brady Campaign to Prevent Handgun Violence"
"This doleful lament is in response to the Senate’s passing of the tort reform bill outlawing frivolous lawsuits filed to hold firearms manufacturers accountable for the illegal actions of violent criminals."
"Who Does Michael Barnes Really Represent?" |
CA: Officials plan crackdown on illegal gun transfers
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"Gun owners beware: law enforcement officials want Los Angeles gun users to know that they can be arrested for giving or selling a gun to someone without a legal background check, especially if the gun turns up at a crime scene."
"Officials announced Thursday that state and local law enforcement agencies are teaming up to launch a crackdown on illegal gun exchanges." |
KS: Law enforcement agencies join forces to fight gun crime
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"Four law enforcement agencies are joining forces to target Kansans who illegally possess or use firearms, U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren announced Friday."
"The group of investigators will be based in Wichita, Melgren said, but will prosecute offenders in 67 counties in south-central and western Kansas."
"The task force will include five agents of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Explosives, one Wichita police detective, one Sedgwick County sheriff's detective and one full-time prosecutor. Six Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents will work part-time on the project." |
MI: Tip line enlisted to fight illegal guns
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"Anthony Anderson was driving past an elementary school when he sold a gun to a federal agent last August."
"It occurred in the area of Madison Avenue and Dickinson Street SE, a location Grand Rapids Police Chief Harry Dolan had identified as a hot spot for drug dealing, assistant U.S. Attorney Phil Green said."
"Anderson and four others were nabbed for dealing crack within 1,000 feet of a school. They were sentenced to 15 years in federal prison." |
MN: Dan Nygaard: Senate did right to preserve 2nd Amendment
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"I find it interesting that Sen. Mark Dayton chose to lecture Sen. Norm Coleman about his so-called 'disgraceful action' in voting for legislation aimed at strengthening the Second Amendment, an issue important to Minnesota's sportsmen."
"It seems that Dayton has a warped view of the meaning of disgrace when he attacks a bipartisan group of senators for passing a common-sense bill while at the same time stating: 'The legislation has absolutely nothing to do with protecting Americans' Second Amendment rights, which I fully support.'" |
MN: Shootings of Minneapolis children prompt outrage
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"Five children have been injured in gun crossfire in Minneapolis in the last six weeks, pushing residents in violent neighborhoods to be vigilant in monitoring when and where their kids play outside."
"All of the children will recover from their injuries, but a 15-year-old girl remained hospitalized Thursday with a slug in her chest."
"Police are targeting problem areas, but they say they are battling shooters who have easy access to guns and who don't care about the consequences." |
OH: Vietnam veteran forced to register gun he keeps as reminder of service
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"The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that just four people registered their guns on the first day of registration under the city's new Mentel Ban."
"One of the four is a man who fought for the very freedom the City of Columbus is now trying to steal away." ...
"There aren't words enough to describe the sad irony that occurred when Mr. Rakes registered his rifle. Men like him have fought for our country time and again to prevent the theft of freedom that is now pressing down on the citizens of Columbus."
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WI: Area chief decries concealed carry
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"A Wisconsin Police Chiefs Association official Thursday blasted a plan to allow citizens to carry concealed guns as bad public policy."
"'We simply do not see a correlation between more guns on the street and a safer public,' said Oregon Police Chief Doug Pettit, who is legislative chair of the association."
"Pettit, who just this week has been dealing with a drive-by shooting in Oregon that landed three men in a hospital, was speaking at a press conference organized by the Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort." |
AR: Boy who started 'Columbine syndrome' freed at 21
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"A now-closed legal loophole means the killers can only be held until their 21st birthdays, and with Johnson's birthday falling yesterday his expected release from a federal penitentiary in Memphis has re-opened old wounds in the town, with many residents questioning whether justice has been served in the case."
"It has also drawn a sharp reaction from gun control campaigners, who criticised the fact that because Johnson was convicted as a minor his criminal record will be wiped clean and he will be allowed to buy a gun." |
CA: Kern schools weigh gun safety program for kindergartners
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"The Kern County Superintendent of Schools office is considering bringing a gun safety program to county kindergartners."
