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Committee hears "gun safety" pleas (and lies) (TN)
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"Teddy bear manufacturers face more regulation than companies that make firearms," state lawmakers were told yesterday as they launched a study on how to keep children safe from guns.
The committee study is being conducted at the request of Brooks, who was unsuccessful in earlier efforts to pass legislation that would have required all firearms sold in Tennessee to be equipped with so-called "smart gun" technology so they could be fired only by the person designated to do so. |
Gun Control Groups Criticize Handgun Ads in Newspapers
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Leaders of gun control groups from Illinois and 15 other states today called on the nation's newspapers to stop carrying classified advertisements for guns, saying such ads let criminals obtain firearms without undergoing federally mandated background checks.
"Criminals will always be able to obtain handguns, but newspapers shouldn't be making it easy for them," said Thom Mannard, executive director of the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence. |
Anti-Gun Mayor Joseph Ganim Indicted For Corruption (Bridgeport, CT)
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"After a five-year, wide-ranging probe into municipal corruption by federal agents, a grand jury Wednesday indicted Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim on 24 felony charges, including racketeering, bribery, extortion, mail fraud and tax evasion."
Ganim initiated one of the municipal lawsuits against gun makers, which was recently thrown out of court. |
House Passes Aviation Security Bill
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The House passed aviation security legislation Thursday after rejecting a Senate version that would have turned airport screening operations over to federal employees. The vote was a major victory for the White House and its Republican allies.
GOP conservatives strongly resisted the formation of a new federal work force of some 28,000 people. |
Woman: Late Response has Family Afraid (TX)
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LA MARQUE — Bridget Jones used to feel safe about leaving her children at home alone in between the time she left for work in the evening and her husband came home from his job.
Things have changed: Last Wednesday, the Joneses’ house was shot up.
The police are conducting an investigation and patrol cars are watching Jones’ neighborhood on a more regular basis.
“What are we supposed to do in the meantime?” she said. |
Play it Safe During Deer-Hunting Season (TX)
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The hunting season for white-tailed deer begins today in Texas, and from now until Jan. 6, it will sometimes seem as if the hunters are as much at risk as the deer. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says that accidents can be avoided if hunters follow some basic safety tips. |
Secrecy On Arrests Fuels Rights Debate
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Behind an unusually thick curtain of secrecy, US authorities have arrested or detained nearly 1,000 people in a vast dragnet that has, so far, yielded no direct link to the Sept. 11 attacks but has stirred concern about civil liberties abuse. |
Liberals give "new attitude" their best shot
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There's an old saying, "A conservative is a liberal who's been mugged." Now I guess we can add, "A gun-owner is a liberal who's worried about terrorists."
It's a silver lining to a dark cloud, isn't it, this sudden collapse of the anti-gun movement?
In the halls of Congress and the State House, they used to debate: "Should we ban assault weapons?" Now the more pressing question is: "Do I buy a revolver or an automatic?" |
Canada: Priorities in a Mess
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From a letter to the editor in the Edmonton Journal... They have reportedly squandered over $535 million on the failing firearms registration program and now, in the face of international terrorism, in their wisdom, they provide $280 million for increased security. Where are their priorities? |
Open chat transcript with NRA James Baker vs. AGS Matthew Bennett
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Wednesday afternoon James Jay Baker, executive director of NRA's Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), participated in a live chat about "the debate on guns in America". The forum also included a spokesperson for Americans for Gun Safety (AGS), a new anti-gun organization [who is sponsored heavily by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)]. |
Man charged with "Halloween-rage" murder (with "assault truck")
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A man was charged with murder early Thursday after deputies said he became enraged with Halloween pranksters and deliberately ran over a neighbor with his pickup truck.
(So from this story we can conclude that strict licensing and registration of dangerous trucks saves lives?) |
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