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Nicki F: Some interesting numbers from Finland
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"All it takes is one high-profile criminal act with a firearm, and the gun grabbers begin their blood dance of disarmament. So it is with Finland, where gun banners are pressuring the Finns to 'rethink their laws in the wake of Wednesday's' school rampage by a teenage killer."

"With 1.6 million firearms in private hands, the Nordic nation is an anomaly in Europe, lagging behind only the US and Yemen in civilian gun ownership, studies show."

But these studies show something else as well. The rate of homicide with firearms is very low in Finland, despite high rates of civilian gun ownership. 'According to a government study in 2002, only 14 per cent of homicides in Finland are gun-related.' ..." ...

John Browning Day
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"For the record, I am opposed to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a national holiday in the month of January or, for that matter, any other month. It isnt that I oppose a national holiday celebrating the legacy of Americas greatest civil rights leader. I just dont believe that King was our greatest civil rights leader. I believe that distinction belongs to John Browning."

"Since John Moses Browning was born on January 23rd, 1855, it will be easy to make the transition from a Martin King to a John Browning national holiday. And it will be educational, too. Many gun owners are unaware that Browning sold 44 guns to Winchester including the Model 94 level action repeater. ..." ...

The Handguns of Eliot Ness And The Untouchables
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"When I was a kid growing up, one of my favorite TV shows was The Untouchables, starring Robert Stack as Eliot Ness, the leader of the real-life squad of Federal agents who took down the murderous Chicago gang boss Al Capone in one of the great law enforcement victories of the Depression years."

"Even then, I read magazines like GUNS and knew Stack wasnt just an actor, but one of us, a certified pro-Second Amendment gun enthusiast. Indeed, he was more. Bob Stack was a former national champion clay bird shooter. It was good to see at least one actor on the screen who knew what to do with the guns the scriptwriters put in his hands." ...

Smith & Wesson Signs CEO to New Contract
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Gun maker Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. said Tuesday that it signed a new contract with its president and chief executive that secures his services through November 2010.

Michael F. Golden originally became president and chief executive, along with a member of the company's board, in December 2004.

Smith & Wesson said the new contract is performance focused and includes performance-based cash bonuses and restricted stock units, along with stock options.

David Codrea: AAARRGGHHH!!!!
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"Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 10:02 am Lyle Denniston The Supreme Court on Tuesday announced no action on a new case testing the meaning of the Second Amendment. The next date for possible action on it is likely to be November 26, following a pre-Thanksgiving Conference set for November 20."

What's the matter, people? 68 years isn't a long enough time to make us wait?

"As an aside ... at the time of this posting there is nothing filed by the 'authorized journalists' who get paid grand money and have billions of dollars in facilities and resources at their disposal to bring us all breaking news. Remember that the next time you hear them bemoaning the unprofessionalism of mere bloggers ..." ...

Trigger Locked on Gun Case
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"The Supreme Court's orders list just issued indicated no action one way or the other on District of Columbia v. Heller, the city's petition seeking to resurrect its strict handgun ban. The case, if it is ultimately granted review, would bring the contentious battle over the meaning of the Second Amendment before the high court, which has largely sidestepped the issue for more than six decades."

"So why would the Court not act on a case that its agenda indicated was to be discussed at its private conference Nov. 9? It's not uncommon for the Court to delay a vote and relist a case for a future conference one or more times, and in fact it seems to happening more lately, says Supreme Court expert Roy Englert Jr. ..." ...

Supreme Court Punts On D.C. Gun Ban Case, For Now
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"It was widely expected that the Supreme Court would announce today whether it would accept the appeal filed by the District of Columbia in the lawsuit challenging its handgun ban. As Lyle Denniston reports at ScotusBlog, that wasnt the case:" ...

"Figuring out what might be going on with this case at the Supreme Court is a bit like reading tea leaves, but Denniston offers several possible explanations:"

"[A]mong the possible reasons for delaying the case are these: one or more Justices simply asked for more time to consider the two cases; the Court may be rewriting the question or questions it will be willing to review ... the Court may have voted initially to deny review ... and one or more Justices are writing a dissent from the denial. ..." ...

Court Takes No Action in Guns Case
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The Supreme Court took no action Tuesday in the case involving the District of Columbia's ban on handguns.

The justices discussed the case at their private conference on Friday, but reached no resolution.

