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KRISS of Death: Unconventional and Deadly .45 ACP Subgun Makes It's Debut
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"What do you get when you cross a gas pump nozzle with a Thompson submachine gun? No, it's not a joke. It's a new and rather unconventional .45-caliber (.45 ACP) subgun that attenuates/mitigates felt recoil and muzzle rise/climb--thus increasing controllability--on full-auto by putting the bore axis at or slightly below the centerline of the shooter's fist and forearm and combining that ergonomic aspect with a mechanical recoil attenuation/mitigation system. It's called the KRISS Super V Sub-machine gun, and it's brought to you by the good folks at Transformational Defense Industries (TDI), headquartered in Washington, D.C. That's more than a little ironic. ..." ...

SCORE: First Amendment 1; US Senate Democrats 0 (OFCC)
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"An amendment to United States Senate Bill number one (Section 220) almost succeeded in putting the brakes on grassroots activism. Yesterday, the US Senate stripped out language that would require 'grassroots causes' and 'bloggers' who communicate to 500 or more members of the public on policy matters to register and report quarterly to Congress."

"Had it become law, the best case would have been that Ohioans For Concealed Carry may have had to take intrusive and bureaucratic precautions when encouraging our members to support or oppose efforts by Congress. The worst case would have been to abandon those efforts entirely due to an inability to properly report our efforts on a quarterly basis." ...

Gun 'fingerprints' could be coming
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"Now that the Democrats are back in control of Congress, look for bills aimed at dismantling our Second Amendment rights to start popping up like dandelions on a spring lawn."

"One of the first schemes planned is a law requiring every gun in America to be 'fingerprinted.' Called 'ballistic imaging technology,' it's based on the presumption that every gun leaves unique, identifiable marks on a bullet casing fired from that gun."

"Imaging laws would require every person who owns a rifle or pistol to go out and shoot it, then send the empty case to the government so the empty cartridge can be scanned into a computer database. Additionally, all new guns would be fired at the factory and the manufacturer would send in the empty case ..." ...

GA: Law Enforcement Notes
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... "On January 8 Rickey Terrell, 50, Madison, was arrested and charged with burglary and criminal trespass after a homeowner on Eatonton Road allegedly found Terrell in his garage office. According to reports, the homeowner reported that his alarm went off and he secured a pistol and walked to the garage to investigate. Once there, reports state, the homeowner said he saw Terrell in his garage office. The homeowner pointed the pistol at Terrell and told his wife to call police. As officers were arriving, reports state, Terrell attempted to walk away from the scene but the homeowner fired a warning shot into the ground near Terrell and Terrell halted. Officers had to force Terrell to the ground after they arrived." ...

Words of Respect for a Man Who Never Let the Party End
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"Selected comments from Brady Campaign leaders on the passing of Art Buchwald, who for many decades was a passionate supporter of efforts to reduce gun violence in America:"

"From Sarah Brady: 'Jim and I are deeply saddened. Art has been a dear and wonderful friend to both of us personally, and to the prevention of gun violence.'"

"'No one brought a greater smile to our faces over the years than Art. His spirit was especially amazing in recent months, when his staying power brought joy to us all. I will forever remember his warmth and humor.'" ...

PA: Bullet found at Moon school
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"An unspent high-velocity bullet outside the school and a penciled threat on a bathroom door led to bomb experts being called to Moon Area School High School for the second time in three days on Thursday."

"Moon Township police said Thursday's threat was found on the inside of a bathroom door by a custodian ... Tuesday's threat was also found in a restroom at the high school."

"Police also found an unspent .357 caliber SIG pistol round in the school's driveway on Thursday. Officers said the bullet ... looked as if it might have been run over by a vehicle."

"Because of the bomb threats and the bullet, police said Superintendent Alex Meta decided to allow the Allegheny County Police Explosives Unit to search the building." ...

MI: Teen charged with bringing loaded gun to Ludington school
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"A 14-year-old boy accused of bringing a loaded handgun to school will be charged in juvenile court, Mason County Prosecutor Susan K. Sniegowski said Friday."

"The eighth-grader ... was suspended indefinitely after the revolver was found in his backpack earlier this week."

"Sniegowski said she had authorized charges of carrying a concealed weapon and carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent." ...

"Shortly before lunch period Monday, a teacher was tipped by one or more students that the boy might have a gun ..."

"The teacher notified Winczewski, who was meeting with the boy and his mother at that moment about an unrelated matter. Winczewski searched the boy's backpack ... and found the pistol." ...

