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Gary North: Gun Control and Genocide
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Sunday, April 24th marked the 90th anniversary of the first genocide of the twentieth century: the Turkish governments slaughter of over a million unarmed Armenians. The key word is 'unarmed.'"

"The Turks got away with it under the cover of wartime. They suffered no greater postwar reprisals for this act of genocide than if they had not conducted mass murder of a peaceful people."

"Other governments soon took note of this fact. It seemed like such a convenient international precedent."

"Seventy-nine years after that genocide began, Hotel Rwanda opened for business." ...

Raymond Kraft: The Fundamental Right of Self Defense: The 28th Amendment
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"The states, as I see it, do not have the Constitutional authority or jurisdiction to determine the meaning of the Constitution, or to amend it, yet every state law that attempts to infringe the Constitutional right of the people to keep and bear arms is an attempt to define, interpret, construe, limit, and amend the Second Amendment."

"The essential issue here - whether the Second Amendment means what it plainly says, that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, or whether the right of the people is subject to infringement by the States in the name of 'gun control,' needs to be settled, finally, and clearly, and I think the best way to settle it is to adopt the 28th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which should be known as The Self Defense Amendment."

Finding the Perfect Gun for Mom
Submitted by: Jennifer Freeman
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"The thought of Mother's Day conjures up all kinds of images depending on who you are, or rather, who your mom is. She may have a busy social life or may prefer to spend her time with a close circle of loved ones. She may be a working professional, stay-at-home mom, or retired. She might be old, young, or both. One thing is certain, moms are irreplaceable as the giver of life, nurturer, and President of their child's fan club."

"Moms make numerous sacrifices in order to enrich their children's lives often without the child ever having knowledge of those sacrifices. They pay attention to everything we do and never lose the instinct to protect even after their children have grown into adulthood. They demonstrate wisdom and restraint and wrap it up in a sometimes quirky personality that makes her one of a kind."

"One way to show your mom that you care about her safety and self-reliance is by giving her the gift of a firearm and by spending time with her at the range."

Driver's license applicants could need 4 IDs
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"Motor vehicle bureaus would require four types of identification from Americans seeking driver's licenses under a proposed law designed to prod states into verifying the citizenship of applicants."

"Uniform requirements for driver's license applications were among proposals accepted by House and Senate negotiators trying to resolve differences in their versions of a bill to pay for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. They also agreed on changes in asylum laws but remained divided over how much money to spend on border security."

"Both chambers will eventually consider the negotiated bill. The House could take it up later this week, but the Senate won't vote until after it reconvenes May 9."

Dirty Harry's energy solution
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"Armed vigilantes calling themselves the 'Minutemen' have made headlines recently for their volunteer patrol along Arizona's border in an effort to forcefully curb illegal immigration. In a radio interview two weeks ago, your governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, said of the Minutemen, 'I think theyve done a terrific job.' I say 'your governor' because I'm from Jersey, and if I have to choose between citizenship in a state led by an inarticulate ex-bodybuilder and one formerly run by a corrupt gay man, I'm going with Scrooge McScrewsguys."

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AZ: Assault suspect dies after police use Taser
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"A 24-year-old man died early Tuesday shortly after Phoenix police subdued him with a Taser, officials said."

"He is the second person in Phoenix to die after being zapped by the stun gun during a fight with police. The Taser was not cited as a contributing factor in the first death, according to autopsy reports. ..."

"...A second officer, Charles Anderson, used his Taser on the suspect but that had 'no apparent effect,' Force said."

"After the man continued to fight and jumped on top of Williams, Anderson deployed his Taser until the man stopped, Force said. Shortly after, the man stopped breathing. He was pronounced dead at Paradise Valley Hospital. ..."

AZ: Glendale cop pleads guilty in illegal wiretapping case
Submitted by: Michael Lewis

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"Illegal wiretapping marks the latest embarrassment in a round of scandals rocking the Glendale Police Department."

"Michael Duane Manning, a former senior investigator, has entered into a plea agreement over allegations that he used city equipment to eavesdrop on a female acquaintance, authorities said."

"Manning, 49, a computer expert and nearly 28-year police veteran, abruptly retired June 30 after he came under investigation."

