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CO: Rick Stanley arrested at gunpoint in Denver!
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"This is a notification that Rick Stanley was arrested today, at gunpoint, by at least 30 Denver police, SWAT, and FBI agents. This occurred at approximately 12 pm Saturday 10/18/03. He is currently being held at Denver County Jail without bond and will probably be transferred to Thornton or Adams County Jail within the next 24 hours."

"This is not a militia alert, because it does not meet the criteria for a militia action. Any supporters that feel they can help in Rick's case in some way should proceed on an individual basis, guided by their own conscience. I will continue to provide updates as new information becomes available."

Pro-gun Jews need to be heard!
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"Why in Gods name do Jews support gun control? Do they fail to understand the nature of Hitlers 1938 Nazi Gun Control Act, imported from Germany by Democrat Senator Thomas Dodd to become the 1968 US Gun Control Act? Are they unfamiliar with the fact that barricaded Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, armed with only ten handguns, held off the entire SS? It took the regular German Army to overcome them! Shades of Waco, no? Why do such Jews put their lives and the lives of their loved ones so precariously in the hands of the state?"

The First Law of Nature Demands a Second Amendment
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"The attacks on our World Trade Center have brought unimaginable grief to thousands of American families. They have also ignited a keen awareness of our vulnerability. And, the dereliction of federal government has become evident by its inability or refusal to provide adequate nationwide defenses from foreign aggression. Whether the appropriate charge is criminal negligence or high treason, there is no question that the people have been betrayed. However, individual security is not the constitutional responsibility of government. More than one judicial decision will confirm such a statement. In other words, it is you, the individual that is obliged to make provisions for your own safety by adhering to the First Law of Nature. You must respond to this fundamental law, or perish. I recognize that this is harsh news for the politically correct sensibilities of most Americans, but this revelation is a simple fact of life. Self-defense is the natural and honorable stance that we must all promote. Without decisive steps to defend self and family, 'security' is only a word."

Another pseudo journalist whining about the NRA "enemies" list
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"I'm not a big believer in conspiracy theories, but facts are facts, and the fact is the National Rifle Association is out to get me. This is not a matter of speculation. There are no anonymous sources involved. This is solid information based on documentation contained on the gun lobby's Web site. The NRA wants to ruin my reputation, ruin my career, ruin my life."

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Gee, Ed. Maybe it's because you're too inconsequential to be considered a real "enemy" that you were omitted. Here's his email for any "gun nuts" who want to drop him a line. ed.montini@arizonarepublic.com .

Geico begs to be removed from the NRA "enemies" list
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"But while many of the celebs are proud of their anti-gun stance, insurance company Geico was so upset by its inclusion that it wrote to NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre, begging to be taken off the list."

" 'The NRA has long prided itself on 'setting the record straight' when it comes to addressing issues of critical importance to the NRA. Well, here's a chance to set the record straight as to Geico Corporation's alleged position on gun issues,' the letter states."

"For the record, Geico Corporation takes no position whatsoever on gun ownership. It makes no difference to Geico Corporation whether or not a policyholder owns a gun or guns. We just want to be the best auto insurer of the best policyholders in the USA."

Gun control? How about gun elimination?
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"A spokesman for the NRA told Herbert the list is compiled just so members will 'know which organizations support the rights of law-abiding Americans to keep and bear arms, and which organizations didn't.' " ...

"If people boycotted everyone on the list, they wouldn't read any respectable newspapers or see any good movies, and they'd miss most television programming."

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Do tell us, Mr. Price, where the NRA encourages the boycotting of anyone on this "enemies list." Here is their list. I see nothing encouraging gun owners to boycott these companies and individuals in any way. Is this yet more anti-gun paranoia?

What's behind gun hatred? (Letter)
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"Shame on Bob Herbert, The New York Times, and any other publication that printed this reproachful nonsense. Herbert could have said in one sentence what his 16 paragraphs of unprecedented ignorance attempted to articulate by saying: 'I hate guns.' "

"I can't help but question the motive and integrity of Mr. Herbert and his counterparts within the anti-Constitution lobby. If Mr. Hebert truly believes that banning guns will somehow stop the 'over 1 million deaths' caused by guns between 1968-2001 (a number he failed to provide a source for); one should expect similar passion for laws that would prohibit illicit drugs, thus ensuring a quick and painless end to addiction and drug-related violence."

