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WA: Seattle Mayor's Gun Control Plan Right Out of CeaseFire's Playbook, Says CCRKBA
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"Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels' gun control agenda, announced at a Tuesday press conference, could have been written by Washington CeaseFire -- a small but vocal extremist gun control organization -- and 'probably was,' said the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA)."
"'The proposals unveiled by Mayor Nickels,' said CCRKBA Executive Director Joe Waldron, 'are nearly identical to the wish list detailed by CeaseFire President Ralph Fascitelli on the Op- Ed page of the Seattle Times on April 20. It appears that a special interest group is pulling the mayor's strings because he is mouthing every one of their demands.'" ... |
All gun control can't be local
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"Members of Congress are so cowed by the power of the National Rifle Association that they can't hear a cry from US cities: 'Please, help us get handguns off our streets.' Congress has even tried to block cities from taking action against gunmakers."
"The latest skirmish between Washington and the cities came last Thursday in a New York City courthouse. A federal judge ruled that the city can have access to gun-tracing information gathered by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Such information is critical in a lawsuit brought by New York City against gun manufacturers in its effort to control handguns." ... |
Do We Need More Second Amendment "Judicial Activism"?
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... "I've been writing about this issue, off and on, ever since I took on the site. Know who hasn't been writing about this issue? The U.S. Supreme Court. Their first, last, and only significant Second Amendment ruling, U.S. v. Miller, was handed down in 1939--almost 70 years ago. They aren't saying that the Second Amendment does protect individual gun rights, so city and state laws that modestly restrict gun ownership continue to be approved by federal courts without further appeal. They aren't saying that the Second Amendment doesn't protect gun rights, so legislators are reticent to pass gun control laws. It is the Supreme Court's job to address Constitutional questions, and this Constitutional question remains unanswered. ..." |
United 93: Movie And Memorial
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"Yesterday, I went to see the first showing of United 93. As I said yesterday, every American should see this movie."
"Today, now that I feel a bit better (not much), and have had time for the movie to percolate, I have more to say — about the movie, and about the memorial." ...
"While watching the movie, I found my hand, almost by itself, slipping down to my side and resting on my Glock when the hijackers were on the screen. I knew I was looking at a movie, but I wanted to empty my magazine into them up on the screen. I expected the film to recall some of the furor I felt on that day; I did not expect to relive it." ... |
Smith & Wesson Begins Shipping 9mm Military & Police (M&P) Polymer Pistols
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"Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation ... today announced that it has begun shipping the 9mm version of the Company's new Military & Police (M&P) Series of advanced design polymer pistols. Company officials indicated that initial shipments of the 9mm M&P are being sent to a law enforcement agency."
"The M&P9 is the newest addition to the Company's M&P Series of advanced-design polymer pistols, a product line launched in December 2005. The M&P series offers performance, safety, and durability features engineered to the exacting standards of global law enforcement and military personnel."
"The M&P9 is currently available in a full-size model, with a compact model scheduled to follow. ..." ... |
Stand Your Ground Movement, Part III: A Movement That Needs To Coalesce Nationwide
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"The Stand Your Ground movement began as a pro-household / pro-individual legislation addressing when persons face grave danger, including the criminal and civil penalties imposed. ..." ...
"In the case of weapons, and the civil right for law-abiding to keep and bear them, the repeal of all gun laws should be part of the Nationwide Stand Your Ground Movement. Too long have our fellow Americans been permitted to believe that Liberty Enthusiasts are somehow isolated, anti-government slobs who haven't had a bath since their last squirrel. For cryin' out loud, where do you think we draw for our police officers and other first responders? ..." ... |
Schedule set in Parker v DC
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"Appellant's brief due on 6/1/06 ;
Appellant's appendix due on 6/1/06 ;
Amicus Curiae's brief due on 6/16/06 ;
Appellee's brief due on 7/17/06 ;
Amicus Curiae's brief due on 8/1/06 ;
Appellant's reply brief due on 8/15/06."
"Nothing really exciting, just dates and times. ... we have only about a month until stuff finally starts to happen in this case."
"For those curious about the ordering, here's how I think it translates: Our side (Parker) files, followed by any friend-of-the-court briefs; DC then briefs, followed by their amici; and we reply to the DC brief. We will have the first and last word, to the extent that such things matter." ... |
IL: Fatal shooting was self-defense, police say
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"No charges are likely as a result of a shooting last week in which one man was killed and another wounded, Arlington Heights police said Monday."
"Police believe a 32-year-old male resident of an apartment ... found holding an AK-47 rifle, may have been trying to protect himself after being threatened by three men. 'After that, there was a struggle over the gun and we don't believe [the resident] intentionally shot anyone,' Police Capt. Jerry Lambert said." ...
