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The Safety Terrorists
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"Long before the towers fell in New York, the safety terrorists have been striking at the heart of self-governance and individual responsibility. Victims of the safety terrorists support a large portion of this gluttonous entity we call government at all levels, along with an equally large portion of the legal profession in our society. Victims of the safety terrorists have paid fines and served time in jails and prisons all over the United States, unjustly, unconstitutionally and irreparably."

Gun Control - Simple Solutions for Simple Minds
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"1.) Guns are used in self-defense over 2 million times a year. However, this makes the attempted crime a 'non-event,' which necessarily complicates the Police investigation. Without civilian ownership of guns, these Police investigations would not have been compromised. Civilians should leave crime prevention to the Police, who are properly equipped to investigate following the crime's completion."

NY: Robbers Love NY Gun Laws (Letter)
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Your editorial ("Feeling Lucky, Perp?" May 29) decried New York gun laws and said that citizens who defended themselves should be let off. I disagree.

In 34 states (with concealed weapon permit "must issue" laws) it is becoming very difficult for robbers and muggers to make a living. By maintaining a large group of unarmed victims in New York, Massachusetts and New Jersey they have an alternative. From Jacksonville, Fla., they just travel I-95 to the "happy hunting grounds" of helpless targets and easy pickings. In Florida, three out of every 1,000 possible victims is armed, and the robber doesn't know which three.

So, I certainly hope New York doesn't change its gun laws. We need some alternative for the criminal element that flees Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, etc.

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"Now come the terrorists to plague us. Not the terrorists themselves, but the politicians who have seized upon the terrorism to con us into allowing them to make onerous laws to further erode our constitutional rights in the name of 'fighting terrorism.' That gets them a lot more mileage than the 'drug war,' if less money to steal (locally, although they steal a lot of it internationally)."

MO: Another "child" shot to death
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Lloyd Scott, 19, was fatally shot in the back of the head as he was standing in a front yard in the 3800 block of Penrose Street Saturday, St. Louis police said.

A 15-year-old youth who was in a car nearby was wounded in the right side by the same gunfire, police added. The youth was in serious condition Sunday.

Homicide detectives had no suspects but said the shooting might be gang-related. [emphasis added]

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You can be sure, however, that Brady and gang will add this to their 40 "children" a day statistic.

CA: Straight shooting [Letters]
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[Letter 1]

"I read your editorial page (May 18) with considerable interest."

"As is common when gun control is discussed, there was a considerable amount of hyperbole and not a few technical inaccuracies."

[Letter 2]

"In response to the editorial 'Assault weapon ban must be renewed' (May 18), I'm disappointed The Record published such obvious gun-control drivel under the guise of an opinion piece."

[Letter 3]

"California's 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has done it again, ruling 2-1 that the Second Amendment wasn't adopted 'to afford the rights to individuals with respect to private gun ownership or possession.' " ...

"When we consider what these courts have done, we must recognize our democratic republic is in imminent danger of becoming a judicial tyranny, if it isn't already."

FCC Vote Could Reshape Media Landscape
Submitted by: Evan F. Nappen, Esq.
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"The critics of eased rules include consumer advocates, civil rights and religious groups, small broadcasters, writers, musicians, academicians and the National Rifle Association. They say most people still get news mainly from television and newspapers, and combining the two is dangerous because those entities will not monitor each other and provide differing opinions."

"Lawmakers have split mainly along party lines. Democrats are demanding more public scrutiny of the changes while Republicans are supporting Powell."

IL: Killer receives five-year sentence
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"One of the grizzliest murder cases in Madison County history ended Thursday after Circuit Judge Charles Romani sentenced Suzanne Johnson to five years in prison for shooting her boyfriend, Frank E. Brown, and cutting off his head."

"The murder occurred Sept. 13, 1996, and police found Brown's head the next day in the freezer inside Johnson's apartment in Collinsville."

"In November of 2002, the 47-year-old Johnson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder."

"She will be eligible for parole in 2 1/2 years."

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Not only does Illinois apparently not believe in armed self-defense, but they let off violent criminals with a slap on the wrist.

