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Toledo Blade warns against self-defense
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... "The editors of The Toledo Blade recommend fear-driven inaction against and compliance with evil. Because there are no 100% guarantees and something could go wrong. In the future."
"So instead they endorse paralyzed, deer-in-the-headlights cowardice."
"No wonder they're against guns. Why, we can't have people taking responsibility for their own safety or showing courage in doing so--just think how that would make them look by comparison!" ... |
Safer Streets 2010: Beck and Palin out of their tree
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"... I never thought I'd hear it, but I did. On the Glenn Beck Show today on FOX News Channel, Glenn Beck reported Alaska Second Amendment groups meeting. The Mistake: Glenn Beck looked into the camera and said, 'Violence isn't the answer.'"
"Glenn Beck guest Governor Palin then joined him and echoed the words just as much into the camera when it was her turn to speak, 'Violence is not the answer.' Oh, well, even a cat loses its equilibrium and will fall out of a tree once in a while and bang his head."
"Violence is not the issue. Reminding second amendment purists who invoke due process that 'violence is not the answer' is like lecturing Schwarzenegger on getting some exercise. ..." ... |
The Brady Campaign to Promote Violence?
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"The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence claims that restricting or eliminating civilian firearms ownership makes society safer. But it’s very curious when black celebrities like ESPN sports analyst Marcellus Wiley promote their cause, because gun control’s consequences fall heaviest upon the black community, resulting in increased violence." ... |
Other amendments outlived their usefulness
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"Since the Second Amendment is irrelevant in modern-day America, according to a March 11 letter, it might be time to take a look at other outdated amendments."
"Let's start with the First Amendment. The right to assemble is not needed. With the new-fangled Internet, we can 'space-face-tweet' ourselves into a frenzy without those pesky riots that can ensue when tempers flare and the object of our anger is within arm's reach. No crowds, no need for added police ..."
"Freedom of the press? Overrated. Newspapers are going broke across the nation. Let's get rid of the few remaining companies that publish old-style printed papers, save some trees, and get all our news and commentary from, you guessed it, the Internet. ..." ... |
Hillary Says, Give up your Guns - Video
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has committed, apparently, to a UN small arms Treaty. An international treaty, if ratified, would over-ride the Second Amendment's constitutional guarantee of the individual right to own and bear arms.
Gun Owners of America, the National Rifle Association, and Mensa Gun Owners will fight Senate ratification of any UN Treaty that threatens the Second Amendment.
The Founders foresaw that a well-armed citizenry would be the ultimate guarantee of freedom. It may not be enough but it is too precious to surrender. |
Palin, Beck to Alaska 'fringe': Please, no violence
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"Fox News host Glenn Beck got wind of last week's Kenai meeting of the Second Amendment/Constitutional Task Force, at which at least two speakers called for armed militias to be ready to resist 'tyranny' by the federal government. Beck urged angry 'fringe elements' not to resort to arms, then called up Fox commentator Sarah Palin, who expressed similar sentiments -- though she said she was sympathetic to the protesters' concerns." ...
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Janet Nyce Wins NRA's 2010 Marion P. Hammer Woman of Distinction Award
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"The National Rifle Association has selected Janet Nyce of Green Lane, Pennsylvania, to receive the 2010 Marion P. Hammer Woman of Distinction Award."
"This award recognizes exceptional contributions to the preservation of the Second Amendment and the shooting sports through education, advocacy, volunteerism, and legislative activism in support of the goals of the NRA."
"Nyce was introduced to hunting by her husband, James, nearly 45 years ago. Since then, the two have raised three children, nurtured six grandchildren and shared their passion for the outdoors with their Pennsylvania community."
"An accomplished shooter, Nyce hunts with a rifle, shotgun, inline muzzleloader, primitive muzzleloader, and compound bow ..." ... |
Mr. McDonald's Handgun
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... "I don't have a single issue political litmus test, but if I did, it would be how a candidate or elected official stands on gun control. And I'm passionate about this political issue for the following reasons: The right to bear arms is paramount to our liberty, and nothing solidifies that more for me than its location at the beginning of our bill of rights."
