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... "This past week, a new law went into effect in California banning that weapon. It’s the .50-caliber rifle, the Rolls Royce of sniper rifles. It’s a big gun, a favorite of armies around the world, and it’s still available in 49 states in this country to anyone over 18 with a clean record."
"It is, without a doubt, the most powerful weapon you can buy. And, as Correspondent Ed Bradley reports, it's powerful enough to kill a man or pierce armor from more than a mile away." ...
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"Hunting statistics don't do much to explain the bullet that smashed Casey Burns' car window and struck her in the head near her home in North Whitehall Township a little over a month ago. Nor do the civil charges filed against a deer hunter begin to settle the score in a public debate about the safety of using high-powered rifles in populated areas." ... |
PA: Self-defense in Camden
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"There are too many handguns in the wrong hands in Camden, which had 54 homicides in 2004. But the city is fortunate that one of those guns was in the hands recently of a shop owner named Ngoc Le." ...
"There are too many illegal handguns in Camden, in Philadelphia and across the country. But this one episode is a perfect example of what law-abiding gun owners want everyone to understand in the never-ending debate over the Second Amendment. Privately owned firearms, properly certified and used responsibly, serve a legitimate - and sometimes life-saving - purpose." ...
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OR: Armed and dangerous
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"When Lee McColly sees a woman jogging alone, at night, wearing headphones, he sees a potential victim. Fifteen years in law enforcement have shown him the ugly, dangerous side of humanity, but this experience also provides him with the knowledge of how best to defend himself and disable an assailant."
"On Saturday morning at the Timberhill Athletic Club, he conveyed the tricks and tools of his trade to a classroom full of women. All left the hour-long session armed with confidence, awareness and a canister of potent pepper spray." ...
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NC: Police: Pistol found on teen
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"A Newton-Conover High School student was jailed after police say he brought a pistol to school."
"School Resource Officer Larry Saunders arrested 16-year-old Oscar Manuel Resendiez about 1 p.m. Thursday. Saunders said the teen was carrying a .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol in his pocket."
"The weapon wasn’t loaded, Saunders said, but the teen was carrying a loaded ammunition clip."
"Saunders said another student heard Resendiez talking about the weapon and reported it to school officials."
"Resendiez surrendered the weapon without incident, Saunders said." ... |
MI: Court to hear school terror charges against teen
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"He's been sitting in jail for five months, and now, after many delays, Andrew Osantowski will have his day in court."
"Osantowski, who is charged with plotting a Columbine-style attack at Chippewa Valley High School in Clinton Township, will have a preliminary exam Wednesday in Clinton Township's district court." ...
"Clinton Township police arrested Osantowski, 17, at school, while police searched his Clinton Township home. They found Nazi paraphernalia, stolen rifles -- including an AK-47 assault rifle -- bomb-making devices, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and hunting knives, investigators said." ...
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IL: Retired police may be carrying more than pension checks
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"Scores of retired police officers in Illinois are eligible to carry concealed weapons under a new federal law."
"But many suburban police chiefs are hesitant to act on the law until clearer guidelines are put in place by state lawmakers."
"The federal Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, which went into effect in July, supersedes a state law by allowing retired officers who served for at least 15 years to undergo special training by their department."
"Proponents pushed the act as a way to increase protection for citizens and for retired officers to protect themselves against criminals they may have dealt with in the past. ..." ...
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WI: Let police carry concealed weapons
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"There's an issue brewing on concealed-carry permits in Wisconsin that we think even the most ardent gun-control advocates can agree on. It involves law-enforcement officers."
"Last year Congress passed the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, which allows active-duty and retired police offices to carry concealed weapons ..."
"In Wisconsin, the federal law isn't a problem for active-duty officers, who are allowed to carry concealed weapons if they're authorized to do so by their individual department or agency. But retired officers 'must annually meet the state's firearm training and qualification standards for active officers,' according to the federal statute. And therein lies the rub." ... |
MI: Snafu frees murder suspect
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"Detroit police mistakenly released a 22-year-old murder suspect Friday morning, a day after his arrest in connection with an execution-style killing." ... |
FL: Mother jailed 32 days sues for false arrest
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"A Southwest Ranches mother who was hauled off to jail, held for 32 days and then released without being prosecuted said Friday she is suing the Broward Sheriff's Office for false arrest."
"One of the detectives involved in Jaye Master's case, Christian Zapata, was charged Dec. 29 with 14 felonies for allegedly falsifying reports and pinning cases on suspects who did not commit the crimes. The other detective, Shane Campbell, has not been charged but has been warned that he is under investigation."
"On Friday, Master's lawyer, Bradford Cohen, accused the detectives of filing "trumped up" charges against her and filing a false police report. Cohen sent the Sheriff's Office a letter Thursday informing them of his intent to sue." ... |
WI: Police promise care in Taser use
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"The use of Tasers by police on dangerous suspects will be strictly monitored, Rothschild police said after announcing plans last week to have officers carry the devices."
