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NV: Leaders Afraid to put Federal Government in Its Place Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Nevada politicians (like those everywhere) scan the polls, figure out what their constituents expect, and put on a good show of stomping their feet and shouting "No, no!" every time the federal government takes another step toward stockpiling the nation's high-level nuclear waste in the labyrinth of rocky tunnels already being drilled some 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

CO: Gun Rights Advocate Withdraws Bid for Governor Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Gun rights activist Bob Glass has dropped his Libertarian bid for governor of Colorado, saying he underestimated the demands of campaigning. The former gun shop owner and founder of the activist group Tyranny Response Team told supporters of his withdrawal in a letter posted on his Website. He had entered the race in September.

CA: Former San Onofre Worker Held for Threats Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Police confiscate hundreds of weapons, and say suspect "threatened to kill plant employees." Followup story here: 13 charges filed in threats case -- Arraignment delayed for fired San Onofre worker, who friends say is a harmless gun collector. --A good bust? Or just hysteria because he is a gun collector? Take the poll, read, and post comments here: Dave Reza and alleged San Onofre threats

MD: Officer faces lawsuit following fight Submitted by: rfawcs	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A Prince George's County police officer tasked with reducing teen violence at a Clinton middle school needed to be physically restrained by students, court documents state, after the officer allegedly assaulted a 13-year-old during school hours.

NJ: Bounty Hunter Appeals Gun Ruling Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The NJ Attorney General's Office says bounty hunters do not have statutory power to arrest fugitives and to carry guns.

Home Security: Guns Are NOT on the Accidents List Submitted by: serinde Website: http://www.progunwomen.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Most of us are familiar with the axiom, "most accidents occur in the home." Well, for the first time, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has released a list of the products that are the biggest culprits in causing those accidents in or around the home. *Guns are not* on the list!**

NJ: State Troopers Make Deal to Avoid Jail
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Website: http://www.progunwomen.com

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4th story on page.

Two state troopers who fired on minority motorists during a 1998 traffic stop on the New Jersey Turnpike pleaded guilty to lesser charges Monday under a deal in which they avoid jail time.

James Kenna and John Hogan pleaded guilty to official misconduct and providing false information. They had been charged with aggravated assault; Kenna had also been charged with attempted murder.

Emerson A Wrong Turn on Second Amendment Rights
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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John Council's report on the Emerson case ["Ammo to Both Sides in Gun Case," Oct. 22, 2001] quotes from the specially concurring but erroneous opinion in which Judge Robert M. Parker had written:

"No doubt the special interests and academics on both sides of this debate will take great interest in the fact that at long last some court has determined (albeit in dicta) that the Second Amendment bestows an individual right.

OH: Time to Ease Ohio's Gun-carry Law
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Robert P. Ruehlman's Thursday ruling (now stayed, pending appeal), which struck down as unconstitutional Ohio's ban on concealed firearms, should prompt the General Assembly to guarantee all Ohioans' right to carry guns in self-defense.

Such a guarantee is required by the Ohio Constitution, as Ruehlman's well-reasoned ruling demonstrates, and is good public policy.

CA: Gun Law Proposed in Low-Crime Irvine (followup) Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The FBI considers Irvine one of the nation's safest cities, a master-planned community where nagging issues range from lawn maintenance to the early morning howl of leaf blowers. But there's a new debate in town: gun control.

Who is the NRA? Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
MANY WRITE vituperatively about the National Rifle Association (NRA), but when an editorial appears that is so blatantly ignorant about the organization and its 4 million members, its time to respond. The latest anti-NRA diatribe was composed by Terry Bass of Prescott, Arizona and published in the Prescott, Arizona Daily Courier and on its website.

UT: Battle Lines: Lawmakers Target Gun Ban Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Utah lawmakers moved Monday to wipe out rules banning guns, including legally concealed weapons, at the nine state universities and colleges. Even so, the state's flagship school, the University of Utah, vowed again to take the dispute to court.

Emerson Ruling Good for Gun Rights
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."

CA: Air passengers ready to take on terrorists
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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Maybe it used to seem like war, rushing to the airport, dashing to some far-off gate, worrying about flight delays and connections, about whether your carry-on would fit in the overhead.

But now America is at war, and the thousands of folks strapped into their seats each day no longer see themselves as mere passengers. They are the nation's new, unofficial militia -- a rotating band of would-be defenders, unarmed but no longer unprepared.

MI: Cops' gun range may be open to public Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Squeezed into a single lane at Target Sports' firing range, gun owner Jason Mace steadied the hands of Karen Green as she squeezed the trigger of a .45 Magnum. Range users such as Mace are getting used to tight space at area gun ranges, where the wait to get into a lane on one of the few indoor ranges in Oakland County can be as long as an hour.

'Jeep' pulls anti-hunting commercial Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Guess they figured out that cutting off the hand that feeds you isn't such a good idea. Now, how about a apology?

