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CO: Wellington's Beef
Submitted by: paul raynolds

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"Plenty of bad things happen in even seemingly quiet, safe neighborhoods."

"That's one reason why Colorado just enacted a statute that makes it easier for law-abiding citizens to get a permit to carry a concealed pistol."

"Denver's Mayor Wellington Webb, however, is unfazed by the move toward self-protection. He quickly filed a lawsuit against Gov. Bill Owens and the state in hope of getting the new gun law tossed out."
 

MN: New Minnesota Gun Law Hits the Workplace
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.idcwebdev.com

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"Employers in Minnesota are evaluating how they will comply with a new carry law effective May 28."

"The new gun law allows public and private employers to prohibit employees from possessing a gun 'while acting in the course and scope of employment,' but says those policies cannot prohibit employees or others from lawfully possessing a firearm in the firms' parking facilities."

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But since MN is an "at will" state, they can still fire you for it, just not give that as a reason.
 

MN: Signs of the times: No guns here
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"When Mall of America stores closed Tuesday night, the sign patrol got busy."

"Just hours before Minnesota's new gun law took effect, night-shift workers began posting 'no guns allowed' signs."

" 'Mall of America has always prohibited guns on its property. We will continue to enforce this policy with high-profile signs at all entrances,' said Maureen Bausch, the mall's vice president of business and development."

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We're fairly sure criminals won't heed those rules, Maureen. Will the mall take responsibility for disarming its customers and tenants and leaving them at the mercy of armed thugs?
 

'Border militia' critic gets cold feet
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"According to citizen border organizations that patrol the Arizona-Mexico border for illegal entrants, a pro-immigration activist who considers the group members 'terrorists' has failed to follow through on threats to 'confront' the organizations."
 

MN: Quick draw on concealed-carry amendments won't bury all concerns
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"Opponents of Minnesota's newly liberalized gun permitting law have been lightning quick on the draw in raising legal objections and defiant challenges. As this was written, the Pawlenty administration and lawmakers were moving to take a last shot at improving the law. But concerns will remain."

"DFLers eager to target political issues among this year's Republican trophies have pulled the trigger on the gun law, too. Senate Majority Leader John Hottinger, DFL-St. Peter, says the administration's admission of problems with the gun law reflects an unseemly haste by the governor in signing a flawed bill pushed hard by gun advocates."
 

MN: Defend own safety [Letters]
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.idcwebdev.com

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Fourth and fifth letters on the page:

In response to Barbara Johnson (letter, May 22):

Yes, she is wrong. Numerous court cases all over the country (Silver vs. Minneapolis, locally) have held that the police have no duty to protect individual citizens. In addition, they do not have to respond to 911 calls, even if the dispatcher says that someone is on their way.

I wonder how she feels about politicians (protected as they are by armed guards) who have said for years that we do not need a firearm for protection, that our personal protection is what the police are for.

BRUCE W. KRAFFT
 

WI: School weapons hotline draws complaints
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It cost Wisconsin $100,000 to "feel better" after the school murders in Columbine, CO. But it hasn't made anyone safer.

"A $50,000-a-year Wisconsin-run hotline for kids to report guns in schools gets seven calls in two years. State Sen. Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin) said none of the seven calls the hotline has received so far has been legitimate, and five of them were pranks."

Even so, there's resistance to ending the failed program.
 

OH: "Gun panel" working on substitute bill; Looking to vote in two weeks
Submitted by: Ohioans for Concealed Carry PAC
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"A Senate committee that has heard extensive testimony on a measure (HB 12) that would specifically permit gun owners to carry their weapons in a concealed fashion expects to have a substitute bill prepared for consideration next week and could call for a vote the following week, its chairman said Tuesday."

"Senator Steve Austria (R-Beavercreek), chair of the Senate Judiciary on Criminal Justice Committee, said he the committee will be addressing three key issues – property owners’ ability to restrict guns; carrying weapons in vehicles and affirmative defense – in the new version of the bill."
 

Australia: Hand gun laws get tougher
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"The Territory Government yesterday introduced tough new hand gun laws into Parliament, but said there was not a hand gun problem in the Territory."

