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Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Extreme Gun Lobby Trying Again to Protect Reckless Gun Dealers
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"It's back. Legislation that would shield gun sellers from being held accountable for negligence in court was introduced in the House of Representatives."

"Last year the gun lobby's extremist allies in Congress tried to secure passage of the misleadingly named 'Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.' that would have granted broad and unprecedented immunity from civil lawsuits to gun manufacturers and gun dealers. It was defeated in the U.S. Senate after a lengthy battle." ...
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Congress Considers New Law to Protect Lawful Commerce
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"Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would prevent further abuse of our nations courts when frivolous lawsuits against law-abiding businesses seek to blame them for the criminal misuse of legally sold firearms."

"Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) and Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) introduced HR 800 with strong bipartisan backing from 92 co-sponsors. In the Senate, S 397 has a total of 27 co-sponsors backing 'The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act,' introduced by Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) and Senator Max Baucus (D-MT). The proposed new law enjoys support from business groups, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers and the National Association of Wholesalers, as well as organized labor whose members jobs are endangered by such reckless lawsuits that are brought against their employers with the intention of bankrupting them." ...

Nicki Fellenzer: The Politics of Suicide
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"The New York Times resident mouthpiece for the Brady Agenda, Fox Butterfield has filed a saccharine, angst-filled treatise on the 'Culture of Suicide' in rural America. No doubt hanging for dear life on the coattails of the latest Brady wet dream the death of a National Guard soldier in Maine and the subsequent battle of his mother to shred yet more of our rights Butterfield has penned a clammy treatise blaming the availability of guns on high suicide rates in Stevensville, MT and other rural American areas." ...

The Pledge: Exposing the Anti-Gun Pledge
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"As a citizen and gun owner, I was shocked at the article, 'LMS students sign anti-gun Pledge' (Loris Scene, 10/27/04, p.A9). This report exposes the anti-gun/anti-rights agenda of The Pledge and the lies being taught to schoolchildren. The full report, which is being sent to our federal Senators and Congressman and others, has all verifying evidence and links."

INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT:
1. Background & Purpose of this Report
2. Investigation of The Pledge
3. Nation Education Association's Agenda & Part in The Pledge
4. The Myth of Gun Violence in Public Schools
5. Public School Health Book Fraud
6. Media Bias & Part in The Pledge
7. United Nations' Agenda & Part in The Pledge
8. Conclusion
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OR: Bill protects dealers from lawsuits over illegal gun use
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"A bill that would shield gun makers and dealers from being sued when the firearms they sell are used in crimes drew no opposition at a hearing in front of a House panel Wednesday."

"Legislative lawyers, though, say the measure is flawed because it clashes with citizens' state constitutional rights to take legal action to seek compensation for injuries."

"Rep. Robert Ackerman, D-Eugene, House Judiciary civil law subcommittee chairman, said the panel will rework the bill to try to resolve the conflict."

"Lawmakers need to protect the firearms industry 'from frivolous lawsuits aimed to run it out of business,' said Rep. Chuck Burley, R-Bend, the bill's main sponsor." ...

AZ: Proposed bar law gives new meaning to 'shot and a beer'
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... "The truth is that the proposed law, Senate Bill 1363, is not about guns in bars. It's about signs on doors."

"Current law states that guns don't belong in bars or restaurants that serve liquor. That law is based on common sense, which makes it incomprehensible to today's elected officials."

"Some of them therefore would like to rewrite the law to say that a bar or restaurant owner must post a sign specifically prohibiting firearms or it would be presumed that guns are welcome." ...

"'The current law works fine,' said Bill Weigele, president of the Arizona Licensed Beverage Association. ..."

"It does, however, give new meaning to the phrase 'a shot and a beer.'" ...
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Submitter's Note: Actually the new law prohibits permit holders from drinking while carrying in a bar. You can reach the author of this drivel at ed.montini@arizonarepublic.com

TX: Teen Confronts Armed Burglar, Wrestles Gun Away
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"Michael Williams is 17-years-old. He came home from school Wednesday to what should have been an empty home, but the window was broken and an intruder was inside." ...

