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SAF Calls For Waiting Periods On Press Following Fatal Newsweek Debacle
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"More than 115 dead or injured, and now a lame 'apology' from Newsweek; maybe it is time for the press to accept waiting periods before exercising its First Amendment rights in the same way the press has backed waiting periods on law-abiding Americans before exercising their Second Amendment rights."

"Thats the observation from the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) now that Newsweek has acknowledged its report about the desecration of the Koran by soldiers at Guantanamo Bay was bogus."

"'I wonder if Newsweek, or its owner, the Washington Post, would submit all of their stories for FBI clearance before they publish,' said SAF founder Alan Gottlieb. 'This irresponsible exercise of the First Amendment freedom of the press has killed and injured more people than Charles Whitman or the Beltway Snipers.'" ...

NRA Uses New Florida Gun Law as National Model
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"Call it an educated guess, but veteran Palm Beach State Attorney Barry Krischer figures that when Florida's new 'Stand Your Ground' law takes effect next October the first self-defense claim he'll see will involve a road rage shooting."

Submitter's Note: Doesn't he mean road rage defensive shooting?

"'We already see many cases like that involving firearms. Now, they'll be more inclined to pull the trigger,' Krischer said. ..." ...

"'This could potentially affect all self-defense cases where we suggest the evidence points to something else,' Krischer said. 'The line to be drawn will evolve from how the jury instructions are drafted.'" ...

David Codrea: Every Blade of Grass--An Open Letter to Toyota Management
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"In re: 'Toyota Awards $1.12 Million in Scholarships to 100 High School Seniors' (PR Newswire)"

"Theodoros Milonopoulos, a Toyota Community Scholar residing in Los Angeles, is a prime example of the dedication to community service exhibited by this year's class. Through his leadership and effort in the area of gun control, the City of Los Angeles banned .50 caliber sniper rifles, plus reauthorized the Federal Assault Weapons Ban. Also, this Scholar - along with the Los Angeles Police Department - organized a rally where 2,000 crime guns were melted down." ...

"Congratulations, idiots. You just lost all future business from me and every gun owner reading this who cares about the Second Amendment." ...

ID: Elderly man thumps young intruder, holds him until police arrive
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Police say a 77-year-old Caldwell man managed to clobber a young intruder and hold him until help arrived.

Warren Harlow says he was just defending his home when he scuffled with the teenager Sunday night.

Harlow says he was in bed when he heard someone breaking in.

He grabbed a gun and thumped the intruder twice on the head with the pistol.

He continued to struggle with the man while Harlow's wife, Jan Harlow, called police.

Officers say they arrived to find Harlow standing over the nineteen-year-old intruder.

Caldwell Police Chief Bob Sobba says he'd rather citizens not take matters into their own hands.
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Submitter's Note: Sure Bob, as soon as you assign me 24/7 protection.

CA: Off-duty officer shoots man during carjacking attempt
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"A masked, shotgun-carrying man shot by an off-duty Oakland police officer during an attempted carjacking is recovering from his injuries, authorities said."

"Ceasar Johnson ... has been arrested on suspicion of carjacking, attempted robbery and illegal possession of a sawed-off shotgun, police said."

"Oakland police Officer Ted Jew had just finished working an overtime shift on Sunday when he stopped at a gas station to fuel his Mercedes Benz."

"Police said Johnson, wearing a mask and carrying the shotgun, began walking toward Jew. Jew pulled a semiautomatic pistol he carries while off duty and fired at Johnson, hitting him several times. The shotgun turned out to be fully loaded, police said." ...
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Submitter's Note: Whaddaya know, armed defense works!

PA: Intruder shot at North Side food bank
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"A food bank supervisor on the North Side shot and wounded an intruder who apparently brandished a screwdriver when confronted in the freezer area." ...

"In an affidavit, police said William Zapf encountered Mathews about 10 p.m. Mathews was armed with the screwdriver he had used to break into the food bank. Mathews shoved Zapf 'nearly to the ground,' police said."

"'Zapf was in fear for his safety. Zapf shot Mathews in apparent self-defense,' the affidavit said." ...

