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Dimitri Vassilaros: Gun control's best friend
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"The slaughter, rape and torment of the citizens of Darfur would end if humanitarian aid included guns."

"Darfur is a Texas-size region of Sudan. The Sudanese government and its militia proxies have killed roughly 70,000 civilians, raped and mutilated untold numbers of others and caused about 3 million refugees to live in camps." ...

"As I was reading story after story about the horrific treatment of the innocents by government-backed forces, I always wondered why there was no mention of the victims fighting back."

Shootings fuel push to ease gun laws
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"Paul Bucher, the district attorney for the Wisconsin county where a man opened fire in a church service last month, killing seven people and himself, has one answer to the deadly mass shootings around the country in recent weeks: more guns."

" 'The problems aren't the guns, it's the guns in the wrong hands,' said Bucher, a Republican who recently announced his candidacy for Wisconsin attorney general. 'We need to put more guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens. Whether having that would have changed what happened is all speculation, but it would level the playing field. If the person you're fighting has a gun and all you have is your fists, you lose.' "

Gun Violence Survivors Urge Rejection of Massive Exemption for Gun Sellers
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"Survivors of gun violence victims, including Sarah Brady and Columbine father Tom Mauser, will urge Congress to reject bills that would give broad and unprecedented special legal protection to gun sellers at a press conference Tuesday, April 5 at 12:15 p.m. in Room 538 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building."

"The Brady Campaign and Million Mom March will unveil print and television advertising urging elected officials who claim to support a "culture of life" to reject the legislation, which would make it easier for criminals to arm themselves."

Red Lake shootings ignite scant debate
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"The day after the Red Lake reservation shootings - the latest of three mass killings in Minnesota and Wisconsin in recent months - a group of House Democrats fired off a letter to Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., demanding a fresh look at new gun legislation."

"More than a week later, they've received no reply, and nobody believes there will be a bill-signing ceremony for gun legislation anytime soon."

KY: Home Invasion Suspect Killed By Homeowner Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"State police say a fatal shooting in an Adair County residence will be turned over to a grand jury for investigation, but an indictment would appear unlikely." "Someone broke into the residence of Ozie and Evelyn Toole, 14 miles west of Columbia at 3am Sunday." "State police say Ozie Toole confronted the intruder and shot him. ..."

David Codrea: Is the Joyce Foundation at it again? (Blog)
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"Just saw a note that the Fordham Univ. Law Review is coming out with a symposium issue on the Second Amendment -- strangely, without a single recognizable pro-individual rights author (and almost without recognizable authors at all)."

"Aha, thought I -- is the Joyce Foundation at it again? Sure enough, a Google quickly turned this up: 'The papers and commentaries presented at the conference will be published in the Fordham Law Review in Fall 2004. The conference was funded by a generous grant from The Joyce Foundation.'"

AZ: ASU to step up weapons ban after fatal shooting
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How do you "step up" a weapons "ban"?

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"Arizona State University will step up enforcement of its campus weapons ban and set up a committee to better investigate code of conduct violations in the wake of last weekend's fatal shooting involving a football player."

"ASU President Michael Crow also appointed a law professor to conduct a thorough investigation of how the university's various units handled issues concerning running back Loren Wade, who was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder."

GA: Student Charged After Bringing Toy Gun to School Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
FULL TEXT BELOW: A Pooler Elementary fifth grader is in trouble for bringing a toy gun to school. School officials say the plastic BB gun was in his book bag Tuesday. Another student saw it and told the teacher. The student is charged with possession of a weapon on school property. The principal says it was an isolated incident and is not worried about the safety of her students.

NY: CVS, Kmart Cited on NYC Gun Charges
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"CVS and Kmart have agreed to pay $130,000 in fines for settling fake guns at their New York City stores."

"CVS paid $100,000 following a citation by the New York City Department of Consumers Affairs (DCA). DCA said it found more than 400 fake guns in stock through subpoenaed records. Kmart paid $30,000 following a DCA citation in 2004 and the department found nearly 50 in stock, also through subpoenaed records."

"Both stores were charged with violating the New York City Public Safety Law."

PA: Philly's GunBuyback Program Begins
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"With more than 80 percent of the city's homicides committed with guns, police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson says the aim is to get weapons off the streets."

"People who want to turn in guns can bring the unloaded weapons to any city police district."

"The program is sponsored by Joe Nadav, the owner of City Blue stores, and Joe Mammana, the chief executive officer of Yardley Farms."

"In exchange for guns, participants will receive vouchers to City Blue, a clothing and shoe store."