"Michael Williams forgot his keys coming home Wednesday, but someone had already let themselves in."

"'And I came home early, and I didn't have my keys so I came around the corner and saw the window cracked, and he came in the room with the shotgun,' Michael says. The intruder was armed with a gun owned by Michael's dad. Some might run away, but not Michael."

"He pretended to have a gun, too."

"'I said I would shoot him, and he busted out in tears and gave me the gun and ran outside.'" ...
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Submitter's Note: What might this coward have done if Michael had whimpered "Please don't hurt me" instead of saying "I'm gonna shoot you!"?

OH: Education alone will not deter crime
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"In response to Stephen Mette's letter in the February 15th edition of The Post titled 'People need education, not weapons,' exactly what type of education did Mette have in mind? For the recorded history of man, we have tried to 'teach' members of society that murder and theft are wrong, yet they still happen every day in thousands, if not millions, of instances across the world. Obviously Mette has failed to realize that criminals don't follow the law. Criminals have no respect for the law and society, so why should they respect the right of an individual female to not be harmed?" ...

GA: Robbers' decision had consequences
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"I must disagree with LaKeisha Gantt's (Letters, Feb. 2 and Feb. 10) views on the two teens fatally shot as they attempted to rob an Oglethorpe County store last month. Gantt is using the same tired line liberals have been using for years, that it's not the fault of the poor criminals. Society failed them so they had to turn to a life of crime, and their acts aren't their fault."

"Drivel. No one forced those two young men to attempt a robbery. They made a decision to perform an act of lawlessness. Actions have consequences. In this case the consequence was an early grave. I have no sympathy, for they were not 'forced' into crime. They decided to rob that store and shoot at the owners." ...

NY: Grocer robbed last night; workers shot, pistol-whipped
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"A grocery store employee was shot in the upper arm and another was pistol-whipped during a robbery in Rochester last night."

"Police are looking for two men who fled the Rochester Grocery Store at 351 Cottage Street after assaulting the employees and robbing the store."

"A witness told police that a man entered the store about 9:15 p.m. with a silver-colored handgun and shot Musael Abraham, 61, in the upper left arm. The bullet traveled to the neck area, but police said the wound wasn't life threatening."

"The robber then pistol-whipped Ahmad Algazal, took money from the cash drawer and fled. Police said a second man was waiting outside the store, and the two men fled in a vehicle toward South Plymouth Avenue." ...

FL: Police, Lauderhill fourth-grader stumped on how gun got in her bag
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"The mother of a 10-year-old Royal Palm Elementary student told police she had no idea how a loaded .380-caliber semi-automatic gun got into her daughter's book bag, according to a report police released Wednesday."

"Broward Sheriff's Office spokesman Hugh Graf said police continue to investigate the matter. He didn't know whether police have questioned other family members or neighbors, or whether they planned to. Nobody was arrested and the student was not suspended."

"Graf applauded the fourth-grader for notifying her teacher about the gun."

"'This is just a wonderful little 10-year-old who did what she should have done,' Graf said. 'This could have gone a different way. We could have been talking about a child hurt or killed.'" ...

NJ: Investigators Exclusive: Eyewitness Speaks Out About Mysterious Shooting
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"Tonight an investigators exclusive. The key witness in the shooting of an unarmed man in Irvington, New Jersey speaks out for the first time about what he saw, and more than six weeks after the incident new questions about the investigation by the Essex County prosecutor's office." ...

"So many questions and up until tonight so few answers. One fact not in dispute - the victim shot dead more than six weeks ago was unarmed. We also know that the single most important witness in the case says that he has yet to be interviewed by prosecutors." ...

"The Irvington Police Department won't say anything - although initially a spokesman claimed as the officer approached the car, Fillmore tried to run him over. The cop allegedly then fired in self-defense." ...

