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Winchester - On Guns
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"The effort to curtail violence through gun control has failed. Gun control has not reduced crime or made America safer. Hidden behind liberal activists' intentional and calculated effort is the true intent to ultimately confiscate and forever disarm the law-abiding, every day citizen in America. Once we are incapable of rising up and defending ourselves not only against criminals, but against the tyranny of our own government as well, we are rendered helpless against total control."

NY: More people get guns after attacks, but interest slowing Submitted by: John Fansler	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"More New Yorkers bought guns last fall following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but interest so far this year appears to be waning, records show..." ... It's "good news" that people are not choosing effective means of self-defense? Just like the computer surge. Eventually evrybody will have one. Then the buying slows. Not tough to figure out.

WA: Ferry searches an acceptable tradeoff
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"If it's reasonable to conduct such thorough searches of passengers about to board commercial airlines, it's surely reasonable to randomly check vehicles about to board ferries. ... (Nearly as many passengers sail on state ferries each year as fly in and out of Sea-Tac Airport.)"
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Despite the fact that this is not 'reasonable,' there is a difference. There have been no attacks on ferries since they are not a soft target. Yet.

Illegal Immigrants shot in Southern California desert
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"Eight illegal immigrants were wounded when a sport utility vehicle carrying 21 people was fired upon in a remote desert wash in northern Mexico and again after it had crossed over the border into the United States, authorities said Friday."

"Officials in Mexico and the United States were investigating a claim by at least one of the victims that it may have been a Mexican military unit that fired on the SUV in Mexico, said Sgt. Manuel Garcia of the Imperial County Sheriff's Department."

Constitutional questions percolating after Sept. 11
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"Select any moment in American history and you can find agitation about the meaning of the Constitution. Now, though, the pondering, probing and hand-wringing have created something of a constitutional clamor."

"Is the Constitution under assault? Is the Bill of Rights under siege? Or is this just the normal give-and-take of a society always redefining its relationship with its government?"

"The Constitution is always at risk in times of crisis ..." -- Steven Shapiro

Japan: Murdered woman warned police about violent boyfriend who stabbed her to death Submitted by: blacksnake	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A woman allegedly killed by her boyfriend early Saturday had consulted police the previous day over her fear that he might attack her, police sources said Sunday." "Police have placed Akio Udaka, 48, a construction company operator, on a nationwide wanted list for murdering Chieko Koji, 55, president of a designing company, in the predawn hours of Saturday."

WA: Gun Salute at Vet's Funeral Rattles Police Chasing Bank Robber Submitted by: blacksnake	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Police thought they were about to catch a bank robber at a fast-food outlet when shots rang out." "Dozens of officers raced to the scene, only to find some abandoned clothing -- and to learn that the gunfire came from a military honor guard shooting blanks in a salute at a veteran's funeral nearby."

NY: Many Angered By Brooklyn Patrol Idea
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"Residents and lawmakers angrily denounced a right-wing rabbi's plan to organize armed civilian patrols in heavily Jewish neighborhoods that were considered as terror targets."

"You are here to take advantage of our community. Go back home. We will fight against you," state Assemblyman Dov Hikind said Sunday. His district includes Borough Park, one of the Brooklyn neighborhoods that would be patrolled by the armed groups.

New Zealand: Armed intruder terrifies family
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"A South Auckland family cowered in a bedroom behind a locked door early today as an armed intruder tried to bash his way in."

"Police say the man was armed with a revolver when he smashed his way through the front door of the suburban Mangere house at 12.10am."

KABA NOTE: In America, there's a pretty good chance this intruder would've been dead by the time the police arrived. Had he come to the home of our people, those chances only further increase.

UK: Doctors to be taught battlefield surgery in inner-city hospitals as gun crime rises
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"Doctors are to be trained in battlefield surgery to cope with the rising number of stabbing and gunshot victims in inner-city hospitals."

"Medical staff at two London hospitals will be taught the emergency techniques on an intensive course that until now has been used to prepare military surgeons for frontline treatment of troops in the Balkans and Afghanistan. The three-day course...in London has helped army medics to treat soldiers wounded by bombs, land mines and gunfire."

AK: 3 teens hunted Natives with paintball guns, police say
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"On the night of Jan. 14, three teenagers drove into downtown Anchorage for the express purpose of shooting paintballs at Native Alaskans, police said Friday."

"The youths, who are white, made a videotape of the drive-by shootings, a shocking record of what police say is an unmistakable hate crime."

"We're going to Anchorage," one of the trio says on the tape as they are leaving Eagle River. "We're going to nail some Eskimos -- also known as muktuks."

AL: Sheriffs department, department of conservation partnering on firing range
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"It's important for people to have a safe place to shoot pistols and rifles. That's the main reason the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is partnering with the Etowah County Sheriff's Department to open the old Goodyear firing range to the public, said Ray Metzler, hunter education coordinator of the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division."

