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Protesters Trash Grounds Around Rumsfeld's Home
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"War protesters trashed the grounds around a northern New Mexico home owned by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, placing "No War" stickers and throwing children's clothes around the property, authorities say." ...
"Police and neighbors blocked the entrance to one of Rumsfeld's properties. Demonstrators then walked more than a mile to a dairy farm, also owned by Rumsfeld, where about a dozen jumped a fence." |
UK: Woman driver murdered in gun attack
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"The woman driver, who was also black, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her male passenger was taken to a Kent hospital where he remains in critical condition on a life support machine, under armed police guard."
"Police found bullets and spent cartridges at the scene and believe a 9mm automatic pistol was used." |
IN: Wounded officer charged with lying
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"A Highland police officer who resigned last week has been charged with lying when he said he was shot in a struggle with two men after being jumped last July."
"Sgt. Robert J. Reynolds, 38, of Highland, was charged Wednesday with two misdemeanor counts of false informing."
"Indiana State Police Investigator Richard Bonesteel said Reynolds apparently shot himself on July 27." |
LA: Women buying guns after student's killing
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"More female students are frequenting gun stores and firing ranges in search of a sense of security in a city where they have become the prey."
"The recent discovery of Louisiana State University graduate student Carrie Yoder's body in Whiskey Bay has prompted the latest surge in gun sales, said Precision Firearms sales clerk Tiffany Theriot."
"The store in Baton Rouge, La., saw similar boosts this summer as eventually four women were linked to the South Louisiana serial killer." |
NM: Concealed-Handgun Bill Heads to House Floor
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"A bill to allow New Mexicans to carry concealed handguns has cleared its final committee and now heads to the House floor for a vote, possibly as soon as today."
"The House Appropriations and Finance Committee on Wednesday amended the bill to raise the age for obtaining a gun permit from 21 to 25. The committee then passed the bills along to the floor by an 11-to-6 vote." |
NC: Ex-NFL player claims town violated rights
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"Former NFL player Maurice Spencer claims in a civil rights lawsuit that he was unlawfully stopped and searched by gun-wielding Chapel Hill police officers." ...
"At the time ...Spencer said he was on his way to the home of a friend: Carl Fox, district attorney for Orange and Chat ham counties."
"In March 2000, Fox responded to his friend's encounter by criticizing the Chapel Hill Police Department's practice of using 'high-risk felony' stops when no threat has been reported." |
PA: Shaler Fires Teacher Who Brought Gun To School
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"The Shaler Area school board voted unanimously to dismiss high school English teacher Anthony Sarkis on Thursday night." ...
"Sarkis, of Shaler, Allegheny County, was cleared of a misdemeanor charge of possession of a weapon on school property on March 13 when a district justice dismissed the case, saying Sarkis did a 'stupid' thing by accident."
"Sarkis, who had been suspended without pay, can appeal the dismissal to an arbitrator." |
UK: "Gun" man is held
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FULL STORY BELOW:
Stoke: A man was detained by police last night after he was allegedly seen with a gun in a park in the Stoke area of the city. Police officers were swiftly on the scene at Victoria Park at about 6.30pm after being called to reports of a man seen showing a gun to others. The suspect, who attempted to run off, was arrested by police. A weapon, found to be a BB gun, was located in the park.
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MN: LAURA BILLINGS: Why let facts influence sex ed or gun control?
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... "An analysis of the Texas Department of Public Safety records by the Violence Policy Center found concealed-carry permit holders were arrested for 3,370 crimes — including murder, rape, sexual assault and weapons-related charges — between January 1996 and April 2000. These 'good guys' were arrested at rates 66 percent higher than the general population. But why let facts get in the way of firepower?" |
IL: Bill to ban some guns draws fire from many downstate
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"A proposal to ban semiautomatic assault weapons in Illinois has ignited fervent opposition among downstate residents, who fear the effort to stop urban 'gang-bangers' will ensnare rural hunters." ...