VT: False alarm: Man with pellet gun prompts schools lockdown
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"Three Bellows Falls schools were locked down Thursday afternoon, and terrified parents flocked to the schools, after two staff members saw a man with what appeared to be a gun in the Immanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery behind the middle school."

"Later in the day, police determined the man was an 18-year-old hunting squirrels with a pellet gun. But that was not clear at the time of the sighting." ...

"School officials called police. While students were locked inside the buildings, rifle-toting police officers from Vermont and New Hampshire searched the cemetery"

"No one was threatened or injured during the two-and-a-half hour lockdown, officials said. The squirrel hunter was not charged." ...

TX: Monumental Castle Doctrine Legislation Proposed in Texas State Legislature (NRA-ILA)
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"Working with NRA-ILA and the Texas State Rifle Association, State Representative Joe Driver (R-Garland) has garnered seventy-eight co-authors to House Bill 284, the NRA-backed 'Castle Doctrine'/self-defense reform bill."

"The proposed measure is modeled after Florida's landmark law, creating presumptions of reasonable use of defensive force in your home, vehicle, or place of business. The bill will codify that you have 'no duty to retreat' from a violent attack if you are in a place where you have a right to be, if you are not the initial aggressor, and if you are not engaged in criminal activity. HB 284 also establishes protection from civil lawsuits if you lawfully protect yourself or your family." ...

MA: Despite skepticism, NHPD sticks to its guns
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"If you found yourself strapped for dough around the holidays, it might have been worth trading in your arms for cold, hard cash. ... Owners could drop off any operational gun at police headquartersno questions asked. ... Residents ended up turning in a total of 88 gunsa resounding success, according to city officials." ...

"However, as admirable as the intentions behind such a crime-fighting tactic may be, the entire premise of the program has come under question. Many critics claim that the buyback program takes few guns off the streets ..."

"The New Haven Police Department (NHPD) and Mayor's Office aren't naďve enough to think that this program alone can have much of an impact on reducing teen violence or crime levels. ..." ...

AZ: Council may ban weapons: Gun owners upset, decision expected Jan. 18
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"The decision to ban deadly weapons in Youngtowns city buildings and town council chambers was discussed at length Jan. 4 during a council workshop meeting with arguments presented for both sides."

"The hour-long discussion had many Youngtown residents on opposite sides of the fence, despite some who addressed the council saying they owned and carried concealed weapons, and agreed a policy should be adopted to ban them."

"Youngtown resident June Miller, who agrees with the ban, carries a concealed weapon for protection, but said she does not feel threatened at town council meetings and believes there is a time and place for everything." ...

ND: Walaker to attend gun summit
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"Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker will join mayors from across the country next week in a show of opposition to illegal firearms."

"Walaker plans to attend the National Summit of Mayors Against Illegal Guns on Monday in Washington, D.C."

"Walaker said heâs a lifelong hunter, but said he staunchly opposes automatic weapons â going so far as to drop his National Rifle Association membership because of the organizationâs position on the issue â and the illegal gun sales that allow criminals to obtain them." ...

NE: Council passes concealed carry ordinance
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"The York City Council has passed an ordinance that bans the carry of concealed handguns on municipal property."

"After three readings and an additional two weeks to review amendments, council members voted to pass the local law."

"The ordinance prohibits anyone from carrying a concealed handgun into or on any 'premises, building or structure that is under the control of the city,' including 'parks, fields, grounds and property.' This does not apply to anyone carrying a concealed handgun 'as authorized by state law on city streets, alleys, sidewalks, parking lots and right-of-way,' nor does it apply to law enforcement officers."

"Violating of the law carries a possible jail sentence of three months and/or a $500 fine." ...

FL: After sex tape, cop wants job back
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"He was a married police officer. She was a married prosecutor."

"They started dating. They divorced their spouses. They made a sex tape. They split."

"But James Cabble, the Tampa officer, didn't move on. Records show that in seven months, he phoned his ex-girlfriend about 7,200 times, sent threatening text messages and e-mailed her a picture of himself shooting a rifle."

"Tampa police officials say he also spit on her during a traffic stop and threatened to go public with the videotape if she didn't take him back. The 11-year veteran's actions got him fired Jan. 5."

"Cabble, 35, believes he was unjustly dismissed and filed a complaint Wednesday demanding his job back. He could not be reached for comment Thursday." ...

Canada: Kanesatake Mohawk Police guns disapear
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"Several weapons purchased by the Kanesatake Mohawk Police have disappeared. The weapons include seven Glock handguns, two Beretta handguns as well as six Taser stun guns and 92 cans of pepper spray."

