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"In an age dominated by news of violence and terrorism, security is never far from mind."

"Unfortunately, that security can often be a hassle, requiring long waits at mass transit stations, government buildings and arena turnstiles." ...

"USDigicomm is awaiting approval of a patent on a detection system that the company says can not only distinguish weapons from everyday objects such as keys, nail clippers and pocketknives but can also differentiate between types of weapons say, a 9 mm Glock, a pistol commonly carried by police, and a .38-caliber revolver. ..." ...

"The unique thing about USDigicomm's system is that operators could use it without having to herd people through choke points and search their bags ..." ...
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Submitter's Note: So you may not even realize you've been searched ...

NY: State should permit citizens to carry concealed handguns
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"I would like to comment on the Dec. 28 News editorial, 'Credible action in Albany.' If the governor and State Legislature were serious about public safety, they would abolish the Sullivan Act and bring New York law in line with other states like Pennsylvania and Ohio, which allow ordinary people to carry a concealed handgun so they can protect themselves. ..."

"Meanwhile, legislators in Albany continue to defy common sense by thinking that violent thugs with felony rap sheets a mile long will obey new tougher laws against 'illegal' guns. Other states don't export their guns to us. New York imports thugs from other states, who know liberals are working hard to perpetuate an environment where they can ply their trade with little fear ..."

We the People - A terrible federally-funded textbook
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"In her recent article on civics education, Nancy Salvato defended the textbook We the People: the Citizen and the Constitution and its publisher, the Center for Civic Education (CCE). ..." ...

"... In this article ... Nancy Salvato attempts to explain the fact that the Second Amendment is conspicuously absent from the second portion of the textbook ... Salvatos defense of this Second Amendment disappearing act is stated as follows:"

"'Yet on page 240, right there in black and white, the second amendment is listed with a definition that includes both of these ideas [state militias and private ownership rights].'"

"Unfortunately, Salvato neglects to inform the reader that page 240 is in the Appendix! ..." ...

IN: Suspect shot in robbery attempt
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A robbery suspect is in the hospital after attempting to steal from an Elkhart County business.

At around 12:30 Monday afternoon a teenager tried to rob the Media Madhouse store on U.S. 20.

The teen walked into the store and pointed a gun at an employee.

A second employee told the robber he would meet his demands. Instead, he took a gun from behind the counter and shot him in the chest.

The robbery suspect was later dropped off at Elkhart General Hospital for treatment. There's no word on the extent of his injuries.

Elkhart County Police are investigating the robbery.

OH: Churches and places of worship not immune to crime (OFCC)
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"Akron's The Beacon Journal is reporting that an ex-convict is being sought for the killing of a church cleaning woman whose body was found in the men's restroom before Sunday services." ...

"This story suggests that this was an apparent random act by a convicted felon in a place where explicit permission to carry a handgun for self defense must be obtained. Under current Ohio law, CHL-holders are banned from attending worship services (or even entering the church building) while armed, unless the church authorizes entry."

"Most multiple victim public shootings take place where guns are banned. ..."

"Perhaps it's time to stop listening to the gun ban extremists who convinced the Ohio legislature to add this provision to the concealed carry law."

OH: Pizza Shop Owner returns to thank instructors (OFCC)
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"In Late November we covered the story of a Pizza Shop Owner who was ambushed:"

"Warren License Holder Defends Himself; Teenage Body Found Following Morning"

"Yesterday, the Canton Repository had a rather amazing story about the licensee, Eugene Madill, returning to Canal Fulton's 'The Firing Line' to thank his instructors." ...

"But one of the best quotes comes at the very end of the very detailed story:"

"Knowledge of the law is squarely on the shoulders of concealed carry licensees."

"Slish urged the class to review often the 'Ohios Concealed Carry Law' booklet."

"It can't be said enough that knowledge of the law is the obligation of the licensee. Kudos to the Canton Repository ..."

