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Gun-toting motorists more prone to road rage (a/k/a/ More anti-gun rhetoric from Hemenway and Crew)
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"GUN lobbyists like to repeat the quote often attributed to American writer Robert Heinlein, that 'an armed society is a polite society'. But this is certainly not true for motorists."
"A survey of 2400 drivers carried out by David Hemenway and his colleagues at the Harvard School of Public Health shows that motorists who carry guns in their cars are far more likely to indulge in road rage - driving aggressively or making obscene gestures - than motorists without guns. Some 23 per cent of gun-toting drivers admitted making rude signs, compared with 16 per cent of those who did not carry guns ..."
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KABA Note: Do Hemenway and crew ever change their tune or admit their blatant bias?
They didn't find that those who experience road rage are more likely to use their guns, but that didn't stop them from drawing yet another tenuous conclusion. |
Second Amendment: It's not just about militias, people
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"While I applaud the principle of Paula Felder's article on bringing a sense of the process to the story of the Bill of Rights, her grasp of the Second Amendment is rather faulty ['The Bill of Rights story is incomplete without a look at the process,' Jan. 20]."
"She consistently cites it as an obsolete item intended to 'give a nod' to an outdated law in Virginia. Not so."
"The composition of the 'militia' that she describes as 'Colonial' and "obsolete" is not the product of an old state law, but is currently part of U.S. public law..."
"I am of the opinion that personal ownership of firearms without limitation is a right guaranteed by the Constitution." |
Control Arms?
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It seems another organization has entered the Gun Control issue. It is actually a combination of three different orgs. which have combined their forces to promote the elimination of freedom worldwide. Their name is Control Arms. The following is their 'mission' statement;
"Our Million Faces petition is collecting photos and self portraits from around the world to reach our goal of one million faces by June 2006. We will use these faces to send a powerful, global message of support to the world's governments for an International Arms Trade Treaty."
Let's give them a hand, shall we? |
CA: Legislation to remove firearms in domestic violence cases passes Senate unopposed
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"Senator Christine Kehoe’s (D-San Diego) legislation to provide additional protection for people seeking protective orders from the court in non-violent domestic situations passed the Senate this week by a vote of 37 to 0."
"Specifically, Senate Bill 585:
1.) Adds additional provisions to the Family Code to allow law enforcement to consider seeking the immediate surrender of a firearm from a person served with a protective order.
2.) Reduces from 72 hours to 48 hours the time frame by which a person served with a protective order must show proof to a court that they either sold or surrendered their firearms. ..." |
IL: Cabela's coming, village to ease local gun rules
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"Anticipating the arrival of Cabela's, a nationally known camping and hunting outfitter, Hoffman Estates officials are loosening local restrictions on gun sales."
"The Public Health and Safety Committee -- which consists of the entire Village Board -- voted unanimously Jan. 23 to repeal parts of an existing firearms ordinance, eliminating local oversight of gun purchases in the village. A preliminary vote on the amended ordinance is scheduled for Monday. A final vote is expected Feb. 20."
"The reason for the change is that the existing ordinance is outdated and will be onerous for buyers and sellers such as Cabela's, said Village Manager Jim Norris." |
NJ: Top Cops Warn: Kids with guns part of drug evil
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"A 16-year-old boy packing two loaded guns was busted Tuesday by Jersey City police, who said yesterday he's typical of the rising youth movement among drug dealers' bodyguards." |
LA: Women who beat robber ask judge to go easy on him
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"A group of beauty school students who beat a would-be robber with a table leg, curling irons and blow dryers is now asking the judge to go easy on their victim." ...
"Last June, Gipson, 25, walked into Blalock's with an unloaded gun, ordered everyone inside to lie on the floor and began to rob it. But one of the students tripped him and others went after him, beating him with whatever was handy. He had to be taken to the hospital and had 21 cuts stitched up." |
NJ: NJ Man Defends Home From Burglars
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"Three masked men attempted to rob Eucledes Moya's West Paterson home at around 9 a.m., Moya told police. His wife called from her car and told him that a vehicle followed her and parked in front of their house. That was when Moya reached for his gun."
