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KOPEL CLUELESS: Silveira Lawsuit Attacker is Shooting Blanks
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This is our first Reply to Mr. Dave Kopel's smear campaign on National Review Online. It's posted here to take comments from people who frequent KeepAndBearArms.com -- especially from members and supporters of the Silveira v. Lockyer true Second Amendment lawsuit.
Before you read it (if you haven't already read it and shared it with your contacts), do please recall that Mr. Kopel said the Silveira suit is "entirely funded by naïve gun owners," which, if you are a supporter, means you. |
South Africa and Sweden Outkill the U.S.
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"South Africa is the world's bloodiest nation, The Economist notes, with a shocking 114.8 murders for each 100,000 people, compared to only six in the U.S. and two in Japan, according to Interpol."
"More than 21,000 South Africans were killed last year, 'worse than some war zones.' "
"Other countries that outkilled the U.S. on Interpol's list aren't a surprise: Brazil, Russia, Botswana, Zambia, Angola."
"But here's one that might startle you: Sweden, supposedly the land of granola-munching socialist peaceniks, had 10 murders for every 100,000 people. Yes, Sweden is branching out and is no longer just Suicide Central." |
Bush breaking faith with his conservative supporters (Letter)
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"Our president, who uses the moniker of a compassionate conservative, is in the process of betraying each category of his conservative base. For example, gun-owners got a rude awakening in April when President Bush announced that he not only would renew the expiring Assault Weapons Ban but also expand the ban to cover more types of firearms. Even by the government's own studies, the ban has had no impact on the criminal use of firearms. Its sole impact and purpose is to ban honest citizens from owning firearms of their own choosing. Gun owners should have immediately realized that they were betrayed when President Bush didn't terminate the numerous executive orders that ban the importation and manufacture of many makes of firearms, something that only takes his signature to do. Usually when a politician sells out his constituents, he creates a commission to do the dirty work. Since gun control only benefits the criminals who would prey upon their disarmed victims, a commission wouldn't provide Bush the necessary political cover to advance his extreme gun-ban goals. So much for the gun owners who thought a Bush presidency would restore their 2nd Amendment freedoms." |
NJ: Spate of Suicides Illustrates the Railroads' Morbid Lure
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"...Death on the tracks — at the rate of about 25 a year — is common enough that residents near the tracks can sense the cues and New Jersey Transit officials have a regular counseling program in place for engineers and other crew members whose trains are involved in what they euphemistically call 'critical incidents,' whether they be accidents or suicides."
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Enemies of freedom complain about accidents and suicides via gun use. Maybe they should concern themselves with railroad tracks. |
Trigger Happy - Family fun at the machine-gun range
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"A casualty list from the Knob Creek Gun Range, which hosted one of the country's largest machine-gun shoots this past weekend, would look something like this: Two dozen old appliances. A dozen junked cars. Tens of thousands of rounds of spent ammunition. Zero people."
"Aim: Having a blast."
"These statistics will be disturbing to the myopic antigun crowd, which fails to recognize the millions of rounds fired safely every year, including the tens of thousands fired at this twice-yearly event that draws everyday folks from as far away as California and Florida." |
FL: Firearms course attracts repeat students
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"Jane Hetrich raised her .38-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver, sighted it and quickly squeezed off two shots."
"A few feet away, two bullets ripped through a human silhouette facing her on a paper target."
"Seconds later, she snapped off two more rounds, and two more holes appeared in the silhouette." ...
"Hetrich, 75, is one of 20 students taking a Firearms Familiarization course offered by Indian River Community College. The 13-week course is offered three semesters each year and takes place on Saturday mornings at the Martin County Sheriff's Office range. The class size is limited to 20 participants for safety reasons." |
MO: Independence criticizes loopholes
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"The $15,000 price tag for a new gun prohibition policy in the Independence School District caused some board members to fire a few rounds rhetorically speaking at state lawmakers who recently overrode Gov. Bob Holden's veto of the concealed handgun legislation."
"The school board on Tuesday approved the new policy, which forbids carrying guns and other weapons on school property or at any school function. Signs indicating the new policy will account for much of the implementation cost."
"That extra $15,000 might be small change during a typical year, but the school district is facing a budget that has seen millions in state aid shaved from it while Republican lawmakers refused to consider new revenue streams proposed by Holden."
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CT: The Bigger Problem: Weapons of Individual Destruction
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"The real weapons of mass destruction are not the ones being sought by David Kay in Iraq. To millions of people across the world they are the small arms and light weapons that wreak havoc and cause significant loss of life every day. As UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said: 'The death toll from small arms dwarfs that of all other weapons systems - and in most years greatly exceeds the toll of the atomic bombs that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In terms of the carnage they cause, small arms, indeed, could be described as 'weapons of mass destruction.' Yet there is still no global non-proliferation regime to limit their spread.' "
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UK: Gun crime blitz: 21 arrests
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"Police have made 21 arrests after a series of dawn raids aimed at smashing gun crime."