The Right to Keep and Bear Arms
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"Our 'black leadership' argues that we, a spiritual and moral people, cannot responsibly possess weapons. But, for the reasons cited previously, disarming America is not in our best interests. Total defenselessness invites continued government excesses and criminal victimization. Government does not exist to guarantee total security of every person. Until help arrives, only the individual can act in his own best interest. At the same time, only an unjust government need fear the people and their arms."

Patriot Act is Woefully Out of Tune
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"Two years ago this month, on Oct. 25, 2001, the U.S. Senate voted 98-1 in favor of the USA Patriot Act, an assault on constitutional protections and American values so atrocious that legislators in three states and local officials in 189 cities, towns and counties have passed resolutions or ordinances condemning and rejecting its abuse of civil liberties."

"More than 25 million Americans live in states or communities - including Madison and Douglas County in Wisconsin - that have officially declared that they oppose those parts of the Patriot Act that trample on our freedoms."

This I believe: Splitting America and suffocating liberty will end the vision
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"Nevertheless, at the rate of American legislation and judicial decrees burying our American heritage and creating more laws than anyone can count, most of them oppressive, opposed to American tradition and anti-Anglo or European (anti-white), the decrease in the ratio of European Americans to other ethnic groups residing in the US, the refusal of the government to halt illegal immigration across the southern border, and the political unrest in America due to continued racial tension, our nation is being destroyed one segment at a time."

"The voice of the people of America has not been heard by elected representatives, paid by the nation's taxpayers, for a generation or more."

Conspiracy Theories
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"...The danger to our beloved country is real and immediate. All you need to do is read the history (dont read a schoolbook - buy a real book) of the past 150 years to see that there is something very sinister at work here. Laws have become ever more oppressive. Officer Friendly on the street corner has been replaced by Officer Decidedly Unfriendly in ski mask, flak jacket and riot helmet. Protesters may now be labeled 'domestic terrorists' and jailed indefinitely without charge, without trial, and without access to family or lawyers. We are in deep trouble, as a nation and as a people, and the danger isnt in the least supernatural."

UT: Dinse disturbs NRA (Letter from Chris Cox)
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"It was disturbing to read that Salt Lake City Police Chief Rick Dinse has joined the board of the Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah. GVPC's claim that they are not anti-gun is disingenuous. Their positions on numerous issues infringe on the rights of law-abiding gun owners and do nothing to decrease gun violence."

"GVPC supports restricting the rights of right-to-carry permit holders, even though studies show that allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons actually deters violent crime. Furthermore, GVPC advocates banning semi-automatic firearms, even though three congressionally mandated Urban Institute studies have proved that banning these firearms has no effect on public safety." ...

FL: Pastime mailbag: Publix: No gun in commercial (First letter and reply)
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"I too have always admired the Publix TV commercials ...until the new one of the little girl making breakfast for her policeman father. It disturbs me deeply."

"I am sure that even the National Rifle Association would agree that the policeman father walking in the door and hanging his pistol belt (presumably with a loaded weapon) on a hook in plain sight just inside the door is not only irresponsible but verges on criminal. The weapon is accessible to the little girl and all her friends and siblings, not to mention a 'smash and grab' burglar."

MO: Poachers spoiling hunt for everyone
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"As hunters who follow the rules wait until the season's official start on Nov. 15, poachers who ignore the regulations are at their most active. Calls from residents who hear gunshots or see strange vehicles come in more frequently."

"Because poaching violations run the gamut from violating daily hunting hours to road poaching with spotlights to commercial poaching for deer heads, it's difficult to gauge how big a threat the practice is, said Terry Roberson, Ozarks protection field chief with the conservation department."

Liberals Are Not Normal
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"A man is holding a child hostage. He has his hand in his coat pocket and says he has a gun on the child and will kill the child. The police tell him to drop the gun. He keeps waving his hand in the coat pocket at the child. The police dont want the child to be killed. A marksman shoots the man dead. It is discovered that there was no gun in his pocket. He lied. Do you blame the police for killing the man? The liberal media today would blame the police. Normal people would not blame the police; they would blame the man holding the child. Liberals are not normal."

NY: Lawsuit Challenges Police Integrity in Account of '99 Killing
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"In 2001, federal prosecutors concluded their inquiry into the fatal police shooting of Gidone Busch, a man with a history of mental illness who was holding a hammer when he ventured from his Brooklyn apartment on a summer evening in 1999. Although Mr. Busch's family and neighbors strongly disputed the police account of the circumstances of his death, the prosecutors did not find enough evidence to bring criminal charges against the officers involved."

