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Democrats still treat gun owners as the enemy
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"After two years filled with pontifications, photo-op pheasant hunts, visits to gun ranges and shooting events, leading Democrats who have been insisting that they support the rights of gun owners have pretty much put an end to that lie."

"During two days of debate and two hours of voting on legislation that would have protected lawful gun makers from frivolous lawsuits, Democrats returned to their old habit of demonizing guns and the people who own them."

Honor, Racism, Service Rifles and Assault Weapons
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"If you are a uniformed Police Officer of any rank and do not fully, and honorably support the pre-existing God given rights enumerated in the 2nd Amendment, you are a disgrace to your Badge and your oath of office to protect and serve. The citizens of the United States of America deserve better than you. You should not be allowed the honor of public service as a sworn peace officer of the law. Taking a contrary, selective position to the Constitution means you are not following the supreme law of the land and are, in fact, endangering the safety of yourself, your fellow officers, and the public you are sworn to protect. This dishonor is increased if you support any (so- called) 'Police Fraternal Organization' that aligns itself with groups seeking to infringe, limit, or destroy the 2nd Amendment (Such as 'Handgun Control Incorporated,' etc). This dishonor is increased if you support any State or Federal Attorney General, Legislator (Politician); or local Government body that have de facto reneged on their sworn oath to 'Protect and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign or domestic.' For these individuals (by endorsing 'gun control") have become the 'domestic enemies' embodied in that oath."

Democrats showed their true anti-gun colors
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"Like a bird dog cautiously skirting a diamondback rattler, all through the primaries the Democrats have shied away from the subject of gun control."

"It had formerly been one of their favorite issues, but with Al Gore's loss of his home state of Tennessee ...in the 2000 election, they finally woke up to the fact that instead of winning them votes ...their anti-gun policies were costing them dearly." ...

"The bill had become somewhat academic because most of the lawsuits filed against gun makers were dismissed without going to trial. ..."

"But the Democrats couldn't resist crowing loud and long about their victory in killing the Lawful Commerce bill. If a victory is what it was, then they won it at considerable cost."

Constitution protects my right to have fun
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"Hey there, political science fans! I'm here to promote America's exciting new game show, 'Who Wants To Amend the Constitution?' " ...

"...There is the First Amendment, which says 'you can petition the government for redress of grievances, and for prompt redressing don't forget to include a large campaign contribution with the petition.' "

"And the Second Amendment, which says 'you can own a gun, only just for laughs we'll throw in a bewildering reference to militias so people will argue endlessly over what this amendment really means.' "

Will the NRA shoot itself in the foot over assault-weapons ban?
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"The National Rifle Association demonstrated last week how far it is willing to go to defeat the passage of responsible gun laws in this country." ...

"The NRA's unyielding opposition to laws regulating firearms is based on the oft-heard claim that such laws violate the Second Amendment. This claim has absolutely no legal basis, however. The U.S. Supreme Court addressed the meaning of the Second Amendment 65 years ago in United States vs. Miller (1939)." ...

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Senator crosses ethical line in pushing for lawsuit immunity
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"Last week a member of the National Rifle Association board traipsed onto the Senate floor, commandeered a microphone and spent hours directing the debate on and eventual defeat of a bill the NRA vehemently opposed."

"Shocking?"

"Yep. But not as astounding as the Senate's reaction: Not a single senator took the NRA advocate by the elbow and ushered him off the floor. In fact, not one of them piped up with even a mild question about this brazen behavior."

"The NRA board member, you see, is also a member of the Senate."

Gun-shy Democrats still can't shoot straight
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"Democrats like to accuse Republicans of using guns as a 'wedge issue' in the culture wars, but just ask Dean, Gore or Michigan Rep. John Dingell: The real problem for Democrats is a gap between their funding constituencies and their voting constituencies. And whenever it becomes a contest between trial-lawyer money and the voting power of gun owners, gun owners have trial lawyers beat every time."

As Shocks Replace Police Bullets, Deaths Fall but Questions Arise
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"The police here have had their share of high-profile violent or deadly run-ins with protesters, mentally ill suspects and other lawbreakers. But in 2003, for the first time in 15 years, no one here was shot and killed by the police."

