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PA: Proposed Changes to Gun Laws
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"A state lawmaker from Lycoming County wants to change gun laws to give people more options if they are confronted by an attacker."
"Steven Cappelli is a Republican from Williamsport. He's proposed House Bill 2231 in the state legislature in Harrisburg. The bill proposes to loosen state gun laws, especially concerning the use of deadly force." |
UT: Man Caught After Picking Wrong House to Burglarize
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"A man in is jail after picking the wrong house to burglarize."
"Some homeowners rely on a security system to keep them safe. Others may have a watch dog. Jeffrey Poland takes care of things on his own."
"Jeffrey Poland Jeffrey Poland, Stopped Burglar: 'I had the gun at him... pointed right at him and I told him twice before he stopped.'" |
Responsible gun owners, criminals, or both?
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"But the truth is that there aren’t 'good' and 'bad' gun owners– there’s just gun owners. And they don’t 'defend' or 'attack' – they shoot. They kill. That’s why guns are such a problem in this country, because people are taught by the NRA to believe that some guns can do 'good' work, that they can defend families and households. But they don’t. They destroy families. They crush households, and then end lives over and over again, every day of every week." |
ID: Firearm trade shows to be allowed at fairgrounds
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"Commissioners on Wednesday amended a county ordinance to allow firearm trade shows and exhibitions at the fairgrounds."
"However, each request must be approved by Sheriff Wayne Tousley and the Twin Falls County Fair Board."
"The original county code made it clear that dangerous weapons, which included firearms, rifles, knives and even hand darts, were not allowed within 250 yards of the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds in Filer. However, there have been some limited gun shows at the fairgrounds and also some raffle drawings for weapons at the fair, Tousley said." |
Bob Barr: Aw, shoot . . . Brazil wiser than San Fran
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"Despite massive publicity by the anti-gun campaign prior to Brazil's nationwide vote in late October, voters, while obviously depressed by the frighteningly high murder rates, determined that with police corruption and ineptitude accounting for much of the firearms crime rate, it would be foolhardy to strip law-abiding citizens of the ability to defend themselves. ..."
"The fact that anti-firearms groups were surprised at the results of the vote in Brazil indicates how out of touch they are. ..."
"Common sense prevailed in Brazil. San Francisco is another story." |
VA: Arlington Officer Wounded After Standoff With Police
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"An off-duty Arlington County police officer wielding a handgun and threatening to commit suicide was shot and wounded by a Prince William County police officer early yesterday in a shopping mall parking lot, according to law enforcement officials."
"Cpl. Payam Zeraat, 37, was holding a handgun inside the cab of his truck at Glendale Plaza in Dale City about 2:40 a.m. when he "made a movement that threatened" the Prince William officers trying to negotiate with him, said 1st Sgt. Kim Chinn, a spokeswoman for Prince William police." |
Canada: Cherry wades in on gun laws
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"Don Cherry expanded his repertoire of rants by wading in on Canada's gun laws in his daily radio show Thursday."
"Cherry said Canada's gun laws should be tougher, but he also objected to the Liberal government's gun registry, which has over-run its projected costs." |
NC: Loaded Gun Found In 5-year-old's Book Bag
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"A kindergartner found a loaded gun in her book bag. Eyewitness News was first to tell parents what was in their children's school."
"A kindergartner sat down at a desk, opened her book bag and to her surprise, she pulled out a loaded semiautomatic pistol."
"It happened as classes began Wednesday at Troutman Elementary School in Iredell County." |
PA: Gun control issue needs addressing
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"Until last week, my thoughts on gun control generally fell into line with those of the National Rifle Association - gun crimes aren't the result of too many guns, gun crimes are result of people."
"That has changed. ..." |
UK: Boy charged over air rifle death
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"A 15-year-old boy has been charged with manslaughter after a 12-year-old boy was shot in the eye with an air rifle."
"Alex Cole was playing in a friend's bedroom in Beech Grove, Conisbrough, near Doncaster, on 1 May when he was shot. He died in hospital the next day."
"A 39-year-old man has also been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm." |
IL: Gov urges feds to keep license from gun store's new owners
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"Gov. Blagojevich sent a letter to the feds Wednesday saying he hopes a west suburban gun store whose license was revoked earlier this year is not allowed to sell guns under a new owner."
"The governor's letter to Carl Truscott, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said Bell's Gun and Sport Shop in Franklin Park has been a major source of weapons used in crimes in the Chicago area. One study showed the store sold 738 guns linked to criminals between 1996 and 2000." |
NV: Commissioners table shooting ordinance
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"Churchill County Commissioners postponed discussion Wednesday on a new ordinance that would govern discharging a firearm in the unincorporated area."
"Civil Deputy District Attorney Rusty Jardine said the topic was tabled after a crowd of residents came to the meeting to oppose a new law that would set limits on where a firearm could be fired in proximity to homes, churches, businesses and parks."
"Jardine said Commission Chairwoman Gwen Washburn also received calls in opposition to the proposed law." |
Philippines: Women accuse NPD SWAT team of harassment
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"AT LEAST 15 MEMBERS OF THE NORTHERN Police District Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) were accused yesterday of harassment and abuse of authority by five elderly women."