MD: Police lockup for speaking up seems a bit extreme
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"This happened May 13. Bergman, a professor of English at Towson University, walked from his home in Charles Village to catch a bus to work. He came upon a police detail at Art Museum Drive, near North Charles. He says that for a few days, police had been set up in this area to stop and ticket citizens driving without their seat belts fastened. Bergman doesn't think this is a good use of police power, especially for several days at a time, and especially in light of the city's more serious crime problems, and particularly because he pays extra, as a Charles Village resident, for security patrols in his neighborhood." ...

"Bergman spent 5 1/2 hours in a holding area of Central Booking and Intake Center." ...

AZ: Homegrown Homeland Defense
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"...American Border Patrol, an emergent and entirely unofficial wing of the country's homeland defense."

"A.B.P. and the other border-control groups have been called vigilantes and militias, but Spencer doesn't carry a gun. He prefers cameras, which may be a more effective weapon when it comes to his cause."

"A.B.P. isn't hampered by bureaucracy, which allows them to experiment with new technology far below the Border Patrol's radar."

Iraq: It didn't work in Britain; why would it work in Iraq?
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"Weapons collection points have opened around the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, as part of a gun amnesty aimed at restoring law and order after the US-led war."

"But the initial response by Iraqis has been sluggish, and correspondents say not a single weapon had been handed in at several police stations visited by them."

"The BBC's Richard Myron in Baghdad says that with continuing security problems and political uncertainty, few people are willing to give up their arms."

CT: Officer Injured After Gun Discharges
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An off-duty Monroe, Conn., police officer was injured after his gun accidentally discharged outside a toy store off Route 6 in Danbury.

Thomas Mckirdy, 49, of Newtown, Conn., was released from Danbury Hospital after being treated for a superficial gunshot wound to his buttocks.

The gun went off Sunday while Mckirdy was adjusting it in his car, police said. Apparently not realizing he'd been shot, he drove home and then called an ambulance after 2 p.m., police said. Monroe police Sgt. Mark Caufield said the shooting was accidental and no one else was injured.

Both the Danbury and Monroe police departments were investigating.

CO: New gun laws [Letters]
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"The last sentence of Jim Spencer's anti-gun column reads: 'Any place that lets almost anybody carry guns almost anywhere is dangerous.' "

"I had thought that journalists were supposed to be objective. Having worked in metro-area law enforcement, I can assure you there are many thousands of people living in Denver who have been convicted of felonies and are therefore not eligible to apply for a carry permit. Also, there are thousands of people who have been convicted of, or are under investigation for, domestic violence. Several police officers having been found guilty of this last item since I moved here in 1977)"

Big Brother Wants to Watch You Digitally (and keep a record of everything you do)
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"Coming to you soon from the Pentagon: the diary to end all diaries -- a multimedia, digital record of everywhere you go and everything you see, hear, read, say and touch."

"Known as LifeLog, the project has been put out for contractor bids by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, the agency that helped build the Internet and that is now developing the next generation of anti-terrorism tools"

OH: State budget battles delay concealed carry reform
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"The Ohio General Assembly's struggle to cover a gap between state spending and tax revenue is nearing an end for this fiscal year. The issue worked to delay HB12 slightly in the House earlier this year, and it looks to be having a similar effect in the Senate. No meetings are scheduled on HB12 this week."

"Even the budget battle has been exploited by anti-self-defense activists. But ironically, the results of their efforts, if they were successful, would all be to decrease safety."

What Went Wrong At Columbine
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"Rohrbough lamented that there were no teachers or other adults with a concealed firearm in the school. He pointed to the case of Israel where teachers have been encouraged to arm themselves. Certainly, if the police are going to insist that they have no responsibility to protect victims from criminals, then it is unconscionable for the police and politicians to oppose people protecting themselves, including legalizing firearms for self defense in schools."

TIME Slanders the Militia
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"Rudolph did epitomize the modern militiaman. After his father died in 1981, his mother moved the family from Florida to rural Nantahala, N.C. When she enrolled Eric and his siblings in school, she refused to give their Social Security numbers, fearing the government could track them. She introduced them to several churches that followed "Christian Identity," a rabidly anti-Semitic philosophy; in ninth grade, Eric wrote an essay denying that the Holocaust took place."

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Apparently TIME thinks the militia consists of homicidally sociopathic, racist, revisionist, homophobic religious zealots who impose their beliefs on others by threat of death.

Your Rights: Use 'Em or Lose 'Em
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"What if our basic rights were taken away and no one noticed? What if our system of checks and balances was destroyed and everyone remained convinced it was happening to someone else?"