"Miami, a city with a long history of police shootings and ensuing civil unrest, had no police shootings last year, fatal or otherwise, for the first time in 14 years." ...

"Though officials say the Taser gun, which fires a stunning jolt of electricity, is not solely responsible for a decline in police killings, many departments say it has made a huge difference." ...

"But as the Taser spreads rapidly, it is raising questions about whether the weapon, which can also be applied directly to the skin as a stun gun, could be abused by the police." ...

TN: Sheriff's Office Does Background Checks on Student Newspaper Staff After Unflattering Remark
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Here's the paragraph in question:

"However, the DNJ has long been what would be nicely called a sleepy newspaper. The happy-looking sun at the top accompanies happy news about the whole community, save the crime stories. MTSU is great, the city of Murfreesboro and its mayor are great, the sheriff and his merry band of thugs are great, and so on." ...

"...the Sheriff's Department decided to send a letter to Sidelines' editor Patrick Chinnery threatening legal action over the paper's 'libelous' statement against the Sheriff's Department and to see if any member of the staff may have been enacting a vendetta against the Department. In addition to this, a background check was run on everyone listed on the Sidelines' staff box (some of whom aren't even on the editorial board, and two who aren't even students) to see if anyone would have reason to enact a vendetta."

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NY: New fees will hurt legal gun owners
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In late January, Gov. George Pataki promised no new taxes in his proposed 2004-2005 budget. What the governor forgot to mention was a slew of increased fees. Over the past two weeks, my district office has received more than 500 phone calls and letters in opposition to the proposed fee increase on pistol permits in New York State.

I strongly oppose the governor's proposal to have a five-year, renewable pistol license with a charge of $100, plus $25 for each endorsement. This proposal punishes legitimate gun owners and places an extensive burden on the Erie County clerk, who maintains about 70,000 pistol licenses.

As pistol permit holders, we must voice our opposition to this proposal and protect our Second Amendment rights.

RICHARD SMITH
Assemblyman, 146th District
Hamburg

FL: Cracking the NRA Whip
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"The National Rifle Association is unlike most special interest lobby groups in America. It doesn't buy politicians, it bullies them. It gets its way by threats and intimidation."

"And it works. The NRA uses the threat of retribution at the ballot box with near-lethal effect in both Washington and Tallahassee. ..." ...

"Timid lawmakers in Tallahassee are so eager to stay on the NRA's good side that they are willing to send state employees to jail for presuming to sue gun ranges to stop pollution."

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Apparently appealing to the legislators' sense of decency and respect for the Constitution doesn't work. The only thing that does is threatening to take their power and their ability to feed at the public trough away.

Rwanda: Rwandan rape survivor stays alive for her son
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"At the age of 28 Consolata went from being the healthy wife of a comfortably-off Rwandan businessman to being a widow for whom re-marriage will be impossible for as long as she lives."

"Consolata, now 38, was raped several times during the 1994 genocide. ..." ...

" 'Then the first soldier took his clothes off, put his gun down and told me to lie down,' she explained as her voice trailed off.

" 'Recalling being raped by five different men, maybe more, but five I remember,' she resumed."

IL: Jack Ryan points to his varied background
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"Republican Jack Ryan's successful career as an investment banker was book-ended by stints working at a Texas refugee camp and teaching at a parochial school for young African-American men on Chicago's South Side."

"His next job serving others, he hopes, will be in the U.S. Senate." ...

"On gun control, Ryan said he generally doesn't favor more laws. But he said he supports closing the so-called 'gun show loophole' if background checks could be done instantly. And Ryan said he'd be willing to revisit the federal ban on assault weapons."

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Another Republican betrayer of the Constitution. Know your enemy and vote against him.

IL: Rauschenberger calls on legislative experience
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"State Sen. Steve Rauschenberger has done something none of the other seven Republican candidates for U.S. Senate has done: He's won an election." ...

"He is against further gun control laws, arguing that existing laws need to be enforced."

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Existing laws include background checks and bans on certain types of weapons and accessories. Apparently here's another constitutionally inept Republican who thinks people should be treated like criminals if they want to make a constitutionally protected purchase.

Canada: Man clings to life after latest shooting
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A man is fighting for his life in hospital after being shot in the head in Toronto's west end.

