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Coalition Forms to Oppose Parts of Antiterrorism Law
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"Battle lines were drawn Tuesday in the debate over the government's counterterrorism powers, as an unlikely coalition of liberal civil-rights advocates, conservative libertarians, gun-rights supporters and medical privacy advocates voiced their objections to crucial parts of the law that expanded those powers after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001."
"Keeping the law intact 'will do great and irreparable harm' to the Constitution by allowing the government to investigate people's reading habits, search their homes without notice and pry into their personal lives, said Bob Barr, a former Republican congressman who is leading the coalition." ...
"Other conservatives who voiced concerns Tuesday included Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Taxpayer Reform; David Keane, chairman of the American Conservative Union, and leaders of the Second Amendment Foundation and other gun-rights groups." ... |
Gonzales Vs. Castle Rock
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"What is the duty of the police in your hometown to protect you from your estranged husband, after you’ve had your ex-husband served with a legal restraining order because you fear he may try to harm you and your children?"
"That question is at the heart of a lawsuit from Castle Rock, Colo., which has now made it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Oral arguments in the case will be heard on March 21."
"In 1999, three little girls - aged 10, 8, and 7 - were shot to death by their father. Now, their mother is trying to sue Castle Rock and its police force for not protecting her daughters." ...
"... Chief Lane sent 60 Minutes a letter after our interview. And on one key point, he agrees with Gonzales: 'The tragedy of the Gonzales shootings points out the much larger problem in this country … with restraining orders. They do not protect society from the Simon Gonzales of the world.'" |
Gun-Control Issue, With Middle Ground Elusive, Fades From National Agenda
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"In the wake of another spate of gun mayhem -- this time in Red Lake, Minn., just nine days after a mass shooting in Brookfield, Wis. -- the question resurfaces: Why can't a gun-control compromise be found to prevent such incidents?" ...
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Why Liberals Love Gun Control
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"... Despite centuries of evidence that gun control laws do not lower crime, stop violence, or make society safer in any way, liberals keep plugging away at our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms."
"I am not going to weary you with a regurgitation of all the well known statistics showing how strict gun control laws are followed by sharp spikes in violent crime rates or with arguments asking the Left to explain its intellectual consistency behind their view that the only remedy to a failed gun control law is the creation of another gun control law just like it. The real question in the gun control debate is not the statistics or the nuances of the law but why in the first place liberals are so preoccupied with making it harder for law abiding citizens to carry a gun." ... |
John Lott: Disarming Facts -- The road to bad laws is paved with good intentions
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"The last ten days have seen three horrific multiple-victim public shootings: the Atlanta courthouse attack that left four murdered; the Wisconsin church shooting, where seven were murdered, and Monday's high-school shooting in Minnesota, where nine were murdered. What can be learned from these attacks? Some take the attacks as confirmation that guns should be completely banned from even courthouses, let alone schools and churches." ...
"There is a broader lesson to learn from these attacks. All three attacks took place in areas where gun possession by those who did the attack as well as civilians generally was already banned — so-called 'gun-free safe zones.' Suppose you or your family are being stalked by a criminal who intends on harming you. Would you feel safer putting a sign in front of your home saying 'This Home is a Gun-Free Zone'?" ... |
Dodging danger: Fighting back can deter attack
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"Sexual assault can victimize anyone. Men and women are at risk. Although women carry the higher statistic of attack, no one is completely risk free."
"Accidents are called accidents for a reason. They can happen in a matter of seconds and can throw victims off their guard. Assaults happen with the same suddenness and violence." ...
"Jeff Minor, 23-year-old geography major, has been an assistant karate instructor for a year and a half. He has taught self-defense classes for rape prevention."
"'The first thing we tell (students), is don't put yourself in that situation. Be smart,' Minor said."
"Self-defense may be helpful when being attacked, but it can also deter an attacker." ...
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"In Deep Trouble"
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... "Mr. Annan forges on to propose nothing less than reforming the entire known universe, via the U.N., while he bangs the drum for a budget to match. He wants to expand his own staff, change the world's climate, end organized crime, eliminate all private weapons, and double the U.N. -directed development aid to the tune of at least $100 billion a year. ..." [emphasis added] ...