"The Second Amendment was penned not for the benefit of hunters and recreation (although that is a great by-product), but to ensure personal protection and the last line of defense against a rogue government ..." ... |
Safer Streets 2010: Beck and Palin, Part II
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"I think I found more back story on why Beck and Palin admonished Alaskans that ‘Violence is not the answer'. This appeared on the web several hours after I had posted my first remarks on this item. Until this morning, there was nothing to find on this. See Update below."
"In my search for information, I finally located a news item of the Second Amendment Task Force Alaska where its founder, Scheaffer Cox, had been charged with not reporting his concealed handgun when contacted by a Policeman. Cox had been watching a home he was asked to watch ... An officer Sgt. Yamamoto saw Cox and contacted him. Cox says that he notified Yamamoto in compliance with state law, and Yamamoto says that he did not." ... |
Praxis: Carrying Garand en bloc clips
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"With the increased availability of M-1 Garand rifles and Greek military ammunition in bandoleers and en bloc clips to feed them, more modern day militiamen are looking to combat carry the little 'tingers full of stingers' as a Korean War veteran I once knew called them. (So called because of the distinctive 'ting!' the empty clip makes when it is ejected from the weapon.)"
"Now carrying the rifle and bandoleers is perfectly acceptable but many fellows, especially recent veterans, who cut their military teeth on the MOLLE load bearing system, find the old modified M1910 style cartridge belt that ... to be hopelessly antiquated."
"Thus, I was interested to receive an email today suggesting a modern fix for the Garand-toter." ... |
WV: Tax holiday on sales of guns a misguided legislative move
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"A tax holiday can boost a state's economy and perhaps help people make badly-needed purchases."
"More energy efficient appliances? Those can help people cut their utility costs and at the same time help the environment, as well as give retailers a boost. West Virginia occasionally drops the sales tax on those items."
"Dropping the tax for a period in the late summer before school resumes? West Virginia has done that, too, to help residents cope with the added costs of getting clothing and supplies for their kids before classes start."
"Now, the state might add another tax holiday, this time for the purchase of guns. After all, surveys show that only 55 to 60 percent of West Virginians own guns." ... |
WV: Gun shows: Illegal pistol sales
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"Almost any criminal, psycho, drunk, wife-basher, drug addict or other prohibited person can buy a pistol illegally at a gun show - no questions asked. Test after test has found that many gun show dealers, licensed or unlicensed, sell deadly weapons to practically anyone with money, evading federal laws that forbid sales to the unfit." ...
"Well, the West Virginia Legislature took action on this outrage. What did senators and delegates do? In the last hours of the 2010 regular session, lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bill - that could protect the crooked gun dealers, and jail those who expose them." ... |
To all modern Sons of Liberty: THIS is your time. Break their windows. Break them NOW.
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... "Nancy Pelosi's Intolerable Act is within days of passage by devious means so corrupt and twisted that even members of her own party recoil in disgust." ...
"These are collectivists. They do not hear you grumble. They do not, it is apparent after the past year of town halls and Tea Parties and nose-diving opinion polls, hear you SHOUT. ..." ...
"... given the federal mandarins' willful ignorance of our very existence and conviction that we have no opinions that they are bound to respect, is there anything that can be done to prevent civil war?"
"Yes, there is."
"We can emulate the Sons of Liberty of old."
"We can break their windows." ... |
TX: Bait camp owner not charged in fatal shooting
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"A grand jury declined to indict a bait camp owner who fatally shot a patron banned from the business."
"Robert Stanley Ott, 52, was no-billed in the Oct. 22 killing of Michael Wayne Hansen, 55, who was found dead in his pickup in the driveway of Ott's Santa Fe home ..."
"Ott owns Hall's Bayou Bait Camp, from which Hansen was barred, Ott said."
"'After threatening to kill me there, he came to my home property and pulled a gun,” Ott said. 'I don't know what made him feel he was welcome at my home property, especially with a gun, if he wasn't welcome out there.'"
"Santa Fe police said Hansen displayed a gun in a threatening manner toward Ott. Police found Hansen dead with a gun in his hand, authorities said." ... |
When you exhaust your options to avoid a crime, then what?
