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Iraq: Sheik Hands Over Guns, Encourages Iraqis To Do Same Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"In a move a U.S. military commander called 'pretty substantial,' a prominent Iraqi sheik has handed over dozens of assault weapons and explosives to U.S. troops in a show of goodwill." "Shiek Al-Bo Aiesa Muzahin Ali Kareem leads a clan from near Saddam Hussein's northern Iraqi birthplace and is the first head of an area tribe to voluntarily disarm his people at the U.S. Army's request."

Bushmaster Introduces New Product Line
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"Bushmaster is proud to announce that it has acquired the assets of Professional Ordinance Inc. in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. We are very excited about the addition of this new product line to the Bushmaster family. These innovative, featherweight firearms offer Bushmaster quality and accuracy in a whole new high-tech package. Imagine 5.56mm/.223 caliber power in a rifle weighing under 4 pounds - or a pistol weighing 46 ounces!" ...

OH: These moms demand tougher gun control laws
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"A group of Cleveland mothers devoted a portion of Mother's Day to an unlikely topic: gun control."

"At a hastily arranged news conference, a half-dozen members of the local Million Mom March chapter said recent violence, including the deadly shooting spree at Case Western Reserve University, could have been prevented by tougher gun laws."

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Leave it to the Million Morons to dance on fresh graves for political gain.

Text of the legislation to renew the "assault" weapons ban Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
H. R. 2038 "This Act may be cited as the 'Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003'."

Most Sweeping Gun Ban Ever Hits Congress: Clinton Ban "Re-enactment" Targets Millions More Guns!!!
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As we predicted, the anti-gunners have begun the push to further expand the Clinton gun ban of 1994. Not content with merely re-authorizing the ban, Reps. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) have drafted legislation that bans millions more guns! It's a giant step closer to the goal stated by Clinton ban sponsor Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who said on CBS's 60 Minutes: "If I could have gotten 51 votes in the Senate of the United States for an outright ban, picking up every one of them, Mr. and Mrs. America, turn them all in, I would have done it." Toward that goal, Conyers/McCarthy would:

Ban every gun made to lawfully comply with the Clinton ban. The Clinton ban arbitrarily dictated the kinds of grips, stocks and attachments that new guns could have. Manufacturers complied. New guns were made to conform to the Clinton restrictions. Now prohibitionists want to ban the new guns, too.

Ban guns the Clinton legislation expressly exempted from prohibition. This includes Ruger Mini-14s, Ranch Rifles, and .30 Caliber Carbines, and entire classes of guns, including fixed magazine rifles, as well as shotguns that hold under five rounds.

Ban guns widely used for target shooting. It bans the three center-fire rifles most commonly used for marksmanship competitions: the Colt AR-15, the Springfield M1A, and the M1 "Garand."

Ban all semi-automatic shotguns: Remingtons, Winchesters, Benellis, Berettas, etc., widely used for hunting, trap, skeet, and sporting clays, by banning their receivers (main component).

Ban guns for defense. Bans any semi-automatic rifle or shotgun any U.S. Attorney General one day claims is not "sporting," even though self-defense is a fundamental right and the federal constitution, the constitutions of 44 states, and the laws of all 50 states recognize the right to use guns for defense.

Ban 68 named guns (Clinton ban named 19 guns); Ban parts used to repair or refurbish guns, including frames or receivers; Ban importation of ammunition magazines exempt under Clinton ban; Ban private sales of millions of guns, their frames and receivers, and their parts; Ban semi-automatic rifles under 30" long (useful for home defense); Ban all semi-automatic rifles that can hold more than 10 rounds.

Ban guns rarely used in crime. State and local law enforcement agency reports have always shown that guns on the Clinton and Conyers/McCarthy ban lists have never been used in more than a small percentage of violent crime. The Congressionally-mandated study of the Clinton law concluded that guns it banned "were never used in more than a fraction of all gun murders." But even if they were, are the rights and liberties of law-abiding citizens to be dictated by the acts of criminals?

Begin "backdoor" registration. Requires manufacturers of banned guns, frames, receivers, and parts to report the names of their dealers, and requires dealers to report any of those parts they have in stock. The next step is obvious-demanding the names of gun owners who buy those parts.

Please contact your U.S. Representative at (202) 224-3121 or by using the "Write Your Representatives" feature and urge them to oppose any attempt to keep alive the Clinton gun ban.