"The pending legislation ...has spotlighted the historic regional chasm in the state's Democratic Party. Some of the strongest opposition is coming not from Republicans but from downstate Democrats." |
Washington struggles with privacy versus security
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"At two conferences on technology and homeland security here this week, controversy arose over whether technological measures designed to protect the U.S. from terrorism should proceed unhindered or if such things as data-mining programs must be halted until there are protections to civil liberties in place." |
UK: In any conflict, the true victor is always the State
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"If news is the first casualty of war, the first victor is government. It is ironic that every war fought by Britain in the past century, justly in the cause of freedom, has led directly to a curtailment of freedom in favour of state control. The history of war runs in tandem with that of higher taxes, greater regulation and more government." |
Harvard study examines trade-offs of civil liberties to reduce terrorism risk:
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"A new study, prepared by two Harvard University professors, indicates public support for racial profile screening of airline passengers to reduce the risks of terrorism if such screening reduces significant flight delays passengers would otherwise experience."
"Sacrificing Civil Liberties to Reduce Terrorism Risks" ...examines opinions toward the sacrificing of certain civil liberties to reduce the risks of catastrophic terrorist events." ... |
NY: Bloomberg Appeals to White House for Terrorism Aid for New York
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"Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg asked President Bush today for more money to fight terrorism around New York City. But it did not appear that the mayor came away with any commitment." ...
"...back in New York, the extra costs associated with the police department's enhanced security plan, called Operation Atlas, have been estimated at $5 million a week, mostly in overtime. Moreover, the extra security spending comes as the city faces a $3.4 billion budget deficit." |
Australia: Armed man on the loose
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"An armed and potentially dangerous man is on the loose in bushland south of Sydney, police warned today."
"Wollongong police warned people living and travelling in the region not to enter bushland surrounding Helensburgh until further notice." |
Sears is doing their patriotic duty
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"Sears is indeed one of the employers who take additional steps to show support for employees involved in serving their country by guaranteeing the continuance of their civilian pay and benefits. Many other companies -- large and small -- do the same for their workers, but as one of the nation's oldest and largest employers, Sears gets the publicity for setting a prominent example." |
The Right To Walk Away
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"I believe the recognition of a right to secession is the single greatest advance toward liberty that is within our grasp. Because many people today acknowledge the right to self-governance, persuading them to acknowledge the right to secession only entails making explicit the logical implication of values that they already hold."
"Furthermore, the abolition movement offers us an historical precedent for the approach I suggest. Rather than engage in endless disputes among themselves, the abolitionists united behind a single, simple principle: human slavery is wrong."
"Similarly, libertarians, of whatever stripe, today might agree that the bondage of individuals to a state that they had no say in choosing is wrong. Whatever particular laws we advocate, we could unite behind the idea that human freedom is advanced when each person can choose the body of law under which he wishes to live." |
PA: Citizens 'arrest' suspected thief
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"An accused Fayette County burglar was left bloodied and battered Wednesday after seven passers-by spotted him exiting a broken window at a pharmacy and made a citizen's arrest." ...
"Serpento said there have been repeated break-ins at the pharmacy in recent years, but no arrests. He said he could not believe that people cared enough to intervene and stop the man in his tracks."
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Further proof that citizens should take personal responsibility for themselves, their property and their community. Leave the cops to take the report.
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Second Class Citizens
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"Right now Congress is reportedly drafting Patriot Act 2 that will take away even more of our Constitutional rights. While at the same time some states are drafting legislation that would allow illegal aliens to be awarded drivers licenses. Does this make any sense? Many of us that were born in America are being treated like second class citizens while those here illegally are rewarded for their efforts." |
TX: Anti-terrorism efforts are costing cities dearly
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"Without much help from the federal government, local officials say they will be left with no choice but to drain city budgets as they prepare for the threat of terrorist attacks."
" 'The big frustration is that we're fighting a war in the Middle East and a war in our cities, trying to defend ourselves against terrorism, and the cities are not getting financial support to do their share of it,' Fort Worth Mayor Kenneth Barr said." ...