CA: L.A. police chief revises car-shooting rules
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"Ten days after an officer shot to death a 13-year-old who backed a stolen vehicle into a police car, the city Police Commission on Wednesday approved limits on when officers can shoot at moving vehicles."

"Under the revised policy, officers cannot fire at a moving vehicle unless someone is threatened with deadly force other than the vehicle. Mayor James Hahn pushed for the change after Devin Brown was shot Feb. 6 following an early morning chase."

"'Obviously we will never adopt a policy that would take away the officer's own right to self-defense. But this policy will give clear guidance,' Hahn said." ...

MA: Ex-detective sentenced for drug case lie
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"A former Boston police detective pleaded guilty yesterday to charges that he lied about witnessing a September 2002 cocaine deal involving three men at a Dorchester McDonald's to justify their arrest on drug charges, officials said."

"Detective Miguel Pinto pleaded guilty in Suffolk Superior Court to one count of filing a false police report and three counts of violation of constitutional rights, Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said. Pinto was sentenced to two years' probation and 200 hours of community service. He resigned from the Police Department three weeks ago, Conley said." ...

NC: Beating death suspect claims U.S. has no jurisdiction
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"A former Hartford police officer accused of beating an Afghan detainee who later died says federal courts don't have jurisdiction in his case since he was working outside of the United States."

"Lawyers for David Passaro contend that provisions of the U.S. Patriot Act that stretched authority to prosecute cases shouldn't apply any places where special operations forces and CIA paramilitary operatives work."

"Passaro, who now lives in North Carolina, was former Special Forces soldier, was hired as a contractor by the CIA in 2003. He was charged in June with four counts of assault, accused of beating Abdul Wali with his hands, feet and a flashlight as he tried to get information about planned rocket attacks on U.S. forces. Wali died in his cell in June 2003. Passaro is not charged in his death." ...

NY: Former NYPD Detective Sentenced In Pedophile Sting
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A detective assigned to the New York Police Departments Brooklyn North Anti-Crime Unit has pleaded guilty to attempted disseminating indecent material to a minor in the first degree, a class E felony.

Michael Lapine, 37, of Ronkonkoma faces up to four years in state prison when hes sentenced March 12 in Westchester County Court.

The Westchester District Attorneys office said that Lapines arrest was the result of an undercover Internet Pedophile sting operation conducted by the offices High Technology Crimes Bureau.

It was alleged that between Feb. 4, 20204 and Aug. 16, 2004, he engaged in sexually explicit online conversations with an investigator posing as a 14-year-old boy. Lapine was arrested Aug. 16 when he attempted to meet the minor.

KY: Four Metro Officers Fired 18 Months After Beating
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"Metro Police Chief Robert White fired four officers for beating a man in 2003."

"Erik Wolfe, of Paducah, was handcuffed after being arrested by an off-duty officer at a local bar ... That's when officers Garry Sapp, Donald Gillenwater, Chad Kaufman and Aaron Shepherd used police batons and flashlights to beat Wolfe as he was being taken into custody." ...

"The officers initially were put on paid suspension while the Public Integrity Unit looked into the matter."

"Now, 18 months later, the four officers are without jobs. No criminal charges have been filed, Collins reported. But the Public Integrity Unit's investigation will be forwarded to the Commonwealth Attorney's Office, where a determination will be made whether the case should be put in front of a grand jury." ...

IL: Officer faces more disciplinary action in beating teen
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"A Calumet City police officer accused of beating a teenager faces more disciplinary action that includes the possibility of losing his job."

"Police Chief Patrick O'Meara filed administrative charges with the Fire and Police Commission that say Officer Louis Picicco used excessive force in the incident with the 15-year-old boy."

"According to O'Meara, the commission will meet next week to decide Picicco's punishment. Picicco is on paid administrative leave."

"In August, Don Pennington Junior was taken to the police station after being cited for jaywalking. Pennington says Picicco came into the room where the teen was being held and later began beating him." ...

CA: 3 arrests in Solano kidnap-rape case
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"Two Yolo County correctional officers and a UC Davis Medical Center X-ray technician have been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and raping a 21-year-old Davis woman, authorities said."

