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OH: Supreme Court tells firearm advocates state has right to regulate weapons use
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"In an often-lively debate, advocates for gun-rights told the Ohio Supreme Court yesterday that the state’s ban on carrying concealed handguns infringes on their constitutional right to bear arms."
"The state attorney general’s office countered that the Second Amendment, like the First Amendment right to free speech, is not absolute." ...
" 'It’s not an absolute,' said Supreme Court Justice Maureen O’Connor, an Akron Republican. 'The state, the legislature has the right to regulate that opportunity, that right to bear arms. The defenses that are laid out statutorily are an exercise of the legislative prerogative to regulate the carrying of concealed weapons.' " ... |
OH: State argues guns can be carried, as long as they're not hidden
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"The Ohio Supreme Court could take six months or more to rule on a precedent-setting case challenging Ohio's long-standing ban on concealed weapons."
"That didn't stop several of the justices from criticizing the lawsuit filed by four Cincinnati-area gun owners. They argue a state law that bars the carrying of concealed weapons, except for legitimate reasons, violates their state-constitutional rights to bear arms to defend themselves."
" 'The police, the state, the legislature have the right to regulate the right to bear arms,' Justice Maureen O'Connor said during oral arguments Tuesday. 'It's not an unfettered right.' " ... |
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"It is no coincidence that France II has been rushing to disarm the citizens of its western colonies and the Maritimes with draconian national gun control. Those cowboy colonies, from Saskatchewan westward, in particular, are the source of France II’s wealth and power." |
Call it as it is
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"Now we can ask the moral question. Is it right to take, through threats, intimidation and coercion, what one American has earned and give it to another American who has not earned it? Or put another way: Is it right for one person to be forcibly compelled to serve the purposes of another person?" |
Small Arms Weapons Training
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"Then along came the antigun movement, with the help of the liberal media. They have made people think that firearms are an evil and dangerous thing that cause good people to do bad things. All these programs that helped prepare our young with the skills needed to become soldiers and protect our country were slowly done away with, as they were no longer politically correct." |
TX: Plano City Council outlaws fake guns in public places
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"Plano has become the second Texas city to outlaw fake guns in public places after City Council voted Monday to prohibit residents from carrying the toy and replica look-a-like weapons."
"The move came in response to a series of local and national incidents when police drew weapons or fired upon citizens, often children, who had pointed facsimile firearms at them." ... |
IA: "Guns and Felons Don't Mix In Iowa"
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" 'What's happening here is we're stepping up to the plate,' says Davenport Police Chief, Mike Bladel. 'We're advertising, we're giving people an opportunity to understand that if you're a felon, in possession of a firearm, you're going to prison.' "
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Naturally, that includes non-violent paper felons who repaid society long ago, and felons created through the enforcement of victimless crimes. The police statists love the War on Some Drugs. |
Soloman Islands: Confiscated weapons "disappear" from Police Armory
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Meanwhile, the Solomon Islands National Peace Council has met the Police Commissioner to discuss issues including the disappearance of collected weapons stored at the Police Armory.
The council's Chairman, Paul Tovua, says it estimates there are around 200 high-powered weapons not accounted for.
Mr. Tovua says the weapons were collected during the weapons amnesty period.
He says gunshots can still be heard in some parts of Honiara, which is evidence that weapons are still at large. |
Zambia: Zambians swap goats and chickens for guns along border with Angola
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"Zambian villagers living along the Angolan border have been bartering goats and chickens in exchange for AK-47 rifles from their hungry Angolan neighbours, according to police."
"The Angolans, emerging from decades of civil war, are facing a hunger crisis and a surplus of weapons."
"Police in the north-west region of Zambia said yesterday they had begun a crackdown on this unusual trade, which they fear could spark a security threat."
" 'Unfortunately, Angolans in these border areas do not have enough to eat and what they have in abundance are guns, which they are now ready to exchange for a goat or chickens,' said regional police chief Kamwi Kabisa." ... |
Guns Change Media Equation - Press can become fair game in war
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"A shoot-out between Iraqi forces and an armed bodyguard for a CNN convoy in Tikrit has renewed a debate over what kind of protection is appropriate for journalists."
"The Iraqi Kurdish guard traveling with correspondent Brent Sadler and a CNN crew Sunday responded with an automatic weapon when they came under heavy fire as they raced out of the northern Iraq town, which was not yet under the control of coalition forces." ...
"Some critics said that if journalists are thought to have armed guards, they will no longer be considered neutral." ... |
Defending the Right to Bear Arms
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"I carry openly. I do this for political reasons-the same reason I make it a point to sit in the smoking section at restaurants when I go out to eat by myself, even though I don't smoke. But that's another story. I carry openly, precisely because it invites comment (it shouldn't, but such is the sad state of our society). Some of the comments are good, a few are bad, and many more merely serve educational purposes." |
NY: 2 Gun Dealers Nabbed
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"Two local handgun dealers were among the top retail sources of guns recovered from New York City crime scenes over a five-year period, according to federal data."
"The names of the dealers were identified in Brooklyn federal court in connection with a suit by the NAACP alleging that firearms manufacturers were negligent in the way they controlled the marketing of handguns." |
MO: Revised concealed weapons measure advances to Senate floor
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"On a 5-3 vote, Senate committee members advanced legislation on Tuesday that could allow Missouri citizens to carry concealed weapons. The proposal is sponsored by Rep. Larry Crawford, D-California."
