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CA: Assembly bill seeks ban on dove hunting
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"Not satisfied with the proposed legislation to outlaw the use of hounds to hunt black bears, a member of California's Democratic-controlled Assembly wants to outlaw dove hunting." ...
"Paul Smith, who is Nation's chief of staff in Sacramento, said yesterday that sportsmen throughout California already have lit up the assemblyman's phone lines to voice opposition and outrage about the proposed legislation." |
Congress has final say on government 'spy' program
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"Congressional approval will be required for the deployment of any technology related to the Total Information Awareness program, according to legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore."
"Fearing government snooping against ordinary Americans, both houses of Congress passed Wyden's legislation requiring the Department of Defense to send a report outlining plans, costs and the scope for the TIA program and its implications on issues of privacy and civil liberties." |
Canada: Feds deny gun registry cover-up
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"The federal government didn't do anything wrong by hiding the ballooning costs of the gun registry, says the program's top bureaucrat." ...
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OR: Federal agents raid Eugene glass blowers
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The War at Home: Ashcroft Bonghunt targets Glass Blowers!
"Federal law enforcement agents served indictments to dozens of glass blowing manufacturers and headshops nationwide Monday in a series of raids, confiscating millions of dollars worth of drug- and tobacco-related paraphernalia. At least 55 people were indicted, including two Eugene businessmen that own a glass manufacturing company, a distributorship, a local retail shop and multiple Web sites."
"Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Monday in a press conference that the Drug Enforcement Agency now considers glass pipes and other equipment 'drug paraphernalia' that may be confiscated and used as grounds for arrests under federal law." |
Canada: Gun registry should have been more open, admits ministry
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"The deputy minister of justice admitted yesterday his department could have been more forthright with Parliament as the cost of the federal firearms program ballooned by hundreds of millions of dollars after it took effect in 1998."
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Pilots' Alliance 'Shocked Beyond Belief' by TSA Disclosure
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"Airline pilots supporting the law that allows them to carry guns to defend against potential terrorist hijackings said Monday they are 'shocked beyond belief' that federal aviation security officials have publicly revealed weaknesses in the Bush administration's plan to implement the law." ...
"Capt. Tracy Price, a commercial passenger airline pilot and chairman of the Airline Pilots Security Alliance (APSA), was livid upon learning that the TSA had disclosed the vulnerability." |
KY: Accord will allow museum to display historic arms
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"A historic agreement to be signed simultaneously this morning in Louisville and London will bring centuries-old arms and armor from England's Royal Armouries to a planned downtown museum."
"The primarily European weaponry, some dating to the 11th century, will be available for public viewing at the Frazier Historical Arms Museum at 831 W. Main St. when it opens in spring 2004. Louisville businessman and philanthropist Owsley Brown Frazier is opening the museum." |
The Iraq War Reporting Policy: Government Script Approval
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"Already, the American press is expressing its approval of the coverage of American forces which the US military intends to allow its reporters in the next Gulf war. The boys from CNN, CBS, ABC and The New York Times will be 'embedded' among the US marines and infantry. The degree of censorship hasn't quite been worked out. But it doesn't matter how much the Pentagon cuts from the reporters' dispatches. A new CNN system of 'script approval' – the iniquitous instruction to reporters that they have to send all their copy to anonymous officials in Atlanta to ensure it is suitably sanitised – suggests that the Pentagon and the Department of State have nothing to worry about. Nor do the Israelis."
"Indeed, reading a new CNN document, 'Reminder of Script Approval Policy', fairly takes the breath away. 'All reporters preparing package scripts must submit the scripts for approval,' it says. 'Packages may not be edited until the scripts are approved... All packages originating outside Washington, LA (Los Angeles) or NY (New York), including all international bureaus, must come to the ROW in Atlanta for approval.' "
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OH: Burden of Proof: Taft and Highway Patrol have no case against CCW
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"Based on comments already made this session, we believe Gov. Taft and the Ohio Highway Patrol will again fight to have the denial of self-defense rights in vehicles inserted into HB12."
"The burden of proof rests squarely on the OHP/ Taft's shoulders, and they will NEVER be able to deliver. There is NO evidence to support their assertion that law enforcement officers are put at risk by law-abiding citizens carrying concealed firearms in their car. Quite the contrary..." |
MD: Showdown possible on gun control bills
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"Advocates for three new gun control measures are confident that they are close to having the votes to pass them, potentially setting up a major showdown between the legislature and Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr."
"Gun control advocates ...are pushing a ban on assault weapons, a requirement for ballistic fingerprinting for long guns and a requirement that people who lose guns tell the police promptly or face jail time." |
CA: Sacramento Police Use Gun Tracing to Track Down Criminals
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"On Monday, the Sacramento Police Department and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) revealed some preliminary results of their collaborative program to trace firearms."
