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UT: Utah gun rule removes sodomy restriction
Submitted by: David Nelson
Website: http://www.stonewallshootingsportsutah.org/

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People convicted of violating the Utah sodomy law before such laws were determined in 2003 by justices of the U.S. Supreme Court to be unconstitutional won’t be restricted from being issued a Utah Concealed Firearm Permit, according to a new state-rule amendment which has the effect of law.

The amendment was adopted on Jan. 7 and reversed a three-month-old requirement to restrict the permits of applicants who were convicted of state sodomy-law violations. The requirement was part of the Utah Department of Public Safety rule R722-300 "Concealed Firearm Permit and Instructor Rule" that was renewed in October -- more than two years after the rule expired.
 

‘Project Gunwalker’ investigators: Watch for smears, focus on leads
Submitted by: David Codrea
Website: http://www.davidcodrea.com

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"It’s important when we see personal credibility challenged to keep in mind this is not about the personalities, it is about the allegations."
 

AZ: Gun laws were tougher in old Tombstone
Submitted by: Anonymous

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And one fact is usually ignored: Back then, Tombstone had far stricter gun control than it does today. In fact, the American West's most infamous gun battle erupted when the marshal tried to enforce a local ordinance that barred carrying firearms in public. A judge had fined one of the victims $25 earlier that day for packing a pistol.
 

FL: Tarpon Springs Police arrest a college student taping police activities as part of a group called "Cop Watch"
Submitted by: Anonymous

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It's called "Cop Watching," where people tape police officers as they make stops and arrests. Tommy Frane says it's not that people who do the taping are against police officers, but they want to hold them accountable, like they do all public officials.

But when Frane and his friend, William Kilgore, did it Saturday night, Kilgore landed in jail. Frane says it is something you hear about in fascist countries and China, where people can't look at their public servants or hold them accountable.
 

Knox reports on ‘Project Gunwalker’
Submitted by: David Codrea
Website: http://www.davidcodrea.com

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"Will others in the media independently investigate this story and report their findings?"
 

NY: Mayor to Make ‘Major’ Gun Law Announcement
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
Website: http://www.nysrpa.org

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg will make a major announcement regarding illegal guns and the federal background check system, his office said Saturday. The announcement will be made at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 24, in the City Hall rotunda, where the mayor will be joined by Martin Luther King III, as well as friends and family members of people killed during the tragic shootings of Tucson, Virginia Tech and Columbine.
 

'Band of Brothers' Unit Loses Another Hero
Submitted by: Anonymous

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The oldest living member of Easy Company, the World War II unit made famous by the TV miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died.

Ed Mauser passed away on Friday at the age of 94, according to the Omaha World Herald. He had been suffering from pancreatic cancer.

"It was a long trip, but everything comes to an end," Mauser said in an interview not long before his death, according to the Herald.

The 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Easy Company, parachuted into Europe in June 1944, near Normandy, France.

The unit later fought in the Battle of the Bulge and occupied Eagle's Nest, Hitler's mountainside retreat.
 

UT: U of U likely has private directive concerning guns
Submitted by: Anonymous

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Josh Loftin's article on January 6 headlined "Two U of U officers put on leave over gun policy release" covers a current controversy about carrying firearms openly on the University campus. But Mr. Loftin's thesis is eclipsed by a more sinister issue. President Young's memorandum to his police appears to have been private, that is, the police had their directive, but the policy was not announced.
 

NY: Cop in Bronx accidentally shoots intended target's elderly dad in stomach: police sources
Submitted by: Anonymous

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Cops executing a warrant in the Bronx accidentally shot the intended target's elderly father early Saturday, police sources said.
An Emergency Services Unit cop fired one shot, hitting the 76-year-old man in the stomach. The mistaken victim was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in stable condition.
In a strange twist, a source said the detective involved in the shooting lost his father, also an ESU cop, when he was killed in 1983 during a clash in the Bronx with an emotionally disturbed person.
Police said Saturday's incident began around 7 a.m. when Bronx Narcotics and ESU cops hit a fourth-floor apartment in a six-story building ...
The shooting victim wasn't identified.
 

NE: U.S. senator pushes to allow teachers to carry guns
Submitted by: Anonymous

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Would arming teachers help prevent school shootings?

A Nebraska senator thinks so. Sen. Mark Christensen has submitted legislation that would allow teachers to carry concealed weapons in Nebraska schools..
 

WA: Christopher Harris Still Unable to Walk, Talk, or Eat on His Own as Civil Suit Starts Over Deputy Takedown (VIDEO)
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More than 20 months after King County Sheriff's Deputy Matthew Paul mistook Christopher Harris for an assault suspect and slammed him into a cinema building wall in full view of a nearby security camera, Harris can still no longer walk, talk, or eat on his own.

Paul, meanwhile, remains a deputy, having long ago escaped charges stemming from the incident.

But a civil suit that started yesterday and will continue into next week may provide funds to support the 24/7 care needed to keep Harris alive.
 

NY: NYPD officer mistakenly shoots drug suspect's dad
Submitted by: jac

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A drug raid went awry Saturday when a police officer accidentally fired his gun and wounded the suspect's elderly father, authorities said.

It happened around 7 a.m. as a tactical squad entered a Bronx apartment to arrest a man on a narcotics charge, the New York Police Department said.

