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FL: Law would expand the right to shoot
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Submitter's Note: Governor considers whether to expand the right of Citrus-americans (Floridians) to shoot in self-defense when away from their homes. There is a poll on the headline page for those who wish to contribute to the debate.

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"Legislation that protects homeowners from prosecution when they shoot an intruder would expand the protection to people who shoot in self-defense anywhere else."

How's This For Patriotism? NRA to Fight Miniscule Fee that Would Help Law Enforcement, Says Brady Campaign
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"The National Rifle Association likes to wrap itself in the American flag and portray itself as the last line of defense against terrorism as well as the ultimate defenders of America's freedom."

"What price freedom? According to the NRA, asking for two cents from people who want to buy explosives is too much."

"The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that the NRA is in a dither over a Bush Administration recommendation to enact a user fee of two cents per pound of explosives to fund the Justice Department Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, because explosives that warrant the user fee might include gunpowder. Translated to a purchase of ammunition, the fee would amount to slightly less than a penny per $7 box of .38 slugs."

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KABA Note: No. Extorting ANY amount of money from people who merely wish to exercise their fundamental rights to fund an entity which threatens to destroy those rights is indecent.

Amnesty International calls on governments not to roll back women's rights
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"As part of its Stop Violence Against Women (SVAW) campaign, Amnesty International's research has shown that women's human rights continue to be grossly violated despite government commitments to promote and protect them. ..." ...

"Together with other NGOs based at the UN in New York, Amnesty International is calling on governments to universally reaffirm all three of these human rights documents, to re-commit to full and prompt implementation at the national level, and to emphasize the integral connection between respecting women's human rights and realizing the Millennium Declaration and Millennium Development Goals. ..."

Right to Own Or Use a Gun
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"My position on this issue is a divided one. Guns in America are like Weird Al Yankovic at the Grammys: Sure they're invited, but should they really be there? They're constitutionally protected, which is hard to mess with. They are considered a right, and since many of our civil liberties are similarly given through this almost sacred document, firearms should be treated as any other right. Logically, though, and without a second thought of historical significance or American policy, guns in the sense of humanity are not necessary. ..."

"Shooting for sport is pretty much the only thing I would see as being a culpable excuse for owning a gun. ..." -- KABA Reply: Congratulations. You and the Nazis have something in common.

Dave Kopel: Brothers In Arms
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"Do minorities have a moral rightand even a moral dutyto resist mob violence? The history of black people in America over the past century suggests that doing so may be necessary in order to protect civil rights." ...

"Sometimes, as in Memphis, the mere presence of armed blacks constrained white police or mob behavior. In other cases, armed blacks were partially successful; during the 1906 Atlanta riots, according to historian John Dittmer's Black Georgia in the Progressive Era, although blacks 'were unable to offer effective resistance when trapped downtown or caught in white sections of the city, they did fight back successfully when the mobs invaded their neighborhoods.' "

FL: Florida boy accused of assault with rubber band
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"A 13-year-old student in Orange County, Fla., was suspended for 10 days and could be banned from school over an alleged assault with a rubber band..."

"Robert Gomez, a seventh-grader at Liberty Middle School, said he picked up a rubber band at school and slipped it on his wrist."

"Gomez said when his science teacher demanded the rubber band, the student said he tossed it on her desk."

"After the incident, Gomez received a 10-day suspension for threatening his teacher with what administrators say was a weapon..." ...

"The district said a Level 4 offense includes the use of any object or instrument used to make a threat or inflict harm, including a rubber band."

KY: Second Armed Robbery On UofL Campus Has Students Concerned
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"A student walking to his car Tuesday night was robbed at gunpoint on UofL's campus. Police have issued a warning, and campus officials say they've stepped up patrols, but students we talked to say they don't feel safe. ..." ...

" 'It makes me real concerned about my safety,' said UofL senior Kandee Garrett, 'because there's usually not many police officers patrolling at night.' " ...