MI: Increase in gun permits means busier gun ranges Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Some area gun ranges feature long waits, the result of more people seeking firearms training. Oakland County leads the state in the number of concealed weapons permits issued since July 1, when a new law took effect making it easier to legally carry a gun. Firearms training is a prerequisite for obtaining a concealed weapons permit.

WA: Council Bats Around Gun Ordinance, Again Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
An ordinance to regulate gun ranges here has made its way back to the City Council after months of debate between council members and Interlake Sporting Association members. Redmond doesn't have any shooting facilities, other than the indoor police range, but it plans to annex the range and the Northeast Rose Hill neighborhood this year.

CA: Stunned over stun gun news
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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TASER INTERNATIONAL CEO Rick Smith was on TV last week telling the viewing audience that the company's newest product is available to be sold in local sporting good and general merchandise stores.
The device Taser is promoting is a stun gun.

Smith was beaming with excitement. "It's fun to be part of the package of solutions that's helping people who are scared since Sept. 11," he told 'Mornings on 2' host Ross McGowan.

U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Police Power to Stop Motorists
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The death knell of Probable Cause...

A unanimous Supreme Court clarified police powers to stop vehicles if an officer has reason to suspect a crime...said that the appropriateness of a police stop must be judged on the "totality of the circumstances," in each case.

"Officers' abilities to stop potential lawbreakers should not be limited when it may become very important for us to have that," O'Connor said.

NJ: Gun license carries less red tape Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Northampton County has streamlined the procedure for getting a license to carry a gun. Sheriff Jeffrey Hawbecker on Friday said the department has a digital camera set up that will allow potential license holders to have photo identification cards made and applications reviewed in one step.

UT: Machen stands pat on gun ban
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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University of Utah President Bernie Machen says the U. has only three options to deal with lawmakers' insistence that a ban on legally permitted concealed weapons on the U. campus is illegal:

The U. could revoke its policy, it could work with lawmakers to pass a law exempting higher education campuses from the state's concealed-carry law, or colleges and universities could take the issue to court.

NE: Man innocent of carrying gun in airport Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
OMAHA -- Deliberating only 15 minutes today, a jury found a Colorado businessman innocent of trying to carry a concealed handgun onto an airplane. Douglas E. Miller, 65, argued in a two-day trial that he forgot about the gun before trying to board a flight in Omaha amidst tightened security one month after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Petition: Depict Flag Raising at WTC as it Occurred
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(KABA NOTE: Not RKBA-related, but may be of interest to many readers)

The effort to create a statue of the Flag Raising at the WTC attack site which occurred on 09/11/02 by three firefighters which is a "culturally diverse" and "politically correct" depiction which shows different people raising the flag from those who actually did so, is an atrocious affront to decency and the truth and must be over turned.

Please visit the petition site linked to above and voice your support for petitioning the City of New York to only depict the events as they occured.

CA: Meeting will cover new gun laws Submitted by: John Fansler	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
VICTORVILLE Californias love-hate relationship with guns may once again be debated in Sacramento, and gun enthusiasts are digging in for the fight.

CO: D.A. Opens Columbine Shooting Probe Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Prosecutors have requested a coroner's inquest into the death of a Columbine student whose parents claim he was accidentally killed by a police officer during the 1999 massacre.

CO: Uniform gun law needed
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"Now, Gov. Bill Owens has urged state lawmakers to write such uniform concealed-carry legislation. The Post thus renews its support of efforts by state Sen. Ken Chlouber, R-Leadville, and Rep. Al White, R-Winter Park, to pass such a uniform law, SB 60."

The anti-gun Denver Post comes out in support of "Shall Issue" CCW (with the usual training requirement and background check)--but only because they are alarmed by policies like Larimer County's.

Emerson Pro-gun Decision Has No Real Impact Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The nation's gun lobby is still cheering the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in U.S. v. Emerson, but its enthusiasm may be short-lived. Timothy Joe Emerson, the criminal defendant, had been charged with violating a federal law that banned him from possessing firearms because he was under a domestic-violence protection order.

NYC: Two students shot, wounded at high school Submitted by: BobL	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Another gun control success story. At a "gun-free" high school in "CCW-free" NYC, two students were wounded in what police say was a gang-related shooting. If these guys had died in a car accident on the way to school, it wouldn't be national news. But let some punk break the law about 100 times taking his gun to school and you'll know in less than 10 minutes.

WA: Hochstatter Aims to Allow Guns in Class Submitted by: SASister	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Moses Lake Sen. Harold Hochstatter says he's looking to spark debate with a pair of controversial bills that would ban the teaching of evolution and allow teachers to pack guns in class. "Allowing teachers and administrators to bring guns to class would make schools safer..." "Before the bills get thrown out, we're going to throw all the dirt in the air," he said.