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So-called "9/11 bill" over 3,000 pages, with final copy unavailable as bill goes to a vote
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"If you were a member of Congress, would you vote 'yes' on a 3,000 page bill that you never had a chance to read? Most reasonable people wouldn't. Most reasonable people would want to read and study legislation before deciding how to vote; especially legislation as monumental as the intelligence reorganization legislation or the so-called 9/11 bill."

"And monumental it is. The legislation would greatly affect various intelligence and military agencies and procedures; financial systems; international relations; not to mention civil liberties." ...

"Yet this monumental legislation will be voted on by members of Congress without those members having had time to read, let alone study, the bill." ...

Anti-Gun Spokesman Arrested for Drugs
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"Ben Gelt, now 20, was 18 on April 20, 1999, when two teenaged malcontents, Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, shot and killed 12 fellow students and a teacher and wounded more than 30 others before shooting themselves."

"Shortly thereafter, Gelt gained notoriety by organizing 94 students from 31 Colorado schools to go to Washington, where they lobbied Congress to pass more gun legislation despite the Second Amendment." ...

"Gelt went on to become a pop icon, writing articles for The Denver Post about gun control and putting off college for a year to fight for restrictions on firearms." ...

"Gelt was originally arrested for opium distribution, a felony, but the charges were later reduced in court."

The Antidote to Sanitized Versions of U.S. History
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"When we look at how even our recent past has been corrupted by American school textbooks, we can see the vital role that The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History can play in helping to redress the imbalance." ...

"For the 'Constitution as living document' types, Woods notes, 'Thomas Jefferson advised in the 1790s that 'our peculiar security is in possession of a written constitution,' and warned Americans not to 'make it a blank paper by construction.' "

"For the 'Second Amendment as antique store relic' types... 'George Mason, father of the Bill of Rights:' 'What is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.' "

Larry Pratt: Cuba: Lessons In Gun Control And Medicine
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"A look at the history of Cuba should make us run screaming in terror from anything smacking of socialism. Brain surgeon Miguel Faria has laid it all out for those who will check out his book Cuba in Revolution."

"Faria is a refugee from Fidel Castro's socialist 'paradise.' He still has family trapped inside that socialist island prison -- a prison that has imposed draconian gun controls throughout the island. Any prison will attempt to achieve total control of guns and restrict their possession to just the guards. Well, it turns out that the most effective tool for gun control in Cuba is the poverty spawned by socialism. Nobody can afford a gun."

"Communist Cuba offers an interesting parallel to Nazi Germany. Both Hitler's Germany and Castro's Cuba were preceded by regimes that imposed gun control to keep guns out of the wrong hands. In both cases, gun control failed to keep the bad guys from getting all the guns they wanted and using them to consolidate their grip on power following seizure of the reins of government."

Dave Kopel: Defending the home
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"Thanks to strict criminal laws, working conditions in Great Britain are the safest in the Western worldthat is, if your profession is burglary. On the other hand, if youre a law-abiding citizen quietly staying at home, youre at much greater risk in the nearly gun-free United Kingdom, than in the gun-happy United States of America." ...

"One reason that British burglars are so much bolder than their American cousins is that only about 4% of British homes legally possess a gun, whereas about half of American homes do. British police administrators require guns at home to be stored unloaded in a safe, and that ammunition be in a separate safe. No American jurisdiction has such extreme 'safe storage' requirements. As a result, an American burglar who breaks into an occupied home faces a significant risk of getting shot."

FL: Slain teacher's lawyer wants gunmaker held responsible in school shooting
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"An attorney for the widow of a middle school teacher gunned down by a student argued before an appellate court Tuesday that the gun distributor was negligent in selling the cheap weapon and should be held liable."

"Attorney Edna Caruso said federal officials told Valor Corp. for years that its .25-caliber Raven handgun was frequently used in crimes and that the company had a legal responsibility to make the weapons safer." ...

"Jurors in the November 2002 trial in the case largely spared Valor Corp. from blame. Grunow's attorneys asked for a $75 million judgment against the company, but jurors ordered the company to pay only $1.2 million to Pam Grunow and her two young children. A judge then threw out that verdict, and Pam Grunow appealed to the 4th District Court of Appeal."

PA: Man's gun permit fight hits a snag
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"A Sugarloaf Township man's 7-year battle to regain his right to carry a concealed weapon suffered a major setback Monday when the state's Commonwealth Court reversed a ruling that granted him the permit."

"The decision is the latest in a long, complex legal battle Michael S. Pecora has waged with the Pennsylvania State Police and the Luzerne County Sheriff's Office."