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KABA Note: U of L has a victim disarmament policy in effect. Is it any wonder armed thugs find easy prey there?

'Lose the First Amendment?' column interesting (Letter)
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"I found the opinion 'Lose the First Amendment? We're as good as lost' interesting, not because a journalist was lamenting the opinions of a some teens that the First Amendment 'goes too far' - because after all, the First Amendment IS a journalist's bread and butter, and without it, many would be censored for writing 'not-government-approved' news and opinions!"

"Mainly, I found the opinion interesting, because for too many years, too many journalists have been openly hostile to the Second Amendment ...Because of decades of hacking and chopping at the Second Amendment, the rest of the Constitution has been chipped away also - because if gun control can be enacted by a bare majority, overriding a Constitutional Amendment - then ANY of the Amendments can be set aside!"

SC: Charges against homeschoolers dropped, plainclothes cop fired
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"Not only have the charges against a South Carolina teenage boy and a homeschooling mother stemming from a confrontation with a plainclothes police officer been dropped, but the officer involved has been fired."

"The two were arrested the boy for carrying a concealed weapon and the mother for assaulting a police officer after the cop confronted the boy in a picnic shelter where a homeschool support group had gathered for socializing and play." ...

"The 16-year-old boy was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon, a small hunting knife on his belt, and the mother was arrested for assaulting a police officer, even though witnesses say the man's badge and gun were not in a place where they easily could be seen."

NY: Are resource officers really needed in our area schools?
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"The student mentioned the shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., and how something like that could happen in her school. She added she wouldnt feel safe unless there was someone in the school with a badge and a gun, but the school resource officer at Columbine was not able to stop Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold when they shot and killed 13 others before killing themselves on April 20, 1999."

"While there may be a potential for violence in schools, police in schools are not the answer. Students and their behavior are the key to keeping violence out of their schools. ..."

UK: Killed jeweller 'shielded daughter'
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"A jeweller was shot dead as she ran in front of her daughter in a desperate attempt to protect her from armed raiders who burst into their shop, a court heard."

"Grandmother Marian Bates, 64, was gunned down in the jewellery store she ran with her husband and daughter in Arnold, Nottingham, in an 'instinctive act of bravery by a mother trying to protect her daughter', a jury was told."

"The gunman then called her a 'silly cow' as she slumped to the floor, before turning the weapon on her husband, Victor, the jury at Stafford Crown Court heard."

HI: Officer accused of threats
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"A Honolulu police officer is under investigation by the Internal Affairs Division for allegedly threatening several times to kill an auto shop owner because of a dispute over a tire this week."

"A Honolulu Police Department spokeswoman said the officer is under criminal and administrative investigation because of the allegation. He had to turn in his gun and badge and is on desk duty."

"According to sources, when the alleged incident occurred, the officer was already on desk duty while Internal Affairs investigated an earlier complaint about domestic violence."

OH: Victim of recently-paroled rapist says she'll CCW
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"The Cleveland Plain Dealer, while reporting on the pending release of a man who spent 25 years in jail for a rape he says he didn't commit, quoted the man's victim as saying she'll carry a concealed firearm in case of a future attack." ...

"No rape victim should have to sit down in front of a strange man in a sheriff's office to describe her trauma, or have her accusations called into question, in order to be able to obtain a legal means of protecting herself. No victim of assault, upon learning that his attacker has been release from prison, should have to wait up to 45 days for a sheriff to approve his CHL."

OH: Dayton police release transcript of officer's call to dispatcher
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"A former prosecutor and consultant to OFCC notes that Ohio is a state that requires departments to adopt an arrest policy on domestic violence incidents, and the preferred policy is 'shall arrest.' " ...

"Our consultant also noted that there may be a requirement that the department make a written report to the state Attorney General's office when they don't make an arrest in these situations."

"This happens time after time... Cops, judges, etc. are involved in a domestic violence situation, but are not arrested. Johnny Cracksmoke sure would [have been arrested]."