"The National Rifle Association's Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program teaches children that if they see a gun to not touch it and tell an adult. It does not promote gun ownership and no firearms are displayed in the program, according to the NRA Web site."
"The National Rifle Association and Friends of the NRA will provide the program materials free through a grant."
"Some local parents are apprehensive about a gun safety program designed by the NRA. But most gave the program a green light after seeing information printed from the program's Web site." |
FL: Deputy Uses Taser Gun On Teen At School
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A 14-year-old student was stunned with a Taser gun at an Orange County school Thursday afternoon.
Investigators said she showed up to Gateway School on Silver Star Road with a knife and tried to attack another student, WESH 2 News reported.
The school resource officer tried to subdue her, then was forced to fire his Taser gun.
The student was taken to the hospital and is expected to be OK. |
IA: School Officials Approve Change To Weapons Rule
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"State education officials have revised reporting rules to reduce confusion about weapons violations in schools."
"A recent federal audit said Iowa schools failed to report students who brought knives or dart guns to school."
"The revised rule will require that Iowa schools report only firearms, complying with the federal gun-free school law." |
UK: Cops shoot down armed kidnapper
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"VICIOUS kidnappers who abducted a man at gunpoint and demanded cash have been jailed for a total of 37 years."
"Oral Lattibeaudire and Kevin Jones bundled their 41-year-old victim into a car in Brixton last year."
"Lattibeaudire was shot by a police marksman after he aimed a pistol at arresting officers, the court heard." |
NY: Aw, Shoot!
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"It's a sport everyone can enjoy."
"It's a sport that is highly competitive or can be done just for fun."
"It's a sport that gets people into the great outdoors, provides exercise and a sense of camaraderie."
"Clay target shooting, in the forms of skeet shooting and trap shooting, is growing in popularity in the United States and especially amongst young people, said Steve Manley, of Fulton, who helps with the youth program at the Pathfinder Fish and Game Club in Fulton." |
UK: Bookies boss is defiant after gun-point robbery
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"A 68-YEAR-OLD bookmaker was held at gunpoint by armed raiders who burst into his betting shop."
"Last Thursday two men entered Coral Bookmakers in Lower Road, Chalfont St Peter, and threatened Joseph Hamill, the manager, with a gun."
"Detectives are searching for the men who fled with just under £300 in petty cash."
"Despite having a gun pointed at his face, Mr Hamill said he was unphased by the incident." |
Canada: Toronto Cop Charged with Sex Assault
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"A Toronto police officer has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman while on duty."
"The Special Investigations Unit says a 34 year old woman alleges an officer attacked her at an adult entertainment establishment last October."
"Const. Joseph Green faces charges of sexual assault, illegally pointing a firearm and careless use of a firearm." |
KY: Protect Entire Constitution, Including Gun Rights (Letter)
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"The Herald-Leader's Aug. 3 editorial "Protecting gun-makers" propagates misleading information, showing the editorial board's anti-gun bias and its members' lack of credibility as journalists."
"Just because some cases have not gone the anti-gun left's way does not make them good lawsuits. The suits are attempts to bankrupt the gun industry through lawyers' fees, a tactic the anti-gun crowd has bragged about for years."
"Instead of chasing the people who shot the guns, the left prefers to go after the people who design or sell perfectly legal weapons." ...
"When will the anti-gun crowd and media understand that it's not guns that are bad, but the people who abuse guns and break the law?" ... |
Singapore: Police send it riot squad to deal with 4 protesters
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"'This section go to the right! The rest go left! No one is to come through!' barked the corporal to his men, clad in full riot gear – truncheons, shields, head gear, and shin guards."
"The threat? Four (yes, 4) activists who had assembled outside the Central Provident Fund Building in downtown Singapore to protest against the non-transparent and non-accountable nature of the way the Singapore Government deals with public funds. Two of the protesters were women."
