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Russia backs U.S. gun-control advocates
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Making a link between U.S. gun sales and "global instability," Moscow has lent its support to American gun-control advocates.
Russia supports restrictions on U.S. gun ownership, according to official sources, pointing out that after the events of Sept. 11 gun sales in the United States increased. |
Doubts over Ukrainian 'gun law'
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The Ukrainian Government has responded to a wave of attacks on journalists over the last 15 months by allowing them to carry guns that fire rubber bullets.
But some journalists say the measure is worse than useless. "Rubber bullets can never save a reporter's life, not even one," said the head of a regional association of journalists in the southern Crimea peninsula, one of the country's most violent regions. |
Ukraine Journalists Armed with Rubber Bullet Guns
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KIEV - Ukraine's Interior Ministry said on Wednesday it would allow journalists reporting on politics, crime and corruption to carry guns that fire rubber bullets, in a response to a wave of attacks on reporters.
"We did this in a bid to improve the safety of journalists, some of whom are working under continual threat," a ministry spokesman told Reuters. |
Officer says concealed guns "increase danger" in Ohio CCW case
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To head off potential harm to themselves or others, police officers are trained to treat every suspect as though he or she has a weapon, an assistant Cincinnati police chief testified Monday.
Taking that precaution won't be affected by the outcome of a lawsuit challenging Ohio's ban on concealed weapons, Lt. Col. Richard Janke testified... |
Kandahar Aims for Gun Control
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - As rowdy men with rifles roamed the grounds of the governor's mansion, the new chief of the former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar said Tuesday he soon would rid the streets of armed groups.
The Taliban have gone and U.S. warplanes have stopped bombing the city's outskirts. But frightened residents are staying home, worried about a new kind of violence in their midst - victorious fighters who are shooting, looting and carjacking... |
Gun buying down after short surge in California
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The rush for arms that swept California after Sept. 11 has waned, and the pace of firearms sales has returned to a level that could make 2001 the slowest year on record.
The East Coast attacks brought an immediate 50% jump in weekly firearms sales, but the flurry was short-lived. Sales peaked the week of Sept. 17, then slid steadily before rising last week, the start of the holiday gun-buying season. |
Parents Of Murdered Boy Fight For BB Gun Laws
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The parents of a 13-year-old boy who was killed by a single BB pellet during a drive-by shooting are speaking out, hoping to prevent the same thing from happening to someone else's child.
At Cleveland City Hall Wednesday, Raymond's mother and father grieved over the loss of their son. He was the victim of a shooting by an air-powered BB gun. |
First-Grader With Pocketknife Sent To Alternative School
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A 7-year-old boy, punished for bringing a pocketknife to elementary school, spent his third day Monday as the lone first-grader at the Edgewood Independent School District alternative school.
School officials said the boy is the youngest ever at the alternative school, a campus where troubled students are sent. Initially, the first-grader's parents were told he would have to spend 11 days at the campus because he had his grandfather's 1½-inch pocketknife in his backpack. |
Newark's Litigation Against the Gun Industry Advances
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Yesterday, gun violence prevention advocates received good news as Newark, N.J.'s lawsuit against the gun industry survived the defendants' motion to dismiss. Although two of Newark's claims were dismissed, the remaining claims, including public nuisance, negligent marketing and distribution, and negligence survived. |
Sentinels don't pack a pistol but ease workload for police
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DUNCAN, OK - "The Sentinels assist us in a variety of ways," [Police Chief Ronnie] Ward said. "They're not pistol-packers, nor do they carry a badge. But they can do a lot of things that would normally consume a lot of our time. What they do is free up our police officers to handle more pressing jobs." |
Lawmaker urges zero-tolerance review in Oklahoma schools
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Oklahoma is strictly enforcing school zero-tolerance policies, but the efforts may be doing more harm than good, a study released Wednesday by the Oklahoma Council on Violence Prevention said.
"We could find no evidence that zero tolerance had made any difference in the level of severity of violence in schools," [Jeff] Hamilton said. "In fact, the research indicated that there were unintended effects that had a very negative impact." |
Opinion on gun law clarified
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I tried to illustrate why law-abiding citizens should not need the government's approval to exercise their Second Amendment right -- just like they don't need written permission from the government before they exercise any of the other rights articulated in the Bill of Rights.
Thomas P. Luscher sent me the following e-mail message explaining why I was wrong... |
Your smokes and/or your life!
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Man runs in, waving gun. You:
a) comply and cross your fingers,
b) chuckle at how that gun you didn't buy seems so reasonably priced now,
c) kiss the wife and kids when you go home. [KABA NOTE: After shooting the criminal in self-defense]
This criminal demanded cigs, then shot the guy when he turned to get them! Then he runs away without his booty!
How much is YOUR life worth today? |
Take This, Terrorist Boogeyman
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Thomas sat down at his computer and, despite disabling pain in his back and hips, in one sitting over several hours he cranked out a no-fear dispatch to the American people. Like him, it was nothing fancy...
In his back yard, Thomas built a pellet gun range where he helps Boy Scouts earn merit badges in marksmanship. "When I'm shooting it's the only time I ever really manage to lose the pain," says Thomas. "Shooting's my last link to the man I used to be." |
Gun Debate May Dominate GOP Senate Campaign in Illinois
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Chicago (CNSNews.com) - It's not quite the "Shoot-Out at the O.K. Corral," but a gunfight is underway in Illinois between two contenders for the 2002 Republican U.S. Senate nomination. The eventual winner gets to take on Democratic senator and gun control advocate Richard Durbin next November. |
Student charged with taking gun to school
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A 12-year-old boy has been charged with bringing a loaded handgun and 61 bullets into Overhills Middle School on Ray Road.
School board officials said the boy, a sixth-grader at the school, had a .22-caliber pistol and ammunition in his book bag Tuesday. |
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