UK: CCTV 'does not stop crime'
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"Closed circuit TV systems are of little use in the fight against crime, a surprise government report claims today."

"Home Office researchers who studied 14 schemes across Britain found that only one had brought a clear fall in the local crime rate."

"While there was strong public support for CCTV before it was installed, opinion began to shift when people realised the cameras made little difference."

"And researchers found that some of the schemes were botched, making them less effective. Six of the 14 control rooms were left unstaffed for part of the day or night. And in some cases, cameras could not capture clear images at night due to the glare from artificial lights." ...

UK: Teenager is shot queuing for party Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A 13-YEAR-OLD youth is "lucky to be alive" after being shot in the back with a shotgun, say cops." "The Lambeth youngster was queuing with pals to get into a party shortly before midnight on Saturday when a group of men approached." "The groups had been arguing before one shot was fired, hitting the teenager."

OH: Victim zone double-whammy: Disarmed CHL-holder endures robbery & assault
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"I was robbed today because of one of the biggest [criminal protection zones] of them all - the Ohio State University." ...

"If the law were different I WOULD have been packing." ...

"For anyone who thinks Mace is an adequate defense - it ran out after 4 seconds and just pissed the guy off more..."

"[Lesson learned] - don't let anyone get within arms length of you or you might end up on the ground."

"For groups like [the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence] who have fought to keep people like myself unarmed, they need to consider the fact that their selfish politics hurt more people than they help."

Australia: Gun bought for protection
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"A BURNIE man bought a gun three days before a Shorewell Park shooting to protect himself from the victim, the Supreme Court in Burnie was told yesterday."

"Anthony Maxwell Eastley has pleaded not guilty to attempting to murder Tony Sturzaker on August 8, 2003."

"Mr Eastley yesterday said he bought the gun for protection the evening after an incident in Lorymer Place on the Monday before the shooting."

"Mr Eastley said on that day he and Mr Sturzaker were both in the driveways of their homes when Mr Sturzaker started 'verballing' him."

Brazil: Brazil Divided Before Weapons Referendum
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"Brazilians are split on the question of abolishing current gun legislation through a nationwide plebiscite, according to a poll by Instituto Sensus. 48 per cent of respondents would vote to alter existing regulations regarding the sale of firearms, while 48.8 per cent disagree."

"Brazil has one of the laxest gun control laws in the world, as unregistered owners usually pay low fines or simply have their weapons confiscated. A referendum on a new gun law has been scheduled for Oct. 2. The proposal calls for psychological exams for every prospective owner, and would raise the minimum age for owning a weapon from 21 to 25 years."

Army Qualifies For NCAA Men's & Women's Rifle Championships
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"Army's rifle team received notification from the NCAA Men's and Women's Rifle Committee that it qualified for the second straight year to compete at the NCAA Championships in both events (air rifle and smallbore), which will be held March 11-12 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo."

"Freshman Christopher Abalo was one of four shooters among the 22 individual qualifiers to meet the standards in both events. Mike Jablonski (smallbore) and Lucas Leinberger (air rifle) also qualified individually."

"Abalo, Army's top shooter throughout the season, shot a season-best 593 air rifle mark out of a possible 600 at the NCAA Qualifier two weeks ago. ..."

LA: St. Helena Sheriff facing charges in connection with alleged "chop shop"
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Federal agents arrested Saint Helena Parish Sheriff Ronald "Gun" Ficklin today, accusing him of being involved with a "chop shop" that used inmates from the jail.

U-S Attorney David Dugas says a federal grand jury issued a 10 count indictment against Ficklin.

The charges include: conspiracy, for allegedly working with the operator of a "chop shop" to deal in stolen vehicles; three counts of trafficking motor vehicles with removed and altered identification numbers; three counts of mail fraud; aiding and abetting possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and misprision of a felony.

Hearing protection for gundogs
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"To avoid potential hearing damage, never shoot directly over a gundog."

"A realistic concern for all wingshooters using a hunting dog in the field is protecting the dog's hearing from the damaging effect of the shotgun blast."

