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KY: Woman kidnapped, repeatedly raped by three men.
Submitted by: Larry Mitchell

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Is this what Sarah wants? Unarmed women?

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"The woman said she was loading groceries into her car in the parking lot of the Winn-Dixie store near the intersection of Bardstown Road and Hurstbourne Lane in Fern Creek. Then, according to the accuser, a white van drove up, and three men forced her inside."

"The alleged victim said the three men took turns raping and sodomizing her multiple times, Gum reported. Then the men dropped her off in a field, according to police. The woman was able to flag down a motorist, who took her to get help."

"After hearing about the incident, several women told Gum they'll stop shopping after dark."

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Instead of altering their lives and their schedules, how about purchasing a firearm and learning how to use it?

CO: Proposal to amend 'gun show loophole' killed
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"A state representative asked fellow lawmakers to kill his own gun bill Monday, in the face of election-year politics."

"The bill, one of three controversial gun bills before the legislature, would have changed the law that closed what's commonly called the 'gun show loophole.' " ...

"This is an election year and it's a very, very contentious vote in the Senate... Why should I put my fellow representatives on record with a very contentious vote if the bill's going to die anyway?"

Are You On Uncle Sam's No Fly List?
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"The war on terror casts a wide net and has so far prevented a second September 11th. But is that net too wide? CBS 2 has learned of a top secret government list of Americans who are not allowed on any commercial airlines."

"Are they terrorists or violent criminals or something else?" ...

"The airport counter: This is as far as Rebecca Gordon and Janet Adams say they are allowed to go at San Francisco International Airport. The last time they checked in for a flight to Boston to visit Gordon's 80-year-old father, an airline employee called the police."

" 'She came back and said you turned up on the FBI no-fly list. We have called the San Francisco police. We were shocked, really shocked,' recalled Adams."

" 'We were detained. We were definitely detained. I couldn't even get a drink of water,' Gordon remembered."

ME: Cross-Border Church Visit Costs Man $10,000
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://home.comcast.net/~bruce.krafft/

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"Crossing the U.S.-Canada border to go to church on a Sunday cost a U.S. citizen $10,000 for breaching Washington's tough new security rules." ...

"Like the other half-dozen residents of Township 15 Range 15, crossing the border is a daily ritual for Albert. The nearby Quebec village of St. Pamphile is where they shop, eat and pray." ...

"The local U.S. customs station is closed on Sundays, so he just drove around the locked gate, as he had done every weekend since the gate appeared last May, following a tightening of border security."

"Two days later, Albert was summoned to the customs office, where an officer told him he had been caught on camera crossing the border illegally." ...

"Ottawa has granted special passes to some 300 U.S. citizens in that region so they can enter the country when Canadian customs posts are closed, but the United States canceled a similar program last May."

"That forces local residents to make a 200-mile detour along treacherous logging roads to get home via the nearest staffed border checkpoint."

"I feel like I'm living in a jail," he said.

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Welcome to the P.R.U.S.

Islamic extremists invade U.S., join sleeper cells
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://home.comcast.net/~bruce.krafft/

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"Islamic radicals are being trained at terrorist camps as part of a conspiracy to send hundreds of operatives to sleeper cells in the United States, according to U.S. and foreign officials."

"The intelligence and law-enforcement officials say dozens of Islamic extremists have already been routed through Europe to Muslim communities in the United States, based on secret intelligence data and information from terrorists and others detained by U.S. authorities."

"A high-ranking foreign intelligence chief [said] that this clandestine but aggressive network of training camps 'represents a serious threat to the United States, one that cannot be ignored.' "

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DiFi: "Why do citizens need assault weapons"?

Reply: Protection from terrorists!

Panel Questions FBI Bullet Analysis
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"A scientific panel is questioning a method used by the FBI to match bullets from crime scenes, a finding that could give defense lawyers a new route to attack prosecution evidence."