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"According to a story published on Toledoonthemove.com the Toledo Police are recommending that women lock their car doors to combat a crime spree in the area that includes violent assaults, robberies, and even a sexual assault."
"The story goes on to say that in the latest assault, a woman was attacked on the way to her car after work."
"Basically, the Toledo Police are admitting what everyone should already know. It is not the job of the local police, or their responsibility to protect any single individual. Supreme Court rulings confirm that the police cannot be held responsible if a person is attacked, even if there is reason to believe it will happen." ... |
NY: New York State's gun laws penalize the people
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"Upon reading Carol Thompson's story ... about the Palermo woman who was assaulted and living in gripping fear for months because of an attack by a vicious assailant, I and I'm sure countless others are shaking their heads concerning this case." ...
"How many women have to die before the justice system gives deference in favor of the victim who presents compelling evidence that her life is in danger? ..."
"Since 2002, law-abiding citizens of New York with a clean record ... must show 'proper cause' for the granting of a concealed carry permit after taking the required handgun course and being cleared by a NCIS FBI background check."
"Self protection is not a proper cause, according to this law. ..." ... |
NJ: Mother of former Seton Hall player Kelly Whitney says son not involved in alleged kidnapping, robbery
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"The second former Seton Hall basketball player arrested in connection with the armed robbery of several classmates at a South Orange residence is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday, authorities said."
"Kelly Whitney, 27, is facing eight counts of kidnapping, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary and weapons charges related to the March 15 incident, in which fellow ex-Pirate Robert Mitchell was also charged, said Katherine Carter, a spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office." ...
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WA: More about the medical marijuana shootout
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"Monday's brief gunfight at the home of medical marijuana activist Steve Sarich created a multi-level uproar that had different decibel readings, depending on which part of the story upon which one focused."
"It started quite a debate on the Open Carry forum. It made interesting fodder for the New York Times. It has resulted in criminal charges against the five suspects, all in their teens, and it has certainly raised the eyebrows of neighbors, and made good reading in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's on-line edition."
"Let's talk about the suspects now charged, and about the short shootout, with information from court documents." ... |
MO: Gunman kills KC 7-Eleven clerk working final shift
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"Gurpreet Singh was working his final shift as a 7-Eleven clerk, before moving on next week to full-time job at a hospital, when he was gunned down during a robbery."
"Police say they can't explain why Singh, 35, was shot in the abdomen early Wednesday even after complying with the gunman's instructions to hand over his register's cash in a bag."
"'He didn't put up a struggle at all,' said homicide Detective Jeff Cowdrey. 'He did what he was supposed to do and got shot for it.'" ...
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2nd Amendment Rally in Washington, DC Bus Trip – Associated Gun Clubs of Baltimore
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"Join us for the Washington, D.C. rally in support of the 2nd Amendment sponsored by the 2nd Amendment March. ..."
"The Associated Gun Clubs of Baltimore (AGC) has reserved two 54 passenger buses to provide comfortable, stress free transportation to and from the rally. Enjoy the comradery of fellow shooters, perhaps catch up with old friends, and make some new friends."
"In order to accommodate as many persons as possible, the buses will leave from different locations, each will make intermediate stops as noted below and the buses will rendezvous at the Broken Land Park & Ride West. The buses will then travel together to the 2nd Amendment March Rally. Each bus will make the same stops on the return trip as needed." ... |
AR: Arkansas students practice being killed
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"I wrote earlier in the week about the University of Central Arkansas conducting a simulated campus shooting last week. John Anderson of Arkansas Concealed Carry Association blogged about it this week, pointing out a 26 minute response time by the authorities and how much evil can be done in that length of time."
"How long would 26 minutes be, if you knew your loved one was in the school with a cold-blooded killer, behind doors locked with chains? It would be a lifetime for some." ... |
MT: Second Amendment March set for March 27
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"A Second Amendment March will be held at the state Capitol building at noon on March 27 as a preview to the April 19 national march at the Washington Monument."
"According to the Montana march coordinator, Tim Ravndal, people from across the country will come to Helena to attend the rally, which supports the constitutional right to bear arms."