"The two agencies have been tracking approximately 1,000 guns recovered from Sacramento crime scenes since 2000. Thus far, the information has helped Sacramento police clear a number of crimes and arrest an international firearms trafficker, reported ATF supervising agent John Torres." |
MS: Crisler Says Jackson Gun Ban Unlikely
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"Marshand Crisler says the ban isn't the answer to ending gun violence."
"Councilman Kenneth Stokes proposed the ban after two men were shot at Captain D's earlier this month. He says a moratorium on gun sales would curb crime in the city." ...
"This week, city attorneys told council members they had the power to issue a gun ban at pawn shops and retail stores."
"The issue was on Tuesday's council meeting agenda, but was tabled until next week." |
NV: Gun store robber sentenced
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"The ringleader of a gun store robbery that put numerous weapons in the hands of Las Vegas criminals was sent to prison Monday."
"Ladontay Davis, 23, of Las Vegas, will spend between 15 1/2 to 45 years in prison for the August robbery at Craven's Gun Haven." ...
" 'I'm only 23,' he said. 'I hope the court has mercy.' "
"Defense attorney Brent Percival told the judge that Davis was the product of abusive parents and a broken home." ... |
CT: Lawmakers consider database for guns
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"Lawmakers are proposing legislation to create a crime fighting database that would store ballistic fingerprints."
"This database would keep a record of gun marking that would lead back to the owner in case it's used in a crime." ...
"Every time a gun is fired it leaves a distinctive mark on the bullet and the casing."
"It's called a ballistic fingerprint."
"Those fingerprints have been helping ATF and FBI agents track down criminals for years."
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Once again, for the mentally and truthfully challenged:
There is no such thing as a "ballistic fingerprint," since the gun's signature can be altered relatively easily.
The ballistic signature databases in Maryland and New York have not been instrumental in solving a single crime.
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Canada: Canadian whine fest coming up
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"Representatives from victims groups and public health organizations will discuss the costs of gun violence to Canada's communities. The families of victims of gun violence will be taking part to
tell their stories, which have been dismissed by the gun lobby in its attempts to kill effective gun control within Canada."
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A New Book Refutes John Lott - And More
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"The recent revelations about apparent research fabrications and unethical self-promotion by gun-rights darling John Lott has [sic] drawn renewed attention to gun-violence research. So a new book by the Brookings Institution Press, 'Evaluating Gun Policy,' may be appearing at a propitious time." ...
"They also note in their article that the decline in gun homicides had begun prior to Project Exile. When they compared the decline in Richmond with other cities, they found it ordinary."
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MI: Police: Homeowner Shoots, Kills Burglar
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"Anthony Saunders, 41, was reportedly waiting in his bedroom with a handgun when he heard three men break into his home at the 16800 block of Beaverland in Detroit around 4:00 a.m. Sunday."
"The suspects fled the scene when Saunders started shooting, but one of them was hit and fell to the ground in front of the man's home, according to police."
"The wounded suspect was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival." |
Treason at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
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"...the Court knows (or has been persuaded) that the right is individual, but chooses not to rule that way because of stare decisis. It is important to understand exactly what the Court is saying. The Court is saying that since it ruled incorrectly in the past, it will not correct that error today." |
MD: Gov. Ehrlich on Guns
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"The proposals would ban the possession or transfer of 45 types of assault-style weapons that are designed chiefly to kill people and that have no place in the open market; expand Maryland's ballistic fingerprinting system from handguns to all firearms; and require gun owners to report lost or stolen weapons to police within 48 hours."
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Trial program to arm pilots starts Tuesday
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"A significant number of U.S. airline pilots say they're worried that armored cockpit doors may not be enough to protect them."
"Many pilots say if a terrorist got past the armored doors a gun in the cockpit would be the last line of defense. Pilots who want to carry guns on their flights are about to get their wish. A trial program that starts Tuesday will arm pilots by March." |
CA: Hayward family held at gunpoint in home robbery
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"Robbers held a family at gunpoint for more than 30 minutes as they searched a home on Ricardo Avenue for money, said Lt. Greg Ahern of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office." ...
"The three men searched the house for 30 to 45 minutes, and got away with an undisclosed amount of cash, some government savings bonds, some basketball jerseys, a class ring and other jewelry, Ahern said."
" 'Normally, robbers aren't that brazen to be in the residence that long,' Ahern said."
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AZ: House passes Firearms state reciprocity bill
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"HB 2353 requires the Arizona Department of Public Safety to enter into reciprocal agreements with other states that require Arizona recognition prior to recognizing an Arizona-issued concealed weapon permit."
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HB 2353 passed the Judiciary Committee unamended.
HB 2353 passed the Federal Mandates and Property Rights Committee amended to clarify that the Department of Public Safety only needs to keep records on individuals with permits issued in the state of Arizona. It also clarifies that a person must have a valid concealed weapon permit issued by another state or political subdivision of another state.
