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NY: Judge Stays New York City's Suit Against Gun Industry
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"A federal judge in Brooklyn on Monday stayed New York City's lawsuit against gun manufacturers as he prepares to consider whether recently passed legislation bars such claims."
"In a brief order, Eastern District Judge Jack B. Weinstein put the Nov. 28 trial on hold. On Nov. 21, he will have a hearing to consider the gun industry's motion to dismiss the suit, which alleges that the sales and marketing practices of gun makers allow criminals to obtain guns, creating a public nuisance."
"Monday's ruling came two days after the gun industry petitioned the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for a writ of mandamus directing Weinstein to vacate the trial date and stay the case. Weinstein had previously agreed to hear arguments on the newly enacted legislation, but did not decide until Monday to vacate the trial date and impose a stay." |
IL: Common sense gun laws
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"This past legislative session has been good for Blagojevich and his gun control allies. He vetoed two NRA-backed initiatives that would have destroyed the firearm purchase database and made it easier for some convicted criminals to own guns. He also vetoed a House bill that would have eliminated the waiting period for gun owners that trade firearms."
"It is amazing to me that some of these bills even passed through the state assembly in the first place. It just goes to show the clout the NRA has. I realize that most gun owners are law-abiding citizens who pose no threat to public, but guns are very dangerous and can cause catastrophic damage if handled irresponsibly. The state keeps track of all automobile owners, most of whom are law-abiding citizens, through a database. There's no reason why we should not have a similar system for gun owners."
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1 - The right to keep and bear arms is specifically mentioned in the Constitution. Your right to own a car or drive is not.
2 - Registration has not stopped accidents or vehicular homicides. It was never meant to do so. It was a way to track stolen vehicles.
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In Defense of Gun Manufacturers
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"When is federal legislation that LOOKS like special protective legislation NOT a mere prop for a 'special interest'? When
"A. The industry being defended is the industry as a whole, not any particular company;
"B. The threat to that industry comes from numerous local governments set out to abuse the tort system;
"C. The issue at hand directly relates to one of the Amendments to the Constitution in the Bill of Rights; and
"D. The law is a good example of a rare Constitutionally PROPER use of the 'Commerce Clause.'" |
CA: Prop H - A Fun Look At Gun Control
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"This has gotten me to thinking about Proposition H. Sure, it's currently being challenged by the National Rifle Association (Motto: Don't make us shoot you), but it doesn't mean that some GOOD things can't come from this measure."
"I'd like to offer some observations on Proposition H."
"Health Insurance costs are sure to go down. Working conditions will be much better - for criminals."
"It is finally easier to identify the criminals. They're the ones with the guns. The victims are the ones lying in the pool of blood."
"More good news. Most shootings will now be intentional." |
UT: Are guns and cars a good mix?
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"There are those who oppose the idea for various reasons, many of them quite logical. I happen to know several cops who cringe at the thought. But no police or prosecutors were invited to testify before the committee."
"...I don't want to get carried away and ask why the Legislature would possibly be interested in endangering the safety of drivers, their passengers and all the other unsuspecting people who share the highways by making it easier than ever for people to tote guns and rifles in their vehicles."
"Funny thing is, this is one of the reasons police, sheriffs and most other law enforcement agencies decided against endorsing the bill last year. ..." |
UT: Panel OKs vehicle-firearm bill
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"A proposal that would allow Utahns to carry loaded guns in their vehicles received a boost Wednesday from a legislative committee."
"Sen. Mark Madsen, R-Lehi, said Utah's current statute is overly cumbersome for the average sportsman or gun owner to follow."
"'It puts law-abiding citizens at a disadvantage if they are approached by a criminal,' he said."
"Madsen first proposed the idea in the previous legislative session, but decided he needed more time to finalize his plan." |
DE: Homeowner Shoots Alleged Intruder Dead
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"One man is dead and another is in the hospital after a Delaware homeowner shot them."
"Police said Thomas Morganstern, 60, was sleeping in an upstairs bedroom of his Roselle home when two men entered his home early Thursday morning. Morganstern, who is an avid hunter, grabbed a handgun and chased the men downstairs. Police said the men fired on Morganstern in the living room area and he shot back."
"Morganstern was not injured and he called police and reported the home invasion and shooting." |
TX: Woman says she aimed for intruder's leg (Follow Up)
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"A woman who wounded an intruder hiding in one of her closets says she shot his leg because she didn't want to kill him."
"Susan Gaylord Buxton, 66, said she's a good shot and could have killed the man because her gun instructors taught her well. Instead, she said, she aimed for his leg and fired a second shot to warn him as he hobbled off."
