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Guns of New York: A Modest Proposal
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"It appears that Michael Daly, a writer at the New York Daily News, has a problem with guns."

"He writes articles decrying the '500,000 illegal handguns' that apparently flood this city. ... In his thinking, it's clearly the gun's fault these heinous crimes were committed, not the gun user's." ...

"So I will offer here a modest solution to the problem of a half-million illegal handguns in New York. ... We'll offer a 'path to legalization' for these weapons. (Please don't call it 'amnesty.') Those who own these guns will be asked to simply register them. After standing in line, filling out forms, paying some fines, ... these gun-owners will be henceforth 'legalized,' with full conceal-carry permits ..." ...

The First Law of Nature
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"The First Law of Nature is that every man ought to endeavour peace, as far as he has hope of obtaining it; and when he cannot obtain it, that he may seek and use all helps and advantages of war." ...

"Among the natural rights of the Colonists are these: First, a right to life; Secondly, to liberty; Thirdly, to property; together with the right to
support and defend them in the best manner they can. These are evident branches of, rather than deductions from, the duty of self-preservation,
commonly called the first law of nature." ...

"The right of self-defense is the first law of nature; in most governments it has been the study of rulers to confine this right within the narrowest limits possible. ..." ...

Mike's gun shop stings may put holes in 18 cases
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"Mayor Bloomberg's decision to hire private investigators to conduct undercover stings at Southern gun shops has potentially jeopardized several criminal cases, law enforcement sources charged."

"Four cases were compromised and an additional 14 were put at risk by the six-week sting ... the sources said."

"The sources argued that several suspects being watched by authorities had frequented some of the 15 gun shops - but are now cleaning up their acts or lying low because of the publicity. ..."

"'A bunch of private eyes straight out of 'Barnaby Jones' run their own sting operation and all the real enforcement agencies find out about it on the day they are having a press conference? Not good,' said a law enforcement source in Washington." ...

Guns Also Kill
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"This is the first of two articles concerning the UN conference ... which will be held in New York 26 June 7 July 2006. ..." ...

"However, there are no 'sports clubs' who plant landmines for recreation. ... Especially in the USA 'gun control' is a contentious political topic, and the 'pro-gun' lobby is well organized and funded. ... The pro-gun people organized into a 'World Forum on the Future of Sport Shooting Activities' and started to be active, especially toward US diplomats. The World Forum brought to the UN their US slogan 'Guns dont kill; people do'. In a sense the slogan is correct. ... Nevertheless, guns also kill, and the fact that guns are available means that they are used. ..." ...

Lil' Annie: Go get your gun
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"When 'Little Sure Shot' Annie Oakley became one of the first women superstars as a renown markswoman on Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in the late 1800's, her fancy shooting opened the flood gates to the idea that women had a place behind the trigger of a gun."

"Although much has changed since the days of Oakley, women and guns remain somewhat of a taboo subject, while in recent years, the popularity of firearms with women has reached an all time high."

"According to a survey taken by the National Rifle Association in 2004, over 17 million American women own some type of firearm."

"Slowly, guns have been finding their way into the female populace for reasons ranging from hunting to a sense of security to self-defense." ...

Stevens 22 rimfire holds special meaning to columnist
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"The first gun I shot was a Stevens Crack Shot 22 rimfire rifle that belonged to my Grandfather Platt. This was during WW II about the time I started grade school. We would go to Uncle Harve Brooks' house at Avilla and shoot 22 shorts at tin cans. Ammunition wasn't available during WW II but my father had two cartons of Federal 22 shorts saved from before the war. After Uncle Harve returned from the Army we would hunt sitting rabbits in the corn fields and blackberry patches. There were no high-powered rifles in the family but everyone had a 22 and a shotgun. Two of my uncles had Stevens Crack Shot rifles like the one I shot, but everywhere I went, there would be a 22 hanging on the wall or standing in the corner and they were all different. ..." ...

Group makes outdoors accessible to everyone
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"'Just living' is what far too many physically or mentally disabled, differently-abled and handicapped children and adults come to expect from their time here on earth."

"Some have had previously enjoyable habits and recreational opportunities which have been snatched away by illness or injury. Some may not have even had the opportunity to develop such interests ..."

