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Gun Control Group Calls NRA 'a Criminal's Best Friend'
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"The National Rifle Association is 'a criminal's best friend' because for decades, NRA assaults on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have 'greatly aided criminals seeking to obtain illegal firearms,' according to a report released Thursday by a gun control group."
"'The NRA: A Criminal's Best Friend' shows how the Second Amendment organization 'has fought to hamstring and intimidate federal law enforcement,' said Paul Helmke ..."
"'If you look at what has been attempted and done to weaken common-sense measures to prevent gun violence, particularly over the past six years, it is obvious that the gun pushers have way too much influence over federal law enforcement policy,' Helmke said." ... |
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"Backed by Gil Kerlikowske of Seattle and police chiefs from other large cities, a gun-control group urged Congress and the White House Thursday to reject legislation backed by the National Rifle Association that would hamper federal firearm investigations."
"The plea by Kerlikowske and chiefs from Atlanta and Philadelphia and beyond came during a news conference in which the Brady Center to Prevent Handgun Violence unveiled a study charging that the NRA has actively worked to weaken gun laws and undermine the authority of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives." ... |
TN: Business owner fires shot at burglar, suspects flee
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"A business owner who decided to stay at his establishment overnight had an unwelcome visitor early this morning."
"According to the Sullivan County Sheriff's Department, Kenneth Harville, owner of Kenny's Bait and Tackle on state Highway 75, was awakened by the sound of breaking glass about 3 a.m. He reached the front of his store as a white male was climbing through a broken window near the cash register."
"The burglar then started yelling to someone outside the business that someone was in the store. As the suspect crawled out the window, Harville fired one round towards him."
"According to police, the unknown white male got into a light colored vehicle that someone else was driving and fled towards Blountville. ..." ... |
MD: College Students Carry Weapons To Stay Safe
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"The University of Maryland College Park was recently ranked the second most violent campus in the Unites States."
"One student has decided to take self defense in his own hands. Freshman Dan Sharkey carries a non lethal taser."
"spoke with Dan Sharkey. He says, 'I just decided that I would not want to give up all the stuff I had to somebody and considering most of them have guns I'd have to have something to defend myself.'" ...
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FL: After little girl's death, parents strive to change state law
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... "David Jenkins begins as Sherrone looks away: '... this summer, my daughter was gunned down. She was an innocent bystander, playing on the porch, and she got caught in a shootout. Can you sign this paper, please. It says that people who do this. . . . The people who kill, especially children, will be punished, and they will not be able to walk away scot-free, OK? Please.'" ...
"The amendment ... would likely change the definition of threat to an overt and physical act and remove criminal and civil immunity to defendants if an innocent bystander is harmed, particularly a child." ... |
CO: GOP hopeful draws fire on gun issues
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"A Republican state House candidate is under fire for her record at the Colorado Capitol lobbying against stricter gun measures." ...
"Democrats have nicknamed her 'Aimee, get your gun.'"
"'So?' was her response. 'I was expecting them to attack me on the gun issue because that's the usual Democrat fall-back issue. I think they're trying to win an election by taking cheap shots and lying about my record.'" ...
"Rathburn was the executive director of the Colorado State Shooting Association when several gun measures related to the Columbine High School shootings were debated in the 2000 session."
"She opposed stricter controls, including criminal background checks at gun shows." ... |
NH: They've earned it (letter)
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Hunters, gun owners and conservationists, please vote Nov. 7 to re-elect the people who will continue to protect our environment and respect the Second Amendment.
Congressman Charlie Bass, State Sen. Bob Flanders for District 7 and State Rep. David Currier for Henniker/Bradford are getting my vote. They have earned it, and I know they will continue to represent us well.
Their opponents have F ratings from the NRA.
AMY PATENAUDE
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NY: Bills Aimed To Stop Gun Sales At Pawn Shops
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Keeping guns out of the hands of criminals is the goal of two bills being introduced by Assemblymembers Sam Hoyt and Crystal Peoples.
The first would prevent the sale of guns at pawn shops; the second would call for a study of minimum security standards at any location where guns are sold.
The bills are spurred in part by the theft of guns during the search for fugitive Ralph Phillips as well as the thefts of guns from a city pawn shop during the storm two weeks ago. |
MA: Anti-gun group and police chiefs endorse Patrick
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"The same group of law enforcement officials that endorsed Republican Mitt Romney four years ago is now throwing its support behind the Democratic candidate for governor."
"The Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association endorsed Deval Patrick today instead of Romney's lieutenant governor, Kerry Healey."
"Association president Wayne Sampson, Chief of Police in Shrewsbury, criticized Healey's plan to transfer gun permit licensing authority to a centralized state authority." ... |
NY: Hoyt, Peoples propose legislation to address gun sales, storage (another view)
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"Assemblymember Sam Hoyt (D-Buffalo, Grand Island) and Assemblywoman Crystal D. Peoples announced today legislation they will soon introduce which will create new safety measures for gun sales and store security."
