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The U.N. Gun Ban Treaty That Threatens Your Gun Rights
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"During his presidential campaign, Barack Obama assured gun owners that he was no threat to gun rights. And so far, his administration has publicly steered clear of the issue. After all, Obama knows that a direct assault on the Second Amendment would be political suicide."

"However, behind the scenes, he and his staff have shown support for the U.N. Gun Ban, an international treaty on small arms sales that could sidestep established American gun rights and pose a serious threat to the Second Amendment."

"But how could a U.N. Gun Ban affect the rights of Americans?" ...

Winners Announced in NRA Civil Rights Defense Funds Second Amendment Essay Contest
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"The NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund has announced the winners of its annual Second Amendment essay contest, open to students in grades K-12, which celebrates the Second Amendment as an integral part of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights."

"The theme for the essay was 'The Second Amendment to the Constitution: Why it is important to our nation.' All students enrolled in an elementary, junior high, or high school during the 2008-2009 academic year who had not previously placed in the contest were eligible to enter. Nearly 1,500 essays were submitted this year." ...

Where does Political Correctness end?
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"Hell's Bells! Will Political Correctness be the undoing of the United States? We already turned a blind eye to the foreshadowing behaviors of the shooter at Ft. Hood, and now the US military is all excited to remove very subtle references to the Bible from gun sights because they might upset our allies in Iraq and Afghanistan. The gun sights are manufactured by a company called Trijicon and at the end of their serial numbers, they included endings such as JN8:12. They have been doing this for nearly 30 years and the sites worked just fine. All the verses pertain to 'light' which I find to be rather clever since the sights use Tritium which glows for about 10 years to allow the sights to be used in dim light. ..." ...

Supreme Court's campaign finance ruling loosens the gag on gun rights groups
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"Yesterday, the Supreme Court struck down some longstanding restrictions on political advocacy spending."

"In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that laws barring corporations from advocating explicitly for candidates and from having even issue ads run within 60 days of a general election are an encroachment on their freedom of speech."

"As Justice Kennedy wrote for the majority opinion:"

"The government may regulate corporate political speech through disclaimer and disclosure requirements, but it may not suppress that speech altogether."

"Gun rights advocacy groups have long chafed under the restrictions ..." ...

Citizens United, Stare Decisis, and the Chicago Gun Case
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"During his Senate confirmation hearings, soon-to-be Chief Justice John Roberts stressed his belief that the Supreme Court should practice 'judicial modesty,' a respect for precedent and consensus that he extended all the way to the abortion-affirming Roe v. Wade, a decision Roberts described as 'the settled law of the Land.'"

"In his concurrence in yesterdays landmark free speech case Citizens United v. F.E.C., Roberts elaborated on when it is acceptable for the Court to overturn precedent:" ...

"In early March, the Supreme Court will have the opportunity to consider another precedent, this time in a case centering on Section One of the 14th Amendment ..." ...

Federal government responds to Montana Firearms Freedom Act
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"The United States government has filed a Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit filed by the Montana Shooting Sports Association and the Second Amendment Foundation. The suit was filed the support the Montana Firearms Freedom Act which declares that any firearms made and retained in-state are beyond the authority of Congress under its constitutional power to regulate commerce among the states."

"The argument is that the Federal government has overstepped its authority in attempting to regulate and tax firearms that never cross a state border. The Feds counter that it is a valid exercise of commerse power because even sales of firearms that don't cross state lines have an effect on interstate commerce." ...

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FULL TEXT BELOW: Ammoland.com visited with Tapco at the Shot Show this week. They had some cool new ammunition magazines available for Ar-15 and a soon to be available 30 round polymer magazine for the Ruger Mini-14 rifle. Check out the video on the Tapco polymer Magazine.

'Black guns' plentiful at SHOT Show; in sights of anti-gun lawmakers in WA
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"There are loads of 'black guns' the so-called 'assault weapons' that anti-gunners in the Washington Legislature want to ban at the 2010 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show, and as this event wraps up, Evergreen State gun owners are facing a battle to protect those firearms."

"Earlier Friday, the Bellevue-based Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued an alert advising its thousands of members in Washington that Senate Bill 6396, which would ban new sales of semiautomatic sport-utility rifles, pistols and shotguns is up for a hearing next Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 10 a.m. Senator Adam Kline, the anti-gun Seattle Democrat who also chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, where the bill will be heard." ...