"The Rev. Gregory Hammond of the Bethel Assembly of God church said Zapf was a hunter and sportsman and carried a registered handgun." ...

MO: 400-Pound Black Bear Killed in Southeast Missouri
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A southeast Missouri landowner won't face charges after shooting and killing a 400-pound black bear, saying he was afraid the animal was going to attack his dog.

The male bear was found dead yesterday near Marquand, in Madison County. It had been shot three times with a .22-caliber rifle on Sunday.

It is illegal to kill black bears in Missouri, but conservation officials say the man who shot the bear was protecting his property.

The bear first showed up at the man's house Saturday night. The man ran the bear off after it ripped boards off a shed as it tried to get to animal feed.

The animal returned a day later and appeared to threaten the man's dog.

The black bear is the smallest bear in North America and the only one native to Missouri.

UK: Robbers 'mugged' by shopkeeper
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"A BRAVE shopkeeper told how he fought off a pistol-wielding robber - by bashing him over the head with a mug."

"Quick-thinking store manager Ken Gangadeen, 52, grabbed the china cup after two teenagers burst in and put a gun to a colleague's temple."

"He brought the mug down on one crook's head while co-worker Maqbool Tunio wrestled with his accomplice."

"The courageous pair chased the raiders out of the News & Booze store in Norwood Road, West Norwood, without handing over a penny."

"Recalling the drama ... Mr Gangadeen, 52, told the South London Press: 'These two young guys appeared with a gun and demanded money. One of them put the barrel to Maqbool's temple.'" ...

India: Women take safety into their own hands
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"Little cans of pepper spray can make all the difference for women faced with attackers."

"At least that's what a Delhi-based company, which is manufacturing pepper sprays, says."

"Women can carry the cans in their bags and spray it into the eyes of their attackers."

"'The spray can be used from a distance of about 7 feet, and can immobilise a person for 30-45 minutes,' said Surjiv Ghai of Unisafe Technologies." ...

"They can be purchased in department stores and even beauty salons, and sales have shot up after the kidnapping and gang rape of a Delhi University student a week ago." ...

NE: Combs should keep her gun bill holstered
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"Sen. Jeanne Combs has agreed to hold her concealed-weapons bill for the rest of this legislative session in return for a promise to consider it early next year."

"She did so to avoid a filibuster by Sen. Ernie Chambers, which would have taken up hours of precious time as the session comes to a close with far more pressing matters still on the agenda."

"Combs claims she not only has enough votes to pass the bill, but has 36 senators lined up to vote to end any possible filibuster."

"A year's delay might be enough time to change some minds on a proposal that is unnecessary and dangerous." ...

MN: House gets e-mail threat on eve of gun vote
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"On the eve of a crucial vote to reinstate a law allowing more people to carry guns in public, House members received e-mails threatening harassment and blackmail if they voted against the bill Wednesday."

"'We will send people to your homes to harass you, and look in your windows,' said the message sent Tuesday. 'If that does not work, we have information on you, and your family, and we will use it in any way shape or form to get our bill passed.'" ...

"The message appeared to come from Joel Rosenberg, an activist and blogger who supports the gun law and vehemently denied sending the e-mail. His lawyer, David Gross, said the sender apparently contacted lawmakers through the Web site of Concealed Carry Reform Now, a gun rights group, and filled in fake information, including the FBI's Minneapolis address and phone number." ...

MN: Pariseau's logic (fourth letter on page)
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After a man with a permit to carry a concealed weapon shot the bouncer at Nye's last week, Sen. Pat Pariseau defended her misguided conceal-and-carry legislation by saying, "I don't think it proves problems with the law. I think it proves that someone got [a permit] who shouldn't have gotten one."

Pariseau is absolutely right -- a man who shouldn't have gotten a permit got one. But this isn't something to be flippant about; it shows that proponents of the legislation are wrong.

Anyone can carry a weapon illegally. We don't have to make it easier. Would there have been a shooting at Nye's if this man hadn't had a permit that allowed him to stash his gun in his car?

