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Don't Let The Terrorists Win
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"As we’ve written before, terrorism should never be used as an excuse for government to grab unconstitutional power and monitor and track the whereabouts of law-abiding Americans. ..."
"We must never let [the terrorists] win. And that is why the American Policy Center has joined an important new network of conservative and libertarian groups called Patriots to Restore Checks and Balances (PRCB)."
"... Specifically, PRCB believes that the threat of terrorism cannot be allowed to dissolve or erode our most basic freedoms which are so carefully spelled out and protected by our Founding Fathers in the U.S. Constitution." ... |
Bills would ban sales
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"Bills are moving through Congress to ban gun sales to individuals named on terrorist watch lists, but critics question the lists' accuracy and say mistakes will deprive citizens of their Second Amendment rights."
"Rep. Steve King, Iowa Republican and member of the Judiciary Committee, said yesterday he will not support legislation that would deny U.S. citizens their constitutional right through a secret list without adjudication."
"'Boarding an airplane is a privilege, owning a gun is a right,' Mr. King said.'" ...
"The National Shooting and Sports Foundation (NSSF) says the recent revelations that the secret government lists include senators and congressman, as well as the foundation's own senior vice president and general council, are proof the lists are not reliable." ... |
AG: Terror Suspects May Buy Guns (JTO)
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"Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told a House panel that suspects on terrorist watch lists cannot be prohibited from buying guns in the U.S. unless Congress enacts a law making such purchases illegal ..."
"The Government Accountability Office last month released the results of an audit which found that people on terrorist watch lists made 56 attempts to purchase firearms and that 47 of them were completed."
"Rep. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, asked why the terrorist watch list would be used to screen airline passengers but not for gun purchasers. ..."
"Mr. Gonzales responded: 'We don't want terrorists to have firearms, but at the end of the day we have to enforce the law. And unless they have a disability under the statute, then they're entitled to a weapon.'" ...
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Gun-Industry Immunity Foes Voice Objections (JTO)
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"Rep. Carolyn McCarthy and Sen. Charles Schumer have joined forces with victims of gun violence in calling for the defeat of a bill that would prohibit lawsuits against gun makers and sellers, Newsday reported April 6." ...
"'We have not given up the fight,' said McCarthy, who acknowledged that the political climate in Washington is not receptive to gun control. 'There is not one other manufacturer or company that has been given this free ride ... are we going to allow the NRA (National Rifle Association) to run this nation?'"
"Schumer called the bill 'an outrage most Americans would not accept,' and promised to seek its defeat by adding many amendments, a tactic that proved successful in the last session when supporters withdrew the measure." |
Gun Violence Victims Urge Congress to Reject Legal Protection for Gun Sellers (JTO)
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"Former ATF Directors, Police Leaders and Groups, Legal Scholars, Scores of Organizations Join Battle against Bill That Would Arm Criminals"
"Gun violence victims from five states joined U.S. Senators and U.S. House members today to urge rejection of special interest legislation that would slam courthouse doors across the nation to the victims and survivors of gun crimes."
"The nation's leading gun violence prevention organization, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, announced a print and television advertising campaign to stop the legislation, the number one priority of the National Rifle Association (NRA). And the organization's network of Million Mom March chapters have organized a major phone banking campaign this week to urge members of Congress to reject the legislation." ... |
CA: Youths Mobilize Against a Neighborhood Menace -- Handguns
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"Editor's Note: In San Francisco's Hunter's Point neighborhood, teens who have seen friends die in gun violence are taking a stand to support a citywide handgun ban. The proposed ban is controversial on the street, where other youths say they need guns for protection."
Submitter's Note: Teens are already barred from having handguns, so what will a citywide ban do?
"At night, outside the Milton Meyer Recreation Center in San Francisco's Hunter's Point neighborhood, a 17-year-old stands under dim fluorescent lights. His eyes dart back and forth as he surveys the teens who shout greetings to one another on the street, which has been the site of clashes between rival gangs. Last March, a man was killed in front of Milton Meyer Gym." ... |
NY: Man acquitted of murder in gunfight (Translation - He shot in self-defense)
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"In its second day of deliberations, a jury Thursday acquitted a Rochester man of murdering another man in front of his home last year."
