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FL: Real-estate agents get keys to self-defense -- but not the best defense training...
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"On May 15, Andrews discovered in horrifying detail the vulnerability of real-estate agents, many of whom are female. That's when the customer she guided to nine area homes suddenly pulled a gun."

'I thought I was going to die,' Andrews said.

So the local police are training real estate agents, but telling them, "Don't carry a knife or gun unless you are trained to use it."

"The women and sprinkling of men who attended also learned to use the body's built-in weapons: Hands deliver painful ear claps, nails rake the face, fingers pull hair, elbows jab abdomens and feet kick out knees. Williams suggested women save the knee-to-the-groin attack for last, 'when the bad guy is down and you can run.' "

NY: Police station evacuated after woman turns in pipe bomb during gun amnesty
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"A police station in New York City had to be evacuated after a woman, seeking
to take advantage of a gun amnesty programme, walked in with a pipe bomb, said police."

"The woman, Luz Peralta, entered the station in the borough of Queens on Monday evening, carrying a bag that contained a rifle, a shotgun, one revolver, one silencer... and a homemade pipe bomb."

"New York police run regular gun amnesty programmes, offering $1000 for each firearm submitted, no questions asked."

CA: Settlement reached in case where Modesto SWAT team "accidentally" shot an 11-yr-old boy to death
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"A settlement has been reached in the case of an 11-year-old boy who was accidentally shot during a Modesto SWAT team operation."

"The City has agreed to pay $2.55 million."

"On Sept. 13, 2000, the Modesto Police Department SWAT team was assisting the Federal Bureau of Investigation with a federal search warrant of several residences in the Modesto area, including the Sepulveda residence. The warrant was for Alberto's father, Moises Sepulveda. During the search of the residence, Alberto was killed when a SWAT officers weapon discharged."

OH: Monzel to city: Drop gun lawsuit Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A Cincinnati City Council member wants the city to drop its three-year-old lawsuit against handgun manufacturers despite a recent legal victory." "Republican Council Member Chris Monzel introduced a proposal Wednesday calling for Cincinnati to end the ongoing case against 15 gunmakers, three industry trade associations and a major distributor."

OK: Judge rules patrol trooper's gunfire warranted in I-35 car chase
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:An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper was justified in shooting a fleeing driver who repeatedly tried to ram the lawman's patrol unit, District Attorney Tim Kuykendall said Wednesday."

[Corey] Miner "showed considerable restraint" in not firing his weapon until Landreth had tried to run into the trooper's unit three separate times.

"Miner has been on routine suspension pending review of the incident."

Rewriting the history books Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"It's been a rough few years for historians. The higher the rung, the greater the fall. Plagiarism infected the works of superstar authors Doris Kearns Goodwin and Stephen Ambrose. Both are prolific writers who fell prey to pressures of time, sloppy researchers, careless rewrites and history as big business, all of which interrupted their 20 minutes of academic celebrity."

Irrational Fear Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Carolyn Merryweather's letter (Tribune, June 12) in support of the petition to ban concealed guns in schools and churches perfectly illustrates the emotion-driven point of view of gun controllers." "Let's replace irrational fear with reason by looking at some facts. In Washington, D.C., all privately owned guns are banned and Merryweather says she feels safer there than in Utah."

MN: A disarming debate Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"The western music that plays softly in the background reveals the essence of Guns of the Pioneers Old West Gun Shop owner Rex Macbeth. 'Old West is all I do anymore,' the white-haired, thickly mustached ownersaid somewhat resignedly." "Macbeth, who grew up on a farm seeing guns as one of the safest machines around, has retired to play cowboy in his gun shop."

Canada: Bad warrant voids charges in gun haul Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Technical errors in a search warrant mean no charges will be laid after police seized guns and other weapons from a city gun shop last spring, cops said yesterday." "City cops said a Crown prosecutor reviewing the file found technical errors in the preparation of the warrant that he felt wouldn't stand up to a court challenge."

PA: New gun rule raises bigger issue Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Are stores that sell guns Pittsburgh's biggest problem? Some City Council members act as if they are." "City Council on Wednesday gave final approval to a zoning change prohibiting gun sales in retail areas near residential neighborhoods." "We all feel a little safer today in our business-friendly burg."