Four justices must vote to grant an appeal. The court does not always reach a decision the first time it discusses a case.

At issue is the capital's 31-year ban on handguns, among the strictest gun-control laws in the nation. In March, a federal appeals court struck down the ban as incompatible with the Second Amendment.

The justices next meet on Nov. 20 to consider accepting appeals. Their decision could be announced then or when the court convenes for oral arguments on Nov. 26.

The case is District of Columbia v. Heller, 07-290.

U.S. Supreme Court ignores gun cases
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"The U.S. Supreme Court declined to tinker with the Second Amendment, ignoring petitions from the District of Columbia on its Tuesday orders list."

"The court didn't explain its decision but Scotusblog reported justices may want more time to consider the petitions or reworking the questions it is willing to review."

"The District wants the court to determine how the Second Amendment should be defined (District of Columbia vs. Heller) and a cross petition seeks a ruling on who can challenge laws before they are actively enforced (Parker vs. District of Columbia). The justices are expected to look at the cases again next week." ...

MO: Will the Supremes review the D.C. gun ban?
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We could learn today whether the U.S. Supreme Court is going to consider the Washington D.C. gun ban. For years, the District made it damn near impossible for any private citizen to own a firearm. But a federal appeals court has struck the ban down.

Now it comes to the Supreme Court, and if they take the case, however they rule, it could have an impact on gun rights across the country. For years, the court has interpreted the Second Amendment to mean that militias have the right to keep and bear arms, not individuals. In the D.C. case, the appeals court said it's the other way around -- the Second Amendment covers individuals.

KS: What kind of gun rights exist?
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The U.S. Supreme Court is deciding whether to take up a case that could have a far-reaching impact on gun rights and laws. At issue is the long-debated, awkwardly structured sentence of the Second Amendment to the Constitution: 'A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."

Does this guarantee an individual's right to bear arms or just a collective militias right?

Thats never been settled by any previous high court, and if the justices decide to take it up (they discussed the case today but havent issued a decision whether to accept it), it will be a closely watched and significant battle in the culture wars.

ID: Lawmakers comment on guns
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"As U.S. Supreme Court justices face a decision about whether to hear a key Second Amendment case in Washington, D.C., Idaho lawmakers say their constituents clearly support this states open gun laws. While a handful of cities nationwide have adopted gun bans of varying degrees, Idaho is among the majority of states that do not require a license or permit to purchase a firearm. There is also no state-mandated waiting period on gun sales nor is registration with law enforcement agencies required." ...

NY: Handgun law would foster troubling legal climate
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"The United States may be facing its first sweeping change in federal handgun laws in nearly 70 years if the Supreme Court does not hear and overturn a recent decision by a U.S. appeals court."

"Since 1936, the federal government has interpreted the Second Amendment as permitting militias (the National Guard, for example) to carry weapons. It has not previously extended that right to individuals, deferring instead to states on the issue of shotguns, rifles and handguns."

"In New York, handgun owners must license themselves, their guns and apply for the right to carry it. Those requirements make sense in this state and provide police agencies with the legal tools necessary to go after illegal gun owners." ...

NV: Man shot, killed attempting to carjack security guard
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A suspect is dead after messing with the wrong person Tuesday morning. North Las Vegas Police say a man tried to carjack a security guard at about 6 in the morning near Gowan and I-15.

The intended victim and the suspect got into a shootout. The security guard was taken to the hospital with a minor wound. The suspect was taken to UMC where he later died.

Police say the security guard may not face any charges, because it appears he was acting in self defense.

Will Your Gun Save your Life?
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"The scenario: You are in the grocery store parking lot. Evening has fallen, but the street light illuminates the area. You are putting your new purchases in the trunk of your car, anticipating being in the warmth of your own home in fifteen minutes, after a long day at work. Thoughts are going through your mind of what to make for dinner and what you will be.....,"

"And then it happens!"

"Out of nowhere, there he is! Five feet to your right is a common street thug running at you with a knife in his hand! It has immediately become apparent to you that he wants to cut you! What do you do? ..." ...

