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VPC Gloating Over NRA's Loss of Second Amendment Bid in DC District Court
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"District Judge Reggie B. Walton last night dismissed a National Rifle Association (NRA)-backed lawsuit challenging the constitutionality on Second Amendment grounds of Washington, DC's ban on the sale and possession of handguns. Judge Walton's 68-page ruling in Seegars v. Ashcroft upholds the ban, which was adopted by the City Council in 1976."
"In his opinion, Judge Walton, who was appointed to the federal bench by President George W. Bush, wrote: '[T]he Court must conclude that the Second Amendment does not confer an individual right to possess firearms. Rather, the Amendment's objective is to ensure the vitality of state militias.' " ... |
DC: Gun Rights Aren't for District, Judge Rules
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"The constitutional right to bear arms doesn't apply to the District of Columbia's residents, a federal judge ruled yesterday in rejecting the claim of several city residents who contended that a 1976 city law banning the possession of guns left them unfairly vulnerable."
"U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton said he dismissed the lawsuit, led by taxicab commissioner and activist Sandra Seegars, after determining that the District was a 'uniquely designed governmental entity' and that the founders were not considering the city when they wrote the Constitution's Second Amendment allowing state militias to take up arms against the federal government."
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Maybe this tyrannical dolt should have been tested on the definition of "militia" before he's allowed on the federal bench. |
Fox News Report: Federal Court Upholds D.C. Handgun Ban
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WASHINGTON — "A federal judge on Wednesday upheld the District of Columbia's gun control law that prohibits ownership of handguns, rejecting a legal challenge by a group of citizens backed by the National Rifle Association (search)."
"U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton [a G.W. Bush appointtee] dismissed the lawsuit in which the plaintiffs argued that the 28-year-old law violated their Second Amendment (search) right to own guns. The D.C. law prohibits ownership or possession of handguns and requires that others, such as shotguns, be kept unloaded, disassembled or equipped with trigger locks."
"Walton ruled that the Second Amendment is not a broad-based right of gun ownership." ... |
AZ: Citizen patrolling border guilty for carrying gun
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TUCSON - The leader of a citizens' border patrol group was found guilty of two misdemeanors for carrying a firearm while on national forest property.
U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Nancy Fiora ruled Wednesday that Chris Simcox was guilty of knowingly entering the Coronado National Memorial with a weapon and giving false information to a law enforcement official.
Simcox was arrested in January 2003 amid allegations that he walked onto the property while carrying a firearm.
Simcox is founder of Civil Homeland Defense, a Tucson-based citizens border patrol group.
Simcox, who said he's not guilty because he was in an area that was not marked by any sign, will appeal the ruling.
Sentencing on the misdemeanors, which carry penalties ranging from probation to eight months behind bars, is scheduled for March 23. |
IL: Charges bring national gun debate to area
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"The incident, which might otherwise have faded from memory after one or two news cycles, has brought the ordinance into sharp focus, both among outraged gun rights groups across the nation and those who say the ban has helped make Wilmette safer." ...
"Carpenter said he ...hopes to seize the opportunity to remind people about the ordinance and the best ways to handle themselves during a break-in."
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According to this hoplophobic ignoramus, the best way to handle yourself during a break-in is to cower in a corner while invaders ransack your home and threaten your family, hoping and praying that the criminals won't beat, rape or kill you and your family while you wait for the police. |
IL: Angry citizens back man who shot intruder
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"In the aftermath of a decision to prosecute a homeowner who shot an intruder, a feisty crowd of 200 citizens packed a town board meeting to voice opposition to a local ban on possession of handguns." ...
"Wilmette resident Jim Szczepanik, 51, was one of many gun-rights advocates who argued no homeowner should be punished for defending his family."
" 'My Plan A is to call 911 and keep the family upstairs,' he said, according to the Chicago paper. 'But my Plan B is to have a loaded firearm and put a bullet in the intruder.'
"Another resident, Ralf Seiffe, called it 'a matter of freedom.' " ...
"Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, told the Chicago daily he believes handgun bans are outrageous."
"The right to self-defense is the right that all creatures on this Earth have, including Wilmette... What they do is they make the citizens in these villages and towns fair game." |
IL: State Rifle Association Applauds Filing of Legislation in Response to Wilmette Shooting
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" 'A beacon of common sense,' is how the ISRA is characterizing a proposal filed yesterday that shields law-abiding citizens from prosecution under politically motivated gun control laws."