"For those individuals who are disabled for whatever cause or circumstance, Texarkana Challenged Outdoorsmen of America offers supervised, safe outdoor recreational experiences ..."

"Consider, for example, the situation faced by David Evans of Longview, Texas, who suffered disabling injuries when he was run over by an automobile in his mid-30s." ...

Longoria becomes a shooting target
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Actress EVA LONGORIA is being wooed by America's National Rifle Association (NRA) after she spoke of her love of guns.

The DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star thrilled firearms fans when she revealed her passion for shooting, and now the NRA are keen to make her the 'face' of their association.

She previously said, "I love shooting guns. I've been shooting since I was five with my dad. We used to go target shooting all the time." A senior NRA member says, "We get a lot of criticism but if Eva was among our ranks then that would all stop."

A salute to guns and rights
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"She's a nurse who likes target shooting and teaches gun safety classes. He's an engineer and deer hunter."

"When in Michigan, she'll pack a .357 Smith & Wesson for personal protection, while he sees no need to carry a concealed weapon."

"'I'm usually with her,' Don Burns said, pointing to his wife, Christine. 'And she's a better shot.'"

"The Burnses, from the Upper Peninsula town of Channing, are your quiet, ordinary, card-carrying members of the National Rifle Association - and proud of it."

"Friday, the Burnses, and thousands of others like them, trooped through the Midwest Airlines Center as the NRA convention opened its three-day stand in Milwaukee." ...

Aw shoot, they're cute
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"The flyer for the 135th annual gathering of the National Rifle Association said to "bring your whole family" to see 'acres of the latest guns.'"

"And a man behind the registration desk at the exhibition hall on Friday guaranteed this was no exaggeration."

"'You won't believe it!' he said."

"He was right, for to enter the cavernous Midwest Airlines Center was to behold thousands of weapons, many of them handguns that have no real purpose other than to kill people ..." ...
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KABA Note: So cops only use their guns to kill?

WI: Dump Doyle' resounding cry as convention opens
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"The National Rifle Association wants Wisconsin to be the 49th state to legalize carrying concealed weapons, and Gov. Jim Doyle is squarely in the group's cross hairs after twice vetoing the legislation."

"Acclamations to 'Dump Doyle' are everywhere at the 135th annual NRA meeting this weekend at the Midwest Airlines Center and U.S. Cellular Arena."

"From a simple seminar on grassroots organizing to a gala opening ceremony with national music acts, Doyle's name never got a rest Friday. Placed around the convention were orange posters saying 'DUMP' on the left and 'DOYLE' spilling from a dump truck on the right." ...

WI: Franks Slams War Critics, Praises NRA for Defending Constitution
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"At the 135th NRA Members Banquet in Milwaukee Saturday night, retired General Tommy Franks said America will 'never fail' in the war on terrorism and praised the NRA for keeping Americans informed of their constitutional rights." ...

"Franks returned to this motif several times, referring to NRA members as some of the most informed members of American society and praising their steadfast defense of the Second Amendment."

"'There exists a population in this country who gets it,' Franks said. 'There exists a population who knows the difference between a semi-automatic and an assault gun.'" ...

GA: Mom robbed outside elementary school
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"Local police are looking for a man who robbed a mother at gunpoint as she picked up her daughter from school."

"The woman and her daughter were walking to their car outside Heard Elementary School about 10:40 a.m. Friday when a tan four-door car stopped in front of them ..."

"The driver approached the mother and child, and ordered the woman to hand over her purse. The robber pointed a black pistol and continued to ask for the purse, the report states."

"The robber took the purse, climbed into his car and sped off ..."

"The mother and child were not hurt." ...
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Submitter's Note: Didn't the robber know that schools are gun free zones?! Oh, wait, he probably does know that, and counted on it.

MD: Black candidates face an uphill fight in GOP
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... "Herman Cain, a black Republican who failed in a 2004 Senate bid in Georgia, wrote a book, 'They Think You're Stupid,' arguing blacks should not keep voting Democratic. He said it is more important for the GOP to connect with blacks on issues than on the race of candidates."

"'They can't keep waiting for the Michael Steeles, the Lynn Swanns to draw people,' said Cain, host of a radio talk show in Atlanta and former chief executive of Godfather's Pizza. 'You've got to go to the black voters, to the black community and say, 'We are pro-life. We believe in the Second Amendment. We are fiscally responsible.' You can't keep waiting for black Republicans to reach in. You have to reach out.'"