Police say the man was confronted by a group of men as he stepped off an apartment building elevator early Sunday morning.

He was shot in the head but managed to flee the building and flag down passersby for help.

The man is in critical condition in hospital.

Police are asking for witnesses to come forward.

This shooting is the latest in a spate of gun violence in the city this week that has claimed the lives of three men.

Philippines: ATO-Cebu chief, wife 'trafficked' guns, caught
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"A ranking official of the Air Transportation Office (ATO) and his wife were caught in a police checkpoint in Calinan town, Davao del Sur Sunday morning, allegedly bringing 13 guns to be sold in Davao City and Sta. Cruz town."

"Manuel Matig-a, 60, and his wife Miguela were begging for mercy as they told the chief of the Regional Mobile Group (RMG) in Region 11 that low income forced them into gun-running."

"It was their third delivery of handguns to Davao City, the couple reportedly told investigators."

NH: Seabrook rep. works for new gun law
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"State Rep. Richard Morris, R-Seabrook, wants to make carrying a gun to school a crime, but he hasnt been able to persuade Rep. David Welch, R-Kingston, who chairs the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee."

"Welch said he has already met with Morris to discuss the matter 'without much success,' but hes willing to continue the conversation, even though he believes that state and federal weapons laws go as far as they need to go to protect students, faculty and staff from gun violence."

Mr. and Mrs. America, turn them all in
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"...Never has the anti-gun agenda been stated more succinctly or more honestly. Now Feinstein is back trying to keep alive the ban inflicted on law-abiding Americans. Joined by comrades such as Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., she introduced S1034, 'Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2003.' ..."

"Certainly Feinstein's bill is less 'ambitious' than McCarthy's and undoubtedly will be portrayed as a 'reasonable,' and 'common-sense' alternative by firearm-phobic editorial writers. The truth, of course, lies elsewhere, as Schumer confessed to the Los Angeles Times: 'We know if we push it too far, we'll have no bill.' Translation: 'Don't threaten Mr. and Mrs. America too much.' ..."

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"KIDNAP victim Julie Stevens has revealed how she survived a terrifying 14-hour abduction and double rape - then faced her attackers in court." "The courageous Welsh woman feared she would die in an horrific assault in South Africa." ... "Five men were surrounding us. One had a gun, one had a knife. Tinus was frantically saying, 'Get back to the car', but it was too late. We couldn't move."

SAS to show the "Million Mommies" they aren't the only game in D.C. on Mother's day
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"The SAFER event will be held on Mother's Day, Sunday May 9, 2004 in Washington, DC."

"We will kick things off at 11am with speakers starting at approximately Noon and concluding at 3pm."

"The event location is FREEDOM PLAZA, which is located on Pennsylvania Ave, between 13th and 14th Streets."

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Let's give provide all the support we can. Make the effort of attending to support our freedoms!

OH: Handgun process may start on time
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"Handgun owners may be able to apply for permits to carry concealed weapons on April 8, the day the new law takes effect, because the state has been moving faster than expected to put the mechanics in place." ...

"Cornwell and others had predicted possible delays in implementing the law, enacted Jan. 8, because government agencies must refine the application process and write rules."

"Training requirements must be completed, the application and permit must be designed, and a brochure on the gun law and the safe handling of a weapon must be prepared for each permit applicant."

"Once the mechanics are in place, the sheriff of each county will begin accepting applications."

NY: Student Group Opposes Armed Campus Security
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"By the beginning of 2005, Syracuse University will begin training and arming Public Safety officers as they're given Peace Officer status." ...

"But not everyone supports the move."

"A student faculty group, Students Against Firearm Enhancement, (SAFE), says putting weapons in the hands of campus security will increase the danger of confrontation."

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Apparently these people would rather be compliant victims.

UK: Raid takes drugs and guns out
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"Huge haul of drugs, as well as a handgun and rifle, have been seized by police who raided a house in Coventry."

"Police said the raid at an address in Coundon was one of the most 'significant' for years in the city."

"Thousands of pounds worth of amphetamines and cannabis bush were recovered along with an 8mm handgun and a rifle."

"Police used their specially trained sniffer dog, Sam, to seek out drugs from a house in Barkers Butts Lane."