The Committee of the Whole adopted a substitute amendment to the Federal Mandates and Property Rights Committee amendment that clarifies the requirement for Arizona to enter into an agreement with other states that require an agreement prior to recognizing Arizona CCWs. Additionally, it specifies that a person temporarily in Arizona needs a CCW from the state in which they are a resident and that the issuing authority must require a criminal record check in order to reciprocate. |
IA: County official is part of crime-fighting project
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"A Clinton County official is involved in a federal crime-fighting program that is one of the Bush Administration's top priorities.
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) focuses on reducing the amount of gun violence and until the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, PSN was the administration's primary initiative." |
FL: Gun probe sparked Pahokee police feud
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"Charges and countercharges slung by the city's police chief and his top assistant not only crumbled the top command, but also sparked an ongoing criminal investigation into the sale of at least two confiscated weapons, according to sources close to the probe."
"The inquiry, kept under wraps since it was launched last month, was triggered Jan. 22 when then-Chief Gary Frechette filed a complaint with the state attorney's office, the sources said."
"In it, Frechette alleged Capt. Timothy Kenney had improperly sold guns that disappeared from a department evidence room."
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IL: Family of electrocuted thief gets $75,000
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"The family of a convicted burglar who was electrocuted in 1997 when he tried to break in to a bar in Aurora after-hours and triggered a homemade booby trap has been awarded a $75,000 jury verdict to be paid by the owners of the bar and the property."
"Larry Harris was wrong to try to break in to George O's Place, but the bar and property owners share responsibility for his death, the Kane County jury reasoned in ordering the wrongful-death payout after a two-week trial." |
MI: Cop faces trial, but goes back on the job
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"Hubbard, 52, of Muskegon is accused of twice deliberately ramming his girlfriend's car with his pickup truck, although the woman now says that didn't happen."
"Minutes later, the judge granted a defense motion to let Hubbard possess a firearm, previously barred as one of his bond conditions."
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UK: Police bust gun conversion factories
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"Detectives have seized an arsenal of weapons and arrested two suspects after raids last night on two London garages used as makeshift gun conversion factories."
"The 31 weapons were recovered in an intelligence led operation against criminals suspected of operating conversion factories for blank firing and imitation firearms." |
China: Explosions at two Beijing universities injure nine
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"Nine people are reportedly hurt after two small explosions at two elite colleges in China's capital."
"The blasts -- blamed on homemade bombs containing gunpowder -- happened about 90 minutes apart today at the Beijing campuses." ...
"Bomb attacks are often used in China when business and personal disputes turn violent."
"The government bans most private gun ownership, but explosives are widely available for mining and construction." |
Philippines: S.C. tells Palace, PNP to justify gun ban
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"The Supreme Court on Monday ordered Malacañang and the National Police to justify the ban on the carrying of firearms outside of residence."
"In a resolution issued after its session, the Court in banc required them to comment within 10 days on the petition filed by former solicitor general Francisco Chavez, seeking to declare null and void, for being 'unconstitutional and invalid,' the guidelines. The petition also seeks to stop it from being carried out." |
FL: Salesman who didn't understand the word 'No!' arrested
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"Bruce and Michelle Schreiber were the first to call 911 Saturday afternoon, saying Thompson refused to leave their porch 15 minutes after being turned down." ...
"The next call came from a man who said Thompson introduced himself as 'the kid you ordered on the Internet' and refused to leave after having the door closed on him three times. He finally left after the homeowner showed Thompson a gun, police said."
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WA: A shocking alternative
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"An alternative to bullets, the TASER - short for Thomas A. Swift Electrical Rifle - fires two fish - hooked probes that deliver a 50,000 - volt charge. The shock causes 'electromuscular disruption' - pain, in layman's terms."
" 'It's an almost immediate incapacitation that stops a threat people pose to officers or themselves,' Capt. John Green added." |
MO: Missouri Senate endorses ban on suits against gun makers
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"The Senate gave initial approval Tuesday to a bill barring governments from suing gun manufacturers, a measure the sponsor said is intended to stop a lawsuit filed by the city of St. Louis."
"The legislation, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Peter Kinder, was approved by voice vote after heated debate. The bill requires a final Senate vote before moving to the House for consideration." |
It's our Constitution -- not just Ashcroft's
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"I can't, within a single column, detail every abuse against the Bill of Rights contained in the Justice Department draft. But, to begin with, one of the most damaging abuses is Section 201, which would overturn a federal court decision mandating that the government reveal the identities of those persons it has detained in the investigation of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks." |
MN: SENATE: GOP wants stalled bills brought to floor
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"In the past few weeks, the full Minnesota Senate has debated three of this year's hot-button political issues — concealed weapons, the Pledge of Allegiance and foreign visitors' drivers' licenses — without ever voting them up or down."
"Why?"
"Because the debate has not been about the issues themselves. The discussion, which has taken up considerable Senate session time, has been about whether to bypass the committee process and deal with the bills directly on the floor." |
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