Second Amendment Facts and Fiction (letter)
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"John Lee [letters, June 7] misreads the Supreme Court's Second Amendment ruling in the Jack Miller case, erroneously suggesting that the court upheld a right to "bear arms" unconnected to service in a "well-regulated militia."

"The Supreme Court decided that the 'obvious purpose' of the amendment was "to assure the continuation and render possible the effectiveness" of state militias, and 'it must be interpreted and applied with that end in view.' "

KABA NOTE: The Supreme Court did NOT say the second amendment was for state militias -- that is a lie... but not a surprise from the Post, who lies often when it comes to gun rights.

OK: Caddo police help tribe restore identity
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"Tribal administrators Tuesday accepted the oaths of two commissioned police officers, thus creating the tribe's first independent police department."

"This makes a statement to the rest of the tribes and people of Oklahoma that we are enforcing our sovereignty as a people," [Caddo Chairwoman LaRue] Parker said. "This says that we want to be self-sufficient, and that we want to take care of our own people."

Followup: NC Attorney Negligently Fires Gun
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"Only a fragment of the bullet has been recovered, according to Maj. Coy Reid of the sheriffs office."

"Reid said that even though the gun malfunctioned, Parker had to pull the trigger for the weapon to discharge."
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Could someone please explain to me exactly how the gun malfunctioned? It seems to me it worked exactly as designed. Perhaps the gun had a habit of jamming. That seems to be the most common malfunction of semi autos.

FL: Gun range debuts in Orange
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"Vance Voyles raised his Glock 9mm pistol Wednesday and shot six quick rounds into a target about 25 yards away, each shot striking near the center."

"That's not bad," he said. "Yesterday, we fired more than 200 rounds."

"The 31-year-old was among a group of 19 law-enforcement students from Valencia Community College taking part in a firearms-training course at the new Lawson Lamar Firearms and Tactical Training Center off Weewahootee Road."

House Panel Approves Guns for 2 Percent of Pilots
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"A House of Representatives subcommittee approved a bill Wednesday to let 2 percent of commercial pilots carry guns in the cockpit for a two-year trial period, as a last line of defense against hijackers."

"Supporters predicted the measure would pass Congress and that President Bush ( news - web sites) would sign it into law -- even though his administration said last month it would not allow pilots to pack pistols."

McCain push to close gun show loophole has both parties nervous Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Sen. John McCain has been an irritant to fellow Republicans, leading the fight for campaign finance reform, criticizing them for pork-barrel spending and unsuccessfully challenging George Bush in a hard-fought 2000 White House campaign." "Now the Arizona senator's at it again, but this time he's also making the Democrats nervous."

Militia movement is in retreat Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Patriotism stemming from the Sept. 11 attacks has hastened the demise of the anti-government militia movement, an anti-hate group says." "The number of armed citizen militias and 'patriot' groups associated with extreme anti-government doctrine dropped by nearly 20% in 2001, according to a new analysis by the Southern Poverty Law Center."

PA: City makes effort to restrict some gun sales Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday approved a zoning code amendment outlawing gun sales in retail areas nearest residential neighborhoods." "Gun sales would be prohibited in residential commercial strips such as Murray Avenue in Squirrel Hill and the South Side Flats under the zoning change that council passed by a 6-2 vote."

TX: Program for kids provides lessons in gun safety Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"American Shooting Centers will host a weekly Recreational Shotgun Sports Program for Youth beginning at 7 p.m. tonight and running each Thursday night through summer." "The program, open to kids in grades 6 through 12, will provide lessons in gun safety and clay target shooting. Classes will be conducted under strict supervision by certified shotgun instructors."

TX: Commission admonishes Moore judge in water gun incident
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"The State Commission on Judicial Conduct issued a public admonition against a Moore County court-at-law judge accused of retaliating against a water-pistol-wielding 11-year-old boy last year."

"The commission, which investigates complaints against judges, admonished Judge Delwin McGee for the June 9, 2001, incident in a June 5 report, saying his conduct "cast public discredit on the judiciary" and violated the Texas Constitution rules on judiciary conduct."