"Police Minister Paul Henderson said the laws would be introduced as part of national hand gun law changes demanded by the Federal Government after a shooting at a Melbourne university last year. The Firearms Amendment Bill 2003 aimed to restrict the ownership of hand guns, increase the responsibility of hand gun owners and limit the type and calibre of those available to sports shooters. Antique firearms, currently exempt from the Firearms Act, would also have to be registered and their owners licensed. It is expected there will be 1500 fewer hand guns in the NT as a result of the new laws." ...

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MN: Minnesotans Line Up For Handgun Permits
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"The new law puts sheriffs in charge and requires them to issue permits to most law-abiding, mentally competent adults who have taken a training course in the safe use of a handgun."

"Over the next three years, the number of permits in the state is expected to increase from 12,000 to about 90,000, according to legislative researchers and law enforcement authorities."
 

UK: Family in gun raid terror
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"Masked men stormed into a Coventry family’s home brandishing guns and left them terrified after a 15-minute robbery ordeal."

"A 38-year-old man was pistol-whipped and his wife and son were threatened by three raiders who burst into their home in Walsgrave through an unlocked side door."
 

MN: Effort to tweak gun bill begins
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"A new law regulating pistol permits takes effect today, and Minnesota lawmakers already want to change it."

"Gov. Tim Pawlenty and authors of the bill on Tuesday said they want to allow a business, church or other establishment to either post a sign or tell visitors guns are not allowed on the premises. The new law requires both a sign and personal notification."
 

IL: Mayor loses ground to gun lobby in Legislature
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"The NRA and Illinois State Rifle Association have successfully lobbied to shoot down gun-control measures Mayor Daley pushed this year. But they especially riled police and prosecutors with the passage of House Bill 515."

"Under the bill awaiting Gov. Blagojevich's signature, an agency requesting a firearms trace must notify the subject of the check when criminal proceedings begin or in 60 days of the investigation being closed. It also would allow the person to destroy the records associated with the trace request."
 

Should the Federal Government Protect Gun Manufacturers from Liability?
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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e-the People online poll and discussion

"Currently the Senate is considering a bill that would shield gun manufacturers from being sued by victims. Should Congress limit citizens' rights to sue negligent manufacturers? Does the gun industry deserve such special protections? Please consider the impact of this bill, and take action by contacting your Senators."
 

MI: Gun Sense: Give cities right to ban guns in municipal buildings
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"Last month, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that Ferndale can't add restrictions to state rules on where gun owners can carry concealed weapons. Ferndale has asked the state Supreme Court to reconsider."

"The city enacted a ban on guns in city buildings in 2001. City Manager Tom Barwin said no citations have been issued. Detroit, East Lansing and other communities have passed similar laws. State law already bans concealed weapons in courtrooms, schools and bars." ...

"Ferndale has common sense on its side. There's just no good reason to pack a pistol in city libraries, youth recreation centers or City Hall, where tempers often run hot. Cities should have the right to protect their citizens from harm, and themselves from liability, in buildings they own."

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Isn't it nice that a newspaper editor considers himself an authority for judging "good reason" for defending yourself with a firearm?
 

UK: Two Belfast men bailed on gun charges
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"Two men arrested after a huge cache of guns, ammunition and explosives were found in a warehouse in South Belfast have been released on bail." ...

"They denied possessing seven guns, 6,000 rounds of ammunition and five timer units with intent to endanger life."

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Seven guns is a huge cache?
 

NY: Fatal Attack After Mistaken Raid Is Ruled a Homicide
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"The city medical examiner has ruled that a 57-year-old Harlem woman who had a heart attack after the police mistakenly raided her apartment, threw a concussion grenade inside and handcuffed her, died from the stress and fear of the raid, officials said yesterday."

"At the same time, the Police Department announced it was developing a new system to track information on such raids."
 

NY: Oswego County 4-H Shooting Sports Field Event June 14
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
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"The Field Event for the Oswego County 4-H Shooting Sports Program will be held on Saturday, June 14th at the Pathfinder Fish and Game Club starting at 9:30am."

"Youth enrolled in the program will be shooting in their chosen disciplines. They have been attending classes for 7 weeks to learn how to operate their firearm under the guidance of a 4-H Shooting Sports instructor."
 

NY: News from the NYS Pistol and Rifle Association
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
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"For at least the third time just six months, Black or Hispanic men are facing criminal charges in New York City for using a firearm to defend their home or place of business. These good men are all victims of gun control."
 

