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Unanimous Supreme Court Rules Police Searches Need Only Brief Warning
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"Police officers executing a search warrant do not violate constitutional rights by waiting only 15 to 20 seconds after knocking and announcing their presence before using force to enter a suspect's residence, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday."
"The unanimous decision written by Justice David Souter held that officers who searched for cocaine in a suspect's apartment in Las Vegas did not violate the constitutional protection against unreasonable searches and seizures of evidence."
"He said the officers, who forced their way in after only a brief pause were justified because of the 'exigent circumstances' that the drugs could be disposed of if they waited any longer."
"The ruling was a victory for the U.S. Justice Department, which argued that 'prolonged delay' could lead to the easy destruction of drugs and could expose officers to 'undue danger' from 'violent, armed' criminals." |
Debate at right to bear arms not over
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"But the debate over the Second Amendment is far from over, as the federal courts are weighing a constitutional challenge to the District of Columbia's restrictions on handguns. And it could be years, if ever, before the Supreme Court resolves the debate." ...
"Constitutional rights are not absolute - meaning they can be regulated. The First Amendment right of speech, for example, doesn't allow one to yell 'Fire' in a crowded theater when no such fire exists, nor does it allow for marketing child pornography."
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AGS Calls On Congress To Retain Background Check Records
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"Americans for Gun Safety called on Congress today to keep Brady background check records for 90 days instead of the proposed 24 hours to ensure that law enforcement can continue to find out if criminals or terrorists are buying firearms. Late Tuesday, a provision was added to the omnibus-spending bill in conference committee that would limit the amount of time the FBI is required to retain background check records for firearm purchases from 90 days to 24 hours."
"In the letter addressed to all U.S. Senators and Members of Congress, AGS asked Congress to use whatever legislative means available to remove the provision from the budget bill." ... |
Dodging a bullet
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"The Miller case has been either ignored or misinterpreted dozens of times since then, by lawmakers and judges alike, particularly because the Supreme Court never said, in so many words, 'Individuals have the right to own guns.' Gun-control advocates continue to argue, incorrectly, that only members of the militia -- which anti-gun groups define as a state-sanctioned, formally trained military force -- can legally possess firearms without government supervision."
"The Supreme Court was asked to reconcile the divergent views of gun ownership handed down by two federal appellate courts." |
Well Regulated Militia
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"What do the forces allied against freedom demonize the most? The militia movement. The militia movement has been demonized in the media, in schools, by almost all the politicians and even in neo-conservative publications and magazines. One would ask why would they demonize the militia movement so much. Is it because it stuck at some point that the freedom movement in general was missing out?"
"...The question is put to the ordinary public whether they would choose liberty or security? Brave people who lived in early America would obviously choose liberty. But public indoctrination centers have made cowards out of most of the population and they would invariably choose security." |
The First Law of Nature Demands a Second Amendment
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"Questions regarding the First Law of Nature were resolved at the time the Second Amendment - preeminent defender of our Bill of Rights - was ratified on December 15th, 1791. This fundamental law reigns supreme over every law contrived by politicians. And, the continuous and very real protections that the Second Amendment affords cannot logically be interpreted as antiquated necessity. Its purpose remains sound and noble. Accordingly, constitutional law and commonsense should render further discussion respecting the absolutes of self-defense as unwarranted. However, as this essential law is now under an unnatural attack by the encroaching United Nations, faithless public servants, and other debilitating influences of Socialist activism, an uncompromising attitude and a defensive awareness are indispensable. Diligently exposing the fraudulent nature and weaknesses of our demoralizing adversaries and their emotionally vulnerable admirers is no less vital to national security and the preservation of individual freedoms." ...
