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Gun-trace data shared - prudently
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"In recent weeks, issues have arisen regarding the ability of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to share firearms trace data with the law-enforcement community. With the tragic events surrounding the criminal use of firearms, I felt the need to clarify this matter."
"Firearms trace data is critically important information developed by ATF to assist state and local law enforcement. ..." ...
"Let me be clear: Neither the congressional language nor ATF rules prohibit the sharing of trace data with law enforcement conducting criminal investigations, or place any restrictions on the sharing of trace data with other jurisdictions once it is in the hands of state or local law enforcement. ..." ... |
SAF Delighted That ATF's Sullivan Set Record Straight, Refuting Bloomberg
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"Refuting weeks of erroneous assertions and outright fabrications regarding the accessibility of firearms trace data from the ... (ATF), Acting Director Michael J. Sullivan this week has issued a no-nonsense, detailed explanation affirming that trace data is available for legitimate on-going criminal investigations by law enforcement."
"'It's exactly what we've been saying all along,' noted Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation. 'Director Sullivan's refreshing approach to this issue ought to clarify all the misinformation about ATF trace data that has been deliberately and wrongly portrayed as beyond the reach of local police agencies for criminal investigations.'" ... |
Stand Free Or Crouch In Servitude
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... "Or what if I’m one of those policemen Commissioner Kelly doesn’t trust? What if I have no probable cause for a search warrant, but I don’t want to let the Fourth Amendment get in my way any more than the Second does in NYC? Why not just call in the tip myself, and enjoy a toll-free bypass around the Constitution?"
"What Crouch proposes is nothing short of un-American. It’s hard to determine if he just doesn’t know any better, or chillingly, if he does. Nonetheless, his very name brings to mind Samuel Adams’ famous reproach, 'Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen!'" |
John Longnecker: Gun Control, Virginia Tech, and Answering Brady Campaign's Helmke: Stop Hiding The Ball On Citizen Authority
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"... The Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence pronounced a gun violence epidemic in this country (again), and vows to hold officials accountable for not enacting more severe restrictions on a civil right."
"Every year, many more extensive numbers are hurt by knifings, rapes, robberies, beatings, chokings, multi-assailant attacks and, of course, heartbreaking child abductions. All of these continue without guns on the part of the thug or the victim. For all of Helmke's efforts, he will never succeed in writing a law that stops handgun violence as his non-profit’s purpose, since many crimes are . . well, gunless, and because most gun homicides [roughly 32,000 out of 45,000 annually] are crime-on-crime. [see www.FBI.gov]" ... |
Opposing view: Laws won't stop the killers
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"USA TODAY ought to be ashamed. So should the rest of the media elite who feed Americans a tragic dose of sensationalism to promote so-called common-sense anti-gun schemes that have nothing to do with common sense, or with preventing tragedy."
"Americans aren't buying it. In a recent ABC News Poll, by a wide margin, the majority of Americans believe we need better enforcement of existing laws."
"NRA agrees."
"When asked about gun violence, 75% of Americans said they believe popular culture and the way kids are raised are responsible."
"NRA agrees —but, ultimately, violent criminals are responsible for their own acts." ... |
In a shoot-out, the feds always win
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... "This argument says that keeping firearms is necessary to ensure that the public can resist government oppression should such arise. In other words, unless you can shoot back at the feds, you can't be free."
"That's a nice, John Wayne-type view of the world. But it's wrong. It's not just debatably wrong. It's factually wrong."
"And the reason it is wrong is this: The government has and will always have more firepower than you, you and your neighbors, you and your like-minded friends or you and anybody you can conscript to your way of thinking."
"You simply can't arm yourself adequately against a government that is rotten and needs to be overturned. Your best defense is the ballot box, not a pillbox." ...
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If the Swiss can bear arms, why can't we?
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"At weekends in Switzerland, the quiet of the countryside is punctuated by the sound of gunfire. At first, this is surprising for the visitor who thinks of Switzerland as a nation of bankers and cuckoo clock makers, a pacific nation that managed to stay neutral through the two world wars that affected the rest of Europe. But the Swiss readily explain that the reason they have not been occupied by foreign armies is that every able-bodied Swiss male is trained as a citizen soldier and can at a moment's notice take to the mountains ... Every Swiss village and town has a local firing range and almost every household has a gun, as members of the militia keep their weapons and ammunition at home, as do most militia veterans." ... |
Remington Arms Company, Inc. Commences Consent Solicitation for 10 1/2% Senior Notes Due 2011
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"Remington Arms Company, Inc. announced today that it has commenced a consent solicitation relating to the $200,000,000 principal amount of its 10 1/2% Senior Notes due 2011 on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in its Consent Solicitation Statement dated May 1, 2007."