FL: Too much salad leads to arrest of party hosts
Submitted by: Larry E. Bigham

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"Tarpon Springs police Sergeant Mike Trill told the couple he had to arrest Sandra Garner since she had slapped her husband repeatedly. Darryl Garner, who identified himself as a retired police officer, said he understood."

"But when police placed his wife in handcuffs, he became visibly upset."

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He is charged with resisting arrest and using a firearm while drunk.

An example of why only retired cops should have guns?
 

Democrat Feinstein is crucial vote for Bush judicial nominees
Submitted by: paul raynolds

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"Moments after voting against committee approval of Los Angeles judge Carolyn Kuhl for a federal appeals court, Sen. Dianne Feinstein signaled that that didn't mean she would automatically support an effort to talk the nomination to death in the Republican-controlled Senate."

" 'We have two filibusters going,' the California Democrat said, referring to attempts to block votes of Miguel Estrada and Priscilla Owen to appellate court vacancies. 'Maybe that's enough.' "
 

CA: The Police Commission voted unanimously to ban the sale of .50-caliber guns.
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"Police could not cite any instances in which the guns have been used to commit crimes in the city. Still, Chief William J. Bratton strongly supports the ban, which will now be considered by the City Council."

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So, since they can't cite any incidents of crime with said weapon, one can only assume that the ban is yet another step in the direction of tyranny and oppression.
 

NJ: Newcomer trying to depict Heck as a liberal
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"Schainholz, a staunch supporter of gun rights, criticized Heck for her support of the 'smart-gun' bill that the Assembly passed in November, which will eventually require gun manufacturers to equip guns with technology that allows it to be fired only by its owner. The bill takes effect three years after technology is proved effective."
 

MN: County sheriff gives views on state’s new conceal-carry law
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"My initial reaction to this new law is, what’s the need? Was there a public outcry by the citizens of Minnesota for this legislation? I don’t think so. The bottom line is a group of lobbyists who spent a lot of money got what they wanted and that’s what’s disappointing. Our legislators listened to the lobbyists. They didn’t listen to us. The four main law enforcement associations in the state, the Minnesota Police Chiefs’ Association, the Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association, the Minnesota County Attorneys’ Association and the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers’ Association were all against the bill. This was strictly politics."


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The whining sheriff apparently missed the class in school that defines what "inalienable rights" are. This hanky-wringing bleating shows just how little respect he has for the Constitution and for his oath of office.
 

OR: Clark County Sheriff issues safes as part of firearm policy
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"Law enforcement officers in Clark County who are given a department firearm will also be given a gun safe as the result of a new firearm storage police following a review process."

"The decision stems from an incident in January when the son of a sheriff's deputy, 13-year old Mathew Randall, shot and killed his younger sister, 10-year old Emilee."
 

WA: No Talk Of Pulling Brame's Badge, Gun Day Before Shooting
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"City Attorney Robin Jenkinson confirmed Wednesday that her office met with city personnel officials to discuss Police Chief David Brame's bitter divorce the day before Brame shot his wife and then killed himself. But Jenkinson said there was no talk of taking away the chief's gun and badge."
 

MN: Women's firearms safety seminar set
Submitted by: paul raynolds

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"A women’s firearm safety and personal protection seminar will be conducted during four days in June." ...

"Many families possess handguns and in many cases the women of the household have little or no training in safe handling and use of the firearm. The course also includes the lawful use of a firearm for self protection."

"Participants are encouraged to bring their personal handguns to the Saturday class when they will be checked for safe and proper operation."
 

Australia: Sporting shooters condemn tighter gun control laws
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"The Sporting Shooters Association says there is no need for the Northern Territory Government to tighten gun controls."

"The Government announced yesterday legislation to restrict ownership of handguns and the availability of certain types of weapons in line with a national agreement after the Monash University shootings in Melbourne."

"But the association's Territory president, Col Mellon, says members are disappointed they have been targeted again."
 

UK: Patient in gun threat and assault on doctor
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"A patient attacked his psychiatrist after threatening to shoot him, a court heard."

"Ernest Bunyan, 35, said he was going to 'blow away' the doctor before killing himself."

"Later Bunyan head butted Dr Brian Hart, put an arm-lock around his neck and half-choked him."
 