Maybe, maybe not. Isn't it tragic that we have to ask that question?

SH, Minneapolis.
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Submitter's Note: The only problem with Ms. H's "logic" is that the shooter was not carrying a gun. Based on the news reports it appears that he drove home to pick up his gun, making his permit completely irrelevant.

PA: Voters say yes to gun measure
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"With nearly all the votes counted tonight, Philadelphians endorsed by a ratio of 4-1 a charter change that asks the state legislature and governor to let the city draft its own laws 'to prevent and reduce gun violence.'" ...

OH: Best Buy Selectively Bans Concealed Carry (OFCC)
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"Several weeks ago, Ohioans For Concealed Carry began receiving reports of new 'no-guns' signs appearing at Best Buy locations in Ohio. Initially, it appeared this may have been a result of store managers having been mislead by out-of-state companies who are peddling 'compliance kits' that contain 'no-guns' signs, and falsely claiming that state law requires them to be posted. In fact, in at least one Best Buy store, the sign that is posted was obtained from one of these companies, G-Neil."

"... [I]t now appears that Best Buy has joined the list of business ban hypocrites - corporations whose policy seems to suggest that they believe Ohioans are less likely to be responsible with concealed firearms than their customers in other states." ...
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NC: Student brings BB gun to school
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A student from Derita Alternative School was caught with a BB gun Monday just as the school day was starting.

According to police reports, teachers found the gun around 8 a.m. The gun resembled a semi-automatic Beretta pistol.

The student, whose identity was not released, was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon on educational property. His mother took him home later that day.

MS: Byram Student Accused Of Bringing Gun To School
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A 15-year-old Byram Middle School student has been charged with possession of a firearm on school property.

The boy, whose name will not be released because of his age, was taken Monday to the Henley-Young Youth Detention Center in Hinds County. Authorities said the boy brought a .25-caliber automatic pistol to school but never threatened students or staff with it.

At about 10 a.m., a student told a staff member that the 15-year-old had the pistol, and the school resource officer was notified.

The gun belonged to a family friend who hasn't been charged.

School officials say the child had no previous disciplinary problems.

FL: Lockdown Lifted At Brevard Schools
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A lockdown was lifted at two Brevard County schools Tuesday after officials reported seeing an armed man near the campuses.

The schools are Mila Elementary and Edgewood Junior-Senior High School in the Merritt Island area, WESH 2 News reported.

Authorities said the school resource officers saw a man armed with a rifle in the area. The armed man is still on the loose, but a second suspect was caught. He did not have a weapon, officials said.

Officials said students at both schools are safe.
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Submitter's Note: No, the students at those schools are not safe as long as their protectors are denied guns, the safest, most effective tools available for their defense.

NY: Two men nabbed outside gun show; cops say vendors tried to dodge law
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"At least three times a year, rifle and handgun vendors from across the country converge on the Orange County Fairgrounds to sell their wares."

"But state police say the event the Middletown Great Gun and Knife Show has become an open market for unscrupulous sellers who hawk weapons in the parking lot without conducting background checks on the buyers, a violation of federal law." ...

"'These were private gun owners who were making what would normally be a legitimate transaction, the sale of a legal firearm between two people,' said Sgt. David Scott, of the state police barracks in the Town of Wallkill. 'But when you enter into a gun show and make the deal there, unfortunately you're bound by a different law.'" ...

CA: THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Real Apology Needed For Sheriff's Shoot-Up
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"The videotaped Gunfight at the OK Corral shoot- up of a mostly black and Latino neighborhood in Compton, California by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies grabbed recent national attention. The shoot-up was riveting and disconcerting. But even more disconcerting was the kind of, sort of apology the sheriff's deputies made afterwards at a televised press conference."

"Though they expressed regret over the gunfire that endangered the lives and property of the residents, they made it clear that they did not regret taking the action they did to stop the suspect. The suspect in this case was a black unarmed motorist who was not sought for any crime. Their apology sounded less like an apology than a rationalization for their potentially deadly action. ..." ...