"But the prosecutors still had serious questions. They found what they saw as evidence of a disturbing possibility: that the officers had conspired to script what they told investigators." ...

AL: Libertarians offer political alternative
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"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

"From the time most Americans are very young, this conceptual view of citizens' rights in the United States has been instilled in them."

"Though many citizens take this idea for granted, the Auburn University Libertarians boast that their political views thrive on this belief, according to the AUL Web site." ...

"Lauren Shewmake, a senior in public relations and a Republican, said she disagrees with many Libertarian ideas."

" 'You have to think about the kids,' she said. 'Think what the U.S. would be like if we didn't emphasize to children the repercussions of drugs and guns.' "

MO: Officials worry concealed guns will threaten park safety
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"Parents screaming at coaches. Coaches shoving umpires. Spectators fighting in the stands."

"Hooliganism has become such a familiar part of youth sports that some Missouri parks officials worry hidden guns could soon add a new element of danger."

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The only unnecessary element of danger that will be added if guns are banned, is the proliferation of armed criminals who will have easy, unarmed prey to victimize.

UK: Police to get stun guns in squad cars
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"Stun guns which can paralyse potentially violent suspects with a 50,000-volt charge could be issued as standard equipment in every police car in Britain from next year."

"Forces around the country are expected to deploy the weapons, known as tasers, after the completion of trials in April. Under proposals being considered by the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) and the Home Office, they would become standard equipment in patrol vehicles. " ...

Australia: Military Weapons in Hands of Gangs
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"Police Commissioner Ken Moroney yesterday offered to speak personally with anyone giving information on the spate of deadly shootings that have shaken Sydney."

"The commissioner's offer is the latest desperate attempt to break the wall of silence in an escalating battle with heavily armed gangs involved in crime in the south-western suburbs."

"Yesterday, the man who survived a double murder in Greenacre on Monday night was taken back to the bullet-riddled house as detectives executed a search warrant."

MO: Hazelwood police chief clarifies, defends his conceal-and-carry policy
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"This St. Louis suburb's police chief clarified his department's planned approach to Missouri's stalled conceal-and-carry law Friday, rejecting a gun-rights group's claims he has told his force to confiscate all firearms found during traffic stops."

"In an Oct. 10 memo to his staff, Police Chief Carl Wolf wrote that local officers who find concealed guns in vehicles should 'seize the firearm, package as evidence, and forward the firearm, according to department procedure,' to the St. Louis County firearms lab." ...

"Though the memo did not spell out any exceptions, Wolf said Friday the seizures would apply only to motorists who could not immediately produce documentation that they owned the gun."

UT: Dinse won't leave gun-violence board
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"Salt Lake City Police Chief Rick Dinse remains unmoved by a call to resign from his recent appointment to the board of directors of the Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah. The call came from a Washington state gun-rights organization, which claims the affiliation is a conflict of interest." ...

"Gottlieb's group claims to have 650,000 members nationwide -- 6,000 of whom reside in Utah -- and touts itself as one of the nation's premier gun-rights organizations." ...

"Dinse, who moved to Salt Lake City three years ago after building his career in Los Angeles, says he has seen too much of the violence caused by guns."

IL: Stop the Violence
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"Violence is a serious problem that almost every community encounters. People in the Heart of Illinois are joining a worldwide effort against violence. 'Week Without Violence' began today in over 40 countries all over the world. And Peoria's YWCA staff is helping to spread the message of non-violence to local families. 'Week Without Violence' calls attention to preventing all types of violence like family and gun violence, and racism. People use the handprints as a reminder to use their hands for helping and not hurting. A clothesline project helps people visualize the victims and survivors of abuse."

IL: City ordered to pay $9.6 mil. to family of NU player slain by cop
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"Saying they thought a Chicago Police officer lied, a Cook County jury Friday ordered the City of Chicago to pay $9.6 million to the son of former Northwestern football player Robert Russ, shot to death by a police officer during a traffic stop four years ago."

"The officer, Van Watts IV, said Russ reached over the back of the driver's seat and grabbed the officer's gun. The jurors concluded the officer was lying, said jury foreman Darnell Palmer. If Russ' hands touched the gun, it was in self-defense, they decided."