Why I am not a liberal Submitted by: thompson	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"By actively working to disarm the American population, in direct violation of the U.S. Constitution, liberals condemn the defenseless to death often at the hands of criminals they help spring from prison." --- The entire article is kind of broad for the KABA forum but well worth the read from Mr. Farah! It is all true and related to all our freedoms!

Just Taxation: An Early American Primer Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Sad fact of life: The current administration, and the 'conservative' party that backs it, has an out-of-control penchant for multiplying your tax burden. All propaganda aside: Compassionate conservatism is about socialism, not Americanism."

Gun Hopes Shot Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"In a letter to munitions manufacturers Eley, Andy Layton, head of the export licensing unit at the DTI, wrote: There is a clear risk that the ammunition may be used for internal repression, external aggression, prolonging the conflict and the risk that the goods may be diverted to an undesirable end-user. "

TX: Youths rally for tighter gun control laws
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"With 224 pair of empty shoes strewn at their feet, nearly a dozen youth braved the rain today to raise awareness of gun violence at a rally in front of city hall."

"Each pair of shoes represented one Texas child or teen-ager killed by guns in 2000, said Jennifer Beazley, executive director of Texans for Gun Safety. The organization's youth division, Young Texans Against Gun Violence, led the event."

CA: AG/DOJ Aftermath: Repercussions From The First Report Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Introduction: "Within two days of the release of the initial report detailing a cover-up of CCW 'good cause data', I was contacted by Randy Rossi, head of the DOJ Firearms Division." "He immediately suggested holding a meeting to discuss the issues raised, and as I write this, that meeting happened yesterday so there's lots of news :)."

PA: FBI evacuates neighborhood, arrests gun maker
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"Several blocks of the Hilltop Mobile Home Park were evacuated late Wednesday as the FBI and state and local police searched the home of a man who authorities said manufactured and possessed machine guns, silencers and other "destructive devices."

"Officials arrested Ronald Hertzog, 39, of 247 Woods Road at 3:30 p.m. during a traffic stop near the line between Harris and Potter townships, said Linda Vizi, an FBI special agent based in Philadelphia."

White House and Congress Set for Clash on Guns in Cockpit
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"Lawmakers moved closer today to a confrontation with the Bush administration over guns in airplane cockpits as a House panel endorsed legislation that could arm more than 1,000 pilots in the next two years."

"The vote by the House Transportation Committee's aviation subcommittee runs counter to the administration's decision last month not to allow the arming of pilots. Similar legislation has been introduced in the Senate."

AK: Quiet fishing trip turns into big tussle Submitted by: Doug Charette	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
This has nothing to do with RKBA, but its too good an outdoor story to pass up "When Geary Cooper and his son Aaron went fishing last week in Ugak Bay, they were looking for a quiet evening in the water on the east side of Kodiak Island." "What they got was a 21/2-hour struggle with a 324-pound halibut." "Cooper, 48, said he and his 13-year-old son were not set up to catch a big fish."

TX: Bullet that killed deputy apparently not suspect's
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"The gun used by a robbery suspect in a shootout with Harris County deputies last week does not appear to be the one that killed Deputy Shane Bennett, a Sheriff's Department official said Wednesday."

"Capt. Dick Henderson said one of two suspects shot at the deputies, but his .380-caliber handgun apparently did not cause Bennett's fatal head wound."

"It makes us believe that it could have been friendly fire," Henderson said."

CO: Witness account of the trial and conviction of Rick Stanley for exercising his RKBA
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""Do not raise the issue of the Second Amendment or the U.S. Constitution," or the Colorado Constitution, Judge Robert L. Patterson told Paul Grant, Rick Stanley's lawyer. Patterson said raising Constitutional issues is "totally improper," and "I'm not going to permit it."

"Are you clear on that, sir," Patterson said declaratively.

"Not entirely, sir," Grant responded.

"You have been warned. If you tread on that, you will be sanctioned," Patterson finally threatened"

Knox: McCain Gun Show 'Vehicle' On Floor Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) plans to offer S. 890, his and Sen. Joe Lieberman's (D-Ct.) bill to regulate gun shows to death, as an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill, which is now on the floor." "Neither Democrats -- who are nervous about any gun bill -- nor Republicans -- who never want a gun vote -- want McCain to offer that amendment. And they're telling him about it."