"The administration, which warned this week of the possibility of multiple terrorist attacks linked to the war with Iraq, would neither give a dollar figure for the emergency spending plan nor specify how the money would be divided." |
TX: Coast Guard works on homeland security
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"Fueled by the largest budget increase in its history, the U.S. Coast Guard will step up security on the nation’s waterways."
"Under Operation Liberty Shield, the Coast Guard will increase maritime patrols, provide more protection for commercial vessels and enforce security zones around critical infrastructure."
"The Coast Guard saw its budget increase by $914 million, or 25 percent, in the 2003 federal budget." |
TX: Bryan, College Station schools assess security needs
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"Bryan and College Station school district officials said Tuesday that they are trying to keep things as normal as possible for students despite anxiety created by the war on Iraq."
"Security measures put in place over the years because of lessons learned from tragedies in other districts continued to being strengthened, officials said."
"College Station officials have been in contact with local emergency responders and their counterparts in Bryan are corresponding with the Texas Education Agency."
" 'Our business is to educate their children and that’s what we’re here to do and part of that is to keep them safe and orderly,' [Phil] Sulak said. 'We trust law enforcement. We trust the FBI and CIA and all those other folks that are there to protect us.' " |
NY: Politicians propose allowing nuclear plant guards to carry automatic weapons
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"Two assemblymen from Westchester have submitted a bill that would allow security guards at New York State's nuclear power plants to carry automatic weapons."
" 'It's bizarre to realize that, although we get bland assurances of security, that these guys are not armed with the kind of weapons terrorists might have,' Richard Brodsky, a Democrat of Elmsford, told The New York Times in Thursday editions." |
With insider as witness, NAACP goes after gun industry
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"A former gun lobbyist has agreed to testify for the NAACP in a lawsuit alleging that negligent marketing practices by gun manufacturers and distributors fuel street violence that victimizes minorities."
"It will be the first time Robert Ricker, who once worked as an attorney for the National Rifle Association, has testified for gun opponents since he switched allegiance."
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Can the Second Amendment and Social Security Coexist?
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... "Some might be confident that government will always be able to anticipate, avert, or at least soften any collapse of the social security system. Others might believe the American people would see a collapse coming and adjust themselves, however painfully, to the reality without violent outbreaks, bank closures, or martial law."
"Our aim is to stimulate people to think seriously about the possibilities and to work to prevent the worst from happening." ... |
NY: Bronx DA goes after guns
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"Prosecutors announced plans Thursday to combine tough federal laws against gun possession and blunt advertising to reduce gun violence in the Bronx and eventually throughout the city." ...
"U.S. Attorney James Comey said prosecutors plan to move gun cases that in the past would be prosecuted in state courts to the federal courts, where sentences are longer and where parole has been abolished." |
AZ: Panel halts override of city gun checks
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"A Senate committee defeated a proposal yesterday to erase a court ruling that says cities can require background checks for people buying guns at shows using city-owned facilities."
"The bill (HB2318) would have barred local governments from regulating the sale or transfers in ways inconsistent with state law. It was approved last week by the House."
"The Legislature passed a law in 2000 generally leaving gun issues up to the state and pre-empting local governments on the issue." |
NJ: Fake gun lands costumed 6th grader five-day suspension
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"Treskunov’s next decision, to dress as a bank robber, led to the sixth-grader receiving a five-day suspension." ...
"The accouterment that won Treskunov his suspension was a blue-and-red toy gun that he brought to school as part of the outfit." ...
"Treskunov said he doesn’t understand the reason he was punished."
" 'It was a little toy,' he said on Monday..." |
Guess who worked at our nuke base
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"You would think that in a war on terrorism, as America moved to invade Iraq, and as the nation shifted in and out of Code Orange terror alerts, the federal government would make certain to secure our aircraft carriers, the place where we launch our space shuttles, and our largest nuclear missile base."
"You would be wrong."
"In the past two months, groups of illegal aliens have been arrested in each of these places. In one incident, many more got away than were caught." |
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