"The woman told Solano County investigators that she befriended one man early Friday morning in a popular downtown Davis nightspot ..."

"The woman said she lost consciousness and was sexually assaulted in a rural area ... in one man's Cadillac Escalade SUV, Toynbee said."

"Anthony Kevin Gibson, 34, of Vaca ville, and Jose Manuel Vera, 24, of Fairfield, both guards in Yolo County's Monroe Detention Center, were arrested Saturday on suspicion of kidnapping to commit rape, conspiracy to commit a crime and acting in concert with a person committing rape." ...

GA: Former police officer pleads guilty to joining gang
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"A former police officer has pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge accusing him of misusing his authority and participating in a notorious drug gang's activities."

"David Alan Freeman, 39, who was once named 'officer of the year,' admitted that he was a lieutenant in the Diablos gang and misused his police authority to help in the abduction of a rival gang member who was severely beaten, said Patrick Crosby, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office."

"Crosby said Freeman, a nine-year Atlanta police veteran and former student government president at Georgia State University, also admitted taking part in the gang's activities, including crimes such as robbery and drug trafficking." ...

CA: Sheriff vows to sort out department's bad apples
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"No law enforcement agency is immune from scandal or controversy, but the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department had been on a long, solid roll until about six months ago. That's why it has been so disturbing to see back-to-back incidents that reflected poor judgment by some top officers and revealed a subculture that flouts the rules."

"We refer to the September 'fun run,' which was in reality a years-old hazing practice that injured three new deputies, and to the more recent unauthorized ceremony in which SWAT team members shot and then hacked up a rifle that was involved in an accidental shooting." ...

New Zealand: Isolated Turakina uses self-defence
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"Lack of faith in the 111 emergency system prompted neighbours of a Turakina service station to rush out on to the forecourt about 3am yesterday to try to catch the culprits in an alleged smash-and-grab."

"Fiona Graham, who lives across the road from the station, said the 111 system is slow and rural people are sick of being ripped off."

"Her husband, Paul Graham, said police arrived about 30 minutes after a 111 call, but by that time locals in pyjamas - and one who was naked - had pinned down one of the alleged burglars. The locals also smashed windows of their car, which then crashed into people." ...

AK: Cowboy action shooters take aim at Old West nostalgia
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... "No matter. When these Old West aficionados turn out for the Alaska 49ers Cowboy Action Shooting Club, the distractions of modern life fall away in favor of history, marksmanship and the camaraderie of frontier life in fictional Moose Nugget Flats."

"The club, like others in Fairbanks and Juneau, is part of the Single Action Shooting Society, a 40,000-member group with chapters around the country and in Australia and Europe."

"One Web site calls cowboy action shooting 'the only shooting sport with a dress code.' Participants compete in timed shooting events that incorporate two pistols, a shotgun and a rifle -- all of a type used in the last half of the 19th century." ...

CA: University of San Francisco Rifle Turns in Solid Showings at Sectional Meet
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"This past weekend, the USF Rifle Team spent four days at the University of Nevada, Reno, competing in the 2005 Smallbore and Air Rifle Intercollegiate Sectionals. USF fielded three teams consisting of one Smallbore and two Air Rifle teams, both of which entailed a 60 shot course of fire. This year's team, half of which is made up of freshmen, performed beyond personal expectations and team goals going into the match."

"Leaving San Francisco on the 10th, the team drove to Reno to prepare for the matches starting on Friday the 11th. The scores fired this past weekend will be sent to the national governing body's office to determine team and individual standings with all other collegiate competitors who are participating nationwide." ...

MA: BHS rifle team hits new heights
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Posting its highest score of the season, the Bedford High rifle team defeated Winnacunnet High's Marine Junior ROTC team, 999-898 on Wednesday.

Luke Badalaty's personal best of 255 led a group of six shooters who set PRs in the contest. Andrew Moran and Rebecca Hart set PRs of 254 and 246 to figure in the scoring, while Lauren Badia (240), Andrew Parham (219) and Alex Coe (216) also turned in their best performances ever.