"The substitute bill establishes a procedure for obtaining an endorsement -- indicated on a driver's license -- that entitles the person to carry a concealed firearm. Sheriffs would issue certificates of qualification to applicants who meet requirements." |
MO: A matter of rights (Letter)
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"Where did the founding fathers of this country say we need to renew our gun permit every three years, as the freedom-loving senator wishes to impose on us?"
"Why are guns referred to in such a pejorative term as 'weapon' instead of 'firearm' or 'gun' anyway? Near the end of the senator's article he adds, 'I'm going to do my best in the Senate to make sure Missouri becomes part of the land of the free.' " |
CA: Moore is less (Letter)
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"There's just one problem: Filmmaker Michael Moore's movies are a sham. They are not documentaries. The fat slob props up a camera and asks embarrassing questions from people he hates. He is his own event. Moore's propaganda films are sloppy interviews, nothing more (the main reason why his earlier film 'Roger and Me' wasn't even nominated). The Academy, desperate to push (its) anti-gun agenda, gave it the Oscar." |
CA: Marin County supes vote ends gun shows at Marin Center
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"Marin County supervisors appear to have doomed gun shows at the Marin Center after passing an ordinance banning firearms and ammunition on county property."
"The four-to-one vote came last night after a number of citizens spoke on both sides of the controversial issue."
"Supervisor Cynthia Murray cast the lone no vote. She says the ordinance doesn't address the link between guns and violence -- and it won't solve the problem." |
UK: Secret agents' gun handed in to police
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"A deadly pistol used by desperate secret agents as a last resort when alone and beleaguered behind enemy lines has surfaced in Exeter. The specially made weapon is equipped with one of the earliest silencers to ensure a quiet death for enemies of the state." |
IL: Legislation gets criticism for shielding gun makers
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"Schakowsky pointed to a poll by Teenage Research Unlimited that found 41 percent of teenagers said they could get a handgun if they wanted to."
"Apologizing for last week's 285-140 House vote in favor of the legislation, Schakowsky said, 'This bill has got to be defeated and more sane gun safety legislation enacted.' "
"The handgun is not covered by consumer product safety laws, even though "it is the only product designed to inflict serious physical injury or death," she said." |
NJ: Cunningham honored for fight against gun makers
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"On the steps of Newark City Hall, officials from the statewide organization and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence praised Cunningham, along with Newark Mayor Sharpe James and Camden Mayor Gwendolyn Faison, for filing lawsuits against gun makers and dealers who do not include safety features like built-in locks on their weapons." |
CA: Poll boosts Gray Davis recall campaign
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"The campaign to recall California Gov. Gray Davis got a boost from a new poll that finds nearly half of voters say they would throw him out of office if given the chance."
"According to the poll, conducted by the nonpartisan Field organization, 46 percent said they would vote to remove Davis if the recall effort makes the ballot, while 43 percent would vote to keep him in office. Among Democrats, 28 percent said they would vote to recall their own party's governor." |
Key Republican Not Sure on Patriot Act
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"The Bush administration's plans to expand a post-Sept. 11 anti-terrorism law face resistance from a powerful House Republican who says he's not even sure he wants the government to keep its new powers."
"James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin, the House Judiciary Committee chairman, complains that the Justice Department isn't sharing enough information for lawmakers to make a judgment on how well or poorly the USA Patriot Act is working." |
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"...some widely reported instances also involving First Amendment rights have made some believe that lines have been crossed, and others to think those same lines have at least been blurred. To me, the difference between what is and what is not free speech is crystal clear because it's all free speech. But some of it can have negative consequences, both within and without the law." |
LA: Bill to strengthen gun ban remains in committee
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"Two unrelated shootings on Louisiana public school campuses Monday morning occurred in spite of a state law that bans guns from schools."
"Rick Gallot, D-Grambling, has introduced a bill that strengthens the law regarding firearms on school campuses across the state." ...
"Gallot's bill, which replaces existing law, will prohibit firearms on all elementary, secondary and post-secondary campuses, in vehicles on campus and in dormitories." ... |
It's Not a Secret, It's Your Right
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"But riddle me this my fellow Belles; a driver's license is a PRIVILEGE but a firearm license is a RIGHT. Yet, only one of these licenses requires the background check, 3-figure investment and some bizarre need to behave like secret Druids. Why? To operate a far more dangerous, far more frightening and much heavier object like a car, all you need is a face and be of a certain age. (And where I live, the physical challenges of being able to actually see over the steering wheel is a non-issue...but I digress...)"
"Stop whispering, start shouting!" |
UK: Shot man was teen rapist
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"The young dad gunned down on a city street was a convicted rapist, the Evening Mail can reveal today."
"Dad-of-two Mohammed Sabir was involved in the gang rape of a young woman in front of her baby when he was just 15 years old. People who knew about his evil past today declared: 'We are not going to mourn his death.' " |
Page Six SIGHTINGS - Sean Penn Again
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Page Six Gossip Column of New York Post has a short note on a Sean Penn and his 1987 Buick. No mention of guns, but is does indicate he is smoking pot before driving off. Isn't that grounds, under federal law, to take away your guns? Did they drug test him after he reported his stolen? |
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