OR: The Westlund Factor: A third choice for governor?
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"Independent candidate for governor, Ben Westlund, stepped out from the shadows of Tuesday's primary and opened his Portland campaign office Friday with the goal of letting Oregonians know they have a third choice in November."

"Oregonians eager for a change in state politics stopped by to sign a petition to get Westlund, a state senator, on the November ballot for governor." ...

"Westlund is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and gay rights, which doesn't package him neatly into any political box."

"'We are where we are, mired in mediocrity because extreme partisan politics all too often trumps good, common sense public policy,' Westlund said." ...

VA: Gov. Kaine vetoes gun bill, 7 others
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"Gov. Tim Kaine has vetoed legislation that would have curbed local government authority to control firearms along highways, a move that drew criticism from the bill's sponsor." ...

"The legislation on the Democratic governor's hit list included ... a measure designed to amend a state law governing the possession of loaded guns along state highways."

"The bill's sponsor ... said he wanted to clean up a law that was intended to restrict hunting along highways. Carrico said the broad language of the law also could prohibit legitimate possession of firearms for purposes other than hunting, even though the law already contains exceptions for people in moving cars and for people 'acting at the time in defense of persons or property.'" ...

NJ: Assembly panel acts to muzzle gun crime
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"A sweeping package of 16 bills aimed at cracking down on gun violence and its devastating impact on communities cleared its first hurdle yesterday when a state Assembly committee gave it unanimous approval."

"The proposal aims to prevent gun violence, protect witnesses and bolster police powers in a state which has more than 17,000 gang members and last year filed about 1,900 criminal cases involving gun violence." ...

"The proposals range from fast- tracking cases and stiffening penalties for firearms offenses to allowing authorities to seize vehicles in which guns are found."

"Other bills would regulate the sale of ammunition ..." ...

MS: Women Packing Pistols Get Help From Police
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"These women are housewives, nurses, computer techs even grandmothers. And, they all have one thing in common. They want to learn how to shoot a weapon."

"'Nervous. Very nervous. You see I dropped bullets all over the ground.'"

"The Olive Branch Police Department is sponsoring the all women's handgun course. They advertised in a local newspaper thinking they'd get a dozen or so women. Turns out more than one hundred applied."

"'My husband wanted me to get over my fear of them. That's basically it. My son said mom why are you doing this, you're scared of frogs.' Said Sonya Moorman of Olive Branch."

"Most of these women here have never shot handguns before and because of that instructors say they make better students than men." ...

India: Gangs of Gurgaon: Cops fear turf battle in district jail
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"UNDERWORLD shootouts in the Gurgaon district courts have given police in the IT-hub sleepless nights. Now, authorities are fearing that the Gurgaon district jail, also known as the Bhondsi jail, is turning into the next battleground for gangs planning to settle scores."

"With nearly 100 members of four major rival gangs currently lodged in his jail, Superintendent Hira Singh Yadav has approached the court to 'split the groups and send them to different jails to avoid confrontation and violence.'" ...

"Yadav and Qureshi have a reason to be concerned."

"Sample the seizures from Gurgaon district jail this year: a dozen mobile phones, a US-made pistol plus six live cartridges, over 25 SIM cards and mobile chargers." ...

India: Panic as cop fires in air
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Tempers ran high and fear gripped the area when a constable driver attached with a senior police officer fired two shots in the air under the influence of liquor at a shop in Saini Vihar of Baltana at Zirakpur on Saturday night.

"Balkar Singh, who is the gunman driver of a senior police officer, went to the shop of one Ashok Kumar. Drunk Balkar took out his service pistol, and fired one shot in the air," an eyewitness said.

Sources said the constable again took out the weapon, and fired another shot. When the locals came out after getting panicky, Balkar locked himself in the house. The locals accused police of inaction.

Philippines: Caraga cop chief warns his men on fireman use
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"After the gruesome killing of a father and son in Barangay Buhangin this city by an Agusan del Norte policeman, Caraga Philippine National Police Director Gerry Lingan Barias ordered all policemen in the region not to bring issued firearms without a mission order."