CO: Project ChildSafe hopes to load up gun owners with locks Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"There's no need to let a gun accident blow a hole through a family's life and a national program is doing its part to help Montrose prevent such tragedies." "Project ChildSafe hit Montrose this week as part of a national educational tour designed to distribute free gun locks and information - all with the aim of keeping tykes' fingers off of triggers."

VA: Gun lobby seeks pre-emptive legal immunity
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"A year ago, U.S. Sen. John Warner of Virginia joined a group of thoughtful Republican senators to contribute common-sense amendments to a bill that was on the verge of giving away the store to the gun lobby in trying, and almost succeeding, to put the industry above the law."

"Reason and the spirit of public safety prevailed. ...With Congress about to come back into session, the National Rifle Association and its confederates - chagrined at being rebuffed in the last session - have regrouped and are working feverishly to take last year's radical proposal to another level entirely."

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Apparently, to this "writer," actually holding CRIMINALS responsible for crimes, instead of legitimate businesspeople is somehow "radical."

UK: Key-fob gun death remains a mystery Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A TEENAGER died after being shot in the head with a mini "key-fob" gun in a night club." "An inquest heard how 19-year-old Fabian Flowers may have accidentally shot himself as he tried to show friends how the safety catch worked, an inquest heard." "But his family believe he was murdered and have called for police to re-open the case."

PA: House committee to consider bills aimed at gun violence
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"The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee isn't waiting for a new gubernatorial panel to recommend ways to get firearms off the street and reduce gun violence around the state."

"Rep. Dennis O'Brien, R-Philadelphia, says his committee will soon vote on several bills that are meant to reduce violent crime by increasing jail terms and other penalties for criminals who illegally possess firearms."

UK: Teacher pointed air gun at Pc
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"A TALENTED teacher with a "terrible" addiction to alcohol has been jailed for 12 months after he pointed a loaded air revolver at a policewoman during a drunken rage."

"Matthew Falk, 33, a former chemistry teacher at the Tendring Technology College in Frinton-On-Sea, pointed the loaded Magnum air cartridge revolver at Pc Katy Johnson and shouted 'I am going to kill them'."

"Falk, of Empire Court, Clacton, appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court yesterday, where he pleaded guilty to charges of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of unlawful violence and possessing a firearm without a current certificate."

South Africa: All gun amnesty weapons to be destroyed
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"As the gun amnesty deadline looms, the Cleveland police station in Gauteng has experienced a last-minute rush of unwanted firearms being handed in." ...

"One person who took advantage of the amnesty at Cleveland police station on Wednesday evening had been waiting to dispose of two handguns for the past two years. ..." ...

"A concern she had, however, was that the guns could once again end up on the street." ...

" 'I wish to have the firearm responsibly destroyed,' wrote the woman on each of the forms."

"With the forms filled out, the guns began the journey that will end in their destruction."

Australia: Four months for toy-gun robbery Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A MAN who held up a convenience store with a toy gun and then smashed up the computer containing the security footage of him has been jailed in Brisbane for four months." "Jacob Penieli Johnston, 19, from Brisbane, pleaded guilty in the Brisbane District Court today to armed robbery and wilful destruction."

KS: Governor gets bill to unify gun laws
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"The Legislature on Friday passed and sent to the governor a bill that creates major changes in state and local gun laws."

"The bill, SB 195, would pre-empt existing local firearms laws, make laws regarding the transporting of guns in the state more uniform, and allow retired law enforcement officers to carry weapons."

"The bill passed the House early Friday, the last day of the regular legislative session, and it was scheduled to go to a Senate committee for study."

"But late in the day, Sen. Phil Journey, R-Haysville, who has pushed for the legislation since 1995, won an effort to get the Senate to concur with the House rather than send it to committee."

India: Gun-toting guards, dobermans on BE campus
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"Trespassers beware. Bengal Engineering College (now university) is overhauling its security system to keep all unwanted elements off its campus. Come Saturday, and no one will be able to enter the premises or move around on the campus without being watched."

"BEC authorities have done away with security arrangements that have been in existence for the past 150 years and have handed over the charge to a private security agency." ...

"Students, teachers and other employees of the college are extremely happy, after spending years of insecure after-dark hours. ..."

WA: Spokane schools criticized over gun incident Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Spokane Public Schools officials have been criticized for their handling of an incident in which a suspended teen is accused of taking a loaded gun to his old high school in what police allege was a plan to kill a teacher and himself." "At a meeting Monday night, school district officials were chastised for waiting a day to notify parents, teachers, students and the public."

Taiwan: Officers arrested for gun-running, loan-sharking
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"The Ministry of National Defense (MND) yesterday said that two military officers have been detained by prosecutors for criminal activity, and that a number of senior officers have received administrative punishment due to their failure to supervise the officers."

