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Lawmakers Tone Down Terror Bill
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Civil liberties groups said the measure was a marked improvement over Ashcroft's initial proposal, which drew heavy criticism from such disparate organizations as the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). But many critics weren't assuaged by the revisions.... |
New Richmond program gets "more guns off street"
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"Project Freedom", (similar to "Project Exile"), is designed to take guns away from criminals, track illegal weapons and aggressively pursue prosecution using federal and state gun laws that mandate minimum five-year out-of-state sentences for convicted felons and drug dealers caught with guns. |
Pilots offering Reassurance and Pep Talks
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In the 2 1/2 weeks since [the WTC attack], many pilots have become more vigilant, have taken tighter control of their ships and are communicating more clearly with passengers and crew. Others, such as Rolfs, have gone even further, giving passengers instructions for fending off hijackers. |
Residents see Gun Ownership as Defense Against Terrorism
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A rising number of Connecticut residents reached for a gun last month -- 5,397 guns, an increase of 41% since September 2000, state police say.
"It's an understandable reaction at a time when America has been attacked, but we're concerned that all these new gun owners might not be properly educated about how to handle them," said state Trooper Roger Beaupre at the annual First Monday gun violence prevention program in Hartford. |
For Many Without Guns, Attack Was a Call to Arm
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Fear of suspected terrorists living in their communities and the threat of more attacks caused a surge in gun sales in the days after Sept. 11, according to gun dealers and law enforcement statistics. Many of the buyers, dealers and experts say, are buying firearms for the first time.
"Most of the rush has been new buyers who've never owned before and always thought it was safe living in an area like this." |
Gun range concerned about ordinance: Proposed restrictions too tight
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Less than two weeks after the Interlake Sporting Association's license was suspended, Redmond will look at adopting an ordinance to regulate shooting ranges.
The ordinance has gun club members worried about the future of the 54-year-old nonprofit association, formerly the Interlake Rod and Gun Club. "It is by far the most inconclusive and restrictive ordinance ... in the city," said Bill McKay, attorney for Interlake. "I don't think anyone can withstand the scrutiny and cost proposed." |
NRA Response to Boston Globe
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NRA-ILA News Center -- You read Tom Oliphant's rhetoric in “Lax gun laws help terrorists” (Boston Globe, 9/25/01). Now, here’s the reality.
"...In an e-mail missive sent from the organization to congressional recipients, AGS staff could barely conceal their glee that Oliphant played into their shameless gambit of exploiting an irrelevant news story to advance a specific piece of their gun control agenda...." |
Making the Skies Safe Once More
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Three letters to the editor included in link. One excerpt:
"The solution to the terrorist threat is not to eliminate carry-on bags and purses or to detain travelers over penknives and toenail clippers.
The solution lies not in the creation of an extensive new government bureaucracy of air marshals that will cost taxpayers billions a year, but the rethinking of the role of pilots and flight attendants on aircraft. We must create more wolves and fewer sheep." --Kenneth Adams |
Attacks put Privacy Into Focus
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Larry Ponemon, CEO of the Dallas-based Privacy Council and former head of PricewaterhouseCoopers' privacy practice, said he's spoken with some companies that admitted giving over their databases to authorities wholesale, without a valid court order or subpoena. He declined to disclose the names of the companies but said consumers may soon begin receiving notifications and apologies informing them of possible privacy violations. |
Liberals' Loony Logic Fizzles Under the Gun
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"It is amazing how liberals, whom I regard as traitors in this time of crisis, like to quote the Constitution. I was talking to Donna Lieberman, the interim executive of the New York Civil Liberties Union, and I wanted to call for a psychiatrist." --Steve Dunleavy tells it like it is. |
Humor: Hijackers Surprised to Find Themselves in Hell
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"I was promised I would spend eternity in Paradise, being fed honeyed cakes by 67 virgins in a tree-lined garden, if only I would fly the airplane into one of the Twin Towers," said Mohammed Atta, one of the hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11, between attempts to vomit up the wasps, hornets, and live coals infesting his stomach. "But instead, I am fed the boiling feces of traitors by malicious, laughing Ifrit. Is this to be my reward for destroying the enemies of my faith?" |
New Gun Fires 'Laser of Lead'
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SYDNEY, Australia -- It may not be ready for George Bush's "first war of the 21st century." But it may well be ready if there's a second.
In perhaps the most audacious upgrade of high-speed weaponry since the introduction of the Gatling Gun, Australian inventor Mike O'Dwyer has developed a machine gun that can fire bullets at a rate of 1 million rounds per minute. |
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