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"Despite dire predictions that the streets would be awash in military-style guns, the expiration of the decade-long assault weapons ban last September has not set off a sustained surge in the weapons' sales, gun makers and sellers say. It also has not caused any noticeable increase in gun crime in the past seven months, according to several metropolitan police departments." |
Person of the Week: Sandra Froman
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"Sandy Froman is a crack shot, and this week she is the new president of the National Rifle Association.'
"he nation's four million gun owners, represented by the powerful NRA, believe their constitutional right to bear arms is constantly being threatened. The NRA is one of the biggest lobbying groups in the country, and Froman speaks their language." ...
"As president, Froman won't run the day-to-day operations of the NRA. But like her predecessor, Charlton Heston, she will use the NRA's pulpit to spread her message." |
Women, how does it feel being assumed an idiot?
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"Anti-gun people think you are stupid, so they target you..."
"Yes targets. Women are targets of a very successful campaign to lead you down a path to a world view that sounds great on the surface, but terminates in a very dreary dead end. There is a very powerful element in the U.S. that wants you to believe that firearms are bad, and that there is an epidemic of death by guns, especially among children. ...This same element of society wants to use fear to frighten people into believing that children are at a high risk due to 'assault weapons' and machine guns. This element wants you to know that drug dealers and gang members buy 'evil looking guns' because of gun show loopholes and that there are extra-deadly bullets called 'cop killers' that are a menace to society. They do all this by playing on your natural emotions and fears, and they are very successful." |
FEMA's inspectors included criminals
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"Government inspectors entrusted to enter disaster victims' homes and verify damage claims include criminals with records for embezzlement, drug dealing and robbery, a South Florida Sun-Sentinel investigation has found."
"Federal officials have pointed to the inspectors as their primary defense against accusations of widespread fraud for their payout of more than $31 million in Hurricane Frances disaster aid in Miami-Dade -- a county spared hurricane-force winds." ...
"It is not known how many in the whole work force might have criminal records because FEMA will not release the names of any of its inspectors or their supervisors, citing an 'unwarranted invasion of their personal privacy.' ..." |
MA: Boston police officer treads thin blue line in hometown
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"At first, James Meredith seemed just a concerned resident, standing at a school bus stop near his Norfolk home telling drivers to slow down. Soon, though, some residents say he began yelling at them, jumping out in front of their cars, and, at times, clocking their speed with a radar gun."
"His civic activism reached criminal proportions a few months ago, prosecutors say, when Meredith, a Boston police sergeant, broke off the passenger-side mirror of a sport utility vehicle as its driver tried to swerve around him. Now he's charged with wanton destruction of property, according to court records, and the Boston Police Department says it has launched an internal affairs investigation." |
MA: Officer quit job after allegation of extortion
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"An Ashland police officer quit his job last year after an internal investigation alleged that he had extorted a Harley-Davidson motorcycle from a local man."
"Donald Weld Jr. of Ashland surrendered his badge, police uniform, and gun -- and the motorcycle -- in July when faced with possible criminal prosecution on charges of extortion, larceny, operating a motorcycle without a license, and failure to report a domestic assault, according to a recently released police report." |
India: Guns go missing, cops look clueless
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"Police, tasked to protect society, are having a tough time protecting their service weapons from vanishing in Punjab."
"Information gleaned from the Punjab police headquarters revealed that cops cutting across all grades in the force have reported losing their weapons. Worse still, the policemen reporting the losses are going virtually unpunished."
"In the last four years, Punjab policemen have lost as many as 14 weapons. There have been no recoveries so far. The cops have now been told to protect their arms, not lose them." |
AZ: Trailhead shooting back in court
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"Coconino County prosecutors have refiled second-degree murder charges against the man accused of shooting to death 43-year-old Grant Kuenzli during a confrontation near the Pine Creek Trailhead."
"County Attorney Terry Hance filed the complaint March 30 against 57-year-old retired Tolleson school teacher Harold Fish. The case is to be heard at a May 10 preliminary hearing in front of Superior Court Judge Mark Moran."
"It was Moran, on March 24, who threw out a grand jury indictment against Fish. In the judge's ruling, he said prosecutors omitted facts and allowed misleading testimony in their July 2004 grand jury presentation against Fish." |
MI: Home invasion ends when homeowner shoots robber
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Walker, police are investigating a break-in that ended with a homeowner shooting one of the robbers.
It happened at a home in the 1400 block of Wilson SW in Walker.
Police say the suspects broke into the home around 6:30 a.m. Sunday morning. The homeowner woke up, confronted them, shooting one suspect with a handgun.
Police say the suspects ran, and according to witnesses, dropped several items from the home along the way. Police are still looking for the intruders.
