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No Choice: “Weapons-effect” paralysis
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Kopel, Gallant, and Eisen answer the question: 'Does owning a gun turn you into a murderer?'
(Hint: Are there 140 million murderers in the US today?) |
Mr. Bellesiles’s Emails
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"Last week HNN published a detailed article by Jerome Sternstein about the Bellesiles book, Arming America. The article included numerous references to emails Mr. Bellesiles wrote to Professor James Lindgren when the Bellesiles book first appeared. In response, Mr. Bellesiles disavowed the emails, implying he hadn't written them. "I do not recognize those words as mine," Mr. Bellesiles told us, "nor acknowledge them." Today, Mr. Lindgren responds..." |
It's Time To Turn Tables On War On Drugs
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-- Liberal mainstream media suggests violence against civil authority possible to end "war on drugs"
"I am looking forward to the time when drug war bureaucrats and agents become the enemy in the new drug war. I believe every town in America might one day seek out such people, burn them out of their homes and confiscate whatever is not burned for sale to the highest bidder."
"It will be good to watch those fires burn, to bid on those seized items. It will be high time the present enemy -- free people -- fought back against a corrupt and broken system. If our legislators won't stop the drug war, then we must do so ourselves 'by any means necessary.'" -- Brent Andrews |
CA: Senate Panel OKs Trigger-Lock Bill
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"The Senate Public Safety Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would ban the sale of any firearm safety device not approved by Atty. Gen. Bill Lockyer."
"The bill (SB 1670) by Sen. Jack Scott (D-Altadena) is intended to rid gun store shelves of an array of plastic trigger locks and other devices that fail to comply with recently adopted safety standards set by the state Department of Justice." |
Gun Control Debate Gone Deadly?
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"It was a stunning murder by any measure. A neighbor said he heard what sounded like firecrackers blasting repetitively. "It was a very clear, well thought out crime," said Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske. "It was an assassination."
"It has the earmarks of a professional hit … Not a disgruntled gun owner, if you will," said Joe Waldron, Citizens Committee for the Right to Bear And Keep Arms." |
AK: Pro-Gun bill heading to Knowles' desk
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"A bill that would let people with concealed-weapon permits from other states also carry their guns in Alaska is headed to Gov. Tony Knowles' desk."
"The Senate on Tuesday agreed with a change the House made Monday to Senate Bill 242, so the bill does not need to go to a conference committee." |
UT: Concealed Carry Reciprocal Agreement Canceled
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"The Department of Public Safety’s Concealed Weapon Permit Unit received a request from the State of Utah to cancel Intergovernmental Agreement #KR99-016-TRN pertaining to the Carry Concealed Weapon Reciprocal Agreement which was put in place on April 27, 1999."
"This cancellation request from the Utah Department of Public Safety was based on requirements pursuant to amended Utah Code 76-10-523." |
"New command" will protect U.S.
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"The Pentagon in October will debut a new command organization, U.S. Northern Command, to oversee the defense of the United States and to streamline support to civilian agencies during natural disasters, top Defense officials announced Wednesday."
"The creation of NORTHCOM means that we now have a command assigned to defend the American people where they live and work, and it will be functioning in a supporting role to civil authorities as occasions arise." |
Proposal Sets National Rules For State IDs
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"Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) outlined legislation yesterday that would set national standards for state-issued driver's licenses, permitting rapid data-sharing among certain government agencies. The measure marks Congress's first attempt at a comprehensive overhaul of state identification systems since last year's terrorist attacks." |
KY: Senate and House pass pro-firearms bill
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"CONCEALED WEAPONS -- Senate passes firearms bill 35-0; House OKs it 86-9."
"Lawmakers yesterday approved a final version of a bill that critics said would loosen the state's concealed-weapons law and hamper a state crackdown on rogue firearms instructors. But the sponsor of House Bill 97, Rep. Bob Damron, D-Nicholasville, brushed off such concerns yesterday. He said his bill actually will make the law tougher by making it illegal to falsify firearms-safety-training records for those seeking permits to carry concealed weapons." |
AU: Howard acts on handguns
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"Prime Minister John Howard said last night he wanted to toughen handgun laws, declaring: "I hate guns."
[KABA NOTE: Gee, that's rational.]
"Mr Howard, spurred by a spate of shootings in recent weeks, has asked his own department, the Justice Department and the Attorney-General's Department for advice on ways to tighten handgun import laws." |
MI: Police ban kids' spud shooters
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"Authorities have issued a zero-tolerance warning for homemade weapons that young people are building to launch potatoes and other projectiles 200 yards or more."
"After confiscating a batch of "potato launchers," the East Grand Rapids Public Safety Department issued a zero-tolerance warning this week for the homemade weapons." |
NC: Commuters Return Guns Police Lost
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"Two police officers in town from Raleigh to teach a gun course lost a submachine gun and a handgun out of the back of their pickup truck. They couldn't find the weapons, but commuters did."
"The officers came to Wilson on Tuesday to teach a submachine gun certification course sponsored by Wilson Technical Community College, authorities said. After they arrived, they realized that two bags of gear were missing from the back of their pickup." |
OH: County Commissioners Discuss Ending Involvement in CCW Appeal
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"The Hamilton County Commissioners will discuss ending the County’s involvement in the Ohio Supreme Court Appeal in the landmark concealed carry lawsuit funded by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) on Wednesday, April 17th at 9:30AM in Room 603 at 138 E. Court Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. If the Commissioners vote to oppose the Appeal, the Hamilton County Prosecutor may be forced to drop it."
