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Women Activists Face Off With Gun Merchants
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"They are not interested in buying or using the product, yet they are condemned by the manufacturers to pay an increasingly heavy price, say human rights and peace activists about the millions of women who are suffering from the death and grief caused by the multi-billion-dollar trade in illegal guns." ...

" 'Gun violence against women is happening around the world,' says Saira Rees-Roberts of Amnesty International. ..."

"Rejecting the notion that guns are necessary for personal protection, she cites the report's finding that in the United States, a gun in the home increases the risk that someone in the household will be murdered by 41 percent. ..."

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Never mind that this statistic has been thoroughly discredited. According to Gun Facts version 3.3, "Kellerman admits that his study did 'not include cases in which burglars or intruders are wounded or frightened away by the use or display of a firearm.' He also admitted his study did not look at situations in which intruders 'purposely avoided a home known to be armed.' This is a classic case of a 'study' conducted to achieve a desired result. In his critique of this 'study', Gary Kleck notes that the estimation of gun ownership rates were 'inaccurate' , and that the total population came from a non-random selection of only two cities."

Terror and guns
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"Warnings about terror suspects' easy access to combat rifles grew after 9/11 when it was disclosed that John Ashcroft, a gun rights zealot who was attorney general at the time, had blocked federal agents from matching gun-purchase records against the growing list of thousands of terror suspects. The privacy rights of innocent gun purchasers were deemed paramount in the national emergency. ..."

"The alarming ease with which terror suspects can buy high-powered weapons on Main Street was disclosed by the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress. This is an irony in itself since the Republican-controlled Congress declined last year to renew the 10-year-old assault rifle ban, which had helped keep battlefield weapons out of the hands of mayhem-minded citizens."

NH: Yearbook Gun Photo Trial Ends With Unusual Words From Judge
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"A judge presiding over a high school senior's bid to have his gun in his yearbook portrait congratulated the student for bringing the case forward but said Wednesday he had little chance of prevailing. 'I'm awful proud of you for bringing the case. You stood up for your First Amendment rights,' U.S. District Judge Steven McAuliffe told Blake Douglass at the trial's end. 'If it doesn't go well for you, I want you to know you did the right thing.' "

NC: Parents, Authorities At Odds Over Punishment
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Edited E-Mail Received By The Eggman 2/10/2005 From Mark Beam's Aunt

An 11-year-old nephew, Michael Beam, has been charged with a weapons violation and removed from his home.

His 3-year-old brother was playing with a toy gun, books and other toys and placed them in a book bag that Michael grabbed and took to school.

Upon arrival at school he notified his teacher that the toy gun and other toys were in his book bag. Michael was charged and removed from his home.

He has been placed in a group home and is permitted to see his parents, brothers and other family on weekends.

The authors say "We are hoping to create enough awareness ... to save other families from suffering the same nightmare we are experiencing."

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"A Yadkin County student says he brought a BB gun to school by mistake and now faces tough consequences, even though he alerted the principal after recognizing his mistake."

"Michael Beam is charged with possessing a weapon and has been ordered to a group home. ..."

"Beam said he discovered the BB gun in an old book bag before a recent trip to school at Yadkin Success Academy."

"Before leaving home that morning, he had moved his school supplies to the bag because his other bag was dirty."

"As soon as he got off the school bus, Beam turned the gun in to a principal."

MD: House weighs ballistics database
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"The head of the Maryland State Police testified yesterday that a mandate to collect ballistics information hasn't helped solve crimes, while advocates of the law blamed the state police for its ineffectiveness."

"In a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, Col. Thomas E. 'Tim' Hutchins would not say whether he personally supports a bill that would repeal the law. But he testified about a state police report that calls the Integrated Ballistics Identification System, or IBIS, expensive and ineffective."

"As a result of that September 2004 report, Del. Joan Cadden, an Anne Arundel Democrat, sponsored a bill that would repeal the law requiring the collection of the ballistics information."

MI: Cat Shoots owner
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Submitter's Note: Cat shoots owner. Really?? The pistol fell on the floor and discharged. Is this really possible with modern firearms?

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"A man cooking in his kitchen was shot after one of his cats knocked his 9mm handgun onto the floor, discharging the weapon, Michigan State Police said."