"George Ellis ... was found not guilty of second-degree murder and first-degree assault in connection with the April 23 shootings of Pacer Williams ... and Clarence Robinson Sr. .... Williams died from his injuries."
"Ellis, who testified at his trial, claimed he acted in self-defense. Ellis had been involved with an argument with tenants earlier in the night."
"'The testimony was he was ambushed by the decedent's family,' said defense lawyer Lawrence Kasperek. 'Relatives of the tenants showed up after the altercation, and when he returned, he was fired upon.'" ... |
CO: Oxford Club Offers Free Self Defense Classes
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"Crimes against women happen everyday. This week alone, the Denver police department has received more than two dozen reports of assaults on women; 17 allegations of assault, four sexual assaults, three kidnappings and two rapes."
"Now, women who live and work in downtown Denver are taking their protection into their own hands." ...
"Gina Guarascio didn't think much about protecting herself until recently."
"'The Brent Brents thing, I think, has opened up a lot of people's eyes. It opened up my eyes,' she said." ...
"The instructors include a former sex crimes cop from Lakewood and a former Colorado Bureau of Investigation agent. They're teaching women how to hit or kick their way out of dangerous situations." ... |
FL: Will deadly force law open door to abuses?
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... "The measure passed Tuesday reverses the longstanding law that a person acting in self-defense outside their home, workplace or car has a 'duty to retreat' from the danger before resorting to deadly force." ...
"St. Petersburg police Chief Chuck Harmon ... is one of the few local law enforcement leaders to air publicly his concerns about the legislation."
"'The law isn't age specific, it's not intent-specific,' Harmon said. 'Can a sixth-grader retaliate against a bully? If you're in a bar and you've been drinking, maybe you think you've been threatened, but what about your judgment in those cases?'"
"'I just think the citizenry could misinterpret this law.'"
"Tampa neighborhood crime watch leader Helen Harmon - no relation to Chief Harmon - said residents 'deserve more credit than that.'" ... |
FL: Life in danger? Shoot first, answer later
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"To some it is a matter of personal safety. To others it could hark to the days of the Wild West.
But a bill that Gov. Jeb Bush said he would sign will allow people who feel threatened to 'meet force with force,' without fear of being prosecuted."
"The bill ... extends the rights Floridians have in their homes to meet force with force."
"The current law says those who feel threatened in their cars or in public places must first retreat before using deadly force."
"The new law ... says anyone feeling threatened does not have to retreat. Instead, if they feel they are in danger they can use deadly force."
"'They're giving back the rights to the people prior to the liberal judges taking them,' said Randie Rickert, president of the Hernando Sportsman's Club." ... |
FL: Florida Lawmakers Pass Bill Supporting Self-Defense Shootings (JTO)
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"Florida Gov. Jeb Bush soon will be signing into law a bill that allows people to shoot attackers in their homes and in public places, the St. Petersburg Times reported April 6." ...
"Arthur Hayhoe, president of the Florida Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, accused Florida lawmakers of pandering to the gun lobby. 'It's literally mind-boggling in its audacity,' he said. 'If I make a mistake, all I have to do is repeat the NRA's magic words, 'I feel threatened.' I call this the 'right to murder' bill.'"
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TN: Knoxville boy receives gun safety award
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"A local third grader received an award Friday morning for showing good judgment when he encountered a gun."
"Katy Davis, education officer with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office awarded eight-year old Billy Thorton a special safety certificate."
"Earlier this month, Billy was with his father at a Knoxville branch of the TVA Credit Union when he found a gun in the restroom. The gun had been inadvertently left by a credit union security guard."
"Billy says he knew not to touch the gun because he had participated in [the NRA's 'Eddie Eagle'] gun safety program at his school."
"'I saw the gun and I didn't want to touch it so I told my dad,' he said."
"Katy Davis says this is just the outcome her office hopes for when students receive safety training at school." ... |
MA: Police: No danger posed by bullet found on bus
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"A 10-year-old student will face disciplinary action after school officials said he brought a bullet onto a school bus Thursday morning, according to Superintendent of Schools Robert Calabrese."
"Calabrese said the student brought the bullet on the bus after discovering a half-full carton of .22 caliber long rifle cartridges in a construction site trash receptacle. ..."