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NC: Home invasion leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
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"Police say someone kicked down the door of the apartment and several people were inside. The suspect then fired a gun, hitting one person in the chest. That person was taken to Carolinas Medical Center."
"The break-in suspect was shot and died on the apartment's back steps."
"Investigators say someone inside the apartment, who also had a gun, fired a fatal shot that hit the suspect. The suspect died on the back steps."
"They say another person inside the apartment was hospitalized with stab wounds." |
AZ: Firearms course in schools legal but not likely yet
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"PHOENIX A new law will let Arizona students set their sights on a new frontier in high school education, but the gun safety course isn't likely to appear in course catalogs anytime soon."
"The bill, recently signed into law by Governor Napolitano, allows Arizona school districts the chance to offer an elective in marksmanship and gun safety alongside those such as ceramics and yearbook."
"But many administrators in the Phoenix area say their budgets and schedules are over-taxed as it is, and offering an elective that doesn't relate to life skills or state standards isn't in the cards." |
IA: Rifle Confiscated From Teen's Home
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"Des Moines police on March 28 confiscated a legally purchased AK-47 assault rifle from the home of Patrick Younk, 18."
"Police began investigating Younk after they received a complaint about threats made against Roosevelt High School students."
"Sgt. Todd Dykstra said Younk did not take the weapon to school or threaten anyone. The gun was shown to Younk's friends at a tennis court ... Younk was not arrested or charged with a crime, police said."
"Dykstra said police confiscated the gun because 'we just didn't want to take any chances.' " |
NV: Right to bear arms always exercised in Nye County
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"A couple of weeks ago, while cruising up Main Street, Highway 160 that is, I occasioned upon a gentleman I hadn't seen in several months. And there he was, just as serene as ever, with his American flag and with the ever-present handgun at his side. 'The Flagman' (alias Ray Mallow) is as much a fixture in Pahrump as Saddle West or the Calvada duck pond." ...
"During our conversation he reminded me that it is perfectly legal for him, along with all other citizens of Nye County who haven't had their Second Amendment rights revoked, to travel about the community with a holstered handgun."
"And you know that he's so right. Many newcomers to Nye County, Pahrump in particular, are of the opinion that he and others are in violation of some law. A few people have gone so far as to call the sheriff's office to report a breach of a nonexistent law. How wrong they are."
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NY: Students honor robber shot to death by pizza guy...
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...and school officials support students.
"A student-created memorial honoring Niagara Falls High School sophomore Anthony 'Tony' Sheard is causing some stir in the community."
"Sheard was shot and killed Wednesday night while allegedly trying to rob a pizza delivery man in the 1300 block of Pierce Ave. While police have linked him to gang activity in the past, friends, family and school officials remember a different side of Sheard."
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NY: NRA event raises money for youth safety program
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"Hundreds of supporters of the Friends of the National Rifle Association filled the Mid-Hudson Civic Center Saturday to raise money for youth safety and educational programs."
"The mid-Hudson event is one of the NRA's largest nationwide and was expected to raise more than $100,000. In its 12-year history, the event has raised more than $500,000, said Gale Knull, co-chairman of the fundraiser."
"Wayne LaPierre, the NRA's chief executive officer, thanked the crowed of 700 for their support." |
MA: Toy guns a safety concern
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"Police are concerned that children with air guns that look like semi-automatic weapons could have fatal results."
"On Thursday, officer Nathan J. Ferbert held a 14-year-old at gunpoint after he was spotted brandishing a gun in the Peirce playground."
"A 12-year-old girl told police she saw a boy with a gun. Ferbert found the boy on Barrows Street and ordered the youth not to move as the officer approached."
"The boy reached into his waistband and started to pull out a gun." |
MI: Keep schools, arenas gun-free
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"Gun rights advocates call them 'criminal zones' or 'victim zones.' "
"Those who oppose concealed weapons in schools, day care centers, hospitals, sports arenas, bars and college dorms call those places 'gun-free zones.' "
"It's a matter of perception." ...
"DeWitt Republican Sen. Alan Cropsey, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is leading town hall meetings to gauge opinion as lawmakers take a second look at the 2001 law that made it easier to get a permit."
"His road show is welcome, but we hope a push to curb gun-free zones isn't the result." |
AZ: CCRKBA says Arizona Restaurant Association spreading anti-gun bigotry
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"Opponents to concealed carry reform in Arizona have stooped to anti-gun bigotry in their efforts to convince Gov. Janet Napolitano to veto legislation that would allow legally-licensed, law-abiding citizens to patronize restaurants and bars, said the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA)."
"'It is appalling that Steve Chucri, president of the Arizona Restaurant and Hospitality Association, would rely on a poll that essentially has 78 percent of Arizona residents practicing social bigotry against law-abiding gun owners, who prevent crimes almost every day somewhere in America,' said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. ..." |
UK: Two charged over raid on security van
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"TWO men were due before Banbridge Magistrates Court this morning after police foiled a security van raid."