"The Rothschild Police Department has purchased two Tasers, weapons that have become increasingly popular among police agencies as a way to subdue suspects. ..."
"'We're looking for people to comply without getting hurt,' Rothschild Police Chief Bill Schremp said. 'I think we'll be saving lives and having less hurt people by using the Taser.'" [emphasis added] ...
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FL: Man kills wife, her daughter, then commits suicide
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"A Valdosta man admitted to fatally shooting his wife and her daughter before he committed suicide, according to police."
"Marvin Jones apparently killed 40-year-old Tamie Jones and her daughter, 18-year-old Tosha Miley, with a .380-caliber pistol Friday, said Valdosta police spokesman Capt. Brian Childress."
"Before shooting himself, Marvin Jones, who was recently retired from the Air Force, called a relative who is a sheriff's deputy and said he had shot the two women, Childress said." [emphasis added]
"Marvin and Tamie Jones had been in the process of getting a divorce, he added."
"Marvin Jones was later found in his vehicle with a gunshot wound to his head ..." |
IA: Robins Police Chief Recovers From Shooting
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The police chief of a small eastern Iowa town is recovering from a gunshot wound, the result of an accidental shooting in late November.
A spokeswoman at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids said Robins Police Chief Lyle Rusk is in good condition. He suffered a bullet wound to the neck.
The shot came from a 9 mm pistol, that was being handled by Sgt. Carol Currans on Nov. 28 at the Robins Police Station.
Currans is on administrative leave while the Linn County Sheriff's Office investigates the shooting. |
IA: Officer returns to work
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"An officer who reportedly had his service weapon stolen is back on duty, according to a press release from the Council Bluffs Police Department."
"Capt. Jerry Roth released a statement saying Officer Chris Leber returned to regular duty status as of Jan. 4"
"A Silver City man, 27-year-old James Vierkandt was being held in federal custody at the Polk County Jail in Des Moines, and is accused of stealing Leber's gun Dec. 27."
"An official with the U.S. Attorney's Office-Southern District said they would not release the arrest report that was filed by officers in connection with the incident." ... |
MI: Highland Park safe missing guns, drugs
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"The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is investigating a possible theft of guns, drugs, cash and jewelry from a safe in the former Highland Park Department of Public Safety offices." ... |
MI: Chief angered by officer's return
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"If Brian Klonowski wants to put on the uniform and badge of a Southgate cop Monday afternoon, Chief Larry Hall can't stop him."
"But Hall says he's angry that Mayor Dennis David ordered the 32-year-old officer's return to the force Wednesday, nine months shy of the year's suspension Hall ordered after Klonowski pleaded no contest last summer to a charge of aggravated assault in the beating of a woman in Romulus." ... |
FL: Cops sell old, confiscated guns
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"The cash-strapped police department in Sweetwater has found a way to get brand-new guns for all its 23 officers -- sell the old ones."
"Police Chief Robert Fulgueira just received commission approval to sell 20 guns that were either confiscated or voluntarily turned in over the past decade -- weapons that most police agencies would destroy. The department is also trading in about 45 old service weapons that were issued to officers."
"Fulgueira set up the deal with Lou's Police and Security Equipment. The Hialeah store ranks first among Florida gun shops in terms of the number of guns sold that were subsequently used in crimes, according to a national study. The ranking does not mean that Lou's has violated any law, though." ... |
India: Mistaken identity: Cops shoot down Army major, soldier
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"In an incident that underscored the poor coordination between security agencies, an Army Major and a jawan were gunned down by Assam Police, which initially described them as ULFA militants."
"After the identity of the two men became known, the police first claimed its personnel had fired in self-defence and later that the Armymen had been killed by militants." ...
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Canada: Cop took home 85 weapons from gun amnesty campaign
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"A former Saskatoon firearms officer was given a year's probation yesterday for keeping 85 prohibited and restricted firearms he was supposed to have destroyed."
"Thomas Vanin, 61, who retired from the Saskatoon Police Service in 1996, pleaded guilty earlier this week to three weapons offences for careless storage of firearms and possessing restricted and prohibited weapons without licences."
"In October 2000, police found 96 handguns, assault rifles, shotguns, brass knuckles, switch-blade knives, hand-held cross bows, and more than 4,000 rounds of bullets hidden in his house, garage and shed." ... |
Mexico: Feds admit jail meltdown
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"Inmates are carrying out vendettas inside prison walls, planning escapes and running their outside-world drug empires even at Mexico's highest-security penitentiaries, prompting Mexico City's mayor to call for the army to intervene."