"Ravndal said the Made in Montana Firearms Freedom Act has led the way nationally in a challenge to the federal government, and those gathering want to send a message to elected officials about their right to bear arms." ... |
MO: Missouri closer to legal self-defense for 21-year-olds
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"On Monday, we discussed the fact that Illinois may cease demanding parental consent for young adults who choose to buy or posess firearms and ammunition. Missouri may be in the midst of something of a 'youth movement,' as well. Currently, Missouri's minimum age requirement for legal concealed carry--23 years--is the oldest of any state in which concealed carry is permitted."
"Efforts, though, are underway to change that. A House bill that would (among other things) lower the minimum age to the more standard 21 years seems to have some momentum behind it in the House." ... |
IN: Lawmaker Wants Promise Indy Won't Limit Gun Rights
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"A City-County councilor said he wants to ensure Indianapolis won't pass ordinances limiting gun owners' rights."
"Councilor Ed Coleman drafted a proposal he intends to present on Monday partly in response to Otis McDonald v. Chicago, a case now before the U.S. Supreme Court ..."
"McDonald is fighting to be able to keep a handgun in his home, even though Chicago bans handguns within city limits." ...
"Coleman, who previously sponsored a bill to allow guns in city parks, said he believes in citizens' rights to defend themselves."
"'Too many councilors and the mayor obviously have shown that they don't support certain things like the Second Amendment,' he said." ... |
OH: SB239 (Restaurant Carry & Car Carry Rules Fix) scheduled for sponsor testimony in Senate committee
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"The Senate Judiciary on Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by Sen. Tim Grendell (R-18), will hear sponsor testimony on SB239, ... to allow citizens who hold a valid concealed handgun license (CHL) to carry a firearm in restaurants, and to reduce burdensome restrictions regarding how a license holder must transport a firearm in a car, on Wednesday, March 24 at 10:15 AM in the Senate Building's South Hearing Room."
"'This bill makes Ohio's laws more consistent with the norm for what other states are doing,' said Senator Jones. '... Ohio gun owners have proven themselves just as responsible as those in other states, and this refinement of our concealed carry laws is a logical next step ..." ... |
OH: Early opponents to SB239 singing the same tired song
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"Many of the usual characters have come out with early opposition to SB239, Ohio's restaurant carry and car carry reform bill."
"But after years of hearing the same old, tired warnings, and years of experience which prove their predictions false, I'm hopeful their predictably dire warnings, some of which are outlined below, will be given much less attention in the Statehouse this year." ... |
TN: University of Tennessee spokesman says bill on athletes with guns unnecessary
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"A University of Tennessee spokesman said a state lawmaker's attempt to get involved with student-athlete gun rights is unnecessary, and the university has its own new policy."
"University vice president Hank Dye told the Chattanooga Times Free Press that earlier comments about a 'zero-tolerance policy statement' regarding guns were overstated."
"Republican state Rep. Stacey Campfield of Knoxville is sponsoring a measure that would prevent university officials from suspending athletes who have guns, legally or illegally."
"Dye said the university has a new zero-tolerance policy on athletes possessing firearms when they are involved in university events and traveling to or from those events." ...
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Pentagon Official Defends Secret Spy Program
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"Pentagon official Michael D. Furlong finally came forward today about his 'off-the-books' contractor squad in Afghanistan, going on the record as defending the group in the face of a formal investigation."
"Furlong insists that the program was approved by higher ranking officials and that a legal team has determined that it was legal. He also insists, despite reports to the contrary, that the group was never directly involved in killing anyone."
"The program, which was said to have employed former CIA and Special Forces operatives, was shrouded in secrecy and paid for out of the budget of a program meant to provide troops with information about tribes and customs in Afghanistan. ..." ... |
New York: Synagogue Bomb Suspects: The Feds Put Us Up to It!
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"Defense attorneys say an alleged plot to bomb New York synagogues was hatched and directed by a federal informant."
"Lawyers for four men from Newburgh have filed a motion to dismiss the terror indictment against them."
"They said the informant badgered the defendants until they got involved in the plot."
"They said the informant chose the targets, supplied fake bombs for the synagogues and a fake missile to shoot down planes. The motion said he also offered to pay the defendants, who attorneys alleged weren't inclined toward any crime until the informant began recruiting them."