India: Armed policeman thrashed, robbed!
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"Even cops are not safe anymore. Three robbers mercilessly beat up an armed sub-inspector while he was travelling on the Doon Express accompanied by two constables."

"SI Kamal Singh Rawat had boarded the train for Lucknow as his presence was required in a case pending before the High Court."

"'Rawat was carrying a bag which contained the papers related to the case and cash amounting to Rs 5000,' says a spokesperson for the GRP. According to eyewitness reports, three men entered the compartment in which the policemen were travelling. Unfazed by the khaki uniform, the robbers asked Rawat to hand over his bag. When he refused and threatened to put them behind bars, the criminals became enraged and decided to teach Rawat a lesson." ...

South Africa: Girl watches dad commit suicide
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"A soldier asked his wife to prepared him his favourite meal for supper, only to shoot himself when it was served."

"Mhlupheki Nkambule ... had arrived home slightly tipsy on Sunday afternoon, said Lowveld police spokesperson Captain Mtsholi Bhembe on Tuesday."

"'He apparently didn't show any signs of distress when he asked for his favourite meal to be made that night,' said Bhembe."

"His wife made the food and then, about 20:30, asked their 17-year-old daughter to serve her father."

"'The daughter saw him draw his service pistol, and thought he was trying to sit more comfortably,' said Bhembe."

"But he put the barrel to his head and pulled the trigger." ...

Philippines: 2 Valenzuela policemen sentenced to death for killing fellow cop
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"Two Valenzuela City policemen were sentenced yesterday to die by lethal injection after a Manila City court found them guilty of killing a fellow officer inside a police community precinct in 1996."

"The decision, handed down by Branch 11 Judge Luis Arranz, came in the wake of President Arroyos pronouncement to grant a reprieve for 21 death convicts. There are now 1,000 inmates on death row. A total of 165 cases have been affirmed by the Supreme Court."

"Judge Arranz, in his 46-page decision, ordered the two accused Senior Police Officer 1 Alfredo Alawig and SPO2 Enrique Dabu to jointly pay the family of victim PO3 Miel de Ocampo Café, 27, a total of P450,000." ...

Uzbekistan: Uzbek survivors recount terror (follow-up)
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"They say they raised their hands in the air, waved white scarves and shouted that they were unarmed, but that the Uzbek troops kept firing."

"Leaving the dead behind, they say they ran for their lives and were fired on again upon reaching the Kyrgyz border after an all-night trek."

"Uncertain about their future and longing for justice, some of the 534 men, women and children who made it to Kyrgyzstan gave their own account Tuesday of last week's bloody suppression of a revolt in the Uzbek city of Andijan."

"The survivors, including 96 women and 21 children, are living in 10 crowded tents provided by Kyrgyz authorities just a couple hundred yards from the Uzbek border, in the green hills on the bank of the Kara Darya River." ...

MN: Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition
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"It looks like the Minnesota Legislature will be 2-for-2 on applying common sense to gun laws this session. The resurrected Minnesota Personal Protection Act passed 44-21 in the Senate, the traditional stumbling block. The bill is now almost assured to pass the House and become law."

"Arguably the greatest good done Friday was in deleting several amendments to MPPA that went squarely against the core principles that once guided this country. One amendment would have barred permit holders from taking weapons into universities; another would have allowed cities to ban guns in their buildings and parks. While both sound sensible, there's one small thing standing in their way: the U.S. Constitution." ...

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"A special report detailing state firearm registration statistics for Calendar Year 2004 was released today by the Department of the Attorney General." "A total of 6,842 private/personal firearm permit applications were processed in Hawaii during 2004, marking a 0.7% increase since 2003. Of the applications processed in 2004, 95.0% (6,501) were approved and resulted in issued permits ..." ...

OH: AGAIN: Associated Press awards Cleveland Plain Dealer for anti-CCW reporting (OFCC)
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"For the second time in as many months, a liberal national media entity has patted the Cleveland Plain Dealer on the back for its anti-concealed carry coverage in Ohio."

"In April, ultra-liberal Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist Connie Schultz was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for commentary that, among other things, bashed Ohio CHL-holders in 2004 as 'Dirty Harry wannabe's'."

