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In their words, Bush and Kerry on the issues
Submitted by: Sean Glazier

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Bush: "Mandatory background checks through the instant check system are essential for keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and other prohibited persons. We have improved the rate of immediate decisions for background checks from 71 percent to 91 percent, and with my administration's support, Congress recently required that records for approved gun transactions through the instant check system be destroyed within 24 hours. I support reauthorizing the current ban on semiautomatic assault weapons. We are providing funding for child safety locks for handgun owners through the Justice Department's Project ChildSafe program. Finally, we support legislation that would prohibit firearms manufacturers or sellers from being held liable for the criminal or unlawful misuse of their product by others. This legislation would help curb frivolous litigation."

Kerry: "I am a gun owner and hunter, and I believe that law-abiding American adults have the right to own guns. But like all of our rights, gun rights come with responsibilities, and those rights allow for reasonable restrictions to keep guns out of the wrong hands. I strongly support all of the federal gun laws on the books, and I would take steps to ensure that they are vigorously enforced. I will also close the gun show loophole, which is allowing criminals to get access to guns at gun shows without background checks, fix the background check system, which is in a serious state of disrepair, and require that all handguns be sold with a child safety lock."

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So, Bush supporters. You still think he's going to protect your Second Amendment rights?
 

Transcript of Remarks by House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert at Pen and Pad Today
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Q: Mr. Speaker, do you anticipate the assault weapons ban renewal? It expires in September.

Speaker Hastert: The Senate was going to go through the bill first. It kind of fell away over in the Senate. I am not sure what is going to happen.

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Translation: Don't rely on Republicans to fight too hard to protect the Second Amendment.
 

CA: Jones Comes Out Swinging at Boxer
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"Republican U.S. Senate nominee Bill Jones assailed Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer on jobs, the military, guns, abortion and oil drilling on Wednesday as he formally launched his campaign to oust her." ...

"A staunch opponent of gun control, Jones declined to take a position on the Senate proposal to shield gun makers and sellers from lawsuits related to gun violence. But he contrasted Boxer's support for gun control to his backing of legislation to crack down on violent crime, including the three-strikes sentencing law that he wrote in the Legislature."
 

Is Military Creeping Into Domestic Law Enforcement?
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"IN A LITTLE-NOTICED side effect of the war on terrorism, the military is edging toward a sensitive area that has been off-limits to it historically: domestic intelligence gathering and law enforcement."

"Several recent incidents involving the military have raised concern among student and civil-rights groups. One was a visit last month by an Army intelligence agent to an official at the University of Texas law school in Austin. The agent demanded a videotape of a recent academic conference at the school so that he could identify what he described as 'three Middle Eastern men' who had made 'suspicious' remarks to Army lawyers at the seminar, according to the official, Susana Aleman, the dean of student affairs."
 

Hillary Clinton Joins Americans For Gun Safety Foundation Campaign
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"Victims of domestic violence often don't get adequate protection from the criminal justice system when their abuser has a gun, advocates said Wednesday."

"A gun control group and a domestic violence center claim many women are slipping through the cracks because judges and police officers don't pay enough attention to the risks a gun poses in a volatile domestic violence case."

"Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., said Wednesday that the failure of officials to follow through on gun restrictions show 'how difficult it is to get real protection out of a protective order.' "

"Clinton joined the Americans for Gun Safety Foundation and the National Network Against Domestic Violence, which are trying to pressure local, state, and federal authorities to strictly enforce the gun restrictions on protective orders."

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Have you ever read that much absurdity in one story? Hey, Hill! A man who is willing to beat the snot out of his spouse will not be deterred by a piece of paper. What will deter him is a well-placed bullet. But we don't suppose you care to make it easier for the woman to protect herself against an abuser, do you?
 

Guns and Violence
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"Many educators and criminologists assert that we must lay the blame for gun violence where it belongs: An increasingly permissive culture that for many years has been mired in political correctness and where public schools no longer teach traditional morality and the discernment between right and wrong, leading to situational ethics and moral relativism. To the detriment of children, building self-esteem has been placed ahead of personal morality and teaching them to distinguish between right and wrong. There is also lack of discipline at home and in schools because parents and teachers are afraid of reprimanding the young for fear of being denounced by social workers, charged with child abuse, and prosecuted by the state."
 

