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Sights set between gun issues flashpoints
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"Bullet holes clustered on the silhouette of the paper target. For a nervous novice, my aim was fairly decent." ...

"... Makes it that much harder to do what I set out to do: shove aside the raw, partisan emotions and reach the core of the gun debate."

"At any other time thats a tough enough task, as recent events proved here. A Racine military surplus store raffled off an AK-47, raising money to outfit military snipers."

"The anti-gun crowd complained about assault weapons and glorifying violence. The pro-gun crowd locked and loaded for an invisible battle over Second Amendment rights. And I scratched my head over the whole thing." ...

Take the Red's Trading Post Challenge!
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"The other night I began to write about what the ATF is doing to our Second Amendment to our Senators and I mean ALL 100 of our Senators ..." ...

"I figure that we greatly out number those who wish to destroy our rights but it is time for the Sleeping Giant to get up and speak out. So here is my challenge to you:"

"Send this message to all 100 Senators (it took me a little over an hour) and then contact me and I will send you a Red's Trading Post Translucent tumbler (Fancy word for Traveling Mug). Good Luck and encourage others to do so as well." ...

Help stop BATFE abuse of gun dealers and get a Reds Trading Post travel mug
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"With winter coming up, does your hot beverage get cold while you are out on the shooting range or traveling to your hunting grounds? Have you always wanted a 'translucent tumbler' that says 'Reds Trading Post' on it? More importantly, are you sick and tired of hearing about another firearms dealer closing their doors in your area? Are you fed up with ATFs agenda of a back door assault on your Second Amendment and their compiling an illegal database of gun owners?"

"If any of the above motivates you, then Ryan Horsely, Manager of Reds Trading Post, has a deal for you. ... contact our Senators regarding the ATF's egregious behavior and in turn Ryan will send you a 'translucent tumbler' AKA travel mug for your efforts. ..." ...

Join with me in support of the NRA!
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"I personally believe that the NRA has done more to protect our 2nd Amendment right to bear arms than any other single organization out there. The NRA has more than 4 Million current members and the polls show that at least 25 Million fellow Americans believe that they are NRA members even though their membership status may not be fully up to date. It is largely thanks to the efforts of the NRA along with other local gun rights organizations in many states that we now have a majority of the states with 'shall issue' concealed carry laws (which previously had 'might issue' or 'shall NOT issue' laws). There is of course still much work to be done but we are making good progress." ...

Feats of clay
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"'Pull!' Ah, how sweet the sound. Almost as sweet as the fact that it's followed by getting to fire a shotgun. As for nailing a clay pigeon and seeing it explode into a puff of victory dust? It ranks up there with hitting a line drive or driving a golf ball among the most satisfying moments in rec sports."

"Skeet shooting actually is a lot like golf, according to Steve Moskop, who runs SkeetChicago with his wife, Dione White. It's a social game played in a group where everyone takes turns; it's incredibly addictive; and play occurs away from the hustle and bustle. But it's better than golf because you get to shoot stuff." ...

M1911 Automatic Pistol
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"Asking for a .45-caliber automatic pistol was a tall order that few manufacturers or inventors attempted successfully in the early 20th century. To accomplish this, Browning settled on a design that is so timeless, it has been changed little in nearly 100 years of production. The basic principle of the pistol is recoil operation. ..." ...

"Despite being challenged by newer and lighter weight pistol designs in .45 caliber, such as the Glock 21, the SIGARMS P220 and the Heckler & Koch Mk 23, the original 1911 design shows no signs of decreasing popularity. ..."

TX: Dallas homeowner shoots, kills intruder after parrot's warning
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"Dennis Baker's home security system includes three cameras that feed video to 42-inch screens in his living room and bedroom. But it was his pet parrot, he says, that alerted him to a burglar he shot and killed early Tuesday."

"'Hello, hello,' the parrot said, waking Mr. Baker from what he says was a deep sleep."

"... The bird says 'hello' whenever he sees someone. When someone passed by a window about 2 a.m., Salvador squawked the greeting." ...

"Police say it appears that Mr. Baker was within his rights to shoot the burglar ..."