"Joseph Stanton, 29, of Bates Township in Iron County, was shot in his lower torso around 6 p.m. Tuesday, the state police post in Iron River reported. He was transported to Iron County Community Hospital." ...

"State police said he was cooking at his stove when the cat knocked the loaded gun off the kitchen counter behind him."

NH: Dealership Offers Unusual Vehicle For Sale -- 1969 Tank
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"A car dealer in New Hampshire recently got an unusual trade-in from a collector in Florida, and now customers have the opportunity to purchase some serious hardware."

"On the lot of the Hampton Motor Company is a 1969 Ferret Scout tank looming over the other automobiles."

" '[The collector] got it directly from England,' lot owner Henry Marsh said. 'It's English. And it was just something to play with around his estate.' "

"The tank is no toy, but it can be bought for $25,000." ...

"There are smoke bombs on both sides, and it's equipped with a .30-caliber machine gun. The weapons no longer work, but it has a lot of other features, such as a periscope and a revolving turret."

RI: New Gun Bill For Domestic Violence Victims May Backfire
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"Could a new gun bill for domestic violence victims backfire if the seven-day waiting period is waived for battered spouses and other victims?"

"There's a representative who said he wants to give battered spouses a better chance to defend themselves." ...

" 'People need to protect themselves sometimes and you know, calling 911 or calling the police is, you need to do that, too,' said Rep. Robert Jacquard. 'But it's not always going to provide a full measure of protection.' "

"Jacquard, who is also a former Cranston policeman, is proposing that victims of domestic violence be allowed to buy a handgun without waiting the required seven days. Domestic violence advocates are strongly opposed."

NC: Senate OKs grace period for soldiers with expired permits
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A senate-approved bill would allow deployed military service members a 90-day grace period to renew their concealed handgun permits when they return home.

A current concealed handgun permit lasts five years, but some license holders in the military may be overseas when the permit expires.

The service member won't be cited for carrying a concealed weapon with an expired permit if the service member can show a police officer deployment orders.

The bill, approved by a vote of 44-to-two, was sent to the House for consideration.

OH: Op-Ed: Judicial system must do more to protect victims of stalking Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Can anyone read the following op-ed and not wonder why some Ohio newspapers continue to insist on publishing the names of people who have obtained Concealed Handgun Licenses (including victims of domestic violence, etc.), and why the Ohio Newspaper Association and its members continue oppose efforts to close the Media Access Loophole in order to protect them?"

Warning To America ...Part Two (Blog)
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"How very tiresome are the anti-gun activists. Tiresome, ill-informed and Marxist in ideology. ..." ...

"...The lesson that tiresomely should have been learned by now - unless you're brain-dead, illiterate or come from another planet - is that GUN CONTROL KILLS.I grow weary of the lapdogs of the fourth estate and those shadowy figures behind the scenes who fund the world-wide disarmament of civilians. People like George Soros - whose name, curiously enough and quite irrelevantly, spells the same forwards as backwards."

FL: Miami Beach police officer accidentally shoots self
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A Miami Beach police officer accidentally shot himself in the leg with his own service weapon Thursday afternoon while training at the Port of Miami-Dade. The wound to the officer's thigh area was only a graze and is not life-threatening, said Miami Beach police spokesman Bobby Hernandez.

The incident occurred just before 1 p.m. in the port's cargo area, near where cruise ships dock.

NV: Retired NYC Cops Arrested in Las Vegas for Mafia Murders
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"Two retired New York City police officers were arrested by the FBI in Las Vegas Wednesday night for a eight Mafia-related murders." ...

"The two former New York City cops were on the other side of the law charged with eight Mafia murders and one attempted murder. The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York said that the two men were funneling information to the Luchese family since the 1980s for $4,000 a month."

IA: Start looking for ways to help Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"National Rifle Association chief Kayne Robinson told the Iowa Legislature this week that 'Hunting is being killed off, here in Iowa and nationally, and hunters are being driven out.' The problems, he said, include an increase in costs and regulations and a lack of public places to hunt and shoot." "Well, he got it half right."

TX: Neighbors concerned by realistic pellet gun
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"South Houston police are warning residents in the community about the danger of displaying a pellet gun that looks like an authentic assault rifle."

"Officers were dispatched to an apartment complex at 801 South Allen-Genoa Road recently because two males with a big gun were in a recreational area of the apartment, according to Herbert Gilbert, South Houston police chief."