"Now I do realize that some gundogs, point breeds and retrievers alike occasionally experience what is best described as 'selective hearing.' "

"This type of hearing malfunction usually occurs when our gundogs are emotionally involved on a retrieve or hunting some distance away. Our fine hunting companions simply opt to ignore the whistle."

MA: Does safety correlate with gun laws? (Letter)
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"As a lifelong Brookline resident, I have been following with great interest the three-week series in the TAB about the problems of obtaining a license to carry concealed weapons in Brookline. You might be interested to know this matter is now all over the blogosphere, with the local blog mASSbackwards.blogspot.com leading the charge."

"I'll just say this on the matter. Here in Massachusetts, we have some of the most restrictive gun laws in the nation, and quite a bit of crime. Right above us in New Hampshire, they have some of the most lenient gun laws in the nation, and right next to that in Vermont, there are the single most lenient gun laws in the nation. Why is it I feel much safer in New Hampshire and safest of all in Vermont?"

Haiti: Former Haitian soldiers refusing to disarm endanger fall elections
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"Bald, graying and, like their rusty pistols, long past their fighting prime, former soldiers who twice ousted Haitis elected president are threatening a comeback that could jeopardize promised elections to put Haiti back on the road to democracy."

"The ex-soldiers have challenged an interim government, aggressed U.N. peacekeepers, and say they are poised for battle again if their demands are not met to reinstall Haitis army, which led countless coups and countercoups and aborted the Caribbean nations first attempt at free elections in a bloodbath at the polls in 1987."

OH: Owner of 'no-guns' Dayton business angry about downtown violence
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"Dayton's WHIO-TV (NewsCenter 7) is reporting that a prominent downtown businessman wants the city to take action immediately when it comes to all of the downtown problems that have occurred recently."

"According to the report, Sandy Mendelson appeared at the city commission meeting Wednesday morning to talk about his concerns. He said he is concerned about the recent rash of violence and said he wonders how much longer he will remain downtown." ...

"If Mendelson is so concerned about his customers' well-being, we have to wonder why he denies them their constitutional right to bear arms for self-defense when visiting his store. You see, Mr. Mendelson posts discriminatory 'no-guns' signs banning CHL-holders from his property."

WA: Dept. Of Corrections Car Found; Gun, Badge Still Missing
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"Mount Vernon police have located a stolen Department of Corrections car just outside the city on Highway 9 early Thursday morning. However, several critical items remain missing."

"Mount Vernon police say some time between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, a burglar climbed through an unlocked window and into a bathroom of the State Department of Corrections Community Corrections Office."

"The man in charge there, Joel Eskes, told KOMO 4 News a community corrections officer came to work Wednesday morning and noticed that her badge and identification were both missing."

UT: Student Allegedly Took Gun to School
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"A potentially deadly situation has been defused at Northridge High School in Layton. A young man was apprehended inside the school today with a loaded gun, and by all indications, he meant to use it."

"Everybody in this case did exactly what they were supposed to, and thats why nothing serious happened." ...

"Detectives are right now trying to figure out where the student got the gun and what he was planning to do with it."

MN: Doug Grow: Kids, cookies, pizza, firearms
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"Before the gun safety training class that a Minneapolis gun shop owner is planning for Minneapolis kids, all ammunition will be 'secured.'"

"Everyone agrees that's a good idea."

"After that, though, questions arise about a plan by Mark Koscielski and his friend Joel Rosenberg to offer a free gun-safety program Friday evening at Koscielski's Guns and Ammo, 2926 Chicago Av. S."

"The program is for children, 6 years old and up. Pizza and cookies will be served at the class, which is to 'take the mystery -- and mystique -- out of guns.'"

"Koscielski, who seems to thrive on agitating city officials and those who support gun control, says that he and Rosenberg are motivated by good intentions. Koscielski says he's weary of reading stories about shootings based on accidents or foolish behavior." ...

