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David Codrea: Conoco-Phillips "Pleased" to Have Federal Judge Disarm YOU
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"U.S. District Judge Terence Kern issued a permanent injunction against an Oklahoma law that would have kept employers from banning firearms at the workplace under certain conditions."
"Kern decided in a 93-page written order issued Thursday that the amendments to the Oklahoma Firearms Act and the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, which were to go into effect in 2004, conflict with a federal law meant to protect employees at their jobs."
"Kern said the amendments 'criminally prohibit an effective method of reducing gun-related workplace injuries and cannot co-exist with federal obligations and objectives.'" "First off, I'd like to know where he pulled that conclusion out of." ... |
U.S. ranks number one in gun ownership
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"A new report shows that when it comes to gun ownership, the United States is the most heavily armed society in the world. The Small Arms Survey found that there are nine guns for every ten people living in the country, with about 270 million firearms in circulation."
"As crime continues to rises, gun sales are doing the same. 'I've always owned handguns since I was old enough to shoot,' says Albany City Attorney Nathan Davis. However, he never dreamed he'd become an actual target." ... |
Another Poster Child for the NRA
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"Only a few hundred miles outside of Milwaukee, in a town of 2,000, a twenty year old 'off-duty' deputy sheriff, and part-time police officer, apparently went bezerk, and went on a shooting spree, at an undisclosed private house, taking the lives of at least six people. The suspect, whose name is being withheld, was himself fatally shot by 'authorities,' some of whom may have worked at the same sheriff's office. Many of the specific details of this crime are being withheld, and there is only speculation about the motive. (AP) A mother of one of the victims suggests jealousy might be behind the killler's rampage." ... |
MI: Grand Rapids business owner shoots intruder
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"A well-known local photographer shot an intruder to death early Monday morning when the man broke into the gallery on Division just north of Cherry."
"About 12:30 a.m. Monday, people who live in apartments above the photography shop heard breaking glass and a popping sound, and called 911."
"Detectives say a man smashed the front window to get in, waking up the business owner who lives just behind the shop."
"Allen Stevenson, 43, of Muskegon Heights, confronted the owner, Jeff Dykehouse, who then shot the intruder. Stevenson was dying on the floor when police arrived on scene and was later pronounced dead at the hospital." ... |
MT: Officials say fatal bear shooting was self defense
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"Wildlife officials say a female grizzly bear died after a Pennsylvania hunter defending himself and his companion shot the animal north of Yellowstone National Park."
"The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks said it confirmed the bow hunters’ report. They said the bear charged ... stopped within 9 feet of them after bear spray was used, charged again and was shot. One of the hunters fired a pistol twice."
"It happened just like they said it did,' said Warden Capt. Sam Sheppard of the state agency. 'It's self defense. The matter is closed.'" ...
"Sheppard said that without the spray, the bear probably would have mauled one of the men. The spray is not foolproof, but 'it's still the best thing going,' he said." ...
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Self Defense Is A Good Form Of Exercise
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"... Seems to me the in fad of socializing with flesh and bones has now become a rarity. Now, someone defends brandishing a concealed weapon because some frail, old person may not be able to 'kick and throw' very far. I got two words for ya: Jack Lalanne."
"Studies now show that if you exercise your mind and body (probably soul as well) on a regular basis, you can practically slow down the process of aging. Learning self defense has many benefits to it. At least I can say it builds confidence. Can you say this about sitting in front of a computer in a chatroom or playing video games for hours on end? It also builds old fashioned — provided it is done in a public place, not in front of a TV at home — social skills." ... |
WV: 5 stabbed during fight at driving range
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At least five persons suffered stab wounds late Friday when a fight broke out at the Southridge Golf Range, just outside the Charleston and South Charleston city limits.
Three of the victims were being treated for their injuries at Thomas Memorial Hospital, while two and possibly three others refused treatment, according to personnel at the Metro 911 dispatch center.
The stabbing incident was reported shortly after 10 p.m.
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department was investigating the incident.
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Submitter's Note: Proving once again that you never know where the bad guys will strike. |
MI: Anniversary of Self Defense
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"Besides holding these truths to be self evident, is the right of the people to bear arms. Today, Columbus Day isn’t the only occasion that will be acknowledged, Michigan’s Self Defense Act marks its first anniversary on today as well."
"Despite progress in the fight against gun crime in America, gun crime rates continue to be among the highest in the industrialized world. To help reduce the impact of gun crimes on families in Michigan, guns rights activists worked on a bill to protect hearth & home." ...
"The legislation, clarified when a person can use deadly force in self-defense during break-ins, carjackings and other potentially violent crimes - even in incidents away from the person's home." ... |
Children's Groups Fight To Keep D.C. Gun Ban
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"Three national organizations for children are fighting to save the District's ban on handguns."
"A lower court ruled the ban is unconstitutional. Now the case may be heading to the U.S. Supreme Court."
"Both sides believe the ruling could have national implications."
