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Passport Chip Criticism Grows
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"Business travel groups, security experts and privacy advocates are looking to derail a government plan to insert remotely readable chips in American passports, calling the chips homing devices for high-tech muggers, identity thieves and even terrorists."

"But the U.S. State Department, which plans to start issuing the new passports to citizens later this year, says its critics are overstating the risks. Officials say that the chips will cut down on passport forgery, improve security and speed up border crossings."

AZ: Minutemen plan to patrol Mexican border
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"Hundreds of volunteers, some of them armed, are expected to take up positions along the Mexican border Friday and begin patrolling for illegal immigrants an exercise some fear could attract racist crackpots and lead to vigilante violence."

"Organizers of the Minuteman Project said the civilian volunteers, many of whom were recruited over the Internet , will meet first for a rally in this one-time silver mining town, then fan out across 23 miles of the San Pedro Valley to watch the border for a month and report sightings of illegal activity to Border Patrol agents."

GCA 68, the Commerce nexus, and Dr. Emerson Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Dr. Tim Emerson, who brought the interesting Second Amendment appeal -- the Fifth Circuit held the Amendment was an individual right, but that the statute in question passed muster -- was on remand convicted." "Question: had he actually violated the Gun Control Act? ..."

IL: Should Citizens Be Allowed to Carry Firearms?
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"'I've been held up at gunpoint before,' said Andrea Wunderlich, 'as a rape victim.'"

"The bill would allow anyone to carry a concealed weapon as long as they pass a training course. Iowa already has a 'reasonable issue' law and pistol range owner Steve Bartels says it would be a good law for Illinois to adopt as well."

"There is an old saying: 'An armed society is a polite society' ...If the bad guys don't know who's carrying, they are less likely to rob someone."

PA: Governor Rendell Forms Commission to Curb Gun Violence in Pennsylvania; Assigns 20 State Troopers to Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Task Force on Interstate Gun Trafficking
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"Governor Edward G. Rendell today
signed an Executive Order that forms the Commission to Address Gun Violence in the wake of several recent shootings that resulted in several deaths and injuries throughout Pennsylvania."

"We must do more to prevent senseless violence that has been claiming innocent lives in our communities and neighborhoods... I am asking the Commission to provide sensible legislation that balances our responsibility to protect our citizens with their constitutional right to own guns as law abiding citizens and sportsmen."

Let the NRA raise FCAT scores
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"Not only would well-armed teachers improve safety, they would be more effective educators. Kindergartners, for example, often need help maintaining the concentration necessary to master skills such as counting. In the typical kindergarten class, tykes are bouncing all over the place, fascinated by a dried-out bug they discovered in the carpet pile or poking crayons into their button noses. To gain their interest, the properly armed kindergarten teacher merely need stride into the center of the classroom and unleash a barrage from a.44 Magnum."

"Once the children have stopped slurping the Elmer's and turned their attention to the teacher, she can proceed with the lesson by throwing down a loaded shotgun and challenging little Jimmy to pick it up. The lesson plan might include this math-based question:"

"I know what you're thinking. Did she fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a.44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?"

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KABA Note: Wax hysterical much, Mr. VerSteeg? Here is his email for anyone who wants to drop him a love note: jac_versteeg@pbpost.com

Violent Gun-Totters Should be Sent to War
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"The judicial system should allow for more creativity in meting out punishment for violent crimes augmented by guns. If vicious murderers will not be handed a death sentence, then they should be sent to a war zone, for instance, where U.S. military forces are present, if they want to shoot, especially young urban terrorists with their finger perpetually on the trigger."

"The killing fields of Iraq would be a good place to drop off urban gunslingers convicted of murder. It makes little sense to continue sending these violent perpetrators to prison; that's where they hone their morbid tendencies funded by public taxes yours and mine."

Columbine On Stage: Pushing for Humanity
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"Audience members witness Harris' humiliation as he's ridiculed in the gymnasium, taunted about a chest deformity, pushed out of chairs. They watch as Klebold is pelted with ketchup packets and scorned when he sits at the table with the jocks and pretty girls."

" 'The only way we can understand why they did what they did is by looking at how a human arrives at a decision to do something like that,' director and co-creator PJ Paparelli said. ..." ...

"Paparelli is careful to say the play does not sympathize with Harris and Klebold but rather tries to humanize the pair."

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Poster's Note: They wonder why school shootings continue. The media has made Harris and Klebold legends.

NJ: Manzo favors house seizure in gun cases Submitted by: RPA-PAC Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The spate of slayings over the first three months of the year has prompted Assemblyman Louis Manzo, D-Jersey City, to introduce a bill which would make it possible to confiscate a home or car in which an illegal firearm is found - even if the gun doesn't belong to the owner." ------- KABA Question: Is New Jersey even part of the United States any longer, or did it join China?

AZ: Suns players agree guns aren't proof of toughness
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Quentin Richardson, hometown Chicago: "If you're a college kid, I don't understand for the world why you have a gun. And carrying a gun to the club is just crazy."