MD: Murder suspect was given early release
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"A Greenbelt man accused in the stabbing death of his girlfriend was released from prison two years ago after serving nine years of a 30-year sentence for killing his wife."

"Michael W. Sears, 54, was released early after pleading repeatedly for a reduced sentence. His release by Prince George's County judge highlights a practice unique to Maryland of allowing judges to cut sentences any time after sentencing."

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So not only does Maryland unilaterally disarm its subjects... uh, citizens but it also sets violent felons loose on said disarmed populace - all at the judge's discretion.
 

New Zealand: Free trade deal with US a risky business
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"Theoretically, Smith and Wesson (or any of 21 other American arms-makers) could sue because our gun-control laws negate free trade."

"It gets worse. In cases of the sort mentioned above, local courts would have no say. Decisions would be made by an international tribunal of three people - one chosen by the US company, one by our Government or council, one by agreement between the two sides."
 

Hollywood's Social Responsibility
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"No one put a sign on that gun saying: 'Use me to kill illegally.' "

"Nor do gun companies advertise their product in that way. In fact, the National Rifle Association promotes the importance of gun safety. The first rule to be learned is the importance of keeping the gun pointed in a safe direction to avoid harming people. Yet, this teaching is directly undermined by how weapons are portrayed in Hollywood films."
 

IL: Gun background checks
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"All dealers at gun shows would have to do background checks on their customers under a bill the Illinois House passed."

"Chicago Democrat Harry Osterman's bill would require non-licensed dealers to call a number set up by the state police to do the check. Violators could spend a year in jail."

"The measure passed with the minimum number of votes 60-to-51 and now heads to the Senate."
 

Four Theories and Insanity
Submitted by: LFA Editor
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"I don't claim to have the answers, and I certainly don't want to dampen anyone's spirit. A definition of insanity is doing what you have always done and expecting different results. Doing what we have always done ain't gonna cut it anymore. We have 4 theories and 3 paths, which will we choose?"
 

Australia: Armed woman in carjacking: police
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"A 20-year-old woman has been arrested after an alleged carjacking at gunpoint in Adelaide overnight."

"Police said the woman used the gun to force the four occupants of the car to drive her around the Holden Hill area."

"It is alleged she later demanded they get out and took the car herself, but crashed."
 

CA: Teen stabs man to stop him from hurting mom
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FULL TEXT BELOW:

A teenager stabbed his mother's husband in the back late Monday in central Fresno to stop him from hitting and choking her, police said.

The husband, Leedale Jenkins, 34, was treated at UMC after the 8:47 p.m. stabbing. He was booked into Fresno County Jail on suspicion of domestic violence.

The wife suffered minor injuries. The 18-year-old son was not charged.
 

Australia: Policeman shot
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"An Orange police officer was shot in the leg when his firearm accidentally discharged yesterday during a weapons training incident."

"The 32-year-old senior constable who is a general duties officer at Orange Police Station, was rushed to Orange Base Hospital in a police vehicle."

"Canobolas Local Area Commander Superintendent Jeff McKechnie yesterday said this is the first accident of its type in the command which has occurred during weapons training."
 

UK: Firearms database to launch August 2004
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"The UK’s long-delayed national database of firearms licences is finally set to go live by 31 August next year, some seven years after the Government project was first proposed." ...

"Although the central register of gun ownership, required under the Firearms (Amendment) Act of 1997, should have been operational from February 2002, the timetable has been repeatedly pushed back because of technical issues and problems with the procurement process."
 

Seat Belt Checks for Hispanics Denounced
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"Law enforcement officers taking part in a nationwide campaign to get drivers to wear their seat belts are setting up checkpoints aimed at Hispanics and handing out tickets a tactic the ACLU says smacks of racial profiling."

"Federal officials defend the checkpoints, saying Hispanics are less likely to buckle up because wearing seat belts is often not the law or custom in their countries of origin."
 

MT: Free State Project Report
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"This conference drew about 150 freedom-minded people from across the U.S., but especially from western states. Presentations were made by J.J. Johnson (publisher, Sierra Times), Dr. Jason Sorens, editorialist Vin Suprynowicz, author Claire Wolfe, and Montana state senator Jerry O'Neil." ...

"This conference was held especially to showcase and examine top-listed western states. There were panels to make arguments to conferees for selection of Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana."
 