" 'Toward the end, [Watts] got caught in a lot of lies, and he lost a lot of credibility with us,' Palmer said. 'There was no reason to react so violently to stop someone.' "

India: Terror in Sin City
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"Just days after a college student was gangraped by members of the Presidents Body Guard, in the week of the shocking rape at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), forget for a moment that Neelam Kapur is the festival director. Shes also a woman. Ask her if she worries about her own safety in Delhi, and she replies, 'As a woman you always live in that slightly fearful zone where you expect that the worst could happen.' "

"And so, this bureaucrat who would be counted among Delhis privileged never rolls down her car window at a traffic light 'even if the AC is not working', makes sure the door is always locked, keeps her cellphone within easy reach, and avoids lonely areas at night."

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This woman is so indoctrinated into the victim mentality, that she believes being consistently harassed is just a part of life and refuses to even consider armed self defense.

India: Delhi hunting for suspected rapists of Swiss envoy
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"New Delhi, named the rape capital of India, has launched a manhunt for the suspected rapists of a Swiss diplomat."

"Delhi police have expressed 'deep regret' over the incident but with several rapes reported in the last few weeks alone, they're also teaching women how to protect themselves."

"Indian police say in an urban jungle like New Delhi, women must know how to protect themselves against assault."

"And with rape cases on the increase - 342 cases so far this year - they've started self-defence classes for the public."

"Police Commissioner RK Gupta said: 'To empower young girls, we have taught them self defence exercises. We've already trained 4000 girls.' "

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They can't protect diplomats, can't protect the hundreds of women who get raped each year, but they insist on disarming civilians.

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Wireless Internet comes to Mayberry RFD! What else can you do with Wireless Internet? Visit www.flashmob.com and www.flashmob.info Then you will see the need for the American militia to adapt to this new technology. Establishing a national militia unit, i.e. one by the name of "American Flash Tactical Militia," to counter the growing number of tyrannical acts from our federal government.

MI: Detroit Police Chief fails to declare gun in luggage
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"The Transportation Security Administration confiscated a gun belonging to Detroit's police chief after the weapon was found in baggage the chief had checked for a flight."

"Police Chief Jerry Oliver 'didn't declare the gun to the airlines and hadn't filed the necessary forms,' said Detroit Metropolitan Airport spokesman Mike Conway."

"Conway said the loaded .25 caliber Colt semiautomatic weapon was discovered by TSA officials while the luggage was being screened." ...

" 'It was just one of those things,' Oliver said."

"Airport police were called in and Oliver, who was aboard a Northwest flight, was contacted but was not asked to leave the plane."

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More special treatment for the elite class. Bet he would have been asked to leave if he were just a regular civilian.

India: Abductions rock Lakhisarai district
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"The son of a BJP leader, a railway station master and a porter were abducted by unidentified persons in a series of kidnappings that rocked Lakhisarai district."

"In the first incident, police said, Ravi Kumar, 12, son of the BJP regional organising secretary, Sitaram Singh, was abducted while returning from his school at Kajanand under the Town police station on Friday."

"SP KK Verma said that one person had been taken into custody in this connection."

"In another incident, unknown miscreants raided Mankattha railway station in the Kiul-Mokama section under East Central Railway and abducted the station master, Trishul Shah, and a porter at gun-point on Friday night, the SP said."

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More victims of India's victim disarmament laws.

Australia: Carr govt 'must admit crisis'
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"THE NSW government should admit there is a gun crisis on the streets of Sydney and use all its resources against it, the state opposition said today."

"In Sydney's latest gun-related crime, a man is in a stable condition after being shot last night during an argument."

"NSW opposition police spokesman Peter Debnam said the government was failing to protect the community."

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So while their already strict gun control does nothing to stem their violent crime, these people want to implement more of the same ineffectual legislation. Isn't that the very definition of insanity?

MI: Toy Gun Causes East Kentwood High School Lockdown
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"Two teenagers wait to find out the consequences of their actions. They were seen carrying a gun into East Kentwood High School Thursday. It turned out to be a toy, but it caused a lock down at the school. Police surrounded the building while teachers, students and parents there for conferences were all stuck inside."

"Police got a report of two people entering the school, one of them with a gun. Lt. Michelle Lajoye-Young told FOX 17 News the two did not have any criminal plans."

" 'It seemed just to be a naďve thing these kids did. They had the toy gun they did not present with any ill intent at all. It did not appear they understood the seriousness of the thing that they did,' Lt. Lajoye-Young."

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And since they didn't have the intent to do any harm, the mens rea criterion wasn't present in this "crime." But likely, thanks to "zero sense... um... tolerance" policies, these kids will probably be punished for their misdeeds.