"The government well knew that ... the defendants had not been independently seeking weapons or targets,' the motion said." ... |
VA: Virginia State Association Of The Chiefs Of Police Says You Can’t Be Trusted With Guns
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"Unbelievably, Virginia Beach Police Chief Jake Jacocks, Jr., speaking for the state association of the chiefs of police, has asked Governor McDonnell to veto SB 334, the restaurant ban repeal, because guns in bars would be a 'recipe for disaster.'"
"Hmmm. The only people that the bill allows to mix guns and alcohol are police officers (on duty, off duty, and retired) and Commonwealth Attorneys and their deputies. So it sounds like Chief Jacocks is afraid of his own officers carrying guns and being able to drink responsibly. That's a sad commentary on his department and the other departments that are backing this position. I wonder if these chiefs prohibit their officers from driving cars to restaurants, too?" ... |
NY: Computer snafu is behind at least 50 'raids' on Brooklyn couple's home
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"Blame it on a computer."
"Embarrassed cops on Thursday cited a 'computer glitch' as the reason police targeted the home of an elderly, law-abiding couple more than 50 times in futile hunts for bad guys."
"Apparently, the address of Walter and Rose Martin's Brooklyn home was used to test a department-wide computer system in 2002."
"What followed was years of cops appearing at the Martins' door looking for murderers, robbers and rapists - as often as three times a week."
"After the Daily News exclusively reported on the couple's plague of police raids yesterday, apologetic detectives from the NYPD's Identity Theft Squad showed up at their home."
"Rose Martin, 82, said they told her Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly ordered them to solve the puzzle - stat." ...
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KABA Note: So NYPD has been officially aware of this problem since 2007, but it took until now to actually fix it? I wonder if it would have taken so long if a high-level politician, bureaucrat or campaign contributor had been the target? |
ME: Report on officer's gunfire assailed
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"A private lawyer with a Second Amendment background is blasting the report that cleared a Hampton police officer of any wrongdoing when it was ruled he accidentally fired a round from his handgun at an unarmed man last December at Hampton Beach."
"'If this was any other person, they would have been charged with reckless conduct,' said lawyer Penny Dean of Concord. 'How many people have been prosecuted for something just like this?'" ...
"County Attorney James Reams' office classified the discharge of Hampton police officer Charles Karpenko's ... Glock 22 that nearly hit Bartimo as 'accidental' because the officer 'was unable to articulate to investigators whether or not he made a conscious decision to fire his weapon.'" ... |
HI: Former Maui Police Officer arrested for dealing drugs
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A former Maui Police officer is charged with dealing drugs while on the force.
Police say Allison Moore has been indicted with seven counts of promoting a dangerous drug, seven counts of evidence tampering, seven counts of forgery, as well as attempted theft and fixing tickets.
The 28-year-old joined the Maui PD August 16, 2004 and resigned last September.
She was picked up on a warrant from her current home in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Moore was extradited back to Maui, and released on $150,000 bond.
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OR: Deputy Accidentally Shoots Other Deputy
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A deputy accidentally shot another deputy during a gunfire training exercise Thursday in Deschutes County, according to the sheriff's office.
The shooting occurred at a firearms range on Highway 126 east of Redmond at about 2 p.m. during training for the special operations team, said Capt. Tim Edwards.
The deputy suffered a non-life-threatening wound and was taken to a hospital, Edwards said. He is listed in good condition.
The shooting is under investigation and the names of the deputies involved are being withheld, according to the sheriff's office.
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LA: Seven guards indicted in detention-center sex case
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"Seven former guards were indicted Wednesday on charges that they molested girl inmates at the Terrebonne Parish Juvenile Detention Center. In one case, the alleged abuse dates back to 1999 ..."
"The indictments were issued against six guards arrested last year, charging them with one count each of molestation of a juvenile and sexual malfeasance in office. A seventh guard, Christopher Turner, 25, was indicted and a warrant issued for his arrest ..."