Suit Takes Aim at Gun Maker's Role
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"Now, in the wake of their father's death, Pascal Charlot's children are trying to forge some of their own answers -- in a federal courthouse in Washington." ...

" 'We believe very strongly that victims of gun violence have a right to seek compensation in the courts, like victims of any other sort of misconduct or wrongdoing,' said Jonathan Lowy, a lead lawyer with the Brady Center, which helped file the suit for the Charlots."
 

Editorial points out that 'so many nowadays carry guns' illegally
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"Editors at the Cincinnati Enquirer seem to comprehend the problems facing their city. Gun control and Ohio's concealed carry ban has done nothing to deter criminals from using guns to commit crimes. We are left to wonder if the Enquirer has a plan to publish all the names of people illegally carrying concealed, since they advocated an amendment to House Bill 12 which will allow law-abiding CHL-holders' names to be published."
 

CT: Merchants unhappy with gun measures
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"Some local gun merchants reacted negatively after gun control measures, requiring new permits and the report of stolen firearms, won support in the legislature Monday."

"The Judiciary Committee of the state House of Representatives endorsed a bill that would force sellers of 'long guns,' or guns with barrels sixteen inches and longer, to endure the same permit process that sellers of handguns must undergo."

"Currently, sellers of long guns do not need a state or local permit to sell guns, although each weapon they sell must be registered with the state police and federal databases, store owners and officials said."
 

Mozambique: Drunkenness And Incompetence Among Judges ?
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"Sergio Vieira, one of the leading parliamentary orators of Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party, on Thursday repeated his claims of a year ago that drunkenness and incompetence can be found in the ranks of the judiciary."

"Speaking during the debate on the annual report presented by Attorney-General Joaquim Madeira, Vieira insisted that he did not believe that 'corrupt and incompetent magistrates dominate our system. But I do know cases of venality, drunkenness, gross incompetence and negligence'."
 

NJ: Feds focusing on fund-raiser's talk with farmer
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"Taped conversations between a fund-raiser for the state Democratic Party and a Middlesex County farmer who made a $10,000 contribution have emerged as a key piece of evidence in a federal corruption probe that has reached into the McGreevey administration, two sources familiar with the investigation said."

"One of the sources said the fund-raiser, David D'Amiano, solicited the $10,000 donation from Mark Halper and promised to use his influence to help Halper settle a long-standing dispute over the fate of his property, the last farm in Piscataway Township." ...

"Since last week, D'Amiano has been the subject of subpoenas to the office of Gov. James E. McGreevey and other state agencies, part of an inquiry into whether favors have been traded for campaign contributions."

"The investigation has led the governor's office, high-ranking former state officials and Democratic Party officials to retain lawyers from outside the administration, sources said."
 

UK: 'Nobody safe from gun crime'
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"It was me today, but it could be you tomorrow. I have been through the worst. People are still out there thinking 'it won't happen to me', but really it can." ...

"Ms Shakespeare put some of the blame for gun crime and violence on poor parenting."

And despite the above claims, her group still insists on demonizing firearms.

The organisation will call for:

- Ten-year sentences without parole for people found in possession of a firearm

- Life sentences without parole for those who murder with a gun

- A ban on the sale of replica weapons
 

IL: Gun legislation to provide self-defense exemption to local gun laws moves forward in Springfield despite the shrill shrieks of the antis
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"People on both sides of the gun debate are keeping a close eye on proposals in Springfield that would exempt gun owners like Wilmette's Hale DeMar from local gun laws when they use a weapon in self-defense."

"Gun rights supporters say those bills would temper local gun bans with common sense to prevent homeowners from being punished in cases of self-defense. Village officials say the measures, if passed, threaten the ability of local governments to maintain their own gun laws."

"Senate Bill 2165 and a companion bill in the House of Representatives, HB 4075, are scheduled for a third reading and final vote sometime after lawmakers return to Springfield March 23."

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These bills prove anti-gunners are anti-defense.
 

MD: Planning also in the works for officials to deal with civil unrest
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"Roving mobs plundering Frederick County when police officers are busy standing guard for al Qaeda operatives after Genesis is enacted is not too far a stretch to consider as part of the aftermath of a nuclear strike, given America's habit of rioting when confused." ...

" 'I do believe human nature is to act out in any number of ways, and we will do the best we can under the circumstances,' [Frederick County Sheriff James W.] Hagy said, adding that Frederick County residents should not feel the need to start stockpiling firearms."