"Mr. Baker killed 46-year-old John Woodson, whose criminal record includes charges of burglary, theft and possession of a controlled substance." ...

FL: Hernando man confronts, shoots burglar
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"The search is on for a wounded burglar in Hernando County."

"According to deputies, a Brooksville man returned home to find a red pickup truck in his Sunshine Grove Road driveway. The man armed himself and then went inside to confront the intruder."

"A struggle ensued, during which the homeowner shot the intruder in the stomach and the backside with bird shot, which was loaded in his .22-caliber pistol."

"The wounded intruder fled, and now K9s and helicopters are helping to search for him."

"There were initial reports out of the area that three schools had been placed on lockdown, but deputies say that never happened. Additional deputies were dispatched to the schools as a precaution, however." ...

ND: Jurors in Minot acquit man charged in shooting
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FULL TEXT BELOW:

A Minot man accused of shooting another man has been found not guilty of aggravated assault.

A jury deliberated about three hours before returning the verdict today.

Sixty-five-year-old Robert Hurt was accused of shooting 37-year-old Michael Moran three times early on the morning of December 16th. Moran is now paralyzed below the torso.

Hurt said he shot Moran in self-defense.

WI: Robber wanted drugs
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"The early Monday morning robbery at Freeman Drug in downtown River Falls occurred shortly after the store opened."

"Owner Leah Gavin said the suspect demanded OxyContin, a narcotic painkiller similar to morphine, or he would torch the place. To prove his point, he poured gasoline on the floor." ...
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Submitter's Note: Obviously we need to ban those 'high capacity assault gas cans'. I mean why would anyone ever need more than a quart of gasoline? And Wisconsin is one of the two states where concealed carry is completely banned.

Guns and US family values
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Shirley Katz is not afraid to fight for her rights. Last week the schoolteacher, 44, went to court in her home town of Medford, Oregon, to protest her working conditions. Katz is outraged she cannot carry a handgun into class."

"'I know it is my right to carry that gun,' she said."

"The same week Katz was in court, someone else took a gun to school in the US. This time it was a pupil in Cleveland, Ohio. Asa Coon, 14, walked the corridors of his school, a gun in each hand, shooting two teachers and two students. Then he killed himself. Coon's attempted massacre made headlines. But a more bloody rampage, the murder of six young partygoers by Tyler Peterson, a policeman in Crandon, Wisconsin, got less attention ..." ...

MN: College Admins: If You Favor Second Amendment Rights, You Must Be Crazy
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"A Minnesota college student was suspended and ordered to undergo 'mental health evaluation' for his response to campuswide e-mails from school officials concerning the Virginia Tech massacre."

"The college, Hamline University, ... has a policy on 'Freedom of Expression and Inquiry' that guarantees that Hamline students will be 'free to examine and discuss all questions of interest to them and to express opinions publicly or privately.'"

"With such a strong guarantee ... student Troy Scheffler's e-mail must have been horrifically bad to warrant such a crackdown. Right?"

"Wrong. What Scheffler did was make a gun-rights case for concealed-carry permits on campus to help ward off potential Cho Seung-Huis ..." ...

TX: Perry backing Giuliani disappoints conservatives
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"Conservatives and gun rights advocates in Texas said they are disappointed and mystified by Gov. Rick Perry's endorsement Wednesday of GOP presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani."

"Perry endorsed Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, at an economic conference of the Club For Growth, a conservative advocacy group. Unlike Perry, Giuliani has favored abortion rights and gun control."

"'When I go to buy a pickup truck, if it's got one option on it that I'm not either particularly fond of or not looking for, doesn't mean I discard that pickup truck. I'm looking at the results and I think that's what Americans will coalesce. They'll look for the results,' Perry said." ...

Editorial: As the Shock of Virginia Tech Fades
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"It was a vox pop scene steeped in pathos: Parents of students slain in the Virginia Tech gun massacre journeyed to the Capitol yesterday and begged Congress to finally close the glaring gun control loophole discovered after 33 lives were lost in the campus rampage. It should have been fixed soon after the slaughter in April. After all, most of Congress supports the remedy a strengthened law to block dangerously ill people like the Virginia Tech predator from buying firearms."