Steve Nash, Canada: "I've been in this country for 13 years. I wish there were stiffer gun control laws. Accessibility is a killer."

Amaré Stoudemire, Lake Wales, Fla.: "I don't think having a pistol classifies you as being a man. But if you do have a pistol, you should have your legal permits and do things the right way so you don't get into trouble. Guys got to understand the law, understand the bare necessities of life."

PA: Daily News readers come up with ideas to infringe on the right to keep and bear arms
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"Why is it easier to get a gun than it is to get a drivers' license? ...If you get caught carrying a gun, you should automatically do time. Mandatory. No trial. Just like when you get caught driving without a license."

"Many callers urged lengthy mandatory sentences for gunslinging lawbreakers." ...

"Another said creeps don't seem to respect the mandatory five-year sentences for gun crimes, so mandatory sentences should be longer." ...

"One thoughtful reader suggested that prospective gun purchasers be required to install a handgun safe box in their home or workplace. The vault-like box must be mounted, secure and inspected by the police before the gun purchaser would be allowed to take the gun home."

CA: Los Angeles Police Corruption Settlements Estimated to Reach $70 Million
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"The city will pay about $70 million to settle lawsuits that alleged misconduct or brutality by corrupt police officers in an anti-gang unit, a newspaper reported Thursday."

"Since the allegations surfaced more than five years ago, 214 lawsuits have been filed by mostly drug dealers, gang members and other criminals who said they had been framed, shot and beaten by officers in the Rampart division's anti-gang unit, according to the Los Angeles Times."

TN: Gun incidents spark plan for metal detectors
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A second incident of a shooting in schools has Memphis school officials ordering more metal detector checks of students.

Yesterday a student was sitting in class at East High School when a gun in his pants went off. Last week a Fairley High School student accidentally shot herself in the arm when a gun in her purse went off.

Metal detector checks take ninety minutes to two hours to perform. The system has a zero-tolerance policy on weapons at school, meaning students bringing them are expelled.

South Africa: Nqakula continues gospel on gun free society Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Nqakula and Bheki Cele, the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for safety and security, are at Nongoma, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, urging people there to surrender their illegal firearms. The minister warned that those who failed to meet tonight's deadline will face the might of the law."

MA: Cop lands in jail after stalking ex-girlfriend
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"Unrequited love - or something like it - has landed Brookline Police Officer Steven Kaplan in jail."

"Kaplan, 43, a Framingham resident, was arrested at about 6:30 a.m. on March 27, after a three-hour standoff with Framingham Police. The alleged incident represented Kaplan's second tangle with Framingham cops in the past three months. But in the most recent encounter, Kaplan would not surrender to officers, who were prepared to charge him with violation of a restraining order, taken out in January by his ex-girlfriend."

FL: Fort Lauderdale officer quits after pawning department's guns Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Pulled astray by money troubles at home, Officer Robert C. Winston admits he did wrong. The 14-year police veteran pawned police guns for cash and then tried to cover it up." "Winston told police investigators he never intended to keep the money, but by design and mistake four department handguns were improperly taken to the Broward Pawn and Gun Shop in Davie and traded for cash."

UK: "Flooded" by Bulgarian-Made Key Fob Guns
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"A teenage gangster is believed to have shot himself in the head while trying to test a Bulgarian miniature gun disguised as a key fob, The Daily Telegraph reported."

"The article describes Fabian Flowers, 19, as the first victim of a craze for the miniature 'designer' guns."

"Dozens of similar weapons have been smuggled into Britain from Bulgaria in the past 18 months. They are sold initially as novelty flare guns but then modified by criminals to fire twin .25 bullets."

Australia: Guns, knives used in robberies
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"GUNS, knives and broken bottles were used in a spate of armed robberies in Brisbane overnight."

"Police said three robbers grabbed a man at Sunnybank Shopping Centre, in Brisbane's south, around 10pm and pushed him into a toilet cubicle where they threatened him with a knife and stole his necklace and wallet."

"Also on the southside, a robber held up a taxi driver with a gun at Eight Mile Plains about 1am and stole cash."

IN: Richmond Student Accused Of Bringing Gun To School
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A 16-year-old Richmond student was arrested Thursday on suspicion of bringing a gun to school.

Police said Robert Erickson brought a handgun to Richmond High School on Wednesday. They said other students claimed the student showed them the gun.

Investigators said Erickson at some point discarded the gun inside the school. Investigators said he led them to the location of the gun and confessed to bringing it to school.

Authorities said in the state of Indiana a juvenile is automatically tried as adult for this type of crime. School officials said the teen has been suspended from school, pending the outcome of a hearing.

South Africa: Gun owners call for extension of amnesty
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"The South African Gun Owners Association (Sagoa) has called for an extension to the midnight deadline for people to hand over illegal weapons. Martin Hood, a spokesperson for Sagoa, says the rush of people handing in firearms today shows that many people still want to hand in weapons."