"The number of police officers numbered at approximately 40." |
Canada: Miller Defends Lack of Visibility During Toronto's Gun Crisis
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"Toronto Mayor David Miller has been under a lot of pressure to be more visible after the recent wave of violence. We've seen 23 shootings in three weeks -- 8 of them deadly."
"But in an exclusive interview with 640 Toronto, Miller says that criticism isn't fair. He told reporter Catherine Jette at Yonge and Dundas Square Friday morning, that it's tough juggling fatherhood and being the mayor. He disagrees with the notion that he hasn't been "visible" on the issue -- but in the end, he says he's not the one that matters. What's important is getting the guns off Toronto's streets." |
UK: Hunt for pub gun maniac
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"A HUNT was underway last night for a man who killed a dad-of-three and gunned down his friends."
"Kobe Blanco, 26, was shot in the back of the head at point-blank range as he tried to leave a pub on Wednesday night."
"Two friends escaped with their lives after both were shot when the gunman went berserk." |
Canada: Gun charges bring support for N.W.T. man
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"A gun lobby group is coming to the support of an Inuvik man charged with improper storage of a firearm."
"The charge stems from an incident during a search for a missing man. Last January, RCMP showed up at Willard Hagen's cabin looking for Gordon Moore. Instead, they seized 14 of Hagen's guns."
"Although RCMP have been instructed to use their discretion in cases like this, the officer charged Hagen with improper shortage of his guns. The charge was laid even though the cabin is remote, about 100 kilometres northeast of Inuvik." |
NC: Free gun locks available - and required for some
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"State law says it is the parent or guardian’s responsibility to keep guns locked up, whether loaded or unloaded. Failure to do so is a Class 1 misdemeanor."
"For at least the last five years, the sheriff’s office has offered locks for rifles, shotguns and pistols. The office recently got another shipment of the locks and is stocked up."
"Gun locks are also available at many shopping and gun supply stores."
"Officers encourage people to use them." |
OH: Ohio youths take aim at shooting events
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"Two prestigious shooting competitions are being held in Ohio, and thousands of kids have been gunning for fun and trophies."
"Youth squads from around the country competed with high-power rifles at Camp Perry last week in the Civilian Marksmanship Program's National Trophy Rifle Matches. A record 1,564 kids tackled clay targets on Tuesday during the Preliminary Week of the Grand American World Trapshooting Championships." |
MS: Only law-abiding people affected by restrictive gun laws (Letter)
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"It is obvious that James H. Parker doesn't know of John Hinckley's activities and of firearms laws ('Mississippi must tighten its gun laws,' Aug. 10 letter)."
"At the times of his eight gun purchases (some of which were reported to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms), and up until his attack on President Reagan, Hinckley had no felony record, had no record of mental illness or commitment, and was using a valid Texas driver's license issued May 23, 1979, to make his purchases."
"All of those purchases were legal, and they would have been legal and approved under any 'waiting period' or 'background check' scheme ever contemplated. Simply put, no detection system ever proposed or devised has mind-reading capability." |
NY: Man arrested for weapons possession near U.N.
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"A man was arrested after attempting to enter a parking garage across the street from the United Nations with two loaded firearms in his vehicle, police said."
"Vernon Welker, 59, was arrested Thursday on charges of criminal weapons possession after officers discovered he had a rifle, a revolver, ammunition and a knife in his car, New York Police Sgt. Mary Christine Doherty said."
"Police were investigating Welker's plans, but there was no indication that he was headed for the U.N., she said." |
New Zealand: Shot fired during armed robbery
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"A masked gunman fired a shot at a service station worker last night as the Bay's spate of armed robberies took a terrifying turn."
"The robber - armed with a sawn-off double-barreled shotgun - narrowly missed the worker as he fired into a row of cigarettes."
"The raid happened at the Summit Service Station on Waihi Rd."
"The frightening 20-second ordeal has Tauranga police concerned and worried the gunman could strike again if not caught quickly." |
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