Outdoor Channel Reveals Winners of 10th Annual Golden Moose Awards
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"America's Leader in Outdoor TV Recognizes the Best in Outdoor Talent, Programming & Production of 2009"

"WHAT: Outdoor Channel ... America's leader in outdoor TV, today announced the much anticipated winners of the 10th Annual Golden Moose Awards at a ceremony held during the National Shooting Sports Foundation's (NSSF) annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show and Conference (SHOT Show) in Las Vegas."

"An outdoor industry favorite, the Golden Moose Awards honors the talent, production teams, graphics and design teams and hosts behind Outdoor Channels best-in-class programming. ..." ...

SHOT Show, Day Four
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"It's the third day of the SHOT Show for the dealers attending, the fourth day for the professionals who got there early for set-up and networking and advanced product testing."

AR15 rifle variants are everywhere. One theme this year of our host, the [NSSF], is that 'AR' stands for 'America's Rifle.' It's good to see new companies coming in and being innovative. American Spirit Arms introduces an AR15 with a bolt operating lever located on the left side above the magazine, like an FN FAL. This eliminates the one non-ergonomic feature of Gene Stoner's Armalite design in this writer's opinion: the awkward T-handle at the rear of the action. The price is competitive, the action is smooth, and the handling IS faster. ..." ...

WA: Gun control: If not after the deaths of six officers, when?
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"Neither gun manufacturers' profits and quasi-interpreted Second Amendment rights, nor the convenience of packing heat are valid reasons to endanger innocent lives any longer."

"Six police officers were shot and killed within two months in Puget Sound. A young man was shot over an iPod and two teenagers were shot in Burien at an apartment complex."

"Enough. We need gun control, and we need it now."

"Why would someone need more than say, five weapons? I mean really, from Saturday night specials to pearl handled .45 automatics, the obsession has verged on psychosis ..." ...
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Submitter's Note: Not that I need to justify myself to you, but: .22 pistol and rifle for inexpensive plinking and target practice, full size double-stack .45 for carry when concealment is not vital, 9mm backup gun in the pocket (or when the .45 has to stay home), .45 Long Colt lever gun for deer hunting in the brush, .308 bolt rifle for deer hunting on the plains, 28 ga shotgun for doves and such, 12 gauge for geese and ducks, let's see, that's eight, um ... oh yeah! a half-dozen of cheap (but accurate) .308 Enfield bolt actions for sniping and dumping, .308 FAL for medium range fighting, 12 ga mag fed semi-auto for room clearing and a .50 BMG for hard targets like limos. That's 17. You can try to limit me to 5, but please come for them yourself, don't send someone else's sons and daughters into harms way. III

Praxis: Small Unit Leadership
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"'Platoons seal the fate of armies.' -- S.L.A. Marshall."

"So it says on the cover of Small Unit Leadership: A Commonsense Approach by COL Dandridge M. Malone. And Marshall was right, in the era of attrition warfare. But we are now in the era of advanced maneuver warfare ..."

"In such a battlespace as we, the defenders of the Founders' Republic, find ourselves facing today, we must revise Marshall's dictum. For in truth, if the anti-constitutional forces now in charge ... decide, through deliberate criminality or stupid misadventure, to spark another American civil war, it will rather be a thousand fire teams that seal the fate of the Republic -- to its restoration, or, if we fail, to its destruction." ...

NY: 2 suspects in custody, homeowner charged after burglary try
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"State police say two attempted burglary suspects are in jail, and the homeowner targeted in the break-in Thursday morning is charged with reckless endangerment after firing shots at their car." ...

"The homeowner ... was also arrested during the same incident. ..." ...

"... the suspects drove to the residence together, and Zsebhazy tried to enter the house through an open garage door."

"Both suspects were confronted by Cherry, who had a Colt AR-15 rifle ..."

"Cherry reportedly detained Zsebhazy, while Cordero tried to escape in the vehicle."

"The homeowner then proceeded to fire approximately 15 rounds from his rifle at the vehicle ..."

"Police said Cordero fled the area on foot and was caught by officers ..." ...

PA: Shooting victim[sic] is kin to GOP leader Meehan
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... "Details of what led to the shooting, which occurred shortly after closing time in the popular nightlife area, remain sketchy." ...

"Fox 29, whose surveillance videos caught the shooting on tape, reported that Ung was rushed by a group of people and that 'when the video is slowed down, the shooting victim[sic] can be seen delivering punches even as the gun is discharging.'"

