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Champlin man recovers from grizzly attack Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The teeth. I just remember seeing the teeth and the fangs, and the wide-open mouth," said Smith, 40, who was elk hunting with a friend near Moran Junction in Grand Teton National Park. "An angry bear that Smith immediately knew was a grizzly emerged about 15 yards away. In two strides, he said, the bear covered the ground between them."

"Man with gun nabbed at bus station" -- arrested for exercising rights
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"A Florida man carrying a concealed weapon was arrested without incident Friday at the Greyhound bus depot."

"Officers arrested Lesly Serve, 19, of Miami, and found a pistol inside his belt. Serve is being held on $500 bond in Yellowstone County Detention Facility on a citation for misdemeanor carrying a concealed weapon. He is expected to appear Monday in Municipal Court, Eckhardt said."

He was not reportedly doing anything wrong.

The missing component in our Aviation Security Program Submitted by: Dennis Jackson	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The absence of carefully trained, armed pilots to protect the aircraft for which they are responsible by law is the single fatal flaw in our national aviation security strategy." "We need be less concerned about the consequences of arming qualified pilots, and more concerned with the consequences of a failure to do so."

Senate might revive gun show permit bill (NC)
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"Gun collectors and dealers are watching carefully to see if the state Senate will try to revive a proposal to make gun show promoters apply for a permit at least two months in advance of a show."

We just feel it gives us better control of firearms, said Cumberland County Sheriff Moose Butler, president of the Sheriffs Association. It keeps us in the know, and in the loop whos being represented at these gun shows. Were not trying to suppress anybody.

Potential problem in gun cases Submitted by: G. Hughes	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"After discovering possible contamination of tests to determine whether a suspect could have fired a gun, the Baltimore Police Department has changed its test policy and warned prosecutors that some of their cases could contain faulty evidence."

Law on PACs is unconstitutional, judge rules (NC)
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"A federal judge has struck down a North Carolina campaign-finance law that barred the infusion of large political contributions into independent campaigns run by special-interest groups."

"U.S. District Court Judge Terrence W. Boyle ruled this week that a 1999 law governing how political action committees raise money for independent expenditures for North Carolina candidates for political office was an unconstitutional infringement on free speech."

Wage war on the terrorists, but guard our liberty Submitted by: serinde	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Sure, I want law enforcement to do its job - stop a pending disaster, find bad guys and put them away." "But not at the expense of liberty." -- Bob Ray Sanders

Evening on patrol has satisfactions
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"The Wettengels are part of the COPS (Citizens On Patrol) program in their east Arlington [TX] neighborhood, Plaza Heights, and they go out once every two weeks for a two-hour tour around the neighborhood - slowly."

"All prospective patrol members must take a day-long training course and attend monthly meetings at the police station."

[Their only equipment: log book, 2-way radio, plat of the neighborhood.]

City prepares to increase security neighborhoods
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Arlington, TX -- "While grappling with immediate concerns, Arlington officials are in the early stages of developing a plan to increase security in city buildings."

"Among the possibilities is the installation of metal detectors in City Hall."

"Mayor Elzie Odom is opposed to metal detectors in municipal buildings. ... 'I think metal detectors are unnecessary right now. They wouldn't detect any of the things we're having problems with now anyway.'"

Tokyo Police arrest bikers armed with baseball bats
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"Four teen-age biker gang members were arrested Sunday as Tokyo police for the first time wielded a traffic restriction on cruising the streets with baseball bats."

"A 17-year-old metal worker from Chiba and three other boys received the dubious honor after they allegedly carried metal baseball bats while riding around Tokyo."

"Under a revised Tokyo traffic regulation introduced on Sept. 30, people sitting on the backseat of a motorbike are banned from holding a baseball bat, iron pipe or similar items."

Stupid Law, Stupid Ruling
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"If indeed 'the law is an idiot,' as Charles Dickens once wrote, then it was at its most idiotic when a state appellate court ruled earlier this month that a Florida law prohibiting the sale of guns to 'any person of unsound mind' was not unconstitutionally vague."

"Does this mean gun shop owners are going to have to give IQ tests to their clients?"

"The law also inadequately defines 'unsound mind.'...At what point does low IQ alone make a person 'of unsound mind'?"

"Workplace bad enough without a gun around"
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"Zephyrhills City Manager Steve Spina...is dead right on the subject of guns in the workplace...I fully support his recent move to ban them there."

"Gun advocates...are aghast at what they see as a violation of the constitutional right to bear arms."

"Nonsense."

"Suspension of constitutional rights is what working is about."

Email the author of this and other absurd statements: glidewell@sptimes.com

Beanbag gun designed to put a lot of less-lethal hurt on assailants
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Story says it's from June, but it's on the front page today and dated 10/28 in its filename:

Getting smacked by a round from a beanbag gun might not sound extremely painful, but Terry Wilson sets folks straight on that notion real quick.

Its an awful lot like getting kicked by a horse, said the Glenwood Springs police chief. Youre going to feel like someone took a baseball bat, took a full swing and nailed you with it.

Take me out to the clay shoot
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"The woods around Alpine Gun Range were filled with the smell of burnt gunpowder on a cool morning last week, providing a pleasant aroma for scores of shotgunners who had gathered for a day of friendly sporting clays competition."

"That scent, along with the occasional burst of a 12- or 20-gauge shotgun, struck Texas Rangers outfielder Rusty Greer as an unspoken reminder of a role he has taken away from baseball in recent years - how people treat Texas' wildlife and its environment."

Residents are concerned over use of county's new Firearms Training Center
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"Residents living in the remote woods along Daisy Lane in Browns Mills are used to the night sounds of crickets and tree frogs."

"Pistols and shotgun fire is another thing entirely."

"Yet ever since last month's opening of the county's new Firearms Training Center here, several residents say they've been disturbed by the late night rat-a-tat-tat of cops at practice."

A woman who claims her home is but a few hundred yards from the range isn't pleased.

California student broke multiple gun prohibitions when gun in backpack fires, injures friend
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"A 16-year-old high school student was wounded on campus when a friend's handgun accidentally fired as the friend's backpack tumbled off a ledge."

"The student from Redondo Union High School was in stable condition at the University of California, Los Angeles Harbor Hospital. A bullet had entered his left side Friday and pierced a lung before exiting. He is expected to fully recover."

Multiple "laws" were broken -- but we should rely on "laws" to protect us, right?

People Protecting Themselves With Guns
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On Nashville Television:

"People who said they would never own a gun are now buying weapons, hand guns and rifles in every shape and size, ammunition and even knives."

"Ladies young and old buying hand guns, shotguns rifles, firearms, anything they could use to protect their family."

"I think it's a good thing really, because women need to know how to take care of themselves also."

"With patriotism and fear suddenly sweeping our nation, many who never considered buying guns before are suddenly fired up."