OR: Restraining orders offer limited protections
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... "Each time a woman living in our midst suffers a violent death at the hands of a husband or lover ('Police arrest husband after trying to save wife,' Register-Guard, Dec. 24), we all lose."

"In November, Kelly filed a restraining order against her estranged husband. In her petition, Kelly wrote that her husband had access to a rifle and a shotgun: 'There are two loaded guns in the house and I'm afraid he might use them.'"

"Tragically, prophetically, Kelly also wrote: '(The) shotgun is loaded.' One month later, a loaded gun would be the instrument of her death." ...
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Submitter's Note: Here is a woman who, according to the victim disarmament crowd did everything right. Would she have survived if she'd had a gun of her own?

NY: Pledge to carry gun battle across nation
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"Once content to rule the city, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday vowed for the first time to go national - with an all-out effort to crack down on illegal gun sales."

"With the shooting deaths of two NYPD cops still weighing on the city - and with his confidence as a political player clearly rising - Bloomberg promised in his second term to fight the fight over illegal handguns in every forum that matters." ...

"The new push underscored the growing sense of urgency in the city surrounding illegal firearms, which helped fuel a 3% increase in shooting victims last year." ...

NY: Bloomberg Begins His Second Term
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... "'Now we have a duty as well, one that rises above partisan politics, and one we will pursue relentlessly,' Mr. Bloomberg said to his greatest applause of the day. 'And that is to rid our streets of guns and punish all of those who possess and traffic in these instruments of death.'"

"Calling guns 'a national threat,' he vowed to 'make common cause with our fellow Americans' and to 'take our message to Albany, to Washington and to every capital of every state that permits guns to flow freely across its borders.'" ...
Edward Skyler, a spokesman for the mayor, said Mr. Bloomberg would announce the specifics of his anti-gun campaign in the coming weeks.

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"Routing the city's 'scourge of illegal guns' will be the top priority in the next four years, Mayor Bloomberg pledged yesterday as he was sworn in for a second term." "'Our most urgent challenge is ending the threat of guns and the violence they do,' Bloomberg said during his inaugural address on the steps of City Hall winning the loudest applause of the 19-minute speech." ...

Canada: Liberals shamelessly exploit Boxing Day shootings
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"Some incidents, such as the December 26 shootings on a crowded downtown Toronto street that left a 15-year-old girl dead and six others wounded beg for a response from all levels of government. When one of these governments is in the middle of an election campaign, it is easy to label statements that are made or actions undertaken as simply playing politics for electoral gain. Keeping that caveat in mind, the federal Liberals went way over the top in exploiting what will be forever known in the history of the city, once known as Toronto the Good, as the 'Boxing Day shootings'." ...

Canada: Targeting gun offences presents legal quagmire
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... "Liberals are backing a tough-on-crime proposal that would put the onus on those accused of committing a gun offence to show why they should not be locked up. The party knows that changing the law could impinge on the Charter rights of the accused, but argues that public-security issues outweigh individual rights in this situation. ..." ...

"'I think that it would be a tough case to make . . . the actual rise in gun-related crimes is not huge. It's a small blip. It doesn't point to a long-term trend yet,' [Peter Russell, a retired University of Toronto political science professor] said, adding that the Liberals' support of the proposal smacks of opportunistic electioneering." ...

IL: New laws target guns, drugs Submitted by: NYSRPA Website: http://www.nysrpa.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Stiffer gun and drug laws are among hundreds of new Illinois laws that take effect today." "One law requires trigger-lock mechanisms to be included with the sale of any gun. Another bars people from buying stun guns or tasers unless they have a Firearm Owners I-D card." ...

GA: Officer arrested in Walton
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"Sheriffs officers arrested a Lawrenceville police detective after he allegedly choked an ex-girlfriend and threatened her with a gun." ...

"Zellous attorney Matt Crosby provided the Tribune with a written statement."