"SB 2165, sponsored by Sen. Ed Petka (R-Plainfield), provides an affirmative defense to a violation of a municipal ordinance that prohibits, regulates, or restricts the private ownership of firearms if the individual who is charged with the violation used the firearm in an act of self-defense or defense of another."
"The bill was drafted and filed in response to a controversial shooting in Wilmette, IL earlier this month. In that case, a homeowner shot a late night intruder in his home." ... |
IL: Wilmette Injustice
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"Why would inhabitants of two large urban areas outlaw handguns, the best home-defense firearms? It can't be for tactical reasons." ...
"No, in both cases the laws banning handgun ownership are rooted in prejudice. In New York that prejudice took the form of the Sullivan Law of 1911, originally directed against southern-European immigrants. Wilmette's gun-ban ordinance was enacted in 1989 after a deranged woman shot several children in a local school. The townspeople apparently believe handguns are the tools of criminals or the mentally unbalanced, evil instruments that right-thinking people have no need for." |
"It's not about Gun Control!"
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"Oh, but it’s not about gun control, the gun banners squeal. It’s about 'safety.' It’s to keep your children safe from harm. You can’t protect your children enough, they screech. They cite false statistics, laced with misrepresentation, hoping you will fall for their tripe."
"They lie."
"It’s all about gun control. It’s about making you dependent on technology, instead of your own common sense. It’s about rendering your gun useless against armed thugs. It’s about ignoring simple rules of firearms safety in favor of mechanical gadgets and shirking your responsibilities in favor of a government-controlled, socialist campaign to relieve you of your duties and responsibilities as a parent and give the state more control over your life. And it’s being funded with your hard-earned tax dollars." |
IRS Moves to Threaten Second Amendment Newsletters, E-mail Alerts
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"The ink is barely dry on the Supreme Court's devastating decision in McConnell v. FEC -- the so-called campaign finance case that GOA was involved in. That decision severely restricted broadcast communications, thus making it more difficult for GOA to hold legislators accountable on Second Amendment issues."
"Now, the IRS is already leaping forward to expand the Court's ruling to include GOA newsletters, e-mail alerts, and other Second Amendment communications."
"Put out for comment on December 23, 2003 -- when, presumably, no one would notice -- proposed IRS Revenue Ruling 2004-6 creates a broad new set of ambiguous standards which groups like GOA must follow in order to avoid losing all or part of their tax-exempt status."
"Under the proposed Revenue Ruling, the IRS would create a vague 'balancing test' to determine whether GOA communications would be 'permitted' by the government."
"If the communication occurred close to an election, mentioned an officeholder who was running for reelection, and was targeted to put pressure on congressmen through constituents in each representative's district, all of these factors would push toward outlawing the communication."
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Jet strike on Washington still slim possibility, officials say
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"U.S. and Canadian military aircraft have scrambled nearly 1,700 times to intercept or divert suspicious aircraft since Sept. 11, but routine drills illustrate how terrorists could penetrate the airspace around the nation's capital." ...
"Officials said the exercises conducted in early- and mid-December are the latest to show that the best prevention against another terror tragedy in the skies is thorough pre-emptive intelligence and screening, not a last-minute intercept or shootdown of a hijacked commercial airliner."
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Gun measure sticking point in U.S. spending bill
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"A little-noticed amendment in a $375 billion catchall federal spending bill may well constitute the opening shot in an election-year fight over gun policy, lobbyists and congressional aides said on Thursday."
"The amendment, backed by the National Rifle Association, requires gun purchase records destroyed in 24 hours, instead of the current 90 days, if someone passes the background check required for some gun purchases."
"The House passed the spending bill including the gun measure. The Senate is to take it up next week." |
UK: 'We must battle horror of gun crime'
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"David Blunkett has said more could be done to tackle the rise in gun crime as he addressed a memorial service for victims of shootings."
"The Home Secretary said it was vital that the Government and communities worked together to battle the "terrible horror" of armed attacks."
"Speaking at the Hope Against Violence memorial at Westminster Abbey, he paid tribute to the 'brave people' prepared to stand up against gun crime."
