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TX: Public Safety Expo planned for Saturday
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"A salute to emergency service personnel is planned Saturday to honor workers who risk their lives in the wake of the September terrrorist attacks."
"The expo will ... include a blood drive, children's fingerprinting and safety information. Vehicles and equipment on display include police cars, fire trucks, military vehicles, ambulances, helicopters, SWAT team gear, dive team gear, HAZMAT recovery vehicles and gear and other items used to provide the public with safety." |
FL: Police submit findings of FBI shooting incident
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"Anne Arundel County police have submitted the results of their investigation into the FBI's shooting of a Pasadena man mistaken for a bank robber to county prosecutors, who are to determine whether criminal charges should be filed against the agent who fired the shot."
"The county findings - delivered in a binder several inches thick - contain statements from Joseph Charles Schultz, who was shot by an FBI agent, and from his girlfriend, who was driving when they were pulled over."
Alt. Version: http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/live/04_09-24/FOR |
VA: Gov. Warner Would Restore Exile Funding
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"Warner also wants to restore almost $5 million next fiscal year to criminal justice programs, including drug courts and Virginia Exile; to give $3.2 million to local schools with high percentages of disadvantaged children; and to boost student financial aid by $2 million to state colleges and universities."
KABA NOTE: See KeepAndBearArms.com/Exile for why this is a BAD idea! |
U.S. House Ready to Exempt Groups From Campaign Finance Rules
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"The House is poised this week to approve legislation that would ease donation-reporting rules for a broad class of political groups, opening a new front in the campaign finance debate."
"Critics say the measure, coming just weeks after the enactment of a landmark law to limit donations to national political parties, could encourage certain groups to receive huge contributions from wealthy donors while escaping effective scrutiny." |
IL: Hunters, Sportsmen Stage Protest Against Illegal Gun Confiscation
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"In response to what is being billed as a preview of life under Governor Blagojevich, the ISRA is advising hunters and sportsmen to register their opposition to a gun control proposal scheduled to come before the Des Plaines City Council on April 15th."
"Under that proposal, Des Plaines residents would be required to surrender many of their lawfully owned firearms to the police or face jail time." |
CT: 'Close Gun Seizure Loopholes'
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"Police failure to seize guns in domestic violence cases has led to several well-publicized tragedies in Connecticut in recent years."
"Finally, officials seem ready to deal more forcefully with abusers who carry firearms. On the legislative front, a proposal under consideration would make it easier for police to confiscate guns." |
What You Should Do -And Not Do- During A Police Vehicle Stop
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"It normal to be nervous when you see those blue and reds strobe lights in your rear view mirror.
You may be wondering: Why me? What did I do? Why is that cop "picking” on me? Well guess what? The police officer is also very concerned."
"So-called "routine” vehicle stops are one of the most dangerous functions a law enforcement officer conducts. It’s an unfortunate fact that police officers are killed, or seriously injured, every year, while conducting traffic stops." |
Victory! Colorado bookstore allowed to keep purchase records private
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"In a First Amendment case that could have national implications, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that a Denver bookstore does not have to give sales records to police seeking information in a drug investigation."
"The unanimous 6-0 decision Monday overturns a lower court ruling that the Tattered Cover Book Store had to comply with a warrant seeking records on the sale of books about making illicit drugs." |
WA: Gun Poem Suspension Upheld
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"The suspension of a pupil for writing a violent poem has been upheld by an appeal court in the United States."
"The federal appeals court found that a Washington state school district had the right to suspend a pupil over the violent content of the poem, which included the lines "I drew my gun and Bang Bang, Bang Bang"."
"This long-running legal wrangle over the poem, Last Words, written by a 16-year-old pupil three years ago, highlights the sensitivities over violence in schools." |
1934 Group Loses Appeal (LEO NFA Signatures)
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"Randolph, Circuit Judge: Regulations of the Department of the Treasury, implementing the National Firearms Act of 1934, govern the manufacture, possession and transfer of certain types of firearms. The issues in this appeal center on the regulatory requirement that those seeking permission from the Treasury Department to make or transfer these firearms must obtain a certification from a law enforcement official in the jurisdiction of their residence." |
MD: CCRKBA CLIPs Montgomery's Duncan
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"Montgomery County, Md. Executive Douglas Duncan gets the Civil Liberties Infringement Prize (CLIP), John Michael Snyder, Public Affairs Director of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, announced here this morning."
"Snyder said Duncan "deserves this mock award because he uses his political position to undermine the civil rights of Montgomery County citizens." |
CT: Deputies' Badges Haven't Been Rounded Up
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"More than a year after the state's antiquated sheriff system was dismantled hundreds of the badges have gone uncollected, raising concerns they could be used to illegally enter public buildings, airports, nuclear plants and other sensitive facilities.
"For years, the star-shaped or oblong real or honorary badges have been given to the politically connected or anyone with enough inside knowledge to obtain them." |
UK to Ban 'More' Guns
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"High-calibre "super" sniper rifles, such as the .50 calibre Barratt, are on their way out in the UK. A majority of Firearms Consultative Committee (FCC) members would "recommend that the Government should take steps to prohibit these weapons altogether", after being asked to consider the status of the guns by the Home Office." |
Instant Registration Check Threatens Gun Owners' Rights
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"A convicted armed robber has just been released form prison. He hits the streets, and immediately begins looking for a way to get some cash. He has a decision to make: legitimate work or go back to plying his old trade. He decides to knock off a 7-11."