"Under current legislation, if you are 'suspected' of terrorist activity, you can be picked up and held indefinitely, without charges and without access to a lawyer. If your loved ones call to find out where you are or if you are okay, they will be told nothing. After all, to disclose your whereabouts would infringe on your right to privacy. Don't bother clutching your passport to your chest; this law applies to all U.S. citizens."

Australia: Guns stolen from security guard Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft Website: http://www.idcwebdev.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
FULL STORY BELOW: Two semi-automatic pistols have been stolen from a security guard as he was leaving an indoor firing range in Adelaide. Police said the guard was carrying the licensed guns in a bag as he left the inner city facility at about 7.45pm (CST) yesterday. He was pushed from behind by a man who grabbed the bag and fled on foot. No ammunition was kept with guns.

Gun lobby and Left unite in protest at US media shake-up (Another report)
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"America's media watchdog yesterday approved a relaxation of ownership laws in the face of united opposition from industry tycoons, left-wing campaigners and the National Rifle Association."

"Federal Communication Commission chairman Michael Powell, son of Colin Powell, dismissed suggestions that the new laws will lead to a surge of media mergers or limit the range of opinions available to the public. The FCC voted 3-2 to allow broadcast networks to own stations that reach 45pc of the national audience, up from 35pc."

CO: Law prompts businesses on gun policy Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft Website: http://www.idcwebdev.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Colorado's new gun laws likely will mean more people will pack heat in more locations, but many Colorado companies are still figuring out what to do about it." "Most private employers say they don't want guns around the workplace, and a new law, which went into effect May 18, still allows them to enforce their own policies against guns."

Plan to confiscate weapons in Iraq may victimize innocent civilians
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"An allied military plan to confiscate weapons in Iraq may destabilize the nation further by giving the green light to street thugs and Baath Party loyalists who are terrorizing innocent civilians, says the Libertarian Party.

" 'Imposing this gun grab is like declaring war on Iraq for a second time,' said Geoffrey Neale, Libertarian Party chairman. 'How many innocent men, women and children will be kidnapped, robbed or murdered because their U.S. 'protectors' turned self-defense into a crime?' "

SC: Sheriff's office, ATF nab 8 on illegal gun charges
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"A five-year partnership between the Kershaw County Sheriff`s Office and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in Columbia has resulted in eight gun-related arrests over the past week."

"The arrests all took place in Camden. 'We've made eight arrests so far and we will be picking others up,' Kershaw County Sheriff Steve McCaskill said." ...

"Illegal guns increase violence, McCaskill said."

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Funny. And here we thought criminals increase violence!

Choices: The metric of Freedom
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"Choices are in fact the only metric we can use to measure freedom. Without choices precious freedom ceases to exist. Therefore, the amount of freedom any individual possesses is effected proportionately by the number of choices that person has when contemplating a course of action. In simpler terms, you are only as free as the number of alternatives available to you when it comes time to make a decision. If you only have one choice about something, as in paying taxes, then obviously your freedom is greatly reduced when you consider your personal budget and finances. Conversely, you know you have greater freedom when numerous choices are at your disposal. It is a shame you have more freedom when choosing a restaurant than you do in how your money is taken from you and spent."

CA: Teen Girls Allegedly Steal Security Guard's Gun
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A security guard who stopped to help two teenage girls fix a flat tire on a freeway in City Heights Sunday discovered his gun missing when he returned to his truck, a California Highway Patrol spokesperson said.

At about 3:30 p.m., Eric Carraso stopped his truck behind a disabled Cadillac at the University Avenue onramp on southbound Interstate 15, said California Highway Patrol Officer Jim Bettencourt.

Carraso let the two girls, believed to be 16 and 17 years old, sit in his Sterling Security truck while he changed a flat tire on the Cadillac, Bettencourt said.

It was not until after the girls drove away that Carraso realized his Ruger 9mm weapon was missing from the truck, said Bettencourt.

The teens were being sought in connection with the apparent theft.

MN: Armed and paranoid [Letter]
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Thanks to the story on lawyer David Gross ("New gun law is about freedom, lawyer says," May 31) I now realize that antigun folk have little to be afraid of compared with the extraordinary paranoia Gross and some of his gun-clutching soulmates feel every day of their lives.