Australia: Buyback time not enough
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"The time frame for gun owners to hand back their hand guns under the Victorian Government hand gun buyback program needs to be extended, according to a Shepparton politician."

"Member for Shepparton Jeanette Powell has called on the government to extend the time for hand gun buyback programs or make more opportunities available for gun owners to hand back their handguns."

"While speaking in parliament last week Mrs. Powell said there were only three days in the Shepparton district, October 24-26, when hand gun owners could attend a buyback centre, hand in their guns and receive compensation."

MS: Two Teens Charged
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Police arrested two seventeen-year-olds Friday night at a high school football game after one pulled out a gun during an argument. The incident happened at the Lanier-Callaway game Friday night at Hughes Field. Police say after getting into some type of altercation, one of the teenagers displayed a gun but didn't point it or use it. Police immediately took the two to the detention center. One is charged with disorderly conduct and the other is charged with carrying a concealed weapon. They were not students of Callaway or Lanier.
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But guns are illegal at school functions!

Thailand: Row ends in death
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A police sergeant-major shot his girlfriend dead before turning the gun on himself at a shophouse in Chatuchak district on Friday.

The body of Pol Sgt Maj Vichai Pongkokklong, of the Crime Suppression Division, was found with a gunshot wound to the right temple and a .38 pistol still in his grip, police said. Lying next to Vichai was the body of his girlfriend, Varunee Sreesukpamorn-rattana, with gunshot wounds to the left temple, right cheek and hand.

Varunee's 14-year-old niece reportedly told police she heard the sound of gunshots from her aunt's bedroom after the pair had an argument on Friday night.

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But only cops should have guns, right Sarah?

CA: LAPD disciplinary board recommends officer be fired for tracking celebrities
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"A disciplinary panel has recommended that an officer be fired for using police data bases to review the personal records of Halle Berry, Kobe Bryant, Sean Penn, Sharon Stone and other celebrities."

"Investigators say Officer Kelly Chrisman used police databases hundreds of times between 1994 and 2000 to look up celebrity records. The Los Angeles Police Department's Board of Rights found him guilty Friday of 15 of 22 counts of misusing department computers."

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I feel so much safer with armed and dangerous abusers of women on the job!

WA: The fur flies and crawls and bites
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"He has killed 20 of them with a shotgun. Still, flesh-eating fugitives are skulking around Jeffrey Weavers place..."

"THE ESCAPEES STINK to high heaven, but that is the least of Weavers complaints. They have slaughtered dozens of his ducks and chickens, feasted on fingerling salmon in his creek and had the temerity to bite his dog in the throat. One of them leaped out of the shadows and scratched his arm. 'For the size of the animal, I have never seen such a killer,' said Weaver, 48, a laid-off Boeing worker who now works as a fishing guide. 'They are brutal little guys. "

"The fugitives are farmed-raised minks, running amok in the northern exurbs of Seattle, trying to figure out how to survive in an uncaged world. They are holdouts from a herd of 10,000 minks that on Aug. 25 was released from cages at the Roesler Brothers Fur Farm here in Sultan, a town of 4,100 people."

Japan: Pair busted over gun used in mysterious suicide pact
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"Two men who handed over the revolver used in a bizarre March suicide pact made between a prominent businessman strongly tied to photocopy giant Fuji Xerox Co. and his wife have been arrested, police said Sunday."

"Arrested for breaking the Swords and Firearms Control Law were men identified only as a 57-year-old Tokyo company president and a Tokyo company employee of the same age."

"They are accused of providing the gun used by 66-year-old Keijiro Kobayashi and his 71-year-old wife, Hanako, to commit suicide in a Tokyo hotel seven months ago."

"Police said the company president gave the gun Kobayashi, the brother of Fuji Xerox Chairman Yotaro Kobayashi, some time last year."

UK: Siege after man shot with air gun
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Police negotiators are at the scene of an armed siege in Newmarket, Suffolk.

Armed police were sent to an address in Exning Road in the town at about 1500 BST on Sunday after a man was seen firing an air rifle from a window at the property.

The man was reported to have fired at a taxi driver, who was hit in the stomach. His injuries are believed to be minor.

It is thought that no one else is in the house. Officers are trying to persuade the man to give himself up.

UT: What the gun lawsuit is really about
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"Attorney General Mark Shurtleff's claim that Utah law prohibits the University of Utah from making a rule that bans guns from campus, and that his enforcement of that law is what this lawsuit is about, is false."

