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VA: For House Spouses, Tea... and Bullets?
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The itinerary for legislators' spouses on their annual visit to the Capitol has always been a day of wine tastings, museum tours and the occasional fashion show.

But now that more women are winning seats in the House of Delegates, their husbands want a different kind of field trip. Something for the guys: an outing to the shooting range.

Ted Drake, of Norfolk, whose wife, Thelma, is serving her fifth term as a Republican delegate said, "I just thought it was time to have a little action."

DPS officer quits; faced firing over fatal pursuit
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A Department of Public Safety officer who ran a red light, killing a Mesa man during a pursuit last year, has resigned.

Christopher Valdez was going to be fired for violating several DPS procedures during the September pursuit, including failure to follow orders to end the pursuit, DPS spokesman Frank Valenzuela said.

Valdez, 33, also faces manslaughter charges, making him the first Arizona law enforcement officer to face criminal charges in a fatal pursuit.

'Look to Afghanistan for a lesson in guns'
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"The gun lobby would have us believe that a well-armed populace is the best defense against an oppressive government and nasty individuals in the streets... Isn't it strange then that there has been no comment at all, by anyone, that Afghanistan is the ultimate example of what happens when everyone has an arsenal to protect themselves against bandits and the "oppressive government"? Warlords. Total anarchy, where might is right. Danger at all times."

KABA NOTE: Isn't it even *stranger* that those people described are ALL CRIMINALS. Not ONE good citizen.

Nigeria: Mob lynches corrupt Lagos cops Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A mob in Nigeria's main city of Lagos lynched three policemen who killed a bus driver and conductor after they refused to pay extortion money at a police checkpoint, witnesses said on Wednesday.

10 most 'spiked' stories of 2001 Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
WorldNetDaily.com has compiled its annual list of the most "spiked" stories unreported or underreported major news events of the last year after polling its readers and editors.

Somalia: Focus on order to ban weapons Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Transitional National Government (TNG) has issued a directive banning the carrying of weapons on the streets of the capital Mogadishu, a senior TNG official told IRIN on Monday. The directive, which was issued by the council of ministers on 23 January, was already being enforced by the police, with the help of the army, according to Mogadishu police chief, Abdi Hasan Awale Qeybdid.

IL: ISRA Promises Suburban Chicago Mayors Fight Against Gun Control
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Lawful gun owners throughout northeastern Illinois are planning their response to a sweeping gun ban and confiscation scheme announced Wednesday by Chicago Mayor Richie Daley in conjunction with a dozen suburban mayors.

Under the announced plan, residents of affected towns and villages would be forced to surrender many of their lawfully owned target pistols, hunting rifles and shotguns to local authorities.

NE: Concealed-handgun bill advances to floor
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Nebraskans should be allowed to join the pistol-packing public, according to Sen. Gene Tyson, whose concealed-handgun bill advanced out of the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday afternoon.

"I think we have some more support this year that we didn't have last year, and it's going to be interesting enough to try on the floor of the Legislature," said Tyson of Norfolk. The bill, LB496, advanced out of committee by a 5-2 vote. It is the latest concealed-carry proposal.

MD: Legislators up in arms about gun policy
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Maryland House and Senate leaders want to stop a Maryland State Police crackdown on gun owners convicted of minor and, in some cases, long-past offenses.

"We need to concentrate our police power on drug dealers and current lawbreakers, and not look for work that's not adversely affecting our society," said Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., a Democrat who represents Prince George's, Calvert and Anne Arundel counties.

OR: 'What were parents thinking in giving their son air guns?' Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Recently three boys were expelled from Lake Oswego High School for shooting Air Soft BB guns at one another at swim practice. I know there has been a fair amount of press and radio talk-show time devoted to this incident, focused mainly on whether it is "fair" to suspend or expel these "good" boys from school.