"Buxton has a permit to carry a handgun and will not be charged with a crime because she was defending herself, police said." |
Australia: Club employees robbed at gunpoint
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"Police are searching for two hooded men after they robbed a club in Wauchope at gunpoint overnight."
"About 9.30pm, two men dressed in black and wearing balaclavas entered the club on King Street."
"The men then forced four staff members to the ground while threatening them with a gun, before tying their hands behind their backs." |
WI: Hunting 'not just a man's sport anymore'
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"Like others in Central Wisconsin and around the state, hunting for Richard Keson and his son, John, is an opportunity to spend time in nature and away from the cares of everyday life." ...
"John Keson said he's been hunting since he was 13 and enjoys bow and gun hunting. Hunting, for him, is an escape." |
WI: Should you be allowed to carry a concealed firearm?
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"Scott Willms shopped at Waukesha’s Fletcher Arms Inc. on Tuesday and welcomed news a state Assembly committee approved a bill allowing Wisconsin residents to carry concealed weapons."
"At the east side gun shop, Willms said if the bill becomes law, he would get required training and obtain the needed license, but whether or not he goes on to carry a weapon is secondary to the right the new law would provide." |
MN: Itasca County competes in state 4-H shooting
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"The 2005 Minnesota State 4-H Shooting Sports competition was held on Sept. 9, 10, and 11th in Bemidji."
"More than 550 4-H shooting sports competitors and 30 counties throughout the state of Minnesota participated in three-position BB gun, three-position air rifle, standard air rifle, trap, black powder, air pistol, archery, .22 (small bore) rifle, silhouettes, wildlife calling, and wildlife knowledge." |
MI: School: Gun found on student
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"A special-needs student who brought an antique pistol to Belleville High School Monday afternoon was quickly isolated from the student population with administrators placing themselves in possible jeopardy to contain the situation, said Kevin Kelly, high school principal."
"Although the handgun, circa 1877, wasn't loaded, the administrators didn't know that at the time, Kelly said." ...
"The student was arrested on a charge of possession of a handgun in a weapon-free zone and taken to Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility..." |
UK: Five years for paranoid gun offender
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"Officers investigating the theft of a £30,000 Mercedes cornered Ross, who paid just £500 for the luxury car – then discovered the gun."
"The 23-year-old originally claimed he found the weapon, together with ammunition, in the boot of the £30,000 car just an hour before police turned up at his house in Weardale Avenue, South Bents, and arrested him this summer."
"He later said he was keeping the gun for someone else – then changed his story to say he had bought it for his own protection." |
MD: Student Arrested For Brandishing Toy Gun At Elderly Woman
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Police arrested a student at another Delmarva school for pointing a handgun at a 75-year-old-woman.
The gun later turned out to be a toy. This happened in the parking lot of South Dorchester High School in Cambridge. Officers say they didn't realize it wasn't real until after the arrest.
The 17-year-old still faces second degree assault and reckless endangerment charges.
Earlier in the year, officers arrested three 17-year-olds for bringing a pair of rifles on school grounds.
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MI: Hangtime is new location for gun show, home show
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"Hangtime Sports, Midland's eight-court basketball facility, is branching out."
The facility will become home to the Midland Gun Show April 22-23 and the Home and Garden Show March 3-5. Both yearly events previously used the old Midland Civic Arena, which will meet the wrecking ball unless someone can come up with a plan that will provide enough financial support for the building to stay open."
"The gun show has been a source of controversy in the past because the civic arena's residential neighbors have objected to hordes of vehicles overflowing onto their streets." |
Canada: Justice minister to introduce legislation this month to combat gun crime
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"Justice Minister Irwin Cotler says he will introduce legislation this month to crack down on the gun crime plaguing some of Canada's big cities."
"Mandatory sentences for gun crimes and more money for programs to help troubled youths were promised Wednesday by Prime Minister Paul Martin in Toronto. Cotler, who opposed minimum sentences as legally ineffective when he was a law professor, defends the concept as politically valuable in sending a message to judges, prosecutors and criminals." |
IL: Inflammatory language won't settle Illinois gun concerns
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"Outlandish comments from a representative of the national Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence won't help gun-control issues in Illinois."
"Last summer, Gov. Rod Blagojevich vetoed three bills dealing with how guns may be transported, tracked and traded."
"There can be reasonable arguments on both sides of these issues, but the organization formed in the name of presidential aide Jim Brady ...had to enter with an outlandish statement: 'Those who oppose the veto of the governor are upholding crime. They are advocating for criminals and against victims,' said Jennifer Bishop. The comment was so ridiculous it would almost make one want to override the governor's vetoes without knowing the issues." |
FL: Terry Parker student brought gun to school to “protect classmate”
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This morning, police are investigating two cases of kids with guns threatening their classmates.