"The issue in the case the attorney general refers to is whether Utah law prohibits the university from making a rule that bans guns on campus; the issue is not his duty to enforce the law. The district court held that the law does not preclude the university from doing so."

"That is the 'law' that the attorney general as an officer of the court should now be enforcing, not his assumption to the contrary." ...

FL: Police: 6-Year-Old Brought Gun To School
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Police say a 6-year-old boy took a pistol and ammunition to his Northside elementary school last week.

The boy told investigators he took the gun he found in the hood of his uncle's jacket because he was afraid his uncle might hurt someone with it. A fellow student at Garden City Elementary School told a teacher's aide about the gun, and the boy was detained.

Police want to find out more before deciding whether to charge the 6-year-old with carrying a concealed weapon.

Garden City principal Elizabeth Wierda told Channel 4 that a note about what happened was sent home to parents, and teachers in every third through fifth grade classroom discussed the incident with their students.

NY: Dozens Pick Up Free Gun Locks
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"Panetta was one of dozens of people who availed themselves of the free gun locks passed out by Project ChildSafe, a $50-million Justice Department program administered by the National Shooting Sports Foundation. The program aims to provide 20 million free gun locks and firearms safety education materials to individuals and police departments nationwide."

"Ed Olds, who was running the booth Panetta visited outside Coliseum Gun Traders, will spend the next week visiting police departments in Nassau and Suffolk. The departments, in turn, will pass out the locks and literature to anyone who is interested. People who want locks may take them without showing identification or other documentation, or filling out any form."

Sri Lanka: Lanka navalmen abduct Indian fishermen
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Sri Lankan navalmen continued their offensive against Indian fishermen for the third time in a week when they allegedly abducted 32 fishermen who were fishing near Kachchathivu today.

According to police, the fishermen and their eight boats were abducted by Sri Lankan navalmen at gun-point to Mannar.

Recently, a fisherman had suffered bullet injury in the head when the Sri Lankan navalmen allegedly fired at some fishermen. Earlier, on Oct. 16 twenty fishermen were abducted by the Sri Lankan navalmen, who also damaged several boats and robbed prawn fish to the tune of several lakhs.

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But only the military should have guns, right Sarah?

South Africa: Escaped cons dangerous
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"Conflicting reports have emerged following the escape of five prisoners from the Kroonstad prison on Sunday."

"Initially a police spokesperson said the five had been sprung by a group of men in a car who had managed to gain access to the facility and then held up guards."

"But a report issued later in the day by department of correctional services spokesperson Russel Mamabolo said the awaiting trial prisoners had managed their own daring escape by holding a guard at gunpoint."

"He said a prison official had taken one of the men to use the phone. As they were returning another prisoner handed the prisoner who had used the phone a gun."

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But South Africans are forced to trust the same police to protect them against these thugs, since they're unilaterally disarmed by their government.

Australia: Police kept quiet on gang grenades
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"Police investigating a spate of shooting murders in Sydney's west knew weeks ago the two warring gangs involved had access to rocket-propelled grenades, but did not pass on the information to other police agencies."

"The Australian has discovered that even the Rugby World Cup security team, one of the biggest current police operations in Australia, was not told about the dangerous weapons."

"The team's officers learned about the existence of the grenades from other sources just days ago."

"The Australian understands World Cup security police approached NSW Police Commissioner Ken Moroney for confirmation of the existence of the weapons."

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You mean banning things isn't an effective deterrent to crime?

CA: Home invasion suspect killed
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"One of three masked men who forced their way into a home on a quiet, residential street here early Saturday was shot and killed -- apparently by one of his victims."

"Two of the home's occupants -- identified by neighbors as a middle-aged man and his son-in-law -- also were shot in what police are calling a home invasion robbery."

"Police Chief Bill Eldridge said the two wounded victims were taken to area hospitals. The older man was in critical condition and the other man was listed as serious. Their names were not released late Saturday."

NY: Mugger Robs Bronx Priest
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"A Bronx priest was beaten and robbed in the parking lot of his church by a heartless fiend who pretended to be interested in confession, law enforcement sources said."

"The 72 year-old cleric was outside St. Ann's Church at 3519 Bainbridge Ave. in the Gun Hill section when the mugger approached him around 2:45 p.m., cops said."

"After inquiring about the act of confession, the suspect demanded money, a police source said."

"When the holy man refused and ran, the heartless robber chased him into the church parking lot."

"There, the brazen bandit clobbered the cleric with a rod and stole $20, cops said."

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More violence in a city where the law-abiding are disarmed against the criminal element.