"The purpose of the Consent Solicitation is to amend the provisions in the indenture governing the Notes (i) relating to the definition of 'Permitted Holder,' which is used for the purposes of determining whether a 'Change of Control' has occurred with respect to the Company, so that a subsidiary of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. will be able to acquire RACI Holding, Inc., the sole stockholder of the Company ..." ... |
Helmke offers voice of reason
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"Since hearing about the disturbed gunman who murdered 32 people at Virginia Tech, I have felt a deep sense of sorrow and futility about the gun violence that keeps happening in our country and our apparent lack of will to do anything about it. After listening to Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, speak to Downtown Rotarians on Monday, I perceive a glimmer of hope." ... |
More Calls for Gun Control in Aftermath of Virginia Tech Shootings
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"Calling the shooting of 32 students at Virginia Tech last month a wake-up call, a leading gun control group called Tuesday for more restrictions on purchasing firearms -- drawing criticism from a gun rights advocate who said the tragedy was being exploited to further an anti-gun agenda." ...
"Helmke attributed the situation to what he called 'the insane, weak gun policies we have in this country,' adding that 'even the few laws we have are not adequately enforced.'" ...
"'All that seems to be on the minds of many in the media and at the offices of gun control extremists is figuring out how to exploit this horrible tragedy to erode and eventually destroy the right, and the means, of self-defense,' [Gottlieb] said Tuesday." ... |
CA: Passions stir over dog shooting on coast
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"A homegrown controversy over the shooting of a dog on a man's property in defense of his farm animals last month has escalated into an ugly bout of name-calling, hurt feelings and even death threats."
"Residents are divided over whether local resident George Muteff ... who keeps horses, ewes and lambs in his fenced-in backyard, was justified in shooting to death a neighbor's Boston terrier that he says broke into his field and attacked his animals ..."
"Regardless of anyone's moral judgments about the event, the fact is that Muteff acted legally ..."
"'He had every right to shoot the dog. ... everyone who owns livestock is entitled to do what he did,' said Scott Delucchi, spokesman for the Peninsula Humane Society." ... |
NH: Police: Homeowner Confronts Intruder, Fires Rifle
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"A homeowner made a daring move on Monday night when he discovered an intruder in his Hampton Falls home."
"Police said the man arrived at his Kensington Road home and noticed shadows inside. He grabbed a shotgun and went inside."
"The homeowner and an armed, masked intruder came face-to-face, and police said the homeowner fired his rifle."
"The shot missed the burglar, who ran to the basement of the home."
"Police said the owner of the home then called 911. Somehow during that time the intruder escaped." ...
"Officers recommend that people do not confront an intruder. They said people should get to a safe place and call for help." |
PA: Police: Man Used Unregulated Weapon To Kill Wife, Self
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"A Bethlehem man was able to get an unregulated weapon to use to kill his wife and himself, violating a one-day-old protection from abuse order when he went to their home, according to authorities."
"David Hoagland Jr., 30, used a replica of an 1851 Confederate Navy .44-caliber revolver to shoot his 30-year-old wife, Michelle Hoagland, and himself on Thursday night."
"The gun uses black powder and is not considered a firearm under state and federal laws. Buyers do not need a background check to buy one, either." ...
"Bethlehem police were still trying to determine how Hoagland obtained the gun."
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TX: Campus gun ban has some foes
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"Gov. Rick Perry and some Republicans in the Legislature say they are considering repealing a state law that prohibits the possession of firearms on college campuses."
"Perry and a group of lawmakers who have championed Second Amendment issues say students and faculty members who hold licenses to carry firearms should be allowed to take their weapons onto campus."
"'I think it's time for us to have that debate in Texas,' Perry said at a news conference Monday."
"The issue was launched to the forefront of national debate two weeks ago ..."