"Calabrese said because Thursday was scheduled as a half day, he was unable to send students home with a more detailed letter."
"'I’d rather overreact than not let the parents know,' said Calabrese. who said he plans to send out a second letter assuring parents that police and school officials were satisfied that there is no indication of safety risks." ... |
OR: Portland teen charged in gun incident at school
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A Portland teen was arrested after police allegedly discovered that he brought a loaded sawed-off shotgun to school.
Michael Anthony Canell, 17, was charged with one count each of a felon in possession of a firearm and unauthorized possession of a short-barrelled firearm.
In a conversation with a school counselor on Tuesday, Canell mentioned that he was carrying a gun inside his coat. He was arrested shortly after at a bus stop.
Officials say the gun was used in at least one nonfatal shooting, said Sgt. Brian Schmautz, Portland Police bureau spokesman. |
LA: Loaded Gun Found at Northwood High School
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A 15-year-old student at Northwood High School near Blanchard, LA was arrested after a loaded .45-caliber handgun was found at the school.
The School Resource Officer, Keith Cornelious, responding to a tip, questioned the girl about the gun. She told him that she had hidden it in a trash can at the school. Cornelius investigated the claim, and found the gun in the trash can.
The girl, who is suspended from school, was sent to the Caddo Parish Juvenile Detention Center charged with illegal carrying of a firearm on school property. |
MI: Pellet Gun Puts Oxford Schools On Lockdown
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"Oxford parents received a letter from school officials after a pellet gun incident put the school on lockdown earlier this week."
"An Oxford High School student brought a rifle-style pellet gun to school Wednesday, according to a report in The Daily Oakland Press. A parent informed school officials after witnessing the student showing the gun to others in the school's south parking lot ..."
"All schools within the district were placed in a temporary lockdown as a precautionary measure Wednesday, the paper reported. Police searched the high school."
"The student was identified from security camera videotapes, the paper reported. He was suspended pending an investigation, and could face expulsion." ... |
TN: Loudon police captain shoots self
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"A Loudon County Sheriff's Department captain was shot in his office Thursday afternoon in what authorities say appears to be an accident."
"Administrative Capt. Tony Arden was struck once below the left breast with a single round from a .223-caliber assault rifle, according to Chief Deputy Tony Aikens." ...
"'He said he was cleaning the weapon when it discharged,' Aikens said." ... |
NJ: Cop Working in High School Arrested on Sex Charge
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"A police officer working in a South Jersey high school is now facing sexual assault charges."
"On Thursday, officials arrested Eric Allen, 28, a five-year veteran of the Galloway Township Police Department. He has been charged with sexual assault and official misconduct."
"Prosecutors said that Allen had sex with a student several times between February and March. She was 17 at the times of the alleged encounters. He has been suspended from the police department."
"Officials said that Allen was assigned to the Absegami High School as a resource officer. He had been at the high school for one year."
"The alleged victim is a senior at the high school and just turned 18 years old. ..." ... |
IL: Accidental gunshot rings out at museum
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"Most people have heard about the amazing special effects at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. Ghosts. Cannon fire. Lifelike figures."
"On Easter Sunday, a couple of museum guards added their own special touch - real gunfire."
"During that Sunday, when the museum was closed, a security officer was completing the afternoon shift and was transferring a 9mm semiautomatic pistol to the guard coming on duty."
"At some point, 'the weapon discharged toward the ground and (the bullet) struck the floor,' museum spokeswoman Christine Glunz said Thursday."
"The incident occurred in the security room, which is away from the exhibits. No one was injured, and Glunz said the guards were the only people in the building." ... |
NY: Police raid wrong home
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"Police who busted into a Coney Island apartment looking for guns and drugs found only a deaf woman with asthma and her two screaming kids, victims of a raid that went awry ..."
"Mini Matos, 28, and her two children were fast asleep when about five cops from Brooklyn South Narcotics burst into her apartment ... in a predawn raid Jan. 15."
"Before Matos was aware of what was going on, she was pulled from her bed and handcuffed. Her son, Benny, 8, and daughter, Mayralee Matos, 5 - asleep on bunk beds in an adjoining room - were startled by the commotion and burst into tears." ...