"It is crystal clear that the enforcement of the Bill of Rights has become inconsistent. Prior to the recent enactment of the "USA Patriot Act," if a state or local government were to violate the human rights of any individual, the federal government and courts - often self-exempted from the same laws - would in most cases chastise that offending state or city. Excepting, of course, the unalienable individual rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment is the only constitutional protection to be singled out for state and local recognition or lack thereof, inaccurate or vague interpretation, and unconstitutional infringements. Whereas, the states are rarely permitted to infringe upon the human rights contained within the remaining nine Amendments, they are encouraged by the federal government and courts to assault the principles of the Second Amendment." ... |
Letter from ArmaLite to a dealer regarding whether customers should buy now or wait until the AWB expires
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"We've been told that some of your customers are confused about whether to purchase rifles from you today or wait for possible expiration of the 'Assault Weapons Ban.' "
"Their problem is how to balance the risk of buying a rifle that won't be quite what they want if the ban expires and the risk of not getting a rifle at all if the ban is worsened. Your problem is how to sell rifles in the face of their indecision."
"ArmaLite has initiated an important program that allows you to sell rifles that comply with the law today, yet allows the customers to easily apply 'pre-ban' features if the ban expires. Perhaps most importantly, it allows them to avoid being locked out of a rifle if the ban worsens." . . . |
Pro-gun Presidential candidate
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"If I have a 'hot button' issue, this is definitely it. Don't even THINK about taking my guns! My rights are not negotiable, and I am totally unwilling to compromise when it comes to the Second Amendment."
"Let me reiterate an axiom of my philosophy. Rights and privileges are polar opposites. A right is something that I can do without asking. A privilege is something that a higher authority allows me to do. It is utter nonsense for us to accept government permits in order to exercise an unalienable right. Allow me to point out some fallacies in the arguments frequently used by the anti-gun movement."
"First, it is impossible for the Second Amendment to confer a 'community right', because communities HAVE no rights. Individuals are real. Communities are abstract concepts. You can have individuals without communities, but you cannot have communities without individuals. Ergo, individuals must come first, and only the individuals that make up a community can have rights."
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We are, of course, disappointed with the recent SCOTUS denial to grant certiorari to Silveira vs. Lockyer. But we must continue to make our voices heard, rather than watch our rights disappear. It is an uphill battle for sure, but things can get better.
Many have said they will not even vote next November. I can understand this, but many men and women have given all they had so that we may have the freedom to choose our government. Rather than not vote because you are "throwing your vote away," I suggest that you vote for someone whose platform is based upon protecting the Second Amendment. Michael Badnarik (Libertarian) is that candidate.
I invite you to vote your conscience, vote your passion with me and vote Badnarik. Make your voice heard. |
Closing Gun-Control Loopholes
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"Surely the right to keep and bear arms, outside a militia, shouldn't include Uzis, AK-47s, and similar assault weapons. The high court's decision should also firmly set Congress on course to renew the federal ban on assault weapons when it expires next year."
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And who are the militia, you band of ignoramuses?
US Code: Title 10
US Code as of: 01/26/98
Sec. 311. Militia: composition and classes
(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and,
except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a
declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United
States who are members of the National Guard.
(b) The classes of the militia are -
(1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and
(2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.
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UK: Two-hour, middle-of-the-night standoff over fake BB gun
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"Fearing that the weapon was a genuine firearm, police quickly mobilised a number of armed response units, who poured onto the scene just after 2am."
"The whole street, including the club Faith, was then evacuated and cordoned off while police took up tactical positions around the flat."
"...officers then waited at the scene for nearly two hours...after a period of negotiation did the four male students and one visiting female emerge."
"All five were immediately driven away and placed in police custody, ...police subsequently searched the flat and only found an imitation BB gun."
"Three of the students were released almost immediately...the fourth allowed to go a few hours later...Goldstein was kept in cells overnight." ... |
OR: Medford Gun Show - From History To Hunting
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"Outdoorsmen from all over southern Oregon gathered this weekend at the Medford Rifle and Pistol Club next door to the Medford Gun Club on Vilas Road. The semi-annual gun show, which draws exhibitors from all over Oregon, provides opportunities for gun, knife, and memorabilia collectors as well as curious neophytes to get a look at shooting and outdoor sports world. Items featured included antique and modern firearms, knives, coins, archery equipment and other Americana collectibles." |
NV: Putting a lock on child safety
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"While locks are a useful tool, Kovak says that they aren't the magic bullet that they are sometimes made out to be."
