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Son of CARA - one of the worst Threats to American Liberty Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
S.990 Night of Infamy Bill ("American Wildlife Enhancement Act") provides "only" $600 million per year to destroy private property instead of $3 billion. "The sunshine patriots snuck this through -- piling domestic terrorism upon a people who were off guard and trying to recover from foreign terrorism." --J. Zane Walley TEXT OF S.990

VA: Confiscated sharp objects pile up at airport
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Airport officials have taken so many scissors, knives and nail files from travelers since Sept. 11 that the head security officer jokes he could build an airplane with them.

Nail clippers. Forks, knives and spoons. Corkscrews. Bottle openers. Tweezers. Nose hair clippers. Cigar cutters. Straight razors. Screwdrivers. Letter openers. The stuff is not illegal. It's just not allowed on an airplane anymore.

--This is stupid! Time to write your congressmen and tell them so!

MA: Boston Murder Rate Climbs Sharply
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Boston's homicide rate is up 65% compared to last year. Criminal justice experts said that, in one sense, "Boston is a victim of its own success."

--They don't explain what the "experts" mean, and they certainly don't mention "gun control" at all -- except to note that the use of handguns in homicides have "only risen 7%". Which proves, once again, that gun control has nothing whatsoever to do with "injury", "killing", or "crime".

AFGHANISTAN: Karzai Begins Task of Rebuilding Submitted by: Newslinks Director Website: http://www.KeepAndBearArms.com/FORUMS	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"In a sign of the need for security, Interior Minister Yunis Qanuni arrived at the cabinet meeting in a red pick-up truck -- the transport of choice for both the vanquished Taliban and the Northern Alliance that defeated it -- accompanied by about six bodyguards armed with Kalashnikov rifles." --Their leaders are showing the same "civilized" sense of hypocrisy experienced in the U.S.

CA: Key LAPD Figure Pleads Guilty Submitted by: Newslinks Director Website: http://www.KeepAndBearArms.com/FORUMS	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Former officer Rafael Perez, who sparked a police corruption probe, pleaded guilty to federal civil rights and firearms violations. Perez was granted immunity from state prosecution for his testimony but not from federal prosecutors. He implicated about 70 officers, forcing dismissal of more than 100 criminal convictions tainted by those allegations.

CO, Denver: One Man Can Make a Difference
Submitted by: John Fansler

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"...Besides infringing my Second Amendment rights, the arrest also violated my right protected by the Colorado constitution, Article II, Section 13, which guarantees to every person the right to keep and bear arms in defense of person, home, and property. Apparently the constitution does not apply in Denver, because the city council and mayor of Denver are in fact enforcing an unconstitutional, and therefore illegal, law..." --Rick Stanley for U.S. Senate

Company developing "Smart" Weapon Submitted by: Kevin Novak	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
In the not-too-distant future, United States Army soldiers will use a rifle to help them smoke out enemies they can't even see. Thermal imaging, laser guidance, and "smart" bullets allow this rifle to blast targets behind physical barriers and at night with pinpoint accuracy.

IN: New owners shouldn't "jump the gun" Submitted by: Newslinks Director Website: http://www.KeepAndBearArms.com/FORUMS	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"I'm no gun nut. But I'm not an anti-gun nut, either. I believe bad guys will get guns no matter what the laws are. And that while guns in the hands of good guys don't seem to do much good, if a person feels somehow better when he's packing, let him pack -- as long as he knows what he's doing. Indiana doesn't insist a gun owner know what he's doing." --Will Higgins

IN: Gun-safety training "does not infringe rights" Submitted by: Newslinks Director Website: http://www.KeepAndBearArms.com/FORUMS	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"While I agree with Will Higgins in his column of Dec. 14 that gun buyers and owners should be required to take classes on gun safety and training, I do not agree with him that it is an infringement on their Second Amendment rights. How can a militia be "well-regulated" if not trained?" --Barbara Bixler

IN: A united effort to "reduce gun violence"
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"Gun violence is a public health problem affecting all communities in Indiana and the nation."

"In response to this critical public health problem, the Indiana Partnership to Prevent Firearm Violence was created. The partnership is housed at Riley Hospital for Children and is part of the Indiana University School of Medicine...and eventually will expand statewide. Its mission is to reduce the number of firearm-related deaths."
Previous article on the "Partnership"

Indiana State Medical Assoc. "Patient Handout"

CONTACT: IU School of Medicine | Riley Hospital for Children

NRA Challenges Gun Show, Terrorism Link Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
An anti-gun group's ad campaign suggesting that gun shows provide terrorists access to weapons is being shot down by the National Rifle Association (NRA).

Less Safe, Less Free Submitted by: Newslinks Director Website: http://www.KeepAndBearArms.com/FORUMS	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Government should exercise its authority to protect our liberty, which is the framework within which we can all pursue our various ends as free people. ... The events of Sept. 11 dictate that we refocus government on its proper role of protecting our liberties. That means less government interference in society, not more." --Edward H. Crane, President of the Cato Institute

Homeless Dine on Hunters' Surplus Venison (followup) Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The National Rifle Association (NRA) is encouraging hunters to donate their spare game meat to feed the homeless, but the charity program has activists from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) all fired up.

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (H.R.2037)
Submitted by: Marc
Website: http://www.SaveTheGuns.com

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H.R.2037 currently has over 200 sponsors! It is a bill that would ban lawsuits against lawful and legal firearm manufacturers. Gun manufacturers should not be held liable in any way for the criminal misuse of their legal and non-defective products.

Call (202)225-3121 and ask to be switched to your U.S. Representatives office, or go to SaveTheGuns.com/For_Activists_Only, and contact your Rep through that page.

CO: Rifle sales aid N.Y. families (followup)
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A local firearms company has begun selling special-edition rifles that could raise almost $1 million for the families of firefighters and police officers who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Investment Arms Inc. began selling the limited-edition rifle after the idea was suggested by a South Carolina gun dealer. The idea appears to have made an impact on gun collectors and those who wish to help the relief efforts.

TX: Slain Teen Wasn't Drug Raid's Target
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Antonio Martinez wasn't the target of the drug raid and wasn't armed when a deputy shot and killed him. The 19-year-old had been asleep when the SWAT team rammed the door and stormed the mobile home.

Travis County Sheriff Frasier refused to name the officer who shot Martinez. "It's either an accident...or a situation where the officer felt he was in danger."

--An "accident"? Or the officer "felt in danger" when the victim was asleep? This was murder, pure and simple. And the killer is still at large.