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Playing Their Game
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"It is undeniable that American civilization has morphed into a tyranny of the Oligarchy. This Oligarchy is a combination of business, political and religious interests. This solution is simply for enough people to stop using money, and start becoming more self-sufficient. The government can't take what you ain't got, and you get to keep more of the fruits of your labor. The key to this solution is for enough people to refuse to participate in the Oligarchy." |
NM: Hidden gun just means your fear's out in open
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"I'm not a gun person - never have been, never will be - which obviously puts me at odds with some of my brethren. ...But if you want to go out on the Rio Puerco and take pops at grape soda cans with your buddies or run around the woods in fatigues and play militia, it's all fine by me." ...
"The net result of concealed-carry is that some innocent person will be smoked by someone because of fear, mistaken intent or whatever reason at some point. It's a lock. You can call, e-mail and scream all you want, but in every single concealed-carry community in this country, it's happened."
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And how many lives have been saved by someone carrying concealed weapon? Would you disarm innocent people and prevent them from defending their lives or the lives of their loved ones?
A recent study reveals that the vast majority of criminals avoid victims who MAY be armed. Concealed carry saves lives.
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Code Pinkish Orange
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"So, here we are in Code Yellow status. If you even know what that means, you are one up on me. With predictable verbosity and confusing mumbo-jumbo, our friends in Washington have purposely made this Homeland Security Advisory System incomprehensible so that we are always in a state of panic - which may be their sole objective. People are more easily led if they are confused and terrified. ... For those of you who are not familiar with the warning system, I have broken it down for you." |
Dan Rather than Guns: An extremely damaging almost-truth
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"Looking at the numbers, I believe it is safe to say that the mainstream establishment media, led by the communist-leaning New York Times, lies and misrepresents the facts in gun violence incidents 98 percent of the time! And let’s be clear here – that’s a very, very bad percentage. Just consider if you would have scored consistently at only two percent on all your math and English exams when in school." ...
"Addressing the liberal pipe dream of a non-violent and crime-free society via the outrageously simple solution of banning guns from the law-abiding, the American media is coming closer to having to deal with the realities of the abject failure of their solutions for utopia and a socialist workers’ paradise." ... |
UT: Church gun accord doubtful
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"A coalition of Utah religious leaders objects to a state law that says churches must register with the state if they intend to ban guns from their places of worship. But with just days to go before the start of the next legislative session, no legislator has committed to carrying a bill that could change the law."
"Church leaders announced in December their plan just to ignore the law, saying the state doesn't have the right to impose the registration requirement on private property." |
What to do when your autopistol jams.
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"Buy enough guns and sooner or later you'll run into some problems. This has always been a fact of firearm ownership; anything man-made is subject to flaws. So when that new pistol stovepipes, fails to feed or commits any of the other sins these type of firearms are capable of, the first reaction is often, 'I got a lemon.' "
"Fact is, the majority of new-gun woes are not due to manufacturing defects. So if your new auto is not living up to expectations, it's wise to check out a few things before calling the customer service rep. It could save you some time and expense." ... |
MT: Last word on gun laws
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"Packing your pistol on your next business or pleasure trip? Thinking about putting a bullet into your next intruder?"
"Better keep your piece in the drawer and ease up on the firing pin until you’ve read Gun Laws of Montana, a new book by Montana Shooting Sports Association President Gary Marbut."
"Marbut, of Missoula, has scoured the state’s codes and offers a thorough review of the statutes governing gun purchases and ownership, liability issues, concealed weapon permits and the use of lethal force."
"He also delves into firearm safety and how to keep weapons out of the hands of children. ... the legal and moral components of self-defense, including a discussion of the psychological and social impacts..." ... |
FL: Miami-Dade gun shop owner says study on guns used in crimes was unfair
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"A national study by a gun control advocacy group that identifies three Miami-Dade County gun stores as among 120 shops that sell the most firearms used in crimes is unfair, one of the stores' owners said Tuesday."
" 'Basically, the more guns a gun shop sells, the more likely that some guns will be placed as part of that list,' said Javier Alonso, president and owner of Miami Police Supply Inc., one of three Miami-Dade stores on the list. 'There are many ways in which a gun can actually reach a criminal's hands.' "
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UK: Air weapons must be surrendered
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"Owners of air weapons which use self contained gas cartridges must hand them over to the police - or face the consequences. People in possession of Brocock air weapons need to surrender them following new Government legislation."
"New laws are being introduced next Tuesday because the cartridges can be converted into live ammunition. Until now they had been classed as air weapons and could be bought and used without the need for a firearm certificate."