" 'It's really a Band-Aid on a bigger issue that is in the hearts of men,' Kovak said. 'A lock isn't going to stop a criminal from using some wire cutters to cut the lock and then go use it on the street.' " |
MS: Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder
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"A Madison county woman remains hospitalized after fatally shooting one of two men she says forced their way into her home." ...
"She is now listed in stable condition at a local hospital."
"Sheriff Toby Trowbridge says, "One of the two black males pushed his way through the door. He physically assaulted her. She was able to get her hands on a pistol. Shots were fired. Fire was returned. At this time we're not sure exactly who shot first.' " |
NC: Hunters 'Up In Arms' Over Proposed Ban
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"Hunters in one local county are up in arms over a proposal to keep them from firing guns within a half-mile of any building. A close call in November at a Warren County day-care center is fueling the debate."
"When a bullet from a hunter's shotgun struck the Kid's R Us Learning Center last month, Roberta Durham feared the worst. Her 4-year-old daughter, Mia, was one of four children in the room at the home day-care where the bullet shattered a window. Even though none of the children was injured, Durham said she wants to see that type of accident never happens again."
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WI: Confusion skews school gun count, officials fear
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"Nearly a decade after a federal law mandated expulsion for students who bring guns to school, state officials fear that misunderstanding still lingers over what the law means."
"A recent review of Wisconsin's data on firearm-related student discipline turned up a rash of over-reporting, said Steve Fernan, the state Department of Public Instruction's consultant for safe and drug-free schools."
"The DPI's findings may indicate that school officials have misconceptions about the Gun Free Schools Act and the federal definition of a firearm, he said. That's because, in many cases, school districts reported that they meted out discipline for students who brought BB guns, toy guns or other non-firearm weapons to school." |
A Town Called Liberty
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"The Government gives us food."
"The Government gives us housing."
"The Government teaches us."
"Is it not true that it is The Government that cures our ills?"
"We owe The Government all; The Government does not owe any of us."
"It is an honor to die for The Government."
"We are privileged to sacrifice for The Government."
"So when I tell you this fable about a mythical town called Liberty, you must keep in mind that it is only a story." |
Congress of Criminals
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"Doesn’t anyone in America recognize communism when it jumps left out of the slimy gutter and splatters right on your chest? And what 'two party system?' Republicans have now forever lost their braggin’ rights to criticize big government socialists and squanderers like FDR and LBJ! Kamerad und Reichkanzler Herr George [W]ehrmacht Bush, Unser Führer, vill protect alle kinder in Hiss care! This Congress of Criminals outrage was Hiss doing. Yet another illegal law propped up by his neoconservative, national socialist, imperialistic cabal, running at about 1100 pages of 'law' to bring about Frederic Bastiat’s worst nightmares of legalized plunder!" ... |
UK: Father and Son Accused of Converted Lethal Weapons Plot
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"A father and son supplied hundreds of deactivated handguns, machine guns and assault rifles to criminals across the UK and offered them ready-made conversion kits to turn them into lethal weapons, a court heard today."
"William Mitchell Greenwood, 76, and Mitchell Verne Greenwood, 42, both of Catchills Farm, South Wingfield, Derbyshire, are accused of offering AK-47 rifles, Uzi sub-machine guns and a variety of other pistols and rifles from their small antiques store in a quiet rural village."
"Witnesses...told police they had bought hundreds of weapons from the shop, in Little Eaton, Derbyshire, and had been given equipment and expert advice on how to convert the items into working firearms..." |
VA: Court: School ban on shirts depicting weapons too broad
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"A federal appeals court Monday barred a Virginia school district from enforcing a dress code that prohibits students from wearing clothing that depicts images of weapons." ...