"In seeking to tie bullets from a crime scene to others found in a suspect's possession, the FBI analyzes the lead for traces of seven other metals, a system that the report from the National Research Council said was sound." ...

" 'They cannot match lead samples like fingerprints' but when an FBI scientist gets on the stand, it gets more credibility from the jury than it deserves, King said."

"The findings are the latest in a string of controversies and embarrassments to hit the FBI lab, which pledged to remake itself after a scandal in the 1990s over bad science."

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But when they deny shooting into the rear of the Davidian "compound" we should believe them. Riiiigggghhhhhttttt.

NY: A warning, then gunfire
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"The shots started, so she (the teacher) couldn't do anything about it."

"Students were herded in classrooms and ordered to stay down. Many used cellphones to call their parents until teachers and administrators ordered the phones turned off."

"Romano has refused to tell police how he smuggled the shotgun into the school." ...

" 'Anybody can bring anything in here anytime,' one freshman said."

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And they tell us disarmed helplessness is the answer.

MO: Concealed guns: Our volatility is argument against
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"But, I haven't changed my mind about the proposed gun law. First, these incidents happened in the home. It's already legal to have firearms in your house. The new law gives people the right to carry concealed weapons on the streets. That concerns me." ...

"I'm not concerned about those who apply for licenses, take courses and lock up their guns. I'm worried about depressed teenagers, angry co-workers and stressed-out drivers. I'm worried about people like me."

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Suggested subtitle: I'm an overly emotional idiot, therefore you must be, too.

So what this overly emotional idiot is saying is that it's OK to protect your life at home, but you must submit to violent criminals once you step foot on the street.

Here's his email: sylvesterbrown@post-dispatch.com ...

...and his telephone number: 314-340-8374

VA: Magistrate On Other Side Of Judicial Process
Submitted by: Porthos

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"An Alleghany County magistrate has found himself on the other side of the judicial process."

"Jeremiah Matthew Walker, 26, was arrested early Sunday in Botetourt County after a deputy found him passed out in a car. He was released on Monday. Walker faces charges ranging from abduction in Roanoke to being drunk in public in Fincastle."

"The chief magistrate for the 25th Judicial Circuit confirmed Monday that Walker has been suspended after an incident over the weekend."

"Roanoke police have charged Walker, of Covington, with abducting an acquaintance, shooting into an occupied dwelling, brandishing a firearm and shooting in the city."

VA: Victory for Free Speech at William & Mary
Submitted by: LFA Editor
Website: http://www.libertyforall.net

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"After pressure from and public exposure by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), the College of William & Mary (W&M) has reversed course and allowed an 'affirmative action bake sale' to proceed without interference. A student group, the Sons of Liberty, saw its satirical protest unlawfully halted by W&M in November; it was one of many such protests nationwide that were shut down on campuses this past fall. While W&M allowed the group's bake sale to proceed without incident this time, W&M President Timothy J. Sullivan issued a statement denying that his administration acted improperly in stopping the same protest just months before."

Boycotting the NFL - Not Friggin' Likely
Submitted by: LFA Editor
Website: http://www.libertyforall.net

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"The Republicans and the Democrats, just like the NFL, and the school board for that matter, have a cold metal ring in the soft tender flesh of our collective noses, and they lead us around however they will and we submit. It doesn't matter that our masters are cruel, ruinous, or on a mean-spirited rampage. They are our masters and we do as we're told. We vote. We watch. We pay taxes. We doggedly buy up tickets. We send our kids off to feel good about their illiterate selves. We pay no attention to the man behind the curtain."

SD: Lawmaker Takes Gun-Lobby Threat to Police
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"Rep. Joni Cutler (R-Sioux Falls) has provided police with an e-mail from a member of the South Dakota Gun Owners group that she described as threatening..."

"The e-mail was sent as part of a lobbying campaign to dissuade lawmakers from passing a bill that would prohibit taking weapons into certain secured areas in airports. Cutler was a sponsor of the anti-gun bill..." ...