"Of course, he needs a gun, so before heading out to the store he stops by a gun dealer to have his background check done before he purchases a firearm. What's wrong with this picture? Apparently nothing to some politicians in Washington..." |
Canada: Montreal police among the last to get modern revolvers
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"The Montreal police force, one of Canada's largest, will begin trading in their old guns next month for modern pistols widely used around the world. The department will spend about $4 million over the next three years to purchase nine-millimetre Walther weapons manufactured in Germany."
"They will replace a six-bullet style of revolver in use since the 1940s. The most recent variation - Ruger .357-calibre Magnums - have been used since the early 1990s."
KABA NOTE: What the headline calls a "revolver," obviously is an autoloading pistol (see picture at link). |
Afghanistan: British peacekeeper wounded by accidental friendly fire
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"A British peacekeeper was shot and seriously wounded Tuesday when a gun accidentally went off while he was on patrol in a dangerous area of western Kabul, a spokesman for the international security force said.
The soldier was hit in the head by a bullet and was taken to a nearby French hospital, and then flown out of the country, said Lt. Col. Neal Peckham. Peckham would not say whether the soldier was hit from a bullet from his own gun or that of one of his colleagues." |
Exit Gun Control - These days, it's hands-off the Second Amendment
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"News stories from around the nation identifying gun control as a trip-wire issue dividing conservatives and liberals don't surprise. The events of September 11 have heightened the resolution of the "individual rights" interpreters of the Second Amendment. These are distinguished from the "collective rights" faction. The former stare the language in the face and come away with a reading different from the collective crowd." |
France: Prime Minister vows tougher gun law (followup)
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"French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin has promised tougher gun laws after a road rage shooting in which one police officer died. The incident occurred in the town of Vannes, in Brittany, when a man carrying a Kalashnikov rifle burst into a police station in pursuit of three youths after his vehicle collided with their car. He sprayed the front desk of the police station with bullets before he was overpowered." |
IN: Grant For 'Gun Law Enforcement'
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"Southern Indiana Congressman Baron Hill today announced that Floyd County will receive a $120,000 federal grant to help enforce existing gun laws."
"Hill says the money will be used to "make sure that people who commit violent crimes are prosecuted and punished to the fullest extent of the law."
The grant, awarded through the Community Gun Violence Prosecution Program, gives local prosecutors additional resources to prosecute gun-related crimes."
KABA NOTE: Whatever happened to prosecuting the far more heinous crimes of murder, assault and rape? |
NH: Bill banning guns in 'school zones' goes to Senate (UPDATE)
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"A bill restricting guns in and around schools, which overwhelmingly passed in the House, was greeted in the Senate by at least 60 people concerned about its effect on their right to bear arms."
"With supporters and critics suggesting a variety of amendments, most creating exceptions to the ban, at least one Senator suggested lawmakers study the bill and the amendments and hold more public hearings before voting on it." |
NV: Store clerk fights off gunman
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"Secret Witness is offering a reward for help in identifying an armed robber who held up the Quik Mart store at 501 W. Fourth St. on Saturday night."
"Reno police report a man entered the store about 9:30 p.m. and approached the clerk with a gun and demanded money. When the clerk refused, the suspect tore a gold necklace from the clerk’s neck, then hit the clerk in the head with the gun. The clerk grabbed a wooden cane and started swinging, so the suspect fled." |
NV: Cop’s gun misfires during attack
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"As the man came at the officer, the officer pressed his gun against the suspect’s chest and pulled the trigger, but it didn’t fire. “There’s a slide on the muzzle that stops the mechanism from firing if you put pressure against it,” Assistant Chief Jim Weston said. “It’s called ‘out of battery.’”
"The officer then kicked the suspect backwards into the room and the man slammed the door shut, locking it. Using the manager’s key, police entered the room and used a Taser gun twice on the suspect to immobilize him." |
Reach Out for the Bill of Rights!
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"Firearms might be the last resort for citizens if every method of reform were to fail. Remember that your ultimate goal is to restore the Bill of Rights -- not to win an argument or an election. To bring back the Bill of Rights, we must change the culture. Along the way, we must win incremental victories. But we must be able to tell a real victory from a false, perhaps even destructive one."
"If you win an argument, what have you gained? You've won a battle but may have lost the war." |
Africa: Police Recover CIA Gun in Lagos
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"An automatic shotgun used by operatives of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the United States of America has been recovered by police detectives in Lagos."
"The gun registered as P32, was recovered by undercover detectives at the zonal level of the force. The recovery followed an ambush laid against criminals who operate at the border between Nigeria and the Republic of Benin." |
Swatting Flies While Vultures Pick Your Bones
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"The terrorist achieved exactly what they set out to do. By killing only a few thousand citizens, along with themselves, they were able to send untold millions into such a panic that they have turned their backs on the very things this great country was founded and built upon. Lying buried beneath the tons of stone and steel that once was the World Trade Center, along with thousands of innocent Americans killed, are those precious American siblings -- Liberty and Freedom." |
Are Politicians Doomed to Repeat History?
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"A recent report on CNN stated that, in the last century, over 170 million people worldwide were killed by their own government. And liberal politicians want to take the citizens' guns away? ... Why do you give up a hefty percentage of your income each month to the government? ... Government guns are staring you right in the face at every turn. Our politicians want to take them out of our hands, though. Does this make sense? It does to those in power, because it enables them to stay in power." |
MD: 'Thank Mike and Casper'
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"While "leaders" like Senate President Thomas V. "Mike" Miller Jr. and House Speaker Casper R. Taylor Jr. provided empty rhetoric about the need to get tough on perpetrators of serious crime and force state Attorney General-for-life Joseph Curran Jr. to stop harassing law-abiding gun owners, the Democratic rank-and-file had other ideas." |
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