"Pecora had held a concealed weapons permit for about 35 years, but the sheriff's office denied him renewal in 1996 after a state police records check showed Pecora pleaded no contest in 1978 to federal income tax evasion."

"The problem: In 1996 the state's Uniform Firearms Act was amended to prohibit persons convicted of crimes punishable by more than one year from owning a firearm. At the time of Pecora's plea, the sentence for tax evasion fit that criteria."

MI: Detroit-area teacher says she was attacked by husband before she killed him
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"A school teacher on trial for hacking her husband to death with a hatchet described what she said was a violent attack by her husband that preceded the killing, saying it was worse than any abuse she had received at his hands in their 30 years of marriage."

"Nancy Seaman told jurors on Tuesday that her 57-year-old husband, Robert, threatened her, knocked her down and kicked her while she lay on the ground of their Farmington Hills home's garage." ...

"Seaman said she only wanted her husband to stop hurting her."

MI: Woman's Murder Raises Questions
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"Police say Williams body had been dumped facedown in the Sterling Hgts. stream. According to police, her body was partially-clothed, and it appeared that she had died after someone beat her in the head."

"Suzannes ex-boyfriend was arrested Monday after he was discovered driving her Monte Carlo in Allen Park. As of Monday night, he was being held on allegations that he stole the car." ...

"Suzanne had had a personal protection order out against her ex-boyfriend, and it had recently expired. ..."

MO: Assault charges upgraded to murder
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"The charges against a Springfield woman accused of shooting her husband and trying to make it look like a suicide were upgraded to second-degree murder Monday."

"Greene County prosecutors amended charges against Donna Marie Biernacki, 34, after her spouse, James Biernacki, died late Friday at St. John's Regional Health Center." ...

"Court records indicate Donna Biernacki submitted three protection order requests against her husband since 1997, including a Nov. 17 request that was scheduled for a Dec. 16 family court hearing."

OH: OhioCCW.org reader reports Victim Zone robbery
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"After our Ohio Conceal Carry laws went into affect I visited a local eating establishment, only to discover they they had promptly placed a sign on the entrance door forbidding licensed permit holders to carry a firearm in the business."

"I notified notified this web site, and I mailed the owners of Timbers Restaurant at Bainbridge, Ohio 45612 that the policy of restricting my lawful right to carry a firearm inside their restaurant was not a way for them to be a safe place for me or my family. I told them that, sign or no sign, a criminal can still come in with a firearm and rob them, cause physical harm to me or my family because they were taking away my right to protect myself. Despite my letter, there was no change in their policy."

"And so on Tuesday, November 30, 2004, three armed thugs came in just as the employee bagged up the cash from the register and demanded the money. They walked away with two bags of cash. ..."

OH: Gun shoved in mouth of employee in 'no-guns' business
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"Is it just us, or is this happening more and more frequently?"

"The Akron Beacon Journal is reporting that a clerk at a Holland Oil Citgo station in Akron was treated at a hospital after two masked gunmen dragged her by the hair, struck her in the head with a gun and shoved the gun in her mouth." ...

"The Beacon Journal reports the gunmen made off with an undisclosed amount of cash."

"The news editors at the Beacon Journal did NOT bother themselves to mention that Holland Oil posts 'no-guns' signs at all of its Citgo filling stations in northeast Ohio."

OH: Man Accused Of Stalking Woman For 3 Months
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A man was indicted Monday on charges of stalking a woman, WLWT News 5 reported.

Robert W. Montgomery is accused of stalking the women by calling her after being told not to, threatening physical harm to her, trespassing her residence without permission and ripping her phone out of the wall to prevent her from calling police.

Montgomery was charged with menacing by stalking, aggravated burglary, violation of a protection order and disrupting public services.

According to the indictment, the incidents occurred several times from September 2004 and Dec. 3.

UK: How a gun massacre changed Britain
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"Every few years a crime happens that is so momentous it leaves an indelible mark on the whole nation. A BBC programme reconstructs the Hungerford Massacre and considers how it changed Britain."

"On 19 August 1987 a small village in Berkshire became the setting for what was then the biggest mass murder in British history."

"Heavily armed with a Kalashnikov, an automatic rifle and a Beretta pistol, Michael Ryan took to the streets of Hungerford firing at anyone in his path." ...

"By the end of the afternoon Ryan had gunned down 16 people including his own mother, seriously wounded another 15 people and transformed the lives of everyone who was unlucky enough to be there that day." ...