"'Of course Detective Zellous would like to personally respond to the charges, but I have advised him not to comment at this stage since the case is pending,' Crosby wrote. 'We acknowledge that the allegations are serious, but they are just that allegations, allegations which Detective Zellous adamantly denies. My client looks forward to the opportunity to address each and every one of the charges in the proper forum as soon as possible.'" ...

India: Cop convicted for threatening wife with gun
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"A police sub-inspector (PSI) of the Nirmal Nagar police station was sentenced to three months rigorous imprisonment last week for threatening to kill his wife with a service revolver."

"According to the prosecution, PSI Shashikant Kate, a habitual drinker, had an affair with a woman for nine years. ... Kates wife Shalan often told him to sever his relations with the other woman. However, he did not pay heed to her, threatening to kill her whenever she raked up the issue."

"... Kate came home under the influence of alcohol and picked up a quarrel with his wife. He then took out his service revolver, put it to her forehead and threatened to kill her. Later, he physically assaulted her ..." ...

Canada: Tensions against blacks heightened following shooting
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"As the city reeled from the senseless killing of a teenaged girl in a year marked by gun violence, a dozen armed plainclothes police officers searching for her killer one evening last week took down a young black man."

"Jason Bogle says the officers yanked open the door of his Lexus, in which he sat parked on a street in the city's west end, and accused him of having drugs and guns."

"But they were wrong."

"Bogle says he was unarmed and had no illegal substances. A Toronto lawyer, he had just finished celebrating his 26th birthday and was dropping off his girlfriend, who happens to be white."

"'You don't solve a tragedy by making a bigger social problem,' said Jason Bogle, who was left angry and humiliated by the incident." ...

India: Ningthoukhong protests use of human shields
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"Residents ... staged a sit-in demonstration today at Ningthoukhong bazar to protest against the using of villagers, including a local councillor, as human shields by the security forces during the recent operations ..." ...

"The municipal councillor of ... ward no. 6 ... told mediapersons that A[ssam] R[ifles] personnel had intruded into his home in the wee hours of December 27, and asked him to row them on the lake for the operation. When he declined to do so, they threatened to shoot him, he said." ...

"He said the initial exchange of firing lasted for about 15 minutes, then there was a lull during which one youth came out from the hut and another from the lake with their hands raised. Both were however shot down, he said." ...

Haiti: Haitian presidential candidate held on gun charge
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"A former Haitian police chief and ex-senator who is running for president was arrested by U.N. troops and Haitian police on weapons charges, police said on Monday."

"Dany Toussaint was held for questioning by Chilean soldiers from the U.N. peacekeeping force after he was found with several illegal weapons during a visit to ... Haiti's second largest city, police sources said."

"The weapons included firearms that Toussaint had obtained from Haiti's Parliament for his personal protection when he was a senator from 2000 to 2004, a police commissioner in Cap-Haitien, who asked not to be named, told Reuters on Monday. His authorization to carry those weapons ended when his senate term ended." ...

UK: Fears over tired gun cops
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"SAFETY fears were voiced today after it emerged that specialist armed police officers are routinely working 12-hour shifts."

"Lothian and Borders Police Federation, which represents rank and file officers, has told Chief Constable Paddy Tomkins it is no longer prepared to sanction the shift patterns for the force's armed response vehicle (ARV) unit. And politicians warned the long hours could impair the judgment of officers making split- second decisions in dangerous situations." ...

NC: Cherryville fires muskets for good luck
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"The Gaston County town of Cherryville celebrated the new year with a bang Monday, just like it has for the past two centuries."

"Two groups of people traveled from house to house, firing old-fashioned musket rifles for good luck."

"The shooters started at midnight and took a brief break around 7 a.m. for breakfast. They expected to fire their weapons -- loaded with gunpowder, not bullets -- for much of the day."

"The annual event usually takes place on New Years Day, but it was delayed this year because Jan. 1 fell on a Sunday. The shooters never fire their muskets on Sunday because the tradition is deep-rooted in religion." ...