Return of the Pirates: Attack on the Seaborne Sprite (video)
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Return of the Pirates looks at the attack on the Seaborne Sprite.
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Submitter's Note: This was one of the best KABA-issue-related programs I've seen in awhile-The History Channel's Return of the Pirates. Merchant mariners and passengers disarmed, literally, by international law, yet many of the pirates are teams of corrupt police~one of them may serve as an informant for non-police pirates: working with the police to solve an incident, or to prevent the phenomenon itself, may not be in the best interest of the company..$16 of the $50 billion dollar annual losses to criminality in this industry are to piracy. The crews want to be armed, but the general corporate fear is a trend of escalation of hostilities. In one case, a large sonic device was used to ward off an AK toting Somali.

AZ: Sheriffs deputy shoots man during struggle
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"A man wanted for failure to appear in a domestic violence case was shot Sunday during a struggle with a Cochise County sheriffs deputy." ...

"When the sheriffs deputy arrived at the scene, he made contact with Morris in the front yard and a fight ensued. Capas said Morris assaulted the deputy with some type of handheld weapon, and the deputy responded with his Taser on the man."

"But the Taser was ineffective, Capas said, because the shocker clips were hindered by the mans blue jeans. After the deputy was assaulted twice more and knocked to the ground, he used his service pistol to fire one shot into the Morris' upper body area." [emphasis added] ...

NJ: Sign Of Times: NJ School Cameras Fed Live To Cops
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"Surveillance cameras rolling inside our local schools is nothing new, but what's taking place inside Demarest's public schools is truly cutting edge: a live feed from more than two dozen cameras with a direct connection to the police."

"It's an expensive, but effective tool that could be a sign of the times with an increase in school shootings over the years."

"The system, which cost about $28,000, can even track movement in a crowded room."

"'When they arrive, they can pull up the school's live feed and do a sweep instantly,' Demarest Police Chief James Powderley tells CBS 2." ...

Presidential Politics and the Gun Issue
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"I have been involved in Republican party politics for many years and I am also on the Republican Central Committee in Clinton County, Ohio. So I am going to offer some advice I hope my fellow Republicans will listen to. First I must say I am distressed to see the polls are indicating my fellow Republicans are making a huge mistake, one they have made often in recent elections. What they are doing? According to the polling data they are setting up the party for a major defeat. How? By alienating a major player in the coalition that gives the GOP victories--a vital ally who will sit home next November, if Rudy or Mitt are at the top of the ticket. Their sitting at home will surely deprive the GOP of victory. ..." ...

Republicans need to get 'own act together' to win next November
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"Presidential candidate Fred Thompson held a 30-minute meet and greet at Smokey Row Monday morning and warned of the uphill battle facing the Republican Party."

"'I'm here today because I'm concerned about my party and my country,' Thompson said. 'The pendulum swings against us.'"

"Thompson said only once in 50 years has a political party elected a president for three elections in a row. He said a dire 2008 economic forecast and low polling numbers compounds the Republican Partys problems." ...

"Thompson said the American people responded to the message of lower taxes, a balanced budget, defense of Second Amendment rights, strong national defense, pro-life and welfare reform." ...

FL: Paul's broad appeal understandable
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"The article Sunday 'Libertarians use Web to unite on Ron Paul' describes how Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has successfully articulated his ideas through the Internet and grassroots groups."

"However, because of his consistent, common-sense approach to government, he has attracted support from across the political spectrum. Paul has basic conservative views: limited government, less wasteful government spending, protecting our borders, support for our Second Amendment rights (bearing arms) and a pro-life philosophy. But because he voted against the Iraq war and continues to call for an immediate withdrawal of American troops from there, he also appeals to many liberal anti-war voters." ...

Lavender v. Kurn, United States Supreme Court, "carried a pistol to protect himself", March 25, 1946
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"...It also appears that many hoboes and tramps frequented the area at night in order to get rides on freight trains. Haney carried a pistol to protect himself. This pistol was found loose under his body by those who came to his rescue. It was testified, however, that the pistol had apparently slipped out of his pocket or scabbard as he fell. Haney's clothes were not disarranged and there was no evidence of a struggle or fight. No rods, pipes or weapons of any kind, except Haney's own pistol, were found near the scene. . . Such were the facts in relation to respondents' theory of murder..."

"...Hmmmm, wonder if the deceased had a permit? And, the Supreme's didn't really seem to care whether or not that he did. In fact...."

Boyd v. U.S., U.S. Supreme Court, "The pistol or gun fired is the pistol or gun of each and every one of them", Jan. 4, 1892
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"...He went to his house, avowedly to obtain the key; and, after remaining away some time, returned, accompanied by Dansby, Joseph Byrd, and Richard Butler, each with weapons..."