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NRA: 2005 Golden Bullseye Award Winners
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"The National Rifle Association Publications Division will present its third annual Golden Bullseye Awards at an invitation-only breakfast during the 2005 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits, April 15-17, in Houston, Texas."
"'This marks the third year we have recognized outstanding examples of excellence in firearms and related equipment,' said Joe H. Graham, Executive Director of NRA Publications."
".The Golden Bullseye Awards are our way of saluting the ingenuity of today's entrepreneurs who are maintaining the vitality of one of our nation's oldest industries. This year's winners are products remarkable in terms of innovation, reliability, safety, and for providing shooters and hunters genuine value for their hard-earned dollars.'" ... |
How to stop school shootings?
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... "Spare me most of all the moronic ranting and raving of the gun grabbers who always seem a little pleased when such tragedies happen and afford then an opportunity to blame guns and gun owners. Of all those who seek to deflect blame from the killer the gun control zealots are, by far, the most disturbing."
"They spout the same tired lies about how the easy accessibility of guns is to blame, or America's love of guns and violence is at fault. No, no, and no again! The killer is at fault alone here. After all, he killed his grandfather and then took his guns. If you are willing to commit murder to get hold of a gun what law would stop you?" ... |
School Shootings: The Answer is More Guns!
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"No, the title is not hyperbole. I believe that school shootings would disappear if everyone knew that each school had two or three teachers (or administrators) who were armed and considered dangerous (to the bad guys), and willing to defend the defenseless. Guns are not the problem. People are." ...
"I am weary of hearing radical leftists whine about how guns are corrupting young people and are a deadly threat to all our citizens especially those in schools. However, guns are inanimate while people are initiators so the problem is not with guns but with people. Anti-gun parents are horrified to see their small children playing with guns and 'shooting' each other. Has the world gone insane? Most of us grew up 'shooting' other kids. ..." ... |
Death in Red Lake [Chicago Tribune Editorial]
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"It's two days after the terrible shooting in Red Lake, Minn. When the gunfire ended Monday, 10 people were dead, including five students and the shooter."
"Maybe the country is still coming to grips with a trail of death wrought by an outcast teenager. But it doesn't seem too early to state something both painful and chilling: This isn't Columbine."
"That is, the country isn't reacting the same way as it did [after Columbine]" ...
"Watch the nation's political leaders for signals. The shooting in Minnesota has generated, what? Outrage? A call to disarm? How about this: near silence. Politically, the shooting demonstrates that there has been a substantial and unfortunate shift in the politics of gun control in this country." ... |
UK: What Can America Expect With Gun Laws Like These
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"I HAD only been in New York for two weeks when I saw a man having a gun pointed at his head through the passenger window of a taxi."
"It provided me with my first and most important lesson about living in the States."
"Whenever there is any sort of dispute going on - even if you are not involved - just walk away."
"Crazy gun laws mean there is every chance that the other person is armed. In America, there are believed to be around 70million owners and 222million guns."
"An adult can walk out of a shop in many states with a semi-automatic machine gun and a pistol for £100. There are no checks needed if weapons are sold at gun shows. No Federal laws demanding owners register their weapons." ... |
FL: Gun bill could mean: Shoot first, ask later
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"Florida could wind up back in the Wild West, with people shooting first and asking questions later under a proposal that could pass the Senate today, critics of the bill warned." ...
"Under the proposal, people aren't required to retreat — back down or run away — if they are in fear that a person would attack or commit a forcible felony on them in any place a person 'has the right to be.'" Potential victims can 'meet force with force,' even if it results in death, and not face criminal charges or civil lawsuits." ... |
FL: Self-Defense Bill Gets Early Senate OK
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"Ignoring a warning that lawmakers were about to turn Florida streets into a scene reminiscent of the Wild West, the Senate preliminarily approved a bill that would expand the right of Floridians to use deadly force if they are threatened in their homes or cars."
