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OH: Ban on concealed guns stands Submitted by: John Fansler	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Within hours of a Hamilton County judge's decision Thursday that Ohio's ban on concealed weapons is unconstitutional, an appeals court temporarily halted his order for police to stop arresting law-abiding citizens with hidden firearms.

CO: Deputy Fired in Columbine Case Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Citing "unacceptable conduct," a sheriff fired a deputy accused of giving conflicting statements about the shooting of a student whose parents say was accidentally killed by an officer during the 1999 Columbine High School massacre.

FTC Taking 'Seriously' Request To Probe Firearms Sites Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Federal Trade Commission today acknowledged it has received a written request from a new gun-safety organization asking the agency to expand its post-Sept. 11 probe of false and misleading Web advertising claims to include firearms Web sites. The agency said today it is giving the matter "serious consideration."

PA: Appeals Court OKs Handgun Database Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A Commonwealth Court panel yesterday dismissed a lawsuit by sportsmen attempting to prevent the Pennsylvania State Police from keeping records of handgun purchases in the state. The court, in a 5-2 ruling, rejected arguments that a database of handgun sales kept by the agency violates the state's 1995 Uniform Firearms Act.

Staffer Get Your Gun Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
About Halfway Down Page "Some Congressional staffers were surprised to receive an invite from Americans for Gun Safety to attend a gun show this weekend in Richmond, Va..." --"Americans for Gun Safety" hypocrisy.

Gun-control Lobby In Retreat
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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The spin doctors working for anti-gun lobbyists shifted into overdrive recently -- trying to portray a resounding legal setback for their agenda as a victory.

Last October, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled in U.S. v. Emerson that the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees individuals the right to "possess and bear their own firearms...that are suitable as personal, individual weapons."

This finding is not earthshaking to most people.

Violence and Culture: Guns aren't the root of all evil Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"unlike citizens of many countries who are fighting for freedom, justice or God...We have nothing better to do with our time. But handguns are inanimate objects. Eliminating the rights that were given to every law-abiding citizen by our Founding Fathers would...only bring a fool's security, never touching the actual problem."

TX: Dismissal of mall shooting suit appealed
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FORT WORTH - Relatives of a man fatally shot by a security guard more than two years ago are appealing a judge's decision to throw out their wrongful-death lawsuit.

Under department policy, police officers can use deadly force if they believe their lives or the lives of others are in imminent danger.

"An officer's right to use deadly force doesn't exist forever," Subar said. "When Mr. Bearden was wounded and clearly not a threat, officer Humphrey can't fire his weapon again."

Police State, USA: Bill Would Give Governors Absolute Power
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Could state governors order the collection of all data and records on citizens, ban firearms, take control of private property and quarantine entire cities? The answer is yes if governors and state legislatures adopted a new "model" bill currently under consideration.

"In the event of a declared public health emergency, MSEHP grants the governor extraordinary powers," HSLDA analysts said. "These powers include...the prohibition of firearms (Section 402(c))..."

OK: Woman outsmarts would-be robber Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A 60-year-old woman outsmarted a would-be robber this week, an Oklahoma City police report shows. The woman told police she left Plaza Package liquor store, 832 SW 59, about 10 p.m. Monday when a man pointed a silver handgun at her and demanded her money. She was carrying the store's money bag in her purse.

Canada: Waitress serves lesson to robber Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
When waitress Twyla Martin decides it's last call, she means it --even when a robber has a gun pointed at her head. Martin and patrons of the Glendon Bar and Grill in Glendon, 210 km northeast of Edmonton, disarmed and held down a masked, shotgun-toting robber Monday night.

GA: Tant says Shooting was self-defense Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Bicycle shop owner Jack Tant told a Columbus jury Wednesday that he fired the shot that killed a 15-year-old boy at his business after he saw three intruders coming toward him with what he thought were weapons.

NY: LEAA Lambastes NAPO for Supporting Senator Clinton Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Law Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA) stands outraged and baffled after learning of the National Association of Police Organizations' (NAPO) decision to support Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D/NY) at a press conference for legislation known as the "Homeland Security Block Grant Act."

IA: National Guard Launches Terrorist Training Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Troops will be stationed in areas like Waterworks Park and Maffet Reservoir. Anyone driving or walking in or out of those areas will be subject to a military search.

UK: Handgun Ban Fails To Quell Surge In Gun Crime Across Britain
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LONDON In a country where most police are armed with little more than batons and the closest many people get to crime is a TV drama, criminals with guns have been seen as the kind of problem that afflicts other nations.

But a surge of murders, robberies and assaults involving guns in London, including the mugging of a teenage girl who was shot in the head for a mobile phone, has shaken Britain's traditional attitude that guns are other peoples' problems.

FTC Asked To Monitor Gun Websites Listed by GunIndustryWatch.org
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The liberal, comically ideological "student, grassroots" Gun Industry Watch has requested the FTC to investigate gun manufacturers' and retailers' websites. The GIW insists these businesses violate the law "any time they claim that the purchase of firearms will help protect consumers, when scientific data indicates that a gun in the home is 22 times more likely to be used in a suicide, accidental shooting, or homicide than in self-defense."

ALSO AT: Newsbytes.com

CO: Columbine Federal Grand Jury Sought Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The families of five slain Columbine students asked that a federal grand jury investigate their claims that authorities have covered up evidence that one student was killed by police. "Lies have been told, beyond any doubt," family attorney Barry Arrington said after he submitted his request to the U.S. Attorney's Office on Tuesday. "The only issue is, why are they lying?"

Just Say 'NO' To Air Travel!
Submitted by: Rodney L. Hendrix

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"I really used to enjoy flying. But not any longer. Why?

Because young girls are being frisked and having to lower their pants in public by sleazy security screeners.

Because documented lying and cover-ups by the federal government in previous air disasters especially TWA Flight 800 and other terrorist incidents have continued unabated.

Because passengers and pilots are unable to carry firearms for protection." --Tom Ambrose

You never need a gun until you need a gun! Submitted by: Carma Lewis Website: http://www.armedfemalesofamerica.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"If anybody should pack a gun in today's society, it is women. I WORK IN A PRISON!!! I am not some academic expert who spouts knowledge from a classroom--I am surrounded by these scumbags all day long and I read these case files on a daily basis! WOMEN GET RAPED!!!! THEY GET BEAT UP!! THEY GET ROBBED AND CARJACKED!!"

I Just Don't Want to Die Alone
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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"I shoot. A lot. I have, off and on, for decades. When I'm not shooting, or working, I'm cleaning up from shooting or getting ready to shoot. When I'm not practicing with my M1A, I practice with a .45. Sometimes just for variety I practice with a knife. What little money I have left after taxes, bills and child support, I spend on food and books and reloading stuff and surplus rifle ammo. Rarely in that order..."

'Jeep' Takes Shot at American Sportsmen Through Anti-Hunting Ad Submitted by: mtnpatriot	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Daimler-Chrysler, maker of the popular 'Jeep' line of vehicles, has turned its back on American sportsmen by launching an advertising campaign that glorifies anti-hunters and vilifies hunters.