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What's Behind the Ashcroft Shift
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"The government now believes the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. This restores the government position to its original status prior to 1939..."
"Attorney General Ashcroft deserves credit for taking a first small step toward re-establishing a logical legal base for America's gun laws." |
CA: San Diego Union Tribune Continues to Goose-Step Along
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"On page A-5 in the May 9, 2002 issue of the San Diego Union Tribune known more accurately in some circles as the 'Soviet Union Tribune' appears an article with the headline "Majority Favors gun control, abortion rights."
"Apparently the basis of the article is from a company that publishes so-called field polls. At the end of the article, the author appropriately included that the poll results were conjured by contacting 343 registered voters and that the margin of error is allegedly 5.6%." |
G. Gordon Liddy blasts recent government expansion
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"Conservative radio talk-show host and Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy says the expansion of government in the wake of the terrorist attacks threatens liberty."
"Liddy praised President Bush for his response to terrorism, but said "We have seen a gradual but accelerating erosion of our liberties" since Sept. 11." |
Response to 'And, the tyranny advances'
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"I can't explain it but, it seems, every time a subject comes up, or I start thinking of something in particular, I always end up, before the day is done, coming across an article or something dealing with that particular subject. It's kinda spooky sometimes how it happens so regularly.
Such was the case this morning. I got up because I couldn't sleep. My demons were haunting me - still. Your article, "The tyranny advances," stated EXACTLY what I was thinking about!" |
Brady Campaign and MMM Honor Law Enforcement Officers
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"The 11th Annual National Police Week will begin Monday, May 13 at 8p.m. with a candlelight vigil at The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. The week-long tribute to America's federal, state and local police officers, honors those who died in the line of duty and those who continue to protect and serve everyday at great personal risk."
KABA NOTE: They finally got something right! |
WV: Humane Society Urges Citizens to Vote 'No' on Sunday Hunting
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"Sunday is traditionally a day of rest, when many people attend religious or spiritual services, and also take to the outdoors to enjoy non-hunting activities such as picnicking, biking, hiking or wildlife watching," said Wayne Pacelle, a senior vice president of The HSUS. "Adding Sunday hunting would jeopardize the lives of thousands more wild animals each year and would disrupt the peace and activities of others enjoying the great outdoors," he said. |
WA: Moms' event focuses on gun 'safety'
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"Lisa Bond knows it can be awkward to ask new acquaintances about guns. "It's difficult to say, 'Hi. I'm Nicole's mom. Do you have a gun?'" said Bond, president of the Washington State PTA and mother of a 15-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter. "But it's something we have to talk about."
"Bond says it's important for parents to get to know the families whose homes their children are visiting and to ask whether there are guns in those homes." |
Schumer: There is a right to bear arms, but not in New York
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Talking out of both sides of his mouth, Sen. Schumer proclaims support for an individual right, slams Ashcroft for supporting that right, and says (effectively) New Yorkers are morally inferior to Arizonans, so they need tighter gun laws.
"The broad principle that there is an individual right to bear arms is shared by many Americans, including myself." ...and then... "Not to put too fine a point on it, but if New York City had Arizona's gun laws, Times Square would look like the OK Corral." |
Bethlehem: Exiled Palestinian militants ran two-year reign of terror
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--This is what happens when the victims are disarmed.
"...Others feared new gunmen will capitalize on the group's disappearance and the pullout of Israeli troops. "Will new gangs come in?" asked Samer, 33, from the Christian suburb of Beit Jala in Bethlehem. "The gunmen will start taking revenge on the weak, desperate people." |
Ashcroft right on gun ownership
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"Attorney General John Ashcroft caused gun-control advocates and assorted liberals to go ballistic by his radical assertion that, yes, the Second Amendment does indeed guarantee individuals the right to keep and bear arms."
"That's exactly what most law-abiding, gun-owning Americans have believed all along. Apparently it was news to nanny-state proponents and other pantywaists, even though the Second Amendment was ratified more than 200 years ago on Dec. 15, 1791." |
Justice Dept. 'complicates' gun control
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"The gun lobby and firearm owners were no doubt pleased last week when the administration of President George W. Bush -- through Attorney General John Ashcroft -- changed the government's 40-year-old view of the Second Amendment. And the worst fears of gun control advocates were realized." -- Opinion of the Detroit Free Press |
OR: AGS Launches Next Phase in Campaign of Lies
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"The latest AGS attack involves a radio ad campaign in Oregon that targets that state's pro-gun U.S. Senator Gordon Smith (R), allegedly because he has not embraced the AGS-approved McCain/ Schumer/Lieberman bill (S.890) that seeks to close down gun shows as we know them today." |
Germany: Gun Manufacturers Facing Tough Times
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"These are unsettling times for German hunting and sports gun manufacturers and dealers. Wolfgang Fuchs of the National Association of Gunsmiths and Arms Dealers in Marburg fears that the tougher gun laws planned in the wake of the Erfurt school killings could mean the end for some of the 1,200 registered dealers."
"Many already complain about falling revenues. Tougher laws can only make customers that much more uncertain -- and dissuade them from buying," Mr. Fuchs says." |
ID: Bullet the Blue Sky
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--Kind of bizarre. This is like the beginning of a positive story of recreational shooting but then it stops. The paper version should hit the streets this week. Maybe it will be filled out a bit more.
"A new explosive pasttime — If you like seeing things get blown up, maybe blow ‘em up yourself, there’s a hay field in north-central Idaho that’s for you."
Another version at the Missoulian: Things that go boom |
Bush On Guns
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"Anti-gun activists are apoplectic, claiming that the Bush administration has merely kowtowed to right-wing extremists."