KABA NOTE: Results will be forthcoming. |
NY: Gun raffle at Marion Legion
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"American Legion Post 1430 will hold a gun raffle from 1-4p.m. Saturday, April 27, to benefit the Legion youth programs. Tickets are $5. Ten cash prizes and 10 guns will be raffled off. The guns include shotguns and rifles. Free hamburgers, hot dogs and soda will be available. The youth program includes a baseball team, scholarship fund, school donations and library donations." |
Co/Motion Awards 13 National Student Poster Contest Winners
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"Theo Milonopoulos of 'Kidz Voice-LA' Wins Grand Prize"
"Ninth grader Theo Milonopoulos of Los Angeles won the grand prize with his poster entitled "Guns Kill America's Future." Milonopoulos has been actively involved in ending gun violence in his community for the last four years. He and his twin brother, Niko, co-founded Kidz Voice-LA, a nonprofit organization run by kids for kids that lobbies for gun control legislation and other issues impacting kids' lives." |
MN: Police Chief Commits Arson To Look Like A Hero
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Former Police Chief John Tuchek "was arrested Thursday night after he admitted setting fire to some cardboard in an alley behind the building where his ex-girlfriend and her infant lived. According to a criminal complaint, Tuchek told investigators that he wanted to put out the fire or show up as firefighters arrived because he "wanted to do something that would make (her) proud of him."
KABA NOTE: Wasn't this already done in a movie? |
France: Protecting Driving Examiners From Attacks
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"French driving students may soon have to wait 24 hours before finding out test results because too many candidates are attacking examiners who fail them on the spot... 'As well as death and rape threats, and trashing of vehicles, there are physical attacks,' Jean-Francois Verdier told Reuters, a week before the first round of a presidential election where crime is a crunch issue. 'Threats at gunpoint are not rare,' he added."
KABA NOTE: Of course, if they knew the examiners were armed for self-defense, the attacks would decrease. |
NCPA's Burnett to Testify on Arms Act (H.R.2037)
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"The Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold hearings on H.R.2037, the "Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act," and H. Sterling Burnett, senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) will testify."
KABA NOTE: This bill's purpose is "To amend the Act establishing the Department of Commerce to protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce." Contact your U.S. Reps! |
AU: Criminals use post to beat gun laws
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"WEAPONS smugglers are mailing at least 10 guns and firearms components into the country every month as buyers try to beat Australia's stringent gun laws."
"The guns, which are mainly privately addressed, are being exported from manufacturers and dealers in the US, UK, China, Sweden and the former Soviet Union."
"Customs officials said yesterday they were seizing an average of 10 weapons a month, detected in air and sea mail." |
MI: Baby dies in freak accident
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The grandmother had put a gun in an oven because she wanted it out of sight from the other children. When the grandmother turned on the oven... |
OH: Hamilton County Commission Issue
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"we have been informed of the other side of this story. Below this news block is an email (Verbatim) from Rob Fredericks, Hamilton County Commissioner John Dowlin's legislative aide. Instead of injecting our own opinion about this issue we are providing you with the email describing Commissioner Dowlin's point of view."
"We leave the decision making up to the reader, and we appologize for the mistake."
(Read [at link] to view the response we received and the original post we made today.) |
American Women Face Highest Risk of Murder
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-- Nowhere in here is it stated what the percentage of female gun ownership is!
"Nearly half of all murdered American women were killed with a gun, said David Hemenway, the study's lead author. American women are more likely to be killed by someone they know, such as husbands, boyfriends or jilted lovers, he said."
"Guns are often bought for protection, but the U.S. has the most guns, and, clearly, we are not doing a good job protecting American women," Hemenway said." |
CO: Columbine Victim Not Shot By Police
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"The results of a four-month probe into the shooting death of a Columbine student was released Wednesday, and the conclusion is different from what the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department concluded."
"According to an independent investigation by the El Paso County Sheriff's Department, it was student gunman Eric Harris who fired the three shots that killed student Daniel Rohrbough -- contrasting Jeffco's conclusion, which was that Dylan Klebold fired the fatal bullets." |
Cusack Selects 'Jury' Duty
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In a brief notice that Fox Studios is producing a movie version of John Grisham's book, "The Runaway Jury", it indicates that -- unike the book where the "villian" is the tobacco industry -- the movie will target a "firearms manufacturer". |
Rep. Ford to 'Inquire' About Charge Bush Had 9-11 Heads-up
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"I hope that [the 9-11 accusation] is not true. I would imagine that's not true. I don't even want to get - to suggest that this White House had advanced knowledge and might have allowed it to occur. So I have no reason to believe that any of that is true." But then Ford added, "I hope to see her this week and maybe even inquire about it." |
UK: Banned Wagon
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"Ross Clark, columnist for the weekly British magazine, The Spectator, asks, "Why is violent crime increasing? Because there aren’t enough laws? Or because existing laws are not properly enforced, the police do not secure enough convictions, and when criminals are convicted they are treated too softly?" |
UT: Suicide rate still high
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"Litts believes the high number of guns in the West figures into the suicide rate. "Desperate people use the method they are familiar with, and those who choose guns in a suicide almost always complete it."
"Any gun owner who is a responsible parent of an adolescent will keep in mind that suicide is the No. 2 cause of death of adolescents and understand that teenagers can be "impulsive and impulsively stupid" and can act in a self-destructive way without apparent warning, he said." |
MO: Larry Pratt Speaking Engagements (GOA)
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Larry Pratt will be speaking Thursday April 25 to the Second Amendment Coalition of Missouri from 7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m. at the Florissant Valley Branch of the St. Louis County Library.
Pratt will speak again on Saturday at 8:30a.m. at the Renaissance Hotel at the Lambert Field Airport.
For reservations call 1-800-336-7000. |
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