"Hungerford and Britain would never be the same. A year after the massacre, British gun laws were changed and semi-automatic weapons like Ryan's Kalashnikov were outlawed by the government."

UK: Building society had a gun
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"The robbers who targeted a building society in a busy Coventry shopping parade were armed with a gun, police have revealed."

"Two men wearing hooded tops and scarves around their faces targeted security guards who were making a cash delivery to the Coventry Building Society in Binley Road, Stoke, Coventry, at 9.30am on Friday."

"Police said a firearm was seen during the incident but no shots were fired."

FL: Deputy Fired for Urninating in Elevator
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"An Orange County sheriff's deputy was fired after surveillance video showed him urinating in a public elevator, according to Local 6 News."

"Recent complaints of a foul odor inside the R & R Limited public parking garage in Orange County prompted the building's manager to set up a video camera inside an elevator."

"When the manager and police checked the videotapes, Orange County Sheriff's Deputy Carl Brown was shown urinating in the corner of the elevator..." ...

"A sheriff's office investigation determined that Brown violated two agency standards. He was given a 40-hour suspension for one offense and fired for the other, according to the report."

"Although Brown was fired, he is still being paid while he continues to appeal his termination."

PA: "We understand the concern over the use of Tasers by the average citizen; however, we fully support their use in the hands of police officers"
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"We certainly would support Taser's ad campaign aimed at having private citizens buy their stun guns if data would show a corresponding decline in the number of handguns purchased."

"Perhaps one answer would be to lower the voltage in Tasers available to the general public."

"Police shootings dropped by more than half and fatal shootings by 31 percent in 2003 due to the use of Tasers, according to an Associated Press story. We believe those numbers are extremely encouraging."

"...Certainly the potential for abuse remains with any weapon."

"But anyone interested in stemming the proliferation of handguns must consider the stun gun as an alternative. ..."

Australia: Shots fired at home and car
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"A man was due to appear in Taree Bail Court on Monday after being charged with a number of firearm offences at Harrington on the mid north coast yesterday."

"About 1am, (Saturday December 4) a 29-year-old man was driving along Crowdy Bay Road when a shot was fired towards his car from a vehicle travelling behind him."

"About 3.15am a second shot was fired into a house on Crowdy Bay Road from a tipper truck reported stolen from a local business. The vehicle then left the area."

"There were four people in the house at the time, including the 29-year-old man. No one was injured during the incident."

Gunshopfinder.com Announces "Win A $500 Gun Store Shopping Spree" Contest
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"Today, Gunshopfinder.com announced its 'Win a $500 Gun Store Shopping Spree' contest. A contestant merely has to visit one of the site's subscribing gun and sporting goods stores, have a sales person sign a piece of paper or a postcard, then mail the paper or postcard to Gunshopfinder.com. The winner will be awarded a $500 certificate for the store he or she visited, which will be paid for by Gunshopfinder.com."

TN: Anti-gun project cut from budget
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"The federal program that has targeted Middle Tennessee's worst gun offenders has been slated for elimination. But Nashville prosecutors say that congressional budget cuts won't stall a law-enforcement program that zeroes in on incorrigible violent offenders, although some of its advocates question whether the government is weakening gun prosecutions."

"Project Safe Neighborhoods has long been the centerpiece of President Bush's domestic anti-crime agenda. ..."

"In the latest federal budget, which is awaiting the president's signature, the program has been specifically eliminated. But Justice Department officials contend that the work of Project Safe Neighborhoods will continue."

PA: Congress misfires on gun-crime funding
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"There is one macabre advantage in Philadelphia being a fertile killing ground for so many young, armed criminals: The region's federal and state anti-violence gun initiatives are well-funded."

"Only three months ago, those efforts were fattened up by $4.2 million in state grants to combat violence and shootings that have claimed children as young as middle-school age. An extra $1 million in federal aid was pledged around the same time."

"But it's now doubtful how long those desperately needed resources will continue to flow."

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KABA Note: Project Exile, the Richmond program on which Project Safe Neighborhoods was based, has been a dismal failure in Richmond, where the homicide rate has increased dramatically.

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UK: Man Facing Jail over Illegal Gun Sale
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"A father of four today admitted selling an Uzi 9mm machine gun to an undercover journalist after placing an advert on the internet."

"Michael David Patrick, 42, was filmed by a hidden camera handing over the illegal weapon to a Sky News reporter in the back of a van in May."

"The news organisation had contacted the former IT specialist, from Leicestershire, as part of an investigation after seeing his online advertisement for an air pistol, Leicester Crown Court heard."