AZ: Fired Flagstaff police officer pleads guilty to theft Submitted by: Michael Lewis	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A Flagstaff police officer pleaded guilty to a charge of felony theft for stealing nearly $1,800 from a man he had arrested for drag racing." "David T. Dyer, 28, was fired because of the theft. He was a probationary officer on the job less than a year at the time." "Dyer initially told investigators that he inadvertently left the scene of the August arrest with the money."

TN: Spring City police officer's gun is missing after car was stolen Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"An off-duty police officer's stolen car was used in committing at least two crimes. Now, the officer's service gun is missing." "Oak Ridge police say the Spring City officer's personal vehicle was stolen from a gas station in Rockwood Sunday night. The car had his gun, badge, and other work equipment inside."

AK: Carrying Gun in Car Considered
Submitted by: D. Finlayson

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"A Senate committee is thinking of adding one more provision to an anti-gun-control bill. The proposed amendment would guarantee in state law that Alaskans have a right to carry and store weapons in their vehicle, even if there is a municipal law against it or their employer prohibits it."

"The legislation, which the House adopted overwhelmingly April 12, would prohibit cities and boroughs from imposing any gun control laws more restrictive than the state. Backers say one set of gun laws statewide would protect Alaskans from running afoul of a local gun law more limiting than state law."

IN: Gary lawsuit ends pawn shop gun sales
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"A Lake Station pawnshop is getting out of the handgun business and out of the citys lawsuit against local gun dealers and manufacturers."

"Six years after the city filed a civil lawsuit against gun makers and stores that illegally sold handguns, Ameripawn owners have agreed to stop selling pistols, Mayor Scott L. King announced Monday."

"'(Selling handguns) is certainly a different business than it used to be,' said Paul Chael, the Merrillville attorney representing Ameripawn."

The lawsuits and the risks of being in that business didnt make it worth the exposure.

MA: Boston: Snelgroves Weigh Suit Against Gunmaker
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"The City of Boston announced yesterday that it will pay the biggest wrongful death settlement in its history, $5 million, to the family of Victoria Snelgrove, the college student killed in October by police trying to control a crowd outside Fenway Park."

"Jones also said his office is examining whether the Snelgrove family should sue the pepper-pellet gun's manufacturer, FN Herstal, an action that may cover how the gun was marketed and tested, as well as warnings issued about the weapon."

ME: Gun owners attack weapons-ban plan
Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
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"Gun owners turned out in large numbers Monday to condemn a bill in the Legislature that would make it illegal to own, transfer or manufacture so-called assault weapons, as well as .50-caliber rifles and ammunition."

"Opponents attacked the bill as unnecessary during a committee hearing, saying there is no evidence that such semi-automatic weapons have been used to commit a crime in Maine in more than 60 years, so there is no need for 'gun grabbers' to try to outlaw them now."

ME: Assault-weapons ban needless, owners say (Another report)
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"Gun owners turned out in large numbers Monday to condemn a bill in the Legislature that would make it illegal to own, transfer or manufacture so-called assault weapons, as well as .50-caliber rifles and ammunition. Opponents attacked the bill as unnecessary during a committee hearing, saying there is no evidence that such semiautomatic weapons have been used to commit a crime in Maine in more than 60 years, so there is no need for 'gun grabbers' to try to outlaw them now."

NY: What does Schumer stand for? Submitted by: Anonymous	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
We would be justified in reasoning that one as oleaginous¹ as Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., would be more about oiling the constipated wheels of government than contributing to their continued blockage. ------- Gunowners are not the only Americans he hates. 1. resembling or having the properties of oil; slimy.

FL: Three incidents in one day bring school safety into question
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"Schools are reporting crimes and making arrests on a daily basis, and the number of incidents appears to be on the rise."

"On Wednesday alone, three arrests were made at three different high schools in the Jacksonville area."

"Sources say police arrested one of the Mandarin High Schools football players he punched a teacher in the face." ...

"Across town, another student was arrested at Lee High School for bringing a gun to school. Police say the unloaded weapon dropped out of his short during gym class."