"We have also had reports of police giving bad advice to people, saying they are not accepting them."

"Hood called for a mechanism for people who wanted to legitimately hand in inherited weapons after midnight today."

UK: Man in court on six charges over firearm Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A 38-year-old man appeared at Shrewsbury Magistrates Court today charged with nine offences, six relating to the possession of a firearm and three motoring offences." "The charges against Richard Summers, of Betton Street, Belle Vue, include possessing a rifle, 71 rounds of ammunition, driving dangerously and driving without insurance and a licence on March 28."

UK: Pellet gun teacher set to appeal
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"A teacher jailed for six months for firing a pellet gun at youths who she claimed had vandalised her house is to appeal against her conviction.
Linda Walker, 48, of Hollyhouse Drive, Urmston, was convicted on Tuesday of affray and possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear or violence."

"She claimed a teenage gang conducted a campaign of violence against her, prompting her to open fire last August."

"On Thursday she said she would appeal on the grounds of new evidence."

UK: Police probe gun incident at school Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Police are investigating an alleged incident involving a pellet gun at a Dundee secondary school, which has led to the exclusion of two pupils." "The police were called to Lawside Academy on Tuesday as a result of the incident." "A police spokesman was unable to confirm today whether a pellet struck a female teacher."

NJ: State clubs will host NRA day Submitted by: RPA-PAC Website: http://www.rpa-pac.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The Salem County Sportsmen's Club and South Jersey Sportsmen, Inc. will host the third annual NRA day -- a free day of gun safety and recreational shooting instruction for the entire family on May 21."

UK: Students carjacking terror
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"A YOUNG student was robbed at gunpoint in his fathers company car after being ambushed by carjackers in a Tesco car park."

"The 20-year-old man, a first-year student at Sheffield University, had just parked the dark blue Saab outside the supermarket in Parrs Wood when two masked youths suddenly appeared at either side of the car and got in."

"One of them, armed with a pistol, got into the passenger seat and a second teenager opened the drivers door."

"They screamed at the student to get out of the car and when he refused he was hit on the nose by a third man."

AZ: New murder charge filed in hiking trail shooting over dogs
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"The Coconino County Attorneys' Office announced Thursday that it has refiled a second-degree murder count against a retired Tolleson teacher in the shooting of another hiker on a forest trail near Payson last year."

"This time, the case against 57-year-old Harold Fish will be made to Superior Court Judge Dan Slayton in a preliminary hearing, which is expected to be held in about a month. Fish's initial appearance before Slayton is at 8 a.m. on April 11."

"Last week, Coconino County Superior Court Judge Mark Moran tossed out a grand jury indictment of Fish for the slaying of 43-year-old Grant Kuenzli of Payson. Moran also ordered that Kuenzli's mental health records be released."

NJ: Girl, 15, slain after refusing to give man a kiss
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"A 15-year-old girl was fatally shot after refusing a man's demand for a kiss, authorities said. The alleged gunman was captured Wednesday night in Washington, D.C."

"Atlantic County Prosecutor Jeffrey Blitz said Alfred R. Bishop, 21, will be charged with murder in the death of Elisa Hernandez, a high school sophomore." ...

"After some casual conversation, Bishop tried to get Hernandez to kiss him, but she laughed at him, the prosecutor said. Bishop then pulled out a pistol, put it to her head and demanded a kiss, Blitz said."

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New Jersey has some of the strictest gun laws in the nation. In 2004, New Jersey received an "A-" on the Brady report card. And yet, an innocent is gunned down in this gun control "utopia."

OH: Cops detain woman at gunpoint for delivering baby in van
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"A woman rushing to a hospital to give birth hit a few stops along the way first at a gasoline station where she delivered the baby herself, then when confused police ordered her out of the van at gunpoint."

"[Debbie] Coleman said she noticed several cruisers following her before one cut her off. With guns drawn, officers ordered her out of the van with her hands up."

"I opened the door and said, 'I just had a baby' and just let them see everything..."

MI: Gun Show this weekend
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"While the spring show may hold a certain appeal to some, others will be on the campus of Lake Superior State University for another reason this weekend visiting the 26th Annual Sault Ste. Marie Gun Show."

"Buyers and sellers alike will converge on the Walker Cisler Center Saturday with the doors opening to the public at 9 a.m. Saturday. Hundreds of guns will be available for sale or trade and the public is invited to bring their own guns for a free appraisal."

MO: Student Brings Gun To School
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A Joplin High School student is in Police custody after bringing a pellet gun to school. School officials called the Joplin Police Department yesterday after receiving reports that a male student had brought a handgun to school. Other students reported he took the BB gun out of his bag during class. Students told officials they were scared they`d be shot if they turned him in. The BB gun was shaped like an authentic smaller handgun. Police questioned the student and confiscated the gun. The student was taken into custody by juvenile authorities.