"When it was told the pistol had been sold, Patrick offered the 600-rounds-per-minute Uzi, a firearm popular in the Middle East but banned in the UK."

IL: Federal concealed gun law for retired cops is criticized
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"At a time when the city is trying to get guns off the street, a new federal law that permits retired law-enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons promises to have the opposite effect, and the measure could cost Chicago taxpayers millions of dollars in legal claims, a senior city lawyer said Monday." ...

"The city could be named in suits alleging wrongful force simply because it issues identification cards to retired Chicago officers, opening the door for them to be armed, Rosenthal said."

"There are about 9,000 retired city officers, and they receive no refresher training and do not undergo physical and mental evaluations after leaving the Police Department."

UK: Dad's agony at chef son's gun suicide
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"A young chef tipped for greatness shot himself with his father's gun just days after passing his cookery exams with a brilliant 100 per cent."

"Budding kitchen star Samuel Chapman had everything to live for. His exam results came just as he was catering for his first wedding and he was so proud he took pictures of the big day."

"Now, his devastated family and his heartbroken girlfriend are struggling to understand what drove 17-year-old Samuel, of Hilltop Road, Northfield, Birmingham to end his life."

KY: Terrorists off-limits but Christians fair game
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"The Thursday following President Bushs resounding reelection, K.C. Martin walked into a class discussion of the election among the students and her professor, Dr. John McTighe. With much of the class upset over the outcome, one student asked how we managed to reelect 'such an idiot' president."

"Many exit polls suggested that voters considering morals made up a significant part of President Bushs voting block. Dr. McTighe took this one step further when he said, 'It was the religious zealots who say they are voting on morals. I think we should all buy AK47s and shoot them all! Thats what I would suggest, if it were allowed."

"McTighe saw no problem with making this type of statement in class because apparently he felt among friends. ..."

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"ONE of the worlds deadliest weapons is on Britains streets, cops warned yesterday." "The Agram 2000 sub-machine-gun fires the equivalent of 750 bullets a minute." "Police fear gangs are importing the Croatian-made weapon, originally used by troops during the war in former Yugoslavia." "One of the guns was seized when police raided the London flat of Mark Lee, 22, a court heard yesterday."

MO: No surge seen in gun permits
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"Missouri sheriffs braced for a rush of applicants for concealed-weapon permits when they became available in March under a new state law."

"That rush soon became a trickle, and it now appears concealed weapons are not nearly as popular as predicted. There also has been little indication of crimes or accidents with the weapons, as some opponents feared."

"A year ago, the Missouri Highway Patrol estimated that 60,000 people would apply for permits in the first year, based on the response to similar laws in Texas, Oklahoma and other states..."

"But through the first nine months the Missouri law was in effect, the state patrol received 13,748 requests from county sheriffs for background checks on applicants. ..."

DC: Teen Says Ballou Shooting Was Self-Defense
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"A District teenager said he feared for his life when he pulled a pistol from his pocket and opened fire inside of Ballou High School last February."

"...The Washington Post reports that Boykin testified Monday that he thought Richardson was reaching for a knife or a gun when the incident occurred. ..."

"...While defense attorneys have said their client fired in self-defense, prosecutors have portrayed the killing as a deliberate, premeditated murder."

"Investigators have said the conflict leading to the shooting may be tied to a dispute between teenagers from different housing projects."

IN: Promoting gun safety
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"A young teen was fatally shot Saturday near Terre Haute while he and two other boys were hunting squirrels and target shooting."

"Indiana conservation officers and Vigo County sheriff's deputies are investigating the incident."

"Children with unsupervised access to guns are at risk, and common-sense steps must be taken by adults to protect children from harm."

"Hunting, as a sport, is not as dangerous as many other recreational pastimes. According to the National Safety Council, hunting results in fewer injuries per 100,000 participants than cycling, golf, and tennis."

"Nevertheless, anyone wielding a rifle or shotgun must be accountable and capable of exercising good judgment."

UK: Video warns kids of gun dangers
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"A new video is being launched to teach secondary school kids about the dangers of guns and drugs.
The video - called Watching Over Me - features the story of 13-year-old George Atkinson, who was accidentally shot dead with an air gun."

"He is shown laughing on a day out to the beach with friends. Two days later, George, from north Wales, was dead."

"The video, for 12 to 15-year-olds, has been made in a soap opera-style and also covers race issues."

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"Police added patrols to protect school children in the city's North End Monday after two teenagers were shot last week while on their way to school." "The officers were assigned to watch over the area, paying close attention to Weaver High School, where both teenagers are students. One of the victims was hit by gunfire while he waited at a bus stop."