DC: FBI knew for years that lab results were tainted
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"Three years before FBI scientific expert Michael Malone helped put a young man behind bars wrongfully, FBI superiors were alerted that Mr. Malone might have given false testimony in an earlier case that led to the rare impeachment of a federal judge, documents show."

"The warning about Mr. Malone in 1989 was not heeded and the FBI hair and fibre expert was permitted to continue as a key prosecution witness for several more years, including in the 1992 rape case against Anthony E. Bragdon." ...
 

OH: Fingerprint scanner to ID school children
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"Students in an Ohio public school district will be fingerprinted to identify them in lunch lines, raising privacy concerns among parents."

"The Akron school board approved, 5-2, a request for $700,000 to modernize its cafeterias, agreeing to pilot the system this fall at a middle school, the Akron Beacon Journal reported."
 

MA: Board to ponder Patriot Act
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"The Board of Aldermen will weigh the value of civil liberties against the threat of terrorism when they hear a petition to oppose the USA Patriot Act next week."

"A group of 136 Newton residents has signed a petition to go before the Programs and Services Committee, and then hope the aldermen will pass a resolution denouncing the USA Patriot Act."
 

CA: Dump Davis effort moving fast!
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"Thanks to the initial efforts of Ted Costa, leader of the nonpartisan taxpayers' group People's Advocate, and Eric Hogue, KTKZ radio talk-show host and WorldNetDaily.com columnist, a petition drive to recall one of the worst governors in the history of the United States – Democrat Gray Davis – is well underway with nearly a third of the needed signatures in hand, and close to an additional 25,000 signatures coming in each day."
 

Fight Brewing Over DUI Enforcement, Alcohol Consumption
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"MADD is supporting legislation sponsored by Sens. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) and Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) that would increase enforcement crackdowns for driving under the influence and seatbelt use, which is commonly done through random roadblocks and highway checkpoints."

"Under the DeWine/Lautenberg plan, states would have to implement new federal standards as a condition for getting federal highway funds."

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Gee, it's just like Lautenberg to engage in a little blackmail in order to exert control his subjects just a little more.
 

To Return To a Constitutional Society: The Five Vital Elements
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"To produce social change in the direction of a more Constitutional society, the major power-holders that constitute advantage points for achieving institutional change must be identified and addressed."

"The first element consists of city, county and state politicians and business leaders." ...

"The second element, the national bureaucracy, in both the public and private sectors, is in a position to influence public and private decision-makers by conducting research and formulating draft policies and regulations." ...

"The third element consists of support from the general public and various social movements and organizations." ...

"The Fourth element consists of various 'opinion-makers' - those who shape the views of society." ...

"The fifth element is a powerful tool that cannot be overlooked, or indiscriminately used – the massive power of the boycott." ...
 

A Different Kind Of Campaign Reform
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"I can't stand politics as they have become. I, for one, would like to just have them tell me what they are for or against and then stick to it. When he was running for office, President Bush said that he was pro-gun and pro-gun rights. Then he comes out with the 'assault gun' ban. I've been told that this is just a political ploy to get votes from the other side and that he already has a deal with Congress not to send him the bill to sign. To that I say, dumb idea. This is the kind of game that gets us in trouble every time. Stand for something and win or lose on the merits of that, for once. If the President doesn't think that the gun owners in America give him enough help to get elected then say so, perhaps that can change. At least it would be honest. This old 'say anything to get elected, then do what you want anyway' is not for me. We had eight years of that with Clinton."
 

The Bush Regime - He's Gone Over The Edge!
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"Neither Democrats nor Republicans are good for America and the American people. We have lost our constitutional freedoms to both. Both believe in ever-expanding government, both plot and scheme to confiscate as much of our wealth as possible... Voting is a waste unless used to vote against an incumbent Democrat or Republican, or to elect Libertarians."
 

Tia and Her Twelve Sisters
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"Iran-Contra hero John Poindexter has risen like a phoenix from the Washington wasteland. And as with Iran-Contra, Poindexter has made some tactical errors in his new role as director of DARPA’s Total Information Awareness program. That all-seeing eye on the pyramid logo was a bad idea. So was sharing the biographies of the TIA senior leadership. 'Total' has now been replaced by the more seemly 'Terrorist.' "
 

IL: Chicago, big-city murder capital
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"The results for 2002 are in and the outcome, regrettably, hasn't changed from 2001. An examination of murder statistics for U.S. cities with populations of more than 1 million shows that, for the eighth year of the last nine, Chicago suffered the highest murder rate."
 