"When police arrived, there were several adults who appeared to be fearful, Gilbert said." ...

"Having a pellet gun that looks so realistic can be dangerous because it could be mistaken for a real weapon by police, according to Gilbert, who said if anyone under 18 is in possession of such an item they should only be allowed to use it with adult supervision."

UK: Paperwork is a front-line duty for police Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The Home Office is accused today of giving a misleading impression that it is getting more police officers back on the beat by including filling in forms in its definition of front-line policing." ... "Their inclusion skews the statistics and gives an exaggerated impression of the Government's success in returning police officers to street duties."

UK: First minister promises Scots gun control
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"Jack McConnell has promised to 'go further' than the Home Office in outlawing air guns in Scotland."

"Speaking at his weekly Holyrood question time on Thursday, the first minister said the devolved executive would act "in a measured way" in response to the shooting of a two year-old boy in Glasgow last week."

"But he pledged to introduce tighter controls on the sale of firearms north of the border if the Westminster government does not do enough to satisfy voters concerns in the wake of Andrew Morton's death."

OH: Officer's Gun Stolen From Home During Break-In Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
FULL TEXT BELOW: A Columbus police officer's gun was stolen Wednesday when his home was burglarized, NBC 4 reported. Police said someone broke into the home of Detective Greg Sheppard, a 12-year veteran, and stole his Smith & Wesson .45-caliber automatic revolver. The gun was the only thing stolen from the home. A neighbor spotted the break-in and called police. No arrests have been made.

MI: Heroism may cost the county
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"A state agency is investigating whether workplace safety regulations were violated when three Washtenaw County Sheriff's deputies rushed into a burning apartment building last fall and pulled residents to safety."

"Sheriff Daniel Minzey said he was shocked to learn that someone had filed an anonymous complaint with the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration after his three deputies received two awards for efforts labeled as heroic and life-saving."

" 'I'm proud of them,' Minzey said. 'They faced a dangerous situation and had to make a decision. They decided to do something to try to save a life. Now they're being investigated as if they did something wrong.'" ...

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Submitter's Note: So this what happens to oath-honoring cops in today's society?

IN: Ex-trooper's attorneys objecting to new murder charges
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"Defense attorneys for a former Indiana state trooper want a judge to dismiss charges that he conspired with an ex-convict in the shooting deaths of his wife and two young children."

"David Camm was arraigned Thursday on three counts of murder, but refused to answer even routine questions from a judge during the hearing." ...

"Henderson said Wednesday that investigators found that both Camm and Boney were involved in the killings. Court records said that Boney, who spent seven years in prison for armed robbery and criminal confinement convictions in Indiana, gave Camm a 'clean gun' that could not be traced and that Camm used the weapon to shoot his wife and children."

VA: Carrying weapons on post is privilege, not right
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"According to Master Sgt. Frank Hentschel of the Provost Marshal Office, the post does not have specific criteria for what is deemed a weapon, but there are regulations for gun and knife ownership."

"All personal knives, longer than six inches, with a blade more than three inches long must be registered with the Provost Marshal Office." ...

"All firearms that are brought onto the installation or stored in living quarters on post must also be recorded with the Provost Marshal."

"Enlisted Soldiers, E-5 and below are first required to obtain a written letter from their unit commander authorizing their weapon ownership."

MN: Tasers pose dangers to St. Paul schoolkids Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"In a reckless and ill-considered decision, St. Paul Police Chief John Harrington has armed police officers stationed in middle and high schools with Tasers. By authorizing the use of Tasers on our children, Harrington demonstrates again within a just few months his willingness to capitulate to eagerness of his officers to use force on the most vulnerable."

CO: Denver Middle-School Student Arrested With Handgun
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A Denver Public School District middle-school student was arrested Thursday for possession of a gun on school grounds, a DPS spokeswoman said.

The student was arrested at Hamilton Middle School, 8600 E. Dartmouth Ave., after students reported seeing the gun.

The school district said the gun was not loaded, but didn't say what type of gun it is, or where the student got it.

The age of the student was not released and the student's name was withheld because they are a minor.

OH: Gun battle suspects arrested at 'no-guns' Good Samaritan Hospital
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"When an ambulance raced him to the hospital, detectives say his friends and enemies followed."