"The bill, SB 436, has the backing of the National Rifle Association. And it is moving quickly through the Legislature, with 29 senators and 82 House members sponsoring it. The Senate is expected to vote on it today, while the House Justice Council is scheduled to debate a similar version, HB 249." ... |
FL: Senate Bill Would Allow Citizens to Kill Those Who Threaten Them [follow-up]
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"A bill permitting the use of deadly force during a home invasion or when an individual considers themselves threatened unanimously passed the Florida Senate on Wednesday." ...
"'Under the wording of this bill, somebody could go onto any of the streets and if they think somebody is walking toward them in a threatening fashion, they can pull out a gun and begin blasting away,' said Sen. Steven Geller, D-Hallandale Beach, who sought unsuccessfully to amend the bill on Tuesday." ...
"Peaden, R-Crestview, scoffed at the characterization."
"'You have to be within the confines of the dwelling as described in this bill,' Peaden said during Wednesday's floor debate. 'You just can't shoot anybody on the street and drag 'em in.'" ... |
Iraq: Baghdad residents battle terrorists
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"Shopkeepers and residents on one of Baghdad's main streets pulled out their own guns yesterday and killed three hooded terrorists who were shooting at passers-by, giving a rare victory to civilians increasingly frustrated by the violence bleeding Iraq." ... |
TN: Senate OKs law allowing guns where liquor served
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"More than 100,000 Tennesseans who hold handgun carry permits will be able to pack their pistols into establishments that sell alcoholic beverages for the first time under legislation approved overwhelmingly by the Senate on Wednesday."
"The state's gun permit law, adopted in 1997 amid considerable controversy, included a provision forbidding pistols in bars as a concession to critics."
"Experience since then has shown that permit holders are law-abiding citizens and the restriction is unnecessary, said Sen. Doug Jackson, D-Dickson, sponsor of the bill."
"'They respect the law. We have had no problems at all,' he said. 'The experiment is over.'" ... |
USAMU Soldier wins Army Small Arms Championship
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"A Soldier of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit beat triumphed over 123 competitors to take the overall prize in the All-Army Small Arms Championship March 20."
"Spc. Sean P. Watson, a USAMU Service Pistol Team member, won the U.S. Army Small Arms Overall Individual Championship, which was an aggregate of the U.S. Army Service Rifle Individual Championship and the U.S. Army Service Pistol Individual Championship. Spc. Craig S. Nelson, a USAMU gunsmith, took second place and Sgt. Robert S. Park II, a USAMU service pistol shooter, came in third." ... |
The push for more pistol punch
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"The Army is testing potent pistol ammo, including .45-caliber rounds, as a possible alternative for 9mm ammunition, which is often criticized for its lack of stopping power."
"Since World War I, the 9mm cartridge has seen action in conflicts all over the world and is the standard pistol caliber for NATO forces. Still, soldiers have questioned the performance of the lightweight ammunition since the Army chose it as a replacement for the combat-proven .45 two decades ago." ... |
CT: Trooper Suspended for 'Too Bad' 911 Remark
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"A state trooper was suspended for 15 days without pay after he was recorded on a 911 tape saying 'too bad' to a caller seeking help for a man injured in a motorcycle accident."
"State police said the dismissive answer by Trooper Robert Peasley did not affect the response time to the accident involving Justin Sawyer, 21, who died of a severe head injury a week after the crash last August. Peasley was suspended on Monday." ...
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IL: Many police depts. drop Crown Vic suit
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"Dozens of police departments in Illinois who joined a lawsuit alleging that a popular police cruiser is unsafe have dropped out because they said Ford Motor Co. threatened to stop selling them the cars."
"Officials said switching from the Crown Victoria Interceptor to another vehicle would cost them tens of thousands of dollars, and the specially built police cruiser is still favored by many departments."
"'I think it's coercion by Ford,' said Trisha Murphy, a plaintiffs' attorney involved in the lawsuit."