"Barias also warned different police station heads that they will be held liable in case violations were committed by policemen."

"Barias was fuming over a report that P02 Allan Alibangbang Pastera assigned at the Nieves, Agusan del Norte municipal police precinct managed to carry his M-16 armalite rifle outside the area of jurisdiction last May 16 without knowledge of his immediate superior Las Nieves chief of police Ernesto De Gracia." ...

KS: Plan to pack?
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"Recoil. Stopping power. Concealability. Theyre all important if youre considering starting the process to arm yourself with a handgun come July 1, when Kansas concealed carry law goes into effect."

"But Larry Mulder, an owner of Cleves Gun Shop in Salina, says theyre not the most important considerations."

"'The first factor to consider is whether you're confident you would use it, not just to injure, but to seriously stop someone,' Mulder said. 'If you have any question in your mind, get mace or pepper spray; don't get a gun, because it'll be taken away from you and used on you.'"

"If you pass that test, gun-sellers say, you need to find a weapon that you're comfortable with and that you can fire accurately, with control." ...

CA: Shooting contest draws gunslingers
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"The Old West doesn't die. It just keeps reappearing on the outskirts of Norco."

"The Cowboys, a Norco shooting club, put on Ambush at Mill Creek at Raahauge's Ranch on Saturday, giving participants a chance to put on their Old West duds and compete in cowboy-action shooting."

"The new event is taking the place of The End of Trail world championship of cowboy shooting. That championship grew too big for Raahauge's Ranch just outside Norco and moved to New Mexico. Its successor last year, Trial Town, didn't make any money."

"More than 150 shooters took part in Saturday's ambush, Cowboys spokesman Bryan Burnes said."

"The event is free and continues from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the ranch just off River Road." ...

NY: Owning it: Pennsylvania Long Rifle replica
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"On the wall of his Rotterdam home, Al Vrooman has honorable discharges from the U.S. Army, the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard; in the latter, as a crew chief for C-130 aircraft, he made more than 130 trips to Greenland. Since retiring in 1992, Vrooman, 59, has indulged in hobbies. ... In the wood shop attached to his garage he refinishes stocks for staggeringly expensive custom shotguns, and that's where Vrooman, a 10th-generation area resident, built his replica of a circa-1775 Pennsylvania Long Rifle. A muzzle-loading flintlock with a curly maple stock, it fires a .50-caliber ball of lead. Vrooman purchased 35 to 40 parts from catalogs, and finished the gun himself over a four-month period at an estimated cost of $800." ...

NJ: Monica Yant Kinney : In New Jersey, not so fast
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"Ed Tarpy hasn't made a same-day sale in more than 30 years."

"Customers who come to his Deptford gun shop wanting a Glock are told to take a walk - to a police station, of all places. It's the law."

"I wouldn't have believed it, either, if I hadn't tried to buy a gun last week." ...

"So in the Garden State, I spent a day and $54 being told I'd be lucky to get a handgun permit in three months - presuming that my husband and two references say it's OK and I'm not hiding any past crimes or mental breakdowns." ...

"Good laws can be bad for business. So I guess I shouldn't be surprised by the dearth of dealers in the state."

"Federal statistics show only 337 licensed gun dealers in New Jersey last year, compared with 2,765 in Pennsylvania ..." ...

ND: Rona's got a gun, but not for long
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"I recently received an e-mail from a fellow reporter asking if I would be interested in doing a column on Denny Magnusson and his certified pistol training course for women. The assignment involved actually going to a session, and getting a chance to shoot a handgun."

"Because I'm never one to turn down a chance to try something new, I decided to give it a whirl."

"Magnusson is a certified pistol trainer, and is a concealed weapon permit test administrator in North Dakota and Minnesota. As you may know, a person with a clean criminal record can apply for a concealed weapon permit in North Dakota and Minnesota. He works with many local gun dealers ..." ...

NY: City crooks love Smith & Wesson
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"The handgun of choice among criminals in New York City is a Smith & Wesson .38-caliber revolver - a compact but powerful weapon that fires five or six shots and sells for roughly $500."

"The revolver sits atop a long list of guns - dominated by inexpensive 9-mm. and .380-caliber Saturday night specials - seized from thugs in the city last year, the latest federal statistics revealed yesterday." [link added]

"In all, 5,511 guns were taken off criminals in 2005, with Brooklyn accounting for nearly half of the weapons, more than any other borough, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives." ...