"The two groups exchanged words, and allegedly threatened hospital security guards who tried to break it up." ...

"With guns drawn, more than twenty officers diffused the explosive fight." ...

"Police say they found guns and drugs on the men and in their cars."

"An OFCC supporter has verified that Good Samaritan hospital, a privately-owned, for-profit facility, posts 'no-guns' signs. While doing his research, our supporter also noticed that it is likely the reason hospital guards were unable to do anything to stop the altercation was that they appear to be unarmed."

CA: 'Firemen Should Fight Fire, Not Crime,' SAF Tells San Francisco Mayor
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"The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) today condemned a suggestion by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom that firemen be posted on street corners in violent neighborhoods, at the same time five city supervisors are pushing an initiative to disarm the city's law abiding citizens." ...

" 'Firemen are supposed to fight fires, not crime,' said SAF Founder Alan M. Gottlieb. 'Yet here's Mayor Newsom, quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, suggesting that fire trucks and their crews could be detailed to high crime areas as some sort of deterrent. The initiative to ban handguns in San Francisco is stupid, but this idea is just plain crazy.' "

Canada: Klein criticizes gun registry
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"Alberta Premier Ralph Klein is criticizing the federal gun registry, saying it didn't prevent a gunman with a long criminal history from taking the lives of four RCMP officers."

"James Roszko -- a long time police-hater with a lengthy criminal history -- gunned down the four RCMP officers during a stakeout a week ago at his farm northwest of Edmonton."

"He used an assault-style weapon to kill the four officers before killing himself."

"Klein says what's needed is gun control -- not a gun registry -- which he says didn't prevent Roszko from using it in an illegal and tragic manner."

AZ: Guns should stay out of bars
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"Thank goodness the Arizona Senate is looking out for folks like you and me. A bill was passed last week in the Senate that would allow you to carry a loaded gun into a bar or restaurant that serves alcohol legally. Unfortunately, the Senate has decreed if you do bring a weapon you can't actually have a drink, but I figure that's a small price to pay in order to be armed." ...

"It's too bad the Arizona House shelved another gun bill last week by Republican Doug Quelland that would have allowed people to carry guns into schools, polling places and nuclear power plants, legally. Because seriously, if there is anything cooler than bringing a gun to a bar, it has to be bringing one to a nuclear power plant."

"Don't worry though, liberals can't stand in the way of progress forever. As soon as guns are allowed in bars, Quelland's dreams of guns in schools can't be far behind."

NC: County told it can't outlaw hunting near roads
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"Dorchester County is proposing a ban on hunting near roads, but the state Department of Natural Resources says the county has no authority to do so."

" 'We have some serious concerns about it,' said Jim Quinn, an attorney for the department. 'It removes an awful lot of land, a good bit of it private, from hunting.' "

"That news was a surprise to the Councilman Larry Hargett who proposed outlawing the discharge of a firearm within 500 yards of a public road."

OR: Chief's plan changes police shooting rules
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"Portland Police Chief Derrick Foxworth wants to restrict officers from firing at moving vehicles, unless they have no other way to escape a deadly threat."

"The proposed change to the Portland Police Bureau's use-of-force policy is one of several Foxworth is seeking in response to community concerns, a report by outside consultants who studied police shootings and the bureau's own review of its procedures and those of major police agencies."

NY: Gun legislation subject to much scrutiny in wake of terrorism
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"Since 9/11, there has been a strange dichotomy between limiting civil liberties in the name of homeland security through the Patriot Act, all while gun rights lobbyists and interest groups (such as the National Rifle Association) have fought tooth and nail to make purchasing a gun easier than ever. Although preventing terrorist attacks is supposedly on the top of the government's to-do list, overwhelming donations of individual, PAC, and soft money may have changed Washington's tune when it comes to gun control and potential terrorists." ...

"Eric Ashmont, a junior, said that a challenge for the conservative majority in Washington will be to balance the heavy-handed war on terrorism and gun rights." ...

"Joe Davey, a junior, said that terrorists are going to get guns anyway."

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"Police are appealing for information after gun wielding thieves robbed a jewellers in Enniskillen on Thursday." "Two men entered the shop on the town's High Street at around 11am and threatened staff." "The assailants eventually made off with a quantity of jewellery and are thought to have fled in a blue Vauxhall Corsa which was later found abandoned in the Quay Lane car park."