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MA: Is Shannon O'Brien for or against human rights?
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"O'Brien describes herself as a "strong advocate of gun control" and a supporter of "the gun law legislation passed in Massachusetts, giving the state the most comprehensive gun laws in the nation." Yet as a legislator, she did not support an effort to hold a vote on ... a comprehensive statewide ban on assault weapons."

Gun Owners Action League of Massachusetts (GOAL.org) usually gave O'Brian a rating of A- as Senator.

MI: Woman Sentenced for "Spit Slaying"
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"Witnesses said Bethea went to Page's house, near downtown Benton Harbor in southwestern Michigan, on Nov. 2 because one of Page's daughters had spat on Bethea's nephew. They said the women argued, and Bethea grabbed Page and pushed her across the porch. Page then shot Bethea."

"I never was trying to kill her. She was choking me," Page said during her sentencing hearing Monday.

--If Page had been an LEO, it would have been judged "justified". This case reeks of bias.

FL: Family Of Road Rage Victim Denied Request
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Schneider, a former police officer, shot Pelcha in the stomach after an argument. "Schneider ... says that he shot Pelcha in self-defense after Pelcha threatened him and hit him in the face. Previously a Broward County Grand Jury decided there was not enough evidence to indict Schneider."

"Family members said that they believed that as a former cop Schneider should have shown more restraint and should not have fatally shot an unarmed man."

U.S. to Decide This Week on Stun Guns in Cockpit
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"The U.S. government plans to decide this week whether it will let airline pilots carry stun guns in the cockpit, an anti-terror measure that key officials favor over arming crew members with hand guns."

"While government and industry sources believe the U.S. Transportation Dept will grant at least provisional authority for airlines to arm their flight deck crews with those devices, pilots frustrated with the administration on their call to carry firearms will push their case in Congress."

CA: Officials "Alarmed" By Duck Hunting Idea Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Members of the San Diego Audubon Society and Environmental Health Coalition joined Councilman Ralph Inzunza at the South San Diego Bay Wildlife Refuge to urge local and state officials to take action to prevent hunting in the area." "Discharging a firearm is also against the law in the cities which surround the refuge -- Coronado, Chula Vista and Imperial Beach"

AZ: Gunfire in Ironwood is 'modern urban issue'
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"the cherished Old West tradition of open desert shooting is now bumping up against modern, Sun Belt realities of encroaching urbanization and increasing recreational use of the 2-year-old monument."

"People don't have the faintest idea that there are kids, cattle or horses around here. I've had some very close calls - within 15 or 20 feet - with high-powered rifles," said Steve Lehning, who ranches 18,000 acres inside the monument.

NV: Laughlin event turns deadly
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Police said two officers fired their weapons at the scene. One was described as an accidental discharge. Police said the other occurred when an officer fired upon armed individuals participating in the fight.

--What is refered to as "accidental" was actually "negligent." These are the guys that the socialist liberals claim should be the only people "allowed" to have guns?

If you saw the film of this you understand why this was no "accident."

TN: Gun store provides authentic antiques
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Marco Kaltofen proudly re-enacts the Revolutionary War exploits of 170 men from his hometown of Natick, Mass.

"We want people to remember the many sacrifices of the original Minutemen," said Kaltofen, a captain with the group.

So when they need muskets from the 1760s such a "Brown Bess" or a "Charleville," the group advises members to shop with Dixie Gun Works, a company tucked in the northwest corner of Tennessee where America's history of firearms thrives.

Some New Airport Screening Outrages Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"I have a few more stories of outrage from the mindless, uneducated federal drones staffing the passenger screening stations at our nation's airports. These stories come from close friends. I absolutely believe them to be true."

NRA Takes Aim at Senate
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"You are why Al Gore isn't in the White House," exhorted National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre Saturday in Reno, Nevada. "No other group could have done what we did collectively in 2000 - and now it's time to finish the job."

"Addressing 4,500 delegates at the NRA's 131st annual convention, La Pierre vowed to repeat the group's fundraising and get-out-the-vote success in this year's battle of the Senate."

IN: Positive Nicotine Test To Keep Student From Prom
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--In the governmental war to control our every breath, even legal activities are banned...

"The Indiana Civil Liberties Union plans to take the case of a Blackford High School student who was banned from the senior prom after testing positive for nicotine in a random drug test. Rob Mahon, 18, did not smoke on school property and is upset that he's being punished for an activity that is legal for someone his age."

Women May Be Buying More Guns Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Firearm retailers say gun sales rose, especially among women, after Sept. 11, but gun-control groups and some 'womens rights activists' say those statistics are exaggerated." --An interesting article that doesn't play-up anti-gun lies, although they do get the last word.

Invade the State
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Following is the text of the speech given by Robert Teesdale at the State Capitol in Denver, Colorado on April 21st, 2002.

"We're here today because all of us share a common outrage. That outrage is directed, along with our disgust and contempt, towards those who grossly abuse official power - and thereby spit and tread upon the most sacred right of our society, which is to speak out according to your conscience..."