"The total cost of weapons bought by the KMP leading up to and following the botched January 12, 2004 raid was $62,296."

"This is according to a draft audit report conducted for Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day ..."

"The report, prepared by Samson & Associates, is also recommending Ottawa and Quebec launch their own independent investigations to track down these weapons. The investigations may also find out why the weapons, as well as more-powerful assault-style weapons, were bought by the KMP." ...

India: Non-Bailable Warrants out, yet cops accused of murder report for duty
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"It's been more than a month since thecourt of first class judicial magistrate in Rajkot issued non-bailable warrants against three police constables in connection with a murder case, but little action has been forthcoming from the police department. Even after a sessions court rejected their anticipatory bail a fortnight ago, all of them are not only free, but are also reporting to duty at their respective divisions."

"After police had refused to register her complaint, Rehmat Miyana, mother of Salim Miyana moved the court on May 15, 2004, alleging that [3 constables] had murdered her son ... magistrate Y N Patel ... issued non-bailable warrants against the three, registering a case of murder and conspiracy ..." ...

VT: Gunfella Paul a sheriff 'star'
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"He may play bad guys in the movies, but in real life Paul Sorvino wears the white hat as a sworn sheriff's deputy."

"And that's why the 'Goodfellas' mob boss was legally authorized to carry the gun he brandished when he came to his daughter's rescue as she was being attacked by a crazed ex-boyfriend outside a Vermont motel."

"'By federal law, he's entitled to carry his gun from state to state,' Stowe, Vt., Police Chief Kenneth Kaplan said yesterday, explaining why Sorvino was not charged after the Jan. 3 gun incident." ...

NY: Rifle Range Lease Gets Shot Submitted by: RPA-PAC Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The town of Huntington has announced that the rifle range on Spagnoli Road in Melville has closed down effective December 30, 2006, after 110 Sand Company in Melville - which leased the property to the town - did not renew the lease." ...

MA: Women on the firing line
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"Dr. Peggy Fellouris' friends have taken to referring to her as the "dancing Annie Oakley," because two of her interests happen to be ballroom dancing ... and target shooting."

"Dr. Fellouris ... grew up with three brothers and even went hunting with family members as a young woman, so 'to be around guns and masculine-type things is second nature to me,' she said." ...

"A few years ago, she joined the New Bedford Revolver and Rifle Gun Club, where her friend and colleague, Judy Thornhill, was also a member."

"The two are now co-chairs of the club's newly formed women's division, and they are planning three free programs to educate women about gun safety and shooting." ...

NV: Stillwater Firearms Association elects 2007 board of trustees
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"At the Jan. 10 Stillwater Firearms Association's meeting, annual elections were held and the following were elected to the 2007 Board of Trustees:"

"J. L. Rhodes, President"

"Phil Keller, Vice President"

"Ken Laughman, Secretary/Treasurer"

"Bill Andrews, Trustee"

"David Wright, Trustee"

"Jay Goodrich, Trustee"

"'2006 was another great year for SFA,' said President J. L. Rhodes, 'Membership increased to over 300 members and we hosted several highly successful events. I'm confident 2007 will be even better. There is a large number of shooters and firearms enthusiasts in Churchill County, and SFA is here to assist and promote firearms safety and the shooting sports.'" ...

NV: Free summer program for high school sophomores and juniors
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"The National Rifle Association's Youth Education Summit (YES) program is gearing up to host another active week for students who want to learn about the U. S. government."

"The YES program will host a group of outstanding high school sophomores and juniors from across the United States for a weeklong educational experience in Washington DC. This year's program will take place July 9 - 15. The deadline for applications is set for March 1." ...

FL: Don't confuse law-abiding gun owners with criminals
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"he gentleman who wrote the Jan. 8 letter, "Weapons manufactured in our country destroy ourselves," is misinformed regarding the National Rifle Association. Like Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, they are protecting our rights."

"Those of us who have pistol permits do not take the responsibility lightly. We are photographed, fingerprinted and checked for any criminal record by city, county, and state.We have to have passed a safety course on the use and safe storage of our weapons. We are law-abiding citizens. Why should we not have the right to protect our families and go to any fine pistol ranges for our sport?" ...

PA: Major outdoor show moves to Reading
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"Ted Nugent, the rocker who has recreated himself as a spokesman and symbol of unashamed, hard-core, outdoor adventure, will headline what until this year was known as the Greater Philadelphia Sports Travel & Outdoor Show ... as it changes its name to the Greater Reading Sport Travel & Outdoor Show and relocates ..."

"Until this year, the show had been held annually for 14 years at the former Fort Washington Expo Center."