Clinton Wants Change in Presidential Term Limits
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"Former President Bill Clinton said on Wednesday Congress should
change the rule that barred him from seeking a third term in the White House, but stopped short of saying he wants to return as commander-in-chief."

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CO: Guns: One hit, one miss
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"The city of Denver misfired in the legal challenge it filed Friday against the state's new law establishing uniform standards for issuing concealed weapon permits. But it was squarely on target with the second part of its suit, aimed at preserving gun ordinances with purely local effect."

"During the 12-year tenure of Mayor Wellington Webb, Denver has automatically denied virtually all requests for concealed carry permits - even those from victims of violent crimes. When The Post checked last summer, the city had issued just six permits - all to employees of the city and county, five to city building inspectors and one to a county judge. Thus, in a city of more than half a million people, not one ordinary citizen received a concealed-carry permit."
 

Democrats: profiles in spinelessness
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"But it could just as easily serve as the motto for the whole Democratic Party: 'Vote for us -- we kinda, sorta disagree.' The Party leaders are so timid, spineless, and lacking in confidence that to compare them to jellyfish would be an insult to invertebrates."

"Call them the pusillanimous opposition."

"These dithering poltroons are so paralyzed by the fear of doing or saying something that could be turned against them in GOP attack ads they've rendered themselves utterly impotent when it comes to mounting any kind of challenge to President Bush on the two most important issues of the day: tax cuts and Iraq."
 

Blood is on the hands of DC gun grabbers
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"Larry Pratt, of Gun Owners of America, asked Washington, DC Mayor Anthony Williams several questions (through his press flack, Tony Bullock) to which he did not get an answer because Williams had no answer. One is this one: 'Private, innocent citizens in your apartment houses and elsewhere are being shot and murdered but can't shoot back because you forbid them to have guns for self defense! Your gun ban laws haven't prevented shootings. They've only prevented your citizens from shooting back and defending themselves!' "
 

Walter Williams - Affirmative action grading
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"Next fall, assignments, graded work, weights and computation of student grades will be the same as in the past. In the interest of promoting diversity and multiculturalism, there'll be one difference: I will compute averages by race. I'll compute a class average for white males, and another for white females. Group averages won't be computed for black male and female students, and other non-white students."

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Walter Williams is a must read for all freedom lovers!
 

WA: Student who took machine pistol to school arrested
Submitted by: Charlie McMillion

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"A White Center high school sophomore who brought a loaded machine pistol to school in his backpack yesterday told authorities he needed it for protection outside of school after a drive-by shooting at his home a month ago."

 

NY: KKK Member Arrested: Police find firearms, hate literature in his West Islip home
Submitted by: Charlie McMillion

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"James Donato Jr., 34, of 856 Bay Shore Ave., identified by police as an active member of the Ku Klux Klan, was arrested Friday afternoon at John Quincy Adams Primary School in Deer Park, where he works as a custodian. Donato's arrest came shortly after Suffolk County police detectives assigned to Spota's office, acting on a tip from an informant, executed a warrant at his home. Authorities said they raided Donato's home when they knew he would be at work to avoid a possible armed confrontation."

"Police found one shotgun, four pistols, eight rifles, nine semi-automatic rifles, dozens of knives, blackjacks and brass knuckles and more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition at Donato's home."
 

TX: Angelina jury hears trial of man accused in sexual assault case
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Woman with "assault rifle" serves rapist hot lead to go.

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"A 911 recording of a woman screaming that she had shot a man who had raped her at knifepoint, was the prosecution's main evidence heard by an Angelina County jury Wednesday."

"Ricardo Alanis, 23, is charged with aggravated sexual assault. He is accused of using the 19-year-old woman's kitchen knife while he assaulted her in her Diboll home April 14, 2002."
 

India: Guard's gun booms
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"A security guard's rifle fired accidentally at his office in Mylapore today, blowing off two of his fingers and landing him in hospital, even as the police geared up to arrest him on charges of negligence, once he is discharged."

"Working for a private security agency that takes up the job of stacking money in bank ATMs, the armed guard, an ex-serviceman, mistakenly pulled the trigger of the loaded rifle inside the office."
 

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