"Lt. Frank Vanore, police spokesman, said that Ung waited at the scene and approached the first officer who arrived." ...

NM: Albuquerque, New Mexico Home Invader Shot and Killed
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A man who deputies say was trying to break into a North Valley home was shot and killed early Thursday.

Bernalillo County deputies report that they found 43-year-old Dimas Apodaca, dead in a front yard at Pueblo Luna near Second Street and Osuna.

"Neighbor Orlando Lucero said that he heard "three loud thumps, sounds like they kicked the door in. Come to find out it was a sledgehammer followed by four or five shots and a car speeding off."

Sergeant Mark Kmatz of the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office says people at the scene have been detained.

"We've made contact with everybody here that we have detained, but just for interview purposes," he said. "It doesn't mean they were involved."

KS: Never Bring A Bomb To A Gunfight
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"A man who put a container on a pharmacy counter, claimed it was a bomb and demanded prescription drugs left after the pharmacist wielded a shotgun."

"The pharmacist at the Kansas City, Kan., pharmacy at 4501 Rainbow Blvd. fired at the would-be robber as he drove off in a car, police said."

"It is not know if the robber or his car was hit in the incident about 11:30 a.m., they said. The bomb squad soon determined that the package was not a bomb."

"The crime is similar to another incident Jan. 4 in Overland Park where a robber put a clock taped to a box on a pharmacy counter, said it was a bomb and left with a small amount of drugs." ...

IL: Liquor store robber fatally shot by clerk in Crest Hill
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"A 27-year-old man was fatally shot by a clerk while trying to rob a southwest suburban liquor store Thursday night, the Herald-News is reporting."

"About 10 p.m., the suspect, who's identity has not been released, came into S and A Liquor at 1480 Cedarwood Dr. in Crest Hill and demanded money, police said."

"'There was a struggle and the clerk fired a shot which appears to have hit the robber before he ran out,' Crest Hill police Chief Dwayne Wilkerson said."

"Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet later contacted police after a man arrived with a gunshot wound and investigators were able to identify him as the robber."

"'He later succumbed to his injuries,' Wilkerson said." ...

TN: Teen, 17, Dies In Shooting By Homeowner
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"A 17-year-old youth was fatally shot during an apparent burglary of a Houston Valley Road mobile home shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday."

"Sheriff Steve Burns identified the youth as Michael E.A. Banner, 17, of Wykle Road."

"Greene County sheriff's deputies were notified of the incident at 10:55 p.m. and subsequently were told by Alan Burch, 53, who resides in a mobile home at 2235 Houston Valley Road, that he had been awakened by the sound of someone kicking open the door of his residence, Sheriff Burns said."

"Burch told officers that he fired shots toward the entrance to the mobile home and subsequently found that at least one of the shots had struck a youth later identified as Banner." ...

MT: Dispute Over Girl Leads To Great Falls, Montana Shooting
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"No one will be charged in connection with the front-yard skirmish on the city's southwest side last month that ended with two men being shot."

"The Great Falls Police detective working the case, Brian Black, said the investigation was hampered by uncooperative witnesses and the state's self-defense law."

"Cascade County Attorney John Parker said police wrapped up their investigation Tuesday and determined there wasn't enough reliable evidence to charge anybody at this time. That includes the shooter and the two men who were shot. ..."

"'The people who allegedly fired shots were already under attack and, in this situation, had the lawful authority to use force to defend themselves,' Parker said." ...
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Submitter's Note: Is anyone else bothered by the fact that the police were "hampered" by the law?

'Situation ethics' seems to control behaviors in large groups of people
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... "Recently I've been to three events that come to mind, with drastically different behaviors and manners being exhibited in each situation. The first was a giant 'garage sale' ... The crowd was large and rude with pushing and elbowing being the standard procedure ..." ...

"The second event was an open-air 'happening' involving some entertainers and several hundred fans ... the circumstances soon deteriorated from name-calling to fists and fingernails."

"Both of these events were in Illinois. Bear in mind that Illinois is one of two states that does not have a 'conceal-carry' law related to firearms. My contention is that this is relative to the behavior in both instances." ...

PA: Pizza Deliveryman Shot, Killed During Robbery -- 2nd Pizza Deliveryman Killed In Less Than 2 Weeks
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"A pizza deliveryman was shot and killed during a robbery in the Belmont section of Philadelphia."