"The suspects were arrested in connection with drugs, guns and theft related offences, according to police."
"Officers also recovered two firearms as part of Operation Guinevere, with further initiatives planned over the next 48 hours."
"Police see the operation as vital in helping to ensure gun crime does not become a regular part of life in Islington, north London."
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OH: Inmate Fires Gun Inside Jail
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"A prisoner pulled out a handgun and fired two shots at a guard in the Lucas County jail's maximum security unit, the sheriff said. Both shots missed the guard, and the inmate gave up the gun within a minute of the shooting after guards surrounded him Tuesday night, said Sheriff James Telb."
"Prentiss Williams, 24, was being held in the jail in the separate shooting deaths of three people. Telb said he was not sure how the gun got inside the jail or how Williams got to it. Sheriff's deputies and jail guards searched for any other weapons and ammunition that might have been hidden inside." |
UK: School's gun terror
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"There have been urgent calls for action after airgun shots were fired at schoolchildren on Anglesey."
"Young children, parents and teachers ran for cover after shots rang out in Ysgol Parch Thomas Ellis primary and junior school on Monday afternoon."
"The gunman opened fire from one of the residential areas surrounding the school." |
VA: Officer Places Gun On Car Roof, Loses It
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FAIRFAX, Va. -- Police in Fairfax County want to find a gun that an officer put on top of his car and accidentally drove off without it.
Investigators said the gun was lost at about 5:15 p.m. Tuesday as the officer was preparing to leave the West Springfield District Station.
The officer placed several belongings on top of his car after his shift ended. One of the belongings, a Sig Sauer P229 in a leather holster, was accidentally left on the car when the officer drove away.
The officer realized the gun was missing a short time later and pulled over. However, the gun was no longer on the roof, and the gun was not found during a search of the area.
Police hope the person who picked up the gun will bring it back to police. A $1,000 reward is being offered for information about the gun.
Anyone with a tip can call Fairfax Count Crime Solvers at (703) 691-8888.
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IN: Deputy says he fired after man aimed gun
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"A 21-year-old mentally disturbed man was fatally shot by a police marksman only after he pointed his gun directly at the officer, Marion County Sheriff's Department officials said Tuesday."
"Breaking a five-day silence, several ranking Sheriff's Department officials gave their account of the events leading to James Gordon's death Thursday night, after his family sought police help in getting him to a hospital."
"Relatives have said they think Gordon was shot while he was trying to place the gun down on the balcony ledge of his Far-Eastside apartment." ... |
MI: Board reinstates teacher
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"The Manchester High School teacher who still may face charges for bringing an illegal weapon into a classroom during the course of a social studies lesson was reinstated by the board of education at a special meeting held last Wednesday night."
"The teacher reportedly brought in a disarmed 'stun gun' during the early weeks of class as part of a lesson on self-defense, but told officials she was not aware it was illegal to own such a weapon."
"The board voted in open session to reinstate the teacher, following a closed disciplinary hearing which lasted less than half an hour. About half of the teacher’s students attended the meeting and several spoke in support of her reinstatement." |
MO: Parks-Rec working on ways to violate law
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[Original Title: Parks-Rec weighs anti-gun options]
"The injunction against Missouri's new concealed carry law has bought local parks officials some time to determine how they will keep firearms out of city recreation facilities."
"The Parks and Recreation Commission met Monday to discuss the issue, but took no formal action because of a St. Louis Circuit Court judge's decision on Friday to temporarily block the law from taking effect Saturday."
"The commission had been slated to act on a policy that would endorse the related council bill, designate gated parks facilities -- such as tennis courts and the Washington Park Ice Arena -- as amusement parks, and declare open picnic pavilions to be buildings. These measures would bring the local ordinance more closely into line with the provisions of the state statute, said Bill Lockwood, director of the Parks and Recreation Department." |
Rush's Raw Deal?
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"The War on Drugs, and the war on all vices is really a war on freedoms. Conservatives need to look at this situation and realize with this hard lesson why you can't regulate morality. Why, even if Rush was popping hundreds of pills a day, the law shouldn't have anything to say about it, unless it can come up with a tangible victim who is not also the aggressor."
"Rush was functioning fine. He was working two demanding jobs, juggling an amazingly complex schedule, pulling in millions of dollars, entertaining millions of people, paying millions in taxes. Maybe when all those millions are subject to federal asset forfeiture laws and they tell Rush he can't do his radio show from jail will you social conservatives realize the full implications of what you legislate."
"It's the land of the free - but only for those with the lily white souls of choirboys. Care to start casting stones? This is why allegations of immoral conduct stick to Republicans, but slide right off Slick Willie. The element of hypocrisy is the adhesive."