"The men, aged 26 and 36, were charged with attempted robbery and going equipped for theft following yesterday's botched heist on the forecourt of a filling station in Newry."
"The older man was also charged with possession of an imitation firearm, and attempt to commit an indictable offence." |
UK: Ambulance shot at during call out
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"An ambulance which was shot at in Gloucester had a hole the size of a 50p coin blown out of the window."
"The incident took place on Trier Way near the Peel Centre junction on Thursday as the ambulance was answering an emergency call."
"Police say the crew heard a loud bang as the vehicle was hit, but added that nobody inside was hurt." |
MI: Sheriff drops plan to build gun range
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"Livingston County Sheriff Bob Bezotte has decided not to go forward with plans to build a gun range for his department in Handy Township and is looking at other options."
"That's welcome news to residents near the county-owned property on Sargent Road, where the range would have been built."
"Residents protested, saying they feared a mishap with the live ammunition and that a gun range would bring too much noise to their neighborhood and lower their property values." |
PA: Washington's rare saddle pistols to go on display
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"A pair of intricately decorated saddle pistols that once belonged to George Washington are to be displayed publicly Sunday for the first time."
"The Richard King Mellon Foundation purchased the walnut and steel-carved saddle pistols anonymously at auction for about $2 million and gave them to Fort Ligonier in 2002."
"The pistols originally were given to Washington in 1778 by the Marquis de Lafayette, who bought them about three years earlier while serving in the French army." |
MN: Lawmakers must again pass the Personal Protection Act
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"The Minnesota Personal Protection Act of 2003 is an important law that created a uniform permitting process for carrying a firearm in the state. This bill included rigorous training standards, thorough background checks and strict restrictions for firearms on school property."
"The Legislature should act swiftly to reinstate this law to slow the increasing confusion about requirements for, and handling of, permit applications and to ensure the safety of all citizens in Minnesota." |
KY: Collection a look back at history of weapons
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"In 1952 Owsley Brown Frazier inherited a Kentucky long rifle from his grandfather."
"When the rifle was lost in a 1974 tornado, Frazier began 30 years of active collecting of firearms and artifacts, mostly from the post-Civil War era."
"Today, Frazier's private collection, and other items purchased to fill in some historical gaps, are at the heart of the public museum that takes visitors through 1,000 years of history on two continents." |
VA: Weapons found at King's Fork High
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"Two weapons were found at King's Fork High School last week, thanks to the extra security crackdown at the city's middle and high schools Wednesday."
"A 15-year-old male was charged with carrying a knife onto school property after officials discovered a kitchen knife in his book bag, said Lt. Debbie George, spokeswoman for the Suffolk Police Department. The blade on the kitchen knife was about 3 inches long."
"Authorities also discovered a paintball gun on the floorboard of an 18-year-old student's car, she said. Further investigation showed that the girl had driven her mother's car and that her brother had left the paintball gun in the vehicle." |
Finding the right turkey weapon
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“You don’t know what you’re talking about when you claim a combination rifle/shotgun is better for turkey hunting than a full choke 32-inch barrel 10-gauge autoloader. My 10-gauge Ithaca has no equal in the turkey woods. The big 10- gauge shell in the 32-inch barrel shoots twice as hard and far as a 12-gauge.” ...
"From a velocity standpoint, all gauges, even down to the .410 bore, fall into velocity readings running between 1,100 to 1,350 feet per second."
"I’m sure there exceptions, and some of the new factory ammo now available may even offer more velocity, but no shotgun shell shoots twice as hard as another shell of comparable loading."
"I have to take this another step. The larger the shotshell, the more pellets it will hold." |
Australia: Teenage boy shot dead
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"A 14-year-old boy is dead after a shooting in Shepparton early yesterday morning."
"The teenager died when a firearm he and two friends were playing with discharged."
"Homicide Squad Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Gerard Clanchy said the three teenagers were home alone." |
UK: Boy shot in playground may have been hit by hunter's bullet
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"POLICE investigating the shooting of a five-year-old boy in a school playground believe he may have been struck by a stray bullet from a hunter’s gun."
"Darren Summers was shot in the playground of St Patrick’s Primary School in Mullinaskea - a quiet village near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh."
"Officers have appealed to anyone who was hunting in the area on Friday to come forward." |
UK: Gun lover banged to rights by pistol
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"A COLLECTOR of World War II memorabilia has been jailed for four years after a pistol which he had hung on a wall turned out to be a banned weapon."
"David Elwyn Richards, 35, of Rhos, near Wrexham, said he had not realised the pistol could be fired and was illegal."
"Police found the military-issue revolver and an air rifle, which he was banned from owning due to a previous jail sentence, during a search." |
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