"The bipartisan measure won fast passage in the House, where its supporters featured the rarest of partnerships between gun control advocates and the National Rifle Association. Then it ran into wasted months of Senate committee infighting over gun lobby taboos. ..." ...

CA: Governor Signs Bullet Ban in Condor Country
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"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has sided with condors' health over hunters' preferences by signing legislation banning the use of lead bullets in San Benito County."

"The [bill] will take effect July 1, 2008. It covers certain deer hunting zones in California ... Proponents of the legislation see the governor's signature as a major step in preserving the California condor." ...

"Those in favor of the bill argued how research shows that lead bullets, when left in animal carcasses or gut piles, are the main cause of lead poisoning in condors."

"Opponents, which includes gun-rights advocates and some hunters, argue that the science behind the lead bullet ban is not sound and that the bill infringes on Second Amendment rights." ...

OH: Reps. Boyd (D) and Williams (D) Propose Under-21 Gun Ban
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"Responding to a suggestion by Mayor Frank Jackson (D-Cleveland), State Reps. Barbara Boyd (D-Cleveland Heights) and Sandra Williams (D-Cleveland) have introduced a bill that would prohibit people under the age of 21 from carrying firearms in the state except for lawful hunting. Marc Kovac on the Capital Blog quotes a sponsor of the legislation:"

"'Right now, a child can walk down your street carrying a firearm and as long as they don't threaten anyone, we can do nothing about it,' Rep. Boyd said. 'This bill will allow our safety forces to do something about it and will help us prevent violent crime across Ohio.'" ...

The True Interest and Political Maxims, By Pieter de la Court, "to hinder the exercising of the commonalty in the use of arms", 1662
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"...all wise men, whether monarchs, princes, sovereign lords, or rulers of republicks, are always inclined so to strengthen their country, kingdom, or city, that they may defend themselves against the power of any stronger neighbour..."

"...yea much less may prudent sovereign lords or monarchs permit that their cities, by their strong fortifications, and training their inhabitants to arms..."

"...And to the end that the subject should not be able to hinder or prevent such rapine, or revenge themselves, those favourites omit no opportunities to divest those populous cities of all fortifications, provision, ammunition of war, and to hinder the exercising of the commonalty in the use of arms..."

Acting Like Serfs, Treated Like Serfs Submitted by: motoboy	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"These days it's hard to keep up with all the stories about official government misconduct and police brutality. So what is it that makes so many 'law enforcers' treat the rest of us like vermin to be stomped upon? If ours is a 'servant government,' as the Founders stated, why is it that those in positions of power act so much like our masters?" ...

OR: 'Mail Tribune' Sues Sheriff for Concealed-Handgun License List
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"The Mail Tribune in Medford, Ore., filed suit Oct. 12 against Sheriff Mike Winters to obtain a list of Jackson County's approximately 6,500 holders of concealed handgun licenses. The paper is trying to learn how many teachers hold such licenses."

"The issue arose out of other another suit, in which a high school teacher challenged the Medford School District's ban on employees bringing guns on school property. The Mail Tribune has looked into the matter as a school security issue."

"Responsible for the handgun license list, Sheriff Winters denied a request, first made over a month ago, for the list, citing reasons of privacy and safety, according to an account in yesterday's Mail Tribune. ..." ...

IL: Man wins $4 mil. in case vs. cops
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"The Chicago Police Department has agreed to pay $4 million to a 23-year-old man who says police shoved a screwdriver into his behind."

"The announcement came moments after a jury of nine women and men ruled that they believed Coprez Coffie over the two police officers who testified they had no idea where that screwdriver in their squad car's glove compartment came from."

"'I just told my story because I wanted justice,' said Coffie, who was 19 when the incident occurred. 'People need to know what's going on."'

"The head of the Police Department's Office of Professional Standards, which earlier had cleared the officers of any wrongdoing, said Tuesday she now will re-open the investigation, as required by the city's new ordinance ..." ...