"The weapons will be banned from shops and cannot be sold, transferred or acquired by other means. There will be a period of grace until May 1 allowing people in possession to surrender them or apply for the necessary firearm certificate." .... |
Second Amendment liberal: It's not an oxymoron for this Big Government gun nut
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"Second Amendment liberals."
"Our numbers are few, and we are generally treated like cigarette smokers looking down on cigar aficionados: It's all tobacco, after all, but there's tobacco and then there's tobacco, if you know what we mean."
"Those who with loud voice and courage of conviction defend to the death (or at least to the end of the 10-minute segment on cable news) the First, Fourth, Fifth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution suddenly blanch when it comes to the Second." |
VA: Police Officer Pleads to Reduced Charge, Resigns
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"Richmond police officer Mark Bolger has resigned from the department after pleading guilty today to assaulting a woman while on duty."
"His plea was to simple assault, a misdemeanor, which had been downgraded from the original charge of forcible sodomy, which is a felony." ...
"The sodomy charge was based on her claim that he forced her to perform oral sex on him in return for his not arresting her on a warrant she thought might have been issued in another locality. The alleged incident occurred in August in Fairfield Court while Bolger was on duty."
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We Don’t Need No Stinkin' Zealous Advocacy
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"Back in the good old days when Americans were interested in freedom, criminal defense attorneys had an ethical duty to zealously advocate for their clients. The concept being that an adversarial system of justice was more likely to produce just results than an inquisitorial system of justice. However, the Arizona Supreme Court recently decided that the age-old duty of zealous advocacy is no longer appropriate. Attorneys in Arizona now have no such ethical duty."
"I interpret this change to mean the government has determined it is no longer in the government’s interest for criminal defense attorneys to be zealous when they fight the government. No kidding." ... |
Canada: MP calls for changes to gun registry
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"Huron-Bruce MP Paul Steckle continues to call for major changes to Canada’s gun registry."
" 'We know there’s thing that can be done and we’re recommending these things,' Steckle said. 'How much of it will be done I’m not sure but I’ve said from the beginning if we’re just going to tinker with this then basically we’re going nowhere with it. That is not satisfactory.' "
"There is only one thing that’s going to satisfy the sportsmen of this country and the firearms owners and the only thing that’s going to encourage those who are now living outside of the law is if we bring in a mechanism that completely abolishes the long gun registry." |
Australia: Every single registered gun owner "will be visited and questioned by police."
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"Local police are cracking down on gun ownership and over the next few months every firearm licensee will be asked to prove they are allowed have weapons in their home."
"There are thousands of registered names on the Mid-North Coast Local Area Command firearms database and every single person will be visited and questioned by police."
"If their licences don't match the registered guns in their homes then they will be penalised." ...
" 'Obviously people detected with unsafe storage or who are unlicensed will face action.' " ...
"It will take months to account for every person and every registered firearm on the police database, but the local area command will not stop the audit until it does." ...
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Australia: Call for cash to help gun owner
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"GUN owners are being asked to help a man convicted of firearm offences to appeal against his rifles being confiscated and most likely destroyed."
"Spring Bay Field and Game branch member Glenn Arnol said that all firearm owners should help pay for an appeal planned by Robert Wilton, whose $3000 worth of rifles are due for destruction after he was fined less than $500 for unsafe firearm and ammunition storage offences and possessing a silencer."
"Mr Arnol said magistrate Sam Mollard erred when he told Wilton when convicting him that it was "a basic obvious precaution to store a gun safe in a place where it can't be seen", because there was no such requirement in Tasmanian legislation." |
MA: Teen dad dies as 'unloaded' gun discharges
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"A 17-year-old Worcester father was killed in front of his family Tuesday night while 'play-fighting' with his girlfriend's brother and what they thought was an unloaded gun, the teen's forgiving sweetheart said yesterday." ...
"He was released in May from a state Department of Youth Services facility, where he had served time for 'drug-related' issues, DYS spokeswoman Mary Silva said."
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1) Mention whether the gun was licenced.
2) That you must be 21 in MA. to own a handgun.
3) That anyone who had proper firearms training would never point a gun at another person under any circumstances unless they felt threatened. (There is no 'play-fighting').
They barely mention that 'Dad" is a former gang banger. But you can bet that he will be counted as another of Sarah's "innocent children" killed by gunfire. |
NC: Rookie cop fired for failing to meet department's firearm standards
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"A 62-year-old rookie police officer in Winston-Salem, whose hiring triggered debate over race and age, is no longer on the force."