"You picked your own switch, GOP. Now they are going to beat the crap out of you with it." |
NC: Former Lee assistant DA sentenced to prison for 8 to 10 months
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"A former Lee County prosecutor was sentenced Wednesday to 8 to 10 months in prison after he confessed to abusing his office by offering two women reduced charges in return for sex."
"William Huggins agreed Tuesday to plead guilty to obstruction and attempted obstruction of justice in return for prosecutors dismissing a murder conspiracy charge. Prosecutors said Huggins asked his former girlfriend, Melissa Davis, to kill his wife, Kathy." ...
"I did a lot of things that were disgusting... I abused the power of my office." |
South Africa: Fleeing robbers gun down cop
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"An off-duty metro police sergeant from Germiston who tried to pursue two armed hijackers being chased by the SA Police Service has been killed. He was 41 years old."
"Sergeant Dave van Zyl died on Wednesday after a five hour long struggle by doctors to save his life. The two men who shot him had been arrested, said Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar."
"Minnaar, who had himself worked with Van Zyl on a number of occasions, said the sergeant was killed in a brave attempt to apprehend the armed men even though he himself was unarmed."
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UK: Ten arrests after gun crime raids
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"Ten people have been arrested for drugs and guns offences in a massive police operation today to combat the spread of gun crime in north London."
"500 officers raided addresses in Islington this morning, after four months of intelligence-gathering. The raids involved specialist firearms officers from Scotland Yard's SO19 branch."
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Australia: Gun horror highlights nurse risk
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"A PATIENT shot himself with a gun apparently smuggled into a Tasmanian hospital."
"The suicide at Smithton Hospital earlier this year further highlights increasing risks faced by hospital staff."
"Information on the shooting are sketchy, but The Mercury has been told police are still investigating it."
"The shooting is another in a list of violent incidents in hospitals this year."
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CDC Study Rips Guts Out Of Gun Control
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"You don't hear so much about gun control any more, largely because, one has to suspect, even the Democrats have tumbled to the truth that it's a big loser at the polls." ...
"What Dr. McGrath knows is what everybody in the country used to know—even politicians."
"There's no reason whatsoever for the federal government or the CDC or anyone else to conduct more studies."
"Gun control is useless at best and, more likely, an outright danger to life and safety." |
GA: DeKalb official begins probation on gun charge
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"DeKalb County Commissioner Lou Walker paid a $300 fine and began 12 months' probation Tuesday after admitting he carried a handgun into Hartsfield International Airport."
"An X-ray machine detected a Davis .380-caliber semi-automatic in Walker's carry-on bag Aug. 8. He told police he had forgotten the gun was there."
"Walker, a former Chicago police vice detective, said a few days later that newspapers and TV stations had sensationalized the case."
"However, his attorney, Chuck Driebe, said Tuesday that publicizing the story was appropriate as a deterrent 'so people won't act dumb in the future.' " |
Thunder On The Left
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"Aldrich has broadened his attack on the socialist drive for total control with his latest book, Thunder on the Left. The book covers a wide range of subjects, but several are of particular interest." ...
"As I read this, I could not help but think of the socialist control freaks' campaign to impose gun locks of one type or another on the American gun owner. Safety, they say, is their chief concern. But as I have pointed out elsewhere, gun locks are dangerous devices which encumber one's self-defense firearm. They could be quite unsafe in an emergency, and are unlikely to be found on an assailant's gun." |
Campaign Finance Laws: Incumbents' Best Friends
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"Gun Owners of America, along with scores of other issue advocacy organizations, are prohibited by BCRA from mentioning the name of a candidate for federal office thirty days before a primary and sixty days before a general election." ...
"GOA, along with Rep. Ron Paul and a group of other plaintiffs, has challenged the constitutionality of FECA and BCRA. This was not well received by Sen. Mitch McConnell and other establishment plaintiffs who only wanted selective relief from BCRA. They did not want the Paul Plaintiffs, as we are known, to have any time to present our case in person to the Supreme Court. They actually filed briefs for the purpose of keeping us out. They succeeded."
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UK: Bans are not an answer to gun crime (Letters)
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"We live in an era of prohibition with an illegal drugs economy running into hundreds of billions of dollars worldwide. It is this illegal trade that sustains a network of hundreds of thousands of career criminals, and criminalises millions of recreational drug users. In these circumstances it is unsurprising if it feels 'as if Britain had suddenly become Al Capone's Chicago'. In both cases it is prohibition that is behind the violence." |
Jamaica: Cop's gun tendered as murder evidence
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"THE PROSECUTION yesterday tendered in evidence the service revolver that was assigned to policewoman Viris Christie, who is on trial since Monday for the murder of Natasha Stephens, a 25-year-old cosmetologist."