"'They just said, 'You're under arrest' and when I asked them why, they said, 'You're gonna find out when we take you the precinct.'" ...
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KY: U.S. Marine given probation following road-rage shooting
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"Abraham Cerpa was just passing through. But what ordinarily would have amounted to a 20-minute drive through Clark County on Interstate 64 turned into a nearly three-month stay after he was arrested for shooting at a vehicle in a road rage case on Jan. 11."
"Thursday afternoon, Cerpa was released from the Clark County Detention Center after Circuit Judge Julia Hylton Adams sentenced Cerpa to two years' probation for first-degree wanton endangerment."
"Cerpa, who was a U.S. Marine on his way from Camp Lajeune, N.C., to his home in Chicago before being sent to Iraq, was a passenger in a car driven by his wife, which became involved in a cat-and-mouse game with another vehicle near the West Virginia state line." ... |
AZ: Militia Group Sees Al Qaeda Risk at Mexico Border
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"Militia volunteer Jack Montrose trains his binoculars south of the cactus-studded Arizona border and spies a group of people hunkered down behind a railway embankment on the Mexican side."
"'I can see eight to 10 of them out there, and if it wasn't for us here they'd come right on through,' said Montrose, who wore a magnum pistol strapped to his hip in a leather holster. 'This border is just wide open.'" ...
"Volunteers from as far afield as California and Maryland say the project ... is a peaceful protest at the government's failure to secure the U.S.-Mexico border."
"Many cite a recent CIA warning that al Qaeda militants could be preparing to cross from Mexico to carry out attacks in the United States, and say they see the fence as a threat to the security of 'heartland America.'" ... |
Philippines: Philandering cop kills self
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"A Manila policeman with alleged suicidal tendencies succeeded in his final attempt, shooting himself in the mouth using his own service firearm, after he was caught by his wife in the house of his alleged lover shortly after midnight yesterday in Caloocan City."
"Dead on the spot was PO1 Jonathan Ramilo, 31, married, assigned at the District Intelligence and Investigation Division (DIID) of the Western Police District (WPD) and a resident of MB 18, Unit 311, PDS Village, PNP Housing, BCDA, Ususan, Taguig City."
"Scene of the Crime Operations (SOCO) investigator Senior Inspector Domingo Alminana said Ramilo suffered a gunshot wound with the bullet from his own 9mm Beretta service pistol still imbedded in the mouth cavity." ... |
AL: Experts question gun bill's impact
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"A bill moving through the Alabama Senate to expand the death penalty to murders committed with federally banned assault weapons would do little or nothing, authorities say, because those guns are not illegal anymore."
"Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, won a 9-2 vote Wednesday from the Senate Judiciary Committee for his proposed rewrite of the state death penalty statute. Smitherman said his bill was inspired by discussions with Birmingham police, who lost three officers to shots from an SKS rifle last summer."
"But the SKS is legal, as are most of the guns listed on Smitherman's original bill." ...
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CA: Knights Landing riflemen successfully defend title
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Knights Landing Sportsmen's Club successfully defended its Buttes Rifle League shooting championship, finishing with a dominating win over Twin Cities 1,465-1,438.
Quade Hutchison shot 299 with 50 prone, 50 sitting, 100 kneeling and 99 offhand.
Bob Wademan scored 295, Tom Keehn 292, Kevin Lopez 290, Mike Wademan 289.
The champions finished the season 15-0.
Knights Landing's "B" team finished second in the BRL, defeating Twin Cities 1,103-834 in the finale.
Curt Gordon shot 288, Roger Post 283, Ralph Gunby 280 and Robbie Kolb 252. |
NY: Shooting range dispute slogs on
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"Sides in the Northern Dutchess Rod and Gun Club court battle are gearing up for another match."
"For nearly three years, residents who live near the 342-acre gun club have been continuing their fight over noise levels emanating from the club's shooting range."
"Last month, lawyers for the gun club responded to an appeal filed last year in Appellate Division of the Supreme Court by lawyers representing the town and nearby property owners." ... |
IL: Blagojevich backs Daley gun bill
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"Gov. Rod Blagojevich vowed Thursday to rally support for a bill backed by Mayor Richard Daley that would allow victims of gun violence to sue gun shop owners if they carelessly or intentionally sell weapons that are later used in crimes." ...