NJ: Murdered At Home
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"Investigators said these women were killed in domestic violence cases:"

"Consuelo Howard, 32, strangled in her Bayonne apartment Nov. 6; her husband, Timothy Howard, 37, was arrested that morning and charged with murder."

"Maria Fatima Oliveira, 45, beaten with a metal bar in her Harrison apartment Dec. 20; her live-in boyfriend, Vanderlei Vespasiano, 45, surrendered the following day to police in East Windsor and is charged with her murder." ...

"Luz Tabares, 38, stabbed repeatedly in her West New York home March 21; her husband, Manuel J. Vigoa, 48, was arrested at the scene and charged with murder after apparently stabbing himself in a failed suicide attempt, police said." ...
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Submitter's Comment: More proof that "gun control" costs lives.

PA: Special license available for second gobbler
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"Spring gobbler hunters have received a New Year's gift of sorts from the Pennsylvania Game Commission."

"Starting today, turkey hunters may apply for a second spring gobbler tag."

"Hunters are allowed to take one bearded turkey during the spring hunting season. The new regulation allows hunters to purchase a special wild turkey license for a second bird for the 2006 season which runs from April 29 to May 27."

"The agency's wild turkey biologist, Mary Jo Casalena, reports studies from other states that properly timed and implemented multiple-bird spring limits have not caused population declines." ...

Canada: Don't blame U.S. for gun violence
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"Blame America for Toronto's rash of gun crime and gang violence? It appears to be the standard reaction for many, and American-bashing has become an easy way for politicians at every level of government to score political points."

"While blaming America for our problems may make us feel smug, those who point their fingers elsewhere prevent Toronto's decline from being reversed. Our problems are very much domestic in origin, and trying to fault foreigners only delays solving them."

"Much of the blame has been placed on America's 'export of guns' to our country."

"Yet the illegal cross-border trade in firearms appears to be the near-exclusive domain of the importers our fellow Canadians." ...

Ireland: Gardaí to seize 3,000 guns under amnesty
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"GARDAÍ expect more than 3,000 illegal firearms will be handed over in the up-coming amnesty ahead of tough new anti-gun laws."

"Automatic minimum jail terms of between five and 10 years for a range of weapons' offences are set to be approved by the Oireachtas before the summer as part of the Criminal Justice Bill."

"The move is aimed at cracking down on Ireland's spiralling 'gun culture' which left 19 people dead last year in gangland shootings alone."

"The offences to carry mandatory minimum sentences include possession of a firearm in suspicious circumstances, with intent to endanger life or while hijacking a vehicle, and production of a firearm to resist arrest."

"The Government intends to offer a month long amnesty ..." ...

Ireland: Gun culture - Amnesty on illegal firearms long overdue
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"GIVEN Irelands spiralling gun culture, matched by an explosion of murders in drug wars between rival gangs, an amnesty on illegal firearms is long overdue."

"Gardaí are confident that more than 3,000 illegal firearms and over 70,000 rounds of ammunition will be netted in advance of tough new anti-gun laws due to come into force before the summer."

"Under the Criminal Justice Bill, automatic penalties for weapons offences will include minimum jail terms of between five and 10 years."

"That should concentrate the minds of people who hold illegal weapons such as disused firearms, shotguns, hunting rifles or old military equipment. Generally speaking, they would be glad to avail of the month-long amnesty." ...

UK: Double shooting outside east London nightclub
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Two men have been seriously wounded in a double shooting outside an east London nightclub.

Police were called to the Palace Pavilion nightclub in Hackney's Lower Clapton Road in Hackney shortly before 6.30am on Monday.

A 25-year-old victim is said to be in a critical condition and a 19-year-old is stable.

Officers from Operation Trident, which deals with gun crime in the black community, are investigating.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Police were called at 6.28am to a shooting outside the Palace Pavilion nightclub in Lower Clapton Road.

"Two men suffered gunshots wounds and were taken by London Ambulance Service to hospital.

"Police are keeping an open mind regarding motive at this early stage in the investigation."