"Attorney General Jerry Kilgore took the unusual position of opposing a political subdivision of the state, filing a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the NRA and the Newsoms."
" 'We're very pleased that the 4th Circuit has recognized a law-abiding student's right to express himself in a way that is nondisruptive and nonoffensive,' said Kilgore spokesman Tim Murtaugh."
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DE: Anti-gun messages might resurface
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"Members of a nonprofit group affiliated with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Delaware are planning to raise money for a second round of advertisements next summer designed to deter convicted felons, teenagers and others from using guns."
"About $100,000 in federal grant money was spent to have the anti-gun messages appear from July to October on billboards and in commercials on radio, TV and in movie theaters across the state."
"While Colm F. Connolly, U.S. attorney for Delaware, said early statistics and anecdotal evidence are encouraging, it is too soon to know if the campaign is working. But volunteers from the Operation Disarm Support Foundation plan to ask businesses in high-crime areas for money so the ads can resume." |
TN: Homemade machine-gun maker seeks to withdraw guilty plea
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"A former Mt. Juliet music minister who pleaded guilty to illegal possession of unregistered machine guns wants to take it back, because a federal appellate court has held that the U.S. ban does not apply to homemade versions of the automatic weapons."
"Mark Lancaster does not deny that he made his own guns, using parts kits that he bought from out-of-state dealers."
"But his attorney argues in motions filed late last week that a decision from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in San Francisco, addresses a set of facts that are almost identical to Lancaster's case." |
MD: County anti-gun violence program 'Exile' exiled for holidays at mall
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"The sudden postponement of an anti-gun violence kiosk at The Centre at Salisbury has drawn ire from project organizers, who say they have been denied an opportunity to generate awareness about the issue."
"Andrew MacDonald, an assistant state's attorney in Wicomico County, said county officials had discussed their plans with mall officials to offer information about the new anti-gun violence project, Exile." ...
"Out of Maryland's 23 counties, Wicomico was the third highest in gun violence per capita in 2001, according to statistics from the state's Uniform Crime Report." |
KS: Attorney says gun law needs work and council agrees (another report)
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"More than 40 people showed up at the city building here on a windy, chilly night for a meeting that drew no fewer than six media organizations."
"Those of differing opinions sat elbow to elbow and listened while Winfield attorney Tom Herlocker offered his opinion on a city law that would require the head of every household to own a gun and ammunition 'to provide for emergency management of the City.' "
"When it was over, the city council voted 3-2 — the same split count by which the law first passed in November — to redraft the ordinance to comply with state and federal law. The townsfolk will also be polled so that the council will know if a majority of people support a gun ordinance." ... |
Australia: Cop charged for firing at ram-raid car
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"A POLICE officer faced court yesterday charged over an incident in which he shot at a stolen car which tried to run over him."
"Fellow police are outraged by the decision to charge Detective Sergeant Shane Cribb, describing him as a top 'thief catcher'."
"The charges relate to an incident on January 2, 2001, when Cribb was an acting detective sergeant based at Burwood and was on a task force devoted to halting a series of ram-raid thefts which plagued Sydney's inner-west." ... |
OR: County gets 'piece' of gun-locks pie
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"The U.S. Department of Justice is embarking on a program to distribute about 20 million free gun locks across the country, and the Washington County Sheriff's Office will get a share of them."
"Deputies will give away 800 gun locks to the public from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the sheriff's office, 215 SW Adams Ave. in Hillsboro. It's part of the national Project ChildSafe initiative, which the Department of Justice is funding with a $50-million grant." ...
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Congress May Vote Soon on Spending Bill
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"A Texas oil museum, a Nevada swimming pool and a military cargo terminal proposed for Philadelphia are among thousands of winners in the huge year-end spending bill that Congress could vote on soon."
"The legislation has $373 billion to finance highways, the Department of Health and Human Services and most of the government's other domestic agencies and programs for the budget year that started Oct. 1. Disputes over overtime pay, federal records on gun purchasers and other issues are threatening its final passage when the House and Senate return next week for brief end-of-session meetings." |
LA: Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office offering firearm safety course
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The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office is offering a course designed to teach people how to properly handle a firearm.
