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Gun safety begins with responsible parents
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... "The thing about BB guns, though, is too many parents don't consider them 'real' guns. They are. They shoot projectiles that can penetrate the skin and, yes, can put an eye out. More powerful air rifles are capable of causing serious injury or death."
"... Ralphie is allowed to load the BBs in the house and then go unsupervised into the backyard to shoot. Ralphie hangs his paper target on a metal sign and stands about 10 feet away, creating a situation for a ricochet that inevitably does almost cause him to shoot his eye out." ...
"Responsibility with firearms is something that must be learned, and it must be taught by a responsible, disciplined adult who won't give in to any amount of whining, eye-rolling or begging." ... |
CA: S.F. city attorney, NRA agree to delay for part of gun ban
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"San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera said today that the city will delay the implementation of part of an ordinance banning handguns for two months as part of an agreement with the National Rifle Association."
"Proposition H, which was approved by San Francisco voters by a margin of 58 to 42 percent on Nov. 8, had been scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1."
"Under the agreement announced today, part of the ordinance won't go into effect March 1."
"The NRA is the principal plaintiff in a legal challenge to Proposition H that was filed the day after the measure passed." ... |
NY: Big Brother is listening
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FULL TEXT BELOW:
I told a good friend, who supports whatever President Bush chooses to do, about my signing a petition protesting our president's spying on American citizens without court review.
My friend told me he had no problems with this, and that he had written to the NSA saying they were welcome to listen to all of his phone calls. A word to the wise, to all similarly minded folks who are not worried about anything but Second Amendment rights: Be careful not to mention your firearm inventory in your phone calls, e-mails, or perhaps even in thought, word, or deed, or your guns will be on permanent record in Washington, DC.
Edward Vytlacil
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IN: Checking in with the Second Amendment
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"The volume of hate emails has dribbled off considerably so I think it is a good time to check in with Second Amendment issues and see what kind of vitriol we might dredge up from a few of the regular readers/cranks."
"Our first item is an article ... that says the Democratic Party is 'rethinking its approach to the gun debate to improve the chances of its candidates in the western states.' Apparently it has finally dawned on the national Democratic leadership that people who own firearms are not deranged sadistic rednecks but instead, ordinary American citizens who vote religiously." ...
"As an aside, this corner would be interested to see a copy of the Mr. Kerry’s current 2005 hunting license." ... |
NC: Investigators Search For Owner Of Weapon Used In Shooting
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"There is new information about the children involved in the shooting death of a 10-year-old girl."
"A 13-year-old boy said he accidentally shot his 10-year-old sister on Tuesday. He said he didn't know the weapon was real." ...
"Police said there are still many things under investigation including ownership of the weapon and if the weapon was properly locked up. They said if the weapon wasn't properly locked, whoever the gun belongs to could be facing serious charges."
"The Safe Kids Coalition said a gun kept in the home is 43 times more likely to kill someone known to the family than to kill someone in self-defense." ...
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Submitter's Note: 19 years later and Dr. Kellerman's flawed study is still being cited. |
KS: Wichita police call a Tuesday shooting self defense
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"In a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Wichita police called the death of a 40-year-old woman Tuesday, justifiable homicide."
"Police say Elizabeth White went into a home near 27th and Bluff Tuesday, and started arguing with her parents and son. Officers got a domestic dispute call. By the time they got there, they say the woman drove away from the house ... and finally stopped in a field nearby."
"... Now police say the 14-year-old boy shot his mother with a pellet rifle, standing about 20 feet away from White. The pellet went between White's ribs and pierced her heart."
"Police say they were surprised. The pellet was shaped like a bullet with basically an arrow at the end of it."
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Submitter's Note: If air power works ... but a powder gun is more reliable. |
WI: Police treating shooting at club as self-defense (second story on page)
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"A shooting that left one man dead and another critically injured in a bar early Saturday is being treated as a self-defense case, police spokeswoman Anne E. Schwartz said Tuesday."
"LaCharles Hester, 27, was killed and another man ... was wounded in the chest by a bartender ... The case has been referred to the Milwaukee County district attorney's office as justified but it will be up to prosecutors to rule on whether charges will be filed in the case, she said."
"The bar owner was trying to clear the bar when Hester pulled out a gun, fired into the ceiling and pointed the gun at the bartender and other people in the bar, Schwartz said. The bartender ... drew a gun from his holster and shot Hester in the back of the head, she said." ... |
AL: Girlfriend charged in slaying of suspect
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"The alleged accomplice-girlfriend of the man whose body was found three days after he was shot during an attempted home invasion was charged with murder Tuesday, police said." ...
"Thornton said Friday's home invasion began as a drug deal that didn't materialize and then escalated to a robbery."
"'It wasn't just a random home invasion,' he said."
"Courtney Courtland, 20, was shot Friday at 954 National Street, after he allegedly tried to force his way into the upstairs apartment of Malcolm C. Echols, 47, who was shot in the shoulder during the melee."
"Police said Echols fired at Courtland in self-defense after Courtland shot him in the shoulder while trying to break into Echols' apartment." ... |
CO: Suspected Burglar Falls Twice While Running From Homeowner
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"Arapahoe County authorities say a 22-year-old man suffered serious head injuries Wednesday morning when he tried to run away from homeowner with a gun."
"Kris Gibson was taken to a hospital for treatment and then taken to jail."
"Authorities say Gibson broke into a home ... at about 4:30 a.m."
"The homeowner -- whose name hasn't been released -- said a noise woke him up and when he went to check it out, he saw someone downstairs. He grabbed his rifle and ran after the man."
"'The suspect ran from the house. The homeowner pursued him outside the residence. The homeowner fired a shot into the ground in an attempt to keep the person here,' said Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson." ... |
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