"Damion arrived at the home with two friends and began quarreling with the 32-year-old about money Damion thought the man owed an acquaintance, Lambert said. 'The resident was attacked ... and got out the weapon to hold off the attackers,' Lambert said. ..." |
AK: No charges filed in shooting
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"The man authorities were questioning over Sunday's fatal Dickinson Township shooting has been released without criminal charges, Cumberland County District Attorney Dave Freed says."
"'Based on the evidence, we believe he poses no additional danger to the community,' the DA said at a press conference today." ...
"Light voluntarily went with police investigating the Sunday morning shooting of Charles Rae, 45, of a different address in the 500 block of Pine Road in a hamlet known as Barnitz."
"Rae was shot in 'the area of the front door' of Light's home shortly before 8 a.m., Freed said. The DA said he wasn't sure whether 911 was called before or after an unspecified number of shots were fired from a handgun." ... |
RI: Man charged with shooting his own dog
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Police have charged a South Kingstown man with allegedly shooting his own dog.
Police say 58-year-old Edgar Goulet shot his pit bull yesterday and buried it in a shallow grave he dug in his backyard.
The pit bull—called Sparky—apparently ran into a neighbor’s yard in the morning. Police say neighbors heard Goulet threatening to shoot the dog if he caught it.
Goulet was charged this morning with killing an animal, firing in a contact area and possession of a sawed-off shotgun.
He has been released on 40-thousand dollars personal recognizance bail and ordered to surrender any guns he owns.
Goulet says he shot the dog in self-defense. |
TN: Six robbers hold up busy Kroger and shoot one employee
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"Investigators need your help tonight to find half a dozen robbers who shot a clerk inside a Kroger store this morning on Winchester at Hacks Cross Road."
"What started as a routine trip to the grocery store, turned into a nightmare when armed robbers burst into a busy Kroger on Winchester around 10 a.m. Saturday."
"'Two guys just walked in and started yelling and screaming and next I heard a gunshot,' said witness Devin Perry."
"'Two of the suspects jumped the counter in the store and robbed the customer service area,' said Mark Collins of the Memphis Police Department."
"Two others held up the First Tennessee Bank branch. When a store clerk jumped the counter, a robber fired a sawed off shotgun." ...
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SC: Man shoots pit bull at brother's house
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"A Savannah man shot a pit bull ... Friday morning after he feared he was going to be attacked, according to Beaufort County Sheriff's Office reports."
"The man told police he was standing in his brother's garden ... when two of his nephew's pit bulls started growling at him near the entrance."
"The man said he was sneaking to his truck near the garden fence when the animals charged. He grabbed his semi-automatic pistol out of his truck and began walking toward the dogs, which still were growing. He then shot one of them." ...
"The man was charged with ill treatment of animals and discharge of a firearm within town limits. The owner of the dogs was charged with permitting domestic animals to run at large." |
AZ: NRA bankrolls murder defense
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"Funding for the defense of a retired school teacher who shot and killed a man on a remote county trail comes, at least in part, from the National Rifle Association."
"The prosecution says the jury should hear that Harold Fish's defense is being supported by the NRA's Civil Rights Defense Fund. The defense says the information is irrelevant and the jury should not hear it."
"Judge Mark Moran of Coconino County Superior Court will decide the matter."
"Fish, 59, is accused of second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of homeless man Grant Kuenzli. Fish has pleaded innocent to the charge, claiming he shot Kuenzli in self-defense." ... |
AK: Legislature Passes New Self Defense Law
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"Today the Alaska House voted 33 to 0 in favor of legislation to expand the legal ability of Alaskans to protect children, themselves and their property."
"Sen. Gene Therriault (R - North Pole) sponsored the bill to allow Alaskans to use deadly force under an expanded list of circumstances where they or others face life-threatening situations. ... The bill reflects the new circumstances where Alaskans should be allowed to protect themselves and the lives others." ...
"The bill allows a carjacking victim who is still inside a vehicle to use deadly force. The measure also permits someone outside a vehicle to protect a carjacking victim who is still inside the vehicle." ... |
WA: Mayor calls on state leaders to strengthen gun laws
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"Banning assault weapons, closing a loophole that allows people to purchase guns without undergoing background checks, requiring trigger locks and collecting data to identify gun dealers who repeatedly sell weapons to criminals could go a long way in reducing gun violence in Seattle, Mayor Greg Nickels said today."