"Recently, other lawmakers blasted Ray Lautenschlager, executive director of the South Dakota Gun Owners, and his son, Zachary Lautenschlager, communications director for the pro-gun group, for aggressive and intimidating lobbying strategies against a bill that would allow the governor to seize firearms during disasters without the owner's permission."

Australia: Gun control paradise yields another shooting
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"An elderly couple cheated death when one of 30 bullets fired during a random shooting outside their western Sydney home pierced their bedhead as they slept."

"Police were still searching for clues into the shooting which terrorised suburban Shepherd Street in St Marys about 1am (AEDT) Tuesday, leaving 30 spent cartridges in its wake."

"Two of the shots, believed to have been fired from a .38 automatic pistol, pierced the walls of the couple's fibro home, police said."

NH: Mother Not Charged After Son Brings Gun To School
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"A judge Tuesday declined to issue an arrest warrant charging a Sandown woman with child endangerment after her 8-year-old son took a gun to school last week."

"According to a police affidavit, Donna Henderson, 44, admitted allowing the boy to bring the gun to school."

"The second-grader took a chrome plated .25-caliber handgun to Sandown Elementary School Friday. The gun was not loaded and it did not have a firing pin, making it impossible to fire."

"The judge said police did not show probable cause to charge Henderson with the crime."

WA: Officials: Illegal submachine gun formerly belonged to police department
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"A former Stevens County sheriff's deputy obtained an illegal submachine gun from the Kettle Falls Police Department and later used it to shoot up a neighborhood, a federal prosecutor said."

"Deputy Will Clark was fired and convicted of illegally possessing a machine gun and other charges after an illegal Steyr 9mm submachine gun was fired from a deck outside his rented Suncrest home."

"No one was injured, but rounds struck nearby homes, prompting complaints and a federal investigation into how Clark obtained the weapon."

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Oh yes. Only police and military should be allowed access to such weapons. Right, Sarah?

Canada: PM sending more tax dollars down the gun registry drain
Submitted by: Newslinks Admin

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"Take the gun registry. Please."

"After a flurry of tantalizing stories following his appointment as Liberal leader and PM that suggested Martin might finally shut down this wasteful boondoggle... he came clean on CBC-TV."

"He's not scrapping it. So there."

"As he oh-so-earnestly told the Alberta woman who dared suggest such a thing, he believes in the hated, controversial, billion-dollar long gun registry - because he believes it represents 'Canadian values.' "

"But before anyone could ask what was so Canadian or valuable about wasting tax dollars and threatening to criminalize every farmer with a rifle in the barn, Martin stressed there are 'irritants' about the registry that must be dealt with."

OR: Teen, 15, fired gun that killed freshman
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"A 15-year-old boy fired the gun that killed a North Salem High School freshman over the weekend, officials said."

"No arrests have been made in the death of 16-year-old Shennan N. Edwards, said Lt. Dan Cary of Salem Police Department."

"The shooting remains under investigation. Police said they are checking into how the 15-year-old came to possess the .22 caliber pistol from which the fatal bullet was fired."

"Crisis counselors and staff at North High and Parrish Middle School, where the girl was a student last year, spent Monday talking with grief-stricken students about the girl's death."

MD: Gun owners, gun control advocates renew long rivalry
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"Gun owners and gun control advocates renewed their long-standing legislative battle Tuesday at an emotional hearing on a bill to ban sale of semiautomatic rifles and shotguns in Maryland."

"Gun owners showed up in force, packing the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee room and an adjacent hallway, many wearing bright red badges reminding lawmakers that gun owners vote."

"In case the message wasn't clear enough, there was also a sprinkling of 'Cas Who?' buttons, a reminder of the role gun owners played in defeating former House Speaker Casper Taylor two years ago."