Canada: Couple called RCMP many times before murder-suicide
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"Police received more than two dozen complaints from Josif and Betty Fekete in the months before their deaths, while the estranged couple battled each other for custody of their young son."

"At a fatality inquiry into their deaths, an RCMP corporal testified Tuesday that both would call about the other Betty Fekete to complain that her husband was threatening and harassing her, and that she feared for her life. Some of the calls came from a local women's shelter." ...

"They got into an argument, and Josif Fekete used a sawed-off shotgun to kill Betty and Alex, before turning the gun on himself."

"The RCMP sometimes escorted Betty Fekete to and from her home, but mostly took no action, the inquiry heard."

UK: Boy killed by friend in air rifle 'accident'
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"A 12-YEAR-OLD boy has died after he was shot in the eye with an air rifle by a 14-year-old friend as they played in a bedroom, sparking new calls for an outright ban on the weapons."

"The incident happened while the children were at the older boys house in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, on Sunday. The victim was taken to Doncaster Royal Infirmary but later transferred to Sheffield Childrens Hospital where he died on Monday from his injuries."

IN: Zoning board denies gun club appeal Submitted by: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Website: http://www.nysrpa.org	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"There was standing room only in the council chamber at City Hall Monday night, but no one was allowed to speak, and some went home disappointed." "The city Planning Department had ruled that the gun club had expanded beyond what a 1978 agreement with the city allowed, and the gun club was there to appeal." "The board upheld the planning department's ruling."

MN: Heather Martens: Gun-permit proposal's back, packing few facts
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The lies begin anew in Minnesota...

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"One change is the absence of the argument that more guns reduce crime. This argument, the centerpiece of the 2003 campaign, was thoroughly discredited in 2004 by a National Academy of Sciences review of gun research. This year, we heard from the bill sponsor that he had 'never preached this would lessen crime.' Tuck away that copy of 'More Guns, Less Crime,' now."

PA: Free Handgun Locks At All Philadelphia Fire Stations Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"In the wake of two recent accidental fatal shootings in Philadelphia, the city's fire commissioner has decided to make free handgun locks available this month for residents at all fire stations." "In the span of a week, a 15-year-old and a 12-year-old died because of horseplay with guns."

Papua New Guinea: PNG women's group calls for tough gun controls
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Papua New Guinea's National Women's Council is calling on the government to ban all guns in the country.

The Council's East Sepik division made the call in a submission presented to the National Guns Control Committee.

President Mary Soondrau says the council also wants a ban on the sale of children's guns and T-shirts with slogans promoting violence.

"We have knowledge of people who own guns, high powered guns but we don't know why they own those guns but there are times when we have armed robberies on the highways and these type of guns surface. "

NE: Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Says 'The Senator's Chambers Are Empty'
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"In an obvious effort to filibuster and ridicule a concealed carry bill now before the Nebraska Legislature, State Sen. Ernie Chambers has introduced a bizarre amendment that would, among other things, punish violators by having their trigger fingers shot off by a fellow lawmaker. Nebraska is only one of four states that do not allow their citizens the means of self-defense."

"The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) condemned the veteran Omaha lawmaker for injecting a serious debate with what amounts to 'the ravings of someone who has overdosed on self-aggrandizement.'"

VA: Victim's family: Toughen DOG laws
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"The family of a Spotsylvania County woman who was killed by pit bulls in March presented a state lawmaker yesterday with a petition urging tougher dog laws in Virginia."

"Sen. R. Edward Houck, D-Spotsylvania, said he met with Dorothy Sullivan's relatives for about an hour yesterday in the neighborhood where she was mauled by three roaming pit bulls."

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Submitter's Note: Tougher _______ laws are the answer? Too bad thoughtless, irresponsible people think laws are for everyone else. When the authorities can't protect you, you need to be prepared to do it yourself.

VA: Toy Gun In Henrico School Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Parents of students at Moody Middle School say they are upset that school officials did not notify them about a student who had a toy gun at school. While the plastic gun may not have posed a real threat of injury, Henrico school officials say real or not, toys like that one are not allowed on school grounds."

OH: State seeks uniform enforcement of gun law
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"In a lawsuit that could have statewide implications for Ohioans who carry concealed weapons or for those who try to limit them in certain places, Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro has stepped into a legal fray in Clyde."