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So what is it you expect them to do when the police are too busy to help them out, sheriff? Roll over and play the role of the good, disarmed victim?
 

Oppose the IRS And FEC
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"Two Bush administration agencies are considering new rules that could prevent the Drug Policy Alliance and other advocacy groups from contacting their supporters about the political actions of federal officials who are up for re-election. Communications just like this one could be banned!"

"The Federal Elections Commission (FEC) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposals could provide members of Congress with a green light to introduce and pass harmful drug policies while they are up for re-election. The proposals could make it against the law for the Alliance to run advertisements in a newspaper or send out email alerts like this one to try and stop harmful policies. Together, these proposals represent one of the worst assaults on the freedom of speech and association ever proposed in the United States."
 

MO: KCPD Memo on Handling Concealed Carry
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Kansas City police chief Richard D. Easley has issued a 21-page memo regarding departmental policy for handling the concealed carrying of weapons. Missouri gun owners are urged to read this memo and save a copy to your hard drive for future reference.

Subjects of the memo include:

- Department Procedures
- Summary of Missouri Statutes
- Legal Scenarios/Questions and Answers

The following sections may be of most interest:

"Patrol Tactics"

"Miscellaneous Investigation/Violation of Concealed Carry Endorsement"

"Miscellaneous Investigation/Known to Possess Firearm"

"Provisions for Suspension or Revocation of Concealed Carry Endorsement"

"Legal Scenarios/Questions and Answers"
 

House passes 'cheeseburger bill'
Submitted by: Mark Laiminger

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"Americans who order fast food would have to hold the lawsuits under a bill passed by the House Wednesday."

"The 'cheeseburger bill,' approved 276 to 139, would prohibit people who are battling the bulge from going to court in an attempt to finger the food industry for their weight problems. Proponents of the measure said the fed-up well-fed would do better to look in the mirror for the cause of their trouble."

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And the difference between this and the gun industry bill is? But somehow we don't see the liberals screaming about the immorality of this bill.

 

TX: Palomas police station destroyed by gunfire
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"A late-night attack Tuesday on the office of Palomas Police sent officers scampering for safety."

"Apparently ...at about 10:30 at night, U.S. customs officers heard a series of about 25 gunshots and another series of about 45 gunshots, then a shotgun blast or two and eight former municipal officers made their way across the border." ...

"May said the attack resulted in destruction of the police office, a computer and a municipal car.
May and Roger Maier, the latter a public information officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in El Paso, said the wife of one officer and a child also sought safety in Columbus. The child is a U.S. citizen." ...

"None of them had the appropriate entry documents to enter the United States. ..."

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And yet armed citizen groups who are trying to prevent such events from happening on the border are being condemned as racist or extremist.
 

NY: Pataki calls for tougher gun laws after cop killings
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
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"On the first anniversary of the day two undercover detectives were shot to death in Tompkinsville, Gov. George Pataki yesterday called on lawmakers to toughen the state's gun laws."

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So some of the most stringent gun control laws in the United States aren't enough?
 

Italy: Police Overreaction and Abuse at G8 Summit Protests Return to Haunt Italy
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" 'My 21-year-old daughter was at Diaz school,' she recalls. 'She was beaten by the police, arrested, brought to the hospital and then taken to the Bolzaneto barracks, where she disappeared for two days. There she was threatened and tortured by the police.' " ...

"...The police 'indiscriminately assaulted non-violent protesters, journalists and medical personnel working in a professional capacity and clearly identifiable as such,' Amnesty International said in a report then."

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Oh, no. The police would never abuse their armed authority, right Mrs. Brady?
 

Australia: Man killed with stakes
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"FOUR teens battered a young man to death with wooden stakes in a fight over a packet of cigarettes, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday."

"Namik Yavuzcan, 21, was allegedly warned 'don't f--k with Lebs' moments before being bashed and kicked to death in a North Coburg park two years ago." ...

"[Prosecutor Ray Gibson] said the four accused then set on Namik with sticks. The jury heard Namik was hit and kicked at least 45 times and with such ferocity that a piece of a stake was embedded in his face. Part of his skull was shattered into small fragments and his ribs fractured, Mr Gibson said."

"He said the beating continued even after Namik was lying face down and helpless in the dirt."

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Well, they've already successfully banned swords. What's next banning wood and feet?
 