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"A man charged with killing his wife in her Glenfield home on Monday was out on bail at the time and was already facing serious charges over domestic violence." "It is understood the woman, who had a protection order out against her husband, was considered a high risk by her Women's Refuge advocates."

MO: Law enforcement agencies team up to make gun locks available
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"In Saline County, homes with firearms of one type or another are common. Several area law enforcement agencies have teamed up with a national firearms safety education program to try to keep any of those firearms from being the cause of an accidental injury."

"The Marshall Police Department and Saline County Sheriff's Department, along with the Sweet Springs and Slater police departments, are promoting firearms safety by providing free gun safety kits, including a gun lock, through partnership with Project ChildSafe. ..."

"...The program is funded by a U.S. Department of Justice grant, with additional funding provided by the firearms industry."

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"The Ashville City Council passed an ordinance Monday night to restrict the use of firearms in the city limits." "The move came in response to complaints about guns being fired near homes." ... "McKay said the ordinance is similar to one passed in Moody June 28. It prohibits firing a gun within 200 feet of a road, school, park, church, business or home, with some exceptions."

NJ: Police question how gun entered hospital
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"Police were investigating how someone managed to smuggle a .32-caliber handgun into Hackensack University Medical Center that a patient used to kill himself."

"Investigators want to know whether the 83-year-old patient illegally sneaked the gun into the hospital himself or had someone bring it to him, Capt. Frank Lomia said Monday." ...

"...Lomia said he did not have a registered permit to carry a handgun."

Canada: Bloc to help gun registry keep funding
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"A Liberal backbencher's effort to strip funding from the controversial gun registry is destined to fail in the House of Commons because the Bloc Québécois will line up behind the government."

"A motion put forward by Sarnia Liberal MP Roger Gallaway ensures that funding for the registry will be voted on separately when the government seeks approval for its spending appropriations, normally a routine procedure."

"That could put political heat on some rural Liberals to break ranks and oppose the registry, but it is unlikely to succeed in cutting funding for it."

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"A national safety tour providing free cable-style gun locks and accompanying educational material will visit Tulare County as part of the Project ChildSafe program." "Coordinators for the Project ChildSafe tour will be making stops this week at law enforcement agencies and selected sites across the county."

MI: Pupil, 14, hid a stun gun
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"A 14-year-old led his principal into a boys bathroom at Saginaw High School on Monday, reached into a wastebasket and pulled out a Cheetos bag."

"It contained not chips but a Taser gun."

"Saginaw police want to know how the boy came to possess and operate -- on school grounds -- the stun gun, which shoots a powerful electric jolt that temporarily immobilizes a person."

"In rare cases, the weapon has proved lethal. Saginaw Police Department-issue Tasers cost about $900, officials said." ...

"Monday's incident wasn't the first Taser appearance at Saginaw High. Saginaw police seized one of the devices from a student last February. No one was hurt in that incident."

KY: Freshman Arrested After Bringing Gun To Dunbar High School
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Lexington Police arrested a Paul Laurence Dunbar High School freshman Tuesday after he brought a gun to the school.

Police say another student found out about the gun and told school officials about it. Police were called, and the student with the gun was arrested and charged with possessing a weapon on school property. No details were released about what kind of gun it was or if it was loaded.

The identity of the student in custody was not released.

A letter was sent home with all students of the high school explaining the incident to parents.

WI: Sun Prairie 13-Year-Old Allegedly Brings BB Gun On Bus
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"Sun Prairie police plan to pursue criminal charges against a 13-year-old who allegedly brought a BB gun on a school bus."

"Officers and school officials told News 3 they are taking the incident very seriously. The middle school student is suspended for now, but district administrators will move to expel him."

"Officials told News 3 the boy hid the BB gun in the bushes outside of Patrick Marsh Middle School last Thursday. They don't believe he threatened anyone. Then, he took the weapon back home on the bus."

"That's where other students first saw it."

VT: Burlington plant to help produce gun barrels for military
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"The General Dynamics Technology Center in Burlington will manage a 13 (m)million dollar Pentagon contract for gun barrels for fighter aircraft."

"The company announced yesterday that it has been awarded a six (m) million dollar contract to produce nearly 200-thousand 30-millimeter gun barrels. The value of the deal could reach 13 (m) million dollars if contract options are exercised."

"The barrels will equip A-Ten 'Wart-hog' aircraft that are now in use in the Middle East. The planes' seven-barrel cannons fire 30-(m)-millimeter rounds capable of piercing tank armor."