"Reginald McCauley, who is black, was fired in December after five months on the job. He was one of 26 officers to graduate from basic law-enforcement training on July 25."
"When he graduated, McCauley had not achieved the department's required minimum score on firearms training, but was to receive additional training."
"City Councilor Vernon Robinson accused Police Chief Linda Davis of lowering training standards for new recruits to permit black recruits to graduate even if they have failing test scores." ...
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CA: Visalia giving out taxpayer-funded gun locks to anyone interested
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"Gun locks and firearm safety tips will be distributed Monday from noon to 4 p.m. in Visalia."
"The distribution is part of a Project ChildSafe initiative that has distributed 20 million cable-style gun locks nationwide. The event will take place at the Tulare County Sheriff's Department, 2404 W. Burrel St."
"More than 1.2 million free gun locks will be distributed in California, funded by a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice." ... |
UK: "Security" Guards Can Be Attacked with Bats in "Great" Britain
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A man has been taken to hospital following an armed robbery on a cash delivery van in Birmingham.
Police officers were called to Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield at 1120 GMT on Thursday.
Robbers targeted a cash delivery van outside HSBC bank, attacked a security guard with a baseball bat and snatched a cash box, which is believed to have been empty.
The security guard was taken to the town's Good Hope Hospital.
A West Midlands Police spokesman said his injuries were not thought to be life threatening.
The area has been sealed off.
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UK: Dad defending his home and kids found guilty of assault
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"A MIREHOUSE man facing alcohol-fuelled teenagers throwing stones at his home, snapped and knocked one of them unconscious with a blow from the pole of a garden parasol."
"David Hudson appeared before Whitehaven magistrates this week when he denied assault causing actual bodily harm to a Mirehouse youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons."
"Hudson claimed his three children, who were in the house, were terrified and he acted in self-defence when threatened by the crowd of between 20 and 25 youths."
". . . during a break in proceedings, Hudson said: 'I now know how Tony Martin must have felt.' "
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MS: Government seems to have lost a convicted, incarcerated repeat violent felon
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"On September 24th of last year, Jackson Police Chief Robert Moore announced the arrest of Robert Earl Jones Jr., a convicted felon caught holding up a Jackson convenience store. The arrest was made by Jackson police officer O.J. Paige, who was commended by the chief for his good work. ...but now there seems to be some confusion as to where Robert Earl Jones Jr. really is."
"...WLBT started first at the Jackson Police Department, where there was no record of his arrest on the municipal court docket, or with J.P.D. officials. Next we called the U-S Attorney's office who said they had no records of Jones' arrest."
"...the state department of corrections tells WLBT-TV news, they have no record of Jones in their computer database." ... |
NV: Being a Democrat doesn't necessarily mean you're anti-gun
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"Cahill, 58, grew up in a family of hunters and trapshooters who also were solid union and solid Democrats. ..."
"But darned if he wasn't getting tired of all Democrats being pegged as anti-gun. Which is why he wanted the new caucus." ...
"The new caucus' mission is to give a voice to 'outdoor enthusiasts of hunting, fishing, off-highway vehicles and the conservation of wildlife and public lands,' he says. Key to Cahill is the stance on guns." ...
"Just back off the assault weapon ban, says Cahill, because it's too all-encompassing. Why, it includes antiques, says Cahill, because the semiautomatic action goes back to 1903."
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OH: Sheriff suspends deputy for 60 days over prisoner shooting himself in police cruiser
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"A Trumbull County deputy sheriff has been suspended without pay for 60 days for failing to notice that a suspect in the rear of his cruiser was holding a gun in his mouth and repeatedly trying to kill himself."
"The suspension will begin Monday for Sgt. Don Hyde, Sheriff Thomas Altiere said. During a brief meeting Tuesday, Altiere found Hyde guilty of violating the department's rules to properly secure and observe a prisoner. Hyde will also have to take training courses when he returns from the suspension, the sheriff said."
"The charges stem from the Dec. 8 attempted suicide of Kevin Spina, 22, of Niles. Spina shot himself while handcuffed and sitting in the back seat of Hyde's cruiser." ... |
MD: Officials Ready to Trade Fire Over Assault Weapons Bill
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"With the federal ban on assault weapons set to expire in September -- and little sign that the Republican-led Congress will extend it -- gun-control advocates are taking their case to Annapolis. Several Howard County officials are gearing up for leading roles in the debate on whether Maryland should adopt a statewide ban." ...