OH: Attacked at work: Robber shoots at employee during chase
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"One more citizen who may have felt that Ohio's affirmative defense law was inadequate as a means of legal self-defense, even though she carries large amounts of cash for her job. April 8 cannot come soon enough for Ohio's crime victims."
 

OH: Husband attacks, wife uses firearm for self-defense
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"A Mechanicsburg man who rode away on a bicycle after being shot in the neck Tuesday with a .45-caliber revolver during a domestic argument with his wife and her brother was later arrested on violence-related charges." ...

"He was charged with felonious assault, felony domestic violence and aggravated burglary. He is to be arraigned today in Municipal Court."

"Sheriff's Lt. Rusty Garman said Kelly Champlin, 22, told deputies she shot her husband when he reportedly kicked open a rear door of her mother's home at 5485 Lundy Lane."

"As Eric Champlin tried to enter the house, his wife's brother, Chad Day, 20, tried to stop him and a struggle ensued, Garman said. During the struggle Eric Champlin punched Day in the face and struck his wife, Garman said."

"Eric Champlin continued to fight with Day and threatened to stab him with a knife even after he had been shot. Kelly Champlin, who told deputies she shot him after seeing the knife, said the gun belonged to her husband."
 

NY: The Justice System Works (Sometimes): Cop Accused Of Striking Suspect With Radio Found Guilty
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A police officer was found guilty of attempted assault and criminal weapons possession for apparently swinging an object at a handcuffed suspect.

Charles Dorcent, an eight-year veteran of the city police department assigned to the 70th precinct, was charged after a videotape surfaced of an Aug. 11 incident in which he arrested a man on a Brooklyn street while breaking up a fight.

He contends he swung a radio at Anthony Carty, 26, in self defense when the suspect lunged at him. But Assistant District Attorney Charles Guria had argued Dorcent acted out of anger.

After the incident, he was assigned to desk duty while he awaited trial.

The attempted assault charge, is a felony, which will cause Dorcent to lose his job.

But he could also face a year and a half in jail when he is sentenced April 20.

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Where is the sentence enhancement for "possession of a gun" during a felony?!? Isn't that what Project Safe Neighborhoods and its unholy spawn in each of the states advocate?
 

FL: Police shooting upsets a community
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"A man was shot to death Wednesday night after a confrontation with North Miami Beach officers in the same apartment complex where a teenage boy was shot by police on Thanksgiving Day."

"Police went to the apartments looking for a man suspected of trying to set his girlfriend's house on fire last week."

" 'While in the apartment, the officers were confronted by a black male suspect,' Sotero said. 'The officers feared for their lives and as a result the officer fired upon the suspect.' " ...

"Emilie Charles said he was sitting down to eat in her sister's apartment when the police knocked."

" 'He was getting up to hide and they shot him. It was like they were going in there in a war to shoot him dead, like in a Caribbean country,' said Charles."
 

NC: Boy, 10, faces expulsion over handgun
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"The 10-year-old boy told his teacher that he found the .38-caliber Smith & Wesson in a field while riding his all-terrain vehicle, said Al Kahn, a spokesman for the Robeson County schools. The boy decided to take the gun to school to show his friends, Kahn said."

"The boy placed the gun in a pencil box and took it to school. He left the pencil box under his desk to go to a tutoring session. Another student picked up the pencil box, Kahn said. The girl took the box to the teacher when she realized it contained a gun. The teacher gave the firearm to principal Betty Rice." ...

"The handgun was not loaded..."

"The boy was suspended for 10 days and will be expelled if found guilty of possession of a firearm on school campus, Kahn said."
 

We're Not Losing Culture War
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CALLER: Rush I just wanted to tell you I've been listening to you on and off for about ten years and I wonder, do you ever get depressed? I mean, you're such a stalwart for your ideas and views. But in the big picture, Rush, you're losing the culture war, and I just wonder, do you ever at night think about that?

RUSH: No. Of course not. I never think we're losing anything. Because we're not.

CALLER: Well, Rush, you know, when you can't even stop a mayor from breaking the law to give out marriage licenses to people, I'm not sure that you're looking at the big picture. Every year gun control gets stricter and stricter and every year the taxation of this country goes from the middle class on up into the wealthy and pretty soon this country is going to be just another socialist country and you're losing the culture war, Rush. ...

RUSH: There are people who think it's a socialist country today.

CALLER: I agree.
 