"As Chicago aldermen advocating gun control and gun rights proponents lobbied lawmakers, Blagojevich said he would push for the gun shop legislation despite a defeat in the House this week in which it fell 12 votes short of passage."
"Rep. Robert Molaro (D-Chicago), the bill's sponsor, welcomed Blagojevich's help on what is a critical piece of the mayor's anti-gun package, saying the governor's support may help to pick up votes when the measure is called a second time. ..." ... |
ME: Sportsman's show highlights outdoor activities
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"Over the past weekend, if you were a duck, you might have been happy with the weather outside. Torrential rains swelled streams and rivers, making for several bodies of water in places where cars usually drive."
"So instead of being outside, outdoorsmen, hunters and fishermen found their way to the Augusta Civic Center for the 25th annual State of Maine Sportsman's Show, held from April 1-3."
"'The best thing about the show is that it kicks off the spring season,' said Greg Sandors of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, which was set up to allow people to register for hunting and fishing licenses. 'The best part of being in Maine is each season is so different. Winter brings out the snowmobiles then the spring season sees the fishing rods. ...'" ... |
UK: Does he have most dangerous job in Croydon?
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"A DEFIANT newsagent has ignored pleas from his family to shut up shop despite being threatened by armed robbers a staggering five times."
"When Narendra Shah refused to hand over cash last week he was fired at with a sawn-off shotgun and pistol whipped."
"And as the 49-year-old chased the raiders from his store they threw a brick at him and shoved him into the road with such force he fractured his elbow."
"It is the second time that the popular newsagent has stood up to robbers brandishing a gun and he has been targeted by gangs - some armed with knives - three times in the 15 years in which he has run the store." ... |
UK: 105-year-old woman terrorised by burglars
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"The first pictures have been released of the 105-year-old woman who died after being targeted repeatedly by burglars."
"Amelia Whale ... refused to move from the home she shared with her younger brother Leonard in Islington, despite four break-ins in 18 months."
"Police installed security bars and CCTV last year after the third burglary. But that did not stop Bernard Gallagher, 23, and Mark O'Brien 26, raiding her home last September and stealing £2,000." ...
"But Miss Whale ... will never see them receive justice. She died from natural causes last month after living in fear. Her friends and family said she never recovered from the trauma of the break-ins - and have called for lengthy jail sentences to be imposed." ... |
South Africa: Man partly paralysed - for R25
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"A foreman at a company selling live chickens and eggs to the public was partially paralysed after being shot by gunmen who robbed him of R25."
"Bob Hinds, 50, of Morningside Live Chicken Farms in George was shot in the back on Wednesday by two attackers, who fled with his wallet containing R25."
"He was discharged from the intensive-care unit at Groote Schuur Hospital on Friday, with the bullet still lodged in his spine."
"He was transferred to the private Academic Hospital at the University of Cape Town." ...
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UK: Teenager jailed for life for stabbing schoolboy to death
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"A 15-year-old who stabbed another schoolboy to death as the victim tried to break up a fight between rival gangs was jailed for life today."
"The Old Bailey heard how the teenager knifed 16-year-old Robert Levy three times, once in the neck, in front of a crowd of horrified schoolchildren in Hackney, east London."
"Robert happened to be coming out of his house nearby when he came across the after-school fight. He tried to stop the fracas but was stabbed by the 15-year old and died shortly afterwards from massive blood loss."
"Amid tears and shouts from the victim's family in a packed public gallery, Judge John Diehl QC ordered the teenager to serve a minimum term of nine years in prison." ... |
South Africa: Three, including cop, robbed in cash heist
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"Three people including a police officer were robbed after a cash heist by seven robbers, Pretoria police said on Friday."
"'At around 7.15am this morning seven men forced a security vehicle off of the road between Ekangala and Cullinan near Bronkhorstspruit. They caused the security vehicle to roll off the road after which they robbed three people and took an unknown amount of cash from the vehicle,' said police spokesperson Inspector Anton Breedt."
"Breedt said a police officer who had stopped to inspect the accident scene was robbed of his service pistol. Two civilians were robbed of their personal possessions including a Toyota Corolla." ... |
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