"Authorities say the victim, who works for Accu Pizza, was shot while making a delivery at 41st and Aspen Streets at about 10 p.m. Wednesday."

"Police arrived to find 36-year-old Kouakou Jacques of Upper Darby lying in the street with a gunshot wound to the neck. Jacques was rushed to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where he died."

"Investigators said Jacques responded to a call for pizza, but found the address was a vacant lot where the suspect(s) were hiding out." ...
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Submitter's Note: And in Filthydelphia, he had ZERO chance of legally defending himself with a handgun.

TX: Gun rights groups endorse Perry for governor
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Governor Rick Perry Friday accepted the endorsement of the National Rifle Association and the Texas State Rifle Association.

"Texas gun owners, hunters and concealed handgun licensees are all in Gov. Perry's debt for his steadfast support and commitment to our invaluable Second Amendment rights," said Alice Tripp, TSRA PAC legislative director.

The organization noted that Perry has signed several pieces of legislation that strengthen 2nd Amendment rights, including the castle Doctrine, which allows a homeowner to defend themselves with deadly force.

GA: GA Bills: SB 291, a bill to revise the law about carrying concealed weapons
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"This is Part 6 in a continuing series about legislation in Georgia affecting your right to bear arms."

"SB 291 was introduced in 2009 by Sen. David Shafer (R-48). It has already gathered a large number of cosponsors and is being pushed by the NRA and other groups supporting the right to bear arms. Its most relevant provision includes overhauling the concealed carry statute so that it would no longer be illegal for a person with a Georgia firearms license to carry another concealed weapon, such as a knife or expandable baton. At the same time, it would repeal Georgia's law requiring a firearms license to carry a handgun openly ..." ...

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"In the previous article on the Austin gun show, the promoter mentioned his need to find a new venue. As often happens, there is an untold story that helps explain what happened and why. And there were reasonable questions asked by readers, which are answered below." ...

SHOT Show bust leaves more questions than answers
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"We talked yesterday about the Department of Justice using the occasion of the 2010 Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show and Conference (SHOT Show) to arrest 21 law enforcement products company employees for attempted bribery of a foreign official, along with conspiracy and money laundering charges. It was a sting employing undercover FBI agents posing as a sales agents."

"We also discussed the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), looking at some of the highlights of what it is and what it covers."

"Unfortunately, the story seems to have had its day in the sun--for the immediate present. The most recent update from a Google News search is from two days ago. ..." ...

SHOT Show Sting
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"Twenty-two executives and employees of firearms manufacturing companies were arrested this week at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas after a 2 1/2-year undercover sting operation aimed at schemes to bribe a foreign official."

"The Justice Department calls the case the largest single investigation and prosecution of individuals in the history of the 1977 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ..." ...

"Initial reaction among Second Amendment advocates is skepticism, and a question: What is the 1977 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?"

"Gun Examiner David Codrea on examiner.com cautioned that there is still much unknown about the allegations in the indictments, but noted state and local harassment of gun shows has been increasing." ...

Feds' Terrorist Watchlist Omits Detroit Bomber, Nabs Cub Scout
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"As we've reported before, Sen. Frank Lautenberg ... wants to prohibit anyone on the FBI's terrorist watchlist from possessing a firearm. Yet, the list and its criteria are secret, and Lautenberg's bill would criminalize the exercise of a constitutionally protected right while denying a person the opportunity to clear himself of accusations in a fair and open hearing before a court of law ..."

"It's one thing when an adult gets the run-around at an airport, because he or she has a name identical or similar to someone the FBI is watching. ..."

"But when the system is so unorganized that it cannot distinguish a kid from a terrorist, what's going on here?" ...

Safer Streets 2010: Triangulating gunfire?
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"A sonic triangulation technology that has been out for a few years now is being sold to the People and publicized like a land office success. Can it tell precisely where a gun is fired within a community?"

"But Justice is still blind, and what has been spotted so far where the software is used? That's a lot of money to spend on gunfire in light of so many non-gun crimes."

"One second after the shot is detected, the sound and muzzle flash have left the gun, and, as we often say, you can't recall the bullet. This means a major defect in the concept of pinpointing gunfire." ...

But if You Did This to a TSA Thug...
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"22-year old airline passenger Rebecca Solomon is not laughing. It seems that a Terrorist Scam Authority screener showed Rebecca a plastic bag with white powder that he pulled from her carry-on luggageobviously scaring the hell out of her because she knew it wasnt hers. It turns out that he was only joking with her (which he was magnanimous enough to inform her of almost immediately after he scared her)."