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Read carefully and try to find the NRA's position on George W. Bush's support of this bill. Here's a clue: there is none. They blame Feinstein. They blame Conyers. They blame Clinton. But not a word about Bush's support for gun control. So the NRA would pull its support from the Second Amendment's best friend, Congressman Ron Paul, who wouldn't support their pet legislation on constitutional grounds, but will keep conspicuously silent on Bush's support for odious gun control laws. Hypocrisy?

PA: Police Kill Three Dogs in Serving Warrant for Parking Ticket
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..."Councilwoman Gail Hoover expressed outrage Sunday over the shooting of three dogs, two fatally, by constables serving a warrant on a man who had not paid parking ticket fines.

" 'These were parking violations,' Hoover said Sunday. 'This was not Charles Manson who got out and we had to capture....there is something wrong when shots are fired over parking tickets.' "

"Constables were serving a warrant on Jeremiah Hartman Thursday when they shot the dogs. Hartman remained in the county prison Sunday, unable to post the $3,000 bail set by District Justice Donna Butler."

NY: Exonerated prisoners face many hurdles Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Scott Hornoff could use some financial help. Anthony Robinson wants more psychological services. Jim Bromgard would like to come to peace with the years he lost." "The men have different needs, but they share one thing: They were imprisoned for crimes they did not commit, and face numerous hurdles as they try to rebuild their lives."

FL: How To Rid a City of Homeless Bums
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"Tom, the 'homeless kook' who lived in an abandoned water tank always carried an aluminum painter's pole with a hunting knife duct-taped to the end. Depending on who you talk to, he used his makeshift tool either to spear aluminum cans on the ground or to ward off dogs that might frighten him."

"Homeless, a kook, and now - a weapon. That's three strikes, making this 'pre-stacked' individual an official 'bullet magnet'."

"Neither officer has a significant disciplinary history, according to police spokesmen. And they probably won't, either - since there are no witnesses that can contradict their report - that are breathing anyway."

"Our analysis: Another 'justified shooting.' After all, aren't they all?"

GA: Unarmed Family Beat to Death with Metal Pipe
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"Murder suspect Lawrence A. Rice told investigators he was in their east Cobb County home the afternoon a woman and her teenage son were slain, the lead investigator in the case testified at a hearing Friday. Connie Mincher and her son, Ethan, a Pope High School freshman, were found beaten to death in their Beaver Dam Lane home April 17."

Memorial to the victims here.

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Where are the liberals with their metal pipe control laws?

Eugene Volokh on the U. Mass. "Minuteman" mascot (Blog)
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"What bothers me is the nature of this objection. First, 'the fact he's carrying a firearm (in the logo) is also a concern' -- why, exactly? The Minutemen were soldiers, soldiers fighting in defense of liberty and independence. One needs guns for that sort of thing. We should celebrate those who fought on America's behalf, and we shouldn't hide the fact that to do that, they required deadly weapons."

TX: Texas Rangers to Hunt Down and Arrest 59 Democrat Lawmakers
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"State troopers and the elite Texas Rangers were ordered to track down and bring in 59 Democratic lawmakers who brought the Texas House to a standstill Monday by going into hiding."

"The quorum-busting boycott capped months of tension between Democrats and the newly-in-control Republicans, and occurred as the chamber was scheduled to debate a congressional redistricting plan opposed by Democrats."

"The parties have also clashed over a bill to limit lawsuits and a GOP budget that would avoid new taxes but make deep spending cuts."

"GOP House Speaker Tom Craddick locked down the House chamber so lawmakers who did show up Monday morning could not leave. After a roll call, he ordered the missing lawmakers arrested and brought back to the chamber."

NRA asks partial stay of soft-money ruling
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"The National Rifle Association asked the Supreme Court Monday to block a lower-court ruling that bans the use of corporate or union general treasury funds for broadcast political advertisements."

"The NRA said that ruling inhibits its 'core political speech.' "

"The lower-court ruling was part of a larger decision that struck down the main provisions of the federal ban on soft money in federal elections."

UK: Gun amnesty hailed a success Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Scores of guns have been handed in to police stations across Lewisham and Greenwich under the month-long amnesty." "The Met's national firearm amnesty, held throughout April, led to 1,485 weapons and 34,677 rounds of ammunition being handed in."

Some Democrats move delicately to the right on gun control
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... "Dean is a Democrat, and widely considered a liberal one at that."

"But he and a growing number of fellow Democrats believe their party must avoid alienating tens of millions of gun owners -- especially in rural areas and the South -- in order to have a chance to win the White House next year."