The civilian firearms class will be held this week beginning tomorrow (Wednesday) at the Sheriff's Community Training Center in Lafayette .
Instructors will teach safety techniques while using firearms. Participants must attend all three classes to complete the course.
The course is free, but registration is required.
For more information, call the Sheriff's office at 236-5607. |
Australia: Man stabbed in home invasion
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A 19-YEAR-OLD man was stabbed five times during a home invasion in Sydney's north.
NSW Police said four people where at a home in Weaver Street, Ryde, when two men armed with a knife and a gun entered the property.
The 19-year-old, who lived at the property, tried to stop the men but was stabbed five times in the arm, chest and buttocks.
The victim sought help from a neighbour. He remains in hospital today.
Police are hunting for the offenders. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. |
Producer intent on 'Trading Places' with Bush
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"Aaron Russo – producer of popular films such as 'Trading Places,' starring Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd, and Bette Midler's 'The Rose' – told WorldNetDaily he will officially throw his hat in the ring tomorrow as an independent candidate." ...
"I have a sincere belief that the Constitution and Bill of Rights as envisioned by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Ben Franklin, are the documents that America is supposed to be governed by. Unfortunately, neither political party respects the vision of our founding fathers, and these documents have been relegated to the dustbin. I want to dust them off and restore them to their proper role in our lives." |
FL: Elderly St. Petersburg man arrested for firing gun at assailants
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"A 71-year-old man was arrested for firing a gun at three men beating up his 63-year-old friend, striking one of the men in the arm, deputies said.
Melvin B. Spaulding held up his .22-caliber pistol and told the men to stop hitting and kicking his friend George Lowe. When they didn't listen, he fired the gun, Pinellas County Sheriff's spokesman Tim Goodman said.
" 'I'm sure he was concerned for his friend's safety...,' Goodman said. 'The use of a weapon to stop a confrontation is not the right way. He would have been better off calling 911.' "
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Eternal Vigilance
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"Champions of individual liberty can never rest because there are simply too many people who would much rather conscript others for their own purposes than do what they believe needs to be done themselves-or at least recruit volunteers to help them. No, instead the bulk of humanity is bent on coercing others to work for them, regardless what the goal happens to be, good or bad."
"Nearly every time a new administration takes the helm in Washington, for example, one finds a bunch of letters to the editor in top newspapers across the country laying out the case why some task or another cannot be left to be done voluntarily, as a matter of the initiative of those who believe in doing it." ...
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GOA Speaks Out On Kansas Gun Battle -- Supports mandatory gun ownership law
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"In Gueda Springs, Kansas, some folks are taking the right to keep and bear arms quite seriously. The town council recently passed an ordinance requiring every resident to own a firearm. But not everyone is happy about the common-sense proposal, including the Mayor, who vetoed the ordinance on Monday (December 1)...
"Guns are a deterrent to bad guys, and we can predict that Geuda Springs would have enjoyed greater safety had the Mayor not vetoed the ordinance."
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UT: Advocates: Guns are good
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"Anti-gun messages fill television and movie screens. Celebrities like Rosie O'Donnell and Susan Sarandon urge people to get rid of guns. Rarely are pro-gun activists given the opportunity to express their points of view without sounding like zealots."
"Some of it has to do with whom the media chooses to interview."
" 'They'll go to a rally and there might be 50 people in suits and one guy in cammies (camouflage), with a shirt that says 'F the Government' and they'll go interview him,' said Janalee Tobias, founder and president of Women Against Gun Control." |
Do punishments fit crimes anymore?
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"Let's adopt the principle that punishment should fit the crime. Let's decide that 'cruel and unusual' should be no more or less 'cruel and unusual' than what the perpetrators themselves imagined and inflicted on their victims, who numbered in the millions. Not just 16. Let's also acknowledge that we should not be 'cruel and unusual' to the victims, victimizing them again by giving these monsters peaceful deaths, last meals, comfort and security. That's not fair. And Mr. Greenspun is absolutely correct - it doesn't help anyone."