"So, was 'he' fired because he pulled this stunt? Was 'he' suspended because he pulled this stunt? Was 'he' at least reprimanded because he pulled this stunt? I put 'he' in quotations becauseas far as we knownot only did none of those three things happen to him, but we don't even know who 'he' is!" ...

AR: Sgt. Charles Wells arrested twice and terminated from job
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"A Jacksonville police officer arrested on multiple drug-related charges by the Lonoke County Sheriffs Office has been fired following an internal investigation by the Jacksonville Police Department."

"Initially, a Jan. 4 drug raid conducted by the Lonoke County Sheriffs Office netted not only Jacksonville officer Charles Wells, but his wife, Melissa Wells, at their Cabot home."

"Both were arrested and then taken to the Lonoke County Detention facility. A narcotics investigation prompted the search warrant, officials say." ...

LA: NOPD officer arrested on suspicion of cruelty to animals
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A call to the St. John animal shelter for help to remove a dead dog has landed a New Orleans police officer behind bars.

Nikia adams was arrested Thursday for allegedly being cruel to animals. St John Parish deputies say Adams was arrested after two of her dogs were found earlier this week severely malnourished.

The St. John animal shelter called deputies after going to Adams home Tuesday to help with the removal of a deceased pet.

Adams is now out on bond.

CA: Open gun carry events growing in Bay Area
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"David LaTour rolled out of bed on a recent Saturday morning and prepared for a leisurely lunch: Wallet, check. Car keys, check. Springfield XD 9 mm pistol and ammunition, check."

"Springfield XD 9 mm pistol and ammunition?"

"The Hayward resident is a member of an organization slowly gaining membership in the Bay Area. Open Carry aims to make it possible for Americans in every state to legally carry loaded guns in public. The loosely organized Bay Area chapter is igniting powerful feelings among law enforcement agencies, gun control advocates and ordinary residents."

"'I do it to defend myself and my rights. Carrying guns can prevent burglaries and assaults,' LaTour said." ...

NM: Protest has no permit
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"The Otero Tea Party Patriots and Alamogordo Second Amendment Task Force members plan to stage another protest today on the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade 1973 landmark decision on abortion rights."

"This time, neither group applied for a permit to stage their protest, which is scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m. ..."

"Much like the Jan. 2 protest, people are expected to be carrying picket signs, holstered firearms and rifles slung over their shoulders, which is legal under New Mexico law."

"Don Omey, coordinator for the Otero Tea Party Patriots, said he contacted the Alamogordo Department of Public Safety and was told a permit wasn't needed for today's protest." ...

GA: One-world government inches closer
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"One world government? Even in George Orwell's novel 1984, it sounds far-fetched. Is it?"

"Our secretary of state is currently working behind closed doors with the United Nations to compose and present, to all member nations, a treaty that could ban gun ownership. ..."

"Our Second Amendment right to own guns is very much in danger! If this treaty is composed and finalized and presented to the United States, remember: We currently have a Congress that is largely anti-gun! We have a 'president' who is licking his lips to sign such legislation that would overrule our Second Amendment. Does he envision himself as the president or emperor or king of a one-world government?" ...

TN: Right to bear arms prevents more crime than gun laws
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"It had to be a slow news day when multiple editorialists in The Tennessean assailed a hapless citizen who peacefully exercised one of his sacred constitutional rights."

"You see, one Leonard Embody made the mistake of legally possessing a handgun in Radnor Lake Park and some lady didn't like it. I guess only that pesky 'right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed' thing saved poor Mr. Embody from ringing in the new year peering through steel bars of the local pokey." ...

Afghanistan: Karzai wants to pay Taliban to lay down their arms
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"Afghan President Hamid Karzai unveiled an ambitious Western-funded plan Friday to offer money and jobs to tempt Taliban fighters to lay down their arms and return to civilian life."

"His comments in an interview with the BBC came as US Defence Secretary Robert Gates described the Taliban as part of Afghanistan's 'political fabric' but said any future role would depend on insurgents laying down their weapons." ...
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Submitter's Note: um WHAT!? A gun buyback for the Taliban? It's not as if we have a deficit here at home or anything. Buybacks worked so well in Detroit, why NOT try it in Afghanistan?