South Africa: Armed thieves vandalize war graves
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"THE graves and headstones of Breaker Morant and hundreds of other Australian Boer War fighters have been robbed and vandalised in South Africa."

"Armed thieves have stolen valuable metal plaques, crosses and marble tombstones from cemeteries marking the death or disappearance of more than 600 young Australians from 1899-1902."

"The Federal Government has launched an urgent investigation, with Veterans' Affairs Minister Danna Vale promising that Canberra will do what it can to help."

FL: Portable drug test for students to get tryout in Palm Beach County
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"Move over, drug-sniffing dogs. Now Palm Beach County school officials are using aerosol sprays and paper swabs to quickly weed out high school students on dope."

"Administrators at all 23 county high schools are being trained to use a new drug test whenever they have a 'reasonable suspicion' that a student is using illegal drugs, based on appearance or bad behavior, said schools Police Chief Jim Kelly." ...

"When a test is positive for drugs, the student's parents will be notified. No other action or prosecution will occur unless the drugs are found from a search, Kelly said." ...

"Random drug testing and searches of lockers or backpacks without probable cause is not allowed. But if administrators have reason to think a student is in possession of drugs, they can search that student and their belongings, Rawls and Mijon said."

OH: Armed Ohioans required to be on target
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"...The enactment of concealed-carry Jan. 8 has brought about a unique business opportunity for about 5,300 people across Ohio, instructors certified by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy or the National Rifle Association."

"Under the law, CCW permit applicants must pass a background check and get a certificate of completion from an instructor, proving they attended a 12-hour CCW course, including two hours on a range. Aside from meeting a few legal requirements, the course matter is at the instructors' discretion."

"It's unclear how many instructors will be teaching CCW to civilians. The instructors are not required to register with the state. Some may form businesses, but others could tutor individually."

MA: Female students more safety conscious after assault
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"In the weeks following the sexual assault that occurred in the rear of Linsley Hall, some female FSC students have had increased concerns about campus safety." ...

"The suspect held her at knifepoint, and according to a previous interview with campus police, the student was 'groped.' The attacker fled when he heard other people approaching." ...

"Caroline Manning, a freshman, questioned campus police's effectiveness in a situation involving a weapon. 'How are they going to stop someone? If they are state police on campus, why don't they have guns like other state police? How would they apprehend a criminal?' "

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Good question. You're disarmed and your police protectors are disarmed. So who's safe? The criminals.

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"A jury acquitted the boy of murder charges Friday, deciding he acted in self-defense when he killed his uncle Jack Carter with a rusty butcher knife in July 2002." ... "During the trial, the defense argued Daniel was defending himself against his uncle, a martial arts expert who broke into Daniel's room, beat the boy and threatened to tie him up, strip him and castrate him."

NY: Police: Daughter kills father after beating
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"A teenage girl fatally stabbed her father with a kitchen knife after he attacked her and her mother with a baseball bat in their Coney Island apartment, police said."

"Police said William Farmer had been drinking before he attacked his wife and 17-year-old daughter Saturday afternoon, beating the girl with a broomstick and a bat before she retrieved a knife from the kitchen and stabbed him in the chest."

"Law enforcement officials said Sunday that they will not file criminal charges against the high school student, who was acting in what they determined to be self-defense."

UK: Man Jailed over Airport Gun Launches Appeal
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"An estate agent who inadvertently took a 'toy' gun into an airport will tomorrow launch an appeal against his four-month jail sentence."

"Father-of-two David Burrows, 44, of North Walsham, Norfolk, forgot that the ball-bearing gun, loaded with steel ball bearings, was in his bag as he made his way through security at Stansted Airport, Essex."

"A judge at Chelmsford Crown Court imposed the jail term on February 19. Lawyers on Burrowss behalf were tomorrow challenging the sentence at the Court of Appeal in London."

IN: Firearms Safety Class Teaches Gun Owners Lifesaving Lessons
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Because too many accidents happen with gun owners, Indiana conservation officers held a firearm safety class Saturday. The idea is to make sure everyone who owns a gun, or has access to a gun, knows how to properly handle it. The free course covered how to properly store the firearm, where to store it, and how to make sure the gun is always unloaded. Many people who attended the two hour class are new gun owners. To bring home the message of safety everyone at the class was given a gun cable lock.