"According to Moya, he foiled an attempted burglary. 'They tried to rob my house, three guys came in, one with a gun. I opened the door, and they tried to put a gun to my head,' he said."
"The men did not know it, but Moya was armed himself." |
NC: Grocery store clerk turns tables on armed teens
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"Three teenagers were arrested on charges they tried to rob a grocery store but fled after the clerk pointed a gun at them, police reported today." ...
"Employees said two people entered the store wearing masks. The clerk, Yong Bryant, told police one of the suspects pointed a handgun at her and demanded money."
"Christopher Dwayne LoveBryant removed her handgun from beneath the counter and pointed it at them, police said in a press release."
"They then fled on foot." |
CA: Gun found in boy's backpack at school
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A possible violent incident was thwarted this morning at North Salinas High School on Kip Drive after school officials were tipped off by a student that another student had a handgun on campus, according to police.
The 14-year-old boy identified by the student was isolated from his classmates, police reported, and a replica 9mm style semiautomatic handgun was found in a backpack in his locker.
Salinas police commended the student who reported his observations to school officials.
The 14-year-old was being held in juvenile hall on unnamed charges, police reported.
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OH: Register now for 4-H Shooting Education Camp
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"Registration for the statewide ninth annual Ohio 4-H Shooting Education Camp is now open. July 2-7 will be an exciting week of shooting instruction and special programs at Canters Cave 4-H Camp in Jackson. Youth between 12 and 18 years of age, both 4-H and non-4-H members, are eligible to attend. Certified, experienced 4-H Shooting Sports instructors teach all shooting disciplines. In 2005, more than 140 campers from 41 counties across Ohio participated in camp." |
NJ: North Bergen cop arrested in store theft
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"A North Bergen cop and a former president of the township PBA allegedly teamed up to steal $1,860 worth of electronics from a local department store, officials said yesterday."
"Dennis Pinto, a 40-year-old North Bergen police officer, was arrested Tuesday and charged with shoplifting, official misconduct and conspiracy to commit official misconduct, reports said."
"In early December, Vincent Sorge, a former North Bergen patrolman and the former president of the North Bergen Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, was arrested and charged with third-degree shoplifting and theft charges, police said." |
OH: Grendell for Attorney General
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"As a sportsman and gun owner, I have been aware of the name Tim Grendell for several years. As an outdoor writer, his office has supplied background information on several Lake Erie issues in support of my writing efforts." ...
"Senator Grendell is an outstanding candidate for Attorney General and our friend. He needs and deserves our support." |
MD: Loaded gun, 7 knives seized at city high school
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"Officials at Harbor City East High School in Baltimore, aided by city school police, seized a loaded gun and seven knives Wednesday as they searched students for weapons when they entered the building."
"A handheld metal detector wand sounded when swiped over the backpack of a 17-year-old senior at the alternative school, said Antonio Williams, chief of the city school police. Inside the backpack, the principal and police officers found a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun loaded with four bullets. The gun holds five bullets, one of which had been fired, police said." |
GA: Middle school student in Opelika arrested with gun in desk
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"A 13-year-old Lee County middle school student was arrested after a gun was found in a desk by another student."
"The Sanford Middle School student was arrested at his home Tuesday and charged with carrying a pistol without a permit, said Capt. Van Jackson, Lee County Sheriff's chief investigator. The student, whose name was withheld due to his age, was later released to his parents."
"A student found the unloaded .38-caliber gun wrapped in a T-shirt in a desk, officials for the Opelika school reported. Authorities said the investigation is continuing." |
UK: Gun drama in rush hour
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"GUN terror came to a quiet suburb after two teenagers were spotted with an imitation firearm." ...
"A 17-year-old from Derbyshire and an 18-year-old from Staffordshire were arrested on suspicion of possessing an imitation firearm." |
Canada: Clarington may look at replica gun controls
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"An incident in which a former student stands charged of firing eight rounds from a pellet gun at Bowmanville High School has Clarington council considering a bylaw that would restrict young people from possessing replica or imitation firearms in public."