"Yesterday, the Associated Press Society of Ohio announced that The Plain Dealer won the First Amendment Award 'for outstanding accomplishment in pursuing freedom of information on behalf of the public for its reporting on Ohio's concealed gun permits law.'"

"The Plain Dealer got more specific when bragging about the award, saying the AP specifically gave this award to the newspaper because it had abused the Media Access Loophole by publishing the private information of concealed handgun license-holders." ...

UT: Rulings on guns may stall nominee
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"If it were up to gun-rights activist Charles Hardy, 3rd District Judge Robert Hilder wouldn't be in the running for a promotion to the Utah Court of Appeals."

"Hardy's group, Gun Owners of Utah, is opposing Hilder's nomination - slamming the judge for upholding a weapons ban on the University of Utah campus and voting against installing gun lockers in state courthouses."

"'We have concluded that he has a strong personal bias against the lawful carrying of self-defense weapons by private citizens,' said an e-mail this week to hundreds of gun owners, urging them to lobby against Hilder. Hardy plans a similar alert against nominee Scott Daniels, a former 3rd District judge who ... has called for oversight of concealed weapon carriers and tighter control of sales at gun shows." ...

IN: Officials weigh developer, gun club feud
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"Although the Noblesville Plan Commission on Monday approved a preliminary development plan for the 68-acre Potter's Bridge Estates addition, there was little to be agreed upon between neighbors, developer Paul Vondersaar and the Hamilton County Fish and Game Association."

"Prior to the meeting, commission president Karen Goldstein said she was impressed that Vondersaar and the gun club had worked out an agreement addressing concerns such as a safety inspection of club facilities, building an earthen mound and eliminating a 200-yard rifle range." ...

"However, when the gun club's president, Dianne Penley, addressed the commission, she said the draft, written by Vondersaar, did not have the agreement of the club and included items the members rejected." ...

NY: Body of Evidence: firearm forensics
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"Crime scenes -- guns, bullets and casings. When cops find a gun it is brought to the New York State Forensic Firearms Identification Unit." ...

"So what's the path to figuring out if a gun is linked to a murder? It starts with fire arms testing. A gun that was found in a suspect's bathroom needs to be test fired and compared to a 'control' bullet. An exact replica of the bullet is selected from over 1,000 different bullets kept in the Ammunition Reference Collection Room. Once it's loaded, the gun can be test fired in the shooting range, or the preferred method -- the water tank." [emphasis added] ...

Report: Russia, Venezuela Sign Gun Deal
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Russia and Venezuela signed a contract for 100,000 Russian assault rifles to be provided to the Latin American nation, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.

The contract, signed on Tuesday by Venezuelan Defense Minister Jorge Garcia and Sergei Ladygin, the regional chief of Russia's state arms agency Rosoboronexport, provides for the AK-103 guns to be delivered between October and March, ITAR-Tass said.

President Hugo Chavez's plan to buy the new assault rifles from Russia has drawn sharp criticism from the U.S. government, which has suggested the guns could fall into the hands of other groups, such as leftist Colombian rebels.

UK: Teenage girl escapes serious injury in pellet gun shooting
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"It has emerged that a 13-year-old girl has escaped serious injury after being struck in the face by a pellet."

"The incident, which occurred in the Gobnascale area of the Waterside on Sunday, saw the girl fired on by a person in a passing car from either a BB gun or an air pistol. There are no further details at present. Police have appealed for anyone with information on the attack to come forward." ...

Canada: Army surplus stores raided
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"Two army surplus stores were raided Tuesday by police investigating how the citys street gangs are being armed."

"Five men were arrested and a variety of weapons were seized as the police searched the stores ..."

"'Its a network that sold modified firearms. They were being sold to young people, in particular street gangs,' said Constable Anie Lemieux, a police spokesperson. 'Our youth and street gang (squad) is in charge of the investigation.'" ...

"Among the weapons seized Tuesday were three 9 mm firearms, ammunition, starters pistols that were changed into actual firearms and various other weaponry."