"Mexican prisons have always been infamous for illegal activity. Guns are often smuggled into cellblocks, guards take bribes, and authorities are just getting around to blocking cell phone use, even in model prisons built in the 1990s as part of the country's war on drugs."
"But chaos this week, including two inmate vendetta killings, have even Attorney General Rafael Macedo de la Concha admitting that problems have reached a crisis level." ... |
Trinidad: Second autopsy now Monday
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"A COURT-ordered second autopsy on the body of a man shot dead by police was cancelled yesterday."
"However, the dead man's mother said she would wait as long as it took to learn the truth."
"The post mortem on the body of 37-year-old Kevin Wallace is now scheduled to be performed on Monday." ...
"Kevin Wallace, of Church Street, La Romaine, was shot by police at the back of a house at Ethel Street, La Romaine, last Monday."
"Police claimed he attacked them with a cutlass and they fired the fatal shot in self-defence."
"Witnesses have claimed Wallace was running away when he was shot."
"An autopsy on Tuesday concluded that Wallace was shot in the chest, the bullet exiting from his back." ... |
Poland: Three Dead After Polish Family Shoot-up
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An officer of the Polish border guard shot dead his young son and sister-in-law and wounded three other relatives before committing suicide, a prosecutor's spokesman in the southwestern city of Wroclaw said on Sunday.
"The border guard captain pulled out a pistol and opened fire on family members in his home," Leszek Karpina, spokesman for the Wroclaw prosecutor's office told Reuters by telephone.
"He killed his 18-month-old son and his wife's sister and seriously wounded his wife, a prosecutor, and her parents at the family home in Prusice, some 30 km (20 miles) from Wroclaw.
The gunshot victims were flown to a Wroclaw hospital by helicopter but were not able to be questioned, Karpina said. |
Trinidad: No weapons for charged soldiers
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"THE TWO soldiers charged with stealing an army Galil assault rifle are out of confinement and back in the military's general population."
"Speaking with the Express yesterday, a military source said the two privates were recently released from isolation and were functioning once more among their military colleagues, but with limited duties, and no duties at all which require the use of weapons."
"The Express was further informed that the administrative procedure to have the privates punished for their alleged offence had begun."
"Around 1 p.m. on July 13, 2004, the rifle, which had been issued to a recruit, was discovered missing from the First Infantry Battalion at Camp Ogden." ... |
NY: Police Blotter for 'Gun Free' New York City
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... "WED, DEC. 22nd, 3:20 p.m. – 474 Willis Ave. A 37-year-old male was arrested after he was found in possession of an illegal weapon. Noor Chowdhury was found carry a 9mm Berretta pistol."
"SAT, DEC. 25th, 10:45 p.m. – 500 Southern Blvd. ... The 48-year-old Hispanic culprit was inside a restaurant demanding money at the point of a pistol. ..."
"SUN, DEC. 26th, 12:50 a.m. – Ryder Ave. and East 138 St. A 23 year old black male was removed from the streets after being nabbed with a gun. ..."
"SUN, DEC. 26th, 10:05 a.m. – Prospect Ave. and East 155 St. Bronx police officers were alerted that a 32-year-old Hispanic male had been shot. ..." ... |
PA: Somerset setting sights on next rifle competition season
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"Though the equipment is in and students are eager to take aim at a new sport in Somerset, they will have to wait until the next round to officially compete."
"According to Gene Castrovillo, athletic director in the Somerset Area School District, the complicated process of certifying coaches and competitors has allowed the school's rifle team to become a club sport, rather than a varsity sport for the 2004-05 school year."
"'The start was pretty complicated,' he said. 'In the way that the certification regulations are laid out, they are much more stringent than PIAA.'"
"Castrovillo told the district's school board members Tuesday that he is currently getting certifications for the students and coaches." ... |
ND: Wildlife agency ignores rural interests, lawmakers argue
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"Some rural North Dakota legislators, annoyed at state Game and Fish Department practices, are supporting a proposal to require legislative review of the agency's hunting seasons and rules."
"There's an awful lot of anger in rural North Dakota," said Rep. Duane DeKrey, R-Pettibone." ...
"The House's Natural Resources Committee held its initial hearing on the bill Thursday. DeKrey said the Game and Fish Department's current rule-setting procedure allows the agency to ignore legislative wishes." ...
"During the 2003 Legislature, lawmakers defeated a bill to limit the number of out-of-state waterfowl hunters, and establish hunting zones. The Game and Fish Department then went ahead and established similar zones, DeKrey said." ... |
NY: Pataki Praises Operation Impact
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"Governor George Pataki touted his accomplishments and painted an upbeat future for New Yorkers as he delivered his 11th State of the State address in Albany Wednesday."
"Pataki said New York is now one of the safest states to live in, in America, citing Rochester as a prime example—it’s the place where a state funded initiative to reduce crime in violent cities--Operation Impact—began." ...