"The bylaw could be a replica of one recently passed by Scugog council, aimed at ensuring kids aren't in public with firearm clones -- including pellet guns -- said Constable Todd Petzold, high school liaison officer with the North Durham office of Durham Regional Police." |
Ex-official to plead guilty to bribery
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"A former contracting officer for the U.S.-led coalition government in Iraq has agreed to plead guilty to bribery and other charges in a bid-rigging scandal. It would be the first corruption conviction arising from the effort to rebuild the country."
"Robert J. Stein Jr., who was a convicted felon when he was put in charge of overseeing $82 million in Iraqi funds in a region south of Baghdad in 2003, was arrested last fall and accused of steering contracts to Philip H. Bloom, a contractor who ran several companies in Iraq and Romania, according to court papers filed in federal court." |
UK: Search on for store's gun raider
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"Police today launched a hunt for a man who held up a shop with a handgun."
"The armed robbery took place at the Londis store in the quiet village of Aberkenfig, near Bridgend, at teatime yesterday."
"A police spokesman said a white man aged between 30 and 40 walked into the Londis store on Bridgend Road at 4.20pm with the weapon."
"He threatened the female shop assistant and demanded money from the cash register." |
NY: Milford student gets suspended for starter pistol
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"A fourth-grader at Milford Central School has been suspended after bringing a starter pistol to school earlier this week, school officials said Wednesday."
"The boy, whose name has not been released, brought the pistol to school in his backpack, said district Superintendent Peter Livshin." ...
"Some children in the boy’s class saw the pistol, which is similar to the kind commonly used to start races at track meets..." |
FL: Officer Accidentally Shoots Himself During Drug Bust
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A South Florida police officer is recovering in the hospital after shooting himself with his own gun during an undercover drug sting.
While trying to arrest a suspect, the officer was getting out of his car with his gun drawn, when the suspect allegedly rammed his car into the officer's.
The force of the impact caused the officer to fire the gun, shooting himself in the knee.
The unidentified officer is listed in stable condition.
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UK: Gun crimes on the rise
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"The latest crime statistics from the Home Office make depressing reading for Bedfordshire Constabulary."
"They highlight violent crime in the county increasing in the six months to September last year and the number of crimes where firearms have been used going up."
"There were also rises in robberies, murders, violence against the person and sex offences." |
Canada: More police best form of gun control
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"Every time a car's licence plate is checked to see if it is a stolen car, or a driver's licence is checked to see if it is suspended, a 'hit' on the gun registry gets recorded. We see thousands of those each day, so what? None of them have anything to do with keeping guns away from criminals, which should be the primary role of any gun-control initiative. Not even its most adamant supporters claim that the gun registry does that." |
Jamaica: Cop imprisoned for illegal weapon possession
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"A Police Constable and his friend were each sentenced to five years in jail Thursday after they pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm in the Gun Court."
"Constable Michael Dean, who was attached to the Hunts Bay Police Station, was sentenced to four years for illegal possession of firearm and one year for ammunition."
"A similar sentence was imposed on his friend, Marlon Brown." |
VA: Gun show gives hall a fitting first event
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"I view the issue as much like poachers versus hunting and fishing. A couple of lawbreakers can tarnish an industry and create an issue for the vast majority of law-abiding citizens who value their Second Amendment rights. Just as hunters shouldn't tolerate poachers or anglers shouldn't turn blind eyes to those who abuse limits or seasons, honorable shooting-sports and firearms enthusiasts need to protect their reputations."
"Organizers should remember that gun shows are legal businesses with transactions covered under provisions of law. Hunkering in the bunker never seems to do much except make it easier for an enemy, real or perceived, to rain fire down upon you." |
SC: Police take weapons from students on bus
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"Two students have been charged after police confiscated weapons from them on a school bus."
"North Charleston police were acting on a tip when they confiscated a steak knife from a 16-year-old girl and a pellet gun from a 13-year-old boy."
"North Charleston police spokesman Spencer Pryor says both students of Military Magnet Academy were charged with possessing a weapon on school grounds." |
IL: Inmates Shot In County Jail
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"Three Cook County Jail inmates were treated for non-life-threatening injuries after being shot during a quarrel in a maximum-security cell the men shared, a Sheriff's Police spokesman said."
"Jail guards recovered a .38 caliber revolver from the cell, but officers don't know how the gun got into the jail or what sparked the shooting about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday ..." |
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