The next class is scheduled for March 27th at Gander Mountain. Call the Indiana Conservation Office at 317-694-3034 for more information.

CA: California mountain lions not the only dangerous predators
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"The article was headlined, 'When animals stalk humans, hunters should shoot back.' "

"Stange may not have intended it, but her piece dramatically explained why restrictive gun laws have put honest, law-abiding citizens at the mercy of predatory criminals who clearly do not know the meaning of the word."

"That is, until they happen to be begging for mercy from some legally-armed citizen theyve just tried to rob, rape or murder."

"Since California outlawed mountain lion hunts, people have been attacked and sometimes killed by the big felines."

"To cougars, a defenseless human is nothing more than a source of protein. Were food. To remorseless violent thugs, an unarmed victim amounts to very little more."

A Swing to the Middle on Gun Control
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"Today, as a consultant to Americans for Gun Safety, a group advocating restrictions on gun ownership, Mr. Hattaway has urged Democrats to embrace the gun issue with 'a moderate rights and responsibilities' message. ...'I believe in the right to bear arms,' he said. But, he added, 'I also believe that with our rights come fundamental, common-sense responsibilities.' "

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And fundamental, common-sense responsibilities cannot and should not be legislated by government force.

DC: Criminals flout DC's gun ban and rob banks using firearms
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"Washington, D.C., police are looking for three brazen, but highly effective bank thieves who robbed two banks in the same area of nearly $250,000."

"The police said the three robbers -- wearing black clothes and ski masks, and carrying handguns and a machine gun -- entered the Riggs Bank branch Friday in Northwest Washington, taking only a minute and a half to confiscate about $100,000, the Washington Post reported."

OH: Proof positive: Anti-gun advocates are the true sufferers of paranoia
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"Lesson #3 in the OFCC PAC Education Guide is 'Raging Against Self-Defense', an excellent essay by Dr. Sarah Thompson, Executive Director of Utah Gun Owners Alliance, and a columnist who writes a monthly column on individual rights. Thompson's essay examines the anti-gun mentality from a psychiatric perspective. Not only does she explain how such people think, but she gives excellent advise on how to better communicate with them." ...

"Ohio's concealed handgun license (CHL) law will soon take effect, and the fears of these gun ban extremists are becoming even more irrational. They are attempting to spread their fear to business owners, to their neighbors, and the rest of the public..." ...

Philippines: Village bosses: We need guns
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"After the death of a Leyte mayor in his barangay last Thursday, Zapatera Barangay Captain Francisco Benedicto is asking that local officials be exempted from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban."

"Village chiefs, for instance, are at the frontlines of home defense since they lead tanods in running after crooks and bad elements in their barangays, he said."

"But with the ban, they run the risk of being caught by authorities or being gunned down by hoodlums."

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"A man has been given a verbal caution after claiming to have guns in his bag while at a British international airport." "Staff at Leeds Bradford Airport stopped the man from boarding a flight to the Czech Republic and contacted police after he claimed to have guns in his bag at the check-in desk."

FL: Florida House Speaker says he would consider gun range bill
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"House Speaker Johnnie Byrd says he would consider a proposal to make gun owners pay for the cleanup of shooting ranges that have resulted in environmental damage."

"But Byrd was quick to point out Friday that the idea did not come from his office."

"Byrd said Thursday that some sort of charge levied on ammunition or guns could be one of the primary sources of money for the cleanups."

"A House bill would give people associated with the ranges immunity from environmental regulators' lawsuits for pollution caused by bullets."

UK: Every child in England to go on safety list database
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"Details of every child in England will be kept on an electronic database as part of an overhaul of children's services in the wake of the Victoria Climbie murder."

"Professionals such as GPs, social workers, teachers and the police will be able to log any concerns about the 11 million children on the electronic record under the Ł100m plan."

"Outlining plans for new legislation to protect children yesterday, Margaret Hodge, the Children's minister, stressed: 'It will have the child's name, date of birth, where they go to school and who their GP is.' "

VA: Allen admits flip-flop over assault weapons
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"Allen said then that he opposed new restrictions on guns, but would support existing gun laws and work to enforce them."