A 9th grader at Terry Parker High is under arrest for bringing a loaded gun to school. Police say the 15-year old was arrested yesterday in the dean's office reading a bible.
The student told police he was reading because he was afraid he was going to do something.
Police say the student told a friend that he brought the gun to school to protect another classmate. |
Canada: Website that sold firearms shut down by police
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"Revealing a new twist to e-commerce, a police sting operation has shut down a Toronto-based website that offered buyers an illegal smorgasbord of firearms and other weapons, many of them illustrated with photographs."
"Hundreds of gun charges have been laid against 30-year-old Jason Chong, who will appear in court this morning for a bail hearing." |
OH: Boone Co. Teen Charged After Selling Gun At School
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A 15-year-old Boone County high school student has been charged after bringing a gun to school and trying to sell it.
Boone County say the teenager gave the gun to another 15-year-old last Friday at the school in Florence.
The recipient was supposed to give $10 to that teen as a handling fee, then $120 to an 18-year-old, whose father owned the gun.
The 18-year-old's father realized the gun was gone Sunday and called police.
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CT: Gun club property a 'done deal'
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"Although it appears that the transfer of the old Remington Gun Club property, known as Stratford Point, to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by the end of the year is a "done deal," some town officials haven't given up on acquiring it for the town." ...
"Last month, the town's Waterfront Harbor Management Commission voted unanimously to ask the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to halt the transfer by ruling it inconsistent with the state's Coastal Zone Management Plan."
"Bill Rock, the commission's chairman, said the objective is for the town to own and control the property, not the Fish and Wildlife Service." |
GA: Guns are too accessible to teens
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"Parents should be held liable when their children — who legally cannot own a gun — get hold of a weapon in their homes and hurt themselves or someone else."
"The gun lobby contends that parental responsibility laws infringe on the rights of gun owners to have their weapons at the ready. It wouldn't be safe, the lobby argues, to store guns under lock and key, or better yet, to not have them at all in homes with children, especially troubled teens with histories of violence or depression."
"Tell that to the 60 people who died in school shootings in the last nine years, or the 1,200 teens and children who kill themselves each year with guns." |
Australia: Gun used in mobile phone theft
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"A MAN has had his mobile phone stolen at gunpoint on the Gold Coast."
"The 43-year-old was walking on Pappas Way, Carrara, when another man grabbed him from behind and pointed a gun at his face about 7.15pm yesterday, police said."
"The victim was forced to hand over his mobile phone before the thief ran away." |
IN: Gun permits issued over objections of city police
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"Eleven years ago, 15-year-old Matthew Comfort helped four other teenagers stomp a man to death in Heekin Park after the victim ignored their request for a cigarette."
"No longer a felon in the eyes of the state, Comfort's voluntary manslaughter conviction was expunged from his record when he turned 18 and was released from detention."
"'I'm a grown man now,' Comfort said this month. 'I have a family. I'm clean.'"
"In September he applied for a permit to carry a handgun. Though Comfort's petition is still under review, Muncie police are concerned the state will grant his request over their objections." |
CO: Gun at school triggers guilty plea
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"A 10th-grader at Montezuma-Cortez High School who brought a handgun to school pleaded guilty Wednesday to two of three counts of handgun possession at a juvenile court proceeding held at the 22nd Judicial Court."
"The 16-year-old boy pleaded guilty to one count of weapon possession on school grounds, which is a felony, and a lesser charge of carrying a concealed weapon."
"A third charge of handgun possession by a juvenile was dropped as part of a plea agreement reached with the district attorney." ...
"Colorado Revised Statute 22-33-106 states expulsion is mandatory for any student found carrying, bringing, using or possessing a dangerous weapon without the authorization of the school or the school district." |
TX: Five-year-old had unloaded gun on school bus
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"Lufkin police are reviewing how a five-year-old boy ended up with an unloaded gun on a school bus."
"Authorities say it appears the child unknowingly had the pistol in his backpack."
"Deputy Superintendent Roy Knight says the gun was found Monday after another student told school officials he'd seen a child with a knife."
"A search came up with the gun -- but no knife." |
South Africa: DA raises gun control concerns with Nquakula
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"The Democratic Alliance has presented a report detailing concerns about the implementation of the Firearms Control Act (FCA) to Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula."
"Gun owners should not to be criminalised because of government's failure to implement the FCA, DA MP Roy Jankielsohn said on Thursday." |
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