NC: Southern Pines approves school's firing range
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"The Town Council has approved a measure allowing a private Christian school to build a firing range on 26 acres downtown."

"The school owns the land."

"The unanimous vote changes a town ordinance that prohibited guns of any kind from being fired inside the town limits. The new ordinance allows the discharge of air rifles and BB guns but requires supervision by a certified instructor on a site approved by the town police chief."

"The Calvary Christian School requested the change so it could expand its gun-education program and provide shooting lessons on campus. On Saturdays, the school has bused students to a range 10 miles from the school."
 

LA: Parade routes may become gun-free zones
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"A bill designed to make Carnival and other parades around the state safer by setting up 1,000-foot firearms-free zones around parade routes has been filed by a New Orleans lawmaker."

"Rep. Jeff Arnold, D-Algiers, has filed House Bill 147 for debate for the Legislative session starting March 29. So far, 232 bills have been filed for that session, 47 in the Senate and 185 in the House."

"Arnold's bill would make it a crime to have a firearm, even those legally carried, along a parade route or within 1,000 feet of the route. Besides Carnival parades, the bill also applies to homecoming parades, St. Patrick's Day parades and any other procession, march or demonstration."
 

IL: Police Officer Explains Precautionary Measures For Gun Owners
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"Rockford's Police Department once had many gun locks to give away to owners who wanted one, but with the end of a federal program, buying a lock is up to the owner. So is keeping the gun out of the hands of children."

"On the firing range, Inspector John Hoshaw respects the power of behind the trigger, but off the range, says the place to keep that power is behind lock and key." ...

"He says it's unfortunate when gun accidents happen especially when kids get hurt like Tuesday when a seven-year-old boy shot himself in the face while playing with a gun in his room. But those accidents are preventable."
 

IL: Gun legislation moves forward in Springfield
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"People on both sides of the gun debate are keeping a close eye on proposals in Springfield that would exempt gun owners like Wilmette's Hale DeMar from local gun laws when they use a weapon in self-defense."

"Gun rights supporters say those bills would temper local gun bans with common sense to prevent homeowners from being punished in cases of self-defense. Village officials say the measures, if passed, threaten the ability of local governments to maintain their own gun laws."

"Senate Bill 2165 and a companion bill in the House of Representatives, HB 4075, are scheduled for a third reading and final vote sometime after lawmakers return to Springfield March 23. Both bills would allow residents to use self-defense as a basis for seeking dismissal of criminal charges stemming from local gun ordinances if they used the banned weapon in an act of self-defense."
 

Easy Self-Defense Techniques
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"The key to your safety is being prepared. If all the attacker wants is your wallet or your purse, give it to him, Patire advices. Do not risk your life trying to defend a material possession. However, if after he rifles through your purse, he wants you to come with him, it's time to protect yourself."

"Many people - women in particular - decide that they will protect themselves by carrying pepper spray, buying a personal sound alarm or learning how to use their car keys as a weapon. But Patire says he has learned by surveying people who attend his seminars that in a true crisis, these devices seldom work. For instance, most women keep the pepper spray on their key chain. If your keys are in your purse and the thief takes your purse, you're out of luck. If your keys are in the laundry room and you are being attacked in your bedroom, you are out of luck. Plus, did you know that pepper spray expires? Did you know that those personal alarms (pull a pin and they emit a LOUD noise) run on batteries? And he notes, if you're not trained in self-defense, these tools could be used against you."
 

NY: Cop kills thug
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"A pistol-packing Harlem parolee was fatally shot during a violent struggle with two plainclothes detectives yesterday - the second police shooting in three days."

"As fists flew, one of the detectives managed to draw a gun and fire two rounds, hitting 41-year-old Leroy Smalls once in the stomach, police said."

"Smalls, who police said was carrying a loaded .380 Colt semiautomatic handgun, was rushed to Harlem Hospital, where he died at 9:08 p.m."

"Smalls had 16 previous arrests for drug possession, weapons possession, assault and robbery and was paroled last July 15, cops said."

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A paroled felon in NYC with a gun? That outta be against the law!
 

CA: County deputies team up to give women self-defense skills
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Responding to a spate of sexual assaults in the city, two county sheriff’s deputies and one former deputy have teamed up with Gold’s Gym to offer free self-defense classes.

The classes are given by Sgt. Bob Pursley and his wife, personal trainer Ramona Pursley — a former deputy — and detective Shea Johnson.