IL: Student brings gun to elementary school on West Side
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"Seven squad cars were on the scene Tuesday morning at Pritzker Elementary School at the corner of Schiller and Damen after a loaded gun was recovered from a third grader's backpack. According to a CPS spokesperson, two students, ages 8 and 10, claimed they found the gun in the snow outside of their home and put it in a backpack before going to the school. Once at school they started to show other students the gun. School officials retrieved .38 caliber and police took the boys into custody."

Australia: Random gun cabinet checks
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"Member for New England, Tony Windsor, MP, has questioned the motives of Police entering the homes of legitimate firearm licence holders and will be requesting a please explain from senior Police as to the rights of entry to the family home."

"Mr Windsor's statement follows reports that police were entering homes to inspect storage facilities of registered firearm owners without first seeking an appointment with the registered firearm owner."

UK: Man wounded in gun carjack
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"The Tufts Rights to Arms (TRA) group took 15 members and non-members to a shooting range last month, where they shot over 1,000 rounds of ammunition from nine millimeters, .38- and .22-caliber revolvers and .22 semi-automatics."

"The excursion was the TRA's first event, after the group received recognition last semester from the TCU Judiciary decision. The approval of the group sparked some outcry on campus from liberal groups and protests were made to the administration." ...

"TRA President Nick Boyd said while students on campus associate the group's activities with violence, it is something that he hopes to change through educating that 'responsible firearms use does not cause crime, does not cause violence...' "

UK: Teenager held at gun point
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FULL TEXT BELOW:

A TEENAGER was tied up and held at gunpoint during a robbery at an off-licence on Sunday.

Now police want to track down a good samaritan, who walked into the Thresher's store during the robbery and promptly left but later went back in to untie the 19-year-old man.

The hold up happened at the Chequers Parade, Prestwood, which has been targeted three times in the last few months.

For full report, see today's Midweek

SD: Cap gun found in school locker
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"A search of student lockers at Douglas Middle School produced a cap gun Monday afternoon, according to the Pennington County Sheriff's Office."

"Middle school principal Lee Thomas confirmed that there was an incident at the school involving threats but said school district policy prevented him from releasing more information." ...

"According to Verchio, a school lockdown and locker search took place after 2 p.m."

FL: Toy Gun Prompts Inquiry at School
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A reported gun at Lakeland High School on Monday turned out to be a toy gun, Lakeland police said.

A student took the toy gun to school Monday and showed it to another student, police spokesman Jack Gillen said.

School officials opted to handle and investigate the incident administratively, Gillen said, so no charges will be filed by the Police Department.

Greg Bondurant, director of discipline and security for Polk schools, said administrators at Lakeland High will investigate the student's explanation for having the gun.

India: Retired officer shoots neighbour over land row
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"In a shocking incident, retired deputy superintendent of police Sadanand Kadam (78) allegedly dead his neighbour, Anandrao Dankhe (67), a lawyer, over a land dispute at Anandnagar in Hingne-Khurd, off Sinhagad road, around 10 am on Tuesday."

"The police said Dankhe had been shot through the chest. He was rushed to a local hospital and then to the Sassoon hospital, before being admitted to a private hospital, where he breathed his last. Kadam has been arrested."

WA: Tacoma police overhaul officer-related domestic violence policy
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"The News Tribune of Tacoma reported Tuesday that the new policy... will include mandatory training on domestic violence, and that police employees will be required to report signs of domestic violence in co-workers. Those who request help with violence problems would be spared punishment." ...

"Other provisions include plans to establish a domestic violence 'academy' for police employees and families and for a new family violence coordinator to help victims get professional help."

"In four places the policy specifies procedures for cases in which the police chief is accused of domestic violence. For example, if the chief is arrested, the city manager, city attorney and director of human resources must be notified."

NY: Former New York Correction Officer Guilty in Dad Slay
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"A Queens jury convicted a former correction officer yesterday of beating her stepfather to death based upon handwritten notes she left at the crime scene listing items she'd need for the murder and cover-up, a juror said."

"Renee Dasque, 38, was found guilty of murdering Jacques Dasque, 63, in the family's Rosedale home on July 8, 2001."