But "Liberal scholars, including law professor Lawrence Tribe and journalist Nat Hentoff, agree that any honest interpretation of the Second Amendment must conclude that individuals have the right to own firearms." |
Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full?
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"It was the third time a prominent Bush administration member had taken a similar position. Attorney General John Ashcroft stated the same viewpoint in a letter to the NRA last year. Then in November Ashcroft wrote to federal prosecutors applauding a pro-gun decision in Emerson v. United States."
"We, too, would like to cheer this development. And we will. Tentatively." |
TX: Security will be tight at Colonial golf tournament
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"This week's Colonial golf tournament is no exception to the heightened security that is a fact of life everywhere since Sept. 11. Metal detectors won't be at the entrances, but many more uniformed and plainclothes security people will be on hand than in past years."
PGA Tour security chief Joe "Corless said evacuation plans are in place for bad weather and other crises. "There are plans to handle any eventuality," said Corless, a retired FBI agent. "They all have been considered." |
Truckers to Look Out for Terrorists
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"The trucking industry plans to enlist 3 million of its drivers in the war on terrorism. Industry officials said Monday that employees would be trained to spot suspicious activities that could indicate a potential terrorist attack."
"The trucking industry wants to make a contribution to national security and the war on terrorism ... We think this proposal makes the best use of what we do every day, and that is travel across America, keeping our eyes on what is going on." -- Mike Russell |
NY: New York Legislative Update (NRA/ILA)
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"Senate Bills 2279, 2302 and 3746, all of which seek to make improvements to the state's pistol licensing system, are on the calendar for third reading in the Senate. Please contact your Senators today and urge them to give their full support to these critical reforms! For contact information, call the Grassroots Division at (800) 392-8683, or use the "Write Your Legislators" box" |
DE: Delaware Legislative Update (NRA/ILA)
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"Please make plans to come to the State Capitol on Tuesday, May 14, to talk to your State Senators and urge them to vote against Senate Bill 190. Gun owners will meet that day between 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. on the west front steps of Legislative Hall (near the Police Memorial) in Dover, where they will receive information from an NRA Representative on the most effective way to show your opposition to SB190." |
HI: Army Gun range will be a distant neighbor
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"The Army plans to shift a proposed rifle and pistol range at Schofield Barracks' South Range so it will have no impact on the neighboring 3,692-acre Honouliuli Preserve in the rugged Waianae mountain range."
"The South Range qualification range is one of 32 projects, valued at $693 million, which the Army hopes to complete over the next decade as part of a major military overhaul to make it able to respond faster to national emergencies." |
Right to bear arms is 'secure'
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"As amazed as many gun control advocates and liberal legal scholars seem to be, the fact remains that the recent legal brief footnote from U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson recognizing that the Second Amendment protects the right of all individuals to own firearms is less a radical departure from constitutional analysis than a return to the original intent of the Founding Fathers." -- PHIL KENT, president of the Southeastern Legal Foundation |
CO: Zero tolerance takes toll on pupils
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"When Nepata Godec received a call from Dry Creek Elementary School last month telling her that her son and his friends were being sent home from school, she prepared herself for the worst. "I thought somebody was in the hospital or something," said Mrs. Godec. But she was even more shocked when she discovered the real reason..." |
PA: MMM Mothers meet to protest 'gun violence'
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"Orlando, 30, was shot and killed one year ago, and Wade had the nerve to say something about it. She exemplifies the million or so mothers and others nationwide -- the Million Mom March -- who have persistently spoken out, meekly or fearlessly, against gun violence." -- LISA MEYER, The Trentonian |
MI: Is gun dealing neighborly?
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"The gun control debate is at the heart of an ongoing saga in Swartz Creek, where the Planning Commission recommended approval last week for the city's second request for a home gun dealership."
"The two cases illustrate the wide spectrum of public opinion on the emotionally charged issue: In March, the first request met with loud protest from neighbors worried it would encourage break-ins and increase safety hazards for neighborhood children." |
MA: Stop the "Guns-for-Criminals" Bill (HB1087)
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"Attention Massachusetts Gun Control Advocates: The gun lobby is making a major push to pass a "guns-for-criminals" bill, legislation to weaken Massachusetts' toughest-in-the-nation gun control law. Action by gun violence prevention advocates is essential if we want to stop their effort to put guns back into the hands of convicted violent criminals." -- Million Mom March |
Watch Out for Global Taxes on the Sly
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"Just as we almost had amnesty for 3 million illegal Mexicans foisted upon us "on the sly" by a little rider attached to a piece of innocuous legislation, so, too, we might get the U.N.-sponsored global tax "on the sly." |
Bush Gets Chance to Balance Books on Guns
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"Whatever happened to President Bush's gun control agenda?"
"As a candidate in 2000, Bush offered a modest but tangible series of gun control proposals meant to convince voters he'd strike a reasonable balance between the interests of gun owners and the demands of public safety." |
MI: Gun requests come from rural areas; cities lag
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"You would presume that a person who wants to carry a weapon is afraid of crime, and those are relatively low-crime areas (where the percentages are highest)," said Genesee County Clerk Michael J. Carr, whose office administers the gun permit process. "You would think it would be the other way around. It makes you wonder what the driving force might be."
"Sheriff Robert J. Pickell, whose office does background checks on people who apply for gun permits, said he isn't sure, either." |
'60 Minutes' Lets Anti-Gun Docs Distort Issue
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"Safer said that "a growing number of [doctors] are no longer just asking patients if they smoke or drink or diet and exercise, they're asking if there's a gun in the house. Guns, they believe, are hazardous to our health..." While Safer is recounting these alleged facts, the camera shows a bloody emergency room scene that may or may not show gunshot victims. ... Only after allowing the proponents to make an emotion-based case does Safer allow Dr. Wheeler to make his points." |
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