"Three groups -- the Children's Defense Fund, the Society for Adolescent Medicine and the American Academy of Pediatrics -- filed a 'friend of the court' brief Friday."
"Those groups said that repealing the city's gun ban will have 'devastating' consequences." ... |
OR: Since You Asked: Students allowed transfers out of gun-toting teacher's class
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"If the South Medford High School English teacher wins her case (and I pray she doesn't), will students have the right, for personal safety reasons, to not have her as their English teacher? Will parents be allowed to pull their sons and daughters from Shirley Katz's class for safety reasons?"
"— Dean L., Medford"
"A Jackson County Circuit Court judge's decision on whether a teacher may carry a concealed weapon at her school could influence how the Medford School District handles certain parent and student requests to transfer out of particular teachers' classes." ...
"As of Friday, a few students had already transferred out of Katz's classroom, said Principal Kevin Campbell. An exact number could not be immediately confirmed." ... |
OR: Ore. teacher wants to take gun to school
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"English teacher Shirley Katz insists she needs to take her pistol with her to school because she fears her ex-husband could show up and try to harm her. She's also worried about a Columbine-style attack."
"But Katz's district has barred teachers from bringing guns to school, so she is challenging the ban as unlawful, since Oregon is among states that allow people with a permit to carry concealed weapons into public buildings."
"'This is primarily about my Second Amendment right and Oregon law and the simple fact that I know it is my right to carry that gun,' said Katz ..."
"'I have that (concealed weapons) permit. I refuse to let my ex-husband bully me. And I am not going to let the school board bully me, either.'" ... |
MI: Is it time to arm teachers?
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"Could arming teachers make schools safer?"
"'I think it's probably a good idea. If the criminal element knows there is no protection in the schools, then it's a prime spot to target,' said Joe Oberlee, president of the Oakland County Sportsmen's Club."
"A bill introduced in the state House would allow teachers, administrators and other employees to carry concealed pistols on public school property, if authorized by the superintendent. Additional training could also be required for those seeking authorization."
"'If your kid was in the school and there was a bad guy headed for the door, wouldn't you like somebody to be in there who could stop that guy? ...' Oberlee said."
"Three Lapeer County school superintendents are against the gun bill." ... |
NRA plans to endorse candidate before Iowa Caucuses
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"An Iowan who sits on the NRA's board of directors says the gun rights group may endorse a presidential candidate before Iowa's Caucuses. Kayne Robinson, a retired Des Moines cop, is a former president of the National Rifle Association."
"'We're constantly looking at the candidates and we talk with them and, of course, we know them all,' Robinson says. 'There are a lot of candidates who are very sensitive to Second Amendment issues and that's how the decision will be made in the end and it's a tough one.'" ... |
No matter what the question is, Rudy says 9/11
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"For Rudy Giuliani, 9/11 is the answer. To almost anything, it seems."
"After all, it's why America fell in love with him on that darkest of days, when the mayor was the only person on TV reassuring the nation. It's why he's the Republican front-runner for President."
"'For me, every day is an anniversary of Sept. 11,' he said in Florida last month."
"Giuliani wastes no opportunity to bring up 9/11 on the campaign trail. Sometimes, it looks like a stretch."
"Here is 'Jeopardy, the Giuliani Edition,' where 9/11 is always the answer, but the questions may surprise you:"
"WHY DID YOU FLIP ON GUN CONTROL?"
"'There are some major intervening events - Sept. 11 - which cast somewhat of a different light on the Second Amendment.'" |
International tribunal to hear Castle Rock case
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"Two years after Jessica Lenahan exhausted all of her legal appeals, including one to the U.S. Supreme Court, she learned Friday that her case will be heard by an international human rights tribunal."
"Lenahan, whose estranged husband killed their three daughters in 1999, has said that Castle Rock police could have prevented their deaths if they had enforced her restraining order against him."
"Instead, her 30-year-old husband, Simon Gonzales, shot their three daughters before dying in a shootout with Castle Rock police."
"Lenahan unsuccessfully sued Castle Rock police and pursued appeals all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which rejected her case in 2005." ... |
Secret Service Agent Shoots Car
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"The U.S. Secret Service is investigating why one of its agents shot his car last month during a United Nations visit by the Iranian premier."
"Secret Service spokesman Eric Zahren confirmed that his agency's internal affairs unit has been asked to find out the details surrounding an agent's 'accidental discharge' into the floorboard of his vehicle on Sept. 25 in Manhattan."
"The spokesman would not confirm the type of gun used to shoot the automobile. The car was parked in a 'staging area,' Zahren said. He noted that there were no 'principals' near the site of the shooting -- security-speak for the individuals under Secret Service protection." ... |
WI: Wis. Deputy Flew Into Rage After Rebuff
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"A young sheriff's deputy who opened fire on a pizza party and killed six people reportedly flew into a rage when he was rebuffed by his old girlfriend, and others at the gathering called him a 'worthless pig.'" ...
"Police, who declined to provide details of the argument, said Peterson stormed out, retrieved an AR-15 rifle from his car outside and burst back into the house firing 30 shots that killed all but one of the people at the party." ...