"He was found hogtied, and with 39 wounds from a metal pipe."

NC: Homicides down in city and county
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"Law enforcement agencies in Fayetteville and Cumberland County are reporting a decrease in murders. In 2002, there were 20 homicides in Fayetteville compared to 14 in 2003. In Cumberland County, there were 19 murders in 2002 compared to five in 2003." ...

"Officers believe Operation Ceasefire and the violent crimes task force also helped reduce the number of murders. They said one of the biggest factors is having a handle on gun control."

IL: Three letters on the Soviet Republic of Wilmette
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"I hope that the senseless and arrogant prosecution of Mr. DeMar by the city politicians of Wilmette serves as a catalyst for their removal from office and for the opportunity for the citizens to learn about their personal responsibility of self defense. These results would be a fitting repudiation of the capitulation-politician mindset." ...

"In my view, the elders of Wilmette should lower the stars and stripes at city hall and raise the flag of the Soviet Union. May the spirits of their forefathers spit on upon there souls. How dare they call themselves Americans!" ...

"Unfortunately, Illinois gun owners will never have any gun rights until we change our state Constitution." ...

CA: Supervisors to consider two anti-Patriot Act resolutions
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"Alameda County supervisors will be asked in two weeks to choose between two resolutions opposing the USA Patriot Act, and local civil rights groups hope the board will take the strongest possible stance on the federal law."

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Hundreds of cities across the U.S. have taken a stand against the "Patriot" Act. And yet, President Bush continues to threaten a veto of any legislation meant to weaken this fascist law.

Think long and hard before voting for him in November.

KS: Council considers Patriot Act resolution
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"According to one group of students from Bethel College, he's like a bogeyman sitting in the corner, hidden and protected by the shadowy comforts of the U.S. Patriot Act."

"With quotes from Benjamin Franklin and Thurgood Marshall in hand, the Bethel students made a case to the North Newton City Council and North Newton citizens that their distaste for the U.S. Patriot Act is anything but unpatriotic." ...

"We realize that this is largely a symbolic action, that federal law has jurisdiction over local law. But we are asking North Newton to join with the hundreds of other cities and states across the country that have said 'no' to this act."

DC: Teens, 15, 16, Tried To Bring Gun To School
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"D.C. police are taking steps to charge two teenagers after they allegedly tried to bring a gun to Wilson High School."

"The incident happened Monday at the school in Northwest D.C. Investigators said an alert officer noticed two students, ages 15 and 16, acting nervously before going through the metal detectors at the school."

"Instead of going through security, the two walked to an adjacent soccer field. The officer followed the two." ...

"When the officer searched the wooded area, he found a .22-caliber silver-plated semiautomatic handgun." ...

"The discovery comes at a time when D.C. police are looking for ways to improve security at city schools."

CO: Proposed law to loosen gun permits rejected
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"Hard-line Second Amendment advocates lost a bid Tuesday to loosen Colorado's regulations on concealed weapons permits."

"A handful of gun groups were unhappy with legislation approved by the General Assembly last year that requires sheriffs in Colorado to issue a permit to carry a hidden handgun to anyone that passes a background check and completes a gun safety class." ...

" 'All we would like to do is extend that so people don't have to pay that fee, don't have to register and go through that process,' said Dudley Brown, executive director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, a shooting association that claims 7,000 members."

OR: Guns on campus (Letters)
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"We allow our 18-year-olds to fight in wars and vote in elections. And at 21 you can consume alcohol but you have no right to self-protection? ..." ...

"...I, for one, would rather have the means to defend myself against someone wanting to do harm to myself or someone I care about, than not." ...

"It really is not accurate for Carol McAlice Currie to print Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence regional director Diana Madarietas foolish statement that getting a concealed weapons permit is as easy as 'getting a food handlers license.' "

"...I wonder if food handlers must submit a 10-finger fingerprint card and a mug photo for their license as is required for a concealed weapons permit?"