"Standing against a backdrop of revolvers, pistols, pump-action shotguns and assault rifles mounted on a wall in a Seattle Police Department warehouse ... Nickels called on Gov. Christine Gregoire and state legislators to beef up Washington's gun laws."
"'When it comes to preventing gun violence, Seattle's hands are tied,' he said ..." ... |
IN: Principal: Shooting victim called 911
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"A frantic Tonya J. Goble-Studer, 23, reportedly called 911 in LaPorte on Friday begging for a police officer."
"Witnesses said she claimed her husband had just put a gun to her head and was coming back after her to kill her."
"No police officer was dispatched."
"About an hour later, Goble-Studer and her mother were found shot dead in Michigan." ...
"McHugh [principal of Renaissance Academy located across from the Studer residence] said she and two other staff members overheard Goble-Studer pleading for an officer to come out and help her get to a shelter."
"After 911 refused to dispatch an officer, Goble-Studer called a friend, who showed up about 10 minutes later and took her and her two children away, McHugh said." ... |
NJ: Bitter Ives family: Verdict not justice
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"The parents of a 17-year-old Union City boy who died after being assaulted by a Weehawken police officer said they were denied justice yesterday after a jury found the officer not guilty of murder or manslaughter."
"'It proves that a police officer can go on the street and kill people and there is no justice,' said Jose Luis Ives Sr., speaking through a translator about the death of his son, Jose Luis Ives Jr., after being assaulted by Police Officer Alejandro Jaramillo on July 16, 2003." ...
"Jaramillo was convicted yesterday of one count of aggravated assault and three charges of official misconduct, and was fired by the Police Department. He faces five to 10 years in prison on each of the four counts ..." ... |
FL: Officer Accused Of Gun Threat
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"An unpaid reserve officer with the Panama Police Department will not be pulling any shifts until a federal investigation into his alleged harassment of a teen — including putting a loaded pistol to the teen’s head — is complete, the chief of the department said Friday." ...
"The investigation centers around Coffey’s actions during a traffic stop of six teenagers as police were searching for two men who supposedly attacked two women in Spiro. ... Along with another officer, Coffey stopped a truck driven by Brent Spencer." ...
"In their reports, the teens claim Coffey was immediately verbally abusive, telling the young men to stay put, and using numerous profanities. At the time, witnesses said, Coffey had his gun drawn." ... |
FL: Former Charlotte detective gets sentence reduced
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"A former Charlotte County Sheriff's detective convicted of pistol-whipping a teenager in 2002 saw his prison sentence reduced last week from seven years to 27 months."
"Wyatt Henderson, 48, was resentenced to two years and three months in prison followed by two years of supervised release." ...
"Henderson appealed his original seven-year sentence on the grounds that Conway had calculated his sentence in a formula that gave extra points for the use of a firearm in the commission of the crimes."
"But the U.S. Supreme Court later decided in a similar case that the facts used to place defendants in various sentencing ranges must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt." ... |
South Africa: 'Prosecute the gun-giver'
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"Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota has spoken out on the case of air force sergeant Philippus Jacobus Venter."
"Venter, 31, has been charged with the murder of his children and the attempted murder of his wife."
"In Tuesday, Lekota said anyone who acted unlawfully in issuing a firearm to the sergeant would be prosecuted."
"Venter is also charged with the illegal possession of a rifle and ammunition."
"He has been denied bail by the Phalaborwa Magistrate's Court."
"In a separate case, Venter also stands accused of raping and murdering a 14-year-old prostitute while on military peacekeeping duty in Burundi." ... |
LA: New Orleans Antique Store Sells Unique Historical Items
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"The past always seems alive on the streets of New Orleans, but it is even more alive in James H. Cohen and Sons antique store on Royal Street."
"Here, you can find items ranging from old cavalry sabers, pistols and rifles, to Etruscan coins."
"Of course, you can also find many of these items in museums."
"But Barry Cohen, great-great-grandson of the store's founder, says this place offers something museums do not. 'You can hold these pieces of history in your hand and you can take them home with you and you can own them.'"
"So if you are in the market for a sword or an old flintlock dueling pistol, this is store for you."
"Barry says one customer bought a set of old European dueling pistols for a wedding present." ... |
AZ: Gunlock campaign targets parents
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"Two 13-year-old boys were wrestling over a 9mm handgun in their south Phoenix home last week. The gun went off. Nicholas Hernandez died."
"Phoenix resident Joe Zerella believes the child's death could have been prevented with a simple, inexpensive device: a cable gunlock."
"Zerella, president of the Arizona Firearms Safety Coalition, has about 300 gunlocks in his Phoenix home. And he has made it his mission to get them into the hands of gun owners." ...