"There, City Council has banned guns in parks, but proponents for concealed carry rights said the city's ordinance contradicts Ohio's one-year-old law that allows adults with permits to carry concealed firearms." ...

"Mr. Petro has asked Sandusky County Common Pleas Court Judge Harry Sargeant for a summary judgment, arguing that the law should be applied uniformly, rather than being fragmented by multiple, piecemeal regulations from around the state."

PA: A call to lock in on gun safety
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"RICHARD POMFRET has some choice words for the Bustleton father who left his revolver in an unlocked drawer in his home last Friday."

" 'I'm not against guns, but in my opinion you might as well put a bag of cocaine in a drawer and leave it unguarded,' said Pomfret, 46."

"Pomfret's 15-year-old son, Shane, was shot and killed in the house on Hardy Road near Wistaria Street - the home of Shane's Washington High School classmate Heather Delahanty. Shane, Heather and two other teens were hanging out at the home when they came across Heather's dad's handgun, police said. One of the other teens shot Shane fatally and wounded Heather in the shoulder."

UK: Boy dead in gun horror Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The tragic incident happened on Sunday afternoon and the youngster was on a life support machine at Sheffield Children's Hospital until his family agreed it should be switched off because there was no sign of brain activity." "Police are investigating the incident at a house in Conisbrough, Doncaster, but believe it was an accident. There have been no arrests."

VA: Culpeper gun-law draft hits deer hunts
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"If enacted as written by the county attorney, a suggested new shooting law would effectively put an end to deer hunting with rifles in Culpeper County."

"According to the document, which was presented to members of the Board of Supervisors Rules Committee on April 12, it would be illegal 'to hunt with a gun and ammunition combination having a muzzle energy greater than a .22-caliber rimfire cartridge.' "

"Virginia law prohibits hunting deer with .22 rifles."

TN: Free gun locks given to protect kids
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"The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office once again is giving away gun locks with the ultimate goal of saving the lives of children."

"Nearly 1,000 kits were received by the county last week from Project ChildSafe, a program that educates gun owners about preventing unsupervised children from handling guns. It is the second phase of the program, which supplied about 1,400 kits that were given away by the Sheriff's Office last year."

"'Children are naturally curious about firearms, and, sadly, they may be tempted to play with guns in the home,' said Sheriff spokesman Ted Denny. 'The safety kits, as part of a national safety effort, are locks that prevent guns from being accidentally fired.'"

PA: NRA program we can support
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"SOME MAY consider this a sign of the Apocalypse, but the Daily News editorial board is actually going to say something positive about the National Rifle Association."

"When it comes to promoting gun safety, especially among children, the NRA does a fairly good job. Perhaps it's time that the Philadelphia School District partners with the NRA on promoting gun safety, especially after last Friday's horrific accidental shooting in Bustleton."

NY: Gary Spear repeats as New York State indoor pistol champion
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"In a tournament partly postponed by the torrential rains of late March and early April, Gary Spear of Harpursville, NY emerged as the 2005 New York State Indoor Pistol champion. Mr. Spear is no stranger to this title, having won it in 2004, and a total of seven times since 1997. Mr. Spear posted a score of 2617 out of a possible 2700 points. Close behind was Chris Sobers of Redhook, NY, who posted a score of 2614 to finish second overall and first in the high Master class. The 2005 championship was also something of a family affair: Frances Spear, the high woman finisher in the match, is Gary Spear's wife."

UK: Shot in the street for a necklace Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"POLICE are searching for a gang of youths who shot a man outside a takeaway." "The gun was fired after four youths tried unsuccessfully to rob the man of his necklace outside KFC in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, in the early hours of Sunday."

UK: Barmaid, 18, in gun terror Submitted by: News Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A LANDLADY and teenage barmaid were held at gunpoint in a terrifying robbery at a Liverpool pub." "Two masked men armed with a gun and a knife seized thousands of pounds, the Bank Holiday weekend takings, after bursting into the Windsor Castle pub in Walton Vale at 12.15am today." "Armed police surrounded the pub after the landlady dialled 999 but the robbers had already escaped."