"It is being alleged that Stephens was having a love affair with Christie's Nigerian husband. The Crown is alleging that jealousy was the motive for the murder." |
Congressman Opposes U.N. Gun Control Efforts
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"Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) recently introduced a bill that would prevent the use of American tax dollars from being used by the United Nations to limit or prohibit the Second Amendment right to bear arms for U.S. citizens."
" 'The Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2003,' or H.R. 3125, was drafted out of a concern that Second Amendment rights would be infringed upon by international forces, such as the U.N."
"Paul states in the text of the bill that '2,000,000 largely unarmed people are killed yearly by oppressive genocidal governments throughout the world.' "
"The bill itself details several examples of U.N. attempts to restrict gun rights and to derail the U.S. Constitution since the early 1990s." |
UK: Gun Summit Is Called Off
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"A Conference on gun culture, due to take place in Nottingham next week, has been cancelled after a spate of gun crimes in the city made the issue too controversial."
"The Be Safe and Vision Community Training summit at the Hilton Hotel was dropped after key speakers pulled out." |
Gun Rights Advocates Take Aim at Concealed Carry Bans
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"After victories in five states already this year, concealed carry advocates are turning their attention to the handful of remaining states that continue to prohibit gun owners from carrying a concealed firearm."
"Battles are brewing in the Ohio and Wisconsin legislatures, and Second Amendment supporters are hoping to soon end prohibitions in Kansas as well. Those states, along with Illinois and Nebraska, ban concealed firearms." |
Jamaica: St Catherine Parish Council calls for gun amnesty
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"THE St Catherine Parish Council has called for a three-month gun amnesty for the parish, starting at the end of this month."
"The council will this week put the request in writing to police commissioner, Francis Forbes, and national security minister, Dr Peter Phillips. If permission is granted, the amnesty will run until next January."
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Pakistan: Doctors applying for gun licences
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"Doctors in Karachi are applying for gun licenses to protect themselves from resurgent violence between fanatics of the rival Sunni and Shia sects of Islam."
"In the past three years, 29 doctors have been killed in the sectarian wars fought out by gunmen riding motorbikes in the streets."
"The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) puts the total doctors killed in the past decade at 74. So now, the PMA is helping doctors arm themselves. 'So far, we have referred 50 doctors’ applications in Sindh,' PMA official Habibur Rehman Soomro told AFP." |
Gun Control Not a Political Issue
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"It is now a known and indisputable fact (to everyone except gun-control fanatics, anyway) that where there is a higher chance that the average person on the street will be armed and able to defend themselves against the illegally armed criminals they meet, violent crimes go down. The anti-gun Nazis will deny it to their dying day, but we now know, by published statistics, that the 'Wild West atmosphere' they predicted in states where people are allowed to carry guns with which to defend themselves just didn't happen. Criminals, who couldn't be sure their intended victims were not armed, went into other, less dangerous crime. I'm all for that." ... |
PA: Safety and awareness are the targets of these shooting engagements
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"She's been shooting ever since and even winning competitions."
"Berry is also a member of the Second Amendment Sisters, a national organization that teaches women about firearms and their second amendment rights."
"Penni Bachelor, the area co-ordinator for Second Amendment Sisters, also attended Ladies Day.
Many women who attend Ladies Day never used a firearm before." |
WI: Senate To Vote On 2003 Personal Protection Act, Wednesday, October 22
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On Monday, October 13, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Personal Protection Act on a 3-2 vote. The measure now moves to the full Senate for a vote on Wednesday, October 22. The House Judiciary Committee will also be meeting and voting on the 2003 Personal Protection Act on Wednesday, October 22.
It is critical that gun-owners continue to contact their legislators and encourage them to support the 2003 Personal Protection Act. You can find contact information for your legislators by using the "Write Your Representatives" feature below or by calling the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division at (800) 392-8683.
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UT: Judge Recuses Himself in University Gun Cases
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"The judge who upheld the University of Utah ban on firearms has recused himself from handling any further action in the case in the wake of criticism by Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and a state senator."
"In his recusal order filed Friday, 3rd District Judge Robert Hilder denied injecting 'in any way or in any degree any personal bias or preference,' but said he saw no other way to restore the public's confidence." |
MA: Attorney general sues online ammo dealers
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"Attorney General Thomas Reilly's office has sued two online retailers and reached settlements with three others over allegations of illegal ammunition sales to Massachusetts residents."
"The actions were taken following undercover stings."
"Reilly's office said none of the dealers held proper Massachusetts licenses to sell ammunition or verified that the buyer was authorized to buy ammunition under Massachusetts law."
"The settlements were reached with Discount Distributors, Inc. of West Berlin, N.J., which operates www.ammoman.com; Midway Arms, Inc. of Columbia, Mo. (www.midwayusa.com); and Kiesler's Police Supply of Jeffersonville, Ind. (www.kieslersonline.com). All three will pay a $2,500 fine, Reilly's office said." |
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