Gross fears bears of his childhood terrorizing his campgrounds. He fears neighbors "bothering" his wife. He fears neo-Nazis attacking his synagogue, where he sits in the back -- ready to gun them down. He fears questions from the reporter about his fearfulness and responds with screams and shouts death threats at imagined intruders into his house.

Poor guy. Extreme fear runs his life. And poor Minnesota. Yes, antigun people do have something to fear: the paranoia of gun owners.

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Less than one percent of all guns owned are used in crimes, and the anti-gunners want the rest of us to be defenseless. Who's paranoid?

MN: Students concerned gun laws jeopardize campus safety
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"Psychology senior Reiko Hirai said she chose to attend the University because she felt Minnesota was safe unlike the rest of the US."

"But Hirai said she is more concerned about her security since a new law makes it easier for Minnesotans to carry handguns and the U lacks a policy prohibiting faculty, staff and visitors from bringing guns on campus."

" 'I think thats awful,' she said of the MPPA, which provides uniformed standards in granting permits for carrying handguns.

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Yes, as a mindless drone, taught from birth to rely on the government for self-defense and completely disarmed, she would.

OR: Sheriff leads way on gun safety
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"Law enforcement officers bring street credibility to the issue of gun control and gun safety that advocates who've never fired or faced a weapon can only dream of. That's not to say that police officers speak with one voice on the issue; they don't. But when they do take a stand on guns, it's hard to ignore their common sense, gained from real-life experience."

"That's why it was so heartening to learn recently that the Clark County Sheriff's Office has put into place a new policy on safe storage of guns. This policy speaks volumes. Critics will say it was long overdue, but Sheriff Garry Lucas deserves credit. He faced up to a terrible problem, faced down those who hoped he'd ignore it -- and showed leadership on the gun-safety issue to the wider world, in the bargain."

A 3rd term for Bill Clinton?
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"The former president and megalomaniacal political lab experiment gone horribly awry is determined to find a way to liquify himself in order to seep through all the cracks in the system. Now he's saying that we as a nation might want to rethink that pesky little 22nd Amendment, which bars anyone from being president for more than two four-year terms. Clinton said that this change wouldn't affect him, but be 'for future generations.' (Pause for laughter.)"

India: Robbers gun down rescuer at Khar
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"Sanjay Gala was returning home on a scooter when three persons accosted him. The trio tried to relieve him of his day's earnings."

"Bystander Gaganand Magar rushed to Gala's help and held on of the attackers in a firm grip. One of the associates pulled a country-made revolver and fired a round at Magar."

"The bullet pierced Magar's throat. He was declared dead before admission to Bhabha Hospital."

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This with very stringent gun control laws. Obviously disarming innocent citizens doesn't seem to be the answer to violent victimization and murder.

OH: Ohio City Proposes Tighter Firearms Ordinance
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"The Green City Council in Ohio is considering changes to the city's firearms ordinance that would ban the use of single-projectile ammunition for rifles, pistols, and revolvers, the Akron Beacon Journal reported May 18."

"The measure would also prohibit hunting on property less than 10 acres and within 600 feet of adjoining property. Currently, there are no restrictions on property size and hunting is allowed within 300 feet of any residence or occupied structure."

"Shotguns would still be permitted."

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Bit by bit, the noose tightens.

The Real Threat to Second Amendment Values Isn't the Assault Weapon Ban
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"Conservative activist and National Rifle Association board member Grover Norquist was flummoxed. According to a front page New York Times story, Norquist remarked: 'This is a president who has been so good on the Second Amendment that it's just unbelievable to gun owners that he would really sign the ban.' "

"Norquist apparently shares the NRA's longstanding but controversial view that the Second Amendment protects the right of individuals to possess nearly all manner of firearms for personal use. And those who, like Norquist, take inspiration from the Second Amendment are right to be concerned about the policies of the Bush Administration. However, they misdirect their ire at the assault weapons ban."

"The real danger comes from Defense Secretary Rumsfeld's efforts to build a military that is largely disconnected from the ordinary citizenry. For whether or not the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess firearms, there is little doubt that its main original purpose was to counter the rise of just such a 'standing army' --armed forces that would operate largely on their own, independent of the American public's will."