"Tuesday, when the Senate opted to renew an existing ban on assault weapons, Allen voted no."

"He acknowledged the flip-flop, saying it was based on a careful review of the effect the weapons ban has had over the last 10 years." ...

"Allen said military-style assault weapons are used in less than 2 percent of violent crimes. And he said the ban can easily be circumvented by modifying a cosmetic feature of a gun so that it no longer fits the description banned by law."

IN: 12 Year-Old Takes Scissors To Sewing Class - Expelled
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Since the 1999 Columbine High School killings, the Pike Township school has operated a zero tolerance policy on objects that could be used as a weapon, like most school chiefs across America.

Jacob Finklea, 12, had previously hurt his hand using school scissors, so his mother gave him a pair from home to use in the sewing class. When his teacher told the class to place supplies on the desks, he laid the scissors out as well.

"I put the scissors on the desk and she (the teacher) just freaked out," Jacob told IndyChannel.com. Jacob has now been expelled from the school. The school has "vigorously defended" the procedure on the website.

Canada: Schools' zero-tolerance policy 'shortsighted,' Miller says
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"The zero-tolerance policies of Toronto's Catholic and public schools will come under the microscope of Mayor David Miller's panel on community safety."

"Mr. Miller told reporters this week that the zero-tolerance Safe Schools Act in both public and Catholic schools, under which students are immediately expelled or suspended for violent acts, will be looked at as part of the broader issue of community safety." ...

"The Safe Schools Act calls for zero tolerance to any type of violent acts. For example, it requires a principal to expel a student who commits an assault with a weapon that causes injury."

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WARNING! Orwellian double-speak alert! "Mr Kimisopa said women, children and the elderly no longer enjoy freedom, harmony and peace and order." "We need to instill discipline, respect and obedience in our society and changes must start from the core. ..."

IL: Kathuria keying on minority, cross-over vote
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"Chirinjeev Kathuria thinks he is the Republican Party's best bet for a winner in the November U.S. Senate race." ...

" 'I'm a physician, so you know I understand the sanctity of life,' he said."

"On the issue of gun control, Kathuria said he supported the second amendment and "instant background checks" on buyers. He said he did not know enough about the federal ban on assault weapons to comment."

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Would someone who supports the sanctity of life also support running a background check on a person wishing to defend that life with the best, most effective tool on the market today?

IL: Wright says he's not afraid to take unpopular stands
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"During his 1˝-year stint after he was appointed to the Illinois House of Representatives, Jonathan Wright discovered 'that oftentimes the campaign promises and pledges aren't backed up by real commitment.' "

"He said that will not be the case if he gets elected to the U.S. Senate." ...

"On guns, Wright described himself as 'strongly pro-Second Amendment,' which refers to the right to bear arms. He also believes law-abiding citizens should be permitted to carry concealed guns. He opposes extending the federal ban on ownership of assault weapons, which is due to expire this year, because he said it deals more with semiautomatic weapons than with assault weapons." [emphasis added]

Our Constitution must rise above all else
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"When we've tinkered with the Constitution, it has almost always been to expand political rights and to protect our freedom from excessive governmental control. Prohibition was the big exception to that rule, but it was overturned by a later amendment." ...

"...There's the Second Amendment, which either protects the right of individuals to carry weapons (don't try it on an airplane) or guarantees the right of individuals who are members of 'a well-regulated militia' to do so. Depends on who's interpreting." ...

"We have plenty of laws telling people what they can't do. The Constitution has to be above that, outside the ordinary political processes. It has to be above all else, the guardian of our freedom."

KY: Convicting police called uphill fight
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"Prosecutors cleared a major hurdle Friday with the murder indictment of Louisville Metro Police Detective McKenzie G. Mattingly, who shot and killed a fleeing 19-year-old suspect in the back in January."

"But the hard part is still to come, according to legal experts, who say that while winning an indictment against a police officer in a shooting case is rare, getting a conviction is even more difficult." ...

"Local prosecutors have had mixed results when their case involves a law-enforcement official."

"Last year, for example, they did win convictions in a case that amounted to one of the largest police-corruption cases in Jefferson County history."