"Here's a death plan, tailored just especially for Muhammad and Malvo."
"Find a few acres of forest, fenced in with razor wire. Dress Muhammad and Malvo up like turkeys. Paint some bullseyes on their chests and heads. Release them into the forest and let them wait there for a few weeks. Nuts and berries. Not filet mignon. Now go to the biggest Gun and Knife Show in the DC area. It would have to be in the Virginia area probably. Sell tickets. Have an auction. Say there will be 50 hunters allowed inside the fence to do as they see fit with those men. Proceeds are split between the victims families and reimbursing the taxpayers for legal expenses of their trials. And then the sanctioning of these killings *will* benefit somebody." |
KS: Gun ordinance put on hold for straw vote
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"Residents of Geuda Springs are not yet required to own a gun, but that could change in February when the City council is expected to again consider a resolution mandating that most heads of household possess and maintain a firearm."
"Mayor Ed Lacey vetoed the original ordinance Monday night following a report by Thomas Herlocker, city attorney, that the law as written contains several flaws." ...
"After heated discussion, the council decided to have a straw vote of registered voters in the town, and to consider a re-written version in February." |
CA: Opening statements begin in case against gun maker
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"An Alameda County jury began hearing today the legal plea of a Berkeley couple to hold one of the country's largest gun distributors responsible for the accidental shooting death of their son nearly a decade ago."
"An attorney for Lynn and Griffin Dix told the seven-man, five-woman panel during opening statements this morning that Griffin 'Kenzo' Dix was the victim of a defective product. Beretta, said San Francisco attorney Daralyn Durie, failed to design its firearms to make it easier to see that a bullet is in the chamber." |
UK: Gun ordeal for mother of five
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"A Shopkeeper held up at gunpoint has been previously threatened with blood-filled syringes and physically attacked at the same shop."
"The 44-year-old mother-of-five was today recovering from her latest ordeal at Victoria Stores in Mansfield."
"Less than an hour after opening on Saturday, a robber wearing a Balaclava helmet walked into the Victoria Street store, pointed a pistol at her face and threatened to shoot her, before grabbing cash from the till and escaping. It is the third time the woman, who did not want to be named, has been robbed at the store in four years." |
NJ: Monmouth sheriff makes free gunlocks available
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"Due to an overwhelming response, Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph Oxley has created an online reservation list for registered gun owners who are interested in acquiring free gunlocks."
"The sheriff’s office partnered with Project ChildSafe to educate firearm owners on safe firearm handling and secure storage techniques. The gunlock kits will be ready for distribution in the last week of December, according to a press release. The sheriff’s office has established a reserve list for firearm kits that can be accessed on the sheriff’s Internet Web site at www.sheriffoxley.com." ... |
FL: Police Officer Leaves Assault Rifle On Roadside
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"Another Orlando Police Department officer is in trouble for leaving a weapon in a public place. This time, it was a high-powered assault rifle forgotten on busy Curry Ford Road, near Primrose."
"The officer had a flat. So, to get to the spare, he had to pull out everything from his trunk, including the bag that contained his AR-15 assault rifle and ammunition. It was dark, so when he pulled away, he just didn't see the bag."
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OK: A Tulsa business owner fights back against crime
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"Juanita Buchanan says she's had it and isn't going to take it anymore. That’s why when a man tried to rob her restaurant Monday, she pulled out a gun and shot at him." ...
"...It was about 3 PM, things were slow, and the employees were cleaning up when they saw a man with a knife outside this door. He wasn't able to get it open so he kicked in the glass and came inside toward the business owner."
"'Juanita couldn't believe it was happening again and immediately went for the gun on her hip... "
"Juanita is no pushover but she has been pushed too far. Now, in addition to the gun she wears, there are others in the store as well." ... |
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