"Jim Feeney, an attorney for Ford, said approximately 120 police agencies in the state have dropped out of the lawsuit and more are planning to. He said the automaker just wants the departments to decide if they really want to sue." ...
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TN: Drug probe prompts 11 jail firings
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"Shelby County sheriff's officials have fired 10 deputy jailers and a technician during administrative hearings this week that spawned from federal drug-smuggling charges. A twelfth jailer resigned before the hearings."
"The deputy jailers, two former jailers, and three others, including a Postal Service worker, were indicted March 9."
"During the past year the jailers took money, usually $500 or $1,000, to sneak what they believed to be Oxycontin and crack cocaine in to Shelby County Jail inmates, the indictments said."
"Most of the drugs were sham drugs, given to them by FBI agents to take into the jail at 201 Poplar." ... |
Thailand: She was executed. Bang, bang, bang
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"The father of Vanessa Arscott, a British backpacker who was allegedly 'executed' last year after seeing her boyfriend killed by a Thai policeman, made an impassioned plea for justice at a murder trial yesterday." ...
"'Bang, bang, bang; it was just like that,' said Mr Arscott ..." ...
"Mr Arscott said that after the murders he went to Thailand to find out for himself what had happened."
"'I spoke to many Thai people and many witnesses. They were genuinely upset at what happened and they all said that Police Sergeant Somchai Wisetsingh did it.'"
"'There were some 16 witnesses to the murder.'"
"'I asked them if they would testify but they said they were afraid. They said they lived near Somchai Wisetsingh. They said they feared they would get shot.'" ...
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PA: St. Marys gun store on 60 Minutes
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"A local business recently appeared on national television following the purchase of a gun by a former Albanian man supplying guns to guerilla forces in Kosovo last April."
"According to a 60 Minutes show, which aired Sunday, Florin Krasniqi, a former Albanian currently residing in Brooklyn, N.Y., bought a .50-caliber rifle from Elk County Ammo & Arms, in St. Marys, while accompanied by a Dutch film crew." ... |
MN: Gun shop owner selling provocative T-shirts again
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"Minneapolis gun shop owner Mark Koscielski coined the city's notorious sobriquet 'Murderapolis' in 1995 and renewed the term to sell new T-shirts Tuesday."
"The black $15 T-shirts say 'Murderapolis 2005' above a drawing of the grim reaper in front of the city's skyline. On the bottom, white letters read, 'I'm back.'"
"Koscielski said he'll keep the $6.75 profit from each shirt for the children's gun safety courses he offers for free, the next of which is in May."
"'We teach our kids how to drive a car, we teach them the bad things about drugs and drinking,' Koscielski said at his shop at 2926 Chicago Av. S. 'If this saves one life, it's worth it.'" ... |
MD: Court rules gun show promoter can't sue county
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"A gun show organizer has been shot down for the second time by a federal appeals court, which has ruled he does not have the right to sue Montgomery County for its part in keeping the county fairgrounds from leasing him space."
"A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Frank Krasner, owner of Silverado Productions, does not have standing to sue the county because his injuries were caused by an independent third party, the Montgomery County Agricultural Center of Gaithersburg." ... |
KY: Spent bullets, old shotgun shells litter national forest
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"An explosion of spring color has taken on a new meaning in the Daniel Boone National Forest. Green buds on the willow and yellow flowers in the meadow now include red, black and silver bullet casings across the forest floor."
"Rangers in the forest named for Kentucky's most famous marksman say warm weather target shooters are increasingly leaving behind heaps of shell casings and, in some instances, live cartridges."
"'It is a problem,' U.S. Forest Service ranger John Strojan said as he sat near someone's favorite shooting spot. 'I don't know how much time and resource we spend picking up areas like this.'" ... |
Australia: Guilty plea to acid murder
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"'They threw acid on me' was all Dominic Li could say before he suffered an agonising death from an horrific attack on his front porch."
"The innocent 45-year-old accountant had hydrochloric acid poured down his throat at gunpoint in a contract killing ..."