"Having seen their party blistered by gun-rights groups that can fire up single-issue voters, many Democratic leaders are holstering traditional arguments about gun control."

MI: Prosecutors end fight to force surgery for 2-year-old Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Prosecutors dropped their fight Monday to override a family's wishes and order surgery for a 2-year-old girl with brain cancer." "With the girl's condition worsening, neurosurgeons no longer recommend surgery because of the nature, location and size of the tumor, David Williams, an assistant county prosecutor, said at an Oakland County Family Court hearing."

Canada: Border cops looking for guns and drugs Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"While RVers, campers and outdoor enthusiasts pour across the Yukon-Alaska border this summer, a special unit of RCMP officers will be searching among them for drug dealers, gun smugglers and border runners."

Drill tests U.S. nuclear, bioterror responses
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"Smashed cars, buses and other debris littered an industrial lot Monday to represent the aftermath of a radioactive 'dirty bomb' explosion for the most extensive bioterrorism drill in the nation's history."

"The five-day drill, combining the Seattle disaster with the fake threat of a biological agent in Chicago, is aimed at testing the ability of local, state and federal authorities to handle terrorist attacks."

GA: Dawson cop fired
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"A policeman under investigation for bad behavior, is fired."

"City leaders say several questionable events led to his termination. Dawson police officer Carl Epperson was in trouble for an arrest April 3rd. While on duty, Epperson followed a man to his home, broke down his front door, and maced him. Epperson said the man resisted arrest-- but a group of concerned citizens asked for an investigation."

UK: Crime up but police still shun carrying guns
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"The number of police officers who want to routinely carry firearms has risen just 1% compared with eight years ago despite rocketing gun crime."

"A survey by the Police Federation has found that the number of officers who do not want to carry guns on everyday duties has fallen to 78% compared with 79% in 1995."

Is Bush maneuvering for wiggle room?
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Friday, the Associated Press quietly published a correction to a previously published story regarding the "assault weapons" ban. The original story stated that Bush supports S.1034, the bill recently introduced by Sen. Feinstein that would permanently renew the ban and place restrictions on a handful of additional firearms.

The correction states, "Bush supports renewal of a 10-year ban imposed by Congress in 1994, but he has not said how long it should be extended."

It is doubtful that the AP picked up on this subtle catch on their own. Most likely, they were contacted a member of the Bush administration with this clarification on the President's position. This could possibly be an indication that the administration is positioning itself to not support S.1034, since it does not represent an exact renewal of the existing law.

Of course, renewing the current ban is not acceptable to us, so we must continue to pressure our elected officials on this issue to ensure that even a watered down renewal bill never reaches the president's desk.

We ARE making a difference. The White House has indicated that they have received a tremendous amount of communication from gun owners on this issue. Even if Bush does not come right out with a complete public reversal of his stated support for the ban, he is still feeling the undeniable pressure from our response, and this will undoubtedly effect his actions on this issue.

GOA has a system that allows you to very easily send an e-mail to the president stating your opposition to the Feinstein semi-auto ban.

Keep up the good work, everyone!

High court completing weighty session
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"Supreme Court justices last week put behind them seven months of courtroom arguments and now face less than seven weeks of arguing among themselves to thrash out the 33 remaining decisions before summer recess."

"Constitutional questions still on the table include whether governments may do the following:

Outlaw sodomy only among homosexuals.
Favor certain races for college admissions.
Censor library computers to shelter children from pornography."

No Patriot Act excess, but critics unpersuaded Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The specter of heavy-handed government agents empowered by the Patriot Act descending upon small towns and libraries to abuse law-abiding citizens has so far not happened." "But civil libertarians of both the left and the right have not relaxed. They say violations could take years to surface."

Two Constitutions - Two Countries - But Only One People
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"You see, my Constitution is one that limits the government to specified duties, none of which may interfere with the rights of the people, whether enumerated or not. What are our Rights, inherently held by birthright as a free American man or woman living in one of the states? Anything we wish to do as long as it doesn't interfere with another's Rights. As long as another is not harmed or his property damaged by our activities, no level of government has any regulatory authority, including local governments, which in fact are not constitutional governments to begin with. Check your state statutes and you will find that the power of political subdivisions - cities and counties - is zip, nadda, does not exist, over the sovereign people living within the area. Each only has the authority to regulate public properties and themselves or artificial persons (corporations and the like) created by the artificial state or federal government."

NC: Man Confesses To Killing Wife
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Sheriff's deputies in Rowan County say Billy Joe Cleveland Sr. has confessed to killing his own wife and is charged with murder.