"In their complaint, Consuelo Balete, 65, single; Eugenia Diangzon, 67; Milagros Guerrero, 52, widower; Nida Guerrero, 53; and Elsie Balete, 57, said the SWAT team entered their compound located at 111 Malaya St., Caloocan City, at around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday and pointed their guns at them." |
UK: UK police chief admits shoot-to-kill error
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"Police were wrong to secretly implement a shoot-to-kill policy against suspected suicide bombers that led to the killing of an innocent Brazilian man, British Police Chief Sir Ian Blair has said."
"The Metropolitan Police Commissioner called for a public debate on the use of lethal force against suspected terrorists in the wake of the July 7 bombings in London. He said the attacks had already changed the face of British policing, and urged the public to decide what kind of police force they wanted." |
TN: Gun found on high school's campus; student arrested
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There was an arrest at a local high school Thursday after a gun was found on the school's campus.
A 17-year-old Fairview High School sophomore was arrested for possessing a high-powered rifle. The gun was found in the student's pickup truck and was loaded. A fellow student reported the incident to authorities. The suspect was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm on a school campus. |
WI: Wisconsin Regular Gun Deer Hunt Begins Saturday
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"In less than 48 hours, the 2005 Gun Deer Hunt will kick-off across the state of Wisconsin. And wildlife managers with the Department of Natural Resources say with the state's white-tailed deer population estimated at about 1.4 to 1.5 million animals, hunting opportunities appear good in all areas of the state."
"The DNR says many Deer Management Units remain well over population goals and officials urge hunters to keep the hunting pressure high on antlerless deer, a two-to-one doe to buck ratio is about right, they say." |
MS: Hunters welcome cold weather for gun season
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"After weeks of unseasonably warm temperatures, including record-setting days this past week, and dry weather, hunters got their wish for cooler temperatures Wednesday night and early today as temperatures in south Mississippi dropped into the 30s."
"Everything else is in place for a good deer season." |
OK: Outdoors column: Gun season opener should be great
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"With the cooler weather moving in, this year's deer gun season should be a good one for those that have done their homework. It seems that as the weather cools down, the bigger bucks roam more and more, looking for a doe to 'cuddle' with."
"And with the season opening on Saturday, that means that you hunters only have tomorrow left to enter the 3rd annual Big Buck contest sponsored by the Copan 4-H and FFA Livestock Booster Club. Entries have to be posted by no later than Friday evening." |
MD: Free gunlocks draw hundreds to Dick's store
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"David Helm of Perry Hall stopped by Dick's Sporting Goods to pick up some ammunition for his guns and ended up picking up a free gunlock."
"'I think gunlocks are great, the best way to go,' he said."
"He said his children are adults, but he believes in safety first."
"'I have a rifle and a shotgun and a .22. This will prevent anyone from getting a gun and misusing it,' he said." |
IL: Mother allegedly brings gun to child's school
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Charges could be filed against a west suburban mother accused of bringing a gun to her child's school. The woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon at Forest Hills Elementary in Western Springs.
Police say her alleged husband called two schools warning them his wife was on the way there with a gun to pick up their children. Officers caught up with her at the elementary school and found the unloaded pistol in her pocket.
Authorities are trying to figure out why she was carrying the gun in the first place.
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WV: West Virginia Bucks-only Gun Fact Sheet
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* The West Virginia bucks-only gun season is November 21 - December 3. It is open in all counties except Logan, Mingo, McDowell and Wyoming.
* Approximately 320,000 licensed hunters will be in West Virginia's woods during this season.
* A list of deer checking stations in West Virginia can be found online at http://www.wvdnr.gov/hunting/check_stations.asp
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Cayman Islands: Nine guns handed over in only fifteen days for Rotary’s amnesty
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"The hand-over of handguns and shotguns in the last couple of weeks is a significant step in the fight against crime. Some nine weapons have been handed over to members of the clergy, as well as ammunition in the Rotary Club gun-buy-back and amnesty which started 1 November."
"The Club is leading an all-Islands-weapon clean-up in the month-long programme. The Club’s plan was one of a raft of measures from different sectors of the community to help in the serious fight against crime."
"Although nine weapons are not to be scoffed at, Rotary’s President David Kirkaldy said he wished the intake had been higher during the first half of the programme." |
NV: Nye County sheriff's deputy suspended in domestic battery case
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"A Nye County sheriff's deputy has been suspended with pay after his arrest on a domestic battery charge."
"56-year-old detention officer Mario Zayas faces criminal charges and an internal administrative investigation that could cost him his job following his arrest on Monday. Zayas has worked for the sheriff's office since 1997. He's free now on bail."
"A sheriff's captain says that if Zayas is convicted of domestic battery, he would stripped of his permit to carry a firearm." |
Mary Shaw, gun control & abortion (Letter)
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"IT'S amazing how Mary Shaw (op-ed, Nov. 11) has the gall to show such hypocrisy."
"In one line she indicates she supports abortion rights, but in the very next, she favors gun control, not to mention restricting religion and other things."
"You could argue that, unlike a gun, which might kill, abortion always does kill. Many times more children are killed each year by abortion than by all guns, knives, cars, fists, etc."
"And it would be interesting to see Shaw explain how she can support gun control (supposedly to reduce violence) while at the same time supporting abortion, the ultimate form of violence, a form of execution." |
WI: Middle School Student Brings Gun on School Bus
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"A middle school student carries a gun onto a Madison School Bus this morning."
"Madison Police say the 13 year old carried a BB gun pistol on a bus taking students to Blackhawk Middle School."
"Police say the boy fired the BB gun three times, hitting three different students." |
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