GA: Marietta bar bans officer charged with shooting
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"Atlanta police Officer Steve Iman is persona non grata at Winstons Food & Spirits in Marietta."

"The manager of the British-themed pub said Monday that Iman and other officers who used to hang out with Iman there on karaoke nights aren't welcome back. Not after Iman allegedly fired on another customer with his department-issued pistol following a verbal confrontation in the pub's parking lot early Friday morning."

"'I don't want this group of fellows in here anymore,' said Brent Plagenhoef, general manager of the pub on Sandy Plains Road. 'You are supposed to be held to a higher standard because you are officers, but [they were] running around like it's the Wild West.'" ...

PA: Pa. woman accused of being a potty mouth
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"A Scranton woman who allegedly shouted profanities at her overflowing toilet within earshot of a neighbor was cited for disorderly conduct, authorities said. Dawn Herb could face up to 90 days in jail and a fine of up to $300."

"'It doesn't make any sense. I was in my house. It's not like I was outside or drunk,' Herb told The Times-Tribune of Scranton. 'The toilet was overflowing and leaking down into the kitchen and I was yelling (for my daughter) to get the mop.'"

"Her next-door neighbor, a city police officer who was off-duty at the time, asked her to keep it down, police said. When she continued, the officer called police." ...

"'You can't prosecute somebody for swearing at a cop or a toilet,' [Mary Catherine Roper, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union in Philadelphia] said.

WA: Teens caught after shooting pellets at girls getting off school bus
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"A group of high school boys apparently thought it would be fun to shoot students getting off a school bus Tuesday afternoon in North Bend. But police said their fun ended after a state patrol trooper held them at gunpoint, alarmed that they had randomly shot pellet guns at his daughter and her friend."

"'Before becoming a trooper, he was a Navy SEAL,' Merrill said. 'He was definitely the wrong guy to mess with.'"

"As the teens fled south, they ran into a dead end near Rattlesnake Lake where the trooper held them until backup arrived."

"Police said all four have criminal records ..." ...

"'They're lucky they weren't shot and killed,' [Trooper] Merrill said ..."
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KABA Note: Lucky not to be shot and killed by an officer who knew they were 'armed' with pellet guns?

MD: Distortion of the U.S. Constitution
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"It is disheartening to see people distort the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law in the name of political correctness."

"If we are to believe that the peoples Second Amendment rights is limited to those National Guard personnel within the federal Department of Defense, then for consistency's sake we must also believe that the First Amendment only protects those public assemblies that are formed for the sole purpose of petitioning the government for a redress of grievances."

"This absurd conclusion was rejected by the Supreme Court in the same court opinion that Gordon Brown cites U.S. v. Miller ('Open forum: Gun control and the Second Amendment,' Oct. 10 Open forum)." ...

CA: Precautions Taken With Gun Owners
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"Guns can be seen everywhere: music videos, movies, video games and TV. More importantly, the weapon has been seen on Chico streets."

"With the recent shootings in Chico, some community members may be exploiting the Second Amendment by using guns for violence and crime, but others continue to practice safe gun use and control."

"Chico State senior Ryan Lev was raised in a family that likes to hunt and has been learning proper gun safety since he was a child, he said. Yet he thinks a lot of people aren't educated enough to use guns safely." ...

NV: NRA officals meet with local firearms group
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"The director for the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action (Grassroots Division) and an election volunteer coordinator recently met with members of the Stillwater Firearms Association to dicuss issues that could affect shooters."

"Glen Caroline, director of the ILA, and Ryan Irsk, the Western states election volunteer coordinator, addressed members about their respective divisions and answered questions from the audience." ...

NY: Remington Arms union workers reject contract
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"Remington Arms workers in the United Mine Workers of America Local 717 union have twice voted to reject new contract offers from the company."

"The union members first rejected an offer in September and rejected another offer Oct. 3, said Phil Smith, United Mine Workers of America communications director."

"'Hopefully, we get a contract soon that the members feel are in their best interest,' Smith said."

"Smith declined to comment on what changes in the contract union workers are hoping for."

"Negotiations are likely to resume soon, he said." ...

"In the meantime, the plant will continue to operate as normal, he said."