MI: Activists take aim at city gun bans Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A pro-gun activist group wants to shoot down a concealed weapons ban at Ferndale City Hall and a proposed ban in Novi. Officials in Novi are reviewing a new law that could force gun toters visiting public buildings in the city to keep their weapons home. It could be approved Monday.

CA: Counter Attack Against Gun Ban Lobby To Eliminate Gun Business
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The California Rifle & Pistol Association has launched a counter attack against an effort by the gun ban lobby to eliminate licensed gun dealers.

In response to newspaper advertisements and press releases by a San Francisco gun control group urging the advancement of the group's agenda in Orange, Fresno, and San Diego counties, CRPA has sent letters to every official in those counties opposing the counter productive efforts.

Historians criticize author's gun research
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In an upcoming issue of a prestigious historical journal, three historians in a panel of four severely criticize a controversial "prize-winning book about guns in early America."

The essays - along with a response from Emory University historian Michael A. Bellesiles, the author - appear in the winter issue of the William & Mary Quarterly, an eminent journal of early American history and culture.

MA: Pro-gun Carla Howell announces run for governor Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Libertarian Carla Howell announced Tuesday that she plans to run for governor this year on a platform of massive tax cuts, a drastically reduced state budget and "100 percent gun freedom." "I am the only candidate for governor who will shred every anti-gun freedom law on the books in Massachusetts," Howell said. "More guns mean safer communities."

SC: Concealed Weapons
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"But don't look for guns in a church, college parking lot or state park near you just yet. The bill is still going through a verbal shoot-out in the legislature. The concealed weapons bill is stuck in the Senate judiciary committee. Representative Knotts expects it to make it the floor for a full vote sometime this session."

-- I wonder how this author and his editors feel about enhanced CWP-CCW? Truly... The conspiracy of ignorance masquerades as common sense.

TX: Southlake prepares to vote on 'crime tax'
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Turnout has been light in the election to renew Southlake's crime control sales tax for 15 years.

The stakes are high for the Southlake Department of Public Safety, which handles police and fire functions in this fast-growing city.

The population in Southlake is expected to increase...during the next decade. The department is planning for two more stations to accommodate the growth, and funding for both stations would come from the sales tax.

--A different way to pay for "safety."

TX: Good 'Line of Work'
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John Atkins, a member of Garland's SWAT team, said he's glad he had the chance Tuesday to rappel from the hole in the roof at Texas Stadium, 20 stories down to the turf.

Atkins was one of 25 SWAT officers from across the nation enrolled in the special rappelling class during the annual conference of the Texas Tactical Police Officers Association.

While a handful of officers rappelled at Texas Stadium, others practiced marksmanship at several police firing ranges.

NJ: Bounty hunter denied gun use Submitted by: Stan	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
-- A judge denies a bounty hunter a gun permit based on his bias to guns. "People who want to carry weapons in New Jersey must show they are of good character, know how to use a firearm and have a justifiable need to carry one. Because the state does not have a law directly addressing the rights of bail enforcement officers to carry weapons, the judge applied existing gun laws to deny Borinsky."

VA: Bullies' bill dies in House committee
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A bill that would have "allowed" public school children to defend themselves against bullies who start fights with them died in the House Education Committee yesterday.

Del. Bradley P. Marrs, R-Chesterfield, cited an incident where an honor student at James River High School was suspended after another student attacked him last year. The honor student was trying to defend himself, he said.

"We punished that student for doing nothing wrong," Marrs said.

KABA NOTE: It is a HUMAN RIGHT to defend yourself against any aggressor. No school "allowance" is needed for that.

TX: Letter Re: Gun Control
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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Dear Fellow Gun Owners,

I was visiting my local gun range in Texas and I noticed a letter near the register from the BATF. It was a "ruling" from a few years back that was reclassifying certain shotguns, such as the Striker 12, as a Class 3 item which would now require permission to own from your local law enforcement authority, fingerprints, photographs, background checks, and, Hitler's favorite: REGISTRATION.