"However, with the sale ... of that facility near Valley Forge, the outdoor show has moved to the new Reading facility ..."

"The show has always billed itself as 'the largest four-day outdoor show in Pennsylvania,' so it's quite a coup for both tourism and the sporting community in the region." ...

WV: Rifle: Mountaineers Welcome Zips
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"The West Virginia University rifle team will welcome Akron for a non-conference match at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, at the WVU rifle range."

"The Mountaineers (4-3, 2-3) enter this weekends competition after a successful weekend at the Palmyra Invitational. The team recorded smallbore, air rifle and aggregate season highs. The air rifle sum of 2306 was just one point shy of the school record set by last years squad. Lafe Kunkel shot 579 points in air rifle, his highest mark of the season." ...

GA: Rifle teams wins opener
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"The Colquitt County High rifle team fired an season-opening salvo that is likely have been heard around the state."

"The state runner-up Packers won their season-opener 1,145-1,090 over Crisp County on Thursday, but the score tells only part of the story."

"Junior Amanda Thompson shot a state-qualifying 290 in her first competition of the season and Caitlin Davis turned in a strong 287 in her first varsity match."

"Dori Miller, also in her first varsity match, shot a 285 that included two rounds in the difficult standing position."

"Unable to shoot the kneeling position because of an injury, she was forced to shoot twice standing and turned in scores of 91 and 95." ...

GA: Georgia Hunters For The Hungry Collection Best year ever!
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"The Georgia Hunters for the Hungry (GHFTH) is a program through which deer, donated by hunters, become nutritious venison to benefit those who need it the most."

"In 2006, participating hunters were able to donate at any of seven processor collection sites during Sept. 9, 2006 - Jan. 1, 2007, and at seven two-day collection sites hosted on the weekend of Nov. 25-26, 2006."

"Collections totaled almost 29,000 pounds of venison the highest amount of pounds ever collected in one year by this program. In total, hunters have donated almost 200,000 pounds of venison since the inception of this program in 1993." ...

UK: Gangs told 'enough is enough'
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"THIS daring poster today challenges a whole community to make a stand against gun-toting criminals who rule by intimidation and fear."

"Its release by Greater Manchester Police, follows the sentencing of four evil members of Moss Side's notorious Gooch gang."

"One of them ... has been publicly named for the first time as the killer who blasted young dad Ramone Cumberbatch to death."

"A fifth gang member ... had already been jailed for seven years after he and another thug threatened a 31-year old mother of two with a gun and stole her car in Salford."

"All have one thing in common. They thought they were above the law and untouchable - because the community in which they live is too scared to defy them." ...

UK: History of Moss Side's gun gang culture
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"MANCHESTER'S Moss Side became a by-word for gun violence during the 1980s and 90s when ferocious clashes between the Gooch Close and Doddington gangs led to the city being dubbed 'Gunchester' and 'Britain's Bronx'."

"Warfare was sparked off by competition for control of the extremely lucrative trade of hard drugs as the supply and use of both heroin and cocaine continued to rise." ...

"In the mid-90s a truce was agreed, but it quickly broke down following the murder of a gang member, and tit-for-tat shootings became frequent."

"In 1999 there were 81 shooting incidents across Greater Manchester as a whole - 68 per cent of them happening in south Manchester." ...
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Submitter's Note: If only they had banned guns!

UK: Armed robbery at north Belfast bank
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"Detectives have appealed for information following an armed robbery at a bank in north Belfast yesterday afternoon."

"The incident happened at around 1pm, when up to four men - one brandishing a pistol, entered the bank building on the Crumlin Road area of the city."

"One of the robbers forced the security guard to his knees, while the others demanded money from a cashier."

"They then escaped with a substantial sum of money. No one was injured."

"The thieves are all described as being between 5'7 and six feet tall, of thin build, and were all wearing dark coloured clothing and black balaclavas covering their faces." ...

UK: Gunmen steal 8k in store raid
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"ARMED robbers who targeted a super-market have escaped with 8,000 [pounds] after asking petrified staff 'who wants to die first?'"

"Two men burst into the Co-op in Mollison Square ... on Saturday night waving guns at staff and customers, including a mother with her young son."

"The balaclava-clad gunmen, who are believed to have carried out a series of raids in south London, forced workers to hand over cash from the safe and a till."

"Sales assistant Riaz Ashraf said: 'At first I thought it was some kind of joke when they started shouting at people to put their hands up and give them the money.Then I realised it wasn't.'"

"'I ran into the back of the shop where there is a coded lock on the door and tried to call 999.'" ...