"The guards are accused of offering the girls favors, including extra snacks and phone calls, in exchange for sex. The case involves six girls who made the allegations after their release, according to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office." ... |
NY: Former Syracuse police detective sentenced for perjury
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"Former Syracuse police Detective James Mills apologized to his colleagues and the Syracuse community as he was sentenced this afternoon for a perjury conviction that cost him his career."
"'I didn't mean to let them down. I made a mistake. I'm human,' Mills said as he stood before City Judge Vanessa Bogan for sentencing."
"Bogan then sentenced Mills to a one-year conditional discharge. The judge told him she appreciated his apology to the police and the community, noting it just takes one incident of wrongdoing by a police officer for people to start losing trust in the system." ... |
SC: Belton officer suspended after assault charge
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Investigators say a Belton police officer has been suspended without pay after he was charged with assault and kidnapping.
The Greenville News reports that 42-year-old David Surratt was charged Saturday morning after a fight at a woman's home.
According an arrest report, a 34-year-old woman said she was held against her will and was bruised on her arm while she and Surratt argued over an ex-boyfriend.
Surratt was being held at the Anderson city jail Sunday. A phone message left at the jail was not immediately returned.
Belton police Capt. Robert Yarborough told the newspaper that Surratt was hired a year ago and the department would be conducting an internal investigation. |
IN: What's next for guns at work
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"Beginning July 1, employees will be able to bring guns to work in Indiana. Now what?"
"Fallout will emerge on two tracks ... The vast majority of employers will figure out how to accommodate the statute ... and go on with their business. And a few employers might challenge it in court."
"Indiana is the 13th state to adopt legislation allowing employees to keep guns in locked vehicles ..."
"The movement started in Oklahoma after some workers were fired for leaving guns in their vehicles on company property during hunting season. The resulting Oklahoma guns-at-work statute was upheld last year by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, which noted the [OSHA] didn't regard the law as conflicting with safe workplace provisions." ... |
MD: Rising anger evident in debate on gun laws
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"The topic of guns is a controversial one, provoking strong emotions and often unflinching positions. Last week, I attended a Senate hearing on a series of gun proposals knowing that none of them is likely to be approved, but curious what the discussion would be like."
"For the most part, the arguments of both the opponents and the supporters were predictable and on script. Moreover, there didn't seem to be a lot of common ground evident in the positions as they were presented. Committee members didn't have much to say or many questions to ask. And while the aspect of this debate that I want to focus on here didn't occur during the hearing, there were some moments worth noting." ... |
CO: Student writers to be recognized at banquet
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"Students who wrote winning essays in support of the right to bear arms will be recognized tonight at the Pro Second Amendment Committee's annual banquet."
"Former Sheriff Richard Mack of Graham County, Ariz., is to speak at the banquet for the organization."
"Mack lectures and gives seminars on constitutional issues related to gun control, law enforcement, states' rights, 'the farce, otherwise known as the drug war,' and the oath of office, according to his Web site, sheriffmack.com. He is to speak on the necessity to restore the Constitution as the supreme law of the land." ... |
CA: Calif police department on alert for deadly traps
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"Police in this picturesque city in rural Riverside County have been on edge in recent weeks. Someone is trying to kill them."
"First, a natural gas pipe was shoved through a hole drilled into the roof of the gang enforcement unit's headquarters. The building filled with flammable vapor but an officer smelled the danger before anyone was hurt."
"'It would have taken out half a city block,' Capt. Tony Marghis said."
"Then, a ballistic contraption was attached to a sliding security fence around the building. An officer opening the black steel gate triggered the mechanism, which sent a bullet within eight inches of his face." ...
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KABA Note: Well thank goodness CA has such strict gun control, obviously it is much better to take out 'half a city block' than have BGs shooting at cops. |
AR: Racist anti-gunners in Arkansas
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"Judging by the comments made in an editorial by the Arkansas Times on March 18, the race card has been played concerning the open carry movement in Arkansas. In the article, the following statement was made about gun rights activists in Arkansas:""The enlightened descendants of those bigoted forefathers call for repeal of the laws. A piece on every hip, they say. In Arkansas, 80 percent of the hips are white, 15 percent black. Were the percentages reversed, some of these new civil rights champions would pipe down, we suspect. Way down." "This statement is a talented use of fear-mongering and racism. ..." ... |
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