"Hoyt said, 'The surest means of reducing gun violence is to reduce the number of unlicensed, unregistered guns in the hands of criminals. Tightening security measures at licensed dealers and cracking down on sellers who skirt the laws is the first step in combating gun violence in our city.'" ... |
IL: Gun Violence Prevention Activists to Meet With State House Candidate Fred Crespo for an Announcement
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Jennifer Bishop, state director of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, will join Gail Rice, the sister of Bruce VanderJegt, a police officer killed by an assault weapon in the line of duty and Thom Mannard, executive director of the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, at the site of a recent assault weapon shooting at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 30 at the intersection of Pondview Lane and Devon Avenue (just off West Bartlett Road) in Bartlett, Ill.
Ms. Bishop will make an announcement about Crespo's campaign. |
OH: 35,000 OFCC Voter Guides In The Mail (OFCC)
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"Ohioans For Concealed Carry and the OFCC PAC are pleased to announce the largest Get Out The Vote outreach effort we have conducted since our inception in 1999, and the OFCC PAC in 2002."
"This week, Ohioans For Concealed Carry began distributing full-color glossy voter guides to the homes of approximately 35,000 members and supporters. The guide includes vital voter information, dates, and instructions relative to new requirements the State of Ohio has enacted, such as required proof of identification at the polls."
"In cooperation with the OFCC PAC, The Voter Guide contains the Political Action Committee's candidate endorsements for 2006. We expect the guides to arrive in between today and next week Tuesday." ... |
KS: 119th District race pits George against Warner
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"Libertarian candidate Jack Warner thinks Republicans and Democrats have abandoned the idea that government should stay out of people's private lives, and he believes voters need another choice."
"That's why the Grandview Township rancher decided to run for the 119th District seat in the Kansas House of Representatives against the Republican incumbent, Pat George."
"'I think voters need an opportunity to vote for freedom, and I don't think that the Republican and Democratic parties generally support the idea of freedom,' he said." ...
"If Warner is elected, his priorities would include enforcing the Second Amendment, which guarantees the right to bear arms ... and strengthening safeguards against the state's use of eminent domain." |
LA: Ex-trooper held in fatal shooting in Tickfaw
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A former state trooper was held as a suspect in the fatal shooting of her 63-year-old stepfather.
Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office were to decide whether to charge Katherine Favre, 35, in the death of Halsel Canavier after his autopsy Friday, sheriff’s spokeswoman Blair Foster said.
She said Favre was outside on Thursday, talking on a telephone with a 9 mm semiautomatic pistol in her hand, when police answered her mother’s report that the two were fighting at the house where all three lived. Canavier’s body was face-down on the cement.
Favre put down the gun, let deputies handcuff her and got into the patrol car, Foster said.
Foster said she didn’t know whether Favre allegedly shot the man in self-defense. |
VA: Gun owners take aim at police action (follow-up)
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"The controversy ended as it began for several gun owners who came to the Queen City on Thursday night — dinner at Casi di Scotto's, handguns at their sides."
"That's where, three months earlier, three of the men said they were unlawfully detained by Staunton Police officers after a customer became concerned the armed men might be up to something suspicious and dialed 911."
"'This was an adversarial situation that did not need to happen,' said David Yates of Alexandria, the man who made the initial complaint against the department."
"Thursday, Yates and about 20 Second-Amendment supporters from across the state — many wearing their weapons as they spoke — packed into City Council Chambers, taking their case to council members." ... |
NC: Former Durham Officer Arrested In Alleged Bar Fight
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"A former Durham police officer who resigned from the department Wednesday has been charged in connection with a bar fight."
"Shawn Patrick Stone ... punched another man in the face in a bar ... in Chapel Hill early Thursday, police said. He then left the scene on his motorcycle and eluded authorities, police said."
"Stone was arrested Thursday night ... and was charged with felony fleeing to elude arrest and misdemeanor simple assault. He has been released on bond."
"Stone had worked as a police officer in Durham since 1999. There has been no reason given for his resignation."
"Last year, he was charged with beating up his girlfriend. That charge was later dismissed for lack of evidence." |
IL: Ex-Huntley cop guilty in dog shooting
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"Lawrence Preston called it self-defense when he shot his neighbor’s dog last year, but a McHenry County jury this afternoon called it a crime."
"Jurors deliberated 2 hours today before finding the former Huntley police officer guilty of aggravated cruelty to an animal in connection with the fatal shooting that authorities say was the result of a longstanding feud between Preston and the dog’s owner."