AR: State Police Deny Investigating Embattled Chaffee Lawman
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"The Arkansas State Police was not the investigating agency that completed an audit into whether Fort Chaffee Public Safety Director Mike Hardy seized guns for personal use, an agency spokesperson said Wednesday." ...

"On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Division of Legislative Audit in Little Rock said auditors made a field visit in October to Fort Chaffee but did not conduct a full audit."

"Kim Williams, investigations manager of the Legislative Audit office, said the Crawford County Prosecutors Office made the request."

Australia: Four held after task force raids
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"FOUR men were arrested and drugs, guns and computers seized during raids on homes in Sydney's west, police said today."

"Officers from the Task Force Gain target action group executed five search warrants at homes in Guildford yesterday."

"Police said cannabis plants and an elaborate hydroponics set-up were discovered at a Bligh Street house, while three rifles, a handgun and about 100 rounds of ammunition were found in a Brazier Street home."

CA: Appeals court upholds $24 million ruling against gun company
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"A state appeals court on Wednesday upheld a jury verdict that held a gun manufacturer responsible for $24 million in damages to a boy who was accidentally shot and paralyzed in 1994."

"An Alameda County jury awarded the damages in 2003 to Brandon Maxfield two weeks after concluding that a Costa Mesa gun maker, Bryco Arms Inc., was partially liable for the accidental shooting of the boy when he was 7."

"Maxfield was shot in the jaw with a .38-caliber handgun that a family friend was trying to unload. The Court of Appeal ruled that the verdict was supported by evidence that the trigger was pulled inadvertently."

"Maxfield has been unable to collect damages because the defendants filed for bankruptcy the day after the verdict, according to his lawyer, Richard Ruggieri."

IL: Gun friends, foes face Capitol fight
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As the gun lobby flooded the Statehouse with supporters Wednesday, a major showdown began shaping up in the House between members who back Mayor Richard Daley's anti-gun package and those who want to loosen weapons restrictions already on the books.

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"It doesn't seem possible, but Cor-Bon, and now Cor-Bon/Glaser, has been in the ammunition business for 20 years. Over the past two decades, Peter Pi and his troops have been associated with loading high-quality, high-performance ammunition designed for a specific purpose."

OH: Mother Of Child Who Brought Loaded Gun To School Faces Judge
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"The mother of a kindergartner who brought a loaded gun to school with him was ordered by a judge Thursday to remove all weapons from her home."

"Shawntia Westbrook, 26, faces a child endangering charge, NBC 4's Kyle Anderson reported."

"Her 6-year-old son reportedly brought a loaded, unlocked gun with five bullets in the magazine to school last week. One bullet was in the chamber, Anderson reported."

FL: Bill would relax rules on self-defense (Alternate Report)
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"A House panel okays a bill that would let people shoot attackers in public, not just in their homes."

"It would be a dramatic departure from current law, but supporters say people should be able to defend themselves without fear of being sued or charged with a crime." ...

"Rep. Jeff Kottkamp, R-Cape Coral, said the bill reminded him of a sign he saw on a constituent's house while campaigning door-to-door. Kottkamp said the sign, next to a doorbell, showed a smoking .44-Magnum handgun and the words: "We don't dial 911.""

NV: Board Targets Shooting Range
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"A planned Clark County shooting range that was challenged by White House budget officials as wasteful spending has been recommended for a cutback by a government review board."

"A county request for $42 million to complete the complex was reduced by $9 million. The cut would eliminate two segments of the 2,800-acre park, according to officials." ...

"The recommendation to scale back the project was made by an 11-member review panel made up of officials from federal agencies and representatives from the county and city of Las Vegas."

FL: Bills would shield gun owners in self defense cases (Yet Another Report)
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"Florida homeowners would be given explicit authority to shoot first and ask questions later, under measures working their way through the state Legislature that would also allow gun owners to use deadly force outside the home if they felt threatened by violence."

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Submitter's Question: Do you think the news is a little slanted here?