The next class will be 1:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday at the gym, 620 Water St. Call 425-4653 for more information.
 

UK: A TEACHER at Ramsey Grammar School was threatened by a teenager armed with a ball-bearing gun
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"Politics teacher Gwyn Davies confronted two pupils outside the school in Lezayre Road."

"Stewart Michael Mundle, 18, who was with them, swore at the teacher and pulled out the weapon."

"Acting Inspector Peter Carling, prosecuting, said Mundle pointed the gun at Mr Davies, who was already calling the police on his mobile phone, and threatened to shoot him. He then ran off."

"A police firearms team arrested Mundle at his home on the Lezayre estate, Ramsey, and a search of his room uncovered two ball-bearing guns."
 

Israel: Palestinians stab Israeli taxi driver and are apprehended by armed citizen
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Two Palestinian teenagers Thursday got into a taxi in Beer Sheba, stabbed its driver, but were caught before they could flee.

The Palestinians, from Daharia in the southern West Bank, told investigators they have become devoutly religious and decided to hit a soldier, seize his weapon, and launch an attack.

They took a taxi and stabbed the driver when he asked for the fare, seriously wounding the 50-year-old man, Ha'aretz said.

A career army man heard the driver's screams, drew his pistol, ran over and made the attackers get out and lie on the ground until police came.

It is the second attack from the southern West Bank in recent weeks. There is no security fence in the desert area.
 

NY: Tioga Legislature passes resolution opposing changes to gun permit fees
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
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"A resolution opposing Gov. (George) Pataki's proposed amendments to pistol permit, dealer and gunsmith fees was passed unanimously by the Tioga County Legislature earlier this week. Copies will be sent to Assemblymen George Winner, R-Elmira, and Gary Finch, R-Springport, and State Senator Thomas Libous, R-C-Binghamton, as well as the governor."

"The resolution was advanced to the floor for a vote by Tioga County Legislator Walter Johnson, R-Owego, who termed the governor's proposals 'an outrage.' Johnson said he, himself, is an avid firearms collector, but he refused to specify the number he has, only saying that they are all properly registered and permitted and the fees have been paid."
 

PA: Cop and merchant hurt in shootout; robber dead; Merchant uses "evil" Tec-9 for self-defense
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"At about 8:45 last night, Krol and his partner responded to an armed robbery call. As they drove up to the store, two gunmen were fleeing the scene, witnesses said."

"The men turned left on 19th Street, said witnesses, with Krol and his partner hot on their trail."

"Behind Krol was the owner of the grocery, a man neighbors called 'Freddy,' running down the street blazing a semiautomatic pistol."

"Police at the scene said the storeowner had a license to own the weapon."

"Then dozens of shots rang out, residents said."

"Police said at least two cops fired their guns and sources at the scene said the store-owner fired his Tec-9 pistol as well."
 

India: Policeman to be charged for killing man during Anti-Mandal agitation
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"A Delhi Court today observed that there was sufficient evidence to pursue criminal charges against then Police Sub Inspector D P Singh for killing Aditya Narayan on September 25, 1990 during the height of nation-wide anti-Mandal agitation."

"Metropolitan Magistrate Dig Vinay Singh in his order said, 'From the perusal of the chargesheet and the material on record, I am satisfied that there is sufficient material to proceed against the accused for firing at Aditya.' Mr K N Sharma, father of victim Aditya, had lodged a complaint with the police on September 25, 1990 that his son was 'deliberately shot in the forehead by accused D P Singh' even though he did not take part in the agitation."
 

OH: Public warned not to take law into its own hands
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" 'Don't take the matter into your own hands,' Martin said during a press conference March 5. 'Don't follow the individual. Just call 911 because we believe this individual is dangerous and may react in a negative way.' "

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Right. The cops haven't been able to catch this creep for months, but they expect potential victims to call 911 instead of taking responsibility for their own defense?
 

NY: More cops eyed in drug scam
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"The two detectives accused of ripping off about $1.5 million in cash and cocaine from drug dealers plan to plead not guilty in federal court today, even as law enforcement sources say they have accused other officers of misconduct."

"As many as 10 officers, retired and active, are now under investigation as a result of information told to internal affairs and federal investigators since the arrests of retired detectives Thomas Rachko and Julio Vasquez in late November, the sources said."
 

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The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed. — Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist Papers

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