"When he answered the door of his Churchill Crescent house about 7.30am, two men pretending to be couriers pistol-whipped him to the ground and forced him to drink the acid in front of his wife."
"The acid burnt holes in his esophagus and blinded him, and he died in hospital three weeks later."
"Mr Li was targeted after his wife's brother, Phillip Ma, allegedly gambled away $500,000 which belonged to a drug syndicate, and then went into hiding." ... |
UK: Thieves threaten cleaner with gun
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"A GANG of armed thieves who stole £50,000 worth of computer equipment from a Finsbury office are being hunted by police."
"The men, dressed in smart clothes and armed with a black pistol, crept into the offices of Global Media Marketing, in Caxton House, Farringdon Road at around 9.15pm."
"They unplugged eight computers and left."
"But a cleaner spotted the trio and confronted them. The thieves told her they were technicians, then one of them pulled a pistol from his jacket and pointed it at her head."
"He ordered her to sit down and keep quiet before fleeing the building with the gang." ... |
UK: 55 airguns surrendered
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"SCOTS have handed in more than 50 air weapons following the death of two-year-old Andrew Morton three weeks ago, police said yesterday."
"David Mellor, firearms licensing spokesman for the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (Acpos), said 55 weapons had been handed in since March 10 when Jack McConnell urged people, in particular parents, to get rid of unnecessary airguns."
"Mr Mellor and Cathy Jamieson, justice minister, yesterday called on more Scots to do likewise as they launched a leaflet campaign outlining the danger of air rifles and air pistols, which can be sold legally across Scotland. At the same time, however, Mr Mellor said Acpos believed a licensing scheme ... would be 'disproportionate' and it favoured restricting airgun sales to registered gun shops." ... |
UK: Police kill 'gentle Christian' in road drama
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"ARMED police yesterday shot dead a sword-wielding man who had been driving a van the wrong way down a busy road."
"The dead man, a charity worker, was described by his family as a 'gentle Christian'." ...
"The Independent Police Complaints Commission immediately launched an investigation into the incident, as it tried to establish for certain if Mr Murden was armed when he was gunned down." ...
"The shooting happened near a BP service station and Little Chef restaurant, but staff at both establishments said they had been told by police not to comment on the shooting."
"'The police seemed to be in control of the situation from the beginning and had him surrounded.' [said a witness who asked not to be identified]" ... |
Ireland: Man charged after drugs and guns seizure
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"A 38-year-old man was tonight charged following the seizure of a large quantity of drugs and several firearms in the North."
"The man was charged with 14 separate offences involving the drugs and weapons and is due to appear before Craigavon Magistrates’ Court tomorrow morning."
"The seizures were made when police searched two houses in the Co Armagh town last night. A second man arrested at the time has been cautioned by detectives and released." ...
"The guns included a revolver, pistol, improvised shotgun, stun gun and a replica firearm and a large quantity of assorted ammunition." ... |
Australia: Drug dealer's daughter on gun charges
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"THE daughter of slain Melbourne underworld figure Terence Hodson will appear in court next month to answer firearms charges."
"Nicola Hodson is charged over the alleged discovery of a pistol at her home by police investigating a burglary on the Mornington Peninsula."
"She is facing counts of possessing an unregistered handgun, possessing the proceeds of crime and failing to secure the firearm and ammunition."
"The weapon was allegedly found at the eastern suburbs home she and her husband, Peter Michael Reed, shared in April 2002. Mr Reed is also charged over the gun find." ... |
Jamaica: Two dead in robbery attempts in Westmoreland
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"Two separate incidents of robbery in Westmoreland Tuesday have led to the death of two men, one of them an elderly victim of a burglary, the other a thief." ...
"The other man was fatally shot ... after a foiled robbery attempt. ..."
"The man had attempted to hold up a businessman at gunpoint as he entered his place of business."
"But the businessman, instead of complying with the demand for money, began struggling with the gunman. The police report that the robber hit the businessman in his chest, the force of which threw him to the ground. But the fall allowed him the opportunity to pull his own licensed firearm.
He shot once at his assailant, hitting him." ... |
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