As the raid unfolded, one of the arresting officers, Andrew McCormack, inadvertently discharged his weapon, striking the suspect's 76-year-old father in the stomach, according to a law enforcement official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the ongoing investigation.

 

MA: Police investigate Heavy Ink president, seize weapons
Submitted by: Anonymous

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Police in Arlington, Mass., have seized a “large amount” of weapons and ammunition from a comics retailer who last week sparked controversy with his comments about the Tuscon shooting that left six people dead and 13 others, including a U.S. Congresswoman, wounded.

The Boston Globe reports that Arlington police suspended the firearms license of Heavy Ink president Travis Corcoran on the grounds of “suitability” pending the results of an investigation whether comments he made in a blog post titled “1 down, 534 to go” were intended as a threat. (There are 535 members of Congress.)

 

CA: ATF Posts 2010 Southern California Gun Data
Submitted by: Anonymous

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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- John A. Torres, Special Agent in Charge of the Los Angeles Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), announces the release of aggregate trace data for crime guns submitted to ATF for tracing for calendar year 2010.

A review of the trace data compiled from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2010 (from a data set run Jan. 4 through 6, 2011) of several regions within Southern California revealed the following:

 

CA: LA council considers ban on 'open carry' gun laws
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Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti is asking the city attorney to look into prohibiting the "open carry" of unloaded guns, which is currently allowed by state law.

City News Service says Garcetti on Friday was seconded by six of his City Council colleagues on the motion, which he called necessary in the wake of recent shootings in Tucson and gun-related incidents on LA school campuses this week.
 

CO: Gun permit revoked for man who denounced MLK day
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A Colorado radio station owner who aired an editorial denouncing the holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. has lost his gun permit.

The Greeley Tribune reports the concealed weapon permit was permanently revoked Friday, when a judge also ordered school board member Brett Reese to stay at least 100 yards from a rival radio station owner.

Justin Sasso says Reese threatened "a shootout" over advertisers.
 

Canada: Man faces jail after protecting home from masked attackers
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Ian Thomson moved to a rural homestead in Southwestern Ontario to lead a quiet life investing in a little fixer-upper. Then his neighbour’s chickens began showing up on his property. He warned his neighbour, then killed one of the birds.

The incident began six years of trouble for Mr. Thomson that culminated early one Sunday morning last August when the 53-year-old former mobile-crane operator woke up to the sound of three masked men firebombing his Port Colborne, Ont., home.

“I was horrified,” he said. “I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t know what was happening. I had no idea what was going on.”

 

VA: Va. data show drop in criminal firepower during assault gun ban
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The number of guns with high-capacity magazines seized by Virginia police dropped during a decade-long federal prohibition on assault weapons, but the rate has rebounded sharply since the ban was lifted in late 2004, according to a Washington Post analysis.
 

VA: McDonnell lifts ban on open-carry in Va. parks
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RICHMOND - Gov. Robert F. McDonnell has quietly lifted the ban on people carrying firearms openly in Virginia's state parks, reversing a policy put in place by his predecessor.

Gun-control advocates decried the move, saying the decision could hurt the state's tourism business, while gun-rights advocates said the directive was overdue. It also was not unexpected, as McDonnell (R) had opined as attorney general three years ago that the Department of Conservation and Recreation's guns-in-parks ban exceeded its authority when it enacted the rule under then-Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D).
 

CA: Boxer to Introduce Common-Sense Concealed Firearms Act of 2011
Submitted by: Anonymous

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Washington, D.C. January 22, 2011 – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today announced that next week she will introduce the Common-Sense Concealed Firearms Act of 2011, which would require all states that allow residents to carry concealed weapons in public to have minimum standards for granting permits.
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Senator Boxer's legislation would require all states that allow residents to carry concealed weapons to establish permitting processes that would include meaningful consultation with local law enforcement authorities to determine whether the permit applicant is worthy of the public trust and has shown good cause to carry a concealed firearm.
 

NC: Rep. Renee Ellmers Will Carry A Handgun
Submitted by: Brian Carey

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North Carolina's newest Representative says the deadly shooting rampage in Arizona has made her concerned for her own safety.

Rep. Renee Ellmers says she has a concealed carry permit and plans to carry a handgun at public events.

However, even in light of the shootings she said she will not support restrictions on certain ammunition.

Submitter's note: Smart girl.
 

NY: Owner of illegal gun that accidentally kill child is sentenced
Submitted by: Anonymous

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GOSHEN – Robert Gooding, 52, of Newburgh was sentenced in Orange County Court Friday to nine years in state prison on his guilty plea of criminal possession of a weapon.

Gooding admitted to owning an illegal handgun that was used to shoot and kill Brandon Scandrett, 10, who lived in the same Chambers Street apartment as the young boy’s mother and two other small children.

Having the gun in the apartment is what led to the unfortunate killing, said District Attorney Frank Phillips.
 

IA: Debate on gun permit law turns passionate at legislative forum (audio)
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Carroll, Iowa -- If Saturday’s first Carroll Chamber of Commerce Legislative Forum is any indication the debate on Iowa’s new gun permit law is far from over and partisan debate on the issue may not exist. Democratic Representative Dan Muhlbauer and Republican Senator Steve Kettering held a debate on the issue.
 

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