"...They contended-to use the words of their counsel-'that while Boyd was sitting in the boat, and Standley and Davis on the bank, the ferryman and his party came around with Winchester rifles and revolvers, and, before they suspected anything, had leveled their guns on him and Davis, and told them to give up their pistols..."

"...The pistol or gun fired is the pistol or gun of each and every one of them. There are other crimes of a like character, and the law, I say, draws this distinction, and bases it upon a just ground..."

David Codrea: Hey Kids: It's BATFU Toon Time!
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"What is interesting though, is that these videos must have cost tax payers quite a bit to educate dealers. However neither I nor any other dealers that I had asked, had any ATF employee notify us about them."

"Yeah, I think an FOIA demand to see who authorized this, how much they paid, who produced these and whether or not all federal procurement competitive bidding regulations, including requirement considerations for small/disadvantaged/woman-owned/minority businesses--and if there even was an IFB or RFP--were adhered to."

"These same thugs will whine about how they don't have the resources to do their 'job,' but have money to burn on this silly crap. Maybe that's a good thing, come to think of it..."

VSSA: Red's Trading Post Saga
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"I try to post on items directly related to Virginia gun rights or of interest to Virginia gun owners. I think this is one such item. The number of Federal Firearms Licensed (FFL) dealers has been reduced dramatically since the beginning of the Clinton years, and the [BATFE] has been directly involved in this phenomenon. There is a direct relationship between the number of gun dealers and the availability of firearms for law-abiding citizens."

"Readers of the VSSA blog may be familiar with the ongoing battle between BATFE and Red's Trading Post in Idaho but if you are not it is worth a few minutes visit tothe blog of Red's owner, Ryan Horsley. ..." ...

ATF Recruitment Video
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"These are some of the statements that are made about the ATF in their recruitment video:"

"* The one phrase that defines an ATF Agent is someone that is committed to improving the public's quality of life."

"* One of the best and most respected federal law enforcement agencies"

"* Voted best places to work in the federal government"

"* Self motivated people who seek a sense of honor and loyalty"

"* Strive to uphold the highest level of standards and integrity"

"* Value each other, as well as the citizens we serve"

"* Exciting place to work with many wonderful people" ...

Pistol Packing Feds
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"The fundamental difference between government and private entities which perform comparable functions is that government, based upon the supposed notion of a 'social contract', reserves to itself the use of force to achieve its ends. ..."

"... Let's take a glance at the United States, a country of about 300 million people, and see how many agents of its federal government are entitled to pack lethal force and arrest people within its borders. The data in the following table are taken from the Bureau of Justice Statistics Federal Law Enforcement Officers, 2004 report; this is the most recent year for which these statistics are available." ...

WI: Wis. officer accidentally Tasers himself
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"A police officer has been reprimanded for accidentally discharging a Taser, causing an injury to the police officer."

"Madison police released a report Monday on the July 31 incident, without revealing the officer's name or gender. The department said the Taser accidentally discharged during a standard checkout procedure."

"According to a summary of the investigation, officers are required to make sure no air cartridges are loaded before testing the Taser gun at the start of each shift. It's the air cartridges that propel the Taser's prongs ..." ...

"A letter of reprimand was issued because failing to ensure the air cartridge wasn't loaded was a violation of department policy, the report said.

WV: Home robbed, police come a week later Submitted by: West Virginia Citizens Defense League Website: http://www.wvcdl.org/	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith's home was burglarized the afternoon of Nov. 3. State Police showed up a week later to take the report." "The thieves took some family heirloom collectibles and a gun." ... ------- Submitter's Note: When seconds count, the police are only a week away.

NY: Kelly Defends NYPD Shooting Of Teen With Hairbrush
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"The Brooklyn teenager who was shot and killed Monday by NYPD officers while carrying a hairbrush had pulled the concealed brush out from under his clothing and aimed it at officers as if it were a gun, causing officers to open fire, Commissioner Ray Kelly said Tuesday."

"Kheil Coppin, 18, was pronounced dead after being shot eight times amid a flurry of 20 bullets."

"Police say the incident began after Coppin, who is mentally disturbed, got into a dispute with his mother, Denise Owens, who then called police. When she called 911, the teen could be heard in the background claiming he had a gun." ...