Investigators say Cleveland called deputies and told them he shot his wife, Latoya.

Deputies found her body at a home in Woodleaf.

They say they've visited the home more than 20 times in the last six years to investigate domestic violence.

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Apparently the police were unable to protect this woman from an alleged repeat violent offender. Once again they were only able to gather evidence after the fact.

60 minutes "Firing Back"
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Last night "60 Minutes" interviewed Robert Ricker.

Robert Ricker a few years ago: "If someone gets a hold of a gun and they misuse it, that's the persons that should be responsible, not the industry that produced the product."

Robert Ricker now: "It's a 'hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil' strategy. A manufacturer would be hard pressed to stand up and try to say, 'Hey, my company is doing everything we can possibly think of to keep our guns from falling into the wrong hands.' "

How can anyone trust this guy to tell the truth?

CA: 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling (Letters)
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"Moreover, when taken in the context of the entire sentence in which this phrase occurs, it is obvious that the authors used 'people' to refer to the collective, rather than the individual, for the statement says, 'A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.' I agree. Military-style weapons should be in the hands of a 'well-regulated militia' and not in the hands of every trigger-happy yahoo."

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More ignorance from California.

Graham charges Bush cover-up on terror facts
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"Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bob Graham of Florida yesterday accused the Bush administration of 'covering up' information vital to protecting the country against future terrorist attacks."

" 'This administration has probably been one of the most secretive administrations in American history. And one of the areas over which they have thrown a particularly heavy blanket has been information about terrorism, including terrorism [against] the United States,' Mr. Graham said on CBS' 'Face the Nation.' "

NY: 311 makes city life easier
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"So, what's a New Yorker to do when she finds a live chicken in her hallway?"

"Call 311."

"That's the number for a new nonemergency help line designed to answer a multitude of questions and complaints about life in New York from excessive noise to marriage licenses, trash pickup to animal (including poultry) control in 170 languages."

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New Yorkers' tax dollars at work. Is it any wonder that their congresscritters continue pushing for more pork dollars?

OH: Ohioans For Concealed Carry issues statement concerning Case Western shooting
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"It took less than 48 hours in Ohio before some began trying to use the tragic Case Western incident for political gain. On Sunday (before the criminal's victim was even laid to rest), anti-self-defense activists, including Cleveland 'Million' Mom March chapter president Lori O'Neill, held a press conference, at which they attempted to exploit this tragedy to prop up their opposition to reforming Ohio's ban on self-defense with a concealed firearm, and to support continued bans on 'assault' weapons."

"In times of grief, there is a tendency to react emotionally. While Ohioans For Concealed Carry wishes to avoid any appearance of impropriety, we believe the attempted exploitation by these anti-self-defense activists must not go unanswered. We believe it is important to see such an event as an opportunity to weigh the facts - not to respond hastily, and in such a way that could compound the problem."

NY: Gun measure boosts safety
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"A proposed law that would require firearms shops to lock handguns in a safe when the businesses are closed or install shatter-proof safety glass in their display windows is scheduled for a vote today by the Albany County Legislature. The sponsor of the measure, County Legislator Thomas Monjeau, D-Albany, said he was moved to act after reading about a handful of 'smash-and-grab' thefts at local gun shops, including two at B&J Shooting Supplies on Central Avenue."

NY: Museum to showcase Samuel Colt, legendary firearms Submitted by: Paul Raynolds	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The Buffalo Bill Historical Center will feature an exhibit of the world's most famous firearms, and the life and times of their creator, Samuel Colt." ... "The display includes 800 firearms representing the most historically significant exhibition of Colt firearms during the past 100 years, said the center's Cody Firearms Museum interim curator Warren Newman."

Wayne LaPierre on Fox tomorrow Submitted by: Robert Lewis	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Wayne LaPierre will be a guest tomorrow on Fox News Channel's 'Fox & Friends'" at 7:50 a.m. Eastern to discuss his new book, 'Guns, Freedom and Terrorism.' " "LaPierre is executive vice president of the National Rifle Association and is launching a 50-city tour to promote his new work."

Iraq: Surrounded by Chaos in Iraq, Middle Class Takes Up Arms Submitted by: P. Jones	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Alarmed by a sharp upsurge in street crime brazen daylight robberies, continued looting and the relatively recent phenomenon of violent carjackings Baghdad's professional class is rapidly arming itself, drawing on a vast pool of illicit weaponry that has flooded the capital since the fall of Saddam Hussein and his regime."