NJ: Justices Say A Hunch Not Good Enough Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The state Supreme Court, continuing a long tradition of favoring individual privacy rights over police powers, has ruled law enforcement authorities need more than a hunch about potential danger before searching a person arrested for a minor offense."

The Noose Is Tightening
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"Our once free republic is slowly but surely morphing into a police state. At one point in time, the idea of a national police force was anathema to any thinking American, but sadly, that time is passing if it's not already gone. The implications of a recent press release from John Ashcroft's Justice Department are chilling. The Bush administration is using the unconstitutional USA PATRIOT act to destroy the ideals of freedom laid down by our founders and his chief agent is John Ashcroft."

Power, Control and the Fed Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The best definition of supreme evil in today's world would be the pursuit of power beyond sufficiency to control one's own life." "The ruling elite thinks that we do not care, because we do not get involved. We leave the job of running our government to starry-eyed youngsters, fresh from the corrupt halls of higher learning and interested only in careers in politics."

All Hail Private Property
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"One major reason people are not loyal to --or even out and out dismiss as mythical-- the principle of the right to private property is that they have a misconception of its main function."
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"No human rights can exist without property rights. Since material goods are produced by the mind and effort of individual men, and are needed to sustain their lives, if the producer does not own the result of his effort, he does not own his life." - Ayn Rand

Senate votes to continue supporting terrorist states
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But their treachery is not limited to deception. These people fill body bags. How many more people have to die before we either force the members CONgress get their heads out of their asses and develop a sane policy for domestic sources of energy or replace them? In my opinion, this is the most important issue of national security we face. If OPEC one day decides it no longer want to do business with the US what would we do? What choice will we have?

U.S. Prepares to Invade Your Hard Drive
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"Sen. Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings, that is, the South Carolina Democrat who finally introduced his long-dreaded copy protection bill into Congress."

"Hollings' bill, formerly referred to as the SSSCA (Security Systems Standards and Certification Act) but now dubbed the Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act (CBDTPA), would require any device that can "retrieve or access copyrighted works in digital form" to include a federally mandated copy protection system."

IL: New Chicago Gun Ban May 1st
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"As of May 1st the Chicago Superintendent of Police (no doubt under order's from Mayor Daley )has promulgated new gun bans for Chicago citizens."

"If you were so stupid as to register your guns with the city... they know you got them! You just lost your guns! And since the criminals didn't bother to register they get to keep theirs! Again the city is going out of it's way to coddle gang bangers and make the streets safe for them."

NRA Chief Says Armed Pilots Would Have Stopped 9-11 Attack
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"National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre told his association's convention in Reno, Nevada Saturday that if airline pilots been allowed to carry guns, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks against New York and the Pentagon wouldn't have happened."

"What would have made 9-11 impossible? If those pilots on those four airplanes had the right to be armed. When you think about it, they should have been armed 30 years ago. It's a no brainer," said LaPierre.

MI: Lawmakers defending secret warrants
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"The laws, which took effect this week, stop the public from gaining access to search warrants and affidavits. It deems them nonpublic records."

"Lawmakers - who unanimously voted for the measures in the Senate and House of Representatives - said the laws protect crime victims, informants and witnesses from criminals and the media. But civil libertarians and First Amendment lawyers argue they invite police abuse and curtail public scrutiny."

FL: 1 arrested as agents get 'tough on guns'
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"All the weapons needed for an assassination or a terrorist attack landed an Orlando man in jail Thursday on federal charges of making illegal firearms. ... The arrest came as federal prosecutors in Central Florida and across the country step up efforts to enforce gun laws -- a priority set by U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft."

"The Attorney General has taken a zero-tolerance stance to violent crimes and firearms offenses."

OH: Treating Our Second Amendment Rights Differently
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"Ohio is one of the states in which the government trusts the people the least as measured by its law governing the concealed carry of a firearm. The current law is a virtual ban. One can, if one is feeling lucky, carry concealed. But if a police officer becomes aware of the measures you have taken to protect your life, he will probably arrest you (unless he is one of those old fashioned adherents of the Constitution who still puts the Constitution over "just following orders")."

FL: Feds Provide Area $500,000 To Fight "Gun Crime" Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The Justice Department will fund a gun-crime team that will coordinate local, state and federal law enforcement agencies and prosecution efforts." --A "gun-crime" team? Now they are hyphenating it, like crimes with guns are different somehow than crimes without them. Robbery is robbery. Rape is rape. Murder is murder.

WY: Man accused of shooting fleeing robbery suspect
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"A man who shot at a robbery suspect fleeing from a convenience store in January has been charged with one count of assault with a deadly weapon" and "one count of reckless endangering and one count of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit."

--We have to be careful not to shoot at someone who is FLEEING. The problem is he probably will be charged with "carrying without a permit" even if the shooting is found to be self-defense. Perhaps the jury will refuse to convict him.

Bellesiles May Be Stripped Of Bancroft Prize Submitted by: Newslinks Director	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"In an exclusive interview, Dr. Roger Lane, a winner of Columbia University's prestigious Bancroft Prize who has also served on the jury that awards this Prize, says that those individuals who awarded this Prize for 2001 to Emory Professor Michael A. Bellesiles "are thinking about revoking it. And I suspect they will."