" 'Assault weapons are the guns of choice for drug dealers and cop killers,' the letter said, which was signed by council members Guy Guzzone (Southeast County), David A. Rakes (East Columbia) and Ken Ulman (West Columbia)."
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UK: Police to get additional armed units
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"THE head of Thames Valley Police is doubling the number of armed response units available to ensure they get to incidents more quickly."
"Peter Neyroud, the force's chief constable, has said he would like the increase to come in before the end of the year."
"Two of the units would probably be based in Berkshire, one in Reading and the other in either Slough or Maidenhead."
"Between April and December 2003, armed response teams were deployed 30 times in the Thames Forest area which covers Brack-nell, Wokingham, Windsor and Maidenhead."
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OH: Right to self-defense is worth preserving
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"As a concealed-carry law moved toward Gov. Taft's desk, and he said 'I look forward to signing it,' Americans must look appreciatively to Britain and rejoice that we shucked the colonial yoke."
"Why? Because there self-defense is a crime, burglars have sued homeowners who shoot them, and a homeowner can be denied parole if he's believed to be dangerous to burglars."
"Just ask Norfolk farmer Tony Martin."
"Since the British a few years ago outlawed most handguns, there's been an upsurge of unwelcome, and often armed, intrusions into what were once Englishmen's castles. Trust bad actors to favor sitting ducks." |
Australia: Armed man robs maternity store
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"AN armed man has robbed a maternity fashion shop on Brisbane's southside, stealing cash and a worker's handbag."
"Police said around 2.45pm yesterday, a man with a handgun went to the Maternity Fashion Outlet on Logan Road at Upper Mt Gravatt."
"He demanded the shop attendant hand over money from the register, along with her handbag." ... |
NY: Another bank hit by gunman in place where handgun cannot be carried legally
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(Rochester, NY) 01/15/04 - A man entered the HSBC Bank Branch on Joseph Avenue shortly after 11:15 a.m. Thursday and robbed the bank.
He was armed with what looked like a handgun and threatened to use it.
He’s described as African-American or Hispanic, wearing a blue ski cap covering his face, a black “hoody” style jacket and carpenter jeans.
Nobody was hurt, but he got away with money.
He was last seen on Berlin Street.
Anyone with any information should call 911. |
NY: Student Suspended Over Story
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"Dylan Finkle likes scary movies. The 'Halloween' series is his favorite."
"But when the aspiring writer modeled a fictional story after the films in his creative writing journal for English class, Dylan, 11, of Syosset, was suspended from Harry B. Thompson Middle School for more than six weeks in October. ..." ...
"Last month, E. Christopher Murray, the Finkles' attorney provided by the New York Civil Liberties Union, filed a $500,000 notice of claim that the Finkles intend to sue the Syosset school district. The legal papers allege that district officials gave Dylan psychological tests without permission and deliberately mischaracterized to other parents his fictional story as a threat." |
WA: Militiamen capture bank robber, a registered sex offender, and hold him for the police
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"A would-be bank robber who expected a fistful of cash got a fist in the face instead."
"Customers at a Bank of America branch on the South Hill tackled the would-be robber on Tuesday afternoon and held him for police."
" 'It was incredibly brave,' Police Detective Brian Hamond said. 'This happens very rarely.' "
"Eric Lynn Heartburg, 43, allegedly walked into the bank with a handgun about 4 p.m. and demanded cash..."
"The customer standing behind him felt threatened, and punched Heartburg ... Heartburg and the customer began wrestling, and other customers piled on and kicked the gun out of the would-be robber's hand..."
"When officers arrived, Heartburg was lying on the ground with a bloodied nose..." |
CO: Man shoots home invader
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"One of two intruders involved in a shooting at an apartment earlier this week is out on bond, but faces possible kidnapping, burglary and menacing charges as a result of the break-in."
"...Claudio Baca and his yet un-named companion broke down the door at 517 28 1/2 Road Tuesday afternoon. ...looking for [a] woman [who] owed him money." ...
"Resident Joseph Moyano heard his apartment door being kicked open ...retrieved his handgun and went to his bedroom door ...ordered the men to leave. Instead the intruders backed Moyano into his bedroom."
"When he tried to call police, the un-named intruder knocked the cell phone from Moyano's hand ...The gun went off and the bullet hit Baca's companion." ... |
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