PA: Aiming for a story: Writer tries her hand at indoor shooting range
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"It was through the National Shooting Sports Foundation's monthly online publication that the announcement was made: Tripoli's Triggers, an indoor shooting range in Williamsport, was awarded the prestigious National Association of Shooting Range's (NASR) five star rating, their highest score."

"An invitation was given for me to shoot, and I hesitated at first. I hadn't shot a revolver for more than 25 years. Could I remember how to load and unload? Could I recall how to correctly hold the handgun with two hands? Being a hunter, and past-certified NRA shotgun instructor, I certainly was no stranger to firearms."

"'Don't worry,' said Gary Glace, the range officer present, when he saw my apprehension, 'we'll walk you through it.'" ...

IA: Shooting for safety
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"Sixyearold Anastasia Rhodes broke a clay bird Saturday morning at the annual Youth Outdoor Jamboree hosted by Des Moines County Pheasants Forever."

"Rhodes didn't drop the bird. She shot it."

"For four hours Saturday, more than 70 children got behind a BB gun, a rifle, a shotgun or all three, learning the safe way to use a gun when supervised by an adult." ...

"Just for attending, each child also got a fishing pole donated by the Burlington and West Burlington Optimist Club."

"All guns and ammunition were supplied by the Pheasants Forever and Great River Friends of the NRA. In three hours, the children went through 675 clay birds and three cases of shotgun shells." ...

NV: Nevada hunters face little change in tag quotas this year
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"Nevada hunters will see little change in big game tag quotas in the upcoming season, the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners decided."

"Habitat conditions and game numbers will allow quotas for deer, elk and bighorn sheep to remain about the same as last year, commissioners said."

"A resident and nonresident quota of 9,229 rifle tags for buck deer - the most popular big game hunt - represents a small increase over last year."

"'We are continuing to suffer from a loss of deer habitat,' said Russ Mason, chief of game for the Nevada Department of Wildlife."

"But deer herds are capable of supporting the harvest level, he said."

"Resident hunters will be issued 751 tags for bull elk, up from 729 tags last year." ...

OH: Vintage firearms suggested for 'shotgun only' states
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"A move is quietly afoot that could place a pre-1900 .45/70 'buffalo rifle' in your Ohio deer hunting hands, if you and fellow fans of traditional black-powder cartridge rifles are willing to work for it."

"Toby Bridges, of the International BPCR (Black Powder Cartridge Rifle) Hunting Association ... is one of the prime movers in an effort to convince wildlife agencies in the 'shotgun only' states to allow use of these vintage-style arms for deer hunting."

"Note that while it is sad to see the recent production demise of the classic lever-action Winchester 94, know that Hollywood romance - and stretching of historical realities - aside, neither the 94 nor its lever-action predecessors truly were the guns that won the West." ...

CO: Miller, the man that started it all
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"As the 'Siege at San Juan' finishes its 11th year the man who started it all, Montrose resident Paul Miller puts another accomplishment in his holster."

"Miller, owner of the San Juan Range, is a long time lover of cowboy action shooting."

"Miller has always been interested in guns and collecting them. It became a hobby after a friend took him shooting. Inspired by Dirty Harry movies, he bought his first Smith and Wesson .44-caliber magnum. After that he was shooting more and researching more, said Miller."

"He said when he was younger he mostly collected Smith and Wesson revolvers and Colt .44-caliber automatic, but now that he's gotten older he's done a 'complete circle.'" ...

UK: Gun Widow's Appeal on TV
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"THE widow of murdered banker Alistair Wilson is to make an emotional appearance on ITV's This Morning show."

"Almost 18 months on from the brutal slaying of her husband at their home in Nairn, Veronica Wilson will open her heart to presenters Fern Britton and Phillip Schofield."

"And she will use her appearance as an opportunity to say thank you to the charity Winston's Wish, which supports and helps grieving and bereaved children and their families."

"Father-of-two Alistair, 30, was shot with a pistol at point-blank range on his own doorstep at 7.15pm on November 28, 2004."

"Police have been unable to trace his killer and the motive for the murder remains a mystery." ...