"Army Major Chang Shou-chung and Captain Lee Yi-hung were detained by prosecutors on charges of loan sharking and illegal possession of firearms."

Police Group Recommends Stun Gun Rules
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"A police chief association is recommending that law enforcement departments using electronic stun guns, or those considering buying them, develop specific protocol for their use and track each time the weapon is deployed."

"In the report, released late Sunday, the International Association of Chiefs of Police urged police agencies to place stun guns on a use-of-force chart - helping officers to decide better which tool to grab in a given situation."

TX: PRO: Does the United States need more strict gun-control laws?
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"Despite President Bush's aggressive anti-terrorism program, the Bush Administration has a blind spot when it comes to gun laws in America. The number of people killed by firearms has unfortunately risen after seven consecutive years of decline, and there are critical loopholes and ambiguities in the United States' federal gun laws. In light of this news, the Bush Administration must focus on keeping U.S. citizens safe from internal threats."

"While the Second Amendment clearly gives citizens the right to bear arms, Americans have continued to radically abuse this right. ..."

TX: Local attorney accused of carrying gun in court
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"A Harris County defense attorney accused of carrying a gun into a courtroom told authorities he did not intend to cause any harm."

"Dennis W. Richards, 57, told authorities he carried the gun because he was recently the victim of a crime and was feeling unsafe, said Lt. Bill Ruland, head of courthouse security for Harris County Constable Precinct 1."

"Richards, arrested Thursday, was carrying a five-shot Derringer inside an empty pack of cigarettes, said Maj. Robert Van Pelt of the Harris County Sheriff's Office."

VA: Gun show returns to Norfolk after 13-year void Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Gun shows have returned to Norfolk, not with a bang, but with a buzz." " 'That makes ya cringe just to hear it,' joked Ron Williams, 27, of Chesapeake, as he tried a Taser device at a venders table at Scope."

OH: Both sides want Ohio to tweak its gun law
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"A year after Ohio's concealed-carry law went into effect, both sides of the issue have found a tiny slice of common ground."

"Both want the law tweaked. Both accuse the other of basing their case on phantom fears that never materialized in the last year."

"And both say the estimated 46,000 adults who obtained concealed-carry licenses in the last year prove their point. Depending on whose side you're on, that estimate either shows plenty of Ohioans want the opportunity to protect themselves, or it shows plenty do not."

UT: Gun laws don't protect (Letter)
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I agree with Clark Aposhian's comments (Gun laws won't protect you from someone bent on violence, March 26) regarding guns in schools. Criminals, by definition, have little regard for the law (including gun laws). Restricting the use of firearms by law-abiding citizens has no effect on the bad guys. Gun restrictions in schools, churches and places of employment only make us defenseless against violence, and they even advertise that vulnerability.

I often wonder how many lives could have been saved at Columbine or Red Lake if adults (including teachers) with good judgment and a bit of training could carry concealed firearms on campus.

Blaine Nay
Cedar City

UK: Neighbours speak up for jailed 'air gun' teacher Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"...A local newsagent said: 'Linda Walker has my utmost respect for what she did because I can understand what would have driven her to do it.' " I have problems with tearaways in my shop. Im sick and tired of them. I have caught some stealing sweets and drinks from the shelves. "George Arnold, 80, said: 'I think she showed great courage to stand up to the kids.' "

UK: Family's fury after gun mum is jailed
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"THE family of an Urmston teacher jailed for firing an air-gun near a yob outside her home say they had been plagued by thugs for two years."

"Linda Walker, who used the pellet gun after youths launched a campaign of vandalism against her family, was jailed for three months yesterday at Manchester Crown Court."

"But speaking to the M.E.N., her son Craig revealed the family had complained to police 15 times during a campaign of terror by local yobs. The police say they only received three complaints."

"Craig, a 17-year-old student nurse said his mum had been driven to take the law into her own hands after police failed to tackle the thugs."

NY: School District Denied Immunity in Gun Case
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"A federal judge has held that a school district is not entitled to 11th Amendment immunity in a case where a student was suspended for off-campus misconduct involving handguns."

"Northern District of New York Judge Lawrence E. Kahn refused to dismiss First Amendment and equal protection claims against the New Paltz School District. ..."

"Cohn v. New Paltz, 1:04-CV-1066, arises from fears that a student or students had illegally brought a gun or guns into New Paltz High School. The school was evacuated as authorities searched for the suspected weapons. However, the guns at issue were recovered off school property and there is no evidence they were ever on school property."