"The rampage raised questions in the remote northern Wisconsin community of 2,000 about how Peterson could have met requirements to become a law enforcement officer, especially after police acknowledged Monday that Peterson received no psychological screening before he was hired." ... |
TN: Gun sales resume as TBI check system operational
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"After almost three days of being down, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s system for conducting criminal background checks on potential gun buyers is back up and running this afternoon."
"Kristen Helm, a TBI spokeswoman, said a software issue “crashed the server” at about 1 a.m. Monday morning, halting all gun sales in Tennessee for almost three days."
"But the server became operational again this afternoon at about 2:30 p.m., Helm said."
"Helm said the TBI would try to clear its 'slight backlog' of background checks by 10:30 p.m."
"'We’re rushing just to get it done just so we can keep our gun dealers happy,' Helm said. '... Unfortunately, things break and computers crash and things like this happen.'" ... |
WI: Wisconsin Shooter Acted Alone, Exchanged Gunfire With Cops
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"An off-duty sheriff's deputy who killed six young people fired 30 rounds of ammunition after he burst into a home where friends had gathered ..."
"Tyler Peterson, 20, who later died after exchanging gunfire with law enforcement officers, had been in a relationship with one of the victims, authorities said at a news conference." ...
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Submitter's Note: You'll quickly notice there's a drastic change in terminology when the shooter is one of 'the elite'. What is usually referred to as an evil, mean, & nasty 'assault weapon' suddenly becomes a demure 'rifle' when the murderer happens to be a law enforcement officer. I'll be curious to see how our esteemed pendejos at the Brady Bunch spin this one. |
NY: Guns' fate dogs Tuffey
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"Police Chief James W. Tuffey told Albany lawmakers recently that dozens of machine guns secretly purchased by Albany police officers had all been recovered and destroyed."
"But two sources familiar with the matter said several of the automatic weapons, which were obtained by Albany police officers and at least one civilian in the early 1990s, remain missing."
"Last week, the chief declined to clarify his statements or to answer questions about the missing weapons. Mayor Jerry Jennings also did not respond to a request for comment." ... |
FL: Rules about shooting guns are hard to enforce
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"Brenda Haskins was watching TV when a bullet tore into her home, shattering a glass door and slamming into a kitchen cabinet. She crawled to a neighbor's house, fearing she was a target. Sheriff's deputies raced to the neighborhood."
"The shooter was not a sniper but a Naples woman who had fired three 9 mm rounds into the woods from the backyard of her mother's home. Adrienne M. Mitchell was charged with unlawfully shooting a gun in public." ...
"But applying the public-shooting laws to all backyards is dangerous because yards are not public, says a defense attorney in Bradenton who is challenging the law. A court battle in Manatee County seeks to resolve the issue. The sides will square off this week in court." ... |
PA: Gun Control: Does the Debate Ever End?
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"A machine gun. What is the practicality in owning a machine gun? The better question is: why do I need a practical reason to own a machine gun? A machine gun is dangerous, but a car is dangerous. If I collect firearms, can the government prevent me from owning one? Should the government limit what I can or cannot own? Most profoundly, the answer is no as reiterated through the Constitution and James Madison." ...
"So, do I need a machine gun? No. Do I want a machine gun? No. However, the point is, I want the possibility of owning a machine gun and to keep it that way. Government involvement in the people's lives should be strictly limited to the bare minimum in all aspects of the law." |
VA: Should information about concealed weapon permit holders be kept private?
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"Back in March, in an effort to demonstrate access to public records, the Roanoke Times printed the names and addresses of every concealed weapons permit holder in Virginia. Now a new proposal would keep the public from using the Freedom of Information Act to access identifying information about permit holders."
"'A lot of the folks who were upset had gotten the permit to protect themselves from a stalker, from an ex-boyfriend, or girlfriend that was violent towards them,' says Delegate Morgan Griffith. The last thing they wanted was their gun carry status and address printed for everyone to see. But even if the Roanoke Times had not printed the list, it was still available to any citizen who submitted a FOIA request to get it." ... |
KS: Local NRA event raises almost $20,000 for group
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"The National Rifle Association is more than a lobbyist group -- it's an organization that gives back to the community through education and safety programs starting with the youth, its representatives said this weekend."
"Ulysses resident Kevin Shapland said that without NRA funding or grant programs, his 13-year-old son, Seth, may have never become interested in competitive shooting."
"'The NRA pays for shells and targets,' he said. 'Without the organization's funding, kids who couldn't afford the cost of materials wouldn't have the opportunity to take part in the sport.'"
"Saturday night at the Finney County Fairgrounds in the West Pavilion, more than 250 people got together to support the NRA with a fundraiser." ... |
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| And what country can preserve its liberties, if its rulers are not warned from time to time that this people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms....The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants. — Thomas Jefferson in a letter to William S. Smith in 1787. Taken from Jefferson, On Democracy p. 20, S. Padover ed., 1939 |
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