Tristan Bard figured in the scoring, shooting 244.

Bedford improved to 7-1.

On Feb. 5, Bedford defeated Monty Tech, 972-865.

Moran led the way with a 248 and was followed by Badalaty (245), Hart (243) and Bard (236).

Kelsey Domigan fired a 203 for another PR.

NV: Gun maker expands to Nevada after ruling by California AG
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"A gun maker is expanding to Henderson amid criticism that the move is in response to a California order that it stop producing an unsafe pistol."

"Jimenez Arms, based in Costa Mesa, Calif., has applied for a Henderson business license, listing its address as 1111 Mary Crest Road in an industrial park near Gibson Road and the Beltway."

"Paul Jimenez, owner of the Jimenez Arms, said his company had planned the Nevada expansion before California officials ruled that one of the company's guns -- the JA-NINE 9 mm pistol -- was unsafe." ...

"Nevada officials have indicated that there is no legal roadblock preventing the gun maker from setting up shop here, despite the California findings." ...

SD: Panel backs gun bill after verbal spat with gun group director
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"A state Senate committee approved measure that would help law officers check the validity of pistol permits 24 hours a day after lawmakers questioned the motives of a Rapid City man who opposes it."

"Judiciary Committee members asked Ray Lautenschlager, director of Gun Owners of South Dakota, what happens to the money he collects from members and whether the organization's tax records are public."

"'At this point, I do not believe the question is proper or relevant,' Lautenschlager said Wednesday." ...

"David Conway of the South Dakota Shooting Sports Association, the state affiliate of the National Rifle Association, said the bill would help both honest gun owners and law officers." ...

ID: State bill allows for 'guns to go'
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"A proposal in the Idaho Legislature would make it easier for residents who have concealed weapons permits to carry their firearms in other states without risking arrest."

"Senate Bill 1135 would give Idaho's attorney general the ability to negotiate agreements with other states so Idaho permits would be recognized elsewhere. The measure is welcome news to some area gun owners."

"Jim Combe of Nampa, who has a concealed weapons permit, said the state needs to take the step so gun owners can take their firearms for self-defense on the road."

"'A criminal won't ask you what state you're from before he cuts your throat and takes whatever he wants to get money for his next drug fix,' Combe said. ..." ...

ME: Bill restricts gun sales to youths
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"Nearly a dozen speakers, including two grieving mothers who each lost a teenage son to suicide, urged legislators to impose a 10-day waiting period for anyone under 22 seeking to buy a gun." ...

"'When he purchased the rifle [sic]that he took his life with, there were no warning signs,' Crowley told the committee. 'I want this bill to pass so I can help as many parents as I can not to live with this never-ending suffering.'" ...

Ireland: Gardaí target gun owners after attack on minister's house
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"SHOTGUN owners in three counties are likely to be visited by gardaí investigating an attack on Justice Minister Michael McDowell's holiday home."

"Ballistic tests will be carried out in order to match a suspected weapon to a cartridge found at the scene of the shooting. It is more difficult than matching a bullet to a rifle, but it is possible, according to gardaí."

"A shot smashed the windows of the 500,000 holiday home at Rooskey in Co Roscommon, close to the borders of Leitrim and Longford. Gardaí are likely to visit the homes of licence holders in parts of those three counties." ...

UK: Appeal for witnesses after incident involving rifle
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"Police are appealing for witnesses after a 12 year old boy had what was believed to be a rifle pointed at him."

"The boy was walking along St Briavels Drive in Yate on Wednesday, February 9, 2005, at around 6.50pm when a green Peugeot 406 pulled up on the opposite side of the road."

"The driver of the car wound down the passenger window and asked the boy for directions before rummaging in the rear seat or footwell."

"Shortly after the boy walked away from the car, he spotted the man leaning out of the passenger window holding what appeared to be a single barrelled shotgun which was being pointed at him."

"The boy immediately ran away and raised the alarm." ...