"Since the shootings, supporters of the Second Amendment have argued that a law-abiding citizen can use guns to stop a gun-wielding maniac." ... |
Gun Control Bill Seeks to Close 'Terror Gap'
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"A Second Amendment group says Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should resign as the nation's highest ranking law enforcement officer, given his 'troubling support' for a new gun control bill that seeks to close the 'terror gap' in federal law."
"S. 1237 would give the attorney general, a presidential appointee, the authority to suspend or cancel someone's Second Amendment right, even if that person has never been charged with a crime, the Second Amendment Foundation warned."
"At the Justice Department's request, the bill was introduced last week by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), whom SAF describes as one of the most extreme anti-gunners in Congress." ... |
AZ: Governor gets another bill on self defense
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"The Arizona Senate has approved and sent to Governor Napolitano yet another bill that would allow use of a 2006 self-defense law retroactively." ...
"Napolitano earlier this year vetoed a previous bill that prosecutors had warned could apply to numerous cases. Supporters then went back and crafted a new version that they say would apply to only about a dozen cases."
"The cases would have to be ones in which the defendant didn't plead guilty or no-contest and had trails pending when the law took effect in April 2006."
"Many of those pressing for the legislation expect it would help retired Tolleson teacher Harold Fish, who's serving a ten-year prison sentence for shooting and killing a man during a confrontation ..." |
PA: Changes proposed for controversial gun bill
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"Two Philadelphia lawmakers are proposing changes to the highly controversial House Bill 760, which would require gun owners to register their firearms with the state every year."
"State Rep. Angel Cruz, the primary sponsor of the bill, said Tuesday he had prepared an amendment to the measure that would eliminate a proposed $10-per-gun annual registration fee."
"Also, Cruz said he supports an amendment prepared by his fellow city lawmaker, state Rep. Rosita Youngblood, that would initially limit the bill's requirements to Pennsylvania cities of the first class; Philadelphia is the only such city in the state." ... |
AL: Legislature votes to allow gun sales to out-of-state residents
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The Alabama House gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that would allow gun and ammunition dealers in Alabama to sell to residents of any state where gun sales are legal.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. David Grimes, R-Montgomery, was approved by the House on a 90-3 vote. With the regular session of the Legislature more than half over, the measure was only the fourth bill to receive final passage this session because of a dispute over rules that has stalled most action in the Senate.
The bill now goes to Gov. Bob Riley for his signature.
Grimes said the bill, which was supported by the National Rifle Association, would allow hunters from other states to buy weapons and ammunition in Alabama. |
OH: Cleveland Mayor: Armed robber is a 'victim' (BFA)
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... "[Mayor] Jackson also informed citizens that he would continue to enforce the local gun control laws - laws which he claimed were necessary to protect the children of his city."
"On April 22 the state witnessed yet another ... failure of Cleveland's gun control laws, when teenaged repeat-offender ... illegally obtained a loaded handgun and tried to rob homeowner and CHL-holder Damon Wells. Wells acted in self-defense, and the teenaged criminal is dead." ...
"It took a week for Mayor Jackson to make a public statement about the incident, and it appears he agrees with the vandals who have trashed Damon Wells' home and force him to move. You see, Frank Jackson believes the armed robber is a 'victim'." ... |
MO: 'Deadly force' bill approved by Missouri House
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"The Missouri House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to approve legislation that would give homeowners and drivers wide discretion in the use of deadly force against intruders."
"The measure would give people immunity from criminal and civil actions for killing or injuring someone in self-defense, in defense of other people or in defense of property. It also would create a new section of law to allow the use of deadly force against anyone who illegally and forcibly entered a dwelling or a vehicle if the owner 'had reason to believe' that a crime would be committed." ... |
Benjamin Franklin to Nathaniel Seidel, "and having Arms in Readiness for all who may be able and willing to use them", June 2, 1775
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"...I am persuaded that the Congress will give no Encouragement to any to molest your People on Account of their Religious Principles; and tho' much is not in my Power, I shall on every Occasion exert my self to discountenance and prevent such infamous Practices..."
"...I remember that you put yourselves into a good Posture of Defence at the Beginning of the last War . . . . there were among the Brethren many who did not hold it unlawful to arm in a defensive War. . . . perhaps it would not be amiss to permit them to learn the military Discipline among their Neighbours . . . and having Arms in Readiness for all who may be able and willing to use them, will be a general Means of Protection against Enemies of all kinds..." |
ID: Idaho Good Samaritans Who Pulled Victim to Shore Get $85 Tickets
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"Canoeist Dennis Bohrn and his companions were stunned when they saw a woman jump off the Perrine Bridge, her body landing near them in the Snake River. Many in the group were crying by the time they managed to reach the woman and paddle her body to shore."