"Bulldozers have been moving dirt there since last week and the range is expected to open to the public by late summer..."

Why Islam Attracts Criminals
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"According to National Association of Muslim Chaplains, between 10 and 20 percent of the 1.5 million criminals in American penitentiaries identify themselves as Muslim."

"Most are black men, some Hispanic. More than 30,000 blacks embrace this faith behind bars every year."

KABA NOTE: If these numbers are true, one would think our federal authorities would be addressing the issue of prison recruitment for future "jihad warriors" who might intend violence against innocent people.

Airline Security or Passenger Annoyance?
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"Israel has had long experience with terrorism, though regrettably we may be catching up. So when a former airline security expert speaks, it is worth listening, especially since El Al has a perfect record in preventing terrorist attacks."

"In an interview, Shlomo Dror pointed out the differences between Israeli and American security methods. The Israelis search for weapons, but they concentrate on the passengers. Every passenger is checked against a list of potential terrorists."

Africa: World Cup "madness" blamed for shooting death of kid Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Even in Africa, responsibilities for shooting deaths of kids are shirked with irrational ignorance. "A decision by four Eastern Cape boys to bunk school to watch the World Cup ended in tragedy when one was shot dead and the other wounded in the chest." Said one witness: "I don't want to watch another World Cup game. This would never have happened without the madness about these matches."

NY: Pataki's foe vows to win, pledges support for gun rights
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"I'm a loser," said Louis de la Guardia Wein, who hopes to challenge Pataki for the GOP nomination as gubernatorial candidate. "I'm a mosquito. And (yet) we're going to win. I'm positive we're going to win."

Wein backs gun rights, supports abolishing the state income tax, advocates for "the elimination of pensions for elected officials," and wants to "do away with the state's mandatory helmet law for motorcyclists -- either that or give executive clemency to any rider convicted."

AZ: Official apologizes after police silence protester
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"Be careful of what you say in Glendale: Even a mild display of political dissent may bring the police down on you."

"At the swearing-in ceremony for the mayor and council members last week, Councilman David Goulet said he wanted to make it harder to qualify initiative measures for the ballot."

"Jay McKim, who was watching on the city's cable channel at home, was outraged."

"A veteran of political fights for gun rights and other issues, he knew what to do."

UK: 103 years for drug gang, multiple weapons violations
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"CHILDREN as young as eight have helped put dozens of drug dealers behind bars for a total of 103 years."

"He was jailed for five years for supply of cocaine and heroin and possessing a sawn-off shotgun."

"There was also a significant problem of firearm incidents linked to the supply of drugs."

"People decided enough was enough."

"Camelia was launched at the turn of the Millennium, when a man was shot in the back in Toxteth, and went on for 18 months."

CO: Black man wanted for triple shooting at "Juneteenth Celebration"
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"Gunshots erupted Saturday afternoon at Denver's Juneteenth celebration sending three people to the hospital, police looking for a suspect, and forcing authorities to end the annual street celebration for the day, according to police."

"Police are looking for a suspect described as a black male, about 6-foot, dark skin, slender, and last wearing a multi-colored shirt."

"Juneteenth is an annual neighborhood celebration of the ending of slavery."

Not enough air marshals to go around
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"When the Bush administration denounced the idea of guns for pilots, it said trained air marshals would be able to handle terrorists on planes."

"But there aren't enough marshals to cover every commercial flight, and some lawmakers say there aren't even enough armed officers to protect passengers on the long-range trips considered most likely to be targeted by terrorists."

'Your chances of having an air marshal on your flight are not as good as winning some of the lotteries...'

FL: Mom pushes "gun safety" program
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"When Debbie Balcaitis found a loaded gun in the street just steps away from her children's elementary school, she was terrified."

"What if one of her children, Brittany, in the fourth grade, or Mandi, in the fifth grade, had found the gun outside Binks Forest Elementary School?"

KABA NOTE: With proper training, the kid would clear the weapon and hand it to a school administrator -- without incident, Debbie.

New Zealand: Kiwis could own nearly one million firearms
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"Police estimate that New Zealanders could own nearly one million firearms, including 27,500 pistols."

"However, the actual number owned is not known because gun users only have to register automatic weapons, military-style semi-automatics and hand-guns."

"Police licencing and vetting manager Inspector Joe Green said about 27,500 pistols, 6800 military-style semi-automatic firearms and 3300 restricted weapons a category that includes machineguns were registered with police."

"Coalition for Gun Control spokeswoman Carol Ann Bradford said she was disappointed that gun control was not considered a more important issue in New Zealand."

"Ms Bradford said it seemed the public only got worried when there was a mass killing. New Zealand needed stronger gun controls."