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PA: Longrifle craftsman was born with a gift
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"How Louis 'Bud' Mattes Jr. could take a fresh plank of wood and some metal and months later turn it into a detailed, working replica of an 18th-century black-powder rifle was pure magic, his family said."
"'Some things can't be taught -- people are just born to do them. That's how he was, always a hands-on person who as a kid went to the junkyards to take apart and rebuild engines. He was born with a gift,' said Dorothy Mattes, his wife of 50 years."
"Mr. Mattes, of Jefferson Hills, owner of a tool and die business and craftsman of Pennsylvania longrifles, died of stomach cancer Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005. He was 77." ... |
PA: Flintlock hunting quite a challenge
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"The Lower Susquehanna Valley escaped the first snowstorm of the season this week, and mild temperatures appear to be the norm for the next week. While that’s good news for most of us — and our heating bills — there’s a group of deer hunters who would appreciate a nice layer of the white stuff."
"Flintlock muzzleloaders have just one more week to take an antlered or antlerless deer. The earlier muzzleloader season in October was more liberal with the types of firearms allowed — flintlock, percussion and the newer inline muzzleloaders could be used."
"The current winter season is something special — flintlocks only." ... |
Australia: Robbery arrests
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TWO men have been charged over a service station robbery at Greensborough. About midnight on Saturday, two men -- one with a pistol -- confronted the attendant at a BP service station in Grimshaw St.
They allegedly took the till and fled on foot, but were arrested 200m away near Henry St.
A Glenroy man, 20, and a Greensborough man, 50, have been charged with armed robbery, theft, possessing a firearm and assault-related offences.
They will appear in Melbourne Magistrates' Court today. |
Jamaica: St James man on firearm rap
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A St James man was Thursday arrested and charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition. His name is, however, being withheld pending an identification parade.
The man, who was driving a gray Toyota Corolla motor car, was stopped by members of a police patrol along King Street in Montego Bay just after 10:00 pm on Thursday.
The police reported that following a search of the car a glock .40 pistol was allegedly found inside the pocket of one of the front doors. The man was subsequently arrested and charged with breaches of the Firearms Act.
It was the first gun seized by police in the parish so far this year. |
UK: Police search for airgun attacker
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Police are investigating after an air rifle was fired randomly from a block of flats, injuring three people.
The shots were fired from flats in Aycliffe Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, just before 1830 GMT on Saturday, police said.
A 47-year-old man and a boy of 16 were hit by pellets, and a woman in her 50s has been treated in Barnet Hospital for a head injury.
A police spokesman said her condition was not life-threatening.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to ring Herts Police or Crimestoppers. |
OH: Rifle Falls to Akron, 4,523 to 4,467
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"The Ohio State (8-6) rifle team dropped a 4,523 to 4,467 decision to Akron Saturday at the Lt. Hugh W. Wylie Range in Converse Hall in the final home meet of the season. The Zips won both the smallbore (2,265 to 2,233) and air rifle (2,258 to 2,234) competition. Individually OSU's Ryan Kohatsu (Sr., Hilo, Hawaii was the top shooter in the competition scoring a 592 in smallbore and a 585 in air rifle for a meet-high 1,177 aggregate. Akron's Joe Milano ranked second in aggregate with a 1,146, finishing tied for second in air rifle (572) and third in smallbore (574). OSU's Linnea Nygren (Jr., Hayward, Calif.) was fifth in aggregate with a 1,129. She finished fourth in air rifle (563) and fifth in smallbore (566)." ... |
OH: Wildlife officials allow limited kills of once scarce animals
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"Black bears in New Jersey and Florida, wolves in the Rockies and Alaska, deer and Canada geese just about everywhere _ state wildlife officials nationwide are finding themselves allowing the hunting or trapping of animals once thought on the brink of vanishing."
"The proposals are sometimes met with outrage when the animals have deep roots in the public imagination."
"Ohio wildlife officials on Wednesday proposed the first limited trapping season for river otters, wily and playful fur-bearers whose numbers have soared since 123 animals trapped in Arkansas and Louisiana were first reintroduced in the state's eastern half starting just 18 years ago." ... |
MT: Brit gunmaker opens in U.S.
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"English gunmaker Westley Richards made pistols and rifles that the British Army fired at Napoleon at Waterloo."
"Since then, the firm, founded in 1812, has made fine hunting guns and rifles for Queen Victoria, the maharajahs of India and the famed safari hunters of Africa. So it's no wonder that people around Bozeman weren't quite sure what to make of it when the U.S. agent for the venerable gunmaker opened its only store in America here."
"'By the time Lewis and Clark published their journals, Westley Richards had published four catalogs,' said Jim Kilday, a partner in Westley Richards Agency USA." ... |
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