"Preston, who was in training for the Lake County Sheriff’s Department’s Marine Unit at the time of the shooting, now faces up to three years in prison, but also probation, when sentenced Dec. 22 for the felony conviction." ... |
AL: Alabama Hunters Play a Vital Role in Feeding the Hungry
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"As the 2006-07 deer season opens, hunters are encouraged to provide food to needy families by participating in Hunters Helping the Hungry. The Hunters Helping the Hungry program provides thousands of pounds of ground venison to area food banks. Food banks then donate the processed venison to help feed needy families. Since the program began in 1999, more than 319,000 pounds of ground venison has been donated to Alabama food banks statewide."
"Hunters Helping the Hungry began as a joint effort of the Governor’s Office, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Alabama Conservation and Natural Resources Foundation, the National Rifle Association and the Phillip Morris Company. ..." ... |
NY: Truce sought on shooting range
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"Town officials have come up with a plan they hope will calm residents who are upset over a police shooting range behind the town garage."
"Two weeks ago residents along Route 20 near the town Highway Department buildings started to hear sustained gunfire, and when they investigated found it was police honing their shooting skills."
"After residents complained at Town Board meetings, Police Chief Bernhard Peter agreed to make some changes." ... |
OH: Too many Buckeyes walking about in 'Condition White' (BFA)
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"I know I will be preaching to the choir with this article. I hope that you will share this with family members and friends who have not taken the time to evaluate why they have not gotten their concealed handgun license."
"My fellow Buckeyes sometimes puzzle me. Of late we have been bombarded with stories to convince us that the nation and our state is currently awash in violent crime. ..."
"'What?', you ask, 'there is something I can do?' Of course! The logical step to fighting crime is getting your Concealed Handgun License so you can defend yourself and your family. ..." ... |
NJ: Corzine will seek to block bear hunt
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"Gov. Jon Corzine, a long-time opponent of the state's black bear hunts, is hoping to prevent this year's six-day season by not signing off on a key measure that regulates hunting and fishing in New Jersey, two administration officials said last night."
"The officials said Corzine expects his actions will trigger lawsuits from sporting groups that have sued in the past to preserve the hunts."
"This year's hunt is scheduled to begin Dec. 4, and would be the state's third since 2003. That hunt was New Jersey's first in more than 30 years and was designed to curb a burgeoning black bear population, mainly in the northwestern part of the state." ... |
KS: Words of William: Guns are Freedom
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"Kathleen Sebelius has been, as near as I can tell, a pretty good governor when it comes to most things." ...
"But I won’t vote for her in this election or any other election ever because she twice vetoed laws to allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed firearms for self-defense."
"The second time, legislators overrode the veto and the law took effect anyway. So it would seem a moot point. But respect for the right to bear arms is the first litmus test that a candidate must pass to gain my consideration."
"Here’s why it is so important:"
"The Second Amendment, more than any other, protects individuals from tyranny. All rights guaranteed by the Constitution are vital ..." ... |
MI: Judge Sets Man Who Shot Rapper Proof Free In Detroit
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A judge in Detroit has let the man linked to the death of rapper Proof, free.
Wayne County Circuit Judge Vera Massey Jones ordered Mario Etheridge, 28, free by sentencing him to time served after he was convicted on charges of discharging a firearm in a dwelling and possession of a concealed weapon, in the death of the rapper.
According to AllHipHop, Etheridge allegedly shot the rapper April 11 at an area nightclub after Proof, whose real name was Deshaun Holton, fatally shot Etheridge's cousin, Keith Bender Jr., in a fight. Etheridge apparently fired one shot at the ceiling to stop Proof and when that failed, shot the rapper three times. |
Canada: NBA players shouldn't need reminder to leave their guns at home
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"When David Stern suggested NBA players might want to consider leaving their guns at home, the commissioner overlooked a few things."
"Are nunchucks and knives still OK? Where does he stand on flammable liquids and Samurai swords? How about fireworks? The notion of players walking around with any of these is, of course, ridiculous. But so, too, is Stern having to remind grown men to use their brains. Guns were never meant to be accessories, and toting one in public - especially to a nightclub or other alcohol-fuelled spot - is nothing more than an invitation for trouble."
"Unless it's Shaquille O'Neal getting a head start on his second career in law enforcement, leave the weapons at home." ... |
UK: Britain's violent inner cities are living in the shadow of the gun, survey shows
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"Birmingham city centre is the country's 'gun capital', according to the findings of a comprehensive survey of firearms offences by The Independent."
"The next highest concentration of gun crimes is found in Manchester city centre, with areas of Cleveland and south London also appearing in the top 10. The area with the lowest level of shootings and firearms incidents in England and Wales is west Norfolk, followed by two areas of Northamptonshire."
"The findings came as the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) met in Birmingham yesterday to discuss gun crime." ... |
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