CA: 17 kids hurt in car crash at L.A. school Submitted by: Scott Bitterman Website: http://www.highpines.net/exide99	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
-- This is not gun related but it draws parrells. KABA NOTE: You bet it does, Scott! Like, WHERE'S THE NATIONAL OUTRAGE? Where are the orgs so "concerned about childrens' safety" pushing for a ban on motor vehicles? Where are the people scrambling to sue Mercedes Benz?

CA: Riverbank police seek help to 'end crime wave' Submitted by: Tom Allison Website: http://pointstoponder.blogspot.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Point 1: The police can't do it all alone (even in the anti-gun, Peoples' Republic of Kalifornia). Point 2: Time to post those "This is not a gun-free zone" signs.

Justice Ginsburg: Freedom more important than security
Submitted by: Doug Charette

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said yesterday that in times of national tension, the country should not compromise constitutional values in the name of homeland security.

"If we gave up our freedom as the price of security," she said, "we would no longer be the great nation that we are."

In a rare, televised appearance with high school students, Ginsburg addressed issues of the day, why she became a lawyer, and customs at the court.

MA: Want a gun? You'll need to see your doctor
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People in Greater Lawrence who apply for a handgun license for the first time now need a letter from their doctor stating they are medically and psychologically fit.

To police, this is one more tool to help them decide who should be permitted to carry a gun. But to gun owner advocates, it is one more step designed to make it "virtually impossible" for people to obtain a permit to own and carry a handgun.

MA: Coeds Want to Pack Heat Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
At a women's liberal arts college in the liberal, anti-gun state of Massachusetts, something appears to be out of sync. A campus group called the Second Amendment Sisters is lobbying for students' right to carry firearms. The Mount Holyoke chapter of the Second Amendment Sisters (SAS), now in its first year, is a recognized on-campus organization with a membership approaching 50 women.

IL: Suburbs give Daley support against guns
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After repeatedly failing to win passage of tough gun control legislation in Springfield, Mayor Richard Daley and 12 suburban mayors on Wednesday announced they now will push for local laws to help get the job done.

Under the model licensing ordinance, dealers would be required to report all gun sales to their local police departments. The gun shops would be prohibited from selling weapons to residents of Chicago, Evanston and other municipalities that ban the private ownership of handguns.

NJ: Bounty hunters pose risk Submitted by: Evan F. Nappen, Esq. Website: http://www.evannappen.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A Superior Court Judge refused to follow 130 years of precedent and denied a gun permit for a Fugitive Recovery Agent. The Judge said the agent had no right to arrest bail jumpers and therefore no "justifiable need" for a gun. The potential impact of the decision is enormous; it opens the floodgates for civil suits and criminal defense motions to be brought by fugitives.

CA: Students get lesson on 'effects of gun violence'
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A group of eighth-graders at Rio Linda Junior High School last week tried to guess how many people age 19 or younger are killed by gunfire each day in the United States. "The answer is 10, according to figures presented by the county district attorney's office."

Student Shannon White said, "I learned I'm scared of guns."

KABA NOTE: The anti-gun lies, fear-mongering, and brainwashing is getting worse and worse.

NC: Students, faculty receive lesson on 'violence preparedness'
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Attorney General Roy Cooper is visiting schools across the state in hopes of reforming the way they react within the first 20 minutes of a shooting or "any other crisis."

The video is of a dramatized school shooting, like the 1999 shooting spree at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., that left 13 people dead and 21 injured. "We live with that fear every day. You look at that video and you can see it happening at this school."

KABA NOTE: Do they also live in fear of fatal car accidents, which happen *every single day* in every state of the country, as opposed to the rare incidents portrayed on the video?

CO: Charges stand in intruder death (Homeowner shot fleeing man) Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A judge ruled Tuesday that a Park County man can be tried on charges of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a would-be burglar fleeing from his rural home. District Judge Kenneth Plotz, appearing before a packed courtroom, brushed aside claims of damaging pretrial publicity before ruling that charges would stand against LaQuine Thomas.