"So Bohrn was shocked when an officer walked up and instead of thanking or comforting the group last Sunday, wrote out a couple of $85 tickets for failing to have life jackets on board either of the two canoes."
"'The body was right there,' said the 58-year-old Twin Falls resident. 'A girl deputy was trying to console everybody. Then a sergeant walked up. He said, 'I see you don't have any life jackets so I am going to give you a citation.' It seemed a little cold.'" ... |
VA: Grand jury to hear charges in fatal Norfolk shootout
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A grand jury will hear charges against a Norfolk man charged in a shootout on Jamaica Avenue in March that left one person dead and two others injured, a judge ruled today.
Terry Privott is charged with malicious wounding, shooting into an occupied dwelling and use of a firearm. Privott's brother, Tremaine, was shot and killed by another man involved in the dispute.
A witness said the dispute started over a lawn chair. Terry Privott spit at a man who was at his neighbor's house in the Moton Circle public housing complex, then guns were drawn.
The man who shot Tremaine Privott has not been charged, police said, because he appeared to be acting in self-defense. [emphasis added] |
TX: Shooting from the lip -- Allowing licensed handguns everywhere in Texas is a formula for bloodshed, intentional or accidental
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"This editorial was changed from an earlier version to correct a reference to Metro's policy ..." ...
"Texas law prohibits guns in bars, schools and most areas of courthouses and college campuses. Local governments and churches have the right to prohibit firearms from buildings and meetings. Private employers can ban employees from bringing weapons into the workplace. ..."
"Perry even favored allowing people to take guns into bars, a common venue for slayings fueled by the volatile mixture of weapons, alcohol and hot tempers. Even avid gun advocate ... Jerry Patterson balked at that idea. He told the Chronicle's Clay Robison that bars should be off-limits because 'people get drunk there and their aim is not as good.'" ... |
TX: Chron denounces Perry on concealed-carry, mangles facts
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"Ok, this certainly merits a fisking:"
"It’s the sort of Wild West stereotype that national publications love to print about Texas: After conferring in Austin with federal officials concerning the recent Virginia Tech massacre, Gov. Rick Perry opined that citizens with licensed concealed handguns should have the right to take them everywhere." ... "Furthermore, local governments lost their ability to ban firearms in their facilities in 2003. Oopsie! I suppose the Chronicle actually needs to start looking at the law before they vomit up this dreck on their editorial page." ... |
OH: Note to Blade's Dan Simpson: There are some more Amendments after the First (BFA)
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"The Toledo Blade has published a number of pro-gun letters in response to editorial board member Dan Simpson's recent tirade against the United States Constitution."
"Did columnist forget about Constitution?"
"Having just read Dan Simpson's April 25 column on the disarming of America, I can only think of one question: Where exactly does he think he lives? ... perhaps he is under the illusion that he is in Red China or Communist Russia." ...
""A gun control plan already in the works"
"The holes in Dan Simpson's [gun control] plan are so numerous it's hard to know where to begin, but don't worry, it's already in the works. H.R. 1022 ... goes a long way toward what he suggests. ..." ... |
SC: On Guns and Violence (letters)
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... "The only two reasons for a citizen to own a firearm is for hunting and/or defense of the household from intruders. In either case, ownership of a handgun, shotgun or shoulder rifle is more than adequate to satisfy these purposes. ..." ...
"Having owned guns and been an active hunter for over 60 years, I feel qualified to speak on the subject of guns. Why do I own a gun in the first place? I can think of only three possible reasons: (1) to go hunting; (2) to use for target practice; (3) for self-defense."
"... That being the case, why do we gun owners need assault weapons? Is it just for kicks? Isn’t it time we stepped up and told the NRA to take the lead in calling for a ban on the manufacture of all assault weapons?" ... |
AL: Gun column makes good target practice
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"The scariest thing about handguns, of course, is some of the people who own them. These folks can get madder than a cat in a bathtub full of bulldog at the least little thing."