No human security without civil liberties UN human rights official tells G-8
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"The acting United Nations human rights chief today appealed to world leaders at the G-8 Summit to ensure that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights be enshrined as the international minimum standards for all institutions of national and global governance."

"There can be no human security without human rights, Bertrand Ramcharan, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, said in a message to Heads of State and government from the Group of Eight assembled in Evian, France." ...

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Considering that self-defense with the most effective tool on the market is also a human right, it's strange that the stridently anti-gun United Nations would so ardently advocate human rights, while trying to disarm humans.

Telling of Terrorist-Tracking Tech Tools
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"It might follow you in a crowd and gaze deep into your eyes. It might stroke your fingertips and ask if you are familiar. It might even peek into your credit card records to look up your dinner dates and weekend trips."

"Though it may sound like a jilted lover, it's actually the Pentagon's proposed Terrorism Information Awareness program (formerly known as Total Information Awareness), which aims to protect citizens from terrorist threats. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the agency in charge of the program, recently described to Congress how the TIA program will develop and use technologies to fight terrorism. DARPA also acknowledged the need to balance privacy and civil liberties, while noting which laws might direct its activities, and assessing its funding needs."

NY: Kelly's Take On the Truth
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"Last Oct. 15, police broke down the doors, and with guns and shotguns drawn, rushed into the Springfield Gardens home of Robert and Marie Rogers. Rogers is a retired housing cop; his wife, a retired corrections captain. The police placed guns to the couple's heads before realizing they had entered the wrong house, according to Robert Rogers."

"The Rogers raid came a day after a similar one on the St. Albans residence of Michael Thompson, a licensed nurse. That, too, was the wrong house."

South Africa: Give up your gun, say cops Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"With guns still the weapon of choice for the soaring murder rate in the Western Cape, police have announced a month-long amnesty for people to hand in illegal guns." "This follows a Medical Research Council survey which highlighted a direct link between the rising murder rate and guns as the main cause of unnatural deaths."

South Africa: Gun-free group helps local schools avoid further tragedies Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Gun Free South Africa is trying to have Zibukezulu Secondary School - where a pupil was shot dead recently, allegedly by a school-mate - declared a Firearms-Free Zone." "The school was visited by Gun Free SA's regional organiser Lihle Cwinya-Ai who hopes to set up a meeting with the governing body to explore ways of averting further tragedies after the death of grade 9 pupil Nkosikhona Ngema."

NY: Latest Shooting: Echoes of Diallo
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"Conroy's shooting of Zongo has ominous overtones for Conroy and the PD."

"At least on the surface, the shooting echoes that of Amadou Diallo, who was shot 19 times after a police officer mistakenly thought he was drawing a gun."

"And it comes just a week after a botched police raid led to the death of Alberta Spruill, a 57-year-old city worker."

"Both Diallo's and Spruill's deaths appear to be tragic accidents with racial overtones."

NC: Government infringing upon too many freedoms
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"I've noticed in my 23 years that many people have sex irresponsibly, so I think we should outlaw it, at least pre-marital sex."

"Hear me out. Just think, it will save lives by the thousands. There will be far less spreading of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Not only that, but the nationwide dip in these diseases will lower insurance costs for all of us." ...

"Sometimes we have to sacrifice our freedoms to keep all of society safer." ...

NJ: Officer's arrest spotlights assault weapon law
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"The prosecution of a former Far Hills police sergeant on charges that he illegally owned an assault weapon has raised questions about the extent that law enforcement officers are exempt from New Jersey's 1990 assault weapons ban."

"The case against former Sgt. Kenneth Moose centers on whether police officers are allowed to possess assault weapons listed as banned under the law or only those weapons that pertain to their official police duties..."

MN: Minnesotans Debate Gun Law Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Will the land of ten-thousand lakes turn into the land of ten-thousand guns? A new law allows most Minnesota citizens to carry a concealed weapon and it's causing a lot of controversy. Folks are divided on the issue. But one thing is certain; most everyone has a very strong opinion on the subject."

Bush Administration Treats Iraqis Better Than Americans Submitted by: Newslinks Admin	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"According to the June 1 issue of the New York Times, the U.S. officials are now allowing Iraqi citizens to keep their fully automatic AK-47s." " 'And yet in this country, the Bush administration supports the Clinton-Feinstein ban on several types of semi-automatic firearms,' Pratt said." ...