South Africa: Gunmen storm high-security nuclear facility
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"An early morning attack by four gunmen who stormed and reached the emergency-response control room of a secured nuclear facility in South Africa has left one of the plant's operational officers hospitalized and officials with the country's nuclear agency threatening a newspaper with charges of violating national security laws for publishing an account of the intrusion." ...

"'The facility is meant to be safe. There are security guards, electric fences and security control points. These things are not meant to happen,' Gerber said."

"During the struggle, Gerber was shot in the chest by one of the attackers, the bullet narrowly missing his heart and spine but hitting his lung and breaking a rib." ...

UK: Police brand four out of ten crimes 'unsolvable' just hours after they are reported
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"Four out of ten crimes are written off as unsolvable just a few hours after they are reported."

"The two million offences are simply 'screened out' - and their victims have little or no chance of seeing the culprit brought to justice."

"No officer visits the scene of the crime, and no attempt is made to find a suspect."

"As many as two-thirds of burglaries are not investigated in some areas, according to the police figures."

"Even robberies and violent crimes can be screened out - along with fraud, theft and vandalism." ...
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PA: Hunting: Despite overall decline in license sales, more women are taking up hunting
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"When Brianne Stewart, 12, of West Newton, shot her first deer this fall she joined a sorority of hunters who are bucking a nationwide trend."

"She is one 304,000 girls -- 19 percent of all hunters ages 6 to 15 -- who took to the woods last year, almost doubling the number of girls that hunted in 1996. According to the just-released 2006 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service five-year census, four times as many boys hunt, but their numbers have remained unchanged."

"Stewart also is part of a Pennsylvania hunting surge, the survey says, in which hunting by adult males increased 7.6 percent and female participation jumped almost 10 percent, while numbers dropped 10 percent nationally in all but 20 states." ...

VA: Tighter gun-show checks backed
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"Former state police Superintendent W. Gerald Massengill said yesterday that he is willing to personally support restrictions on sales of firearms at gun shows."

"... Massengill described himself as a strong supporter of Second Amendment rights but as a man who has witnessed an intolerable rise in gun violence and gun presence."

"'We can't allow the proliferation of guns to continue,' he said, speaking before The Virginia Center for Public Safety, a nonprofit group that is part of a coalition of gun-control advocates."

"Massengill ... said more-thorough background checks on gun-show purchases are needed in Virginia, if only to reduce the availability of guns for illicit purposes." ...

OH: AG Dann - Conceal Carry Names Limited to Reporters' 'Mental Processes'
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"The Strickland administration and the AG's office have gone on record in response to new questions over media access to names of conceal carry permit holders. Little more than a month after relevant provisions of 126-HB9 (Oelslager) went into effect, Attorney General Marc Dann issued an opinion Tuesday clarifying that journalists cannot photo-copy, photograph, dictate, or otherwise jot down the permit holders' personal information." ...

MD: Clinics Pursue Elusive Quarry: New Hunters
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Maryland's conservation efforts may lie in the gun-toting hands of people such as Sharon Nicholson."

"Nicholson, 30, spent a recent weekend learning to hunt at a two-day women's clinic sponsored by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. She emerged a member of an endangered species: licensed hunters, whose fees pay for most of the state's wildlife management and preservation funds."

"The dwindling number of hunters poses serious problems for many states that rely on millions of dollars from license fees. A continued decline in the number of hunters could mean fewer efforts to protect threatened animal populations and fewer staff members to help motorists who have hit deer, natural resources officials said." ...

GA: More than a million meals from donated venison
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"The families of Georgia's hunters often end up with more than their fill of venison by the end of hunting season."

"That's where Georgia Hunters for the Hungry, a program that allows hunters to donate meat to local food banks, comes in."

"A growing number of hunters in Northeast Georgia are donating part of their take to Hunters for the Hungry through Sealey's Deer Cooler in Jefferson, one of the deer-processing companies that accept venison for the program."

"Owner Donnell Sealey started accepting venison for Hunters for the Hungry in 2001 and reached a milestone this fall, when the millionth meal's worth of venison given to Hunters for the Hungry was donated at his business." ...

PA: Death renews call for gun safety Submitted by: New York State Rifle & PIstol Association Website: http://www.nysrpa.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"As Altoona police investigate a second child shooting since August, the department is renewing a call for gun safety." "The department has a safety program and gun locks available to protect children, Deputy Chief Mitchell Cooper said Monday." ...