"Sunday's column tried to explain the process of buying a handgun with as little emotion or advocacy as possible. It did note the strange feeling some people get in a store that sells everything from cheap handguns to assault rifles, where 'death is dealt along with self-defense.' I guess that was enough to set the gunnies off."
"'Melodramatic tripe,' wrote Marshall of Hoover. 'Was this on the opinion page, or was it 'reporting'?" ... |
WI: Second Amendment protects law-abiding citizens
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... "Today we seem to have lost the art of thinking because accurate independent reasoning is quite rare."
"Follow these examples of faulty thinking:"
"A pencil was used to write some bad words = ban pencils."
"A hammer was used to kill a family member = ban hammers."
"A car was used to kill a pedestrian = ban cars."
"A gun was used to kill someone = ban guns."
"Recently a TV news reporter loudly declared that there had been no multiple gun killings in England since their gun ban was employed. Then he quietly admitted there had been more gun crimes than before the ban. So, according to this faulty reasoning it is OK to kill more people, just don’t kill so many in one place at one time." ... |
NY: Privacy Laws Slow Efforts on Gun-Buyer Data
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"Momentum is building in Congress behind a measure that would push states to report their mental health records to the federal database used to conduct background checks on gun buyers."
"But a thicket of obstacles, most notably state privacy laws, have thwarted repeated efforts to improve the reporting of such records in the past and are likely to complicate this latest effort, even after the worst mass shooting in United States history at Virginia Tech last month."
"Federal law prohibits anyone who has been adjudicated as a 'mental defective,' as well as anyone involuntarily committed to a mental institution, from buying a firearm. ..." ... |
VA: Va.Tech Gunman Ordered to Get Treatment at On-Campus Facility, Lawyer Says
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"Two years before Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people in a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, he was ordered by a court to undergo outpatient psychiatric treatment at an on-campus facility, Cho's court-appointed lawyer told ABC News."
"This was in addition to the already reported order that sent Cho to a private facility off campus for evaluation."
"With no mandatory follow-up and no penalty for noncompliance, it is not clear whether Cho ever showed up for the Va.Tech counseling." ... |
TX: National Rifle Association set for LJ
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"For its fifth year in a row, the National Rifle Association Cradle of Texas Chapter will have its banquet in Lake Jackson. This year the organization will honor military veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, welcoming them to the banquet free of charge."
"'Last year we honored the WWII veterans and this year it is the current veterans who we will let in free,' NRA member Mike Quisenberry said. 'We will also have a proclamation by (Lake Jackson Mayor Bob Sipple) that will be read for them, and also a free gun raffle for them.'" ... |
Switzerland: Heidi Get Your Gun
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"Each September the hills around Zurich are alive — with the sound of gunfire. Nobody is alarmed, however, because they know it emanates from a bunch of teenagers doing what comes naturally to nearly every Swiss: sharpshooting. And there's nothing random about it: The 12- to 16-year-olds are participating in Knabenschiessen, the world's largest youth rifle competition, which blends the jarring report of rifle fire with the melodious ringing of cow bells."
"There's a paradox in this peaceful and neutral country that would make the NRA drool with envy: Firearms are as ubiquitous as chocolate and edelweiss. Weapons and ammunition ... are routinely issued to, and kept at home by, all able-bodied Swiss men ..." ... |
UK: Reducing the personal cost of burglary
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"Despite the threat of prosecution, British homeowners are prepared to protect their homes and family from burglars using extreme measures. Research from Micromark ... shows 8 out of 10 people would use anything to hand to protect their homes if faced with an unwanted intruder. ..." ...
"There is clear support for some homeowners who take the law into their own hands: an amazing 83% of respondents think it’s unfair to prosecute people who protect their property with a weapon. This dangerous and high-risk approach is not to be condoned – and the clear aim of National Home Security Week 2007 is to increase awareness of the effective preventative measures that can be taken to reduce the risk of intruders gaining entry in the first place." ... |
Brazil: Brazilian cities fractured into violent fiefdoms
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"Amnesty International said the state's inability to provide security has transformed Brazil's largest cities into a 'patchwork of violent fiefdoms' controlled by drug gangs and paramilitary militia."
"The London-based rights group, in a copy of report obtained by The Associated Press and scheduled for release Thursday, said government negligence has left poor Brazilians in the crossfire between police and criminals — the victims of stray bullets, police curfews and extortion by militias and drug traffickers." ... |
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