"In Arizona alone, 43 children ages 19 and younger were fatally shot in 2004, according to the most recent data from the state Department of Health Services. Ten fatalities involved children younger than 14." ...
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Submitter's Note: In 2003, of the 49 'gun deaths' in the 16 - 19 age range, 32 were homicides and 14 were suicides. How would a cable lock (which can be cut with tin snips or poultry shears) have helped? |
MO: Bird hunting near office prompts quick police response
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"A man shooting birds with a BB gun sparked a police response that closed down a section of South Hampton Avenue north of Walnut Street."
"Springfield Police responded in force ... after receiving a report of a man behind the Child Advocacy Center, 'lying in the weeds with a rifle,' said Sgt. Randall Latch." ...
"... It took several more minutes to coax a third man from the house where the rifle-wielder was spotted."
"Once inside, officers located the BB gun in a closet. Latch said the gun was an older model that could be easily mistaken for the real thing." ...
"Latch said the three residents of the house likely would be issued tickets for disturbing the peace. 'They seem pretty remorseful at this point,' he said." |
MN: Misleading statements (second letter)
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"Do you have to make your bias quite so obvious to people who know the facts? ('Fewer guns, fewer dead people,' April 25). In your editorial you state, 'This means that someone who killed someone and served time potentially could be given a gun to carry in public legally 10 years later and that the state says this is perfectly fine.'"
"True but highly misleading."
"The Minnesota's Personal Protection Act requires that permit holders not be prohibited persons under federal law. Anyone convicted of a felony (possible sentence of more than a year in prison) is prohibited."
"So if someone killed another person, but was never convicted of a felony, then yes, they would be eligible for a permit ..." |
NE: More guns in Lincoln will only create more problems
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"I support Mayor Coleen Seng's proposal to limit concealed handguns in Lincoln because more guns will mean more problems in our community."
"Our police officers, surveyed about this issue by a co-worker, Sgt. Jim Davidsaver, as part of his graduate research, responded overwhelmingly (85 percent) that concealed carry was unnecessary and made things less safe. It was the new trainees who were most inclined to support concealed carry. I think our recruits had not yet had the experience of their senior colleagues." ... |
ID: N. Idaho shooting range offers exploding targets
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"Because shooting at paper targets can get boring, there is Boomershoot, where the targets blow up." ...
"Participants pay $100 for a slot on the firing line, from which they plink at hundreds of high-explosive targets, some not much bigger than a brick and barely visible to the naked eye from 2,100 feet. ..."
"For some shooters, the event is all about marksmanship. Others say they're driven by politics - how the combination of guns and explosives is the ultimate expression of their constitutional rights as well as a gentle show of force for anybody watching in the federal government."
"Huffman falls into both categories - but mainly the latter. 'The Second Amendment is about providing a deterrent to tyranny,' he said. ..." ... |
Australia: Bikie raid sees 14 guns seized
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"Police have seized guns - including a Russian-designed assault rifle - and charged one man with 53 gun related offences during a series of evening raids on an as yet unnamed bikie gang in Sydney's west."
"From 5.45 yesterday police from the NSW Gangs Squad, led by Detective Superintendent Kim McKay, along with State Protection Group officers and local police, hit four residences across Auburn, Castle Hill and Merrylands, arresting five men aged between 21 and 32."
"Police also seized 14 firearms including semi-automatic pistols and a Russian-designed SKS assault rifle as well as a bulletproof vest." ... |
UK: Boy 'killed friend with air gun'
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"A 14-year-old boy killed his 12-year-old friend when he accidentally shot him in the head with an air rifle, a court has heard."
"The boy was showing off his father's new gun in his bedroom when it went off, firing a pellet through Alex Cole's eye and into his brain."
"It happened in Conisbrough, near Doncaster, in May last year, Sheffield Crown Court heard."
"The boy, who cannot be named, denies manslaughter by gross negligence."
"The jury was played a recording of a 999 call made by the defendant in which he could be heard talking to Alex before the youngster lapsed into unconsciousness." ... |
UK: Armed response police called to three capital gun alerts in 12 hours
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"ARMED response officers raced to three gun alerts in the Capital in just 12 hours."
"Frightened members of the public raised the alarm after spotting different men carrying firearms in the city yesterday."
"The gun incidents come in the wake of the double shooting at The Marmion pub in Gracemount when former boxing champion Alex McKinnon was blasted to death with a shotgun, although police are not linking the murder to yesterday's incidents."
"The first incident in Firhill Loan at 11am involved a man brandishing what appeared to be a gun and a machete in the street while making threats." ... |
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